rose: ted koppel is here. he served as anchor of "nightline" from 1980 32 thousand 5, 25 years and earlier this year became a special contributor to cbs sunday morning. recent book, lights out, a cyber attack, a nation unprepared surviving the is now in paperback. it's great to have you. we could just get rid of the cameras, we can do what we always do, just sit and gossip. rose: this political campaign -- you have seen a lot of it. does it signal that somehow all of politics is going to change and this is an inflection point for americane play politics and the way we cover american politics? lessl: i think it is but because of what is happening to the political system then what to our business. we have totally democratized in this country, and that sounds like a wonderful thing. loves democracy, but the idea of a representative government is you have people who spend their entire lives, theoretically, trying to do what is best for the country. what you and i were meant to do as journalists is the same kind of

commissioner president fong commissioner vice president richards commissioner hillis commissioner koppel commissioner melgar and commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioner johnson to arrive shortly commissioners, the first item on your agenda is items proposed for continuance items 1 ab on castro street and v at the same address are proposed middle november 10, 2016 two townsend street is proposed until november 16, 2016, and item 3 townsend street is proposed until november 17, 2016, and item 4 lombard street it proposed for indefinite and further under our regularly calendar a request from supervisor cohen's office regarding items 14 ab thomas melon circle for a continuance for about october 27th i have one speaker card for item 2. >> opening up for public comment for the items proposed for continuance. >> (inaudible). >> yes. thank you. >> great. >> any other is there any additional public comment? >> thank you. >> hi andrea with supervisor cohen's office the supervisor learned they were on the agenda i had the opportunity to have brief conversation with the project sponsor shie

commissioner president fong commissioner vice president richards commissioner koppel and commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioner hillis, commissioner johnson and commissioner melara is arrive shortly first, the consideration of items for continuance e at market street preliminary negative declaration is proposed until november 3rd item 2 article 7 phase two of code reorganization planning code is proposed until november 17, 2016, and item 3 cap street conditional use authorization is proposed to december 8, 2016, item 4. >> fulsome street large project authorization is proposed until january 5, 2017, item 5 broadly street skrufgs is proposed indefinite continuance as is case 6 broadway street conditional use authorization commissioners i'm pleased to announce that under our discretionary review calendar item 13 at jackson street discretionary review that dr has been withdrawn. >> i have one speaker card for cap street you're only entitled to speak an matters of continuance at this time any public comment on matters proposed for continuance seeing any, public comment is closed

commissioner president fong commissioner vice president richards commissioner koppel commissioner melgar and commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioner hillis and commissioner johnson to arrive shortly commissioners, that places you under your that continuance items one 1 ab fulsome street downtown project authorization proposed until january 2017 and item 2 divisadero is proposed until january 2017 and item 3 hoffman avenue is proposed for an indefinite continuance further under our discretionary review i'm pleased to announce that item 18 lion street discretionary review both parties the project sponsor and credit are requesting a continuance until january 19, 2017, no to the items proposed for continuance and there are no speaker cards. >> that believe on items proposed for continuance. >> thank you, john with reuben, junius & rose here to speak on two of the items on the continuance calendar the first one divisadero to work on the design to get the bmr units onsite a continuing more and more important we'll to take 89 minded and staff is engaged in dialogue to come with the bmr

commissioner president fong commissioner vice president richards commissioner koppel and commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioner hillis, commissioner johnson and commissioner melara is arrive shortly first, the consideration of items for continuance e at market street preliminary negative declaration is proposed until november 3rd item 2 article 7 phase two of code reorganization planning code is proposed until november 17, 2016, and item 3 cap street conditional use authorization is proposed to december 8, 2016, item 4. >> fulsome street large project authorization is proposed until january 5, 2017, item 5 broadly street skrufgs is proposed indefinite continuance as is case 6 broadway street conditional use authorization commissioners i'm pleased to announce that under our discretionary review calendar item 13 at jackson street discretionary review that dr has been withdrawn. >> i have one speaker card for cap street you're only entitled to speak an matters of continuance at this time any public comment on matters proposed for continuance seeing any, public comment is closed

. >> commissioner koppel. >> i have a question for the project sponsor he understand the ground floor is the corner of the building i'm looking this seeing on the third floor a healthy amount of square footage and wondering if first of all, my suggestion will be possible but if you looked may be trying to get a couple killing two birds with one stone and if so it possible. >> you looked at rearranging some of the functionalities on the ground floor in exchange for the things on the third floor and incorporating a small retail use that would promote health last week, a juice bar organic food store that didn't take a lot of room last week, a jump both juice that fits into the purpose of the building and kind of sorts of be a little bit of a health education classroom at the same time. >> if i meat prong for the project sponsor he reason this is two issues here the medical use is not a passive use patients are coming in and out and utilizing the services not a passive an active use the question the technical question of introducing any components as is a retail use changes the dimes for

commissioner president fong commissioner vice president richards commissioner hillis commissioner koppel commissioner melgar and commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioner johnson to arrive shortly commissioners, the first item on your agenda items proposed for continuance item 1 24th street avenue conditional use authorization is proposed until october 6, 2016, item 2 at polk street conditional use authorization is proposed for continuance october 6, 2016, and items 3 ab 20th street is proposed for continuance until december 8th and further commissioners under our consent calendar we received a request from the project sponsor to continue item 4 for case van ness avenue conditional use authorization if you want to accommodate that request we'll fit it on october 21st schedule. >> thank you any public comment? items proposed for continuance okay comment is closed. commissioner vice president richards. >> move to approve to the dates specified. >> commissioner moore. >> i forgot any words. >> second. >> second. >> very good commissioners to continue all items as proposed commissione

. >> good afternoon commissioiner fong and members of the commission commissioners commissioner koppel and commissioner melgar welcome department staff in a nut shell is a request for a large project authorization pursuant to planning code section to allow an exemption to the rear yard requirements as stipulated in the planning code to demolish an existing warehouse and allow a 4 story mixed use misrepresent family building to accommodate student housing for the academy of art and four ground floor units to provide 7 thousand plus square feet of commercial use locate at arkansas street the property four story mixed use measures 64 thousand plus square feet with thirty dwelling units and 4 ground floor commercial units no off-street parking, 40 characterizing and 14 class 2 bike parking spaces the project includes a dwelling unit mix with 3, two bedrooms and 27 four-bedroom unit to date newcomers correspondence and all said correspondence including letters from the california academy of art and the san francisco housing action coalition and friends of jackson park amongst others are exp

we by again this evening with ted koppel, the former anchor of "nightline" talking about the presidential election and his new book in paper back called "lights out." >> he said, i have 20 million twitter followers and facebook followers and if i do want to get a message out, i just do it through them. so anybody who thinks that this fiasco is going to be over on november 8 is just dreaming. this is going to go on. we have never had a situation like this where someone like mr. trump who, i don't believe, ever thought hewas going to get this far when i started, but who has developed something of a taste for this -- >> rose: and we conclude with our good friend dr. eric kandel from the brain series, his new book is called reductionism in art and brain science. >> in science, particularly brain science, we want to understand how the human mind works, what could be more central. and we want to understand how people respond to works of art, how the imagination works, how we can stimulate the imagination, what are the things that are pleasing to people. those are really important questions. >>

commissioner president fong commissioner johnson commissioner koppel commissioner melgar and commissioner moore we do expect commissioner hillis and the- items proposed for continuance item one ab thomas melon cycle until november 10, 2016, item 2 an van ness avenue conditional use authorization is proposed until february 9, 2017, and item 3 polk street conditional use authorization has been withdrawn commissioners i'm also pleased to inform you that further on our calendar under our regular calendar item 16 ab chestnut conditional use authorization and variance we've received a request from the project manager to continue that matter indefinitely also under our discretionary review calendar item 19 waiting to street discretionary review has been withdrawn okay any public comment on the items proposed for continuance. >> hi michael for the item 1 ab we have continued to do our outreach to the supervisor cowen office and at this time we'd like to request a continuance for the december 1st hearing. >> okay. >> and write down november 10th correct. >> right now november 10th december 1st act

to the folks that motion to continue commissioner hillis no commissioner johnson. >> commissioner koppelo commissioner melgar commissioner moore and schematics that a motion fails 3 to 3. >> is there an alternative motion. >> sure. >> please. so i think where we were we agreed on the front deck and where we have a stepping back points on the setback. >> we agreed that the roof deck would be pushed back 9 feet 7 we - the only sticking point the sobriety of the addition whether that was 10 to 12 or 13 or 14 feet a couple of feet. >> commissioner hillis higher motion didn't address that. >> i took staffs recommendation to you know given the context to keep that 10 feet. >> would you entertain a motion commissioner johnson to push that back at all. >> i want to make that minimal i think that the design was pretty extensive the way it was present i agreed point removal of the front deck that's fine. >> a motion with commissioner hillis with a setback of 12 feet versus 10. >> make a motion to take dr and remove the front deck and the move back the roof deck 10. >> second. >> thank you, commiss

criticism a lot of over the eu deal with koppel which forces afghanistan -- with kabul. >> there was some suggestion, there was a link between the eu offering 1.2 billion euros in year two afghanistan and the afghan shouldat take back 80,000 asylum-seekers. the pressure is on afghanistan to take back those 80,000 people. as representatives were pointing out in brussels today, why should they go back to afghanistan now? is that with the war continuing and getting worse in afghanistan, we will be seeing thousands more, rather than allison less afghans wanting to make it into the european union. >> police officers have been attacked in brussels in what prosecutors are treating as a possible terrorist attack. one sustained a broken nose at knifed.were ni brussels is already on high alert after a spate of bombings claimed by the islamic state group back in march in which 32 people were killed. our reporter has the latest from brussels. he is a belgian national born in 1973. is there for 43 years of age. the attack took place in the northwest of the belgian capital of brussels at around no

. >> something that can't happen overnight making koppel and others wonder where is the government's sense of urgency. >> what should be happening now that isn't happening? >> we should be preparing for the consequences of a devastate ing cyber attack. >> we reached out to the utility companies and other countries we have tremendous variability among the 3,000 plus electric kwraoulgts in the u.s. and they say that in essence makes it much more difficult to take it down at once. sounds like the inconsistencies may work to our advantage. next we follow the money and track hurricane katrina >> new york attorney general investigation into donald trump's charity the trump foundation and ordered it to stop raising money in new york because it is not registered there. i had a chance to ask trump about it. >> are confident that the trump foundation has followed all charity recall rules and laws? >> i hope sofrplts my lawyers do it. we give away money. i take no salaries or any costs. i have zero costs. a lot of money goes through foundation into calculators. doesn't go to cooperating with th

commissioner president fong no that motion fails three to four commissioner johnson commissioner koppelommissioner melgar and commissioner president fong voting against shall i call the question? the next motion on the motion to approve to mitigate the roof terrace with planters or another means and commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner koppel commissioner melgar commissioner moore commissioner vice president richards no commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes 6 to one with commissioner vice president richards voting against administrator, what say you? >> on the variance, close the public hearing and grant the variance. >> commissioner moore. >> can i remind you too add the fact that we talked about green trellis on the two-story wall. >> that will be to investigate the possibility it was a zero lot line building any planting on the adjacent properties that will be working with the adjacent property owners to landscaping very good commissioner that places us on item 11 on ocean avenue that conditional use authorizati authorization. >> goo

. >> something that can't happen overnight making koppel and others wonder where is the government's sense of urgency. >> what should be happening now that isn't happening? >> we should be preparing for the consequences of a devasta attack. >> we reached out to the utility companies and they said unlike other countries we have tremendous variability among the 3,000 plus electric kwraoulgts in the u.s. and they say that in essence makes it much more difficult to take it down at once. sounds like the inconsistencies may work to our advantage. next we follow the money and track hurricane katrina there is no limit to what every student in north carolina not when we're 44th in per student funding. we should not ask for more money from you. he gave tax breaks to those at the top while raising taxes 67 ways on the middle class. it's time to polish up our brand and once more say, "come check out north carolina." hb2 trashed our brand... costing us thousands of jobs. >> new york attorney general eric schneider man a clinton supporter opened an investigation into donald trump's charity the tru

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. >> something that can't happen overnight making koppel and others wonder where is the government's sense of urgency. >> what should be happening now that isn't happening? >> we should be preparing for the consequences of a devastate ing cyber attack. companies and they said unlike other countries we have tremendous variability among the 3,000 plus electric kwraoulgts in the u.s. and they say that in essence makes it much more difficult to take it down at once. sounds like the inconsistencies may work to our advantage. next we follow the money and track hurricane katrina next we follow the money and track hurricane katrina donations fios is not cable. we're wired differently. next we follow the money and track hurricane katrina donations as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that janet, jamie, jenny, jemma and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. you can't break me. you want a piece of cake? switching to fios is easier than ever. this is your last chance to get 100meg internet, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. hurry, ou

. >> something that can't happen overnight making koppel and others wonder where is the government's sense of urgency. >> what should be happening now that isn't happening? >> we should be preparing for the consequences of a devastate ing cyber attack. >> we reached out to the they said unlike other countries we have tremendous variability among the 3,000 plus electric kwraoulgts in the u.s. and they say that in essence makes it much more difficult to take it down at once. sounds like the inconsistencies may work to our advantage. next we follow the money and track hurricane katrina sometimes, maybe it's worth listening to a politician. take congressman rod blum. on social security, blum doesn't just back g on it. for years, he's pressed to privatize social security, risking seniors' guaranteed benefits on the stock market. and blum supported benefit cuts by voting to raise social security's retirement age. so if you care about a secure retirement, listen to rod blum: he's putting your security at risk. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this message. >> new york at

. >> commissioner koppel. >> yeah.hanks for everyone that came out anymore interesting than normal not just a garden but farm we'll be looking at instead of a empty parking lot and not just a school but an interactive quote farm school fulsome i had another question for the project sponsor based on the programming issue schools are obviously going to be different than office or residential you're not going to be staying overnight you may possibly be shutting down for the summary what are the timeline schedules for just year rent-controlled housing the summer off and then you know lossized look at the site and drove by the front of it and the back of it and also not aware how much of a commercial influence this farm has to have you explored opportunities if it is night time or closed where the school is not utilized did some of that continues to go on and the opposition mitigated. >> the school will operate almost like a typical school pond through friday from 74 and class starts at the 8:30 and different program within

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. >> commissioner koppel. >> yeah. one quick question for the project sponsor was there a roof plan in the packet. >> i believe in the original packet there was a roof plan that's why we have a roof open deck. >> i want to graduate the project sponsor on the working within community the united playaz housing action coalition, filipino organization and the organized labor erica a long time developer in san francisco i think exemplifies the sustainable way to develop the reality he uses local contractors and in turn spend in their money here in the city we want to commend them once again in fellowship out their documentation within the packet adequately filling out the categories for each other the wage rates the number of apprenticeships and checking the boxes that confirm local residents will be put to work on this job more of a chance to see from the people take the train or ride their bicycle little things that eric does that makes for more sustainable development in san francisco thank you. >> commissioner moore. >>

rose: ted koppel is here.anchor of "nightline" from 1980 32 thousand 5, 25 years and earlier this year became a special contributor to cbs sunday morning. recent book, lights out, a cyber attack, a nation unprepared surviving the aftermath"

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and i miss the days when the ted koppel's and the walter cronkite's who are individuals in the barbara walters, whether you want to call them or the bernard shaw's, these were men and women who, by the way could argue and discuss both sides of the issue. i miss the old tv show that they used to have, counterpoint -- i really do miss that. >> what is it better? my debating justice breyer's as i did for two hours in my studio or you interviewing two smart lawyers? >> i would hope that i when interview to dumb lawyers but only two small boys. >> why would you change lawyers? i would want to interview you and justice breyer. >> that's what i would. >> were better served with the posing art. >> but again, how about justice breyer and clarence thomas in the same studio. >> and then that means that you and i, or whoever's doing it, we have to be able to address both sides. i'm just saying that's one of the things. i would add one other thing and that is, this argument of what is going to happen after the election, if the election, if you listen to donald trump, he says what is going to happen

want to call hundred enough friend, andrea koppel from mercy corps who is here. please give my friend the microphone. thank you for being here. >> so much, dan. i guess my question is for matt. also in ida 18, there's a two-1/2 billion dollar carveout for the private sector. could you elaborate on how that is going to work and how the bank is going to ensure that -- because the money will be going into this fragile countries, where often there aren't functioning institutions and whatnot but how you'll make sure that the money is going where it's supposed to go. thank you. >> i want to take advantage of that and ask -- john i want you answer the question how do you work with ngo's like mercy corps on responding to emergencies and then, nina, i'd like you to answer how you work if the ngos and porter in with them. you talk with how you partner with multilateral institutions and i'd wonder thank you you partner with in ngos. >> thinks for the question. after yao i have to be real year the u.s. congress has appropriated the money for ida yet so these are up proposals

that don't work we stop doing and the techniques that work we reinforce over time >> commissioner koppel want to sxhendz april and ada and all the staff work into this this city is definitely known as a melting pot and the steps we've taken with the board of supervisors and with this prosecutes report now adrc official ingredient to the melting pot. and i think the poem understand that you're taking the united playaz and asian neighborhood design and giving low income or moderate income people a chance to assimilate themselves into the community that's a big deal a statement that san francisco is making we're trying to do the right thing and people that don't say a track to go to collect we're doing the right thing and helping people to take care of themselves thank you. >> commissioners, if there's nothing further, we'll move on to item 14 for case mission street this is our last informational presentation. >> good afternoon - >> game-changer commissioner president fong and members of the commission tina chang planning department staff i'm spent the next 15 minutes with the project spon

. >> breed aye koppel aye cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner nay yee aye avalos aye there are 10 aye and one nay with supervisor weiner in the design the was this item has been tabled >>[gavel] >> next item please >> item 25 is a ordinance woman the planning code but revising the zoning map to rezone all lot numbers listed on the current designation as residential house one family to residential house one family, detached loans and to work with buys zone map for access souls part 2640 3b lot number eight from its current designation as public to r-h-wendy and plan the sql determination make the appropriate findings. >> rollcall vote >> item 25, supervisor breed aye campos cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner aye jan east aye avalos aye there are 11 aye >> the ordinances finally passes unanimously >>[gavel] >> let's go to new business. >> item 26 is a ordinance to amend the men's fate of code require prevailing wages in city contracts for security guard services for such services at certain events on city property to amend the po

. >> breed aye koppel aye cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner nay yee aye avalos aye there are 10 aye and one nay with supervisor weiner in the design the was this item has been tabled >>[gavel] >> next item please >> item 25 is a ordinance woman the planning code but revising the zoning map to rezone all lot numbers listed on the current designation as residential house one family to residential house one family, detached loans and to work with buys zone map for access souls part 2640 3b lot number eight from its current designation as public to r-h-wendy and plan the sql determination make the appropriate findings. >> rollcall vote >> item 25, supervisor breed aye campos cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner aye jan east aye avalos aye there are 11 aye >> the ordinances finally passes unanimously >>[gavel] >> let's go to new business. >> item 26 is a ordinance to amend the men's fate of code require prevailing wages in city contracts for security guard services for such services at certain events on city property to amend the po

. >> breed aye koppel aye cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner nay yee aye avalos aye there are 10 aye and one nay with supervisor weiner in the design the was this item has been tabled >>[gavel] >> next item please >> item 25 is a ordinance woman the planning code but revising the zoning map to rezone all lot numbers listed on the current designation as residential house one family to residential house one family, detached loans and to work with buys zone map for access souls part 2640 3b lot number eight from its current designation as public to r-h-wendy and plan the sql determination make the appropriate findings. >> rollcall vote >> item 25, supervisor breed aye campos cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner aye jan east aye avalos aye there are 11 aye >> the ordinances finally passes unanimously >>[gavel] >> let's go to new business. >> item 26 is a ordinance to amend the men's fate of code require prevailing wages in city contracts for security guard services for such services at certain events on city property to amend the po

. >> breed aye koppel aye cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner nay yee aye avalos aye there are 10 aye and one nay with supervisor weiner in the design the was this item has been tabled >>[gavel] >> next item please >> item 25 is a ordinance woman the planning code but revising the zoning map to rezone all lot numbers listed on the current designation as residential house one family to residential house one family, detached loans and to work with buys zone map for access souls part 2640 3b lot number eight from its current designation as public to r-h-wendy and plan the sql determination make the appropriate findings. >> rollcall vote >> item 25, supervisor breed aye campos cohen aye farrell aye kim aye mar aye peskin aye tang aye weiner aye jan east aye avalos aye there are 11 aye >> the ordinances finally passes unanimously >>[gavel] >> let's go to new business. >> item 26 is a ordinance to amend the men's fate of code require prevailing wages in city contracts for security guard services for such services at certain events on city property to amend the po

commissioner president fong commissioner vice president richards commissioner koppel commissioner melgar commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioner hillis and commissioner johnson to arrive shortly commissioners, that places you under your that continuance items one ab

ted koppel's "lights out" examines the vulnerability of america's power grid. ..