. >> alex madrid -- okay, alex is present. denise senhaux. i believe denise is going to be on the phone. you may need to unmute yourself from the phone. it may take us all a while to get use to this. >> do we know her phone number at all? >> yeah -- >> i got it. >> sam, i don't think -- [inaudible] >> i can just share it with you. >> i need the number so i can tell who needs to be unmuted. >> i don't know. okay. >> okay, we'll do that. >> i just got a text from denise and she said she's on the call. >> okay, thank you. >> you need to be unmuted? >> no. i'll text her back. >> i'm need her six numbers of her phone numbers to know who to unmute. >> okay, i'm sending you the contacts right now. >> in my e-mail? >> okay, while we're doing that, tiffany yu. >> present. >> orkid sassouni. >> present. >> helen smolinski. i know helen has been having difficulty getting in so james, when you get a chance, i know you're busy with stuff. can you try to connect with helen by e-mail and find out how to help her? >> helen smolinski? >> yes. >> i'll send her

alex madrid? >> yes, i am. >> chair ronen: good morning. thank you so much for being with us. i was wondering if you have any comments for us about your interest in participating in this body? >> no, i just want to say to the committee that i thank you for considering me as a member of the board members. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. we really appreciate your willingness to serve. thank you. is there any other questions for mr. madrid? nope. okay, thank you so much. and next i want to see if sascha bittner is here? miss bittner here? i see s.b., which i'm wondering if that is her. >> clerk: she is logged in, however, we're just waiting for her to turn on her microphone. >> chair ronen: okay. we'll wait a sec. >> clerk: miss bittner, if you can hear us, we are calling on you at this time. >> chair ronen: and i do want to say that daisy mcarthur who is an incumbent is unable to be here today. so we're not going to hear from her but she is an incumbent and has been a wonderful member of the board. and i'll just say that. and if miss bittner -- maybe she's having some technic

. >> alex madrid -- okay, alex is present. denise senhaux. i believe denise is going to be on the phone. you may need to unmute yourself from the phone. it may take us all a while to get use to this. >> do we know her phone number at all? >> yeah -- >> i got it. >> sam, i don't think -- [inaudible] >> i can just share it with you. >> i need the number so i can tell who needs to be unmuted. >> i don't know. okay. >> okay, we'll do that. >> i just got a text from denise and she said she's on the call. >> okay, thank you. >> you need to be unmuted? >> no. i'll text her back. >> i'm need her six numbers of her phone numbers to know who to unmute. >> okay, i'm sending you the contacts right now. >> in my e-mail? >> okay, while we're doing that, tiffany yu. >> present. >> orkid sassouni. >> present. >> helen smolinski. i know helen has been having difficulty getting in so james, when you get a chance, i know you're busy with stuff. can you try to connect with helen by e-mail and find out how to help her? >> helen smolinski? >> yes. >> i'll send her

and then one more which says: i agree with alex madrid. i have also faced driver discrimination and front-door boarding in multiple instances. rather than spending so much driver resources on high occupancy routes, like the 38, i think that nearby routes such as 231 should be reactivated to take the load off the 38. the 2 clement operated on an eight-hour shift without split shift and [indiscernible] cleaning. e.t.c. limits of $60 a month is insufficient for travel means. this needs to be expanded to a higher monthly limit. second issue is that as a free muni cardholder, i now have to pay more than previously. the other issue is there hasn't been any outreach about e.t.c. to chinese, spanish riders. that is the end of comment that has come in by email. >> okay, thank you, debbie. now our next presenters will be sarah jones, sarah madeline and lucas tobin from rec and park. the topic they'll be addressing is the closure of j.f.k. drive in golden gate park. welcome. >> hello. i think -- i'll start out. my name's -- is that all right, lucas?

alex madrid? >> yes, i am. >> chair ronen: good morning. thank you so much for being with us.f you have any comments for us about your interest in participating in this body? >> no, i just want to say to the committee that i thank you for considering me as a member of the board members. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. we really appreciate your willingness to serve. thank you. is there any other questions for mr. madrid? nope. okay, thank you so much. and next i want to see if sascha bittner is here? miss bittner here? i see s.b., which i'm wondering if that is her. >> clerk: she is logged in, however, we're just waiting for her to turn on her microphone. >> chair ronen: okay. we'll wait a sec. >> clerk: miss bittner, if you can hear us, we are calling on you at this time. >> chair ronen: and i do want to say that daisy mcarthur who is an incumbent is unable to be here today. so we're not going to hear from her but she is an incumbent and has been a wonderful member of the board. and i'll just say that. and if miss bittner -- maybe she's having some technical difficulties. s

alex madrid? >> yes, i am. >> chair ronen: good morning. thank you so much for being with us. your interest in participating in this body? >> no, i just want to say to the committee that i thank you for considering me as a member of the board members. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. we really appreciate your willingness to serve. thank you. is there any other questions for mr. madrid? nope. okay, thank you so much. and next i want to see if sascha bittner is here? miss bittner here? i see s.b., which i'm wondering if that is her. >> clerk: she is logged in, however, we're just waiting for her to turn on her microphone. >> chair ronen: okay. we'll wait a sec. >> clerk: miss bittner, if you can hear us, we are calling on you at this time. >> chair ronen: and i do want to say that daisy mcarthur who is an incumbent is unable to be here today. so we're not going to hear from her but she is an incumbent and has been a wonderful member of the board. and i'll just say that. and if miss bittner -- maybe she's having some technical difficulties. so don't we see if robin wilson-beatt

madrid. at least two people have died and dozens more are missing after storm alex struck south—eastern franceds and leaving communities isolated. it's been described as the worst storm to hit the region for more than 60 years. mark lobel reports. catastrophic scenes for this french commune. yelling. an intense rescue effort to get out in time. roads, bridges and homes washed away. an elderly couple took refuge on the roof of this house but their home was swept down the river. translation: we tried to convince them to come out and unfortunately, we didn't succeed. the road manager managed to reach his hand out to the lady and tried to tell her to come out, but nothing. and in the end, the whirlwind crashed right through the house and the house floated away, and them with it. france's prime minister has announced financial support and deployed the army to help these crushed communities. "the priority is to find the victims," he says, "and provide accommodation for those affected, as well as restore the means of communication for those hardest hit." in northern italy, roads and bridges were swep

alex telles joins from porto. arsenal hit their target, signing thomas partey from atletico madrid in the most expensive deal of theout — theo walcott is back at southampton, where he began his career almost 15 years ago. here he is, at the bottom of screen, at the age of 16, scoring his first goal in the fa cup. he's rejoined the club on loan from everton. england manager gareth southgate has been given another headache by players breaking covid—19 rules. tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho have been told that they can'tjoin up with the squad yet, after they attended a suprise birthday party thrown for abraham, with around 20 people present. it's unlikely they can be tested for coronavirus and cleared in time to make the game against wales at wembley on thursday. the laws of women's rugby union will be adapted to allow the premier 15s league to start this weekend. the changes mean players won't be tested for coronavirus but they will have to adhere to strict guidelines, including temperature checks and hygiene protocols. teams will play 35—minute halves and there will be fewer scrums. reserve weekends hav

every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. hello again the regional authorities in madrid have launched a legal challenge against the spanish government's new locked on order the a file an appeal in the national court claiming that the measures violate local laws on self will cause all necessary economic harm the madrid area has one of the highest corona virus infection rates in spain and the health minister insists the shutdown is on avoidable. what i can tell you is that we have to act with determination to take control of the pandemic in the madrid region and this is the most important thing we have to do in this moment because health comes 1st. we believe this document contains decisions that concern the entire national health system and above all the fundamental rights and freedoms of millions of people the minister is imposing measures that go against the will of many citizens. under the new restrictions residents in madrid will not be allowed to leave the area unless they have to make an essential journey social gatherings will be limited to 6 people while bars and

move to sail off madrid to tackle a covert spike is struck down by the capital's highest court we'll tell you about that when the weekend after this. join me every 1st week on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. come back but retires court on thursday rejected new block down measures imposed by the central government building that they violate people's freedoms the lock down order was issued after a surge in covert cases in the spanish capital but opponents say the decision was taken too quickly without consent and ignore the fundamental rights of millions of locals. internationally and it was the having one of the superior courts of justice of madrid has refused to ratify the measures aimed at restricting people's mobility which were imposed by a recent central government order the community of madrid saw those measures as hasty nonconsensual and effecting the fundamental rights of millions of citizens in the courts have unanimously seen eye to eye with us on this and some of madrid's residents have been telling us how they feel about the government's lockdown plan for the capita

the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see that. walking back to the weekly right here at r.t. international now on thursday madrid's highest court rejected new lockdown measures imposed by the central government ruling they violate people's freedoms the lockdown order was issued after a surgeon covered cases in the spanish capital but our opponents say that the decision was taken too quickly without consent and ignored the fundamental rights of millions of locals internationally and it was the having one of the superior courts of justice of madrid has refused to ratify the measures aimed at restricting people's mobility which were imposed by a recent central government order the community of madrid saw those measures as hasty nonconsensual and affecting the fundamental rights of millions of citizens and the courts have unanimously seen eye to eye with us on this. madrid residents told us how they feel about the government's lockdown plan for the capital. and me and seek him out it seems that the measures are only intended to annoy madrid because there are many provinces in spain which are going through the same thi

seal off madrid to tackle a covert spike is struck down by the capital's highest court will tell you about that when the weekly returns this is art international. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sport i'm showbusiness i'll see that. the world is driven by dream shaped by. the day or thinks. we dare to ask. welcome back to the weekly international on thursday madrid highest court rejected new lockdown measures imposed by the central government ruling they violate people's freedoms the lockdown order was issued after a surge in coded cases in the spanish capital but ponens say the decision was taken too quickly without consent and ignored the fundamental rights of millions of locals. if you don't actually know who is the having one of the previous reports of justice madrid has refused to ratify the measures aimed at restricting people's ability which were imposed by a recent central government order the community of madrid saw those measures as hasty nonconsensual and affecting the fundamental rights of millions of citizens that the courts have unanimously seen eye to eye with us on this and madrid residents to

alex telles joins from porto. arsenal hit their target, signing thomas partey from atletico madrid in the most expensive deal of them so he's now available as a free agent. one notable loan move to tell you about — theo walcott is back at southampton, where he began his career almost 15 years ago. here he is, at the bottom of the screen, at the age of 16, scoring his first goal in the fa cup. he's rejoined the club on loan from everton. england manager gareth southgate has been given another headache by players breaking covid—19 rules. tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho have been told that they can'tjoin up with the squad yet, after they attended a suprise birthday party thrown for abraham, with around 20 people present. it's unlikely they can be tested for coronavirus and cleared in time to make the game against wales at wembley on thursday. novak djokovic said it was very awkward, after he accidentally hit a line judge in the face with a ball at the french open. remember he was disqualified from the us open last month when a ball he swatted away in frustration struck a line judge. this was beyond his co

this, and to alex and daysing daisy and sascha and robin, we appreciate you and we appreciate your service. i would like to make an official motion to forward the appointments alexander madrid to seat nine and sascha bittner to seat 11, and daisy mcarthur to seat 12, and robin wilson-beattle -- is it bettle? or? >> beattle. >> chair ronen: thank you. to seat 13. and to the full board with recommendation. can we take a roll call vote. >> clerk: yes. on that motion [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. thanks again, everyone, and congratulations. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: mr. clerk, please read item number 2. >> clerk: yes, item 2 is a hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending september 6, 2021, and two members, terms ending september 4, 023, to the assessment appeals board number one. we have three seats and three occupants. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. and is miss robinson here? >> i'm here. >> clerk: she's here. >> chair ronen: good morning. nice to hear you and wondering if you had any comments for this committee? >> yes, i have been on the board for a long time, probably the