we firmly believe that the alice griffith opportunity center, which is on the alice griffith public housing development, is critical to this type of support. alice griffith opportunity center currently serves as a community hub in the neighborhood where programs and services are delivered to the residents it also houses the hope sf service connection team. currently in the center there are quite a number of services offered. there is after school program.

we firmly believe that the alice griffith opportunity center, which is on the alice griffith public housing development, is critical to this type of support. alice griffith opportunity center currently serves as a community hub in the neighborhood where programs and services are delivered to the residents it also houses the hope sf service connection team. currently in the center there are quite a number of services offered. there is after school program. there is staff that links residents to employment training and job placement. there's child care. it also houses a computer lab and it runs a program called peacekeepers, which works with violence prevention in the neighborhood. in the future, we're hoping the center will be even more robust. we are hoping to offer tutoring, after school programming, and extending the services of workforce placement to transitional youth. there's a great new partnership that will be held in the alice griffith opportunity center. alice griffith residents has partnered with urban strategies and they will be running the garden program out of the alice griffit

a griffith energy contractor dumping 335 gallons of heating oil into the wrong basement. >> it was atic scene. at the time, the homeowner who rented to a tenant, declined comment. >> griffith initially said we want to work with you. you don't need to hire an attorney or go to the press. >> now, charlie is going to the press. >> came in through the great. >> he show us the inside of his now condemned house. >> the doorway to what was once a fully furnished basement. >> this hole right here -- >> from the backyard, you can see through an open window how oil stains mark the floor. >> he says griffith energy does the cement slabs in the bams and did start cleaning. >> they sampled the soil underneath. there is still contamination in a number of spots all over. >> a fear neighbors expressed at the time of the spill. >> the fact that they're all townhouses so if something happens to one of them, then you know, you have a lot of issues with a lot of the other properties, too. >> that's exactly what's happening right now. parents are out of the home because the entire building is condemned.

that's when griffith energy, a contractor dumped a few hundred gallons of heating oil into the wrong alexandria. well now that mistake could cost three people their homes. this is the inside of charlie perum's town house where the spill took place. you can see the oil stains still on the floor. he says griffith dug up the cement slabs and started cleaning but has since left the slab after the two sides couldn't agree on the appropriate fix. the home and the entire town house building are now condemned. that means two of his neighbors are out of the home as well. >> they have to work out with the three homeowners how they're going to compensate us for our loss. >> 9 news contacted griffith energy about all this. they were told no managers were available to speak today. we left several messages with more than one person. we had yet to hear back. >>> well tomorrow, you could get to see one of the most famous planes in history as it rolls through parts of our area. it is u.s. airways flight 1549, aka, the miracle on the hudson. a massive flatbed is carrying the planes fuselage from new j

my colleague wendy griffith starts us off. >> lord! >> for reporter: the global day of prayer has been inviting the world's christians to pray together and the church has responded. >> give my people who are called by my name to humble and serve. >> to seek my faith and turn from their wicked ways, then i will hear from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land. >> praying in open air stadiums, city halls and cathedrals and seeking out the high places on every continent. >> here we are standing today looking out over africa from the highest point. >> crying out to god in repentance and seeking reconciliation. >> asking forgiveness in the way in which charismatics and pentecostals. >> we forgive you. [applause]. >> i come in repenitence and pray you forgive us. >> organizers predict hundreds of christians in more than 200 nations will gather to pray on pentecost sunday. for 90 days, christians will go to work in their communities helping the poor and building up neglected communities. to bring comfort to the broken hearted and t

he says griffith energy did start cleaning. >> then they sampled the soil underneath.ere's still contamination in a number of spots all over. >> a fear neighbors expressed at the time of the spell. >> the fact that they're all townhouses so if something happens to one of them, then you have a lot of issues with a lot of the other properties, too. >> reporter: that's exactly what's happening now. they're also out of the home because the entire building is condemned. >> they're going to have to work out with the three homeowners. >> he says the company's solution to fix the problem is to brick by brick replace the walls inside. he believes the houses need to be torn down and rebuilt. >> we came to an impasse about how they were going to move forward. so, they walked away from the job site. >> walked away and still haven't returned. brittany morehouse, 9news now. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is tuesday, june 7th. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> it is just about 4:30. we hope the fog

daniel griffiths, "bbc news." >> the man picked by president obama to become the next u.s. defense secretary says he expects iraq to ask washington to maintain a presence in the country beyond this year when american troops are currently scheduled to leave. leon pa net that didn't say how many of the 46,000 troops stationed there would be involved. newt gingrich's bid to win the republican party's presidential nomination is in disarray after all members of his senior campaign staff resigned over a dispute about tactics. mr. gingrich, a former speaker of the house of representatives, is believed to be determined to stay in the race. pakistan's prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the killing of a young man by par military. the shooting which took place in carachi was caught in camera and the footage has been broadcast across the country. the u.n. says the forces loyal to the president of ivory coast are intensifying attacks against communities believed to support the former head of state. the u.n. says troops were attacking villages, killing, wounding, and arresting pe

seems so incredible that someone like me and others who are talented can't find jobs i was blair griffith in this colorado twenty eleven. well just down the street from here on capitol hill an implosion today after a tense talks on how to raise the debt ceiling reach to head over the issue of taxes congressman eric cantor and senator jon kyl both republicans actually walked out of the meeting stormed out apparently over talk of proposed tax hikes which republicans have said since day one are off the table now is president biden has been meeting with lawmakers in hopes of reaching a deal by next week to raise the fourteen point three trillion dollar debt ceiling for the treasury department runs out of money now if congress does not act by august second default could occur which in turn could have bruising effects on the economy and the markets really around the world so what does this mean for the u.s. debt for some answers earlier i spoke to courtney comstock editor at business insider i asked her what would happen if the u.s. were to default here's a response. but that's also really conc

hello everyone, i am wendy griffith. george thomas is on assignment. on the north region in sudan, dictator is waging war. >> cathedral was burned and church of christ was burned as well. and my house was firednd chaplin skipped through a window and arrested some times later and tortured. my people have scattered, my staff scattered all over. really very terrible. >> that is bishop of the episcopal church of sudan. church and home destroyed and flock scattered. happening in the town of kadubly, an oil-rich area of sudan. ground troops attacked the city. dozens dead and 60,000 fled homes. the north wants to grab the oil and destroy the religious and ethnic populations there. >> arabs dominanting the power and they don't riot. christians want to share -- because the christians, most christians are black. that is why they. >> fighting is keeping humanitarian agencies from bringing food and water to those displaced by the fighting. he is calling on u.s. and international community to stop attacks so aid canning get to the victims. joining us from washingto

. >>> and today, tv legend andy griffith turns 85. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the veryatest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the very latest on the casey anthony murder trial as her mother breaks down on the witness stand. >>> and paris hilton is live on the plaza to talk about her new reality show on oxygen, "the world according to paris." >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and welcome, everyone, to christian world news, i'm wendy griffith, tom is on assignment. some question if the u.s. is pulling out too soon, among them are religious rights groups who say afghanistan still has a long way to go guaranteeing religious freedom, after beans who live islam to follow christ have been jailed and threatened with a death sentence. they're providing medical treatment in afghanistan, in 2007, the group -- murdering two of them before releasing the rest. joining us now is the policy director from the u.s. commission on international religious freedom, he's just back from afghanistan, joshing sis, it seems like there's hardly any religious freedom in afghanistan today, will it be worse bh the u.s. pulls out? >> that's a great question, i's critical that the u.s. government as it's looking towards 2014 works to establish safeguards, that the after began government will respect for the religious freedoms for all afghans, if the taliban were to ever come back to power, it would have devastating consequence, all afghan nao*ez for every state >> why aren't

daniel griffith, bbc news. >> the gun used by america's most famous gangster is up for auction. al capone ruled chicago in the in the 18 20's. >> public enemy number one? they do not come any bigger than al capone. >> of capone was suspected of carrying out or ordering numerous murders in the roaring 20's, including the street valentine's day massacre in 1929. this was of capone's gun, a colt 38 which was only used by him. the auction of this piece of history is likely to cause a frenzy among collectors. >> anybody interested in the most notorious gangster that ever lived, to own his personal sidearm -- is a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity. >> the gun is being sold by a private collector and comes with a sworn affidavit from al capone path brother's widow. >> we have a letter from his sister in law categorically stating this gun was owned and used solely by al capone while he was alive. on his death, it passed to his brother, ralph. >> there is no telling how many people looked down the barrel of this gun, but the fact that it was owned and used by al capone, scarred face, as he

susan griffiths. i see karen roy and her staff. stephanie simmons from the commission on the status of women. we welcome all of those partners who are here today. who would like to go next? please. >> good morning, supervisors. about 10 years ago, i started working at the nonprofit institute on aging as the director of the san francisco consortium for elder abuse prevention. i did one of the smartest things i had done. i asked beverly to go to lunch with me. later she told me about cathie baxter, and then i asked her to lunch. they're in, i think is the seed for but we have today, the first presentation of the climate -- family violence council's report on the status of family violence in san francisco. we all had a lot in common, working in nonprofits, not city agencies, and we are often dealing with victims. i am really happy to be here and feel their support and field support of all my brothers and sisters who work in family violence. bette davis once said that old age is not for sissies. she is right about so many things, and s

daniel griffith, bbc news. >> let's discuss further the i.c.c.ggestion that rape is being used as a weapon be war. lucinda marshall of the feminist peace network joins us now. what do you make of this suggestion that colonel gaddafi may even be giving viagra to his supporters? >> well, that is indeed something to be considerably worried about and is a troubling new way of attacking women, and, you know, you need to understand that rape has been a weapon of war really since time immemorandum arl -- immemorial and it's only recently with the creation of the international criminal court that rape has in fact been classified as a war crime. and it's very significant that mr. moreno-0 campo is actively investigating these allegations, particularly regarding the use of viagra, which is very troubling. specifically the thing that comes to my mind is railroad -- where is this viagra coming from? how are they getting these drugs if they are in fact being used? >> and the fact that the international criminal court is now looking into this, you suggest that

daniel griffith, bbc news. >> i've been speaking to the former executive director of the english f.a.ode in the world soap opera that is fifa. what's happened here is that two former allies, jack warner, and chuck blazer, chuck blazer effectively blew the whistle on what's alleged to have been going on in the caribbean. and clearly that has upset a significant number of people in concacaf which is the governing federation for the national football organizations in that part of the world not just the caribbean but north and central america as well. >> back to fifa headquarters, what's going on now, do you think? you've got the english and the scottish f.a. but they're the only ones whistling in the wind? >> we'll find out. there's no doubt -- goodness sake, there will be a lot of wheeling and dealing going on and discussions, at the very least, because there is disquiet about where fifa is, whether or not it's a crisis, a full-blown crisis, there is a crisis of confidence, and that you've seen in the past 24 hours with the sponsors, the world cup sponsors coming out and expressing thei

susan griffiths. i see karen roy and her staff. stephanie simmons from the commission on the status of women. we welcome all of those partners who are here today. who would like to go next? please. >> good morning, supervisors. about 10 years ago, i started working at the nonprofit institute on aging as the director of the san francisco consortium for elder abuse prevention. i did one of the smartest things i had done. i asked beverly to go to lunch with me. later she told me about cathie baxter, and then i asked her to lunch. they're in, i think is

griffiths -- this director put it together. it's actually pretty cool.eeing two different perspectives of two different people as they come together in the end and meet up with each other. >> it's a love story. >> it is a love story. it's called "split screen, why a love story." >> see? i like, that romance. it's all about that. in the love story was the woman because that's our next story. we're talking about these lubitens. >> you're wearing a pair right now. >> they're definitely not eight inches tall. take a look at these shoes. this is just radocklus as we say. lubitan is the guy who put the red on the bottom of shoe soles. >> oui, oui. >> which took off in fashion. they are being auctioned off with a number of other fashion items for the english national ballet. is anybody supposed to wear these? it's going to have to be a ballerina. >> stand there and pose in them. >> those shoes feel like those poodle dogs. don't they? >> let's move on. we've been talking about these 150 turtles that ended up on a runway at jfk airport. >> turtles on the tarmac.

and where i'm sure it's not very comforting to know but you're certainly not alone out there blair griffith miss colorado twenty eleven just back from the c.s.a. . and coming up new in just about thirty minutes we all know money matters because for talks and it has definitely been tense on capitol hill this week as congress has been trying to find a compromise to the debt ceiling crisis and just moments ago tensions came to a head as members of congress walked out of the bipartisan discussion so what does this mean for the u.s. debt i'll have more on this implosion only when thirty minutes well can't get enough of our t.v. well meet the newest member of the family it's called r.t.d. or our documentary. but. the twenty four hour english language channel was launched earlier today with a little help from president dmitry medvedev from the farthest reaches of the arctic to a close look at russian history r.t. documentary hopes to give viewers an in-depth look at the world's largest country and even russian language lessons only pursued to keep questioning more r.t.d. can be viewed via satellit

cnn's grew griffith is in juneau, alaska. cnn and others requested these e-mails way back in 2008.other side. first, i want you and our viewers to head off all of this release of the e-mails. let's listen and i'll ask you about it on the other side. >> a lot of the e-mails obviously weren't meant for public consumption. they are probably between family members. i'm sure people need to capitalize on this opportunity, to go through 25,000 e-mails and perhaps take things out of context. they will never truly know what the context of each one of the e-mails was. >> all right. drew, let me bring you back in. the context. what are you kind of seeing? is it hard to, like you said, trying to piece this all together? are things out of context or is something standing out of -- >> reporter: well, just think about how you abbreviate e-mails. there's a lot of deciphering that has to go on. but in the few hours that we've had to look overall of these documents so far, is a hardworking governor, workinging hard for the state of alaska, a lot of discussion about policy, about taxes, about cutting

. >> reporter: blair griffith is one of those books you just can't judge by the cover. >> the new miss colorado -- >> reporter: in october, she seemed to have it all. brains, beauty. and a crown. but what few people knew that night is the pain behind that smile. >> it was a hard reality to face. like, i don't really have anywhere to go. >> reporter: a month after the pageant, blair found themselves homeless. evicted from their colorado town house. blair had lost her job. and her mother had lost her health insurance after suffering a heart attack. the medical bills took their toll. >> you can't get -- >> reporter: but blair never gave up. >> the most important part of my story is that i am currently homeless. >> reporter: she continued to work as miss colorado, living with friends while acting as a voice for all those who are one paycheck away from being just like her. >> oh. >> reporter: and she's refused to let homelessness hold her back. come this sunday night she'll be on this stage, hoping for yet another crown. this time, miss usa. pretty remarkable in and of itself. but even more

griffith is recognized for five minutes. >> the executive order 13563 states the regulatory actions must be based on the best available science. your office has primary responsibility for helping the president and chief the subjective. you may be aware there's a pending science decision of the national toxicology program that involves the listing status of formaldehyde and an upcoming report on carcinogens. this listing status is important as the basis for the regulatory actions that may be taken now or in the future by the epa and other federal agencies and in addition affect the market place purchasing legal decisions in the near future. my understanding is that the studies and the data sets reviewed by the ndp and its on willing decision making process are the same as those used in the draft of formaldehyde assessment by the epa. as you may know the national academy of sciences recently called that epa draft assessment into question and raised serious concerns suggesting the assessment is in need of substantial revision at the very best. i assume you agree the government must of consi

and i do want to point out, we have a colleague from virginia, representative griffith that introduced legislation about deregulating the e.p.a. to achieve standards for stroil boilers processed here and for that, we are very grateful for his leadership. now i would like to yield time to the gentleman from colorado. >> i thank the gentlelady for the special order. mr. gardner: i want -- something that is startling to me tonight, when the gentlelady from washington made this statement, speaking to her constituents, speaking to businesses around her district as she mentioned that one of them said, let us succeed. i was taken aback when someone would come to her and say, all we want the government to do and all we want our policy makers to do, all we want in our regulations is to let us succeed. isn't it amazing we have transfompled our economy from a time when people could achieve what they wanted to achieve by working hard, sacrificing and taking risk and they are concerned where their government is in a place where their government won't let them succeed. that is at the very heart of w

griffith is recognized for five minutes. >> the executive order 13563 states the regulatory actions must be based on the best available science. your office has primary responsibility for helping the president and chief the subjective. you may be aware there's a pending science decision of the national toxicology program that involves the listing status of formaldehyde and an upcoming report on carcinogens. this listing status is important as the basis for the regulatory actions that may be taken now or in the future by the epa and other federal agencies and in addition affect the market place purchasing legal decisions in the near future. my understanding is that the studies and the data sets reviewed by the ndp and its on willing decision making process are the same as those used in the draft of formaldehyde assessment by the epa. as you may know the national academy of sciences recently called that epa draft assessment into question and raised serious concerns suggesting the assessment is in need of substantial revision at the very best. i assume you agree the government must of consi

griffith is recognized for five minutes. >> the executive order 13563 states the regulatory actions must be based on the best available science. your office has primary responsibility for helping the president and chief the subjective. you may be aware there's a pending science decision of the national toxicology program that involves the listing status of formaldehyde and an upcoming report on carcinogens. this listing status is important as the basis for the regulatory actions that may be taken now or in the future by the epa and other federal agencies and in addition affect the market place purchasing legal decisions in the near future. my understanding is that the studies and the data sets reviewed by the ndp and its on willing decision making process are the same as those used in the draft of formaldehyde assessment by the epa. as you may know the national academy of sciences recently called that epa draft assessment into question and raised serious concerns suggesting the assessment is in need of substantial revision at the very best. i assume you agree the government must of consi