gruber. next speaker, please. >> peter strauss. >> good afternoon. peter strauss of the san francisco transit riders. this is a very good budget that you have before you and one that we're overall glad to be able to support. we're very thankful, as i'm sure you are, too, to have the assistance of sb-1 to make our fund balance easier than it has been some other years. still concerned that long-term, we do still have fiscal areas that we're facing. this is an area that as you know we're very involved in and concerned about. we're glad to see the inclusion of the fare pair at the day level. we're pleased to see it return to a level of doctrine service enhancement. this is something that i've addressed before. and we're very glad to support the additional staffing or to make possible the additional lrv service, the muni forward, the equity programs, and don't want to overlook the maintenance training programs, which we feel are very important to support increased reliability, the transit services. if we have any concerns, we would have liked to see it go

. >> harvard's stacy gruber has struggled to do this research. reduced the opioid use by 47%. it's a staggering number. and like hurd, gruber also showed their brain changed when off of pills and on pot. the brain's white mat tore communicate from one region to another became better organized. >> those same folks show improvements in cognitive performance so it's very exciting. >> exciting for opioid addicts and now raising the question, could this help with other brain diseases? like alzheimer's and dementia. the latest research shows that in lab-grown neurons, cannabis remove it is protein that accumulates in the brains of these patients. again, nothing else has been identified to do that. that doesn't surprise kyle turley. he was diagnosed with early cte, a sort of alzheimer's-like disease and he is a firm believer cbd has helped return his memory. quell his anger and ease his depression. >> we have a potential resolve to allow individuals to live better arrives. >> but to know for sure means more research which as i've told you is hard enough

. >> mark gruber. >> thank you. mark gruber. san francisco taxi work alliance and i haven't seen the numbers by i want to thank you for in concluding funding for taxi stands. in the capitol budget, this is going to be of great help to taxi drivers, to taxi passengers and to the city and also just in anticipation of thank you for reducing the initial fee, the application fee for taxi stands in the operating budget. i really think that those should be waved entirely but take what you get, thank you. >> thank you, very much. next speaker. >> that's the last person who turned in a speak are card on public comment. seeing none. public comment is closed. directors, i'd like to hear your questions or comments on the capital plan? >> i guess maybe, great job as we've spent a lot of times talking about this budget. maybe you can talk about what you are doing with the fees we've decided on for taxis, the changes we're putting fourth just for the purpose of the general public and also the crossing guard issue which i know came up at the la

on go far down the weeds, but a reporter said he spoke to them about matt gruber and judith miller. met uber's reports do not support him, and judith miller recounted. she recounted because patrick fitzgerald misled her about understanding her own notes undercover and she repented and said that i hope an innocent man, and she came out and the plotted. is not somebody who committed a crime. is ideally what pardons are for. it is essential. >> we learned in the book that scooter libb be at one point was mark rich's attorney. >> and as with the prosecutor is about because james comey and patrick fitzgerald when the sentences should of new york when marc rich got his pa rdon. after getting lots of many from mark rich's former wife. and is avestigation, constitutional lawyer that will give you pause. always held the position that it is undeterred authority. >> few bright the president for a pardon and pay the president a million dollars? >> she gave hundreds of thousands of dollars. i know because i had a representative on the case. >> i don't think it is unfettered authority and you can

go far down the weeds, but a reporter said he spoke to them about matt gruber and judith miller. his notes did not support him, and judith miller recounted. why did she recounted? because patrick fitzgerald misled her about understanding her own notes until she saw he had been at the bureau undercover and therefore she recanted and said that i hope that innocent man, and she came out and a plotted, this is not somebody who committed a crime. it is ideally what pardons are for. it is essential. >> we learned in the book that scooter libby at one point was mark rich's attorney. >> and that is what the prosecution was all about patrickjames comey and fitzgerald were together in the southern district of new york when marc rich got his pardon. after getting lots of many from -- money from mark rich's former wife. actually, comey opened up an investigation and is a constitutional lawyer that will give you pause. i have always held the position that it is undeterred authority. >> could you bribe the president for a pardon and pay the president a million dollars? >> she did. she gave hun

speaking of michigan, let's bring in michigan-based radio host steve gruber. nice to see you.he president tweeting before he headed out to his golf course, looking forward to be in the great state of michigan. no argument about great, happen to love michigan as well. and major expansion of jobs in your state. and auto expanding in your state. fair assessment? >> it's a great time looking for a job no question. and what do you say about donald trump's first two years. help wanted. every place has help wanted. 10,000, roads, construction and bridges and infrastructure. that's how much michigan has come back and it's part of the trump economy. leland: economists will tell you though that this is is a result of the economic expansion that occurred over the past couple of years, it wasn't just january 2017 that michigan suddenly had help wanted sides. that may be the economic reality. do people in michigan give president trump credit or are they looking back to president obama. >> i can tell you the people of michigan are giving credit for coming here today. instead of canned jokes

. >> and for finale, they throw hans gruber out of a window. >> thank you so much. >>> coming up, expertng and summer. >>> from fresh reads to fresh kicks, "shape" magazine's picks for the neeker e sneakers of th. >>> fruits and veggies are different than you. why you want to be careful when you wash them. >>> al has a special coming up, deserving dads day. has your dad always wanted to host a big family reunion. take your kids on a fishing trip, a sporting event, a concert. we want you the tell us. >> tell us about your dad's biggest dreams and why he deserves for them to come true. head to today.com, nominate him and i may come knocking on your door with a big father's day surprise. we hope you will go to our website and nominate somebody. >> all right. >>> can we get a check of the weather? >> absolutely. let's look at the weekend outlook. tomorrow, spring returns in the east. finally, we get seasonal temperatures. strong storms through the central plains. we're looking at beautiful sunshine along the west coast. sunday, sunday, drought conditions continue in the southwest. we're look