>> yes john knox white my colleague is going to come up. >> and the other important funding source i want to address is prop k the sales tax and a couple of opportunities for the ta to approve some prop k funding requests coming up and on march 24th we're going to ask you for a million dollars for a funding source for up to 45 locations on the pedestrian high injury network that were identified through the walk first phase one project and we're also going to ask you for a chunk of money to complete our bicycle strategy plan which will help us identify the safety needs of some of our high priority bicycle networks where we haven't been able to complete the design yet with the bike program funds we have and these are some real soon upcoming prop k funding requests. >> the 176 thousand doesn't seem like a very large dollar amount. >> right. >> i'm curious what that's actually going to cover. >> that's for planning and design and we'll be coming back once we complete that planning and design work with a request for more implementation money we're going to be doing over 11 miles of bike l

. >> thank you and we do have john knox white a transportation planner with the the sfmta to provide us with an update and i want to congratulate you on your work leading the task force effort over the last year with our office and the mayor's office and a number of others and of course with the bicycle coalition and walk sf and i just want to take this moment to recognize in particular the bike coalition who actually first brought this idea to our office and city hall when one of our cyclists was killed on division by a large vehicle and they wanted to do a vehicle training program with the bike coalition to better educate how to share the roads and also how to be preventative and how a cyclist can be aware of multiple users on the road and over time as we found that all 4 cyclists that have been killed and been killed by large vehicles it was really clear it was an issue that required a larger scale solution and whether it's city agencies or construction contractors ecology and many others to be in the same room and figure out what we can do to achieve vision zero before the rest o

department of public health and tim from sfmta and working through the issues and i want to recognize john knox who lead the large vehicle training studies to make sure we were able to present all of that today but i want to recognize the pedestrians and psyche iftds who gave the feedback on what they wanted in the program. [applause] yes, and their feedback is just as important as the experts because they're the ones on the streets and representing their communities and neighborhoods to make it safe for all. zero fatalities in the month of january is huge news. i can't tell you how many funerals i have been to for residents in the district and there is nothing more heart breaking than meeting the mom, dad, sister or best friend and had their loved 11 day and lost them in a flash in the next and these deaths are 100% preventible and everything that the city can do to ensure that we are keeping one more son, one more person alive to be loved by their loved ones is a huge achievement for the city so i want to recognize and thank everyone for their efforts to make this a reality. i am so excited a

john knox long forgotten, a comptroller of the currency from 1872, to 1884. so much for thayer's admonition about posterity judging on the fame of people. this person is a complete unknown to probably 99,999 people out of 100,000. william marcy was a senator-governor of new york. he appears on a very high denomination $1000 bill. this is the equivalent to 18,000 in today's. currency. he was a governor of new york secretary of war. he succeeded everett as secretary of state. i guess his claim to fame is mt. marcy in essex county, new york is named after him. it has a height of 629 meters and is the highest peak in new york so that is the legacy of mr. marcy. uh, the last one silas wright, again, a senator and governor of new york in the middle of the 19th century. largely forgotten. what i'll conclude with this a person that again almost nobody knows that name but any people who collect banknotes or really have a passing interest know his portrait. he appears on this famous $5.00 bill. this is one of the top two or three most popular of u.s. bank note. that's

knox case. >> great to have you with us. i'm john vause. >> and i'm zain asher. this is cnn newsroom. it could be days before they can start recovering the victims of flight 9925. the flight crashed in the french alps killing all on board. there's no word on what caused the crash, but one of the black boxes has been recovered. >> helicopter crews say the plane is in pieces. no piece is bigger than a small car right now. the head of one rescue team says the debris is scattered over ten acres, some in areas much higher than the mountain peaks. >> translator: our priority is to get as many bodies back as possible so that specialists of

he would write to people like knox and john jay saying what can we do, and he'd take their letters and compile them in his own hands about what we need in a new constitution. he took that to philadelphia. and at philadelphia he was a hands-on negotiator to pull together and create the constitution. he wasn't a wax figure sitting up front. i came to the conclusion they often say in the textbooks that james madison is the architect of the constitution. well, if james madison is the architect of the constitution -- and i won't take that away from him -- then george washington was the general contractor. and any of you who have ever built a house or put an extension may know an architect may have a plan, but it's the general contractor that gets it done and that's george washington's role during this period. that, i viewed, as a gap in the literature. well or, i've already probably talked too long. i'm scared to look here at the time, but that's the story i was able to pull together and tell. so if we have time, we have questions, i would be delighted to take questions x. if not, i'll infl

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john thank you. >>> we turn now to the breaking news from italy, the fate of american amanda knox finally decided. accused of killing her roommate. the court in italy overturning her conviction. neal karlinsky has the story. >> reporter: after nearly eight years and three trials italy's highest court annulled knox's murder conviction. overturning the case once and for all. it was a stunning turn of events. >> this is very surprising since this is the same court that had effectively overturned the not guilty verdicts before. >> reporter: whether knox would return to italy. something she was adamant about. >> i would never willingly go back to the place -- i am going to fight this until the end. >> reporter: after being convict convicted in 2009 then being overturned then convicted again, she was in a constant state of worry. tonight, it's over. her family saying they're incredibly emotional, and relieved. next up for knox a wedding. she's looking forward to getting on with her life. david. >> thank you. >>> and now to the urgent search for the missing after the explosion and fire in new york. some

knox case. >> great to have you with us. i'm john vause. >> and i'm zain asher. this is cnn newsroom.

knox case. >> great to have you with us. i'm john vause. >> and i'm zain asher. this is cnn newsroom. days before they can start recovering the victims of flight 9925. the flight crashed in the french alps killing all on board. there's no word on what caused the crash, but one of the black boxes has been recovered. >> helicopter crews say the plane is in pieces. no piece is bigger than a small car right now. the head of one rescue team says the debris is scattered over ten acres, some in areas much higher than the mountain peaks. >> translator: our priority is to get as many bodies back as possible so that specialists of criminal identification may be able to identify them. but not only the bodies anything that can help to identify them such as personal belongings which will be scrupulously picked up and taken away. >> students at a school near dusseldorf started a memorial for 16 teenagers killed in tuesday's crash. they were returning to germany after a student exchange program in spain. two of their teachers were also on board that plane. >>> let's head to correspondent erin mclaug

john, thank you. >>> we turn now to the breaking news from italy, the fate of american amanda knox finally decided. she and her boyfriend accused of killing her roommate. the highest court in italy overturning her conviction. neal karlinsky has the story in seattle, where knox is "tremendously relieved and grateful." >> reporter: after nearly eight years and three trials, italy's highest court annulled knox's murder conviction. overturning the case once and for all, the case that has overshadowed her adult life. it was a stunning turn of events. >> this is very surprising, since this is the same court that had effectively overturned the not guilty verdicts before. >> reporter: most expected the next battle would be over extradition, and the question over whether knox would ever go back to italy. something she was adamant about. >> i would never willingly go back to the place where i -- i am going to fight this until the very end. >> reporter: after being convicted in 2009, then being acquitted and freed two years later. only to be convicted again last year. the prospect of a fourth trial left knox

knox saga. what italy's highest court is considering right now and why it could leave the u.s. secretary of state john kerry with a tough decision. >>> plus tormented teen born a girl. tyler realized he was living in the wrong body and he is not alone. now, a local school with three transgender students and the hard decisions they're forced to make. >> scott. >> cell well, chris, right now winter is making a come back and we could see snow flurries. details on the timing next. longhorn's dinner for two for $29.99. choose two of 7 entrees. like the grilled portabella sirloin. plus two sides, two salads & a shared appetizer or a dessert. dinner for two only at longhorn steakhouse. you cant fake steak. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well-equipped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom

knox case as italy's high court rules on the conviction. and our legal panel takes up the case. >> and the republican field might be getting more crowded. ohio governor john cusack sparking chatter of a presidential bid. >> a fox news alert and an uptaet on the mister arous disappearance of a california woman. she may not have been kidnapped but staying tight lipped about their investigation. she is live and have they found her claudia? >> reporter: well it is coming in fast and furious. according to her father, mike he told fox news.comthat he has spoken to his daughter and she was dropped off in huntington beach and that is where her father lives. but the police have not confirmed this report. if it is true, it is certainly a happy ending to a bizarre story that started to unfold here in va llejo. her live in boyfriend said she was abduction for ransome. and he witnessed the kidnapping and got a ransome demand. he didn't report it until 2 o'clock and that delay fuelled the mystery of what happened to her. the 29-year-old has kins is a physical therapist and seven months ago dated a co-worker aaron quin. he was a witness police say who helped them piece

. >> john, we'll see you later this evening at nbc 10 at 4:00 5:00 and 6:00. >>> today, the eyes of the world are on amanda knox as italy's highest court is considering her murder case. the panel of judges will decide whether to uphold a guilty verdict from the most recent appeal or send the trial back to yet another appeal. knox and her former boyfriend were initially found guilty of the murder of her roommate in 2007. the two were then acquitted and freed after nearly four hour -- four years in prison. last year an appeals court upheld the original guilty verdict. knox and her boyfriend have maintained their innocence. >>> up next curbing that craving. the next time you want to reach for a piece of chocolate, researchers say you should do this instead. the simple solution that could help you really keep off that extra weight. >>> showers are heading this way. and finally so are the warmer temperatures. we'll let you know how warm it is going to last just ahead. >>> sick of the stink. that's what some people in burlington county say about a land fill in their backyard. for years, people in florence township co

knox. she and her italian boyfriend faced extended court battles over the murder of her former roommate. last year they were convicted again. that is under appeal. secretary of state john kerry after a series of missed deadlines, could be one of their last opportunities to curb iran's nuclear program. james bays sent this report from lausanne switzerland. >> reporter: lausanne in switzerland, the place where u.s. and iran hopes will be a break through. this venerable resort town. john kerry put aside all of his other business and spent the weekend with his counterpart mohamed zarif. his opportunity to get a deal play be closing. mr. zarif. analysts say the stairks are high. >> well, the domestic political pressure that both sides have been feeling have not receded in any way slaip or form. as they loom closer to that march 31st deadline the pressure only increases. you will see a sense of urgency that you haven't seen before. like a soccer or football match the craziest things have a propensity to happen as you approach the 90th minute. >> behind the doors of this opulent hotel talks have made some progress, building on months of negotiations. sanctions, iran wants the

knox's earlier conviction is upheld she could face extradition. she's currently free in the u.s. >>> u.s. and iran continue talks today over iran's nuclear program. secretary of state john kerry met in switzerland with iranian foreign minister. the talks were aimed at reaching a deal that would allow iran to further its nuclear program, but stopped short of developing nuclear weapons. there is a deadline at the end of march where both sides to agree on a framework of a deal. a final deal is expected in june. meanwhile, prosecutors for poland's military are charging two russian flight controllers with contributing to a 2010 plane crash. that crash killed poland's president and 95 other people. the plane went down in russia while trying to land in poor visibility. right now the relationship with russia is tense over the conflict in ukraine. >>> happening today, the university of oklahoma will release the results of an investigation into a fraternity accused of singing a racist chant. the video of the now banned sae frat went viral. it included racist slurs. and references to lynching. administrators shut down the fraternity and expelled two of its members. >>> today, form

john kerry talked about the need to have dialogue with syria last week. those talks reportedly being mediated by a czech diplomat. >>> the long legal saga of amanda knox couldis italy's supreme court getting ready to decide if her murder conviction will be upheld. if it is italy could ask that she be extradited back to italy. knox was convicted the first time you'll remember and then acquitted in a retrial. that verdict was thrown out. knox is in washington state vowing never to return to italy. >> such a fascinating case. still years later. >> and the fact that you wonder will italy press the u.s. government to extradite her? what does that do for italian american relations? >> and would the u.s. turn her over? >> these are all interesting legal questions. they don't have to press, because they have an extradition agreement. however, that agreement has been violated in the past by both sides. when it suited what was seen as national government interests. so would amanda knox fall into that category? there's a big carve-out, we'll discuss it late anywhere the show with experts who have been following the case. not to be forgotten is there's a huge amount of