you need who is reaching out to capture a moment and that i hope is wendy's because when he makes sailboatsure glide and i hope that the tide is high and you really boat flying take a ride i hope you get america's cup in this city, and that budget price that you need i know you are out to capture this moment, and i hope it is windy and wind makes sailboats glide and i hope the tide is high and your boats sure fly and take a ride who is reaching out to capture this moment and i hope the america's cup is here and it is windy ♪ [applause] supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker please. >> executive director of the bay planning coalition in 1983. that last rendition inspired me to sing full fathom in five -- 5, but i will spare you. bay planning coalition, we represent about 175 maritime industries, predominantly companies around the bay, six public course, several marine terminals, labor unions, and recreational boating industry dedicated to keeping the day driving for commerce, recreation, and the environment. the major aspect of our program is securing federal appropriations for keepin

sailboat was injured. near to brown. mike singletary has been fired as manager or after two disappointing seasons. the team made the announcement late yesterday several hours after san francisco was eliminated from playoff contention with 2517 loss. defensive line coach tim sul the has been named to the coach in terms. he finished with an 18-22 record into plus seasons. in a statement he said one of the greatest experience of his life was having the opportunity to coach the forty-niners. >> coming up, the latest on some world news but first, the holiday season is here, many of us. >> currently stationed in turkey i want to wish a merry christmas, happy new year to my mom, dad. i hope to see sen. >> i meant 08, i want to wish my family and merry christmas. >> i'm in germany i would like to say hello to my wife, i love the baby. hi mom, dad. i love all you guys. the mat, time may now is 40 8:00 a.m. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. partly cloudy, staying dry, it's not tomorrow that that rain sets by ken and cou

you won't find many sailboats on the bay starting tomorrow and days to come.ike, seeing sunshine now but a major storm. >> absolutely. you can see how we are down in some areas like san jose. also concord and sfo. in oakland only san francisco downtown and santa rosa are we dealing with temperatures that are running or rainfall amounts running at a surplus. what we have coming at us is a huge -- we call it the pineapple pie flying. that is where we're going to have some rain come all the way from hawaii and it's going to extend through the weekend. heaviest friday into saturday, saturday into sunday and another bout tuesday into wednesday. with possibilities of flooding, yes. power outages, yes, and the winds will pick up most on tuesday and that's when we can see some of that happen. kristen. >> we'll talk more about that in a few minutes when mike comes back with the forecast. a major recall announced today of a common household appliance sold by the nation's largest retailer. but first president obama gives an update on the war in afghanistan. the promise m

speed was reported missing september 10th when his wife said he fell overboard from his sailboat anchored in richardson bay ner tiburon. suffering buckshot wounds to the head, the san francisco chronicle reports that veterinarians will make a decision on the sea lions' fate today. the 300 pound see lion was found last week on a sausalito beach. the gunshot blast took out his right eye and may have also ruined his left. the sea lion is blind as they suspect he is, he will probably face euthanasia. he was probably shot by a fisherman. an oakland dog owner has both of his dogs back after they were missing more than a week. brad ness of oakland got his schnauzer cliff back christmas eve. he was in good shape after neighborhood boys found the dog and took care of them. >> it's the cheesy christmas miracle. you know, you hear about these stories and you never really think, you know, you know someone that's been through something like this. but, you know are he literally showed up christmas eve. >> but the second dog, a four-year-old schnauzer named kevin was not so lucky. he still faces more su

she rescued a trapped man from his capsized sailboat in july of 2008.ay in sausalito, she will be awarded the coast guard medal for extraordinary heroism. she is the only to win from an action in 2008 and joins just 310 people who have won the medal since it was established in 1949. >> a south bay woman is recovering at home this morning after six days lost in a state park cold, injured and alone. deborah collins left the hospital just last night. she says her legs and feet are very swollen but she's expected to make a full recovery. lisa amin gulezian has her story. >> with an optimistic outlook, deborah collins spoke for the first time about the six days she spent trapped, injured and freezing in a ravine in fall creek state park. >> each night when it would start getting dark, it's like -- you know, it was just really difficult because it was so silent, so isolated, so quiet. >> collins left her home november 28th to hike through the park. she took some water and layers of clothes with her. she didn't take her cellphone, wallet, nor did she leave a n

you won't find many sailboats on the bay starting tomorrow and days to come. mike, seeing sunshin now but a major storm. >> absolutely. you ca see how we are down in some areas like san jose. also concord and sfo. in oaand only san frcisco downtown a santa rosa are we dealing with temperatures that are running or rainfall amounts running at a surplus what we have coming at us is a huge -- we call it the pineapple pie flying. that is where we're going to have some rain come all the way from hawaii and it's going to extend through the weekend. heaviest friday into saturd, satuay into sunday and another bout tuesday into wedneay. with possibilities of flooding, yes. power outages, yes, and the winds wi pick up most on tuesday and that's when we can see some of that happen. kristen. >> we'll talk more about that in a few minutes when mike comes back with the focast. a major recall announced today of a common household appliance sold by the nation's largest retailer. but first presint obama gives an update on the war in afghantan. the promise made and what it means

south beach, another youth program was established 18 years ago, giving kids the opportunities and sailboats, kayaks, and the opportunity to get your children out on the water, and you can see how happy their little faces are. in addition, there is a large bad association, and that is the bay area association of disabled sailors. you have people who are quadraplegic, who are blind, who all sail and love being out on the water, and they sail with their senses, with the wind on their faces and their ears. so in conclusion, there are many programs in san francisco to not only encourage our used to sail, but to give them the opportunity to do so. many go on to become full-time sailors. thank you very much, commissioners. commissioner fong: thank you. [applause] >> i'm president of the sailors' union of the pacific. we support the concept of the america's cup in san francisco bay. we have a problem with exhibit bd, referred to by the mayor's office. this would allow the transportation of spectators. this has got to come out of this. the mayor's office has assured me, and i hope they assure you, t

myers police say the fire started when a sailboat and motor boat collided.d a kayak to get away from the fire and onto shore. fire investigators are looking into the incident and what sparked that fire. >>> the deal to prevent higher taxes at the first of the year appears to be headed for a final vote in the senate today, as president obama now tries to sell it to big business. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c., to tell us what we can expect later on today. >> reporter: hi there, brent. actually in just a few hours we will start to see those series -- that series of votes in the senate. they'll be voting on some amendments which are not expected to pass and then finally sometime shortly after lunch, that final vote in the senate on this package that president obama brokered with republicans on whether or not your taxes are going to go up january 1st. that package includes tax breaks for everyone, including the wealthy, and unemployment checks through the next 13 months, through the rest of next year. plus a payroll tax cut. it appears that democrats a

in a sailboat, you cannot turn and get out of the way. next, we're going to walk across the plaza and into the ferry building. we will have over and stop at this store, and we have not all of these phenomenal mushrooms. -- and we have all of these phenomena mushrooms. >> they have an official title and placard. he is one of our tenants. ihe started out as a beat cop in san francisco, helping out at the farmers' market. he had grown up at a farm. he started getting interested in mushrooms, and it has grown into this incredible business. >> are any of these local? >> their family farm is at moth landing. they also going to the forest, and they did not tell anybody where they're going because there are very particular. you will see a forger walking through a building with a mushroom that the found after a big rainstorm and probably bring it in here. them excellent. i have never seen some of these before. the lion's mane mushroom? some of these are great. >> i love mushrooms. i am a big portobello fan. they are phenomenal. >> and the prices a

. >>> the search for a man who fell from a sailboat into the bay has been called off. the call came in to the coast guard just before 8:30 last night and the caller said a man tumbled over the side of the boat and into the water. this was in richardson bay in marin county. the coast guard searched until 4:00 this morning but had no luck finding the man. >>> two armed robbers wearing ski masks tied up a worker at a north bay college. the suspects broke into the pwrarpbs and noble book store on the sonoma state university campus at 7:15 this morning and carrying handguns. after the robbery, they tied up the employee, managed to call police and the campus notification system sent out alerts to about 15,000 people, notifying them of what happened, and telling them to stay inside. >> i was pretty scared because i didn't know what was going on. and we just get this random call telling us not to leave. that two people have just robbed our book store. and it is kind of crazy. >> 15 minutes later, the school sent out another alert saying it was safe to go out again. all classes

. >> and essentially, it's like a sailboat on sled skids, so it moves very quickly.these boats used to have the land speed record in the 19th century, going up to 150 miles an hour. >> and as you can see, they dress in traditional clothing, and they use traditional hand tools in order to carry out this work. >> for me it was an -- it was to experience something i'm not used to, and i wanted to try different things. >> reporter: experiencing this fascinating way of life frozen in time, made me wonder how the manor first began. >> the origins of philipsburg manor actually date back to the 17th century, in the 1680s, when fredrick philips came and established philipsburg manor which, over a number of years, grew to be over 50,000 acres of land. >> reporter: that's more land than the entire city of san francisco. to work such a huge farm required the labors of many different people, including some who didn't have a choice. >> this was a slave plantation, with 23 enslaved individuals living here. >> reporter: that's right. even though phillipsburg manor wasn't in the sout

he rescued a trapped man from his capsized sailboat live 2008. pictures of that incident.oday in sausalito regger will be awarded the coast guard medal. the only person to win the medal from the action in 2008 and joins just 310 people who won that medal since it was established in 1949. >> a south bay woman recovering after surviving six days lost in a state park cold, injured and alone. deborah left the hospital last night and said her legs and feet are very swollen but she's expected to make a full recovery. lisa amin gulezian has her story. >> with an optimistic outlook, deborah collins spoke for the first time about the six days she spent trapped, injured and freezing in a ravine in fall creek state park. >> each night when it would start getting dark, it's like -- you know, it was really difficult 'cause it was so silent and so isolated, so quiet. >> collins left her home november 28th to hike through the park. she took water and layers of clothes with her. she didn't take her cellphone, wallet, nor did she leave a note. a long time friend reported her missing two da

christmas >>> authorities in marin county have recovered the body of a man missing since falling off a sailboat two weeks ago. 28-year-old casey steed of santa rosa reportedly fell overboard in richardson bay. he was sailing with his wife on the night of december 10. search efforts were hampered by bad weather and low visibility but friday night a person spotted the body during a low tide. an autopsy is going to happen tomorrow to determine exactly how he died. >> los angeles firefighters got an unusual christmas delivery, a newborn baby. a woman walked into a downtown fire station on christmas eve and handed over her newborn daughter. the woman told firefighters the infant was just six hours old and had that she wanted her put up for adoption. firefighters had named the baby noelle. mother and daughter were given i.d. bracelets. >> california law allows young children to be left at fire stations, no questions asked. >>> malls will be filled with shoppers for the beginning of the post christmas rush. besides the wave of returns, bargain hunters will be looking for sales. it should be quite busy

his wife says he fell overboard from their 32-foot sailboat that was anchored near tiberon. she says he was not wearing a life jacket. a bird watcher spotted speed's body near the community of strawberry. the coastguard says that it appears speed's death was an accident. >>> a recent federal report says the failures leading up to the deadly sanbruno explosion are tied to pg&e and sit regulators. the san francisco chronicle reports investigators were exploring the quality of so- called seam welds along the pipe. the chronicle says that two- thirds of pg&e's natural gas lines were built before 1970. they were older models that the federal government issued a warning about. california has been conducting the fewest pipeline safety inspections of any state. >>> retailers say this christmas shopping season was the best since 2007. now they want the momentum to continue by offering more discounts. ktvu's diane hit the mall for this report. >> reporter: jacob, who is about to turn 11-year-old, trolled for bargains with his uncle this afternoon at west field valley fair. the mall wa

to the north bay, the coast guard is looking for a man who fell off of his sailboat.d over the back into the water. and they are looking at for the victim who is said to be in his late 20s. >> a live look with the conditions of the bay area bridges. the golden gate, you can see that dense fog and the san mateo on the upper right. the approach on the lower right. the fog is making it difficult to get around the bay area and let us check in with jacqueline bennett. the fog, the forecast. >> that dense fog is really filling in from last night and we are continuing to see it this morning. and with areas throughout the north bay, inland valley, and temperatures are mild. ranging from upper 40's, low 50s. as we progress, that fog will clear it will be slower fo clearing in the north bay valleys. and temperatures are not going to be quite as warm as some places of what we saw, yesterday. that fog that we are seeing this morning. we're going to continue this warming trend to the weekend with more rainfall and our forecast, i will let your full detailed forecast coming up in j

. >>> authorities in marin county have recovered the body of a man missing since falling off a sailboatwo weeks ago. 28-year-old casey speed of santa rosa reportedly fell overboard in richardson bay near tiburon while sailing with his wife the night of december 10th. search was hampered by bad weather and low visibility but friday night a bird watcher spotted speed's body on a low-tide island in strawberry. an autopsy is planned for tomorrow to determine how he died. los angeles firefighters got an unusual christmas delivery. a newborn baby. a woman in her thirties walked into a downtown fire station near exposition park on christmas eve and handed over her newborn daughter. the woman told firefighters she needed someone else to take care of the baby who was just six hours old. she wanted to put her up for adoption. firefighters have named the baby noel. mother and daughter were given matching i.d. bands in case the woman wants to reclaim her. california law allows young children to be left at fire stations no questions asked. the malls will be filled with shoppers again today for the b

. >> authorities in marin county have recovered the body of a man missing since falling off a sailboatwo weeks ago. 20-year-old casey speed of santa rosa reportedly fell overboard in richardson bay while sailing with his wife on the night of december 10th. search efforts over the past two weeks were hampered by bad weather and low visibility but friday night a bird watcher spotted his body on a low tide island in strawberry. an autopsy is planned for tomorrow to determine exactly how he died. los angeles firefighters got an unusual christmas delivery. a newborn baby. a woman in her thirties walked into a downtown fire station near the park on christmas eve and handed over her newborn daughter. the woman told firefighters she needed someone else to take care of the infant who was just six hours old and wanted to put her up for adoption. firefighters have named the baby no el. mother and daughter was given matching i.d. bands in case the mother wants to reclaim her. california law as you might know allows young children to be left at fire stations, no questions asked. well, the malls wil

scheduled for today to determine the cause of death for a santa rosa man who fell overboard from his sailboat. the body of 28-year-old casey speed was discovered friday evening by a bird watcher in a wetlands area in mill valley. speed was reported missing december 10th after his wife said he fell overboard while his sail board was anchored in richardson bay near tiburon. time for a check on the weather. this fog came up the last 45 minutes or so. >> exactly. saw clearing skies last night and then dropping to the dewpoints which are up high with all the moisture in the air so we're seeing dense fog around the area. continuing to see -- i wanted to show you on our live doppler 7 hd the situation in the northeast. some heavy snow. this will continue the next 6 to 10 hours and all this will lift to the northeast and we'll start to see clearing skies on the coast and even dry conditions by mid-week. our forecast for today, dense fog throughout area valleys. starting off in the 40s this morning. by noon low to mid-50s around the bay and top out the mid to upper 50s especially in the south bay. san

kind of think he wasn't all that concerned about foreign powers that got here across a big ocean in sailboats. i'm sure he had some concern about threats from outside the country. but i kind of think that he might have been more concerned about threats from within. a republic, madam. if you can keep it. what is the difference between a republic and a democracy? i'd like to use a couple of examples of a democracy to help understand that. two wolves and lamb voting on what they're going to have for dinner would be a democratic process. the majority wins. in a democracy. so what you think is going to happen if the body is made up of two wolves and a lamb and they're voting on what they're going to have for dinner? if it is a democracy there will be lamb for dinner because the majority wants that. if it's a republic and the constitution or whatever they call the body of laws that they live by says you can't have lamb for dinner, you won't have lamb for dinner. no matter whether the majority wants it or not. because you see it's against the law. in our country we would say it's unconstitutional. i

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