brown is seeming to signify yesterday asking for that delay that he thought he could garner some republican support if given more time. if the deal isn't reached that could mean cuts as deep as $5 billion for education. >> thank you, christin ayers live in oakland. >>> in wisconsin, protestors rushed to the state capital to voice their opposition to a move to limit public employees' rights to collective bargaining. the wisconsin assembly is expected to vote this morning on the bill passed by the state senate yesterday. the democratic state senators had fled the state to try to keep the vote from even happening. but republicans took the spending measures out of the proposal. that eliminated any need for any democrats to vote. >> this is a violation of law. this is not just a rule. it's the law. >> we're adjourned. >> no, mr. chairman, this is a violation of the open meetings law. it requires -- [overlapping speakers] >> what have you done! >> the leader of the wisconsin senate democrats says his caucus will return to the state. but he won't say when. >>> it is 4:34. the house homeland securi

have children and grandchildren who have moved back to garner to be near them. and they have the threat of having that highway go right through the middle of their living room. we also are faced with a situation, springfield baptist church, there for 140 years, 2,000 parishioners. they will literally lose their church and 50 acres of land. this is continuing because of the clean water act and basically the army corps of engineers' refusal to remove the red line from consideration. we've met a with them, we've asked them to take that option off the table and to save the american taxpayers that expense of doing the study. they know it's not a viable option, they know it's going to hurt business, they know that there are potential other options there and yet we continue to look at it. i have the utmost respect for the army corps of engineers, but quite frankly this is a waste of american taxpayers' money and potential threat to business, continuing and continuing in garner, north carolina. all so that we can preserve a muscle, all so that we can preserve and route

that vote was supposed to happen today but governor brown asking for a delay to try and garner more support from republicans. oakland schools are trying to prepare for the worst in case no deal is reached. here's a look at what governor brown is looking at in his budget proposal. he is trying to close a $25 billion deficit. his budget would make $12.5 billion in cuts and generate $12 billion in revenue through a series of tax extensions that voters would have to approve in a special election. without that revenue, schools could face $5 billion in funding cuts. at its board meeting wednesday night oakland unified braced for those kinds of cuts by finalizing hundreds of pink slips sent out to oakland teachers and administrators. if brown's budget is not approved, the district could be looking at cutting up to 500 positions. parents at last night's meeting said they were sick of the cuts. >> how realistic is education if you keep cutting? what if i cut your education? you're a doctor. i want to take that back because your budget wasn't passed. >> reporter: republicans have been reluctant to pu

i just want to make sure that when you put out statements like that, that garners the attention. this is what the new lieutenant governor has put out there, and i see no program that stipulate how we will deliver on that particular goal. ok, that is nothing unfamiliar. if it is about us affiliating with a particular strategy, then i like to know what that strategy is. good people from businesses that are looking to do business with us, as far as i know, the only pathway is through cca or public power. unless those of the first words spoken about, it is an incredible strategy. we were hoping that we would in this down in the near future. that would be supported by some real data. supervisor campos: any other questions or actions on item 4? supervisor mirkarimi: motion to continue. supervisor campos: seconded by commissioner mar. without objection. sorry. ok. why don't we move to item number six? >> authorization to enter into the management consulting. >> it has, because one of our consultants that we have been using has had one of the staff members believe it is a critical part o

i would like to invite ronald, who garner's several proclamations from various officials, and we woulde to present them to ms. claudia -- to ms. claudette colvin. we want to thank him for his efforts in securing these proclamations. if ms. colvin would come up as well. >> it is an honor to be asked to make these presentations. the elected officials represented here are trailblazers themselves. many of them have been the first in their community to hold office. for example, ed lee, the first chinese-american to be appointed mayor in san francisco, is represented in this group. so is our congresswoman, nancy pelosi, the first woman ever to become speaker of the house in the history of the united states. [applause] tom amiano, who has been a historic figure and trailblazer, coming from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community. [applause] also, our newest elected official, supervisor cohen, with her election last november at age 32, is the youngest african-american ever to be elected to the board of supervisors. [applause] she is now san francisco's highest-ranking elected offic

it did not garner just city attention but national and international attention, because this clinic, the lyon-martin clinic, is very important. it is part of our help strategy in san francisco. how and what we must do to make sure this clinic is sustained and well supported, both through a private and nonprofit mechanism and the public mechanism, that is what we are going to explore here today. part of this hearing is to understand how it got to the point that it did. it is not necessarily about winding fingers -- wagging fingers, but also trying to make sure that this does not happen again. we will hear from the city family, department of public health, a consortium, and others, including people from lyon-martin about what happens with the financial crisis that led up to the imminent closure and what we can do to make sure that does not become a repeat scenario. and this may not be the only clinics facing this type of danger. this could be an indicator of other clinics because of the downturn in the economy nationally. certainly, in california. this may be a harbinger of things to c

today hundreds garnered to protest. what they say about today's offensive against libya.. >>> what you are likely is see the next time you get alatee or buy a pound of coffee. >>> a sad to watch a polar bear rejected by his mother and his death at just 4 years old. christopher has died. christopher headed the state department-- during president clinton's administra o 1997. during tha . >>> former secretary of state warren christopher has died. he head the state department from 1993 to 1998 and during that time he played a key role in negotiating peace efforts in bosnia and in the middle east. he also represented al gore in the dispute over the 2000 presidential election. christopher died from bladder and kidney cancer at his home in los angeles last night. he was 85. eight years ago, forces led by the united states invaded iraq. today as protesters marked that grim anniversary, unrest in the middle east continues and the us begins airstrikes in libya. anne makovec talked to protesters. >> reporter: carrying umbrellas, p

schools billions in budget cuts but now he is asking for a delay on a vote, specifically so that he can garner support from republicans to try and reach a deal. let's take a look at some of the numbers, what he is looking at with his budget. he is trying to close a $25 billion deficit and his budget would make $12.5 billion in cuts and then generate $12 billion in revenue through a series of tax extensions that voters would have to approve in a special election. >> what i'm asking people is not to vote for cuts or taxes but to let the people decide what it is they want. what is the vision of california? >> reporter: if the plan is not approved, education could face $5 billion in funding cuts at its board meeting on wednesday night oakland unified school district braced for those kinds of cuts by finalizing hundreds of pink slips sent to oakland teachers and administrators. if brown's budget is not approved the district could cut up to 500 positions. parents at last night's meet were livid. governor brown is signifying he may have some leverage and may be able to convince some republicans to co

this case has garnered national attention and has been all over the internet. >>> a south bay man that discovered a secret gps device on his car is suing the fbi for violating his constitutional rights. the device was discovered under 20-year-old yaser afiffi's car in sinclairra. he announced a lawsuit in washington d.c. the group council on american islamic relations is helping him file the suit. >> i have done nothing wrong. maybe i fit a profile due to my age and my religion. >> afiffi has never been told why he was targeted. the fbi says it believes it followed the policy proceedings to install the gps. >>> in washington d.c. public awareness campaign took a hit. day two of hearings in the san bruno pipeline disaster. it was revealed that there was 15,000 post cards sent out asking if they knew they had transmission lines in their communities. the company only received 20 replies. >>> we have problems of people being aware of what is going on around them. >> it caused us to step back and to really ask the question, you know, what are we doing wrong. >> a san bruno fire chief testif

this legislation should garner broad support today give the short time frame for action and give the fact that these spending cuts have received previous bipartisan support by members of the house and senate, as well as the white house. madam speaker, we are now five months into the current fiscal year, and it's critically important that we complete this budget process so that we can turn our attention quickly to passing funding bills for fiscal year 2012. it's high time we start looking forward instead of constantly looking back to clean up past mistakes and inaction. we must move forward quickly in regular order, passing bills on time, in an open and transparent fashion, to avoid these budget uncertainties in the future. madam speaker, this is one more step that we have to take to get our fiscal house in order. while this isn't a perfect or easy process, it is essential that we pass this bill, avoid a government shut down, and continue work on long-term solution to complete this long overdue funding process. our constituents expect and deserve no less. i reserve the balance of my t

around him and his sons, they would do better to bolt, to go somewhere, venezuela, zimbabwe and try to garner as many games as they can. because almost no one believes he can restore his state. he is never again going to be the unchallenged dictator of all libya. they do not have to fight all the way westward to tripoli, but the regime travels from within and they could get a rare -- fairly rapid success in this. this could go on for some considerable time. >> and yet another sign of unrest throughout the region. today, the entire cabinet in syria resigned. here, too, is in an attempt to quell a wave of protests in the last two weeks. the president and his supporters are making their voices heard in the street. >> contents of thousands on the street in damascus, the syrian capital. similar scenes in cities elsewhere in the country. but unlike other arab countries, these are protesters in favor of the ruler. the president has been in power since the year 2000. his father, for three years before that. but now, despite the crowds cheering for him, he faces an unprecedented challenge. anti-govern

the one that is garnered the most amount of traffic involves someone with whom you no longer share a professional relationship, and that is juan williams. we have to get the subject dealt with before we can talk about the other issues of government funding and critical issues facing journalism these days. i guess you had five months to reflect on how that episode transpired. it took some pain for the organization in this that it shifted the discussion away from issue like the talk about. as you reflect on that episode now, and you have one key employees no longer with npr, who suffered because of that, what can you tell people about the way that that transpired now, about how you might have done it differently, and then ultimately a number of other questions and get to the issue of the perception of left the s -- versus right bayh's. he -- bias. >> we handled the situation badly. on reflection, it has been several months and i stand by the fact that we handle the situation badly. we acted too hastily and make mistakes and i made mistakes. we reflect on the states now and fix things t

wants us out of out of this best of seven series in the other match regular season champions alan garner looking to level their best of seven contests with not so they get to two so far sides still you can too over time in this one. while in the west scotland looking at you are both just one win away from the last fall both have gone three one up in their best of seven series against atlanta and dilemma really go respectively it's getting a lost cause we're not on monday nights. now champions league football returns as jews day night with manchester united who can join reached the quarter finals for the fourth season in a row they faced last say it's old trafford after a goalless draw in the first leg and the good news for united is that portuguese winger nani is set to return it was thought to be sidelined for three weeks and like making up a leg injury in the three one league defeat at liverpool he's been named in the squad so too has michael carrick recovered from a groin injury united bads at family defeats to the reds and chelsea to no f.a. cup quarter final victory last a lot sort

japanese comics and books about nuclear disasters are now garnering much attention. >> japanese comic book authors are usually an important part of the book fair, but the disaster forced many to cancel. that hasn't phased german publishers. >> the japanese told us, keep going, we're fighting. we have to fight our way through life, too. please don't stop distributing the books. >> visitors here can sample japanese writing and donate for the victims of the quake and tsunami. books on nuclear energy perils are popular here. one is about a woman born the year of the disaster. >> i can't believe that what happened 25 years ago has caught up with us all over again. >> writer and former leading green party politician presented her new book on war, poverty, and nuclear power. she was applauded for calling for an mediate end to nuclear power. >> smiling faces and human chains have unfortunately yet to lead to the shut down of a single atomic power station. if all of the plants in germany keep opepeting, then we're next contamination problem. >>nor the victims of the disaster in japan, the book

our office plans to follow up with legislation on what we can do to better garner all existing resourcesand dpi and develop a better system to address these issues. i would like to thank you dpi an d dph for being here this morning. there is a lot we can do to tighten language around bedbug enforcement. i would like to work with both departments on your proposals and some of your thoughts on how we can improve debt and improve coordination. -- how we can prove that and improve coordination. this is a strong list of recommendations that ranges from strong -- involving an casement covers for mattresses and box springs to figuring out minimum standards for what constitutes a bed bug infestation and what is a violation and even mandating a resolution and looking at types of treatments. as in new york city, requiring owners and operators to documents and an abatement history to tenants. we can look to other cities to have been dealing with bedbugs for a little longer and learn from them as well. i don't know if there are any other comments, thank you for your time and thank you to the departm

this is an important effort that has garnered support and the active participation of nations who recognized the significance of coming together in the international community through the united nations to set forth a clear statement of action to be taken in order to protect innocent civilians from their own government. it is an effort that we believe is very important and will look forward to coordinating closely with all those nations that are participating. thank you very much. >> secretary clinton mentioning she will attend that conference in london on tuesday. she is back in the united states on wednesday. the white house said she will be part of a classified congressional briefing on the house floor on wednesday that will include secretary of state clinton, secretary of defense states, the chairman of the joint chiefs, and the national intelligence director. they will speak to members of congress in a classified briefing next wednesday. >> tonight, a look at education reform with former washington ichellehools chancellor masha ree and kevin johnson. they will speak about why they think

be some compromises made in terms of not necessarily taking away all the benefits that labor has garnered for our work force, but the fact that people are out of jobs, people are out of health insurance and so i know that there are members in the fire department and particularly in the union that are sitting at the table trying to do some pension reforms. >> and in some cases aren't these people not only colleagues of yours but friends. it must be hard to fire a friend or promote somebody else over a friend. >> yes, always a challenge. i came up through the ranks and i promoted up through the ranks. i worked with three-quarters to probably at least three- quarters of the department. 1800 members in the department. i know about 1500 of them by their first name because i bounced around to various stations. >> and you are native san franciscoan. >> i am. >> those are tough decisions sometimes when you have to do hr whether it's promoting people or disciplining people. that can be difficult. >> you are obviously good on your feet and the common wealth club has seen that and asked you to be on

in the air at the same time we don't see any aircraft attacking instead we see people plotting to garner for looking so cool if there were real aircraft attack in progress they want to be applauding the footage we see on american and british channels looks fake they create an illusion of military action where the aircraft where the bomb raids where is the destruction casualties we hear so much about if all that is true evidence should now be on the table the security council doing that requires carrying out the decisions are the passed by the council including the creation of special committees that establish the facts but unless the facts are established the council cannot take the responsibility of judging something that doesn't exist which the how of the rebels holding else against gadhafi regular army are they already being aided by the west. we assume that something is being done by the rebels and by the opposition and other special forces that were used to evacuate citizens of western countries from libya have most likely remained there there have been instances of the rebels thems

extensively covered by news outlets around the world the images up there of quake and tsunami have garnered huge interest this is also started today on what other natural disasters in less developed countries fail to attract such attention as he's going to cap explains. images that true the world tragedy live twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers worldwide have gone out to those japanese who fell victim to the earthquake and deadly tsunami what makes great television is images that make the viewer sympathize and feel the tragedy of the people caught up in a natural disaster but when there is a lack of such images streaming live from all screams the sorrow of millions can go almost unnoticed let's look back at the earth earthquake in pakistan it killed more than seventy five thousand people in two thousand and five while the rules media did notice that tragedy the coverage was nothing as intense as we're seeing now in japan some in the business say japan being a high tech country means cover

that opposition is holding to the intervention of foreign forces he said that they still need to garner international support for any move and that international support is not there at the moment. well independent journalist keith harman so says the u.s.'s pumping out and take it off a propaganda to foster support for what he calls america's oil operation and libya what we're getting is a u.s. program to go on one sided picture of the situation which kills the media with the idea that there's freedom fighters involved in the area and that there is a government regime and atrocious terrorist government for the last since nine hundred seventy roughly this is nonsense and we knew it was an established government whether we like them or not just is north korea and iran are established governments when you like them or not or the civilian government and their what's happening against them is a war of aggression we serving one side to portray the idea that could happen is the chair is to all these people have been killed in freedom fighters involved in it so it's a massive war operations bee

not stop the violence but really inflames that even more ok thanks very much indeed for the moment garner cohen reporting live from washington d.c. . for more on this son joined live by american author and historian william broome and he's joining us also from the states you know the reports are true that we've just been hearing that the u.s. is asking saudi arabia to supply libyan rebels with weapons many would say this is surely good news that they're actually helping to get gadhafi out but lost what you make of that. well i wonder what the effect goes beyond the thinking of the rebels in libya if these people are finding construed in a democracy. being being helped by saudi arabia is a very questionable. happening i mean saudi arabia is the most oppressive regime in his home middle east and this is who the u.s. cause o'conner to help these people who are fighting the cause of the for the mozzie remembered the burning of joy. he say supposedly partly for democracy and freedom the tone in that comment suggests that they're not actually fighting for that well what do you mean what he's su

and forces he said that they still need to garner international support for any move and that international support is not there at the moment italy considered one of libya's closest allies of course a former colony of italy says that. his regime needs more breathing space it really needs to be given time and discussion in the go shish and should be exhausted all such options should be exhausted before any military action takes place for the country's leader colonel gadhafi has come out very strongly saying that the libyan people will oppose any military intervention by foreign forces he said the libyan people would rise up as one against any such actions he said himself that his forces would respond strongly to any such imposition of a no fly zone little loan any military measures and it came as he bombed all tanks in the in the country of course libya is nor rich country and the current crisis has led to strong heightening of oil prices which of course is having a damaging effect on the world economy let's listen to what russia's envoy had to say on the issue of the situation on the groun

garner six percent and the five so could they then send the arab middle east have far reaching implications. ok brennan i can go to you again and london i mean where do we go from here because a lot of people in north america right now at least these are protests in their various from country to country they're not overtly anti-american or anti western you can certainly see some elements of it maybe just as many islamic elements of my morton minority opinions right now but if there is a western intervention to try to determine outcomes now because a lot of people on the ground say western powers determine those outcomes for forty years we could see a growing anti western side coming to grow as they develop their democracy whatever it means to them. i think it would be a disaster if we had western intervention because what's happening in libya in particular but also in egypt in tunisia before it is that people have made themselves into historic subjects they've made themselves into the subjects of history if we have western intervention we will turn them into the objects of western pity will

minimize the risk of the radiation leak mr garner the government spokesman and the chief cabinet secretary has said that in hindsight maybe they should have reacted faster and so they could have moved more quickly on all of this and lessons from nearby strongly us as well. oh another thing is now being called into question internationally by nuclear experts and that is the question of privatization of nuclear power. plant explosion a power plant is owned by the tokyo electric power company now they're the ones who use employees the engineers are working tirelessly at it one braving ridiculously high radiation levels there to try and get the situation under control reduce the temperatures inside the reactance to try and reconnect power to the cooling systems but the question now is could this have been averted if it wasn't in private hands and weren't even equipped in the first place to deal with this sort of catastrophe . no matter how hard they try disaster still looms at fukushima attempts to cool the reactors have been applauded for bravery but it's been a week since cooling capability