case at l a times trying to save the state department and the id budget from the incoming burn attack by rand paul and other republicans the main case in favor of saving or even marginally increasing the us state department and d. budget is based on a false premise that id which officially stands for american international development allegedly does develop their client states and consequently promotes pax americana all over the world oh i'm a shoestring budget in reality it's quiet the opposite because for the recipient countries id stands for american international dependence not development consider egypt for example the us a id have invested one point five billion dollars annually in promoting self-sufficiency and independence of egypt agricultural sector but in reality egypt dependence on imported off you as grave as big as it's ever been and that's why i strongly and sincerely support senator rand paul initiative to completely abolish us idea as a counterproductive and totally on effective reach in their way spreads anti-american feelings resentment toward state department hypocrisy all over

burning on geary and put new hampshire. we had on the phone for us live right now, paul bacon. paul, you live in the area and you saw this.rning. >> good morning. how are you? >> very good. describe what it is you saw and what it is -- what it is you may have heard. >> we live nearby a water pumping station. it's at the corner of buena vista and geary, and it -- it's -- we could hear it from the house. it sounded like a big winding and rattling, almost like fireworks for probably two or three minutes straight, and then a big plume of smoke coming up. >> have you had any other problems in that area? has this water pumping station had any issues in the past? >> no, no. never. >> have you seen any sort of disruption in service in your community in your neighborhood as a result of this fire and whatever else is going on? >> it doesn't seem like. the water seems fine and whatever. nothing else. as i was driving my kids to school, i drove past the police -- and the police have some of geary blocked off and there's all kinds of service vehicles out checking and stuff. but it looks like it's all put out and whatever. my guess is

burns' secret diary is a surprising bestseller. what would be the biggest surprise in the secret diary of paul volcker? >> oh, boy. >> mr. chairman. [laughter] >> i live a very calm, orderly life, no big secrets. [laughter] i -- no secret for a diary, but i was, i guess, fortunate to be in the government and the treasury at the time of the international turmoil, the devaluation of the dollar and so forth and then later in the anti-inflation thick, latin american debt crisis. kind of an interesting life when i look back on it, you know? much better off than being an investment banker all the time splsm so, allan, what entry would you like to read the in the secret diary of paul volcker that would have helped you -- >> oh, i know what -- those damn monotarrists that kept criticizing us all the time. [laughter] expected some perfection and control of the money supply that was beyond anybody's technical capacity. nothing we could do would ever satisfy allan meltzer. [laughter] finish. >> so, actually, that leads to a follow up. first, what entry do you want to read and, second, did the federal reserve ever use the monetary a

and also because paul dollop was the editor who was also the general series editor for the series. he was my editor for the book i did with burn and george. so these are to friends. you know how is. they asked me to do this. i said sure. i put aside my misgivings. i knew it was a fascinating topic with so much material. i wondered if i would be able to curb by natural feelings of antipathy about looking at this particular time in american history and agreed to do it. that was many years ago. this book is, i have to confess, long overdue. in between that i wrote the hemming says of monticello. i came back to this seriously and finished it, and i'm glad that i did. so, the first thing i had to do was to think about how i approach this. now, andrew johnson is not known by lots of people. one thing people probably do know is that in almost every survey of likings of american presidents he is at the bottom. he is near the bottom, the bottom five. since 1997 i've participated in the surveys. sometimes i look at the results, sometimes i don't. he's usually in the bottom five. buchanan is usually the worst. this year, this past year w

paul perry said they were filing the lawsuit on behalf of their nephew named adds kyle doe. >> it is a struggle for him because of what happened to him. >> reporter: kyle was repeatedly burned, beaten and chained in this home until two years ago. prior to moving to tracy, kyle lived in sacramento with karen ramirez, a woman to whom kyle's mother signed over custody. >> you can't take children in this country with the handwritten document. >> reporter: the lawsuit claims sacramento child protective services allowed kyle and his half-brother austin to stay with ramirez even after cps received allegations the boys were thin and jaundiced, losing patches of hair and stealing food. >> we were very disappointed in the fact that the very agency that was there to protect kyle failed him. >> reporter: the aunt and uncle say they, too, warned cps but were ignored. his lawyer says this lawsuit will bring to light ongoing problems at cps. kyle's lawsuit seeks damages for among thiother things emotional stress but doesn't specify an amount. >> the city of san francisco and the san francisco archdiocese are locked in a legal battle over more than $20 million. the city says the church owe

chairman paul ryan is adamantly expressing his worry about long-term treasuries will increase inflation and hurt the value of a dollar. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:17. well, today is a free job fair in san francisco that's open for anybody looking for work. the fair will be held today. the doors open at 11:00 and ends at 2:00. employees are looking for at least 200 workers. some of the jobs will be at farmer's insurance, new york life and with the san francisco police department. you can get more information under our web light -- web links, you know what i meant, on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. >>> it is 8:18. a labor dispute involving nurses at two stanford hospitals -- hot has reached a boiling point. stanford and lucile packard announced they will impose a contract on nurses. union letters latino -- leaders say that's a declaration of war. nurses previously rejected the agreement, which included a% race. >>> in the east bay city of her cue lees, organizers of a recall drive of two city leaders say they have enough signatures to put the measure on the june ballot. last night at the council meeting, 6,000 signat

burned. but reducing f.a.a. spending to the fiscal year 2008 levels, as senator paul suggests in this amendment, would amount, as marion blakey noted, to a cut of $1.3 billion, the amount being spent this next year on nextgen. it would really roll back and stop nextgen, this new technology, before we can move forward with it. this amendment is not about saving any money. this amendment is about cutting corners in an area where we should never cut corners. when it comes to the safety of the american public boarding airplanes every day, you don't cut corners. you make sure you have the best professionals working for the agency and the best technology being used by airports and airlines as well. i'm afraid senator paul's approach may have some appeal to those who would cut blindly but if you open your eyes and look at it, this is a bad move, a move which invites terrible consequences. we need to keep america investing in modern technology. we need to expand our national airspace safely and efficiently. i urge my colleagues this afternoon and this evening to vote against the paul amendment. i know his goal is to sav

and next, i like to thank paul burns and his company fire clay title r tile for the gift of the tile wall project. this contribution not only raised money, it also brought the community together. sharing in the pleasurable and creative tasks of making something beautiful together. and third, i like to thank the residential builder's association for their generous gifts and for their patience in installing numerous charming and highly missmapen that were gleefully squished flat in our community workshop. i also like to thank jeff king and company for their generosity. we're the ben fish rather's of this firm's living the battle cry, think globally and act locally. and finally, i like to thank dr. barbara schultz, simply put, we could not have ren sated the play area without her support. so on behalf of my two girls and the numerous children who will enjoy this play area, thank you. >> thank you. thank you very much for your leadership. working closely with the neighborhood. there's two individuals i want to acknowledge and then we're going to get started. commissioner al harris i see