amy chang from the housing and community development. for item 14 we request that the item be continued one week and the project lender has brought up conditions for the ground lease that we're still negotiating and so we would like to request a week's additional time to resolve this issue. cloip than>> supervisor cohen: k you. public comment, any member of the public to speak on item 14 come up to the podium and you will have two minutes. seeing none, public comment is closed. may i have a motion to continue this item to the next meeting? >> so moved. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. and we'll take that without objection. thank you. and item 15. >> clerk: itema 15 -- >> supervisor cohen: excused me, before we go further i'd like to call the budget of finance federal select committee to order. it is 11:07 and i'm calling the budget and federal budget select committee to order and we can continue with items -- item 15 and then we'll pivot and go back to -- and i will call items 1 and 2 from the federal select committee agenda. clerk. >> cl

amy wright wants to change this fear of the different. ove, i'm going to change this. she opened a small business, where people like her son and daughter, could work and shine. where people like me and you can see why it's called the happiest place in wilmington, north carolina. every day when its doors open, the fear of the different falls. it shows the best of who we are. hardworking, welcoming, and kind. and it reminds us that our desires are the same. we need to feel like we are valued in this world. >> what'd you do in p.e.? >> running. >> running? >> yeah. >> did your sneakers help you run fast? >> yes. >> when you become a parent of a child with special needs, you are instantly thrust into being an advocate. >> mommy, look. >> we are trying to make people see the beauty in their lives that we see. ben and i have two older daughters and then we have beau and bitty, and they both have down syndrome. people with disabilities, sometimes the world just passes them by. most of them are unemployed. and we really felt like we wanted to do s

amy: president trump's position on planned parenthood ever-changing?> i don't think it is really changed. during the presidential primary, he was the one republican who i think in a moment of probably either weakness or not really focused -- focusing, said, of course, he knew many, many women who have been helped by planned parenthood. republicans come to planned parenthood does like everyone else. and since he has become president, he has basically said he wants to block everyone from coming to planned parenthood. he exquisitely said, back to your question about the judiciary, he said he will only appoint justices not only to the supreme court in these other federal benches, that the federal bench that oppose reproductive rights and access. amy, one of the deep concerns for us at planned parenthood's we're the largest provider of reproductive health care in the country, one in five women have come to us in many areas. we're the only area of safe and legal abortion -- one of five women have come to us, in many areas, where the only area of safe and leg

change. here's abc's amy robach. >> i mean, this shouldn't have happened. shouldn't happen to anybody. >> reporter: the tragic news of the death of ray ann and steven gruber's 18-year-old son max came with a phone call. >> they said they had worked on max for 45 minutes, but there was nothing they could do. it's -- the worst call anyone could ever get. you never expect it. >> reporter: it was september 14th. police say hours earlier, gruber was at louisiana state university's phi delta theta house, going through a ritual where if you don't answer questions correctly you drink alcohol. he had a blool alcohol level of .495%. >> and that was the next day. so that night i'm sure it was -- it's enough to kill you. >> reporter: a few weeks later, 10 current and former members of that fraternity arrested. according to officials potentially facing charges ranging from misdemeanor hazing to felony negligent homicide. was your son murdered? >> yes. i believe so. nobody can physically drink that much. you can't. you have to be forced to drink it. senseless. >> it's te

can see it appears the trains are continuing to move but i have to believe that is going to change soon. amy to the scene. we will bring you any updates on our news app. >>> we're tracking this breaking story, a sad one, a deadly carbon monoxide incident. first responders are at the home on moutrie street. one person is dead there. five others sickened by the poisonous gas. >>> number two, more than 100,000 people under evacuation orders from southern california as four wildfires rage out of control. the largest in the 90,000 acre thomas fire. >>> 3,000 city workers are striking. the city council plans to meet behind closed doors again to try to reach a deal. all nonemergency city services are suspended. >>> at 8:45, minnesota senator al franken expected to announce whether he's resigning following intense pressure to step down april mid mounting sexual misconduct claims. abc news will have live coverage of franken's announcement. >>> and number five, a look at your accuweather 12-hour planner. 36 to 55. micro climate because of the breezes. all of us from noon to 5:00. >>> number six, follo

amy: how have things changed since january when donald trump became president?> i think what has happened is we've seen a growing list of impeachable offenses that require an impeachment investigation in the u.s. congress parallel to the mueller investigation. this is not a question of having to wait and see whether or not the federal criminal investigation that's proceeding turns up violations of federal criminal law by the president or any of his associates. that's a separate question. the question here are crimes against the state. that is what impeachment is about -- abuse of power, abuse of public trust, and not only through the violations of the anti-corruption provisions. there is now, of course, evidence of obstruction of justice. there's evidence of potential conspiracy with the russian government to interfere with the 2016 elections and violate federal campaign finance laws, among others. there is now evidence of abuse of the pardon power in the papardoning of former maricopa county arizona sheriff joe arpaio. there's recklessly threatening nuclear war

amy winehouse. francine: this is amazing because you have to change your research and development.uch cost goes on digital products? say paul: difficult to because it is everywhere in every brand in every division, but now more in terms of media, one third of media we do now goes on digital. 7% roughly of sales in e-commerce that we do for digital. it is growing 30% a year, so there is a shift happening, which is extremely fast and strong. thatine: the company invented the platinum blonde is constantly innovating and developing new products as consumer demand changes. in paris, scientists have studied 7000 types of hair and are experimenting with 3-d printing. the hope is to one day help people suffering from hair loss. has already created fake skin to avoid testing products on animals and invented a uv patch to monitor exposure to sun rays. threeaul: we are spending point 5% of sales and research and innovation, and the most important our hair, skin. hair is where we invent and create new formulations for hair care, hair color, all types of hair products. francine: you also have a

and it will change the courts for decades to come, longer than we will remember him as president. amy: we will speak with retired judge shira scheindlin about how "trump's new team of judges will radically change american society." then we look at what some have called one of the most progressive city council in new york city's history and the woman who helped lead the agenda, speaker melissa mark-viverito. she holds the second-most powerful post in new york city. >> 12 years ago when i was first sworn in as the first latina to represent my district of east harlem and the bronx, i try to process what that all men. i was a labor organizer, community activist. not a politician. amy: her term winds down at the end of this year due to term limits. we will look at how under melissa mark-viverito's sickrship, expanded paid leave, and municipal identification card for undocumented immigrants, and got mayor bill de blasio to agree to close the city's notorious rikers island jail. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodm

he will be a change for this country.y. amy: after headlines, we'llll go to honduras to speak w with and talkt allan nairn with history professor and human rights specialist dana frank. of attacackerspair stormed d a christmas service aa church in the city of quetta on sunday, killing nine people and woundiding more ththan 50 other. witnesses say one of the attackers detonated a suicide bomb while the other sprayed gunfire on worshipers before he was shot dead by police. isis later claimed responsibility f for the attaca. in afghanistan, at least 11 police officers were killed sunday after taliban fighters stormed a checkpoint in the city of lashkar gah. elsewhere, a suicide bomber targeted a nato convoy in kandahar, killing a woman who died when her home collapsed due to the blast. in the gaza strip, thousands of palestinians attended a funeral saturday for a 29-year-old double-amputee who was killed. witnesses say an israeli sniper shot 29-year-old ibrahim abu thuraya in the head. at the time of his death, abu thuraya was usi

amy. would you say, areç there some small changes that people that are specifically caregivers can implement daily routines and also long-termç t try to make the routines easier for how they check in, you know, when they make how do you make things a little lighter for yourself. >> well, you know, the first thing, whether it is the holidays or not, it is most important we take care of ourselves. we focus on everyone else, we give and give an give. my car can't run on empty and neither can çi, so i have to d things to filmy tanl my tank.ç make it a priority. give yourself permission not to be perfect, especially at the holidays. you don't have to get every decoration out, you don't have to do the perfect meal. ask for some help. those are the changes that most caregivers are going to make. and in terms of your routine, again, think about taking care of yourself first, getting organized and building your care giving team. >> let me end on this final thing. what about for the restç of us that maybe have a lighter load, that aren't caregivers, is there something that maybe you would ask that

there is n nothing. , thenthe coup d'etat changed all of the laws. amy: president zelaya in a democracy now! exclusive. then, "the dangerous case of donald trump: psychiatrists and mental health experts assess a president." we will speak with forensic lee,iatrist dr. brandy organizer of the yale duty to warn conference. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in california, nearly 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate as drought-fueled wildfires tear across southern california. climate experts say the intensity of the winter blazes is linked to climate change. the fires caused the intermittent shutdown of the 101 and 405 freeways. nearly 150,000 acres have been scorched so far by the fires. authorities have warned residents to stay inside because of the dangerous air quality caused by smoke and cancerous ash from the fires. but a number of farms have stayed open, sparking concerns that farm workers are laboring in hazardous conditions without proper equipment. on wednesda

amy: congressman ellison, the whole issue of sexual harassment in congress. yet congress member's beer who has introduced a bill to change the law me to to congress. he of congressman conyers, senator franken. do you think franken and conyers should resign? you know, amy, here is the thing. i would ask every member of congress, including those to look inside a conscience and asked themselves a few questions. can you be effective. if you stood up your whole life to stand up for the rights of people, and both of them have, is it not a moment now where you apply some standards to yourself that you have asked others to live by? can you be effective? can you be there for your constituents at this point? these are questions we all have to answer. i will tell you this. i am hoping for a society where every person -- women -- can go to work and just do their job without any fear of being harassed, mistreated, treated like s second-class citizenship individuals. in the social trends that are driving as i think are leaving our society to a better place. i will trust they will do the right t thing for their constituents, for our co

home tonight, bitty and beau, that i would not change you for the world, but i will change the world for you. >> amy wright employees dozens of people with disabilities at a coffee shop in north carolina. >> and through her nonprofit, she helps them show they can contribute and participate in the workforce. visit cnn.com/heroes to support this year's top ten winners. your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $50,000 for each. >>> austria's new government is raising concerns about a new far right coalition partner. we'll have details on that right after the break. >>> welcome back, everyone. the international organization for migration is set to repatriate 15,000 displaced people to their home countries from libya. this follows exclusive reporting by cnn which exposed a modern-day slave auction there. >> cnn's nema eldia amara walkeh the oim's efforts. >> this is a really important report. indeed, iom, the u.n. migration agency, we did break the story, if you did, a couple of months back. but just putting out a press release and describing it really isn't good enough nowadays.

amy goodman. our websit diep tran: i think people are aware of vietnamese cuisine, and most people don't want that cuisine to changen't want to have their understatanding of the cucuisine to change. becaususe the cuisine is chahang l the timime. the idea of a, like, this unifying national cuisine, vietnamese cuisine, it doesn't exist. really, it truly doesn't exist. even a unified vietnamese identity doesn't exist. [dings] like, it's kikind of like s sayg italians--defined by tomatoes and olive oil. wwhat people see as essential,, it''s because they'y're looking from like an n outsider's point o of view, and it's not granular. 'cause once you go granular, it's

way of life into an oil field at a time of extreme global climate change, george mondale calls climate grid down. it is an epic crime. amyplain how this is being dealt with in the tax code, the tax bill today. called as what i have grand deception. for four decades, i guess alaskan congressman have used various techniques, intimidation, lying with deception, and this is their latest. this is not the first time they have tried to sneak this is part of the budget reconciliation process. in 1995, the bill passed but the president vetoed it. in 2005 again, they tried but maria cantwell through a valley in expert -- through a valiant effort, stopped that process. in while theck it entire nation is focused on talking about the massive tax debt, they call it tax cuts given to the corporations and rich. we are struggling with debt. it stops the largest environment , the justice campaign of this nation has been going on for seven decades. this is a grand deception that must be -- the public should know about it and really there should be an outrageous outcry. you mentioned about the scholars. my colleague in canada and i organize

changes to it. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> police in fremont are questioningr about a deadly hit-and-run crash. a car hit a pedestrian around 5:30 yesterday at east warren avenue and bradley street. police say the victim died at the scene. investigators found the vehicle involved in the accident with major front end damage parked at a nearby shopping center. and that's where they found the driver. it's unclear if drugs or alcohol were factors. >>> a homeowner has a mess to clean up following this accident. a van rammed into a home on andrea place near warburton avenue. no one was hurt in the crash. >>> the man acquitted of killing kate steinle facess. jose ines garcia zarate was found not guilty on murder and manslaughter charges last week. a grand jury has indicted him for being a felon in possession of a firearm and having a gun while being in the u.s. illegally. he is an undocumented immigrant. he's back in local court for sentencing on a gun possession conviction in the steinle case. if found guilty on either federal charge he could face up to ten years in

amy winehouse. i can't help looking at myself. francine: this is amazing because you have to change your research and development. much of the overall costs goes on actual digital products? jean paul: difficult to say because it is everywhere in every brand in every division, but what i can say is now more in terms of media, one third of all of the media we do now goes on digital. in e-commerce, 7% of sales in e-commerce that we do for digital. it is growing 30% a year, so there is a shift happening, which is extremely fast and extremely strong. francine: the company that invented the platinum blonde is constantly innovating and developing new products as consumer demand changes. at its lab in paris, scientists have studied more than 7000 types of hair and are now experimenting with 3-d printing. the hope is to one day help people suffering from hair loss. l'oreal has already created fake skin to avoid testing products on animals, and invented a uv patch to monitor exposure to sun rays. jean paul: we are the number one r&d facility in the world. we are spending 3.5% of sales and research and innovation, and the m

amy: what about the abstentions? 35?e >> is always the same boat as in 2012 for palestine in state. there is basically no change. trump's blackmail and bluster did not seem to have much effect. amy: and nikki haley and president trump's threat to cut off aid, foreign aid to countries who voted against the u.s. w which would mean the majority of the world? >> precisely. i think most people said anyone who looks at t this carefully would say, jerusalem the central to palestine. jerusalem is central to the whole issue. and if you prejudge something a favor of one party in violation of international law, you're just taking yourself out of the international consensus. amy: on thursday, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley defended president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. >> decision was in accordance to u.s. law dating back to 1995. and its position has been repeatedly endorsed by the american people ever since. the decision does not prejudge any final status issues, including jerusalem's boundaries . the decision does not preclude a two state solution if the parties agre

amy: and in a major victory for environmentalists fighting climate change, new york governor andrew cuomo said tuesday he'll work with the state comptroller to divest new york's massive public pension fund from fossil fuel companies. the so-called de-carbonization roadmap seeks to phase out investments in companies that trade in coal, oil and gas, while investing in green technologies like solar and wind. new york's common fund manages over $200 billion in retirement savings for more than a million new yorkers. it currently holds shares of more than 50 oil and gas companies, with over than a -- with over invested in $1 billion exxon/mobil alone. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we begin today's show with the expansion of the senate intelligence investigation into the trump campaign's suspected russia ties to include another 2016 presidential candidate -- the green party's jill stein.

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ed: here to discuss what he witnessed that dramatic change, ami horowitz.s families on to talk about what they think about the trump plan and they seemed surprise to learn that all three families said, we're gonna save money. >> that's the entire point of this video, right? is that i think republicans did a horrible job with the narrative and shaping and framing of the discussion around these tax cuts. every time i saw people on other networks say this is a tax plan -- a giveaway for the rich, i wanted to throw the tv out the window. it's a total talking point. and it's totally wrong. the vast majority of all the tax cuts are going to the middle class and the lower class and in some cases the rich gonna end up paying more because in some ways this is actually entitlement reform. a lot of these deductions that rich people were getting like the mortgage tax deduction which goes away for larger homes or the "salt" reduction -- ed: state and local taxes where taxes are out of control because you're funding these state and local governments where you're spending

change. thank you for coming in. david amis, of the all party, to group 0n coming in.ire safety. tim krul police in lebanon have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a british embassy worker in beirut. the body of rebecca dykes, who was 30, was found by the side of a motorway on saturday, the day she was due to fly back but to britain for christmas. 0ur correspondent martin patience reports from beirut. she's been described as a bright star, someone who cared deeply for others, while working on the humanitarian front line. rebecca dykes was helping lebanon cope with the influx of syrian refugees. on friday night, rebecca came to this bar behind me, she was attending leaving drinks for a colleague. she was relatively new in the city. this was an opportunity to meet new people. shortly after midnight, she left the bar and apparently got into a taxi. it was that decision that cost her her life. her body was found dumped close to a motorway. police say she was strangled. a taxi driver has now been arrested in connection with her murder. josie ensor had planned t

it in every single place but in some specific, even if you change out some of them, can you -- you'll be reducing your energy output. >> all amyo much for joining us today. >> thanks for having me. >> great to see you. >> up next "on the money," a at the news for the week ahead. >>> and johnny carson guarded his privacy while he was the host of "the tonight show." we'll take you beyond the gates and no his malibu palace. it's on the market rignow, but there is one little catch. anything. even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ every truck guy has their own way of conveying powerful. yeeaaahhh boy. kind of looks like a monster coming to eat ya. holy smokes. that is awesome. strong. you got the basic, and you got the beefy. i just think it looks mean. i'm getting goosebumps. this holiday season, become part of the chevy family. use your employee discount for everyone and trade up to this silverado all star to