ellis who was a peer of former senator jesse helms in north carolina and in my opinion, ellis almost single-handedly elected three of the best senators of the 20th century, jesse helms, first election 1972, john east in 1980 and faircloth and tom is a lawyer in north carolina and tom ellis and jesse helms literally told ronald reagan and his team in 1976, reagan before he got to north carolina had lost four five primaries, lost the florida primary, new hampshire primary, things were looking really dark. so, ellis and jesse helms said don't come, we don't want you here, we will handle the campaign. end take care of it but if you insist on coming in we have to do four things and jesse helms and tom ellis told reagan four

ellis was a huge asset to his force. he was not only a field-trained officer; he was also their own k-9 officer with his police dog figo. he fought illegal drug use in bargetown. who can forget one of the iconic pictures of 2013 that featured figo resting his paw on his partner's coffin. officer ellis was one of the top officers when it came to paycheckinarrestsand be making g problem. "he always made me feel like he was superman," said his wife, "that nothing, nothing, would ever happen to him." ellis made the ultimate sacrifice doing what he luffed, being a police officer. he was a student in williamsburg, kentucky. at school he was a star baseball player, he set records for all-time career hits, doubles, home runs and career runs played. he wnts on t went on to play mie baseball from 2002 to 2005. even as star on the baseball diamond, coaches remember him talking about becoming a law enforcement officer. his wife said he was always a go-getter. he was dedicated to his job and he wanted to clean the streets up, and tha

the attitude of the immigration officials at ellis island.s stuff was fodder for a movie and i frankly hadn't seen plane movies on the subject. there are very few. there's the open fg "god father part ii." and america, america," and that's pretty much it for ellis island. >> rose: why did you say yes? you have lot of choices these days. >> for him, first of all. ling-- i think he's one of greatest directors. and usually i'm-- well, i'm attracted to great stories. and that was a great story. and, also, that was something that i had 95 done before, this character was, you know, something that i hadn't explored. >> rose: tell me about ewe? >> she's a strong woman. she's in a state of need when she comes to the united states. she is someone devoted to people. >> rose: mainly her sister. >> well, yes, but i think it's a fundamental aspect of her personality. because she was a nurse, and a nurse is someone who is devoted to, dedicated to human beings. health. yeah, that was a part of her personality that was really strong, the fact that she's devot

so, ellis and jesse helms said don't come, we don't want you here, we will handle the campaign.nd take care of it but if you insist on coming in we have to do four things and jesse helms and tom ellis told reagan four things and four things were must attack ford, henry kissinger, the giveaway of the panama canal and detente. reagan said i am ok with all that and he did that and they leave north carolina that afternoon, declined to wisconsin, and great conservative today said that they were writing what reagan's withdrawal speech. you was going to consider withdrawing when he got to wisconsin. however when he got to wisconsin they learned they scored an upset victory in won 52%-47% in north carolina. reagan couldn't have held the campaign together that long so it was a huge. texas primary came along, texas has 100 counties, reagan carried a hundred counties and that is how he became president. >> the other ironic aspect is barry goldwater in '64 and reagan in 76 were lost but also they won. >> it is not an original with me. maybe george will said it. barry goldwater was -- senato

four movies. >> this is a clip in which you you get off at ellis island. >> let's go. are a lucky lady. you just made it. >> all aboard. >> there is room in the front. right here. >> i left my sister here. >> do not worry. do you have a place to stay? >> no. i don't. do you know somewhere? >> i know a place. i can take you there. >> yes. >> don't go. >> please don't go. [laughter] i will take you there, if you want. >> watching that clip am i realize i was making this film, i became an expert on ellis island and looking at this. i'm starting to see the stakes that we made. >> there is so much there to evoke. ellis island has a persona. >> they have a library on the third floor of the building. you go in there, and there are two guys. they know every fact ever about american immigration. it is the most remarkable resource. we looked at pictures, all these photographs, and we were talking about this. their faces are so expressive. the island, this is a place open for business as an immigration center. a very short time. you are talking about 40% of the american populatio

ellis act eviction prevention we currently have a contract with the tenderloin housing client and asian pacific islander organization they target the low and moderate disabled folks facing eviction under the ellis act. and some of the services they provide are legal representation with 4r7b9d lawyers and representatives provide the services to the non-bilingual spanish and anothers as well as english speaking clients. one particular program that we have under the homeless prevention funds is the san francisco chronicle sharing funds. all funds are raced through private donations year round but the fundraising is in november and december and stories dpaefrnd featured in the chronicle of people helped by the season of sharing. so residents who are 60 years and old and a disabled vet can receive services in the he benefits of the security deposits and critical family needs which are medical apparatus not covered by insurance and delineate utility bills and beds for those who are mowing out of homelessness into permanent housing it this fund is over $4 million a year for the season of shari

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>> reporter: rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> and that's what it is supposed to be about.t's our broadcast on this friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you back here on monday night. wishing all the moms out there a happy mother's day and we wish you a good weekend. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> what that teaches our kids is that you have to lie about who you are in this world in order to keep your job. >> right now at 6:00, parents wondering tonight if a bay area catholic diocese is teaching a lesson in intolerance. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica adwe dweeguirraguir. >> the deadline is today to sign a reality clause, morality behavior in and out of the classroom. this is a delicate topic. what's the church's response? >> reporter: the church says that it's a broad definition in the actual contract and that they don't go into details for a specific reason. they just didn't want to. they were only trying to update the contract from 2013. but parents we talked

. >>> right now joined by political analyst ellis. >> biden did right. is no way for an older guy to go with a young girl to the prom and that seemed a little creepy. >> wrist corsages aren't exactly in. that's the only faux pas i saw. >> this is not cool. this new poll. listen to what it found out where the 2014 elections will actually be decided. likely voters said they would prefer a republican over democrat by 7 points. 41% to 34% and here's what's interesting. a quarter said they were unsure of their preference. what do you think jo. >> dem graphs will focus on the one-quarter because the other numbers are not good. >> i was interested in the fact 25% said, i don't know. >> who the heck knows. democrats are zoob at a disadvantage at this point six months in, right? particularly you've got the president's low ratings and the health care thing continues to be an anchor for democrats. but there's a lot of time to go and the dems will pound the local and other emotional issue, right, to watch the pay equity stuff and immigration reform and maybe gun als

act, where numerous, people are being wrongfully evicted or evicted because of this ellis act and as a result, put out on the street. and now that act, is further compounded because these tenants who are evicted based on this other fact are moved ahead of the people who are on housing lists and pertaining to the affordable housing, and which is another violation of due process and equal protection under the law of both state and federal law, of due process. so, that needs to be looked at and addressed and i will need to have you talk to the city attorney about that. because the situation about the high income back of people that might enjoy it by lower income people. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors my name is adam gabrel i will keep this very brief, everybody here we have all understand about things that cost money and as we mentioned the facility is not spread out to us in the parts of the city and thes very important and the property on third street and a million plus and could be used to build components, and shoe box unit types, structures that ar

rehema ellis takes us inside one school that takes us on the losing side of that gap. >> reporter: at coleman middle school in greenville, mississippi, expectations are high. >> i want to see nothing but a's and b's from you, okay? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: they have an f rating. 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, nearly all are black. in fact, most of the city's public schools are low performing, run down and with a high teacher turnover rate. do you think this is the way it's supposed to be? >> no. >> reporter: this after a ruling saying segregated schools are unequal and illegal. >> this will encourage the people. >> reporter: here whites make up more than 20% many of the population but only 2% of the city's public schools. leaving them to look as if brown versus board of education never happened here and greenville is not alone. a new study finds in 19 88 integration peaked at 44%. that number slowly declined to 23%. nationwide, the report finds new york is the most segregated state for black public school students. nearly 65% attend virtually all black schools,

rehema ellis, nbc news, north carolina. >>> overseas tonight, a grim new accounting of the civil war in syria, an activist group says the death hole has topped 160,000 since the fighting started in march of 2011. last year the u.n. stopped updating its own count. they said they can no longer verify the information from sources inside the country. >>> and an awful natural disaster unfolding in serbia and bosnia. history-making floods destroyed entire villages and towns and disrupting land mines. they were left over from the war two decades ago. dozens of people have been killed in this flooding. rescue evacuation operations still run around the clock. officials there say a power plant that supplies about half of serbia with electricity is in danger of being scuttled, inundated with water. >>> to the story of those missing nigerian school girls, it's been 35 days now, 276 students kidnapped by islamic militants. their plight has received worldwide attention. but so far, no real progress in finding them or their captors. the search goes to neighboring cameroon where stephanie gosk takes

gene ellie has their message. >> reporter: we hear about pederson deaths here in san francisco but it is happening around the region. and giants fans went home tonight with something to think about. thousands of baseball fans from all over the bay area walk into at&t park. most can tell you about a close call on the road. the fields from los altos say they are extra careful. >> walking and biking even in the neighborhood. some of the corners are on the blind side. >> reporter: antonio sticks to the cross walk. >> i ended up running across the street. >> reporter: hoping to drive a safety message home, police departments from all over the bay area greeted them at the gate. >> it's important. it's a regional concern. >> reporter: san francisco's police chief says while the number of traffic deaths is not down, the number of collisions is and ticketing is up. >> 92% of the tickets are going to cars and rightfully so. they can kill people. about 6% are going to pedersons. 2% to bicyclists. >> reporter: nobody wants to get a ticket but they are really unhappy at an impact. police are hopin

jean ellie, nbc bay area news. >>> a vigil was held on the ucla campus.undreds turned out to remember victims of the isla vista tragedy. three of the victims were from the south bay. they were all roommates of the accused killer and stabbed to death. today the parents of wong spoke exclusively to nbc bay area, their grief unbearable. the 20-year-old child was their only child. he was the joy of their family and light of their lives. >> the whole life, i'm so proud of him. he was a very nice guy. everybody like him. he kind of quiet, nice to everybody. very considerate, nice to mom. >> reporter: mom said her son was just three weeks away from coming home from ucsb and planning to move out of the apartment he and his roommates shared with the suspect. >>> the town of isla vista is now a crime scene that covers several blocks. many students are hesitant, frustrated and full of grief. there are so many layers to the story. how is the town reacting? >> reporter: well, raj, we are on embarcadero in the central of the commercial district. and the rampage happene

. >>> bill that would close a loophole in the ellis act is making its way through the capital. it would require people ensan francisco to own their -- in san francisco to own their property for 5 years before they could use the ellis act to evict tenants. supporters are saying it is being abused but opponents say they have every right to buy and sell as they choose. >> the difference is stark, a landlord's business is 100% occupancy. a speculators business is 100% vacancy. >> the bill made its way through two committees so far. >>> temperatures outside today 60s and low 70s. breezy. we talked about that. weekend temperatures warm significantly by sunday. next week up 90s. upper 90s. maybe triple digits next week. there is the weather system to the north. rain around oregon. that system north of us is triggering the winds. there is the radar sweep. showers last night. sprinkles. that is over. things continue breezy out there. the winds, current winds, right, gusts, santa rosa 24 miles per hour. napa 33 miles per hour. the winds are blowing. they will blow tomorrow too. in motion

our story tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> own the room. you're going to take the mike. >> reporter: these high school students are learning how to do something that girls are often told not to do. >> i am one who knows what she stands for. >> reporter: bluntly put, it's called bragging. >> did you want to do this? >> no. i was not excited to do this. >> reporter: the mere thought of boasting about themselves made them squeamish. >> it started off being uncomfortable at first because you have to get out of your safety zone. >> reporter: but they came to do just that, to learn how to sell themselves for upcoming job and internship interviews, lessons they wouldn't get anywhere else. >> we hear that it's impolite, that nice girls don't do it. >> reporter: leading the group is peggy klaus, a career coach who took her message of self-confidence from the boardroom to the classroom. >> what women do is that we put our heads down, we do really good work. we boast about people in our department. we're cheerleading them, and yet when it comes to us,

jean ellie is live with daphne's grandparents where they are hoping for a break somehow in this case, jean. >> reporter: they are, jessica, daphne webb's grandfather lives here in fairfield and the girl's father was found dead in his home on friday. webb did not leave any information about what may have happened to daphne but her grandfather is not giving up hope. >> he didn't fix any problems. and we're no close fresh this standpoint on knowing where daphne is. >> reporter: kevin wants to find his granddaughter, daphne webb. her father said that someone took the 21-month-old baby girl out of his car while he was inside a store on international boulevard. police launched a search and arrested webb for child endangerment. police released him and he never faced charges for the disappearance of the little girl. now davis says whatever webb knew is gone. he committed suicide friday. >> i asked did he leave a note or letter or anything and he said no, he didn't. >> reporter: davis' daughter is daphne's mother. she was in rehab when the girl disappeared. a week later she learned she was pre

that was good, ellis. i want to move on to presidential politics.blicans really had a lot of criticism of candidate barack obama, you know, back in the day saying he was too green, he lacked executive experience. but if you really look at the top three potential republican contenders, couldn't you say something similar about them? >> well, yeah. there's some first-term senators in the group just like barack obama. ted cruz, rand paul, marco rubio. all of those not a lot of deep executive experience. people with ideas and enthusiasm and some supporters. but one of the toughest republican raps on barack obama was he didn't have enough experience. you know who this is good for? someone like jeb bush. >> john boehner is all for him. >> yeah. you know, you could imagine paul ryan and some others trying to make that case, but it really, i think, is the jeb bush people saying these newbies might be fine, these enthusiastic young people, but you know republicans in the end often like to go with the tried and the true and the guy who's been around awhile. >>

news day columnist ellis henican joins us this morning. >> bring it or, richard.o be fun. come on. >> it starts today. when we look at ohio, we've got a senate race going on, congressional race as well. and we've got some key establishment funding at play here trying to push out those tea party influences. if it turns out that the establishment candidates here win what's that say for the rest of the country and 2014? >> it says the tea party might be on the ropes a bit. let's watch north carolina. that's the one to keep your eye on today. as you know, these business-oriented republicans have had a tough time. they've got all the money, but the passion has been on the tea party side. so the chamber of commerce types have had trouble figuring out how they actually influence. it looks like they might be smiling this evening in north carolina. >> we'll see how big that wave or what's left of that 2010 wave. >> that is right. mr. tillis, you know, he's got to get over this 40% threshold to avoid a runoff. it's looking like he might be headed in that direction. >> okay.

under a law passed in sacramento, the ellis act, landlords have that right. but tenant rights activists say it has opened a loophole for speculators. >> well, it's a almost hole you can drive thousands of units through. that's what's happened. >> reporter: speculators buy a building, dump the tenants, then sell the property as condos. and the displaced are moving out of san francisco. >> they end up settling in alameda, in san mateo, in santa clara. >> reporter: anywhere where the rents are more affordable and thereby increasing the demand on rental housing in those other communities. mark leno's bill would have prevented serial evictions but it lost by three votes. san francisco's apartment association one of the real estate groups that opposed the bill. >> we believe that there should be no protection on an owner's ability to sell their building. >> reporter: the vote went down, leno's bill defeated. but within the past hour, a key opponent, senator jerry hill of san mateo, changed his vote. mark leno has been on the senate floor for the past hour offering

for "teen kids news," i'm ellie. >> whoo-hoo! [ laughter ] >> can you really ride a bike with square wheels? to find out the answer, you need to know math, and that's why we're here at this rather unusual museum. i'll have a report. [ applause ] >> four french journalists held captive in syria for 10 months finally return home. they receive an enthusiastic welcome from their family, friends, and fellow journalists on an air base outside of paris. the details of their captivity and release are limited, but the french foreign minister calls the hostage takers "terrorists." 20 journalists from around the world remain captive in syria. more than 50,000 children are living in the u.s. with a parent who was severely wounded while serving in iraq or afghanistan. a study commissioned by the marine corps scholarship foundation reveals these kids often get less attention, and they're forced to become caregivers at an early age. this often isolates them from their friends and community. >> they've had parents who have been very distracted a

cover the website added there is no knowing whether north korea is changing its procedures ellis talk about what else is going on in north korea this time in the power circle there's a new player and he's moving up the ranks past. it looks like one comes home from a device marshall told just two weeks ago has replaced another top ranking official to become the number two in the regime. on sunday reports. the italian leader peter dunne and visited the new leak out textile mill in kenya on wednesday he was accompanied by a get tough here he ordered the military police bureau chief to congratulate the workers in celebration of nadi the leader can call for me is to be celebrated on a grand scale and were the military politburo chief to attend the event to congratulate the workers. the channel had a long serving hard liner in the north korean military brass has not seen in the photos from that date he's also absent from the list of officials of the company to get the heater the leader was accompanied by comrades congo so that i don't she and my one true that has fuelled speculation that th

act, where numerous, people are being wrongfully evicted or evicted because of this ellis act and as. and now that act, is further compounded because these tenants who are evicted based on this other fact are moved ahead of the people who are on housing lists and

lincoln ellis. they're screaming in the pits of cme.they talking about down there, lincoln? >> they're not talking about pleather behind me. i don't see anybody in pleather. look, they're trying to get ahead of this fomc market notes on wednesday. and of course after that, the existing home sales which will give a temperature as to whether or not this housing recovery which could produce the next fuel for another leg higher in the s&p is for real. but again, i think, david, your points were well-taken and in your earlier piece. anybody who is getting into the equity markets here is speculating there some sort of clean handoff or catalyst between fed and central bank driven markets. [bells rings] david: that is interesting stuff. lincoln ellis, thank you. >> especially over the weekend it looked like it was firming up, massive merger in the telecom and satellite world today. at&t buying direct v for $49 billion. both ended lower in the session but the company pays $49 a share for directv the combination will -- $95 a share. more than $10

this is my other friend, elly, the goo who was checking the radio each time. we're driving past an arab town in israel, and i said to him, elly, tell me the truth. any hope of peace here? he said, yes, and i'll tell you why. and he said, how can you when i came out here i was in the movie business, and i would drop everything and wait for the -- everyone was a bomb and it was just heartbreaking. so i sort of learned over that time to be well into the next project, halfway through the next project, and put that one kind of behind you and -- because -- try not to jinx yourself by doing that. so, yeah, i think what has been my experience, even with successful stuff, is things go out there and it's not like people hate them. it's like they don't even know they're there. they just sort of sink without a trace, and it's really depressing. yes. >> are you going to make a movie? >> no one has asked me yet. not yet. scott? >> one last quick question here. i know that when i read, reading always leads me to maybe eight or ten other books. what i -- the one book i read i

and the ellis act allows property owners to evict tenants when they get out of the rental business. it would have required them to wimp tempe and ins and they need a new pill to move people out of the house of origin. >>> a man is accused of climbing to make kid into -- naked into the bed of a 13-year- old boy. he is charged of molesting a child and burglarizing. the boy woke up friday night. the boy then put on his unaware and he ran away and they tracked him down in a near pie parking lot. >>> and supporters for oakland's charter school. what their next step will be. >> i have said it, it is on my phone and i will never take it off. >>> and he takes about his mother as the world grieves. >>> clear skies, everybody is in the mid-50s and it will be warmer today, i will show you how much warmer. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. it is 4:43 and we now continue the covering of the sad news we first brought you, the death of maya angelo. she is depicted in the remember them sculpture and last night they fathered to share their grieve and remember that others were wi

the ellis act allows property owners to evict tenants to get out of the rental business.esidents say their victory will encourage others to organize for their housing rights. >>> a bear in florida proved that hammocks are comfortable no matter the species. a man in daytona beach snapped these pictures of a black bear that came out of the woods near his home. the bear relaxed in the hammock, lying back like a human would. then he curls up for a bit. the bear hung out for about 20 minutes before walking away. no harm done. >>> you heard of having a monkey on your back, how about a goat. someone in ethiopia took this video of a cyclist riding down the street with a goat on his back. the goat looking around, taking it easy, seemingly without a care in the world. seems comfortable with his front legs draped over the man's shoulders. the goat is technically riding in a harness on the cyclist's back. why not? >>> a new ad company for diapers is being criticized for being too sexual. you decide. this is the ad for huggies new denim diapers airing in israel. some parents compare i

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buying up apartment buildings and then flipping buildings for sale they can do that under the state ellis those approved in committee will go to the full senate we've heard today's graduates are returning home to live with mom and dad. a few research studies says 36% of all high school and college graduates are now living at home. grads say the job market is just too tight to find a job. now, potentially into our pets lives, too. there is a council now, just for dogs called clever pets. idea to amuse your dog teaching him to use a touch pad the dog hits a part, you're laughing at me. now what happened entertaining with a ball? >> he'll be surfing on the internet and wie buying things. >> and >> yes. i'm experiencing changes here. seeing more cloud cover moving into the bay area. we do have a cold front on the way. it's breezy. we expected and we'll be tracking showers winds gusting to 22 in san jose. all on shore bringing cool air off the ocean. 21 oakland. just like fog in summer time we'll begin is that cool or what right now here are the temperatures. 58 san francisco. 60s in oakland.

not it's minimized so we have the activities in june to legislation you've introduced effecting the ellis act or the miles act we had a chance to work together on the miles act it's a great honor and professionally i've been grateful for our support over the years i want to acknowledge my wife of 18 years kathy and our two doss that are to be told had to leave school a little bit earlier and happy to be here with mom but i have lifelong friends and people who really did all the work in the assessors reported office i want to make sure i acknowledge them all of my colleagues and friends please just raise your hand (clapping) and to the city and county have been able to generate money for your much needed services i thank you and it's such an honor >> (clapping) thank you and congratulations zone (clapping) i would like to take a moment and acknowledge the chairwoman of apa heritage month i know she wasn't here when we started our program but invite claudine to say thank you on behalf of what you're going doing i

ellie hill proposed rolling back the 2009 law. that's cold comfort to diren dede's family in germany and turkey, where the teenager was buried. >> the popular soccer star has been mourned with candle light vigils and memorials. his killer plans to plead not guilty to a charge of deliberate homicide on monday. >>> now to the rights of drones. while they watch us, the f.a.a. watches them. industry analysts estimate that the global commercial drone market will double over the next decade. up to $12 billion, shute takes a look at the market. >> reporter: out here on the endless plains of south texas where wind turbines out number people, a lot of folks are counting on a new industry to take flight. >> it's been a lot of work, a major headache at times, but it's fun. i'm on the leading edge at the university of this. >> david bridges runs the unmanned aerial bridge programme at corpus christy university, a lead organization of a test site set up by the f.a.a. out of 25 fiercely competitive bids by states hoping to be the silicon valley

she is an inspiration to millions, and here is nbc's rehema ellis. >> ladies and gentlemen, maya an gel lieu. >> best selling author and prolific poet. >> i wrote this piece for every human being on earth. >> and so much more. >> maya angelou was activist, educator, and three-time grammy winner and nominated for pulitzer, emmy for her ground-breaking work in the series "roots." her life struggles fueled her work. >> you can stumble and fall and fail and somehow still miraculously rise and go on. >> born? st. louis, missouri n 1928, her childhood was marked bisexual abuse, and traumatized, she refused to speak for six years, and a story she told in "i know why the caged bird sings." and her h first big break came as a singer in the 1950s. she was committed to bridging differences, working alongside both malcolm x and dr. martin luther king. >> i want to see some honesty, some fair play. i want to see kindness and justice. >> reporter: she made poetry cool in the movies. >> i'm a woman, phenomenally. >> reporter: and only the second poet in history invited to compose an inaugural poem. >>

and i'm very happy about that. >> professor ogletree, raheema ellis, thank you for your personal reflectionsd let's close with her last tweet. listen to yourself and you might hear the voice of god. dr. maya angelou. thank you very much. i want to thank you so much for giving voice to it at the beginning. >> our pleasure. >> it's a pleasure. >>> an important day in foreign policy. at west point today, president obama first announced the troop surge for afghanistan in 2009. he returned to west point giving the commencement today, arguing that the new threats facing america are more diffuse, giving a different response. >> military action cannot be the only, or even primary component of our leadership in every instance. just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail. and because the costs associated with military action are so high, you should expect every civilian leader, and specially your commander in chief, to be clear about how that awesome power should be used. >> tony blinken is joining us from the white house. excuse me, tony, i'm still choked up over m

it was 1100 ellis. in san francisco wednesday may 28, 2014. 6 :00 p.m. to hear comments from the public concerning public protection issues. >> thank you, with reference to matters for the agenda, mr. -- ms. mahoney where are we with regard to the officers first rights. i know we have given it additional time. where are we at with that now? again i want to address this issue before it becomes an issue. thank you. you have an estimate of when we would be able to have that before the commission? i know it has to go to the occ involved, and the police officers association is involved. do we have a time frame. >> i think hopefully sometime this summer. >> okay. thank you. commissioner loftus? >> i would like to schedule in june the cit working group and invite vinny ing to talk about losing his sister. they said they would be ready. >> your call. take a look at the calendar. >> while i'm looking at that, inspector, ms. mahoney i have a same request about the dvdgo? >> that, we are still in discussions on that. i think you will also see that in the summer hop

nbc's rehema ellis shows us how a little self-promotion can have a big impact. >> own the room.he mike. >> reporter: these students are learning how to do something that girls are often told not to do. >> i am one who knows what she stands for. >> reporter: bluntly put, it's called bragging. >> did you want to do this? >> no, i was not excited to do this. >> reporter: the mere thought of boasting about themselves made them squeamish. >> it start offend being uncomfortable at first because you have to get out of your safety zone. >> reporter: but they came to do just that. to learn how to sell themselves for upcoming job and intern ap interviews, lessons they wouldn't get anywhere else. >> we hear that it's impolite, that nice girls don't do it. >> reporter: leading the group is peggy kraus, a career coach who took her message of self-confidence from the board room to the classroom. >> what women do is that we put our heads down and do really good work. we boast about people in our department, we're cheerleading them, and yet when it comes to us, we don't talk about ourselves in

. >> blasted through a deli window and one man was killed and final victim of the alleged gunman elli elli elliot rodger. >> the devastating events have left their mark on a number of bay area communities and bob redell outside lynbrook high school and christie smith in fremont where the mother of one of the victims is getting ready to leave for southern california this morning. good morning. >> good morning, scott. we spoke with a family friend of weihan wang tearful and distraught over what happened. she immigrate would the family from china to the united states ten years ago and at this point authorities say it's unclear whether the 20-year-old was a roommate to elliot rodger or just a visitor. he was one of three young men stabbed to death in rodger's apartment. part of rodger's deadly shooting spree. she held back tears as she talked about wang who she says was a graduate. in china there is a one-child policy. he was the center of the family. >> they are really sad? >> yeah. definitely. only one kid, only one son. >> now she worries about sending her own child to college next yea