you indicated where mel is going to be leaving. i hope he won't ignore us when he meets his on the streets or in these halls but mel watt and i have shared several counties in north carolina for nearly two decades. we've both sat as members of the house judiciary committee fo two decades. mel, we wish you and your family the best wishes and i yield back to mr. price. mr. price: i thank the gentleman and i want to make note of the fact that mel's wife is in the gallery tonight on behalf of my wife, lisa, and myself, we have considered the watts good friends, colleagues, shared many experiences together and we're going to miss them both a great deal. although we take some solace in the thought that they're not going too far. and that we will have chances assumes ether as mel this new -- this new rule. mel watt is a legislator's legislator. we sometimes say that about colleagues. if there was any doubt about that, it would have been dispeled by what we just heard in the committee room this afternoon, as colleague after colleague from

and for seat 8 felix funning tests and seat 10 mel have a maldonado and for seat 11 tor ray moses and before i go further director pond are the numbers correct? >> clarify seat number 6 (inaudible). >> i think she said that. is there a second important the motion >> okay without objection the motion pads. thank you very much. and phil thanks for coming (clapping) where am i? okay. before that he we're going to item number 9 before we entertain a motion for a closed session we still have to continue the meeting please leave the room quietly. okay madam clerk, please call items 9 through 11 and those are claims >> before we entertain a motion to convene in closed session any members of the public wish to speak or those items. seeing none, public comment is closed colleagues is there a motion to convene in closed session >> okay mpasses. >> i'm city deputy attorney the committee and make any decisions during the brief closed session and, in fact, the member of the room didn't leave the room a member of the public wanted to make public comment and didn't understand that the public comment

hard for me not to support the continuance of those candidates that are applying particularly with mel have a she wants one more term. and because of her harrod work and her work in the community the mathematics museum i i mean, the list going on in terms of advocacy. i feel compelled to make a motion to continue to personally work with phil to help to make sure that an opportunity that opens ♪ the future whether through the board or mayors heats definitely one that should be part of the commission many the future. i hope in the process of this develop some of the relationships with the members and continue to help at that particular time. no commission is completely one hundred periods of time full proof but i know this is an important time and we have some great people and an opportunity to add on some additional wonderful people but with all 407b9 we need to make sure the people who are on here are asked to leave if they can't attend to the meeting so we can put people like phil open the commission. with that, i'll make a motion to support kathleen coal for a seat 4, mary - oh, i ha

mel?of them are saying publicly after the verdict they tried every way that they could under the through find him guilty on something, and the evidence just wasn't there. i'm sure it's heart breaking to now see the way this puz, putting it nicely on cnn is going about life. it's like the casey anthony trial. we all felt this chick is guilty, and we can't nail her for it. >> i think we thought he would be found guilty of something and that didn't happen. dean, you seemed really upset by this, why? >> do. i lost again -- >> i thought you were upset about something serious about the case. >> with the verdict, definitely. i'm upset you're bias because you haven't went to the obamacare website because you have insurance through your employer so you don't need to. i know i lost but i'm just throwing a last pitch in there. >> i'm impressed we were able to work defecate and putz into the same segment. >> you're supposed to be a graceous loser, not a sore loser. there is more where that came from.

supervisor chair, supervisor breed and supervisor cowen my name is mel have a i'm a work in san francisco. i'm the secretary director of the housed of the resource center. i've been working there for 16 years. i'm honored to be considered for reappointment. this is a very important commission and we work hard 40 for the people we serve. i am an immigrant from puerto rico i came here, no 1977. i'm devoted a large part of my life to struggle for the rights of the defashioned or oppress here in san francisco central america and other places. i would like to serve one more time in this commission to help fulfill along with my colleagues the work we set four ourselves last year. as you may know we've worked very hard in policy recommendations luke local will i to the board of supervisors and mayor on the sanctuary city and a public safety under the local trust act an language access and immigrant. at the state level we have worked and followed and put a policies recommendations on under no circumstances the california domestic workers bill of rights driver's license for undocumented and other

le dije seÑor, ward mel, cuida mel y protege mel. lo voy a encontrar.z, no sÉ. me siento feliz. >>> josÉ armando no pudo cruzar a los estados unidos y tampoco los aÑos fueron pasando. mi esposo extraÑaba mucho a su mamÁ. este reencuentro le regala a la familia salgado garcÍa el original propÓsito de la navidad estar todos juntos. incluyendo alaa abuela marÍa. >>> >>> me alegro mucho y mucho gusto tengo que de tenerla aquÍ serÁ una navidad muy feliz. organizadores aseguran que a lo largo del viaje se darÁn mas reencuentros. >>> habrÁ 5 encuentros en esta caravana. de gente que con las pistas del anterior buscamos y encontramos. la caravana es una caravana mÁgica maravillosa, las madres vienen con un animo impresionante. hasta ahora todos nos ha salido muy bien. >>> el entusiasmo, la magia y la convicciÓn de la caravana de las madres muyigrantes ha cumplido recorrido. la esperanza, jamÁs, jamas la han perdido. josÉ. >>> edgardo del villar, muchas gracias. >>> en sudÁfrica, se han declarado 10 dÍas de duelo nacional por la muerte de nelson mandela. las ban

is losing her mind there, why, mel? well, i want to get into mine so we can end the segment. so here we go, 15 years in the making, this lie. it took down one of the biggest international brands, well, it didn't take them down, but it affected them. cancer patients worldwide, it also ended up with a hundred million dollar settlement in a fraud case. if you don't know what i'm talking about? >> i would never do that. that is -- no, no way. >> in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope? >> yes. >> seven tour de france wins, the guy lied for 15 years, he sued people until they went bankrupt in order to shut them up. he blackballed people from the international community, and built an entire organization on this fraud. >> this is so 2012, lance armstrong. >> hello, it is january when he finally admitted to it. >> 88 miles an hour. >> that is all you got? >> all right, a career of eight years -- >> dean called me judge lemon earlier, he is exactly right, anybody want to w

now according to property records, that home was originally built in 1941 and is owned by mel murphy. published reports say he's the former president of the san fransisco building inspection commission, and he originally applied to demolish this property but was actually denied. records indicate murphy was in the process of remodeling this home and it was set to go from two stories to four story with contractors adding on 4,000 feet of space. so far this morning there's no word on what caused it collapse. last night i put in a call, this morning put in a -- reached out this morning i should say to the department of building inspection for a comment here, still waiting to hear back. live this morning in san fransisco, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have more details now about mel murphy. in january of this year a project that murphy was working on in the mission district was shut down. according to the san fransisco chronicle and the san fransisco examiner, murphy was allegedly operating without the proper permits. at that time murphy was president of the building inspection

reporter: brian, we are now looking into claims from neighbors that this home may have belonged to mel murphy, a former building inspector commission president. meanwhile, police are still here on seen watching the area. we can show you the aftermath. some of the debris from the home has come down from the street above crown terrace. the home was in the process of being remodeled on supports so the foundation could be redone. last night around 10:30 the supports gave way and the house slid down the hill behind it. it stopped at a retaining wall and now that wall is all that stands in the way between the fallen house and the homes below. held by the retaining wall. >> the building is wedged in through the hillside, with the retaining wall standing a good 3 or 4 feet above the base of the building which is kind of what we want to keep the structure from going down any further. >> reporter: inspectors say that retaining wall is strong enough to support the home and no homes below it have been evacuated. at this time, no injuries were reported from this incident but the big question this m

. >> the south african president zuma announced mel mel will have -- nelson mandela will have a staterial december 17th. he died at 95 yesterday. now to washington, dc for that story. >> the south african president also said that sunday is a day of prayer and reflection. many in south africa were asleep last night when word came that their beloveed leader was gone. >> this morning, the world is mourning the loss of an icon. >> outside, they sanged and danced all night outside nelson mandela's hope. >> celebrate what he has achieved and given us. >> the body was moved to a military hospital hours after he died at home. the tributes pour in for the man who defeated the brutally racist apartheid system. amens are paying respect from indiana, to harlem, new york, to brooklyn. >> in washington, dc, people gathered at nelson mandela statute out of the south african embassy. >> it and a sense of my boys can have the opportunity to do a lot more things. >> president obama attended a hanukah reception at the white house, remembered delaware -- nelson mandela as a champion. >> a moral giant who

the building is owned by mel murphy who serves on the city's port commission.uilding was being renovated when it collapsed. building inspectors are there now trying to figure out why that building came crashing down. >>> and in redwood city, this, right at this hour, a fire is still burring at the sims recycling -- burning at the sims recycling facility. it may have triggered a smaller fire next door. ktvu's janine de la vega, you've been there since 4:30 this morning. so what's happening out there now? >> reporter: well, in the last 30 minutes works moved closer to the fire because they opened up seaport boulevard to traffic. now, you can see the smoke there billowing in the distance. firefighters are working to put it out. they were, though, able to quickly extinguish a second fire close by. fire officials told us people who live on the marina called 911 after hearing an explosion and seeing the fire before 1:00 a.m. when firefighters arrived at the sims recycling facility, they found a huge pile of scrap metal appliances burning. about 100 length in feet and

♪ >> the senate has just confirmed congressman mel watt as the u.s.'s top housing regulator.n, he is being named as the top housing regulator and his confirmation battle lasted quite a few rounds between senate republicans and the democrats. that's right. the democrats were proposing that mel watt he come the housing regulator and the senate has finally confirmed that. .n to the beatles iconic, influential, unique. who would be bold and brave enough to re-create them? insert strawberry fields, the beatles tribute band. they have performed at bb kings in new york as a showcase. they have been there for 14 years. they join me now. my goodness. let's start off. how did you begin this tribute band? not really choose this band because it was the greatest music and the most iconic for guys who wrote the music. it was all about her favorites. we all loved the beatles and we chose to do beatles music because we loved it. >> you chose to do it because you love it and you are still playing it. >> yes, bb kings is an incredible venue for us and we are there every week and we have audien

. >> i don't care, mel. no signs of slowing down in 2013. for many innovators and internet moguls it was full-speed ahead. >> best breakthrough of the year and it's a high-end one, tesla motors. their stock has been up and down but after years of talk about electric cars, everyone is watching tesla go, go, go. >> i think we hit a tipping point on electric cars. 20 years ago this will be the year that tesla took off. >> worst breaking point, blackberry, the president still uses one. but the company took a beating. >> i have been a blackberry loyalist for the past six years. i was so loyal i was like, okay, i'm like a captain. i'm going down with the ship. i will be buried with this thing. but it just got too difficult. so i caved and i got this very handsome -- it's an iphone. >> the iphone 5 s and 5 c not bad but that is fair praise indeed. >> hemlock holmes. >> samsung's brand new galaxy gear. the worst result of all of this, we're even more connected. >> i know it makes -- it benefits life in ways but it i

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you fid it into the mel met so you'rous after been 7been so far i would think this would be hard to get to it ma. >> our very in who have house tech guru. he doesn't drive a motorcycle but he drives a guru. >> dad, hull low. how does this work? >> they're usually to use offbeds and make it look like so it's 30 feet in front of focus temperature. >> tease the whole point of it? >> did they saw big it is? is it just up in an korber? >> if this thing hacks it out doctor be there what this is intending to do is to. >>! >> what! >> this has been tried so many times. >> that this is the they've been able to put those vibes. >> three or four messages, i'm hungry, i'm tired, i have to go to the bathroom or i like you. >> close. the third is seeing novel faces so people they've never seen before. >> who are >> today on "dr. oz." do carbs cause alzheimer's? dr. oz: you argue that cash heights are poison -- carb height are poison -- carbohydrate are poison. fat is back. that is fundamentally important for your brain. you've got to increase your fat consumption. but ther is back. enjoy the butter.

in fact, mel b. will be here later. >> our good friend mel b. little more gravity to the newscast. >> fantastic. >> what just happened? it was like a wind storm passed through here. >> all of that to tell you that our new friend mel b. is in the house and will be performing for us live. >> we just saw the rehearsal. you're in a treat guys. >> and the fan is still on. >> we got the fog machine and everything. >> snl, paul rudd. >> great. >> one direction was there. they did a great bit with the anchorman cast. kristen wig. >> everybody was back. >> this is kristen wig during the parody of the sound of music. >> children. >> fredrick. >> louisa. >> kirk. >> gretel. >> a female deer. ray -- >> the guy in the bar that tries to land me. >> that's so wrong. how wrong that bit is. >> then they come back as lawrence welk with the bubbles. >> by the way, sound of music did great on nbc. >> huge number. >> 19 million. >> keyed up by the christmas tree lighting on nbc. >> naturally. >> and then launched right into -- >> glad about that. >> all right. check

warriors con la anotacion y la falta se anotaron la victoria ante mavericks de dallas y seguira en melon los feligreses que participaron con la virgen de guadalupe en san josé. >> para mí es lo más importante. >> e una emoción tan grande visitar a la virgencita. >> noticias univisión 14. >> eless que te pusiera en su lista de regalos? bueno, dile hola a aio! con aio wireless te llevas un teléfono android gratis cuando lo activas. un móvil android, gratis?? buenísimo!! y lo mejor del regalo, aio tiene cobertura nacional confiable y no pide contratos anuales. ¿una compañía que me pone primero en su lista? igenial! pasa por tu tienda aio o visita aiowireless.com. aio, la nueva cara del wireless. úc >>> las personas con enfermedades graves tendrán un mes para asegurarse en la página de obamacare y ahora tendrán 30 días más para entregarles la reforma de salud, obamacare el mercado de salud en california funciona sin problemas. >> y qué le parece si pasamos con guillermo quiroz. >> qué tal amigos, feliz jueves y camnbia el poanoram ahí se ve claramente como trae nublados que van a continuar

we can expect the senate will finally confirm mel watt to lead the faha.epublican sass say it could be al bad for freddie and fannie mortgages and assume mortgages from higher risk borrowers. the fhfa under current leadership has been against that. this is something they put out last year writing, quote, borrowers may become delinquent in order to qualify for the program. our analysis of principle forgiveness and loan modifications have not reeled indicators that principal forgiveness will lead to improvement on loans modified by fannie mae. one analyst says mel watt would be well-sized to not to move too quickly. >> there is danger if mr. watt movers to aggressively and off putting to hill republicans, particularly conservatives in the house, that might diminish his ability to engage congress in that broader gse, housing finance reform debate which is just begun as really surprised folks with the speed and viability with which it has moved this year. >> republicans in the senate had been able to block an fhfa appointment by president obama for years. ever

the melan collie one -- mel -- then the donkey was beside himself. [ laughter ] anyway, my point is thisbudget compromise is that kind of melancholy hal -- hallelujah is good. >> it's a breath of fresh air. not used to using that c word compromise. >> jon: i country believe those (bleep) c-worded. [ laughter ] -- yes, i can't believe those (bleep) c-worded. i hope my mother isn't watching. how did this deal go down. >> republican paul ryan and patty murray announce they had reached a deal tuesday after two months of negotiations. >> jon: oh, my god. these two members of congress are visual analogs for how the two sides cannot see eye to eye. they are a life-size bar graph of the fiscal distance between the parties. that's -- [laughter] and -- and quite frankly -- [ applause ] -- if i may be so bold, the two of them look like all my prom pictures in reverse. [laughter] so the important thing is -- oh. [ laughter ] aw, the jew fro. those were the days. let's hear it. what does this deal they did do? >> this bill reduces the deficit by $23 billion. it does not raise taxes. it cuts spending

super fast to the super slow but they cool, this is the super awesome microproject put together by a melourne entrepreneur called steve san martino, 3,500 lego pieces put together, creates a full size hot rod car that people can ride in. even the engine is made of lego pieces, 256 pieces and it can cruise up to 15 miles per hour. >> i love this. how do you -- >> it's powered by air. it's compressed air. look at all the little pistons chugging along. here it goes. >> how do you not like break this thing apart? do you glue the legos together? >> the guys were afraid of it blowing apart so they went very, very slow with it. >> this kit is available in walmart. >> with some really confusing instructions. >> when someone is going through cancer treatment, you know that their physical appearance changes and that, in a way, does affect how they feel. fortunately there's an organization cooled hello gorgeous that gives women makeovers to make them feel pretty through this whole process. on this video we see one of those cancer patients suffering from colon and liver cancer and on this day she wa

>>reporter: owner of the president is mel murphy. politically connected developer who ironically was once president of the city building inspection commission which oversee the effective safe enforcement of san francisco housing codes. murphy held a fundraiser for ed lee mayor campaign in 2011 and was appointed by lee to the port commission earlier this year. murphy didn't respond to our calls today. but his create rick talking. questioning if he had the proper permit for the work and if the tie to city hall led to the project approval. >> that related in the general was related to the sort of brush off or general hostility of the various commission we appeared before. seemed like it was lost cause before we even appeared. >> mayor ed lee rejects that cushion and says he will review the case and speck with murphy. >> if there is a violation of the permit i think that will be cited and appropriate responses and follow-up to that. >> in the mean time city inspectors checking the stability of the house and engineer says it seems stable

. >> well, turns out home that collapsed overnight in san francisco belongs to mel murphy who was a member of the city's building inspection commission for six years. abc7 news obtained this photo of the house from a neighbor taken saturday it shows what the home looked like before the collapse. neighbors had been fighting the ren yes vacation since 2009 demanding answers to ensure he did not get preferred treatment on this project. >> safety is paramount. mr. murphy, anyone associated has to add theer levels of safety protocols that is the work to make sure it's safe for everybody. >> engineers spent the day trying to determine what caused this home to tumble. there are no answers. >> bart service stopped this morning police dwelt a man on the tracks. sky seven shows us the man. police cut power to the tracks and negotiated with the man. the man was taken to the hospital. >> a mill valley man fell off a bridge friday will face attempted murder and domestic violence charges prosecutors say it appears was trying to crash into the bay. witnesses intervened grabbing her leg and he fell in. he

mel reynolds bailey alluded to some mistakes he made an alcee hastings that he never made any theakes at all, even though house of representatives found convincing enough evidence he took $150,000 in bribes that they voted 413-3 20 democratic majority house of representatives voted that to impeach him, then was convicted. levels ofind of the contrition and combativeness among the three i looked at. and in charisma and personal credibility. marion berry had 20 years of experience in the civil rights movement going back to his days in nashville for helping organize lunch counter sit in's and washington, d.c., after the riots, one of the leading figures in delivering like literally driving trucks delivering food throughout southeast washington, d.c. he had a tremendous amount of credibility from communities and civic work. that really put him in good stead when it was time for his comeback. amount ofad a decent charisma and personal credibility taste on his work. mel reynolds clearly had the least and that was probably a critical factor that led to his poor outcomes in his comeback. bury

the market has a point of view on mel watt. he's said very little. the way we look at it overall in the bond markets rates go hire long end. >> do you have an idea? your prediction, when people ask you at a cocktail party or wherever elsewhere's the ten-year yield going to be mid-2014, i'm sure you've thought about that. what answer do you give? >> i mean, the treasury market is one of most efficient markets out there. so bond yields have gone up in anticipation and you have to respect that. certainly, a couple of observations. if you were to look at where were yields when there was no qe? 2008, the fed cut short rates to zero. economy's a mess. and where were ten-year yields? 4%. they launched qe-1, take ten year yields down close to 2%. massive buying in 2009. where does the ten-year go back to? 4%. we have today an economy that's a lot better, whether it's you look at house, obviously equities. whether you look at employment, on every metric we are in better shape than we were at that point in time. only reason yields are at these levels where inf

wallace on 60 minutes interviewing the real mel weinberg.d on. >> you've said i'm going to be delighted to let the people of this country know what their politicians are really like. >> that's correct. >> what are the politicians really like? >> well, i think they're crooks. >> it takes one to know one. >> that's true. no argument i'm not a pervert. i may be a crook. there is nothing greater. you take the politicians, you see how powerful you are, you sit back and laugh and think you're stupid and you sit and laugh and you get yours. >> the funny thing is, in the movie, i don't want to give it away too much, one of the -- that character in the movie ends up looking at one of the politicians and feeling guilty about taking him down and saying there is a lot more gray here than the fbi allows. i don't know if that's what the real mel weinberg thought. >> i think we need to get over this. after what the movie industry has done to literature, why would we be surprised they do it to history? if it is entertaining, that's their goal. it works in a

health mel what's the answer? >> mo of the sales are online, and they're going online.t most. it's less than half. i mean, stl less than -- >> 10% of all retail. [inaudible conversations] >> it's increasing every single year, ask it's not going down. if you can get it shipped by amazon the next day, why not -- >> here's the thing, guys, always, every christmas, every christmaseason we see all the forecasters hanging crepe saying it's going to be a tough christmas, and you know what? in the end people end up buying. so i try to look for the silver lining, and when sales fall 2.7% thanksgiving versus a year ago and yet guys are selling things on discount, people left the stores -- melissa: is that the problem? is that the problem that they cut their prices so much because the competition so -- >> i trust them to cut to where it helps them, doesn't hurt them. and why is it that the national retail federation, which, my gosh, sales fell 3% this weekend, is not changing its forecast for 4% sales growth for the holiday season? >> well, they do this every year. they kind of ho

live this morning in fran, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now about mel murphy. in march of this year, he was appointed to the port commission by mayor ed lee. critics opposed that appointment. according to the reports by the san fransisco chronicle and examiner, a project murphy was working on in the mission district was shut down because of allegations that he was operating without the proper permits. murphy was president of the building inspection commission when that project was shut down earlier this year. >>> time now 5:06. a huge wildfire still burning in big sur, firefighters are trying to get the upper hand. this 500-acre fire is raging near pfeiffer state beach. here's some video we shot last night. so far 15 homes have been destroyed by the flames. at least 100 people have evacuated. there are no reports yet of injuries but containment is at 0%. the sheriff of monterey county says the reason bone dry weather there is a big factor in this rare december wildfire. >> it hasn't rained here at all. normally by this time of the year everything would be wet,

what do you think the biggest implosion of 2013 was, melee mel? >> it is good news. like the court has said, the federal government does not have a right to not recognize these marriages. >> doma is gone. this is a major broadly written pinch strikes down the law on the ground that it discriminates against gay people. >> people are thrilled. i'm standing in front of the birth place of the modern gay rights movement. >> it is a really, really amazing day. >> i was so young then. >> and it was an amazing day. june 26th when doma implode. it changed the lives of americans today and for future generations to come and nine states have since legalized gay marriage and it is now as far as i'm concerned inevitable and really terrific news that doma imploded. >> whether you agree or not with her, i'm sure you think yours is obviously the biggest implosion, it was as joe biden would say, it was a big blanking deal. >> it was. sxim glad you bring it up. i think people have forgotten the importance of that story. i think it is a little strange to pick such a big and for many peo

for thousands of years they have used the plants to cure the mel oddies. >> poor people use medicinal plants in markets like this, and they are offered to cure anything from arthritis to the flu. he can't afford a doctor. he doesn't need one. >> i have learnt this from my parents and grandparents. we all use plants. >> scientists stay plants can cure illnesses. increasing numbers of tourists take the plants. many traditional plants can be deadly if not taken properly. the problem with traditional medicine comes when people take the practice out of the context. >> many tourists take it through the internet. >> it is not the first time they have taken the plant. the ritual requires the experienced shamant to achieve a successful experience. this time they trusted each other. >> they feel clean, bright and peaceful. >> and you can follow all the stories and issues by logging on to the website.

mel newman was released... and arrived in beijing a few hos ago. andria borba is at s-f-o...here newman is expected to in... sometime over the wee. andria? since october 26th, the famy of merrill newman has had to wait for the korean war ve' san jose man whose plane disappeared in the idaho wilderness. dale smith, two of his chil, and two others were headed oregon to montana when smith radioed he was having engine trouble. there's been no sign of them since sunday. e weather is expected to keep aircraft grounded for the cg days. authorities say the search will not likely be as intensive -- unless somethi turns up. the pier where the google b is under construction at treasure island... is under investigation.. contractors may not have the proper per. the san francisco bay conservation and development commission confirms it has started an internal investigation into the permitting process. the agency wants to know whethee permits issued for the goog project, actually allow thek that's going on. after much secrecy, google finally admd the barge is intended to be "floating market

. >> he is mel murphy and was a building inspection commissioner. questions have been raised about whether he had proper permits if a project. someone from his office is on site in morning but had in comment. the city's engineer also stopped by the site and says he doesn't think there is an immediate threat and neighbors can stay put but should take defensive action. >> i don't think there is any need for evacuation, the build ing on the south side or the east side, it may need to have plywood on the windows in case something happens. >> i just got off the phone with a spokesman from the building department. he says this was permitted for a remodel. there has been inspections here at the site and they are looking into why this happened and what to do next. >> developing news. we are waiting to learn the names of the six american soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan this morning. according to the defense department, it appears the helicopter engine failed. only one person survived the crash. officials say there were no report

the owner of the building former president of the san francisco building inspection commission mel murphy used a frind to get low ball estimates for the construction. those estimates determine how much permit fees costs. costs were 1/10 of what the actual cost would be. the home was propped up for construction when it slid down the hill. no one was hurt. murphy did not respond to the paper's report. mayor chuck vooed appealing the state's ruling that resulted in a $1 fine. it says that reed and his committee violated state law when they reportedly used $100,000 to help get rose elected to the council. late ter commission determined that reed did not commit it intentionally and fined him $1. according to -- also to clear his name. organizers in san francisco hope to collect toys for the bay area's forgotten children in less than 24 hours. the lefty o'doole's last chance christmas eve toy drive is a tradition for some. it starts at 5:00 and will go to 2:00 christmas morning. the owner hopes to beat last year's record of more than 10,000 toys. stop by for a meal or swing by during last minut

ray mean mel guard has more on this. >> thanks, gene, we're talking really big numbers here. the japanese government is putting together the biggest budget on record for fiscal year 2014. the draft budget will total about 95.5 trillion yen, or about $920 billion. the cabinet is expected to approve the budget plan on tuesday. nearly a third of the budget will be used for ballooning social costs for the growing number of senior citizens. spending for public works projects and defense will also rise, but government officials plan to cut bond offerings to restore japan's fiscal health. they'll be offering about $395 billion worth of government bonds, and that's roughly $15 billion less than the amount for the current fiscal year that ends in march. officials expect tax revenues to grow by about $66 billion from this year's initial budget to $480 billion. >>> policy makers at the bank of japan have decided to maintain monetary easing measures they introduced back in april. as the boj continues with an inflation target of 2%. they said the country's economy is recovering moderately

. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort. >> dr.very 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 ] >> roma downey: as a mother, i would do anything i could to help my child live a normal life. and i'm sure you would, too. but what if you couldn't do anything? what if you were totally helpless? that's the situation for hundreds and thousands of parents in developing countries whose children are born with cleft lip or cleft palate. in the united states, these deformities are corrected shortly after birth. but in many countries around the world, these children are left untreated and are shunned. [ music ] [ children's voices ] >> roma downey: i'm in le loi hospital. the volunteer operation smile medical team has come from all over the world to perform surgeries, and parents have bro

rye lean mel ga from the biz team has more on this. >> global markets have been anticipating this for quite a while. policymakers at that time u.s. federal reserve have announced they'll scale back their monetary stimulus program starting next month. fed chairman ben bernanke explained the details of the board's decision after their two-day meeting. the policymakers will cut the purchase of bonds and mortgage-backed securities from $85 billion to $75 billion per month. the unemployment rate in november dipped to a five-year low of 7%. >> recent economic indicators have increased our confidence that the job market gains will continue. if the incoming data broadly support the committee's outlook for employment and inflation we will likely reduce the pace of securities purchases in further measured steps at future meetings. >> the policymakers say they'll keep short-term interest rates near zero even after the unemployment rate falls below 6.5%, especially if inflation remains low. >>> after the fed's tapering decision yuki sack rye, head of few coke co-capital management in tokyo said c

. >> the house is owned by developer, mel murphy, he was once a building inspection commissioner in the city. that's a position that oversees enforcement of building and housing laws. >> tonight, one bay area home is a glow with an amazing holiday light display called, a heart for christmas. juliette goodrich tells us the inspiration came from a little girl named katie who desperately needs a heart and a lung transplant. >> 1 #-year-old katie grace loves to hang out with her friends and family. being together this season holds even more meaning. >> it's a roller coaster. we never know one day to the next. >> katie grace suffers from pull ph. she wears this backpack. her sister designed a teddy bear so she wouldn't feel alone. >> we take this tubing and stick it right there and put a patch over it. >> katie grace's story and dire need for a heart and lung transplant inspired 22-year- old, jeffrey holmes to do more than just display lights on his childhood home. he created a heart for christmas and amazing light display. a total of 30,000 holiday lights. all of them to bring awareness to

mel watt is the new head of the federal housing finance agency. watt cleared a senate procedural vote earlier in the day yesterday and because of new senate rules, republicans who voted 'no' were not able to block the nomination from the full senate confirmation vote. his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 57 to 41. the fhfa has oversight over fannie and freddie mac. a two day hearing into the crash of asiana flight 214 is being condensed into a single day due to wintry weather in dc. hearings were supposed to start yesterday. however, t federal offices were forced to close because of a massive snow storm. today-- the national transporation safety board will take testimony in a marathon session on what caused the the triple 7 jet made by boeing to crash in san francisco last july, killing 3 people. consumers may pay more for airline tickets in the short- term. that's according to airline analyst joe schwieterman, who says it may be awhile before passengers see any price savings after the latest consolidation in the airline industry between amer

even mel bourne train services in many metropolitan services had been canceled due to the extreme heat that are currently ongoing. at least thursday. these other reported forty three in there i'm now born the thirty nine that good news. it does look like or can start to see a gradual cool off. through the weekend update to the mid twenties which is typical for this time of year for mid twenties is not typical for this time of year the eastern seaboard of the us and that is while going for the weekend could be happening out here in very well we happening in washington d c up and down the eastern seaboard. what's causing this is that we have this big dip in the jet stream that spring in some snowfall across the rockies even into nevada. you can see thirty to thirty five centimeters of snow also some rainfall in southern portions of california. that is going to be developing a new storm system still seeing the snow off your towards the north but the big thing is that once this new storm starts to develop its canadian gathering all that warm out how to that activity pushing towards the nor