he first met his wife liliana when he was still an undergraduate. business when it is the first time i don't i was about twenty one years old around one was just under twenty two at the time does raise don't altogether and we grew older together some time passed before it gave birth to a son of the valley and then our daughter got married it was very cheerful talk with john was a man and our kids could rely on is that he wasn't very strict over his democratic plan is to raise all children. together and polly until the war we're going to go to. one thousand nine hundred ninety two a bloody civil war broke out in bosnia former part of the republic of yugoslavia about half of its population who sells bosnian muslims the rest call themselves orthodox serbs. carriage became leader of the orthodox serbs and president of the serbian republic in bosnian territory. around it on entered politics in one thousand nine hundred kitty at so against his own little. urge to enter politics from all sides some beyond that i was not particularly pleased i said to him i

>>> tonight on "nightline," when dan met dan. the extraordinary story of our abc reporter and the boy whose life he changed forever. he came to the u.s. from a war zone. what happened next was shocking. how a fairy tale turned into a nightmare. all on tape. a special edition of "nightline" starts right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 1st, 2010. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. and tonight, we bring you a special edition of "nightline," the extraordinary story of a reporter and the iraqi boy he tried to help. and how it all went terribly wrong. the story begins in baghdad in 2006, two weeks before saddam hussein was hanged, with sectarian violence raging in the runup to the u.s. troop surge. life took an unexpected turn. here's his account of when dan met dan. >> reporter: it all starts with a chance meeting at a school in baghdad in the middle of a gun fight. >> shots. a lot of shots. >> reporter: you'r

i think all necessary criteria were met. the one that came closest to not being met to me was the one that had to do with the impact on the public injurious to a neighboring property, and the impact is going to be severe for sure, but they are fully developed on that lot. they have lot-line windows. that affects the degree to which one needs to consider what the impact is going to be. i think that this certainly -- the configuration on the property, the way it has developed, is appropriate for the neighborhood and surrounding properties, and what impressed me, i guess, about the testimony, at any rate, was the fact that it has been my experience thoo when -- that when russian hill neighbors come before, it seems they are in opposition. it seems there are plenty of things they are proving that we don't know about. to have russian hill come here and say it is an improvement to the neighborhood, that they find it to be compatible to the neighborhood in terms of size and design, that had somewhat of an effect on me. it impressed

i was in england where i met a girl from hamburg and then i came here. i realized that i had the opportunity to do whatever i wanted here. >> bruni's big breakthrough came in the early 1970s. his litsdzo graphs and statues were very popular. some critics dismissed his art as commercial because of its mass appeal. but for bruni, the problem is elitism in the art world. >> when things are reproduced they're also inexpensive. buying an original oil painting means spending a lot of money. art should be for everyone, not just for these privileged showoffs who have money and think they're better than anybody else. >> today, he sells his works through his gallery. he's reputed to be one of germany's top earning artists. he's also a boxing fan. he used to make meals for his friends, the former champion, before each match. cooking is a hobby he's passionate about. and spaghetti is one of his favorite dishes. >> it's a talent just like painting. cooking isn't easy. you have to love it. >> bruni has also cooked for the former german chancellor. he was a guest at hi

he met with every one of those people. he offered his time and expertise to do whatever is necessary to bring it forward. the results were impressive. on some of the applications, they were very well done and give us a good indication of what they wanted to do out there. i wanted to thank j. carroll of the work he has put an end of the work he is going to continue to do. again, thank you, jay. -- jake. president buell: i had a few comments from people that were not selected. is it your sense that the process can be improved in the next round and we have learned a lot? >> i have pages of comments from both applicants whose projects were awarded and applicants whose projects were not awarded. as well as committee members. ed before rte. 2, applications will be released in march. i am currently compiling all of that data and i will be coming back with recommendations to improve round 2. commissioner lee: i just had a question on process. with regard to the leverage to match, are you finding the projects once the message is th

i met them in '76 and through them i met the initial wave of victims whom i met. she was an extraordinarily great woman and when her memoirs were published under gorbachev, they became best-seller not only in russia but in europe. but she also had a compassion that astonished me. i met, i found the daughter of the nk-- the kgb secret police official who had toremented her husband in prison, the daur, he had been shot slightly after her husband. she said she wanted to meet this woman h who was actually about her age. i brought them together in moscow, the daughter of the kgb and kdb torturer, torementer was terribly nervous and the first thing ala said to her to make her feel at home, they were both victims. now 85% of the survivors whom i knew would not agree with her. that you have to-- . >> rose: torturers are not victims. >> you have to draw a bold line between the victimizers and those who are victimized, the victims and the victimizers. >> rose: what are the numbers for stalin. >> i take, we have archives but there is still no clarity. >> i take the number th

i met with guys who believe in calorie restriction.you are on the edge of starvation, you are going to live longer. studies of monkeys and rats show this. so, i had dinner with them. our dinner was the appetizer was a blueberry, and for the main course, we went crazy and had a wa walnut. that's the kind of thing i'm doing. >>> coming up, what's the one thing he misses most? what's the first thing he's going to do when this is all over? stay with sgmd. ♪ [ male announcer ] open up a cadillac during our season's best sales event and receive the gift of asphalt. experience the exhilarating cadillac cts with a direct injection v6. it's the one gift you can open up all year long. see your cadillac dealer for this attractive offer. backed by the peace of mind that only comes from cadillac premium care maintenance. the season's best sales event. from cadillac. >>> welcome back. we've got more now from author a.j. jacobs. tongue only half in cheek. what he's doing in his quest to be the healthiest person in the world. >> when i go to a restaur

he met his partner when they were both volunteers. randy became very much involved with the legislative efforts for civil-rights as well as someone who is on the founding organization and also having served on the human rights campaign board of governors. he distinguished himself with his involvement in the care council overseeing federal funding for hiv and aids services. he had just recently rejoined the council. he was also co-chair of the hepatitis c task force. he was immortalized on december 1 when laura thomas and others spoke about his recent passing and how much he contributed to san francisco. he was well known to have a much loved partner, and they were wedded at city hall by the assemblymen. also in 1998, they adopted their beagle darwin. he became involved in legal rescue. his father richard and his sister linda survive him. he will be greatly missed by all in san francisco that worked so hard and fight so hard on behalf of individuals affected by hiv and aids. i have also submitted two in memoriams. one by the late polic

the incumbent president of ivory coast has been met so that he could be persuaded to step down so that they will recognize the opposition leader, alassane ouattara, as the rightful winner of the recent elections. our international development correspondent, mark doyle. >> it has been described by african leaders as a last chance for a peaceful, negotiated solution. three presidents have come to ivory coast to tell mr. gbagbo his time is up. unless he goes, this key country in west africa, one of the economic powerhouses, could descend back into war. all of the main observers of last month's elections say that laurent gbagbo lost, that he is no longer the the president of ivory coast. they say that the opposition leader, this man, alassane ouattara, was the winner. the leaders were clear. they have told mr. gbagbo that he has to leave. this could be a long, drawn-out affair. the world is watching to see how africa deals with this crisis, but the on voice of the democratic nations, who have come to the ivory coast, say they are determined and able to sort this out -- but the envoys of th

i have a half brother i've never met. but my father was very... >> rose: let me see the camera, please. you have a cam ral with you every moment of your life. >> rose: yeah and now the great thing is cameras are so small so you can really carry them all the time. >> rose: is there a new one or old one? >> this is six months old. it takes pictures in very low light. >> rose: how many pixels is it? >> twelve and a half, something like that. sounds good enough to me. >> rose: you keep the pictures, you download them into your computer? >> yeah, because now... it's one of the few things that's free. you download them, you put them in and... >> rose: but it's been the way you have recorded your journey through life? through photographs. >> yeah... >> rose: and landscapes. >> and landscapes and food and things that i saw around me. and if i was not dyslexic i think i would write a journal. but if you see my handwriting... >> rose: let me see that. >> my handwriting, i can't read it myself. so it's a horrible... >> rose: i'll on

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conditions and we will be keeping an eye on this property to make sure that basic of editions will be met. president miguel: thank you. elaine jones, tim, randy shaw. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is sister elaine jones, and i live at an s.r.o. i work for central city collaborative. i am very active in my community. i will let you know why residential hotels for low- income people work. because my truth is i have suffered with mental illness most of my life. thank you, jesus. i am the perfect candidate to move into one of these hotels. the people, the neighbors, these hotels work. low-income housing works. it saves lives, gets people off the streets, and i am to tenant organizer of the raymond hotel, which the owner is here now. i am on to talk to him later, but it works. our building, we have our small problems and stuff, but basically we don't have a lot of people selling drugs out of from of the building because people like me and the staff make sure they don't do it. it can be done. residential hotel is not something to look down on. it is providing services, getting people

see is the nicest person i have ever met. for not being in the business, she understood the making of the film extraordinarily whell. i do not want to meet her right away because they did not want to mimic her. i wanted to get herself from the heart. i wanted to transform that from being just doing the accent. after getting to know her, it is a blessing to have her on said. she is helping us answer questions and getting to the heart of the story. tavis: you mentioned that she is the most non and sentimental person you have met. i'd seen this film twice -- non- judgmental person you have met. i have seen this film twice. what struck me the second time that i did not focus in at first was the bond between the two of them. it stands out, but she never flinched. she never thought there is any possibility of the and the fact that her brother was innocent. she never considered any other option. tell me about the bond. >> to me that is everything. this movie is an incredible love story between a brother and a sister. this was made u

and so i met with a teacher and i learned about -- much more. and so when i met with mr., my mom was there, rene was there, rene's son patrick was there. our son, rene-charles was there. it was such an impact to meet with him. what a hero. and we decided to name one of our sons after nelson mandela. and for eddie, that was another hero of our lives as well. eddie marnay was a french lyricist who wrote five of my french albums and he also wrote for edith piaf and barbra streisand and other wonderful singers. we wanted our boys to grow and say you know, we're named after wonderful people. so that's -- >> larry: early in your pregnancy, it was triplet, right? >> yes, there was three baby, that's right, yes. and nature took its course. and one little baby just decided to step back to give the two others a chance to survive very well. and you never want to have -- wanting to make a choice -- to make a decision if something goes wrong, for example, with a pregnancy, you never want to be put, like, forward and have to take a decision and put an end to something. so if there was

that means they have met a standard for the green building council. it is the fastest-growing nonprofit organization. it is a proprietary system. if they own it, they sell it. by our product, certify our building. we in the city cannot say somebody has to purchase. you cannot say, you can only buy a chevrolet. we say in our ordinance, you need a standard or a checklist, and it has to be a lead check list or something similar. you are not allowed to say, you have to buy this product. so i really mean some equivalent standard. >> it is meaningful, so equivalent remains a hard by. >> isn't there also something in the planning code for seeing the leading goal? they were getting quicker service? >> they had a goal for quicker service doing green buildings, yes. if you are to submit a project that will achieve a gold rating, prior to 2012, if you were to submit it today, we would be prioritized to the top of the pile, in the building and the planning department and the department of public works. planning has raised the bar to what we had during a year or t

trial has been met with. the international community should stay out of what is a domestic matter. is waiting to hear what i have to serve after being found guilty of embezzling billions of dollars. well washington has said that such a verdict will horn russia's image when it comes to human rights germany has said that this will be a step back for russia in terms of modernization but according to the russian foreign ministry this is an attempt to apply pressure on the court and moscow is now calling on the united states and on the european union not to intervene this issue rests with the competence of the traditional system of the russian federation . any attempt to exert pressure upon the royal and the couple. in his recent interview with the heads of believing russian t.v. channels the russian president. on this tour but nobody has the right to interfere with the powers of the poor the foreign ministry has also outlined says that the crimes that about of course and only we did have already been found guilty off are considered to be severe or fences in many western countries inclu

. >> had you ever met his wife? i think -- i'm going to say, i think she was a nurse. >> sherry was a nurse, at glendale aventis medical center. on february 24th 1986 she called in sick, never to be heard from again. >> i don't understand why you're talking about some guy i dated a million years ago. >> do you know what happened to his wife? >> yeah, i know she got killed. >> you think about a crime that occurred in 1986 and now in 2010, you're being confronted, you know, completely out of left field. >> reporter: brad garrett says the videotaped interview suggests lazarus has something to hide. >> do you know what the circumstances were regarding her death? >> geez, let me think back. geez. >> her anxiety is just off the charts. >> i don't know. i don't think i did. >> her respiration has increased. she has, at times, sort of rapid eye movement. she has a billlittle bit of a nervous giggle. >> is this something -- i mean you said i was going to interview somebody about art. >> she clearly is feeling like the world