bartlett. i don't know if you have any further presentations on your rebuttal. >> i don't. >> so you're the owner of one of the properties on that street? >> 940 grove. >> i saw a different address it says here, -- are you ted bartlett? >> yes. >> 954 ashbury street. >> that's where i live. >> are you a developer? >> developer. 940 grove. the previous three owners. it was an ack tech tur school from the 1940's, the french-american school. >> i just heard you reference the berkeley project and wanted to get that clarified. >> i live at 838 steiner and i'm one of the apell ants and i want the commissioners to understand that there may be a real estate developer. he is also the person very interested in this community who has worked carefully to have someone to pull us together to hope we could accomplish this project. we don't anybody to have some notion that this is just all ted's. >> the matter is submitted. >> real estate developer in this room at least is not necessarily the majority. i think

bartlett, he would be responsible for all 14 trees? the adjacent property owner -- commissioner garcia: that's what i'm suggesting but not that we are going to impose this on them as much as they make that offer and it might sway some of the members of this board knowing they are going to relieve the city of that financial burden. they are offering to relieve the city of that financial burden. >> who's they? >> the people severely involved in this appeal. commissioner fung: it's up to them to make a proposal. >> i think your concern is the they needs to include every single property owner on that block. commissioner garcia: we have suggested they come back with a proposal something of their choosing and not something we impose upon them. and i think it's pretty clear at least what i would hope they would do is that they decide among themselves and the legality of it can easily be worked out if we find out that all of them are willing and part of their proposal is that we will go through the processes necessary for us to take over these

bartlett and 22nd, there are cars, sirens. people revving their engines. that is loud. i understand. this is part of living in the city. but it is true and an unshakable fact. carrefour o'clock p.m. until 8:00 p.m., the community markets have set up shop on a gray, and graffiti riddled part of bartlett street. there is the smell of herbs and summer fruits in the area that usually smells like garbage. you can forget where you are for a moment. local entis

bartlett and 22nd, there are cars, sirens. people revving their engines. that is loud. i understand. this is part of living in the city. but it is true and an unshakable fact. carrefour o'clock p.m. until 8:00 p.m., the community markets have set up shop on a gray, and graffiti riddled part of bartlett street. there is the smell of herbs and summer fruits in the area that usually smells like garbage. you can forget where you are for a moment. local enterprise and entrepreneurs can sell their products, and people learn about new many people think that these are positive activities. these are all positive activities that have come through this year of collaboration and hours and hours of working with people and we are making our way towards success. they're not possible without amplified sound. they are not possible without a small stereo for kids to dance to. we need amplified sound and power. we have work for this market because there are strong and after-school programs. that program is dependent on sound. we have performance, we have kids doing card activity. this is

bartlett. >> good evening. i'm ted bartlett. thank you for reviewing our permit request to remove nine trees. i stand here with my neighbors and co-applicants, mike khoi, 812 steiner, and others. it has been a pleasure to become part of the neighborhood and to get to know my neighbors. we are proud of the plan. we prepared it in consultation with chris buck and karla short . we will complement the 700 block of steiner by reviewing the san francisco homes with a new species of trees approved by the department of public works. we have contracted with a contractor to be sure we do this right. the double decker buses will have another beautiful-only in san francisco scene to admire. in these difficult times with every city budget in the red, we will complete this project at no cost to our city. i turn our presentation over to barry. >> my name is barry lemieux. we live at 818 steiner street in a queen anne built in 1899. there it is. that's 818 steiner street. i suppose my wife and i should be grateful to the d.p.w. [inaudible] >> t

. >> i am resident on partly -- bartlett street. before the organizers were aware that they needed a permit or they got a permit, there was a time when they did broadcast music. the first two or three weeks, i would have guessed the music lasted anywhere fahey from three hours or four windows. it was loud enough that had to close the windows to my house so i could watch television. i and stand why they would want music that i've not heard anything either here or in discussions about why this was necessary. this deteriorates the quality of life for those of us who are there. what is appropriate, what laws are, what kind of equipment should be used. i am concerned above this because was there is a permit, the way to control the music, there have to be a lot of control. >> hello, i live on 113 bartlett. i don't listen to -- i don't hear the music unless i go out on the porch or go on the street. i really appreciate the music. i think that this brings the community together. i brought my kids out to perform when they first open to the m

nothing to report on 95 or baltimore washington bartlett. in good shape on 210 the 70's d.c. and northeast. 210 andn good shape on 270. >> 62 degrees on wednesday. >> we will be right >>> the redskins' new capt. is weighing in on a new controversy surrounding clinton portis. >> its is surrounded by some comments made about a female reporter. now the story. >> if i see somebody worth talking to, i am sure they would do the same thing. >> clinton portis if quickly issued a statement offering an apology. d.c. residents are still talking about what he said. if you put a woman and give route choice of 53 athletes, somebody has to be attractive to her. if they are setting sexual stuff to your daughter, you would be mad about the situation. wexford it was a controversy surrounding this woman, a television reporter allegedly sexually harassed in the new york jets' locker room. >> if a pair of jeans and white blouse are provocative, then all women of provocative -- are provocative. >> we caught up with donovan mcnabb at an event for children. >> you have to ask clinton portis. >> john

roscoe bartlett earned the gop. he will have a shot at re- election in november. and in the third we have john and his chance to fight for his re-election against will and he won in the first district, so he will face off against frank who was unopposed in the primary. >> longtime u.s. senator easily won the democratic primary over six challengessers. you may have heard he was running a comical yet biting t v add. she is seeing her fourth term, seeking her fourth term in the senate. we'll bing you all the latest information on good morning maryland so log on. >>> a man and woman arrested and both charged with murder. the 22-year-old and 19-year-old are charged in the death of the 26-year-old. neighbors found demar yo collapsed outside his apartment with an apparent stab wound to the chest. he admitting to stabbing the victim between an argument. >> new this morning, wells fargo says a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the company. the suit accused the lender of targeting african-american neighborhoods for bad loans. >>> they have taken fuel fest even

police have charged adams of maryland with involuntarmanslaughter. 26-year-old julia bartletter of austria was killed. the accident happened nearly two weeks ago near 18th street northwest in the adams morgan area. adams was driving under the influence when the crash happened. >>> the growing problem of texting and talking while driving is taking center stage today in washington. transportation secretary ray lahood is hosting a distracted driving summit. at the same time, the d. c. police are cracking down on drivers. kristin fisher spent the morning at a check point where police were pulling over violators of the dozen. >> he said i was on my cell phone, but i wasn't. >> i rarely do it. i was just trying to find out the time schedule this evening. >> reporter: excuse after excuse after excuse. every driver has their own reason for texting or talking while driving, but the d. c. police officers don't care, the law is the law and all the drivers got $100 ticket tuesday morning for either texting or talking without a hands-free device while driving. some people were not happy. i mean, i feel

ted bartlett. 800 block of steiner street and 940 grove street, c1 placed on a tree removal permit onrder number 178, 772. ms. short, we'll start with you again. you have seven minutes. >> thank you, department of public works, bureau of urban foffers try. we received an application to remove nine trees from the 800 block of steiner with replacement of 14 trees. these actually are d.p.w. maintained trees. so the city has the maintainance responsibility for the trees. a group of neighbors got together and they were proposing to remove the trees and replace them at their cost. but the city would continue to bear the responsibility for the sidewalk repairs society wd these trees. i want to start by saying i think there has been an admirable neighborhood cooperation in this case. we have seen quite a few neighbors come together in support of this proposal. and -- but i would note we did have -- we had two people who objected to the proposal, not from the immediate group of neighbors, but from other blocks in the area. as we always do, we based our decision on the condition of the trees. a

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jamal simmons and dan bartlett, thank you both very much for being with us this morning. very insightful, appreciate it. maggie. >> thanks, harry. a story of heroism in the cockpit this weekend a delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing at jfk after landing gear got stuck a. passenger captured the final moments before touchdown on his cell phone. our news correspondent michelle miller has the pictures and the story. >> reporter: the cabin of delta flight 4951 from atlanta was tensely quiet on approach when the pilot uttered this ominous warning. >> brace for impact. >> reporter: the cell phone video shows passengers as they huddled and prayed. the flight attendant warned them to assume the crash position. >> heads down. stay down. >> reporter: the plane operated by delta regional carrier atlantic southeast airlines had only two of its three landing gear deployed. firefighters and rescue crews stood by in fear of the plane exploding into a fireball. this was a call from the crew to the tower. >> rescue one, 64 souls on board and 6,000 pounds of fuel. >> people

. >> captain david patton, sergeant paul bartlett. private damian jackson. corporal -- >> 337 british lives lost. >> staff sergeant olaf schmidt. >> almost a third happened here. in sangin. we join british and u.s. marines as they prepared for one of their last joint patrols. for a final few days, they must brave their demons and reflect on the sacrifices that have been made. commanders were keen to show was they've achieved, how the area has proffered prospered, how much safer it's become. but this is what we saw. a long and brutal fight throughout much of the day. it doesn't happen all the time anymore, but it shows the taliban still battling coalition troops. and now america must try to finish the job britain started. no british troops were injured this time but they faced too many days like this. >> i find it very difficult to talk about actually having someone have been there, you can't describe the smells, the sights, there's no way to describe all this, even pictures don't seem to work. you have to actually be there and go through the emotions to have

he has around 50 acres of them, growing mainly bartletts and what's being harvested today, golden russet boscs. both of whh thrive in this rich agricultural land. >> it's the soil. this is the delta. the delta's got tremendously healthy and good, deep soil. >> the sacramento delta's pear district actually can boast to being the world's most extensive plantings of pears, most of which have gone to the canning industry in years' past, but at tim's farm, his go to the fresh market, juice industry and to baby food. but always striving to do more, tim is hoping to turn this once rich farming area into an educaional oasis for visitors of all ages. >> we're slowly transitioning to agritourism to get people to come out and enjoy the farm, see what goes on in agriculture. ag-education is a big thing on farms these days to let people know where their food comes from and how it gets to their table so they can enjoy it. >> also enjoying the food that makes the delta famous is one of the sacramento area's most respected chefs patrick mulvaney. his restaurant mulvaney's business and loan has become a

tanya acker an dan bartlett, thank you. >> thanks, harry. >> thanks. >> all right.ere's erica. >>> harry, with a tonight get the latest on sarah shourd, the american hiker freed by iran after more than a year in prison. this morning, she is with her family in the middle east. but the two men arrested with her are not likely to follow her. elizabeth palmer in london this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. both president obama and secretary of state clinton have publicly thanked the government of the gulf state of oman which is -- has emerged as a really key player in securing the release of sarah shourd. in the arms of her family, safely in the omani capital, sarah shourd's thoughts immediately turned back to iran. and the two young americans she left behind in a teheran jail. >> all of my efforts starting today will go into helping procure the same freedom for my fiancee and my friend josh fattal because i can't enjoy my freedom without them. >> reporter: they were traveling companions on tour where in july 2009 they were arrested alle

we will take on incumbent republican roscoe bartlett.is van holiday len hollen won his party'snomination. backk to you. >>> tony is here with a look at the forecast. >> it is another cool start similar to yesterday when we had many areas with temperatures in the 50s. in the district, temperatures in the low 60s and here and there, they were in the 60s but many of you are in the 50s early this morning so you do want to be aware of that. we've got a few clouds. sunrise begins in just a couple of moments. here is a look at the current temperatures around the region. we are at 63 degrees in washington. look at all the 50s out there. 52 in gaithersburg. 52 in frederick. 50 in manassas. quantico, 58 degrees. 52349 stevensville, it is 60 degrees in annapolis. here is a look at the satellite- radar for the eastern united states and our region. not much going on here. couple of clouds down to our south and off to the east. that is about it. for the most part, skies are clear and we'll see a lot of clear sky today. lots of sunshine. out to the wes

imagine mean girls meets charlie bartlett. that was a fantastic movie. emma stone is so charismatic. this is one of my favorite movies of 2010. easy a. check it out in theaters this weekend. >> the last one, i'm still here. >> this is interesting that i'm sitting here reviewing this movie right now. last week i would have said to the audience for example this was fake, he deserves an academy award for the rest of his life. it is an unbelievable performance. if it is real, it is a tragic story of a genius losing his mind. yesterday, casey affleck admits this is a hoax. i have casey on my show tonight. joaquin has been keeping one this bit for two years now. he quit acting to become a rapper. that is what this is about. it is shocking. it is crude. it is one of the most shocking movies i've seen. do not take your kids. i had to look away in certain scenes. there are drugs. effect you can possibly ever imagine in this movie. it is a fantastic movie. it is very rivetting. casey affleck is on my show tonight to discuss the hoax. >> we'll be listening. that sh

make-- mick will have a stand there selling honey crisp amounts, bartlett pears and concord grapes andivity for the kids. timeless toys. a child toys and activities set up. and book sellers will do a story time and also do a story time. >> plenty to do for the whole family. that's enough apples? >> drink a little when you bake. >> put a little more of this in here? >> carmel is hard to work with. >> i know. >> you are in the background laughing. you try this. >> once you get that ready, throw that in the oven for 0 to 12 minutes. when it comes out. >> we have to put the -- >> yes. >> throw that on there. i want to do the whole thing. there we go. >> thank you then put that on top. >> tuck the edges in a little bit they don't stick. and the carmel will start to bubble up the side when it turns golden brown it's ready to go. >> look how pretty that is. i will take that one with me. >> we have a finished tart and at the restaurant we garnish it with a little whipped cream. sweet and decadent by itself. it doesn't need ice cream. >>> was the first thing i was thinking. where is the ice cre

. >> in district 6, andrew duck won the democratic primary and will take on bartlett, who is going for his tenth term in congress. >> and district 8 where advice van hollen won his nomination with 93% of the vote. the race in district 8, the republican primary, still too close to call at this point. only 51 votes separating phillips and stern. and there you see philips with a slight lead at this point. >>> in maryland, six other states head to the polls and there were surprising results and including the tea party sending an unknown into the nomination for a delaware seat. and we'll look at why the administration is not planning on backing her coming in november. >>> and the latest on an alleged drunk driving crash that saw an suv crash into an adams morgan restaurant. >>> and then it's a headlong rush into an ecosystem. holly is live with more on the cirque du soleil. >> and more primary results from the direct. thkeac n to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm all about helping them get the looks for less. th

the political action committee sent $2,500 each to roscoe bartlett and andy harris and charles lawler. >>> a possible solution to the traffic concerns related to the military base realignment. they plan to run an express shuttle from metro to the marc center. and here is why. more people are forced to dry instead of taking public transportation. the biggest area is fort belvoir and 395 at seminary road. jim moran warned of a possible five hour commute back in may. moran and others are going to ride the shuttle to see what is coming up in the next half hour. >>> rand -- and a terror plot has been spoiled and we'll detail that when we come back. >>> and then a tenant suing a landlord over bed bugs. >>> and then we're in a flash flood watch. tucker will change our temperature later in the day on that. fox 5 morning news tips.  >>> 11 minutes past the hour. intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against britain and france. the eifel tower was evacuated yesterday after receiving a bomb threat called in from a telephone booth. the second threat in two weeks ma

joining us now are two of our cbs news political analysts, dan bartlett in austin, texas and democratic strategist jamal simmons in washington. good morning to you both. if the election were held district by district, who prevails, and if the election were referendum on the president, who prevails? >> i think if it's held district by district democrats have a fighting chance. if it's a referendum how the white house has been communicating or democrats i think democrats will have a tougher night. that's what is so interesting about these polling numbers. people look at these polls but if i'm running a campaign in madison, wisconsin, i care a lot more about how my candidate is doing versus their candidate than what the national mood seems to look like. >> dan, is this election going to be a referendum on the president? >> history tells you that it is, harry. every time a young president in his first term has a midterm election, it always becomes a referendum on that president and with it the numbers that we're seeing both across the country on the economy, his personal approval rating bei

bruce bartlett, federal taxes are lower by every measure since obama became president. $787 billion stimulus bill enacted with no republican support reduced federal taxes by almost $100 billion in 2009 and $222 billion in 2010. mr. garamendi: if you might yield for a moment, dr. kagen. the stimulus bill was actually a tax cut bill? mr. kagen: biggest tax cut in american history. we were in such a decline economically, no one felt it. we did it economically. we didn't mail people a check. we made sure they got the tax cut on the other end. it was more economical. never before has such a tax cut been enacted and it was the democrats without the republican support that guaranteed middle-class families would pay less in taxes. mr. garamendi: if i might, you and i were talking earlier about a program you have been doing in your district for the last couple of weeks and you have been going to communities. and along the way, you reached out and said, we need to make it in america. you were talking about the paper industry. i suppose you have a paper industry in your district? mr. kagen: i live in p

bartlett is capable of explaining it to the people who are not here. commissioner hwang: so, commissioners, would you like to set a limit, or will it be an oral presentation? vice president goh: i think what we're asking for mostly are the exhibits. so we have heard that what we would like to see from ms. short, the benefits from the trees, given their trunks, or whatever your language is for that, and we have the will we would like to see from mr. bartlett is about the trees, and then i would like to see a drawing of what the streetscape is. was there anything else? ok. does someone want to move for a continuance? commissioner hwang: we need to set the page limits. vice president goh: 3 pages. vice president goh: why 3? -- commissioner garcia: why 3? vice president goh: i made it up. you can change it. commissioner hwang: unlimited exhibits. i am sorry. i interrupted you, commissioner garcia. vice president goh: -- commissioner garcia: i move that we continue this for all of the reasons previously stated. commissioner hwang: and i would add that it be