for thomas "yellowsto" moran. yellowstone remained a source of inspiration throughout moran's career. in 1892, the artist returned to the park to create new paintings of its wonders. by this time, yellowstone was a popular tourist attraction. the idea of the national park, suggested two decades before, had been fully realized. moran's depictions of yellowstone left a permanent mark on the american consciousness, transforming the public perception of the west fr a frightful land of mystery into a patriotic symbol of the beauty and promise of america. ( music )

for thomas "yellowsto" moran. yellowstone remained a source of inspiration throughout moran's career. in 1892, the artist returned to the park to create new paintings of its wonders. by this time, yellowstone was a popular tourist attraction. the idea of the national park, suggested two decades before, had been fully realized. moran's depictions of yellowstone left a permanent mark on the american consciousness, transforming the public perception of the west fr a frightful land of mystery into a patriotic symbol of the beauty and promise of america. ( music )

commissioner moran: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner moran: opposed? the minutes are approved. the next item is public comment, a chance for anyone who has, if they want to make before the commission, not on anything on calendar today. if it is on a calendar, this is not the kind of talk, but if you want to talk about something that is generally commissions business that is not on calendar, this would be the time. do we have any public comments? seeing none, communications. we have a lot of communications. this week. we have two cip reports. we have a climate action plan. we have a street light update and quarterly audit and performance review in addition to the advanced calendar and letters summary. any items that the commissioners want to talk about? >> i do have something. commissioner moran: ok, commissioner caen. commissioner caen: the quarterly audit. let me collect my thoughts here. first page about the internal controls. are we carrying forward with this? it is the third paragraph down. the audit also includes consideration of internal controls

commissioner moran: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner moran: the motion carries. >> item 14, conference with a real property negotiator -- pursuant to california government code section 5495 6.8 and san francisco administrative code section 67.8a2, property -- mountain view, brussels 189, 190, 191, and 19s -- >> can you wait until the store is closed? thanks. -- until this door is commissioner moran: the public utilities commission is back in open session. the commission took no action on any item in closed session. i have a motion as to whether to disclose? >> so move. move to not disclosed. >> second. commissioner moran: all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner moran: the motion carries. madam secretary, item 19. >> item 19, authorizes the general manager to negotiate and execute a memorandum of understanding with the port of san francisco for the puc to continue providing clean, green municipal power at pier 70 and to provide the port $1.5 million if the new shoreside power system at pier 70 increases electric use by 65,625,000 kilowatt hours by 2017. commissio

commissioner moran: thank you. commissioners? we do have public comment. >> my name is dick martin, chair of the spur disaster planning committee. i am represented myself today. when the bond was being considered, i met with amy brown, the assistant cao, and brian strong, because as you saw, my neighborhood and many other neighborhoods were totally protected by awss. it is confined to the northeast. i am here is a strong advocate to the program and want to emphasize too hard in the system, to expand the system for emergency water supply -- to pardon the system. the high-pressure system as we talked about. in our meeting with amy and brian, i suggested that we're not tapping some of the major water resources in the city. lake merced. sunset reservoir. merced manor. other ones that are adjacent or very near existing awss pipelines and should be connecticut -- connected. sunset reservoir is about four short blocks to 19th avenue, where the awss system is. interestingly enough, i recommended 26 to 32 cisterns, and that is what ended

commissioner moran:. -- thank you. any other comment on awss? >> the final report is our wsip quarterly report. >>commissioner moran: ms. labon? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am the wsip director. today's quarterly update covers the reporting time between october 2 and december 24. these are slides that summarized the progress made on the program during the reporting quarter. essentially we had one project. one of the four projects that remain in its design move to a bit and award, the seismic addition to pipeline three in four. two projects, said the construction activity, completed, and moved to close at hunters point reservoir rehab and the improvements. we also had two local projects that completed their clothes out activities, so these projects are now completed. -- so their clock -- that completed their clothes out activities, so these projects are not completed. three of seven are in big and awards, to get into construction. construction is now active on 19 projects, over $2.5 billion. we have completed construction activities on it

commissioner moran: thank you. commissioners, any additional questions? >> i would like to make a comment. we have the capital project reporting structures that we put in place with wsip, and i have not seen anything that is as detailed and informative in public-sector contrasting projects ever. i think the admission of the memo that you talk about really completes the picture -- to the addition of the memo that you talk about really complete the picture. it is barely short report and did an excellent job of pulling out what the progress was and what the issues were and what is being done about that. i found that a very helpful addition to the package. thank you very much. >> thank you. that concludes the general managers' report. commissioner moran: ok, any public comment on the general managers' report? >> i am representing san francisco green party and the local grassroots organization in our city. i wanted to refer back to the presentation from the general manager on external affairs on community benefits. i think it is time now that we're getting clo

will say, why can't senator moran work with others and get something done?ther half call as say, why can't senator moran hold his feet to the fire and not budge one inch? both of right. there are things we ought not budge very far and things we ought to work on together. what senator warner and i, senator rubio, senator coonce, come up with broad support. don't let the issueses in which there are legitimate differences by people who have different philosophy, come from different place ace cross the country, different constituents, don't let that permeate the whole conversation in washington, d.c. work together on what we can. >> senator moran, do you think he's a little naive on how the process works? >> depends on what he's talking about. there are certain things -- i would love to see more democrats support republican positions and i assume mark would like to see more republicans do the reverse, but the point here is that it all depends on what the issues are. fight for what you believe in but recognize not everybody is going to agree on everything. >> let

time for tonight's tools on award and it goes to the head of the democratic party in virginia brian moran he's the man who helped shape the message of the democratic party across the commonwealth of virginia and he's got clout because as we all know this november virginia will be a battleground state between president obama and mitt romney they also have a very close senate race which could even decide who will control the u.s. senate next year but that's not exactly the point of this story you see brian moran also has a second job here's his fancy title executive vice president for the government relations and general counsel of the association of private sector colleges and universities what that really means is around lobbies for those for profit colleges the university of phoenix the strayer's the kaplan universities of the world we've covered for profit colleges many times on the show they've been under the microscope for the high cost and low graduation rate their aggressive marketing and their low quality of education to top it all off not only that turns out they also play a major

in new york city, this is "nightline," may 11th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight, a new controversy has reignited that american obsession. which way is the right way to parent? with mother's day approaching, something called attachment parenting is causing a major uproar. as "time" releases a cover showing a young mother breastfeeding her nearly 4-year-old son. so, is there really anything wrong with this? or are these people onto something? abc's juju chang met with "time's" cover model to see what all the fuss is about. >> reporter: it's the "time" magazine cover that has everyone talking. >> that boy is like 32 years old. he's in college. >> it is pretty hard to miss the cover of "time" right now. >> he says sometimes i want that boobie. >> reporter: jamie grew may is the 26-year-old cover girl. it begs the question -- how old is too old to nurse. what do you call nursing? >> ah, nursing. >> reporter: there are a lot of people who say, if a kid can ask for milk, he's too old. >> i know. that's a cultural thing. i don't know who came up with that, but it

senate next year but that's not exactly the point of this story you see brian moran also has a second job here's his fancy title executive vice president for the government relations and general counsel of the association of private sector colleges and universities where that really means is around lobbies for those for profit colleges the university of phoenix the strayer's the kaplan universities of the world we've covered for profit colleges many times on the show they've been under the microscope for the high cost and low graduation rate their aggressive marketing and their low quality of education to top it all off not only that it turns out they also play a major role in student loan debt problem that we have here in the u.s. check this figure out only eleven percent of all college students in the u.s. attend for profit colleges but forty four percent of student loan defaults come from for profit college students and twenty six percent of for profit students who took out between five thousand and ten thousand dollars in student loans and up defaulting that's compared to ten perc

in new york city, this is "nightline," may 25th, 2012. >> good terry moran. well, flying these days is often called taking the bus in the sky. reference to the not so elegant experience of security lines, middle seats and most of all, those annoying fees. everything from meals to blankets, even that little overhead bin space. now, a way for the airlines to make more money. so, why have carriers taken such extreme measures and what can you do to avoid them? here's john donvan. >> reporter: these doors at the airport terminal, they used to be the gateway to adventure. now, when you get here, it's more the moment of truth. just how much is that flight you thought you paid for really going to cost you? because they are adding on fees for everything. to choose your own seat ahead of time. to get a pillow and blanket on board. to watch a movie. to be handed a bottle of water. and last month, to carry on your own bag. you are doing the heavy letting. but the price you pay for the privilege of storing it in the overhead, $10 to $35. not quite as high as spirit's carr

in new york city, this is "nightline," may 24th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. 33 years ago tomorrow, 6-year-old etan patz vanished while walking to the school bus. for decades, the search for etan and whomever abducted him was never put to rest and it helped ignite the national movement to find missing children. well, tonight, a major break in this case, as police announce that a new jersey man has confessed to his murder. finally, it seems, his long suffering family may find justice. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: tonight, nearly 33 years after that little boy, 6-year-old etan patz, disappeared on the walk to his school bus, a break in the case. pedro hernandez is under arrest for murder, seen here in this "inside edition" photo of hernandez. abc confirm this is the man that was arrested. hernandez allegedly confessing to police he was the one who stole that little boy on that walk to the bus. >> we believe that this is the individual responsible for the crime. >> reporter: the day etan patz disappeared was the first morning his parents let him walk alone to the sch

commissioner moran: ok, is there any public comment? thank you for your patience. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am year represented the environmental council, which is a coalition of more than 30 in terminations in the bay area. the purpose is to assure that the america's cup is a benefit for san francisco bay and its surrounding habitats, neighborhoods, and historic resources in both the short and long term. the council strongly in support of the pier 70 shoreside project, and we urge the commission to approve the mou. the new shoreside power installation for large ships docking at the shipyard for maintenance and repair will provide dramatic reductions in marine air emissions that will benefit air quality in san francisco and the bay area. project will help offset excess emissions from cruise ships being generated over the next two or three years while shoreside powers decommissioned at pierre's 27-29 due to the america's cup sailing event and construction of the new terminal. the pier 70 project will provide net air quality ben

. >> senator moran. >> thank you. i'm not a member of the full c. i appreciate the opportunity to join you today really only for the purposes to lend my support to the two of you to see that we get this accomplished and to hear from the witnesses today so that i can have my arguments reinforced. i still remain baffled by at least i'm unaware of a response to the letter that the two of you led to our leaders asking that the five-year reauthorization be considered by the senate. i just don't understand why this is something that can't be accomplished based upon the nature of this legislation, its importance, its value to the country and its bipartisan support. and so every once in a while, when we have to admit how dysfunctional this place is, this seems to me to be the perfect example of dysfunction. and if there's something i can do, senator vitter, senator tester, to get the five-ye reauthorization bill to the senate floor, i'm your ally. i appreciate the testimony that i read and heard expressing the value and importance of accomplishing that. and

commissioner moran: thank you very much. any other comment? do we have a motion? >> i move it. >> second. >> all those in favor? >> aye. commissioner moran: oppose? the motion carries. item 20, new business. do we have any new business? seeing none, this meeting is adjourned. >> let's call the meeting to order. >> [roll call] item to -- approval of minutes for the april 4, 2012 meeting. >> so moved. it all in favor. >> item 3, public comment on executive session. no one here. item number four, executive session. so moved. >> conference with legal counsel and real property negotiator. >> i move that we disclose the commission unanimously approved the settlement of the existing litigation matter described in four4a on the terms described ie settlement agreement filed secretary the commission. >> second. >> all in favor? reconvene in open session. >> please be advised the use of cellphone, pagers, and at similar sound producing devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advise the chair may remove anyone from the move -- from the room responsible for using sim

doesn't make sense. >> senator moran, you're the republican here. this -- we have an unemployment rate among college graduates in america that's almost 50% right now and we're going to hand their jobs to foreign students? >> absolutely not. the goal here, i think the reality will be that we need those individuals who have ph.ds in engineering and science and computers to create jobs here to be employed here, to create an entrepreneurial environment in which we hire americans. 60% of the -- those who received advance degrees in scenes and mathematics foreigners. one out of every five u.s. students study science, math and engineering. we have a huge gap. we've got to do something in our own educational system. the reality is if these individuals take their degrees, their ph.d in computer science and take it outside the country, not only do we lose that one job but likelihood is those are the people who are going to be entrepreneurs, things that have made america great, they're going to create a new business someplace else and they're going to be hirin

he is showing moraned more signs of win. let's take a listen to what charles crowd hammer has to say. >>> i love discounting the avoidance of this election. this is armageddon for them. this is their third shot on this issue, this one huge issue. they want to make an issue of walker because they know they have bp living high on the hog with these contract politicians. they had one election in the supreme court. they did not succeed. they did not succeed three strikes you are out it will be a huge defeat for the unions. >>> the recall is june the 5th. >> robert gray has a story you can bank on. let's talk about the fallout from facebook ipo. still more issues there. we are talking about mutual fund customers. if you don't know that you will probably handle it. not only them but some of the biggest market makers. well, nightcap tal demanding 10's of thousands of dollars from facebook. citadel training they handled millions of volumes of shares. >> $100 million in lawsuits every day. >>> let's talk about the banks. they have mo

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with falls church high school right down the street and pine spring neighborhood commuting through, moran predicts traffic could back up onto route 50. >> four lanes here. this is not where they should be this is traffic calready. >> reporter: there is only enough parking for 2/3 of employees. >> a lot of people use this area for cut throws. >> i'm concerned about parking in the neighborhood from the employees. >> reporter: neighbors are uneasy knowing armed officers check the trucks. >> what does that mean if they are putting in those type of security precautions and taking them for the building. what happens to the folks with kids playing in their backyards? >> those who live alongside the security-ridden parking lot, they say it's a spotlight. >> in the wintertime, none of this foliage is here and the lights in the parking is really bright in our backyards. >> reporter: so here is the view these days. you can see the security checkpoint. a little bit of good news. they will paint over the canopy, so it will be black and not so reflective and will kill the lights during the night and th

let me go back to senator warner and senator moran. this question is for both of you. bipartisan piece of legislation in an election year? >> i don't -- jerry and i are both new. we didn't get the memo that you are supposed to take presidential election years off. china isn't taking the year off. brazil isn't. we worked together on this jobs bill that created access to capital. we hear from tech companies -- i was in the tech startup business for 20 years. we have to also compete for talent. and we think that this legislation moves forward. some of these companies as mentioned are trying to build r & d facilities around the world because there isn't enough american born talent to staff those facilities here. many of these companies would rather do that here in america and we're trying to provide that opportunity. we also want to make sure that those entrepreneurs -- i think about in my state a third of the entrepreneurs in the high tech field are foreign born first generation americans. if we had the same immigration policies in the 1990s that we do now, a lot of those

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 2, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, the glossy world of fashion magazines where very young girls can never be too thin or too flawless. so what happens when real girls can't measure up to the manipulated measures of perfection? one expert says it can be more dangerous than drugs. abc's linsey davis brings us one 14-year-old girl determined to change things. >> reporter: long, lean legs, a teeny, tiny waist, perfect skin and glossy hair. just exactly who looks like this? actually, nobody. while models have always been made to look beautiful, never before have they been looked so skinny, airbrushed and impossibly perfect. and it turns out that can be dangerous. that is why 14-year-old julia traveled from maine to new york city to lead this protest, a mock photo shoot on the doorstep of one of the biggest teen magazines in the industry. >> we wanted to show "seventeen" we love our bodies just the way we are and we don't nee

i'm terry moran. you're about to meet a 17-year-old who says he became addicted to internet porn at age 12. you'll meet a young woman who spent her high school years hiding a shameful secret. both of them hypnotized by all the glowing images on their computer and led down a path of secrets and lies as astonishingly young ages. it's an epidemic that some professionals say exploding with porn just a click away on computers and smart phones. >> reporter: it's after school. nathan hog is out walking bonnie, the family dog. because it's his turn and that's the kind of kid he is. >> these are just a fraction of the merit badges i have. >> on his way to eagle skounts. a 3.75 grade average, student counsel and into sports. and his connection to his family, one of eight children. the oldest of those still living at home. it almost doesn't hit how he once managed to cover-up from everybody a habit he could not shake. an addiction, online pornography. >> from 12 to 13, all the way up to 14, it was kind of there,

i'm terry moran. tonight it's the weight loss movement that's all about getting help from on high. a bible-based diet that extolls the virtues of fewer loaves, lots of fish. it's a new front in the fight against obesity. improving your health using the power of christ and using the good book over any cook book. >> step on the scale. >> one by one they step up for the weigh-in. michelle, and karen. >> 165.4. >> reporter: and mike. and alice. >> ate too much dinner. >> reporter: on and on just like in a weight watcher's meeting. >> right on the nose. >> reporter: but this is different. >> it will be lower next time. >> reporter: this is church, sort of. >> let's have a prayer. >> reporter: definitely on sunday mornings it's church. they sing and pray and the pastor meets his flock. on sunday nights it's sort of a combo. >> welcome to losing to live. >> reporter: a church and a pastor. >> a biblical program and a weight-loss celebration. show us how to do it! >> reporter: it's pulling in the crowds, and the crowds are dropping the pounds. it's called bod for god. he's created a weight

. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, this weekend queen elizabeth ii celebrates her diamond jubilee. as buckingham palace prepares for a party of rile proportions, katie couric sat down with two people who know her majesty best, the princes who call her granny. katie met with prince harry in brazil and later with prince william back in london. in these rare interviews, the princes let down their royal guard, talked about their jitters and, the wedding, and the women on their minds on that famous day. >> reporter: prince william's marriage to a commoner was dubbed a modern-day fairy tale. from the bride's arrival by car and not carriage, to her vowing to love, not obey, to their impulse to kiss not once but twice on the palace balcony. >> it was one of those days where you feel elated, also completely terrified. the prospect of two billion people watching was quite daunting. >> i heard there was a small wedding at westminster abbey last year. you said you were as nervous as your brother at the time. >> i was massive

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 17th, 2012. >>> good evening, ooipt sii'm c mcfadden. tonight, groundbreaking evidence into the investigation of what really happened the night trayvon martin was shot by neighborhood watchman george zimmerman. it's the case that sparked widespread outrage across the country, igniting racial tension and massive protests. abc's matt gutman has been closely following this story and now he brings us the latest from sanford, florida. >> reporter: tonight, the very first video ever seen of trayvon martin. february 26th, the night he was fatally shot in florida. here, he's in the 7-eleven, wearing the hoodie that would become the symbol of his death, triggering marches and protests. a death that tonight is becoming increasingly complex. just hours ago, a document dump by the prosecution, seeking a second degree murder charge. hundreds of pages of documents, pictures, audio and video. in them, a different portrait of the 28-year-old neighborhood wat

." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 3rd, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, more bad news for air travelers. spirit airlines announced today it will charge up to $100 for a carry-on. so, in a world where everything seems to cost extra on airplanes, some people are arguing that overeight passengers should cough up cash for packing their extra pounds. abc's juju chang brings us the great weight debate. >> my hands are clammy. >> reporter: why? >> i just find myself getting anxious as i get closer to the airport. >> reporter: this woman is doing something she absolutely dreads. >> is it possible to change my seattle so that i'm not sitting next to someone? okay, so, this is 18-inch seats? okay, perfect. >> reporter: she's about to catch a flight home to new orleans. she says she only bake a nervous flyer last may when she was humiliated by a southwest airlines gate agent. >> the gate agent came up to me and he began -- he asked me how much i weighed, what my, w

. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight authorities are throwing the book at one son of a preacher man, accusing him of targeting christian church goers with a multimillion-dollar ponzi scheme. alleged victims tell us, he quoted the bible, and gained their trust and then billked them out of their entire life savings. we followed the money for tonight's "nightline" investigation. >> your life is about to change. >> on this morning, the pastor was eddy long, one of the most powerful black preachers in america. >> everything he says is based off the word of god. >> reporter: four years ago, he introduced his mega church to this man, and lives did change. put your hands together to receive my friend, my brother, the great efren taylor. >> reporter: he's a self--made millionaire and he spoke the language of the church. to these families, he was a financial wizard. >> we gonna show you how to get wealth and use it for the building of his kingdom. >> reporter: all part of his wealth tour, but by the time he was done in atl