i'm in support of the baen and the elimination of all banners flying over san francisco county. this is getting a little bit ridiculous. the americans are taking 35 bits of advertising and if we can't look at the beautiful of the golden gate bridge we're not a beautiful city. i thank you for taking my testimony and i hope that san francisco has a better tomorrow >> thank you very much. >> next speaker >> david elliott lewis. i'm against the prohibition i see it as a prohibition cabins free speech. while a lot of the speak might be commercial it gives an opportunity for groups to get their message out. not everybody follows twitter or facebook. i think getting a message out even 55 the unconventional ways i think it's a diversity we tolerate in our city. i hope this won't move forward. and i hope you won't ban this informational splie >> any additional public comment on to me 2. seeing none, public comment is closed. i am supportive of supporting this to those the to the call of the chair. and as i indicated a previous hearing i'm not a fan of aerial advisement i'm not a fan of t

the republicans are asking the president if it is baens the irs going after conservative and tea party groups, nsa surveillance program, and the justice department targeting journalists all fall into that category. >> i don't think his messaging works for him when he talks about phony scandals. that's why i think we just saw the pivot this week and has to pivot back to the economy because i think he sees that that's the only way back up the polls for him. after all, that's what it comes down to. >> jays the president believes the irs activity, for example, was inappropriate and the president took steps to stop it. carney says republicans are trying to turn it into a bigger issue than it is. >> the media also getting a bit blamed for that. let's take a look at that. thanks, molly. what do the people directly impacted by the scandals have to say about the administration's continued use of the term phony? earlier this week, we spoke with the mother of sean smith. who could forget what happened to her son. sean was one of the men killed in last year's terror attacks in benghazi. listen. >>