folks, we live in the best place in the world. and i know you ve heard me say that a lot. and i ll continue to say it. but because it continues to be true. and the reason we live in the best place in the world is because of our people. nebraskans give to their communities. we share a common set of principles. we treat each other with dignity and respect. and we care about each other. i m proud of the fact that nebraska is one of the top states in the nation for volunteerism. the kids of cub scout pack 190 picked up trash on highway 7 last year. when floods slammed into dewitt, i saw firsthand the community pull together, neighbors helping neighbors. i met volunteers like john law from omaha helping clean houses whose basements filled to the ceiling with mud and water. i want to thank john. john is here today. for joining us and setting such a great example for volunteer work. john, can we recognize him? [ applause ] and of course, there is no better example of service than th
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where a crews are batttling a massive apartment fire. good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. i m deborah souverain deborah we ve gotten word thathe fire broke out around 10 a-m in sloan..at the prairie apartments on buckley street. as you can see here there s quite a bit of smoke billowing out of the building. wewee told that reredents were evacuated..andnd are currrrtly taking shelter at a nearby church. abc 9 reporter scene of the she tells us two people have been taken by ambulance due to unspecified injuries. deborah bria is joining us live via phone to describe what s gong on there.. hi bria..what can you tell us? you told us two people were taken by ambulance..any word on their injuries? do we know how many people were evacuated from happened not too long ago.but do officials know how the fire started? alright, thank how the fire started? alright, thank you bria.and we ll bring you more information on this developing story as it comes in. on this developing
compliance better. so, i m glad to launch this program here on irving street with supervisor chu who has been a really big champion for this. but we have many members of our business community that have also been asking us to do something positive about this. and not let these small businesses become victimized in these drive-by lawsuits. to do what we can to make it a positive thing. so, i m so glad that joaquin has come aboard to help us. he, having headed up the neighborhood services program for years, now has his talent with todd in making sure that all of the small businesses along these commercial corridors have access to our programs, have a higher degree of understanding, along with our carla johnson and our mayor s office of disability, and all the different agencies working together, we re going to make this successful. this is a family of agencies that care about our small businesses. last time i looked, there were over 71,000 businesses who registered that had les
homeless advocate. i advocate for homeless people and clifford hoosier has been coming to my center for two years now and a immigrant from sierra leon. if he returns to his home he will be killed. he is requesting asylum here in san francisco. he hasn t gotten s he is not here illegal. he s a harvard graduate as well. next year january 31 and i just been coming to city hall to try to get support for him as well, and that s pretty much all i have to sai. i would like him to speak for himself. i want to thank the commission for its work. this is my second time appearing at city hall. the first time i had the opportunity again to witness a session like this, and i want to thank everybody. i want to thank supervisor olague. i have read much about the commission work from the examiner, the san francisco examiner. like jamal and my case manager. i see supervisor mar and supervisor campos and i have been reading about san francisco and all about its developments on the san francis