kim, aye. and commissioner ronen. ronen, aye. and commissioner stefani, stefani, aye. and commissioner kim. kim aye. >> thank you. and, colleagues, we do have for item 12 an update on our school crossing guard program and items 13 an update on the valencia street implementation and we might lose quorum very soon so i'd like to see if we want to continue those items to our next meeting. if we if that is without objection if we can get a motion as such. motion moved by commissioner kim and seconded by commissioner ronen. so we will open it up to public comment first and then we can continue those. any members of the public that wish to comment on items 12 and 13? for item 12 i have a calm cards. david kenaan and joel kamishir, and michael wineberg and hector kardanis. please come on up. >> thank you. good morning, commissioners. >> clerk: you have two minutes. >> in march -- march 1 of the had year there's a report that highlighted certain challenges with the crossing guard program and one of the number one challenges they expressed to you is that they were having a crisis in retaining and recruiting crossing guards

was reported that there was a secret message from kim jong—un that there was a secret message from kimjong—un kim that there was a secret message from kimmjong—un kim two president trump. we are going to be piecing together the news reports and other revelations coming out from various meetings but at this stage, to create this kind of momentum, there are question marks about whether we will get to denuclearisation. this isa will get to denuclearisation. this is a commitment and it is a very long process and unlikely to get done by may as well. what are the proxies? what are the equivalent measures? all these things will need to be worked out. a lot of developments coming out from the white house. earlier we mentioned that president donald trump has formally excepted an invitation from the north korean leader, kimjong—un i the north korean leader, kimjong—un ,to the north korean leader, kimjong—un , to meet it still no announcement of where they will be meeting and the white house has made an announcement that all sanctions against north korea remain in place. despite north korea's commitment to did nuke —— de in denuclearise denucleari

, imposing tariffs on little more than a whim and committing himself toy nuclear diplomacy with kim kim kim. now he is planning to clean house of few high level staff that remain by his side. first to go with be kelly and h.r. mcmaster they say both of which trump has clashed for months. next are jared kushner and ivanka trump. the white house today was asked about the president's general state of mind. er. >> president's in a great mood. the president's been in a great mood because we've had not just a successful couple of days, we've had a successful year and we're focused on making sure we have seven more. >> gabe sherman is a contributor and also a special correspondent for "vanity fair" who wrote the new report on trump's "clean reset," and betsy woodruff is a political reporter for ""the daily beast."" gabe, your reaction to sarah sanders today in the briefing not disputing the idea mcmaster is on the way out something others have reported along sort of in line with that. take a listen and i want to get your reaction. >> reporter: would we assume then that general mcmaster will remain

korean leader kim jong un is willing to talk to the usa about giving up nuclear weapons, break through came during meeting in north korea between the two nations, south korea says kim kim jong un is also agreeing to meet with south korea president next month. this morning president trump tweeted progress being made in talks with north korea, may be false hope but the us is ready to go hard in either direction >> still ahead this noon, dramatic video from ski resort , little girl is left dangling from a chair lift, okay now, but we will show you how she was rescued. >> plus winter hanging on with a vengeance, heavy snow falling in the upper midwest today and tomorrow is our turn how much snow could fall in our area, lauren with the updated forecast when " eyewitness news" returns. >> long lost uss lexington, thanked the american aircraft carrier. >> explorers led by paul allen , discovered the wreck and 500 miles off the coast of australians located sunday at the bottom of the choral, about 2 miles below the surface. >> now, to another historic find in that part of the world , the oldest known message in a bottle was found on remote beach in western australia. the resid

kim: no. >> supervisor safai: aye. >> supervisor tang: aye. >> clerk: there are two ayes and one no, vice-chair kim in the dissent. >> supervisor tang: so the item will go to the april 3 board meeting without recommendation and we would like the information that supervisor kim request requested. if we can call 3, 4 and 5 together, please. >> clerk: agenda item 3 plan to amend the map for the music project at 200-214 van ness avenue, item 4, amending the planning code to examine a height exemption. it will be used to enclose or screen features from view. increased roof height. and provide visual interest. amending zoning map to change the height designation for 811. numbers 10 and 12 from 96x to 120x, affirming the ceqa determination and make any necessary findings. and number 5, development agreement between site and county of san francisco and can conservatory of music, including student housing, faculty housing, activation of a neglected portion of van ness avenue. one for one replacement of 27 dwelling units, including clear right to return to a comparable unit and voluntary rent control and waiving rights under the ceqa. setting impact fees and actions said forth in the development agreement. confirming complains with or waiving certain items, 14b and 5

kim kim in 0 pyongyang this past week. he gave them a message for president trump, inviting him to meet. >> the 0 south koreans delivered it to the president personally. >> kimaid that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. >> reporter: it is an extraordinary turn of events after a spate of north korean missile tests last year and now nuclear test in september and months of insults. >> he is an expert on north korea and its nuclear program and says the north is eager to talk because economic sanctions are hurting the regime. >> it is not going to be easy because the north koreans are very good negotiators, they know how to play the game. >> what is the game that they play? get everything they want and give nothing in return. >> north korea has also reneged on previous deals. other sitting u.s. presidents have decided against meeting with north korean leaders and rewarding them with some legitimacy without getting concessions from them first. >> is it possible that they are better negotiators than president trump who prides himself on being able to make a deal? >> the north koreans have had 2582 years of experience dealing with am

kim jong—un said he is committed to denuclearisation. kim pledged that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. he understands that the routine joint military exercises between the republic of korea and the united states must continue. and he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kimmay, to achieve permanetn denuclearization. kim jong—un by may, to achieve permanent denuclearization. the republic of korea along with the united states, japan and our many partners around the world remain fully and resolutely committed to the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. along with president trump, we are optimistic about continuing a diplomatic process to test the possibility of a peaceful resolution. the republic of korea, the united states, and our partners, stand together in insisting that we not repeat the mistakes of the past and that the pressure will continue until north korea matches its words with concrete actions. thank you. the words from the white house from the south korean delegation that met with the north korean leader. let's go to seoul now and speak to laura bicker. the south still technically at war. how is this being received? cautiously but there is an element of, oh, my goodness. when i tweeted the announcement i said, wow. we thought it w

kim brandon. where is kim? so kim brandon -- [applause] -- kim brandon unlike any of the giants players or bruce, did precede this project. i did a fact check, because i don't want fake news, 20 years on the san francisco port commission, looking at the progress and what happened to the port through her two decades of service. thank you, kim. and and finally the city leadership. a heart felt thank you to jane kim who authored the legislation and has taken a personal interest in this project from day one. huge thanks to board president london breed for her long time support of mission rock and keeping us on track during crucial moments. thank you to david chiu for spear heading the state legislation that allowed us to do the project. and finally, i want to acknowledge our friend, our late mayor ed lee. very bittersweet here without him. one of the project's biggest supporters, with us from day one. we are eternally grateful for his leadership and support and we miss him every day. thank you, mayor farrell for making th

kim whether kim is serious about police talking about verification because unless we can convert this rhetorical moratorium into a verified pause, this will really be very much officiated by the next action of kim the verification process. what has made the difference? it's premature to know the intentions of kim jong—un but one has to credit both presidents were being plain good cop bad cop but donald trump played stead fast. kim jong—un, bad cop but donald trump played stead fast. kimjong—un, he's bad cop but donald trump played stead fast. kim jong—un, he's 3a of age, he felt his elite talking about currency float. he wanted to pre—empt that. he wanted to unravel the sanctions and keep the weapons oi’ the sanctions and keep the weapons or whether he is willing to de— nuclear rise. it sounds like we be talking you again. our correspondent stephen mcdonnell has been covering the story from beijing for us. he says this is good news for china. china will welcome this development. beijing has been calling for washington and pyongyang to sit down and talk to one another. they have a different position from moon jae—in, urging both sides to begin discussions. we heard about the pressure being appli

kim: thank you for your time. do you currently live in this unit? >> yes. i live in this unit. this is a picture. >> supervisor kim: will you say on the record that you've lived in the unit the entire 20 years? >> it will be 20 years in a couple of months. >> supervisor kim: have you lived in the unit? >> yes, me. >> supervisor kim: i understand you have a sub tenant? >> no. it's me and a roommate. >> supervisor kim: okay. thank you very much. hi, ms. morgan. >> hello, supervisors. i'm here on behalf of the van ness neighborhood corridor coalition. and several months ago we wrote a letter in support. i will not speak to the tenants' issues, because there are some things that are going on there that you will want to deal with, but we feel it has incredible value for the corridor. we support enhancing the performance arts district and bringing students -- having student housing there. we would like to see more student housing around universities. that's a great thing. we're excited about a performance arts high school going in there. it's a nexus for students to find work and internship where they live and not having to commute long distances. and we think that the way that the conservatory integrates on the ground floor and top floor be rehearsal spaces s

kim jong un to president trump. president trump now says he will meet kim jong un before may. no other sitting u.s. president has ever done so in 30 years. the north koreans have been seeking this kind of recognition for decades. the south korean president will meet with kimong un along the dmz next month. it will be the first time kim jong un has ever met a world leaders since taking power in 2011. with the significance the north korean leader acknowledge the u.s. and south korea join -- slated to take place in the coming weeks after the paralympics finish will go ahead. in the past, she kim jong un had seen those exercises as a threa, and exercise to invade the north and over through his regime and has responded with aggressive ballistic missile tests. >> i told president trump that in our meeting, north korean leader kim jong un is committed to denuclearization. kim pledged that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. he understands that the routine joint exercises between the republic of korea and the united states must continue. >> shannon: from the pentagon's point of view, that was the most significant part of this announcement tonight. kim jong un's last icbm test was november 28th. his sixth nuclear test was in septemb

to talk about this now but it must be said this is the way i see it you have the locals people in kim kim of who wants accountability who want information who want to be notified to know what is going on to be kept abreast of all the developments perhaps and realistically given the scope and the size of this tragedy but they need information to fill this void to help from heal the trauma at least. applied first aid to it you know given that it's so early on in the wide wide open you have the locals you have local officials who understand that this is it this is zero day there are going to be there is going to be you know a price to pay for this with the everybody involved given given how many people have died given how huge of a tragedy this is there understand that there is going to be responsibility the people are going to be held accountable and they're trying to protect themselves trying to protect themselves perhaps cocooning themselves away. not talking to the locals understating what is going on that is local officials and you have the central government which is come there. throug

if president trump does meet with kim jong-un, he's going to be going in unprepared and giving to kim what kimants, which is positive photo op. >> is that what it is? between these two? because if that's the way it is, you see him in everyone of these televised meetings, doentd want the process, he wants to come in and say dial it. >> there's true. but let me play devil's advocate this time. they are not going to sit down to nuclear negotiation and come out in one deal. we are talking about meeting or talks. maybe they sit down and they agree they are going to give technical experts or secretary tillerson their envoys start negotiations. i don't think -- >> so really face-to-face meeting? >> face-to-face. could it be a photo op? yes. could it be a start of something? warming of tensions? it's been pretty tense on the korean peninsula. i do think this is different. i grew he with will ripley entirely that kim jong-un sees that president trump might be the most favorable deal he's going to get. and if he's going to do something, he might as well try and do it now. i think you have to trust but v

to assassinate the heart rather of kim jong—un, biopsy was used to assassinate the heart rather of kimjong—un, kim jong—nam kimjong—nam heart rather of kimjong—un, kimn, kim jong—nam kimjong—nam according to the state department. british chemical experts are working to identify the substance blamed for poisoning of former russian spy and his daughter. russia has accused the media of trying to demonise russian. the uk has called russia a line force. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the washington post and the departure of president donald trump's top economic advisor gary cohn who has resigned — it's believed mr cohn disagreed with the president over his plan to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. the telegraph leads with this espionage story currently gripping the uk. the paper alleges russian president vladimir putin vowed to kill the russian double agent, sergei skripal, who was poisoned along side his daughter. they are both critically ill in hospital now. the arab news looks ahead to crown prince mohammed bin salman‘s three—day visit to britain. the controv

kim and his wife were safely back home. according to china's state news agency she pressed kim on north korea giving up nuclear weapons kim apparently replied quote the issue of denuclearization of the korean peninsula can be resolved if south korea and the united states respond to our efforts with good will create an atmosphere of peace and stability while taking progress even synchronous measures for the realisation of peace but many are skeptical about whether or not kim jong un would really scale down the program after the north korean government has worked so hard to celebrate its development. a little look i don't think he will officially declared the nuclear is asian because he has been emphasizing the importance of nuclear weapons a lot he has particularly been stressing that the nuclear program makes the country strong and that the country can defeat the united states with it he can't totally change that stance all at once. but others think kim could use disarmament to his advantage. kim jong un would seek to propagate the idea that he persuaded the u.s. and the international community to essentially surrender by having car

kim could use disarmament to his advantage. kim jong un would seek to propagate the idea that he persuaded the u.s. and the international community to essentially surrender by having carefully mustard nuclear weapons so. the china visit comes ahead of a historic some s. between north and south korea judgeable for april that meeting is expected to further focus on denuclearization and for more on that story i am joined now by our correspondent jason strother who has been closely following events from seoul and jason why do you think that this was kept secret for such a long time this visit. well one reason just could be security like his father kim jong il kim jong un could be deeply paranoid that any announcements of his travels far beyond the borders of his country it could result with assassination attempts so perhaps keeping his trip to beijing under wraps was just a means of ensuring his own survival in the meantime can you tell us a little bit more about the role that china might want to play in may's historic summits with the u.s. and south korea did we get any indication of that in the wake of the says that. sure well i mean china has long wanted to be a broker in north korea's denuclearization and you also have to remember that the korean war only came to a cease fire back in one nine hundred fifty three and china fought alongside of north korea so they have a vested interest in a long term peace on the korean peninsula and i think by kim visiting chinese president xi jinping not only shows china's role in any future negotiations or mediations but it also shows that kim in a way needs to get beijing's approval first bef

reporter: what others think kim -- but others think kim could use disarmament to his advantage. >> kimong-un would seek to propagate the idea that he persuaded the u.s. and the international community to essentially surrender by having carefully mastered nuclear weapons. reporter: the china visit comes ahead of a historic summit between north and south korea scheduled for april. that meeting is expected to further focus on denuclearization. brent: i'm joined now by our correspondent in washington, clare richardson. we know that kim jong-un spent four days in china. that is a long time, plenty of time for talks. we also understand that u.s. president donald trump was informed about this meeting by the chinese president. do we know what the chinese president told mr. trump about the talks? clare: trump says xi told him the meeting went well with kim. official reports we have seen from north korea and china seem to bear that out. they downplay tensions to emphasize a good working relationship between the countries. remember, china has traditionally been a major ally of north korea, but re

kim jong-un standing side by side with chinese president xi jinping. two shaking hands during kim's surprise visit to beijing. his first trip abroad since taking power in 2011. kimn bilateral relations, even inviting president xi to visit pyongyang, an offer xi accepted. >> according to state-run media, kim made the trip because he felt compelled to personally share details of the changing diplomatic landscape on the korean peninsula. this marks the north korean's emergence as a player on the world stage. important to note, the two are expected to lead their respective countries for life, lending added

kim jong—un like that or not. china has traditionally brokered international talks with pyongyang in the past. it is basically unclear what role it will have in these forthcoming meetings between donald trump and kim jong—un. between donald trump and kimorea's nuclear programme will stop at the north koreans always state it is a bilateral issue between washington and pyongyang. while china did play and pyongyang. while china did play a big role in engineering the talks, this time, and since any real agreement between washington and north korea, it is hard to see what role china can play. that being said, china will be very interested in knowing what is going to happen. it doesn't like surprises. and it doesn't like being left out of the process. thank you so much are joining us. chad o'carroll. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we take a look at the thin —— will have more are now breaking story office tower. the confirmation that kim jong—un did visit beijing —— breaking story this hour. he met with xijinping of —— breaking story this hour. he met with xi jinping of china. we will have more on that. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee hav

kim threatened attacks on u.s. territory but then there was an apparent olive branch kim's new year's speech over talks with the south and participation in the twenty eighteen winter olympics delegation including his sister kim jong traveled across the demilitarized zone and this helped set up plans meetings between the north and south with pyongyang and washington now kim has made his secretive visit to beijing it's his first time out of the country as we said since taking power in two thousand and eleven now robert kelly is an associate professor in the department of political science and diplomacy and national university he says it'll take a lot to get north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. it would be amazing if they were to give them up for anything other than a massive concession from the american and south korean side probably something really extreme like the end of the american south korean alliance more likely is that they'll allow build like caps on nuclear weapons or on missile count or something like that but i would be amazed if they would just agree to go to zero they would ask for something enormous i think the sanctions have played a role i think the two certain set right we don't know

jong—un as little rocket man, and kimjong—un kim jong—un as little rocket man, and kim jong—un was describing kims little rocket man, and kimjong—un was describing him asa and kimjong—un was describing him as a dotard and lunatic. i think what is piling the pressure on north korea is these economic sanctions, as well as the fact that china is participating in those sanctions. we should probably be fairly cautious. it normally requires a lot of preparation, this is jumping it normally requires a lot of preparation, this isjumping for directly into the talks pretty much with very little time to prepare, but we will see. i think we have got two lea d e rs but we will see. i think we have got two leaders who are very different from the normal leadership models and asa from the normal leadership models and as a result, anything is possible because they are not following the traditional leadership model. president trump keen to say that this is a result of his policies and his behaviour, which has as you said, alarmed many people with the rhetoric that has gone on and on both sides, but perhaps he has

he did so after hearing of kim's commitment to denuclearization and kim jong-un's eagerness to meet with president trump. kim's message was conveyed to drop by south korean security advisor, and the president let him announce the surprise decision at the white house on march 8. concertident did not with his advisers before the decision and did not go through a normal decision making process of an inter-agency discussion or a principals meeting. in addition, the president departed from the traditional does not-- a president directly negotiate a deal with a foreign leader. he waits until all the details of agreement have been worked out. normal context, negotiating process seems to iversed fromn bottom up to top-down, however, president trump has constitutional authority to conduct foreign policy as he pleases. anybodyire or higher for his administration, although most high-level positions are subject to congressional consent. that is the senate confirmation. he was elected that he was going to be different from his predecessors. but, if the president this regards totally any advice or talking points prepared fo

pyongyang state media also says the chinese president has accepted an invitation from kim to visit north korea beijing says kim is committed to getting rid of his country's nuclear weapons at china correspondent adrian brown has more it does demonstrate the china does have sway over north korea because in the past of course during recent years when north korea has carried out missile tests china was always given the impression look we only have so much control over north korea will now we know that china has in many ways absolute control over north korea in some matters the u.s. ambassador to the united nations says all fifteen members of the security council should be ashamed that the bombing of continues despite a cease fire resolution nikki haley blamed russia and syria for what she called slaughter but her syrian counterpart struck back saying the area has been liberated from rebels. five people are facing charges related to a far in a russian shopping center that killed sixty four people forty one of them children the tragedy sparked rare protests demanding justice for the victims president putin visited