pearlman was or was not nominated by the rba or put forward. also found that -- it hard to believe heritage doesn't know or is unfamiliar with mr. pearlman considering that he's been living in san francisco for 24 years and has had many numerous years of working on various projects in san francisco. and, and so, i also would like to associate myself with some of the comments supervisor breed made on the criteria and the tools that we use to evaluate whether a candidate is strong and worthy. and, you know, in my conversations with mr. pearlman one on one, he seems to have met that bar and, quite frankly, i think we're pretty lucky to have him. i think he exceeds the bar and that standard that we're looking to -- that we're looking to have in the historic preservation commission. so, i, too, would like to make a motion to move this appointment forward with a positive recommendation from this body to the full board. >> my comment is that mr. pearlman will bring in a slightly different perspective from maybe some of the other members on the commiss

at 10:30, there will be a vote on that nomination. mr.president, we all know the weather's inclement. it's getting worse. i just saw coming in here. and i've talked to senator mcconnell today. we are going to vote on the judge at 10:30. we have the brennan nomination that we're going to finish this week. i've explained to the republican leader that if they are -- want to filibuster that -- and i understand that's what they want to do -- we can set up a 60-vote threshold for a filibuster and then we could go ahead and have a vote on that today, allowing people to make proper travel arrangements. it's strictly up to the minority. we're ready to -- to make that arrangement if they so agree because of the weather. mr. president, each day the world watches in horror as what's going on in syria. 70,000 people have been killed. the president, basra al assad, has carried out this campaign of wanton violence against his own people. these atrocities have gone on for far, far too long. 70,000 dead syrians. it's time that this awful dictator, tyrant

halligan's nomination. i just challenge my colleagues who oppose an up-or-down vote to come to the floor and explain the extraordinary circumstances that would prevent an up-or-down vote on ms. halligan's nomination. she is extremely well qualified for this position and i will support her nomination. the senate judiciary committee favorably reported her nomination last month. the american bar association's standing committee on federal judiciary unanimously rated mrs. halligan well qualified to serve on the d.c. circuit, the highest rating from its nonpartisan peer review. miss halligan received her a.b. from princeton university and her j.d. from georgetown university law school. after law school, she clerked for the supreme court justice steven breyer and for judge patricia walt and the d.c. circuit, the court upon which she is now nominated. after working in private practice, she joined the new york state attorney general's office. she began working in the office as the first chief of the office's intern

i was in the first group that was nominated by mayor newsome. there was enormous political infighting between the board and the mayor at that time. and we were all nominated a week before christmas, and basically thrown to the wolves to just fend for ourselves with very little support from the mayor's office. i think the polarization of attitudes that was pervasive in the politics of that time are extremely different now. i think that there is room for public discourse for legitimate discussion and debate about our work, and i think i can contribute to that. i also believe that i have -- at that time the work that i've been doing on the [speaker not understood] project in los altos had just started. i had four more years under my belt. and seeing how to engage with the public and bring historical issues forward in a very credibly positive and successful way. also in the last four years i've been working on the alexandria theater and the hibernia bank project which i think has certainly increased my knowledge and understanding of how to work with

rates and nominal prices are the real thing and yet he's openly telling you that actually no they're only high in nominal numbers and not high in real numbers and this is the same thing that you've seen happening with cyprus you saw happening back in the time of tarp is they keep on saying yes no maybe and that that's the small print they're covering themselves in all situations and they get to say well i told you so right bernanke is bringing up this concept of nominal versus real so on a nominal basis you have a number that looks higher than the previous number but adjusted for what the dollar is doing adjusted for what bitcoin is doing adjusted for gold and silver have been doing an adjusted for of gold and silver the stock market's making lows adjusted for bitcoin the stock market has crashed adjusted for bitcoin the us dollar has crashed those are the real rates of return nominally sure there is a number that is bigger than the number from a month ago but at the end of the month when you open your paycheck you're still seeing your wealth being stolen now here's another image and

his nomination is controversial and repugnant. they say he has a radical-ish on records from immigration and liberal laws to voting rights. not to mention president obama already in a constitutional challenge to his choices to sit on the national labor relations board. they're taking its fight all the way to the supreme court after a d.c. appellate court invalidated the recess appointments made when the senate wasn't in recess. the senator has vowed to block the nomination. other stories we are bringing you tonight, wall street shrugging off a botched european union bailout of banks and an unprecedented tax on the deposits in cyprus, a tiny nation of 1.1 million people that will cost investors hundreds of billions of dollars in market capitalization. the dow jones industrial average down more than 100 points earlier but rebounded losing a modest 62 points. the s&p fell nine, the nasdaq down 11 and a half. the market off of the lows of the day. officials revising the imprudent and unreasonable plan to seize money from bank deposito

we nominated our senior painter, jeff nicole. he was with the city program 15 years ago, he basically ran it since it started. he ran it for 10 years by himself all over our city. and, so, just through all that he's never changed his dedication. he doesn't take shortcuts, repaint and color match and do all public and private property in our city. so, just his dedication in our program has made a huge difference in our city. we appreciate it. (applause) [laughter] >> congratulations. (applause) >> lisa mc kenzie. >> okay. i'm accepting this award for mike yeager and bill mcdonnis, [speaker not understood]. i think all the cities that have volunteer programs it's usually a handful of volunteers that do a majority of the work. these guys are both retired and they have accomplished so much within their neighborhood. they live in one of the biggest neighborhood associations -- excuse me, homeowner associations in san antonio, about 5,000 houses. so, he wrote his little speech so i'm going to read his speech. he would like to thank the

fine commissioner and,v urge you to vote to bring his nomination to the full board of supervisors. sincerely, beverly popek. thank you. >>> good afternoon, chairman, supervisors. i'm john chobin. and almost all of the speakers mentioned how long they have known mel. well, i'm his first cousin and i've known him all my life. and it's very exciting watching mel when i was growing up as a young man, how he navigated the world of business back in the late '60s and '70s. it was fascinating to watch the success, how he was achieving things and where he was working because he traveled a lot. he worked in saudi arabia, the u.k. and scotland, new york, and alaska. and then for some reason he he popped into san francisco on a wild event and he stayed ever since. he's made it his home. he married here, and he has a lovely daughter mariana who calls me uncle john. as you've heard so much, about his interest in the city. i am now interested how you are going to approach going forward today. and i'm in harmony with how you've been looking at others that we had earlier. so, i see your job as real

pro, gotye is nominated for "somebody that i used to know."'o is nominated for "somebody i thought i knew but never existed." [ laughter ] both good songs. >> steve: yeah, both good. >> jimmy: equally good songs. pro, hearing taylor swift perform "we are never ever getting back together." con, hearing chris brown and rihanna performing "we are never ever getting back together, well, okay, maybe just this once." [ laughter ] excited to hear that one. pro, president bill clinton is nominated for best spoken word. con, it's for his reading of "fifty shades of grey." [ laughter ] i didn't even know he did that. >> steve: i want to listen to that. >> jimmy: i didn't even know he did that. [ imitating clinton ] i love the way -- [ imitating clinton ] >> jimmy: i love nipple clamps. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. [ imitating clinton ] spank your red bottom. red bottoms! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: pro, kanye west is nominated for six grammys. con, he's prepared seven acceptance speeches. [ laughter ] that's a bad sign. that means -- yeah. >> steve: or a goo

reaction to his nomination has split the environmental community. advocacy groups such as public citizen and food and water watch are campaigning against his nomination, but the natural resources defense council has praised his work on advancing clean energy based on efficiency and renewable power. much of the criticism of ernest moniz centers on his extensive ties to industry. in 2011, he was the chief author of an influential study for mit and the future of natural gas. according to a new report by the public accountability initiative, ernest moniz failed to disclose that he had taken a lucrative position at a pro- drilling firm called icf international just days before the study was released. in new york we're joined by justin elliott, who recently wrote a piece called, "drilling deeper: the wealth of business connections for obama's energy pick." in los angeles, we're joined by kevin connor, director of the public accountability initiative, and nonprofit watchdog group which recently published a report called, "industry partner or industry puppe

so, tonight what will happen is that tonight we will hear from the people that nominated the winners who will dive deep into talking about thighs illustrious individuals and organizations. and the individuals will receive the award. now, tonight the people that will be making remarks from this podium will be the people receiving the hall of fame award and the lifetime achievement award. the balance of the individuals and organizations that will receive awards are going to be interviewed by our nen tv film crew in the north court during the reception. you can watch the interviews and how their feelings of joy and passion about receiving the awards and we will post all of them on the internet as well as hopefully make them available on s.f. government tv. you will have a chance to hear from the wins wynners. we're going to try to consolidate the program and do the second half in the reception. which brings up the fact once again we have the amazing st. john event doing our food in the north light court. so, at the conclusion of this evening's event we ask you all join us in the north l

it is the third year in a row i'm nominated the winner. last year was divisadero corridor.t help us get one of these awards in the future. what do you think, daniel? [laughter] >> this year we're proud to give the award for best merchant association to lower haight merchant and neighborhood association a.k.a. lo hamna, rolls off the tongue. [laughter] >> it's truly a great organization. we in our capacity, we work a lot with different neighborhood associations, different merchant associations. and far and away the lower haight merchants association is one of the best we had the pleasure to work with. that holds for always, but this past year was a really remarkable year for the organization. they dealt with some challenges, notably the water and fire, some public safety concerns. and they also had some success he. they have art walks really successful art walks four times a year. but then there's always another street fair happening. it's really, you know, we can celebrate their achievements, but it's really the spirit with which they do their work, the passion and the crea

hold up nominations. put holds on judges and others trying to get the administration -- >> but we saw with hagel was extraordinary, unprecedented. while we see the delays not to this degree, radiosfigt. >> well, no. you're exactly right. this is to a new level and something that democrats i think when the shoe's on the other foot, a republican president, this is setting a precedent to see democrats doing the same thing for a republican, to a republican president and his nominees and that's i think what folks are sort of warning about that the precedent has set is one that, you know, in the long term could be pretty damaging to the institution. >> carrie, it is the same senators, mccain, graham and ayotte and senator cruz may also delve in this. i think a 39% approval rating in the state which is good for him at this point or decent for him. >> i mean, exactly. this, again, this is something that, you know, members of congress do. again, like you said, doing it on a nominee is something more unusual but, y

the other front-runner is "oh boy," with eight nominations. it is an delegates, a shot in black and white -- delegate -- elegaic comedy shot in black- and-white. >> do you know that feeling that everyone around you is some how weird? >> the movie cinematography makes the capital of magical. the two favorites for the german film prize could not be more different. >> that is what is so fascinating -- that we do not just have blockbusters. we also have many small films made by independent producers. >> it is these independent film makers who have the most to gain if they win. there's almost 3 million euros in prize money to help finance their next project. the winners of the german film award will be announced on april 27 at a gala evening in berlin. >> well, onto some sports news, and organizers for the qatar 2022 world cup said that moving the dates to winter would not affect their planning. >> since the gulf state was named host to w is ago, experts argue that temperatures reaching 50 degrees celsius would put players and supporters at risk. >

. >> i rise today to begin to filibuster john brennan's nomination for the cia.ill speak until i can no longer speak. >> michael: turns out his stamina is not all that great, though, because two hours later, paul had cruz and senator mike lee step in for a bit while he rested his voice. at the four-hour mark others joined in to help at the five-hour mark others joined in. that is pretty sorry performance come bared to bernie sander's tax cut fillibusterfilibuster. even sanders has nothing on strom thurman who spoke for over 24 hours opposing the civil rights bath. but back to today's nut jobs unlike ted cruz rand paul has actually voted for the president's most controversial nominees like chuck hagel, which goes to show his droning on about drones today was not about unmanned aircrafts or john brennan, it was all about rand paul. joining me now is david shuster. he has the latest from new york. david of course thanks for being back on the show. >> michael shure great to be with you as always. >> michael: how much of this was grandstanding, and how much was it rea

if that is what this nomination means, and this nomination goes forward by the end of the week, our whole country is going to change in terms of how accountable our current war is to we, the people, to whom it is supposed to be accountable. exclamation point. >>> now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> a couple of hours ago, bill o'reilly really lost it on his show. and tonight, fair and balanced bill is one very angry republican. >> give me one damned program he said he'd cut. one! >> smart spending cuts, entitlement reform, tax reform. >> why are you yelling? >> because you're lying! >> the sequel to the sequester. >> everybody has agreed that the sequester is idiotic. >> why can't you fix this? >> real leadership would get this fixed. get everybody in the room and you fix it. >> okay! >> is it just that easy? >> lindsey graham says that the president has called him -- >> the president had conversations with republicans and democrats. >> -- and wants to do a big budget deal. >> a new hope for a bigger bargain. >> there's a caucus of common sens

the nomination is confirmed. the question is now on the failla nomination. mr. whitehouse: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the yeas and nays are called for. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: anyone wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote the ayes are 91. the nays are zero. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table. the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate will resume legislative session. mrs. boxer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. and i would ask unanimous consent that i may speak up to 20 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mrs. boxer: mr. president, as we all come ba

if that is what this nomination means, and this nomination goes forward by the end of the week, our whole country is going to change in terms of how accountable our current war is to we, the people, to whom it is supposed to be accountable. exclamation point. >>> now that the stock market hit an all-time high, will a more robust economy follow? >>> the tsa now says you can carry some weapons on planes. flight attendants are not happy. >>> and can the recently retired pope be sued by clergy sex yoabe victims? >>> the east coast is bracing for a nasty march snowstorm that is already shutting down schools and wreaking havoc on travel in the mid-atlantic. forecasters predict the capital area could see ten inches of heavy snow. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us. good morning. how are things looking so far? >> reporter: well, we're getting pelted with thick, wet snow that's falling, but it's pretty much just turning wet as soon as it hits the ground, not any sort of major accumulation yet. here over my shoulder at the capitol, they scaled down the schedule for today. the house trying t

first nominated to the d.c. your yut court in 2011, and graduate of princeton and georgetown law has been waiting for an up or down vote for 720 days. every republican senator, except for one, lisa murkowski voted to block her nomination. president obama made his displeasure known. quote, "i am deeply disappointed that despite support from a majority of the u.s. senate, minority of senators continues to block the nomination of katilyn halligan. today's vote continues. the white house also released statistics showing the difference in average wait times between president obama's district court nominees and those of his predecessor. the obstruction pushed democrats, including dick durbin to rethink the decision to not overhaul the filibuster process at the start of this term zoosh i feel sorry for her. i hate to suggest this, but if this is an indication of where we're headed, we need to revisit the reforms. i'm sorry to say it because i was hopeful that a bipart sflan approach to dealing with these issues would w

i'm up here because i nominated the progress park for the best ccg nen award.ud to present this award on behalf of nen to bruce and bill for their hard work and dedication for turning this vacant lot, this eyesore in their community to a beautiful green park for everyone to enjoy. through their hard work and dedication and the support of their neighbors, they just created something tremendously beautiful. it's just amazing. and i would like -- i'm honored and i would like to invite them up to receive their award. (applause) >> thank you. [laughter] >> i want to mention that we live in one of the newest neighborhoods in san francisco, brand-new -- well, ten-year-old buildings, condos, apartments, a bunch of people who don't have a history, don't have a neighborhood. just a bunch of strangers living in proximity. and we got this idea to convert this derelict property, this derelict piece of weed infested lot under the caltrans on ramp. and all of a sudden we've got people showing up writing checks, digging weeds, breaking rocks. so, i got a real -- we got a real

the nomination period would be [speaker not understood]. >> got t okay, thank you. any other questions? seeing none, okay. is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, any thoughts? can we move this item forward? without any objection? >> i first would like to make a motion to amend the current ordinance to the proposed changes that we just received. do i need to specify what those changes are? okay, thank you. >> okay, thank you. second? seeing no objection, so, again, can we move this item forward to the full board without objection with the amendments? >> so moved. >> okay, moved and seconded, with no objection, it moves. item 6 -- item 7, actually. >> item number 7, hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending july 17, 2013, to the reentry council. applicant [speaker not understood] withdrew his application therefore we now have one seat and 10 applicants. >> thank you. i believe jessica [speaker not understood], the director of the reentry council is here to say a few words about the reentry council. >>

a lot of judicial nominations. can be a senate where ideas are debating in full public view and obstruction happens in full public view as well, or it can be a senate where a couple senators, obstruction from behind closed doors without ever coming to the senate floor. 48 years ago today a young man by the name of john louis set out on a march across alabama, from selma to montgomery. by his side were a few hundred freedom-loving men and women calling for an end to discrimination violence against african-americans. today john lewis is a distinguished member of the united states house of representatives. back then when he was a young civil rights leader, he was determined to fight injustice, enforce the united states to live up to its founding principle that all people are created equal. mr. president, i had the good fortune to go not this year but a year or two ago down to selma and participate in this reenactment. john lewis was there, as i saw on tv a few days ago. it was a cold day when i went there, and you saw

and now of course the president nominating her or will be nominating her -- >> dan, the president justp. let's take a listen here. >> everybody have a seat. have a seat. good morning, everybody. this afternoon i'll hold my first cabinet meeting of my second term. and there will be some new faces and familiar facts in new jobs but also seats waiting to be filled on a permanent basis. today i'm announcing my plan to nominate three outstanding individuals to help us tackle some of our most important challenges. one of those challenges is building on work we've done to control our own energy future while reducing pollution that contributes to climate change. and few people have played more of a role in addressing these issues than current secretary of energy steven chu, he has helped us to speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy and given more of our brightest young scientists the opportunity to pursue ideas that will shape our future. i cannot be more grateful to steve for the incredible contribution that he's made to this country. and now that he's decided to leave was