we are also joined by deputy city attorney francesca who will provide the board with any needed legal advice. at the controls is the victor. and i am sylvia gold steam. we are joined our representatives who have matters before the board. jarvis murray is here representing the division of taxis. john fong is here representing the department of mapping. and anthony greco is representing the department of building inspection. at this time, could you please go over the meeting guidelines. >> the board request that you turn off all phones and pagers so they will not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the presentations are as follows -- appellants, permit holders, and the department representatives have seven minutes and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must include these comments within the seven or three-minute periods. members are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes to address the board with no rebuttals. to assist the board and the accurate preparation of minutes, members of the public who wish to s

them, michael and francesca, have autism.st kids with the disorder, both have trouble identifying emotions in others. they're more likely to focus on objects. >> there's a difference in the way they focus, when compared to my son, who doesn't have autism. and there's a difference in what they're focused on and what they're interested in. >> reporter: now, scientists believe the blink of an eye may help explain why. >> the less a child blinks, the more they are paying attention to what is happening. >> reporter: researchers track the blink rate of children watching a video of kids playing. the rates for typical children slow down, while autistic children blinked normally. that changed when autistic children spotted something moving. >> they stopped blinking when they were looking at objects and objects in motion. >> reporter: new research says this could help develop improved therapies. >> reporter: what this research givers us is a new tool for essentially understanding what might be capturing the attention of children with a

two of them, michael and francesca have autism.e most kids with the disorder, both have trouble identifying emotions in others. they're more likely to focus on octs. >> there is a difference in what they are focused on. >> now, scientists believe the blink of an eye may help explain why. >> the less a child blinks, the more they're paying attention to what is happening. >> reporter: in a new study, researchers tracked the blink rate of children watching a video of kids playing. during emotional scenes, the rates for typical children slowed down, while autistic patients blinked normally. that changed when autistic kids spotted movement. >> they stopped blinking when they were looking at an and an object in motion. >> reporter: researchers say this could help develop improved therapies. >> what this research does is gives us a new tool for essentially understanding what might be capturing the attention of children with autism. >> reporter: knowing what interests autistic children could eventually help doctors treat the disorder earli

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segÚn la policÍa el joven de 22 aÑos atropellÓ con su camioneta a francesca de 19, la condiciÓn de la y Él sabiendo que tiene una nena de 4 meses, que eso es una cosa, que ha destrozado el corazÓn de la mayorÍa de las persona y mÁs su familia, me ha rompido el corazÓn escuchan laÁ destrozada, la fiscal presentaÁa los cargos donde se contempla lesiÓn agravada, bÁrbara y la madre decÍa que la mujer, la joven estÁ mas alerta que parece que verdaderamente tiene una recuperaciÓn. >>> lamentable, muy lamentable caso por supuesto estaremos dÁndole seguimiento, gracias Ñata lia p natalia, por presentarnos en puerto rico. por cierto n puerto rico un hombre terminÓ vÍctima de un crimen en la isla del un sanenc. el cuerpo se cayÓ del camion donde lo llevaban, el conductor dijo que la puerta trasera estaba cerrada y no se explican como ocurriÓ este macabro hecho. pues bien al borde de la muerte se vieron dos adolescentes mientras extra la ban una montaÑa en arizoen arizona y fp con sus celulares y los rescataron sanos y salvos. >>> pues bien ya estÁ con nosotros, jackie para que nos Ée un adelant

some wonderful accessories from francesca and this scarf a well $22.99. >> you guys have a lot of little stores and stores are the limited. >> the limited is kind enough to dress me today and all of these accessories are under $25. they have some great picks for holiday parties. >> thank you so much and we'll come back in a moment and talk about maybe ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, f0 >> going into the 50s by the middle of the week and a chance of rain. this is so cool, every weather man needs this. >> that's the greatest gift of all, is mall gift card. we now have vending machines. we have two in the mall and gate special gift. it's good for any store in the mall. >> thank you so much. have a g,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

reporter: it will focus on the relationship between dina eastwood, daughter morgan and daughter francescatwood will not be a main character. >> there has to be a reason why he is going into reality tv. it will be interesting to watch this series and figure that out. >> reporter: the show set to premiere on e! by the same people behind another hit show. >> admit it. you thought you were good. >> i don't know if anything could follow in the kardashian footsteps. that family is made for reality tv. >> reporter: eastwood, considered an icon for macho movies widely known for his role in the dirty harry films. >> make my day. >> reporter: starred in almost 70 movies, directed more than 30 and been the mayor of carmel, california. why would a hollywood legend want to step into the reality real world? we may soon find out. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> the good, the bad, and the ugly. one of my favorite all-time movies. still to come, holidays have you stressed out? expert advice on how you can cope and still find cheer in season. it is possible. first, these messages. y that's relie

washington post national reporter who also writes for their election 2012 blog and victoria del francescavisiting scholar from the university of austin, texas. isn't the obama campaign thrilled and willard is embracing the ryan plan? >> i imagine that they are because this thing has already been put to the test. in new york, this election back in may, new york 26 congressional district and you saw the democrat pounce the republican. this was a red district. they ran a campaign all about the ryan budget, about his plans to turn medicare over into a voucher program, to turn medicaid into a block grant system. and they came out on the losing end. republicans did. so i think that democrats -- >> and they were expected to win that race. >> exactly. exactly. >> victoria, it seems as though willard is not thinking general. he's now desperately trying to deal with beating newt gingrich now. look at this ad that he has put out where he has said that newt is going to the far left of the republican party. i never knew there was a far left or even a near left to the republican party. but look at this

reporter: it will focus on the relationship between dina eastwood, daughter morgan and daughter francescatwood will not be a main character. >> there has to be a reason why he is going into reality tv. it will be interesting to watch this series and figure that out. >> reporter: the show set to premiere on e! by the same people behind another hit show. >> admit it. you thought you were good. >> i don't know if anything could follow in the kardashian footsteps. that family is made for reality tv. >> reporter: eastwood, considered an icon for macho movies widely known for his role in the dirty harry films. >> make my day. >> reporter: starred in almost 70 movies, directed more than 30 and been the mayor of carmel, california. why would a hollywood legend want to step into the reality real world? we may soon find out. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> the good, the bad, and the ugly. one of my favorite all-time movies. still to come, holidays have you stressed out? expert advice on how you can cope and still find cheer in season. it is possible. first, these messages. y that's relie

said to focus on the relationship between clint's wife dina their daughter morgan and his daughter francescay agreed to make a couple of cameos but will not be a main character. >> there has to be a reason he is going into realty tv. it's going to be so interesting to figure that out. >> reporter: the show the is set to premiere on the e! network, the same people behind it on another show. >> i don't know if anything could follow in the kardashian footsteps. that is a family made for realty tv. >> reporter: eastwood, considered an icon for ma cholemeans is wildly known for his role in the dirty harry films. he starred in almost 70 movies, directed more than 30 and also the mayor of carmel, california. so why would he want to step into the realty real world? we may soon find out. for today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> the good, the bat and the ugly. still to come, holidays have you stressed out. we'll get expert advice how you can cope is with no blackout dates. one look, and it's easy to see why his rings are worn by hollywood's biggest stars. now you can have a neil lane ring