these were people who spoke out on the killing of kenneth harding.lso want to talk about what happened with charles hill. charles hill, we have witnesses that show charles hill was actually killed unnecessarily when he could have easily have controlled another situation. also, this question, that's exactly what's happens to people who have spoken out in cases of police brutality in this area and we need to have really a full -- i don't know how to go about it through the board of supervisors but the board of supervisors is a responsible body, you know, in this area and they need to take these issues quite seriously and conduct a public -- i don't know, a public forum on the question of police violence. but they have to take some action. thank you. president chiu: thank you. [applause] . president chiu: it's a rule in the chamber we shouldn't have members of the public express applause or opposition to statements in order to keep the proceedings moving more smoothly. if we could hear from our next speaker, please. next speaker, please. that would be y

and i was one of many people who watched a video of kenneth harding when he was on the ground in the bayview, and the police with their guns drawn stood there and watched him die. further, preventing people from coming to his aid. regardless of all of the other circumstances that may have been involved in this case, we have a moral responsibility to stand up and oppose that kind of action. you are all very aware of the people in the society that understand what is going on -- in the country. anytime anyone a shot down by the police, they are always demonized in the press. they are always demonized by the police themselves, and the circumstances involved in the killing are always distorted. the public has a very distorted view of what is going on. they do not understand when they hear that a young man, kenneth harding, is gunned down by the police. all of a sudden, they are demonized. this is so you can really evaluate. i'd like to distribute these to you. about the killing. president chiu: thank you very much. for the clerk. >> supervisors, tom. south beach. the overhead, police. i a

a few weeks ago when we had our town hall meeting with the kenneth harding shooting, my colleagues were here. i think that today is important because what it represents is that we have a city that is starting to come together and act like a city. no more will you find district feuds but everyone is caring -- everyone is considerate and compassionate about the people here in the southeast part of san francisco. and i especially would like to say thank you to assembly men tom ammiano. thank you so much for being here today. it's an honor to see you. i'm very excited and extremely optimistic about all of the wonderful things that c.y.c. is going to be -- programs they're going to be putting forward along the third street quarter as well as bay view. i have one request, i hope we will be able to get language classes here, just basic classes. i see some of my community leaders in here, i say walton and vivian. wouldn't it be to see jackson on the mic saying ni hao ma. i think that would be wonderful for members in the community to be welcoming and this is the world -- the world is becoming s

and that's why kenneth harding jr. was slain and i have been chased down by police for not having the right fare on a muni train. so it's not an isolated incident but i definitely want you guys to think about and address and -- and address these conces. i'm not the only one. the neighborhood this they have in our neighborhood. if our neighborhood is so bad, why are you messing with the drunks and jay walkers and not killers and racists and robbers and thieves. >> thank you, sir. further public comment? >> good evening, once again, gentlemen. i would like to speak very briefly, the gentleman that just spoke, i think he's absolutely correct. if you place priorities that are nonviolent in front of priorities that are violent crimes, you tend to have something that you really don't want. if you look at this list -- and maybe i'm reading it wrong -- that language access is more important than nightclub violence or nightclub violence is more important than domestic violence, shooting at moving vehicles. i mean, it seems like

hard hit paterson, new jersey. hundreds had to be rescued, but flood waters there and elsewhere in the northeast are finally starting to recede. randall. >> reporter: the only way kenneth o'neal can reach his front door is by scaling a makeshift plank walk. >> this is the floor. this is how much i usually get. now i've got like seven feet in here. >> reporter: o'neal's family has been living in this new jersey neighborhood for more than 50 years. but this is the worst flooding he's ever seen. if you could sell your house, would you leave? >> i would think about it. >> the city of paterson is inundated with water from the raging passaic river. authorities are advising people against wading in it. >> we're going to have diesel fuel, we're going to have gasoline. sewage is floating in the water and there's a tremendous amount of debris. >> reporter: fema has less that $150 million in funds, but federal officials promise to help states recover. in vermont, some towns are still cut off, surrounded by broken roads. the national guard is shipping in diapers, water and food for volunteers to distribute. >> these are families that are the most in need and those supplies are vit