humorous, both union -- bohemian, 20 century radical, the equanimity exemplary in political and mystical moats. a great woman poet, the second half of the american century. she delivered a major body of verse, brilliant in its particular day. as a dyslexic, those words were more difficult than they may appear. particularity. i love that. it is an honor to formally announced we already informally announced, our fifth pole of laureate in our great city and county of san francisco, diane diprima. congratulations and welcome. [applause] >> wow, look at all of these folks. are any of you one of my five kids? [laughter] i just wanted to be very brief, because we're going to do a more formal inaugural thing, and inaugural event, so i'm not going to take a lot of time now. there is a lot of stuff going on at 11 in the morning in san francisco. people have to do this and that. so, ok. chris, i want to thank you very much. it is very wonderful to follow lauren, devora major, and jack hirschman. what a group. i really am awed. i cannot remember which marian was that gave the keys to the city to rob

. >> i hope -- now, keeping in mind, we're both union guy. we have been for three decades. >>> exactly, correct. >> having said that, i would hope that both sides have looked at the -- have looked at baseball and how their problems gone public have effected the game and brought the current mall laze of attendance coast to coast to the sports. if they're not, they're too stupid for me to deal with. >> they have got to be. well, you would think so. life has to play out. and once again, two guys, a pair of money and sitting up in the stands. if both sides are so short sided -- my optic, should they go on strike, what will happen in these times [low audio] >> then, you know what, on ward and upward to the next distraction. i don't hang around people that stupid. well, start looking for a hockey team. >> hey, listen, can we bring in the -- the capsule just reached the bottom of the san juan mine and another guy is going in and they'll bring up the next miner. >> we've been looking at the live shot where it's been daylight for well over an hour. we

>> i've work forward both union and nonunion carriers. >> larry: kate, as a founder of flyers rights,do you make of this story and mr. slater? >> well, in terms of mr. slater, it sounds to me like he was under supported. and had an event that caused him to snap. and as he so eloquently put it in the early part of the show, as a consumer advocate, i have to say from my perspective, we have a hot line that people call every day and many times they are stuck inside hot, sweaty planes and they are calling our hot line to say what are my options. and i have had at least two dozen calls in the last four years from people who wanted to pop the emergency exit to get out of what we call a stranding event where they've been stuck for between four and ten hours on the tarmac. and we emphatically tell them no. it's not safe to do so. and if you are having a medical event, please call an ambulance. so i think we don't want to have this send the wrong message to people that it's okay to pop the emergency exit because it's not. >> larry: are you feeling, kate, compassion for steven? >> totally. from

. >> reporter: both unions admit they are endorsing another candidate for the mayor's race but they claim these revelations claim why they never had her support especially in hiring more firefighters. >> it's through vehicles like this that we have to learn who the real mayor is. >> reporter: cheap shot. >> not a cheap shot. information, not a hit piece. >> reporter: some people in richmond were shocked to hear about the mayor's past. >> that's a lot to digest instantly. >> reporter: does it bother you that you never knew this? >> yeah! it bothers me now that i never knew it. >> reporter: but her supporters insist she has done a good job in the past four years. >> kids were doing doughnuts in the middle of mcdonald's, there was drag-racing, two or three people were shot on mcdonald's, shots rang out as i was taking a friend to the bart on mcdonald. and things have improved quite a bit. >> reporter: late today the mayor responded. >> for some years in my earlier life were extremely challenging. i was the victim of multiple crimes and experienced a host of personal losses including debilita

over the years i have done civil war and first world war and second world war and both sides. union and confederate. and been involved on both sides in historical reenactments. the purpose of historical reenactments is not to glorify war or the size, but it is to educate people, to learn about what happened. >> for more of this, we go to a press spokesman. >> kind of a jerk if you ask me. shut up! >> i was talking about the old guy. >> are we talking about rick sanchez? >> it was a historical re-enactment just like in -- just like "inglorious bastards" you need people to play bad guys jie. and they need to be republican. >> why are the republicans making it so easy? >> there are so many people and so many, you know, outside agitators running over the streets of youngstown. >> mike, he is not a nazi, he is a nerd. >> he is a nerd. not only was kristine o'donnell a nerd, but this is what popism looks like. -- populism looks like. >> he is not a nazi. >> wait a second. >> you are saying he is just a guy with a weird hobby? >> yeah. you should see some of the stuff i do on the weekend.

supporters of slots next to the slot include the firefighters, the teachers union. both of them charge opponents are misrepresenting the organization. >> we have been on board from the beginning and we support the project. >> what we are upset about is there are people bertran themselves as the teachers or claiming that teachers cannot support this project. that is untrue. >> the campaign would not comment on record. they say they are trying to stop free speech and characterizes his complaints as a baseless. reporting live, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it was the second corruption case that clouded baltimore's city hall. today, the city councilwoman did not guilty. jayne miller is live tonight at city hall. >> helen holton will remain on the city council, but she has now been booted from leadership. the council president, jack down, just announced it during the council meeting that she ll no longer serve as chairman of the taxation, finance, and economic development committee. in a brief meeting this morning, helen holton pleaded no contest to one count of violatin

russia in my mind is too big and too russian both for rippin union and for nato. they're not eager to see russia inside well goals are is russia pursuing by proposing at common european security strategy russia's goal is to make russia part of the european security the irony of the situation that russia which is an important country in europe. a important state is not poured over european security system as of today the european security system is nato where they are part of it so the proposal of means video to build common security space is to bring russia and some other countries which are still like ukraine into the common european. security decision making are you one of those politicians who believes that nato is an outdated organization every organization which exists is not outdated it exists. and of course some missions of this organizations are somewhat old dated and some of the thinking inside nato. though data the nato bureaucracy is sometimes old data nato was created. as you may remember to keep america in germany and russia. and america in the real p

russia in my mind is too big and too russian both for european union and for nato. they're not eager to see russia inside nato was created to keep america in germany and russia. america is the real purpose of nato but keeping germany don't and russia did missions. and more of that interview in about fifteen minutes time here on our team. now it's a day of mourning in the southern russian region affected by the weekends massive flash floods at least fourteen people were killed with nine still missing over four thousand are thought to have been caught in the delusion with many villages and parts of the cross and our region swamped by heavy rain the storm caused local rivers to burst their banks and led to mudslides in the mountains several sections of the north caucasus rail road were blocked and bridges destroyed officials say the situation is slowly getting back to normal with vital energy and water supplies being restored. the first of twelve u.s. soldiers accused of terrorizing and murdering afghan civilians is set to face court martial officials say the rope will

russia in my mind is too big and too russian both for european union and for nato. they're not eager to see russia. nato was created to keep america germany and russia. america is the real purpose of nato but keeping germany russia. and more of that interview next hour here in our team now the first of twelve u.s. soldiers accused of terrorizing and murdering afghan civilians is set to face court martial officials say the rope will tune to drugs and kill people for sport but while commanders seemed completely unaware of their actions military contributor says the case reveals of wider problem there a lot of difference between the american experience in afghanistan. but one of the most insidious and harmful difference is that it was cia who initiated the promotion of that drug distribution trying to undermine the morale and sprayed a core of the soviet forces in afghanistan and thirty years later during the almost ten year u.s. occupation of the contrie united states pot policy in afghanistan still condones if not promotes the drug distribution and production and tra

it's only important for russia to work at various levels both in large scale form. the european union the united nations in the always see anyone formats in other forms and says well russia has existed was developed in europe for thousands of years so we have a long history of relations with the leading european nations so i mean that's why whenever i'm asked whether this summit has brought something new. that would be holding joint summits with france and germany for at least three hundred years it's a very important because both france and germany are in the. european union inmates will be they have influence and they have their own opinions and russia is not a total indifference to their positions. and should also take account of the russian stance it's an open secret that the arrangements we are trying to reach are related to other organizations including nato and the european union at the school do you think that the document veil is really have a bombshell effects or is it just routine politics. the russian president is not the only person who thinks about how to build relations

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over the years i've done civil war and first world war, second world war and both sides, union and confederateeen involved on both sides in historical re-enactments. the purpose of historical re-enactment is not to glorify war necessarily or the sides. but it's to he had kaeducate pe learn about what happened and keep those memories alive so we don't let it happen again. >> let me interrupt you. part of the reason i understand is more of a teaching moment with your son. so it wasn't just you participating with this group, this weekend group. it was also your son, is that right? >> that's correct. we did civil war together and we also did world war ii re-enactments, historical re-enactments together. >> so has your son dressed up as a nazi in addition to you? >> he's participated as well, yes, both -- like i said, in civil war and in the world war ii re-enactments. >> let me ask you this. how do you then explain to your son -- how old was your son when he was dressing up like this? >> when he first got involved, he was 15. >> so in his teens. and how did you in explaining why you would want you

union can last forever. i like to compare it to the u.s.s.r. we didn't do a comparison too far but there are a lot of factors essentially both the u.s.s.r. and the european union have decided to create structures that ignore the identity and aspirations of the people and eventually the aspiration and identity of the people reassert itself the soviet union lasted what was it about seventy years the european union has just lost it about fifty years. and i wouldn't be at all surprised to see the same pattern i think in twenty years time there may be something that's called a european union but i think it will look very different and be much less input influential than it is today and yet becoming a member of the euro is and is still something that countries aspire to estonia well become a member in january yes i think it's only is very unwise to do that. i could see a case for a baltic currency union i mean the one and a half million people that's very very small country to have its own independent currency although quite small countries like singapore and switzerland have independent currencies and redraw the world with them but there is a

. >> there has to be an international reaction from both the european union, from countries all overthe world to support and follow through what the united states have already decided. >> reporter: the u.n. visit is over. no one expects a quick solution to the endemic sexual violence here. but the charitable organizations try to help the women, the government doesn't seem to care. but the it has generated such outrage, they are feeling some pressure. >> brown: now to campaign politics, and to florida, where a high-profile senate race has sparked some soul-searching among democrats. gwen ifill has the story. it's part of our "vote 2010" coverage. >> how you doing? >> ifill: florida's three-way u.s. senate race is turning into a two-way shootout between democratic nominee kendrick meek... >> i'd appreciate your vote. >> ifill: ... and republican- turned-independent governor charlie crist. >> how are you, brother? >> ifill: the duel has divided democrats here by geography and race, but mostly, by political pragmatism. the question for both camps-- who can beat surging republican marco r

the one thing that both the nurses' union and the hospital agrees on is they don't want the patients affected, at least have them affected as little as hospital. but the families coming in and out of here, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 7:32. well, this morning, schools are opening today at the scene of a deadly campus shooting. but parents are being assured the campus is safe. this happened last night in the parking lot of armio high school following a soccer match. police say the shooting was not tagged to the game. they say student safety is the top priority. >>> it's unfortunate that the event occurred. we want to assure the parents that this was not student- related in any way. >> now, officials say several young men responded running from the scene and reportedly the victim is a man in his late 20s. police search for those gunman and the investigation continues. >>> oakland police arrested three suspects and they are out there searching for several more following a frightening street robbery. this happened last night at 35th and school street. police say the gunman fired severa

it was a proposal that had both sides up in arms. >> reporter: the union says it's not giving up. a radically different contract proposal brought school officials to vote out thursday night. not enough yes votes were cast, but the district is not dropping the idea. to base salaries on student performance. >> parents aren't held accountable, students certainly aren't so why are we the only ones ever held accountable. >> reporter: more than 1,500 voted against the idea and 1,100 voted in favor. people say they weren't given enough information. >> every time you ask them for information, they say it's still in preliminary stages. >> when i voted for barack obama who's the president of the united states of america, i did not stand in line this long. >> reporter: the line snakes through three hall ways all the way to the doors of the school. only 500 people voted yesterday which means 6,300 people have to vote today within three hours. >> we have never ever had that many people come before. so it was just a surprise for us and so we will evaluate that. >> reporter: teachers are working