taft. -- like of helen the life of helen taft. later, a conversation with supreme court justice ginsburg. >> helen taft was more ambitious about getting to the white house that her husband william howard taft and was willing to get personally involved with politics to get him elected. illness toe a series directly manage the white house, invited top classical musicians to perform their, and supported causes that matter to her. she also has one of the most visible legacies of all of the first ladies. trees thatcherry bring tens of thousands of visitors to washington every year. good evening and welcome to first ladies. the life of helen taft. her husband served in the white house. here to tell us about her life is her buyer for -- biographer lewis gould. you open the book by making the case that of the 20th century first ladies, she is the most of your that you say she deserves better from history. --my why she deserves better tell me why she deserves better. >> and she did things that were very constructive. the cherry trees, brin

we just i'm helen. i have i want to let you know we've 14rb9d 50 years of the american indian people last month i'm really proud of that (clapping) >> i'm very honored and happy to introduce someone that's special. in the community as well as the staff. and a family. orlando has been one of the very special persons in all of our families life. been working with the friendship house. the friendship house association of american indians serves a broad range of services to the american indian people for 50 i can say now a for over 50 years isn't that wonderful. we continue to work with the young people, people with addiction problems and every kind of problem we try to sought so friendship how is it the r is the oldest peer in the area to continue services and all that. orlando who is the staff for the friendship house for 19 years he's been executive director for at least 5 years. he's got tremendous experience as a clinical director say manager and speaker she's shown his leadership so far as we can see

hat at i we're it to helen's voth galileo event for the friendship house and i walk into the room at the hotel what was the name of that hotel? the fairmont hotel. and the first person i see is peter brat the brother of benjamin brat. and he puts his hand & says welcome mayor. so i decided not to wear the hat. >> welcome all of you to the american heritage indian month celebration at the san francisco public city hall the rue turned i'm earl and i'm your mc for this event. i wanted to wear my indian stovepipe hat and i we're it to helen's voth galileo event for the friendship house and i walk into the room at the hotel - what was the name of that hotel - . the fairmont hotel and the first person i see is peter brat the brother of benjamin brat and he puts his hand out and says welcome mayor so i decided not to wear the hat in the presence of mayor ed lee. i didn't want to up stage him then my wife reminded me also that not to up stage the honor resolution so. what you see >> item 12, approving the conceptual traffic-coaxing project boys. >> all of you again welcome to the ninth ameri

and this is what's behind the mary helene rogers site. it fulfills a promise we wouldn't have poverty housing in this city to revision public housing. so let's keep working together all the elements that mr. johnson identified we need outline r all those we need urban core and everybody to work across different racial ethic divides. we're not going to end this is about mary helene rogers legacy. i condominium to you this is just another beginning of more projects to come as we bring more people across. this is a city that's rich in resources. we've got 80 get those resources to talk to each other and make a commitment to build more housing in the city. reverend fong i'd like to have the rogers family come up and present to them this pramgs declaring today mary helene senior day in san francisco (clapping.) i think mario is going to speak and could you introduce the artists as well. nancy where you at? >> right here. oh, there you go. this is after the doing the murals. i'm mario i'm one of 9 sons. my mom and dad raised us in the community

that magic. >> helen and, helen mirren and i were doing a play in 2001, the dance of death, it is bynberg, a lot of popular shows in the mainstream audience, you couldn't get on and off the island, all of the long running shows, the producers had run out of audience because the out of towners weren't getting tickets. and we were the latest show in town and you couldn't get tickets that new yorkers absolutely had to go to the theatre. you had a sense there was a future, there was a life. >> jon: and there was ian mckellen bringing pleasure to people. >> there you go. >> jon: during our blitz while the rest of us were hiding under metal tables. is what we were doing. it is always such a pleasure, my friend, the hobbit in theaters on the 13th, ian captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> jon: that's our show. here it is, your moment of zen. >> it is black friday but it is turning into black and blue friday. captioning sponsored by comedy central >> stephen: tonight, president obama celebrates thanksgiving and, just like your uncle

that magic. >> helen and, helen mirren and i were doing a play in 2001, the dance of death, it is bynberg, a lot of popular shows in the mainstream audience, you couldn't get on and off the island, all of the long running shows, the producers had run out of audience because the out of towners weren't getting tickets. and we were the latest show in town and you couldn't get tickets that new yorkers absolutely had to go to the theatre. you had a sense there was a future, there was a life. >> jon: and there was ian mckellen bringing pleasure to people. >> there you go. >> jon: during our blitz while the rest of us were hiding under metal tables. is what we were doing. it is always such a pleasure, my friend, the hobbit in theaters on the 13th, ian

probably compelled me to write this more than any other it is helen and she has a really fascinating career. so after her father's murder, she heads east for a time and has a brief but acclaimed career on the broadway stage and one of her contemporaries describes her and i love this house quote, 5 feet and 10 inches of magnificent womanhood. and she's striking. there are some pictures of her in the book. very striking with her hair and a shock of black running through. a very tall and had a voice that made her especially effective as a theatrical actor. she returns in 1875 for the reasons i cannot quite track that we have something to do with bankruptcy but she ends up with a schoolteacher in the mid 1870's and then has a sort of second installment in a fascinating career she becomes the first woman elected to office in the history of the montana territory in 1892 when she becomes the superintendent of schools for lewis and clark county which is the wealthiest sizable county have that time and that is where helena is located. she has a political patron and old friend of her father's

>> helen mirren.a young jennifer lawrence. >> sour weird. >> jon: don't you think that looks -- i did i saw it. no, can i see it. she's a beautiful woman and i'm complimented but i didn't expect that would you do that. >> jon: yeah. what would be -- is there anything -- here is what i figure -- >> should my hands be on the desk like this. >> jon: no, no. but there's a little bit of turkey salmonella on here. >> i passed that. -- i passed that turkey backstage. >> jon: i don't blame you there. >> i thought for one second about putting it on my head and running it out. i thought, you have enough attention. it's time to rest. >> jon: if you put that turkey on your head and ran around and i don't know this for a fact. i'm in the a scientist or engineer but i think the internet would break. [laughter] people at home would just -- heads would come flying off. seriously we should talk about the movie. are we out of time? >> okay. >> jon: oh, okay. no, sit. the movies are great. >> thank you. >> jon: and i do

helen's.ay 18 when the volcano erupted. >> he felt he was telling story. >> blackburn lost her husband that day, but part of him lives on through his work. >> anytime any portion of a legacy can come forward, it excites me and it elates me. >> she says this wasn't her husband's best work by a long shot. >> i think he would think oh, my god, they're showing those shots? >> but it was good enough for the front page of the "columbian" 33 years later. >> and there it is. you see the beautiful curvature still there. and then all of the activity going on around it. >> shot from the sky, where it erupted from a box. >> it's magnificent. it's important for us. >> all right, we're going to check in with anthony slaughter. he's here check on the weather for us again. is it june or december? >> the offshore winds help clear out. for tomorrow, we're not looking at unhealthy air quality, but it will still be moderately unhealthy. eventual eventually, though, we'll find things will really start to improve.

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> good morning everyone. welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors budget and finance committee meeting for wednesday december 4, 2013. my name is supervisor farrell. i will be chairing this committee and joined by eric mar the vice chair and joined by john avalos. i would like to thank the clerk of the meeting and sfgtv covering this meeting. there clerk do we have any announcements? >> yes. please silence all cell phones and speaker cards and documents to be part of the file should be submitted to the clerk and acting today will a appear on the december 13, agenda of the board of supervisors unless otherwise stated. >> all right. can you call item number one. >> item number one and contract modification guardsmark, llc - security services for the allege to extend the term by two months for a revised period of week in a modified amount of $21,226,260. >> okay. thank you very much. this was continued from the last meetin

[machinery beeping] after a month of uncertainty, helen sharp was treated at umc. clinic closed, the hospital admitted her as an inpatient. it says it made an exception because her heart disease and diabetes are life threatening complications. but livia ralphs is still searching for care. >> i'm going to die if i don't get treated. that's the bottom line here. >> yolanda coleman remains untreated. >> and after our visit, a medical supply company took away her bed and her wheelchair. >> you never know what god has for you down the road. but i know he has more for me than just to leave my children because i can't have medical insurance. >> roy scales has been calling the private doctors on that list university medical center sent with its letter. he has been searching for someone who will accept payment from the county medical assistance for the poor, something he calls insurance. but it's been five months since he was diagnosed. how many doctors and oncology practices did you call? >> oh, man, it had to be at least 25. >> and they told you what? >> "what about your

i wanted to wear my indian stovepipe hat and i we're it to helen's voth galileo event for the friendship house and i walk into the room at the hotel - what was the name of that hotel - . the fairmont hotel and the first person i see is peter brat the brother of benjamin brat and he puts his hand out and says welcome mayor so i decided not to wear the hat in the presence of mayor ed lee. i didn't want to up stage him then my wife reminded me also that not to up stage the honor resolution so. what you see is what you got. so once again welcome to the ninth annual event. it's indeed a pleasure to be here. have our wonderful sirens smoke i didn't by a bay sirens and the house drum as well. so, please stand if you'reable and remove your hats we give thanks for this today to recognize and honor our own. we give thanks for good health. we ask for blessing upon those in attendance and unable to be here and blessing on the hands on the food we're going to par take. we remember those in poor health and in need even if player and blessing from you creator. we give thanks for the opportunity to be h

taft. -- like of helen the life of helen taft. later, a conversation with supreme court justice ginsburg.

marilyn fighter fiery firebrand that was mary helen rogers. i first met her when i was a that commissioner in the 1990s. i was parted of the first activist commission for the agency from the urban reluctant days to an agency that put affordable housing at its forefront. i want to recognize commissioner leroy king who's the long time lasting commissioner. whose heart has been in the western edition and i served with him a commissioner for many years and leroy is 98-year-old. thank you la roadway with all your years with the agency. i think that everything that mary helen rogers figure out for abnormal housing and protection for those who are dispolice department because of what happened she was the true advocate for the affordable housing. i hope mary will be part of our new affordable housing for seniors. i'm glad this is being done under the item of mayor ed lee who's legacy he he's known as the housing mayor. he's done more than any mayor before him. he will speak later. i would also like to recognize the community advisory members. thank yo

the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today? and i said i will try. yes, but it is part of the job. so i tried. i worked with a dutch artistic director, and i get to work with him. he was very specific and fabulous man. also, they were very specific about the color. in reality, they asked me because the color is a little like in the spirit. it is something in common. i was flattered to do that, but it is beautiful to see how much they are -- our work, our demand is to make a beautiful movie. i should not be able to do anything. i never thought about it, but when people ask me, you have to be so clever. >> tom ford made a movie, so why not you? >> because my brain is not that sure. you have to think about so many things. truly, it is a big work. you have to be strong. you have to take care also of the physiology of the actor which is, like, oh, my god. you can be depressed. also, you see the depression of ev

part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink in their hands, getting to know maybe somebody new, may be looking for a day, or chatting with friends. there jellyfish. i mean, they are beautiful.

helens. died may 18 when the volcano erupted. >> he felt he was telling stories through his photography. >> blackburn lost her husband that day but part lives on through his works. >> any time any portion of a legacy can come forward it excites me and it elates me. >> she says this wasn't her husband's best work, by a long shot. >> i think he would think oh, my gosh, they are showing those shots? >> but it was good enough for the front page of the columbian, 33 years later. >> there it is. you just see that beautiful curvature still there. and then all of the activity going on around it. >> shot from the sky, resurrected from a box. >> magnificent. it's important for us. >> that was nbc's catherine cook. and she thinks the film stayed good because it was stuck in a cool dark box. >> 5:21. coming up historic night at the hunger bowl. we'll tell you why next. >> and a live look outside now. we keep saying this because we need to keep saying this. fifth consecutive spare the air day. we've had s

water rushing down helen drive in the millbrae hills. a 12 inch water main ruptured and six lines burst across the city. leaving neighbors high and dry. >> i haven't been able to get in the shower. it's not nice. >> there is no water at joe gib's house, either. >> my wife asked what there to do about not having water. >> every worker is repairing and replacing pipes the mayor blames the 65-year-old pipe was a 50 year life span. >> this weather has been freezing. >> we want to not rule that out. >> this could leave millbrae with a bill over $1 million. >> investigators say a faulty appliance connection is to blame for blowing up this home on fair view drived. he did walk away. man did go to the hospital but treated for just minor injuries, then released. >> about 5:00 in the morning i heard a bang. thought it's an earthquake and saw the fire here. just came out i started taking videos of my iphone. >> the iphone video captured aftermath of the explosion the walls moved off the foundation, windows of homes and cars blown out debris ended u

helens in 1980 eruption.uption occurred 640,000 years ago experts say it is now overdue. now back with 18 -- the "a team" to remind me his approval ratings as clinton was higher duringg3 his impeachment? >> we were watching these everyday and there were midterm elections and republicans were blacked because it looked like they were going after clinton for personal matters but here looking at obama as ratings they are lower now. lou: there also lower than any other president with the fifth year of his presidency save nixon and he wasot saved. >> and heading into territory where it will be hard to leave and govern. lou: is it because the man lied repetitively or the course of four years? >> the one statement you can keep your health care. as is. period. >> i still hesitate to use the over the life because you don't know what his aides told him or if he looked at the fine print if he says it 29 times possibly he believed it that is a huge negative. lou: so because nixon believed what he said. >> that was a lie.

other countries around the world are calling for an emergency meeting already expected to attend our helen hunt george clooney this team america knows the growing trend of trying to use they glom on to sway public opinion in politics like hello. world to me is an international advice we maybe truly understands global politics namely. i. angelina jolie was wheeled into a photo op with disgraced chief dave patris in baghdad as people began to question the mainstream version of the iraq disaster never previously showing the slightest interest in ukraine in a bizarre case of life imitating george clooney just jumped the queue of bandwagon reading ukraine's speech from a script to the side of the camera apparently written for him by a state department ghost writer to all of you in the square in kiev. we here in the united states have great affinity for those seeking democracy. splotch what does george clooney know about the economics of ukraine must say there's a cia manual for regime change and it's being followed to the letter my people on the payroll of western organizations and governments

helen page would be -- gilligan, michael xena. the milli skipper. >> professor, conrad murray is the dude michael jackson's doctor. that's the professor. i got lil' kim at being ginger. lil' kim will be marianne. i got and ginger, i got, yeah, ke$ha as the rich old white people, what's -- thurston howell and lovie, that's going to be tight. hmm. i don't know, lou dobbs and his wife. let's throw lou dobbs and his wife -- gilligan, greg gut fefe >> at the commercial break they had the specific music when things weren't going well. da, da, da, da -- da, da, da. oh, my god, something is happening. doo, doo, and when they were looking around in the jungle it would be doo, doo, doo, wah, wah, wah. ♪ >> it's like they made it at college. >> how is this show not on at 8:00 p.m.? >> come on. >> there were like -- everybody remembers the theme but don't remember the segmented music parts made by i think -- i can't remember the guy who did that stuff. we have to take a break. last story coming up, it's a doozy. michael, tell us why you used

everyone from johnny cash to helen keller to abraham lincoln. i have a couple favorites. this starts with a passage of scripture. if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. in the middle of the civil war, president lincoln attended a but referred to him as human beings. christ also suffered that you might also follow in his steps. when i learned that i needed to be ready with a scripture at a moments notice, he asked what scripture he i would recommend for the genocide in darfur. the lesson that i learned is to be primed to respond at a moments notice. there was a moment in 2009 when i thought i could take a unilateral break. i think it is absolutely important for all of us to start our day separate from the busyness of this world and really center ourselves. >> that was joshua on giving president obama inspiration. they were injured, a relative of paper on a fish was responsible. , aa cooling morning swim fish started biting people. or than 70 were injured including seven children. it is a native to south america and rivers. health officials said there were some peop

i want to thank my supervisors and to marty and helen and to carol i look up to you guys so much.indian month and raising the community as a whole to be resilient it's inspired me manufacture there's other people like me that have not been here your whole life. if you haven't already find your gift and grinning bring them to the community. so thank you. (clapping.) >> thank you janet king and - bonnie hartley congratulations. the next honor reis rather close to me well, she's my wife and i've asked a good friend of both of us little feather to speak on her behalf. >> you stole my line

helens 1980 eruption. the last yellow so interruion occurred 640,000 years ago.uee. back with the "a-team," and i want to turn to you to remind me that president clinton's approval ratings were higher during his impeachment then president obama's. >> i represent the democrats during the impeachment of president clinton, the democratic judiciary committee. we were watching the things every day. and remember, there were midterm elections in the stands. the republicans just out waxed because it looked like it was -- there were going after clinton for personal reasons. that's it. exactly. so shocking. actually lower now, and there is nothing li an impeachment going on. lou: lower now, als lower than any other president in the fifth year of his presidency, save nixon. nixon, as we know, was not saved. >> and we are heading into territory where it is going to be awfully hard rock had to leave and govern. lou: is it because a man like a bald face repetitively? >> the one statement. the one statement, you can't keep your health care ases. >> i still hesitate to use the w

. >> jon: when you watch her interview does it seem like a young -- >> helen mirren?jon: you are the first person who also sees it. no one that young should be that good at something. when you are that young you should suck at things. >> the only thing i was good at being was a mess at her age. i was really good at being mess. >> jon: you and i have a lot in common. >> i think so. >> this film must be for an actor a thanksgiving feast. david o'russell, the dialog is so vivid and crackling but man all the way through. >> it is. it doesn't stop. working with david it has that energy. i don't they if you have heard anything about how he works. he stands like right off the camera and yells at you. he does -- he is encouraging but -- [laughter] -- at times but he also like has a bullhorn sometimes from outside the car. >> jon: no! >> yes, it's amazing. >> jon: will he yell things like good job! >> no, not typically. he yells suggestions like now try it like this or do the line reading and while this camera is rolling. it creates beautiful chaos that creates electric perfor

last week, we you wanted up the helen rogers and my good friend reverend hall was under its a public-private partnership that's now to just conclusions in the wonderful home for more than one hundred of our cities protecting and homeless seniors. 25 of those units are set aside for the seniors. and last month we broke ground to house youth that was formerly in foster he care we were in chinatown breaking ground for homeless families and protecting residents. all of those housing developments have supported services on site to make sure our residents live healthy lives. it won't stop there. let me repeat it will not stop as a matter of fact, 25 percent of all the housing that's being built in san francisco 25 percent of them are affordable that continues a strong commitment from our city. last september of this year we annuity more resources to stop unlawfully evictions for our citizens and because of our cities careful planning we have to plan for the future and to understand the problems now not just to react to them our city it tripling the amounts of funds the human services provides whic

i want to thank my supervisors and to marty and helen and to carol i look up to you guys so much.ut your heart going into the community. thank you for the american heritage indian month and raising the community as a whole to be resilient it's inspired me manufacture there's other people like me that have not been here your whole life. if you haven't already find your gift and grinning bring them to the community. so thank you. (clapping.) >> thank you janet king and - bonnie hartley congratulations. the next honor reis rather close to me well, she's my wife and i've asked a good friend of both of us little feather to speak on her behalf. >> you stole my line i was going to say she's my wife. i want to say coming up those stairs is the most exercise i've had all today. uc berkley welcomes all applications from the community congest students. the native american community claiming faculty students and staff working together to find a supportive improvement for the native student environmentalist. our goal is to enhance the 2ri7b8 and social experience of our students. they support

i wanted to wear my indian stove hat at i we're it to helen's voth galileo event for the friendship house and i walk into the room at the hotel what was the name of that hotel? the fairmont hotel. and the first person i see is peter brat the brother of benjamin brat. and he puts his hand & says welcome mayor. so i decided not to wear the hat. >> welcome all of you to the american heritage indian month celebration at the san francisco public city hall the rue turned i'm earl and

and i want to invite you a special event on may 9, sister helen rajeem will be here, and she's well known and played in deadman walking. that's may 9. i want to thank all volunteers and those who made this event possible. and all of you for attending. thank you and have a good evening. >> hi, everybody. my name is carmen chu. why don't we get started. with a marking up with the department of small business -- we have been working with the department of small business. this project started when we heard from neighborhood merchants. unfortunately, they had access issues, visibility access issues. we have been working closely with many of our partners year today to educate about these -- many of our partners year today to educate about these issues. also in terms of board guidance. i want to thank all of you for coming. many of you may have assistance. i know many merchants could not be here. please do it share this information with other merchants in the area. we have virginia from the office of small business. we have roger from the bar association. no carla johnson from the office of disa

it's been destroyed and one of my favorites done by helen bruten. it's to remind us, while i was looking at these projects, they employed 42 percent women. it's very unusual in the art world. and then of course, in san francisco, benny lafono. we had the first and the last of the new deal. coit tower is the first. it is i think, one of the best in the country. it shows san francisco's history and that of human civilization shown through the eyes of labor. these are things that happened in san francisco's history. lynchings. again, coit tower, shows you the stock market dropping. something people weren't used to seeing. and a business many being held up. and in george washington high school, the farther of our country pointing the pioneers west as they walk over a dead indian. most of the art is not controversial. most of the artists celebrates local produce. this is one of the most extraordinary murals i have seen. at a tuberculosis cemetery. they also painted a mural in san francisco. finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater.