local roads. so for some regional administration has to take care for the locality administration. so this is mainly a guideline that has to support local administrations in their work. and why do local administrations need this? because there is a regional regulation that says that all our local authorities need to have a local mobility plan. i heard this morning about a problem like neighbors complaining when things have to be changed and the whole debate that is coming up then. but i think we have it similar because it's our local mayors who sometimes are hesitating to put into practice -- that's one of the reasons why those cycling routes sometimes get stuck, because you have a regional cycling route, but local authorities, we have 19 in brussels, local authorities do have to give permits for that. there is a lot of criticism on that and i heard my dutch colleague say one hour ago, you can get stuck because at local levels people don't like it, although your regional plan is to be so good. that's true. on the other hand, i think that it's a good democratic process to really to

you're about to see is sinister for some people because it shows their flag flying above the local administration there and them suggesting they are the law in that part of afghanistan, potentially shocking for the future of this country. in this quiet village near the pakistani border, one of nato's fears is realized, the local

we started preparing the locals administration law less than a year ago. the reason why we have not passed the first and second loss is that we believe the local law administration law, which is the most important in the reform process, has two aspects to it, elections and participation. it requires amending the election law. it was a matter of priorities, and we did not neglect the other laws. we looked at parties in a different way than we look at them right now. amidst this herd -- huge workshop of reform, loss, and dialogue, we have not forgotten that day to day living problems of the syrian citizens which remain more urgent. the government passed a number of decisions with the objective of improving people's living standards. one the most important decisions was to reduce these of prices. it was one of the most frequent demands without exception. i hope that this impact on the living standards will be felt in the near future. particularly among the poorest sections of syrian society. we also worked on reducing some construction cost for related fees in

we started preparing the local of administration love less than a year ago.eason why we have not passed the first and second laws is that we believe that the local administration law which is the most important in the reform process, has two aspects to it, elections and participation. getting to the local administration law in any case requires amending the election law, so as a matter of priorities we did not neglect the other laws. we looked at priorities than in a different way from what we look at them right now. amidst this huge workshop of reform, laws and dialogue we have not forgotten the day-to-day living problems of the syrian citizens which remained more urgent. the government pass a number decisions with the objective of proving -- improving people's living standards. one of the most important decisions was to reduce diesel prices from one of the most frequent demands made by all the delegations which i met with without exception. i hope that its impact on the living standards will be felt in the near future particularly among the poorer sections

to the men who call themselves the new administration, they showed a local cameraman cnn commissioned a vision of afghanistan back in the taliban's hands. now they're the local council, the local law. it's like nato was never even here. >> translator: the mow ha gentleman dean are in charge of this area and the people's problems are solved under sharia law. the tribe has welcomed us, bring us their problems and we deal with them. they understand implementing sharia is one of their duties. >> reporter: they say they captured the area in late march. a local official now in kabul confirmed to cnn this is a government building and the area is still held by the insurgency. this hilly stretch along the border is under increasing taliban influence since nato withdrew here, these valleys are becoming a safe haven for militants and their hard-line law. >> translator: smoking is forbidden here, and our religious department will punish those who shave and who intoxicate themselves. schools and hospitals are open under sharia law. >> reporter: they're also eager to display a softer, almost enligh

administration. >>> plenty of local disappointed golfing fans this morning after word that tiger woods has pulled out of the u.s. open. the tournament begins on the 16th at the congressional

we have some camera men there that filmed a flag above the local administration building, people talking there about how the taliban were providing some kind of system there. they deny that, contest that the taliban have control over the areas and say the pictures we receive amount to some sort of propaganda. afghan officials accepting since late march of this year that taliban insurgency have had a pretty strong grip over this particular area, a place where they used to be nato outposts, they pulled away, afghan security forces rushed in to try to control. eventually, the insurgency seems to have gotten the upper hand. >> nick peyton walsh, thanks for that. we will be asking more questions as we progress. tonight we're told defense secretary robert gates among others, wanted the president to go with smaller troop draw down. reaction from the pentagon next. protect your family with the gift of financial security. backed by the highest possible ratings for financial strength. new york life. the company you keep. that can go the distance. that's why we gave the chevy equinox an epa estimat

do you also intend to incorporate by reference the whole body of local law both administrative and statutory for the city and county of san francisco? >> that's the intention of the order. commissioner chan: ok. i want to commend you again for promulgating a rule that would require members of the department to identify themselves. which of course raises the matter of individual officers which as you know during my stint on the commission was always a matter of concern that rules be promulgated so that members would clearly understand their rights and obligations under the d.t.o.'s. where do you -- that being done and it's already been raised in previous conversations here, regarding the role of civilian oversight, the section 5-b-5 of the m.o.u. contains a standard that had caused me and my colleagues at the h.r.c. some concern that the f.b.i. here states that whether there's a conflict between standards or requirements of the participating agents in the f.b.i., the standard or requirement that provides the, quote, greatest organizational protection or benefit will apply. unless the organiza

administration. >>> plenty of local disappointed golfing fans this morning after word that tiger woods has pulled out of the u.s. open. the tournament begins on the 16th at the congressional country club in bethesda, but he says lingering issues with his left leg will keep them off the court. he says his game has never been the same since news of his personal infidelity went public more than a year ago. the fans say it will not be the same without him. >> it will still be fun to watch all the guys play. >> i like to watch tiger where every he is. if he is injured, he should let his injuries heal so that he can be competitive again. >> practice rounds begin on june 13 at the congressional country club. >>> two d.c. police officers have been demoted after approving a motorcade for actor charlie sheen. we obtain transfer documents for both officers, signed by chief cathy lanier. barackthe officers have been moved to a school security detail. he received a motorcade to get him to his performance at constitution hall months ago. >>> airlines holding passengers on the ground for hours the government regula

so, for example, we enabled local underperforming pension funds to come into the state pension fund which saves administration costs at the local level. we created a pathway for municipal employees to come into the lower-cost state health care program. we've taken another step on that now called plan design, with labor at the table, by the way. we ended a, an exemption, um, to property taxes this -- that the phone company enjoyed. you didn't have to pay property taxes on phones and wires. the electricity company did, but the phone company didn't. [laughter] so we, we ended that. um, we enabled cities and towns, um, as they choose to add a penny or penny and a half to the meal or hotel tax in their own community. but, again, as they've chosen. um, in this next round, um, i mentioned the next step in health care reform which is, by the way, excuse me, in health care cost control, it's really a cost-shifting issue. it's not the bigger issue we're working on which is systemwide costs. but it, it really is about having municipal employees pay a comparable share of their health care costs as is happening in the pri

the kan administration will receive recommendations and then be able to implement the necessary measures. >> but local residents and governments seem to be concerned about the new legislation won't be sufficiently comprehensive. >> that's right. the administration tried to present a plan for what prime minister kan calls creative reconstruction rather than simply restoring affected regions to their pre-quake conditions. he wanted to revive japan by creating a society in which people are given new hope by sharing wisdom and enthusiasm. however, local residents say a noble aim is not what they need now. instead, they want to see more specific measures to reconstruct the devastated regions and end the nuclear crisis. >> and there's also opposition within the diet against this legislation. >> that's right. some lawmakers say the new bill might lead to tax increases in the future to fund want reconstruction effort. they're concerned that special bonds issued to fund rebuilding efforts will be financed by a hike in the consumption tax. those politicians insist the government is trying to use this opportunit

it's everything from the local election administration offices to federal law that allows for presidential funding. it doesn't happen as a centralized place in our country. the federal election campaign act deals with the campaign funding side and the disclosure of that funding and the adds, for example, that campaigns may put up on the air, they are required to have disclaimers about who paid for them and that sort of thing. we don't really have the capacity to address all of the issues that you've raised. we do address some of them in terms of making sure that all candidate committees, political committees, anyone who has participated follows the same set of rules. it doesn't matter whether you are running on the ballot asthma jr. party, minor party, or independent, all of the same rules apply. some of the things about ballot access are set at state level. that's how it works in our system. >> hi, i'm an intern and i go to uva. i have two quick questions. having an odd number on people help, 5, 7, 9 to take decisions? also do you forsee the, you know, the limits at 5,000 per individuals

it's everything from the local election administration offices to federal law that allows for presidential funding. so it's, it doesn't happen at a centralized place in our country. the federal election campaign act deals with the campaign funding side and the disclose you of that funding and -- disclosure of that funding and the ads, for example, that campaigns may put up on the air or in print. they're required to have disclaimers about who paid for them and that sort of thing. so we don't really have the capacity to address all of the issues that you've raised, but we do address some of them in terms of making sure all candidate committees, all political committees, anyone who is participating in this process follows the same set of rules. and it doesn't matter whether you are, your running on the -- you're running on the ballot as a member of a major party, minor party or independent, all of the same rules apply. it doesn't matter whether you're, what level of party that you're participating in. and some of the things that i think you were addressing about valid access and that sort of

and local hospital administrate or said as bluntly as can be, control spending. in huntsville, texas, i heard how concerned citizens are, how concerned people are over our huge job-killing tax code. sandra sherman not overwhelm wants us to stop the spending, she wants government out of so many areas of our lives from housing and banking and medicine and energy, insurance, and other sectors. a loud message was sent we should not give in to the big spenders. they are right. we can't give up the fight for a fair tax or save medicare and social security for our young people. i heard that same message in livingston, texas, and in texas where they said forcing fewer and fewer taxpayers to carry more of the burden is a sure way to kill the golden goose of prosperity. fear and uncertainty of what's coming next from washington in higher taxes, higher health care cost, energy costs is keeping these employers from putting out that help wanted sign we are looking for. every town hall round table and civic club in my district, the four letter word on the lips of everyone's to

administration. we'll have more of the local connections why, he dropped out of high school and what our analyst saysbout the battle for voters and funds amount to business-friendly mormans. >> if huntsman's only polling into single digits with republicans how can he be considered a serious candidate? >> he's got to get through primaries where i think more conservative candidates have an edge. there is a lead now in new hampshire. then you're looking at south carolina, maybe florida. and there is a tough road f he gets to the general he'd be a difficult candidate for barack obama to handle. he'd be a serious contrender, i think against the obama administration. >> we'll see how it plays out. >> in south africa today, the first lady received word nelson mandela wanted to visit with her. the 92-year-old invited them to spend time with his in his home. she also enjoyed a visit in a community center that ended with the first lady and her daughters reading "the cat and the hat" to the kids. >> a few months ago cal berkeley baseball team seemed like a goner but they're very much alive. and today the coach

he said as the oil flowed from the ocean floor the administration actively hindered the efforts of local officials in protecting the region's fragile ecosystem. several gulf coast officials will be testifying this morning including former mississippi governor barber. the obama administration has strongly defended its response and says the feds are still actively involved in the recovery efforts. republicans are also expected to use this morning's hearing to step up the pressure on president obama to ease more restrictions on offshore drilling. we'll have live coverage throughout the morning here on ktvu. for now live in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news: >>> united nations investigators say both sides in the conflict in libya are guilty of war crimes. human rights experts say they have found evidence of crimes including murder and torture by government forces. the investigators say rebel forces are also guilty of abuses that would be considered war crimes although the number of instances were far less. >>> our time now 5:16. this morning san francisco police are searchi

administration. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: well, he's been hired and fired and remained elusive. and now his silence may end, at least his localce, about the hiring and campaign practices of the gray administration. suleman brown may end his silence about allegations he was paid by the gray administration to keep up attacks on then incumbent mayor adrian fenty. many orders have surfaced. earlier on brown talked about having dna evidence that proves he was, indeed, paid by the gray administration. there's a three-way race between brown, fenty and gray. brown said the gray campaign paid him to keep up attacks on the incumbent. then, after gray's victory, gave him a six-figure job for his troubles. the point person on hiring saying brown got a job in the health care finance agency because of his qualifications but he was let go after further vetting. it's raised enough of a dust up to get a u.s. attorney involved. so far the city council has been out of that equation as far as brown is concerned that. changed last week when he was called before a judge and agreed to appear today before mary khaeu's committee on government operati

local level. welcome, administrator. you may proceed with your testimony. >>thank you, members of the committee. i have submitted written testimony. i will proceed with a brief statement. i think senator shelby sum up really the structural issues we are faced with with the flood insurance program. one of the things i would like to emphasize here is, as the program exists now, it is unlikely we can retire the $18 billion debt. that will substantially increase in either a large scale hurricane or tsunami event. i think we do a much better job with river flooding and how to make a determination of how to manage that risk, but in these large-scale events, there are issues that produce high vulnerabilities that are not addressed in the current system. how do we address that risk? i think one of the issues that we see and we agree with, this risk should be better shared with the private sector versus strictly looking at a taxpayer- run system. i believe there are policies that could be moved to the private sector, there are incentives we could use. i also think there are going to be those policies tha

that tape or administrative procedures whatever you call it. was never given a chance local authorities say there was absolutely no way to speed things up their own region three million and leave it in an impoverished mostly agricultural province in central russia but what is treatment would have accounted for about a quarter of all how from cities of colleges where the treatment of this boy in military terms is equivalent to almost all cancer surgeries in our region and we're talking about thousands of people yet we still made a decision to allocate this money but before this we need to conduct some budget restructuring and to hold attended by it now these procedures are almost complete and we expect the drug to be here by the end of june or it's already too late to how followed the elevated money saved in not only the boy disappearing kilometers to the south at least seventy year old peter who was also diagnosed with contra syndrome yet he still has a few years before the damage becomes a rapper bow his parents believe to save their son. has to step in the. family can deal

in augusta, school administrator cheryl jones tried explaining why on the local news. >> they're textingd they're playing games, they're using technology that we have. >> reporter: soon after her comments she was called before school board members who made it clear cursive lessons would continue. >> i don't see having a generation of people with no signatures. >> very good. handwriting is very neat. >> reporter: jessica weinstein is fighting for cursive, arguing that the training helps her children with hand/eye coordination. she worries that some day they won't be able to read the cursive in letters home from her grandfather. a paratrooper. >> i will teach them at home. it's that important to me. >> reporter: there's a bit of humanity we lose if cursive disappears. imagine oprah winfrey's signature without all the personality, mickey mantle signing the great american baseball in block letters, or the most famous john hancock of all missing its greatness. steve osunsami, abc news, augusta, georgia. >> the famous john hancock signature doesn't look good in text. a text message. >> signatu

administration health benefits have become far more complex. along with anticipated state changes and a possible local changes. to successfully navigate these changes we must educate and train staff as well as the board of trustees to enhance and develop statutory compliance with information technology. the health service system manages close to $700 million per year for nearly 109,000 covered lives with an administrative budget of less than 1%. requiring the administration costs be paid for by the district. 51% of the budget is paid for by enterprise departments and by school districts and community college districts. the costs for retirees is 64% of the typical expenditures but most companies make for health benefits administration. our top priority has been maintaining day to day operations that make sure benefits are accurately administered through health coverage. streamlining initiatives over the last 18 months that have saved the city $16 million, not including the audit that we just completed. over the next five years we have identified three primary areas, including the implementation of day-

fema explained in a letter by the administrator writes -- now, i just spoke to a local who happened to be on his morning walk. he's a landlord. i asked him his opinion. he said, you know what, it's just too bad. he can understand citing other areas in our country such as the midwest that have been hit by a deadly natural disaster recently. perhaps they deserve the money a little bit more. it's a tough issue, certainly frustrating for business owners. governor jerry brown could still appeal fema's decision. if he does so, he must do it in the next 30 days. >> we'll continue to follow it. thank you very much, marla. >>> a controversial ban on a medical procedure might not make the ballot. opponents of circumcision filed to remove it from elections saying it violates california state law prohibiting local governments from placing restrictions on medical procedures. the ballot measure would ban and criminalize the practice of circumcision. >>> the battle for power continues at the state capital this morning. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston says get road to see a slew of lawsui

to the men who call themselves the new administration, they showed a local cameraman cnn commission, of afghanistan back in the taliban's hands. now they are the local counsel, the local law. it's like nato was never even here. >> translator: they are in charge of the area and the people's problems are solved under the law. the prib has welcomed us and bring us their problems and we deal with them. they understand implementing sharia is one of their duties. >> reporter: they said they captured the area in late march. a local official in kabul confirmed this is a government building and the air is still held by the insurgency the stretch along the border is under increasing influence since nato withdraw from the isolated outposts here. the valleys are becoming a safe haven for militants and the hard line law. >> translator: smoking is forbidden here and our religious department will punish those who shave and intoxicate themselves. schools and hospitals are open under the law. >> they are also eager to display a softer more enlightened side saying they are letting the bridge be rebuil

and to the men that call themselves the new administration, they showed a local cameraman cnn commissionedk in the taliban's hands. now they are the local council, the local law. it's like nato was never even here. >> translator: the peoples' problems are solved under saw real law. the tribe welcomed us and bring us their problems and we deal with them. we understand implementing shria is one of their duties. >> reporter: they said they captured the area in late march, and one official confirmed this is a government building and the area is still held by the insurgency. this is under increasing taliban influence since nato withdrew. >> translator: smoking is forbidden here, and our religious department will punish those who shave and intaux indicate themselves. schools and hospitals are open under shria law. >> reporter: they show a softer side showing the bridge is allowed to be rebuilt. we don't fear thieves like we did before. another says, business now is not as good as we had before, but we're fine with the taliban. it's not clear how genuine the smiles are, but the small taliban syst

wrecked tape or administrative procedures whatever you call it. the idea was never given a chance local authorities say there was absolutely no way to speed things up their own region where you live and leave it in poverty mostly agricultural province in central russia but what is treatment would have accounted for about a quarter of all how subsidies of here in cola get your skills course or the treatment of this boy in monetary terms is equivalent to almost cancer surgeries in our region and we're talking about thousands of people yet we still made a decision to allocate this money but before this we need to conduct some budget restructuring and to hold attended to by it now these procedures are almost complete and we expect the drug to be here by the end of june well it's already too late to help following the allocated money may save another little boy just period kilometers to the south at least seventy year old peter was also diagnosed with contra syndrome yet he still has a few years before the damage becomes a record both his parents believe to save their son this state has to s

local 6, which represents our electricians. i would like to call up our director of administration, taxi, and accessible services to provide an update on the status of the labor agreement. >> good afternoon. thank you. i am the director of administration of taxis and accessible services. last year on june 15, the mta board of directors approved the terms of the current collective bargaining agreement between the mta and the international brotherhood of electrical workers local 6. the collective bargaining agreement expires june 30, 2012. however, the terms approved included a 3.75% wage reductions and a provision enabling local six or the mta to reopen for economic terms for fiscal year 2011-2012. on january 18 of this year, ibew local 6 requested an economic opener, and it began marketing in march. the representatives -- to to to agreement on april 29 on a number of issues, including restoration of a 3.75% to bargain and its members-based hourly unit of pay, changes in the language regarding the normal work schedule, which will save overtime costs by creating a work schedule, which eliminates premium paid for working saturdays and

and a christie, they have these common phrases and i recognize it as a former mayor who administrators and local city council. we use the same phrases so i know that. what i'm saying is after december you are working through this now, but give me a sense. >> i apologize for interrupting but in developing and publishing this guidance it is not a trivial task. this is a huge monumental effort that the agency is putting forward and i would like to say that we would have that information available at the same time as the publication of guidance but i simply cannot guarantee that data and i apologize for that. >> based on your experience for something of this magnitude, is it for cms to say yes we can do this? it will be two years, three years? >> i don't have the experience or the luxury of knowing how long that would take. i will talk to my commissioner. >> and then maybe you can, on issues of this magnitude maybe you can give me whoever would be the person at the fda experiences of the past and how long it's at. if the think that would be important. the last thing i i will ask very quickly and i a

and a christie, they have these common phrases and i recognize it as a former mayor who administrators and local city council. we use the same phrases so i know that. what i'm saying is after december you are working through this now, but give me a sense. >> i apologize for interrupting but in developing and publishing this guidance it is not a trivial task. this is a huge monumental effort that the agency is putting forward and i would like to say that we would have that information available at the same time as the publication of guidance but i simply cannot guarantee that data and i apologize for that. >> based on your experience for something of this magnitude, is it for cms to say yes we can do this? it will be two years, three years? >> i don't have the experience or the luxury of knowing how long that would take. i will talk to my commissioner. >> and then maybe you can, on issues of this magnitude maybe you can give me whoever would be the person at the fda experiences of the past and how long it's at. if the think that would be important. the last thing i i will ask very quickly and i a

local neighborhood. i did my under deprad wait work at fisk university, where i studied political science with a concentration in public administration and worked eight years largely in the public sector. then i earned a master's degree from carnegie melon in pittsburg, pennsylvania. i spent some time as assistant executive director for a non-profit. we did work if a lot of kids in the neighborhood. i have done fundraising for candidates and issues. i have experience with the federal reserve bank of san francisco. when i look around my neighborhood and see the changes that are happening, i so there is no neighborhood grocery store. i see that small businesses in particular are coming and going, and they haven't been able to really sustain themselves. from my work experience in working for the city in the mayor's office as well as in the non-profit, i had a good sense as to what some of the challenges were. when i look in the future, i could see more challenges coming. i thought i had a set of experiences and more importantly a passion and desire to serve. >> i understand that no one wants to have their programs cut. of course not. i

and a christie, they have these common phrases and i recognize it as a former mayor who administrators and local city council. we use the same phrases so i know that. what i'm saying is after december you are working through this now, but give me a sense. >> i apologize for interrupting but in developing and publishing this guidance it is not a trivial task. this is a huge monumental effort that the agency is putting forward and i would like to say that we would have that information available at the same time as the publication of guidance but i simply cannot guarantee that data and i apologize for that. >> based on your experience for something of this magnitude, is it for cms to say yes we can do this? it will be two years, three years? >> i don't have the experience or the luxury of knowing how long that would take. i will talk to my commissioner. >> and then maybe you can, on issues of this magnitude maybe you can give me whoever would be the person at the fda experiences of the past and how long it's at. if the think that would be important. the last thing i i will ask very quickly and i a

administrator, mr. fugate had a long career in emergency management at the state and local level, including serving as a long term firefighter. welcome administrator fugate. you may proceed with your testimony. >> thank you chairman johnson and ranking member and members of the committee, i have submitted written testimony if it pleases the chairman, we'll submit that for the record. and i'll proceed with a brief statement. i think senator shelby summed up really the structural issues we are faced with the flood insurance program. one of the things i would like to emphasize here is as the program exists now, it is unlikely we can retire the $18 billion debt. i also see the risk that would substantially increase in either a large-scale hurricane or tsunami event. we do a much better job with rivering flooding and making the determination in how to manage that risk. but in these larger scale events, there are structural issues within the flood insurance program that produce high vulnerabilities that are not addressed in the current system. how do we address that risk? i think one of the issues we see and

from the federal government to local school systems in encouraging more accountability, flexibility as well as innovation at the school level. >> what does the administration do poorly? >> i'm a big administration supporter so i think any of us can always do beater job at jt out everything we do. think making sure that people understand what the administration is trying to do and get that message out, there's a lot of noise out there, there's a lot of chatter and background activity and so it's a little tough at times i think to fight through all the stuff that's going on. the american public gets a little confused because they're getting cross messages about what the president has really done, what his administration is about. they're about jobs. and about supporting cities across america. >> mayor cornett, mayor nutter, how differently do you see each other approhing your jobs? democrat, republican. >> i don't think there's much difference. >> at the mayor level, is it as important -- >> there's really not. there's no democrat or republican pothole out there. we have to get things done. what i try to do in oklahoma city, we're a very conservative state.

federal emergency management agency, management and administration, $707,298,000. state and local programs, $1 billion. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk, it's a richardson amendment number 2. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: -- the gentleman from texas. >> i reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. the chair: point of order is reserved. the clerk will report. the clerk: -- ms. richardson: as former chair -- the chair: will the gentlelady suspend? the clerk has not reported the amendment yet. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. richardson of california, page 47, line 10, after heading, insert the following, at least $10 million shall be for buffer zone protection plan grants, $50 million shall be for port security grants, $100 million shall be for public transportation security assistance and railway -- railroad security assistance, $50 million shall be for inoperable emergency communications, $42,337,000 shall be for metropolitan medical respo