i have the honor today as mayor mentioned, thanks to rhonda simmons and her leadership and the office of economic and workforce development. she along with many people from the community and many people from the unions introduced us to pat mulligan who was a financial secretary for the carpenters local 22 and a member of the building trades association and we are very pleased to have him come on as our local hire director and will oversee city build. with that, i would like to introduce pat mulligan. [applause] >> thanks, naomi. tonight under service administration and the citizens of san francisco regarding this important measure, i thank mayor lee for allowing me this opportunity and i look forward to working with the existing staff and all the candidates and graduates of city build. thank you, thank you, everybody. [applause] >> thank you, pat. now i have the honor of introducing our board of supervisor john avalos. it was his leadership, his vision, gosh in 2010, that shepherded this policy through the board of supervisors and we enjoy working with him on this local hire policy an

i have the honor today as mayor mentioned, thanks to rhonda simmons and her leadership and the office of economic and workforce development. she along with many people from the community and many people from the unions introduced us to pat mulligan who was a financial secretary for the carpenters local 22 and a member of the building trades association and we are very pleased to have him come on as our local hire director and will oversee city build. with that, i would like to introduce pat mulligan. [applause] >> thanks, naomi. tonight under service administration and the citizens of san francisco regarding this important measure, i thank mayor lee for allowing me this opportunity and i look forward to working with the existing staff and all the candidates and graduates of city build. thank you, thank you, everybody. [applause] >> thank you, pat. now i have the honor of introducing our board of supervisor john avalos. it was his leadership, his vision, gosh in 2010, that shepherded this policy through the board of supervisors and we enjoy working with him on this local hire policy an

rhonda simmons from the office of economic and workforce development. i am going to speak on the in- use a portion of the work force agreement. essentially, the job prius in an ant -- christian for anticipation for cpmc is 1500 new jobs over 10 years. roughly 22 of those jobs every year with an entry level definition as defined by two years are less of college, so the focus is not so much on the professional service cider higher-end, higher-skilled jobs. 6200 jobs will remain in san francisco, and there are roughly about 100 vacant entry-level jobs that are refilled every year. there vacated through attrition, promotion, or retirement. we have talked about 40 entry- level jobs a year over the next five years as it relates to in- use, and this is focused on the health care academy side of the work that we do, which is really dealing with that population that has the two-year or less degree. i will stop. if there are any other questions -- >> thank you. we're going to open it up after all the presentations for questions. thank you. >> good morning, commis

>> since i was 21. >> rhonda hopes the skills she has picked up in the bakery will give her a secondnce as a mother. >> got a daughter? >> yes, she's 14. she's with her father's mother in florida. >> what's her name? >> roseanne. >> she writes to you? >> yeah. >> what does she write? >> saying that she loves me, she misses me. start crying right now. it's all right. are you all right? >> yeah. okay. i miss my daughter. >> i know you do. i know you do. all right. >> my heart went out to her because whenever prisoners begin to talk about their children, it is the one very sensitive spot in their lives. and no matter what they may have done to get them to a jail, to prison, they still are very touched, and love their children. >> good thing is that you got a lot out of being here, right? >> yes. ever since i've been in here for several months, doing my eight months, i feel good now. i just thank god that i'm in here, i'm glad. because when i was in the street, i started smoking that stuff and it didn't help me. didn't get me anywhere. got me into trouble. it got me in here. but now i le

commissioner antonini: i had questions for rhonda simmons on the work force issue. more than a question, just a clarification of my understanding of the situation. correct me if i am wrong, but there are now 6200 jobs in the system, and those are going to be retained. but we're projecting of those 6200, about 600 to 700 per year will change because of attrition. of those 600 to 700 per year, about 100 could be considered entry-level, and the entry level qualifier is no more than a two-year education -- >> i believe that is correct, yes. commissioner antonini: ok, good. of this group, we are saying that no less than 40 will have to be san francisco residents. and i think coming from situations such as the health care cut -- academy or the community benefits organizations. >> correct. the 40 that i am focus on of that 100 is mostly in entry- level health care. so there might be other kinds of areas of, not so much health care, but entry level that is not captured, but we would still work with cpmc to capture as many additional entry level as we could. it is just the f

derek valcourt has more on what rhonda russell said in court today. >> reporter: well, rhonda russell has immunity in change for -- exchange for her testimony. and today, she told jurors, she was following her boss's orders when she was following that robocall. >> reporter: it was rhonda russell's voice, heard by thousands of democrats in a 2010 election night robocall, suggesting that martin o'paly was winning and there was no need to go vote. >> we're okay. relax. >> reporter: she said the call was intended to be a form of reverse psychology, meant to inspire votes for republican bob ehrlich. >> that's what was the motivation, by my boss, julius henson. that's what he told me. >> but prosecutors say that robocall was really intended to suppress voter turnout, since it did not contain the legally required tag line, identifying it was paid for by the ehrlich campaign. on the stand, russell acknowledged knowing the robocall needed the tagline. but said, i asked mr. henson, and mr. henson told me the client didn't want the tagline. speaking to wjz, henson also blamed the ehrlich campaig

mohamad in the public works department, rhonda simmons, give them all around of applause as well. at this time we have a special presentation. for naomi. bill hoskins. [applause] >> did afternoon. >> this is a treat to be able to present this to our keynote speaker. and on behalf of the african american historical and cultural society and the board, i was sitting there enjoying your presentation. also thinking that there could not be a better match for today's title of which we all know. i wanted to , when al williams was describing and introducing attorney naille kellie -- naomi kelly, he mentioned she had made and still is and will in the future make valuable contributions that will -- we will all benefit from. he suggested she should be honored and was picked to be the keynote speaker not because she is a woman or because she is african-american. not because she is incredibly capable but they left out two things. she is young and she is beautiful. so again on behalf of the african american historical and cultural society and board, it is a pleasure to present this to you. >> th

rhonda laws russell's -- russell's voice was heard suggesting there was that need to go to the polls.esterday she said the call was a form of reverse psychology to inspire votes. >>> the chinese man who escaped from house arrest and took refuge in beginning. we have the latest. >> activist now says he wants to leave china. he said in a phone interview that he has changed his mind and fears for his safety. it surprised officials who said he never mentioned he wanted to go to america. >> he talked with his wife twice and made that decision on his own. >> the blind activist has been out spoken against china's forced abortion policy. he took refuge in the embassy after escapes house arrest. it has created a tense diplomatic stavend off between the -- stand off between the u.s. and china. secretary of state, hilary clinton is in china for trade talk and says china must protect human rights. he now wants to leave china with clinton. the state department has not said whether it will reopen negotiations. >> he is still in the hospital where officials brought him yesterday. >>> maryland lawmak

derek valcourt has more on what rhonda russell said in court today. derek? >> reporter: well, she told the jury that she was following orders from her boss, when she recorded that robocall. but unlike henson, she has immunity, in exchange for her testimony. >> reporter: it was rhonda russell's voice, heard by thousands of registered democrats, in a 2010 election night robocall, suggesting that democratic governor martin o'malley was winning ask there was no need to go vote. >> we're okay, relax. >> reporter: russell said the call was said to be a form of reverse psychology, meant to inspire votes for ehrlich. >> that's what was the motivation by my boss, julius henson. and that's what we're sticking to. >> reporter: but prosecutors say it did not contain the legally required tag line, identifying it was paid for by the ehrlich campaign. on the stand, russell arc knowledged the robocall needed the tag line. but said, i asked mr. henson. and mr. henson told me the client didn't want the tag line. speaking to wjz, henson also blamed the ehrlich campaign. >> i t

they plan to call rhonda russell the woman who recorded the calls. henson is accused of election fraud. he claims he's been persecuted because he worked for republicans. >>> police released the chilling 911 tapes from a social service worker made just moments after a mother stabs her baby in the head. >> she's in our conference room. she was having a visit with the mother and she stabbed the baby. >> how old is the child? >> an infant can you get here quickly. >> police say the social worker made that call after 29 neerld tenisha thomas is to bed -- 29-year-old tenisha thomas stabbed her daughter. she said expected to recover. >>> we are learning mb about breaking -- more about breaking news at this time yesterday. emergency repairs will close down parts of the jfx. >> get ready, a bigger headache on the jones falls express way is coming. starting tomorrow night road crews will close all northbound lanes from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. only one southbound lane will be opened and it too could completely be closed in the future. right now one lane on e

. >> rhonda from lafayette, indiana. >> well, let me help you out, rhonda. sorry.e power over your life. some politician do. there he's not accountable to the public. elected officials are. presto! >> excellent, dennis. please don't forget to grade the factor each evening and listen to the no-pin news. my daily news wrap-up just for pm. those are two good features for you guys. david letterman last night with regis philbin. >> i have been guilty of appearing to play partisan politics. however, i would like to say for the record i'm a registered independent. you go where the material takes you. >> i think that a case would be made, yes, that we are leaning one side to the other. but it's not driven out of anything more serious than who is easier to make fun of. >> well, having been on letter man nine times i can tell you that dave is, indeed, a liberal man, a true believer. whether that makes him a pinhead or patriot is entirely up to you. all right. and his writers count him that way as well but there are some conservative guys over there as well. i don't want to g

order his him, his company, an employee rhonda russell violated the consumer protection rights. >>> playing falls far from the sky when a plane's engine stops midair. the flight destined for japan is forced to land in toronto. accounts from people in the air and on the ground. >> this is some of the debris witnesses say came hurling from the sky smashing into nearby cars. >> it was so hot you cannot touch it. >> this is not something i expected to have today, having airplane debris on my windshield. >> reporter: while the accident is still under investigation, it appears debris flew off an air canada flight. >> the family >> reporter: the plane bound for tokyo took off just after 2:00 with 318 passengers and 16 crew members on board. shortly after take off the jet lost one engine causing the plane to circle before landing at 3:53 p.m. >> we came in very fast. at least twice the normal speed. >> reporter: passenger jason flick was midair when he found out something was wrong. he snapped these pictures after he landed. >> we pulled off this special area, all kinds of fire crews. i'm taking pi

i want to acknowledge rhonda simmons from the mayor's office of economic development. there you are. just a reminder to our esteemed mayor, supervisors, and department heads up here, this is about listening to the community members here. please do take notes. at the end of this budget town hall, hopefully we will be able to hear your thoughts on what priorities you heard, and what are some ideas you might think to be good to apply to the next budget process. also, the different ways we can work together as a community. my neck speaker is also from district 9. i am pleased to introduce her. >> good afternoon, mayor. the director of the mission neighborhood resource center, a homeless program which has been in the district since 1967. we are one of the oldest community health centers in the country. i want to acknowledge and thank you. [inaudible] we know that this year, we're hoping you will commit to the same -- in some ways, this very important role. for the district, one thing i want to tap into what mario said, 1/3 of the mission district district lives below the po

i would be happy to hear from rhonda specifically on something we could add to that. >> good morning, supervisors. we had 153 total hires for our first-year local hire. and as just a bid, 73 were on puc projects. the majority of those new hires went to labor this time. that has a lot to do with the mix on the projects more than anything. as we move forward a your to and have more diversity of projects, the year two is where we have the largest dollar allocation for the project. he will see that branch out. the mix that is reported here is not out of the ordinary. the puc headquarters project, while it was not subject to local hire, it did actually meet the time line. we are very pleased with the amount of hires that we did. we that a number of our recent graduates be able to get in on that project and stay for a period of time. >> we are well above our mandates -- supervisor avalos: we are well above our mandates in a lot of trades. are they just not performing as well in those that are lower? >> if you're talking about local projects, is a little bit too early, to be honest. i think

and from betty kissic and rhonda tompers who said specifically, chairman, to tell you that they are very much pleased and very much committed to what you're trying to accomplish here on the hill. >> thank you. >> my name is mo veissi. i'm the n.a.r. president 2012 for the national association of realtors and a broker owner of veissi & associates in miami, florida, a realtor firm that has been in existence for over 42 years. the national association of realtors represents more than a million members, as you've mentioned, involved in all aspects of the real estate industry. long-term reauthorization and reform of the national flood insurance program is a key priority to our members. as a matter of fact, on may 17th here in washington, d.c. we will have over 15,000 realtors at the washington, d.c. monument, and one of the five key issues that we will be speaking to the folks on the hill about is just this issue. insuring access to affordable flood insurance is critical. it creates certainty in the real estate market, and certainty is requirement for this real estate market to recover. home

from the banking sector and the last thing on their mind is to resolve any of these crises all right rhonda time reggie middleton from boom bust blog dot com thanks so much you're very very welcome all right and that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert and with my guest roger middleton a boom bust blog dot com going to say i mean email please just kaiser report r t t v dot ru until next time x. guys are saying. download the official anti happily cation to your i phone or i pod touch from the i choose amps to. watch our life on the go. video on demand r.t.s. live broadcasts and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com.

rhonda russell will take the stand and she's been given immunity. >> henson faces two charges for the and charges of voter fraud. >>> the la cross family that side come together to hold a rally for yardly love. it was created after her murder. they sold clothing an other items. >>> out of control baseball fans running on to the field in the middle of oriole's games. it's happened at camden yards four times this season. security experts and players are sounding an alarm. >> there's signs all over camden yards warning fans not to jump on to the feel. some are calling for hasher pen penalties for those that do -- penalties for those that day >> a shirt less fan slides into home. he now faces multiple charges. he's the fourth person this season to jump the fencer including this guy dressed as bat man. >> security experts warn this is no voek. >> it's -- this is no joke. >> it's a serious personal safety issue. the athletes are at risk. >> former player larry sheet says this may be a product of them playing wem. ing well -- well. . >> they don't want them doing is that. >> recentfield cras

rhonda russell suggested there was no need to go onto polls in the call.rm of reverse psychology. >>> a man admits to setting a fire that gutted an apartment complex. this is the scene on tuesday. it caused more than $1 million in damage. now a ten ant says he start the fire but they haven't said why. >>> more than a dozen marching band members at florida a&m face charges after the hazing death of a drum major. this is one of the largest college hazing investigations in u.s. history. >> authorities announced charges against 13 people in connection with the death of robert champion. >> the majority of those charges are hazing results in death, felonies of the third degree. >> champ wonion -- champion was a drum major in the famed marched band. he was found unresponsive on a band bus and died a few hours later. he was beaten during hazing incident. >> no one could have expected that his college experience would include being beaten to death. >> his parents say the charges are long over due. >> when someone losing their life because of a crime i think they sh

rhonda russell will take the stand. she has been given immunity, in exchange for her testimony. we're live at the courthouse. wjz eyewitness news. >> henson faces two charges relating to lack of authority on the line of the robocall, and two charges related to voter fraud. >>> emergency construction on the jfx is about to expand dramatically. all northbound lanes will be closed overnight, starting thursday. sky eye chopper 13 is live over 83, as crews work to stabilize the ground under the payment pavement. then they will start fixing pipes tacould cause a major sink hole. mike hellgren will have a closer look at what is wrong. >> denise, take some alternate routes, if you can, overnight. there will be a lot of digging. and eventually, there will likely be closures in both the north and southbound lanes. >> reporter: making their case. opening statements in the trial of a political operative -- >> all right. we had some wrong video there. but northbound lanes will close, starting thursday night, at 10:00. all the way through until 4:00 in the morning, the next morning. and it wi

rhonda to kevin garnett. garnett had 20 points. 11 rebounds for the celtics.hilly takes control up by six. driving and switching hands there he is. 20 points. 82-57 the final. sixers force a game seven. that will take place on saturday. heat trying to close things out against the pacers. >>> chad ochocinco, you probably heard of him, he loves his coffee. the new england patriots wide receiver took to twitter yesterday. report that somebody broke into his cadillac escalade suv. we got his ipod and wallet. that didn't really matter to him. even if he had his driver's license and credit cards. he was worried about his starbucks gold card. that really had ochocinco steamed. >> not just any starbucks card. i earned the gold card. you know how many coffees i have had to drink hi to purchase to get to that gold card? i had $220 left on my starbucks card. not just any starbucks card. but a gold starbucks card. i feel like i am about to tear up. because -- that's what i do. >> decaf, dude. >> emotional. >> what do you to get a starbucks gold card, 30 coffees. it is not

henson's employee, rhonda russell, who recorded the call, was also fined $10,000, in addition to the penalties against henson. >> a judgment for $1 million. what do you make of that? >> wow. basically, that is unprecedented in this country. >> reporter: henson maintains the law he is charged with violates free speech. and says the judge's ruling in his civil case is unfair. >> no trial, no evidence, nothing. and you come with this sa -- salacious amount of money? a million dollars for a phone call? on the face of it, it's ridiculous. >> if a political consultant gets hit with a $1 million charge for insidious conduct directed toward voter turnout, the next person is going to think long and hard before they do something like this again. >> reporter: henson is planning an appeal. he says he will take the appeals all the way to the supreme court if necessary. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, derek. henson faces sentencing in his criminal case june 13th. >>> a peeping tom, preying on women. kai has the story for us. >> police are thanking them. he is accused o

henson's employee, rhonda russell, who recorded the robocall, was also fined $10,000 in addition to the penalties against henson. >> a million dollars. what do you make of that? >> wow. basically, that is unpres dented in this country. >> reporter: henson maintains the law he's charged with violates free speech and insists all along, his prosecution has been politically motivated, designed to put him out of business. >> no trial. no evidence. nothing. and you come with a salacious amount of money. a million dollars for a phone call. and it's -- on the face of it is ridiculous. >> as the political consultant gets hit with a $1 million college, conduct supressing voter turnout. the next person is going to think long and hard before they do something like this again. >> henson promises to take his appeals all the way to the sproard if necessary. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. henson faces sentencing in his criminal case, june 13th. >>> it is the 8th day of deliberations in the john edwards corruption trial. the north carolina jury will work extra time today and t

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. >> and then finally, thank you so much, we have rhonda in this great tropical dress.hen you're pregnant, but so flattering. >> it's so flattering, and this is actually liz lange for target. $34 for the dress. the top trend right now is tropical. the sandals i love because they're aerosoles. when you're pregnant you want to think about extra cushioning in her shoes. and she also has spanx made specifically for maternity. all the brands they're making for pregnant women, as well. >> come on out you beautiful ladies. one last look so we can see you once again. thank you so much. congrats to all you moms-to-be. and happy mother's day. all right coming up next, your cookout favorites without the fat. guilt-free barbecue foods. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on eat smart "today," barbecue favorites without the guilt. grilling season is just about to kick into high gear. hungry girl lisa is here with low calorie, low fat grilling ideas for your summer cookout. >> good to see you. >> everybody thinks i want to try to be somewhat good doing barbecue season

and while we are playing you look out and you see little children, they know the worlds to help me rhondalds dancing in the aisle, it's multigenerational and it just keeps live on its own,. >> also the way brian's voice s the harmonies, because that's a great piece of the art. besides the song writing and the production it's how he arranges the voices for us to sing. i mean you can be queen and have some pretty big impact with those harmonis. what brian does, i don't know how dow it. >> how do you do it,. >> we just crank it out. >> cranking out. >> regulars are more exciting than others. >> like rock man move someone described you as moz art and rock 'n' roll. >>> they start playing a little-- he's probably channeling. >> mainly mozart. >> call these guys the gorge and ira gershwin of the 2,000, that is what they are. and brian hears things complete in his head and he's the only person i really know that acts immediately upon what he has heard in his head when we were just starting out. we hear something in the middle of the night and get up and wake everybody out rjs would you hear in t