mr. holland. >> thank you for holding this hearing. it's over due. as you know par as long as with san francisco beautiful is one of the original appellants of the exemption from departmental review. i would like to give you what it has been, par has been the largest organization in the city representing over 4,000 people. we were never asked to get the letters from at&t. listing all the sites from the district. there was never a preliminary what are you going to do with it. we just got them. we published them in our newsletters and invited residents and par members to give us a call if they had questions we would respond to them. one of the things we found is the following.. no. one, we haven't found anybody yet whether they received a notice or whether they were proposed sight that proposed having a cabinet there with one notable exemption in the richmond district. that exception is the apartments at ocean beach which were assigned as customers. for at&t. 2, part of the problems with the exemption from the environmental review is you've left us wit

mr. holland. >> thank you for holding this hearing. it's over due. as you know par as long as with san francisco beautiful is one of the original appellants of the exemption from departmental review. i would like to give you what it has been, par has been the largest organization in the city representing over 4,000 people. we were never asked to get the letters from at&t. listing all the sites from the district. there was never a preliminary what are you going to do with it. we just got them. we published them in our newsletters

mr. hollande. she has not commented on the allegations, but she has threatened legal action, as has the president, who has lashed out at the media for invading his privacy. he is not married, but he does have an official partner. despite his angry response, he has not denied the reports. this is not the first time a french president has been accused of an affair, and parisians appear as tolerant as ever of their leader's alleged infidelities. >> is his private life. at the same time, i think it distracts us from focusing on the problems french people have. >> he is not married. he can do what he wants. >> he is the president. politicians have sex appeal, charisma, so they use it. >> francois hollande's popularity is at please stand by erence kicks off or syria, but that is not stopping the fighting in the country. >> was his loyal to the president have been making gains while the rebel is its own worst enemy. >> it has been seriously hurt by infighting. al qaeda leaders have struck tactic is to riv

mr. holland. >> thank you for holding this hearing. it's over due. as you know par as long as with san francisco beautiful is one of the original appellants of the exemption

mr. hollande is having an affair with an actress. he has not denied the report,, and i'll have more news in europe. but for now it's back to doha. >> after nearly three years of civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced millions more both sides of the syrian conflict sitting together. their mediator, the envoy said that progress has been slow. we have reports from geneva. >> they have taken the first step in what is expected to be a long road to peace. delegates representing the syrian government and the opposition sat in one room. they were face to face but they didn't speak to each other. the special enjoy is the one who did the talking. they didn't achieve much but it seems that aid will reach a besieged city. >> necessities, food and none food items, and medical suppli supplies. i hope that this will be allowed tomorrow. >> the syrian government has made clear yet again it is not here to handle the power. it's something that the foreign minister told the envoy in person and syrian government officials also

mr. hollande and they don't believe he should be evaluated based on the women of his life.olitics and affairs and liaisons are not quite as scandalous. good for headlines and tabloids but not career-breakers in france like they are here. >> sure. but imagine the table talk at the state dinner. whichever woman he decides. >> one under each arm. >> oh boy. >> not making friends right now. you're impressed. >> yes, yes, very nice. >> i can tell. >>> coming up -- friends like have you never seen them before. >>> and controversial reality tv star john gosselin makes a very personal and surgical decision. it's coming up next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> it is time for "the skinny." and we begin with some unlikely bed fellows. >> yeah. a pair of the artists known, once again as prince and the show "new girl." apparently the pop star is a huge fan of the show. personally contacted the producers to get a cameo role. >> the executive producer says prince knows everything about in show. prince will play himself and spend his time trying to g

mrs. hollande. >> a whole bunch in his life. four children with a woman. she is a politician in france.didate herself, and as you mentioned, he's been living for the last six years with valerie thrierweiler who is to all intents and purposes the first lady of france. she was seen here. in fact, with michelle obama. now he is -- actually, apparently, dating julia gayet. a film actress whose titles include "portraits of mistres s mistresses." he will tell us very soon which of those women he's bringing in the u.s. and the white house on his state visit next month. >> "portraits of mistresses." >> and "chaos in desire." >> thank you. and handing it over to neil cavuto after this. ♪ don't miss a step... ♪ nothing's missed with tena twist... ♪ ♪ don't miss a beat... ♪ nothing's missed with tena twist... ♪ because fearless protection for the unexpected leak gave you a new outlook, we've given fearless protection a whole new look. ♪ nothing's missed with tena twist... ♪ brighter, fresher and full of life. just like you. ♪ don't miss a beat nothing's missed with tena twist ♪ presenting the fres

mr. hollande was having an affairactress. >>> is this creepy or complim t complimenta complimentary?re because on that planet is hillary clinton's face. now, that's the cover. but the cover story actually looks at the political atmosphere around clinton and how it could play into a possible bid for the white house in 2016. listen, on social media people are having a field day with planet hillary. look at the pictures. that's over justin bieber's head. mocking the magazine cover. not everyone thinks this is such a great thing. so complimentary. critics say the photo is disrespectful and sexist. so was "new york times" magazine out of line here? let's talk about it. joining us now, cnn political commentator sally cohn and ben ferguson. good to have both of you back. >> good morning. >> let's start here. and i want to say with the "times" said about the cover. they write, at first we were going to put faces on celestial bodies orbiting around her but it felt like overkill. instead we added other galactic elements that would surround planet hillary. first, to you, sally, what do you thin

mr. hollande does not amount for a perfect goal for the opposition. >> thank you so much.f former professor politics. >> it is time for today's hotshot. one of the best videos from around the world. the car rally roars into the chilean desert. cars, trucks, and men speed cross mountains and deserts in south america. the rally will finish on saturday. only for the brave. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse," live from bloomberg television, radio, and streaming on your phone, your tablet, and bloomberg.com. ferro -- manus cranny will tell us exactly what is going on. bankeraustrian central saying that germany could row 2%, austria could grow 2%. we had a bit of a reprieve during the first hour of trading. that reprieve has given way. even those of the comments that are coming out certainly begin to question the stability of the valuations. that is what is going on. keep an eye on emerging markets. as i said different scene, one of the bigger backdrop stories is the move in emerging markets. one of them is dollar-rand. a couple of different things going on here. you might get mor

mr. hollande has his annual news conference mainly to talk about the economy. fighting a two-front war. thanks, simon. >>> let's check on energy and commodities as well. bertha's at the nymex. >> hey, carl. we've seen some prices bounce back a bit as the dollar has edged a bit lower from its highs this morning. of course the nuclear deal with iran that will see some sanctions ease as of january 20th for six months provisionally, certainly weighing on oil prices. but brent interestingly enough, which would be the one that would be more impacted you would think today is finding a bit of a floor. that could be a bit of short covering there. the ice folks reporting that fund managers cut their net long positions on brent by 26% in the first week. overall the speculators getting a bit more bearish on energy prices particularly when it comes to oil and gasoline. but what's interesting is that we are seeing the heating fuels, both nat gas and also heating oil coming up along with it because we are expecting to see a return to the cold weather here over the next couple

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