in has to be very analytical. we have to do what is best for the community and best for the officers. commissioner hammer and i have looked at the proposal tonight. going through it, we are at the end point to suggest an amendment to this. this is not about tasers. we are going to ask the police department also look at any other non-lethal weapon that our department can use, not just tasers, but other weapons. there has been some talk about an sl6. we're going to amend the language to add, in asking for the department to evaluate and investigate other methods, to return back to this commission in 30 days with a recommendation, whether it is conducted energy devices or an sl6, or another weapon, or a combination thereof. we are going to ask that two commissioners be assigned to this task. i have asked commissioner slaughter to be one of them. i am about to ask commissioner chan, given her great work on mental-health issues. i think we all agree we need one more weapon to help protect the officers and the public. we

mark zandi, chief economist of moody's analytics, joins us with details of his outlook for this year. hi, mark. >> hi, susie. >> susie: so that is a pretty optimistic forecast, especially considering that we've seen home prices are still falling. so tell us why you see a turn around in the housing market. >> well, i do think that we will see more house price kleins. we stwil have a up could el million loans in the foreclosure process, another couple million that are delinquent that will go through foreclosure to a distressed sale so we will see more price declines this year. but i think with a better job market, continued low-interest rate, ample mortgage cede nature home sales, housing construction and even yes, house prices by this time next year will stabilize and continue to improve. this five, six year long housing market crash is finally, i think, coming to an end. >> susie: so you are saying you are seeing a pickup in construction. but isn't there a whole glut of houses that are out there. i mean who is going to be buying to see this pickup? >> well, actually, inventories of ne

you know, when you really sort of came to see the consequences of getting it wrong analytically? >> it was definitely a tipping point in terms of understanding that our assumptions about the internet in washington, it was definitely understanding that there is something that i found very politically naive in terms of how the u.s. government viewed. this. but, you know, initial doubts about, you know, the power of the internet much earlier, that would be, you know, 2007, early 2008 where we began examining the space analytically. but i never had much of a connection to the u.s. government's side of this until, i would say, 2009. and in part because i think there was not actually much on engagement from the u.s. government to the internet. the agent is of course, funding. and, again, you -- [inaudible] others who are of course active from this space since probably year 2000. it was never systematized in any kind of freedom agenda, and i'm not sure there was a strategic big master plan for what's being accomplished. most of those projects that involved new media, my understanding is

for example, [unintelligible] but i think what we are looking for is somebody out with more analytical skills. we looked at the airport again, they have moved towards these more higher level analyst class'es. commissioner courtney: with respect to the chain of command, the proposed manager position will report to the general manager. and reported where? >> prior to the organization that we had in april of 2010 last year, it was reporting to the manager of the external affairs. since that time, it has been reporting to me. commissioner courtney: i'll tread lightly here. the record indicates there are capacity issues. are there capacity issues with respect to the employees, or with respect to the classification numbers? the record to me indicates that there are concerns with the current staff. is that ok? with performance in terms of the audit. >> the simple answer is, if there are performance issues, those are handled through evaluation and corrective behavior. those would not be public discussion. we believe that there is a general upgrade of the classification and it does not have to

he has a keen analytic mind, i again and a concern for the welfare of people that use the bridge as visitors. he is a labor attorney, and the time and dedication he has dedicated has also been an invaluable asset. i want to say that miss reilly has an encyclopedic knowledge of the hall operation -- of the operation. and miss seagal has a kind- hearted mind. all three of these people have taken a stand oneterrent when ir to do that. when people believe to the myth that someone would kill themselves any way, just elderly white men that were thought to be jumping from the bridge and not worth saving. we learned it was our children who were jumping. it was young people -- [chime] and the courageous stance that was taken to save everybody. president kim: thank you so much for being here today. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am a board member of san francisco tomorrow. i would like read a letter into the record from our president to was unable to be here today. she is, and we are in support of the reappointment of richard. san francisco tomorrow is pleased to support the reappointment of richar

five, apply advanced business analytics to reduce payments. six, reduce field operations and move to electronic self-service. and seven, monetize the government's assets. we estimate the aggressive initiatives can generate a trillion dollar of savings in ten years. these savings are generated through improved performance rather than tacks increases. state and local governments spend a great deal of energy collecting and dispersing funds. they collect taxes and fees from citizens and business, and they disperse funds to organizations and individuals through a wide variety of programs. these activities generate large volume of transactions, and as a consequence, they are vulnerable to honest mistakes in administration as well as intentional efforts to defraud. the good news for governments at all levels is these types of programs fund themselves to what we call predictive analytics. it's a collection of techniques that when applied to a large number of transactions processed through a standard business process can reveal patterns that are indica

mubarak was decisive, analytical, and in no mood to quit.here is so little public comment on jerusalem -- from jerusalem. >> even seen egypt are being watched very closely. many arab countries as well. what do you make of the comments? >> i think israel does not have any legitimate reason to worry about the future. just like israel, the egyptians are entitled to have a democratic regime, entitled to basic fundamentals that we take for granted in 70 countries around the world. -- in so many countries around the world. it is not reason enough to stop a dictator from stepping down. >> you can feel the ripple effect of the protesters we saw in tunisia. in algeria, we had demonstrations on saturday. bahrain is being processed. >> the tanikia model certainly inspired -- the tunisian model certainly inspired not only egypt, but the rest of the region. as you mentioned, in ontario, on saturday, many demonstrations are expected in algeria, on saturday, many demonstrations are expected. despot's across the region -- the prime minister has been sacked

chance that any part of their work may be made public they could alter or hold back their fullest analytical assessments. what's your personal view as it relates to publicizing the national intelligence estimates? >> the men and women of the intelligence community are responsible for informing policy makers and the decisions that they have to make. we are committed to providing the most fullsome reviews to those policy makers including all the footnotes, including all the debates. policy makers then make the decision to how best take that information forward and use it. of course, we are concerned for the security and sensitivities that you noted. we would make those sensitivit sensitivities clear as part of our production of the product. >> would you agree that that could affect the analytic product if too much of that became public? >> i think that the analysts in this community are more devoted to making sure that policy makers have the information on their desk that they would not withhold anything because of that. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you, madam chair. thank yo

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i think we need to be more thoughtful and analytical as it relates to the type of analysis we are being provided with when it comes to projects that come before us under the guise of transit oriented development, and it has to be and just about additional site. we have to relate that to some of the overall equity goals that are mandated by abag and everybody else, and it is not just enough to say, well, we're getting 50% below market rate, 85% is multimillion-dollar condominiums, and one-to-one parking, but you have to purchase a transit pass. that is a joke to me, and that is an insult my intelligence on so many levels. that is not your fault. maybe we should just are doing that. at the end of the day, we ought to just toss that card out. i don't know, it is just really frustrating for us, for me, to have to continue to shake my head and say, yes, transit oriented development because it is a high-rise next to a bart station, but it does not reach any of our goals as relates to equity and we did not have any analysis of how it ultimately attacks the committee's concerns and real workers

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they have a terrific post-rate services business, and a great data business and analytic business. and we both have a terrific derivative franchise. that combination is second to none. >> a lot of people are wondering what happens to the flor trading at the nyse. i know you've been supportive of the traders here. but is that era coming to an end? >> they, and we, both understand this is the most iconic piece of art that we're going to have. we would be foolish to think about anything other than keeping this open. >> you're still calling it newco. >> until further notice, it's newco t. >> thank you, duncan. >> thank you very much, susie. hall of fame >> tom: here are the stories in tonight's "n.b.r. newswheel." stocks traded lower despite the big board's big deal. the dow fell 41.5 points, the nasdaq lost 12, and the s&p 500 was off four. trading volume moved higher, rising to 927 million shares on the big board and just over two billion shares on the nasdaq. it was a mixed take for the nation's retailers. retail sales rose 0.3% last month. while that's the seventh straight month of

leading the united nations efforts can you say well this isn't the first question up that much but analyticallyare just not calling is is the iranian response to to the u.n. concerns about the iranian nuclear program today is it better is it more positive and constructive that it was before the sanctions were. difficult to say probably not. is going to tell us whether there. more responsive they were not more responsive in the. negotiations we don't know yet whether they are more responsive it's the report of the that will tell us whether they have been able to get more answers from the from the iranians but that's not the main seeing the main sink in their position that it has had some effect to slow down their efforts that it's making their development of a nuclear program more difficult. and hopefully it will impact it's all a question of time it's our time versus the time that the iranians are trying to gain on the international community but it's something changing in the west because for example today i read it i think in the washington post on this site that that even the cia is beginnin

internet and found very politically but much earlier [inaudible] to examine the space much more analytical. but i never had much action to the government side until 2009 in part because the agent, you say it but what is active in this space, it was never systematized and i am not sure there was a master plan to get it accomplished. and they fit into the broader project but the action of obama where should they and all things media and it was this much more of a push for the digital space. in 2009 for those who tried to sell american technologies' i think 2009 and then of course, the twitter protests that i go into more detail and the book eventually january 2010 which was the final five that convince me with the second dimension that is not just examining the government and the internet but the american political establishment thinks for their own agenda. >> host: in its own way your argument is the internet freedom agenda is as miscast as the bush freedom agenda with the unintended consequences with the u.s. government policy. once people start to wrap their hand at -- heads around of the

that was the tipping of their own views when you came to see the consequences of getting it wrong analytically? >> it was definitely a tipping point* in terms of understanding to ward off the assumptions of the internet. to find very politically 92 turns off about the government with the initial doubts from much earlier but i never have much of a connection to be on the government side until 2009 it was that ashley the engagement, of course, that is something that they were active from the space for it to be systematized and minder standing is a fit into the broader understanding so i think with the action end of obama and the kind of worship that characterized his campaign, i think it was much more over bush in terms itself in 2009 we began seeing this the fact that it weighs on at this point* so than in 2009 or maybe it earlier but then the statements from the state apartment i also talk about it in the book but from january 2010 was the final point* this from this book and this project was the second dimension to examine the government and the internet but the american political establishme

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now me as a former managing director of goldman sachs and before that she ran the international analytics desk at bear stearns in london only walk with the kaiser report and care only proves this is a story that's breaking e-mails show that bear stearns traders telling their superiors they were selling investors like mbak quote a sack of your thoughts yeah that's pretty much what was going on as we all found out when the financial crisis reached everybody's ears in late two thousand and eight of course this was going on through late two thousand and seven and early two thousand and eight am back was one of the investors and also something called a wrapper they basically looked at the toxic assets of bear stearns created out of crappy loans out of defaulting loans out of things that were cheap for them to buy off of banks and stuff into toxic assets but they fail to tell back who is wrapping these assets or the rating agencies how crappy the loans they were stuffing into these assets really were this wasn't just bear stearns doing this of course this was every bank that was creating assets

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