the marsh is a unique source. please allow them to continue to put on a really good show. >> next speaker. >> my name issance -- an -ance -- i don't understand how this project could have gone so far. this is the best to marsh to opera or symphony. but somehow it is believed that marsh is indispensable which is not. this project, should have got the marsh as a sensitive user and the protection should have put in. i have been there coming to this show sense 80s. and it's totally unacceptable that this is happening. i don't know how legally it's working out but the project should go back to the drawing board at all possible production to be done to this theatre. if you have not been to the theatre i would urge you to go. thank you very much. >> my name is reese a. four 1/2 years ago the city took position to this district. then designated most buildings on valencia as historic. catherine moore said this should be someway of dealing with sites like this. she suggested stepping down the heights to somehow consider the

, that no one is complaining about anything about the marsh because the marsh is a wonderful place. and i just can't they are not going to have a garage that boggles my mind. i must say. and as one who may not be driving too much longer i will know that it will make it impossible for all the traffic this last to be taken care of. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> my name is annette roman. i have been take -- taking classes at the marsh. i have heard personal stories at the marsh about working as a bus driver, about native americans, italian americans, african americans, korean americans as marsh performers. watching in a solo and hearing a families most intimate stories. i don't know how to relate to people different from ourselves. these stories at the marsh are more quiet. my own stories are about the families at the holocaust. i performed in theatres in canada. i performed at screeching car alarms and shouting drunks. it would be impossible to tell my story of the legs of war if the lines are filled with the lines of construction and people outside a theatre. it's not jus

i have worked at the marsh for 3 years.

this theatre like the marsh can continue. for those who have not that had pleasure, the marsh and the best audience is an affordable theatre experience in a cultural heart beated of this corner of the mission of san francisco. finally this issue is as much about coexistence as it is about preservation of the marsh. latino culture and the mission as it is about the arts. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors, i'm going to be brief and ask that the eir conduct a full analysis. thank you. >> hi, my name is josh. i'm a solo performer. i have developed a number of shows. i was this a year before him, so i think i win. i used to li around the corner from the marsh on hill street in a basement and i would walk around and i would get the tell the story of my totally unknown family as i was growing up in this environment. it's a privilege to speak to this democratic body. it's a privilege to be heard both as a citizen and also an a performer and i want to reemphasize of what people have said is that silence is not just a bone us f

we met with the marsh directly after the dr meeting. we proceed actively went over and investigated some issues that they had on the property, some roof drainage issues and we also retained their sound consultant to come up with a report that should be floating around here with the planning department somewhere. we didn't find any issues with the sound. the building formally was a nightclub. back in 86 and 87 he received some complaints and on two occasions he pulled permits to do the soundproofing. all the complaints we heard tonight about the fees ability of the marsh is groundless because there is no reason they can do that now. there is open space in the back. there is large service area for the restaurant where the recycling goes on at night. that does not interfere with the performance now. the conditions are going to be even better as my counsel mentioned we are replaced the 2 x 4 wall in the former kfc building with an 8-inch thick concrete with a wall. it's like a bun ker. in. the feeling that there is going to be noise is comp

the marsh is 33 feet. the side of the street is the same size of the marsh. leaving the protisticing -- property -- sticking out. the hill street neighborhood and mission is considered the sun yes neighborhood in the city and it's going to be taken way with a 70-foot building. we are also a world class city. i'm lucky to run across many people who pick this area as a destination and we are going to lose some of that character. i want to say that we don't need it to be 70 feet. this is no the a -- request. i'm just asking for a sense of reason and the ability for the character that is there. thank you. >> president chiu. and supervisors good afternoon. i'm i have been going to the shows at the marsh as long as i can remember. i have friends that come to the mission toen jo en -- enjoy the shows. we need to protect it. sound from construction and from residents can affect the performances. applause and other sounds from performance can affect the residents. these issues need to be addressed. please support our character and culture. i urge you to vote to expand

the marsh is a wonderful place. and i just can't they are not going to have a garage that boggles my mind. i must say. and as one who may not be driving too much longer i will know that it will make it impossible for all the traffic this last to be taken care

we don't think that the mere presence of the rabbi -- that's what marsh held, that marsh -- what marsh says is "advance" 21 does not mean having a single -- a single chaplain -- a chaplain of a single denomination or looking at the content of the sectarian prayer in light of that history. thank you, your honor. >> thank you, counsel. mr. laycock. >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: petitioner's answer to justice kagan's opening question is entirely formalistic. there is no separation in time between the public hearing and the invocation. people appear before this town board to ask for personal and specific things. our clients put shows on the cable channel. they were concerned the cable channel was about to be abolished or made much less usable. people appear to ask for a group home, parents of a down syndrome child. there are many personal petitions presented at this -- in the immediate wake of the prayer. >> but that's during the public -- that's during the public forum part. >> that's in the public forum. >> which is not really -- it's not the same thing as the hearin

that's why we believe this case is actually an easier case than marsh because in marsh, there was a paid chaplain from the same denomination for 16 years. >> but the question, mr. hungar for 11 years the prayers sounded almost exclusively like the ones that i read, and one year on four occasions, there was some attempts to vary it up, to have a baha'i minister or a -- a wiccan, but for the most part, not out of any malice or anything like that, but because this is what the people in this community knew and were familiar with and what most of the ministers were, most of the prayers sounded like this. >> well, no. i mean, it's clearly not correct that most of the prayers sounded like the one you just read. >> but your position is that wouldn't matter, as i understand, because you have you have -- you have two limitations, proselytizing and disparaging. and -- but i think justice kagan's question just set place place limitations. one could read your brief and say, well, it doesn't matter; it could be an executive body, it could be a court, it could be a town meeting, a school board, a zonin

i came to the park and i'm staying for the marsh. i was thrilled that the marsh opened in 1988. we moved our business this and we found it was booming into a rich neighborhood. i followed the marsh from it's home to valencia to where it is now. really, that building now went from an empty storefront to the jazz club to this wonderful place where culture grows and blooms. so corporate memory. yes. we all had that, we all know what happens to the stores in the mission. is it progress to step on one of the places where the arts can thrive in each of our drebts in neighborhood theatres. i don't think. i have three things to say. first i'm not guess helping in san francisco. this seems sleazy and poor planned and second of all i'm a constitutional scholar and promote the general welfare. thank you very much. >> hello. i'm jenkins and i have been around the marsh and on various locations on valencia street which is an essential development when it was pretty rough going down there and walking home at night to a situation where this extreme over gentrification. i think it's a resource

we looked at how construction noise would affect the marsh theatre. it's regulated by the noise ordinance with very specific terms regarding when construction is permitted. as part of to discretionary review. the construction would be allows from 7 to 6 and 7 to one on saturday. the mr. -- m and d doesn't analyze -- but does in the impact. in this case cop -- construction is to last about 18 months and it's only when construction is really noisy. so the rest of the time construction noise is limited to interior project modifications. >> i know there are a number of mitigations that have been proposed by the marsh and i'm wondering whether planning has looked at those and considered those whether you are incorporating many of those into mitigations that you are recommending. >> good afternoon, sarah jones. environmental review. the noise issues and analyzed under ceqa are mitigated. they were raised in the context of the discretionary review hearing but there were further conditions applied through that process and rich dra can address that. >> yes. as

it belongs to the world. >> draifng these marshes and -- draining these marshes an driving out the people who lived here. huge dams in neighboring turkey stopped the seasonal floods that created an ecosystem thousands of years old. azzam built a life in california but in 2003 he came back, using his engineering skills, to break the damming system built by back. this is the the euphrates, this is the first embankment azzam broke through in 2003. >> when at 2003, opened this dike. >> along with the water azzam would like to see people flowing back here as well. >> imagine you are a bird and you are lifeless, we could built this into a nice bird watching center. you can see as far as the horizon, it's gorgeous. >> reflooded more than half the marshes since 2003. along the remaining embankments there's dry land. but just across the road where the water has returned, communities are coming back to life. kareem al abud came back, when they heard the water had returned. on his tiny island is the frame of a read guest house, the same design used for 3,000 years. he says if the weather holds it ca

we don't think that the mere presence of the rabbi -- that's what marsh held, that marsh -- what marsh says is "advance" 21 does not mean having a single -- a single chaplain -- a chaplain of a single denomination or looking at the content of the sectarian prayer in light of that history. thank you, your honor. >> thank you, counsel. mr. laycock. >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: petitioner's answer to justice kagan's opening question is entirely formalistic. there is no separation in time between the public hearing and the invocation. people appear before this town board to ask for personal and specific things. our clients put shows on the cable channel. they were concerned the cable channel was about to be abolished or made much less usable. people appear to ask for a group home, parents of a down syndrome child. there are many personal petitions presented at this -- in the immediate wake of the prayer. >> but that's during the public that's during the public forum part. >> that's in the public forum. >> which is not really -- it's not the same thing as the hearing.

i think we have an agreement and the marsh is a unique treasure for our city and that we have to be very serious when it comes to preserving all sorts of arts and nightlife and theatre uses in the city. i know that i and others on this board have worked very hard to try to foster an atmosphere in the city where various kinds of arts and nighttime uses are valid because sometimes they haven't be very valid in the city. so it's in incredibly important and we agree on that. i think we've also seen today that as is always the case in san francisco that we are deeply passionate about our naebts -- neighborhoods for those who have lived in our neighborhood for a long time and for those who have arrived more recently, we love these neighborhoods and work hard to improve them and to make sure they remain the special places that they are. this neighborhood is no different. it is a mission liberty hill. this is an absolutely wonderful area. and it's not surprising to me that there are so many people who are passionate about the neighborhood. with all that said. this appeal before us today is a ceq

the idea that this is more coercive than marsh is absurd. in marsh the court expressly rejected a coercion argument saying, "we expect adults to be able to deal with this." with respect to the history, as well, i think the debate in the continental congress, when this issue was first raised, shows what the american tradition has been. that is americans are not bigots and we can stand to hear a prayer delivered in a legislative forum by someone whose views we do not agree with. that is the tradition in this country, and that's why it doesn't violate the establishment clause. and finally, with respect to the fact that this is a municipality rather than a state or local federal government. that can't possibly make a difference as an establishment clause matter. it makes no sense to suggest that a prayer at the local level is more dangerous for establishment clause purposes than what congress is doing. only congress could establish a religion for the entire nation, which is the core preventive purpose of the establishment clause. to suggest that

that's where a church in white marsh comes in. >> in white marsh they're calling it an assembly linehope. members of the river of life international christian fellowship are collecting supplies to send to the survivors of the typhoon in the philippines. >> we are collecting clothes, dried goods. >> with each passing day the situation in the philippines moves from dire to desperate. joyce spoke to wjz about how hard it is seeing destruction in the country where she grew up. >> is it difficult to watch those images on television? >> you would cry. your heart would be breaking. s really devastating. >> water, food, shelter, medicine, all in short supply. now the city of baltimore is sending members of its emergency management team to help some of the 600,000 people left with no place to live. cpc with the mayor's office of emergency planning speak with wjz by phone. >> i'm going to be there in a planning function. so that's going to be figuring out what resources we have, what we expect to see in terms of the patients, types of injuries and things like that. >> this church will continue

it's ikea in white marsh, of co. >> in white marsh. >> reporter: it's a land park mark -- landmark in baltimore. thank you so much. hold that up . thank you all very much. we're with team kennedy krieger. guys, back to you on tv hill. >> ron, talk to you later. thanks a lot. >> thank you . >>> still to come on wjz this morning. >> jackpot. maryland casinos continue bringy for the state. i'm linh bui and coming up on wjz we'll break down the numbers and explain where that money is going. >>> there's money on the table and going into slot machines. maryland casinos are bringing in tens of millions of dollars. linh bui has more. >> you can bet on casinos. >> nice place to come to be spontaneous. >> i can't believe it's this packed after work. amazing. >> that means big money for the state. maryland live casino with its new poker room brings in the most money by far. it made nearly $52 million in october. a whooping 69%. >> i walked front to back and it's incredible. >> combined with the other maryland casinos, the hollywood, ocean downs and rocky gap state weed revenue was $66 million. >

still 56 and 55 on 95 southbound between white marsh and the tunnel.ok at the west side of the beltway, which is getting busier. seeing brake lights there to the right on the outer loop. this traffic report is brought to you by your middle-aged toyota dealer. do you ever sit back and dream of all the places you'd like to go? toyota is ready to take you there. now is great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. back over to you. >>> straight to ron matz. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're live here on light streetl . the salvation army. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter:k s for coming out. we're going to be talking about number 53, a member of the baltimore ravens, jamal mcclain and what he's doing for the 4th years in conjunction with the salvation army. >> he came along and partnered with us to sort of give back. you know, when he was younger he and his mother stayed at a salvation army family lodge. he's never forgotten that. he's sharing that experience as he's coming back and we're eating toge

renee marsh is live at reagan international airport. what can you tell us, renee? >> reporter: let's call this the calm before the storm. you can see people are showing up to arrive only first flights here at reagan international. of course, at is this point, things are okay. of course as the day goes on, things will change. roughly 200 flights canceled nationwide. that is what the outlook looks like according to flight tracker websites this morning. and about 120 delays at this hour. here at reagan national airport, luke at the boards, everything looks pretty good.

another problem on 101 at marsh road. details on that ahead. fairfield shows a report of a fully engulfed vehicle on fire eastbound highway 12 and that could be sparking a bit of a brushfire so we have crews headed out there. to the south along eastbound 80 another accident out there and it does not appear to be slowing traffic making the commute to the south over to highway 4 you are still in the clear. the accident involving a motorcycle northbound blocking two lanes at this time so east palo alto commute could slow down significantly and a look outside here is walnut creek making the drive in the southbound direction it is backing up as you make the commute to highway 24. >> we are a day away from the most anticipated i.p.o. of the year, and what twitter has to do today before it starts to trade on correct tomorrow -- on wall street tomorrow morning. we will preview tonight's cma and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to q

that's how big the marsh is. the bay went up to montgomery street. so all this is bay. all this is bay. all this is bay. do you see these city streets out here? this is a small section of the city. this has all been filled. >> if you look at this map was recently adopted by the state, as their hazhard map. that's what these green areas are. just enormous mission area. >> this is an interesting tid bit. most people don't realize. there was a creek that flowed out of a lake in the mission. the lake was three city blocks large. it was at 17th and valencia. there's a plaque out there. you could sail a boat up the creek that flowed out into the bay into the lake at 7 the and mission and go sailing. it was that big. that land was so valuable because everybody wanted to live east of twin peaks because the weather was better here. warm. they filled in as much land as they probably could. and then they were forceed to building on the other side of twin peaks. where the weather wasn't as nice. >> i live in inner sunset. in 1906. in the big earthquake, that area had dramatic effec

as alfonso van marsh shows us, violence in the streets isn't helping recovery. >> reporter: more security forces are on the streets of tacloban after mobs broke into a rice storage house. a wall collapsed killing 8 people. looters hauled away thousands of stacks of food while hundreds of typhoon victims waited in line hoping to get something to eat. disdisaster specialists are desperate for supplies. it's a logistical nightmare. 90% of the city is in ruins, the airport is destroyed. with hundreds of bodies on the street, there is fear disease will spread. this woman say, the smell is overpowering. there are so many dead bodies that have not been picked up. forensic teams are working quickly to identify the dead and prepare for mass burials. but there are tales of survival. the head of this orphanage says his kids survived 20-foot waves that almost swept them out to sea. >> they really show the true filipino spirit. they refuse to give up. they were holding on to each other. >> reporter: the u.s. is among dozens of countries sending aid to the philippines. the united nations says the storm

part of the plan focuses on saving six threatened species including california clapper rail, salt marsh mounts which lost most of the habitat, and sassoon thistle. this is the second biggest wetlands restoration in the united states behind only the ever glades. >> high school seniors busy working on college applications and parents worrying about the debt and loans. >> it's more he expensive every year. consumer reports partnered with seven on your side to reveal problems to be aware of when going into debt for school. >> new student debt tops $1 trillion. loans exceeding all other consumer loans aside mortgages. two thirds of the graduates carry a debt burden. consumer reports says it's twisting lives of young people and creating a drag on the economy. krista is proud of hefr college and graduate degrees but says 100,000s ndz loans are crushing her. >> sometimes wondering can i afford to go food shopping today? do i need to wait until the next check. sitting here feel like what was the point? >> she says the loans take a quarter of her pay, leaving barely enough money for living expens

slow on 95 southbound between white marsh and the beltway.there's a look at the topside at putty hill avenue. there's a look at a traffic camera at old court road. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you. >>> this morning another revelae attempts to implement the affordable care act. newly uncovered documents reveal enrollment got off to a slow start. here is susan mcginnis with the latest for wjz. >> the troubled healthcare.gov website hits its one month anniversary today. no one in the white house is celebrating. newly obtained documents from cms, the agency running the site revealed major problem from the start. only 248 people had signed up for insurance. the notes also tell why, including high capacity on the website, direct enrollment not working. >> republicans grilled the head of cms to find out what the current totals are. she wouldn't share even though the documents show the government has access to them. >> no numbers sm >> mid november. >> cbs news confirmed insurance companies are t

speeds in the 30s from white marsh to the beltway.beltway speeds in the 30s on the topside, 27 on the west side. that's a look at 795 where you can see there's major sun glare there. bill's has it al for you. call 877-75-bills. >>> this morning marylanders are gathering and sending aid to the philippines the in the wake of typhoon haiyan. mike schuh is live with the latest on this. >> reporter: good morning. the philippines is the vast cole slands and it is a nightmare to get aid there. some countries and international aid groups are already on the ground with food, water and medicine. the city is sending a member of its emergency team. white march river of life church is collecting supplies. many can't find out the fate of loved ones because communications with debt. >>> a former member of the school for to deaf employee was convicted of abuse. taylor faces the possibility of up to 50 years in prison. >>> police arrest a gaithersburg man. 38-year-old joey poindexter frequented beer pong events. police say they found photos of up to 1

alphonso van marsh, cbs news, england. >>> well, a u.s.n was honored on tuesday at the polish consulate in new york. staff sergeant michael ollis was serving with the tenth mountain division when his unit came under attack in august. ollis led his men to safety and then returned the fight the insurgents. when an attacker exploded his suicide vest, ollis stepped in front of the blast, saving the life of a polish officer. >> the polish officer is here and thanked us for michael. so i know my son did a damn good job. >> poland awarded ollis a gold medal, calling him a true hero, and the u.s. honored him with the silver star, which his parents received last month. >>> well, caroline kennedy leaves tomorrow for japan where she will be the new u.s. ambassador. secretary of state john kerry hosted her swearing-in on tuesday at the state department. the daughter of john f. kennedy says she's excited for the opportunity. [ bells dinging ] ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the a

alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >>> bay area groups are organizing relief efforts to help the victims of the typhoon. and we have more on the donations coming in. mark has more. >> reporter: well, frank, we are at one of those drop-off- site locations to help the victims of the typhoon haiyan. we are on 7th street between howard and mission. these folks are here all day until midnight. so keep the donations rolling in. donation sites like this are popping up all over the bay area. this man kept his doors open all night collecting supplies for victims of typhoon haiyan. the donations are still modest. a few boxes of canned goods and a table of dried food. but there are high hopes here generosity will come knocking. >> our goal is to fill this whole room up to the rafters. >> haiyan has devastated the island nation and the need for money to rebuild the infrastructure is just as great as the immediate need for batteries, food and medicine. >> it is a typhoon. we need help now. >> reporter: and fortunately this man was able to reach his family in the philippines on the phone. >> i thank god.

. >> alfonso marsh, wjz eyewitness news. >>> the filipino community in larry manned is praying waitingor word on their family members in hard hit areas. meghan mccorkell continues our complete coverage live. >> reporter: with cell phone towers and the internet still down, many with loved ones in the philippines are now in limbo just praying to hear from their families. buildings crushed leaving people homeless in the streets. the enormity of the devastation overwhelming for juliet, the pictures are hard to see. >> i have people praying that they're fine. i can always worry, but what is it going to bring me? >> reporter: she hasn't heard from her mother, sister or knees on an island near where the typhoon first made landfall. >> seeing these videos, it's heartrending. >> reporter: the only thing she has received is this picture from her hometown sent by her brother, her grandparents and uncle still missing. >> roads are not passable. i heard that some people are able to go, but just take pictures, videos. >> reporter: the two women, members of the river of life church in white marsh whe

alphonso van marsh. wjz eyewitness news. >> if you'd like to help, the red cross is one of the agencies taking donations. call 1-800-red cross, or go to their website, www.red cross.org. >>> another day of unseasonably cold temperatures. let's take a live look outside. multiple layers of clothing are a good idea for these people in hampden. this won't keep a few skateboarders from doing a few tricks. and there is no immediate need for these plows and salt trucks. just the city showing that it's ready when winter does arrive. we like to know they're ready. plenty of salt in the dome. a live look outside now. feels as if we've skipped the rest of november, jumped right into december and january. meteorologist tim williams is live in the first warning weather center with updated temperatures. >> good afternoon, everyone. you know, temperatures really are on the cool side, as mary mentioned. and there's not much difference today than yesterday. but certainly with that breeze coming in from the northwest, mak