i'm a local contractor and president of the asian america association. i was here in may. i came to public comment on the day there was the award recommendations. i'm here to speak will local contractor participation. if we go back to your memories in may there were some promises made that day. mr. ron was here as well as the board promised us to insure there was to hire local. i'm here to remind you of 3 promise because there's been promises broken. remember the mta promised that all the contracts were going to be unbundled small enough for the local contractors to be participated in and they got rebundled. i'm back here at the podium to remind the board to keep that promise to encourage you to request the director ruskin for his reports monthly to reports on the local participation the local hiring participation. the subject shouldn't be glassed offer. we should hear about it from the director and know what the metrics are again how much participation there is. and i have a letter to present from the local contractors community >> thank you thank you very much. >> (calli

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i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight.n a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. pocket. . . . test. >>> >> there are about 306,000 of the politicals. politicals. > translator: in the beginning it was two computers. but the network group jazeera.com. >> a leak of japan's fukushima nuclear plant force authorities to put it on the highest alert since the 2011 tsunami. ♪ hello, other top stories in al jazeera. corruption charges should be dropped against mubarak. >> reporting from inside a prison where i've been speaking to convicted

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my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> welcome back. let's recap our top stories. there are new calls for the united nations to take action following an alleged toxic attack by the syrian government. officials there deny the military use chemical weapons. >>> former president hosni mubarak was released from prison. he was flown to a hospital and when he leaves the hospital he'll be put under house arrest. the former president was born in 1928 in the nile delta province, graduating from the national military academy in 1949. he went on to join the air force aas a fighter pilot. egypt went to war with

assets was in the us federal reserve the founder and chairman of the german precious metal association believes america's on a willingness to give back the gold to its owner undermines its financial leaders status. we have pressured by his bank a lot we have sent a lot of questions there and other people parties have as well we have to know why they're not doing a proper audit and they're pressuring them partners central banks especially the feds to do proper audit if that's not possible for whatever reason whether or not repatriating that gold so there's a lot of reasons and questions an answer to the us all the fed is nowadays monetizing between sixty and eighty percent of newly admitted federal to federal treasury treasury bonds there's basically no. foreign free market buying for the u.s. dollar treasury debt and that is bad news it says something wrong both the quality of the u.s. dollar currency of china and india will probably consume two thousand three hundred tons together of gold this year which is almost one hundred percent of world mining production while on line we're report on a last resort

america's stories. my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonighti grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> welcome back, louisiana has the highest incarceration in the world because of new orleans, the justice department and the sheriff are all battling over jail reforms. it is graphic and may be disturbing. >> in the shadow of downtown new orleans. >> the wall and the fence is not to keep people in, but to keep people like y'all out. >> it's called opp by the locals. >> why do they want to keep us out? >> because nobody wants to know what's going on inside of the prisons. >> it's called the most dangerous jail in america. >> thanks for having us. let's head on in. >>

america presents "into eternity". premieres sunday night 9 eastern. my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonighti grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> for generations the conventional wisdom is that babies should be should be sir couple sized. expwhro ring me now from france is lloyd scoastled an activist who oppose s circumcise. circumcision. >> you tried to get it on a ballot in san francisco. you want circumcision banned in the bay area, why is this such an issue for you? >> baby boys die from routine circumcision. there are a whole lot of bad effects, not a lot of good effects, the only thing circumcision does is interferes with sex, it interferes with cleanliness. we did get on the ballot, we collected 70%

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24 hours a day on my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >>they share it on the stream. >>social media isn't an afterthought. it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. >>> soon after the 2010 earthquake demolished haiti what little resources it had. a deadly cholera broke out. thousands of people died and tense of thousands. outbreak. he joins us here. sabastian,

>> well, it's hard to math that something that is going to be so harmful to america can be associatedh the civil rights movement. president obama promised it would cost less, people could keep their own insurance, millions are losing it. he promised it would create jobs, improve our economy. people are being moved from full time to part time. his promises are not holding true. what they're doing is pushing a lot of people on to medicaid programs that fewer and fewer doctors will see. there are better ways to get health insurance to people. and wrap it into packages, is certainly not a fair representation of this. i think civil rights involves freedom in equality, and americans have a right to own their own health plan, and not to be dependent on the government and some bureaucracy to decide what kind of health care they're going to get. >> i talk to small business owners night after night, and many of them say they're cutting back. obama care is not going to be helpful, my interviews are not a scientific study. it's not a huge volume of people. i assume that after the first of the yea

and we often hear this phrase only in america, and it's often associated with these kind of figures. only in america could two bicycle mechanics launch an aviation industry and so forth. now, what's important here is that all of these figures share a number of key traits. well, one, they were largely or wholly self-taught. that is, they were not products of formal education. as a result, they had freed themselves from the constraints of conventional wisdom and traditional authority. they preferred practical solutions to theoretical discussion. they were, in essence, engineers not mathematicians. in other words, they were supreme practitioners of what i mean by be useful knowledge. be -- now, attempts in general to explain america's technological prowess, i've found, generally revolve around the notion it is our political and social systems that provided the ideal platform for innovation and for the associated economic growth, prosperity and the pursuit of happiness. so in this view it was the new republic shaped by the founding fathers that set the stage for an explosion of innovation

we often had this phrase only in america, and is often associated with these kind of figures, only in america could to bicycle mechanics launch the aviation industry, and so forth. what's important is all of these figures share a number of traits. they were largely a holy self-taught. they were not products in formal education. as a result they had freed themselves from the constraints of conventional wisdom and traditional authority. they preferred practical solutions to theoretical discussion. they were in essence engineers, not mathematicians. in other words, they were separating practitioners of what i mean by useful knowledge. now, attends and joe to explain america's technological prowess i found generally revolve around the notion that if it is our political and social systems that provided the ideal platform for innovation and was associate economic growth, prosperity and the pursuit of happiness. so in this view it was "the new republic" shaped by the founding fathers that set the stage for an explosion of innovation during the 19th and 20th centuries. gr explosion we can all

my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. come. >> police have released sketches of the suspects. >> around 20 teams were created by the officials. and we wondered who could go to such places because people don't generally go to such places during the daytime. one of the suspected culprits have been arrested by the police. all the suspects have been identified. >> reporter: this latest attack comes eight months after a vicious gang rape in new delhi sparking nationwide protest. the young woman in that case died. under immense public pressure sexual assault laws in the country were reformed, but opposition

my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonighti grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >>> a judge has let the jury go home early and deliberations will resume on freye in nidal hassan's court-martial. heidi joe castro has more from fort hood, texas. >> reporter: his silence didn't surprise anyone. the army major gave no closing argument. he said all along, he's the killer. >> it's exceedingly rare where you have the prosecution and the defense agreeing to the defense's guilt. >> reporter: chris jenks said the jury will find hassan guilty. the panel of 13 senior officers is now behind closed doors. they are looking through 1700 pieces of information i

and a gap spokes woman said the alliance brings together retailers and industry associates from across north america to play a substantial role in improving working conditions for the people of bangladesh's garment industry. but labor groups claim this plan which would create a $42 million fund does not go far enough and does not pay for the renovation and repair of bang la dish factories. some smaller apparel companies make conscious clothing part of their overall mission. we talked to this company's ceo via skype who says it's been a difficult journey but one worth taking. >> we have stood for this for quite a long time. it feels like swimming upstream. because there are not that many companies focused on this. >> reporter: this is only one of the companies that have received fair trade certification. and while it means the tee shirts cost more, at least one shopper says he's willing to pay that price. >> i think it should be something that everybody should do. take a moment just to think about how things are being made and the conditions these people live. >> reporter: i'm die and dwyer, nbc bay

they say they met mayor filner at a meeting of the national women's veterans association of america. ad of the group says at least six other women have complained about the mayor's behavior including kissing, groping and grabbing the full gamut as they put it now the association reports it's cancelled plans to have mayor filner give the keynote speech at a benefit for sexual assault victims later this month a group of kids ruthlessly kicked and punched another child over and over again. and a school bus camera caught the whole thing. and now the question from the police. where was the bus driver as all of this was going down? but, first, a woman named henrietta lax is responsible for some the most important advances in modern medicine. she wasn't a doctor. she lived to be but 31 years old. but her cells were special. they were able to thrive in a laboratory. and scientists around the world have used those unique and very valuable cells for decades. you may know her story from the best seller of immorality life of henrietta lax. for years it went unrecognized that's now changing. i wil

association for enterprise opportunity, you're trying to create a business environment that would encourage microbusinesses to hire 1 more. here's a novel idea. if a million small businesses in americahired just 1 additional employee - the country would be a full employment. far-fetched? the association for enterprise opportunity is trying to make that happen with the smallest of small businesses - those with 5 or fewer workers - microbusinesses they're called. connie evans is president and ceo of the association. they're small but they're a powerful part of the business landscape. > >they're incredibly powerful. in fact, 1 in 3 main street microbusinesses hire just one employee this country would reach full employment. just think about it. we're talking about main street microbusinesses. they literally represent 92% of all businesses in this country. and i bet you pass them everyday. on the side streets, cross streets, and main streets of america. they are the backbone of this country and they will bring us to full employment if we make the right investment in them. > >investment is the key word. you're helping create a seed bed where these businesses have more access to capital. >

america's factories. we have the chief economist from the national association of manufacturers. , thanks for being with us. obviously a lot of the goods that eric will sell, some of them are not made in america. so the drop in durable goods is not just a reflection on manufacturing, and this is an industry that has shown remarkable strength at times as this economic recovery has been going on. so give me your sense of this. >> we have seen a renaissance in manufacturing since the end of the recession. we have added about 500,000 workers. i mean just last week we had a study that said that u.s. manufacturing is going to be much more competitive over the next decade, and that's definitely one of those trends that you continue to hear more about. >> but competitiveness can be a code word for meaning you can make more stuff per hour worked. so a manufacturing resurgence has not meant a manufacturing job return. >> as i said we have added 500,000 workers in the sector over all, and you are continuing to see much more investment in the u.s. in terms of dollars, but also as a result of

the military says she was speaking last year at an event for the national women's veterans association of america when filner, then a u.s. congressmember, made unwanted advances. filner had formerly served as head of the house veterans affairs committee. she said she believes he targeted survivors specifically. >> we are all victims of military sexual assault. it appears to me that he was targeting this organization and hitting on the women in this organization because they were easy prey, so he is part of an organization that is against sexual assault and sexual violence toward women and sexual harassment him a that he is doing the very thing that we are fighting to make stop in our service and in our country. >> she was speaking on cnn. hagel isecretary chuck reportedly completing a number of new rules to address rampant sexual assault in the military after pentagon survey estimated 26,000 people in the armed forces were sexually assaulted last year. the national institutes of health says it has reached an unprecedented deal with the family of henrietta lacks that gives them a say in how her ge

that's what this trade association banker association of america is trying do.in the press are trying to get the word out. balance, balance, balance, don't over correct at this critical time where we need housing coming back strong. >> gentlemen, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> president of nintendo joins us today. do you want to know who isn't a fan of what he does? colorado rockies first base coach. >> you play video games >> yeah. >> that's what the rest do, you come home from school you do your homework. >> that was so cute. >> we'll get reaction from nintendo's president and ask him what's behind a big price cut they announced. >>> up next, apple pay roll out a cheaper iphone at its highly-anticipated event next month. a smart move or a misstep. that sound bite was so cute at the baseball game. okay, keep it right here. i've been doing a few things for a while that i really love-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 playing this and trading. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and the better i am at them, the more i enjoy them. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 so i'm always looking to take t

my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> the youngsters at the little league world series are in the spotlight again. we have more on championship sunday. >> it's the sunday that all of these kids will remember. japan came in as defending champions, but teams from california came in dominating the competition. they both came in 4-0, so something had to give. the big fella at 6'4" getting the party started at first, and shoots it the other way to give california an early 2-0 lead. he helped his own cause because he was pitching today. japan would rally back inned third. and you can kiss that puppy goodb

and he is now head of one of the most powerful lobbies in town, the motion pictures association of america you know, he would say that, "well, i'm not registered to lobby, technically." and it's true. but he also oversees a staff of lobbyists. and the chapter about that is -- i talk about just the institutionalization of being part of the political class. >> do you think he lied to you? >> he would say that his thinking evolved. he would -- i don't think he -- i don't know. what do you call it? it turned out not to be true. i mean, he -- look, it's disappointing. i mean, i have to say that as someone who is looking for someone to level with him. >> you say the official language in washington is fraudulent language. it's the language of spin, marketing, pr. >> it's not how human beings talk to each other. but yeah, no, it's -- people don't rec -- you become very anesthetized. and washington is a huge, huge dome of anesthesia. people don't fully know just, again, the b.s. that is just part of the day-to-day transaction. and again, it's hard to realize when you're living there. i mean, i thin

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a gap spokes woman said the alliance quote brings together retailers and industry associations from across north america to play a substantial role no improving working conditions for the people in bangladesh's garment industry. but labor groups claim this plan which would key eight a $42 million fund does not go nearly far enough and does not pay for the renovation and repair of bangladesh factories. some smaller apparel companies make conscious clothing part of their overall mission. prada became the first company in north america to receive square trafair trade certification. >> we have stood for this for quite a long time. it feels like swimming upstream, because there's not that many companies that are focused on this. >> reporter: they are only one of the companies that have received fair trade certification. while it means the tee shirts cost more, at least one shopper we spoke to said he's willing to pay that price. >> i think it's something that everybody should do. take a moment to think about how things are being made and the conditions these people live. >> reporter: i'm diane dwyer, nbc bay

my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >>> funeral have been taking place for 42 people in tripoli. blasts hit two mofksdz injuring hundreds of others. sques injur hundreds of others. it killed 24 people in a shiia community. there have been spikes of fears rising syria's conflict is spilling over the border. >>> police in mumbai india arrested another three of five suspects have been arrested in the attack on a 22-year-old in an abandoned textile mil. it has rekindled fear. a lawyer for amanda knox says she won't return to italy for a new trial. the american student is accused of murdering her roommat

confidence in being able to rise and meet that challenge than the lawyers of america, and particularly the american bar association. thank you all very much. [applause] >> tonight at 6:30 p.m. eastern time we will have the town hall meeting from emily's list, electing the -- electing a woman as president. here's a preview. this may be semantics, but how do we make women's issues men's issues? issues,ic platform independent, it seems to me that we are still locked into partisan arguments. >> i would not be here if it weren't for independent voters in missouri. it is about one third, one third, one third. there is 30% that would not vote for me no matter what and there is a third that would vote for me no matter what. there is this middle. most of those folks in the middle are perfectly willing to vote for a republican or a democrat. they like compromise and moderation. i do think that one of the things we need to do is make withwe are communicating independent voters across this country. we have put on our hats of being a political party first. we are going to lose voters. we have a wonderful opportunity in this co

e-mail statement, a gap spokes woman said it brings together retailers and industry associations from across north america to play a substantial role in improving working conditions for the people in bangladesh's garment industry. labor groups claim this plan which would create a 42 million dollar fund does not nearly go far enough and pay towards the renovation and repair of bangladesh factories. >> these come in different colors. >> some smaller companies make conscious clothing part of the overall mission. prada is based out of l.a. and became the first in north america to receive fair trade certification in apparel. we talked to the ceo via skype who said it has been a difficult journey, but worth taking. >> we have stood for this for a long time and it feels like swimming upstream. not that many focused are focussed on this. >> they are only one of several companies that received fair trade certification. >> for means the t-shirts cost more, at least one shopper said he is willing to pay that price. >> it should be something that everybody should do. take a moment to think about how things are made a

economic and work force development, the port and the america's cup committee regarding the pilot donor program david campos recognition program in association with one sf celebrate the cup at piers 27-29. ~ >> good afternoon, commissioners and executive darer. i'm kerry mcclellan with the san francisco's america's cup organizing committee. it's nice to be back before you again. i'm building on the presentation that happened in april, earlier when we came before you with the first concept of the pilot donor program, which is one of the tranches of our work in raising funds and awareness to support the city and county of san francisco and its departments in hosting the 34th america's cup. we've created the strategic campaign called one sf celebrate the cup, both very principally about raising funds, but also through building awareness of the community and legacy benefits. not only of the america's cup, but it's a nice dovetail with the 150th anniversary of the port as well. and all the city and port has leveraged through the planning and preparation for the event. from that initial feedback that we received on april 9th, we're coming back bef

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