leslie, can you stand up? there she is. leslie lako is the creator and manager of the project that we have at bcdc to deal with climate change and sea level rise. as usually is the case, she does all the work and so of course i get invited to speak. i want to make it clear that any errors, omissions, oversight or inappropriate comments are my responsibility. any facts, solid analysis and clear logic belong to leslie. leon canetto likes to tell the story about the learned professor and scientist who is on the rubber chicken circuit making speeches about a particular subject and the university provides a driver to him as he goes to these talks. and the driver typically sits in the back of the room and listens and they are on their way to a presentation and the driver says, you know, professor, i've heard your presentation so many times, i think i could give it. well, the professor, always being interested in a good experiment, says, fine, let's try it. so they get to the auditorium and the driver takes off his chauffeur's hat

are you, leslie?of all, i am not because andy give fifth -- griffith didn't get the money. advertising nowadays, i'm sorry if we can get the majority of the message out there and i think that's what we need is the majority of the message to be clear. >> bill: i just want the record to be clear that both leslie and ellis are not offended that their taxpayer money was spent to mislead them. >> no. >> bill: therefore, after the program, i'm going to give you their addresses, you can go to their house and they will give you money. [ laughter ] >> bill: all right, leslie and ellis. >> they can send money. >> no more ads on the show, i hope. no more ads. >> bill: american muslims split over the latest arrest of an alleged terrorist in oregon. was the man set up by the fbi? we'll have a great debate. then abortion on the internet. you are not going to believe what's going on. the culture warriors have been investigating and we will be right back. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india affect whe

. - leslie lowe: can your shareholders disagree? - tapper: well, leslie, you're the head of an n.g.o. that's focused on the environment. and you know betsy just because - your kids go to the same school. - oh, okay. and you've heard about this novastan deal going through. - you have concerns about this. - lowe: sure. betsy, my concern about what paul just said is it isn't just the workers. asbestos generalized in the environment is a very very dangerous substance. and unless there are those protections, i'd say that your company might be setting itself up for a big problem. well, i think that it's important to take what's been learned and transfer it to the environment to minimize any negative damage. but at the end of the day we do need to make a product and get it to market in timely fashion. we compete with many other cruise lines and we can't not go to market. - lowe: you know, betsy... - we've got the expense of our loans on these large ships. ...you don't want greenpeace or some of those other n.g.o.s to start coming after you

joining us from los angeles, radio star leslie marshall and dr. caroline heldman who teaches political science in occidental college. help me out here. what do you think the government owes the folks in the entitlement category? >> well, bill, i think we can both agree that we are owed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness so along those lines life would be health care and the pursuit of happiness would mean that everyone who sought gainful employment would get it and if they don't get it, unemployment benefits certainly higher education and a poverty safety net, especially for homemakers. we don't value them and so if they are taking care of children at home, i think it's very important that we provide resources for that. >> bill: okay. let me stop you there. you believe that the government should pay everybody's health care cost? all 320 million of us? >> well, i think we, the people, who pay our taxes into government, yes, i do believe our taxes go towards that. >> bill: the government should pay for everybody's health care. free college

with more of these flight-mares, leslie brinkly is live at sfo. leslie? >> that's a good word for it, fright mare. it is an emotional nightmare for those travelers who are still stranded in new york. also for nose who made it back here to sfo, some are being told that it could take weeks before they can catch a flight here. things are turning ugly. >> there could have been other things keeping you waiting. >> they were stranded and waiting in line for hours being told they can't get on a flight for weeks. >> they are reaccommodating people, and then several people called our hotline and said they missed their reaccommodation flights because there was no communication from the airline telling them they had been reaccommodated, and now they won't get out for two weeks. >> they under toed a flier's rights website and hotline four years ago when she was stuck on a plane in austin for nine hours. in the last few days, she has fielded hundreds of desperate calls. >> there is information on the website. i don't know what to do. >> with a blizzard, passengers are

ivan, leslie, they survived her. and on behalf of richard goldman, can we make that from the entire board? president chiu: the objection, that shall be the case. >> supervisor elsbernd. that concludes rollcall for introductions. president chiu: i think we should go back to item 17. we are prepared to discuss local hiring. it is my intention to go to the

what leslie stahl did to make him cry? spoiler alert. she asked him a question. you will totally guess. >> thank you, andy. >> bless your heart, your black miss shapen heart. >> racist. >> i apologize for nothing. >> you shouldn't. you will be dead soon. >>> i am here with sc cup. she can roast chestnuts by just staring at them. careful with that stair. i want to have kids. and the senior on-line editor. if fierce was a kitchen drawer, i would fill him with junk. and sitting next to me, freshly married, jesse joyce, writer and comedian. his new cam de cd is called pro choice. how clever and abortive. if hilarity were candles he would come on my birthday came. and our "new york times" cory spawn department, pinch. >> you they think it has something to do with the daily news op ed columnist. gafaws all-around. >> more people yawn when they read you. >> wow, i saw that coming from jupiter. >> i'm the daily news op ed columnist. >> report you though? -- aren't you though? aren't you? >> he went from a commi to a crooner to the kgb to the do-re-mi. i talk of vladimir

lesli. >> delia, thank you. >>> now to a terror alert. two senior iraqi officials say al-qaeda is planning suicide attacks against the u.s. and europe during the compass season. apparently the iraqi government uncovered the plot from insurgents they have in custody. >>> additional charges against this man, the suspect of the 2009 christmas day terror plot. a federal grand jury in detroit issued an amendment indictment against umar farouk abduhl and charges him with possession of a destructive device. the amended indictment said the man and others conspired to kill nearly 300 people on northwest flight 253. he is representing himself. his stand-by counsel had no comment today. >>> a tax compromise that would effect you, me and millions of americans has passed the senate. now it heads to the house. and a vote there could take place as soon as tomorrow. we are talking about the plan that would keep most of those bush era tax cuts from ending this year. it would extend them another two years. >> everyone should understand this is one of a maj

leslie started eating happy meals with her son 25 years ago. back then, he was enticed by the toys. she was enticed by the cheap meal. ever since, their home is practically sprouted arches. >> to have something that they can play with that doesn't cost very much money is, i think, a good thing. >> reporter: while she sees the toys as collect i believes for future grandkids, others see them as a ronald mcdonald plot to entice kids to eat poorly. >> i would like my children to make decisions about food aside from a toy they would like to have. >> renee parham is leading a class action suit that says they are deceptive and unfair. she claims kids aren't old enough to understand it. ads for a good toy doesn't mean good nutrition. >> they then respond to those

[ audience yelling ] number nine, leslie, come on down! ♪ leslie very good.the money? [ drum roll ] no. [ sad tuba ] thank you, leslie. thank you. [ laughter ] >> gosh. >> jimmy: that was not -- that was not the 100 dollars. >> no. i don't know what that was. >> jimmy: chocolate syrup. >> oh, chocolate syrup, okay. >> jimmy: yup, there we go. [ audience yelling ] >> jimmy: you there go what do you think, buddy? >> seven. >> jimmy: seven? >> seven. >> jimmy: number seven, jennifer. ♪ jennifer come on over, jennifer! jennifer it might be the winner. jennifer, let him have it. [ drum roll ] glittery confetti. [ sad tuba ] that is glittery confetti, there not many to choose from. come on. >> number eight. >> jimmy: eight -- ocho, eight is scarlet b. ♪ scarlet b. scarlet b. -- now i promise you, there is 100 dollars in one of these buckets. [ drum roll ] let him have it. oh, boy! [ laughter ] [ sad tuba ] man, you done got nogged. you got nogged. eggnog. you look psyched, you look happy. >> woo! yeah. >> jimmy: what are you going to do with that 100 bucks? >> buy

no no, leslie. we're not gonna find every business run by an honest man. - then that's why you need oversight. - no-- what we then need is, since you know you're gonna to be attacked sooner or later, you should have some ability to have joe write a story that says, "well, on the one hand, it was one in a million, and on the other hand, more warmth or what?" i don't think that washes anymore. i think that, you know, coming back to the auto safety issue, if i read the story and it said, "well, it is saving all the energy that we need to save to make america energy independent and reduce global warming, which is a subject very dear to my heart, i would have to say, "whoa, but it's at the risk of my kids' safety." - smith: risk risk. - a small risk versus a large benefit. whether-- you know, there are kids that are killed every year by air bags in cars. still, air bags are required to be in cars. paul, how does-- how does society weigh a finite number of deaths versus a larger benefit to the society? kr

and radio talk show and fox news contributor leslie marshall. leslie, to you first.think that there is a basis to charge him in american law for his dissemination of documents, bearing in mind the manner in which the supreme court treated the first amendment and bearing in mind the special protection the first amendment gives for journalists in our society today? >> well, judge, you certainly know the constitution and the law better than i. i don't when i read -- i reread it this morning knowing we'd talk about it today. first amendment does not say we have freedom of the press unless we share with the world information that could bode negatively on the american people. our soldier diplomat or put us in danger. he is a journalist. he calls himself anarchist, but he is a journalist and the first amendment does cover him. with the first amendment, no, i don't think charges should be brought against him though i feel his actions were irresponsible and reprehensible. >> kathryn, does it appear as though the charges from sweden are a pretext or were a pretext to keep him

[laughter] at least once a month, leslie. we just saw barbara walters reduce oprah to tears, she didn't say that she has motional problems. we saw bill clinton cry, george bush sr. cry, we've seen a lot of people cry on capitol hill although other than glenn beck, perhaps none as much as john boehner. [laughter] all right, guys, thank you. and i think it's sweet when glenn cries too. what duke? kelly@foxnews.com. we've got breaking news on capitol hill where we are getting reports of republicans up in the arms. they just got their first look at a massive federal spending bill that they are calling, quote, a total mess. but if it isn't passed, our government could run out of cash by this weekend. bret baier explains what's happening moments ago. >>> and our first lady, michelle obama, says childhood obesity is not just i a fitness problem, it is a national security problem, one that requires several billion taxpayer dollars. up next, why one school administrator says a lot of that money is going into the trash. ♪ [cheers and a

. >> reporter: leslie was just plain uncomfortable when the children's place required they scan her id in order to make a return. >> they have all my information and maybe even a photograph of me, i don't know. >> reporter: it's not just the children's place. more and more stores are forcing you to swipe. some like victoria's secret say they don't store your personal data, but many like the fish line and children's place do. >> so the stores are trying to reduce the losses that come. >> reporter: susan freewell says the practice isn't surprising. retailers are expected to lose about $3.7 billion to fraudulent returns this holiday season alone. swiping your license is totally legal. it's in the dmv civil code and the disclaimer is often on the receipt. your information will be retained in a database. but where does that information go? >> apparently there's a third party called the return exchange. which is a company that contracts with the retailers. >> finish line and the children's place send their data to the retail equation, formerly the return exchange. the retail equation tells u

lesli? >> thank you, lindsey for that. >>> another frightening school incident today. this one police arrested a man for trying to sexually assault a boy at a middle school bathroom that happened in maryland. we're told a staff member heard the boy yelling, went into the bathroom, got the man off the boy, and a school officer held the man until police arrived, a county spokesman said that the student was not physically hurt. >>> 32-year-old jeffrey easley back in roanoke. this is video of him arriving today, accused of abducting 12- year-old brittany smith and taking her to california. easley was arraigned this afternoon on charges of abduction and credit card fraud. he's also suspected of killing brittany's mother, tina smith, who was also his girlfriend. easley is being held without bail. >>> attention metro riders, the next time you get on board, you may be first. we'll give you the full story coming up after the break. but first, here is a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >>> the security guard who saved the florida school board members says that he is no her

leslie brinkley has more what some call a flight-mare. >> the stranded wait in line for hours only toe told they can't get on a flight for days, even weeks. >> the airlines appear to be auto reaccommodating people and several called our hotline and said they'd missed their reaccommodation flights because there was no communications telling them and now they won't get out for two weeks. >> kate founded a hotline four years ago when she was stuck on a plane in austin for nine hours. in the last few days, she's fielded hundreds of desperate calls. >> the website, no information. >> with the blizzard, passengers are at the mercy of the airlines. >> over the last few years as more people have booked online, the airlines have cut back on their call centers. so there are fewer people there to handle calls when you run into a situation like this. >> with seats packed on those flights, there's no way to accommodate those who are stranded. chris says the airlines are trying. >> they're bringing in more planes and larger planes to rung on the trunk routes maybe from new york to atlanta, new york

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. >> reporter: leslie was uncomfortable when the children's place require she let them scan an id toa return. >> oh, my gosh they now have my name a dress, home phone, date of birth, driver's license, and maybe even a photograph of me. i don't know. >> reporter: and it's not just the children's place. more and more stores are forcing you to swipe. some like victoria's secret say they don't store your personal data but many like the finish line and the children's place do. >> and so the stores are trying to reduce the losses that come from it. >> reporter: law professor susan free wald says the practice is not surprising. retailers are expected to lose about $3.7 billion to fraudulent returns this holiday season alone. swiping your license is totally legal. it's in the dmv's civil coat and disclaimer is often right there on the right. your information will be retained in a database. but where does in a information go? >> apparently there is a third party called the return exchange which is a company that contracts with the retailers. >> finish line and the children's place send their

but for people like leslie, sometimes a toy is just a toy.d for parents, sometimes a no has to be a no. lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. >> we'll take a break. up next, believe it or not, a new reason not to have a working lunch on the job. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan called the humana walmart-preferred prescription plan. it's a new plan that covers both brand and generic prescriptions and has the lowest-priced national premium in the country of only $14.80 per month and in-store copays as low as $2. when you could save over $450 a year, you can focus on the things that really matter. ♪ go to walmart.com for details. old legs. p.a.d., the doctor said. p-a-d... p.a.d. isn't just poor circulation in your legs causing you pain. it more than doubles your risk of a heart attack or stroke. i was going to tell you. if you have p.a.d., plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots,

leslie, the capital improvements, which perhaps should have been first. this was the department's and the commission's priority, finding someone who had the dedication to make significant improvements into the boathouse and restore it to its historic potential. the capital improvements, the minimum though you is $233,000. i will get into that in a little bit. they include completely retaining all of the exterior elements of the building, all of the shutters, the historic paint patterns, and all the other a comic elements of the exterior of the boat house -- and all the other elements of the exterior of the boathouse. improving the kitchen so we can have a full-service, the meals, expended man -- expanded menu offerings that ortega has proposed, and the creation of an informal cafe seating area on the inside. as i said previously, the boating operation would be managed by d ortega's partner in this end of honor, -- this endeavor. there would purchase 50 boats. they would require -- they would be required to follow all applicable laws. there would be regula

for people like leslie, sometimes a toy is just a toy. for parents, sometimes a no has to be a no. lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. >>> it is 7:21 now. as we mentioned, the senate is discussing two very big votes coming up. senator dianne feinstein speaking right now. let's listen in for just a few moments. >> and pay any back taxes. this is a multi-step process. it is not a free pass. additionally, according to cbo, the dream act would actually increase federal revenues by $2.3 billion over the ten years and increase net direct spending by $912 million between 2011 and 2020. in addition, the congressional budget office and the joint committee on taxation -- >> that's senator dianne feinstein talking about the dream act, which is conditional citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to you u.s. as children. they would be given conditional citizenship so long as they complete two years of college or they serve in the u.s. military. today's vote is meant to head off a republican filibuster. we are watching that for you. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," lawyers for barry

lesli checks it out. >>> games will likely be the hottest selling disc. long gone are the days when you have to push buttons and joy sticks to play them. xbox connect is totally hands free. we side it up against two other games to see which is right for the gamer on your list. >> reporter: motion video games are hot. let you be part of the action. >> sports games are my favorite type of game. >> you really feel like you're in the game. >> reporter: these two are using a wii gaming console. wii was the firths to get into motion based gaming. the updated enhanced controller option. >> they created an accessory that attaches to the wii remote which basically helps the nintendo wii detect the motion of the wii controller. >> reporter: you need a platform for activities like yoga unfortunately consumer reports says the graphics aren't great but costs $100 less than the sony play station move and xbox connect which makes the wii a good choice for entry level gamers. it will run you about $300. but they have more to offer. testers note that the play station move

ivan, leslie, they survived her. and on behalf of richard goldman, can we make that from the entire board? president chiu: the objection, that shall be the case. >> supervisor elsbernd. that concludes rollcall for introductions. president chiu: i think we should go back to item 17. we are prepared to discuss local hiring. it is my intention to go to the 3:00 special orders on the oral succession -- mayoral succession. item 17 has already been read. supervisor avalos: i am proud to present before you, legislation that will create a new local hiring program for san francisco. the publicly funded -- my interest in this legislation is long standing. i come from the family of a union member. i have worked in programs serving young people that are looking for employment experience. the earliest experience was that a conservation corps in san francisco. i got a job back in january of 1993 working with many people from different parts of san francisco with high unemployment rates. young people from the western addition, hot

leslie started eating happy meals with her son 25 years ago. back then he was enticed by the toys. she was enticed by the cheap meals. ever since their home is practically sprouted ampbltss. >> to have something that they can play with that doesn't cost very much money is a good thing. >reporter: she sees toys as collectibles r future grand kids others see as a plot to entice kids to eat poorly. >> i like my children to make decisions about food aside from a toy that they would like to have. >> reporter: renee is leading a class action lawsuit against mcdonald's claiming the hamburger chain features toys to bait children which is deceptive and unfair. >> the power of the red box. >> reporter: why? because she claims that kids aren't old enough to understand that ads for a to doesn't mean good nutrition. >> think then respond to those advertisements by asking me to take them to mcdonald's. >> reporter: asking, begging, even crying. whatever the tactic that little person in your car set uses to get the happy meal is persuasive. this lawsuit has caused a lot of people to ask one basic

. >> reporter: leslie was uncomfortable when the children's place require them they let her scan herd in order to make a return. >> they now have my name, address, home phone number, date of birth, driver's license number and maybe even a photographer of me. i don't know. >> reporter: it's not just the children's place. more and more stores are forcing you to swipe. some like victoria's secret say they don't store your personal data but many like the finish line and the children's place do. >> and so the stores are trying to reduce the losses that come from it. >> reporter: this law professor says the practice is not surprising. retailers are expected to lose about $3.7 billion to fraudulent returns this holiday season alone. and swiping your license is totally legal. it's in the dmv's civil code and the disclaimer is often right there in the receipt. your information will be retained in a database. but where did that information go? >> apparently, there's a third party called the return exchange which is a company that contracts with the retailers. >> reporter: finish line and the c

for people like leslie, sometimes a toy is just a toy. for parents, sometimes a no has to be a no. lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. >>> looking ahead to the next year in washington, we'll talk about the big political issues that will dominate 2011. also, the new reports that say al qaeda may be planning suicide attacks right here in the u.s. over the holidays. >>> hitting the road nin the lat week before christmas. will we see drunken drivers? wii we'll check it out for you here on "msnbc saturday." ♪ ah, it's stinging a little bit more than usual! yeah, you'll get used to it. the longer you keep your high mileage car, the more it pays you back. get castrol gtx high mileage. it helps engines last longer by fighting the main causes of engine failure. i think a dime went up my nose. yeah, it happens. don't change your car. change your oil to castrol gtx high mileage. its more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. you don't love me anymore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health. good speech dad. [ whimper ] [ male announc

leslie, if this goes over budget by even 10%, the easy calculation is $160 million.none of us are driving on the new bay bridge. triple the cost? it has been one quarter of a century since the planned this. supervisor campos: next speaker, please. >> good morning, commissioners. i am here to represent the community tenants' association. i think that if all goes to show that over 20 years of community support for this project, in 2005 we collected 2000 signatures. it connects neighborhoods like the valley, bayview, chinatown to the rest of san francisco and regional transit. this makes it a transit justice project. yes, boring tunnels is expensive, but it is worth saving neighborhoods. it is a responsible way to build up downtown and china square. the chinatown area planned protect the neighborhood as the central subway comes in. the fear of a high-rise developments in the displacement, -- and displacement, it will be watched carefully. the central subway provides consistent right of way travel and access to an efficient and reliable travel. this funding cannot be spe

i'm lesli foster. that hit unfrees obama's health care reform law comes by way of a federal judge in virginia. u.s. district judge henry hudson ruled the law is unconstitutional. ken molestinna is live with more. fill us in. >> reporter: that is the very foundation that would require all americans to buy health insurance. the judge hudson is rejecting it, making him the first judge to strike down a key part of this law. the u.s. government lost this latest round in the fight that would force americans to buy health insurance under the commerce clause. instead henry hudson cited with the virginia attorney generally ken cuccinelli. he wrote. >> the limits of the essential coverage provision would invite unbridled exercise of federal police powers. >> reporter: it was cuccinelli who filed the lawsuit. in a statement following the rule, cuccinelli said it will create an unwanted slippery soap. >> it will give us the requirement to buy other things, cars, asparagus. the government's intrusion on our live fo

leslie, an electronic surveillance and recording equipment shall be used inside and outside of the premises as actively ain't -- maintained and recorded, placed -- let me start that again. this electronic surveillance shall be in place during operating hours. the electronic recording shall be kept for 72 hours and be made of available to the apartment or police department upon demand. supervisor chu: a quick question about electronic surveillance. we have seen a number of the licenses come before this committee before. this is one of the first we have seen that has electronic surveillance requirements. can you explain or elaborate why that is? >> we have tried to use this in the past and are trying to now use it more. this corridor is evolving into an entertainment district. we are trying to go more in line with where we are headed in the future. this is very similar to what has been going on with discussions with the entertainment commission. ultimately, as you know, it is the authority of the abc to accept or reject the commission. supervisor chu: wonderful. any other comments? are there