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i helped build carver doors and walls. i'm tired of coming here and everything that we want, you all slap it under the rug. [inaudible] >> chair fewer: thank you, linda. i'd like to call a couple other names. lottie titus, sabrina frierson -- [inaudible] >> chair fewer: -- david strother, latiita blanc, tyron king, betty robinson harris, deedee workman. thank you very much. >> good afternoon. my name is michael lee. today, i stand before you as a community -- as a formerly homeless person. i came over here first of all today to acknowledge jeff kosinsky whose dedication and leadership to he rad indicating homelessness in san francisco is inspirational, and the board of supervisors should be emulating his example. this is not an issue of teachers versus homeless people. grow the pie. you want to talk about a rainy day? the other day in the south of market, in the midst of a rain storm, sfpd was evicting homeless people into the street. this time, they didn't take their tents. normally, they do. rainy day? it's not only a ra

faculty includes an agricultural chemist told george washington carver.itutes an outreach service, symbolized by -- ♪ also on the growing staff of distinguished individuals, emmett j scott. a former journalist. he carries the title of private secretary to the man he calls the wizard. he serves washington with devotion. and a measure of ruthlessness. powering the sophisticated relations operation that will be called the infernal tuskegee machine. crepe --ng to be a proud day for every negro in the land. everything has been carefully planned. i'm setting the schedule to present this afternoon. >> president mckinley wants some ideas for his speech. he should say something to encourage colored people to get education, property. to build their character. those things that are the basis of good citizenship. he should put in something about both races being self-controlled. put it in your awards. i'll sign it. >> i'll see to it immediately, sir. on tuesday was completely unfair. completely repressed -- misrepresented your opinions. >> the press is your departmen

. >> we have some amazing statues that are carvers worked on, so the statues have so much life, so mucholder. >> reporter: this is our first look at the eye-catching, over- the-top floats for the southwest airlines chinese new year parade in san francisco. 2019 is the year of the pig. >> you're going to see pigs everywhere, and pigs, you know, i think the qualities of the pig the people are gravitating towards are the abundance and the joy of the animal. >> reporter: you will see custom-made lanterns and l.e.d. lights, all the dazzle and sparkle courtesy of more than a mile of mylar, roughly 1000 pounds of glitter, and 700 gallons of paint. >> there are 20 floats. we did 19 of them, and academy of arts to their own. >> reporter: more than 2000 people are expected to come out and see these beautiful floats in the parade on saturday, and not only will they have a good time, but you also stay safe. san francisco police , fired the sheriff's office and chinese chamber of office are some of the agencies working together, and the department of emergency services is encouraging people to text

we have some amazing statutes that our carvers worked on. >> this is our first look at the eye catching over the top floats for the southwest airlines chinese new year's parade. >> it's the year of the pig, you will see pigs everywhere. pigs, i think the quality of the pigs people are gravitating toward is the abundance and joy of the animal. all the dazzle and sparkle. a thousand pounds of glitter and 700 gallons of paint. >> there's 20 floats. we did 19 of them. >> 200,000 are expected to come see the floats on saturday and the city is trying to ensure that not only do you have a good time but that you stay safe. the department of emergency services is encouraging people to tech lunar sf to 888 nevada nerve to receive messages. >> the type of alerts would be emergencies. vehicular or pedestrian traffic. watches and warnings. >> attendees are encouraged to report suspicious activities. leave cars empty. and no fireworks. >> the goal for the float builders is to keep you entertained. >> our team puts so much love into the places. we give it our all. we hope that people come out and enjo

. >> this is amazing statute the carvers worked on. so much life and color. >> reporter: this is the first look at the over-the-top floats for the southwest airlines chinese parade. 2019 is the year of the pig. >> this is the year at the pig. you will see pigs everywhere. pics, quality of the pigs that are people are grabbing towards is the abundance of joy about animal. >> reporter: you will see l.e.d. lights with dazzle and sparkle courtesy of a mile of mylar and glitter and 700 gallons of paint. >> we did 19 floats. >> reporter: 200,000 people are expected to come out and see these beautiful floats not only do you have a good time but you stay safe. the police come afire, the sheriff's office and the chamber of commerce are among the agencies working in the department of emergency services is encouraging people to text lunar sf to 888-777 for messages about incidences. >> the alerts we will send out would be emergencies, pedestrian traffic, watches and warnings. >> reporter: you are encouraged to report suspicious activity. the not

during his time with carver county, steve served minnesota's sixth district with distinction. as a fellow public servant, i commend steve for committing his life's work to serving others. his dedication and leadership will be hard to replace. the employees who have the pleasure of working with and learning from steve will keep the good work going, but certainly his dependable presence will be missed. his efforts toward expanding the government center by adding extra courtrooms, more security and much-needed space will be enjoyed by generations to come. thank you, steve, and congratulations on an amazing career in public service. i wish you a long and happy retirement. madam speaker, i rise today in honor of steve gilmer who has retired after serving 45 years as c.e.o. of the state bank of delano, minnesota. steve retired leaving an incredible legacy. he cultivated a family out of his employees and built an environment based on humor, trust, and excellence. inspiring all those around him to be the best they could possibly be. as a resident of delano, i can say from experience t

he was the lead singer and song writer for a pop funk band called carver ton whose first album was toe released next month. >> more people are coming forward claiming the owners of the "national enquirer" tabloid tried to blackmail them, too. amazon ceo jeff bezos said they tried to extort money from them. terry crews claimed ami did the same to them. >> it is in that threat to publish those photographs that i think the federal prosecutors are going to be very interested in when they examine whether there's been a violation of the nonprosecution agreement. >> tomorrow you can watch the attorney representing david pecker, the ceo of ami, right here on abc 7. he's speaking exclusively about bezos's accusations with george stephanopoulous on "this week." you can watch it at 8 phil mickelson followed by abc7 news at 9:00. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, a california police department says they are the champions of hide and seek. >> what they discovered under a manh shshow me homecoming. baby sloth videos on youtube. amy, do you uh mind giving someone else a turn? oh yeah i made myse

they employed marble carvers. they got the models and they worked at it. i found this amazing magazine the models and the heads were illustrated in this magazine. there is a seated model from which they are working. and's the cluttered studio my favorite story is when they broke for bathroom breaks or meals, one of the brothers would hand the chisel to the next and the next brother would continue as if the first brother were carving. of course, they learned it from their father and their father's father. this is a family trait. , frenchtain moment often joined them. i can't imagine he was the most jovial of guest. they would break for macaroni which one of the brothers would make every day. there is always food involved. [laughter] until 1920 did french eclair it done. then it is shipped in 30 marble blocks, some of which were defective and had to be replaced , and taken and to set up in washington. this is a remarkable picture made in the middle of the process. this is the cover of my book, andy assembled, with french henry bacon standing in front of it.

they employed marble carvers. they got the models and they worked added. i found this amazing magazine story where the models and heads were illustrated in this magazine and there is the seated model from which they are working and here is the cluttered studio. my favorite story is when they broke for bathroom breaks or meals one of the brothers would hand the chisel to the next and the next brother we continue as if the first brother were carving. of course they learned it from their father and from their father's father so this was a family trade. at a certain moment and french often joined them they would break for macaroni which one of the brothers would make every day. it was almost like having frank williams as a friend, there is always food involved. it was not until 1920 did french declare it done and then it shipped in 30 marble blocks some of which were defective and had to be replaced and taken and set up in washington. this was a remarkable picture made in the middle of that process. here it is, this is the cover of my book fully assembled with

. >> we have some amazing statues that our carvers worked on, so the statutes have so much life, so much color. >> reporter: this is our first look at the eye-catching, over- the-top floats for the southwest airlines chinese new year parade in san francisco. 2019 is the year of the pig. >> so you are going to see pigs everywhere. and pigs, you know, i think the qualities of the pig that people are really gravitating towards are the abundance and the joy of the animal. >> reporter: you will see custom-made lanterns and l.e.d. lights, all the dazzle and sparkle courtesy of more than a mile of mylar, roughly 1000 pounds of glitter, and 700 gallons of paint. >> there are 20 floats. we did 19 of them, and academy of arts to their own. >> reporter: more than 2000 people are expected to come and see these beautiful floats for the parade, and this city is hoping to make sure you have a good time but you also stay safe. san francisco police , fire, the shares office, and chinese chamber of commerce are among the agencies working together, and the department of emergency services are encouraging p

. >> i know the great african-american george washington carver discovered the peanut.despite his prejudices, i think people identified with his pain. >> i wish there was a way to say this that wouldn't hurt you. >> there's a famous episode where they are investigating the rape and murder of a young boy. and they find a homeless child molester who murdered the kid and sipowicz to get the confession has to be very sensitive and very good cop. >> i know this has to be tearing you up inside. but you're going to feel a lot better if you just tell the truth. >> you can sort of see on dennis franz's face this is killing him to not destroy this guy right now. finally, he gets the confession he gets the signed statement. he walks out of the room, he goes into another interrogation room and he breaks the door in two with his fist. and i'm choking up talking about it right now, because that's how great a moment of tv that it is. >> 20 years from now, the best tv dramas, what do they look like? >> i don't know. >> will they be bolder than what we see today? >> oh, assuredly, assur