far as the environmental impact is concerned, my main concern is 19th avenue, between floyd and holloway, one of the most congested highways. supervisor mar: thank you very much. if i could ask daniel mccormack, mickey hemacheck, and michael belazi to also join . next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i do not live in parkmerced, but in 2001 i did an analysis of the historical landscape of the st. thomas church of parkmerced. you have received a really excellent letter from the national trust for historic preservation and other preservation organizations in the city, state, and nationally, which lays out the importance of the historic importance of parker said -- of parkmerced. the supervisor elsbernd: -- the eir has not done a good analysis of the preservation alternative. i live in the outer sunset. i am very concerned about the traffic impact this project will produce, and that i will not be able to easily go to the airport. it will be very congested. also, there is a lot of foot traffic going over the great highway down the peninsula that will bunch up. the third point i would

holloway went missing during a trip to aruba. police say van der sloot was the last person to see her. right now he faces a charge in another case, accused of murdering and robbing a 21-year- old girl in lima last june. >>> nasa is starting to prep the space shuttle endeavor for its final mission next month. mark kelly is the husband of injured arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot in the head on january 8th. on thursday, doctors at the rehabilitation center in houston gave an update on her condition. >> her speech is getting very good. she is starting to walk with assistance. and if you remember, from where we were just six weeks ago, this is a tremendous amount of progress. >> doctors say giffords does not remember the shooting but that they say is expected and is planning to expect the shuttle launch to support her husband. >>> huge crowds of protestors expected in madison, wisconsin today. they are upset about the new law which takes away collective bargaining rights for public employees. governor scott walker

i discuss natalee holloway. won't get into that.nto that. [ light laughter ] do you see -- but this is -- you see this reaction? this is why no one knows me 'cause -- [ laughter ] 'cause white people go, "ew!" [ laughter ] listen, he said a joke earlier. it was a great joke about black people getting treated better, about the dog, westminster dog -- don't lie to yourselves! did you see how uncomfortable you were? you went -- [ laughter ] white people, all this is your fault. it ain't my fault. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i'm telling you. >> jimmy: yeah. >> that was a great joke. phenomenal. >> jimmy: thank you. >>but it's just -- white people need to loosen up, man. >> jimmy: we're loosening up. >> i mean, really. you loosened up. >> jimmy: president obama, we have -- >> you gave that a two-year shot. it is over. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> it's done. he's got two more years. that's why he goes on so many vacations. he knows it's finished. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, i mean -- what do you think? >> was it the applaus

he is a suspect in the ç 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba. >>> president obama is planningominate commerce secretary impairry loch the next u.s. ambassador to china. loch will replace john huntsman who is leaving the post next month. the formal announcement is expected later today. >>> no surprise here, but a new gallop poll finds sunny hawaii is the happiest state in america. i can buy that. the survey, which looks at residents' work environment as well as their physical and emotional health ranked with west virginia dead last. >>> amateur video out of venezuela shows the panic that ensued when a bull jumped into the audience during a bullfight over the weekend. the animal eventually found its way back into the ring. one worker was hurt m melee. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,090 after sinking 79 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 11 points and the nasdaq dropped 39. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei gained 20 points while in hong kong the hang seng zoomed 398. >>> it's a prett

president chiu: and knowing first hand how the traffic throw is from holloway as we circle to find parking, i know that will be significantly increased. i don't think the e.i.r. has that human and environmental impact as i read through it. i would say i was influenced by my visit with a number of the residents of parkmerced last week in the rain but we walked through a couple of the garden apartments and also the towers, and i don't see a blighted, aging number of units -- >> thank you. applause. president chiu: i also have this question katherine moore and other, the 4-3 vote at the planning commission, why is demolition of sound housing of beautiful homes with shared garden backwards and a sense of community, why is it necessary to demolish those and that's why reasonable alternative of no demolition to me makes a lot of sense and why the e.i.r. to me, i have a lot of questions about it. that's my perspective. [applause. >> to me what you're responding to are the merits of the project rather than the environmental impact of the project as proposed which is what we analyzed. the e.i.r. do

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as currently proposed, the new alignment would leave 19th avenue and holloway and proceed through the neighborhood parkmerced. the m lines would travel alternately along two alignments, transit re-entered 90th avenue south of felix avenue and terminate at the existing balance bow -- balbo park unit or facilities constructed on the project site. the e.i.r. also utilizes alternatives which maintain the muni service on 90th avenue. other changes are naturalized in the e.i.r. the project includes a series of infrastructure improvements including installation of a combination of renewable energy sources such as wind turbine and photovoltaic cells to meet the energy demand. addition, storm water runoff from buildings and streets would be captured and filtered through a series of ponds and other natural filtration systems. the filtered storm water would percolate into the ground water that feeds the upper west side ground water basin or lake merced or be released directly into lake per said. the board has received four appeal letters before the march 2 deadline from julian lagos on behalf of

holanÉs "joran van der sloot", el principal sospechoso de la desaparicÓn de la estadounidense natalee hollowaydemocracia denunciÓ que habÍa entrado la policÍa despuÉs de 30 aÑos a la universidad y que los jÓvenes habÍan sido golpeados. residente en washington criticÓ a gutiÉrrez. el comisionado nos acompaÑa vÍa satÉlite desde washington. clases _ gracias por estar con nosotros. >> buenos dÍas. >> comisionado, aquÍ las imÁgenes y vi las imÁgenes de la policÍa golpeando a los estudiantes, como justifica esto? >> en el caso del puerto rico no es diferente a otras protestas que hemos visto, de estudiantes cuando enfrentan al alza del costo de la matrÍcula lo vimos en california el aÑo pasado, miles de estudiantes en ciudades como oakland, sacramento y en otras ciudades de california, lo vimos en gran bretaÑa en noviembre del aÑo pasado cuando miles de estudiantes, ahÍ hubo hasta fuego... >> si, pero en puerto rico? como justificar la violencia de los policÍas contra los estudiantes? >> hubo incidentes aislados donde vi un uso excesivo de la fuerza de la policÍa al manejar esta demostraciÓn y cada

he's also the key suspect in the 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba. >>> military trialse now that president obama has reversed his earlier decision. the president had promised to close the prison in a year, but that's until he ran into strong opposition in congress. the first case to be heard at gitmo could be that of the accused mastermind of the "uss cole" bombing. >>> and now to libya where nato is now flying surveillance missions 24 hours a day. and rebel forces have come under attack from moammar gadhafi's air force. the opposition is demanding a no-fly zone. but an international effort to impose that is just getting started. in his latest interview, gadhafi accused foreign media of being part of the conspiracy against him. >>> we're getting an up close look at how those oppositions forces are fighting for their freedom. abc's lama hasan has been traveling with them. >> reporter: we head out for the front line of this war where the fight is raging between gadhafi and the rebels. a 220-mile journey by car across the desert, hugging the coast, mile after mile passing

. >> a client pleads temporary insanity in the 2005 disappearance of natalie holloway on the caribbeansland of aruba. he goes on trial for the murder last year of stephanie plorez. >> the united states will soon resume putting suspected terrorists on trial at quantanamo bay prison in cuba. president obama approved his resumption of trials there ending a two-year ban. the white house reiterated its commitment to close quantanamo. the president vowed to shut the prison down within a year after taking office. he wanted to try the inmates in the federal court system. >> next at 5:30. strapped for cash, another bay area city goes hand in hand to voters to help balance the budget. >> more questions are being raised about pg&e and what the company could have done to prevent the explosion in san bruno. i'm amy hollyfield, the story coming up. >> and a new video surfaces fuelling more allegations of police misconduct. next, how many san francisco drug cases have already been dropped in this growing scandal. >> check out the high temperatures. the coldest weather fargo, 25. denver 33 if you're t

. >>> the dutchmen long suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway is looking to make a plea deal in another case. he faces first degree murder charges for a killing of a 21- year-old woman. his lawyers say he confessed to the crime but they argue he should face the lesser charge of manslaughter. >>> nearly 22 million could be cut from the school district budget. up to 180 full-time employees would be laid off. the district has already shut down an elementary school and middle school in concord. board members say they still have to cut $9 million from their budget for the current school year. trustees expect to vote on the cuts next week. >>> our time now 5:56. a very unusual burglary in oregon after an intruder called 911 on himself. this happened last night in portland oregon. a homeowner came home to find the intruder inside of his house. that's when the intruder locked nims in a bathroom and called the police. the man confessed to the crime. he was worried the homeowner might have a gun. police arrived on the scene and arrested that intruder. >>> we have breaking news hap

the dutchmen long suspected in the death of teenager natalie holloway is looking to make a plea dealanother case. he's facing first degree murder charges for the killing of a 21- year-old woman last year. his lawyers say he confessed to that crime. they argue he should face the lesser charge of manslaughter. >>> back here at home almost $22 million could be cut out of the mount diablo school board. up to 180 full-time employees would be laid off. the district is already closed an elementary school and middle school in concord. board members say they still have to cut $9 million from their budget for the current school year. they expect to vote on the cuts next week. >>> a home burglary in portland oregon did not go as planned for one intruder as he called 911 himself. police say a man arrived home to find the intruder inside his house. that's when the intruder locked himself in a bathroom and called police. the man confessed to his crime and said he was worried the homeowner might have a gun. officers arrived on the scene and arrested the intruder. >> that is a classic. >> i like tha

the disappearance of natalie holloway in aruba in 2005.e's to go on trial for the murder last year of stephanie flores. he will use the violent emotions event in that case. >> still ahead at 6:30, an alameda family is heartbroken over a backpack stolen out of church. it's what's inside the backpack that really matters to them. >> drug cases get dropped amid investigation of police misconduct. >> pg&e systems and decision making is being called into question here in san bruno. i'm amy hollyfield. i'm going to have that story for you right away. >> you saw the fog there in amy's shot. that's causing flight arrival delays of nearly 30 minutes into sfo. flight departure delays out of d.c. and a whole lot of wet weather through the middle sections of the country. %r#h#h#h#h#b >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini slee ♪ >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. it is 6:29. kind of foggy out there in spots that's moved in this morning. mike will tell you more about that coming up. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. trading getting started r

going to go on to join the ranks of great "american idol" winners taylor hicks, ryan davis, chrissy holloway the last two names up and you didn't even know. so -- contestant named casey abrams was back after having to miss the show to get a blood transfusion thursday to treat his inflammatory bowel disease. the good news is he made it to the top 12. bad news, 25 million people now know you have an inflamed bowel. tonight, each of the contestants sang a song from the year of their birth. the producers did it mostly to remind steven tyler of how young they are. and with that said, it's time for tonight's installment of steven tyler's creepy leer of the night. >> more blues. you know more blues? you know the old blues that your mom and dad would put in there? so dig into that a little bit more. >> okay. >> okay. >> jimmy: it is creepy. really is creepy. i have to say, the creepiest part might have been the blouse he's wearing from chico's. another thing i've noticed lately on the show. it used to be dog was the number one most used word on "american idol." there were a lot of dogs. but this sea

and since then they will mold it into a huge dump trucks like to see here and holloway. after that they can only keep their fingers crossed the with more rain the hillside will not come down any further. >> justine: the lake tahoe there's plenty of snow, so much so crews are gathering at up in to dump trucks moving away from their roads. almost 600 in. has been measured so far this season that is well above the average. some residents say the terms of snow are the most the scene in a very long time. a live look at tahoe, this is 50 at ski run there is snow on the ground. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. >> justine: welcome back to the kron 4 news. a live look at storm tracker 4, big pressure system of rain, wind is moving into the bay area a closer look now on what is happening not only for us in san francisco but san jose, sacramento that blue is no hitting lake tahoe james will track everything for us throughout the morning. bring the spears is coming to san francisco the sunday for a free concert. in antici

. >>> the key suspect in the disappearance of american teenager natalie holloway in aruba is now ready of the murder of stephanie flores. but he was questioned many times, though never charged in the disappearance of natalie holloway in aruba in 2005. now according to his lawyer he has a plan. claiming in a plea that he violently attacked flores whom he barely knew because he flew into a rage when she looked at messages on his laptop. now in the plea, claims he was overtaken by violent emotions that legal experts say is like temporary insanity. >> he is a man who's been under a lot of pressure for five years. if there is anyone to blame it is the circumstances. >> reporter: if his plea is accepted, it would carry a sentence of three to five years. he could serve less than two. the family of stephanie flores wants him jailed for life. prosecutors say he had a motive to steal stephanie's cash. they say he targeted her. in this casino where they played poker together before he invited her to play online in his hotel room. he later left with stephany's money and credit cards. she was found

he said he went after her after she read an e-mail on her computer with natalee holloway but a source says the computer was not used that night suggesting he lloyd to investigators. if convicted of first-degree murder, he could face 15 years in prison. >>> later this year, san francisco voters will pick a new mayor and rank voting true add a twist to the race. so far, 31 people have announced their candidacy and last night we attended a democratic party fund-raiser in chinatown to find out what those candidates think about ring voting. some said they will be forced to campaign differently. >> i've been invited to come to other candidates' kickoffs. they've said to me that they would love to come to my kickoff to show sort of college at and support with me. and i think that's unusual. >> other candidates we talked to said rank choice voting forces them to build coalitions and campaign across neighborhoods throughout the city. >>> the mayor of a pennsylvania town is dead after a skydiving accident. 45-year-old carter shields was one of 12 skydivers jumping over southern new jersey. neit

s leaving the holloway for the last time in this parliament and we'll see how many of them come back and on what side of the house they'll end up sitting on. the prime minister has to address the nation as to what happens next. the government's been defeated, doesn't happen often, as you say, evan, never happened on this issue. >> and now we wait to see the prime minister. he will, we don't know what he will say. as you say, peter, he'll outline the next steps because it moves very quickly now. he'll announce he'll likely go to the governor general, perhaps as early as tomorrow morning, we'll cover that, and that will kick off an election you said it well this will be like atta too on this government, the question is who will see it? will it play out in the campaign? how will the issue of being held in contempt for the first time in canadian history, how will it play out? let's get to reaction on the floor as we watch this, rosemary, people are streaming out after what was an emotional moment and historic moment. give us a sense of what's happening right now. >> i haven't been able t