ahmed.the reason for the appeal is the decision of the department is that it is overbroad and punitive. in addition we request a -- that the board review de novo the denial of the exemption request that the appellant submitted timely in a timely fashion. the smoking of huka pipes and the enjoyment of the camaraderie that occurs around that have great cultural significance. unfortunately, the smoking ban in san francisco allowed the huka bar to fall through the cracks of that regulation. as i stated in my brief, mr. ah med because he is a muslim is not able to sell alcohol and it does not comply with regulations regarding bars or tafns s -- taverns so he could not fall within the limited exemption to the ban. when he submitted the exemption he put a little box written next to it huka bar in hopes of continuing to operate it that way. he did not receive a clear indication that he understood that his exception request had been denied, up until the time of the recent hearing on this matter. so i

ahmed has certainly made every effort to try to communicate and comply. unfortunately it appears that window or that possibility is very limited. and so we will -- have to take other avenues on that, and plan to do so. the issue of whether or not the enforcement of the regulations on the books would be more difficult, if non-tobacco products were allowed, is something for the board of supervisors to take up and address by amending the regulation. and in terms of whether or not we would be willing to remove tobacco from nile cafe is something that mr. ahmed has considered and is willing to do if he is allowed to continue to possess and use the huka pipes with the non-tobacco product. >> vice presidenproduct. >> so ever since this new legislation came to light, i try to comply and try to understand and try to work every possible way to comply, and to be -- to continue doing it legally. i see so many gaps in the whole process. and i've tried to talk to eric mar's office, eric mar, himself, david chu, and supervisor kim. and the whole thing was discussed and

restaurant owner ahmed yasar welcomes every additional kilowatt hour of electricity.just to be on the safe side, he's bought a second-hand diesel generator for emergencies. >> the fact is that 30% of electricity gets lost on its way from the dams. that's because the power lines are dilapidated and the transformer stations don't work. they aren't serviced properly. their maintenance is shoddy. that's why so much electricity is wasted. >> turkey needs to keep investing in its infrastructure if it wants to rely more on hydropower. it should be able to. the euphrates is just one of many mighty rivers in the country. >> while these projects are promising for the future, millions of people need a quick fix to get access to the most basic resources now. some 1.3 billion people currently have no access to power. most of them live in subsaharan africa and southern asia. and they can't wait for large infrastructure projects to kick in. in the philippines, we went to meet a man who believes in a simple and yet effective way to bring light into the homes of those who can't afford

ahmed al'abaid is the kind of rebel leader they're worried about. a group of several hundred jihadis, or holy warriors. these young and impressionable village boys, his latest recruits, will go into battle under the black flag of radical islam. after weeks of negotiations, we were allowed to travel to azaz, a town north of aleppo, to meet al'abaid face to face. he said he was fighting for a free syria, but for him, that means a country governed under the ancient muslim legal code of sharia. you would like to see sharia law implemented as the law of the land. >> ahmed al'abaid ( translated ): certainly. certainly, yes. >> ward: that is therefore saying that you'd like to create an islamic state in syria. >> al'abaid ( translated ): and what's wrong with that? the world has misguided ideas about islam. muslims have never been the aggressors against anyone. >> ward: we had heard that, under al'abaid, captured government soldiers were being tried by self-appointed sharia judges. you have a judicial system here? >> al'abaid ( translated ): yes, we got a

. >> reporter: dean ahmed is running for the u.s. senate seat. a new poll shows senator cardin favored by 53%, bongino 22%, sobhani 14% and ahmed at 2%. i recently asked so bani why he chose to challenge senator cardin who is one of maryland's most successful politicians. >> i think there is a fundamental fatigue with both political parties. i think people in america want fresh ideas. want fresh solutions. but they also, chris, want accountability. >> reporter: the senate candidates in maryland will meet for two debates before election day. chris gordon, news4. >>> by noon today, hundreds of d.c. residents had already cast their ballots on this first day of early voting in the district. the old council chambers at 1 judiciary square opened at 8:30 this morning and will remain open until 7:00 tonight. this is the first time for early voting in the district since 2008 when voters encountered long lines on election day. >> we had a situation where the morning vote on election day, the lines extended blocks and blocks and blocks. we'll see whether th

to meet rebel commander ahmed afaj once a local businessman now driven by the loss of his own brother, killed in combat. he leads more than 2500 rebels. all sunni muslims. and says he is battling shiite militants fighting for the regime, mostly from outside syria. iranian and hezbollah fighters are here in large numbers, he says. when we kill them, we find their i.d. cards. the u.s. has accused iran of meddling in syria. the commander goes farther. he says of the regime, all of the planes they're using, the new ones, are from iran. and, he says, government planes are dropping a new kind of weapon. bombs in barrels, with chemicals, he says, that take out city blocks. a whole family was in here, he says, and an old man. the commander says 500 new rebel recruits volunteer every month. some look to be barely in their teens. but what do we hear? suddenly the rebels hear a jet overhead. one of the syrian regime's feared warplanes, a russian-made mig. after the new recruits took cover their commander made a bold statement. he says, if the united states would enforce a no-fly zone, or give us

. >>> a "new york times" report says abu ahmed spent two hours sipping mango juice and scoffing at the threats from american and libyan officials. he says he hasn't even been questioned by authorities. he says he's not affiliated with al qaeda but shares their views on theology. he also insisted although he was at the consulate the night of the attack he did not take part in the violence. meanwhile, a "wall street journal" report examines the time line. early intelligence suggested the violence came from a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video. that is'sment began to change the night before. ambassador susan rice appear on the sunday talk shows on september 16th. she was not warned about the changes before she went on the air. intelligence officials realized there were no protests at all, it would be weeks before the administration changed its narrative. >> mika, a lot of questions about how the debate changed the polls. with 18 days to the election, there's something of a mixed picture being painted by new polls out. gallup's rolling average showing mitt romney with a seven-poi

arrival sports talk to nil at village nicky to stay within two points of the leaders in second place ahmed musard open in the fifteenth minute after being set up by casey the japanese international inventor and score and double says costly it's of minutes in sealing the two nil when their seventh victory in eight games. all we very happy about what today's game especially because the biggest in russia winning this game is always very important. as as a team and supporters too so hopefully we can keep doing good and trying to find the places. the defending champions is in each one very first match or four as they are now two nil winners at cross the dark constantine open half way through the second period and. sealed the final score just ten minutes later the st petersburg side are now fourth in the russian primitive standings. elsewhere in gaza zein former champions are being lost to i'm caller one nil bob dylan unites all they scored the only goal of the game in just the third minute window when the perm side are up to ninth in the current standings. in the meantime in spanish league eigh

"the new york times" is reporting that libyan authorities blame ahmed katallah for that attack. he is the leader of a militant islamist group, that group is not affiliated with al qaeda, but it does share some of the same believes. they have denied having any part of the attack. >>> a high school hockey coach whose name appeared on the list of paying an instructor list for sex has stepped down. police say alexis wright ran the operation out of her zumba studio. she's accused of videotaping her encounters with more than 150 men. she's pled not guilty. earlier this week, the first 21 names of alleged clients were released. the next batch of names is expected to be made public next friday. >>> lawyers for the two prince george's county police officers on trial for beating a university of maryland student will continue to present their defense today. a judge tossed out the most serious charges against officers reginald baker and james harrison. the judge says there is no proof that they meant to inflict permanent injuries. the incident happened in 2010 in college park. baker testifi

that is that in two thousand and eight when there was the violent clash between the two groups with ahmed has and did not participate in that clash on the side of mr how do you the against the the so-called prosody and group on the contrary he acted as a mediator with time and has an organize the visit of mr how do you need to damascus to meet with the president bashar assad so he had a function an intelligence function yes it's true i agree with claude that he wasn't a serious man in lebanon definitely not he was more likely the saudi man in lebanon or more likely the american man eleven on the front yes i agree and that could put him in danger yet he had a function and it's more important i think the than the labeling the function of the guy is good could have served this indian interests because they needed they would still need to stay in touch if they want to go out of this mess with a political settlement he is the person who can house them in order to mediate with the other groups and the other man just like i don't want to violate and omar let me let me add one more i don't i don'

slips he says that made them sluggish but they took the lead from the spot with twenty minutes to go ahmed was up ended by even marcano and ransoms slotted home it was a bad day for mccann are you dense or were straight red after a high challenge on to see the honda and the army men made the most to be extra man moved to scoring their second minute from time to know to to use the final school. logic behind them in the league or high flying tara could be damn car one nil. volley enough for victory they are up to third in the table four points off the top . the mob a break from the numbers striker alexander according gave his side a two one win over lowly mordovia the twenty one year old getting his first just six minutes in however that early strike was cancelled out by a retaken penalty from bruce and. it was controversial. just the first effort which the keeper saved. and then he sent it in exactly the same spot for the second one at school the local corrie responded swiftly heading in what proved to be the winner it moved them to test these men. to twelve from the table four point clear

authorities have frozen the assets of the country's prime minister and presidential race runner up ahmed shah big this comes after state media reported that should pick is due to go on trial in december boy alleged corruption a former confidante of the ousted president hosni mubarak shafiq left egypt soon after losing out on the country's top job this summer he says all of the against him are politically motivated. israel's prime minister has vowed to continue the construction of settlements in east jerusalem this comes despite palestinian objections that the area is part of the capital of a future separate state the us foreign policy slams the building plan as destructive to peace efforts in the region. and south korean troops and police have blocked activists from sending propaganda leaflets into north korea after pyongyang threatened a merciless military response seoul mobilized army units and prepared articulations from the area near the demilitarized zone after the north announced it could fire on a group which was looking to send two hundred thousand flyers into the communist count

who was killed in this explosion they quickly pointed the finger at the syrian government now with ahmed hassan the head of intelligence security who apparently has a main killed more targeted that is known to be actually a robot for team is known not to be one of the supporters not to be very very likable person or those who are in government so i think now this would only lead to more and more fingers from march fourteenth and from there west and how is it being pointed at syria and in the midst of syria's spiraling civil conflict more reports of weapons flowing into the hands of al qaeda backed rebels from the lebanese border are coming to light. and it reports now from arms smuggling spot on the two countries front here. everything no training for war getting ready for battle and possibly their doubts these young recruits are preparing for what their instructors called a campaign to rid syria of tyranny. some of these student to be fighters haven't even held a gun until now. this is the first time i use weapons there was no need for them before the revolution now we carry weapons to

of ahmed the best no that's not the third party debate who do you think did a good job in the third party debate i think think their parag obama did a little bit better job than mitt romney i know that the third party to vait that was the main candidates that day but the third parties are we have actual other candidates that are running did you know that no i didn't there's jill stein she's the the green party there's gary johnson and libertarian and none of these names ring a bell and i don't think it's unfortunate that americans don't know they have more than two main options you know we're stuck with democrats or republicans we don't go over for that so why do you think that is. the tradition. tradition. we do we used to why i don't think either one of the third party have other ideas other than democratic somebody sure they do they're against the n.c.a.a. they're against the war and junks they're against drone strikes there's a lot of other ideas. you don't agree with me about you know drone strikes no one to protecting us and saving our soldiers from being killed even when they have

coalition forces are due to pull out of the country by the end of twenty fourteen political analyst ahmed kwara she thinks the ongoing violence in afghanistan is on surprising given the years of foreign presence and flawed policy there. it's quite obvious that the united states military is leaving behind a new our faction or a new militia in afghanistan in addition to the dozens that already exist in a move into the of gun national army at least parts of that are well trained by the us military and this national army is now turning against its benefactors as mentors of gun national army is is one of the blunders of the u.s. military in afghanistan in addition to. the midst of created in that country over the past decade three thousand american citizens died on nine eleven the u.s. military blunders resulted in an additional two thousand americans dying out of monies done over the past decade and these are the american soldiers and of months to this mess basically belongs purely to the u.s. military to pentagon to the cia because of none has done has been their baby. well plans for a new j

checkpoint and nato soldier and a civilian contractor died when their afghan holy fire political analyst ahmed quality she believes america has brought this rise and violence upon it. it's quite obvious that the united states military is leaving behind a new war faction or a new militia in afghanistan in addition to the dozens that already exist in the moved into the of gun national army at least parts of that are well trained by the us military and the national army is no turning against it so that many factors as mentors of gun national army is is one of the blunders of the u.s. military in afghanistan in addition to. the midst of created a country over the past decade three thousand american citizens died on nine eleven the u.s. military blunders resulted in addition old americans dying of one is done over the past decade and these are the american soldiers and of not just on this notice basically belongs purely to the u.s. military to pentagon to the cia because of none has done has been their baby now to some news in brief for you from around the world bangladeshi muslims in here rated by

said that of more than two thousand people killed by american drones eighty percent were civilians ahmed kwara she from pakistan's first political lobbying group says washington is only creating more militants with its tactics this is a major blow to u.s. diplomacy and position in parks done and this is the first time that a senior official actually come out to say this make this kind of a statement there's no evidence that the drones have actually helped buckstone control the militants on the contrary pakistan has been very much very successful lives in the military in flushing out terrorist from the northern region of so wide back in two thousand and nine and clearing cleaning up that entire area and if no we see a resurgence of so. on the activity of the terrorist it is because of these safe havens on the what i would call the american side of the border which is the afghan side of the border ninety six incursions from the of gun territory into pikes done resulting in killing a bunch of the soldiers and bugs and civilians. there's all to play for in monday's final and crucial debate b

authorities have the assets of the country's former prime minister and presidential race runner up ahmed shafik this comes after states media reported that should take is due to go trial in december for alleged corruption a former confidante of the president hosni mubarak shafiq left egypt soon after losing out on the country's top job this summer he says all of a geisha is against him are politically motivated. israel's prime minister has vowed to continue the construction of settlements in east jerusalem which comes despite state of directions that there is part of the capital of the future a separate state whose foreign policy slams the building plan as destructive to the south. korean police have blocked out of its from sending propaganda leaflets into north korea after the threat of a military strike by beyond young came as the north announced it could fire on a group composed of defectors who were looking to send two hundred thousand flyers into the communist country young young described it as an unacceptable display of psychological. victory is next to the business news good morn

the movie this and do we do we yet know who paid for this thing the movie that that sort of similar ahmed movie the start of the demonstrations and this is a very difficult thing it's obviously if you see it it's a very low budget film if you even want to call it a film so it's unclear who exactly was responsible for the making of that film but but nevertheless whoever made it responsibility for the actions that happened in cairo and around the released that belonged to the perpetrators not to the people who make the film but just to reiterate your point we have a long tradition in this country of foreign policy stopping at the water's edge and that tradition has been eroded by the romney campaign over the last several months i've been curious your thoughts on iran these propose. to add two trillion dollars to the national defense budget that's already larger than that of virtually every other nation on earth combined well it's preposterous i mean his plan doesn't add up his fiscal plan and the reason for that is the candidates often do that when they're running because they can they know

but in may, president ahmed wali karzai signed an agreement promising a commitment to afghanistan through 2024 and it's not clear how many troops will be needed to meet the terms of that commitment. >>> last week's damage is estimated to be more than $7 million. friday's fire damaged three buildings including a wine bar and the popular squat and gobble restaurant. the cause of the fire is still under investigation but fire officials say it does not appear to be suspicious. >>> a new report shows the golden state warriors move will be a huge move to the city. it will be at piers 30 and 32 and the project would generate $54 million in annual revenues and create 5,000 temporary jobs but neighbors in the area worry it will increase traffic and crime. >> it is getting busier, let's check in with sal. >>> we have been checking in on a crash eastbound and the none commute direction near the high- rise westbound, it was only a minor delay and they are still clearing westbound 92 does look good and feel free to use that bridge heading over to the peninsular. and the commute into livermore valley l

>> reporter: his name is mohammad jamal ahmed. he's establishing terror training camps in the libyan desert. he's about 45 years old. he lives in libya. he learned bomb making in afghanistan in the 80s. he has been part of the egyptian islamic jihad movement, may have been one of its leaders and western officials believe he's building his own terror network. he also has ties to al-zawahiri, the head of al qaeda. ahmed is said to be asking al-zawahiri if he can start an al qaeda units. it was terrorists who trained at his training cam who attacked the consulate in libya. megyn: this paints a picture of a much more active movement going on on the ground in libya and it raises questions about how aware they were of this growing threat coming from libya. what are members of congress saying about this? >> reporter: they have the same question you did. he has said the i.s. needs to deal with this as a terrorist attack. here is more. >> it's well planned to have this be a spontaneous event. the concern is if we don't treat this what it i

"the new york times" is reporting that libyan authorities blame ahmed ah ahbu kattalah, the leader of a militant islamist group. that group is not affiliated with al qaeda, but does share some of its believes. they have denied having any part in the attack. >>> a military judge says he won't let the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks make personal comments in his courtroom again. khalid sheikh mohammed accused the u.s. government of killing millions of people yesterday. he also claimed the government uses national security as a reason to torture people. he and four other men are charged with terrorism and murder. they could receive the death penalty if convicted. >> health officials say three more people have died from the national meningitis outbreak. that raises the death toll to 19. the latest deaths were reported in florida and tennessee. two people have died in virginia and one in maryland. this morning, at least 247 people in 15 states are sick. the outbreak is linked to a steroid shot for back pain. federal officials are investigating the massachusetts pharmacy that made th

host: ben -- ahmed is joining us. are you still undecided? caller: i am leaning towards obama because he seems to be a strong leader. i was supporting romney before, and romney seems to be everywhere on every issue. host: george is on the phone from kansas. a supporter of governor romney. good evening. caller: how're you doing? i thought romney did a wonderful job and obama was all over the table. i support romney 100%. i hope he becomes our president. obama has not done anything that he said he was going to do. host: earlier tonight, jim, the campaign manager for the president, in a meeting with reporters, we carry it on our web site, here is a portion. >> you cannot have any clearer of a choice than you saw on this issue. the back-and-forth on the military budget, romney will regret that answer for a very long time. the president correctly informs you what the military budget is. we need a military for the future and that is what the president is building. >> you got the impression that he was on the offense tonight. i am just wondering abo

dan bongino 22%, rob sobhani 14% and dean ahmed at 2%. two debates are scheduled for the u.s. senate candidates in maryland over the next two weeks. the latest live in the newsroom, chris gordon, news4. >>> when we come back, pediatricians offer first-ever reports on organic food for children. >>> ipad users are getting ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> new research suggests children can benefit from eating organic produce. the american academy of pediatrics conducted the study and researchers found the nutritional value of conventional versus organic is identical, but organic has lower levels of pesticides. there are indications that exposure to pesticides can impact things like intelligence, behavior and development in children. >> when you look at big groups like populations, you see small changes in the equivalent of iq by five points. five points for most of us isn't very important, but for a whole popula

they accuse ahmed kattalah of orchestrating that attack. he is a leader in a group called ansar-alshari'a. they say it disputes president obama's claims that killing osama bin laden has crippled the group. the al qaeda mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks is expected to be back in the courtroom today. khalid sheikh mohammed has been in court today. he showed up yesterday in a camouflage vest and accused the u.s. government of kill millions of people. the judge says this was the first time and last time mohamed would be allowed to make personal comments. he and four other men are charged with terrorism and murder. they could receive the death penalty if convicted. >>> new developments in the meningitis outbreak. three more people have died. that raises the death toll to 19. the latest deaths are reported in florida and tennessee. two people have died if virginia and one in maryland. this morning, at least 247 people in 15 states are sick. the outbreak is linked to a steroids shot for back pain. federal officials are investigating the massachus

. >> moderator: thank you ahmed dan maffei. ann marie buerkle, this is for you. pomerantz plan retains virtually all of the medicare reductions that are in the health care law. the only difference is that he prefers the savings to his medicare overhaul. so isn't it misleading to claim these reductions are cuts that hurt elderly beneficiaries now, while failing to inform voters the right to incorporate the exact same reduction? buerkle: i think which are seen as paul ran because he had to start at the baseline that the affordable character set, he took the $700 billion in cuts and put them back into the medicare program to strengthen the program for seniors. that's number one. number two, the study you mentioned camino coming in as a study. all dan has to do is talk to hospitals, physicians, physical therapist, cardiologists, yours, skilled nurses, nursing homes were all feeling the direct and act and are so concerned about how they will move forward with all of this cut are going to feel within the affordable care act. i think of all the parts of this campaign th

ahmed abu katallah spent hours in a luxury hotel in benghazi. he hasn't been questioned once about the attack which killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. he says he doesn't have any plans to go into hiding either. he's the leader of a militant islamic group. >>> the man accused of trying to bomb the federal reserve building in new york may have targeted maryland too. court documents show that in july quazi nafis talked to an undercover agent about attacking a military base near baltimore. nafis reportedly changed his mind because he wanted a target that would cause more devastation. nafis was arrested wednesday in manhattan. his family in bangladesh insist he is an a terrorist. >>> the boston common mall will reopen after chaos in the food court. that is where a man is accused of throwing a molotov cocktail. here the man is being taken into custody near the courthouse metro station. this morning atf agents are trying to figure out why he dropped a molotov cocktail from the third floor of the ballston mall to the food cou

the court in washington voted 3-0 to throw out the conviction of saleem ahmed hamdan served for material support of terrorism. the judges said that was not considered a war crime at the time hamdan engaged in the activity. he is now back in yemen and actually believed to be driving a cab. >>> and cuba is instituting some travel reforms for its own citizens for the first time since the height of the cold war. raul castro's government is giving cubans the right to leave the country without a so-called exit visa which kept many people from traveling abroad for decades. some will continue to face restrictions including doctor, steve osunsami scientists and athletes. they will still need a cuban pa passport and visa to the country they're going to. >>> a rare earthquake has struck southern maine and rattled every state in new england. the 4.0 magnitude quake was centered near hollis center, maine, about 20 miles away from portland. there were no reports of major damage or injuries, but jarred residents say there was a loud bang and at least ten seconds of rumbling. >> the ground just literall

ahmed abu khattala and despite reports he is in hiding he socialized with journalists last night at a hotel in benghazi. he told writers he was present during the consulate incident out of curiosity but was not responsible for the attack. and he did not appear concerned that the u.s. and libyan authorities may be trailing him. >>> decades of boy scout documents previously confidential are now public record. the so-called perversion files detail thousands of cases of alleged sexual abuse by more than 1200 scout leaders and volunteers. the files cover a 20-year period from 1965 to 1985. the head of the boy scouts of america is expressing his regrets. >> there's no question that there are times in the past that these go back to 40, 50 years old, where we did not do the job that we should have. and for that, and for people -- and for that we're profoundly sorry. and i am convinced that this organization has a firm and ever-lasting deep commitment to youth protection. >> today the scouts require background checks on all volunteers. >>> federal health officials say a batch of steroids was d

martha: you know there is a lot of reporting right now about ahmed katalla of ansar al-sharia.t he was there that evening in benghazi. apparently, according to sources that are reported by "the new york times", they say that he was took no part in it. they're also now reporting he was seen sipping mango juice or something in a hotel in libya over the course of the last 24 hours. what do you make of all that? >> well i think it's a demonstration we really don't have a handle on who conducted the attack. you know there is a lot of leakage as is customary from the administration about retaliation that may follow sometime in october, no doubt, before the election. but, i think the handling both of the security requests before the attack, and how the post-attack operations have been handled have been very badly bungled. unfortunately it is a tragic demonstration of how the president's entire world view about the middle east has come under glued. martha: it seems to me that the to some extent if you felt at all uncomfortable, if you were in the administration you felt uncomfortable a

"the wall street journal" identified the militant as mohammed jamal abu ahmed and reports that u.s. intelligence has been monitoring his movements. meanwhile, the state department has pulled all u.s. government personnel out of benghazi. "the washington post" reports the consulate is closed, and locked up. but the scene of the deadly attack remains unguarded. >>> there's also word that the white house has held a series of secret meetings over the past few months, due to concern about the growing threat of al qaeda's north africa branch. "the post" reports that a part of the discussion is focused on potential u.s. military strikes against the group known as al qaeda in the islamic magreb. >>> huge heads up for those of you who purchased the new iphone 5. apple support forums online are being overloaded with complaints about a bug that drains cellular data usage even when phones are connected to wi-fi. now this is forcing people to blow through their data caps in a matter of days. apple has not publicly commented, but you know, it did already release a software upgrade, with a bug fix