thanks mark, regina , and later pelosi. we have been able to access resources through the sba and the cdfi fund which helps get money to small businesses in this time of need. opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any business we think can bring about substantial community benefits. i want to talk about what type of loans we make and whatever products we have. that is important to note that in our case, they mentioned -- i mentioned some acronyms. the service corps of retired executives, women's business centers, renaissance and entrepreneurs should here in san francisco, women's initiative for self-employed -- those organizations offer classes often an

i m leader pelosi's district rector in san francisco. i've been with the for about nine years, and we are excited to put on this forum today to help people learn how they can access credit and capital for their small business. click background on some of what was accomplished in the last congress when later closing was speaker of the house. she had had 16 tax cuts signed into law to help small businesses grow and thrive. as we know, during the last 15 years, small businesses account for about 2/3 of the job growth in our country, but when the bush recession hits in 2009, 2010, small businesses were hit particularly hard. small businesses are the center of her agenda. congress under her leadership gave 27 million small businesses tax cuts. two main pieces of legislation -- the small businesses jobs act in the information you have, will create a total of 500,000 jobs and create eight tax cuts. they are all described in the packet you have. also, unleashing up to $300 billion in credit for small businesses to access. there are another eight

. >>> critics of the healthcare law are blaming nancy pelosi after the feds give well known businesses a financial break on paying for healthcare. >>> and historic injustice upheld by red tape. the n word on north carolina tombstones and a solution from an unlikely source. >>> and you may have noticed i've gone gray. tonight not a story just about me, but about a decision most women, even men have to make. what it takes to finally ditch the dye and have a will the of fun doing it. >>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> we are learning more about the bomb shell. the mother of arnold's child. celebrity websites she is mildred and they had a son. >> byana who goes by patty was a housekeeper for the schwarzenegger's for twenty years, cleaning their house, doing their laundry and cooking for them. she allegedly didn't tell arnold that the baby was his and apparently waited several years until the boy was a toddler. the boy is now ten or eleven years old. we have seen his picture. we aren't going to show it to you, but apparently he really looks like arnold. what arnold, maria, and their kids a

. >>> well as speaker of the house, nancy pelosi pushed the healthcare act through congress, but tonight it turns out that many businesses in her san francisco district got a free pass to temporarily opt out of it. grace lee reports the many critics of healthcare reform say this is healthcare hypocrisy. >> the crab restaurant on fisherman's wharf made the list. not to mention, cafe mason in north beach as well as true spa. but what could all these places have in common? the department of health and human services gave them waivers so they don't have to comply with the affordable care act and they all happen to be in minority house leader, nancy pelosi's district. of all the places that received a healthcare waiver in april, 20% of them are under pelosi's jurisdiction and that has republicans crying foul. >> if she thinks that we are too stupid to know that this is political payback, then she's got to know there are things coming. >> pelosi denies any involvement and says she's not getting any favoritism. in a statement tonight, her office said it is pathetic that there are those who woul

. >> nancy pelosi helped pass healthcare reform. so why are many bay area businesses in her district getting a free pass? ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the skies will part this afternoon. temperatures cool plan on 50s into half moon bay and breezy conditions. about 63 degrees in berkeley. we'll have a complete look at the forecast coming up. >>> if morning former house speaker nancy pelosi is being accused of healthcare hippocracy. she was a key figure in passing reform but businesses in her san francisco district are getting preferential treatment. health and human services has given waivers to businesses who want to opt out of program. of all the waivers doled out across the country, 20% are in pelosi's congressional district. >> if she thinks that we're just stupid to know that this is political payback, then she's got another thing coming. >> pelosi's office denies there is any favoritism involved. the healthcare act prohibits business from capping employee benefits. flex plan, a company that arranged many of the waivers, says that cont

thank you to nancy pelosi and for you panelists for providing this informative seminars. for our young company, we are a distribution company. i just heard you mention that you do not loan for the sale of alcohol. is that separate from distribution of wine? >> s.p.a. -- sba makes loans to winery's, stores that sell wine. i am not exactly sure what role you play in distribution. the federal government ought -- got out of prohibiting alcohol and long time ago. we are not in the business of regulating all bohol, beverage distribution or sale. we make loans to businesses who sell alcoholic beverages, restaurants, stores. so is not an sp a prohibition. it is regulated on a local level. we have made loans to a lot of businesses that have some degree of an alcoholic beverages, one distribution. >> terrific. following up to that, can you give any advice on particular resources that would speak perhaps to any tax benefits, subsidies in place for both domestic distribution of wine, as well as exports? >> why don't we take it off line. i think what is the case, there is a lot of com

sincerely and best wishes, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house. thank you.ou again, nicole, for being here and for that wonderful letter from our speaker. our next category is a category of media. we have two very accomplished honorees tonight and we have great presenter, who's with us tonight as well. >> thank you. please welcome carlos feliz. [applause] our first honoree tonight is maria mejia. she is the managing editor of he will mens her row, the most important -- of el mensajero newspaper. she has covered news for the latino community in the bay area. the newspaper has received several awards and nominations from national and local organizations. please welcome maria mejia. [applause]

. >> vicki: that was nancy pelosi of moment ago. someone whose life was clearly touched on the phone right now is jack his wife was three months pregnant with their first child when the plane 93 was the fourth and last airliner hijacked. >> caller: good evening vicky. >> vicki: you lost your wife it's been 10 years and must be emotional. >> caller: it is a shock to finally get the news, it's a release in no way we see the responsible party has dealt with, hopefully of relief that future terror attacks won't occur. >> vicki: we've heard from nancy pelosi who said it might be comfort to the families. you could never bring back your loved one is this justice? >> caller: it is bittersweet in a way. not justice when people are killed for the wrong reasons. anyone who has lost somebody across the world will agree to that. it's senseless. we just hope this sort of hatred will be more of a symbol that love will prevail. >> vicki: the fact that it has been 10 years have you given up hope? >> caller: i thought it would happen sooner. i'm prou

nancy pelosi -- >> host: but these are vicious lies. >> guest: what happened is this, and all i have to do is point to the architecture of capitol hill. there are tunnels between the cannon house building and the capitol, and that is how nancy pelosi truffles. that's how she gets to her capital to vote but on this day when 40,000 to party members got out there to say kill the bill -- >> host: what bill? >> guest: obamacare. before obamacare there was a rally, and nancy pelosi orchestrated, i guarantee you, this is my positiveness but it's pretty much undeniable when you see what happened. we started to get the word out that barney frank was called a bad word to describe a homosexual on twitter. people wrote about it. well, i can't believe barney frank was called by the tea party people. they wanted to have that behavior from the tea party. they'd never gotten it but this time they got it and one time somebody called barney frank the f word and then we heard that a black congressman were called the inward and the next thing you know the media picks up on it and after two years of tryi

a number of the members of the congress passed -- sign on to this bill but we have not had nancy pelosi or techie spears sign on. this is something that needs to be done, san francisco is a globally important city. if you consider the fact that every state and city will see further and further cuts and if ben bernanke has his way, hyperinflation. if you would have anything more you would like to talk to me about, i'm willing to meet with any of you. >> i am with the political action committee. i wanted to comment on this dominique strauss-kahn thing. this is proof that the imf does exist to screw people from the third world. the only solution that is viable is the policy of glass- stiegel, and and national policy of glass stickle. glass-stiegel needs to be put on the table now. i think that this board of supervisors should have a responsibility and that in order to protect their citizens, their constituents, they should be pushing for an and -- for nancy pelosi to be endorsing this legislation. barbara boxer and dianne feinstein should be pushing this legislation on the senate side of t

that's why nancy pelosi -- >> host: these are vicious lies. >> guest: what happened was this. i have to point to the architectture of capitol hill. there's tunnels between the cannon house building and the capitol, and that is how nancy pelosi travels. that's how she gets to her capitol to vote, but on this day, when 40,000 taxpayers tea party members got out there to say kill the bill, kill the bill -- >> host: what bill? >> guest: obama coir, the day before obamacare, there was a tea party rally, and nancy pelosi orchestrated, guarantee you, it's pretty much undenial when you see what happened, we started to get word out that barney frank was called a negative word to describe a homosexual on twitter. people wrote about it. they wanted to have bad behavior from the tea party. they've never gotten it, but this time they got it, and one time somebody called him the f-word, and then we heard that black congressmen were called the n-word, and next thing the media picks up on it, and after two years of trying to find a racist incident or a bad incident -- >> host: they created on

and nancy pelosi orchestrated, i guarantee you -- this is my positing this.ut it's pretty much undeniable when you see what happened. we started to get word out that barney frank was called a negative word to describe a homosexual on twitter. people wrote about it, wow, i can't believe barney frank was called out by these tea party people. they wanted to have bad behavior from the tea party. they've never gotten it but this time they got it and one time somebody called barney frank the "f" word and then we heard that black congressmen were called the "n" word. and next thing you know, the media picks up on it and after two years of trying to find a racist incident -- >> host: they created one. >> guest: they created one. >> host: and i don't want to interrupt here, andrew breitbart, to show his character and sincerity about this offered members of the congressional black caucus $100,000 -- $100,000 if they could prove in any instance where they would called the "n" word. >> guest: not 15 times, once. but here's the thing. here's what they were trying to do. j

. >> plus, nancy pelosi accused of healthcare hippocracy. why many businesses in her district are getting a free pass. ,, we spend a lot of time together. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere. and over the years, we've really bonded. sure. why else would you always buy me chevron with techron? 'cause we need gas. i think it's more than that. i think that you care about me. you're a good friend. best friends? um, uh, yes, best friends. yeah. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you. care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. ow. downtown livermore is getting ready to host its first-ever start, to a stage in the "tour of california." today's stag >>> let's look at the morning's top stories. downtown livermore getting ready to host its first-ever start to a stage in the tour of california. today's stage of the amgen bike race is the only one here in the bay area this year. cyclists wil

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>> hold on one second. 2006, nancy pelosi and harry reid took over the house and the senate. so some of the policies that went through that you're talking about, the crash of the banks and the crash of the economy, that was the democrats. >> we just had a report that came out from a federal commission -- >> they didn't extend the bush tax cuts. >> let's talk about the compromise. >> yeah. >> is president obama compromising because he's had a change of heart and that he needs private business, or is this a political move he has to do to -- >> the political move to sustain his presidency. let's get back to the bush tax cuts. when you have congressman madler, and congressman israel, when you have certain democrats calling for the extension of the bush tax cuts, to help the economy, then that is true compromise as well. it just wasn't obama to extend the bush tax cuts. which in his campaign promise when he was running for office, he said he would not. you even have progressives that -- >> the reality is -- >> you have democrats calling for obama to extend it. >> the democrats who

pelosi has represented san francisco and neighboring cities for more than two decades and had a major impact on city college in 2007 when she earmarked capital funds for the college's new ocean campus health center. she gave the graduates her best wishes along with a special message from congress. >> i bring you congratulations of the congress of the united states. i bring with you the hopes of a nation. your success is the success of america. you are the future. congratulations and good luck. >> the community college claims to instruct more than 100,000 students each year in san francisco. >>> and still ahead on nbc bay area news at 11:00 -- can your phone or tablet help protect your home? we'll take a closer look at some security apps for your iphone or ipad. >>> nearly a week after a tornado devastated much of joplin, missouri, we'll have a look at the search efforts still under way. >>> and i'm monte francis in oakland where lanes are about to close on the bay bridge. i'll tell you why and what effect it could have on drivers this weekend. > >>ecthk of > e o radar around the south

congratulations and good luck. >> pelosi has strong ties to san francisco and the bay area. she's been a san francisco resident for 23 years and has served her congressional district since 1987. >>> boy and girl scouts in the bay area and across the country took part in memorial day weekend tradition this morning. scouts and volunteers met at the golden gate national cemetery in san bruno to place flags at the graves of the 138,000 soldiers buried there. about 2,500 scouts and volunteers took part. to one boy scout, the day is about putting meaning back into memorial day. >> i think it's important because we're just showing how much we care and that what they've done for our country isn't just looked upon and looked away. they are true heroes to us just like others in the community. >> golden gate national cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in the nation which is how it gets its nickname of the arlington national cemetery of the west. scouts have been planting flags there on memorial day weekend for more than 50 years. >>> for most pregnant women, the question, do you

pelosi has represented san francisco for more than two decades. and she had a major impact on city college back in 2007 when she earmarked capital funds for the college's new ocean campus health center. best ve the graduat her wishes along with a special message from congress. >> i bring you the congratulations of the congress of the united states. i bring with you the hopes of a nation. your success is the success of america. you are the future. congratulations and good luck. >> city community college claims to instruct more than 100,000 students each year in san francisco. >>> the port of oakland is apparently moving forward with a plan to make the air cleaner to breathe. thanks to a $25 million grant, the port plans to cut container ship emissions through a process called cold ironing. that process will let ships connect to clean electric shore power instead of diesel generators. the project is expected to reduce nitrogen oxide emission. it's one of the main components of smog. >>> it's known as california's largest multicultural celebration an

. >> reporter: a spokesperson for house minority leader nancy pelosi said that leader nancy pelosi supports the president's decision, as she said the decision on the matter is based on our national security interests. reporting live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and u.s. attorney general eric holder says the americans are at risk, even though the top terrorist is dead. >> they need to be mindful that usama bin laden's death could cause revenge attacks. >> eric holder says a team of c.i.a., justice department and other intelligence officials are reviewing the evidence collected during the raid on usama bin laden's compound. holder says based on what they find could result in more names being added to the nation's no- fly zone list. and many people consider some areas attempted targets. more on the story with the bart commander. >> reporter: well, we're at the west open bart station, and the evening commute comes in the middle of the heightened security. the police now have a higher profile. at issue is the patrol team, today they monitor the front area, of the trains betw

pelosi: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his kind words. i thank you for yielding your special order that you have practically every night that congress is in session to talk about jobs for the american people to instead allow us to use this time to come to the floor to say hail to the chief, congratulations and thank you president obama. all of -- many of us in congress come together to -- in appreciation for your leadership, your determination, your commitment of resources in the fight against osama bin laden. i'm pleased to join so many of my colleagues who have come to the throor to express their appreciation for that historic achievement. we all know the death of osama bin laden is not the end of terrorism but it is a significant step. it sends a clear message that the american people will pursue justice. i'd also like to express my gratitude to our former colleague, congressman but now director of the c.i.a., soon to be secretary of defense, leon panetta. he was tasked by the president and named by the president in his remarks on sund

thank you, leader pelosi.t want us to really keep in mind that yesterday's resolution does not end this fight any more than 9/11 started it. i am very respect all of the -- respectful of the families of 9/11, but last night, and this morning, i found myself thinking about the families of those men and women of the u.s.s. cole, one of whom was a constituent of mine from south carolina. i thought about the brother of anton gunn, the regional director of hhs, his brother was on the u.s.s. cole. i thought about the families, some of them from your district, on the embassy in nairobi in 1998. cole was 2000. these issues have been there for a long, long time. president clinton started us on this path, president bush kept us there, and president obama has opened a new chapter in this fight. and i congratulate him for doing it in a way that it restores the faith and confidence of the people around the world. adrenalinesurge of o to our citizens, to our men and women in uniform. this is the surge we have been waiting f

pelosi -- ms. pelosi: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to thank him for his leadersh on the health of america's women. this is approximately the 120th day of the republican majority in the congress of the united states. and not -- in all those 120 days we have yet to see a jobs bill brought to the floor. we haven't even seen a jobs proposal or a jobs agenda. instead, once again, we see a diversion, a diversion. we see legislation which is extreme and divisive and harmful to women's help. i rise today to urge my republican colleagues in the house, let us come together to work in a bipartisan way to address the number one priority of the american people, the creation of jobs. and i rise today as the republicans bring to the floor this legislation instead of bringing to the floor a bill to end the subsidies for big oip -- oil. they gave the impression during the break he -- they would do that. i asked for an end to the subsidies to big oil. instead of doing that, we are, again, undermining women's health. let us begin debate or this p

pelosi pelosi -- ms. pelosi: i ask unanimous consent to speak to the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. pelosi: as the speaker takes the chair, i join him in commending the leadership of father pat conroy. father boehner -- speaker of the house -- at least he -- the speaker: i've been called a lot of things but not that. ms. pelosi: you really have to be a good politician to be called father boehner. in any sense, speaker boehner, his remarks beautifully explained how proud we are that father conroy has agreed to this additional responsibility. i would only like to add that in his ministering to the needs of georgetown as chaplain there, he was engaged in many interfaith ministries. so that serves him well to come here with the diversity of -- within the protestant part of our congress but also throughout the congress. so father pat conroy comes with a healthy respect of what we do, as speaker boehner said. he was -- has been a long-time jesuit and, again, served very beautifully in that capacity. before that he was an attorney for the mak

congressional representative jackie spear and, of course, the office of the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, and thank you to all for being here tonight. all of them contributed and have certificates of honor which they'll find in their bags which were generously donated by the p.u.c. tonight. and i want to say thank you to all of you for being here. and once again, to conclude tonight's ceremony, we have for awful you again, our -- again, i wanted to thank our sponsors, of course, because without comcast, yerba buena engineering and construction, without pse&g and at&t, we could not be here tonight. and most importantly, because we believe in education and its importance to our community, we budgeted so well this year that we can make a little announcement. we have four $500 scholarships that we'll be able to give to four promising latinos who will be graduating from the san francisco unified school district and who will be going on to their next level of education. for all of our sponsors that made that happen. thank you very much. [applause] thank you for a wonderful program. and now, th

so is our congresswoman, nancy pelosi, the first woman ever to become speaker of the house in the historythe united states. [applause] tom amiano, who has been a historic figure and trailblazer, coming from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community. [applause] also, our newest elected official, supervisor cohen, with her election last november at age 32, is the youngest african-american ever to be elected to the board of supervisors. [applause] she is now san francisco's highest-ranking elected official who is african-american, one of three women on the 11-member body, and the only african- american on that 11-member body. let me read -- since we are short on time -- the letter from the united states senator, dianne feinstein. it reads, "dear mrs. colvin, it is a pleasure for me to join your friends, family, and colleagues in recognizing you for all the work you have done in the fight for civil rights. thank you for dedicating your life to the cause of equality. you have given so much to this country. when you refuse to give up your bus seat on march 2, 1955, it ignited a spark