city clerk: thank you supervisor cohn. supervisor tang? >>supervisor katy tang: our sidewalk sales in all of our districts to take place saturday march 10th, march 17th, and to support the castro merchants on sidewalk renovations on june 13th. we want to encourage those to shop year-round. with that i submit. city clerk: thank you, surprise tang. supervisor wiener? thank you. supervisor yee. >> submit. >> supervisor avalos? >>supervisor john avalos: i have one item of introduction. it relates to today's hearing. colleagues if we seriously want to address the transit industry we need more than a pilot program. the tech industry is not merely a cottage industry. it is our express lane to the future and we must usher in forward with great transit investments. today i'm introducing and ordinance for tez. for the transit program is google rapid transit. the ordinance calls for the mta to identify at least 10 major thorough fares where google painted red stripes for google buses. by designating the tech zones to ensure fast transit but also publ

. >> supervisor cohn? >>supervisor malia cohen: thank you very much. thank you everyone for participating in the discussion tonight. i think i made it clear about how uncomfortable i am about the legalities issues about skirting the law. i made it pretty clear about my dissatisfaction around the state law that governs how to $1 fee was assessed. i think what's very interesting is that how absent largely the tech companies are in this discussion. yes, sf city is here, representing x number of tech companies. but i just want to remind folks remember several years ago when we were debating the twitter issue how this hall was crawling from twitter when they wanted something. i think it's important because before we learn to live to -- together we need to make sure that all of our stakeholders come and join us. speaking at mayor's office is not even half of the equation but developing relationships with each one of the members here so that the companies can better understand the culture of the neighborhoods that which we represent. and want to acknowledge t

we'll wait on that supervisor cohn? supervisor malia cohen: i just want to speak to the motion about the pilot program. i believe that property owners who are going to proceed with the legalization need some certainty about the program which is why i believe that we could not legislate on the scenario. i don't think it's necessary at this time. i'm willing to revisit this issue after 6 months once the department provides us with an evaluation of the program. thank you. >> supervisor kim? >>supervisor jane kim: for me it's not number of units or year. i don't think as many home owners will sign up for this program. i can't see any homeowner signing up for this program. my concern is making sure we have a way if there are on the negative side that i'm speaking of if there is a way to temporarily halt this legislation. obviously all of this is speculation. any other one concern is again the only people that will be incentivised to do this is people who believe they can make more money from this than they are currently. the

supervisor malia cohn has been a great supporter of this bayview house project. two additional years to carry it forward and making connection with the partners of the office of workforce development and recognizing the economic development that can be here with the arts in san francisco. it's my pleasure to introduce supervisor malia cohn. [ applause ] >>supervisor malia cohen: good morning everyone. thank you for braving a chilly morning. today is another historic day in the bayview community. within 30 days this community will have four ground breaking events. you can applause. i agree. [ applause ] >> and not only are we having four ground breaking events but we are also creating opportunities that will serve and revitalize our community. just to recap you are thinking what are those four events? we have bayview rise. many of you might have been at the george ground breaking ceremony and hunters view and here today the bayview hunters point, the opera house, the renovation. today we have another bayview contract or, come quest construction located on toll lan

>>supervisor katy tang: no comment on the amendment. >> supervisor cohn? >>supervisor malia cohen: you mentioned there were not many units in an rh 1d zone. how do you know that and if you can identify your source? >> just from a few conversations i have had and i do not have the data on that. >> is there a particular staff that i can follow up with to find the answer? >> no. >> okay. thanks. >> supervisor avalos was next? >>supervisor john avalos: i took my name off the roster. do we want to vote on the amendment. >> discussion on the amendment. we have two amendments offered by supervisor yee. let's go with that amendment now. supervisor kim? >>supervisor jane kim: thank you. i want to speak on the amendment before us. i sympathize with the amendment that supervisor yee moved forward. we did get a few e-mails from others from

>> supervisor cohn. >> my question to the maker of the motion what do we do to the in law units that are illegal already zoned in rh 1d. there are illegal units that exist. what happens to those units? do we turn a blind eye and forget about them? >> part of what you are asking is whether this legislation will ask everybody that has illegal units to convert and it maybe would read this that pathway. i'm just saying that in particular in district 7 where we have a lot of these types of units and their desire, the concerns that people have around whether there is going to be motivation to ones that maybe to build in law units in the near future or not is a big question for us. >> so i think from my perspective or my concern is that you are in essence robbing a property owner of a right to choose to govern the future of their property. am i misunderstanding your amendment? >> i'm not too sure to say that i'm robbing anybody of anything. if i'm what i have done is been able to talk a lot of people with these properties and probable 99 people out of 100 would support this. >> did you talk

>> item 8, supervisor chiu cohn, tang, wiener, yee, avalos, breed? campos, there are 9 ayes. 1 no. >> the ordinance is passed. item 9. city clerk: item 9: 140238: [adopting a fixed two-year budget - airport, port, public utilities commission, library, child support services, and employees' retirement system] sponsors: mayor; farrell resolution adopting a fixed two-year budgetary cycle for the airport, the port, the public utilities commission, the library department, the department of child support services, and the employees' retirement system, defining terms, city clerk: item 21: [reversing the exemption determination - san francisco municipal transportation agency's commuter shuttle policy and pilot program] motion reversing the determination by the planning department that the san francisco municipal transportation agency's commuter shuttle policy and pilot program is exempt from environmental review. 91234 >> roll call vote. [roll call vote taken] chiu, cohn, farrell, kim, tang, wiener, yee, avalos, aye, supervisor breed, aye, supervisor campos,

i'm scott cohn in the newsroom with still more breaking news on the 25th anniversary day.emember the lawsuit that was filed in federal court in texas demanding that the recalled vehicles be parked now, that gm put out a notice saying that e the -- you shouldn't drive the vehicles? well, the federal judge in this case, judge ramos, according to dow jones, has denied that request, so the cars will keep on driving, as you take a look at shares of general motors, which have trimmed their losses on the day, near unchanged -- well, we'll continue with the "halftime report" after a break. cars are driven by people. they're why we innovate. they're who we protect. they're why we make life less complicated. it's about people. we are volvo of sweden. [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edward jones. this is shirley speaking. how may i help you? oh hey, neill, how are you? how was the trip? [ male announcer ] with nearly 7 million investors... [ shirley ] he's right here. hold on one sec. [ male announcer ] ...you'd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. kevin, neill holley's on

this is personal for me because i grew up in this neighborhood and like supervisor cohn, i didn't take dance classes but i did take ballet classes here. i want to thank the wonderful team of architects and debra freedom who is not here and walter elliot. i want to let you know while the renovation is going on and the building is closed we will be here. our presence will be felt on the third street corridor and we have satellite directly accrue is the street and wonderful staff and lishay will be on the court. third on third will be taking place and we'll be the acting sponsor for that program. march 20th. third thursday of every month. please come out and please come and support our businesses along the corridor and come out and share the rich experiences that we have here in the bayview. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> before we get to put a shovel in the ground i have a few more thank yous. i have to thank sf mta for their incredible partnership. we appreciate that partnership. as mentioned the department of public works mohammed, great partnership and we look forward to breaking

scott cohn, nightly business report, boston. >> they don't say boston strong for nothing. >> no, they't. >> that's it for us tonight. >> have a great evening, everybody, and we hope to see you back here tonight. >> welcome to "film school shorts," a showcase of the most exciting new talent from across the country. experience the future of film, next on "film school shorts." >> "film school shorts" is made possible by a grant from maurice kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image. and by the members of kqed. [ slow klezmer music plays ]

scott cohn, nightly business report, boston. >> they don't say boston strong for nothing. >> no, they't. >> that's it for us tonight. >> have a great evening, everybody, and we hope to see you back here tonight. [quirky instrumental music] ♪ >> morning, tim. >> we've got disco balls this year, all the beer you can drink, two glasses of white wine, a band, and all for a tenner.

let's go live to boston where scott cohn is standing by. scott? >> reporter: exciting, melissa, but still a bit tense, nobody is exhali exhaling, because remember it was at this point last year,in, everything right, the elite runners had passed and, of course, terror struck. so they are keeping an eye -- a close eye on things with a quite enhanced security over a year ago. we do have a winners in the elite division. the first american male to win the race in 31 years. kafazigi, and the woman of kenya who sets a course record here. one of the things that they're doing a lot of, and they started doing this ahead of last year's race, was an enhanced effort by the boston police to do social media, to communicate via twitter. they're doing it today with big crowds at the finish line on boylston street. they tweeted a short time ago, that boylston street had reached capacity. the checkpoints were full, and they were suggesting other areas. this was part of the legacy of ed davis, who was the police chief last year, has since retired, now a private consu

[ cheers and applause ] >> first of all it's my pleasure to be down here to join supervisor cohn and so many of our community members down here. it is a wonderful opportunity. first of all ruth memorial bayview opera house. it's been historic. i want to thank leader pelosi for helping us get on the national historic registry. it's that qualified, yes. [ applause ] a qualified and major attention and when that was done, we had a lot of partners and we spent most of the time thanking treasures like this and how we can turn historic sites into meaningful active sites along third street. i'm really glad to be joining folks like louis herrera because he has that library going and that's an active site. to all of our other city agencies, office with disabilities here, our other departments are here. they are active along third street, our invested neighborhoods are here. you can literally see these restaurant and food establishments. i will name a few that i can go into a while that i can name, of course. where i get my waffles and chicken. old school cafe. you have establishments along th

jonathan cohn from "the new republic." thank you. >> thanks. >>> coming up, when chris christie channels fox news, it sounds like this. >> we're turning into a paternalistic entitlement society, and the american people no longer believe that this is a place where only their willingness to work hard and to act with honor and integrity and ingenuity determines their success in life. then we'll have a bunch of people sitting on a couch waiting for the next government check. >> that was governor chris christie two years ago. it doesn't seem like he's changed his mind when it comes to feeding poor people in his state. i'll explain. and chef tom colicchio will be my guest ahead. >>> while everyone was cheering the bipartisan budget deal, poor people along the east coast were not. as part of the deal $8.7 billion was cut from the food stamp program. the cuts came from tweaking the formula that calculates how much benefits poor folks get. the old system gave certain households an automatic boost if their food stamp benefits of up

jonathan cohn from "the new republic."hank you. >> thanks. >>> coming up, when chris christie channels fox news, it sounds like this. >> we're turning into a paternalistic entitlement society, and the american people no longer believe that this is a place where only their willingness to work hard and to act with honor and integrity and ingenuity determines their success in life. then we'll have a bunch of people sitting on a couch waiting for the next government check. >> that was governor chris christie two years ago. it doesn't seem like he's changed his mind when it comes to feeding poor people in his state. i'll explain. and chef tom colicchio will be my guest ahead. [ female announcer ] grow, it's what we do. but when we put something in the ground, feed it, and care for it, don't we grow something more? we grow big celebrations, and personal victories. we grow new beginnings, and better endings. grand gestures, and perfect quiet. we grow escape, bragging rights, happier happy hours. so let's gro something greater wit

. >> colleagues, [roll call vote taken] >> chiu, aye, cohn, aye, farrell, aye, supervisor kim, supervisor tang, aye, wiener, aye, supervisor yee, supervisor avalos aye, supervisor breed, supervisor campos? aye. there are 10 ayes. >> the resolution is adopted. can you read our in memoriams. >> yes today's reading on behalf of mr. yee, mr. paul and ms. diane -- dina fisher. >> i want to thank sf gov. tv. san francisco television. >> anymore business before the board. >> that concludes our business for today. >> thank you. happy april fools day. this meeting is adjourned. your [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> >> >> >> hey guys nona with a list o businesses worthy he event we have a jam session and get a principal this is the weekly buzz. this wednesday is free occur can say class day looking at getting to have fun and pick up now skills under 7 to 9:00 p.m. and head to treasure island the attendance is free phenomenon the past, present treasure island association be there as 10:30. and on sunday checkout you tell rock fair the rock is a giant music lovers dream where people come from all over

it's almost as if his personal reviews didn't reflect from sig cohn valley, what techland thinks it should was punished. >> that's not been the rule previously. people have been allowed to hold all sorts of political views about drugs, about the death penalty, about taxes, immigration. the idea you could lose your job because of that, i think people are going to think twice about whether we want to establish that kind of rule. >> i wonder if anyone calling for his ouster would like their backgroundses scrutinized with their current employer to see if -- >> not me. >> and not me. jeff toobin, thanks. >>> the need to create good jobs. why president obama needs to do more. plus, i'll sit down with chicago mayor rahm emanuel and how he plans to engineer a comeback in the windy city. >>> plus, 81 million jobs pay less than $20 an hour. how does yours stack up? we break it down, next. or fall in yum with our chicken primavera, always served with unlimited salad and breadsticks. the all new spring seasonal menu at olive garden. your education is built to help move your career forward. here's how:

. >> colleagues, [roll call vote taken] >> chiu, aye, cohn, aye, farrell, aye, supervisor kim, supervisor tang, aye, wiener, aye, supervisor yee, supervisor avalos aye, supervisor breed, supervisor campos? aye. there are 10 ayes. >> the resolution is adopted. can you read our in memoriams. >> yes today's reading on behalf of mr. yee, mr. paul and ms. diane -- dina fisher. >> i want to thank sf gov. tv. san francisco television. >> anymore business before the board. >> that concludes our business for today. >> thank you. happy april fools day. this meeting is adjourned. your [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> >> >> >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> i'm naomi kelly the administer for the city and county of san francisco and i'm joined here today with me board supervisor president chiu and many members in the filipino community here in san francisco. and today, we have a huge amazement that represents san francisco value. for the fit since our ordinance was enacted we're adding a new language to the shared list of languages that makes our city safer and better able to serve our residents

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scott cohn, nightly business report. >>> and on this day 60 years ago, jackie robinson broke the color barrier to play in the major leagues, today, ball players across the leagues will celebrate the someday by wearing the number 42. and the memorabilia still strong, a bat robinson used in 1956, sold at auction for more than $158,000. last night i asked my son, mackie, who his favorites were. he said derek jeter, and jackie robinson. >> how did he come up with that? >> the movie last year was a real hit and resonated with a lot of young kids, the last person to wear number 42 in the majors, mariano rivera. it will never be worn again. >> thank you for joining us, i'm susie gharib. >> and i'm tyler mathisen, thank you, have a great evening. we'll see you back here tomorrow evening. >>> tonight on "spark!," we step away from museums and galleries and into the urban landscape to discover artists whose work emanates from life on the street. in our first story, the gift of grafitti artist david cho, once a self-described husler and thief, he's now searching for a new direction, using art to

>> supervisor cohn, supervisor yee. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. i want to thank supervisor campos for bringing this legislation to our attention. as we know there is a crisis in san francisco. i also want to thank supervisor breed for her passion around these issues in terms of those that may actually get hurt from legislation. as we all know with any situation with any group of people, there are usually bad apples and there are also good apples. so, part of and i really appreciate the hardship adjustment piece that is built into language. what i would like to do is add some language to the harsher adjustment piece because what supervisor breed may have pointed out in terms of some cases, there are other instances where people have situations that are not included. so by adding this sentence into this legislation it would hopefully take into consideration other people that we have not thought about yet that might have hardship pieces. it could be that for instance a family that's in living in 2-unit housing for a while and it was rented to one 1 p

>> supervisor cohn. >> my question to the maker of the motion what do we do to the in law units that are illegal already zoned in rh 1d. there are illegal units that exist. what happens to those units? do we turn a blind eye and forget about them? >> part of what you are asking is whether this legislation will ask everybody that has illegal units to convert and it maybe would read this that pathway. i'm just saying that in particular in district 7 where we have a lot of these types of units and their desire, the concerns that people have around whether there is going to be motivation to ones that

. >> city clerk: chiu, cohn, farrell, tang, no, supervisor wiener, aye, supervisor yee, no, supervisor avalos, aye, breed, hee, campos. 8 ayes, two no. >> why don't we go back to our 3:00 p.m. special order. madam clerk please call items 19-22 item 19:[public hearing - appeal of exemption determination - san francisco municipal transportation agency's commuter shuttle policy and pilot program] hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the san francisco municipal transportation agency sfmtaa board of directors approval of resolution no. 14-023, california environmental quality act categorical exemption determinations for commuter shuttle policy and pilot program and amending transportation code, division ii, and approval of motion to suspend the sfmta board of directors rules of order , article 4, section 10, regarding published notice approved on january 21, 2014. appellants; richard t. drury and christina m. caro, on behalf of sara shortt, the harvey milk lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender democratic club, service employees international union local union 1021, and san francis

scott cohn has been digging in and joins us with more. >> if you're going to get mad at something, get mad at the numbers, the cost of health care. anytime you start talking about health care dollars, the amounts do boggle the mind. one in three americans receives benefits at a cost of around $900 billion. $77 billion dos to doctors and other providers, some are better at navigating the system than others. a handful are better. one -- in 2012, more than any individual doctor in the country. he's already on the fed's radar screen. he was ordered at one point to rural nearly $9 million in a billing dispute. he's also gotten his attention to robert menendez, who's acknowledged make inquiries about ambiguousities in the law. melgen's attorney says he always billed in conformity with the rules, the vast majority is the cost of the drugs. and dlismt melgen stands by his record of improving the vision and quality of life from patients around the world. he's not the only doctor. a florida cardiologist took in $18 million and a new jersey pathologist 12 million, clinical labs collected even mor

senior correspondent scott cohn is here with the story. >> and what it can take to unravel that.o file electronically, but someone else has already filed in your name. >> identity thieves can target anyone, something i saw firsthand last year when two people attempted to get a fraudulent tax refund using my personal information. >> that's right. attorney general eric holder had his identity stolen last year. the crooks didn't get very far in his case, but the two men from georgia pleaded guilty to stealing at least ten identities. and collecting thousands of dollars in illicit refunds. if you have a local crackhead, get them to sign up for an electronic signing number, it's easy says one e-mail. another defendant responds, i just got to find a crackhead, now that won't be so far. one warns the more technologically plugged in you are, the more vulnerable are. >> having the technology, you know is like driving a ferrari going the wrong way down the freeway. you know, if you don't know how to handle and maintain the vehicle you're riding in, it's going to cause you abaccident one da

jim fork and risch fisherman, sue, scott cohn is here, basically on day one and several others.ch is a wonderful way to remember this day, and even more wonderful, kelly, is that the bar is open now. we can go there. >> the party will continue, shall we say, after the close here, and here comes -- here comes mark hoffman, president of the network. joining us here on set, good to be in the studio. >> so great. that was great. >> great to see you, mark. welcome. my god. >> that was just great, just great. >> the last time they let someone do it that way. >> that's what we understand. so nice of the new york stock exchange to let us close the market on our 25th anniversary from cnbc, and we had 500-plus employees here, and what a thrill. what a thrill. >> how many pounds of confetti as well? >> last time i saw you carrying a gavel that big you were running after me. >> please sign your contract, please sign your contract. >> so nice to be surrounded by so many people who have been here 25 years. >> that's what we did. we had on the podium with me was pat philly who is the chairman

on this patriot's day, scott cohn is along the route. >> reporter: if there was any concern people would stay away, don't worry. on the contrary, the crowds are large. that's creating some issues of its own. we'll have that story when "power lunch" continues. lunch". drivers, tgo!our marks. it's chaos out there. but the m-class sees in your blind spot... pulls you back into your lane... even brakes all by itself. it's almost like it couldn't crash... even if it tried. the 2014 m-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>> the supreme court waded into argentina's legal fight with bond investors today. kate kelly joins us with more. >> reporter: tyler, thanks so much. i'm standing in front of the supreme court. as you mentioned, where just a couple hours the nine justices heard arguments from both sides in this case. somewhat no tore yoius in the hedge fund area, there's a very long and financial terms sordid back story to this case involving argentina's default in 2001 on its debt. it was the largest in fwlobl history at the time,

up next, scott cohn looks back on 1989 and the launch of cnbc.n, how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going to have to rethink this thing. it's hard to imagine how much we'll need for a retirement that could last 30 years or more. so maybe we need to approach things differently, if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪ >>> if you haven't thought about your taxes until now, you may already have waited too long. >> u.s. airways and america west have sealed the deal. the new company will be called u.s. airways. >> you look good, dude. there are some memories from the last 25 years. that was me. my hair was a little shorter and scott, his hair was a little longer. scott is a cnbc original for 25 years. this was his very first day that we showed you airing on day one about how to avoid being audited by the irs. nothing has changed. >> how to file for an inco

scott cohn has been covering the story for us all day., runners are still crossing the finish line, right? >> reporter: yes, they are, michelle. in a lot of ways, you know, this was a day that boston has been looking for the better part of the last year, to take the city back in the words of the mayor. they planned intensely for this race for the last six months with a greatly enhanced security effort. some of it visible, some of it invisible. and the economic benefit here, $175 million, that's a record. of course, the city would give it all back in a heartbeat. >> -- today's about the spirit of this race. you know, the spirit of so many people running for some different things. we have 90 different countries represented in this race today. it's just incredible the outpouring. >> reporter: there was a moment of silence at the beginning of the race early this morning. but other than that, they tried to make it a race that was as normal as possible. roughly 1 million spectators along the 26-mile marathon route. and again, they wanted to mak

also news on goldman sachs, president and coo gary cohn, comp, $18 million in 2013 versus $12.5 million in 2012. we're talking about putting up numbers. goldman sachs as a company has had stock gains of 40% in 2012 and about another 40% in 2013. so obviously shareholders and the board rewarding the executives at goldman sachs. >> thanks so much. back to the conversation at hand. critical one for people listening and where we think this market is going to go. doc? >> a lot of money is being stripped away from the ipos. no doubt about that. none of us will deny it. wait until you see some of the other ipos that are coming, scott. we've had bill gurly on this show tell uses last year, mid ol last year, that the market was topping out. the private equity firms like his venture capital firms and the like are saying the valuations are ludicrous. look at where they're pricing. some of the ones that bill owns. i reached out to him on this. when uber comes out you don't think people will be pulling money out of i've are where to throw money at uber or air b and b or pinterest. >> bob pisani on t

scott cohn with the latest. >>> we're finally heading into spring, but it's not just the weather looking steve liesman with details on the economy, whether it's seeing a spring snapback and what that could mean for the markets. welcome back. the drop in the ten-year means there's something out there, there is something lurking within the economy that suggests it might not be as good, or getting as good as we think. >> there is definitely a smell that's created by the ten-year that is not pleasant. it's not quite rancid. but the other smells are decidedly springlike, okay? we had an effervescent return -- i'm searching, struggling for metaphors, spring flowers, like a hyacinth kind of smell from claims, a variety of smells coming from the other data. the retail sales data, it's like taboo perfume. if you're a stock guy. no, they're taking the opposite. i want to put numbers to what joe was talking when. joe was talking earlier about the snapback. here's what the street is looking for according to the exclusive cnbc wrap it up debate, 160, 170 or so, lackluster. but then a rebound in the s

after questioning by david cohn, coats realized he was at the wrong hearing room.how that played out. >> undersecretary cohen, i just wanted to -- >> i just got a note saying i'm at the wrong hearing. >> oh, okay. >> i've got the right room number, but the wrong hearing. >> well, that would explain why i didn't know anything about this letter. [ laughter ] >> well, this is the first time this has ever happened to me. but i hope it's not a precursor. >> you're always welcome in our committee. >> that's what happened when you pop around from one hearing to the next. >>> up next, we've seen the birthers and the 9/11 truthers. remember this? now meet the health care truthers, those creatures of the far right who say the obama administration is cooking the enrollment numbers on the affordable care act. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn yo

scott cohn joins us with more.hat hits me, that's a lot of people -- for me it would be trying to pass. anyway. >> yeah. it is a lot of people. it's also a lot of spectators. to give you a sense of how big an undertaking it is, 36,000 runners, as you said, that's the largest field since 1996. a million spectators expected to line the route, which goes through eight communities over the 26.2 mile marathon route. extra security is visible. you can see more cameras. you can see more security. we asked some runners about that at the annual pasta dinner, pre-race pasta dinner about whether they are concerned. most are here for more than just a race. they're here for a mission. they say they feel very secure. >> everybody being very helpful. all the bag checks. all the dogs walking around. they're taking extra precautions. >> they want to make sure nothing is going to happen again. ed davis, the former police chief, now private consultant. he said they are not taking any chances this year. i think we can go to former chi

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