tom o'connor is now the new president of local 798. thank you. >> i would like tom o'connor to come forward. chief white. >> i am told i have approximately two more minutes. we did become a paid professional department in 1867. we will see adjacent to station 10 -- i served my probation here. the firefighters would come over. it gives you a snapshot of the department history and how we advanced from the beginning in 1867 to where we are today in 2011. as we approach 5:04, we would like to have a solemn moment. the deputy chief will bring the department fell three times. we will observe a moment of silence and reflect back to october 17, 1989. 67 lives were lost. thousands were injured. much property was devastated. people's lives were greatly affected. i will ask you -- [bell ringing three times] ♪ >> please join me in welcoming our mayor, ed lee. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i am very happy to join all of you here today. it is an exciting day to join our high school kids, our high school, here at john o'connor. principal go

sinead o'connor is back in the news. with many hey fox! hey washington. how's it going bro?ey man. physical therapy makes kandahar look like summer camp. i end up whining like jackson! jackson! man i'll tell you, that dude was a trip. that's the truth. how about you man? how you doing? well it's like you said , sessions are tough, but i gotta' get back on track. so, it is helpin'? yeah, man. i've been sleepin' like a baby. i even went easier on the class six. alright man. i'm glad you made that call to the hotline. yeah man, me too. i'm a veteran and these services are for us. we've earned them. whether your wounds are visible or not treatment works. treatment works. treatment works. and calling the confidential veterans hotline can help. i know. call 800-273-8255 and press 1. american service members returning home -- after tours more people pounding the pavementtand looking for workk alicia acuna reports on one idea -- that could make things bit easier for veteran. veterans. as thousands of troops return from overseas many will be finished with their service, and p

o'connor tied the knot in las vegas this month.the ceremony, the marriage was kiboshed. >> a short-lived romance. o'connor posted on her website that she was desperate for sex and looking for applicants to satisfy her desires. yeah. that's apparently why you're going to end a marriage after about three hours because when you put up that kind of criteria, that's what you're going to get. >>> all right. it's the end of the year. maybe you're looking to put some parts of 2011 just firmly in your past. be done with it. today's the day to do it. >> that's right. in times square, the fifth annual good riddance day will be celebrated. it's for people that want to get rid of an embarrassing part of their lives that took place over the last year. >> it is embarrassment. there is an industrial-sized mobile shredder. not to mention a sledgehammer if something really needs to be smashed. good riddance, permanently. bring in 2012. >> rid of the old, in with the new. >> it's a therapeutic way to say good-bye to the ugliness. >>> what comes to mi

i'm joined by katie o'connor, with the aclu voting rights project.itics at occidental college. great to have both of you with us tonight. this story is one that gets my blood boiling because it's about suppressing the voices of americans across this country. miss o'connor, your reaction? is this the tip of the iceberg of the justice department? >> i'm hopeful it is and hopeful it turns the tide on the way of voter suppression efforts we've seen over the past few years. the department of justice under section 5 still has several other laws it can refuse to preclear. most notably the voter i.d. law that's coming out of texas but also alabama and mississippi have those laws as well. and also the department of justice can bring section 2 claims in court to challenge the same sorts of laws for those states that aren't subject to section 5. so i'm hopeful that that's exactly what they're going to do. >> and katie, are you confident that they will do these kinds of things? >> you know, i really believe %-pthe tide is about to turn. i think we've done a grea

president o'brien: commissioner o'connor. commissioner o'connor: on the last page of the report that i'm reading from the commission of animal control and welfare, it's talking about $100 permit payment. could you just describe, would that be a yearly permit fee per company? >> sure. to have a permit, the maximum fee for the initial application, the maximum would be 250, the maximum annual would be 100. there would have to be a calculation, because we cannot charge a fee higher than the cost of administering the program. so we put a higher cap for the first year just because of the up-front cost to the department of getting the program off the ground. but then it would be no more than 100 after that. commissioner o'connor: sounds like a fairly fair amount, compared to what other businesses are paying for their various permits. >> i had some dog walkers who wanted it to be higher, and i thought that we should keep it pretty modest, because this is an industry that has a lot of people who are just getting by, and i thought it w

o'connor are here to give an update from the group. >> good evening, commander, how are you? >> very well. how are you? >> good evening, commissioner. i'm the mr. ali, the chief assigned me of being the lead person on the implementation of the c.i.t. model. based upon the memphis model. this took place mid september. since that time we've continued the process of working with our community partners. you have michael goth and o'connor here who are representatives of that private partnership. we've identified a few things that have actually been solidified. we'll have our first class training that's going to take place december 5-8 at the police academy. part of the implementation and at chief's direction is the desire to have this be a patrol driven function and the whole idea was to fully embrace the concepts that are captured in this approach. with that said, we've identified part of the leadership. it's a challenging time for us because we have an upcoming. -- upcoming -- we're in the process of selecting lieutenants for sergeants from the promotion process so we weren't ab

why sineed o'connor is dwoergs her fourth husband after 16 days of marriage.studies program is against the law. it is a done deal. nearly $30 billion ofç equipme are headed to skrab. congress approved the sale and the obama administration confirmed that governments have signed off on the deal. white house correspondent kristen welker is traveling with the the president in hawaii. why is this sale so important? >> first of all, a couple of points about the sale include 84 new f 15 boeing-made fighter jets as well as up greats to 70 existing jets. the united states estimates this sale will add about 50,000 new jobs and could boost the u.s. economy by about $3.5 billion annually. it's a big deal for that reason. we expect the first fighter jets to arrive in about 2014. it's also a big deal because it's reinforcing the united states strong alliance with saudi arabia and also sending a message and the united states has a vested interest in the stability of the country. now the white house put out the statement and i believe we have a graphic of it. the white house

this is the fourth time that o'connor tied the knott., the trouble started pretty quickly. she posted news on her blog explaining within three hours of the ceremony being over the marriage was kiaboshed by behavior of people in my husband's life and also by a bit of a wild ride i took us on looking for a bit of a smoke of weed for me wedding night as i don't drink. now considering the man o'connor married is reportedly a youth substance abuse counselor, i can see why his friends and family might not approve of this match, but then again considering the couple actually reportedly met when herridge reached out to o'connor after she announced she was desperate for sex, she blogged she wanted to meet a sweet, sex starved man, and he responded. i'm not sure he didn't know what he was getting into. for her part, sinead o'connor said they split amicably. >> two weeks of fun. >> yeah, why not. those first eight days, boy, those were some special days. >> new list of films to be preserved by the library of congress. tell us about the movies on th

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i almost said john o'connor. och -- i apologize for that. in a speech to the partnerships we are building in the community and what we are trying to do for our students, to give them as many options as possible. it is great having you in that leadership role, knowing that this place is a haven where many kids will be able to interact with our labor community and many of the progress that are going on and get internships out of it during the summer. it is fantastic. congratulations on coming in and kicking some butt. i was going to say something else, but you know what i am saying. thank you. >> it is very time-consuming but a lot easier when you have an excellent staff and an excellent student population that are there. all we do is go out there and publicize will we are currently doing at o'connell. they have been doing it the whole time. thank you. president mendoza: i know that janet schultz has been here also, the former principal. you guys have done a great job. we really want to thank you for that. let's remove all of the other school

commissioner o'connor: cannot make a comment?want to make the comment that the first song was the best song and delivered with the best execution korean banks. -- thanks. >> thank you for hearing my comments. i run a small business with dog walking. i have been doing it for two years. i really just wanted to say that one thing i support about the legislation is the requirement that people who abuse animals are investigated and reported, and that information is made available. i think this adds legitimacy to the legislation and that it is coming from the right place. for someone who has been doing this for two years, i was a little upset to see such an affiliation. what scott has said, they were not part of drafting it. when i with starting line business, i was going to go ahead and enroll in that, and i decided not to. they used to have a couple of training as a year, and i was looking for the calendar next april when this legislation would take effect, and there are four in that month, where there are normally two or three a yea

o'connor tied the knot in las vegas earlier this month with a therapist she met online.n her web site, she called the wedding a mistake and said her husband was under intense pressure to end their relationship. ♪ >>> as one marriage ends, another is set to begin. r & b star john legend is engaged. his publicity says he proposed to his girlfriend over the holidays in the maldeez. she's a model in last year's "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue. the couple has been dating for four years. no details yet on a wedding date. but we hear john legend is scheduled to perform in las vegas over new year's. ♪ >>> one of england's hottest bands serenaded the county outside london's famous harrod's department store. florence and the machine kicked off the start of harrod's winter sale. >> we arationous to announce the sale open. >> fans camped out to get a front row view of lawrence welch. that's your eye on entertainment. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> well, good morning. we're halfway there. it is wednesday morning. glad you're joining us. welcome to 9news now at 5:00 a.m. a

hopefully they will last a little longer than the kardashians or sinead o'connor or many of the others. 92, wish them all the best of luck. >> interestingly enough i attended a wedding in peru this past year, lima is beautiful. delicious food. though i came back with a little case of montezuma's revenge. i think the ice got me. awe always blame it on the drink. we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ right back with more "world news now." ♪ [ male announcer ] indulge all you want. now there's no need to hold back. new revolutionary scope dualblast obliterates strong food odors leaving your breath minty fresh. hey. [ male announcer ] so there's no trace of evidence... new scope dualblast. ♪ >>> well, sad. in just a few days we'll all watch the ball drop on new year's eve and start looking forward to a brand new year. >> but before we do that and move on to 2012, let's take a look back at a very busy year. here is a look at the unforgettable stories that made headlines in 2011. ♪ >> a great earthquake has hit japan. >> this is just a rolling tide of tsunami water. >> watching t

sinead o'connor really doesn't have wedding material.reat. >> she did. >> she called it quits after 16 days. apparently having problem in her marriage. basically said -- after a couple hours of the marriage. things aren't going to work out. there were some problems. he was having people from his past making comments. she basically said you know what, 16 days, that's it. >> she knew. >> nothing compares to two weeks, two days. >> better to get out soon. wow, this is interesting, beyonce, rumored may give birth very soon. we are hearing from saint luke's roosevelt hospital there is some sort of high profile person that could, going to check in today to give birth. everybody thinking what other high profile person must be beyonce. we're on. >> the media swarm outside saint luke's. saint luke's probably watching saying thank you so much. just at tension we need. thank you so much. just the kind of attention we need. >> sorry, saint luke's. we're on the lookout. >> who doesn't love beyonce/jay-z, most beautiful and talented child. taylor laut

it is an exciting day to join our high school kids, our high school, here at john o'connor. principal gomez, our deputy superintendent, our school board president, and our building trade, thank you for being here. the director of the joint power trended authority. we have the sfpuc, the school alliance, school district personnel. we are all here because we are excited about this wonderful announcement. we are here in a very green, multipurpose use building that has just been opened. this is going to be representing something that i am quite familiar with. i know mike and others closer to my age, we had a wood shop. we had metal shop in middle school. we had exposure to how to deal with graphs. more importantly, you are talking to somebody who used to spend five years at the department of public works, as the director. we're having to pay attention to our infrastructure, one of the most important things any city can do. when we are trying to grow a new economy -- and as you know, i have gone around the city selling this idea about how the economy is about tech jobs, but we al

. >>> o'connor is ending her marriage 18 days after tying the knot in a drive-through wedding in vegasconnor wrote on her website that her husband is a wonderful man and she loves him very much but he's been unhappy about the attitude of people close to him toward their marriage. the singer also adds that her husband was badly affected by a wild ride that she went on on their wedding night surging for weed because she doesn't drink alcohol. it was her fourth marriage. >> that explains it. now i understand. >>> the busiest online shopping day, the soda that might keep you from spontaneous combustion and how your tweets may sink your credit rating. thanks for coming in. >> good to see you both. >> we're going to start with friends and credit. >> your mother gave you the advice be careful who you pick as friends. now that goes to facebook and twitter and the whole nine yards. >> birds of a feather flock together. that's what banks realize. they found your credit rating is behind the times because they have to get it to one of the reporting agencies and then you have to pull it. they found

. >> carol carol o'connor, the late carol o'connor. >> greg, you like to think of yourself as a role inner city kids. >> yes. >> why is that, sir? >> i like to keep it real. >> do you? >> yes, i do. >> i'm not sure you do. >> that's how i roll. >> i see you fronting a lot. >> do i front? >> you front. >> and i don't see him as a racist because he is having salt and pepper pork chops. >> that is true. >> daniel, you said newt didn't say he wants kids to have jobs, but he actually did. he said for example kids in poor neighborhoods should be allowed to service janitors in their schools, and he talked about how they could be paid part-time to be assistant librarians in the school. >> i think that is a problem with the production team on the show. the clip they showed us was just about to come about the poor neighborhoods. this was added on later. the add ons i am not responsible for. >> i will look into that. >> thank you. >> 10 commandments lawsuit. you said you, quote, "i speak of a student and parent in a virginia county school district, aren't they all? >> no, they aren't. only the

sineed o'connor calling it quits after 18 days. the scoop. [ male announcer ] with the new year comes resolutions. when we resolve to stop snacking and slacking. resolve to start reading and running. ♪ this year, resolve to help someone else, too. resolve to give to the american red cross. because the red cross provides hope, help and compassion, not only during disasters, but every day. donate to the red cross and give something that means something, before the new year. visit redcross.org today. >>> here's what "news nation" is following right now. mitt romney not the only republican candidate defending the stance on health care. newt gingrich may have to explain the news leader defending romney care. police believe they know what caused a christmas day fire that killed three children and their grandparents in connecticut. why that children's grandfather is being hailed as a hero today. even layaway angels can't save k mart and sears stores. hundreds more across the country will be out of work. how the rich are getting richer if

>> the job is going good. >> reporter: o'connor is now a vietnam vet who helps veterans now in trouble with the law reclaim their lives. >> a few weeks ago we had a situation where a mentor actually, a vet lost his job and lost his house, a series of tragedies. in one day two mentors -- actually very proud of this. one actually got him an apartment and the other one hired him. so in one day that person's life was changed. those mentors don't want their names mentioned, and i'll honor that. they just do it. >> reporter: following his latest arrest three years ago, welch was sent to rehab instead of to jail, reunited with his family. he got a job with the veterans administration, became a mentor himself in the veterans treatment court and is now about to graduate from college. >> i am responsible, you know, productive member of society today. >> reporter: his message to other veterans in need of help. >> if i can do this, they can do this, because over 30 years of using in my life, if not more, you know, i found a way out. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, atlanta. >>> a war of words is ragi

. >>> is it true that justice o'connor was specifically referring to a case where a person was captured on lili? last i week long island was part of the united states of america. although sometimes regrettably. >> the chuck smu marfrom new york asked him to apologize. mccain says he was sorry that he couldn't take a joke. wow. >>> coming up , one local university tried to mark world aids day with a world record attempt. about the record was not the most important part of the day's work. >>> and simple ways that will help you fight back the seasonal sadness and make it a joyous time of year. >>> our year-long investigation finding tens of thousands of foster children, even infants, being given powerful, mind altering drugs. tonight, who are the doctors who do it? watch on world news. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, it's only december 1st, but if you're already feeling the holiday shopping pressure, you're not alone. fights over parking spots, long lines, that can be real stressful. >> reporter: sometimes holiday shopping can seem more naughty than nice. >> [ crowd noise ] >> reporter: a

sadly, a little more than two weeks after her wedding, sinead o'connor ended her fourth marriage. she blames pressures placed on her husband by, quote, certain people in his life. she exchanged vows in las vegas. >>> "people" announced a cover featuring taylor lautner was 100% fake. apparently it spread as a holiday internet joke, cofounding russell simmons to tweet his congratulations. >>> lady gaga, justin bieber and george clooney topped dosomething.org as doing the most and peta named kim kardashian one of the grinches of the year for wearing fur. >>> and in his finalized divorce settlement, not only does mel gibson have to pay his former wife half his current fortune, $425 million right now, she also gets half of his future residuals forever. >> every weekend when i watch "lethal weapon one" and "two," she guess a piece of that. >> cha-ching. that's the law in california. >> eddie murphy said that once in a comedy skit. >>> this now comes to us from knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, where a clever ipad app stopped a suspected grinch from steal one family's christmas. ken

sadly, a little more than two weeks after her wedding, sinead o'connor ended her fourth marriage. she blames pressures placed on her husband by, quote, certain people in her life. she exchanged vows in las vegas. >>> "people" announced a cover featuring taylor lautner was 10 0% fake. >>> lady gaga, justin bieber and george clooney topped dosomething.org as doing the most and peta named kim kardashian one of the grinches of yeert for wearing fur. >>> and in his finalized divorce settlement, not only does mel gibson have to pay his former wife after his current fortun de, $425 million but she gets half of his future residuals forever. >> i'm shocked he's half a billionaire. i guess he was directing money, too. he produced more than just acting. >> yeah. poor guy. kim kardashian is not having the best year. >> she's been in the headline, for good or bad. >>> this now comes to us from knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, where a clever ipad app stopped a suspected grinch from steal one family's christmas. kent woke up to a homeowner's nightmare when he saw a burglar near his bed. he

commissioner o'connor: aye. the motion passes 5-0. next item. >> item number8, possible action to make recommendations for the board of supervisors. administrative, business, and tax regulations, a business license fees. amending various sections of the san francisco business and tax regular -- regulation code, administrative code, fire code and police code. we have opening remarks by -- your file is the file number along with the legislative digest. >> good evening. my name is catherine and i am from the office of the david chiu who is the supervisor sponsor. as a business honor, and he has been focused on policies and legislation that will streamline the requirements that small businesses have to comply with. the legislation is one part of these efforts. for the past year, we have been working with the tax collector and city attorney and departments on a project to consolidate annual business. it is commonplace for businesses to receive multiple bills for the licenses they hold. this situation is confusing and inefficient. the propo

sadly, a little more than two weeks after her wedding, sinead o'connor ended her fourth marriage. blames pressures placed on her husband by, quote, certain people in her life. she exchanged vows last month in a pink cadillac at the little white chapel in las vegas. >>> "people" announced a cover featuring taylor lautner was 100% fake. >>> lady gaga, justin bieber and george clooney topped dosomething.org's list of the top most 20 giving stars, and peta named kim kardashian one of the grinches of the year for continuing to wear fur. >>> and in his finalized divorce settlement, not only does mel gibson have to pay his former wife half of his current fortune, $425 million, but she also gets half of his future residuals forever. ouch. and i've heard she's already worth $22 million herself. >> now she's worth a quarter billion. >> she's going to be living high on the hog. i guess that's california law, right? >> they were together a long time. >> i'm veronica de le cruz. stay tuned, because "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> six days until the voting begins in iowa