mr. fred blackwell, ladies and gentlemen. i think relentless capacity to achieve greatness is a very profound and fitting phrase to describe my friend. those of you that know the history of san francisco know that the redevelopment agency has an interesting and sordid past, one of which that has disrupted many communities, particularly the african- american community. and just for a moment, i want to acknowledge the man, not the agency, but a man that has tried to reinvent and recommit and bring to life the true spirit, that of which the redevelopment agency was created for. fred blackwell has played an integral role in the into -- implementation of a number of development projects, many of which have touched all of our district. in particular, the southeast part of sand francisco. it is under mr. blackwell's leadership that the redevelopment agency undertook a number of affordable housing projects, and i think that we would all agree that affordable housing is a paramount issue here in the city and county of san francisco. h

mr. blackwell, i've had you on many times. i'm going to give you much time today to make your case. a person, a fertilized human egg, before it attaches to the uterine wall. what would protecting that person mean in terms of the use of an iud or a morning after pill, so-called, that would prevent it from attaching to a uterine wall? what would it do to that person, as you call it? it's very important for me to get the answer to that question, because that would mean that would apply to what some people say are legal rights for them, potential mothers. >> chris, chris, here is what we know. technology as well as public opinion has made it crystal clear that what we have at the moment of conception is a small human being. it is not a glob of tissue. it is not something that can be easily dismissed, defined, and discarded. it is a human being. what we are pushing for, across the country, in ohio, in mississippi, is legislation that recognizes the human nature of that fertilized egg. the questions that you raise, in league with questions that have been raised about fertilization, you kn

mr. blackwell. president chiu: the second commendation will be provided by supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: this was well reported on -- approximately 4:00 p.m., the corner of eighth and fillmore. in fact, we were engaged in closed session. we got a number of calls as many of us do. i simply jetted right over there, and it contained a three ilan that moved to a for alarm that is a bit of a rarity, considering the fact that we lost to fire fighters earlier this year. and red cross and the other service providers that came on site to lend assistance, i have to tell you that when its core to the story as to how we are here today, recognizing three particular individuals and entities. pierre megaron gustavo and the lower merchant neighbors association. this is a great example of community pulling together. in the business that he is a partner to across the street from the three-story building that burned down and displaced 24 residents was across the street. he heard a loud bang. it went to the building itself. gustavo was a painter who happens to have a key and both of th

mr. fred blackwell. sir, thank you. without the head of the redevelopment agency, without the leadership of our redevelopment commissioners, this city would be in probably a perilous state. would you agree? we need every single leader we have and i look forward to cultivating new talent to come back and continue to serve san francisco because that is exactly why we're here. i started my public service journey when i was 8 years old. 8 years old, i met the then dine feinstein who was mayor and she took the moment to talk about the importance of public service and it was in a brief two-minute exchange that she planted a seed in me that has come to bear fruit which is why i'm here today. ever since i was in the third grade, i've been walking down this path of public service. so to my future senators and business men and women and doctors and entrepreneurs and engineers and architects, i welcome you to the table, to the -- what is it, the hundred million club? the one million dollar? i've increased the vision. 100 million s

mr. blackwell indicated, for containing global terror threats and for reinforcing the legitimate aspects of american interests. although we're always cautious what these interventions might mean and how they're arbitrarily selected, the reality is the president has been quite effective. i think that the right wing's inability to acknowledge that and the relentless attack upon him in the public sphere has reduced appreciation for those victories. >> i want to show some new video and warn people first this is very graphic. this is reported to be obviously moammar gadhafi. we had showed you a still picture that was taken by revolutionary forces, by rebel forces, and they say this is proof positive, this video, in addition to the still photo that they sent, of a bloody man who looks like moammar gadhafi. they say this is proof that the libyan dictator is dead. and mr. ambassador, as we move forward -- and, obviously, foreign policy has become a big part of the debate over the budget, over what to do moving forward, this was a very policy. it was sort of a leading from behind strategy that th

republican ken blackwell served on the national commission on economic growth and tax reform alongside herman cain, a personal supporter of tx tk governor rick perry. i want to start by listening, mrot aware of any settlements, now talking in detail and a bit of a contradiction that has me a bit confused. he also talked about one of the incidents. there were two accusations when he was with the national restaurant association. he says they're baseless. listen how he recounts one of them in a conversation with judy woodruff. >> one incident with the one that made the formal charge, the only one that i could recall after a day of trying to remember specifics was once i referenced this lady's height and i was standing near her and i did this saying, you're the same height of my wife. you're the same height adds my wife and she comes up to my chin. obviously she thought that that was too close for comfort. >> ken blackwell, you're a perry supporter be you know her man cain well. she says no way, no how. she can't believe any of this would ever happen. if that's the case, if that's the case, this is just not true, why is mr. cain making it very hard on us by having conflicting and evol