>> david cohen. picking up on javitz and ancestors, even if theodore roosevelt is a distant ancestor to president obama, there's an effort at making him an ancestor. and so i wonder if you could all comment on another missed opportunity which is theodore roosevelt laid the basis for dealing with the abuses of money and politics and apart from rhetorical flourishes all of which i share about citizens united, where is the emphasis on finding ways of changing the system so the missed opportunity is in dealing with some of the political democracy deficits that we have from money and politics? >> just very briefly, everybody is talking about what wasn't in the speech and the omissions they cared about. that was the omission that really struck me. is because t.r. had such strong language about this in the original speech. in citizens united in some ways is a repudiation of a system that started when t.r. was president back in the -- when we passed tillman act. i think in 1907. so that there was i thought a

and i would hope that they did to -- that david chiu, weiner, carmen chu, and malia cohen would work together to provide a condominium so this one individual i know, and there are some other ones -- so that we all can sort of, like, benefit. i think sometimes we talk about rent. they never really get done. i would urge carmen chu maybe -- president chiu: if you could address your comments to the full board. >> i am. i would say i might want to ask nadia, run this by her. she might think it is a good idea. and, you know, i know in district 4, kind of good things for her district. there could be good things done. maybe we can get together in sort of a closed meeting. i am being very serious about this. so that there are condominium ownership for some people, ok? condominium ownership. if you understand me? have i made myself clear? president chiu: thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. espinola jackson, bayview hunters point. i was watching the board of supervisors meeting last week. someone got up and pointed their fingers at you and said that you were responsible, all

collector assessor, phil king, counsel general gao, david chiu, carmen chu, eric mar, and other board members who will join us. scott weiner, malia cohenm china lot -- not long ago from a trip. thank you for being here. to our family associations, our department heads, our other commissioners and friends, happy new year, and welcome to our official celebration here at city hall of our wonderful chinese lunar new year. we just came from the official lighting of our new lantern. i hope you will stay tonight long enough to view all of its beauty and the lightness of it. there are a lead the lights on there. there are recycle cd's on the dragon boat. it is 76 feet long. it is, of course, my entry into the america's cup. anyway, i want to thank everyone for being here, for helping us celebrate. as we have been saying, this is one of the most exciting, attractive holiday seasons for the whole of san francisco and all of our communities. we look forward, and i hope you join me, in not only the very big chinese new year's parade of will happen this saturday, but the whole weekend. there are community affairs. there is the coronation ball. we j

. >> joe, just to reflect some more of the dissatisfaction this week, william cohen, david boren, and christie whitman talked about bringing in a different candidate through a nominating process. when you have people like that speaking out needing a different equation, that's a big deal. >> but that's a democrat and republican saying it. it's a third argument there. >> that's right. >>> all right. we've got a lot to get to this morning. coming up, we'll talk to the ranking member of the house budget committee. also, reverend al sharpton. the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. and chuck todd. up next, though, politico's top take aways from last night's primary. but first, bill cairns with a check on the forecast. >>> we'll talk about the record breaking heat in a second. yesterday afternoon down in mexico, quite the quake. 7.4 magnitude earthquake. not too far away from acapulco. thankfully, not too much damage but it was an impressive quake and very close here to our homeland. as far as what we're dealing with out there today, we are watching temperatures just like yesterda

david wright tells us about the moment of impact. >> reporter: the powerful quake hit around noon local time. a violent shaking motion. >> reporter: people felt it all the way to mexico city. abc's jose cohen is there. >> as you can see, people are afraid to go back in -- afraid of replicas. and people are afraid. >> reporter: several bridges collapsed there. one truck was crushed. but so far, there have been no reports of death. many people captured the frightening scene on their camera phones, quickly posting the images to youtube. the epicenter of the quake was in guerrero state, midway between oaxaca and acapulco, two of the most popular spring break destinations for young americans. president obama's daughter malia is in oaxaca with a group of school friends. according to the white house she is safe. oaxaca's governor says 500 homes have collapsed in his state. seismologists say the quake struck at a shallow depth, which tends to make the shaking even more intense. in the capital, miles away from the epicenter, lawmakers evacuated the chamber of deputies. panicked office workers rushed into the street, too scared to stay inside. >> "i was on the 27th floor," said one woman. "i felt a

general wall, general sir david and all of you, dr. cohenicized remarks i seldom get invited back in polite company so it's a pleasure. i have to recognize the general, my old friend. i think and admiral anderson is also here. admiral and ambassador anderson, two stalwart friends who are great advisors in what it seemed like a 17-year summit to nato but it was only 2 years but it's an honor to fall minister mckay. i think anyone who ever sat in brussels is very much aware of just how fortunate canada is to have an articulate, unapologetic minister of defense who can express what many of us have difficulty putting across and turn to the civilian military gap that we all have to work to close. i'm not quite sure -- [applause] >> thank you. i'm not quite sure what is in the water up north here, but i will just tell you that i come often to get very frank and candid advice which is what you get from true friends. they don't tell you all the time what you want to hear. it's what you need to hear and that tradition really continues, ladies and gen

cohen as always, thank you so much. coming up next, enjoying the flavors of spring from the coast of sardinia. >>> this morning in "today's kitchen," what's on the menu? a light, spring dinner. davidl right. >> a little lemon zest. a few leaves of parsley. >> yeah. >> oregano. lots of pepper. >> a little salt? >> and a pinch of salt. >> great. >> close it. >> yeah. >> you salt and pepper on the outside? >> just one side. and before we cook it we'll season it again. >> what kind of pan do you have over there? >> a grill pan. >> the spaced side down. >> yes. >> how long are you going leave it there? >> seven minutes then we'll flip it. >> all right. and when we flip it we'll season it. >> exactly. >> this is called pregala? >> it's sardinian pasta. it's dried and toasted almost like italian couscous. >> it does look like a little couscous. how are you preparing it? >> in the pan we have onions and garlic we're going to caramelize. we're going to add thyme and bay leaf. then the pregula. we're going to toast it a little bit more in the pan. >> how long? >> when you hear a little sizzle like crackling then it's ready to go. >> all right. so when it's done how do you -- you taste it or