gnc stands for good neighbor policy, so i want to clarify commissioners knew what you are talking about. i am open for questions on this matter. >> i am here tonight with my clients, who are the principles of the permit holder, and i am also here with the head of security. i apologize. i am getting over a cold. i previously got a recommendation for permits. we are not sure about no. 9, and i am not sure if there have been any sound complaints from the venue. i do keissue with number one. this venue is on the street that is extremedifficult. this is probably the most ifficult street in sentences go to run any type of venue, -- in sandford cisco -- san francisco, to run any kind of venue. get in responding o some of these reports, we are not prepared to discuss any of these because we do not have copies but we are here to answer any questions you might have. we are going to try to get work this out. >> i would like to start with some questions. there was a citation for st. crowding. it remains unanswered and underpaid. does your client intend to pay the oranswer tha outcome -- > she inten

the seed are sprouting up all over the country and it can be found in gnc and whole foods. >>> all rightd, do you like twinkies? well, the people who make the snacks they may go on strike. this is not my twinkie for the record. workers who make twinkies and hoho and wonder bread threatened to strike if hostess brands impose wage cuts and hostess filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in january. but the company owes 800 million dollars. the hearing is set is for march 5th on proposed collective bargins contest. if the judges lets them cut the contract they will walk off the job. that's the twinkie signature on your desk. >> october or november i think born on date was november 16th. this is a science experiment. when was the last time you had a twinkie? >>i don't think i ever had one. >> bite your tongue. >> i never have and i am not starting with that one. >> no. this one shrunk gotten hard and the bag has begun inflating. we will move that over there. >> all right. good idea. >> how well does your boss do his or her job. >> if you are like most people you think you can do it better. nearly ha

trainers are recommending it to clients and seed can be found in gnc and you can find them at whole foods. >>> now to the latest on saying bye to a popeye con. funeral arkments are set in her -- arguments are set in her hometown. megan has more on death of pop icon whitney houston. >> reporter: the funeral will be invitation only. close family and friends say their good-byes at newark new hope baptist church. this is the place where houston sang in the choir. there's no public service planned but houston's family are asking any donations in her memory be sent to the arts focus public school in new jersey that she attended. the school is named in her honor. and on saturday, the governor of new jersey had ordered that flags be flown at half-staff in memory of houston. tune in on friday, 20/20 will air a two-hour special beginning at 9:00 called one moment in time, the lie life of whitney museton -- houston. and you can head to abc2news.com for complete coverage for more under the top stories you can learn more about it again abc2news.com. charley. >>> in news closer to home the harford coun

jp morgan chase, citi group, allied gnc and there are other banks expected to join in but not there yetwe're going to hear about some by the end of the week. as soon as we do, i'll let you know. our next question from joannea. she says i heard for people with underwater mortgages you'll get $17,000 taken off the principle. how will that help? figure are wrong. there is a lot of bad information out there. let me tell you there is not an actual dollar amount. bank as agreed to write mortgages down to or take away from. if you're already late with payments or if you're at risk of falling behind in the bank will consider writing down downs the principal, writing down the part to get you to a payment where your debt to income ratio is 31%, traditional number. 31%. they're not going to include consumer debt in that. that is wonderful. now, to get, if you're underwater but not behind on your payment, here is what they're going to do for you there is a 5.25% interest rate no, mortgage limit meaning all high-priced homes in the bay area are not excluded. and now, we're kind of shocked that the b

. >> they can be found asps gn a t gnc and whole foods.e orange juice. ansonia apologizes after price hikes of whitney houston music. >>-- sony apologizes. >> fans down loaded her songs heavily. sony hiked prices at the uk itunes store just one day after the singer's death. and is now issuing a statement saying that it apologizes for any offense caused by the price hike. you may not like what i have to say about orange juice. pepsico wants to water down your orange juice. some consumers prefer it with a taste that is a little less thick. your than 40% of workers say that their supervisors inspire and motivate them to do their best. nearly half of workers say but they could do their boss's job and do it better than them. that is business news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. 5:50. 40 degrees in washington, actually 42. >> a pretty good day. a little more agreeable than yesterday. if tomorrow you need the umbrella handy. let's look at temperatures outside of this wednesda

whole foods and gnc are now selling the seeds. >> who knew. >>> speaking of hair, a tiny lap dog wobbled away with the title best this show last night. >> best in show at the 136th annual westminster kennel club, america's dog show, is the pekingese! [ applause and cheers ] >> there he is. all he needed to win was a smushed face and big hair. that's malachy, the pekingese. he earned big title. his prize? a silver bowl. no cash prize for the title. look at him go. he is expected to make a lot of money, though, with his breeding potential. >> my sister is a breeder and she says those dogs go on the road for a year, year and a half, there's a lot of politics involved so when you win that it's the culmination of a lot of work. >> i love the movie "best in show." >>> 5:26. no more annoying phone calls at dinner. the new push to crack down on the telemarketers. >> good news there. and a bay area politician checks into rehab. nadia lockyer comes clean about her struggles with alcohol and a violent encounter with her ex. >> it's not a question if another pipeline will explode, it's a question of

companies are adapting to the explosion of social media and they realize it helps,gÑc them to rate withotential clients out of the top five cities in the country, san jose and san francisco ranked second and third, new york took the top spot. salaries for top professionals could reach $117,000 a year. >>> it may be all the rage on campus but it could be lethal. health concerns are prompting an fda investigation into a new caffeine spray. one shot delivers a quick inhaleable dose of caffeine equal to a cup of coffee, portable, and more popular among young people also why some health officials want it off the market. >> you could easily overdose or sue sum -- or succumb to toxicity. >> the inventor says it comes in controlled doses and no more dangerous than drinking coffee. >>> 5:16 on this president's day morning. wet roads out there and scattered showers. >> it was a little tricky with ponding on the roads that's the way it going to be for the next couple of hours. holiday ought to be nice by the afternoon if you have plans it will be dry by noon then increasing sunshine this afternoon

you can go right to gnc today and find. i'm not trying to sell you a brand. these are three herbs.r thousands of years they have been considered, you know, healing medications around the world. americans never knew about it. i've been taking this every day. that seems to -- it's not the cure. >> what are the doctors saying? they're watching your progress. >> amazed. i have top doctors in the world for my m.s. and within the next six months we're going to do a study of me so i can start to show people that this is not hype, this isn't garbage. this is truth. in the last couple of days you have something, right now are you kidding me? the food and drug administration has just approved another drug for weight loss that we now already know causes birth defects and causes heart problems, but we're going to shove it down american's throats when all you have to do is go to gnc or local health food store -- >> i'm a big advocate of natural products. >> go there and there's a product right now. it's called sasilin. it's the highest selling supplement in the world. why? it's works. based on

chia seeds can be found at places like whole foods and gnc. >> they really work. >>> prepaid debit cards are everywhere, what you need to know before you pull out that prepurchase plastic. >>> plus the wedding profile 50 years in the making. >>> remembering fallen paramedic joshua weissman. his visitation began at 5:00 and goes till midnight. i'm peggy fox. coming up i'll tell you how the entire alexandria fire department is able to be here. >>> 9 news now is brought to you in part by your local toyota dealers, toyota moving forward. >>> if it's possible to take anything positive out of something so tragic, it would be how thankful we feel that there are people like josh who are unflinchingly there in the most trying of times for those they know and those they don't. >> that's the brother of joshua weissman speaking before this evening's viewing for the fallen alexandria paramedic in an effort to allow his coworkers to pay their respects. all city fire ems cars will be cover -- calls will be covered by neighboring departments. >> peggy fox joins us now live from the everly wheatley funer

they're safe but these are -- >> sold at gnc stores. >> guess where you can't buy them?uy them on a military base anymore. >> they're out there for the general public. >> dmaa if you take this at home. want the long version, dimethyl amlamene. note the d.o.d. is taking action. they are worried about it. for now they're still for sale. other countries, no way. they don't have the same regulations and allow it the way we do. >> let's move on to the "los angeles times." a little copy. although it's not on the front page i got to tell you a crazy story. take a look. human smugglers cash this on racial profiling. a group is sneaking hispanic immigrants into los angeles, here's what they did that's different. hired black drivers who don't speak english because they thought they would not get stopped so believe they could attract less attention. five people have been arrested and the group smuggled several dozen people a month and actually say, yeah, that those hidden compartments if you saw the picture, can we put it back up. it was in the front of the car. they were elaborate