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joining us now from washington is congressman john larson of connecticut. congressman, thank you for joining us during what we know must be a very, very tough time for both you and your constituents. >> well, happy to be with you, alex. it is -- it is a very tough time for the people of newtown and sandy hook, but last evening the president said it best. they inspire all of us through what they have done and the way their first responders and teachers and families and community have come together. let us hope that that inspiration leads to the same kind of resolve that the president had last evening. it's time for us to act. there's ample legislation that's out there that's in the hopper. it needs to be focused not only on gun control, but on mental health and youth violence as well, but not to act is to be complicit because we know this will happen again, and the slaughter of this innocence that took place has got to tug at the heart strings of every single parent in this country, and so it becomes all of our responsibility but certainly in the united stat

larson sold it to pay for his grandchildren's education.ht by the ceo of a website called gottahaveit.com. i can almost see my father twitching, desperate for that jersey. >>> and now for a look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. she has the weather channel forecast. good morning once again, dylan. >> good morning to you. we are actually starting off with a decent morning in the northeast. a little chilly. temperatures are only in the 30s, but it's not raining yet. that rain is going to move in a little later this afternoon. for now, though, we have a cold front, and it's separating kansas city, which is in the 50s right now, versus denver, which is down around 30 degrees to start off this morning. so we are going to see some of that cooler air begin to spread eastward over the course of the day. the northern half of the country, that's where we're going to see some rain showers. it's mostly rain showers, a few light snow showers will mix in, but you have to go up into minneapolis to see any of that. there's really not t

larson.his is a real trouble here because it always goes back to freedom and the fact we love this freedom we feel. adlai stevenson once said freedom in this country is something you can actually feel. it just feels great, the sense of being a grown-up and being able to go out and get in the car and go -- going anywhere you want in this country. there's so much freedom we don't even know how to think about it, it's like swimming in an ocean, and then we realize some people because of mental problems or because they're bad guys or they want to make more money than they should, are committing crimes or blowing up people because they're mad at the world or mad at their mother. i guess once you shoot your mother, the rest is different, there's a different world out there. you can't say a deterrent is going to work. you can't say to the guy you're going to the gas chamber. he's going to kill his mother, he doesn't care about the gas chamber or anything. so what do we do? >> we know certainly that

larson saas: "our membership ii as frustrated as the american ppople we're sworn to seevv."beccrra saas: "none of the votes we'll be casting today have anyyhing to do with these deadllne we face in slightty more hann24 hours. &pwe're here, we're ready." president ooama, sitttng down for his ffrst sunday morning three years, ttll n-b-c itts time for lawmmkers to nail doww a deal:obbma says: "we don't yet see an agreement and now the pressure is on congress to produce." republicans and emocrats going back and forth behind closed doors, workkng through the night, trying to avoid ssme of the most painful tax hikes and spendinggccts in our natioo's history.reid says:: "there s still significant pissancc between the tww continue."a possible sign oo progrees came whhn viie back from delaware to thee white houue o work the phones and reach ut to republican ssmeone who he's wooked with on many deals over the years. mcconnell says: "we're willing to work witt whoever, hoever issue that remains ann impossible sticking point."if these bi-partisan talks fail overright, senate majjrity le

i could count the rifts on the lane. >> 71 years later, larson feelts a bit guilty that he's awarded for is surviving. >> when all of these other guys are getting killed or wounded and here i am, happy go lucky, nothing happened to me. >> after all of this time and after more years of service in world war ii, they hope this will help others to strive for something other than winning a war everybody loses and you're losing the youth of your country the light had been in use for navigation until just after pearl harbor when it was turned off defense i havely, now it is lit just once a year to honor those who were lost. >> that a-attack left more than 24 hundred people dead. the japanese sank or damaged 21 american ships and 188 aircrafts. that prompted the united states to declare war on japan. it was called a day which will live in em frommy. >> the national autobody counsel honored two veterans by giving them refurbished cars. >> they went to a marine and a navy soldier. they both served in afghanistan. >> and o on maf of other service members rg we appreciate the support and care. >

about the progress of the movement and what it's done over the last five weeks i was joined by an larson from the strike that campaign i first asked her how things went with the mailing party where they sent out letters informing a few lucky people that their medical debt was paid off in full. well first of all hi megan and jubilation happy holidays from the strike campaign yes we've raised almost a half a million dollars to abolish almost ten million dollars in medical debt and our first buy has been completed we started small we use five thousand dollars from the fund and we purchased just over one hundred thousand dollars in medical debt so as you can see on the secondary market debt is bought and sold very cheaply and we just abolished that debt it's it cannot be collected on and also last week we had a party and we created packages for the debtors whose debt has been abolished and we're in the process of letting them know what's happened sending them a letter sending them a copy of the debt resisters operations manual which is one of the other initiatives a strike debt and letting a

we are joined by jesse larson. >> no announcements today. >> if you could go on to our second item please. >> item two present december 6, 2012 meeting, action item. >> questions on the minutes, up for public comment and minutes. we'll close public comment. motion from commissioner farrell and seconded by commissioner cohen. item number four. >> committee report, this is an information item. >> item number three. >> good morning. since the advisory committee did not meet in november. any comment or concern sure this meeting will be shared with the board at the december 11th meeting. close public comment and move to our next item. >> item four, this is advisory committee. this is action item. >> good morning courtney with the authority. this item begins own page 11 of your packet by way of background, authorities have number of advisory committee. the plans and programs committee recommends and authority board appoints advisory committee meeting. on page 14 of your packet, you can see a list of folks submitted applications to be on the citizen's advisory committee. on page 13 you can see l

you are on with congressman john larson.ler: i agree with what the congressman started off saying. not talking about the fiscal cliff but about jobs. this is what you don't hear on any of the major media, especially fox. just the fiscal cliff all day long. and don't raise taxes on the wealthy or corporations. the corporations in this country are sitting on record profits this year and are not creating jobs. in the last segment before the congressman, there were talking about what would you be willing to give up. i would be willing to give up just about anything as long as everybody else gave up the same. some of these bankers, they should end up behind bars. they are criminals. it is wrong. that's about all i have to say. guest: it is always insightful to remember how we got here. when people talk about the fiscal cliff, these are artificially manufactured legislative problems. what do i mean? this started with a whole debate of the debt ceiling. you may recall that in the summer of 2011, we nearly went over the fiscal cliff

john larson is the perfect person in that regard. first, i want to talk about the subject at hand. the president has his pen in hand. he is ready to sign the middle class income tax. a similar bill was introduced into the house at that time. since then, we have been asking republican leadership to bring middle income tax cuts to the floor. the clock is ticking. it is important for the tax legislation to happen now. we are calling on the republican leadership in the house to bring this legislation to the floor next week. we believe that not doing that and holding the middle income tax cuts hostage for the tax cuts for the rich will heap mountains mountains of debt on future generations. to that end, if there is no announcement of scheduling of the middle income tax cuts -- which by the way, it has tremendous support in the republican caucus -- i think we will get 100% vote if they came to the floor. if it is not scheduled, on tuesday we will be introducing a discharge petition. if we can get a certain number of signatures, it will ring the bill automatically to the floor. that would

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congressman john larson, thank you very much. >> yke you're welcome. >>> stay with us. much more ahead as we continue the countdown to 2013. >> i know it was you. you broke my heart. president's option. >>> just a few hours ago president obama seemed to draw a line in the sand on the fiscal cliff negotiations. take a listen. >> flt we'if we're going to be about deficit reduction and debt reduction it's going to have to be a matter of shared sacrifice at least as long as i'm president and i'm going to be president for the next four years i hope. [ cheers and applause ] >> joining us now, julian epstein, a democratic strategist and dr. james peterson, an associate professor at lehigh university and a contributor to thegrio.com. welcome, both of you. julian, when you hear the president talk like that, do you get the sense that the white house believes it will not be blamed if no deal materializes and also now we hear the house is going to take a pass on a vote today. >> yeah, i think the house will likely vote tomorrow or the next day, so that won't matter so much. i think

the staff at sfgovtv who record our meetings and make the transcript as valuable and makenize jesse larson and mike freeman. >> make sure to silence all cell phones and complete speaker cards and documented to be individualed as part of the file should submitted to the clerk. >> thank you, madame clerk. can you please call item no. 1. >> ordinance amending the health code by requiring 1, the department of public health to provide written information outlining the rights and riresponsibilities of tenants, property owners and pest control operators regarding the prevention and treatment of bedbug infestations. 2, dph to develop a training curriculum on bedbug abatement. 3, owners to respond to bedbug infestation complaints. 4, property owners to disclose bedbug infestation history for the previous two years. 5, the department of public health to collect and publish bedbug data on a quarterly basis. 6, establishing enforcement procedures and 7, making environmental findings. >> thank you. colleagues, one of the first thing issues did when i joined the board of supervisors was to call a hearin

water topped the levy where it borders 70 acres of vineyards at the larson family winery. it is an area where people expect flooding in heavy rains. it is not a big problem. in fact, the flooding is a nuisance that has some benefits as well. >> for the vineyards, the good news and bad news. the good news is recharges the water supply and we get nice soil. we get the topsoil from the valley. and the bad news is there is debris in there too, so every year it cost $10,000 to $15,000 to clear the debris. >> work crews typically repair the levies once a year after the rainy season ends. >>> so often the santa cruz mountains get the brunt of the winter storms. our storm watch team coverage continues with sergio on how some people spent part of their holiday preparing. >> drivers who were either on their way to the holiday dinner or leaving the day success festivities had to deal with the rain-soaked roads. the storms have left the hillsides saturated making them prone to rock and mud sheds. mudslides. they cordoned them off to make them safer. with today's line of rainstorms, so

. >> reporter: in santa clara county director richard larson says volunteers are taking full advantage of christmas kettle jobs and working hard. >> they seem to have more excitement about them. they're enjoying what they're doing. they're giving back to the community. >> reporter: the shelter is also gearing up to feed some 1,700 families during the holiday season. anyone in the community can take advantage. the services here the emanuel house. they provide two meals a day, and up to two weeks of free living. volunteer workers have a guaranteed place to sleep at the shelter. >> we have families, women men from all walks of life coming through this place to eat lunch and dinner with us. >> reporter: they're on their way to the goal of earning $200,000. >>> advanced photography students got a chance to showcase their work on campus earlier this week. the image and idea event is held every semester. the artist used pins to create an image of the american flag. they are free to be as creative as they want to be with their theme. >> mine's about my friends, who got kicked out and what not.

water topped the levy where it borders 70 acres of vineyards at the larson family winery.is an area where people expect flooding in heavy rains. it is not a big problem. in fact, the flooding is a nuisance that has some benefits as well. >> for the vineyards, the good news and bad news. the good news is recharges the water supply and we get nice soil. we get the topsoil from the valley. and the bad news is there is debris in there too, so every year it cost $10,000 to $15,000 to clear the debris. >> work crews typically repair the levies once a year after the rainy season ends. >>> so often the santa cruz mountains get the brunt of the winter storms. our storm watch team coverage continues with sergio on how some people spent part of their holiday preparing. >> drivers who were either on their way to the holiday dinner or leaving the day success festivities had to deal with the rain-soaked roads. the storms have left the hillsides saturated making them prone to rock and mud sheds. mudslides. they cordoned them off to make them safer. with today's line of rainstorms, some r

water topped the levy where it borders 70 acres of vineyards at the larson family winery. it is an area where people expect flooding in heavy rains. it is not a big problem. in fact, the flooding is a nuisance that has some benefits as well. >> for the vineyards, the good news and bad news. the good news is recharges the water supply and we get nice soil. we get the topsoil from the valley. and the bad news is there is debris in there too, so every year it cost $10,000 to $15,000 to clear the debris. >> work crews typically repair the levies once a year after the rainy season ends. >>> so often the santa cruz mountains get the brunt of the winter storms. our storm watch team coverage continues with sergio on how some people spent part of their holiday preparing. >> drivers who were either on their way to the holiday dinner or leaving the day success festivities had to deal with the rain-soaked roads. the storms have left the hillsides saturated making them prone to rock and mud sheds. mudslides. they cordoned them off to make them safer. with today's line of rainstorms, so

our clerk today is victor young and at sfgtv we have jessie larson and greg burk. mr. young, do you have any announcements for us? >> yes. please turnoff all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and any documents to be included as part of the [speaker not understood] should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on december 4, 2012 supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you very much. would you call item 1? >> item 1, resolution approving cellular service equipment sites leases between new cingular wireless pcs, llc nextel of california, inc., and sprint spectrum realty, july 1st, 2009 for the term of five years and approving amendment 1 to the cellular service equipment leases. >> thank you very much for this item. we have cathy wetener from the airport. >> good morning, chair chu, supervisor avalos. [speaker not understood]. the airport is here seeking your retroactive approval for four leases with cingular, sprint-nextel, verizon and t-mobile to continue to provide cellular services to our passengers at cfo

larson. >> well, thank you, joe, and without further ado let me introduce the individual that's spear heading this effort from the great state of minnesota, tim walz, affectionately known in our caucus as a sergeant major and he's got a sergeant major drumbeat to the petition. >> thank you, mr. chairman. javier, i thank you you, and joe, what you do. i represent southern minnesota's first district. it truly is the canary in a coal mine. it's a 50/50 district. it went 50.5% to 49.5 for president obama. pretty centrist on issues. very pragmatic. it's farming district. it has the mayo clinic and gunneder lutheran, spear heading reforms there. i tell you what came through loud and clear from the people in southern minnesota, and i would argue across the country was, why don't we try to focus on the politics of the possible we agree on, move on those things and come back later to the things we disagree? this issue of a discharge petition to move forward, this is an issue we all agree on. there's not a single republican who signs this is violating any pledge they took to raise taxes. this i

evans, i forgot to mention we're being broadcasted by sfgtv and the hard working staff, jessie larson and jeff rob son. i'd like to thank them. mr. evans, could you please call item number 4? >> item number 4, hearing to consider the initial project design of the proposed golden gate -- golden state warriors development on piers 30 to 32 and seawall lot 330, and update on the waterfront transportation network assessment. >> thank you. and the sponsors are supervisor jane kim and president david chiu. so, we're joined by supervisor jane kim on this item. supervisor kim. >> thank you, chair mar. thank you for agendizing this hearing today. as many of you know, last wednesday at the budget finance committee, we considered the fiscal feasibility of the pier 30-32 project which includes a potential arena with our warriors team back here in san francisco. the committee did determine that the project is fiscally feasible, but as many of you know, we do have a lot of concerns in the neighborhood as we move through this process. and, no, i called this hearing to readdress one of the current co

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larson: cleo, the muse of history used to sit above this chamber.ponsibility was to sit there, as you see the statuary in -- the statue in statuary hall, with a pen and notebook to record our actions. we have been sent here to perform a duty. not only the muse of history but the world is watching the united states congress and we have a responsibility to respond in the most comprehensive way. this is an attack of terrorism. this happened all too often, all too frequently across this country. and in such an attack, we review -- we will do everything in our power to make sure no stone was left unturned, to make sure we provided every answer and every opportunity that we can as rosa said to protect our children. that's why we take an oath of office here. that is our god-given responsibility. we must act and act now. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. murphy: thank you. at this point, i queeled five minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. co

you somebody that you know that goes across the board really we appreciate your insight here and larson with the strike that campaign in our new york studios. now on to a story of a man who helped prevent the government from acting illegally and continues to be punished for it back in two thousand and ten environmental activist tim de christopher was protesting outside of an oil and gas lease auction for rural land in utah to christopher enter the auction and signed up as a better here's how he explained what happened next i started out bidding just to drive up the prices and so i was being affective with that but also still seen that there was the opportunity to do more that i had the potential to actually windows parcels and possibly create enough chaos that things would still be up in the year for the new administration and that there was a chance that those parcels could be protected and that oil kept in the ground you know at the time i was thinking if i do this i'll probably go to prison for two or three years could i live with that and i thought yeah it would suck really bad but

john larson from connecticut wants congress to close the gun show loophole.o has the newtown shooting changed the political climate for gun safety in america. here is robert reich the author of "beyond outrage." he is joining us tonight from berkeley, thank you so much bob for joining me today. >> well good evening, jennifer. i'll tell you this is something that only tangentially touches on my normal topics but goes to the heart of the moral understanding and ability of americans to take action. i think we have reached a tipping point here. i think the normal approach we take as a country, because of an at attention deficit disorder that we have in the media is when some horrendous thing like that happens, we talk about gun control and change and then we sort of lose our way. the gun lobbies become more activated, and then when it looks like we are serious, they mount all of their possible cloud. i think this time it is going to be different. there's no way that americans are going to forget 20 six year olds and the way they were gunned down. i think we're go

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i was speaking with john larson, a congressman from connecticut. he said if that's what louie gohmert thinks flies in texas, that's there's acknowledgement that there needs to be change but there's so much resistance, so much entrenched resistance to the notion of reasonable laws around guns and gun possession that you're seeing an initial grasping of straws, anything but laws that are going to make it less easy for people to get weapons. >> jonathan, the fact that children were involved in this, has that disarmed advocates that were out to make sure these folks are you know, louie go the b murde to kil couple of children. imagine if you had peo people it's i don't think that they they i think it' people to be smart about this. and so as a first step it's too threatening to people who are gun owners and replacin it w all of us to trai s disci about, safety. commonsense gun safety. who can be i ter will include a lot of organizing by then this but it's a long-time process. and so as a first step, i would suggest retiring gun control and replacing it

leslie marshall, lars larson, welcome to both of you. >> good morning. >> hi.lisyn: lars, what do you think about the president wading into the fray yesterday? he was supposed to be making a talk on fiscal cliff, but he decided to bring up michigan. do you think that he somehow intentionally or not emboldened the protesters there? >> of course he did. i mean, imagine this. this guy is bought and paid for, literally hundreds of millions of dollars of union contributions helped put president obama back in for a second term. the fact that he's backing the thuggish behavior of unions in michigan, i mean, he backed the thuggish behavior of unions in wisconsin, and it should be -- well, if you're a union member, you ought to be ashamed of the behavior of your union brothers. there's a democratic process, the people of michigan have elected representatives and an elected governor. they've made a choice to change the law and take away this crazy monopoly that lets unions force people to be members. i once had to be a member of a union. i hated it because they made me d

. >> joining us now from washington, d.c., is connecticut congressman john larson issuing a statement asking colleagues to pass tougher gun control laws. to do nothing is to be complicit in those assaults. good morning congressman. >> good morning. >> let me offer my condolences in the tragedy in your state. yesterday, all we knew was the name of the murder. now we know the names of the victims. i'm happy to shift our focus to them, but it's so hard to hear their names, to hear how they died. is it now, finally the moment when congress and the president will act on gun control? >> you certainly have to hope so. i know in talking to friends and family as you just reported, the more you hear these details, the more horrific it gets. the innocence of these kids and to see the pictures and there's just -- we are broken hearted in connecticut. there's a point where you have to say enough. this is -- listen, i said in that release, i'm not sure that all the measures that we would hope to enact would ever be able to prevent an incident like this. i know, certainly, there's a strong need for

as john larson has said, inaction would be neglect. inaction would be complicit with what potentially will happen in the future. i don't think we can afford to wait. we need to act as a country, as a congress to protect whomever we can. we can't -- you know, we can't protect everyone from all evil, but there are steps we can take reasonably. as mike thompson -- i want to applaud mike as well for his leadership here. my inlaws are from montana. i understand people enjoy the ability to hunt and to -- my son, my 13-year-old son has actually enjoyed that opportunity. i have not done it myself. i understand that rite of pass. i understand the meaning of that for my in-laws and i think for so many people in this country. i think they also understand that reasonable steps can be taken to ensure that the safety of our children in particular can be safeguarded. and so i thank mike and all those within our caucus and our republican colleagues, those who will stand with us as well. i appreciate them taking the action by ensuring the safety of all

i was speaking with john larson who is a congressman from connecticut. if that's what louis gomer thinks flies in texas, there needs to be change. but at the end of the day, there's so much resis tense. there is so much entrenched resistance to the notion around reason laws and guns and gun possession, that you're seeing an initial grasping at straws which is to say anything but laws that are to make it less easy for people to get weapons. >> jonathan, has the facts that chirnl were involved in this disarmed those advocates who were out to make sure they protect guns at all costs? >> not necessarily. these folks are shameless. louis gomer and some of the others were saying after the aurora colorado shooting that if the people in that theater had been armed, maybe the mass murderer wouldn't have been able to kill those folks, including the couple of children in that theater. imagine if you would have had people firing wildly in a dark theater? there would have been more people who died in aurora. it's just a preposterous idea. i don't think they can be ul

i was speaking with john larson, a congressman from connecticut.'s what louie go mert thinks flies in texas, that's there's acknowledgement that there needs to be change but there's so much resistance, so much entrenched resistance to the notion of reasonable laws around guns and gun possession that you're seeing an initial grasping of straws, anything but laws that are going to make it less easy for people to get weapons. >> jonathan, the fact that children were involved in this, has that disarmed advocates that were out to make sure they protect guns at all costs? >> not necessarily. these folks are shameless. you know, louie go mert and some of the others were saying after the colorado shooting that if the people in that theater had been armed, maybe the mass murderer wouldn't have been able to kill those folks, including a couple of children. imagine if you had people firing wildly in a dark theater. there would have been more people who died in aurora. it's just a per post rouse idea. i don't think that they can be ultimately reasoned with. th

despite being 0 for 20, larson really misses an opportunity to run.that day, he suddenly hears a crash. >> guards think it's a bomb. but the explosion is actually the sound of a 25 ton bulldozer ramming into the prison wall. reducing it to rubble. >> when the wall crushed i say freedom, freedom, freedom. i run as i could. >> larsen and other inmates go through the gaping hole spilling out of the prison like air from a punctured balloon. kyle herman has never seen anything as strange as this. >> when i got here it was total chaos. all the officers were outside running around searching for the inmates. >> a nationwide man hunt begins for the escaped inhates, five murderers, four bank robbers, and three drug smugglers. >> definitely not people that we would like to be on the outside in a society like this. >> detective herman says that the escape was well planned. a former inmate on the outside steals a bulldozer and talks to inmates on the inside with a cell phone. larsen runs to his girlfriend's house in copenhagen. >> i was tired. but you can feel you

members of the connecticut congressional delegation, congresswoman rosa delauro and congressman john larsonthe president who for now well over an hour and a half since he arrived, we believe, has been meeting privately with the families of the victims of the tragic shooting, meeting with the first responders. the more stories that come oust this, jenny, about how people have reacted, the heroism, the complete lack of selffishnessse the complete compassion for the community is so moving. >> it is. it's almost to the point of being unbelievable. the fact that in the school, you know, the teacherers lunging at the shooter who was obviously fully armed, just to maybe save a few bullets that might be going toward children, and the teacher that sort of held the door closed while he banged on it, keeping the children out, that's -- or keeping the children in and he eventually moved on somewhere else. so think that all the little stories that we're hearing really do show how heroic everybody was. >> we were expecting this to start about 45 minutes ago. it's similar to the delay we saw in aurora, co

. >> about a half hour on the house side -- later, john larson briefed reporters on the latest fiscal cliff news. >> the evening. in keeping with the holiday spirit, maerry everything and happy always. would it be that we could make the american people happy by attending to the work at hand. we just concluded a caucus. our membership is as frustrated as the american people we are sworn to serve because we understand and continue to be befuddled why we cannot bring a proposal to put the country back to work. why we cannot deal with a tax cut for the middle-class, the specially when both sides agree that the country needs to go back to work. and that we need a middle-class tax relief. the president said it well -- both on friday and today. if we cannot -- if they cannot come to agreement in their own conference, if they continue to self-destruct before our eyes in their own conference, then a minimally they have a responsibility, as the president suggested, to bring his proposal to the floor for an up or down vote on behalf of the american people. that is what we continue to focus on, p