during the time mr. wolf i would like to see done with you to talk more about the low income communities in this area. i'm not sure what applicants might come forward given that we have been looking for several months for someone to fill the seat. we have that motion. we continue without position. call item 5. >> (reading). there are six seats, 15 applicants. >> supervisor kim: i know bernice casey from the shelter monitoring commission is here. before we hear our many applicants of this committee. >> thank you supervisors. my name is bernice casey, i am one of the two staff assigned to the shelter monitoring committee. i will briefly outline, without supporting any of the candidates, the qualities for membership. i know the october rules committee meeting, our current vice chair secretary spoke to you and talk about some of the concerns they have the committee and the legislation. i have been with the committee for seven years; this is the first time that basically almost every single committee member has re

in addition to what we heard tha mr. wolf brings, is a tangible connection between the lgbt and the market octavia cac. the lgbt center sits close to the market octavia plan area. when you look at the priorities of the center in terms of working with youth, providing services to people, working with young people, seniors, economic development, all of the things the center does it would be valuable to have the center closely integrated into the cac. this is a strong application. i would move that we forward mr. wolf's application to the full board with recommendation. >> supervisor kim: supervisor avalos? >> thank you chair kim. i do appreciate the applicant put himself forward to serve on the committee. although i feel there is expertise in doing community work, and working with certainly around the leand avenue area, that is a significant public service. i think someone representing a low income seat, i look for keywords, concerned with demographic changes, poverty. i just wasn't hearing that. i think it is important if we a

i'm sorry. >> mr. wolfeat the beginning of the "bonfire of the vanities," a mayor is told by a mop "back to blood," and i notice now from the title of your book, aside from the great phrase, is there any symbolism to the fact that you -- >> tell me that phrase again? >> "back to blood." >> oh, back to -- [laughter] you've got it. i felt i had to explain in the prologue to the book this was not wet blood. although if there are any horror fans who would like that, they could interpret it any way they want. but it was bloodlines. and i do honestly believe in the age in which religion is fading particularly among educated people -- speaking of gas, some quote is it's kind of a gaffe to admit that you're religious. any university today, not any university, but many, many. you could be in the english department and you say you don't believe in the theory of evolution, they'll find a way to get you out. it's unfortunately true. and i think in an age like that people are going -- everybody wants to be able to believ

i'm sorry. >> mr. wolfeat the beginning of the "bonfire of the vanities," a mayor is told by a mop "back to blood," and i notice now from the title of your book, aside from the great phrase, is there any symbolism to the fact that you -- >> tell me that phrase again? >> "back to blood." >> oh, back to -- [laughter] you've got it. i felt i had to explain in the prologue to the book this was not wet blood. although if there are any horror fans who would like that, they could interpret it any way they want. but it was bloodlines. and i do honestly believe in the age in which religion is fading particularly among educated people -- speaking of gas, some quote is it's kind of a gaffe to admit that you're religious. any university today, not any university, but many, many. you could be in the english department and you say you don't believe in the theory of evolution, they'll find a way to get you out. it's unfortunately true. and i think in an age like that people are going -- everybody wants to be able to believ

. >> i want to thank mr. wolf for his interest in the seat. i work closely with the market octavia cac. we have quite a bit going on in the plan area including in the upper market area in terms of development of the creation of affordable housing, retail, which would result in job opportunities plus safety improvements. the cac's role, for a long time because there was no development, it was theoretical. nothing was happening before the collapse of financial markets but things are happening now. it is incredibly exciting. we need people involved.

now to "the situation room" with those new polls and mr. wolf blitzer. >>> don, thanks very much. happening now, wrenching new stories of survival and heartbreak on staten island. we're going to meet a man whose business was looted after he lost much of his home. also, the growing fuel shortage in the disaster zone. gas lines in some areas now stretch for miles. and as don mentioned, new poll numbers are just coming into "the situation room" from the state that could decide who the next president will be. we're talking about ohio. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> but we begin with the destruction from sandy. homes and livelihoods destroyed. now lying in piles of rubble that stretch for miles across the new york city borough of staten island. cleanup is underway. and with every new layer of debris that's removed, the tragic stories emerge of the residents whose lives have been turned upside down. cnn's brian todd is on the scene for us. brian, what are you seeing on staten island right now? >> reporter: well, wolf, at just about every house you go to in the sec

>> reporter: well, good question, wolf. when mr. jeffs started to feel pressure in the early 2000s from utah and arizona, he sent people out and built compounds all over. they referred to that texas one as r-17, refuge 17. he sent a lot of people out, they bought in south dakota, in colorado. they already have people in idaho. there's lots of places they could go but clearly the big concentration, colorado, utah, right on the utah/arizona border, many of them will come back here and there's already great tensions because the federal government has come in and suing both of those municipalities that are run by the flds, basically saying that they're corrupt. so the tensions, the dynamics, lots of moving parts to this story suddenly. >> michael watkiss, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. >>> coming up, a simple act of kindness by one of new york's finest. the story behind the picture that has everyone talking. >>> isha is back with another "360" bulletin. >>> late word from "the new york times" that the law from dominique strasz

mr. mayor, for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >> let me read to you what the president told "time" magazineme when he was asked about a second term if he were re-elected. he was asked what he would do differently in a second term. he said there would be some popping of the blister after this election where republicans refuse to cooperate on things that i know are good for the american people, i will continue to look for ways to do it administratively and work around congress." what do you think of that strategy? >> take a look at any executive order. he signed them. president clinton has signed them. every president has used them. when you think something's imperative for the country to move forward, if congress refuses to act, you use the authority in the executive branch. he did it on immigration and deportation as well as on the dream act. so congress refused to take up an immigration bill that dealt with an important issue. within what areas he could effect, he took executive action. that's the same place that president clinton has dealt with things as he dealt with kids access to tobac

mr. morsi and his followers are saying, we want to talk. the opposition factor saying no talks until these decrees have been rescinded, wolf. >> reza, is the president's party supposedly backing down? >> i think the only time the opposition is going to view mr. morsi and his followers is backing down is if he rescinds these decrees and that hasn't happened yet. what we also had happen on monday is the 1 million man demonstration for the muslim brotherhood. that was cancelled suddenly on monday night. they released a statement, they wanted to make sure that no one viewed this as a weakness. they essentially said they cancelled it because they were concerned about possible violence, of course. the stage was set for an explosive situation with a 1 million man demonstration to the opposition and the muslim brotherhood. now a lot of people breathing a sigh of relief that that's not going to happen. >> reza in cairo, thank you. let's dig deeper right now, robin wright senior fellow at the woodrow wilson center in washington. robin, you don't think that president morsi was trying to create a dictatorship overnight, do you think he did go too far?

. >> to wolf in jerusalem, we all know the relationship between president obama and mr. netanyahu was challenging for the last four years. but now how much influence do you believe barack obama can have in finding a solution to the situation when he talks with benjamin netanyahu. >> i think he has a significant influence, he's just been re-elected president of the united states, and israel is very dependent in many areas on u.s. support. so that relationship, even though there had been some moments of tension over the last few years, considerable tension, right now if you look at the president of israel, he's calling an extraordinary military to military intelligence operation. to underscore that, when i mentioned the iron dome rocket system is funded at least in part by the united states, hundreds of millions of dollars and it seems to be working very well. what the president can do and what i'm sure he's trying to do and p.j. knows this and anderson knows this, what he's trying to do is egypt and israel and hamas a cease fire, when you go back to the situation they had

mr. loughner had at his disposal, wolf. >> casey wian, an emotional day out there.very much for that report. we'll have a quick check of the day's other top stories. also, the voters have now spoken legalizing recreational marijuana as it's called in two states. do they have the final say? much more on that. and other news when we come back. trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum. so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. >>> a stark declaration today from the man leading a gruesome assault against his own people in syria. lisa sylvester's monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. so what's the latest? >> wolf, syria's president bashar al assad is insisting he will "live and die in syria" his country offe

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mr. morsi and his followers are saying, we want to talk. the opposition faction is saying, no talk until these decrees have been rescinded, wolf. >> is the oppositionng all of this as the president morsi and his party supposedly back down? >> reporter: i think the only time the opposition is going to view mr. morsi and his followers as backing down is if he rescinds these decrees, and that hasn't happened yet. what we had happen on monday is the 1 million demonstration for the muslim brotherhood. that was canceled suddenly on monday night. they released this statement. they wanted to make sure that no one viewed this zas a weakness. they said they canceled it because they were concerned about possible violence, of course. the stage was set for an explosive situation with the 1 million man demonstration to the opposition and the muslim brotherho brotherhood. now a lot are breathing a sigh of relief. >> thank you. >>> let's dig deeper right now with stephen up farrell of the "new york times." aus is robin wright as the woodrow wilson center here in washington. robin, you don't think that president morsi was trying to create a dictatorship overnight,

wolf wear a tutu. wolves aren't ballerinas. i've seen a lot of things in my life. >> (over intercom): mr. caiglin? >> yes?> is this a good time for you? would you like to send your students down to the nutrition club? >> i'll have them down there shortly. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. hey, what i need you to do, my nutrition club students, go ahead and stand up, push your chairs up, line up. i'll send you down there in just a moment. >> put your chairs up? >> put your chairs up, yeah, push your chairs in. >> okay. >> nutrition club is a bag of food that you get every friday and you have to make last the whole weekend. they announce in class that you have to go down for nutrition club if you're in it. you have to go to the office and you have to sign your name in for it. and then, um, you go put it in your locker and then you go back to class. poor people get nutrition club because they can't afford to get othe. >> they should be down pretty soon. >> okay. >> shouldn't take them long. hey, good morning, brittany. how you doing? >> um, is monica in the nutrition club yet? >> not yet, honey. she's on

mr. joe johns is in today for wolf blitzer. he's anchoring "the situation room." hey, joe. >>> thanks, don. happening now, president obama says he's keeping a list of who's naughty and who's nice in the fight to keep middle class taxes from going up. and asking the public for help in getting through to the ones he sees as naughty. the historic vote at the u.n. puts palestinian hopes for statehood back in the headlines. but will it bring their dream any closer to reality? i'll ask the palestinian prime minister. and if pictures don't lie, you may be watching a power ball winner learning the good news. but who is he? wolf blitzer's off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> republicans and democrats now have just 32 days to make a deal or your taxes are going up and more than $1 trillion automatically will be cut from vital federal programs like defense, education and housing assistance. as referred to as the fiscal cliff. and when it comes to doing something to avoid it, house speaker john boehner bluntly told reporters today, there is a stalemate. for

wolf. i'll read you part of it. he said "mr. president, don't think for one minute i don't hold you ultimately responsible for benghazi. i think you failed as commander in chief before, during and after the attack. he went onto say given what i know now i have no intention of promoting anyone who is up to their eyeballs in the benghazi debacle." there of course he's talking about the potential for the president to nominate the current ambassador to the u.n. susan rice to be secretary of state. look, i mean, there is no question there is deep seeded animosity between these two camps leading -- going back to 2008 when the president and john mccain were running against each other. but it's escalated to a whole new level now. and, yes, it is true that john mccain and others are going after this saying they want questions. but there's a lot of politics going on on both sides of this. >> if he decides to go ahead and nominate susan rice to be the next secretary of state, dana, what are the chances that she will be confirmed by the uni

mr. obama was very directly involved. one of the things also, wolfthat they're pointing at that i think will prove to be very important is this burgeoning relationship with the egyptian president morsi. i mean, just think of it. just a short time ago he was the new man on the block, muslim brotherhood, lots of doubts about him. and now look at the words that the president used. there's a lot of praise for his personal role in bringing about this cease-fire. that could go a long way. in fact, they say that he was very pragmatic. that's president morsi, very pragmatic. they developed a relationship they say based on trust and were able to work through these issues. so down the road that's going to be important, wolf. >> basically the bottom line in all of this is that the u.s. is also, jill, provided some assurances to both the israeli government of prime minister netanyahu and the egyptian government of president morsi. are you learning any specific arrangements? any economic, financial, military, political assurances that president obama and secretar

wolf, is that she didn't understand why the immediate departure. you know, there are congressional hearings that are coming up next week. mr. morell will be testifying on behalf of the central intelligence agency. she says there are going to be at least three hearings and they will continue to ask who did what when and what was missing. but she said this is a deeply personal story for him. he made an egregious personal mistake. and at this point she has not given any thought to who she believes should replace him because she herself just learned about this at about the same time we did, maybe a little bit before i would venture. >> jessica, how did the president find out about this? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, the president met with general petraeus yesterday and was told not only that he wanted to resign but also the circumstances surrounding the request for the resignation. and then i'm told that the president accepted the resignation today by phone. so obviously he gave it one day and overnight before formally accepting that resignation. a blow no doubt to the administration. no matter what the dynamics between the cia

wolf blitzer. >> joining us now is the mayer of tampa, also known as derek "fat deuce" derek. >> what's up, homey? where you at? >> i'm in the situation room. >> straight up. >> all right, yeah. mrr, what can you tell us about yokely seen here walking up and down the stairs repeatedly. >> jill kelley? >> mm-hmm. >> oh, she's fun. she's like a fun one. tampa all fun. tampa got everything. see gars, jill kelley, tap shoes, loose murderers. and jill kelley got a dress too. she's fine. >> and this is the same jill kelley seen here in a cnn drama tieization. >> oh, that's funny. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. covering this conflict in the middle east like no one else can with reporters in israel and gaza, in washington. also with the major players in egypt and turkey. let's check in now with our middle east desk that's covering everything happening in this conflict between israel and gaza. nick valencia is down at t

mr. carville talking about earlier, an impressive operation. if you switch the map over here, let's check real quick. very close, very close. 91%, and i've been searching these counties, wolfst of the vote out in democratic leaning areas. hard to see it happening. virginia, the president passed governor romney in virginia. most of the votes out in democratic areas. colorado, republicans really wanted to get this one back. you see the edge right now. not impossible, but the president doing what he had to do in places like jefferson county. a narrow win, winning the suburbs, 1%. come up to adams county here, a narrow win for the president. the president doing what he has to do. i want to show you one thing. a lot of conversation from analysts about what happens now, how do we govern. the republicans will keep the house, we know president obama with a popular vote loss and smaller electoral college win. will there be a mandate? compromise? i want to show you something. this is by county, the vote for president across the country. most counties are voting republican for president tonight. the president wins in urban areas and big suburbs, but look across the country, this is a

wolf, we've spoken to the president's office throughout the day, they say their condition is clear, they're not scaling back on any of these decrees. they seem to be reshaping and refocusing their message. mri's message now is, with these decrees, i didn't amass sweeping dick ta toriaial powers and my decisions are still open to review by the courts, except for the decision that has to do with the formation of the parliament and the drafting of the constitution. he says this is his way of bypassing the old remnants of the mubarak regime that wanted to derail the democratic process, he wants to save it, that message doesn't seem to be winning over the protesters, a few thousand of them behind me. it's 3:15 a.m., their numbers seem to be growing in anticipation of the 1 million man demonstration scheduled for tuesday. >> they're under calls to decrease the decrees. are there any signs he's considering doing that? >> the way things stand right now, they are not we spoke to a top adviser, we asked him about the possibility of concessions in mounting pressure and here's what he had to say. what kind of concessions are you -- >> translator: it's up to the president, not for us. >> is it possible

mr. ambassador, thanks very much for coming in. we're watching this situation very, very closely. >> thank you, wolf. >> michael oren is the israeli. in our next hour we're going to take a look at what the u.s. -- if the u.s. can do anything about this escalating violence that's going on, the tensions escalating between the israelis and the palestinians in gaza. much more coverage when we come back. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. with investment information, risks, fees and expenses social security are just numbers thinkin a budget.d... well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of thes

mr. morsi, the president, has given no indication that he's going to back down from these decrees, wolf.> reza sayah in cairo watching this story. very tense situation over there at tahrir square right now. elsewhere in the middle east today they exhumed the body of the palestinian leader i can't say er arafat, they're trying to clear up a mystery. did somebody try to kill him with poison? i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. by december 22nd [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> the latest on what really killed yasser arafat. what is the latest, lisa? >> wolf, the fompler leader's body was exhumed and reburied a short time later. internationa