mr. lawrence please.ak on behalf of we the people and when i bring comments here in front of the commissioners, any questions or comments? public at larger. >> there's the opinion. >> (multiple voices). >> he don't have a basis to get involved. >> legislator your voice. >> i was speaking. >> you're not allowed to speak in a public former. >> mr. thank you, your honor man arresting you're not allowed to address me when i'm speaking. >> i don't need a sermon from you when i'm speaking either. are you done >> mr. lawrence to me. >> i appreciate it if you start me at 3 minutes i was 2rur79d by mr. thank you, your honor man. >> your 3 minutes have not started. >> don't start insinuating me. please lower your voice the minutes have started >> you better keep your lieutenant in line here that's part of your job he has 40 no right to insult me he's under the line under the sunshine law and the brown act. for the record i'm here to speak in front of inform of this commission i've been a city receipt for 45 years m

mr. lawrence you're up. >> is this puc that i have any public comment? i don't know where we are this is any public comment? for 8 and not 9 but briefly i was not to speak on 10.2 because the item was not on the agenda. we have a lot of room for stop signs and moisture parking and no parking any time but i've yet to see one position open up for taxis. which is migs in this city. you can't park around embarcadero without getting a ticket. there's nothing that says taxis only. two is this. very briefly is that i've seen a lot of awards today to the dp d the muni but no awards for the woman who lost her child with the taxi that's supposed to come into the mandate of the city but you can't control it. i saw not one award for her. i want to since i brought the point i wanted to bring up is leave 30 seconds in silence for her child. >> okay. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> mark. >> good afternoon mark. >> good afternoon board members. i want to speak to the same subject. this incident is it's shocking but not specializing that hover

mr. lawrence after. things that are in the paper 5r7b9 also - let me finish >> and as far as expanding of the payroll when i spoke to the refer program the refers are unpaipd paid if retire members want to come back it's a tough time 80 for staffing we would like to augment staffing but the officers had to retire but main can still add value and some officers want to take advantage of that and those are private contractors that are not countered against any city dollars. >> mr. thank you, your honor man. >> actually, the cohesive addressed dh what i was going to address. i'll say that this it is our responsibility inform enforce the rules of this commission that's what i'm talking about rules. and i'm making comment on any one content but at the same time it's also our job to correct misinformation. and this is being broadcast all over san francisco but i need not do that because the chief did that. please call line item 5 please. discussion and possible action to remind the board of supervisors approve

mr. lawrence. >> nothing like getting two minutes on something that needs more time. i've spoken before this committee i'm a medallion taxi holder. i drive a taxi i know exactly what's going on for ramp taxis. all the rules are based on fines not anatomy rational you pick up. we pick up any wheelchair whether it's a paratransit or not but the fact is m b mobile and san francisco pickup about 85 percent of the wheelchairs they get 58 a piece of for them. two we can't find drivers that refuse to drive the ramp taxis because they can't pay the tax. and sometimes the ramp taxi no longer goes out because they're not certified because they can't make any money our repair bills are high. and it's a number one commercial vehicle used for commercial purposes. 3 engines in 3 and a half years and rear act ills. this is a vehicle that can pickup any heavier duty load you're talking about asians coming in with 18 suitcases. and two is that paratransit picks up who cares mostly motorized. we pick up any wheelchair. and going john we should be 3ush9d. i have a handout which i'm givi

mr. lawrence karnow. >> yeah, good morning. happy new year, folks.f you are headed out the door, we have nice clear skies, of course yesterday we had that fog. we are starting out clear though in 2014. a little cold in spots. down into the 20s in

mr. lawrence karnow. >> yeah, good morning. happy new year, folks. if you are headed out the door, we have nice clear skies, of course yesterday we had that fog. we are starting out clear though in 2014. a little cold in spots. down into the 20s in some of the interior valleys now. 30 degrees in santa rosa. 38 in san jose. and 43 degrees in san francisco. clear skies all day long and that means we are in for a very nice start to the new year. in fact, these temperatures well above average. well into the 60s inland. hazy sunshine inside the bay mid-60s and low 60s, mostly sunny toward the coastline. plan on about 66 degrees in oakland today. 64 in vallejo. 65 degrees in santa rosa. and 62 degrees in san francisco. let's check your traffic with roberta. >> lawrence, photographer edgar is on the scene this morning in san jose where we had a pretty nasty accident about an hour ago. but the chp is doing a fine job cleaning up, sweeping up all the debris. we still have two lanes blocked on 680 northbound to that 101 northbound connector. no injuries being

mr. president, i ask that dr. jeff fine and lawrence that dr. jeff fine and lawrence >> mr. president thank you very much first and ask unanimous consent that fellows of my office of the we granted historical support and i'm pleased that senator heller has joined me, so this is a bipartisan bill also. and it's something that we have to deal with today. it is a huge crisis. aces i said, 1.3 million americans have lost their benefits as of december 28, but we can expect through this next year approximately 3 million more to exhaust their state benefits, typically 26 weeks, and not have this federal long-term benefit available to thevmenvery many. this has awless received federal support on a long term basis. it is something that impacts this entire country. it impacts people who work. you cannot get this program unless you have a job and through no fault of your own you've lost that job. and in this economy people who lose jobs are competing with many, many others from for very few jobs. 1.3 million americans were pushed off an economic cliff just nine days ago. this vital lif

is theifer lawrence youngest ever three-time nominee. >> no love for saving mr. banks. controversyalways about who is in and who is out. errol street van julia roberts or in, but tom hanks and robert redford missed out. such was the quality of the field. we are heading deep into hollywood awards season. with no favorites for best picture, we can expect a weekly at and flow and which ones have fallen from favor. six weeks until academy awards ceremony. >> everybody loves oscar night. that brings the broadcast to a close. for all of us, thank you very much for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the history you operate in. to nurture new ventures and offer expertise and tailored solutions for a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, l

is theifer lawrence youngest ever three-time nominee. >> no love for saving mr. banks. controversyalways about who is in and who is out. errol street van julia roberts or in, but tom hanks and robert redford missed out. such was the quality of the field. we are heading deep into hollywood awards season. with no favorites for best picture, we can expect a weekly at and flow and which ones have fallen from favor. six weeks until academy awards ceremony. >> everybody loves oscar night. that brings the broadcast to a close. for all of us, thank you very much for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the history you operate in. to nurture new ventures and offer expertise and tailored solutions for a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was >> "bbc world news"

mr. president, i ask that dr. jeff fine and lawrence mehan, fell flow fell flows my e granted the privileges of the floor for the dur ravings this congress. the presiding officer: woiks. mr. reed: i stand to speak on the reed-heller bill which would extend unemployment insurance for three months. it is the right thing and the smart thing to do for ow commitment of unemployment insurance has been around since the 1930's. it has received historical support and i'm pleased that senator heller has joined me, so this is a bipartisan bill also. and it's something that we have to deal with today. it is a huge crisis. aces i said, 1.3 million americans have lost their benefits as of december 28, but we can expect through this next year approximately 3 million more to exhaust their state benefits, typically 26 weeks, and not have this federal long-term benefit available to thevmenvery many. this has awless received federal support on a long term basis. it is something that impacts this entire country. it impacts people who work. you cannot get t

mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, january 9. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30 on this friday eve. let's kick it over to lawrence> i'm feeling good because we are that close now. a lot of cloud out there, too, guys. unfortunately, not much in the way of rain. we have some fog, maybe a little drizzle but some changes coming up. more coming up. >> and the roads are not as slick today as yesterday so here's a live look, an early start across the san mateo bridge. we'll have the travel times and roadwork coming up. >> it's what you do. >> that's what i do, yes. [ laughter ] >>> we begin at 4:30 now with breaking news in the south bay this mni. two people escaped a house fire in san jose at 2 a.m. on san fernando street. firefighters still on the street trying to get a handle on it to see how charred the home is. firefighters believe the fire started on the front porch or side yard. >>> the flu is here. kpix 5's betty yu reports the outbreak is so severe, some patients are being treated in tents. >> reporter: it's a sign of just how fast the flu may be spre

mr. gregg wants to associate degrees and bachelor degree and a master's degree. our final witness, dr. lawrence ponemon is the chairman and founder of the ponemon institute, research think tank dedicated to advancing privacy, data protection and information security practices. dr. ponemon is considered a pioneer in privacy auditing is named as one of the most influential people for security. dr. ponemon consults with leading multinational organizations on global privacy management programs. he has extensive knowledge of regulatory frameworks and cybersecurity including financial services, health care, pharmaceutical, telecom and internet. dr. ponemon earned his master's degree from harvard and ph.d at union college in schenectady new. he also attended the doctoral program at carnegie mellon university. we welcome you all and look forward to your expert testimony. mr. kennedy, will you leaders often? >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning to everybody in the house science and technology committee, to the honorable mr. smith as both ranking member, ms. johnson but it's great to see you folks ag

mrs. linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, january 22. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00. and it's time for weather. here's lawrence on what looks like another beautiful day, right? >> could be another record- breaking day around the bay area but something to watch out for now is of course very dry all winter season long and most of the fall. now red flag warnings going up as we will see offshore winds kicking in tonight and overnight. north bay mountains red flag warnings until thursday afternoon. could see gusts there 30 to maybe 40 miles per hour, humidity less than 25%. so be very, very careful there. otherwise, outside we have mostly clear skies. a few high clouds overhead, just a couple of patches of fog toward the coastline. the conditions, it's cold in spots down to freezing now in santa rosa. 34 in concord.

mrs. linda marie macdonald >>> good morning, everyone. it's friday, january 17. i'm michelle griego. >> i love friday. >> i do, too. it is nearly 4:30. let me tell you again, it's friday. lawrences friday! yeah. we have some changes coming our way for the weekend. temperatures going to cool down just slightly today. but staying well above the average, maybe a few more records. we'll have the weekend forecast coming up. >> and on this friday morning, we have a lot of overnight roadwork up and down the nimitz freeway northbound and southbound. you will find it in san leandro and approaching your downtown oakland exits. we'll talk more about your friday morning commute, one more day to go. >> awesome! [ laughter ] >> i know. >> it is awesome. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> there's been plenty of talk about a drought. kpix's andria borba reports the governor is about to make it official today. >> reporter: while the rain waiting game continues, hillsides grow drier and reservoirs shrink. but the will he or won't he game of drought declaration by governor jerry brown appears to be getting put out of its misery in the midst of blank radar screens and record highs. this was b

mrs. linda marie macdonald >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, january 15. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30 on this "hump day." and we kick it off with meteorologist lawrence sunshine and some record-breaking temperatures again. that high fire danger. we'll talk about that coming up. >> thank you, lawrence. outside we go, a traffic alert in effect, sounds like for not much longer. a car took out a light pole eastbound 80 by the powell street exit. they hope to open lanes in the next 10 minutes. in the meantime, one lane is blocked so seeing a little slowing. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:30. we have some developing news from milpitas where police are still on the scene of their first homicide of the year. a man was shot to death in a hotel parking lot late last night. the victim believed to be in his 20s to late 20s. it's not clear whether he was a guest at the executive inn hotel on different so road. the shooter may have fled in a dark colored sedan. >>> gunshots heard on the west side of san jose near loma verdi drive after sunset, police found the body of

mrs. linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning. friday finally here! january 24th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm anne makovec. michelle has the morning off. let's get a quick check at traffic and weather. here is lawrence with our friday forecast. >> yeah. we are looking good on this friday although we have to be careful. fire danger running high. in fact, red flag warnings have now been posted for all bay area mountains. we are seeing some strom gusty offshore winds, of course it is very dry. we haven't seen any rainfall. so the red flag warnings posted until 1:00 this afternoon. a dry northeast wind about 30 miles per hour. you can see some gusts that high and humidity down to about 25%. out the door we have mostly clear skies out over the bay couple of passing clouds and patchy fog at the coastline but temperatures a little more mild this morning. 39 degrees in livermore. 49 in san francisco. and 41 in san jose. this afternoon, we are looking at a possibility of more

mr. president i ask that dr. jeff fine and lawrence mehan, fell flows fell flows my office, be granted the privileges of the floor for the dur ravings this congress. the presiding officer: woiks. mr. reed: i stand to speak on the reed-heller bill which would extend unemployment insurance for three months. it is the right thing and the smart thing to do for ow commitment of unemployment insurance has been around since the 1930's. it has received historical support and i'm pleased that senator heller has joined me, so this is a bipartisan bill also. and it's something that we have to deal with today. it is a huge crisis. aces i said, 1.3 million americans have lost their benefits as of december 28, but we can expect through this next year approximately 3 million more to exhaust their state benefits typically 26 weeks and not have this federal long-term benefit available to thevmentvery many. this has awless received federal support on a long term basis. it is something that impacts this entire country. it impacts people who work. you can

lawrence o'donnell produced an anti-christie attack ad. where do you stand on the msnbc question and the overkill charge both by mr. goldberg here? >> sure. as lauren said, msnbc's evening hosts are partisan and they openly admit it. having said that, steve karnackie has done some reporting on this that is quite valid. but before this scandal, the media was too friendly christie. the guy that loved president obama before the election, the guy who is going to be the republican nominee. now he's fallen so low. that's part of the media's overinterest is they thought he was a god before. >> but we also have the jersey mayor saying he had a whole bunch of meetings that were canceled when he declined to endorse the election. but what about this point? i'm wondering whether or not the media are distinguishing now, after previously swooned over christie, between plain old hard ball politics and improper payback. >> i agree with jonah, this is plain old new jersey. but he crossed a line. we're talking about serial abuses of government power. there is no bigger story in news. >> i don't -- look, if you type in chris christie, which is beyo

mr. bae's sister later this morning. for now, let's get to chris lawrenceell, chris, i mean the things that dennis rodman said to you yesterday are still rippling through washington early this morning. it was really kenneth bae's sister that put all this into perspective. even for a man built to shock and surprise, dennis rodman has one-upped himself. >> we have to go back to america and take the abuse. do you have to take the abuse that we going to take? do you, sir? let me know. >> his eruption on cnn's "new day" is sparking widespread reaction. >> i don't give a rat's ass what the hell you think. >> rodman drew disdain from the white house and was disavowed by u.s. diplomats. >> mr. rodman is not there representing the united states. people should remember that when they look at his comments and hear his comments. >> rodman has been under fire since he announced plans to celebrate kim jong-un's birthday with a basketball game. some say he crossed the line with an accusation against kenneth bae, an american sentenced to 15 years in a north crean labor cam

msnbc's lawrence o'donnell produced an attack ad that he placed that's showing how other republicans could beat up on him, so where do you stand on the msnbc question and the overkill charge both by mr. goldberg here? >> sure, as lauren said, msnbc's evening hosts are partisan and they openfully admit it. i would also say that previous to the scandal, the media was almost too friendly about christie. it was oh, my god, chris christie, the guy that runs across the aisle, the guy that loves president obama before the election, the guy who's going to be the republican nominee. he rose so high, i think now he's fallen so low, that's part of the media's overinterest, they thought he was a god before. >> we also have the jersey city mayor saying there were a whole lot of meetings that were cancelled when did not endorse the christie election. i wonder whether or not the media are distinguishing now with this -- between plain old hardball politics and improper pay back. >> i agree with jonah, jonah said yes, this is politics in new jersey. but he crossed the line. we're talking about serial abuses of government power. there is no bigger story in news. >> i don't -- look, you go to google n

mr. president, better get used to it. there will be a lot more of this. jon: the piece from gregory lawrence uproar particularly so that many americans did not trust him and goes on from there. >> it is shocking that he is actually surprised because in 2007, didn't he say, no more illegal wiretapping? and now all of awed sudden that he is president and it is a situational difference here, he is saying, well, let's work with this. let's put all this issue on to congress to saw what we come up with. this is a flip-flop of some sorts i would say. so it isn't surprising that people don't trust him. jon: judy, you know, president bush essentially during the bush years after 9/11, there were no other successful attacks on american soil. so when president obama campaigns against what he called, illegal wiretapping and everything else, during the campaign, all of a sudden wins the oval office things look a little different when you're on the other end of the pen. >> exactly jon. len downey of the reporters committee did a survey of this administration's attitude and policies toward the press and con

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mr. banks." a allot of people thought it would get a nomination as well. in the actor category, we saw big stars, people like meryl streep, sandra bullock, leo dicaprio, jennifer lawrencele expected to hear that did not, the big "o." like oprah, the big oh, no. the critics lauded this as her best work for "the butler" but nothing from the academy. no nomination for emma thompson. this is a shocker for me, she played in "saving mr. banks." the general consensus was the best actress was between her and cate blanchett. and the category the most competitive, the best actor race, so i summer wouldn't call these snubs because there were so many good performances by actors there's no way to fit them in, christian bale, bruce dern, chi what tewetel ejiofor, hanks, and forest whitaker, a-list actors but how do you pit them all in? you just can't do it. 12 years a slave, nine nominations, so much going on, and you know what, we've got a little time because the 86th academy awards are on march 2nd after the olympics this year. victor, christi, back to you. >> nischelle, thank you. i've got some work to do. i've got some movies to see. i've seen "frozen." i have children. that's t