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akers. >> i am a nativ nate sunset dis. i am not really in the health area but i was, you know, asked to come. so i do -- i'm interested in the position of being an entertainment commissioner. i have some ideas for mid-market, and some ideas about -- i'm a professional musician, so i have ideas about the live music scene, and how to move on from the old standard of the 60's count. so i do have a lot of interest here. i've been who are all my life except when i was in the military, in the navy. i do have supervisory experience there. right now i'm working in the city and i'm vested in the city. i'm a preschool teacher and a professional musician. i've been here a long time. i have a lot of experience, public admin experience -- not a lot, but i've -- i'm vested in the city and i want what's good for the city. that's why i'm doing this. thank you. >> chair kim: have you attended an entertainment commission meeting? >> yes, i have. >> chair kim: thank you. next, we have ms. akers. >> hi. good a

akers: sure. a lot of folks are looking into the fact that the provision of information about the cost the students are facing and the aid they are receiving is unnecessarily difficult to digest. they are receiving right now their acceptance letters to universities and also their financial aid award packages. these packages are not often completely transparent about the difference between loans and grants. this is leaving students questioning what exactly their financial circumstances are. it's leaving them questioning that because we were able to document that using survey data. if we want students to be able to police the market for higher education using their dollars, choosing to spend at institution that is are delivering good outcomes for students, they need to understand what it is they are paying. they need to understand what it is they are borrowing. we want them to understand what it is that institutions are delivering to students that they have served previously. i think it's critically

commissioner akers >> my comment is minor. i notice that audry joseph is needed as vice chair >> good eyes. i was just clarifying because a there's two vice chairs >> thank you for pointing out. any other commissioner convicting that he that i on commission questions or comments >> let's move on to item 8 for new agenda items. one thing we want to put on january 7th agenda is a hearing on 10 b i believe they commissioner commissioner hyde vice president commissioner hyde is lining up speakers and supervisor avalos is asking for information >> the police want to come and give a presentation on 10 b we're going to also have the sheriff's department here and then possibly a committee will be asked to speak. we can't put them on the agenda but we may ask them to speak >> anyone out there in the public have an opinion about 10 b please come out to our january 7th meeting. any other new agenda items. for the future agenda meeting. all right. any public comment about our future agenda meeting. i believe that brings us to the i unders

akers himself. >> reporter: not offering a specific number u.s. marcals confirm their services are used for others who default on very old student loans. student loans can feel like a prison cell. for one man his unpaid debt landing him in chains. janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >>> still ahead tonight, battling the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. some people are saving hundreds a month on their medication, and we're going to show you how they are doing it. >>> we're back now with the cost of prescription drugs which keep rights. a third of americans say they are paying more than they did just a year ago, even for generic drugs according to "consumer reports." tonight we look at a new company, a startup, that wants to shake up the drug industry and bring down the cost of generic drugs. some are already saving big. nbc's olivia sterns has details. >> reporter: tammy powell, a nurse outside chicago struggled to pay for her own $400 prescription drug bill. every month even with insurance, saking cymbalta for neck pain and medications for

commissioner akers >> my comment is minor. i notice that audry joseph is needed as vice chair >> good eyes. i was just clarifying because a there's two vice chairs >> thank you for pointing out. any other commissioner convicting that he that i on commission questions or comments >> let's move on to item 8 for new agenda items. one thing we want to put on january 7th agenda is a hearing on 10 b i believe the

marshals made contact with aker outside of his residence. when they attempted to arrest him, aker resisted arrest and retreated back into his home. the situation escalated when aker verbally said to the deputies that he had a gun." aker says he was never offered a phone call, never told he could contact an attorney before agreeing to reimburse the government $1,258.68 for arresting him and a payment plan of $200 a month in accrued interest. >> so much firepower to say we can't miss this guy. we must take him down and when you get me you celebrate as if you've taken down el chapo. you know, i am el-palled. >> reporter: he says it took him hours to shake off what happened. more than anything he's glad his family wasn't home. >> he's got a good sense of humor. he's el-palled. >> new verb. >> he's el debt. good morning columbia.

. >> commissioner akers. >> yeah. so i understand the notification process i have two questions one are there other options to invite runsers and why are you playing music at 6 and to answer our first question we've not been able to invite racers of the information it makes up the technical announcements music that we as a part of this past november bedebrief we've agreed to condense the show so we determine whatever is required that will make up the runner show like the nature ann themselves them and we deploy a wave start so we don't send all 25 thousand racers off at the same time so there's a requirement or a necessity i should say to have that same runner for each of the 4 waves to have the same experience, if you will, at the race. >> on the music. >> that's y what i'm speaking about. >> i'm not clear what's the earliest we've given permits for music. >> with data breakers and the rock-and-roller tlarn typically their started to start early so they can reopen the streets so you don't have street closer all day l

>> no. >> and on the motion, commissioner akers? >> aye. >> hyde. >> aye. >> joseph. >> aye. >> lee. >> aye. >> campagnoli. >> aye. >> tan. >> aye. >> thank you commissioners. and all right, so we are going to move on to item number 4 and the report from the executive director, thank you for everyone here who is a permit applicant that is waiting patiently. >> commissioners, good evening. i will be quick. i think that they out to you a separate piece of paper with my memorandum. and quickly, i wanted to update the commission on the latest appeal, and on august 20th, the commission amended the llp permit for jones which is located at 620 jones to allow for longer hours and days in doors with a limited sound outdoors and, this decision was appealed to the board of appeals and staff successfully represented the department at an appeal hearing on september 11th and so the actions were upheld, and so far we have a perfect record at the board of appeals. cross your fingers. >> i wanted to update the commissioners who are not present that

trump did put enough pressure onjapanese carmaker toyota at tim aker promise it would build one factory in the us which would create more jobs —— one factory in the us which would create morejobs —— tim aker promise. donald trump has not been as tough on trade in asia as he promised to be. what it has done is drastically change the direction of america's trade policy, very obviously putting america first. while there has been a lot of rhetoric, there has not been much in the way of concrete deals or action. it is still quite doubtful whether his strategy will push america first oi’ his strategy will push america first or end up leaving america behind. let us get more on our top story from our corresponded in shanghai,

and connie akers' husband says she was just a teenager herself when the girls disappeared. one relative of lloyd welch has already been indicted for perjury and prosecutors suggest more indictments may be coming. >>> flags at the white house were abruptly lowered to half staff today and it comes after angry criticism of the president for failing to honor the service members killed in last week's terror linked attack in chattanooga. president obama issued a proclamation call aring for flags to -- calling for flags to fly at half staff at july 25th, but the proclamation came only after house speaker john boehner ordered flags lowered to half staff this morning. >> it makes sense to me that the flag would be at half mast for the victims of chattanooga. i think that's right. >> it should be. that's what our country stands for is to honor those who help fight for our country. >> helps bring us together and helps us remember we need to support and help one another. >> five service members were killed and two others including a police officer were wounded in the chattanooga attack

>> no. >> and on the motion, commissioner akers? >> aye. >> hyde. >> aye. >> joseph. >> aye. >> lee. >> aye. >> campagnoli. >> aye. >> tan. >> aye. >> thank you commissioners. and all right, so we are going to move on to item number 4 and the report from the executive director, thank you for everyone here who is a permit applicant that is waiting patiently. >> commissioners, good evening. i will be quick. i think that they handed out to you a separate piece of paper with my memorandum. and quickly, i

akers himself. >> reporter: not offering a specific number u.s. marcals confirm their services are used for others who default on very old student loans. stududt loans can feel like a prison cell. for one man his unpaid debt landing him in chains. janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >>> still ahead tonight, battling the skyrocketingost of prescription drugs. some people are saving hundreds a month on their medication, and we're going to show you how they are doing it. >>> also, the grammys wre one to remember for more than just the music. i accept i'm not 22. i accept i d da shorter set thesesdays. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, but i won't play anything less than my best. so if there's something tter than warfarin, i'm going for it. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus it had significantly less major bleeding than warfarin... eliquis had both... that's what i wanted to hear. don't stop taking eluis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your

akers, signed by andy reid in 1999. reid's first year. akers had been cut by the washington redskins. spent a year in nfl europe. phil: the clocks are identical in the stadium. jim: there you go, seven seconds. so you can't declare it if it goes through the uprights for victory because you still have the kickoff to go. time-out, philadelphia. seven second, and akers, pretty cool guy, too in these kinds of situations. philadelphia again already in the postseason. has a chance at the number two seed if things break right. still haven't locked up the division. they could win the division if dallas loses tonight or if they win at dallas next week. and denver trying to fight for its playoff life. will not be eliminated with a loss but would need help next week. so near 28 yards. is that the lucky number for the eagles? akers drives it through and philadelphia takes the lead. like you said, phil, he doesn't just chip it. he kills it. phil: well, for all the scrug -- struggles this eagles team had the second half, really on both sides of the bal

robert akers film. he made _ out this week? the northman. robert akers film.he witch, he made the lighthouse. it is in the process of taking at the box office. however, there are things in it that are adventurous and original, and if you want to see it in a cinema, go now, because it is not going to be in the top ten for much longer as far as i can tell and i never thought it was going to be a hit stop some would be surprised by how poor it has performed financially, but it is a $90 million art movie about vikings! of course it is not going to make a huge amount of money, but it is adventurous and it has got its own vision, and it is not a franchise.— has got its own vision, and it is not a franchise. and it looks like it needs to _ not a franchise. and it looks like it needs to be _ not a franchise. and it looks like it needs to be seen _ not a franchise. and it looks like it needs to be seen on _ not a franchise. and it looks like it needs to be seen on a - not a franchise. and it looks like it needs to be seen on a big - not a franchise. and it looks like .

. >> reporter: like millions of americans, paul aker has debt from college loans. last week u.s. marshals showed up at his houston-area home to help collect it. >> i went to my garage, opened the garage door and walked out with my hands up. >> reporter: aker claimed he was handcuffed and shackled for non-payment of a $1,500 loan from 1987, 29 years ago. >> surreal. you can treat a citizen as if he's a drug dealer. >> reporter: court documents show noticed were sent to aker starting ten years ago and he acknowledges he does owe the money, and he's not alone. student debt is skyrocketing. there's more than $1.2 trillion of it out there and more than 70% of bachelor degree grads will leave school with a student loan. akers says he was briefly put in a cell before brought before a judge and collection lawyer, ordered to pay over time $5,700 for the loan which includes interest and another $1,300 for the u.s. marshal service. tonight u.s. marshal service says aker refused multiple requests to appear in court dating back to 2012. >> the people in debt out there shouldn't be afraid that

. >> commissioner akers second can we vote on that. >>. any public comment on the minutes >> this is to approve june 3rd only. commissioner akers. commissioner perez. commissioner hyde. commissioner joseph. commissioner lee. commissioner campagnoli. president tan. >> right all right. to that motion s is approved we're left with the march 29 minutes do we feel ready to move do we want to poison. >> i'm going to move to continue them. >> is there a second. >> second. >> a motion to continue to the next meeting july 15th pr yes. >> i have a question so if we continue those minutes what's - i'd like to know what's going to happen between now and the next meeting with regards to the minutes. >> well, the commissioners will take them home. >> because of errors. >> yes. >> and e-mail them. >> yeah. >> and then directly to court of appeals. okay. if you have any changes all right. >> i don't know who made the motion. >> i did. >> who seconded. >> you audrey and then me seconded. >> the motion for june 3rdrd. >> no. >> someone made a motion to cont

paul aker is no mexican druglord. the worst thing i've ever done is a traffic ticket but this past thursday ....this stafford resident says his past caught up with him.from 1987.when he was a freshman at prairie view a&m university i got this loan the first day i arrived on campus aker says he signed a loan for $1500 dollars to help him pay for room and board... (paul aker/stafford) it's hard to remember most of 87 and 88 the us marshals jogged aker's memory last week. i hear this boom boom boom on the door.us marshals! outside .... were armed agents this much that you owe a debt.not a huge debt. just a debt of any level is excessive the marshal's office tells us when they tried to arrest aker he resisted.and told officials he had a gun. but aker says.... he never threatened anyone.... aker says marshals brought him here downtown to federal court where he was processed.mar shals tell us this is something they've been trying to do for the last four years... i never received a notice in the mail federal officials put ou

, the 49ers will release kicker david akers before march 12 to clear more cap room. to make $3 million in 2013. following a pro bowl 2011 season, akers had his worst season as a pro this year, making only 69.0 percent of his kicks. the 49ers eventually brought in nate kaeding and billy cundiff to tryout to be akers' replacement. neither impressed jim harbaugh enough to get the job. kaeding, however, is an unrestricted free agent and could potentially get another chance with the 49ers with akers gone the raiders eflt they didn't have one player worthy.so they did not use theflacco richest deal ever today baltimore ravens quarterback joe flacco became the highest paid player in nfl history flacco - who was the super bowl mvp - inked a 6-year, $121 million with $52 million guaranteed. he got a $29 million signing bonus and will get $51 million in the first two years. yet despite the huge payday, it wasn't about money for flacco >> it means a lot it was not necessarily about the money the fact that i needed respect. it was not a priority to read highest played--for the r