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. [ pledge of allegiance ] this is a reminder to silence all electronic devices. fire commission regular meeting wednesday, january 24th, 2018, and the time is 5:01. item one, roll call. [ roll call. ] clerk: item 2, general public comment. members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commission s jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with the speaker. the lack of a response by the commissioners or department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support statements made during public comment. is there any public comment? please step forward. and identify yourself, please. hi. good evening. my name is tracey thompson, and i came to this fire commission meeting for the first time on january 10th to e ....
[ roll call. ] clerk: item 2, general public comment. members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commission s jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with the speaker. the lack of a response by the commissioners or department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support statements made during public comment. is there any public comment? please step forward. and identify yourself, please. hi. good evening. my name is tracey thompson, and i came to this fire commission meeting for the first time on january 10th to express my concern over the lack of an adequate way to fight a big fire in the western and southern neighborhoods of the city. what i heard in response at that meeting was, quote, the pc is ....
our top story this morning is wall street. really got off on the wrong foot this year. we re keeping a close eye on the markets overseas at this hour. it s the worst start for the dow since 1896. the worst ever for the brother s&p 500. so you can blame the hit to your 401(k) on china. abc s marci gonzales has details. wall street stocks took a nosedive plunging 392 points, officially putting the market into correction territory. this is a weird start to 2016. reporter: it was the worst day for the dow in three months as troubles in china s economy sent jitters across the pacific. china s stock market slipped about 7% thursday after its currency fell to its lowest level against the dollar since march, 2011. trading in china was automaticallll halted setting off another slump in asian and european stocks. that will probably translate the u.s. markets. reporter: oilrices plunged along with stock prices hitting their lowest level in 12 years. people are just ....
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central, eastern, and southern iowa. less than one inch. it cold behind the system. details in your ed for cased 8 day forecast. stacey: a big shake up at the ymca of greater des moines. president and ceo vernon delpesce resigned effective immediately. kcci s ryan smith is live at the wellmark ymca downtown with reaction. ryan: the downtown facility is a brand-new state-of-the-art facility. but a glaring eyesore remains. the olympic sized swimming pool was supposed to be in place. now it is nothing more than a spot for dirt, metal, and wooden boards. board members telling me a change in leadership was necessary here to ensure the crucial project would move forward. mary kacere loves the classes but there s one thing missing there s no water there. no place to swim. reporter: frustration and uncertainty still hanging over plans for an outdoor swimming pool. it has not moved as quickly as we would like it. reporter: in november then-ceo vernon delpesce vowed to comple ....