director cohen: and when would the work began on this? >> they would start in january with load design work for all of that cross-bracing, permits. the first piece of work would start around march, april. that would be the extraction of timber files underneath the buttress. you cannot deal with wooden piles in the way, so that would be our first item of work, but a lot of work is needed for designs and some metals. director cohen: the engineer estimate figure, when we were most recently changing the scope of phase one to include the train box, there had been a previous estimates which i do not recall. the hope was that this would be potential to realize some significant savings in the overall funding plan for the project. do you recall how this lined up with how that estimate was four, five months ago? >> the estimate has always been around the $200 mark. that is part of the $400 million that is part of the train box. i did not really expect a huge savings. this is very technical. this work has to be done to the highest standards. we cann

you knew you were loved by carla cohen.ow she did it come how she had so much spirit, how she had so much love in her, it's pretty amazing. she was full of love and i don't think there's anything else to say. [applause] >> hi, everyone. i want to thank barbara and mark for asking me to be your. i am alexander zapruder. i'm going to read. early memories of the collins and politics and prose. i was first pulled into the orbit when i was in high school when entering join my older brother matthew, who maybe are somewhere, and a fast friendship, which lasted to this day triple threat of brains and wit. and i became friends with their and there was a season around the time of my senior year in high school when we all hung out a fair amount on hollywood street. i distinctly recall being impressed by the chaos, allergic to the black dogs and their hair all over the furniture. and most of all trying to keep up with the intellectual banter between the junior and senior members of the household. i had a vague memory but, frankly, i'm

director daly: i agree with director cohen. two things, and this is just estimates in terms of money. it seems that not accounting for the granite bid having more vendors, sbe dollars included, which are not as valuable in terms of work on the ground, but it seems as if there is about a $15 million difference in the total amount of money going to sbe and the bids, but there is over a $20 million difference in the bids. i think that if the numbers were flipped, then you would sort of have to judge what the value of the higher participation is, but in this case, you could actually take $15 million, giving it away, and still be, you know, the low bid. given that, i think we should go ahead and move forward with the staff recommendation as amended, but i do think moving forward perhaps if there are other areas where we can get higher levels of for dissipation of the -- higher levels of participation of the sbe's, we should try for that. >> it was clearly pointed out to us that this was the most costly contract in this project if i

cohen aye. daly aye. 3 ayes and one no. item 8 is approved. we can go ahead and move into your next calendar item, item nine. approving an amendment to contract 08-04-cmgc-000, authorizing webcor/obayashi joint venture to award a trade subcontract thereby increasing authorized direct costs by $1,699,000 and increasing the authorized construction services be by $139,318. >> directors, we have someone to report on this item. >> this contract is water improvement along howard street. 100% sbe for this package along with all the other side utility packages. being that the water improvements need to occur before the shoring all, this work is on the critical path. happy to answer any questions you have. director ford: it has been moved and seconded. can you spell of the issues regarding sbe participation? i know there were questions about things that need to be changed. >> as it relates to this contract -- director ford: it is good we got to 100%. i just want to better understand the issue. >> the idea is that all the site relocation work were 100%

you knew you were loved by carla cohen.how she did it, how she had so much spirit, how she had so much love and i was pretty amazing. she was full of love and i don't think there's anything else to say. [applause] barbara and mark zapruder -- i want here about some my early memories of the colons of politics & prose. i was first pulled into the orbit when aaron joined my older brother matthew and arthur burrus who may be here somewhere. in a vast friendship, which lasts to this day, a triple threat of brains and wit. then i became friends with parents cousins there and there was a season around the time of my senior year in high school when we all hung out a fair amount at the house on holly street. i do think being impressed by the chaos, allergic to the black dogs in her hair all over the furniture and most of trying to keep up with the intellectual banter between the junior and senior members of the household. i have a vague memory that frankly i'm not entirely sure my own of an impromptu dinner at holly street and which

director ford: i would like to follow up -- well, director cohen. director cohen: i was in public service with supervisor daly for about 10 years. there were many issues over those 10 years that we were not on the same side. it was a matter of public policy, but it was really nice to have the opportunity on a project to be on the same side of an issue. as formidable of an adversary that you were, you were a better ally, so i appreciate that and wish you the best of luck. >> it has been a pleasure to work with chris, to follow his career, of stand-downs', nays and yeas. good luck. thank you. director ford: it has been a pleasure to have you on this board, and i think we have done some great work over the past few years of advancing this project. the staff has brought us good decisions, and we have been able to support them the majority of the time. they have brought things before us, and largely due to your advocacy for this project and your discerning the critical issues from a policy standpoint, we have been able to accomplish a great deal, and you

we were on the phone talking with michael cohen, saying what do we do? and we got this call from lowe's saying they might be interested. i remember that conversation. we said, "can you believe this?" we were pinching ourselves saying, "this is too good to be true if." there were a lot of disappointments because of the commitments that were made and the negotiated agreements, and we had gone through all the politics of this, and we finally -- the community was very supportive out here. not unanimously, but overwhelmingly supportive. we thought it was time to follow through on our commitment to the people of bayview hunters point, particularly 94124 area code. days became weeks and weeks became months, and folks in the mayor's office, my office, and supervisor maxwell's office, and lowe's said they were willing to accept all the commitments that previous books made. we thought they would say they would commit to everything, but then we thought they would start to unravel, and they would pull back. but the reality is they said they would commit and they com

chiu, cohen, weiner, and kim. seniority determines the order of board members for the assignment of offices, seats in the legislative agenda and compensated positions, and that concludes our presentation. >> we can now move to item 50. >> the items are considered by the neighborhood services committee at a regular meeting and reported to the board. to strengthen the use of pesticides. >> this is fast. item 51. >> item 51 is requiring cellphone the tellers to expose specific absorption rate values to customers. >> this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> the next item is considered on monday, the 13th, 2010. an ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuits. >> this is passed on the first reading. item 54. >> item 54 was referred without recommendation. it is a resolution authorizing the mayor to cast ballots as owners of 11 parcels of property over which supervisors have jurisdiction or that those would be subject to assessment. >> roll call vote 7? [calling votes] supervisor daly: no. >> there are 10 a

like the books she price, carla cohen was smart, engaging, imaginative and big hearted.e brought us all together and i know that together we will continue to honor her. [applause] >> my friendship with carla was a family friendship over kids. we go back we before book writing and journalism etc., etc.. here's the thing about carless and may not show is she loved me she was able to communicate. i loved her, too that she was able to communicate this love. you knew you were loved by carla. how she did it, how she had so much spirit, so much love is pretty amazing. she was full of love and i don't think there is anything else to say. [applause] hi, everyone i want to thank barbara and mark for asking me here. i'm going to read. ives thinking before coming here about some of the early memories of politics and prose i was first pulled into the orbit when i was in high school when erin joined my older brother matthew who may be here somewhere in a fast friendship which lasts to this day for pool threat of brain and wit. then i became friends with his cousin, sarah and it was ar

for today's health minute, i'm elizabeth cohen. >> back-to-back fire alarms, just horrible news in east baltimore today. here we are at kennedy krieger today, children who are fighting deadly illnesses got a visit from a group of firefighters out there spreading holiday cheer. this is part of the seventh annual city firefighters tour for kids. not only do the firefighters collect toys for charities but all for the kids stuck in the hospital. >> certainly makes you humble to be able to give something to these children and make their holiday more happy. these children are in the hospital for the holidays. it's a humbling experience for us and joyous for the children. >> great guy. firefighters will visit three other hospitals on the week. >>> with the chill in the air it's feeling like christmas. we've got something to get you in the holiday spirit. make the season brighter for a child in need. we're asking for new unwrapped unopened toys for the kindertime toy drive. we've teamed up with the baltimore symphony orchestra. to donate we have a list of dropoff locations waiting at abc2news.c

president miguel: chris rollerson, kenneth cohen, sam black. >> hello. i am chris rawlinson. i live two blocks from the old location and half a block from the new location. a few years ago, there was a cafe, and they tried to put streets on -- i tried to put seats on the street. we appeal the decision and one to keep the tables and chairs of our street. -- we appealed the decision and won to keep the tables and chairs of our street, so our street was quiet. that changed after ike's opened. on weekends, we had people sprawled on the sidewalk eating food. i have had people sit on my window sill. it is ridiculous. now they will be a half block from where i live. i do not know if they realize how much business comes there. it is not from the neighborhood. there is no parking. our street is just an alleyway. there will be double parking constantly. it is a great business, but this neighborhood is too small for such a huge volume of people coming there. there is no parking. it is going to be a repeat of what happened before with people sitting on the sidewalk at all hours. it is ju

defense secretary william cohen. >> host: the general shelton, it's a pleasure to see you. and for full disclosure, tell the audience that we had the pleasure of serving together it is my honor to serve with you for more than three years when we were both at the pentagon you were chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and me as secretary defense, so this is almost i guess the second time we have seen each other since those heydays so to speak. what i would like to do in the course of the next hour is to talk about your book, "withoutsd hesitation," which is a fascinating story of your life. i was once asked how long it took me to write a certain book and was being quoted to someone else my whole life but what you have done is you have written your whole life in this book and i thought it would be interesting to go back and look at what came together for you. tell me about speed and north carolina. that is where you were born. what was life like? >> first of all is great to be with you again and it is my honor and my pleasure to serve with you and for you during our days as t

defense secretary william cohen. >> general shelton and the pleasure to see you and for full disclosure tell the audience we had the pleasure of serving together. it is my honor to serve with you for more than three years when we are both at the pentagon as chairman joint chiefs of staff and me as secretary defense, and so this is almost the second time we have seen each other since those heydays so to speak. what i would like to do during the course of the next hour is talk about your book, "without hesitation," which is fascination story about your life. i was being flip and quoting somebody else in saying my whole life and what you have done is you have written your whole life in this book and we can go back and will get a few pieces how you became the joint share. tell me about north carolina. that is where you were born. what was like flake and speed? >> first is great to be with you again, and it was my honor and my pleasure to serve with and for you during our days as the secretary and u.s. fishermen. speed north carolina is a small eastern community basically composed of what to

after words of a sub hugh shelton and william cohen continues. >> host: mr. chairman you had an interesting experience for a way after becoming chairman of the joint chiefs. you had a meeting in the situation room at the white house. could you describe what took place? >> guest: right after reading dereliction of duty which i never thought i would see anything like that in the administration that i was joining, i went to a meeting, a breakfast at the well and the national security adviser's office. it would only be attended as you remember yourself by the secretary of state and a number of other individuals and occasionally other cabinet members that might be asked to come in to speak on a certain subject. you were gainfully employed with the national security adviser and there were other sidebar conversations going on. we hadn't really got into the formal discussions or informal discussions that would take ways all of a sudden one of the members, cabinet members leaned over and said i know i shouldn't ask you this but i will ask anyway. would you consider fl

as for benjamin cohen, fortune called them a really and other worldly young council.carl was often asked by jews outside of the government circles to pressure fdr in one way or another and he refused to do it. he didn't discourage them from doing it himself but he said he wouldn't do it because there was no point in trying to ask fdr to do something he was not interested in doing and he did not want to. carl was not a zionist. he was an anti-nazi. carl devoted himself to helping britain was at that time was in 1940 and was the only country in the field against germany. he conceived a plan -- might didn't conceive it be conceived a legal rationale for a plan of dubious constitutionality for the u.s. to trade or dish 50 old destroyers in return for naval bases. it was very helpful to britain. patrick moynihan later suggested that roosevelt could have been impeached for pulling this thing off, which he did with cho and's guidance or excise. cohen must have known that this plan the impact would be on the ships and insured the u.s. would win the war against hitler and ulti

and the host of "watch what happens live," andy cohen. andy, this is huge! the same week your talk show went live five nights ago. >> that's true! >> as my grandmother would say in the south, that is gracious plenty. >> that is gracious plenty. that's true. your grandmother was not jewish, i assume, because that's not a very -- >> no, no. >> that's not a very jewish saying. >> not at all. >> it is a gracious and plentiful week. >> so what's the political story of the week. because i know, we -- i'm going to go down to washington and i'd walk on the house floor an awful lot. >> yes. >> people would come up to me and say, joe, what's the big story. i would say, well, with i was just talking to andy earlier -- >> the big story in the bravo clubhouse this week is, actually, michelle obama, a rare misstep. love her! she's just a great fashion icon. she wore some boots the other day -- >> why would you do this, andy. >> -- that we were not feeling in the bravo clubhouse. >> is he lashing out at obama -- >> no, not lashing out. i'm saying she had one fashion misste

i'm pleased to have stephen cohen back at this table. welcome. >> thank you, happy to be back. >> rose: your interest in this began when you met people in moscow. >> yeah, yeah. >> rose: and their stories were so compelling that-- it grew into friendships. >> exactly. i found myself unexpectedly 35 years ago living among victims of stalin's terror who had sur strifered and were in moscow. and their experiences were forbidden by the soviet government at the time so they lead a kind of underground existence. how that had, there are two versions. an american would say it was chance that i ended up there. i had grown newspaper kentucky. how do you get from kentucky to living among stalin's victims in moscow. so we americans say it was chance, but russians say no, no, it was your fate, steve this was your fate to live among us and write our story. when i was young i believed in chance. now that i'm old i believe it was fate. when i met these people i suddenly had a night job. i was listening to them. my casual acquaintances with them grew int