peter is supervisor and senior adviser of the traffic and transport division at the chamber of commerce, amsterdam. they are partners with businesses and public authorities to develop a robust and economically healthy region. they supervise a team of professionals in the port industries, barge, rail, and road transport. sounds like mta. the chamber of commerce amsterdam is known as an element of innovative approach to connectivity and mobility. he is strong and establishing unique partnership to create groundbreaking solutions. he started a task force formability management for employers and employees to reduce car trafficked by 10%. -- he started a task force for mobility management for employers and employees to reduce traffic by 10%. >> i will give you the perspective of the business community in amsterdam. athis is the region of amsterda. this is the inner city of amsterdam, and the rest of the city are the suburbs. the whole city, there are 2.2 million people, but the real city of amsterdam, there are less than 800,000, which i think is about the same as san francisco. i will also

was working with the chamber of commerce to sabotage progressive organizations like think progress in the union as you it appears their strategy was to use fake on line personas complete with fake twitter facebook and linked. in accounts to infiltrate and gather private data and people who work for organizations critical of the chamber of commerce for example meet holly webber born in one thousand nine hundred four attended reynolds high school worked for lockheed martin served time in the air force and is completely made up and holly webber is not real she's one of the fake online personas created by h.b. gary federal and it looks like the guy who created so called holly weber and executive h.b. gary federal air and bar apparently drew his inspiration for maxim magazine and this model whose name is actually holly weber and was actually born in one thousand nine hundred four so what's going on here at least one of you guys over the center for american progress found out about this. this is this is pretty wild you know as you accurately described there is this massive hacking plot that

we need it we need the rico laws on those and this is incredible let's move on to what the chamber of commerce is up to on the internet i've noticed for years you know on my own message boards over thom hartmann dot com that people have been going to my message boards particularly around the time of elections and posting right wing propaganda i even had one guy admitted this was during the two thousand and eight election cycle after the election that he'd been paid to post by conservative agencies organizations to do it but it appears that the chamber of commerce may be up to something much more nefarious using fake internet identities earlier this year at think progress and to act emails from the defense contractor aid should be federal and suggests that with the help of other security firms h b g f was working with the chamber of commerce to sabotage progressive organizations like think progress in the union as you it appears their strategy was to use fake on line personas complete with fake twitter facebook and. in accounts to infiltrate and gather private data intimidate people who work fo

chamber of commerce. they are encouraging all of their members to utilize the new public service announcement that we are unveiling today, and to find ways to partner with dhs to get this message out. we are working with the chamber now to develop materials that could be used in regional offices across the country, and also within particular communities. so i would like to congratulate the chamber on joining the campaign. i look forward to the support and to working with you on this import and initiative. so, today we're going to continue to see something, say something expansion. we continue to add partners, new materials, and a new ad campaign. and today we are releasing a new set of 30-second national public service announcements designed to engage the public in identifying and reporting suspicious activity. each public service announcement presents a different scenario involving a suspicious activity, what to do and how to notify the upper. authorities. we will be showing you one of the 30-second psa's

talking on capitol hill, i heard there has been pushed back from private industry, not just the chamber of commerce, but telecommunications and technology companies are not fans of the system that you are proposing to require certain parts of critical infrastructure to evaluate their systems and report back on that. i am wondering how the white house is managing industry concerns on this. guest: one, we said when we rolled up the proposed legislation, this is the beginning of the dialogue. this is by no means the end. secondly, we worked with the private sector, not only the white house, but all of the departments that have a sector- specific responsibility, getting feedback from the private sector. what is it we need to do and what did the things they need? i do not want to characterize the private sector response is being tremendous push back. guest: one person characterized it that they came up with guns blazing. some of the folks are getting feedback on capitol hill described it as significant. guest: the vast majority of people i talk to seems to think it is measured. the devil is in the detai

chamber of commerce and the koch brothers they were the ones channeling money into the selection. of the chamber of commerce was the biggest donor and they gave ninety four percent of their money to climate deniers to people who have some alternative physics and chemistry but the paper rock that shared not science is just by radio walks you know a kind of lysenkoism that's sort of creeping through our political culture. so you know i suppose that's one reason we're you know out there a lying down in front of the white house you know we have to figure out some other currency to work in because we're never going off the money for the moment that currency is our priorities our books our spirit our creativity all that we can muster in the four or five minutes we have left. i'd like to get into the kind of how we got here i i think that your book the age of missing information is is in many ways metal all of this underlies it and over wraps that and talk to us this was a very odd book. i found the largest cable t.v. system in the world at the time with the early ninety's this was fairfa

people on capitol hill about the prospect for the legislation the pushback from not just the chamber of commerce the table communications company and technology companies are not fans of the sort of system that fans of the sort of system that the u.s. proposal and the proposals on the hill would set out to kind of require certain parts of the critical infrastructure to evaluate the systems and kind of report back on that. and i'm wondering what, how the white house is managing the industry concerns on this. >> i think there's a couple things. we said we've rolled out the proposed legislation this is the beginning of the dialogue and by no means the end of the bye all. second coming as we work with the private-sector, not only the white house but also the department and agencies that have the sector specifically committing feedback with a sector and shaping what is it that we really need to do and what are the things they need i don't know that i would characterize the private-sector response of the pushback. there's concerns about -- to make one person characterized it became out with guns blazi

chamber of commerce, this is an hour. >> okay. now we're going to get into the meat of our discussion, our panel. as you can see, we have quite a big pam here, and the intent is to really have a dialogue with the audience. two ways to do that. i'll ask a series of questions to prompt discussion, but feel free to ask questions. there's also index cards and pads of paper on your table, and if you prefer to do that, just hand it to matthew -- raise your hand -- or will, who is around here too, and they'll bring the questions up to me as well. two ways to do it. you have the bios, but i'll introduce the panelists briefly if i may. first of all, commissioner ralph basham. he's one the most distinguished and diverse backgrounds in law enforcement and homeland security. over the course of his 38 year career in federal law enforcement he servedded in leadership positions at four of the eight operational components in what is now the u.s. department of homeland security, most recently, he served as the commissioner of customs and border pro

the fact that the chamber is sponsoring or cosponsoring if you see something, say something, then it goes to all of the corporate members in the chamber of commerce. all of those member companies are encouraged to push that message out to all of their employees. it is a viral message. we do the same in bank of america with training and education, ongoing throughout the year every year, insider security and physical security, training our people about what their specific responsibilities are in their particular corner of cyberspace. and dhs also has a similar campaign called stop, think, connect. it is a clear and succinct message. when you are on line and you're about to click on something or the website, stop and think about what you're doing, what information you will provide. what is the credibility of this website for this e-mail? and when you assess the situation, if you think it is safe to proceed, then connect. this viral message can be pushed out person-by-person, company- by-company. that is how we get to critical mass. >> when we talk about building a resilience society, we're talking about voluntary human behavior. we know how to chang

. >> reporter: the california hispanic chamber of commerce says the number of latino-owned businesses dropped by 100,000 in the past few years because of the recession. but some say this is a good time to be starting or expanding a small business. the sparse san jose office looks like a tech startup rather than a public relation business. >> we are as quintessential as it gets when it comes to small business. we had nothing but an idea. >> reporter: the business turns one on monday and the co-owner says the economy is hanging over small business owner every day. >> we grab the angst and the anxiety and turned that instead into innovation. >> reporter: so bonilla and 2,000 other small business owners came here to the california hispanic chambers of commerce annual convention. this year it's all about how to navigate the economy and how to raise capital to open or expand businesses. >> the spirit of the entrepreneur is obviously you get hit. but at the same time, you can't give up hope and you need to move forward. >> reporter: myra bautista manages a small human resources staffing busi

she's a lobbyist for the chinese chamber of commerce and long-standing behind the scenes roles in theluence of politics of san francisco. again, she is considered to be a kingmaker in this town. that's how the bay citizen is characterizing her. interim mayor ed lee has not announced an intent to run, though he says if he is going to run he would announce sometime next week. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. 6:54 right now. actor matt damon is an outspoken activist for a lot of causes. don't take it from us, listen to the response when a reporter says teachers are motivated by fear losing their jobs. >> do you think job security is what makes me work hard. >> you have an incentive to work hard. >> that's the thing, you take this mba-style thinking. it's the problem with ed policy this intrinsically paternalistic view with problems more complex than that. it's like saying a teacher is lazy when they get tenure. a teacher wants to teach. why else would you take a [ bleep ] salary and really long hours and do that job unless you

san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments of the san francisco community together to reach a common ground. since coming into office in january of 2009, he has brought thoughtful leadership to our city. we're pleased to welcome the president of the san francisco board of supervisors. thank you. [applause] >> good evening. i am pleased to be with all of you today. i want to think the immigrant rights comm

. >> reporter: chamber of commerce president says economic recovery took years but things are largely back to normal now. resort owner louie was one of the lucky ones. >> a quick fix isn't going to help us. >> the resort business was in big trouble? >> what worried us was the perception was going to persist. perception is what kills the economy. >> but he says tourists came back within a year. today in this community there is a sense that they got lucky. >> it could have been a lot worse chlorine, acid, all the things, all the things that are trained along here could have had a more lasting effect. >> reporter: southern pacific merged with union pacific and made changes to the loop along the act is river. >> we've installed a high strength barrier on that curve that we hope should there ever be an incident there again, would help us avoid any kind of tank car ending up in the river. >> they installed a monument, a reminder of what happened here 20 years ago and a symbol of how nature can recover given time. dan ashley, "abc 7 news." >> san jose city council approved a mistake budget i

this is a place where both labor and the chamber of commerce agree. ey're saying, we need more economic infrastructure in the country. we have a patent bill that would allow entrepreneurs to get... instead of waiting three years, which is how long it takes on average to get a patent, we can get it down to one year. you can get an answer so you wouldn't be broke before you got it. >> jon: that speaks to a larger issue. does the president believe business is overregulated? does he think we are bureaucratically so snafued and entangled that that is the problem with the economy right now? >> as a general matter, no. though there certainly are individual things that could be done different and streamlined where, you know, they have to submit paper forms. they can't do it on the web, you know, things of this nature. but the president said from way back when, just being for rules of the road doesn't make you anti-market. what we saw in the financial system, what we saw in oil drilling in the gulf and a bunch of places, ripping up the rules of the road, we're

according to a survey, conducted by the thai chamber of commerce targeting mainly small and medium companies, 64% of the companies say they would face bankruptcy if the minimum wage was raised in accordance with yingluck's campaign slate. >> layoff of people will be most likely, and maybe some maybe even go out of business. so that -- it would put more burden on the workers. >> reporter: foreign companies which have started businesses in thailand, also seem concerned. nine years ago, this auto parts manufacturer started operating in thailand out of its 50 employees, half of them work for under 300 per day. if the policy is implemented, personnel costs will have to be raised by at least 20%. the president of the company has just launched a plan to build a new factory by investing about $2.5 million. >> translator: we're barely profitable, so this new policy may put us into the red. >> translator: if this policy is implemented as promised, many companies are going to have to transfer their businesses to neighboring countries like vietnam and indonesia. >> reporter: although the political turmo

i hear him downtown at the chamber of commerce and when he is making presentations to the community. it is consistent, thoughtful, compassionate, and it is real. it is a real talk. he mentioned honoring some of the promises that were made in the past. now here is the day. it is coming. and we will usher in, collectively, as a community. we have in business leaders here to help us guide through this transformation from point a to point b, and beyond. so with that, this is a positive day. we will continue to take this momentum and move forward and continue to build. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor. indeed, a positive day. i also want to take a moment to acknowledge the terrific support we have had a leading up to this groundbreaking. former supervisor sophie maxwell. she may be here later on today. she was fantastic to secure funds. supervisor cohen alluded to the support from other mr. supervisors. it is my pleasure to introduce supervisor scott wiener. [applause] >> thank you and congratulations to everyone on this amazing progress. all the three branch libraries in my district we

. >> you are presented chamber of commerce? >> yes. >> i think it's very important that we be absolute when we testify and that we be accurate or rather you. i think that is very important. are you aware of what the medical loss ratio is? >> i am not. i sell palletts. >> it's part of the law. in oregon the medical loss ratio is about 89%. the medical loss ratio is the percentage of premiums that paid into health insurance company that must go into -- that must be actual health care. its 85% for large groups in this law. there was no law before. and 80% for individuals and small groups. small groups has typically been much smaller. when you are on the exchange, you will be in a much larger groups. medical loss ratio will be 85 and above, which means 85% of all premiums will have to be spent on actual health care and not on administrative costs and not on advertising or marketing or ceo salaries, etc.. that's why certain markets already we are seeing in connecticut, aetna has cut premiums by 10% on an average. do you think the med

a lot of e eablishment chamber of commerce mainstream republicans worried about his swagger, a lot ofnthusiastic hard-core republicans think it's fine for now, but when it comes time to pick a president, i'm not sure that he will be as strong as he looks right now. in the opening going, they like what they saw. not as many people compared him to george w. bush as we like to say back here. sure, he sounds like him a little bit. if you look into it a little more, he does not remind me of the governor bush who you and i saw in 1999 in iowa. >> for one thing, his accent is real, governor perry. >> that's true. >> just a joke. okay. i want to talk about the electorate. this is an angry electorate. some of your polling, it indicates there's an overwhelming feeling that this nation's best days are behind us. 58% of respondents in one of your polls said their children's quality of life will be worse than theirs. worse. what does that mean for these candidates that so many americans are depressed about the outlook for this nation. >> it means they don't trust washington. they don't trust wall

the mayor's office as we have been thinking through this, we met with small business network, chamber of commerce, a number of stake holders to get their view on this idea. the mayor has also raised this as he has been going out and doing town hall meetings and merchant walks and been trying to talk to people about this and gauge the opinion. i think the response -- first of all, the second part of the answer to that is i think there is also still a long way to go on this. and that coming here to the small business commission is one of our first steps as we go through this process. so we have introduced this legislation. we're going to go to the board. so we're still in the process of doing more outreach and starting to have conversations with you and then subsequently with others. so part of the goal here is to hear your thoughts and your feedback and there will be more discussions to come. but beyond that, i think what we've heard as we've brought this up with people are similar comments to what we've heard today, that i don't think anybody is thrilled about the position that we're in and nobod

that's from the governmental side, and i noticed that you were one of those ceos who signed the chamber of commerce letter warning of danger of default and in part the letter says treasury securities influence the cost of financing not just for companies but more importantly, for mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and student debt default risk this ray and those markets and a host of unintended consequences. so, my question is the helpless will cost the government what will be the impact of redefault on interest rates for your customers and if they are increased by this self-inflicted wound of redefault which we still hope and pray we can prevent what do you think of what deutsch to the purchasing power and are your sales and companies like yours? >> cementer menendez, think again for the colleague's comments and i appreciate the training and you provided and that worked very well. related to this i would have to first represent our consumers, our customers shopping in the store as across america they are watching the events take place here in washington and there is both a real and perceived and

chamber of commerce. i appreciate the opportunity to testify today on behalf of hundreds of thousands of main street businesses that the chamber remits. we support sound consumer protection regulation that have fraudulent actors and ensure consumers have clear and precise disclosures about financial products. we want to ensure that the bureau takes a targeted approach for regulation and enforcement without making sweeping policies that impose due publictive burdenses on small businesses and prevents them from getting the credit they need to create the jobs we need in this country. i'll lay out our concerns in two general baskets. first, you know, we have concerns of small business that are subject to the cfpb's regulation and other oversight because they engage in one of the ten activities laid out in the law. they could be regulated by the bureau. all these businesses are subject to oversight by the ftc. it's important to point out these are not businesses that have been heretofore unregulated. overlap an

we have met with the golden gate restaurants association, the chamber of commerce. we have met with business owners. we have met with workers. we have met with taxpayers. we have met with consumers and small business owners. what you have before you is an amendment that i would like to make, and i make a motion to amend the legislation along the signs of the draft before you. let me tell you a little about this amendment. what this amendment does is that it recognizes a concern that has been outline by it business community. there is a problem with the legislation as currently written where you have a requirement that the accounts, the health reimbursement accounts, be managed indefinitely. so this menment takes into consideration that concern. as amended it would place a time limit. the time after conclusion of employment, 18 months, and if there is no acktiffer during that 18-month period, then the employer or business would no longer be required to maintain that account. and the account, assumings all other things are followed, the account would revert back to th

few jokes as he talked business and politics at a convection for executives of the american chamber of commerce, attendees laughing but some questioning his presence. >> people actually did not come to this event because they were upset about that. but you know what, he's a politician, and he made an awful mistake. >> the choice of having him here as a speaker was prior to the news that came out about his own behavior and his own personal life. >> the former governor of course under fire for decisions he made in private and public including fathering a child with his staff and failing to notify the family of a stabbing victim that he reduced the sentence of the son of one of his political allies. yesterday a judge ruled two lawsuits aimed at reinstating the full manslaughter charges could be combined. >> it's 4:47. let's look ahead to your weekend forecast. good morning. >> good morning. yes, everything always looks better through the rose-colored glasses on friday. we've got a gorgeous weekend ahead. if you want to make outdoor plans saturday and sunday, both days fair game. we're looking towa