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>> so let me ask you that, mayor. i love that there's a friendly competition between you and the mayor of phoenix. this is my favorite kind of municipal competition to be going on. but what would you say to a place as complicated, as, say, a new york or a philadelphia in how they might begin to address this problem? >> i think your panelist identified, really, the key. and that is, we -- what we have done with veterans is what we've been doing with our homeless population across the board. we have focused on the chronically homeless and getting them housed. and we've reduced, by 75% or more, t...

Why did you -- you know, a mayor has lots of different things on the agenda. why did you make this decision to make it a key initiative for salt lake city to end homelessness? >> well, in a society like ours, it is inexcusable, unacceptable to have homeless folks roaming our streets and out there in the cold in the winters and not having the sfort they need and shelter overhead. so this is a decision that was made by the whole community and we've been dedicated to it, as you said, for many years. >> so talk to me about that idea of the whole community. so i'm interested in how you get buy-in. ...

In march, 2005, utah approved something once thought impossible to achieve. utah approved a ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness and significantly reduce overall homelessness. that puts utah on the same timetable as the department of veterans affairs, which is aiming to end veteran homelessness by 2015 too. salt lake city is very close to joining phoenix, arizona, in ending chronic homelessness among its veterans, and is making strides to ending all homelessness. wherever do i get to say, there's a problem, and we have a solution. mayor ralph becker noting recently, that we've been able t...

Their role to the hilt. and that's what it takes. if we're going to be able to address problems like homelessness, which we should be able to address in a society as wealthy and successful as hours. it takes everyone working together. >> thank you so much, salt lake city mayor, ralph becker. gave me good news to report this morning, which i always appreciate. we are going to move on now, was there is so much more to get to today, including the one party rule spreading throughout the states and the bellwether looming large in florida. but most important, an update on doc mcstuffins. seriously...