we have to abide by the attendees to come to the event. thank you very much. >> the participants did not welcome this kind of publicity. we do manage to get access to confidential brochures. about lucrative deals involving food. this asset management company presents a new fund worth $1 billion. it speculate on rising food prices. there is a dividend guaranteed because "every year, the planet has 80 million more mouths to feed." another insider brochure, this time from agro reserve, it details an investment proposal for a huge grain depots in russia. it promises a dividend. this financial trader shows us of which company in germany offers such speculative funds. this one reads "agricultural products, short supply and in high demand." >> it is from deutsche bank. the right mix ensure success. but success for him? it makes me feel sick. these financial products from banks and funds speculate with food staples. ultimately, they cause starvation and death. >> german savings banks have also joined the rush to profit. as well as commercial banks

we had about 160 attendees, various agencies. many people said to me that it was about the best exercise they have ever participated in. so fabulous job to everybody. but that tabletop exercise was held september 8. that is not during fleet week. rather, during fleet week, this year, on board an lhd-class ship, helicopter carrier, by invitation only, there will be a program in which we will do a back brief on how that tabletop exercise went. it will be an interactive program with panelists from the various local, state, federal civilian and military folks talking about what they got out of the exercise, and in those who are in the audience will have opportunities to talk about their experiences from their agencies as well as those who were not participating will have time for question and answer period following the program, we will have governor barbour speak. he has a lot of experience in disasters, most notably the katrina situation. one of the things that separated the situation in mississippi from the situation in louisiana

we have over 10,000 attendees for dissipates. that is a lot of people. as usual, this fair kicks off the enrollment process of. we have modified some of the things, so it is in full swing. do not forget that the enrollment applications are due january 27 of 2012. i know that seems pretty far. but it will be on us before you know it. since the board adopted the new guidelines, i want to remind everybody that we are still falling through. i know that the ballot initiative or whatever. we have already moved forward on what we are doing for the coming year. we want to encourage parents to follow that process and encourage people to read through all of the different guidelines. if you are interested in more information, go to www.sfusd.edu and get more information. we are so blessed to live in san francisco. in these tough times, we almost got a 71% vote from the public to pass proposition 8. that is just incredible. congratulations. i know our board president was active. all of the board members, it was a team effort. i do not think we would have had a chanc

gingrich sets 15 point as head of his nearest rivals romney and paul. 43% of likely caucus attendeesay gingrich has the best experience to win surging in polls, gingrich traveled to new york monday to kiss the ring of the man who wants to be the gop kingmaker, donald trump. gingrich got into a dust-up with romney, responding to this criticism. >> he's a lifelong politician. >> reporter: gingrich reminded voters romney has been around the political block too. our new poll shows 31% of iowa voters say they trust newt gingrich to handle the economy. mitt romney the businessman is 11 points back. >>> to improve your bottom line doctors say we need to stand up more often. when we sit the force we put on body tissue causes the cells which our body converts into fat cells to produce more fat. especially in the lower parts of our bodies and can generate up to 50% more fat. standing can ease that unhealthy change. researchers say their advice holds true if we exercise and have an active lifestyle. >> you are talking the part of our bodies that make contact with the seat? >> yeah. just followi

attendees also protested funding of what they describe as a military industrial complex. antiwar activist cindy sheehan, whose son was killed in iraq, was among the speakers at today's event. >> if we start to really work locally to make our communities and our families and our neighborhoods stronger, then i think that will take power and money away from the 1%. >> supporters of the open carry movement also attended today's event, wearing their guns over their shoulders and on their hips. occupy protesters asked them to leave, saying they didn't support their cause. >>> the war in iraq is officially over, but some bay area military personnel are heading to the middle east tonight. 16 members of the 481st transportation company based on merit island are on their way to kuwait. they will help bring back the equipment used to fight the war. >> we'll move it to bahrain, qatar, wherever, wherever they need it to go. a lot of it will be shipped out from there to other places. >> the troops boarded a bus bound for sfo this morning. the patriot guard riders escorted them from val

is important to understand how cultural programming can deliver on the promise of up to 200,000 attendees at day. $1 billion in economic benefits according to the economic reports projection for the event. i'm also interested in finding out how the major financial boom will impact the neighborhood. the three districts included in the report, and the other districts that may be further away. we would like to know how the plan includes the local arts community in programming and other activity, including individual artists. i wanted to thank mike martin from the economic work force development office. thank you for coming to present on the item. i know how hard the process has been, specifically with the changes in leadership and some of the event authority entities. >> i am the project director in the office of economic and work- force development. i have a brief power point slide presentation today. we will talk a little bit about the arts program and how it relates to what we're talking about in terms of the events in 2012 and 2015. quickly, i will do background about the timeline of the

attendees also protested funding of what they described as a military industrial complex. cindy sheehan was among the speakers at the event. >>> dozens of motorcycle riders delivered gifts for children at the peninsula hospital today. members of the gold n gate harley owners group escorted santa to the san mateo medical center and brought hundreds of presents along with them. an estimated 6,000 children will receive care at the hospital and clinics this holiday season. >>> oakland shoppers received a holiday gift today. free parking. it's part of a plan to encourage people to support their city's local merchants. park will go also be free next saturday. but officials will still enforce the two-hour time limit. >>> president obama signed the 2012 budget into law today. now as drew levinson reports, congress is working on a revised payroll tax break that affects more than 100 million americans. >> reporter: senators arrived on capitol hill. >> oh, yeah. we'll get it done. >> reporter: for a rare saturday sessio to avoid a government shutdown. they approved a $1 trillion bill

and 43% of likely caucus attendees says gingrich has the best experience to win. >> it's a great honor to have newt up here. it's amazing how well he's doing. >> reporter: surging in polls, gingrich traveled to new york on monday, to kiss the ring of the man who wants to be the gop kingmaker, donald trump. gingrich got into a dust-up with mitt romney, responding to this criticism. >> he's a life-long politician. gingrich reminded voters that romney's been around the block, too. >> i don't know the senate run in 1994, and running for governor. and running for senate for six years. i don't know if that makes him a career politician or not. >> reporter: the man that the candidates hope to battle next fall, president obama, travels to a place where teddy roosevelt summoned the nation to a new progressive era. he'll attack congressional republicans for not signing on. >> there are many folks who can afford to give up $1,000. not right now. >> reporter: our now abc news/"washington post" poll shows 31% of iowa voters say they support newt gingrich on handling the economy. romney, the busines

maturing traffic flow for the attendees. there are three main clear opportunity for a ticketing portal. it allows for planning, not only for the patrons and producers but the event organizers to estimate traffic patterns where they will be strongest during the times of these events. it measures the flow into particular neighborhoods. and allows for communication between organizers and patrons. organizers could send messengers -- messages. [bell] and allows us to capture this information for communication and stay in touch with visitors as we continue to push san francisco as a vital arts and tourist destination. and a portal could serve as a marketing effort for the events. none of these things can happen overnight. it is vital planning begins in earnest for these immediately so we can maximize the opportunity we have. supervisor mar: thank you. please come forward. >> thank you. and the executive director of the u.s.-japan cultural trade network. we started to organize around the america's cup in january. we decided to be i

they ask the attendees to divulge personal contact information to them to they could provided their viewpoint to paul revere parents. what can the board and district to curb the harassment and public intimidation of parents, staff and others. this disrupt length for all children and provide a hostile work environment for all employees. president mendoza: thank you. [applause] >> [speaking in spanish] >> my name is florida morales. i'm a mother at paul revere. i have a 7-year-old child in second grade. he has been there for three years. i have been a volunteer in the center. i have witnessed the enormous changes that paul revere has gone through. >> [speaking in spanish] >> the methodology that has been used for kids' advancement and i don't like the violence that is coming to the institution. >> [speaking in spanish] >> so each parent knows that a kid, if he is not relaxed and he is not eased while learning, they cannot learn. i have seen that it is happening in the school. kids are relaxed. they are in peace and they learn a great amount when they were like that. >> [speaking in spanish] >>

at each of those events, i had the opportunity to network with attendees as well as the host of the event. i told them about how the occ operates and what the function is. will present the third quarter statistical report and the october monthly statistical report. that concludes my report. >> any questions? line item 3d. >> commission reports, first of the president goes a report followed by the commissioners reports. president mazzucco: rejoined on sunday night for the memorial for officer james gelf that was killed in 17 years ago. it changed what type of weapons they used. constantly hearing negatives, the positive of what i saw was that the moment of silence, they literally stopped all city broadcasts and play it out of the air where they take a moment for the officer. for 15 seconds, the turn of the red and blue lights on and hit their sirens. that is a great memory for a great officer. thank you for bringing that tradition back. it was well attended and an honor to be there. >> anything else to report? >> i guess it has been a couple of weeks now. the captain of arranged for a lieu

it was republican likely caucus attendees. just to add to evan's thought about rick perry, romney's camp has been most afraid of perry, because he has the money any very good life story to tell. had he not collapsed in the debates, that was the candidate they feared by far the most. >> santorum appeals said the three -- appeals to the thre reagan leggs republican is a bit on social issues, he is the most reliable. on foreign issues, he went after ron paul for isolationism. on economics, he is a down-the- line conservative treaty does not have the baggage and the apostasies on issues. >> ron paul is running one-two out of every poll in iowa. heresy, apostasy, what does he have going for him, evan? >> more good news for romney, because he cannot get elected. what is hisuse h appeal? >> isolationism place well in the midwest. they don't want to be in afghanistan, iraq. isolationism does not play well nationally but it does in iowa. also, he has been there a long time, has an on-the-ground network, and that the difference. >> i sa

a number of attendees ended up praying outside. here in japan, people gathered in tokyo to remember the late leader. the general association of korean residents says more than 3,000 people attended the event. >>> south korea's top envoy on north korea says he and his counterparts in the united states are ready to resume talks with the reclusive nation. there's a condition, though, they want the country's new leadership to show a willingness to work toward denuclearization. lim sung-nam spoke on wednesday in washington after meeting u.s. special representative on north korean policy, glyn davies, and be others at the state department. lim said the group reaffirmed the importance of maintaining stability on the korean peninsula following the death of kim jong-il. he pointed out they are waiting for north korea to send the right signal before committing to restarting discussions on its nuclear program. >> translator: we agreed to restart negotiations on north korea's nuclear issues under the right conditions. >> the six-party talks on

a number of attendees ended up praying outside. here in japan, people gathered in tokyo to remember the late leader. the general association of korean residents says more than 3,000 people attended the event. well south korea's top envoy on north korea said he is and his counterparts are ready to resume talks with the nation. they want the country's new leadership to show a willingness to work toward denuclearization. he spoke wednesday in washington after meeting u.s. special representative on north korean policy, glen davies and others at the state department. he reaffirmed the importance of maintaining stability on the korean peninsula following the death of kim jong-il. he pointed out they are waiting for north korea to send the right signal before committing to restoring discussions on its nuclear program. >> translator: we agreed to restart negotiations on north korea's nuclear issues and right conditions. >> the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear development have been on hold since december 2008. the united states, sou

a number of attendees ended up praying outside. here in japan, people gathered in tokyo to remember the late leader. the general association of korean residents says more than 3,000 people attended the event. >>> south korea's top envoy on north korea says he and his counterparts in the united states are ready to resume talks with the reclusive nation. there's a condition, though, they want the country's new leadership to show a willingness to work toward denuclearization. lim sung-nam spoke on wednesday in washington after meeting u.s. special representative on north korean policy, glyn davies, and be others at the state department. lim said the group reaffirmed the importance of maintaining stability on the korean peninsula following the death of kim jong-il. he pointed out they are waiting for north korea to send the right signal before committing to restarting discussions on its nuclear program. >> translator: we agreed to restart negotiations on north korea's nuclear issues under the right conditions. >> the six-party talks on

. >> attendees and various leaders have ways to bring about change. >> we can't keep talking about this and not take action. sheldon dutes. >> a jobs fair planned on friday, february 13, on prim rose avenue. >> well, what do you give the hostess with the mostess? we have a few ideas coming up. first a look at events going on around town this weekend. >> welcome back. many of us will be athailanding holiday parties. the question is, what do you give the host or host he is. thank you for coming in. >> sorry for my spasticness wine is always a great gift, but it will be drunk at the party hopefully and then the host or hostess -- >> the hostess won't be drunk. [laughter] >> it is fun to give a gift that keeps on giving. especially this one. this is from "the lost." they are $26. they are these little charms. i am seeing one now. "hope, love & joy." the best part is, $5 goes to st. jude's hospital. you can check out the kids it is actually benefiting. >> these are great four yr lips. >> i love the idea of making little beauty kits. beauty is so big. you can find it everywhere. i love to jum

first time and walter payton many museumini museum >>there's quite a list you have assembled here of attendeesike a wonderful event. >>these five boys that are going to attend are asking for continuing support said they can reach out and help other players who get injured ... >>the gridiron alliances promoting sports safety and education asking parents to ensure that their athletes are well in shored by their school districts or other sources >>the holiday huddle and hallas hall benefiting the gridiron alliance takes place this friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in lake forest tickets can be purchased for $125 per person you can find a link to purchase those tickets on our web site wgntv.com ford/midda man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guinea pig: ro

assumed the attendee of an account holder. happened in edgewater back on november 23 and november 28. if you think you know this man's identity, call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >> the operator of an incinerator has agreed to pay fines. the term a general's office said the company exceeded its mercury emissions limit during the 2010 compliance test. is the result of an employee mistakenly shutting off a control system. >> a contradicting study on how to treat back pain. >> common causes of stillbirth. >> an accident on the j.f.x. >> welcome back. 45 degrees downtown. warmer than this time yesterday. you will not have to scrape any frost off your windshield. the 30's in most locations away from the city. 36 in hagerstown. 32 in york, pennsylvania. increasing clouds today. the clouds will thicken up going into the afternoon. a high temperature expected around 51. we have some rain in the seven- day forecast. >> some new research suggests amris may be unnecessary for patients being treated for back pain -- mri's may b

and 43% of likely caucus attendees say newt gingrich has the best experience to win. >> it was a great honor. it is amazing how well he is doing. >> newt gingrich travel to new york on monday to kiss the ring of the aman who wants to be kingmaker, donald trump. he then got into a dustup with mitt romney. >> he is a lifelong politician. >> newt gingrich reminded voters that mitt romney has been around the block, too. >> i do not count running for the senate in 1994, running for governor, and running for president for six years. i do not know if that makes him a career politician or not. >> president obama travels to a small town in kansas today, the same place where teddy roosevelt summoned the nation to a new progressive era. he will push for an extension of the payroll tax cut after attacking republicans for not signing on. >> there are many folks who cannot afford to gambleive up $1,000 now. >>> dan cornell is endorsing mitt romney for president. that is what republican officials tell the associated press. he plans to announce his support this afternoon at an event in arizona this af

for the young museum and the academy of science to be redone, there had to be a place where the attendees could park. >> he created the underground parking go reasoning beneath the park. he funded a san francisco clinic and set up an endowment at uc berkeley where he played water polo. and he give $5,000 in seed money to create the journalism site. he was also a life long republican. >> he never reflected anything on a partisan political basis. he was always so much about san francisco and so much about people and so much about the world of non-profits and the world of freant vantage people. >> helmun set up an endowment to make sure it would continue as a free event in san francisco. he died after bat anything leukemia. he was 77. >>> after spending almost a year in afghanistan members of the california national guard's military police company are back home. lilian kim was at the airport in san jose and oakland as some of the soldiers were reunited with their families. for dozens of bay area families christmas came early. >> it is the perfect time to come home. >> more than 160 californi

gingrich now sits 15 point as head of his nearest rivals romney and paul and 43% of likely caucus attendeesg riff has the best experience to win, surging in -- surging in polls he traveled to new york money toy day -- gingrich got into a dust-up with romney responding to this criticism. >> he's a lifelong politician. >> reporter: gingrich reminded voters romney has been around the political block an too. the poll shows 31% of iowa voters say they trust newt gingrich to handle the economy. romney the businessman is 11 points back. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >>> one major wireless character blocking gaggle wallet from its smartphones. >> jane king joining us tell us more. >> verizon blocking the app called gaggle wallet. google wallet lets people use the phones to make payments and redeem digital coupons in an e-mail verizon says the app does not meet user experience or security goals. verizon plans to compete. apple fighting another battle. bloomberg shows the european union investigating apple the probe has to do with possible agreements that would harm -- [ inaudible ] [ unintel

gingrich now sits 15 points ahead of romney and paul. 43% of likely caucus attendees says beginning riffhe best experience to win. -- says gingrich has the best experience to win. >>> to improve our bottom line doctors say we need to stand up more often. researchers found when we sit down the force we put on body tissue causes cells which our body converts into fat cells to produce more fat. that pressure is especially pronounced in the lower parts of our bodies. can you figure out what we're talking here? i'm sure you can. it can generate up to 50% more fat. standing can ease that unhealthy change. researchers say their advice holds true if we exercise and have an active lifestyle. there, got to the bottom of that. >> i was going to ask what is the back story to that? [ laughing ] >> too good! >> folks let's show you, let's get per expect five for a moment. are you ready -- get some perspective for a moment. are you ready? >> see i'm wearing flats today. >> now you know. >> i'm not seven feet tall. >> 7'2. >> 6 weigh 1. >> -- 6'1. >> nobody is getting tall we are shivering. >> 5:51. let

yesterday - attendees also protested funding of what ty described as a "military omplex." >> they heldally in march to show support for returning veterans. they also protest funding for what they describe as the military industrial complex. antiwar activist whose son was killed in iraq was among the speakers at the event. >> we start to really work locally to make our communities and our families and our neighborhoods stronger then i think that that will take power and money away from the 1%. >> now at the same time, supporters of open carry movement, those people that like to carry guns also showed up add yesterday's event and they were wearing their guns over their shoulders and on their hips. protestors asked them to leave saying they didn't support their cause. >> well this week, millions of dollars lost after occupy protestors shut down the port of oakland by wondering if the movement missed its mark on that occupy shut down. that's right. we sat down with our political insiders, former mayor willy brown and an outspoken supporter of the occupy movement and we wanted to know, did

way want to make sure that our caucus attendees feel safe and know there is a plan. we also want to make sure the rest of the nation knows the results will be reported accurately and timely on caucus night. >> neil: two weeks away from the vote. your governor terry bran stat has been focusing on the ron paul phenomenon, going so far to say look who comes in second and their. if mitt romney comes in a strong second it helps him going into new hampshire and other states. all but dismissing whatever ron paul might do even winning the state. what do you think of that? >> well, neil, i think it's the chief elections officer for the caucus i'm going to let iowans actually vote two weeks from now and we will make assessment as the dust settles. the one thing irrefutable is congressman paul has a great organization across the state. even more irrefutable than that over half caucus goers could change their mind over which candidate to support between now and january 3rd. >> neil: don't you think that's dismissive though to say just ignore congressman paul if he wins this thin

it will reconsider its decision to remove the show if the actor issued an apology to all of the attendeesll of the attendants. now the help, the film about race relations in the '60s and scored four nominations. >>kimberlee: on the tv side, modern family led the pack with five nominations. >>catherine: the 49ers might catch a lucky break, gary has the story straight ahead and one of the nba's best point guards is headed to l.a. after all. gary has the details on this blockbuster trend up next. >>gary: the warriors made an outsize stabbed for this young fellow after initially being traded to the lakers from new orleans and then the commissioner vetoed it, now chris paul, it looks like he's going to the los angeles clippers. now there is one guy, eric gordon a pretty good guard, you go to new orleans. tall, one of the league's best. hear, who they bring to the clippers, you would teen who quit griffin and all of a sudden the lakers have some competition in los angeles. and what this quamay and brown look like? here he is. like the old saying, you cannot teach 7 ft.. the nba players say they

the organization that some of newt's opponents are building in iowa may very well turn out caucus attendeesho caucus for gingrich. so i wouldn't put too much in organization. i think it's more important to have a message and stick to it. however his message apparently is that 9-year-olds instead of going to school in the inner city should be cleaning urinals or working in the boiler room and now ten kids are going to have an apprenticeship with donald trump. he does know that's a tv show? doesn't he? i'm going to call my friend andy bernard at dunder mifflin in scranton, and he'll give them jobs. >> the republicans have changed this year that's a departure. and that is that caucuses and primaries between now and april 1st are proportional. there's no winner take all in those first three months, and it was designed to make the process stretch out so that all the states didn't try to crowd up to the front. and that does, i think, argue for some level of organization as you move out of the first three or four states and get into february and march, march 6th is supertuesday, california and new

we will get to see ann hathaway as cat woman that will bring in more viewers and more attendees at theovie. >> let's finish it off with mad men and howard stern. >> mad men. it feels like since 1960s. since october of 2010. back on the air and we left off with don draper and he was getting married to the secretary. who knows what the season will bring. a lot of people excited about that and to end with howard stern on "america's got talent," a lot of controversy around this and a lot of people really excited. he's a guy who will give his opinion and tell you what he thinks. he is never going to hold back. that will be amazing. >> he needed the money. what to look for in 2012 to get us all dialled in when it comes to pop culture. thank you. for the latest, all you have to do is go to scoop.today.com or be a fan on facebook as well. what would you do if you had unlimited vacation? one company is offering employees just that. does it sound too good to be true? details in the gut check. you can join the "news nation" on facebook. we are at facebook.com/"news nation." ... and i quit smoking