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[ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome steve hengineg executive director metropolitan transportation commission. Good afternoon, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee and my committee colleagues, and the director of cal transand the executive director of the california transportation commission, it is my great pleasure to welcome you at long last, to the opening ceremonies for the new east band of the San Francisco oakland bay bridge. That is an applause line. [ applause ] i know that you joined me in thanking the Oakland Inst...

They now will be charged with offenses for which the accompanying sentences are better suited to their individual conduct, rather than excessive prison terms more appropriate for violent criminals or drug kingpins. Woodruff the attorney general wants states to do likewise, given that 225,000 people are serving time in state prisons for drug crimes. There is longstanding, bi partisan support for such reform. U. S. Senator Richard Durbin of illinois has introduced the smarter sentencing act, co sponsored by fellow democrat Patrick Leahy of vermont and republican mike lee of utah. Kentucky republ...

So many roles and at so many levels of responsibility to bring this beautiful bridge from creative conception to concrete completion. We pray your blessings upon this illustrious bridge and for the safety and wellbeing of all who shall traverse it. Blessed oh, god, this triumphant celebration that we share. May this awe inspiring bridge inspire us all to reach our Human Potential as human bridges that will seek to bridge the gulfs that separate our diverse communities. May we too be bridges that will connect people and bring them together, may we too be bridges that will provide for the common...

The conflict in mali has seen a dramatic escalation with french troops now involved in heavy fighting with islamist rebels. International support for the intervention is growing with germany providing two military transport planes. The fighting threatens to spill over to other countries with islamists in algeria taking western hostages in response to the french deployments. We will have more on that later in the show, but first, the latest from mali. French Armored Vehicles headed north to the front line after setting out from the capital. Another convoy had left tuesday from a town close to t...

The colors and the singing of the national anthem. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome steve hengineg executive director metropolitan transportation commission. Good afternoon, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee and my committee colleagues, and the director of cal transand the executive director of the california transportation commission, it is my great pleasure to welcome you at long last, to the opening ceremonies for the new east band of the San Francisco oakland bay bridge. That is an applause line. [ applause ] i k...