lee. tell us about yourself, and for those who don't know robert e. lee the way that some of us from the south do, tell us about that. >> well, i find myself sitting here a new yorker got to write about a virginian. but actually i count, i worked for many years for national public radio and i think i've learned a lot about just taking open mind to a subject and approaching it, going with the evidence takes you and not to be afraid of coming to conclusions that may come against the grain. i had encountered lead quite a bit in a number of my books before they're because i've written a lot about the eastern theater. so he had always sort of any character on the stage, but never in the spotlight. and i was kind of -- i was grateful for the format that this has, which is really compressed. so you really have to decide very quickly what was the important things to say and how do i get to the in an interesting manner. that jimmy was the challenge of writing this kind of book. and i realized when

lee. tell us about yourself and for those that don't know if robert e. lee in a way some of us from the south do, tell us about him. >> i find myself sitting here a new yorker who got to write about a half virginia and. i work for many years for national public radio and i think i learned a lot about taking an open mind to a subject in approaching it going where the evidence takes you and not to be at risk conclusions that mechem against the grain i encountered ely a lot in my books about the vehicle before because i had written a lot of the eastern feeder, so he would always sort of been a character on the stage and on the spotlight i was grateful for the format this house which is really compressed i had to decide quickly what were the important things to say and how to get to them in an interesting manner and that was to be the challenge of writing this kind of book and i realized when i first got into the civil war it was still the age of where the douglas freeman books and the cliffor

lee. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak with you about this confirmation. as you noted, i had in your city administrator for the last five years. i'm now in my 21st year of government, and i was pondering what to say today. honestly, i had been thinking about all the years i have spent here in government. just appreciating the fact that we have a great opportunity to work in this wonderful city. it is so diverse and sell dynamic, and -- so diverse and so dynamic, and i do often compare us to oakland and all the other cities that surround us to all the major cities in the country and find that we are so lucky to be in this great city and to be working for it. 21 years ago, when i first started, i did not like the city government at all. in fact, i spent some quality years litigating it. i was challenged at that time and continue to be challenged by various mayors and members of the board of supervisors to come in and make those changes, and today, i'm proud of the staff i have assemb

lee's lawyer told us that i.c.e. agreed to consider a last-minute deferred action request, which could possibly keep him here at least for a little while. we should be finding out sometime soon what their decision is. >> the next week, we didn't see him. i text him. what are you doing? are you late? tell me if you're coming late. no response. >> reporter: talia said it was completely out of character for steve lee not to show up for his tutoring session in september. she said she tried to find out where lee was. >> that's when we contacted his sister. she informed us she was in jail. >> reporter: dozens of people gathered today outside of barbara boxer's office to beg for help. lee's parents said she escaped to peru in the 1980s. steve lee was born in peru and lived there until his family moved to san francisco. now at the age of 20, the college nursing student was tracked down and was told his family was in the country illegally. the lee family application for political asylum was denied six years ago. on monday, he

friends of steve lee are fighting for his freedom. he is set to be deported to peru where his family says he knows no one. >> reporter: steve lee is in detention in arizona tonight hoping his friends' plea for help works. if by tomorrow night they are unable to stop his deportation he will be on a plane to peru, a country he hasn't seen since he was a little boy. >> there are a lot of people fighting for him. >> reporter: steve lee sits in detention in arizona and his friends are fighting the clock to get him back home. immigration agents arrested lee and his parents in september six years after denied political asylum in the united states. lee is scheduled to be deported to peru on monday. >> he is going to sent to a country he knows nothing about. he needs us to help him. >> reporter: lee was born in peru but came to the united states when he was a child. he has no family, no friends and no home to go to in peru. >> someone is taking him from his home and tossing him in a strange country by himself. it is unbelievable. >> reporter:

now, president lee had -- and i have discussed this extensively. belief is that there will be a appropriate time and place to reenter into six-party talks but we have to see a seriousness of purpose by the north koreans. in order to spend the extraordinary time and energy involved in these talks. we're not interested in just going through the motions. with the same results. and i think that the north koreans understand that. so... our expectation is that we'll continue to engage and look for signals from the north koreans with this series. and at the point where it appears they are in fact prepared to move forward on the kind of path all of us want to see. we're going to be there, ready to negotiate with them. >> what you're watching now is president lee and president obama speaking, having this press conference in south korea. they just met. president obama said the purpose was to advance security and prosperity between america and between the republic of core rea. he said the u.s. and korean free trade agreement would be a win-win for both skpidz

lee. the one thing i would say about this nomination is the fact that it has not been a controversial one or the fact that you do not have a lot of people here who are raising issues with this i think is a testament to you because you do play a very important role in the day-to-day operations of the city and county of san francisco. i think that oftentimes, we hear negative things about a specific application, but when there are positive things, those things do not necessarily get any airing, so the fact that we are where we are today i think illustrates the kind of job that you are doing. i appreciate the fact that you truly are trying to make sure that government works for all san franciscans and i think you have demonstrated repeatedly that you get it, that you get the importance of making government accessible for all people, irrespective of where you live. there are a number of experiences we have had, and certainly with one of the most vulnerable populations in my district with the d

commissioner lee. commissioner lee: i'd agree with everything the commission president has just said. i am concerned that the users are properly instructed, that they're not to cross through the golf path and that the trails are preserved, and that that type of instruction is going to be provided to every user. and that will be up to the vendor to make sure that happens. but up to us to check to make sure that that is being done. i had a question with regard to storage. are the segues going to be stored overnight or are they going to be removed or how is that going to happen? >> cassandra costello, again, for property management. we met with gloria and james and some other folks that really know the area behind the band shell very well and where the tour buses are located now. there are storage containers back there, so we're looking at one or two potentially 20-foot storage containers to be placed where the current storage containers now, where the tour buses are located. commissioner lee: my only sug

lee must regularly report into i.c.e.while he trys to make up the month he missed from school while in custody. david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> a hearing began just under an hour ago to determine if a swan should be removed from the palace of fine arts for its own safety. on november 13th, someone broke the neck of her sister. animal control is determining whether to remove blanch as they say the swan could be traumatized by the move. >>>-- appears to be the first ever to help protect gay men from hiv. >> reporter: gay men from san francisco were the first to be a part of a study to see if this pill can prevent hiv. >> men who are using this pill are substantially protected from the acquisition of hiv. >> reporter: the pill is truvada from the gilead sciences. the dual action medicine prevents first infection of the aids virus in 95% of gay men. the implication for the most vulnerable. >> young, promiscuous, not being safe. >> reporter: despite years of prevention efforts, there's still in san francisco on average one new

stephen lee for his appointment to become the commissioner -- mr. steven lee.ave known him for the last 15 years. i know him to be a fair minded and gentle person. he has served in many civic duties, and he is also very active in the chinatown community. i know that he would be a good choice for this post. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, a supervisor. i am a retired engineer that chose to come back to san francisco to live, and i want to make this a better city. i am uniquely qualified to talk about steven lee because in high school, he was my best friend, even though as adults, we kind of separated. now, as an adult with children, i do want to make this the best city for all of us to enjoy, and i think steven lee will be very active in pursuing that goal, so thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. supervisor alioto-pier, thank you when you appoint me for the graffiti advisory board. thank you. thank you when you appoint me -- i never met you before, and you of whitney two t

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lee free?> reporter: but even a victory in court won't bring back the three lives lost or the three why yeast lost by the lees. jan crawford, st. paul, minnesota. >> couric: back in september, velma voiced a frustration at a town meeting with president obama. >> i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration. and quite frankly, mr. president i need to you answer this honestly. is this my new reality? >> couric: hart has now become another casualty of the bad economy. the "washington post" reports she's been laid off from her job as chief financial officer of amvets, a nonprofit that works with veterans. her boss says they can't afford to keep her. we'll be right back. urn relief, nothing beats prevacid®24hr. just one pill helps keep you heartburn free for a full 24 hours. prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn with prevacid®24hr, all day, all night. nothing works better. and the life you want to live. with rheumatoid arthritis, there's the life you live... fortunately th

lee was born in peru and moved to san francisco years ago with his parents. a judge denied his family asylum and ordered him to leave the country, but and his family stayed. he was studying to be a nurse and his friends hope that senator boxer and dianne feinstein will step in to stop the deportation. >> he is being taken from his home where his entire is and popping him in a strange country he knows nothing of by himself is unbelievable and breaks my heart. >> if it does go forward, lee would end up in peru and his parent who is face deportation would be sent to china. his mother will speak at a rally at noon. >> 6:06. two san jose plfrs fired after an alleged cover up will be back on patrol in a few weeks. the officers will be back on the job on december 5th after a month long arbitration process. the sergeant and officer let a woman off the hook even though paramedics believed she had been driving drunk. the former san jose chief rob davis fired the officers, but the punishment was knocked down to an 11-month suspension without pay. >> a mom is fighting ca

lee had been studying to be a nurse. friends are hoping senator barbara boxer and dianne feinstein will step in to stop the deportation. >> someone is taking him away from his home where his entire is and putting him in a strange country he knows nothing of by himself. it breaks my heart. >> lee's parents are also facing deportation. his mother will speak at a rally in front of senator boxy's office. >> a bay area mom is relieved no one is taking responsibility after a crowbar slammed into her car. she thought caltrans should cover the damage. her insurance company filed a claim and months later they denied the claim, blaming a construction company. the company denies responsibility. doyle feels luck to have lived through the incident, but angry about the state's response. her company said it is pursuing the company. >> tolding the tenth annual there ought to be a law contest inviting anyone living in california to submit ideas. 16 past suggests are now law including requiring drivers to have headlights on when it rains.

lee has done a lot of the electrical side. we are both committed to making sure that pg&e is held accountable and that we receive updates. something with shifting priorities gets addressed immediately. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. supervisor chiu: let's invite the city administrator. i know that you have a presentation from your perspective. supervisor chu supervisor chu:? -- supervisor chu? supervisor chu: just a question for the chief about the information that has been provided regarding major transmission lines that had been provided to the department along with city administrators understanding the potential risks. have we given much thought about the kinds of information given to the public? if it is located in residential areas, is that something we would want to make public? have we thought about that question belloc's -- question? >> i know that if a member of the public is within a certain radius of a transmission line, they would have the ability to work with pg&e along that line to get that information. the cit

lee would be able to attest to that as well. supervisor mirkarimi: you did mention the electrical side, i will wait for mr. lee. >> thank you. continuing the time line, on october 27 i had the opportunity to meet with mr. vice and the investigation, he gave me an update in terms of where they were at. it was a work in progress where they thought anywhere between 10 months 18 months to come up with a reason. he did share with me that as the ntsb investigation progressed, they provided information periodically through the public accent docket. we would be able to have that information. they indicated that when they completed that investigation, probable cause and recommendation to the board members during a public board meeting, i will participate in that sickly or spiritually. -- saidl6civically or spiritual. we are invited to attend and i will keep in touch for updates from ntsb. on november 10, the department of public works posted a town hall publication that provided an overview of the regulatory requirements for making and l

lee ann is live with the story tonight. lee ann. >>reporter: well dan right before protestors got to this bart station, bart police decided to shut it down. the now there was no violence. there were no arrests. just a lot of unknowns. the march started at the barber shop in oakland owned by 37-year-old derek jones. his family and friends tried to find a reason for his fatal shooting. >> i'm hurt. i'm hurt. i'm hurt. take away somebody p.just was about -- can't even express, you know. >> reporter: it was a long walk to the fruitvale bart station. protestors wanted to end the march there. the location where oscar grant was shot dead by former bart officer messerly on january fir, 2009. derek jones father was among the protestors. >> about eyes have been closed for many years. it take death if of a son to bring people together. if. >>reporter: bart police decided to close the station during the peaceful gathering. >> safety issue at the platform. the track way and the trains. >> reporter: jones was shot in the front several times on mo

lee in game one couldn't get through five. allowed seven runs on eight hits. the giants did what no other team had done in the last two years in the post season. they beat them. the check swing. he went. too far. >> joe: one ball, one strike. two out, nobody on. the bottom part of the line-up coming up for the rangers. that's ball two. francoeur, molina and moreland. >> joe: strike two. uribe popped 24 home runs in the regular season, has two this post season. he is strong. that's high. full count. o'day now has given up two home runs in this world series. the bullpen allowed 11 runs in the first two games. no runs last night, in an inning and a third, and tonight two runs to this point. 3-2 to uribe. pitch tandem, popped up foul from moreland. inning over. bottom of the eighth rolls in. bottom of the order coming up for the rangers who trail now 4-nothing in game four. ♪ the energy drink for your feet. with zigtech, i get more gain, less pain. ♪ [ radio chatter ] with the blackberry torch i can send some little videos and photographs of the actual launch back

>> president lee myung-bak said on tuesday the strike was an obvious provocation. he said indiscriminate attacks on civilians can't be forgiven. a day later south korean authorities reviewed the north korean artillery attack had killed civilians. south korea's preparing to lay the issue before the u.n. security council. president lee myung-bak has spoken with japanese prime minister naoto kan and u.s. president barack obama about his alliance with their countries. however, the effectiveness of going through the u.n. security council is in question. actually, it took four months for it to adopt a statement about the sinking of a south korean war ship. china was reluctant to back the statement. in the end the security council didn't name -- even though evidence showed it was to blame. now china and russia are concerned about the north artillery attacks, so the south korean government will need to use diplomatic skill to keep the countries on its side. >> and why did north korea attack south korea, and why now? >> well, i think there were two reasons behind this strik

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lee. supervisor chiu: supervisor maxwell? >> so i am to understand the gas side and everything else you mentioned to us is relatively new? these are things you entered into after the explosions? is there a process in place then for this to be on going? have we reviewed anything else that we need to be for something else happens? my concern is with the three main cables coming in. maybe pg&e can speak to this. i understand in the city, some of those issues would be covers. the other issues were basically maintenance. they were not inspecting them correctly. so what are we doing to make sure the main cables and all the other cables we have are being maintained and are looking at how we monitor them? are you looking into that as well? can pg&e speak to that? >> we have agreed that whatever it takes to fulfil the board and the mayor's request on this, we will do to ensure the correct -- safety of our public. also, to increase reliability to the customer. to your first question, while we are ju

as it turned out, lee sustained a bad cut on his elbow.rtly after his game they found out the area had become infected. lee was flown home, underwent surgery tonight to clean the area out. no one has given an estimate as to when lee might return to action. >>> changing the subject, we're going to find out quick if mike singletary's believe his team has a chance is a case of coach in extreme denial or something to it. niners have to whip everybody in their inner division games. it starts now. last year san francisco hammered st. louis, not the same rams coming in. they are 4-4. rookie quarterback sam bradford looks sensational. they have a top back in steven jackson who's always ready to run people over. >> division rival, defense i highly respect. i think they go about business the right way and it's going to be a meaningful game and i know guys, a lot of people look at it at a point of view of records don't appreciate sunday. >> that guy is a truck. the high school football factory passing the toughest test, toned down a bit, but victorio

as it turned out, lee sustained a bad cut on his elbow.y after his game they found out the area had become infected. lee was flown home, underwent surgery tonight to clean the area out. no one has given an estimate as to when lee might return to action. >>> changing the subject, we're going to find out quick if mike singletary's believe his team has a chance is a case of coach in extreme denial or something to it. niners have to whip everybody in their inner division games. it starts now. last year san francisco hammered st. louis, not the same rams coming in. they are 4-4. rookie quarterback sam bradford looks sensational. they have a top back in steven jackson who's always ready to run people over. >> division rival, defense i highly respect. i think they go about business the right way and it's going to be a meaningful game and i know guys, a lot of people look at it at a point of view of records don't appreciate sunday. >> that guy is a truck. the high school football factory passing the toughest test, toned down a bit, but victorious,

signed off on major move like acquisition of lee and hold news conference on monday. david lee.to the bay area to have surgery on his arm. lee had fragment of wilson chandler tooth embedded in his forearm after thursday night game. infection developed and lee need to have the whole thick cleaned out. lee could be out of action for a couple of weeks. historic night at the nba. timberwolves and 96. love went crazy. if league first 30 point 30 rebound game in 28 years. 31-31. a last player to have a 30-30 game in 1982. sea wolf behind whole lot of love win tonight 112-103. last week harbaugh compared the star quarterback if to manning. he says luck is more like him. king of p.r. chief off if tomorrow in the desert. cardinal sixth in the bcs rankings if they win now they have a shot at the bowl game. here's harbaugh on trying to protect his qb. >> like a cheetah out there in africa. he's chasing down gazelle and things like that. he has to run 50, 60 miles an hour and gets a little paw hurt and end up starving. just like a quarterback. don't want them to break a finger or get a swol

commissioner lee: in your opinion, having a and b is preferable? >> yes. >> is there any public comment on this item? public comment is closed. >> i will make a motion that we approve this item. president buell: it is unanimous. thank you very much. >> we are now on item 8, the golden gate park seguway tours. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am pleased to discuss with you today segway tours in golden gate park. it is a possible action to approve the selection of the san francisco electric tour company as the operator and authorize staff to enter into negotiations with the company for a lease to operate tours. as you know, segway tours are a fun, low-impact wait to see golden gate park's 2,000 acres. in march, we issued an rfp. in 2009, we conducted a trial. the trial operator followed eight route which was clever plea -- which was -- followed a route which was collectively developed. there was no known opposition or complaint. the selection process for this rfp require the operator have experience, the ability to finance the operation, and a rob

lee's appointment as city administrator. he has shown his honesty, integrity, and leadership, and also has been very that is why we believe he is the right person for this position for the next five years. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, commissioner. next speaker please. >> i am the director of the san francisco arts program. i am here to voice my support for edwin lee as city administrator. i can attest to how he is in close of -- inclusive of issues and voice. there was a particular meeting that i can point to in which edwin lee, several other staff members from his office for their. they were talking about day laborers. i remember how conclusive ed lee was about what was mentioned by day laborers, and also of his ideas, it almost crafted the plan of action that we were making. the community should be pressed in those conversations. we know that he is going to be the right person as the city administrator. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public that would like to speak? seeing none,

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san fransisco nursing student steve lee is on his way back to the bay area after being held by authorities in arizona since last september. lee's attorney told us she expected her client to be back tomorrow afternoon. lee was born in peru but has been living in the united states without authorization since 2002. senator diane feinstein was able to get him released after introducing a private bill to block his deportation. private bills are often used as a last resort of deportation case. there's no guarantee that bill will make it through congress. >>> an iranian official had words today about the two american detainees. a close advisor to the supreme leader told nbc news he hopes the case could be resolved before their trial on spying charges. mohammed jarvari says she was not a spy. that's why she was released. he says they hope they all crossed the border on accident as they claimed. >>> after the sentencing of former bart police officer johanns mehserle. speaker after speaker talked about what they see as the injustice of the arrest. after mehse