. >> the ordinance as you heard it was limiting all of the performance conditionally to 10:00 p.m. nation -- city-wide. that is just for the first year. it the business has been operating with the limits of live performance permit for one year, the director of entertainment can choose to extend hours beyond 10:00 p.m. i might not have said the work performance. commissioner moore: who would be enforcing it? what kind of penalties? >> they could not extend the hours beyond 10:00 in the district that i mentioned. thank you. >> the board of appeals has been on a long recess, much as the commission has. they will be meeting again next week. the last hearing was on august 17. two items of interest that the hearing. the first was 1633, a permit to reinstalled general appetizing sign of the location -- general advertising sign at a location. it ultimately led to the removal of the sign. this permits sought to restore that. the department denied that, and a property owner of feel it. the board of appeals did uphold the department's decision to deny that replacement. item was is that discretionary

p.m. the nation's economic crisis bank of america cutting tens of thousands of jobs. bad news comes as president obama as jobs plan was delivered to the house floor today. >> this is a build opel to back to work all across the country. >> this evening the state of our economy a hot topic for the republican presidential candidate. [music] >> the campaign is clearly under way this one the president pushing his jobs plan getting the nation's economy back on track. car analysts reports that the republican leadership already voicing opposition. >> i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. >> with that the president's jobs bill was officially delivered to the floor of the house of representatives and the president wasted no time calling for its immediate passage. >> no games, the politics and no delays. i am sending this bill to congress today and date should pass it immediately. >> at a rose garden ceremony the president said the country cannot wait the 40 months until the next election the time to

the debate at 8:00 p.m., live from here in tampa, site of the 2012 national convention. . 8:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. >>> at least one more member of the gadhafi family slipped the libyan border. >>> in texas, a new crop of wildfires has flared up. what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. great! did i mention no hands in the bundler? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> the war in afghanistan xwben less than a month after the 9/11 attacks. [ "taps" ] in that country today servicemen and women marked the tenth anniversary of the event that led our country to launch a war against the taliban. this was the scene at bagram airbase outside kabul. [ "taps" ]. >> while soldiers paused to reflect at one base, at another, there was a reminder that the battle is not over. cnn's richelle carey is in the studio with that and the day's other top stories. hello, richelle. >> don, t

p.m. to 1:30 on market. united nations meeting. i hope and i wish that the rest of our supervisors will show up with us tomorrow. i give him the invitation on behalf of my friend who has established this program for many years. ladies and gentlemen, as egyptian american muslim, i would like to thank each one of our friend, our neighbor for one they did. i would like to take a special thanks to thank channel 7 and cnn to give good memorial for our people who have been killed in 9/11. you can see muslim and the christian and jew worked together under one point. we need to bring this job to the city, to the country. we need to see middle america like barack obama has said, we're going to make it sooner or later. i would like each one of you who is responsible for his district to wake up and work with us side by side. i have here some idea to make it and i would like to show you some news but they tried to show us how we are very respectable for our people and we are respectable and we are responsible to raise our own children. thank y

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p.m. here on c- span. rudy giuliani will be at the national press club talking about the 9/11 terrorist attack. live coverage of his comments at 1:00 p.m.. mitt romney explains his job plan. he wrote about it today in "usa today." his plan contains 59 specific proposals. >> henry clay ran for president of the united states. he is one of the 14 men featured in "the contenders." this week, his kentucky home. >> sarah palin was the keynote speaker in a rally over the weekend in iowa. we will show you a portion of the event with miss palin. >> thank you. what an honor. >> run, sarah, run. >> thank you so much. thank you. by thank you -- i thank you. your love of country keeps us going. iowa, you are good people. it is an honor to be in the heartland. i thank you so much for the invitation. it's so good to see the people here today. last night was fine, but -- the. to see so many demographics represented and so many different states all across our great nation, we got to gather together last night. different political parties represented. todd reminded me as we walked out of that room last night, "we

now, michael jackson's friend, the reverend al sharpton host of msnbc's "politics nation" which airs nights here at 6:00 p.minformation. you might have had a feeling for some of the goes on around michael but now you're getting a level of detail of neglect and exploitation. >> it is heart wrenching. when i went -- i did the eulogy at michael's burial and spoke at his funeral. the family and everyone was saying, how could they let this happen? when you hear that tape, how could any not have gotten michael into a medical facility? why would you drive this tour if you're hearing this, what the world has heard now? this is inexcusable. it shows the level of exploitation and incensetivity that many have seen we thought was over in the music industry. no one knew it better than michael. he used to say it all the time. they're trying to take my money and use me. to see and hear this was heart wrenching. >> yesterday was all this testimony about the massive amount of drugs the doctor was ordering from las vegas shipped to his girlfriend's apartment in santa monica. then you go to the voice, after hearing there's th

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p.m. >> the white house says a terror net against the nation's capital and new york remains credible but unconfirmed. president obama does not have any plans to change his travel plans for the tenth anniversary for the anniversary of terror attacks. it was initiated by al-qaeda's new leader ayman al-zawahri. they say the plot involved three individuals including a u.s. citizen. they are investigating an al-qaeda car bomb plot aimed at bridges or tunnels in new york or washington, security has been stepped in both cities. government says people shouldn't be scared by the threat but they should be aware of their surroundings. >> part of the reason to go public with this particular threat information, keep your eyes open and let us know if you see anything suspicious. remember the times square bomber was stopped by a food vendor who saw something suspicious. >> joe biden says there is no confirmation that anyone carried into u.s. is going to carry out a plot. >> we wanted to find out what changed about security in ten years. we spent with the day with the san francisco police department and

p.m. >> the white house says a terror net against the nation's capital and new york remains credible but unconfirmed. president obama does not have any plans to change his travel plans for the tenth anniversary for the anniversary of the terror attacks. it was initiated by al-qaeda's new leader ayman al-zawahri. they say the plot involved three individuals including a u.s. citizen. they are investigating an al-qaeda car bomb plot aimed at bridges or tunnels in new york or washington, security has been stepped in both cities. government says people shouldn't be scared by the threat but they should be aware of their surroundings. >> part of the reason to go public with this particular threat information, keep your eyes open and let us know if you see anything suspicious. remember the times square bomber was stopped by a food vendor who saw something suspicious. >> joe biden says there is no confirmation that anyone carried into u.s. is going to carry out a plot. >> we wanted to find out what changed about security in ten years. we spent with the day with the san francisco police department

saturday, 12 off 30 p.m., the flight 93 national memorial dedication ceremony. sunday morning at 8:30, a ceremony from the world trade center site with president obama and former president bush. c-span2 at 9:00, vice president biden from the pentagon. c-span3 at 9:30, honoring those who lost their lives at united flight 93. this weekend on the c-span networks. >> and less than an hour, the president deliver his jobs plan. the speech will start at 7:00 p.m. eastern. our coverage will begin in a few minutes now as we will watch members of the house and senate make their way to the floor, and after the speech we will take your phone calls and comments. while we wait for members to arrive in the house chamber, we will take you to minneapolis where earlier today in bernanke talk about deficit reduction and economic growth. here is a portion of his remarks. we will show you as much of this as we can. >> the financial crisis was more severe since any since the great depression. policy makers saw the mounting risks of a meltdown in the fall of 2008 and understood the di

p.m. eastern, the flight 93 national memorial dedication ceremony.day morning, 8:30 a.m., president obama and former president bush. on c-span to the wall, vice president joe biden from the pentagon. and c-span 3, and not to cut 30, either in those who lost their lives. -- 9:30, honoring those who lost their lives. >> "washington journal" continues. host: dr. francis collins joins us. tell us about the work you do. guest: the national institute of health is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. research that aims to try to improve its human health, reduce disabilities, improve longevity, and save lives. we are pretty to ed. we support the investigators that are making breakthroughs did cancer, autism, lung disease, every day. yet, when you hear about those break is, you might the realizes the national institutes of health that is behind that support. and rightly so. these are phenomenal people. the best and the brightest of the current generation of scientists, working hard in a competitive atmosphere, but was getting funding is tig

p.m. eastern here on cnn. we'll be live from here in tampa, site of the 201 republican national convention, the debate monday nightere's been lots of buzz about the debate. i'm online and i've been getting lots of messages from you. connect with me on facebook on my blog cnn.com/done. keep them coming. what was it like on 9/11 for a child, from a child's perspective? president bush was speaking to danyelle green's class when the terror attacks occurred. you're going to hear from her next. [ male announcer ] sitting. waiting. hoping. that's a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doors, seize opportunities, take action with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet all built to help you maximize the potential of every dollar you invest. successful investing isn't done by throwing ideas against the wall and hoping. it's done by lowering your costs and raising your expectations by using unbiased research and powerful screeners to build a diversified portfolio with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and every etf sold. and we'll help you every step of the way. with 5-star

p.m. eastern here on cnn. we'll be live from here in tampa, site of the 201 republican national convention, the debate monday night. eastern only on cnn. there's been lots of buzz about the debate. i'm online and i've been getting lots of messages from you. connect with me on facebook on my blog cnn.com/done. keep them coming. what was it like on 9/11 for a child, from a child's perspective? president bush was speaking to danyelle green's class when the terror attacks occurred. you're going to hear from her next. ...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me out? yup. [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. before i started taking abilify, i was taking an antidepressant alone. most days i could put on a brave face and muddle through. but other days i still struggled with my depression. i was managing, but it always had a way of creeping up on me. i felt stuck. i just couldn't shake my depression. so i talked to my doctor. he said adding abilify to my antidepressant could help with my depression, and that some people had symptom improvement as early as 1

p.m. this afternoon and it is rapidly burning into the san bernardino national forest.fire has already burned more than 8,000 acres. people who live in the oak hills area are being told to leave. only one northbound lane is shutdown, i15 is a popular route between los angeles and las vegas. >>> and temperatures in southern california have been very warm and adding to this fire difficulty. temperatures down there have been in the upper 90s and low 100s. for us we had near 100s out at the livermore valley. all of our friends here at the avenue are noted here. this is typical of what we've been seeing this summer. 600,000 people live around that area. maybe 500,000 but they are in the fog right now and they're wearing their puffy jackets on a night where people in livermore are wearing flip- flops and t-shirts and people are swimming at the beach. it'll be bits of sunshine at the coast like we saw today. then the fog comes back in. so everybody in the avenues if you do want warmth. head out to the east bay or the north bay out toward nevada. you get plenty of sunshine ther

p.m. eastern flight 93 national memorial dedication. in memorial ceremony from the world trade center site with president obama and former president bush. vice-president joe biden from the pentagon. on c-span3, honoring those who lost their minds on united flight 93. 9/11 remembered, this weekend on the c-span networks. >> sunday, a look back on the 9/11 attacks. we will take your calls and the meals before joining live coverage of the remembrances from ground zero in new york city. >> look for congress to continue federal spending including funding for recent natural disasters. keep tabs on the deficit committee as they formulate a plan on the debt and follow the presidential candidates as they campaigned across the country. all available on a radio come on line, social media sites. search watch and share anytime. bringing our resources to local communities and showing events from around the country. washington coming your way. the c-span networks. created by cable and provided as a public service. >> the joint opposite committee held

p.m. eastern the flight 93 national memorial dedication ceremony. and sunday morning at 8:30 a memorial ceremony from the world trade center site with president obama and former president bush. on c-span 2 at 9:00, vice president biden from the pentagon. and on c-span 3 at 9:30 honoring those who lost their lives on united flight 93. 9/11 remembered next weekend on the c-span networks. >> president obama was in patterson new jersey to see some of the storm damage from last weekend first-hand. hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate the area due to flooding. president obama declared new jersey and other northeastern states major disaster areas making them eligible for federal assistance. he was accompanied by governor chris christie, members of the delegation and fema director. while walking in the neighborhoods the president met with some of the residents affected by the flooding and then spoke to the reporters. you guys just got back about? yesterday? >> [inaudible] >> how bad is the damage inside? . [inaudible] >> everything was good except

. >> you can catch the reverend sharpton's show "politics nation" at 6:00 p.m.here on msnbc. >>> a dramatic fine dale for baseball's regular season. in the american league, the boston red sox totally collapsed in the ninth inning against the baltimore orioles. the red sox had a nine-game lead in the wild card race coming into september. they went 7-20 down the stretch. tampa bay rays walkoff win over the yankees, the sox -- eliminated from the playoffs. >>> checking out the national league, atlanta braves lost to the philadelphia phillies. giving the wild card title to the st. louis cardinals. the braves went 9-8 in september and ended the stone one game behind the cards in the wild card race. just a brutal night for those baseball fans that had to get up early for work. we're america's natural gas and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across our country... ... scientists, technicians, engineers, machinists... ... adding nearly 400 billion dollars to our economy... we're at work providing power to almost a quarter of our homes and

coming up on "news nation" at 2:00 p.m., in just 125 minu 15 minutes, president obama will host a town hall meeting hosted by linkedin. these are live pictures. the president will take questions about his new jobs plan and the country's unemployment crisis. over the weekend, president obama was fired up, calling on african-americans to, quote, stop complaining and put on your marching shoes. well, those words have not rested well with congresswoman maxine waters. she says that the president's comments were not appropriate and surprising. congresswoman waters will join me live. plus we'll have live coverage of the president's town hall that's just ahead for you on "news nation." >>> one american is dead, another is wounded after the second major attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul in less than two weeks. officials say the alleged gunman was an employee of the u.s. government who opened fire in an area of the embassy used as headquarters for the cia. the gunman was shot and killed by afghan security. embassy officials say the

we bring you special coverage of president obama's address to congress and the nation thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. the president speaks at 7:00. obviously we'll be keeping them honest at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern. let us know what you think. we're on facebook. follow me on twitter @ anderson cooper >>> up next, video that shows how quickly wildfires burning in texas and a live report from the fire lines. images are just incredible tonight. >>> later, gadhafi officials fleeing libya. the question is, where's their boss? new clues perhaps about where he may be. he had a secret and the old man stopped and thought and said: free 'cause that's how it ought to be my brother credit 'cause you'll need a loan for one thing or another score 'cause they break it down to one simple number that you can use dot to take a break because the name is kinda long com in honor of the internet that it's on put it all together at the end of the song it gives you freecreditscore-dot-com, and i'm gone... offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com my name is lacey calvert and i'm a yoga inst

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the president will speak to the nation on thursday at 4:00 p.m. you can watch the address live here on nbc bay area. >>> a new poll shows president obama's approval rating slipped among california voters. but he still holds a big lead over republican opponents. the los angeles times poll finds in hypothetical matchups with leading republican candidates, president obama would lead former massachusetts governor mitt romney by 19 points. tex tech governor rick perry by 24 point and minnesota representative michele bachmann by 26 points. among california republican voters, if they had to choose the president today, 22% would pick romney, 22% perry, 11% would select ron paul and 10% would bachmann. >>> going postal could have a new meaning by the end of the month. the u.s. postal service doesn't have enough cash on hand to meet its obligations to a trust fund for retirees at the end of the month. if there's a default, officials promise there will be no interruption in mail service, the payroll or payments to suppliers. the fund was mandated by a 2006 p

. >> and the president speaks to the nation and before a joint session of congress. thursday at 4 p.m. our time. you can watch it right here live on cbs 5. >>> well, it's a sleepy coastal town known for mavericks, big wave surfing and fresh seafood. half moon bay is now getting a reputation for gun shots and gang warfare. mark sayier on the growing turf war that's changing the once quiet beach side community. mark. >> allen, residents here say that common wisdom has been that any kind of gang problem is on what the residents here call the other side of the hill. but a recent shooting in a residential neighborhood in broad daylight is changing that assumption. >> reporter: when you think of half moon bay, these are the images that come to mind. sweeping scenic vistas or a lazy afternoon of horseback riding along the ocean. visitors say any kind of crime here is the last thing on their mind. >> a nice place to go for a weekend get away. a little romantic feel to it. i think pumpkin festival. >> reporter: for residents, problems of the big city are creeping into their lifestyle. >> they'

p.m. eastern on msnbc, the place for politics. the economic woes may be the reason the nation's highways won't be as crowded as in years past. most of the cause is for folks spending the day at home start with a dollar sign. chris clackum reports. >> starting at the gas pump with a gallon costing a dollar more than last labor day and with airfares up as much as 13% means americans won't be traveling that much or that far this last long weekend of the summer. travel will be down about 2.5% this labor day over the last one. >> it makes sense that over this weekend in particular people are thinking about a quick trip as opposed to a longer vacation. >> but industry experts say the reduced travel is actually resulting in reduced travel cost. >> the particularly good time, for example, to go to europe when the weather is still good, prices are about 20, 30% less than in the summer months. >> starting next week, cruise prices drop to less than $100 per person per night. and they expect hotel prices to do the same after the labor day holiday monday. chris clackum, nbc news. >> elsewher

of course, folks, you can tune in to "politics nation" tonight from georgia, 6:00 p.m. eastern only here on msnbc. >>> we should note that lawrence russell brewer is set to be executed by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. eastern time in texas. he was one of three men convicted of killing 49-year-old james byrd jr. some 13 years ago. byrd was tied to a pickup truck in jasper, texas, and dragged nearly three miles to his death. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in iran. the u.s. hikers who have been held there for two years are now free. we have word that shane bauer and joshua fattal have been turned over to custody of amani officials. we have the latest now from iran. and ali, do we know where josh and shane are right now? >> reporter: craig, i just got word that they have entered the airport compound. i have colleagues there that are standing outside the airport. they saw their convoy at the airport compound. ar -- amani officials and swiss officials are with them. the flight has not taken off contrary to state reports here. there's got to be red tape to cut through

p.m. eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellitesy to use it helps you navigate the political landscape. it is all that c-span.org /campaighn2012. next, how redistricting can impact the political power of african americans. then if marijuana should be legalized. then sarah palin at a tea party rally. >> a forum on african-american political power redistricting in the 2012 vote. this is from the ncaa aa -- the .p. convention. this is just under two hours. >> he has already set ourselves on fire. and all we need to do is pass it. what we want to do is for each of our panelists to give us about five minutes of what they are seeing out there. what kind of recommendations you may have for us as we move forward. this is going to be interactive. but those of you a question is can raise your hands, the staff will coming give you a card. there will be collected. we will try to get to them. ok? barbara? will you start off? >> good morning. what a pleasure it is to be here at the convention. i want to say to your amazing leadership and so many

we bring you special coverage of president obama's address to congress and the nation thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. the president speaks at 7:00. obviously we'll be keeping them honest at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern. let us know what you think. we're on facebook. follow me on twitter @ anderson cooper >>> up next, video that shows how quickly wildfires burning in texas and a live report from the fire lines. images are just incredible tonight. >>> later, gadhafi officials fleeing libya. the question is, where's their boss? new clues perhaps about where he may be. whoa! hey! [ dog barks, growls ] ♪ whoa, watch out, little man. ♪ [ male announcer ] when you take away the worry, it's easy to enjoy the ride. hey, bud. hey, dad. [ male announcer ] introducing cadillac shield. the most comprehensive suite of owner benefits offered by any luxury auto maker in the world. i'm not looking forward to my flight. try this. bayer aspirin? i'm not having a heart attack. it's my back. no, this is new bayer advanced aspirin... clinically proven to relieve tough pain twice as fast as before. what,

coverage of president lee myung- bak's speech to the united nations general assembly... at half past midnight thursday, korea time,... 3:30 p.m. wednesday, gmt and 11:30 a.m. eastern. the two koreas' efforts in beijing to create an agreeable atmosphere... to reopen the six-party nuclear talks have failed. the top negotiators, however, said they saw the discussions as positive. arirang's choi you-sun has the details. the two koreas, yet again, were unsuccessful to agree on the resumption of the six-party talks to denuclearize north korea. but the chief negotiators from both sides have called wednesday's talks in beijing "constructive" and "useful," in resolving the north's nuclear issue through the multilateral dialogue, involving the two koreas, the us, china, russia and japan. following the meeting held in bali two months ago, south korea's top nuclear envoy wi sung -lac and his north korean counterpart ri yong-ho held two rounds of discussions in beijing, where wi laid out a set of pre-dialogue conditions, endorsed by the south, the us and japan. the trilateral demands include the north halting its uranium enrichment progra

p.m. eastern, the flight 93 national memorial dedication ceremony in pennsylvania. sunday morning at a 30 a.m., immoral ceremony at the -- at 8:30 a.m., a memorial ceremony at the world trade center. honoring those who lost their lives on flight 93. next week on the c-span networks. >> reinterred tom cosentino said that the security forces in afghanistan will continue to improve as long as the united states finishes its mission there. the deputy commanding general for support in training missions in afghanistan also talked about the stability of the afghans -- afghan secret forces. in relation to the 2014 deadline, this is about 90 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. i am the associate director of the south asia council. i would like to welcome you to what will certainly be a very interesting discussion this afternoon. the south asian center which was launched in 2009 has quickly become a central forum for policy makers, members of congress, and both european and south asian leaders. the center for offices on the greater south asia region, which includes the gulf,

p.m. eastern, the flight 93 national memorial dedication ceremony. sunday morning at 8:30, memorial ceremony from the world trade center site with president obama and former president bush. when c-span2 at 9:00, vice- president biden from the pentagon. on c-span 3 at 9:30 a.m., honoring those who lost their lives on united flight 93. 9/11 remember, this weekend on the c-span networks. >> fed chairman ben bernanke says that the federal reserve board will consider new steps to promote economic growth at the september 21 meeting. speaking yesterday at the economic club of minnesota, he calls on congress to pass a long-term deficit reduction program and avoid cuts in the short term that could hurt economic growth. this is just over 35 minutes. >> thank you, richard, for the nice introduction. if i speak quickly, we can -- [laughter] i am happy to be back in minneapolis. i been here a number of times. i have -- the president of the central bank of minneapolis is here and i am very delighted to be kicking off your speaker series of the economic club of min

p.m. in tokyo, welcome no "newsline," i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. the united nations says nuclear power plants around the world must strengthen their safety standards. the recommendation is part of the u.n.'s new report following it's analysis of the accident at japan's fukushima daiichi. a number of u.n. organization s worked together to compile the document including the world health organization and international atomic energy. the report blames the accident at fukushima daiichi on the plant's design. it says the owner of the facility based its plant on poor hazard assessments of natural disaster. the u.n. says the international emergency response framework should be set up to deal with nuclear accidents so human health and food safety can be secure. it also wants to create a global system to allow the international atomic enemy agency to monitor radiation levels. the united nations report goes on to stress the importance of nuclear power as well. it says, a peaceful use of atomic energy will help improve the lives of 2.4 billion people in developing countries who

at 8:37 p.m., the detroit tigers visit the bronx to play the yankees. justin verlander faces off against cc sebathia. national league series, 2:07 the d-backs and brewers. 5:07, cards and phillies. in t less than 24 hours after that historic red sox collapse, general manager theo epstein held a somber year-ends conference to discuss team failures during the 2011 season. sitting next to manager terry francona, the gm placed blame on the entire organization but refused to scapegoat francona. >> nobody blames what happened in september on tito. that would be terribly irresponsible and would not recognize everything he means to the organization and to all our successes, including at times during 2011. we take full responsibility for what happened, all of us collectively. it was a failure. i'm the general manager, so i take more responsibility than anybody. by i don't think we believe -- i don't know we don't believe in skait scapegoats. in particular, no one blames tito for what happened in september. >> that's all well and good, but francona's future in boston is in serious doubt. today, he meets with upper mana

p.m. eastern time. it kicks off a series of education nation events live from rockefeller plaza right here in new york city>>> and last night, president obama unveil add plan to revamp the bush era no child left behind policy. the administration allowing waivers for states of the law if they accept certain reforms. >> the goals behind no child left behind were admirable, but experience has taught us that in its implementation, no child left behind had some serious flaws. we're going to let states, schools and teachers come up with innovative ways to give our children the skills they need to compete for the jobs of the future. >> nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house this morning. mike, this plan bypasses congress, which many republican lawmakers are ang sgri aboprett about. >> reporter: it's going around congress because they're frustrated with congress and the president made that point today. he says that congress has had, since 2007, when the original authorization for no child left behind expired, to do something about it. they haven't done anything about it. the president said a couple

you can see behind me there are 35 nations, their flags represented all involved in this effort, in this international effort. it will start tomorrow at 5:00 p.m 8 1/2 hours ahead of eastern time. local time that the ceremony will begin. about 5:16 p.m., that is when there'll be a moment of silence marking when the first plane went into the twin towers. there will also be some prayers, the u.s. national anthem, lowering of the colors, bag pipes, performance of "amazing grace," as well as soldiers telling their own personal stories about that day, the impact that day had on them. the painful memories. but

p.m. no longer a tropical storm. the nationalcane center has basically analyzed the system and determined it is no longer a tropical system. it has lost its tropical characteristics. it is expected to remain generally weak. ophelia no longer a tropical storm system. you mentioned hurricane hillary, still major hurricane through the southwest of mexico. this system is forecast to continue on a westward track. then it is going to track further north and make a -- actually turn right and actually head towards in a northward direction towards baja, portions of california. it going to be entering cool water and strong wind as loft. we are going to be looking at the system -- rapidly weaken towards the end of next week if he does anything he could bring in very ben fish hall rain that's what we are looking -- beneficial rain that's what we are looking at with hillary. otherwise tropical storm phillipe sustained winds of 60 miles per hour remaining overopen water no threat to any u.s. land. tomorrow, we are looking at a big drop in temp

one year ago today that disaster struck the city of san bruno with the nation's deadly gas explosion in a decade at exactly 6:11 p.mexploded and spread flames around the neighborhood. the blast and fire killed 8 people and injured dozens of others and destroyed 38 homes. it took pg&e an hour and a half before it could furnish off the gas. federal safety officials said the utility's litany of failures includes substandard welds that led to the explosion. families and neighbors of the people killed in the explosion and fire will hold a memorial service at skyline college in san bruno tonight. we'll have coverage here and also stream it live in its entirety at abc7news.com from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. >> now we're going to get a little hotter. >> we are. an increase the fire danger, as well. >> over the weekend, absolutely. some thunderstorms will be possible around our neighborhoods, very isolated more likely stay in the high country, in the sierra. it's pretty quiet. overall high pressure dominating our weather but underneath it we have a sea breeze this morning. that is why we have clouds around the bay area and some dri