mindy. mindy is on my list. i am the last speaker. they are going to try to limit me to the public hearing three minutes and i'm going to try to stick to that, probably not. [ [ laughter ] after i'm finished we're going to turn some dirt. we have a food truck because we deposit want anybody hungry. you guys patronize them if you will. mel sharp and his band are going to be back playing after the speeches. so hang around and party down. i just have a few people that i need to thank. [ laughter ] i will do the short list. of course the mayor. mayor lee has had a lot of celebrating to do this week. we're really grateful here is here. our district 3 supervisor david chiu and his staff. they never pick up the phone or answer an email without saying, "what do you need and what can i do?" our head librarian, luis herrera. we were the first library on the list and we'll be the last one in the current branch library program to be completed. a lot of hard decisions and he stood with us. phil ginsburg, rec and park director. our dpw director mohammed, the last time i saw o & m mohammed he was pushing

. >> she said to me, mindy, kendall's horse is going to die. and i was like what? >> harrowing moments. >> it's just unconscionable what that kid did. >> and dangerous traditions that will have you saying -- >> what was that? "caught on camera -- odd and outrageous." the nation is transfixed by a bizarre story of a boy trapped inside a runaway balloon. >> i had to find my son. that was the only thing on my mind. >> october 15th, 2009, ft. collins, colorado. self-taught scientist richard heene, his wife mayumi and three sons, bradford, rio and falcon are in the backyard launching a test aircraft. >> the intention was you and i and i and ench could pull out of our garage and hover off the ground and go to work using high voltage. >> but as the aircraft rises. >> bradford yelled at me and said falcon's inside. i'm thinking he's behind me. because that's where i saw him last i could remember. this takes off. shooting off to the airport area. my first thought was call the faa. because it was going straight to the airport. i did what i had to do. >> richard calls the faa

doubtfire," "mork and mindy"?razied a minute and more conservative daughter running their struggling ad agency. >> my name is on the door now. >> they're potentially losing a major client. >> our biggest client. >> -- >> google glass. you think how crazy it will be, where they have glasses. hey. >> you ok? >> robin one of the crazy ones premiering september 26. >> please watch it. she's got children. >> yeah. >> mortgage. >> mortgage. >> alimony. >> don't have any alimony. >> it's more like -- still making payments and stuff. please help. >> please watch. >> watch. >> well, now it's time for a little retail therapy with some "extra hot deals." what do you got? >> we have all designer brands today that we're giving to "extra" viewers at amazing hot deal prices. everyone loves lamer watches. retail it's going to up to $148. but today we're giving it to you as low as $32. >> what about this jewelry? >> delicate charms, diamond pave in stores these will retail for $192. but today your "extra hot deal," 80% off, that's

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i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. a man accused of first-degree arson after the april fire in columbia. is setspital technician to plead guilty. he will plead guilty in new hampshire in exchange for 30 to 40 years in prison. >> the new teachers in the howard county public school system will begin their orientation today. class mondayrn to the 26th. [laughter] >> there you go. >> 5:31. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. let's begin with tony. it was muggy when i came in this morning. >> we have some lightning as well. this will be with us for the majority of the day. the heaviest rain is going through baltimore county and moving into harford county. rain will be ending shortly. harford county, that heavy rain is heading towards you guys over the next 15 or 20 minutes. showers and thunderstorms will be with us off and on all day today. some of the rain could be heavy. we are looking forward to some outstanding weather with sunshine and high temperatures at 79, 80 and overnight lows in the 50's. >> good go

. >> i'm mindy basara. >> laura newman will announce the findings of an investigation into the police department. there were allegations of wrongdoing in the department. >> the city council is expected to introduce a resolution to increase the minimum wage in baltimore city. there is the controversial harbor point project. >> there'll be a new president at notre dame university. whoreplaces james connolly, stepped down over the weekend for family reasons. >> 5:31. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> there may be some fog out there. some light sprinkles in some spots in northern baltimore county. maybe something could pop up near rising sun. it is a dry start to the day. a little bit more humid, though. upper 80's this afternoon. typical summer heat. a small chance for a shower in spots. watch out for the storm chances tomorrow. >> we are tracking an accident near liberty road on the inner loop. let's see if any delays are forming. cap, wet starts to the will see some delays. inner loop traf

mindi bach, nbc bay area. >> how nice. >>> in baseball, the giants struggling.ger bruce bochy making changes to the line-up. hunter pence batting line-up and brandon belt in the three hole. why the shake up? >> when the lead off hitter doesn't get on you miss the energy. with his it is a little bit different. and he is a threat up there too leading off. he can hit the ball out of the ballpark. hopefully he will do something to ignite us. >>> where were you when? it was six years ago today that barry bonds hit home run number 756, passing hank aaron. bonds went on to hit 762 home runs for his career. >>> more baseball, this time for the athletics on the road taking on the reds. reds up 2-1. and jay bruce changes that. a two-run shot. bartolo colon giving up five earned runs. sixth inning, 6-3 reds. and it's a one-run game to the ninth. and chatman's fastball gets jed lowrie the a's lose 6- 5. >>> david lee insisting to the new york post that despite his name being thrown around in trade rumors he is not going anywhere. saying from what i'm told those rumors are n

. >> i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning.. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> we have a lot of cloud cover. we are ready to get to a sunny day. a cold front is going to come through. you can feel the humidity. there are some light showers in pennsylvania. a couple of sprinkles near york. 77 downtown. 69 in cockeysville. a mild start to the day. highs in the mid 80's. we will watch those rain chances increase tomorrow. more details coming up. >> good morning. just getting word of an accident at liberty road on the inner loop. you may start to see some delays. this is in the outer loop near baltimore national pike. so far so good. we are expecting inner loop delays around liberty road. there is some road work. southbound 295 looks pretty good down towards 100. up to speed on 95 south. harbor tunnel thruway running smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. a young girl remains hospitalized this morning after an accident. >> she was dragged by her service dog. kim dacey has more. >> witnesses say the girl

really a true partnership with our city departments and i want to thank our dpw folks and their team. mindyna, fantastic work in managing this project. [ applause ] and another superb partner in phil ginsburg, rec and park, thank you. [ applause ] this is going to be an amazing space that ties together the joe dimaggio park and you will hear more about that. it's wonderful to know that it really creates an amazing civic space for north beach and it wouldn't happen wouldn't fantastic support from the community. julie christinsen, a shout out to you. [ applause ] the. so throughout this ceremony, we're going to celebrate and pay tribute to all of the wonderful folks that are making it happen. so without further ado, person that not only has prior director of public works, city administrator and now wonderful mayor for our city; who has been terrifically supportive of our city, mayor ed lee. [ applause ] >> how is everybody doing? [ applause ] [ applause ] well let me begin by saying luis, congratulations but you know, when you are as successful as you are have been with the library commission

and i want to say a special thanks to brad mcray and mindy young and travis before him at the bay conservation and development commission for advocating for open space, demanding it, penalizing us when we didn't do it as fatv as they like, and being very patient as well when it took longer and more money than anybody envisioned. so, please join me in thanking bcdc and welcoming larry gold span, the executive director of bcdc. (applause) >> thank you, monique. and i want to recognize all the elected and appointed officials here today. and i especially want to thank supervisor chiu for his leadership on bcdc. and for all of their hard work on developing the great brannan street wharf. together, bcdc and the port of san francisco always seem to figure out how to make something get done for the waterfront. and we really do that in the spirit of cooperation and we try to do that in the spirit of creativity. and as you look around this marvelous space, i think you see both. plainly evident before you. let me say the only person between you and actually enjoying the space, i'll be very short. we all

(applause) >> so, in addition to what mindy said, we should start getting a four-barrel that should getstruction in february. (applause) >> without further ado, we would love to have everyone come he up here because i think half the people are from the portola. * but we are going to have barbara, let's see, barbara senich and jackie moray to come up on stage and accept the award on behalf of the portola. (applause) >> nice t-shirt. thank you very much. here is a model of the t-shirt. [laughter] (applause) >> it is the best neighborhood you never heard of. both barbara and i are lifelong members of the neighborhood. i'm still in the same house that i grew up in. and come and see the new four-barrel when we timely get it. we're the only neighborhood that doesn't have a coffee shop. what can i tell you? [laughter] (applause) >> as jackie said, you'll have to come out to the portola to see what's going on. and don't forget to notice our painted pillar there as you drive along 01 >> experiencing technical difficulty; please stand by >> here is the other linda to accept the award on behalf of

i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> we have some thunderstorms out there. you can see the thunderstorms approaching west of baltimore city. if you have plans to drive up and down 83, there will be some heavy rain over the next 15 or 20 minutes. those are producing some lightning as well. some of the storms will be strong. high temperature in the low to mid 80's. it will be pretty bumpy today. seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> good morning. that rain could be impacting your morning rush. right now we're looking at a construction. there is ongoing roadwork. ok coming down from york road. this is a live picture at coldspring lane. not tracking much in terms of delays on the west side on liberty road all the way down to route 40. nothing major on the north side. southbound is in great shape hitting down towards the airport. we will let you know if any problems crop up as a result of the rain. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> fire officials are trying

this fall, robin williams returns to prime time tv more than 30 years after "mork and mindy" ended. interview is any indication, get ready to laugh. hen mork left earth for ork, left tv. >> it's been 32 years since i'vee been on a television series. >> robin williams making his tv "the crazy ones." me.e, me, >> it's a dream gig for co-star williams fan sarah gellar. a chicago ad man and his daughter. >> my name is on the door now. >> they're at a crucial point potentially losing a major client. >> robin hoping future story features tech products. >> like google glasses. it will be when you have google glasses, hi, hold on text.nt, just getting a >> you ok? >> everything's great. of "the crazy ones." >> please watch it. >> she's got children. >> so does he. i've got bills. >> mortgage. >> alimony. calldon't know what you it, it's more like making payments and stuff. please help. >> watch. >> coming up, jane have a less takes on the crime time headlines. from pretty little killer josey arias to the real inmates of new jersey. >> if she goes to jail she'll lose her tan. >> michael jack

speeches on insects ever made and my staff said, joe, in about two minutes you just reinforced in the mindisf all american as what we have a problem with in south alabama. >> that's an honest guy. >>> next up, he's the most interesting man in the world, at least on tv that is. since his first appearance in 2006, he's become an advertising icon. most are familiar with the bearded gentleman's feats of strength. but this actor has taken on another real life role. he's joined clear path int internation international. here he is in vietnam talking about the group. >> these are live bombs. in a moment or two we're going to blow them up. i'm here in vietnam to beat with bomb accident survivors being helped by a very special group. clear path international. sadly millions of bombs leftover from that conflict continue to maim and kill men, women, and children. they were kind enough to let me debt nad two large piles of bombs. it felt good to hit that switch and remove these threats forever. >> so wouldn't you luke to have dinner tonight with the world's most interesting man? that's "hard ball. [ dad

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sergio is live in oakland tonight with up to the mindy tails. sergio -- up to the minute details. sergio? >> the negotiators took a break at about 10:00 this evening, and they all say even though the governor has called for a court-ordered 60-day cooling off period, they are all still committed to hammering out a deal as soon as possible. negotiators took a break this evening with all sides saying they are committed to working through the weekend. >> from our standpoint we want to get this done. nobody wants to come back in 50 days or 55 days. >> we want to make sure bart is as committed as we are to averting a strike in 60-days in assisted of the night after tomorrow. >> earlier union leaders say they were not happy about govenor jerry brown's move to head off a strike on monday. >> we are hoping that that announcement will not throw additional cold water on what has been a very, very, very slow-moving day. >> to keep bart trains running governor jerry brown's office filed papers in san francisco superior court calling for a court order even if talks are not settled this weekend.

sergio is live in oakland tonight with up to the mindy tails. sergio -- up to the minute details. sergio? >> the negotiators took a break at about 10:00 this evening, and they all say even though the governor has called for a court-ordered 60-day cooling off period, they are all still committed to hammering out a deal as soon as possible. negotiators took a break this evening with all sides saying they are committed to working through the weekend. >> from our standpoint we want to get this done. nobody wants to come back in 50 days or 55 days. >> we want to make sure bart is as committed as we are to averting a strike in 60-days in assisted of the night after tomorrow. >> earlier union leaders say they were not happy about govenor jerry brown's move to head off a strike on monday. >> we are hoping that that announcement will not throw additional cold water on what has been a very, very, very slow-moving day. >> to keep bart trains running y governor jerry brown's office filed papers in san francisco superior court calling for a court order even if talks are not settled this weeken

i am mindy basara.ng you up-to-date with what to expect. we have wet roads in the often region. -- elton region as far as traffic elsewhere, j.f.x., we are recovering from an earlier accident. 20 eight st, the accident itself has been cleared. in churchville, accident with a down all. -- down the pole. delay-wise, looking at them heavily from the northeast side. 19 minutes to get you through that stretch towards the 83 plus . 17 minutes on the west side outer loop. russell street, watch for an accident. watch for delays around this accident. 295, speeds on average of 25 miles per hour. on 95 south making her way towards 32. a lot going on with delays and problems and a lot of them are weather related. no severe weather warnings in effect right now but we have heavy rain showing up in places. you can see these rates of showers and thunderstorms from the west. heaviest storms are out of howard county into anne arundel county just to the east of laurel. this is going to head towards glen burnie and maybe t

sergio is live in oakland tonight with up to the mindy tails. sergio -- up to the minute details. sergio? >> the negotiators took a break at about 10:00 this evening, and they all say even though the governor has called for a court-ordered 60-day cooling off period, they are all still committed to hammering out a deal as soon as possible. negotiators took a break this evening with all sides saying they are committed to working through the weekend. >> from our standpoint we want to get this done. nobody wants to come back in 50 days or 55 days. >> we want to make sure bart is as committed as we are to averting a strike in 60-days in assisted of the night after tomorrow. >> earlier union leaders say they were not happy about govenor jerry brown's move to head off a strike on monday. >> we are hoping that that announcement will not throw additional cold water on what has been a very, very, very slow-moving day. >> to keep bart trains running governor jerry brown's office filed papers in san francisco superior court calling for a court order even if talks are not settled this weekend.

it was made greg, the one who had first asked that mindy allow them and been told that that was not going to happen outlawing sex discrimination. any -- 81 year-old howard w. smith, a conservative virginia congressman sought to stop passage of major civil rights legislation by adding the word sex to the title seven. which originally a lot of the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. he hopes a radical -- ridiculed the proposed legislation to death but the judge backfired. maytag the measure the maker amendment. after all that had been great to have pushed for years to have restaurant facilities. adjacent to the national press galleries for the fino reporters who were accredited to the press galleries. the closest bathrooms were weighed down the hall, and women had to run down several flights of stairs, that kind of thing, just to use the restaurant. now, was greg supported by other washington women in this endeavor? not particularly. other female journalists thought it was on ladylike, unseemly to mention such subjects. greg was pretty much out there by herself on alan. ther

i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. we will get another update. let's send it over to tony pann. receivedave not anything for cecil county. expired.do warning has westminster will see some heavy rain for a while. it is heading over towards baltimore city. a quick check on that one storm. it is still very strong. they have not received the tornado warning. there could still the wind gusts that are 50, 60 miles per hour in cecil county. airport. at the high temperature near 84. i have some good news in the seven-day forecast. let's check in with sarah. >> it is a little tough in harford and cecil county. we want to mention a marc train delay, 554. light rail and metro are running on time. let's look at the harford-cecil county line. this is the conowingo dam. things are starting to clear out. it was much worse about 30 minutes ago. we are still seeing wet roads and reduced visibility in cecil county. a live look at the tidings memorial bridge, traffic is flowing ok. there is an accident. we have an update on tony. >> that is right. another tornado warning for cecil county. the stor

i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall.oining us this morning. >> the city council in baltimore city is expected to introduce a resolution to raise the minimum wage. they will also review the effectiveness of the policy which is at the center of the harbor point development prect. >> there is increased security in east baltimore in response to a recent spike in crime. hospital staff has been warned email.a >> a new present at notre dame. replaces james conley, who stepped down over the weekend for family reasons. 6:31.coming up on time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> it is a muggy start. we are also seeing some fog develop. 77 downtown. upper 60's in randallstown and parketon. we expect -- parkton. we expect highs in the mid 80's. we will see increasing storms through tomorrow as a cold front passes by. look at the drop in temperatures. 80 withrely reaching more sunshine. we may talk about some storms chances this weekend. those details are coming up. >> good morning. right now the j.f.x. looks pretty good f

mindi says this, what is a good ice breaker to find out if a guy is single without making it awkward? are a number of ways to find out if a guy's single, you got the playful way, the moment he does something charming or funny, say to him, how many girlfriends do you have? now, although it's a funny question, it requires a serious answer, because he's going to be like, well, actually, i don't have any, i'm single. you're going to find out being playful. >> or i have three girlfriends but i'm also married. >> which is worse. the other way of doing it is to be indirect about it but assumptive. say to a guy on the phone, how long have you been single for? say that, it's assumptive. the third way is to be direct. the moment he makes the move, asks for your number, say to the guy, you know what, i have to ask, because so many guys are crazy, are you single? >> or is your wedding ring in your pocket? >> so many guys are crazy, are you single? that actually raises your integrity, because he sees you're the type of woman that doesn't pursue someone who's not. >> he'll lie to you and say, no. >

mindi bach has more on his return to at&t park. >> vogelsong in the middle of his best start of the season, pitched five shutout innings against the nationals when he broke his pinky but cruised through four rehab starts giving up three earned runs, striking out 13 in 15 2/3 innings pitched. will he continue that trend tonight? >> he's the core of this team, leader of this team. you know, we're expecting to see the same vogelsong we always did. he's a guy that pitches with his heart and soul and competes. it's intense to play behind him. >> it's been a hard road. same a long ways, then he broke his hand. that was a tough loss whenever that happens. i think everybody's -- regardless of the situation, we're excited to have him back. >> vogelsong will be making his tenth start of the season but his first career start against the baltimore orioles. manager bruce bochy says he plans to keep the right-hander to 100 pitches or less. >>> let's go to golf. round two, pga championship. glory's last chance, tiger woods, glory days behind him, a three-putt par for woods on 14. woods 1 over par through

though helpful in the investigation, fire department spokesperson mindy tallmadge says the video violateslicy. >> just because we're glad to have that video footage doesn't change the fact that our policy is that nobody is allowed to videotape anything at any time without the permission of the fire chief. >> however, battalion chief kevin smith says there is no existing policy banning helmet cams and the 2009 policy is only meant to restrict video recordings inside firehouses. >>> famed musician lester chambers plans to sue the city of hayward after he was attacked while performing on stage. this video from fuse news captured the attack during a blues festival last month. watch as the woman jumps on stage moments after chambers dedicated the song to the family of florida teenager trayvon martin. dena lynn andrews poter now faces felony elder abuse and assault charges. chambers and his family want hate crime charges added. >>> sir paul mccartney wants the chance to perform some of his silly love songs at candlestick park before the stadium is destroyed. mccartney has a history at the stick

good morning to you, mindy. thanks for joining us. >> good morning.hank you for having me. >> you're welcome. i've been watching the news over the last few days and seeing this video and it's heart researching because everyone loves dolphins. they are such sweet creatures. what's going on? what's the cause? >> give you information. our office works with a group of network partners that responds to marine mammal stranding events. our region we cover from maine to virginia. so some of our network partners notified us of an increase in bottle nose dolphin strandings starting in july. those strandings have continued. so currently we are up to 274 animals as of yesterday, new york through virginia. >> what is normal, typical? >> typically for the month of july and august combined we would see about 24 animals in that geographic area. so we're almost at 11 times the increase of what we would normally see. >> the cause of the virus, is there a solution, a cure for this, a remedy? >> we're in the early stages of the investigation. so when the event happens li

i believe it was you, mindi, who said you loved the nice, long stretches.the stretches. they really extend and lengthen my body. well, with fluidity, what we do is we strengthen and then we stretch. so if you go ahead and stretch after you actually work a muscle, then you go ahead and create greater flexibility, more range of motion, but you maximize your results, which is wonderful. you also create a beautiful body that's strong and proportionate, and one that you can use in everyday life, with fluidity. my intent really was for joint preservation, and to really maintain muscle in... and have strength and endurance, and it has met all my expectations. i have developed definition in my abs, my hips and thighs have toned down dramatically. because fluidity develops lean muscle mass, you naturally increase your metabolism, and that's the key to burning more fat and calories... even when you're sleeping. but don't you burn more calories doing cardio? with either cardio or fluidity, you'll burn calories during your workout, but thanks to something called the af

this fall, robin williams returns to prime time tv more than 30 years aftermork and mindy" ended.t ready to laugh. hen mork left earth for ork, left tv. >> it's been 32 years since i'vee been on a television series. >> robin williams making his tv "the crazy ones." me.e, me, >> it's a dream gig for co-star williams fan sarah gellar. a chicago ad man and his daughter. >> my name is on the door now. >> they're at a crucial point potentially losing a major client. >> robin hoping future story features tech products. >> like google glasses. it will be when you have google glasses, hi, hold on text.nt, just getting a >> you ok? >> everything's great. of "the crazy ones." >> please watch it. >> she's got children. >> so does he. i've got bills. >> mortgage. >> alimony. calldon't know what you it, it's more like making payments and stuff. please help. >> watch. >> coming up, jane have a less takes on the crime time headlines. from pretty little killer josey arias to the real inmates of new jersey. >> if she goes to jail she'll lose her tan. >> michael jackson's kids today. >> next. now,

. >> mindy. i am a sociologist. this is for dr. williams. i remember reading that canada was doing some interesting things with its rural schools, using technology in all sorts of thoughtful ways. i wonder if you could talk about interesting developments that you know, in terms of how you are using these new our opportunities to give kids access to interesting courses, a teacher training, opportunities to see other students from other parts of the state or country. >> good question. we have supported a number of efforts. there is a foundation in the appalachian region in tennessee which has a consortium of school districts where they have brought together -- i think they got a grant to help with this -- but they are using distance learning to fill the gap in curricula, programs at small and low-resource schools. we saw this happened some years ago in missouri with a product of your working with called education renewal zones. the idea that small schools do not have to hire a teacher, for example, for two or three kids. they could use technol

. >> mindy. i am a sociologist. this is for dr. williams.ber reading that canada was doing some interesting things with its rural schools, using technology in all sorts of thoughtful ways. i wonder if you could talk about interesting developments that you know, in terms of how you are using these new our opportunities to give kids access to interesting courses, a teacher training, opportunities to see other students from other parts of the state or country. >> good question. we have supported a number of efforts. there is a foundation in the appalachian region in tennessee which has a consortium of school districts where they have brought together -- i think they got a grant to help with this -- but they are using distance learning to fill the gap in curricula, programs at small and low-resource schools. we saw this happened some years ago in missouri with a product of your working with called education renewal zones. the idea that small schools do not have to hire a teacher, for example, for two or three kids. they could use technology. tha