mrs. ford's family and friends, in these last few days, so much has been written about betty ford, and the words have been wonderful and true. yet still sad to hear, because they're also meant as a good-bye to one of the finest, dearest people any of us has ever known. for each one of us, what a joy it was that betty ford was a part of our life. the last time the nation saw mrs. ford, she was here in grand rapids on that long day when we laid her husband to rest. from then on, she was content to go her way and live out her days in the company of a few friends and her loving children and grandchildren. but she remained among the most admired women in the world. public life was behind her. but mrs. ford's reputation wasn't the kind that needed cultivating, just the mention of her name brings good and hopeful things to mind. i got to know mrs. ford about the same time the whole nation did. she was the first lady who less than a year before had been a stay at home mom, on crownview drive in alexand

i believe mr. ford did an excellent job under all of these circumstances in which he had to labor, and i wanted you all to know, and i wanted to stick with you because i understand how difficult these decisions and transitions are. you hear all these people -- this ought not happen, this is unfair. i wanted you to know that you were in my prayers as you make the decisions for the agency, as i am praying for mr. ford as he goes through this time. thank you for being as fair and just as equitable as you can with one another. chairman nolan: we appreciate it. good to see you. i could not agree more with your comments. ok. >> item 12 -- discussion as to whether to conduct a closed session. >> is there a motion? >> ok, the commission will go into closed session. to discuss the troy and wheeler cases. on the 14 directors, we will not disclose the information discussed. >> we will not disclose. >> i am sorry. just for the record, both cases were not unanimous. uofd wheeler case was not your man -- unanimous. i

after this service, mrs. fordest beside her husband, former president gerald ford, at the gerald ford museum. this portion of the service is 45 minutes. >> a reading from the profit of isaiah -- has fell not heard that the ever living god, the creator -- there is no searching of his understanding. he gives power to the bank and to them who have no mike, he increases strength. even the huge shell thank and the weary. the young man shall utterly fall. they will wait upon the lord to renew their strength. they shall melt ice which brings of eagles and they shall run and not be weary. they shall walk and not be thanked. the word of the lord. ♪ ♪ >> if i speak in the tongues of mortals at of angels, but do not have love, i am 8 was the god or a clanking symbol. if the right -- if i have power to understand all mysteries and all knowledge and i have faith to remove mountains, but do not have love, i am nothing. if i give away all my possessions and hand over my body so i may boast and do not have love, i gain nothing. l

mrs. fordfounder, or chair, lecturer, hour upon the present phase of recovery here in the desert, in grand rapids, in vail, on larry king, "good morning, america," so many other tv shows, and then on campus. we got to know you as betty. we saw you in the rooms. we listened to you tell stories about your own feelings, your own kilts, you're on ups, your own downs, your own memories of loneliness and fear and shame and we could relate to that, betty. we felt close to you for that. all of a sudden, it was ok for us to have those feelings because you made us understand that it did not have to be that way anymore. and so, we were embarking on this journey together with you but it was very scary. we had no clue how to operate or do anything, made without vodka. i had no clue that it was possible to fill any other way other than scared to deat, hysterical. i had no clue that there was a way out of my desperate loneliness and my overwhelming guilt. but i remembered what you told us the first week we we

mr. ford has mentioned, a management audit of each of the sfmta divisions was requested by the board of supervisors in 2010. mr. ford and his office and also the city services auditor from the controllers selected sustainable streets as the first of the divisions to be audited. to be followed each year by another division within the agency. the audit set out to assess five areas. one, how well the division maintains the city and county of san francisco's traffic markings, signals, and signs. compliance with major contracts with basic city contracts. whether the division prevents scheduling conflicts. and whether the division's off street model is advantageous to the city. finally, the adequacy of the division's performance measures. the auditors' staff has been working very closely with my divisions. i want to thank them for their diligence and also their spirit of collaboration. and i think a lot of the results that come out of this audit would be very useful in helping us to do great measure

in closing, something that i request of mr. ford in his meeting next week. mr. ford always seems to read from a script. i would like him to ask kindly to be more extemporaneous next time. >> next speaker? >> no. moving on to item eight, citizens advisory council report. >> mr. murphy is here. good afternoon, mr. murphy. >> good afternoon, mr. chairman and directors. i'm daniel murphy, i'm the chair of the m.t.a. citizens advisory council. first of all, i want to extend the welcome to director ramos. welcome to the sfmta and also to invite director ramos to attend any of our c.a.c. meetings. all members of the m.t.a. board are always welcome at these meetings, and if you're interested in when they happen, they're on the m.t.a. website and also ms. boomer can direct you to the correct time and date and what's being discussed at those meetings. so welcome. we look forward to meeting you. >> thank you. >> i also want to express my thanks to executive director ford. it has been, as i was reminded before this meeting, 5 1/2 years. we have worked very productively with

mrs. ford. then another chance to see the national governors' association session on border security. and newsmakers, washington governor christine gregoire talks about the issues facing states and this weekend's meeting of the national governors' association in salt lake city. sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> first lady michelle obama, three former first ladies, and former president george w. bush for among the invited guests at betty ford's funeral in palm desert, california, on tuesday. former first lady rosalynn carter and journalist cokie roberts gave the duties. betty ford died july 8 at the age of 93. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> i am the resurrection and the life, saith the lord. he that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he live. whoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. i know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. though this body be destroyed, yet shall i see god, whom i shall see for mys

. >> thank you, mr. ford. members of the board, questions or comments? >> mr. chairman, you do have members of the public that wish to address you. roland wong >> good afternoon. >> i'm having a technical difficulty. there you go. >> you want to try now? >> ok. >> there you go. >> i'm here to speak -- >> could you state your name for the report? >> oh, roland wong. i represent municipal services. today i'm here to speak about the judah express. i heard that it was very successful. when i first heard the announcement of the pilot express line, i liked the concept whereby passengers can get to downtown very quickly. sfmta has done a good job of providing this service to judah street corridor to relieve the crowdedness on the trains. passengers including seniors and people with disabilities riding between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 would also like speedy service. sfmta can seriously consider expanding this model along m oceanview and j church where accessible sideway ramps are extremely limited for wheelchair users. we always heard the saying we're still researching it, i

the picture of mrs. ford looking out, that was one of her favorite pictures because she felt like it showed her isolation, but on the other hand, it was like living in a cage where people could look in at you. and she felt that that picture kind of summed up a lot of her feelings about living in the white house. on january 19, 1977, it was the last full day that ford was going to be in the white house and we walked by the cabinet room and mrs. ford poked her head in. it was empty. she had this mischievous look in her eyes and she said i have always wanted to dance on the cabinet room table. in a way mrs. ford was tap dancing on the images of all the gray suit who is sat around that table. and it is vintage betty ford. >> betty ford, through the lens and the words of david hume kennerly. that's our broadcast for this monday night. thank you for being here. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. innebib gb whitre bg ,ws a pstterot a a akr.a.b.t. atoustbr sn tceghvie

mrs. forderful and true. yet still sad to hear, because they're also meant as a good-bye to one of the finest, dearest people any of us has ever known. for each one of us, what a joy it was that betty ford was a part of our life. the last time the nation saw mrs. ford, she was here in grand rapids on that long day when we laid her husband to rest. from then on, she was content to go her way and live out her days in the company of a few friends and her loving children and grandchildren. but she remained among the most admired women in the world. public life was behind her. but mrs. ford's reputation wasn't the kind that needed cultivating, just the mention of her name brings good and hopeful things to mind. i got to know mrs. ford about the same time the whole nation did. she was the first lady who less than a year before had been a stay at home mom, on crownview drive in alexandria, virginia. what started out as the nixon, agnew years suddenly became the ford rockefeller years, and the times br

mrs. ford favored the pro rights movement and admits she would try marijuana if she were a teenager. suffering from the stress of her public role and after effects of her illness, mrs. ford became hooked on pain killing drugs and alcohol. after leaving the white house, she entered a california hospital to kick the habits. >> i was very comfortable going public with my addiction and going to treatment. i had been very public about breast cancer and that had helped a lot of people. >> afterwards she helped found betty ford treatment center. one of the most prominent facilities. mrs. ford spent three or four days a week counseling patients. work she said contributed to her own sobriety. >> i have always been open about my life. probably sometimes too much so. >> but betty ford's openness turned out to be her greatest gift to her country. her frail presence at funeral services for her husband of 58 years served as a poignant reminder of a woman whose reign as first lady while brief and totally unex

we knew you as mrs. fordd morning america, so many other tv shows, and then on campus. we got to know you as betty. we saw you in the rooms. we listened to you tell stories about your own feelings, your own guilts, your own ups, your own downs, your own memories of loneliness and fear and shame, and we could relate to that, betty. we felt close to you for that. all of the sudden, it was okay for us to have those feelings because you made us understand it didn't have to be that way anymore, and so we were embarking on this journey together with you, but it was very scarry. we had no clue how to operate or do anything, me -- without vodka. i had no clue that it was possible to feel any other way than scared to death, hysterical. i had no clue that there was a way out of my desperate loneliness and overwhelming guilt, but i remembered what you told us the first week we were here back in september of 1983. i remember you said it didn't have to be that way anymore. that it had been that way for you, and that by li

mrs. fordepublicans and democrats alike, including four first ladies, past and present. rosalind carter recalled her battle with breast cancer. >> she used influence of the office of first lady to promote early detection and millions of women are in her debt today. >> as is customary, mrs. ford planned her own funeral and chose who would speak. among her instructions, they were to celebrate the power of friendship over political differences. mrs. ford was not only remembered as a first lady but as the founder of the renowned treatment center that bears her name. >> we listened to you tell stories about your own feelings. we felt close to you for that. >> reporter: a second funeral will be held thursday in grand rapids, michigan. betty ford will be laid to rest beside her husband at the gerald ford presidential museum. karen brown, cbs news, palm desert, california. >>> president obama awarded the medal of honor to an army ranger who served in afghanistan. in 2008 sergeant first class low rye pe

mrs. ford the equal rights amendment and admitted she would probably try marijuana if she were a teenager. suffering from the stress of her public role, mrs. ford became hooked on pain killing drugs and alcohol after leaving the white house yet still very much in the public eye, she entered a california hospital to kick the habit. >> i was very comfortable going public with my addiction and going to treatment. i had been very public about breast cancer and that it helped a lot of people. >> afterwards she helped found the betty ford treatment center. mrs. ford served as its chairman and spent three or four days a week counseling patients there. work she said contributed to her own sobriety. >> i have always been kind of open about my life. probably sometimes too much so. >> but betty ford's openness turned out to be her greatest gift to her country. her frail presence at the funeral service to her husband served as a poignant reminder. cbs news. >>> a south bay soldier whose name means victorio

caller: i would like to honor mrs. ford. she did a wonderful job. she was the first lady and we were very proud to have her and president ford represent michigan and the united states and we appreciate all she did for the betty ford center and people who have addictions and drug problems. like hert more people to serve our country. we honor and pray for her family. thank you very much. host: the vice-president weighing in on the passing a betty ford -- hilton head, south carolina, democrats line. caller: i was a college student in washington, d.c. when president for given to the white house. when he came into the white house, he brought a breath of fresh air for all women. that was his wife betty ford. she will be truly, truly missed. i hope that a lot of young girls look up to her as a beacon of hope for more research in breast cancer. she did so much for women. host: was there a sense back then as far as the first lady's role is concerned that she was changing it to? caller: oh, yes. she was a modern-day eleanor roosevelt. she was outspoken and she

mrs. ford exposed publicly that she had become dependent on alcohol and pain killing drugs. >> it's been from the very first day a place for any man or woman who wanted help. >> reporter: it made it unnecessary to hide the reality of substance abuse. and i think that was a contribution that betty ford made. >> she wrote in considerable detail about her battles. she authorized a made for tv movie, the betty ford story. >> she felt and i felt and the children felt that if the story was told well and we had faith in david wellberg, that it could be immeasurably beneficial. >> she married gerald ford just after 1972. she was her own woman speaking out for abortion rights and women in the workplace. mrs. ford kept largely out of the public eye in her latter years, most americans saw her for the first time in more than a decade when she was given the place of honor at both the funeral and burial of her husband. it was a four-day period of national mourning and although she looked fragile, she never w

we knew you as mrs. fordn vail, on larry king, "good morning america," so many other tv shows, and then on campus. we got to know you as betty. we saw you in the rooms. we listened to you tell stories about your own feelings, your own guilts. your own ups, your own downs, your own memories of loneliness and fear and shame, and we could relate to that, betty. we felt close to you for that. all of the sudden, it was okay for us to have those feelings because you made us understand it didn't have to be that way anymore. so we were embarking on this journey together with you, but it was very scarry. we had no clue how to operate or do anything -- me, without vodka. i had no clue that it was possible to feel any other way than scared to death, hysterical. i had no clue that there was a way out of my desperate loneliness and my overwhelming guilt, but i remember what you told us the first week we were here back in september of 1983. i remember you said it didn't have to be that way anymore, that it had been that wa

. >> reporter: mrs. fordks of first lady when her husband was suddenly thrust into the white house in 1974. four decades of white house history both republican and democrat gathered at the funeral including mrs. ford's good friend, rosalynn carter. >> she was never afraid to speak the truth even about the most sensitive subjects including her own struggles with alcohol and painkillers. >> reporter: as is customary mrs. ford planned her own funeral and chose who would speak. among her instructions, they were to celebrate the power of friendship over political differences. >> i wouldn't be at all surprised if she timed her death to make sure that she could con straight message of comity during this week -- convey the message of comity during this week when it's so badly needed. >> reporter: mrs. ford was not only remembered as a first lady but as the founder of the renowned treatment center that bears her name. >> we listen to you tell stories about your own feelings. we felt close to you for that. >> reporter:

mrs. ford knew how to serve up a pretty good meal. her has been decided to challenge charlie hallock for minority leader. it was intense. they scheduled a 6:00 p.m. meeting, but congressman ford refused to say. no, i'm going home, he said. betty made the potroast. she was fierce about defending their importance. she knew how hard women worked in the home. in a way many can relate to, there were times when she wondered what else she could contibrute. she had danced at carnegie hall. she had dreams and talents of her own that went beyond being beautiful. she said, "sometime, i felt like a nobody. like i was being left behind." betty ford had so much to give the world. so many contributions to make. so many lives she has changed for the better and saved by her example and efforts. her ownonly became woman, she showed a lot of others how to do the same. when ford was president, and they wanted to know the first lady's opinion . when the visiting prime minister confessed at a white house dinner that he did not know how to dance, he got less

mrs. ford helped reduce the social stigma surrounding addiction and inspired thousands to seek much-needed treatment. while her death is a cause for sadness, we know that organizations such as the betty ford center will honor her legacy by giving countless americans a new lease on life. former president george w. bush said laura and i are deeply saddened by the passing of betty ford. we admired her as first lady and valued her as a friend. she made countless contributions to our country, and we especially appreciate her courage in calling attention to breast cancer and substance abuse. because of her leadership, many lives were saved. tonight our prayers go out to mrs. ford's entire family. nancy reagan is calls her an inspiration. george w. bush said she was a great friend and courageous first lady. ford was presented the congressional gold medal. prestige awards. her crusade against addiction built her greatest legacy. she educated a generation that needed education, that needed support in ho

many americans know her for the betty ford center which drug and alcohol adduction, something mrs. fordknew well. the wife of the late president gerald ford was unlike other first ladies. >> reporter: petty ford's life started quickly after -- betty ford's life started quickly after she married president ford. she developed her own persona ouz the white house. also the mother of four children she was considered strong, active and most of all candid. >> because of my own health that has made it possibly for me to be able in my way share what i learned with others. >> reporter: it was almost unheard of for a first lady to publicly mention personal problems. in the first year of her husband's presidency she announced she had breast cancer. but it is the betty ford center for substance abuse that will be her biggest legacy. >> i think she educated a generation that needed education, that needed support in how to deal with these problems. >> reporter: mrs. ford disclosed publicly that she had for years abused alcohol and had become dependent on prescription drugs. the first major political f

many americans know her for the betty ford center which drug and alcohol adduction, something mrs. fordknew well. the wife of the late president gerald ford was unlike other first ladies. >> reporter: petty ford's life started quickly after -- betty ford's life started quickly after she married president ford. she developed her own persona ouz the white house. also the mother of four children she was considered strong, active and most of all candid. >> because of my own health that has made it possibly for me to be able in my way share what i learned with others. >> reporter: it was almost unheard of for a first lady to publicly mention personal problems. in the first year of her husband's presidency she announced she had breast cancer. but it is the betty ford center for substance abuse that will be her biggest legacy. >> i think she educated a generation that needed education, that needed support in how to deal with these problems. >> reporter: mrs. ford disclosed publicly that she had for years abused alcohol and had become dependent on prescription drugs. the first major political f

mrs. fordural causes friday at age 93, will first be remembered in a private service tuesday in palm desert, california, near where she and president ford lived after the white house. on wednesday, her casket will be flown to grand rapids, a public memerial and funeral service scheduled there. delivering her eulogy, dear friends lynne cheney, cokie roberts, and roslyn carter. whose husband defeated gerald ford in the race for the white house in 1976. >> the relationship that mrs. ford and mrs. carter had was one of the deepest and i think richest in mrs. ford's life. >> reporter: betty ford impacted lives around the world, making public her struggles with breast cancer and substance abuse. opening the treatment center that bears her name. on thursday, she'll be laid to rest alongside her husband, on the grounds of the gerald r. ford presidential museum. >> obviously the outpouring for the ford family is extremely strong and we look very forward to welcoming mrs. ford home. >> reporter: the last

mourners in mrs. ford'shometown of grand rapids, michigan, waited in line to pay their respects at the gerald ford presidential museum. the widow of president ford died yesterday, in southern california. shelby lynn looks back on the legacy that is beyond the first lady's role as a political wife. >> reporter: iconic. special. unsurpass able. those are just some of the words used to describe former first lady betty ford. >> the whole nation lost someone very special. >> i know icon is an overused term these days, but she truly is one. her vision, and her mission for the betty ford center is unsurpassable. >> reporter: the 93-year-old passed away friday surrounded by friends and family at the eisenhower medical center in california. soon after, condolences began pouring in from president obama, prominent political figures, and even celebrities, who sought addiction treatment at the betty ford center. >> i don't think she even really realized the impact that she had on so many lives. great people, truly great

mrs. ford, who died of natural causus friday at age 93, will first be remembered in a private service tuesday in palm desert, california, near where she and president ford lived after the white house. on wednesday, her casket will be flown to grand rapids. a public memorial and funeral service there. delivering her eulogy, dear friends lynne cheney, cokie roberts and rosalynn carter whose husband defeated gerald ford in the race to the white house in 1976. >> the relationship that mrs. ford and mrs. carter had was one of the deepest and richest in mrs. ford's life. >> reporter: betty ford impacted lives around the world making public her struggles with breast cancer and substance abuse, opening treatment center that bears her name. on thursday, she'll be laid to rest along with side her husband on the grounds of the gerald ford museum. the last wishes of a former first lady. for "good morning america," barbara pinto, abc news. >>> media mogul rupert murdock is on an emergency mission to london

president obama praising mrs. ford for her "courage and compassion," and former president clinton saying mrs. ford was a "remarkable woman whose legacy will live on in people around the country whose lives are longer and better because of her work." bianna? >> that's right, dan. she had a huge impact on so many people. mrs. ford was open about her struggle with breast cancer and her addiction to alcohol and pills. the kind of talk that wasn't heard of back then. we will get to all of that, but i want to take a moment to explain where i am right now. we're inside the historic belasco theatre in downtown los angeles, dan, where just hours from now many of hollywood's biggest stars will be here. tom hanks, steven spielberg, barbra streisand and nicole kidman. as you can she they're furiously cleaning the theater and all the "a" list celebrities coming out to meet them. but, dan, we do want to begin with betty ford. >> looking forward to all of your reporting this morning, bianna, but we do, as you said, want to start with

abc's claire shipman asked mrs. ford if she knew it herself. >> did you feel at that time, while you were in the white house, you were addicted to those prescription painkillers? >> i never felt that i was addicted to them. no. that was not something that went through my head. >> did it change the way you sounded? or the way you talked? >> yeah. it slowed up the way i talked. it slowed up the way i thought. >> reporter: she spoke of the day her husband and family confronted her. >> i was very resentful. yes. i was very angry. but we all came together. and my husband, in a very loving way, put his arm around me. and he said, you know, mom. we love you too much to let this happen. and that was what struck home with me. >> reporter: president ford would later celebrate his wife's bravery. >> i'm very honored and proud to be number two in the ford family. >> i have been told that you call her the boss? >> i'm betty ford's husband. >> reporter: and it was her compassion that would help others recover in their own way. >> ever

and mrs. ford often personally set lives back on track. of elizabeth anderson, who was addicted to marijuana and alcohol. >> thank you for being such an inspiration. >> well, appreciate that. >> she was the original individual, i think, in the last 30 years to really have the audacity of hope. >> reporter: mrs. ford always took equal joy in the newfound strength of her flock. >> they're distraught and frightened and very sick and then weeks later, i see them and they have a smile ononheir face. >> reporter: she'll be remembered, perhaps, as patron saint, as much as first lady. claire shihian, abc news. >> thanks so much for watching. we're always on at abcnews.com. don't forget, "nightline" later. and hope t tsee you right back here tomorrow night. >>> a major revelation tonight in the jaycee dugard kidnapping case. there are two other victim nose one has known about until now. >> and imagine waiting 12 hours to see a doctor in the emergency room. >> and a late develop frmt pg&e on the san bruno pipeline explosion. no longer are they blami

. >> reporter: mrs. ford disclosed publicly that she had for years abused alcohol anded that become dependent on prescription drugs. the first major political figure to openly address a problem that plagued millions. >> it has been from the very first day a place for any man or woman who wanted help. >> it made it unnecessary to hide the reality of substance abuse. and i think that was a contribution that betty ford made. >> reporter: mrs. ford kept largely out of the public eye in her latter years. most americans saw her for the first time in more than a decade at the funeral and burial of her husband. it was a four-day period of national mourning. and although she looked fragile, she never wavered. and the treatment center she helped create will be a memorial for generations to come. in washington, i'm samantha hayes. >> well, joining me now on the phone is larry ring who interviewed betty ford many times over the years. also on the phone presidential historian doug brinkley who wrote a boyography on gerald

. >> reporter: mrs. ford disclosed publicly that she had for years abused alcohol anded that become dependent on prescription drugs. the first major political figure to openly address a problem that plagued millions. >> it has been from the very first day a place for any man or woman who wanted help. >> it made it unnecessary to hide the reality of substance abuse. and i think that was a contribution that betty ford made. >> reporter: mrs. ford kept largely out of the public eye in her latter years. most americans saw her for the first time in more than a decade at the funeral and burial of her husband. it was a four-day period of national mourning. and although she looked fragile, she never wavered. and the treatment center she helped create will be a memorial for generations to come. in washington, i'm samantha hayes. >> well, joining me now on the phone is larry ring who interviewed betty ford many times over the years. also on the phone presidential historian doug brinkley who wrote a boyography on gerald

. >> i spoke to mr. ford this morning. apologizes for not being able to attend to except as. he says he is deeply honored and he appreciates this board for the resolution of appreciation. >> i will move the resolution. >> second. >> and the members of the public -- and no members of the public indicated they wanted to address that item. >> we will give this to you director carter, so you can give it to them. with that, we complete the meeting.

i would like to introduce mr. ford. >> welcome to the 47th annual cable car bell ringing competition. this is one of a kind. this is a comptation -- competition for the world championship and thank you for coming. i also have to thank our cable car grip men and conductors. every day they help move people around our city, they're great ambassadors and do a great job entertaining visitors to our fine city. we have two members from the mta board, bruce oka and malcolm hideke here today. i'd like to thank our judges. we have judges representing a lot of president businesses here in the union square area. with that, to all the mta employees and fine citizens of san francisco, thank you for joining us today and thank you for your support. >> matt ford, ladies and gentlemen. the bell ringing competition is a two-part event today. we have professionals competing for a number of prizes in the coveted title of world champion bell ringer. for the amateur portion we have executives from some of our local media outlets competing fo

. >> reporter: mrs. fordlicly she had for years abused alcohol and had become dependent on prescription drugs. the first major political figure to openly address a problem that plagued millions. >> it has been from the very first day a place for any man or woman who wanted help. >> it made it unnecessary to hide the reality of substance abuse and i think that was a contribution that betty ford made. >> reporter: mrs. ford kept largely out of the public eye in her latter years. most americans saw her for the first time in more than a decade at the funeral and burial of her husband. it was a four-day period of national mourning and although she looked fragile she never wavered and the treatment center she helped create will be a memorial for generations to come. in washington, i'm samantha hayes. >> again, the breaking news, former first lady betty ford has died. she was 93 years old. now "beyond atlantis: the next frontier. here in the middle of nowhere, under a high blue sky, is space port america. >> i alway

she said, quote, mrs. ford wanted me to remind everyone of the bay things used to be in washington. >> i won't be at all surprised if she timed her death to make sure that she could convey the message during this week when it seems to badly needed. >> when you heard mrs. ford wanted to thb this to be her final message to the world... what was your reaction? >> well, i think it was a great message to send. you know, i've always said we should be able to disagree without being disagreeable and shouldn't be questioning each other's motives and we importantly should remind our self yz we're in this town, which is to help the people who sent us here. and i do think that the slash and burn take no prisoners, no compromise no, matter what approach to politics is one of the reasons why it's -- congress has a tifl time getting things done. the way we run campaigns these days, the language used, the demonization of the other sid side... >> the reforms i'm propose wog not apply to those here illegally. >> i think that has

mrs. fordill be buried thursday next to her husband, president gerald ford, in grand rapids, michigan. >>> it's the first time a visiting shuttle crew has sat out a space walk. astronauts from the international space station are the ones outside today to unhook a broken cooling pump. "atlantis" has just four crew members for its final mission. all have their hands full with some other aspects of the space walk. >>> cnn in depth. it is being called rupert murdoch's watergate. former prime minister gordon brown says newspaper reporters at the "sunday times" spied on his bank accounts and that "the sun" published sensitive details about brown's child. this comes just days after a phone hacking scandal forced murdoch to shut down the "news of the world." it's a disgrace for news corp with implications for news outlets all over the world. now murdoch and his top editors are being called to testify in the case. david has been following the story closely and joins us. first of all, thanks for being he

mr. ford's memo states in the report on page 12, they refuse to put that in the guarantee. the characterization was that titan did not really what this. that it was the mta that wanted this. on the bottom of page 8, under the proposed cut, the m.t.a. would receive no guarantee of any additional revenues from the titan outdoor. i am specifically talking about the $5,000 in the minimum annual guaranteed. supervisor chu: thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: to the chair, to mr. roh's, you mentioned -- i am trying to qualify this a bit more -- they resist the annual minimum guaranteed because of the uncertainty of the economy. providing more uncertainty to that the economy. >> right now, under this existing agreement, they are paying 65% of gross revenues. it is a five-year contract. they had been exceeding, but in this particular case you would be providing the titan outdoor with wrap the windows and they would guarantee no additional compensation to me. i do not think that that is a fair compensation for the city. supervisor chu: thank you. i am wondering if you can follow up. i

mrs. ford equal rights amendment was pro-choice revealed she had seen a psychiatrist and admitted she would probably try marijuana if she were a teenager. suffering from the stress of her one role, she became hooked on pain killing drugs and alcohol. after leaving the white house, yet still very much in the public eye, she entered a california hospital to kick the habit. >> i was very comfortable going public with my addiction and going to treatment. i had been very public about breast cancer and that had helped a lot of people. >> reporter: afterwards, she helped found the betty ford treatment center one of america's first prominent facilities devoted to drug and alcohol abuse recovery. mrs. ford served as its chairman and spent three or four days a week counseling patients there. work she said contributed to her own sobriety. >> i have always been open about my life. it's probably sometimes too much so. >> reporter: but betty ford's openness turned out to be her greatest gift to her country.

mrs. ford remembered for strength and courage as a champion against cans skbrer substance abuse and remembered by her oldest son as a loving mother and devoted wife of 58 years to former president ford. >> what a beautiful journey they shared together. faithfully stanlding by each other through the hard times, through good times. through the challenges and only to agree groe stronger in their devotion to one another. and closer this nir united love. >> betty ford died on friday from natural causes at 93 years old. >> and still ahead, let voters decide. amazon.com's fight to let it shop on the site mostly tax-free. >> car that can really fly by traffic. and that is at big cost. >> no cost to you for weather. i'm sandhya patel. we're looking at a cool summer pattern going to continue. i'll let you know when we'll break out of it coming up. >> and camp canceled in the south bay, leaving children >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> u.s. coast guard called off a search for s

mrs. ford. >> she had a really funny, funny senseability. kind of a mischievous quality. there's a famous quote, barefoot, dancing -- famous photograph of her barefoot, dancing on the cabinet table. to painkillers prescribed for a pinched nerve and arthritis. she began drinking heavily after her husband lost the 1976 election to jimmy carter. >> my family came to me with an intervention. helped me see the light. and said they wanted to help. >> betty entered rehab in 1978. once again openly discussed her problem in public. she received thousands of letters in support and opened the betty ford center in california, four years later. in her later years she cherished the time she went with her husband until his death in december 2006. mrs. ford is survived by her children, michael, john, steven and susan as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. in los angeles, anita vogel, fox news. >> reporter: if you are just joining us, fox news confirming, former first lady betty ford has die