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because that's adoption. of oh $9,500, simone connected kate and maggie with a texas woman who was four months pregnant. >> how exciting was that? >> we were just feeling on top of the world. in a few months we are going to have a baby home with us. that's what we thought. >> simone said she would be the liaison with the birth mother and try to make sure things were okay. over the next few months, kate and maggie sent simone $5,000 to pay the living expenses and prepared a nursery for the baby they called charlotte. >> did you see this as your baby already? >> absolutely. >> it was yours? >> absolutely. >> she was named. she was claimed. we were ready for her to come. >> when the excited couple arrived in houston to pick up their daughter, simone said the birth mother backed out, that she was a scammer. >> we started crying, shaking, saying we can't believe this is happening. >> simone filed a police report accusing the birth mother, tammy, of fraud. >> who were you up uh set with? system tammy. >> that might
because that's adoption. of oh $9,500, simone connected kate and maggie with a texas woman who was four months pregnant. >> how exciting was that? >> we were just feeling on top of the world. in a few months we are going to have a baby home with us. that's what we thought. >> simone said she would be the liaison with the birth mother and try to make sure things were okay. over the next few months, kate and maggie sent simone $5,000 to pay the living expenses and prepared a...
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my birth mother gave me the same name as my adoptive parents.tive parents did not know what my birth mother had named me. >> reporter: how do you explain that? >> because i'm a person of faith and i think is is totally god's plan. i think it is a little wink from him and he is saying listen i have a plan for your life and i'm going to show you this has been your name all along. you are who i meant you to be. >> it confirmed that i knew my birth mother's name which is great. it is proof that i'm real. >> reporter: that name led to a real phone number. >> there we go. >> reporter: the next day, teresa is ready to make the call. >> my heart is racing. >> reporter: reach out to a stranger and hear her birth mother's voice for the first time. >> hi chris. how are you? i was wondering if i could talk to you for a moment. i didn't know if you were aware but they just opened adoption records in ohio. i just opened my birth certificate yesterday and the birth mother on my birth records was christine lewis. i'm pretty sure that i'm the person that you hav
my birth mother gave me the same name as my adoptive parents.tive parents did not know what my birth mother had named me. >> reporter: how do you explain that? >> because i'm a person of faith and i think is is totally god's plan. i think it is a little wink from him and he is saying listen i have a plan for your life and i'm going to show you this has been your name all along. you are who i meant you to be. >> it confirmed that i knew my birth mother's name which is great. it...
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meet to discuss adopting a baby. >> how do you feel about giving up the baby?> i can't feed the baby. i can't do anything for this body. so why not give it a better life. >> this woman who is calling herself michelle says she is 8 months pregnant and will let this couple adopt her baby if they agree to pay her living expenses. paying the birth mother's living expenses is perfectly legal in most states. michelle may not be who she says she is. the couple she is talking to are actually nbc producers posing as perspective adoptive parents. >> have you ever been in trouble with the law? >> i got a ticket. >> reporter: turns out michelle's real name is heather burgess including convictions for taking money from perspective adoptive parents. she took $9,000 from this couple. she doesn't know it but they are watching our meeting from behind the scenes. >> it's sickening that you know they're preying on people the way that they are. >> reporter: we are not sure heather is even pregnant. look at the video of her in the car we sent to bring her to our meeting. she appear
meet to discuss adopting a baby. >> how do you feel about giving up the baby?> i can't feed the baby. i can't do anything for this body. so why not give it a better life. >> this woman who is calling herself michelle says she is 8 months pregnant and will let this couple adopt her baby if they agree to pay her living expenses. paying the birth mother's living expenses is perfectly legal in most states. michelle may not be who she says she is. the couple she is talking to are...
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that include as man who was adopted and brought to the u.s. when he was a toddler. somebody took me as a child sent me to this country and failed neglected to timize the adoption and the naturalization process. >> he was 3 when his mother left him and his sister at this korean orphanage. adopted months later by american parents he then bounced from home to home, before being taken in by tom and dolly craftser. they were eventually convicted on a dozen counts of criminal mistreatment and assault on members of his adopted family. adam had his own troubles including a conviction for burglarizing their home after they kicked him out. >> i went to prison. >> how long. >> i went for went five months the first time. >> by contrast, his adoptive father served just 90 days in jail. adam has served three prison terms over the years the most recent in 2013 for assaulting a roommate. i won't sit here and say i shouldn't be absolved of everything i have done. no, i am responsible for those things i did that time. >> he has also learned that his criminal record could cost him and
that include as man who was adopted and brought to the u.s. when he was a toddler. somebody took me as a child sent me to this country and failed neglected to timize the adoption and the naturalization process. >> he was 3 when his mother left him and his sister at this korean orphanage. adopted months later by american parents he then bounced from home to home, before being taken in by tom and dolly craftser. they were eventually convicted on a dozen counts of criminal mistreatment and...
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they adopt their policies and it doesn't matter who's in office, they tend to adopt those policies tothe exclusion of their legislators and people. that's what people are realizing is that as long as that conversation is going on for that conditional money, that extra money, that's how the 10% of an education budget really controls policy, as long as that conversation is going on people realize they're being cut out. they and their desires and needs and children are being cut out of decision making. people are realizing the division of powers is a personal thing. it's a personal concept meant to protect their rights and liberties. >> you covered new jersey politics. you're from new jersey. i'm thinking about this politically, is this going to become one of these i was for it before i was against it kind of moments for republican party? just last week chris christie did an about face on this issue is it going to be enough to turn away from it or will we have to see our candidates start to attack it as its core for what it is? >> my suspicion and from what we've been able to observe is
they adopt their policies and it doesn't matter who's in office, they tend to adopt those policies tothe exclusion of their legislators and people. that's what people are realizing is that as long as that conversation is going on for that conditional money, that extra money, that's how the 10% of an education budget really controls policy, as long as that conversation is going on people realize they're being cut out. they and their desires and needs and children are being cut out of decision...
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without objection this resolution is adopted unanimously. mad l clerk, can you call the next item please. >> item 22 is a resolution to adopt the city's 10-year capitalization plan for fiscal years 2020-2025. >> campos -- i will be supporting this item, but i want to be very clear that -- and there's nothing in the document that's before us that actually addresses this issue. but i just don't want any ambiguity in the record. that i think that there's still many questions to be answered about one specific item within the capital plan. and that's whether or not to replace county jails 3 and 4 in the hall of justice. i think that there is strong evidence against the need for a new jail. given the decrease in the jail population and the -- in fact, sf community based interventions like pre-trial diversion, and other alternatives to incarceration. and i hope that it's clear that by supporting this capital plan, it doesn't mean that we are committing ourselves to the re-build of a new jail. i know that supervisor kim has been doing a lot of work
without objection this resolution is adopted unanimously. mad l clerk, can you call the next item please. >> item 22 is a resolution to adopt the city's 10-year capitalization plan for fiscal years 2020-2025. >> campos -- i will be supporting this item, but i want to be very clear that -- and there's nothing in the document that's before us that actually addresses this issue. but i just don't want any ambiguity in the record. that i think that there's still many questions to be...
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the child citizenship act guaranteed citizenship to adopt tees and then 18 and younger. but there is no such provision for older adults. so at 40, he could be uprooted sent to his native and very foreign country. even though i have made a lot of misseats and learns a lot of hard lessons i am still an american. >> for a few more months at least, this is still home at len shoff her, al jazeera vancouver washington the navajo nation is elect as new president, but there's a big issue that has already delayed the vote for months china's biggest city said to crack down on pollution the new law that could force cars off the road. >> china recently declared fighting pollution one of the key ways to help the economy. since then they have pledges hundreds of millions of dollars to cleaning up the air. >> prison is slow at this second hand car market so traders play cards or board games that relatively are for the bored. >> johnny has had a deeder schil for eight years but he feared he may soon have to close as others have done. actually a lot of people in this business have disapp
the child citizenship act guaranteed citizenship to adopt tees and then 18 and younger. but there is no such provision for older adults. so at 40, he could be uprooted sent to his native and very foreign country. even though i have made a lot of misseats and learns a lot of hard lessons i am still an american. >> for a few more months at least, this is still home at len shoff her, al jazeera vancouver washington the navajo nation is elect as new president, but there's a big issue that has...
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we love adoption. adoptive parents are heroic. there, you're talk inging about children who have for whatever reason, death, disability, abuse, have already been separated from their biological mom and dad and when talking about adoption that's a different social issue that gets solved with different state interests. what we're talking about is that world where there is no marriage. >> but they are connected right? >> they're related, sure. >> if you think about the potential, who are the potential adoptive parents, many of them are same sex parents who can't have their own children and truly want to experience exactly the kind of bond that you're talking about. so, how does it make those children better off by preventing that pr happening? >> we allow, regardless of their sexual orientation to adopt. >> by saying that the marriage the recognition of marriage helps the children, aren't you? i mean you'd rather have children -- the whole basis -- children in marital households. more adopted children and more marital households. whe
we love adoption. adoptive parents are heroic. there, you're talk inging about children who have for whatever reason, death, disability, abuse, have already been separated from their biological mom and dad and when talking about adoption that's a different social issue that gets solved with different state interests. what we're talking about is that world where there is no marriage. >> but they are connected right? >> they're related, sure. >> if you think about the potential,...
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. >> brought to america, adopted and abused. decades later, he could be deported. >>> plus history lesson. >> i don't see why the united states needs to do what turkey wants them to. >> reporter: the extraordinary new book about the armenia again cried. ♪ >>> we begin with what officials are calling a massacre in the mediterranean. this extraordinary picture from the coast of greece only begins to tell the story. these migrants are risking everything to escape conflict zones being pulled from the sea. they survived but this weekend hundreds did not. tonight late word that the captain and a crew member are now under arrest. >> we need to act. to act fast and to act united. this is not just a call from some but a response from all. >> reporter: the new urgency among european leaders forced on them by the scale of the latest migrant shipwreck. 900 people are feared dead off of libya's coast. >> it requires a comprehensive european level response to be effective. and that response has got to include targeting the criminals who are m
. >> brought to america, adopted and abused. decades later, he could be deported. >>> plus history lesson. >> i don't see why the united states needs to do what turkey wants them to. >> reporter: the extraordinary new book about the armenia again cried. ♪ >>> we begin with what officials are calling a massacre in the mediterranean. this extraordinary picture from the coast of greece only begins to tell the story. these migrants are risking everything to...
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without objection this resolution is adopted unanimously. atem 25. >> ateem twef -- resolution to improve* separate use and lease agreements one with air france and ka that i pacific air ways* for changes in demised premises with an estimated minimum combined rent of 25.7 million for the remaining lease terms expiring. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution is adopted unanimously. item 26. >> item 26 is a resolution to approve a lease and use agreement between delta airlines for changes in the demised premises with an estimated minimum rent of approximately 74 million for the remainder of the lease term expiring june 21 plrch same house same. >> same house same call -- adopted unanimously. >> 27 -- general manager of the public utilities comings -- irington tunnel project. with u.s. corporation in order to allow u.s. corporation to continue as design engineer record for the construction of the tunnel and increasing the agreement amount by 1 million for an approximate total amount not to exceed 15.9 million. >> same house
without objection this resolution is adopted unanimously. atem 25. >> ateem twef -- resolution to improve* separate use and lease agreements one with air france and ka that i pacific air ways* for changes in demised premises with an estimated minimum combined rent of 25.7 million for the remaining lease terms expiring. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution is adopted unanimously. item 26. >> item 26 is a resolution to approve a lease and use agreement...
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this is adopted unanimously next. >> to authorize the police department to accept a gift of s l if mr. benny hoff for 50 thousand 5 hundred for do police department maifrn unit. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adopted unanimously next item, please. >> item of a resolution to approve on airport contract for the support services for the international terminal 1-b project between t one to the joint have you ever seen consisting have been sprinkler and not to exceed ann in the amount in the $69 million. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this is adapt unanimously. >> item 7 to approve on airport contractor 0 for the terminal one central renovation at the international airport between the city and the not to exceed $23 million with a contractor durable of 5 years. >> same house, same call? week to week this is adopted unanimously item 8. >> resolution to authorize the general manager of the public works to execute an water system improvement program opportunity agreement with black and beach corporation for going on
this is adopted unanimously next. >> to authorize the police department to accept a gift of s l if mr. benny hoff for 50 thousand 5 hundred for do police department maifrn unit. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adopted unanimously next item, please. >> item of a resolution to approve on airport contract for the support services for the international terminal 1-b project between t one to the joint have you ever seen consisting have...
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of adoption. >> opposed it is 5 to one. >> there is no item 16 item 17 please. item 17 an action item approval the minutes retirement board retreat. >> this item commissioner, i will leave it up to our pleasure if we go forward with adopting the minutes i'll vote against them i don't think they will accurately reflect our retreat if we want to send them back if someone agrees with me they can come back more accurately lettingthem the agenda didn't match if you read the minutes that cigarettes we were on the agenda so i think it should reflect what happened then that friday and saturday more accurately so i will leave it up to the group if someone makes a motion to continue versus adoption i'll open up for the will will of the commission. >> i ask we continue those minutes i firmly agree that that just as an example the meeting started at 4 o'clock it was sponsored to start at 3 o'clock this doesn't show the takeaways i'll be inclined to sustain than to vote against it. >> is there a second. >> second. >> decision open up for public comment on item 17. >> seeing
of adoption. >> opposed it is 5 to one. >> there is no item 16 item 17 please. item 17 an action item approval the minutes retirement board retreat. >> this item commissioner, i will leave it up to our pleasure if we go forward with adopting the minutes i'll vote against them i don't think they will accurately reflect our retreat if we want to send them back if someone agrees with me they can come back more accurately lettingthem the agenda didn't match if you read the minutes...
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to be adopted. he could face deportation because of something that happened when he was a toddler. >>> in washington state a man who was adopted and brought to the u.s. as a toddler is fighting to ber deported. his checkered pass and a citizenship error could hurt his chances. >> reporter: adam born in korea, raised in the u.s., could have his life turned upside down again. >> someone took me as a child to this country and failed neglected to finalise the adoption through the naturalization process. >> he was three when his mother left him and his sister at the korean orphanage. adopted months later he bounced from home to home before being taken in by tom and dowly. they were convicted on a dozen counts of criminal mistreatment and assault on members of his adopted family. adam had his own troubles with the law, including a conviction for burglarizing the crafter's home after they kicked him out. >> i went to prison. >> how long. >> 25 months the first time. >> reporter: his adoptive father served
to be adopted. he could face deportation because of something that happened when he was a toddler. >>> in washington state a man who was adopted and brought to the u.s. as a toddler is fighting to ber deported. his checkered pass and a citizenship error could hurt his chances. >> reporter: adam born in korea, raised in the u.s., could have his life turned upside down again. >> someone took me as a child to this country and failed neglected to finalise the adoption through...
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open adoption.hings have changed drastically. there's not the shame of it any more. in fact, women who place are really cite quite a bit thought of for makeing this sacrifice. >> for now erin campbell waits hoping she'll have the answers to the question she's asked currently in pennsylvania adult adoptees can only get access to their original birth certificate if's the birth parent signed a form releasing it. in delaware, it's the opposite. adoptees can get the information unless the birth parent signed a form declining the release n new jersey just last year that state pass add law that opens all adoption records moving forward. the diver state by state. erin thinks she has a lead on a person who could be her mom. she's waiting to hear back from her. >> it's got to be so frustrating when it's your information you want. >> she's just trying to keep her family safe. >> the parents avenue little boy who was killed in the boston marathon bombing now say they don't want the man whose responsible to be p
open adoption.hings have changed drastically. there's not the shame of it any more. in fact, women who place are really cite quite a bit thought of for makeing this sacrifice. >> for now erin campbell waits hoping she'll have the answers to the question she's asked currently in pennsylvania adult adoptees can only get access to their original birth certificate if's the birth parent signed a form releasing it. in delaware, it's the opposite. adoptees can get the information unless the...
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a report of a surprise reunion between an adopted child and birth mother. first bisi onile-ere reports on the controversy of opening the records in the first place. >> reporter: a $20 application fee is the only thing standing between mark and information about his past. >> what i think about most is what i'll do next. >> reporter: mark now 50 was given up for adoption much he had a happy childhood, but something was missing. >> reporter: what was it like growing up knowing you were adopted. >> sometimes difficult. you wonder why your parents needed to leave i. >> reporter: in search of answers, a redapted copy of his original birth certificate provided no clues. when looking to the state he was shut out by a law that secured adoptions from 1964 to 1996. i had come to a personal understanding that i may never know and had come to terms with that. >> i think many adoptees feel they are denied their identities. it's basic human rights that most american citizens take for granted that you can have documents that pertain to yourself and it's unfair. >> reporter
a report of a surprise reunion between an adopted child and birth mother. first bisi onile-ere reports on the controversy of opening the records in the first place. >> reporter: a $20 application fee is the only thing standing between mark and information about his past. >> what i think about most is what i'll do next. >> reporter: mark now 50 was given up for adoption much he had a happy childhood, but something was missing. >> reporter: what was it like growing up...
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we love adoption. adopted parents are heroic. there you are talking about children who have, for whatever reason, death, disability, abuse, have already been separated from their biological mom and dad, and so when we're talking about adoption, that's an entirely different social issue that gets solved with different state interests. what we're talking about here is that world where there is no marriage -- justice kagan: but, you know they are connected, right? because if you think about -- mr. bursch: oh, they're related. sure. justice kagan: if you think about the potential who are the potential adoptive parents, many of them are same-sex parents who can't have their own children, and truly want to experience exactly the kind of bond that you're talking about. so how does it make those children better off by preventing that from happening? mr. bursch: well, we allow someone regardless of their sexual orientation to adopt. that's, again, a very different -- justice kagan: yes. but you, yourself, are saying that the marriage, the
we love adoption. adopted parents are heroic. there you are talking about children who have, for whatever reason, death, disability, abuse, have already been separated from their biological mom and dad, and so when we're talking about adoption, that's an entirely different social issue that gets solved with different state interests. what we're talking about here is that world where there is no marriage -- justice kagan: but, you know they are connected, right? because if you think about -- mr....
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. >> this resolution is adopted. mad 78 clerk, can you call the next item. >> 20 -- resolution to adopt the city's 5-year plan for fiscal years 15-20. >> madam clerk. >> breed -- aye. >> can i make a comment? >> oh, sorry about that. take it back. supervisor mar. sorry i missed your name on the roster. >> that's okay. this is on the financial plan. actually, i'm sorry. i wanted to speak on item 21 -- sorry about that. >> okay. can you call the roll please madam clerk. >> on item 20, madam president? >> supervisor breed -- aye. campos -- aye. chris 10 zen -- aye. cohen -- aye. far l -- aye. kim -- aye. mar -- aye. tang -- aye. wiener -- aye. ye -- aye. avalos -- aye. there are 11 aye's. >> this resolution is adopted unanimously. next item please. >> item 21 is a resolution to adopt the city's 5-year information and communication technology plan for fiscal years 2016 through 2020. >> supervisor mar. >> thank you. i first wanted to thank our city's chief information officer miguel and the quake committee for the great p
. >> this resolution is adopted. mad 78 clerk, can you call the next item. >> 20 -- resolution to adopt the city's 5-year plan for fiscal years 15-20. >> madam clerk. >> breed -- aye. >> can i make a comment? >> oh, sorry about that. take it back. supervisor mar. sorry i missed your name on the roster. >> that's okay. this is on the financial plan. actually, i'm sorry. i wanted to speak on item 21 -- sorry about that. >> okay. can you call the...
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adoption. a single roll call vote [inaudible] >> supervisor ferrule. sfr visorarve lose. 40 and 41 please on item 43-46 madam clerk can you call the roll rr >> item 43 -46, breed aye. compose, aye. christensen, aye. co00, aye. ferrule, aye. kim, aye. mar, aye. tank, aye. wiener aye. yee aye was avalos, aye. >> madam clerk can you read item 4 and 41 >> item 40 is a resolution to command margey stokes on her 81 birthday [inaudible] declaring may 22 margey stokes day in the city and countery of san francisco >> ee are going take them one at a time >> supervisor avalos. >> thank you i appreciate you taking them one at time. uleeges margey stoke saz resident of district 11 and turning 81. she is a remarkable woman who has done a lot to advance urmy childhood education in san francisco. she started with colleagues in the chaild cire providers world, the multicultural child care consortdium which is where child care providers can come together and share resources. one of the things that happened overt
adoption. a single roll call vote [inaudible] >> supervisor ferrule. sfr visorarve lose. 40 and 41 please on item 43-46 madam clerk can you call the roll rr >> item 43 -46, breed aye. compose, aye. christensen, aye. co00, aye. ferrule, aye. kim, aye. mar, aye. tank, aye. wiener aye. yee aye was avalos, aye. >> madam clerk can you read item 4 and 41 >> item 40 is a resolution to command margey stokes on her 81 birthday [inaudible] declaring may 22 margey stokes day in the...
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the agenda is adopted.accordance with rule 37 of the council's provisional laws of procedure, i invited the participant from yemen to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council have before them the document s[ inaudible ] slash [ inaudible ] the text of the draft resolution submitted by jordan france united states and u.k. council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in this document please raise their hand. those against? on -- on stengss? the result is as follows, vote in favor, 13. votes against 0. on sten shuns 1. members did not participate in stloet stloeting. there is are mistake says the president votes in favor. draft resolution has not -- has not -- has been adopted as resolution 22-16 of 2015. i now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to mak
the agenda is adopted.accordance with rule 37 of the council's provisional laws of procedure, i invited the participant from yemen to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council have before them the document s[ inaudible ] slash [ inaudible ] the text of the draft resolution submitted by jordan france united states and u.k. council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution...
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has some tips for adoptive prospective parents to protect themselves. she says never send money to a birth mother directly and be suspicious of someone who doesn't want to work with an adoption professional. as for heather, she got out of prison just last week after serving a little over a year on drug and theft charges in another case. andrea canning nbc news. >>> and now to a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. doctors are calling a little girl a miracle patient. a young girl who was released from a san francisco hospital after a three-month battle with the flu. >> doctors say it was a highly unusual case. nbc bay area's ian cole has the story. >> reporter: it's a big day at ucsf children's hospital. picture day. not a promotional shoot for doctors and nurses. it's an opportunity to get a picture with 8-year-old patient lydia. >> she has become a real kind of star in the hospital. >> reporter: you see, on christmas day, lydia got a cough. it wouldn't stop. >> and she didn't even have a fever. then one day i was snuggling with her, and she was breat
has some tips for adoptive prospective parents to protect themselves. she says never send money to a birth mother directly and be suspicious of someone who doesn't want to work with an adoption professional. as for heather, she got out of prison just last week after serving a little over a year on drug and theft charges in another case. andrea canning nbc news. >>> and now to a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. doctors are calling a little girl a miracle patient. a young girl who...
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27, as adopted by the house, and three, adopts such concurrent resolution, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one hour. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. during consideration of this resolution, all time is yielded for the purpose of debate only. and i would also like to yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, my friend, mr. mcgovern, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks . the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the previous question is ordered -- without objection. mr. sessions: mr. speaker i rise today in support of a rule and the underlying bills that make it easier for hardworking families to purchase a home. and i'd like to be perfectly clear from the outset, these bills are about increasing access to affordable housing. they are about helping middle-class men and women in our country to gain a little bit better footing to help them along
27, as adopted by the house, and three, adopts such concurrent resolution, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one hour. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. during consideration of this resolution, all time is yielded for the purpose of debate only. and i would also like to yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, my friend, mr. mcgovern, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i ask...
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madam clerk can you please read the next item >> 31 is being considered for immediate adoption. it is a resolution to extend by 30 days prescribed time which the plan commission may review the ordinance amendmenting the regulation of short term residential relthals. have visor kim >> thank you president breed. i am making one small amendment and that is to change the word, resolution to motion. it is a motion extending by 30 days to proib time within which the planning commission may render decision on a ordinance and this is the trailing legislation to the short term rental legislation that passed in the fall >> supervisor kim made a motion to make a amendment. vecd by supervisor campose. can we take thit without objection? the amendment passes and on the underlying item, item 31 as a-minded can you call the roll >> supervisor tang. aye. wiener, aye. yee, aye. avalos, aye. breed, aye. compose, aye. christensen, aye. cohen aye. fayal, aye. kim, aye. mar, aye. there are 11 aye's >> this resolution is adopted. >> todays meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following individu
madam clerk can you please read the next item >> 31 is being considered for immediate adoption. it is a resolution to extend by 30 days prescribed time which the plan commission may review the ordinance amendmenting the regulation of short term residential relthals. have visor kim >> thank you president breed. i am making one small amendment and that is to change the word, resolution to motion. it is a motion extending by 30 days to proib time within which the planning commission...
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higher non adoption rates for people of color and people of lower income and what's lacking at this time is a comprehensive plan to address all 3 and they are good program and see good services offered to address adoption particularly through seniors through the the department of aging and adult services they address with both training and how to use it and how it's relevant to to the students' lives and for youth no city programs at present. the grant funding ran out several years ago and at this time the city itself is not offering those kinds of services. the schools have a good fleet of computers and have wired every school site for high speed internet connections. same with the library -- it's not quite up to the same level of speed as the school district but they are working on that and more broadband is going to to be introduced this year and there's hardware there as well to use i say use but it's really for anybody who uses it. >> thank you just a quick question how about city college? city college certainly has access yes they have wifi and hardware available as well and let's
higher non adoption rates for people of color and people of lower income and what's lacking at this time is a comprehensive plan to address all 3 and they are good program and see good services offered to address adoption particularly through seniors through the the department of aging and adult services they address with both training and how to use it and how it's relevant to to the students' lives and for youth no city programs at present. the grant funding ran out several years ago and at...
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for adoptive prospective parents to protect themselves. never send money to a birth mother directly and be suspicious of those who don't want to work with an official. heather got out of jail after a year for this and drug charges. >>> an easter sunday one family won't forget delivering a healthy boy inside this fire truck early yesterday morning in connecticut. meet darin robert yardley jr., his name. he blocks in at 8.4 pounds 21 inches long. both mom amend baby happy and healthy and adorable. should be leaving the hospital, we understand, tomorrow. >>> and i'm eun yang live here at nats park. it is a picture perfect day for a gable game. the first 20,000 fans receive this 10-year anniversary commemorative plaque and also a first for today, pitching phenom matt sherzer in a nats uniform for the first time and fans excited. and high hopes a lot of expectations fors they upcoming season. diana rossini joins me to tell us more and what else is going on for players. >> tons of reasons why fans should be excited. definitely the biggest signer
for adoptive prospective parents to protect themselves. never send money to a birth mother directly and be suspicious of those who don't want to work with an official. heather got out of jail after a year for this and drug charges. >>> an easter sunday one family won't forget delivering a healthy boy inside this fire truck early yesterday morning in connecticut. meet darin robert yardley jr., his name. he blocks in at 8.4 pounds 21 inches long. both mom amend baby happy and healthy and...
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he had lost an adopted son in vietnam. it wasn't in his constitution to admit the war was finished.would not surrender to the godless commune is. >> reporter: but the communists were intent ops on taking saigon. pounded south vietnamese targets, around the clock. the violent barrage cleared the way to clear key cities lie hue and danang. obliterated half of the south vietnamese army. >> i flew into the embattled areas soon after the worst began to happen and i saw the south vietnamese army retreat into the sea throwing away its yurms. ituniforms. it was a horrible sight. bad leadership, on president tu's part was what led to that route. >> the north viet snam ease vietnamese army had surrounded saigon. they had to protect their life's work. >> what did you do about all the sensitive equipment documents et cetera that were in the embassy? >> on the last day we had done so little to get rid of classified material that we were basically running the incinerators on the roof all the time. and what that meant was building itself, the embassy was shaking all the time because the incinerato
he had lost an adopted son in vietnam. it wasn't in his constitution to admit the war was finished.would not surrender to the godless commune is. >> reporter: but the communists were intent ops on taking saigon. pounded south vietnamese targets, around the clock. the violent barrage cleared the way to clear key cities lie hue and danang. obliterated half of the south vietnamese army. >> i flew into the embattled areas soon after the worst began to happen and i saw the south...
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woman adopting a child? that wasn't addressed on the show. you don't have to have two parents to be a good parent. >> host: thank you for your call. the congressman has adopted a child one of the gay members of congress. he posted this three. a historic day in the supreme court. we all deserve equal protection under the law. that is jared polis. across the street from u.s. capital asking you your thoughts on same-sex marriage do you support or oppose. albert belle alabama bruce, good evening. go ahead. you are on the air, go ahead. >> caller: okay, i have those same-sex marriage because marriage as we all know was designed way before there was united states of america. it was designed -- defined by religion. we know that -- >> host: hey bruce listen to your phone and you won't get confused. go ahead. >> caller: squirrels don't get married, people do. the survival of the fittest is the only thing that tells you about secularism. it's always defined by religion. way before there was the united states of americ
woman adopting a child? that wasn't addressed on the show. you don't have to have two parents to be a good parent. >> host: thank you for your call. the congressman has adopted a child one of the gay members of congress. he posted this three. a historic day in the supreme court. we all deserve equal protection under the law. that is jared polis. across the street from u.s. capital asking you your thoughts on same-sex marriage do you support or oppose. albert belle alabama bruce, good...
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>> it was adopted in 1925 and it says the contract shall be enforced in the state law.i will answer a question directly. at&t was advertising free cell phones for those that signed up for the service. the married couple went to get their free cell phones and a day like all of us my guess is like most of us they didn't read the agreements they were signing. they were so crazed with a first cut their monthly statement and each charge to $32.80 in sales tax. dvds that they promised free cell phones so they should have to bear the cost. they decided they wanted to sue at&t for fraud and it was a class-action lawsuit. they said there is an arbitration in the agreement that you signed that says if you have any dispute you have to go to arbitration if you can't be part of the class action. they discovered the arbitrations are not enforceable in california in the routine. nobody is aware of these. there is no agreement. the court of appeal said they went. it is revocable under state law. the five to four court of appeals justice scalia wrote the opinions and justice scalia talk
>> it was adopted in 1925 and it says the contract shall be enforced in the state law.i will answer a question directly. at&t was advertising free cell phones for those that signed up for the service. the married couple went to get their free cell phones and a day like all of us my guess is like most of us they didn't read the agreements they were signing. they were so crazed with a first cut their monthly statement and each charge to $32.80 in sales tax. dvds that they promised free...
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the media was harping on the negativity of the adoption of these vehicles. guess what -- i can show you the data later -- it is quite -- it is twice the adoption rate. it is still small, about 1% of light-duty vehicles in the united states. i was referring to the united states alone. what it looks like the beginnings of that best curve, and more importantly, from the bottom up, batteries in vehicles have cracked the market. it is starting to get the attention of big companies. when will it happen? i will rephrase the question. is it too early to invest? is it too late to invest? or is it beginning to be the right time to invest? i think the answer is in the middle. it is not too late, it is also not too early. the number of big companies from around the world coming into the national lab test questions about could we perform -- to ask questions about could we perform research for them, the tipping point is arriving soon if it has not already arrived. i would love to get onto the next topic before i hand the microphone back to you. what i just described touch
the media was harping on the negativity of the adoption of these vehicles. guess what -- i can show you the data later -- it is quite -- it is twice the adoption rate. it is still small, about 1% of light-duty vehicles in the united states. i was referring to the united states alone. what it looks like the beginnings of that best curve, and more importantly, from the bottom up, batteries in vehicles have cracked the market. it is starting to get the attention of big companies. when will it...
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>>> absolutely. >>> it was as miracle for the baby he adopted. was told she was on that plane, one of the dozen seated in the top portion who survived. >>> laura was air lasted, with very few records and almost no information about her birth family. >>> i grew up, with this believe that i came over on a plane that crashed, and i was a sur vive vor, and, that i, i was one of the lucky babies who made it out and, three years ago i found out that i wasn't on the plane. >>> what was that like hearing that. >>> deaf vast tating. q.disbelief. i mean not that you want to be part of a plane crash but, i did want that to be part of my history and, that's what i grew up believing. i went to vietnam, and i cried at the site, for what i thought happened to me and visuallized this trauma and, it was hard. and then when you find out guess what, that's not part of your history -- >>> the crash was also tra make mathematic for her mother. who spent two years, filling out paperwork to adopt a baby from vietnam. >>> i had to write a letter, asking permission to ad
>>> absolutely. >>> it was as miracle for the baby he adopted. was told she was on that plane, one of the dozen seated in the top portion who survived. >>> laura was air lasted, with very few records and almost no information about her birth family. >>> i grew up, with this believe that i came over on a plane that crashed, and i was a sur vive vor, and, that i, i was one of the lucky babies who made it out and, three years ago i found out that i wasn't on the...
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i hope my colleagues adopt this amendment. unfortunately, no such amendment is being considered to address this issue within the intelligence bill, h.r. 1560, where the problem actually runs much deeper. h.r. 1560 permits cyberthreat data, including americans' private information that's shared with the federal government, to be stored and used for a raft of unrelated purposes unconstrained by congressional directive, including investigations and potential prosecution of crimes, completely unrelated to cybersecurity. obviously all of us want law enforcement agencies to be equipped to prevent and prosecute violent crime but the inclusion of these matters completely unrelated to cybersecurity broaden the scope of the measure far beyond what it's purported to be. a cybersecurity bill. in fact, it can remove the -- reduces the focus of our efforts on combating cybersecurity when you open it up to everything under the sun. by including a vast array of other reasons, the government can invoke, to store and share personal information.
i hope my colleagues adopt this amendment. unfortunately, no such amendment is being considered to address this issue within the intelligence bill, h.r. 1560, where the problem actually runs much deeper. h.r. 1560 permits cyberthreat data, including americans' private information that's shared with the federal government, to be stored and used for a raft of unrelated purposes unconstrained by congressional directive, including investigations and potential prosecution of crimes, completely...
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adoption organizations didn't. nowhere along the line from you made a u.s. citizen. >> immigration, customs enforce. tells us the agency does not track how many adoptees like adam have been deported or could be. we asked ice for an on-camera interview and were turned down. the agency offered to answer questions we asked by email. the spokesman responded in part: the child citizenship act of 2000 guaranteed citizenship to adoptees 18 and under. there is no suf provision for older a -- such provision for older adults. at 40 years of age, adam could be uprooted sent to his native and foreign country. >> i made a lot of mistakes along the way and learnt hard lessons, i'm still an american. >> reporter: for a few months at least, this is home >>> still ahead on al jazeera america - they are on a mission from moscow to berlin poland is trying to stop the notorious group of bikers from coming across the border. >>> a group of pro-russian bikers are hitting the road to germany, a route that the soviet army took in the second world war. poland wants them stopped at t
adoption organizations didn't. nowhere along the line from you made a u.s. citizen. >> immigration, customs enforce. tells us the agency does not track how many adoptees like adam have been deported or could be. we asked ice for an on-camera interview and were turned down. the agency offered to answer questions we asked by email. the spokesman responded in part: the child citizenship act of 2000 guaranteed citizenship to adoptees 18 and under. there is no suf provision for older a -- such...
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this resolution is adopt unanimously. >> item resolution to authorize the district attorney to accept enkind gift of technical assistance. valued at the $20,000 from vertiba inc. >> this resolution is adopted unanimously. >> item 17 is an ordinance to authorize the settlement of a lawsuit filed by kimberly tuyay file only march 24th in california superior court 2014. >> this ordinance pass. >> items 18 through 20 are resolution to approve reports. the civic center community benefit district for fiscal year 2011 through 2014 and top the broadway for 2013 through 2014. >> these resolutions are adopted. >> item 21 is an ordinance to amend the building administrative planning and police code to require continuation of exterior noise, analysis and in some circumstances field testing. to authorize entertainment commission to hold a hearing on a proposed residential use near a place of entertainment and require project sponsor to participate, to measure noise conditions and provide comments and recommendations to the planning department. to require the disclosure of potential noises associat
this resolution is adopt unanimously. >> item resolution to authorize the district attorney to accept enkind gift of technical assistance. valued at the $20,000 from vertiba inc. >> this resolution is adopted unanimously. >> item 17 is an ordinance to authorize the settlement of a lawsuit filed by kimberly tuyay file only march 24th in california superior court 2014. >> this ordinance pass. >> items 18 through 20 are resolution to approve reports. the civic center...
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those people are losing their lives on our streets this is a franklin we're restore here the city adopted a goal a policy to eliminate traffic deaths in san francisco and while we're not here to mourn their loss we certainly want to honor them and again offer our dlops we're here to reinforce the notation this is is not accidents i want to ass ask us to eliminate accidents when we talk about traffic collisions in the street the word accidents suggests inability accidents happy but we've we've done by adopting vision zero we don't accept that the inability of people getting killed and sierra injured in our streets not something we're any longer than accepting and it is something that modern we're telegraph hill working together under the leadership of our mayor within the city but the greater san francisco community to make sure we eliminate traffic fatalities in san francisco by 20024 there's a number of physical improvements that are going into the streets we've already gotten 12 of the 24 so-called vision zero projects in the ground and here today to talk about improvements on gere and
those people are losing their lives on our streets this is a franklin we're restore here the city adopted a goal a policy to eliminate traffic deaths in san francisco and while we're not here to mourn their loss we certainly want to honor them and again offer our dlops we're here to reinforce the notation this is is not accidents i want to ass ask us to eliminate accidents when we talk about traffic collisions in the street the word accidents suggests inability accidents happy but we've we've...