barbara hale. we very much share your concerns that the marketplace's response to our second request for proposal was not as complete as we have asked. all the issues you delineated in your comments, mr. chair, that we came back to the bettors and asked again was just that, our second request for that information. so the initial rfp cover that information and requested it from the bidders. we did not receive complete bids. rather than coming to you and saying, no complete bids, we are done with that round of rfp, we decided to sit down with each respondent and have a one-on-one with them where we could demonstrate our strong interest in having a perfected bid submitted to us. we were also cognizant of the fact that with the holidays, we might not have all bidders respond if we did not extend the period. so we extended it from december 6 to december 10. we had it staged so that we would be able to bring you the results of the process in a more wholesome way today, but could not because of that need

is miss hale circling the wagons on this? >> they have been meeting with pg&e regarding such projects, trying to fill them out about it. i don't know about the specifics. in terms of working with pg&e at trying to allow us to solve these things, i think it is something they will have to work out. >> one issue is the pilot program because we would just be testing the technology to see how it works. the long-term issue of how you would rule out a substantial part in san francisco proper, we don't own any of the distribution infrastructure and it would require working things out. given the challenges, i suspect it would be a challenge. one of the big issues is the meter in in terms of keeping track of how much energy is coming out of the panel. commissioner mirkarimi: have we ever negotiated a pilot like this with pg&e? i would think we would have. i think just the question of the receptiveness, this idea by the city, the city itself will tell the story. did you want to add something? >> we have the pilot project that doesn't re

. >> this is a hale mary pass.here are very few days. >> changing the policy banning gay men and women from openly serving in the military was included in the defense organization bill blocked in the senate. today the new marine corps commandant continued his opposition to changing the policy saying it could cost marine lives. >> i don't want to lose any marines through distraction. i don't want to have any marines with no legs. >> but gibbs says the commander in chief and many in uniform disagree. >> if you look at the commander in chief, the head of pentagon and chair of the joint chiefs you'll find unanimity in the belief it's time to do away with the policy. >> if changing don't ask, don't tell fails, advocates aren't sure of the impact for mr. obama. >> we're at the 1 yard line a small ask that we merely do everything possible in order to get over the finish line. that will factor into people's judgments once they decide who to support. >> speaker nancy pelosi says there will be vote tomorrow in the house on d

. >>> the president is hale hails a new trade deal with south korea as a boom for the economy.e said it'll benefit a number of united states industries from farming to electronics and car making. he added that the best way to speed up an he economic recovery is to open new markets around the world. >> we don't just want to be an economy that consumes other country's goods. we want to be building and exporting the goods that create jobs here in america and that keeps the united states competitive in the 21st century. >> the president said the agreement with south korea could boost exports by $11 billion a year. the deal must still be approved by congress. >> in news of the world, under fire by several governments, wikileaks has lost a major source of revenue. pay pal cut them. they said they took the action because the website violated its policy against encouraging illegal activities. the website faces no charges. earlier this week the website published thousands of secret cables. >>> in iraq 17 people are dead and more than 100 wounded after a series of bombings in baghdad. th

i just finished master thesis at georgetown university on nathan hale. one of the forgotten people of history. i don't know if it was asked, but why did sugar ray robinson get his name? where did that come from? >> yeah, great question. he was born walker smith, j.r.. walker smith, j.r.. i think the ladies liked sugar ray robinson more. [laughter] he was a young fighter on a young boxing team based in a church in harlem, and they went into watertown, new york to fight. he was just 15-years-old, and there was a fighter on the team named ray robinson, but ray robinson got sick, and so young walker asked the manager, george gainford if he could fight in ray robinson's place. george didn't think he was good enough, but the young walker smith browbeat him in the locker rooms and said, coach, please, let me fight. i'm ready. walker smith fights, but george gainford, the manager has to change the name on the fight card. he has to -- he doesn't have an extra fight card, so he uses the fight card that says ray robinson, and he told the referee that the kid steppi

both the white house and republicans haled the deal as a rare bipartisan achievement. in the end, 139 democrats supported the measure, just 36 republicans opposed it. >>> the $858 billion plan will be financed entirely by adding to the national debt. the legislation exit tends the bush-era tax cuts for two years, provides a one-year payroll tax cut for most workers and extends jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. administration officials say the president will sign the package into law later today, so that deal is done. >>> meanwhile, more than $1 trillion spending bill loaded with thousands of earmarks is now dead in the senate. after majority leader harry reid abandoned the measure. reid said last night he didn't have the votes to pass the legislation, after several republicans pulled their support for the plan which would have funded the government through the next fiscal year. the decision came only a few hours after reid launched into a forceful defense of earmarks, branding republicans hypocritics and pushing back against president obama. >> we can't ha

barbara hale and her leadership was instrumental in working and putting together the power purchasing agreement and putting -- getting the support of the board of supervisors and eventually getting 75 people to work, 21 of them from disadvantaged backgrounds. i do not know if you have had this opportunity -- of course, maybe i'm just looking out for it. i always get window seats, but honestly, nothing is more thrilling than coming around and looking down at this project. i'm not saying you can see it from space, but you can certainly see it from a few thousand feet up, and it gives you a great sense of pride and expectation and hope that similar projects like this can be done not only throughout san francisco but all across this state and country. it is limitless, the capacity we have to do these kinds of private spirit with creative financing strategies and with these power purchasing agreements, these are easy things to do ultimately in terms of addressing the up-front capital needs. they can easily be financed and advance in a way that addresses our general budget fund shortfalls.

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symbicort not for people whosasthma is well controlled wi a long-term asthma control medicine like haledsteroids. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop symbicort without loss of control, andrescribe a long-term asthma control medicine. be sure to see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. symbicort is a good choice to help control my asthma all day and night. [ inhales ] [ exhales ] ask your doctor if symbicort is a good choice for you. [ male announcer ] if you can't afford yr medication, astzeneca may be able to help. >> bill: pinheads and patriots in a moment. tonight starring a dancing machine and lively mail on sarah palin's interview last night. but first bill o'reilly christmas store can get you mats, mugs, shirts and hats. they are great. we are sold out of the jackets and sweatshirts. if you become a premium member you get pinheads and patriots free that. is on the best seller list now approaching four months. i thank you all for that. premium member makes a great gift. you get to keep the book. how great is this deal? n

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symbicort not for people whosasthma is well controlled wi a long-term asthma control medicine like haledorticosteroids. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop symbicort without loss of control, andrescribe a long-term asthma control medicine. be sure to see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. symbicort is a good choice to help control my asthma all day and night. [ inhales ] [ exhales ] ask your doctor if symbicort is a good choice for you. [ male announcer ] if you can't afford yr medication, astzeneca may be able to help. >> bill: stossel matter segment tonight, it is estimated the federal government has committed 400 billion with a b dollars to assist private companies damaged by the recession. that is called tarp money acronym for troubled asset relief program. stands now about 50% of the money has been paid back to the taxpayers but some companies are lagging in that regard. here now with who was naughty and who was nice regarding tarp. fox business anchor john stossel. okay. so we gave you this assignment. let's get to th

george hale worked for me and i support him but i feel as a whole that we have not advanced republicans to the point of getting them elected to some of these positions. i worry about the farm team very we had a bad election this year. we were the only state that had a bad republican election. we're the only state legislature to have democratic gains in the legislature in the entire country in the last election. that does not bode well for the future of the republican party. there is a lot of work to be done. i hope to be helpful with that. in the meantime, christine o'donnell and the tea party people have indicated they want to take over the republican party in delaware. i am not sure that will work in terms of getting republicans elected. that should be a matter of concern for everybody. >> what is your advice to your republican colleagues in the 112 congress? >> my advice is to get things done. this was a two-year cycle in which saying no to president obama was sufficient to get many republicans elected because people did not agree with some of the spending which was going on, a conti

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lana morgan from hales corners, illinois, sent us some pictures.. let's show you florence's house here. at night, this thing is spectacular. every area has a signature. one of the things about dyker heights are the giant mechanical things that move. there's one guy that designs these. lou mausi's the voice of our santa claus. give us a merry christmas. >> merry christmas, ho, ho, ho. >> when you look at how huge that thing is, it practically covers the front of the house. if that's not covering the front of the house, the toy soldiers cover the front of the house. let's get to the boards. there's a chill in the air. if all the lights aren't putting you in the spirit, this will. it's the deep freeze in raleigh at 17 degrees. new orleans, at 39. dallas at 37 degrees. minneapolis at 4 degrees this morning. there's a brand-new system in the northwest. this has got a lot of wind and rain on the coastline. and it's big, mountain snow. l.a. is holding on to the warmer temperatures at about 69 degrees. and remember, florida still has winter storm watches,

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deputy david hale met today with u.n. special representative in brussels and mr. hale, joined by daniel shapiro from the national security staff, will have all along meetings with palestinian and israeli officials next week. we continue to engage the parties. we plan to continue that engagement next week. we are focused on the substance of the core issues. we hope to use these discussions in the coming weeks to create some momentum that will lead the parties back to negotiations. >> where are they? will those meetings be? >> in the region. >> just for the palestinians? >> the palestinians and israelis. >> have the meeting started to create the momentum? >> this has to look at what we want to see happen in the coming weeks and months. we have outlined what we think is the appropriate agenda. we have gone through substantive details, what we want to see the parties do in the upcoming meetings in -- this will be an effort to that unfolds over a number of weeks. >> thank you. this is --secretary's a visit to china, has there bend any progress? -- has there ben any pro

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and thanks to a hale and hearty audience. the book "seeds of destruction" i wrote with peter was a classic of mine in graduate school. is a wonderful christmas present. so let me just promote it right here. a great stocking stuffer. when peter and i sat down to write this book, it was about a search for both ideas and common ground. peter is democrat. i am not. and what we did was try to search for ideas that were both intellectually important to the two of us, but also had a chance of happening. the first interview i gave when i worked at the treasury department in the early 1990s was to david wessel, who then was with "the wall street journal." he asked me about the timeframe for completion of the corporate tax integration study, the treasury was been doing. and i had been handed the economic stewardship of. and i said i think this interview is 1991. i said i think it will be ready when my son goes to college. "the wall street journal" reported that interview and noted that my son was then nine months old. i will note that