director ginsburg. my name is emilio cruz, the assistant general manager of infrastructure for the puc and associated with this endeavor being on the committee. i will say that i love working at the puc not only because of all the work that we do that is important for the environment, but the focus that we have on community and the work that we do. i'm responsible for the $9 billion capital program, $7 billion of which will be spent right here in san francisco on our wastewater program. it would not only be a failure, but a complete shame if in investing $7 billion in san francisco that we don't create opportunities and jobs for our local residents to support our local communities. so that end, it doesn't happen by itself. i often in the circles here, the expression that a rising tide floats all boats, that doesn't work if your boat has a hole in it or if you are anchored down. the reality is that a good economy does float boats, but we have to make sure that everybody's boat is sail-ready. we have to m

justice ginsburg: it overturned gilbert. but the result in gilbert and as justice kagan pointed out you could point to a lot of other people who are not getting this benefit. ms. halligan: the result of the petitioner and the government suggests is to say you can have any distincton you want. far more con torted. that's what -- justice ginsburg: is it true, you said that one position -- ms. halligan: not least favored nation. is there another distinct group of employees who are treated the same as the petitioner. justice ginsburg: this case was off on summary judgment. and told us that there is not in this record a single instance of anyone who needed a lifting who didn't get it except for being pregnant. if that's the case, in fact, then you lose. ms. halligan: that is a mischaracterization of the record. the district court held squarely that the effort by plaintiff to characterize this policy has no life duty to pregnancy is wrong. the actual policy was on the job a.d.a. accommodations. justice ginsburg: this is an allege

phil ginsburg let us know that the signs of the greenbelt for -- and will be fixed soon and hopefully they have been fixed by now. he also said that the other regulations were due to longstanding policy on longstanding regulations prohibiting bicycles on most urban trails. we have been unable to find such policies and regulations and asking rec and park clarify what the regulations are and the scope? more broadly we're asking the commission to let you know that we're willing to work with rec and park and to meet soon to work this out. and continue to let this growing activity work well in our park system in san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. >> eli, i have three more cards and commissioner buell has instructed me just to call them out and finish with, that even though if will be over 15 minutes. linda tom borden and karen phillips. >> good morning, commissioners, i'm wearing two hot hatts one as the food and agriculture director at spur and the other is as coordinator for clipper community gardens. i want to echo what was said about the urban agricultural program. super excited a

ginsburg. >> commissioners i was wondering if our city attorney could come up and talk about the process from here on out. i understand that the way this agreement was originally framed, there are still some approvals and some process with relation to the transfer of the park. >> deputy city attorney marlina byrne. yes, i think dawn did a great job, but for 350 bush the tall building that will be shadowing st. mary's square and 500 pine with the new st. mary's expansion on top of it. both of those contained conditions of approval that are sort of separate in addition to under the planning commission's authority, separate from the rec and park's authority under this program. and that was because the open space on the roof of st. mary's of the 500 pine building which will be the now st. mary's square expansion meets not only -- is not only going to be a new part of st. mary's square to address the shadow concerns, but is also designed to meet the planning code requirements for open space under planning code section 138. so i wouldn't go through all the details of those entitlements, but re

. >> if i could just make one further point on this, justice ginsburg. even if he were technically eligible, which he is not, there is an irs rule 26 c.f.r. 1.36b2(c)(ii), which says -- >> ah, yes. >> with the usual clarity of the irs code, making clear that you are only disabled from receiving subsidies if you have actually enrolled in a veteran's health services and it's undisputed that -- >> that's the government that's -- >> mr. hurst did not. >> that's deposition to. and then there were the two women, i think one of them was going to turn 65 in june, which would make her medicaid eligible. >> she will turn 65 in late june. she's obviously subject to the individual mandate well in advance of that. by virtue of the irs rule, she would have to spend $1800 per year for health insurance by virtue of the irs -- >> per year? >> excuse me? >> but you said she will turn 65 in june. >> late june, yes. >> so that takes care of 2015. >> no. right now she is obliged, under the individual mandate, to have insurance. you have to have insurance for 9 months of the

ginsburg, i had spoken about they are trying to form a partnership with the rotary club and betty ann ong organization and they had in mind simply using the facility at mason street. so when they use the facility they have to pay the required permit issues and guarantee that the floor is okay and everything else. it's a partnership aspect that i wanted to look at closer. the foundation has an additional rotary club. i think the rotary club before they donate to civic recreation places, rpd, if we have that type of relationship it's good, because they can go to all 1, 2, 3, 4, districts of rpd. in doing so, i wanted to try to get more of that funding going back to a start-up fund but they don't have any money going back to the recreation facility. they have a partnership. if you use the facility like coming up on may 2nd, they get one-third or something like that. i think there should be a fee structure included where the fee or whatever it is gives back to the start-up funds to pay for -- like a ping pong racquet. so this kind of money, i think they should have to pay back into whethe

justice ginsburg admitted she was not 100% sober during the speech. the 81-year-old said she drank wine during dinner before the sleep. >>> israel's prime minister blasted nuclear talks with iran as a very bad deal. >> a deal that's supposed to prevent nuclear proliferation would instead spark nuclear arms race in the most dangerous part of the planet. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu outlined his concerns about the proposed nuclear agreement with other world powers and iran. he said it would allow iran to continue secretly building a nuclear bomb. president obama didn't watch the speech but did read a transcript. >> the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives. >> dozens of democrats boycotted the speech. many criticized john boehner's invitation to netanyahu just weeks before elections in israel. >>> the showdown over homeland security is over. congress has sent president obama a bill that would keep funding the department through september. it's seen as a major defeat for conservatives. the house passed the $40 billion spending bill

sonia sotomayor, alana kagan, you see them all smiles but justice ruth bader ginsburg is not really thrilled about this whole selfie thing possibly. this is a supreme selfie generating a lot of buzz and, yes, of course, a lot of people are talking about that look on ginsburg's face. wasn't she just not ready. >> i'm with rbg. she's just not into that selfie thing. >> there you have it. talk about that buzzkill. another one to tell you about here, a change coming to some bottles of alcohol. >>> the survival story that no one can believe despite no pulse for nearly two hours a toddler is alive. he is baffling his doctors and parents. >>> harrowing rescue. a skier gets buried in feet of snow after an avalanche. his friends rushing to the rescue, no time to spare. >>> and just in time for spring, mortgage rates are remaining very low. the next few months going to be making up the peak home buying season but the fed has already signaled that interest rates will rise later this year. right now with a 30-year fixed loan at 3.78%, the average homes -- home buyers would pay under $1100 a month. every

is that -- >> that is not correct, justice ginsburg. from the very beginning our theory that has been that the respondent violated title vii by refusing to accommodate ms. elan. it's the theory we got summary judgment and damages on. it's the theory we defended in the court of appeals, and it's the theory we have proceeded under on all of our cases here. there has been no switch. the phrase religious accommodation appears 14 times -- >> so that disparate treatment plus failure to -- >> so they have seized on the displait -- if i could a1r0eud a yes/no and explain our position, justice kennedy. the phrase used in the brief was a failure to accommodate is the kind of disparate treatment that title vii was designed to prevent. we felt that is correct and accurate. what the congress meant to do was put people who needed an accommodation like ms. elaf on the same footing as people who did not need to wear head gear. that is the sense in which we, this is disparate treatment. however, we recognize that the eeoc and the lower courts have used

i was delighted to serve with ben ginsburg. they worked extraordinary well together and a collaborative effort across entire united states with the democrats. republicans and independents participating in the conversation about the importance of voting rights and the particular administration of the second to ever the public administration as a means of making elections work. and steering clear of the other controversies. controversies that we will have in the process and zeroing in on the questions of how to improve the very basic experience that eligible voters have in registering and going to the polls and voting and having significant confidence that votes will be successfully and accurately counted. so we were very grateful for that experience. and very grateful that the outcome was well received as it was. and we are into the implementation phase and i want to thank john and the bipartisan policy center and the various organization that's have supported the implementation efforts that the bipartisan policies. excellent de

how old is ruth bader ginsburg? ish. 80 something?audience: 106. >> jimmy: 106, thank you, sir. [ laughter ] anyways, she said she wasn't 100% sober. but, nobody could tell, right? i mean, can we see a photo of ruth bader ginsburg from this year's state of the union address? [ laughter ] am i a pretty girl? would you swipe right? [ laughter ] i only had tee martoonis. some big sports news here this week. tiger woods announced he is quitting golf until his game improves. yeah. making him the first man in history to quit his job and play less golf. very interesting move. [ laughter ] you don't really see that. very rare. [ applause ] of course we continue to have some pretty rough weather here on the east coast. it's cold outside. this week the mayor of boston said the city may have to consider dumping snow in the harbor. then he said, and if that doesn't work we're going to dump it on your mother. [ laughter ] they're tough in boston. they're tough in boston. guys, a big weekend. today is friday the 13th. [ cheers and applause ] it's a

that's not something that i think justice ginsburg would go along with.he was right out of the gate. the plaintiffs' attorney went first. she was immediately on to him saying there's, you know, sort of no way that we can interpret it the way you're asking us to. it doesn't make any sense. of course, congress intended for everybody to get these subsidies. the law doesn't work otherwise. there was one point, though, when there was some whispering among the lawmakers. and i looked over to kind of see what they were talking about, and they were gesturing at justice ginsburg because sometimes it is hard to tell if she's fully engaged because her head was down a little bit. i'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt that she was reading, but some of those lawmakers felt like she may have dozed off. >> last question. >> the solicitor general got a rash of trouble last time he argued an aca case in front of the court. how did he do today? did he rehabilitate himself as a lawyer lawyer? >> reporter: he seemed very confident. he seemed very confident, very able

justice ginsburg, what makes it particularly inappropriate i think to put the burden on the applicant is that it is the employer that structures the interview and the employer here read some birds and of the top -- version of the policy but did not mention the headscarfs. of employer itself could have put her on notice and then it is a different situation. if the employer says i do not allow headscarves and the employee does not say anything, that is a different situation. >> to get back to the barricades, somebody with a middle -- beard case, somebody with a middle eastern appearance, you start a dialogue. in other words, he will be asking religious questions of some people. >> want not ask about religious -- why not ask about religious? >> could you answer my question? >> i do not think the employer does, the right approach to avoid the subject is to assume that the person of middle eastern descent, just like the person of not middle eastern dissent, -- descent as the beard for personal reasons. . that is what is critical. >> why can't the employer simply say, we have a policy? can

>> the thing about him, edward about justice scalia i think his best friend on the court is ruth ginsburg. everyone assumes they hang out with their idealogical soulmates. that's not the case. it turns out he's the patriarch of the supreme court family. is that what you would sayould say that's accurate. he's very warm, he takes care of his clerks he's a great host. and he also represents -- you know he has the history of being there the longest, and he takes it very seriously. and i think -- part of his mission is to let everyone know what it is he would like to be how important it is to him. >> and john i know one of the messages you hoped would come out in this play is you know what? people do talk to each other. >> yeah. >> and you said a lot of people have been surprised that justice scalia has liberal clerks. i'm surprised when they don't. it's my understanding that most judges do like having an opposing idealogical clerk even when a minority of their clerks are not that way simply to get their arguments better. >> it surprises me too. we had questions from audience members saying d

>> mark ginsburg ambassador to morocco under president clinton. i don't think any american president, left right or center including this president of center left, would be able to survive in office if there were nuclear weapons in the hands of the ayatollah. everybody agrees it's how you avoid that happening. >> the ghost of ahmadinejad hangs over this entire trip. the israeli public genuinely has legitimate concerns about iran's nuclear ambitions. there's great reasons -- >> we had them about cuba. >> of course. >> when they had a nuclear weapon weapon. >> the fact of the matter is that iran is a country that is constantly threatening israel. not only with nuclear, potential nuclear weapons but also with hamas and hezbollah. the problem is that mr. netanyahu has done precisely what everyone who's just come before me said. this entire issue, turned it into a political issue and when he speaks to congress tomorrow the issue to me is not what he says tomorrow but has he in any way, shape or form managed to do anything that would make israel safer a

waxman: yes, justice ginsburg. we can see in neither case was the initiative power at issue.was never made by the court either in hildebrandt or smiley. in fact, smiley says we find no suggestion in a federal constitutional provision of an attempt to endow the legislature of the state with power to enact laws in any manner other than -- in which the constitution -- breyer: i am quibbling in a sense about the case. but the case is not about the body. i mean, what is the body? everybody agreed it was a legislature. but when the legislature acts in this instance, is it acting as an electoral body? is it acting as a ratifying body? is it acting as a dissenting body? or is it acting as a legislating body? and that is the answer they get in the form of legislation. here the question is about the body. waxman: that's right. the question is -- are the people by initiative part of the legislature that they hum's -- they themselves have chosen? again, discussing hildebrandt this is what the court said. and it was because it was the authority of the state to determine what should consti

. >> if i could just make one further point on this, justice ginsburg. even if he were technically eligible, which he is not, there is an irs rule 26 c.f.r. 1.36b2(c)(ii), which says -- >> ah, yes. >> with the usual clarity of the irs code, making clear that you are only disabled from receiving subsidies if you have actually enrolled in a veteran's health services and it's undisputed that -- >> that's the government that's -- >> mr. hurst did not. >> that's deposition to. and then there were the two women, i think one of them was going to turn 65 in june, which would make her medicaid eligible. >> she will turn 65 in late june. she's obviously subject to the individual mandate well in advance of that. by virtue of the irs rule, she would have to spend $1800 per year for health insurance by virtue of the irs -- >> per year? >> excuse me? >> but you said she will turn 65 in june. >> late june, yes. >> so that takes care of 2015. >> no. right now she is obliged, under the individual mandate, to have insurance. you have to have insurance for 9 months of the

ruth bader ginsburg to samantha powers. tina fey to judd apatow. biggest blowout was beyoncÉ over kim kardashian. i disagree with some choices. colbert should have beat john stewart. upsets do always happen in brackets. what matters is how it ends. 64 men and women enter a room. one leaves. the winner is always is the one with the most scalps. god bless the madness of march. john: the next round is happening. we have frank underwood versus danyres. tough calls. the feet of the alternative universe is in your hands. after the break, members of congress reading mean tweets about themselves. ♪ john: happy 75th birthday to nancy pelosi. we have tweets read at the correspondents dinner. nancy: she looks like a tub of sherbet. was i standing too close to john boehner? speaker boehner: speaker boehner looks like an angry oompa loompa. senator: why, why would someone say that? john: good comedy stylings. mark: mean tweets is one of the most brilliant of the innovations in late-night tv. one of the most brilliant, i believe. john: two things i wish i had in

one headed by clinton era ambassador mark ginsburg in march he penned a piece quote israelis have grown weary and his sky is falling declaration. head of victory 15 is jeremy bird political strategist for obama's 2008 campaign. the existence of the grant the partisans involved in it, and the focus on defeating netanyahu have made the obama administration look hypocritical for criticizing republicans who they have accused of trying to influence the israeli election. greta? >> doug, thank you. and it's not just the senate, now it's the house too 14 members of the house urging the state department to come clean about all the facts sur surrounding the questionable funding behind the nonprofit campaign against netanyahu. >> nice to be with you. >> nice to have you back. what's the investigation? >> really, it's unprecedented. if indeed $350,000 like has been reported is being used on behalf of jeremy bird who was actually a national field director for obama and organizing for america, you know, the ties are so close that why would we, as americans be trying to influence a democracy? an ally

. >> if i could make one further point on this justice ginsburg and even when he was technical, which he is not there is an irs rule 1.36 b-2-cii, with the clarity of the tax code, making clear that you are only disabled from receiving subsidies if you have actually enrolled in a veteran's health services and it is undisputed that mr. hurst -- >> if that is the position too. and then there are the two women, one of them was going to turn 65 in june which would make her medicaid eligible. >> she will turn 65 in late june. she's subject to the individual mandate by virtue of the irs rule she would have to spend $1800 per year for health insurance by virtue of the -- excuse me. >> but she will turn 65 in june. >> late june. >> so that takes care of 2015. >> no, right now she is obliged under the individual mandate to have insurance. you have to have insurance for nine months of the year and so as of april 1st, she will be subject to the penalty which will be alleviated only by -- >> i'll ask the government if they agree with you on that and then for the fourth plaintiff is there is a que

relations letez bring in ambassador mark ginsburg. i'm so bad we have you here today.se you understand what goes into making a strong diplomatic relationship. and you talk to democrats and they say it is netanyahu fault and you talk to republicans and they say it is president obama's fault. how has this business-like relationship turned from bad to worse. >> and it goes back to the beginning of the administration the president went to cairo and said it is important to resolve the arab-israeli conflict. and george mitchell was hired to do that and he failed. and kerry invested a lot of time and there was no willing partners and there was no buyer or seller and he failed. the president has seen this conflict as a touch stone in helping to resolve america's broader problems in the middle east. the problem is the president is putting far too much emphasis on this point in time on what is essentially that a conflict the rest of the arab world has no longer considered to be the essential ingredient to peaceful coexistence in the middle east, number one. number two there is n

go out to each individual merchant and that's something we're working on i work closely with phil ginsburg and chief the honda team and puc of the 7th corridor. >> we do have major events hate street fair 420 not an event (laughter). >> i'm trying to convince captain cherniss to help me out the hates street merchants fair and the festival and the national night out and the fair and the aids walk alice and tee escapes and come by that is where last year, we have 6 thousand people that is a really big turnout it's usually smaller and hayes valley fairs we cover a portion so the crowd management thank you to my friend that helps me with the crowd management we're managing over a quarter of a million people it's a lot of work and rely on the community for community groups i do offer them some point of input and incorporate that into the event. >> the coming of the breakers we've been in engaged with that with smooth sally promise so the chart is actually very borrowing it is basically like any other station i'll sort go quickly the problem solving at the sergeant level all my lieutenant i incu

go out to each individual merchant and that's something we're working on i work closely with phil ginsburg and chief the honda team and puc of the 7th corridor. >> we do have major events hate street fair 420 not an event (laughter). >> i'm trying to convince captain cherniss to help me out the hates street merchants fair and the festival and the national night out and the

and carolyn, justice ginsburg hit on that and asked a question to the critics and says hey, instead ofying word games, what would be the point of a federal exchange if the only place where the money would be available is through the state set-up exchanges. she says quote, what customers would buy on the federal exchange and what insurance companies would sell on it? and so how do critics answer that question question? >> well i don't think they have a good answer. they say the it.-- the text is clear. the text of these four or five words is clear. if you take it out of context and you ignore everything else in the statute. but i think what justice ginsburg is saying there are multiple other references in the statute that suggest very clearly there was an expectation, an understanding of congress that the federal government would be stepping into the shoes of the states, where the states did not set up their own exchanges and in those states the federal government would run them just the same as the state would have run them and there could be tax credits available to their citizens. ot

justice ruth bader ginsburg said cutting off in the 40 states with federal government only exchanges would be disastrous. more people will exit the market because premium will be too expensive for them and you will then again raise the premium because you'll have very sick people buying insurance. the consequences are an unsustainable market. when it's the governor's turn don was hit by questions from justices antonin scalia and talked about subsidies established by the state. justice alito even suggested it might be to give the federal government time to act. for much of today's 90 minute oral argument, chief justi roberts was silent. when it was hanging in the balance, it was the chief justice who cast the deciding vote. the latest challenge is expected in late june. for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson at the supreme court. >>> president obama signed a bill today to the department of homeland security officially ending the standoff. republicans tried to use the legislation to repeal the president's executive actions on immigration. >>> the senate's attempt to overrid