increase the amount of the authority's professional services contract with parsons transportation group by a maximum of $1,700,000, to a total amount not to exceed $3,972,046, for environmental and preliminary engineering for the van ness avenue bus rapid transit project and authorize the executive director to negotiate the contract terms and conditions. supervisor mirkarimi: comments or questions? any public comment? there are yellow cards here for this item in the next. any public comment? please hurry if you have one. that was not a reference tube. but thank you anyways. >> this is on the geery rapid transit project. supervisor mirkarimi: no, van ness. >> i want to make this clear. as you all know i am a member of the citizens advisory committee. i have heard this item in committee and have voiced my concerns. 1 com van ness -- one, van ness is a state highway and you cannot mess without without causing other problems. take into consideration the hotel between post and geery has closed because the california pacific medical center is going to take that over in a few years as a medica

with our parsons agreement on dtx design, 20% dbe and sbe participation. they have 10 lbe's. although we are not tracking local participation, i know they are an issue of concern. there are 10 on the program. the temporary terminals have -- to focus on that for a moment -- they had female dbe, lbe, and two department of california sbe's. the construction management, as you know, we have day dbe lbe prime, so that is a 90%. the construction, which is not quite complete, so far at 29% with asian-pacific dbe lbe on the construction as well. we have awarded two trade packages for the cmgc contract. both are one of the% dbe. the utility package has a female lbe crime as well as five other lbe's for a $4.7 million contract. today on your agenda, you have two more utility relocation packets. both are 100% lbe. it is the same pride in both cases, dgs certified, and both contracts have two female dbe lbe's, another california sbg, and minority. the green wall packets you have awarded are lbe prime and four other lbe, including one black, one asian, and another. site logistics packages

chandler parson hit a three that sent everybody to the exits.da with the upset, 104-91 in double o.t. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> rumors fly about scarlet johansson and key anna reeves. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, they're not just any women's team. they're about to take on some impressive opponents. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's a look at your wednesday forecast. mild conditions continue. our january thaw, it's been more like a month-long thaw. temperatures in the 80s in l.a. 71 in phoenix. cooler in the mountainous areas as you would expect. even in the pacific northwest, mostly a dry day. meanwhile, we take breaks of sunshine. temperatures in the 50s. then we do it all over again tomorrow. doesn't look like any rainfall moves in until friday into areas of especially northwestern sections of washington state. other than that, enjoy. if you are watching us on kobi tv 5 medford, oregon, take a tour through a collection of free-hanging pa

. >> reporter: in television, "big bang theory's" jim parsons scored as best actor in a comedy, while"glee" registered a triple triumph, best comedy and supporting acting honors. >> i'm nothing if not falsely humble. >> reporter: "mad men's" run ended. "boardwalk empire" took the prize, and steve burb emmy took the honors. perhaps the most memorable moment came with michael douglas' appearance on stage. the actor's victory over throat cancer made him perhaps the night's biggest winner. and now that the golden globes are in the books, attention turns to the oscars coming up in the next month. only once in the last five years have the academy awards and golden globes agreed on the top picture of the year, and that was in 2008 with "slumdog millionaire." in beverly hills, i'm mark barger, nbc news. lynn back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. flood advisories remain in place in counties across oregon and m in others as heavy rains saturated the land overflowing the banks of nearby rivers. forecasters say the we

leaving no messy school twice within as many minutes of his past was a solo africa in the box doubling parsons made. and dried as the death mask they added another one helping barsa to their record tickling fifteenth consecutive. real madrid meanwhile selfish on defeat it also soon i was entering the man going down the side sitting six stands in the spanish standings javier come to me as were the only goal of the match in the sixty sanctum minutes meaning reality main second bottom now seven points behind barcelona to africa action now and one of the world's richest clubs manchester city in their own way avoided the embarrassment of an exit to said notts county on sunday and largely a dual first half was forgotten about a minute before the alamo camille bishop having the home supporters into a frenzy from alan goes who want to. this belief from city but they live to fight another day ten minutes from time the car reaches the man setting out. promptly flies this fast to go in the sky blue jersey one watch how it ended up in manchester. as well snow hats downscale and c sense although it still m

reported profit that beat estimates energy and metal shares are also higher in longer the shares of parsonsjumped five point four percent appears and five point four percent after lifting its outlook supporting the footsie up point two percent german dax is also high this hour and russian markets are gaining for a second there was day the r.t.s. is up over over half a percent i'm isaacs is gaining less than a quarter or over a quarter percent this hour brosnan up to still the biggest gainer advancing one point seven percent after it struck a deal with b.p. on the arctic drilling spare bank while cutting and gas from also up over half a percent. because asians for russia's entry to the world trade organization could be completed this april that optimism comes from the head of the country's delegation to the talks like cement that cough also addressed existing doubts that accession will have a positive impact on russia's small businesses there could be progress there is some companies because it's true there's competition. conditions really. cherished and respect to refill influence marketpla

ensuing florida possession, chandler parsons with the nail in the coffin. florida pulls away.hey win it, 104-91. >>> that is your espn news update. i'm don bell. now, back to you in the studio. >>> a bizarre musical mystery is baffling beachgoers down in florida. >> look at this baby grand piano. it suddenly appeared perfectly upright on a sand bar. this came about ten days ago. and no one seems to know how the 650-pound instrument got there. florida officials say the piano is not a navigational hazard. so, they have no plan on moving it. there's plenty of theories. two of my favorites. could it have been a music video? could it have been a divorce? >> it putting in for divorce. >>> coming up next, more good news for gabrielle giffords. >>> and it will be a day of cleanup, after a tornado touches down in florida. we'll be right back. a completely blocked artery,y another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other

in his first important is called parsons cause, he defended local tobacco farmers who couldn't pay taxes to the anglican church after a series of drought had wiped out their crops. everybody had to pay taxes to the anglican church, it was the established state religion. and he did make any difference whether you are an anglican or not. henry accuses the church and its clergy for abdicating its responsibilities to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. do they manifest their benevolence and holy zeal in the cause of religion and humanity? oh, no, gentlemen. these were people who would snatch the last slice of bread from the pressures can the last drop of milk from the widow and her orphaned child. the last bed, the last blanket from the woman. he lifted yours and yours, and angry. although the judge instructed them to find the farmers guilty of tax evasion, they awarded the church only 1 penny. the farmers exploded into cheers and lifted henry onto their shoulders, carried him out into the square for triumphal march to his father-in-law's tavern across the way, where he did what he loved m

faith, you can name your snowman parson brown. >> faith: perfect. >> jimmy: you can name yours johnnyeers ] >> faith: perfect. >> jimmy: all right, here we go. so, here's the order. paul, you go first. >> paul: i'm gonna go first. >> jimmy: then faith and then me. paul, you go first. take your time. >> paul: really? can i just -- i don't have full range of motion in this suit. >> jimmy: come on, you look pretty good. go for it, come on, giamatti! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ oh, great job! a slow-mo replay of paul. >> faith: oh, my god. ♪ [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: faith, when was the last time that you tackled a snowman? >> faith: this is a first. >> jimmy: okay, this is a first, right here in new york city. faith hill, go for it and tackle your snowman. >> faith: okay! ♪ [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: are you okay? faith, are you okay? are you okay? let's look at that in snow motion, please. there's faith hill tackling her snowman. ♪ face-planted, oh, fantastic. face-planted, genius. all right, you guys, here we go. i'm going to go for it. [ drum roll ] should i do an elv

." >> steve: "don't touch that carrot." [ laughter and ohs ] ♪ made out of coal >> jimmy: parson brown steve: yeah. >> jimmy: get this, a man in morocco broke a guinness world record by breaking 350 bricks on his head. the guy was super-excited until he found out that the previous record was seven bricks. [ laughter ] "why didn't you tell me, man?" "you were in the zone." [ light laughter ] this is weird. i read that a new reality show is in the works, based on the video game "pac man." that's right. a "pac man" reality show. i just hope it's better than the other show, "donkey kong's banana of love." [ laughter ] that was -- and finally, i don't know if you saw this. the spiderman musical has pushed back the opening night for the third time. and then they're gonna have a big cast party, where everyone signs each others' casts. [ light laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, right there, that's longtime pro guitarist steve lukather, right there, hey! sitting in with the roots all night long.

. >> the greg forepeck -- >> reporter: walter winchle, louetta parsons. >> they the power to ruin someone'st also the bottom line to the studios. because the studios were so committed to protecting the stars. >> reporter: hedda's hopper's hollywood of 1960s. >> there's no town like it. >> reporter: the original documents tr preserved at the academy's mark get harris library. with no e-mail in 1940, hopper got breaking news by telegram. including this wedding announcement by bette davis. >> he left behind cards for marilyn monroe, elvis presley and round reagan. today, archer's notes are cataloged in the library, along with the lion'sing with from "the wizard of oz." and a ledger listing greta garbo from the silent movie. 80,000 scripts. 38,000 posters. 20,000 costume and production design drawings. 10 million photographs. and generations of fan magazines, stuffed with stories that were hardly spoofs. >> they an agreement, at least in the '30s up up until the late 1940s, that the studio publicity department actually approved all the stories that went into the fan magazines. >> reporter: but

. >> reporter: the big bang theory's jim parsons taking best tv actor and "glee" won three globes. >> i haven't even seen "the tourist." who has? >> reporter: there was repeat host ricky gervais poking fun at hollywood and where else would you see brad and angelina and justin bieber? plus the stars got on their feet for michael douglas, who beat throat cancer. >> there's got to be an easier way to get a standing ovation. >> reporter: and i escorted another legend, al pacino who won for best actor tv mini series. >> nancy. >> hey, mary. >> a presentation. >> reporter: and robert de niro joked about his cecil b. demille award. >> i was very, very moved and gratified when you made the announcement two months ago, well before you had a chance to review "little fockers." >> it's so much fun. and if you tuned in and you missed seeing tom cruise at the awards because we're always looking for tom cruise, he skipped the show. but he was at a golden globe after party. at the famed sunset towers hotel. we know everything here. >> apparently. i don't know if he was too happy with ricky gervais. h

parsons is it is starting to turn. banks are profitable again. the credit quality, we have low rates of delayed what sees in charge asked, those are all things that improve banks balance sheet capacity to lead. so i think there's a lot beyond our control but as things continue, it is only getting better and i think you will see activities pick up. >> senator warner come it seems like things fun came together after the election. congress got a few things done that people were waiting to get done. are you hearing that the $30 billion program as well as what happened to be one of% depreciation is having a positive effect in the economy right now? >> i have not heard as much in terms of the small business lending about the $30 billion. i don't think -- i do think the sba, i think the $12 billion in small business tax cuts their inability to place in september, and this capital access program, will be incrementally helpful. i don't want to discount what sheila has done with this helpline. i think, you know, as tom rightly pointed out we are fighting h