medical appointments, taking care of my mother [music] >> hi, my name is ann bailey and i've driven for luxor for almost five years now. i drove for desoto cab for 10 years prior to that. i drove in 1976 for the old, old yellow cab. this is frances mecchi and i've been driving her for about 11 or 12 years to her alzheimer's day program, which we call the memory club. every day when we drive through the presidio she'll say, "oh goody, you're taking me through the enchanted forest." [music] >> my name amr a.mahmoud. i am like 49 years old. i have been driving cab more than 13 year in general. then i drove a ramp more than 3 years. this is my fourth now. i have been enjoying doing the job. i like every moment of it. >> thank you amr. [music} >> hi, my name is peter and i'm a paratransit driver for medsam, and this is north and south of market where i pick up my group and drop them off at home. >> thank you , peter! [singing] you are my sunshine. very good driver. she says driver is very good. number 1. [music] larry mingo, mobility plus driver, san francisco paratransit. >> thank you, mingo. >>

they live in a small, one-room apartment near the city of luxor. a coptic orphans volunteer regularly visits her and her children. if they are to have a brighter future, they need an education. 11-year-old antonio could barely read last year, but after 15 sessions with a coptic helper, he can now read bible stories. >> it started out with just sending money, sending money to the children. then we realized, wait a minute, to really help them, to get them on their feet, we need to focus on education. >> reporter: a tutor provided by coptic orphans helped this 16-year-old get better grades. last year the school ranked him as number two in his class. his father died at the age of 38. carllos' mother learned skills of her own, but had no money to get started. coptic christians helped her start a salon. >> i was afraid to go out in public. i didn't have no self-esteem. i talk to people now. i'm a totally different person. i thank god this salon is providing food and clothing, everything we need. i am grateful to the lord he provided for us through coptic

he performs at the luxor.hat's the one with the -- [laughter] please welcome the delightful carrot top, everybody! [applause] >> how are we doing? thanks for coming! all right! hey, man. it is hot. is it hot outside today? oh, my god. i made this so it is like cheap air-conditioning. just wear it on your head when you're walking around. air-conditioning for red necks. this is a golf club for tiger woods so he can concentrate on the next time around. keep your head down. keep your head down. i made a helmet for tony romo. he sucks. he can't see anything. five interceptions. five interceptions. he sucks. this is a red neck roller skate. i don't know what that is. leftover parts. these are skinny jeans for fat guys. [applause] you look good. thanks. this is a cell phone i can use in the car and they won't know i'm on it. i'm not on the phone. i'm not on the phone. i made a cell phone for clint eastwood. i'm talking to somebody now. all right. people read the paper. i like that. this is a popsicle for porn stars.

you want 15 luxor. whatever you want. the service issue, whatever you want and keeping that company but i give you double the money. we don't want to give it, the medallion, to the drivers. this is a scam. this is a fraud, and then they came to you and don't want the rights of the people to appeal even at one time when i called the protester the devil and considered in their office to issue me an admonishment letter because i am organizing a protest of the taxi drivers. these people are wrong. this is a dictatorship. this is not the sadiam country. this is the united states of america and democracy is the top priority. please give these people rights. i don't have a penny interest in this medallion. i am fighting for all these people. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> good evening ladies and gentlemen. i would just to say iewf the bat prop k was designed to keep quality drivers in this business. prop a is keep drivers out of the business. i wrote a letter last night and it's addressed to the sf mta, and i n

were in egypt, there were very, very few tourists there because not shortly before, the tourists in luxor had been mowed down by machine guns. and what's fueling this, of course, is the quest by fundamentalist, traditionalist muslims to overthrew what they perceive as the secular regime of mombaric. and more and more, akmad, this young person, is feeling that pressure- the pressure of the old, the old traditional, those very rigid ethical patterns of action that come out and are guided by the sharia and define the social dimension, he feels that pressure. so let's hear here from akmad, a young student we interviewed in cairo. >> we've explored interfaith tensions between jews, christians, and muslims in the middle east, but there are also intrafaith tensions- that means tensions within a single faith; in this case, islam. we spoke with a young student, akmad, who describes his frustrations being a young person- a muslim- living in a decidedly religious society. could you give us just a couple of examples of things you'd like to do on your own time in cairo that you can't do because islami

were in egypt, there were very, very few tourists there because not shortly before, the tourists in luxor had been mowed down by machine guns. and what's fueling this, of course, is the quest by fundamentalist, traditionalist muslims to overthrew what they perceive as the secular regime of mombaric. and more and more, akmad, this young person, is feeling that pressure- the pressure of the old, the old traditional, those very rigid ethical patterns of action that come out and are guided by the sharia and define the social dimension, he feels that pressure. so let's hear here from akmad, a young student we interviewed in cairo. >> we've explored interfaith tensions between jews, christians, and muslims in the middle east, but there are also intrafaith tensions- that means tensions within a single faith; in this case, islam. we spoke with a young student, akmad, who describes his frustrations being a young person- a muslim- living in a decidedly religious society. could you give us just a couple of examples of things you'd like to do on your own time in cairo that you can't do because islami