mel murphy. met him 20 some years ago when i was a driver and he mentored me to do a lot of things. and he's a gentleman, lot of integrity, and i respect him very much. thank you. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is [speaker not understood] lead better. i'm an attorney in san francisco and i have the privilege and the honor to speak on behalf of mr. murphy. i've been working with him, i've known him for probably close to 20 years, between 15 and 20 years. we were neighbors. i know his family, mely and his daughter. i am lucky enough now to work directly with him in an organization that he is head of. and he is a man who is a straight shooter, has amazing integrity, does take responsibility fully. but what is so wonderful about mel is how he brings people together from all walks of life, from different aspects of life. and we're all able to know each other and work together. and i can take into consideration the sophistication of our world now and what the port will mean to this city, what

and that man was mel murphy. besides furnishing services to property owners in the community it's been talked about, the contributions that he has made, and moving in on the department of building inspection until he became the top person in that commission. in my opinion and from my past business experience from which i am now retired, mel murphy has all the necessary qualifications to be a member of the port commission. he can bring business background in construction, meeting payrolls, managing people, bringing people together, living within budgets, and integrity, honesty and commitment to the boards and to that commission. so, i would urge you to please recommend him and to please see to it that he brings those benefits to the port city of san francisco and to the jewel that he commented on earlier. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> hello, supervisors. my name is frank lee. i'm a current member of the building inspection commission and i had the pleasure of serving mel murphy for the past -- for six yea

all of these mel has. he has worked his way up from the beginnings in ireland to the north sea where he worked on oil rig to the alaska pipeline, and to business in san francisco and has done a wonderful job all the way. if we consider the number of people in the middle class of san francisco who mel gave work to, carpenters, electricians, plumbers on his buildings, hundreds and hundreds, maybe thousands. he has foresight for the future of san francisco. he knows that the port is on its way up. there's no question about that. at one time it was the queen pacific. it went down, but it's on its way back up. and i've heard him speak many times in meetings regarding the cruise industry that can be developed here. he has vision, he has foresight. the business of the port is business and we should put a businessman in charge. he has that. i feel that the other work that he has done -- and that's one of the reasons that i'm here, for people who are down and out, show his humanity. there are people alive today who

mel murphy. ~ it's been my privilege to know mel murphy for over 10 years in san francisco. ~ shea i want to tell you something you may not know given the information you've received about him. he comes from a very small county in ireland, west mead. it's now one of the famous counties as you know county cork and others are more famous for san franciscans. but nonetheless, this is where his foundation of who he is, i believe, was formed. he was raised on a farm, cows, chickens, goats, working with his hands every single day. like many people, my family, he immigrated to the great country in america and found himself in a greater city in san francisco and worked his way from very humble beginnings to a very, very successful current situation. he didn't do it just through hard work. he did it because he used a lot of vision and a lot of what he learned, i believe, back on that farm. if you put in a long day of hard work, that is considered to be a good day. and that's what i've known about mel sinc

mel murphy was my first client. we are now march 7, 2013. i have been doing his engineering, or as he says it, i've been over engineering his projects for over 26 years. this is a man that started historical preservation in the western addition. he started the renovation of victorians. we just talked about historical commissioners. mel murphy took a chance in the early '80s on the western addition. he has been extremely successful. why? because of his dedication and his love for this city. i cannot think of anyone more qualified to serve on the port commission. we just heard about the fact that san francisco is projected to grow to over 930,000 inhabitants by the year 20 35. ~ i can see within the port we are going to be able to house all the people that are finally have concluded that you want to work where you live, you want to participate on areas that have city housing and transportation helps. that's the future. mel murphy knows it. he will be a great port commissioner. thank you. >> thank you. seeing no more public comment is now close

mel is 86 or 87. he is doing great too. >> how fortunate to have a lifelong friendship. >> they have known each other 60 years. i met him when i was four years old. and that mel brooks when i was four years old. we had a little place in fire island, off the coast of long island, and i doubt me and my sister who is two at the time, we were going to go to bed and a man would be staying over. if we woke up in the morning and found a strange man, just know it he is a friend of ours. this man will be sleeping. at 5:00 a.m., this was the introduction to mel brooks. two kids standing, and he is sleeping in this window seat. i turned to my and go, is that the man? yeah, that is the man. that man is the man. she goes and takes his eyes like this. mel brooks, he was the man, and he is still the man. [applause] >> what a wonderful upbringing to be around such characters. did it dawn on you anytime that it was unusual? >> no. my house was mel brooks, norman lear's, some of the funniest people in the world. as a k

. >> best-selling author steven mansfield on why he thinks mel gibson didn't go far enough. >>> also, hand picked to be the president's officer in chief. >>> plus, the brothers emanuel. >> i know that if i had to be in a foxhole ever, it's my two brothers who i want right by my side. >> he spends every night with taylor swift. >> people say she's dating them. >> but she hasn't written a song about him yet. my exclusive with the pop superstar. >>> this is "piers morgan live." today is good friday, hon of the holiest days of christians in america and around the world. of course, in just two days, it's easter sunday. it arrives with something else. a shocking new book on the death of jesus. it's called "killing jesus" and claims to have new insight and revelations into how he was murdered. the best-selling author is steven mansfield and he joins me now. welcome to you. this is probably the most talked-about, written-about, debated over murder in the history of mankind. what have you unearthed of this book that is new? >> well, you know, when you read the bible, you hear very spare statem

mel and jan have been married for 2o years. it wasn't until well into their marriage that they began to experience problems in their sexual relationship. we became farther and farther apart. at that point, we went to a clinic to seek some help. they went to dr. rshaw. desire dorders are interesting things. en we stted the clinic in '72, there was no definition, and patients are our textbook my first surpris was having a young, healthy athletic coach of 34 who presented "i'm not interested in sex. "i've got erections. "i've got no problem compleng the act hen we do t together which twice a year. i just he other thingso do." this wasn't even dined at the time. i just called them dds--desire disorders, which means that the whole wavelength of thinking about sex enough to feel sexual was ssing, that there were other priorities in the mind of the individual. what causes a desire disorder? the way jan tells their story, it was mel's snoring, but she knows something more serious was going on.order? i must have been going through some

. >> best-selling author steven mansfield on why he thinks mel gibson didn't go far enough. >>> also, hand picked to be the president's officer in chief. >>> plus, the brothers emanuel. >> i know that if i had to be in a foxhole ever, it's my two brothers who i want right by my side. >> he spends every night with taylor swift. >> people say she's dating them. >> but she hasn't written a song about him yet. my exclusive with the pop superstar. >>> this is "piers morgan live." today is good friday, hon of the holiest days of christians in america and around the world. of course, in just two days, it's easter sunday. it arrives with something else. a shocking new book on the death of jesus. it's called "killing jesus" and claims to have new insight and revelations into how he was murdered. the best-selling author is steven mansfield and he joins me now. welcome to you. this is probably the most talked-about, written-about, debated over murder in the history of mankind. what have you unearthed of this book that is new? >> well, you know, when you read the bible, you hear very spare statem

mel has a reputation in the city and he will not let that get tarnished. he will do what is right and proper and this project will be built in accordance with the law that will be scrutinized as it has been for six years now. it will meet the stand standards of the code and mr. santos is here to talk about issues but you have three minutes and come up. >> in terms of the engineering issues but this will be a better, safer situation once this project is built. >> commissioners, santos, (inaudible) for the project. stability of the site, we are proposing absolutely the best thing that can happen to this hill. why? one, we are going to take all of the water and create a permanent new watering system, so all of the drainage issues that are occurring on the adjacent properties have been solved by the fact that we are taking that excavation. two, we will have retaining walls that are properly designed and properly reinforced and more importantly they will be peer reviewed and we will have another pair of eyes and structural engineers and source engineer and geol

mel has a reputation in the city and he will not let that get tarnished. he will do what is right

>> a. >> geraldo: and mel? >> c. >> geraldo: i fall in between. i will give him a b.just, ladies and gentlemen, for what it is worth, i want to restate my firm opinion that she will not be sentenced to death for this terrible crime. i think the death penalty should be reserved for the multiple victim murders, for the torture murders. i don't think she will go down. new in iway on

>> a. >> geraldo: and mel? >> c. >> geraldo: i fall in between. i will give him a b.gentlemen, for what it is worth, i want to restate my firm opinion that she will not be sentenced to death for this terrible crime. i think the death penalty should be reserved for the multiple victim murders, for the torture murders. i don't think she will go down. new in iway on that happy note. thanks for watching. hope you have a great week. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer.

. >> item number 3, motion confirming the mayor's appointment of mel murphy, term ending may 1, 2016,o the port commission. >> i believe mr. murphy is here. mr. murphy, please approach the microphone. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. >> good afternoon. >>> first came to san francisco over 40 years ago, was welcomed with open arms from native san franciscans. it is an honor to be considered for the port commission. [speaker not understood] i have a pair of glasses. having a problem finding them here. got them. by the way, i had to borrow these. i forgot mine. it is an honor to be considered for the port commission that manages miles of bayshore stretching from high street over to the indian basin into south with more than 600 acres under its jurisdiction. having been to korea in real estate both as a broker and developer, working on projects as large as the alaska pipeline to as small as victorian restorations, i'm very excited to be considered for the port commission. there are many aspects of the port commission's business that interest me, but in particular interest is a development

. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort. >> dr. jill gora: every child deserves a fair chance at life >> peggy stillman: it may only take an hour to do something that will change their lives forever. >> noreen kessler: and you just see a whole new person, a whole new beginning. it's almost like they're reborn. i can't think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ]

mel murphy and my experience and anytime i spend as a member on the board of supervisors. i was not a candidate endorsed by mr. murphy. but he spent a particular amount of time contributing in a very private and helpful way much like supervisor breed was talking about supporting the african american complex. he was helpful when no one was looking and that's a measure of one's true character. when there is no any direct benefit or relationship. i was never in a position to extend any kind of favor to him. i wanted to give voice to that particular important point. thank you, mr. president. >> supervisor campos? >> thank you, mr. president. i do want to begin by acknowledging mr. murphy's interest in serving the city. i have always respected the fact that people want to take the opportunity to volunteer in these kinds of capacities and i'm also very aware of his contributions and his service indifferent ways as a private individuals throughout the city i think is admirable. i have been open to this appointment, his nomination in a way that we try to be open anytime a mayor no

that's for certain. >> dennis, great to see you. >> thank you, mel.d to see you. >> dennis gartman. he mixed it up. threw me off. >> great to see you? >> i'm sure it's good to be seen, too. >> you don't want to be predictable, ever. zblf that's true. >> remember that. >> he got us. >> so, tim, you think maybe venezuela would not have an impact on stocks, but we did start hearing from, colgate talked about venezuela and devaluation. >> kimberly clark said it's going to be 1%, 2% of their numbers. they get revenues from latin america. venezuela is a major part of that. in terms of the deval, we're going to see that. if you play venezuela, you play it regionally. there's a colombian etf you can play. the colombian oil and gas plays, i would look at those. >> beeks? >> yeah, i think if you look at oil today, it didn't react at all to this. i think dennis is right in the short-term. you don't want to be shorting oil because of this. where i went today and it wasn't because of the chavez death, but it was because it was brazil, and we have industrial produc

. >> father jonathan morris advised mel gibson in the making of "the passion of the christ." >> whetherr not the death of a man named jesus of nazareth actually happened. another question is whether he was the son of god and whether he was divine and that cannot be proven. >> i try to poke holes at the things when i'm examining them and i could not poke any legitimate holes? forensic pathologist has hanged volunteers from crosses for his study of the crucifixion "if god's going to speak, he has to speak in a way that is supernatural. >> bible church's senior pastor tony nelson believes that every word in the bible is inspired by god and without error. >> man just has a problem with that there's somebody outside the frame work of nature and the idea that the liable can be a supernatural book, not just a book, that god can be a supernatural person. >> you take the gospel literally? >> yes. >> but aren't there parables, aren't some of those stories just parables to help the story along? >> the bean ball -- if i use something as a story, for instance there's an illustration, but if i presen

i can tell you he's been with fleet week for 3 years now and the one thing about mel, he's got a lot of ideas and he accepts no as an interim answer because a lot of things that he wanted to do to make fleet week better originally the answer from authorities was no. and he made some amazing things happen just through his will. a commander can will things to happen. and i really want to thank you, mel, for that whole peer to peer medical exchange was your idea and it was just a huge hit and i thank you so much for that. he's offered to be the pifrplg hitter for admiral roughhead who was captured back in massachusetts and couldn't make it back out here and with his experience, one thing about melvin speese, he is the premiere taipber in the marine corps. please help me welcome major general melvin speese >> well, of course i am not admiral roughhead, mr. secretary, but i did spend the night at marine's memorial club so i think i'm able to fill in okay. as general my dsz at said, i've had the p opportunity to purpose in fleet week over the last several years. my attention and focus has

i need to go to mel in california. mel? >> caller: hi, jim, how are you? >> all right.> caller: fine. i've been doing a little research on baidu, i'm wondering if it's time to pull the trigger. >> there are a lot of people telling me it is. i say, you know what? china, too hard for this guy. go find someone else who likes it. i need to go to alvin in michigan. >> caller: boo-yah, jim, congratulations on eight years. >> you're too kind. thank you, man. feels like nine already. what's up? >> caller: my stock is fbc, flagstone bank, regional bank from michigan and surrounding states. it took a dive after january when it lost a lawsuit. what do you think? >> i've got enough banks doing poorly without legal exposure. i would welcome management to come on and tell us why it's in that situation. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion of the "lightning round." >> the "lightning round" is sponsored by td ameritrade. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to t

i've got to go valero, mel. >> how about you, j.j.? the other side of guy again. i'm going to have to go with rig on this one. valero has had the nice run, it seems to me that transocean is going to come through on this. >> tim? >> no question, it's rig, sorry, guys. a very big deal for this company. the carl icahn thing, the pressure on the company to pay a big div, it's a catalyst on the stock. are you kidding me? here we go. >> b.k.? >> i'm not going to tie this one up. i'm with rig on this. guy actually won a street fight a while back on conocophillips and the argument was people are looking for oil. what does rig do? they look for oil and there are some head windos in the space. >> let's see who you guys voted for on twitter. and you guys voted for valero. sorry, the winner's still rig. >> wait a second -- hold on -- >> they're the tie breaker. everybody's equal. you are equal to the viewers out there, guy. >> you know what, given the choice, i'd rather be equal with the viewers because that's how i roll, mel. >> buddy, you've got

. >> a study suggests taking aspirin can decrease the risk of mel lan yoma in women. they found women taking regular doses of aspirin lowered risk of getting mel lan yoma by at least 20%. researchers believe inflammation plays a big role in cancer development but warned it won't necessarily keep melanoma away. we'll have more on the study on world news at 5:30. >> an unusual tail about an alligator without one. this is mr. stubs. his tail was bitten off eight years ago. he learned to swim. then a team decided to build him a replacement tail. >> if we get him just to relax, memory is there. you snow when he was a babey and all sorts of things it's there. he's been without it so long. he has to adjust to this. >> the floaty is, there you can see is an aid until he gets used to his three-foot long rubber tail. >> my goodness. >> remarkable. >> michael finney is here answering questions stont him through twitter and facebook, and e mail oo. first question for you here. a twitter user asked how do those park and pay by phone meters work in san francisco? how do they know w

i am blown away by the mel watts story. this time, is that what drove us into the financial crisis in first place? >> it is. not to put too 5 find a point, t appointing a member of house of representative to be chief regulator of fannie mae and freddie mac is basically insane, for starter congressman watt took campaign contribute prug contribution from fannie and freddie, secondly, let's understand, that agency, federal housing finance agency is only 5 years old. it was created in the wake of the problem with fannie and freddie, and its job is to preserve and conserve its asset, the taxpayer money, put it on a sound footing. gerri: its job is not to determine who should get mortgages but that it continues and is sound. >> current head is edward dimarco, which has put him at laggerheads with house democrats, who in january of 2012 asked president obama to replace ed dimarco. gerri: i have to talk about this idea of getting rid of mortgage deduction, right now it is being discussed for people with very bis mortgages or second

in the evening, the older children watch mel gibson's "passion of the christ," about the final days of jesus of nazareth. once a week, a psychologist comes to talk about fears and concerns and she is also very religious. bottomless god is a source in psychological terms. >> she has not lived there long and finds it difficult to settle in and is very shy. the psychologist tries to find out how she is coping without her family. them,hough such stories 7 they have had many happy moments with the children over the past few months. they had no idea what to expect at first, which is why marina brought her rabbits. he is called wally and is sweet though he is old and faded. she says she loves that he smells of home and that is why she never washed him. overall, they don't feel homesick anymore. well, theytled in so dont want to go to germany. they are loooking to say goodbye. secondhanage has begun a --

and yasser arafat took mel gibson to task and also took renee zellweger to task. took the school newspaper at at high school to task. really, really haitz anti-semitism. some of those seem like an overreyak but he feels like he is standing up for a group whenever he feels they are unfairly ma lined. >> assemblyman dove dressed up for a party dressed up in blackface makeup, an afro wig and an orange jersey. [ laughter ] >> jon: what? >> not that it really matters but that is poorly done blackface. he doesn't look like a basketball player but a jew that went on a cruise without a hair product. what possible excuse do you have for do this? >> it was purim. it's when people get dressed up and try to look different and try to be different. >> jon: really, purim. what it's purim. everyone knows on purim you get to be racist. [ laughter ] black history what now? i'm sorry i interrupted you. you were digging a deeper hole. >> on purim people dress up as arabs. everything you can imagine. >> jon: that's not helping. it's purim. you are going to have black guys, arabs the w

we're going to do this 15, 20 more minutes because i know mel needs to leave in a little while. we were going to go to about 4:15 but we're cut short a little bit. we'll do a ten-minute break after that and we'll kickoff some awards for people that are deserving. so, i'm going to take another question from gideon, gideon cramer, former member of the san francisco graffiti advisory board. and let's hear what you have to ask. >> this is a follow-up question for larry. we were talking about concrete sidewalk graffiti and curbs. and your response was that that is private property or the owner -- the property owner is responsible. a number of my neighbors had asked me when they had graffiti said where do we go? technically you're responsible. so, what am i going to do? they ended up -- i said, do not paint over it. it's got to be power washed. you have to use -- that can be really expensive. they went and painted over it. and now it looks worse than the graffiti. i see it all over the city that a tag is painted over with brown paint, with whatever is available. and then it becomes a

>> but first, please welcome my special guest host, mel b.g up soon. but first, justin bieber got into a brawl with a photogra

let's go to ra mean mel guamin the tokyo stock exchange. >> that will surely play into what the investors are thinking. manufacturing as well as consumer sentiment data really helped boost the dow jones industrial average to its highest level in five years and five months, so let's see how all of that is translating into trade this monday, march 4 here in tokyo. both indexes in the positive. up almost 1% for the nikkei and up just over 1% for the topix, a pretty positive start. let's not forget the nikkei actually ended last week, also in the positive, despite a couple bumps. let's not forget that, following the italian elections last sunday which helped in exporters and fallen markets. today we are seeing a weaker tone in the yen. every other month we get u.s. auto sales and that's recently shown a strong rebound for pay lot of japanese manufacturers. toyota, especially, has seen a strong turnaround and having also regained the world number one spot for sales, so that will be a focus as well. ai? >> and ramin, the weaker yen is also boosting autos in this region? >> yes, that's also a fo