mr. bart's the opportunity to reschedule this but our congress woman says thank you, mayor lee we have to recognize this is the congress woman's great pleasure to represent those areas. and thank you to the airport director john martin she considers him brilliant. she wanted phone calls to know this new decade will see the airport for having seen for travelers. there will be a nice hotel and it will make san francisco airport itself is great designation. it will create jobs and this has a massive ripple effect on the area. we know we think the airport is always under construction that's because the economy is changing. this will be your decade in the sun congratulations. (clapping) >> thank you brian, of course, the - i'm sorry the airport is owned by the city and county of 70 but we're a strong partnership. we're happy supervisor pine is here to say a few words. supervisor >> good morning. it is a pleasure to be here in the county to talk about the renovation of this incredible airport. on behalf of the county board of supervisors we couldn't be more satisfied with this airport. it's a k

mr. rose, if you could say exactly why it's a policy matter, not you're recommending approval. is that because fares are based -- are actually -- there could be an increase to bart fares that will put us deeper, deeper behind or -- >> no. specifically, mr. chairman, members of the committee, supervisor avalos, we're stating that because -- in fact, we state this on page 9 of our report. because sfmta's 2011-12-inch correctthval revenues of 3 million 6 840, from the $10 additional fee from purchasing the fast pass with the bart option ~ are 5,5 84,545 less than sfmta's fiscal year 11-12 payment to bart of 9,193,384 under the fast pass agreement. ~ what we're simply pointing out because of that differential, we understand that that may be good policy, but because of that gap, we think it's a policy matter for the board. >> thank you. >> colleagues, any further questions for mr. rose? okay, any follow-up questions for mr. reiskin at this time? okay, seeing none, we'll open this up to public comment. if anybody wishes to publicly comment on this item, please step forward. i do have one speaker card. zachary malet. and if interester any other members of the public, p

mr. rose, if you could say exactly why it's a policy matter, not you're recommending approval. is that because fares are based -- are actually -- there could be an increase to bart fares that will put us deeper, deeper behind or -- >> no. specifically, mr. chairman, members of the committee, supervisor avalos, we're stating that because -- in fact, we state this on page 9 of our report. because sfmta's 2011-12-inch correctthval revenues of 3 million 6 840, from the $10 additional fee from purchasing the fast pass with the bart option ~ are 5,5 84,545 less than sfmta's fiscal year 11-12 payment to bart of 9,193,384 under the fast pass agreement. ~ what

mr. reiskin, just out of curiosity from your conversations, i know you've been working closely with bart. maybe you could talk a little about your conversations with them on this item, taking -- we do have a bart director here who just commented on it. >> yeah, i can just -- i can restate as recently as this morning i spoke with the bart general manager and she remains fully 100% supportive of this agreement. my understanding is that the president of the bart board who represents a good chunk of san francisco is fully supportive of these agreements. my understanding is i expect that the bart board as a body, notwithstanding individual different opinions, will also be supportive. as to the issue of, you know, who is subsidizing whom, or what the value of the agreement is or alternatives, we did do some looking at that with the bart staff. what would happen if we didn't have this agreement in place, what would the impacts be. there are different assumptions one could make about what would those people do and we looked at different scenarios, some would probably continue on bart as the direc

were you aware snowden was dealing with bart gelman at the same time he was dealing with you? >> i was. mr. snowden told me he thought it was a good thing to have another media outlet, especially one at the heart of washington, invested in these leaks, namely "the washington post." he told me bart was working on one of the stories, which was the prison story and that turned out to be true and we were going to work on all the others. if we wanted to, we could work on the prison story as well but i think it is significant that the prison story in particular was published by bart gelman, a two-time pulitzer prize winner and vetted by the "washington post" editors as well as the editors at "the guardian" and me as well and the source did want the "washington post" involved in that story. >> that is e-mails, facebook postings and things like that and there was some pushback because the companies said they hadn't fully cooperated but their definition of what the government was doing and what was shown in government documents turned out to be different and your point is you reported both sides. >

bart so far systemwide on time. >>> 4:36 on this wednesday morning. where is your president? he is in germany where mr. obama's focus is on reducing the world's nuclear stockpiles. ♪[ music ] >> that military ceremony welcomed president this morning. he spoke a short while ago about the two countries' need to work closely together for the sake of the world economy. >> germany is the largest trading partner with us in the eu so we have a profound stake in each other's success. we agree there's more work to do. not only do we have to grow, but we also have to reform our economies structurally. >> the president also took time to defend u.s. spying saying they have averted at least 50 threats and saved lives in the process. mr. obama's berlin visit comes almost 50 years to the day since president kennedy delivered his famous anticommunist speech. >>> a tree trimmer used his chainsaw yesterday in the area of golf links road and mountain boulevard. kpix 5's juliette goodrich was first on the scene and talked to the man who came face to face with a suspect. >>> reporter: >> then i see this guy over there. and

. >> bart, i think the number one question here as we watch this drama play out beyond mr. snowden's travels at the moment, but more globally, is who do you trust. he said that someone like him, a single analyst sitting at the desk, could, a metaphor, but flip a switch and listen to any conversation of anybody in the united states. he said even the president of the united states if he had that number that e-mail address or the like. nsa says that's not true, that no single analyst has that power. from what he shared with you, do you know the answer, who is telling the truth? >> i can't verify the answer on that. i think his most important point and the point he was trying to make here was that once these capabilities are in place, there is only either a policy decision or a few lines of code that stand between going through an elaborate sort of verified process and going to -- tapping in to any single person's communications. and he's concerned about the development of a system or apparatuses that at the push of a button, at the flip of a switch, could listen to anybody bas

bart walked away. so, i'm very happy that the parties were able to get it done and i will be supporting the agreement today. >> supervisor cohen. >> thank you. thank you very much, mr. chairman. ~ mr. chair. i just wanted to communicate that i've heard from transportation workers and they have actually voiced some concerns around some of the agreements that have been made, particularly around unsafe work conditions for employees. and, so, i just wanted to go on knowledge giving voice to these concerns. thank you. >> with that, colleagues, can we take these items same house same call? without objection, these resolutionses are adopted. [gavel] >> item 11. >> item 11 is a resolution authorizing the general manager of the public utilities commission to execute agreements with cdm smith/ats, a joint venture (cs-211a); icf + avila, a joint venture (cs-211b); shaw environmental and infrastructure, inc. (cs-211c); and urs corporation (cs-211d) for specialized and technical services for natural resources and watershed management and monitoring, each with an agreement amount not to exceed $5,000,000 and each with a term not to exceed 14 years pursuant to charter, section 9.

bart and hour. they just opened minutes ago i received the car is here not doing very well. so a major a mr traffic issue we will give you more updates as we get them. >> pam: to give us more information can use at the same officer? >> reporter: it looks like and had to vehicles on eastbound highway 4 and those vehicles >> those bills along with a dump truck was flipped over on southbound 4680 about two minutes ago we opened the freeway to get everything cleaned up. and hopefully we can clear things up and get a little bit better for people out there. >> pam: officer thank you for your update, and it looks is seems like there's some problem with your connection the we do appreciate it. now at fivef >> pam: tonight to kron4 shows you the criminal career with the murderous rampage right here. >> at age 53 he was pronounced dead taking yen admitted and then friday morning at 910 a m pronounced dead this a san quentin prison spokesperson >> he passed away from natural causes the actual autopsy is under way. >> could this have been a suicide? or someone had made him sick? >> no. >> reporter: but

mr. barton as we move through the appropriations process. bart bart i thank the chairman for his willingness to work with me. i want to let the country is we are getting our job done. and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois rise? >> i have an amendment at the desk. he clerk: amendment offered by ms. bus toes of illinois. none of the funds made available may be used to enter into a contract with an offer with a purchase of an american flag if as required as the federal acquisition regulation the flag is certified as a foreign-end product. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. bustos: the purpose of this amendment is similar, ensure that american flags are actually made in america. pretty simple, straightforward, common sense. currently, here's what's happening. the department of defense, the department of veterans affairs, the department of homeland security and even the u.s. capitol are free to buy american flags that are only 50% made in the united