>> yes. >> okay, good. >> amanda took her first step to make that dream a reality in 2010. that's when she got a call from robot's creators asking her to be a test pilot for the new technology. she went to the san francisco bay area and took it for a test run. how did it feel to be able to stand and just look at people? >> the first time i stood up, i went home and i cried hard. in all honesty. maybe it's the emotions that i had been dreaming about for so long, and i felt so good in my body. i slept hard. i wasn't in pain. >> total ending steps? >> 4,850. >> all right! >> so nice! >> the technology is fast hive moving and they're constantly coming out with something new. that's why i love flying back to california and saying, okay, bring it on. what am i going to try today? >> this is xo's headquarters where the magic is made and perfected. here robots like this are put through paces all to give people that are paralyzed a chance to do what they've been told is impossible. >> i feel like the luckiest man alive. >> nathan harding is a co-founder of xo bionics and one of the

. >> hi, is this amanda? >> meanwhile, a male undercover is working on booking a date with a very young looking woman who goes by amanda. >> is to you in the pictures, first of all. >> amanda agrees to $100 for half an hour of sex and tells the undercover she is on the way. >> got one here. got one here. oh, she says she is coming up now. >> at first glance, amanda appears to be very young, possibly even a juvenile. >> if i heard right, she agreed for sex. >> as soon as she commits to the deal and takes the cash, sheriff's deputies move in for the arrest. >> go ahead, take her. >> take it. >> a quick look at amanda's id tells investigators that she is not a juvenile. she's 20 years old and more than 1200 miles away from her home in upstate new york. investigators quickly turn their attention to the car that delivered her to the hotel. >> sheriff's office. hands up. >> the man behind the wheel is 36-year-old quinton pittman. police suspect he may be amanda's pimp. >> they are bringing him to the side door now.

, was amanda berry. girl who, with two other girls, had been held captive by ariel castro for ten years. and we were all just shocked. we were completely shocked. >> amanda berry alive with her family. a picture some never thought they would see. finally safe but only after a harrowing escape and call to 911. >> help me. i'm amanda berry. >> dozens of friends and even strangers who have followed the disappearances for some ten years gathered there late last night, cheering and crying in amazement at the news. >> here's the thing about working on "lockup." the real things that occur you wouldn't necessarily believe in fiction. so when we heard the story that amanda berry and the two other girls were found alive, we were all in a state of shock. we couldn't believe it. >> for amanda's family, for gina's family, for michelle's family, prayers have finally been answered. the nightmare is over. >> police arrested ariel castro and charged him with 977 counts including kidnapping, rape and attempted murder. he

amanda is in boston and bill tracking storms on both coasts. amanda, start with you. we heard from the governor of massachusetts this morning. where are they going put all of this snow that's coming down? amanda? can you here us this morning? >> reporter: yes. we don't have i.v. >> we'll try to re-establish communication with amanda. you see a live shot of the treacherous weather. look, there's bill karins. he's got the forecast for us for the east and for the west. bill, good morning. >> yeah. both coasts suffered this weekend, now the west coast slowly improves. that in a second. the east the beginning of a historic brutal stretch for this region. in boston we surpassed our snowiest 30-day period officially on record. most snow their records go back 150 years. never seen this much snow in 30 days. over 62 inches still snowing. moderate steady snow. already at 12 inching with this storm alone. probably add another 6 inches by the time it ends early tomorrow morning. can sue you can see, it's not just boston but that area of massachusetts and cape cod and all the way

let's rejoin amanda and courtney to find out. >> so, here it is. >> wow. that is a big tv. i got to ask you, do you have cable or satellite? >> we have cable in two rooms. >> did you install it yourself? >> no, no. i did have to wait around all day for the cable guy to come, though. does that count? >> well, don't worry. i'm gonna show you how to install clear tv yourself on this tv, and then i'm gonna challenge you and time you to install it on the others. >> i'm not sure that i have the skills. >> amanda quickly put courtney's fears to rest by showing her that everything you need to install clear tv comes right in the box. you just choose a place to mount the antenna, attach the cable to the antenna input in your tv and then let your television scan and locate all the free broadcast stations in your area. >> and by the looks of it, it looks like you're probably gonna have about 35 channels. 35 free channels? >> exactly. >> oh, that is awesome. >> one of the things you'll love about clear tv is the freedom. you can install it in as many rooms of your house as you want, wit

amanda sakuma. and bill karins will be joining us later with the forecast on what to expect for new england and the weather concerns around the country. >>> want to get back to the top story for you. in alabama, several counties began issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, making it the 37th state to do so. but it wasn't without a fight from a well-known judge. >> reporter: gay marriage came to the heart of the deep south. same-sex couples began getting licenses in alabama, after a federal judge two weeks ago struck down a state ban on gay marriage there. scalia and thomas says the supreme court should have put that on hold until the court rules on gay marriage nationwide. the failure to grant alabama's request, thomas said may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question of gay marriage nationwide. two-thirds of alabama counties refused to grant the marriage licenses. >> we're not handing out same-sex marriages. >> reporter: after roy moore, chief just

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amanda sakuma.lain the conditions you're seeing this hour. and what you're hearing about the morning commute. >> good morning, thomas. the snow is falling lightly here in downtown boston. but this is really just the beginning. city officials are calling this an unprecedented storm mainly because they had so much -- they witnessed so much snowfall already. and this is really only going to add up. we saw crews out this morning, shoveling snow by hand. come out and look at how crazy the snowfall is. we are seeing it pile up on the sidewalks, higher than some street signs. and here the snow is even further than -- so much taller than i am. and it's blocking street science in some areas. i'm 5'3". i'm short. but these piles are stacking up. they're running out of places to put the snow. this is just the beginning. they've been plowing the roads so far this morning. but the commute should be a bit hairy this morning. >> everybody is prepared for that. amanda sakuma. we'll check in with bill cocaines and t

thanks so much amanda now, isis and russia the focus at the white house. president obama holding high level talks with angela merkel continue the anti-terror offensive in iraq and syria. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. good morning to you, tracie. what is the latest on this fight against isis? >> the latest we understand the white house is working on that authorization for use of military force. and will probably send it here to capitol hill sometime this week. president obama and chancellor merkel talk strategy as u.s. fighter jets help jordan fly 20 strikes a day against isis. jordan denies isis claims that one of these bombs killed american hostage. [ speaking foreign language ] >> friends and family are hopeful. >> her final quote before she left for as long as i live i will not let this suffering be normal. i will not let this be something we just accept. >> reporter: the u.s. admits it will take more than airstrikes to defeat isis. >> there have to be ground troops involved to win this victory. >> iraqi troops trained, recent video of a jor

kris amanda thank you so much for being with me.> thank you. >>> and the news out of texas is getting reaction on our facebook page. we want to hear from you. check out our facebook page and add your voice to the conversation. it is an important conversation. it effects, could potentially effect millions of people and not just semantics and numbers, statistics these are real people being effected by a very real situation. i want to go to texas specifically for a different story, "american sniper" trial back in session at this hour with the prosecution expected to rest its case against eddie routh, accused of fatally chooting chris kyle and chad littlefield at a texas gun range. they saw this video, showing them questioning the defendant after his arrest. the ranger testified routh confessed to killing kyle and his friend saying quote, i knew if i did not take his soul he was coming to take mine next. at least three times the ranger asked routh if he understood what he did was wrong, and routh answered right, and yes, sir. he pled no

. >> amanda has been riding around boston and amanda i'm sure you're ready to go to florida too. what is going on out there? >> reporter: i'm ready, joy. boston is getting buried under the snow. we can look ahead and these aren't just mountains of snows, these are cars that are fully trapped under just layers and layers of snow. we've seen several flows come by through the streets where. we are just cruising through cambridge but so many cars are trapped in. some people tried to dig out but really there is no helping these conditions. we have seen a lot more pedestrian traffic out in the last hour or so. the snow has slowly let up. but really this is an accumulation of record-breaking weeks of snowfall. i mean, so the 61 inches of snow in the last 30 days here in the boston area that is just huge. and really city officials are trying to figure out what to do with all of this excess snow. they've been holding it in the snow parks, trying to get rid of it, store it in order to melt it later on but really it is just a conundrum for people trying to commute and make their way around

amanda and her friend were out taking out the cross country skis. that's the world war ii memorial in the back way. one of the best way to see them all is on snow skis. here is your seven-day forecast. it will be in the 40s today. temperatures will be falling during the day tomorrow. windchills back below zero by tomorrow evening into tuesday morning. a very cold week ahead. maybe a flurry chance on wednesday ahead of the next arctic front which had high temperatures again below freezing thursday and friday. >> relentless. it's been relentless. thanks so much for joining us. that will do it for "news 4 today." a special "press thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. and for never upgrading to 100% fiber optics thank you cable... thank you cable, because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #

. >> reporter: in 2006 amanda gonzalez bought what she thought was her share of the american dream. a two bedroom condominium near orlando. >> this was unreal. >> converted into rental apartments forcing gonzalez to sell her condo for far less than she'd paid for it. lawyers in miami the very same people who sold it to her. >> i paid them the money up front now they're buying it back for pennies on the dollar, i'd love a deal like that. >> a law designed for developers to buy up and rebuild condominiums and town houses. now being used by wealthy companies. snapping them up at fair market value no matter how much. 217 condo complexes have been terminated. affecting close to 20,000 condo units. >> the amendment to change the declaration of condominium. >> stephanie has hired a lawyer and is fieding her condo termination. she's trying to rally other condo owners to fight state law. >> there are no agencies in the state, literally coming in here doing whatever they feel they can do and getting away with it. >> we wanted to meet up with the miami lawyers that terminated the complex where

the debate over this is red hot and actress amanda pete talking about her personal decision to make thatd was born. i speak movement and a lot of my friends weren't vaccinating and were bewildered as to why i was considering vaccinating and my brother-in-law is an infectious diseases pediatric doctor in philadelphia and he suggested that i try to get out there and help to disseminate information about the data that's out there on vaccine safety. so i said yes. the tides have started to turn thankfully but at the time it was -- you know i got a lot of hate male and i lost a couple of friends and -- really. it was -- yeah. yeah. >> you said you were torn. when you were having your first child, you were torn. what ultimately made you decide yes, i am vaccinating my children? >> well look we really live in cynical times and we're constantly being come barrededombarded about notices about safety recalls and it's hard to have faith in the regulatory agencies in our government. but i think to suggest that the cdc, the world health organization unicef the american academy of pediatrics, just to

amanda, what do you make of this in terms of our culture and the way we look at things as opposed tosome years ago. >> i think transgender issues are getting more attention. i think many people are a little weary. he has not confirmed that he is planning to transition. he has not really commented -- >> but the pictures that you see suggest it. >> his mother gave an interview saying she didn't confirm it, but she is very proud of him. his reality show is not the most tasteful and classy affair. if he decided to document his transition, will it be more like what we have seen from his family, or will it be an intimate portrayal of what it is like emotionally and physically. >> he had his adams apple shaved. there is differences in his face that make him look more feminine. >> this is like the last frontier for gay rights. it is a subject that makes people -- >> and there is q out there, people who are not quite sure, and i have to sympathize or emphasize with the people who have a disconnect between the way they were born and the way they feel. they didn't think of being transgender, th

. >> amanda seels is a seals and dante amanda you first. >> where is the country, where is ferguson six months later? >> i think where the country is, is in a really good place in terms of awareness. i think prior to ferguson, according to my facebook, there were people who didn't have idea police brutality was a thing like dave says, beating up people like hot cakes. that it's growing consistently growing, people like dante berry, there is a consistent movement towards change. i think we're in a better place than we were six months ago. >> but at the height of the protest there was a lot of attention. do you think you've lost steam? >> yes, the media has gone away from the streets of ferguson and moved to other pieces, right? when we look today looking six months after the death of mike brown we have to come back to this piece right here and we've lost a lot of traction from the day mike brown was killed to this day to really scrutinize some of the conditions that are here today. >> obviously it's gotten some attention but what does mike brown's death mean? >> oh, we need a whole show

. >>> the judge amanda woodcock dismissed her claims by her defense attorneys that she was a good wife and mother and her obsessiveness of the clen linsiveness for the cleanliness of her apartment was only because of a skin allergy. law had been found quli guilty in a prevention hearing relating to not only this but another maid. she kept her head bowed showing no reaction, in what was a packed courtroom. this is a case gaining international attention, rights advocates and oleana herself. came back to hong kong for the sentencing and gave her reaction to this case. she has said in the past that she might at some point be able to forgive mrs. law but in the meantime wanted to see the maximum sentence passed on her. further cases like this could possibly be avoided if domestic workers had greater legislative attention in hong kong. she has become a focal point for the rights of migrant workers here, a third of a million migrant workers cleaning the homes of hong kong people, almost treated as second class citizens. >> more to come here on al jazeera including germany mounts a public camp

. >>> big names speaking out, including actress amanda peet.biggest motivation. it is her three children and newborn son. >> part of the reason i'm here is because my son is only 9 weeks old so he can't have the mmr vaccine until he's 12 months old. so he's one of the vulnerable infants and if he contracted measles somehow, somewhere i think most people know that there is a 90% chance that the disease will be transmitted. it's one of the most contagious microbes out there. if my son were to get it he would be really -- he'd be in trouble and so it's important to remember it's not just about your child or your school-aged child. it's about -- it's about transmission and the rate of transmission and how these things could catch like wildfire and create a real outbreak. >> have you been acting differently now with your son in terms of where you will take him in public? he's only 9 weeks old because of this outbreak? >> you know i have to say it has crossed my mind when i think about taking him on the school run or not taking him on the school run

>> this girl amanda.see me on saturday. >> witty. >> we have known each other two and a half, three weeks at the most. talking to one of my female friends and he talked to me one time. after that it was just like love at first sight but love over the phone more than anything. >> can i get 10:15 kenneth witty for an on-site visit, please? >> i know it is fast and seems crazy. he goes i want to ask you something and he goes would you spend the rest of my life with me and my exact words were [ bleep ] yes. i miss you, baby, so much. >> mi amore. my one and only baby girl. i vow to make you my world never again will you fight your battles alone. i will take your demons and face them as my own. i will make you happy as i can the rest of my life. i will buy you a ring and make you my wife. i will never do anything to hurt you, i'll never make you cry. i'm a true soldier and in this until i die. at this moment with tears in my eyes i have only one thing to ask, will stand by me as i stand by you for all of the d

donors for supporting and believing in the mission of san francisco general hospital i'm going to ask amanda the executive director of foundation to come up and sigh a sfu words. >> thank you. >> good morning so just to sort of everybody else what susan said our prospective in the national prospective is very clear philanthropy is going to play a role in the longevity in the coming years our capital campaign we started several years ago to support the equipping and furniture and furnishings of the 21st century hospital with an unprecedented effort from the beginning and now with the support of our leadership donors and the significant investment from dr. chang and mr. during the course we're 0 moving forward with a 35 million-dollar campaign that raised 90 percent so far so the equity b will be an opportunity to continue to rise fund to insure that funds are available for future needs the hospital can on with the except and facilities necessary to be like other hospitals with the exceptional $75 million grant from the zuckerbergs this will secure we have the quality care today and continue t

msnbc amanda sakuma thank you so much. >>> and we are expecting an update from the boston mayor at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the suspect in the death of missing virginia student hannah graham has been charged with first-degree murder. virginia authorities made the announcement at a press conference this morning. graham, you'll recall disappeared last september triggering a massive search that ended when her remains were found five weeks later. peter alexander is in charlottesville, virginia with more. >> reporter: joy, good day. the first-degree murder charge carries with it up to life in prison and the prosecutors, the district attorney, say they are not pursuing capital murder which could carry with it the death penalty. her family was not in attendance today and the investigators would not detail the evidence they have linking graham's death to jesse matthew. they also wouldn't say whether any deal had been made between the defendant and prosecutors in this case. matthew has also been charged in the 2005 attempted murder of a 26-year-old young woman. he has pled not guilty to all

amanda, start with you. basics, something you've been writing a lot about. how does the emergency stay work and what does it mean for the millions waiting to possibly sign up for daca and dapa? >> the department 6 justices expected to ask the court to lift the temporary freeze for executive actions meaning those who qualify for the expanded daca program will be able to submit applications but it's not quite that simple. any legal action that the administration does take will likely spur additional appeals, and could be kicked up all the way to the supreme court. so this means those who qualify kind of have to sit and wait and watch this play out through the courts, and though the obama administration remains confident they will ultimately preveal legally, this just mean as waiting game for those who apply. >> and a possibility that people would be asked to actually register but no benefits for them in the short term? >> the department of homeland security made clear they are not accepting applications so far, and so any delay would likely take weeks at the m

. >> kelly, let me bring in democratic strategist robert zimmerman and amanda turkel. thank you for joining me. let's start yesterday, the news broke on the president and keystone and the veto. you heard many of those concerned to some degree obviously the veto was no surprise, but who are concerned how the president has handled the keystone back and forth. you say this is an example of the more aggressive stance and successful one so far from this president. >> i think absolutely. i mean he in many ways he is moving forward with what he can do with these sorts of executive actions and vetoes. this is the third veto of his presidency, but he already issued something like ten or more veto threats, saying if republicans do this i am not going to be signing this legislation. republicans meanwhile are showing they can't even agree within their own caucus and might lead to another partial government shutdown which is what mitch mcconnell said he wanted to avoid when he became majority leader he wanted to show republicans in power weren't scary. shutting down an agency in th

hey amanda sorry to bother you, but i gotta take a sick day.s don't take sick days, moms take dayquil. >>> a man in tennessee was almost hit by this pickup truck, which went out of control on an icy road. this is police dash cam video that shows the truck sliding just past the worker. temperatures are going to be in the single digits in many parts of the country. nbc's jeff rossen has a report on how to save your life if you are behind the wheel on icy roads. >> reporter: frightening moments behind the wheel. fish tailing, no control. just as scary when the wreck is coming right toward you. from sedans to semis. this truck skidding out. missing other cars by just feet, and that's the danger, too. swerving into traffic. look at this car, spinning all over the road. seconds later, an oncoming car smashes into it. this week, icy roads are wreaking havoc. >> we were driving, the car started spinning out of control. >> reporter: so what do you do if you're caught in a skid? we're in maryland at the especially designed ice driving course. >> there yo

amanda seales. a big thank you to you. we loved the music this morning.e a big reveal this morning. this year you can also follow all the action on the oscars backstage, live stream on the watch abc app and on oscars.com. hosting that is weekend anchor paula faris. and fusion's pedro andrade with chris connelly. >> you have a long list. >> # 56:00 now, police say the driver slammed head on into a taxi in west philadelphia will be charged with dui. that's the cab driver being taken to the ambulance. it happened on the 100 block of south # -- 63rd street before 3:00 a.m. the cab driver is in critical, but stable condition. let's depot over to karen rogers. >> reporter: we have accidents where every you look. the schuylkill expressway university avenue left lane is blocked. no police on the scene. everybody is jamming up eastbound from the vine to university with only the right lane getting by. westbound near 30th street we had a disabled vehicle there that cleared. the action cam was on the scene of a horror annual accident scene. -- horrible accident he sc

amanda seales. a big thank you to you. we loved the music this morning. have a big reveal this morning. this year you can also follow all the action on the oscars backstage, live stream on the watch abc app and on oscars.com. hosting that is weekend anchor paula faris. and fusion's pedro andrade with chris connelly. >> you have a long list. robin, we're on our way. so long. >> good morning. let's get right over to check taylor in the traffic center. >> eastbound him of dulles toll road they have an accident to get onto the outer loop of the beltway, virginia state authorities are on the scene. only causing a minor delay. the big problem had been on the westbound freeway near the third street tunnel. delays are beginning to ease up, but it will take a while to get to the 11th street bridge. give me the good news and then the bad news. is there good news? >> there is. by sunday we will be in the 45. but right now, single digits with sunshine, a chance for snow in the morning eventually transitioning into freezing rain and sleet, tomorrow could be on the mes

. >> in the 2006, amanda gonzales bought what she shout was her slice of the american dream. a two bedroom condominium near orlando. >> i never miss add payment, never intended to. >> her mortgage, condo fees taxes, all paid on time, all up to date. this just seemed surreal. >> so she was shocked when she received word two years ago that the complex was being terminated congress verted into rental apartments forcing her to sell it for far less than she paid for. lawyers in miami the very same people who sold it to her. >> i'd love a deal like that. sign me up. >> these two lawyers sold you the conned doe, and now they are turning around and telling you you can to longer own the condominium. >> at the price they set. >> they set. this is a forced sale. >> could you have held out could you have refused to sell. >> no. >> why not. >> they told me that the army the nation was done, and recorded as of may of 2014. they told me they owned the unit since then. >> even so you did not sign a piece of paper. >> i signed nothing. >> force sales welcome to florida 2015. >> this all start

. >> reporter: big sister amanda and older brother colin. >> she just walked in and she said hi, hi,i. and everybody just couldn't resist smiling. >> reporter: the last year hasn't been without challenges. madeleine has a mild form of cerebral palsy. >> yummy. can i have some? >> reporter: the farley as donned her from a hospital in china. >> after like 45 minutes of just having her scream at us it just click. >> reporter: they documented the dramatic trip with these pictures. and visited the spot where their little girl was abandoned at just six months old. >> it's just been a miracle to watch her come home and just thrive. >> reporter: jennifer chances with bethany christian services the agency that help the farley bring madeleine home. bethany is in the middle of a two-year campaign called these 400s. a push to get people to consider special needs adoptions. as more regulations are put into place and many adoption agencies are closing their doors. >> these are kids that are overseas in orphanage that is really have no resources. if agencies aren't going over there and finding fami

us to really plan for the future and how we care for our patients i'd like i'd like to introduce amanda the executive director of the foundations who is going to say a few words. >> thank you. >> thank you sue and thank you, commissioners for your strong support today. through the rebuild the city is creating a 21st century hospital that will have the equipment and facilities it needs to continue to position the general as a leader in trauma care both nationally and globally this transform from 0 gift from mr. zuckerberg and dr. chang we know that the general is the heart of the city we're incredibly they've to the zuckerberg's to make this outstanding investment that signals the importance the leaders in public health we as a foundation supports the mission of the general know that private philanthropic is so crucial to the longevity of the public health in general capital campaign our foundation spear headed no naivete was to be routine by the planning commission, and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote ambition and unprecedent effort from the beginning the zuckerberg's have-

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hey amanda sorry to bother you, but i gotta take a sick day.ys, moms take dayquil. vo: the non drowsy coughing, aching, fever, sore throat, stuffy head power through your day medicine. >>> you're about to witness mother nature turning deadly in the bling of an eye. with extreme winter weather heading our way this holiday weekend we're going inside an avalanche. what happens if you get stuck in a pounding rush of snow? abc's brave matt gutman learning how to escape the hard way, firsthand. >> reporter: snowmobiler sam be robinson expected to charge up this mountain. >> whoa challenge. >> reporter: he didn't expect the mountain to charge back at him. his snowmobile triggered an avalanche. his friends going to the right to avoid the tsunami of snow. then they race to their friend. >> there's also the fact that you could be going to uncover or dig out a dead guy. >> reporter: his buddy cleared off his face and airway. >> where is he? >> you can't breathe and you don't know when you're going to stop. you don't know whether you're going to stop at th

i'm amanda jones a resident of the san francisco and board member of sf moderate and concerned citizen who is thinking about quality of life for middle-class families in san francisco i feel are slowly being forced out of the city by the cost of living and the difficulty of getting things done the case is wrought to my taerngs altercation this family is a post child child and with good reason this is the only house that they can afford it is a home that anastasia inherited and was raised in shouldn't that account for something that is not rich people i read the belief all one hundred and 14 pages and the letters i see the come up has worked hard to come miss with their design and keeping up with the architecture integrity of their home i think this is time to get out of their way and let them live in san francisco in a modest home their simply asking to make a one bedroom home into a bigger family residents we need to support families like john and anastasia anastasia thank you for your time. >> thank you i'm christen hanson on better off of the project to make a couple of points first

joining me from the arctic tundra formerly known as boston amanda what's the plan to keep everything running there? >> hi ronan, the snow is coming down in really thick flurries and only spoeszed to continue. we're seeing a few people on the streets, a few pedestrians, some are trying to get in a workout and running in the snow but conditions are getting brutal. it's a thick icy snow that stings your face in gusts of wind. this is record breaking snowfall in just the last 30 days. boston has topped the charts with more than 61 inches of snow in a short amount of time. this is really caused a bunch of headaches for city officials they running out of space where to store all of this snow. they need to melt it quickly before fresh rounds of snow come down. so in total they are busing 400 tons of snow and hour and hoping to keep up. main while, they are warning that this is also putting a great deal of strain and weight on many houses and rooftops. we've already heard reports of roofs caving in in the boston area. they are warning people to make sure they are aware of this issue. another

get help it comes from our own pocket that sort of thing looking at look in the mirror i could be amanda i'm not but could be there's not really any difference. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >>. >> good afternoon eric brooks green party sf and also a san francisco clean energy advocates first, i want to join in the chores to say when the people come to the people's body and want to stand on the steps peacefully assembly to express themselves and gave me in free speech that's a constitutional issue i urge the board of supervisors to dick direct the city staff unless there's an issue of public safety that the staff stop being to bad about enforcing the letter of the law especially when the community that is literally in a state of emergency right now toptz stand on the steps and k3ers free speech that's not with the constitution like the letter of the law i've seen it happen on city hall steps as well i wanted to objectively a previous question i think it's great the mayor is on board and board of supervisors and laugh co-we're moving forward but concerned abo

i am amanda peters. and i am here for dory. there's a couple of things i want you to know who i am because i'm not a well known person around here. i'm a navy veteran, seven year navy veteran hospital corps man and recently discharged vet. came to the tenderloin and experienced some set backs and experienced some homelessness and i met dory