it sounds like an illegal unit already. it is not always a bad thing. i would not say that in many instances, legalizing -- "legal" is a strong term. in our business and sales business, we try to avoid that term. it has many implications. to say something illegal is -- to say something is legal or illegal has a lot of implications. we cannot really say. we can say it does permit it or not permit it. what is or is not authorized is a different statement. we have to be mindful. one thing i wanted to say about jeremy pose a question was, there are quite a few very good people in san francisco to go to if you want to legalize something that had been done without a permit in the past, or you want to get a permit for every model that was done or a bathroom that was added downstairs without a permit, and you feel like your uncle maybe was -- may have done it properly. oftentimes, it is no big deal. it is a good thing to do. there are many companies that specialize in doing just that. you can do that. it depends on your goal. if your goal is to sell the propert

the other things, the problems about meant, and is the landlord committed to collect rent for an illegal unit? the and control is an endless series of problems. -- the rent control. >> [inaudible] >> that is an excellent point. we will talk about value, but let me just say that because it has existed for a long time, that does not make it ok. it just means that they have got away with it for a long time, but that does not mean it is ok, unfortunately. >> that means the inspector could come in and kick out the tents out of the room downstairs? >> we do not inspect those on a routine basis. we only look at them if we receive a complaint, and then, we do not kick the people out. we tell the property owner, "you have this problem. we have to figure out how to solve this problem. maybe you could legalize the unit or make some other change. >> that means anybody could complain and make trouble for my friend. >> when we go to sell the property like that, if your friend wanted to sell her single-family house, she had a tenant in the illegal unit, if we write out a statement that we hand out to all th

there was a concern about an illegal unit and the board continued the matter. this is the second year in which the matter is coming back before the board just to confirm that the tenants in that unit are still actually tenants in that unit. >> before we proceed, i'll have to translate. >> swear in. >> i have to swear in miss wong. >> ok. president peter sornings how many minutes would you like to give each party to speak, three minutes? >> subject to swearing in right now. do you solemnly swear or affirm you will translate from cantonese to english and english to cantonese accurately, effectively and to the best of your ability? >> yes, i do. >> thank you. >> so we will hear first from -- translator: gentlemen and judges, i just want to tell you that i continuing living at the same address, which is 1734, that address. >> thank you, we wanted to confirm that. >> thank you. >> thank you, good luck. >> sir, are you the permit holder? >> yes, i'm bill kwan of the kwan basin family limited partnership and permit holder and i also could attest to they are still livin

chance of winning the case the united states is zero point zero united states states have spent fifteen years trying illegibly trying to catch an alleged garden runner but it was it true they spent two and half years trying to win the extradition case and it looked a bit actually said to the united states to think that he can win in the united states against america on their home turf when everything is against them so that in the end if you walks and goes home america will all become a laughing stock of the entire world not to mention that whatever little credibility they have as a nation will definitely be ruined. now we've got plenty more have found us so stay with r.t. it's a fine don't just go wrong president and one of the world's biggest rock star alan kohler well. religious disbelief ruptured rehab centers using divine gun like drug addiction are accused of posing a bigger threat than drugs themselves. in the u.k. medical officials say the number of women being subjected to genital mutilation is on the rise although the product is illegal in the country no one's ever been convicted of the crime and thousands are conside

. >> sreenivasan: an american prisoner jailed for illegally trespassing in north korea is back in the united states. former president jimmy carter negotiated his release in pyongyang, and the two departed there earlier today. aijalon mali gomes was greeted by his family and friends on the tarmac in boston. gomes had been teaching english in south korea before crossing into the north last january for unknown reasons. homemade bombs killed three u.s. troops in afghanistan today. the attacks were in the south and the east, but no more details were given by nato. 35 americans have been killed in afghanistan so far this month, as fighting there has escalated. nato announced today a joint force has wrapped up a week long offensive northeast of kabul, killing about 40 taliban fighters and capturing key operatives. the first video of 33 men trapped in a mine in chile shows them healthy and in good spirits. they've been trapped underground since the mine collapsed august 5. the footage was shot by a tiny camera lowered down through a small emergency shaft. we have a report narrated by rohit kachroo o

an image that pops up on the screen. the tsa has 137 units nationwide and are proving themselves useful. >> advance imaging technology has led to over 70 prohibited illegalr dangerous items at checkpoints nationwide since january of this year. >> now, the tsa officers never make physical contact with passengers unless they find something suspicion on them and they need to do a patdown. the amount of radiation is equivalent to two minutes of flight on an airplane at altitude. the whole point is stay on top and strengthen security because they've got so many evolving threats to aviation security. with more money from the federal government, about 450 units will be in place at airports nationwide. live at oakland, theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> all right, theresa. thanks. san francisco may be on the verge of making history again over banning plastic bags. today a proposal will go to city supervisors to expand the ban to all retailers, not just supermarkets and chain stores. terry mcsweeney joins us from city hall and, terry, this could be the toughest law in the nation. >> it would be. right now large supermarkets and the big drugstore chains cannot be givi

an image that pops up on the screen. the tsa has 137 units nationwide and are proving themselves useful. >> advance imaging technology has led to over 70 prohibited illegalr dangerous items at checkpoints natioide since january this year. >> now, the tsa officers never make physical contact with passengers unless they find something suspicion on them and they need to do a patdown. the amount of radiation is equivalent to two minutes of flight on an airplane at altitude. the whole point is stay on top and strength security because they've got so many evolvg threats to aviation security. with more money from the federal government, about 450 units will be in place at airports nationwide. live at oakland, theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> all right, theresa. thanks. san francisco may be on the verge of making history again over banng plastic bags. today a proposal will go to city supervisors to expand the ba to all retairs, not just supermarkets andhain stores. terry mceeney joins us from city hall and, ter, this could be the toughest law in the nation. >> it would be. right now large supermarkets and the big drugstore chains cannot be ging out standard plasti

illegally. >> they are our allies. you got -- let's take the mexican border. you have three big problems. you have an economic disparityy between mexico and the united states. and you have people wanting to come into the united states illegally for economic reasons. those folks, while in large numbers cor pressure our social welfare system, they're not a threat militarily. the drug cartel is a threat no matter how you cut it and the terrorists are a threat. so two of the groups are military threats or national security threats. the larger number, though, are not a threat in that sense and so we can use economic cooperation over time -- >> i have to disagree. they are taking away jobs, and driving down wages and bankrupted hospitals and our school systems are forced to educate children who are illegally. it is shaking the foundations of our country. >> you aren't going to use a military tactic on that group. you can use barriers the armed forces in a secondary role to assist civilian law enforcement. >> how does that work? how do you -- how does the military assist civilian law enforcement unless they have a gun in their hands with bullets in the gun? i mean,

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they would do is bring people from her region of southeast china illegally via an extraordinarily sophisticated series of routes into the united states, where they would tend to ask for asylum, but as often as not, join the underground economy and work as undocument workers in various industries here in the u.s. and there's an interesting misconception about human smuggling as practiced by the snake head. part of the problem is you'll often hear the two used interchangeably. kind of funny for me. i went to great pains to make the zicks in my book, and half of the reviews refer to it as a book about human trafficking. how does that work out exactly? but i do think we want to be clear about this. the misconception that is fairly prevalent in the u.s. is what happens is people who want to leave china approach a snake head, pay a small down payment on a much larger fee, and the fees would astonish you. in the 198 's, it was about $18,000. by the 199 's, it wased pads,000. today the industry is still going, and it's about $70,000 to get illegally from china to the u.s. of course, people aren't able to finance that right away, so th

illegally. >> new mexico and canada are our allies. you have an economic disparity between mexico and the united states. e have people wanting to come in illegally or for economic reasons. those people, while in large numbers, there's pressure on social welfare, they are not a threat momentarily. the drug cartel is a threat and a matter how you cut it and the terrorists are a threat no matter how you look at this. the two of the groups are military threats. we can use economic cooperation over time. >> i would have to disagree because they are taking jobs and driving down wages. they have bankrupted some many hospitals and schools systems are forced to educate children of illegal immigrants. this is shaking the foundations of our country. >> you will not use a military tactic on that border. you can use barriers or the armed forces in a secondary -- >> how does the military assist civilian law enforcement unless they have a gun in their hand with bullets and the gun? force and the fear of force or the application of force is the ultimate end to disobedience of someone coming across the country. are you s

united states in the early 1980's. for about two decades, she was one of the most prolific human smugglers on the planet. she would bring people illegally by an extraordinarily- sophisticated series of routes into the united states, where they would ask for asylum, or ask -- or join the underground economy, working as undocumented workers in various industries here in the u.s. there is an interesting misconception about human smuggling as it is practiced by the "snakeheads." you will hear human smuggling in human trafficking used interchangeably. i made i -- i went to great pains to make that distinction in my book, yet the reviews often use them interchangeably still. the misconception that is prevalent is that people who want to leave china approached the snakehead, pay a small down payment on a much larger fee -- the fees are astonishing. by the 1990's, $35,000. today, the industry is at about $70,000 -- back to illegally from china into the u.s. if they make it here -- and that is a big if -- they could get stopped in numerous places. the ships could sink. they can be indicted -- interdicted. the misconception is that the migrants get to

illegaling kroding the border. some in the u.s. believe a fast trial on trespassing charges might speed the hikers' return to the united states. >>> three convicted murderers have escaped from an arizona prison about 90 miles southeast of las vegas. the men apparently cut through a fence and kidnapped two truck drivers before fleeing in their semi truck. >>> and finally, captured on surveillance video, a dancing robbery. a man held up a gas station as his female partner danced on the counter to distract the clerk. pretty light on her feet there. the gas station employee fought back and the dancing robbers left empty-handed. i think it was wham! who told us guilty feet have got no rhythm. >> whoa! >> good one. good one. welcome to the weekend, brother. >> it was either wham! or chaucer. i can't -- >> stick with wham! >> hi, mary. top that. >> good morning. rain, a lot of it. good morning, everyone. we show you some record rainfall in phoenix, arizona, making getting around town just very, very difficult. nearly 1 1/2 inches fell yesterday, and as i mentioned, they've not seen that kind of rain ever. good news is that the rain sort of dissipates in phoenix, but we do have flood