of the federation council from the regions were saying that the federation council decided to moscow centric and they wanted to see more representation from across russia this is something that the president said yes i agree with you that he's boxed in. the. governor of st petersburg sixty two year old valentino. well she's essentially said to her if you want the job it's there and take it so it looks more likely that she will be established as the the new speaker of the house the state duma just behind me the lower house of russian government also set for a little bit of a shake up the president put forward a draft law that would mean that the current percentage of the vote you need to take a seat in the duma is seven percent he wants to see that lowered to five percent meaning there's more parties in the regions that can get a share of the main power base here in moscow not just the major political parties making the whole system far more representative of russia as a whole and as i said less moscow centric no it doesn't actually go further than not he said if five percent proves t

from the regions are saying that the federation council becomes slightly to moscow centric and they want to see more representation from across russia and this is something that the president said yes i agree with these but he's got into much younger the eight year governor of st petersburg sixty two year old valentina much younger well she's essentially said to her if you want the job and it's there and take it so it looks more likely that she will be established as the the new speaker of the upper house of the russian government so our piece of what else there is inside the meter is going to proposing to make political life in the country more liberal. but it's not just the open house that seems like it's in for a bit of a revamp of the state duma just behind me the lower house of russian government also set for a little bit of a shake up the president's put forward a draft law that would mean that it's the current percentage of the vote what you need to take a seat in the duma is seven percent he wants to see that lowered to five percent meaning that more parties in the regi

representatives in the federation council from the regions around russia wanting power not to just be based. on. a more representative. governance from the region he stepped down and president made getting himself his back this wanting to see people from all over russia of course the biggest country in the world they want to see people in power not just from the capital they want to see people from all across the country now the person. to take over this role is valentino for the past eight years she's been the governor of st petersburg she's the name that's apparently washed with those people who want to see no it's going to somebody. probably the compromise that's going to be done she'll take over if she decides to take the job essential what she's been told by president made yet it is the job that if you want to take over as the leader of the upper house of the russian government. at the end of the day here we're talking about more regional representation but what else is proposing to make political life in the country more liberal. but it's been quite a busy day for the president

i think you might need to get with your federal council. and you better be careful questions.and i'm not time. i'm not at a time, but i'll finish my questions have now turned to their ranking member. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i apologize for being late. but i know we've would like to ask. >> without objections to what are. >> i'd like to place into the record a letter from the poor living commission on the future and also from the chair of the county commissioners and clark county, nevada. >> without objections to work your. >> i think our panel for being here. i think most of you know a number of those today congressional trip to yucca mountain. last month and i appreciate the opportunity to view up close what the decisions have been going on since the 80s and i appreciate the opportunity to folks from the local county to express their concern earthier interest in reopening the yucca mountain. while on the trip, i heard various reports on the cost of building yucca mountain and i know mr. gaffigan is 14 billion? >> we put it all in about $15.4 billion. >> is there anything

spending the money and personal items, travel, and campaign expenses saying the council and could face local and federal charges and is facing a judgment of over $1 million. more on this story as it becomes available. now to the hiring scandal in the district. after weeks of delay they will take the stand in less than an hour. what can we expect out there today? >> good afternoon. i spoke to simon brown about 30 minutes ago it he told me that he fully intends to be here to testify later this afternoon. he also told me that he plans to present more evidence to the committee. saying that some of the things he plans to introduce will prove that the mayor was involved. >> even though he lost the race, he has not disappeared from the spotlight since the election ended. brown was set to appear before a committee investigating higher practices against the administration. >> i think that we have bigger problems. >> he has alleged that campaign aides promised him a job if he agreed to stay in the race and leveled attacks against adrian fenty. brown was hired as an auditor at the department of health and finance.

it took a judge to compel brown to answer a subpoena from the council, though he has indicated that federal authorities have told him not to speak about certain aspects of the allegations. if brown does testify later this morning, it could end some questions for the city council but it still leaves questions out there being asked by federal investigators are. at the wilson building, derek ward, news4. >> also today the district attorneys general will discuss the investigation of harry thomas. them day who ran against thomas last year accuses the council member of running a fake nonprofit. he claims thomas had been raising money for team thomas for years but he's never disclose who'd his donors are or said how their money's being spent. the group isn't registered as a nonprofit with the irs. thomas says day is trying to run a smear campaign against him. >>> turning to the weather, sun's out. tom kiernan joins us with his first forecast. welcome back. >> thanks, barbara. good to be back. we have the heat beginning to return. last wednesday we had a record high at reagan national, got to 9 8.

the move comes after the city council voted to accept a $15 million federal grant. most of those san jose firefighters are set to be retrained and back on the job next month. >>> ahead, why the next fight in the conflict in libya may be battled in a u.s. courtroom. >>> also we'll update the situation on the west coast city where some fans did not react well to losing a sports game. >>> and meteorologist montana will be up soon to tell you if it will cool down enough in your neighborhood and just how much. also. >>> almost 150 people in vancouver, british columbia, had to go to the hospital after a riot broke out last night. the violence all because the canucks lost to the boston bruins in the stanley cup playoffs. at least one injured is in critical condition with a head injury he suffered in a fall. looters left cars burned, stores in shambles and windows shatter over a ten block radius over the city's main shopping district. >>> in the growing dispute other u.s. involvement in libya, several house members are suing president barack obama. the bipartisan group says

the union filed the laws in federal and stated courts. >> san bruno city council will begin planning how the community will mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly september gas pipeline explosion and fire. residents say they want to see a public commemoration and another for members of the neighborhood tha was devastated by the blasted. pg&e says it is satisfied with pressure testing of the gas pipeline in newark yesterday. it's part of the state ordered testing after the san bruno disaster. they say pg&e has found no leaks in the nine pipeline segments it has tested so far. >> it is 5:08 and i think we're in store for a warming trend. >> it's finally going to look like summer. >> definitely if you are inland, exercise the air conditioner if you haven't already as 90s are on the way. >> let's talk about what is happening. good monday morning to you. you see a front passing to our north and the clouds trying to slide down the front. i think for the most part they are going stay at the coast today. most of us are clear right now but still pretty mild, low to mid-50s until you head

i served years in federal prison for a marijuana conviction. last year, a worked with the reentry council on civil engagement, and i do not want to give you a litany of anecdotal experiences, but i am coming to truly wearing two hats as a san franciscan, because i would urge you to participate in this process. as a small-business owner, the legislation that will be proposed, i would be covered, because i have the five employees or less legislation -- it would not be covered under the human rights commission. above five employees, there is a process we are working. so i think what my main message to the commission is the case you are the small business commission for our city, and you do have a tremendous influence among the small business community is that there is nothing to be afraid of. one of the primary concerns of any small business person is the unknown deaf ear, and i am coming to you today, and i know you were all tired, to assure you the process that is being undertaken is really for the benefit of small business -- small-business owners, not a detriment, to give them the best p

interagency council on homelessness released opening doors, the federal strategic plan to end and prevent homelessness. the plans central belief is that no one should experience homelessness, no one should be without a safe, stable place to call home. recently our government data for the world community that homelessness in our country implicates our human rights commitment, and made a pledge to the world community to reduce homelessness. and congress has made similar commitments, most recently in the act of 2009 which established a federal goal ensuring that individuals and families who become homeless return to permanent housing within 30 days. you might wonder what homelessness has to do with federal surplus property. the answer is simple. in 1997, title v of the mckinney at put in place a set of important protections for homeless people. under the law homeless service providers have a right of first refusal to acquire federal property no longer needed by the government, to use it for urgently -- urgent needs such as housing and services for people who are homeless. more than 2.4 milli

the city council voted yesterday to accept a 15 million federal safer grant, part of that grant is intended the firefighters laid off last august. >> we'll be able to fully staff the apparatus pulled out of service last year. also through this grant we'll be able to provide the protection at the airport. and we won't have to close down the additional fire engine, which is something we wouldn't have to do if we get the grant. >> the firefighters are set to retrain and get back on the job next month. >>> and bill martin talked about increasing temperatures. you're here to tell us it paid off. >>> and yesterday the warmest day of the week so far. and it changed the temperatures by four or five degrees, maybe even more. you see the map, showing you where all the heat is. the big heat is in the valley, santa rosa, napa, upper 80s, low 80s, warm air, light winds, no fog. and without that fog we are looking for a warm ride. it will cool off a bit as the fog happens. but the highs today, as warm as they will be all week. about the warm rest day we've seen all week. it drops off tomorrow, temperatur

now, the move comes after the city council voted to accept a $15 million federal grant. >> we are going to be able to fully staff the apparatus that were pulled out of service last year. also through this grant we will be able to continue firefighter protection at the airport. we will not have to close down an additional fire engine. >>> those san jose firefighters are set to be retained and back on the job next month. [ music ] >>> and it's pretty warm outside right now. i've got 70s in parts of the bay area. temperatures will cool tomorrow. i will show you how cool they will get in your neighborhood. >> san jose police are declaring open season on gangs. why and what citizens can do to help. >> but up first a violent scene in . >>> fans rioted in vancouver, canada after the canucks lost the stanley cup finals. trucks, cars, trash all of it set on fire. at times police charged the crowds and the crowds, mostly young men, then fought back. thousands of fans had been in the streets watching large t.v.s. as soon as it was clear their hockey team was going to lose, well, that's when things

now, the move comes after the city council voted to accept a $15 million federal grant. >> we are going to be able to fully staff the apparatus that were pulled out of service last year. also through this grant we will be able to continue firefighter protection at the airport. we will not have to close down an additional fire engine. >>> those san jose firefighters are set to be retained and back on the job next month. [ music ] >>> and it's pretty warm outside right now. i've got 70s in parts of the bay area. temperatures will cool tomorrow. i will show you how cool they will get in your neighborhood. >> san jose police are declaring open season on gangs. why and what citizens can do to help. >> but up first a violent scene in vancouver, canada, tonight. what prompted these large crowds to overturn cars and set fires? [ music ] . >>> fans rioted in vancouver, canada after the canucks lost the stanley cup finals. trucks, cars, trash all of it set on fire. at times police charged the crowds and the crowds, mostly young men, then fought back. thousands of fans had been in the streets watc

this comes after the city council voted to accept a $15 million federal grant.fighters are set to be retrained and back on the job next month. >>> all right. it's 5:48. go back over to sal for a look at traffic. sal what is your occupation are you keeping an eye on? >> well, we're looking at the east shore freeway westbound 80. that traffic is moving along pretty well heading out to the macarthur maze with no major problems. also the morning commute looks good if you're driving to the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound traffic continues to look nice into san francisco. this morning if you are driving on the peninsula 101 and 280 looking good. if you're trying to get a flight at sfo you shouldn't be facing too many slow downs getting there on the 101. it's 5:49. let's two to steve. >>> sal, thank you very much. fair skies. mostly clear. but there's some fog coming up santa cruz coastline. you can always tweet me if you have interesting weather. sp weather by the way. and if you have wind or anything like that things aren't too bad but it is leaning towards a cooler

national cattlemen's beef association, national meat association, national pork producers council, national turkey federationessentially saying the same thing. corn-based ethanol has distorted the corn market and stretched corn supplies to the point production costs have increased significantly. dishly, the current import tariff on foreign sources of ethanol harms united states consumers by retarding the development of a robust and sustainable viable fuels market. that's a direct quote, and i would ask unanimous consent to put this testimony in the record following my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: thank you. and then there is a whole list, a very long list in a letter to senators reid and mcconnell from a couple dozen agencies, both agricultural and environmental, and i would put those in as well. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: the western united dairyman's association and from the national cattlemen's beef association. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: now, i do this, not because i want to run through it all but because

res 116 would come from bipartisan federal advisor groups and councils like the social security advisory board and the i.r.s. advisory board. this is the way the senate should work. the problem is identified. both sides of the aisle worked together to craft a solution and then bring it to the floor for debate. hopefully it's a model of what we can and should do in a lot of other areas that are pressing, not just on the senate but on the country and the people of the country. on march 2, senator collins and i -- speaking a bit more detail -- held a hearing which we called eliminating the bottle neck, streamlining the nominations process. we heard from a group of former executive, white house officials, both parties, and from some experts in the private sector. they made a compelling case for change. when president kennedy and -- here's some of what we learned. when president kennedy entered office in 1961, there were 850 senate-confirmed positions that the president had to fill. by the time president george w. bush took office, that had increaseed to 1,143. and when president obama was sw

leading by two sets to love extends neck and neck in council which the world's number one is edging to divide the moment this naturally followed by roger federer against novak djokovic the serbian is an incredible forty three match winning streak on the verge of casting the dark as the world number one . on the world reassure up with what has been reflecting on her sunday final defeat to the not the russian admitting she struggled with the conditions during her straight set last shot though was after a career grand slam title the only major she hasn't won but on a blustery day the no one had other ideas the chinese player frustrating the russian with a tireless running mate eventually secured the first set six four times a second set followed. most recently subdued sharapova couldn't find big shots when they mattered most so it was also a problem throughout and she lost the second set several i think ten double fault. include the crucial points better. chances in the first serve a couple of games of one juice and had a few break points i'm. sure. and in the can i give your point confidence probably will now take on defending champion french ju

punish any sport federation failing to prepare athletes probably for international competitions that according to president made him admit who took part in the meeting on the sports council sign and the head of state believes that the sanctions should be self. the sports ministry must watch particular programs very closely and take all corresponding measures if they're not being carried out properly but the ministry could go as far as to suspend the professional licenses of certain relations in the worst case they could have and take them away permanently. now in the blue and black half of milan have welcomed their fourth manager within twelve months john the man hoping to become a fixture at the san siro all the fifty three year old knows the tally and games well having been grooming of your fantasy youth system during the start of his playing career is just elated over as you know a manager in two thousand and six finishing fifth in syria in two thousand and nine and then a second behind city of rivals a similar this season with manager promptly stepping down to take over as sporting director as a role with. in france now a double success for a bull in today's qualifyi

it comes after the city council voted to accept a $15 million federal grant.the san jose firefighters are set to be retrained and back on the job next month. >>> two men accused of robbing and attempting to kill joss stone were arrested near the 24- year-old's home, after neighbors alerted police about a suspicious call. officers say the men were armed with swords, rope, and a body bag. they also had detailed maps and photos of stone's property. the suspect ordered them to be held in jail until their next hearing in july. >>> a newly discovered earthquake fault could mean the lake tahoe basin is at risk. it crosses the union pacific railroad tracks as well as interstate 80. seismologists found this fault just five years ago. if a quake hits that fault, it 0 could weaken the nearby dam. water levels in that dam were kept pretty low. however, this year's heavy snows, it could fill up, and threaten the 72,000 homes beneath that dam. >>> all right, 7:55. let's check in with sal castaneda, to see what kind of challenges we're facing on the roads. >> we are just lea

federally approved ways to participate in the gttf. under an m.o.u. and under a resolution. the correct chief suhr, the portland city council chose not to center into an m.o.u., specifically because it restricts the ability to provide local control and local oversight. we are not saying opt out, we are not saying leave the gttf relationship, we're saying there needs to be a transition. you're currently under an m.o.u., there's a model the federal government has endorsed, transition to it by passing a resolution and it's easy to do. let me go through the elements here that the portland resolution addresses. d it maintains local control over the assignment of officers and provides all these elements of civilian oversight, every single one with of these things has an analogous provision in 8.10. the federal government says you can do it as long as you're not doing it under an m.o.u. and these involved security -- voven involve security clearances, allows for annual public reports, it allows for training and it makes sure that nothing can change. no more secret m.o.u.'s being signed but changes only take place after public noti

punish any sport federation failing to prepare athletes probably for international competitions that's according to president makes him advantage for the font in the meeting of the sports council. and the head of state believes the sanctions should be tough. the sports ministry must watch particular programs very closely into a call corresponding measures not pollute the ministry could go as far as to suspend the professional licenses of certain sports federations in the worst case they could even take them away permanently. a bit of football news now on the black and blue hall for milan have welcomed their fourth manager within twelve months and screamy the man hoping to become a fixture at this in syria with a fifty three year old knows the game well having been groomed for the big event as youth system during the start of his playing career gets very neatly. as juno managing to thousand six finishing fifth and sciri in two thousand and nine. second behind save to rivals ac milan this season with manager and they are not of the stepping down to take over as directors well we have party central man in france. now the russian women's basketball team have made it into the quart

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punish any sport federation failing to prepare athletes properly for international competitions that's according to president nature in advance if the thought in a meeting of a sports council. and a head of state believes the sanctions should be tough. the sports ministry must watch particular programs through closely into the call corresponding measures if they are not to be carried out properly and that is true could go as far as just burn the professional licenses of course food ration in the worst case you could take them away permanently. a bit of news now on the black and blue half of the lawn have welcomed their fourth manager we're going to world months and john kerry knew the man hoping to become a fixture at this in syria with a fifty three year old knows the game well having been groomed to think event as youth system during the start of his playing career guess very late. nor managing two thousand and six finishing fifth in siri in two thousand and nine enter second behind seed to rivals ac milan this season with manager they are not of the of stepping down to take over as director as well we have more essential man in france . now the russian women's basketbal

donovan silvers, the council of the american federation of labor to the afl-cio. let's just put it that way. so, mr. o'connor, we will start with you. >> thank you, chairman baucus, a ranking member french and members of the committee. for the opportunity to testify today. i would like to begin by making five key points. first is to represent more than 800 members from 56 countries. ever brought membership includes corporations, asset managers, governments, supranational entity some exchanges, clearing houses as well as global and regional banks. our members support the goals of dodd-frank and global financial regulatory reform. we have worked with policy makers in the u.s. and around the world. second, we have made and continue to make substantial progress in implementing the most important aspect of reform, those relating to the systemic risk mitigation such as the central clearing and triet repositories. ferre, further improvements can and will be made and i would like to note that there is a high degree of consistency between u.s. regulators and regulators in

federal prison. loza accepted the gifts from the taxicab industry with the intention of trying to give councilman graham which would be favorable to taxi drivers. >>> a d.c. council committee heard from sulaimon brown. >> the former candidate testified about his accusations he's made by payoffs with vincent gray. he said he was paid to verbally attack fenty during last year's primary. brown brought along receipts and copies of moneys orders he said were given to him by gray's top campaign aides. >> here if you would like to see them. these were given to us to our campaign by the gray campaign. when they purchased them, i don't know, don't even care. i just know when i received them. >> brown had some exchanges with about every member of the hearing. as for mayor gray, his office would say it is awaiting the results of three different investigations into brown's allegations. >>> controversy is swirling around yet another d.c. lawmaker. councilman harry thomas jr. is facing a million dollar lawsuit, accusing him of using public funds for personal use. the civil suit filed by d.c.'s attorney general says thomas received hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal do

federal kamaishi in a technical manner without any political motivation and we need more than anybody in di a call technical professional environment and this sooner the better united nations security councilshould stop engagement and these political infact the rhetorical statements by here and there just complicate the situation and therefore my advice is let die if you do his job and of course director general should also do his professional work not to put pressure on iran based on united nations security council resolution and swore a suspension or additional protocol because it won't work mr. tony the iranian envoy to the i.a.e.a. the international atomic energy agency it's been a pleasure talking to you live from vienna thank you families are talking to you thank you very much. wealthy british style. is not on the. market finance scandals find out what's really happening to the global economy with months cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on r g a face to this is not a provocation but a warm. day for it and you should see several you should it's a pretty cringe because they have no idea about the hardships to face. plate one

from the white house national economic council director gene sperling on the debt ceiling and the national debt. he spoke at the committee for responsible federal budget and a new america foundation conference yesterday. we will also hear from former republican senator alan simpson who cochaired the national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. >> i'm not going to reveal too much or negotiate here. it is a very serious process. there is a real seriousness of purpose in the room. everybody at that table takes it very seriously and comes very well-prepared. it goes line by line for the details. the talks are tough but they are positive and progress continues to be made. let me make a few general points -- #one, we should be engaged in this process of seeking a bipartisan downpayment on deficit reduction regardless of whether or not there was a debt limit issue. it is important for us to show the american public and broader markets that despite our deep divisions in washington, we are capable of coming together to make progress on getting our fiscal house in order and showed we can live within our means. i think that would be a very pos

federal power. you don't need them to do that. you want them to exercise local power. does that answer your question? >> if i may, just keep in mind, the resolution in portland was a city council resolution. it was not a resolution of a civilian oversight body. it was a resolution of the city council of portland. obviously, different power structure. >> the city government in portland, there is a civilian commissioner for public safety who happens to be the mayor. the commission is incorporated into the city council. in our government, the police commission is the governing entity and it would have the power. supervisors probably would, but i assume the police commission is the appropriate body to ask first. >> it would not necessarily preclude the mou that aligns with that. >> absolutely. the mou is between two parties. the fbi has told us they will not change the current mou. maybe you can convince them otherwise. >> i would hope the mou could be passed. later on, it would reflect the resolution and allow for deputization, if that is needed. >> that would be fantastic. president mazzucco: further comments? i think it is time to move to public comment. >> comment on item two.

council to rescind its order to close. a number of california cities are grappling with the issue of medical marijuana sale which is still illegal under federallaw. the justice department will soon clarify its position -- >>> weaker than expected sales report created a weak sale. the nasdaq though spent most of the day trading in positive territory and ended up posting a gain of about four points. a couple of major filings today for initial public offings. the social buying website group on expected to go public expecting to raise $750 million. it has 83 million subscribers and 42 countries and recorded quarter revenues. and oakland's pandora has also filed for an epo. itself shares will reach $750 million. pandora has 90 million users but the company has yet to turn a profit. >>> that first report came out in june of 1981. >>> it's been 30 years since the first case of aids was reported. how the face of the disease has changed and what's being done to raise awareness. >>> and a new program is now under way to preserve a natural predator. it's a story you will see only on two. what the >>> live pictures now from the home in san francisco wher