it seems to be working well, and like mr. mason said, moving them really stops the sort of piling on of the t line. in order to go anywhere in the course of their workday, they had to get on the t line, and they get on en masse. it created the perception that we were targeting that line when they were simply getting from point a to point b. we put us on the line when it is part of our operational mode only, and second, it is the effect of morel. they are happy to be centrally located and going all throughout our system easily. i thank you for your comments. >> also, the work you're doing with the captain in with the station also seems to be effective. as you mentioned, there has been a decrease, so hopefully, you just keep on that. >> part of that, too, was we have seen a bit of an uptick in the electronic device larceny and death of those devices -- staffed -- theft of those devices. we're working with schools on a campaign. within a couple of weeks of introducing a major campaign at mta, which is designed to educate all members o

we were utilizing inspectors on problematic lines, and i really believe, after discussing it with mr. mason, that we really needed to be everywhere in our system. no matter where you ride transit in our city, you should have the expectation that you could be asked for proof of payment. we made these changes shortly after i took over the fare inspectors, shortly around august or the end of august. now, what is happening is our inspectors are in a different police district every day, and their saturation operations are in a different location every time. i am very pleased with the results of this. i have gotten a lot of community feedback. people that were never asked for their proof of payment are now being asked, and i kind of say the proof is in the pudding, as you will see in the next slide i am about to show you. then the question on the duties between sfpd who are on board as well as inspectors -- sfpd, are they doing fare inspections as well as their scope of work? that was one of the concerns, where the community felt that that was the prime work they were doing on board, and there we

. >>> before the president's big event at the masonic, mr.ma mingled at a top-dollar fund-raiser in pacific heights. 70 of the bay area's wealthiest democratic supporters were there, with one very noticeable and very costly exception. nbc's bay area cheryl hurd is live in san francisco. and it's sort of a personal financial protest, if you will. >> reporter: yes, it is, indeed, jessica. it is not a coincidence that president obama comes here to san francisco, time and time again. there's a lot of people who live here who can afford to write those big checks. i talked to one woman tonight who says she's going to keep her checkbook closed. >> i will vote for the president. but i'm not writing my big, usual checks. >> reporter: big is an understatement. and the fact that san francisco philanthropist suzy tompkins buhl is keeping her checkbook closed is getting a lot of attention. >> i would have written a check for $35,000 for tonight's dinner because that goes to his campaign. i've always done that in the past. >> reporter: she's not doing it t

mr. says son. -- mason. >> good afternoon, directors, mark solomon yet again. fee is a good idea. getting rid of l.o.s. is a good idea. but tying the fee to mitigation has some problems. here's why. we did the bike plan. the bike plan said certain segments delayed transit. so the bike plan was a good idea. p the bike plan mitigating transit was not a good idea. we managed to use the ceqa process to make that work. we were wrong 10 years ago when we started this out saying that l.o.s. and the bike plan had no impact. it was wrong. we had to learn from that. the idea of point source impacts has got to be mitigated or else you will end up in court and you will lose, because we have to be sure you do not delay transit. this agency has to be the guardian of speedy transit and the guardian against delays. the other issue is h.e.g., which is the auto trip generation component, which ties to the parking charge. per capita impacts on muni are crunched together. they have to be separated out. if you have a building that happens to have 300 resident, those residents are going to be an impact

mr. mason morning. >> good morning. >> there's a photograph of you just one week ago today working with whitney. she had just come out of the recording studio. you guys were working on the music for her upcoming movie "sparkle." describe that day. >> the last day i worked with her was tuesday. we had done a couple sessions in the last two weeks. and it was a normal day. it was a session not unusual from any of the others we've done. she comes in pretty close to on time and warms up. goes into the booth and we start right to work on the vocal. she was in good spirits. i thought we had a really good session, productive. and, you know, just tough for me to watch some of the footage you were showing. first time i've really seen some of that stuff. i haven't really -- i made a point not to watch it. it's a little tough for me. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry that you're experiencing this all right now. as i understand it, she came out of that recording booth and she wanted to hear her singing. and you two t

mr. selna if he would like to narrow his request to one that met the facts as he understands them for the fort mason position, recognizing that if it's not offered to you, that may be unnecessary, but at least to take that potential road block out of the way or let us consider that. am i going further than you meant in the. chairperson hur: i did ask whether that was something that would be helpful to mr. selna. i'm not sure how far along we can go in that. >> whether you would be to do it this evening? i'm sorry. i didn't know that's what you were asking. yeah, i would more than welcome your input or a decision on that particular -- that matter, and i'm happy to provide you with more detail about it if you'd like to the extent that i know it and again, so, please, yeah, i'd be more than happy for you to do that. and i can answer whatever questions that i can answer that may be relevant to it. chairperson hur: i suggest we take public comment and then perhaps we'll invite you back up, mr. selna. >> thanks very much. i understand this is unprecedented and there are unknowns for you but i truly do bel

mr. selna if he would like to narrow his request to one that met the facts as he understands them for the fort mason position, recognizing that if it's not offered to you, that may be unnecessary, but at least to take that potential road block out of the way or let us consider that. am i going further than you meant in the. chairperson hur: i did ask whether that was something that would be helpful to mr. selna.

masonic center. there are not any official numbers but the three stops mr. obama made last night were expected to raise about $3 million. >>> congress this morning approved the continuation of a payroll tax cut for $160 -- 160 million american workers. it also extends unemployment benefits for millions of others and it passed on a bipartisan vote. nancy pelosi called it a victory for the middle class. >> it's important to those families because they -- because it puts $40 more into a paycheck to buy groceries, to buy gasoline to make ends meet. >> president obama is expected to sign the measure returns from his trip to the west coast this evening. >>> several people are displaced after a fire at an alamo triplex. it breck out at -- broke out at 1:00 on danville boulevard. investigators say it started in the kitchen and was spread. the fire was possibly sparked by a wall heater but the cause has not been determined. the firefighters were able to put the fire out in about 40 minutes. most of the residents were home when the fire started and got out safely. >>

masonic center. those who attended and decided to eat pays more than $30,000 to hear the president's speech. mr. obama focused mostly on his accomplishments during has time as president. >> we're starting to see what change looks like. [ cheering and applause ] >> change is the first bill i signed into law. that says women deserve to know equal day's pay for an equal day's work. that's what change is. change is the decision we made to rescue the american auto industry from chance. change is the decision we made to stop waiting for congress to do something about our oil addiction and raise our fuel efficiency standards. change is the healthcare reform bill after a century of trying. change is the fact that for the first time in our history, you don't have to hide who you love to serve the country you love. [ cheering and applause ] >> that's what change is. don't ask, don't tell is over. and thanks to the brave men and women in uniform, al-qaeda is weaker than it has ever been, and bin laden isn't around anymore. that's what change it! >> reporter: as the president's motorcade drove down californ

mr. obama's visit will impact some of the busiest parts of san francisco. amy hollyfield is live at the masonic center where we could see the biggest demonstration. >> reporter: this is where you want to be if you want to see the president, nob hill if you with want to avoid traffic problems, avoid this area. if you have a lot of money you come to the hotel where you have to spend $35,800 to see the president. if you don't have that kind of money you can go down the block to the nobody hill masonic -- to the knob hill ma son kick -- he was in l.a. last night at the hollywood home of a soap opera producer, he did dinner with guests that included george clooney and jim belushi. he will attend a private dinner at a home on broadway street, 70 people will be there and they will pay $35,800. tonight people will be able to catch him at the nob hill masonic. all of the money raised will be going to the obama victory fund. he's expected to pick up millions this trip. experts think he will need it. democrats believe republicans will be spending hundreds of millions in an attempt to defeat president obam

mr. obama will hold an event at the nob hill masonic center. students say they rex sited about having a chance to shake the president's hand. some have real concerns to share. >> hopefully he says he'll fix our education system out here in california. because education system out here is -- is kind of screwed up. it's broke. >> try to help the homeless, provide them with more opportunities for them to try to get themselves together. >> tickets for the obama victory fund 2012 event range from $100 to $10,000. >>> 6:19 right now. b.a.r.t. changing things up in its police department. officers will now be assigned to focus on five patrol zones in the east bay, south bay and in san francisco. a team of officers will now provide 24/7 service to those specific zones. goal is for officers to develop relationships with the passengers instead of just responding to crimes. tension between b.a.r.t. police and riders has been high in recent years after two fatal shootings on b.a.r.t. platforms. >>> it will soon be harder to light up in another south bay cit

fans were celebrating and george mason pulls off a huge win, 62-61 was the final. wouldn't you know since we're here we have mr. wright until the house. the game winner. congratulations, first of all. >> thank you. >> walk me through that final three seconds and take a little bit more than three seconds to explain it. we have a while here. >> the play wasn't drawn up for me actually but for vaughns because he hit a big three ten seconds prior. they came down and blocked him off. i came around and he was about to fall over the line. i caught the ball. i ran to the three-point line and got it up there. i take big shots all the time. i made it. >> is this the best moment for you since you've been at mason? you had to sit out last year with an injury. this has to be unbelievable. >> i dream of this every day hitting the big shots. for me to hit a big shot for my team to win by a point is a great feeling. i can't explain the feeling right now. >> the fact over vcu is sweeter? >> definitely. bragging rights. the momentum was back and forth throughout the whole game. i think we shot over 40%, and luck came outside an

mason on what's driving gas prices to record highs. >> gas prices are outrageous! >> pelley: and "on the road" with mr. and mrs. steve hartman. digging for buried treasure. >> this is, like, from 1960, who has paper plates from 1960s? >> exactly! scaptioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> pelley: good evening. today the president called what's happening in syria "the slaughter of innocents," and we got a heartbreaking picture in the news room that showed us just what he meant. near the town of hama, two families, 18 people, many children, were shot to death. the rebels said the syrian army did this. we can't verify that because reporters are banned from the country. two reporters who got in were killed earlier this week. as you know, a freedom movement rose up a year ago against the assad dictatorship and after russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution this month that called on bashar al-assad to step down, he apparently decided that this was his chance to crush the rebels. president obama said this today. >> it is absolutely imperative for the international community to rally and send a clear message to p

mr. obama got a lot applause. outbursts over deep oil drilling and 100 protesters gathered outside. the masonic event was one of three. he attended events at mark hopkins and a private home in pacific heights. he was in l.a. on wednesday. thursday was all about san francisco. this morning he's going to take off and head up to washington washington state. he will be in d.c. by tonight. it will be like this until he takes off from here. he's scheduled to leave at 9:00 a.m. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> time is 6:05. overnight several people are homeless after a fire. it happened just before 1:00 this morning at a tri-plex on danville boulevard. firefighters quickly got to the scene and put out the flames fast. luckily no one was hurt. investigators say a smoke detector notified a woman of the fire in one of the units. it's believed the fire started in a kitchen, possibly from a heater. the the red cross is helping out those families that have been affected. >> police investigating another report of a man in a fan  approaching a young girl. the latest incident happened tuesday outside the fairfax ma

mason on what's driving gas prices to record highs. >> gas prices are outrageous! th pelley: and "on the road" with mr. and mrs. steve hartman.igging for buried treasure. >> this is, like, from 1960, who has paper plate plates from 196? >> exactly! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. today the president called what's happening in syria "the slaughter of innocence" a

mr. brian lamb. we visited him. we presented three separate proposals from 2005 until 2010. and then we convinced bryant at george mason university with ea good home for the collection. but more importantly, he was impressed with what we are planning to do at the collection. this collection is going to be integrated with the teaching and learning and research at dvds at the university. we will be working with several academic departments to make sure that this material is integrated into the appropriate courses at the undergraduate and graduate level so that our students will have access to primary research materials as they study and explore the various subject areas that they are engaged with. >> for more information on the "booknotes" collection, visit the george mason university website at library.gnu.edu. >> here's a short author interview from c-span's campaign 2012 bus as it travels the country. >> ophelia de laine gona, tell me about breaks versus elliott. >> rigs versus elliott was the first five law students that were arguing that public schools should be engaging. it started in south carolina. my father was

mr. brian lamb and visited him and presented three separate proposals from 2005 from 2010. convinced brian that george mason university would be a good home for the collection. more importantly, he was impressed with what we are planning to do with this collection. this collection is innovated with teaching and learning activities for the university. we will be working with several academic departments to make sure this is integrated into appropriate portions at the undergraduate and graduate levels so that our students will have access to primary research materials as they explore the various subject areas that they are engaged with. >> for more information on the "booknotes" collection visit the george mason university website at library.gmu.edu. here is a look at some of the books being released this week. james simon details the struggle to bring the country out of the great depression in fdr and chief justice use:the president, supreme court and the epic battle over the new deal. in killing the messenger, a story of racism and backlash and assassination of a journalist, award winning investigative repo

mr. brian lamb. we visited him, we presented three separate proposals from 2005 until 2010. and in the end we convinced brian that george mason university would be a good home for the collection, but more importantly, he was impressed with what we had, what we were planning to do with the collection. this collection is going to be integrated with the teachings of the university. we will be working with several academic d.s to make sure that -- departments to make sure this material or is integrated into appropriate courses at the undergraduate and graduate level so that our students will have access to primary research materials as they study and explore the various subject

mason now in our sunday profile. >> thank you very, very much for waiting. would you welcome, please, a good friend, mr.n my hand ♪ ♪ who's mine? what's mine ♪ ♪. >> reporter: almost overnight in the 1970s, peter frampton became a phenomenon. when the english rocker with the cascading hair released frampton comes alive, it quickly became what until then was the biggest selling live album ever. ♪ do you feel like i do >> reporter: how does it feel to hear yourself on the radio everywhere? >> well, you know when you're on the radio too much when even you change the channel. >> reporter: (laughing). >> i wish now. ♪ show me the way >> reporter: frampton's descent would prove almost as abrupt as his rise. and just as success was slipping away for the musician, the unthinkable happened. his guitar, the one on the album cover, was lost. when a cargo plane carrying his concert gear crashed. >> i almost couldn't play another guitar. it was so difficult. it was connected to me. >> reporter: when you lost the guitar, did you feel like you'd lost a guitar and your career? >> well, it seemed to be... i lost my mojo

mr. obama's lied to us. the whole community. all of the hispanics were very upset because he promised he would make reforms for the immigration issues, and he did not. i support mitt romney. >> in masonate. mitt romney reacted to the president's announcement today that the president plans to reduce the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28%. here is what mitt romney had to say in reaction. i guess we will show that to you in just a moment. let's hear from a republican in massachusetts. go ahead. >> hello there. hi. yeah i'm supporting rick santorum. i did listen to what mitt romney just said. his attacks plan is a vastly different than rick santorum. rick santorum will be the republican nominee. it looks like that now. he is going to get ahead and when these two states in the primaries coming up next tuesday. >> you are a massachusetts resident. did you vote for mitt romney when he ran for governor? >> no, i did not. >> thanks for your call. we wanted to show you the comments of mitt romney reacting to the president's proposed business taxes. >> he wants to raise taxes. that will kill jobs in this country. he is proposing a corporate tax plan that sounds like he is lowering taxes. he is