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All right, time. Did everybody get it . Okay if you are still figuring it out i wont tell. But let me just close by saying this. We are so inundated i think with news of mayhem and mishap and war and disease. I think sometimes we forget how much good work is being done day in and day out by a lot of good people who just care about their kids, care about their communities. In your districts i know there are extraordinary teachers and principals who are putting everything they have got into making sure our kids are getting a great education and we have parents who are stepping up in volunteering and helping to make those schools work. So as you disburse one message i want you to deliver to all of them from the white house from the president of the United States is even if you are not getting a lot of attention, even if you are not making a lot of headlines what you were doing every single day is making the biggest possible difference ....
Down. Leyla gulen said 60 accidents or flooding concerns. Now, moving through the Santa Cruz Mountains headed across the south bay the fiscal year half hour to 45 minutes. Dublin pleasanton has healthy moderate shower. And same in alamo. An hour this morning from 3 00 to 4 00 we had half an inch of rain in San Francisco. With hail. It is raining right here and that will be the drop back to talk of the day planner with leveest showers and thunderstorms through noon we will have a chance of thunder from 4 00 to 7 00 but the coverage is much less with the heaviest rain falling this morning. Morning. I dont headlights looking thick. Powell street has a lane blocked because of flooding. We have flooding every are and the metering lights are turned on. We have heavy rain across danville with an accident at diabolo along 680. We have a brand new crash involving possible injurie ....
And this event happening the day after with the United Nations calls africa day may 25th each year to celebrate the continents achievements and reflects on its challenges. It also comes on a day where the African Economic outlook was posted today. Wall street journal saying the trend indicates that african economies will return to closely tracking emerging asian ones as the worlds Fastest Growing regions progress is patchy, they write and precarious. East africa writes the wall street journal is seen growing at 5. 6 this year, still turbo charging the expansion while economies are expected to stagen an impressive recovery with a 5 growth. But wall street journal writes that Southern Africa wants the continents economic leader mainly because of south africas perf ....
Negotiations. These intergenerational Capacity Building programs have really worked in these types of situations and theyve also shown that when women decide that they want a new role in society, it happens really fast. Now, the main challenge that i would like to highlight, and maybe we can all answer this question together is how do we make sure that the progress that are made at the grass roots level also translate at the regional level and at the National Level . Because in these countries like mali, for example you have very interesting progress at the grass roots level. But you have 34 government ministers and there is not there is not no one woman. Or if there is one, this woman is in charge of Womens Affairs or social issues or fishery. Not that i have anything against fishery. But, i think that if you want wo ....
And peaceful africa that was going to rekindle unity and selfreliance among the african nations. And i think all of us are well aware, you cannot accomplish that kind of vision without the full inclusion and participation of women. And so, quite appropriately, the African Union declared 2015 as the year of womens empowerment and development. Which is obviously the right way to kickoff the agenda 2063. And it is a time in which the African Union is calling on all africans to seize the opportunity to focus on Practical Solutions and Measurable Results for women on the continent. So in this spirit, were just delighted to host todays Panel Featuring our ambassadors from rwanda who will highlight womens role ....