eddie ahn and miguel penn. i respectfully ask you to reappoint eddie ahn and miguel penn to the committee. >> thank you. any other public comments on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. supervisor campos? >> thank you, mr. chair. i want to thank the applicants for their willingness to serve the city and, you know, as a general rule i usually support the appointment of these kinds of vacancies where the person has served but i have to say that i am ready today to support the reappointment of miguel penn but i am not ready to move on the other one and it's nothing personal against eddie ahn, i think he is a very smart individual and i certainly have respect for him, but i do have questions about the organization that he's affiliated with, questions that to me raise issues as to whose interests that organization truly is representing. and so i will not be able to vote for that reappointment today. >> okay, supervisor tang >> supervisor campos, today i am actually ready to support both of the cand

oscar winner sean penn on press freedom? >> i think the press needs to have absolutely freedom. the whole culture needs to respect itself >> we will discuss his roles as an actor, activist and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez? >> he was an electric personal thety. he was a great friend of mine. >> that's a personal note. he was significantly important and necessary in venzuela >> penn is not afraid of controversy and of questioning those in power >> we put $11,000,000,000 into pakistan. pakistan is not our friend. >> he knows his position in popular culture is based on what he believes in including haiti and pakistan. after he presented an international human rights award to a women's group in dublin >> how do you prefer to be known these days? as an actor or an activist? >> it never occurs to me to differentiate anything that i do, you know, whether it's making coffee. i tend to live my life in flow, and i do whatever it is that i do. >>reporter: >> you have been at a ceremony honoring those people who are defenders of human rights. their work is far removed from

so miguel penn. miguel. >> chair yee, did you have it open for public comment for mr. ahn >> no, finish the item first. >> good morning, chair yee, supervisor tang, my name is miguel penn, i came to san francisco to go to school, thought i'd go back to los angeles, fell in love with our beautiful city and stayed. i was appointed to the committee two months ago and have served on the committee. we've been very active. i believe what i bring to the committee is 5-plus years of work force development experience assisting low to moderate income san francisco residents with finding work. currently we are assisting the mayor's office of housing and community development with the community outreach for their consolidated 5 year plan. and also in preparation for their rfp for community-based organizations for the myriad of services that they provide. i served on the human rights commission equity advisory committee for two years and feel that giving back to san francisco in these committees is a wonderful way of staying engaged in the community and for a city that's been so go

. >> lets the forget about sean penn. >> who could forget? the exclusiveet interview we had with sean penn on the recovery efforts in haiti . let me tell you, it was hard for him to focus. it is a lot happening. also, will i am, a massive disruptor in the world of technology, also member of the black eyed peas. >> gives you an idea of the range of people it can attract. energy holdings became officially filed for bankruptcy protection, with many months in the coming, it leaves goldman sachs, ppg, kkr holding the bag. that's jacobs covers leverage buyouts for bloomberg news, with us now from new york city. kkr,tioned goldman, ppg, and how long this has been in the making. txt you had enormous problems almost from the very beginning. how bad is the situation for those firms? >> this will be an almost right off of their $3 billion equity , when the 2007 leveraged buyout was done. the good news is that some of the creditors in the discount are going to wind up owning or than half of the company, leaving what remains of it with much less leverage.

when it goes away the leukaemia has gone away. >> the year before the team at penn treated its firsthild, 6-year-old emily whitehead. >> she had days to weeks left. everything tried did not work. patients we treat are patients with no option for treatment. >> dr stephan grupp, a paediatric specialist took care of emily whitehead at children's hospital in philadelphia. >> at the time she came to us, leukaemia was out of control and not responding. >> was she destined to tie. >> there was no treatment option, and for patients like that, they do, unfortunately succumb to the disease. >> emily's blood was treated with the disabled form of virus. the little girl grew sicker as the t-cells battled her cancer. she was as sick as she an be without dying. >> she what is in intensive care receiving marsh louse care and honestly at death's door. >> she was on life support, multiple organs were failing, she was coma toes, kidneys were not working. the family was told to gather in her relatives because she wasn't likely to survive to the next day: >> her doctors fought to keep her alive in the st

eastern / 4 pacific only on al jazeera america >> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean pennhares his views on privacy rights, press freedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> by now we had hoped to report to you that our colleagues, journalist for the al jazeera media network in egypt would have been freed. for more than 115 days they have been held in an egyptian prison and despite claims they were doing their job, they have faced a month-long trial. the latest appearance was supposed to be the last opportunity for prosecution to present evidence. now it appears the ordeal will continue. >> even the judge said he had a hard time hearing what was said. in the recordings the prosecution offered up as we haved. on their sixth appearance, once against im caged, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed along with students not connected to the network could not have been surprised to again see evidence with little connection to the charges against them, ipp colliding a documentary peter greste produce

yeah, half a cup of penne, (bleep), half a cup. i don't care if you can dunk with both hands, half a cup of penne. what swrong with meres banding together to negotiate a fair situation? once again the president of the ncaa? >> to be perfectly frank the notion of using a union employee model to something that strikes most people as a grossly inappropriate solution to the problems. it would blow up everything about the collegiate model of athletics. >> jon: and we like our exploit tative, add advantageouo us dry conan collegiate model. you know the old expression, if they are broke, why fix it? that's how the ncaa feels. but that's just an organization. i'm sure the coaches, the guys who spend every day with these kids. i bet the coaches are on their side. >> i'm a football coach, a teacher, educator. i signed up to help these guys to develop to be the best they can be not to be an employer. >> jon: i don't want to get technical of course you are not the employer, the floor manager. the floor being 100 yards long and you can at your

penn. >> joe: excellent jab by fabricio.ve ever seen from him. >> mike: which is interesting because travis browne's corner felt that the use of the jab would be a key to this victory and it's werdum who's done it better. >> joe: top down attempt again. and again turns out of the corner with that stiff jab. >> mike: looks like travis is trying to turn it up a little bit. beautiful. >> joe: right hand behind it. >> mike: you can hear the corner saying travis browne right now, let's go travis browne, right now. >> joe: but it's not like he's not trying. >> mike: look at the difference in head strikes landed. this is a very lopsided battle. in favor of the brazilian. >> joe: hard right hand by fabricio. another one. tagging travis browne with those shots. >> mike: werdum would like to win tonight and to defeat cain velasquez to become the tenth brazilian to earn a ufc belt. >> joe: well, werdum looks remarkably fresh here in this fifth and final round. >> mike: looking at the clock, trying to time -- >> joe: beautiful kick to t

>> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, press freedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >>> good afternoon. i'm morgan radford live in new york, and here are the top stories. >>> does lithuania need nato? i guarantee you nato will be there. >> u.s. troops arrive in lithuania as nato beefs up its presence in the balkan states. president obama prepares for trade talks with leaders in malaysi malaysia. >> there you have it, festivities continue in vatican city where millions prepare for the canonization of not one but two popes. >>> more american troops are arriving in eastern europe today, and they'll add to the nato operation responding to tensions in ukraine. the u.s. is sends hundreds of soldiers to the balantic states. >> we are here to demonstrate nato's commitment to lithuania with our persistent presence of trained soldiers. let me make this clear. should lithuania need nato, i guarantee you nato will be there. >> the leaders are preparing to hold emergency t

numbering friend and family. >> so bob levis like others in the penn trial is back in the saddle - lookinghead to a healthier life, and no longer staring at the end of the road. . >>> that report from "america tonight"'s chris bury. chris tells us that, get this, bob levis has been cancer free for more than a year. little emily whitehead - she's been cancer free for more than two years. worth watching. >>> ahead in the final thoughts of this hour, a spring disciplining in florida -- fling in florida, a project to bring download it now >>> finally on this earth day a bloom on the orchid. there are many exotic varieties, but some native species have begun disappear. how to spraut a future. here is natasha ghoneim. >> for many orchids are enchanting, considered nature's perfection. they represent beauty and strength, love and luxury. these exotic showers bloomed across the state of florida. >> we have more orchids than any other place in the united states. we have about 100 different florida. >> today they are endangered, found in protected areas, such as here, the fairchild tropical botanic

sean penn looking for investors to give haiti a boost.r why he is so passionate. ♪ >> this is "lunch money" on bloomberg television. we are fully digital. everywhere you are. i am adam johnson. today's moving picture. cleanup has begun after three days of deadly tornadoes in the u.s.. from the midwest to the deep south tour through homes and businesses leaving at least 35 people dead. among the hardest hit states were arkansas and mississippi which accounted for most of the death toll. the boat in the first parliamentary election since u.s. troops pulled out. more than 9000 are running for 328 seats in parliament. iraq has seen a surge in violence in the weeks leading up to the vote. the world's largest, flawless vivid blue diamonds going on display in london. only five vivid blue diamonds weighing over 10 carats have made it to auction. this weighs in at just over 13 caret. christie's auction is scheduled to be held in geneva on may 14 where the ring could be yours for $25 million. good luck. today chief executives are thinking on their

death, i hope you get to do the sean penn interview.-- steph, i hope you get to do the sean penn interview. [laughter] coming up, comcast is divesting 4 million customers to charter communications. u.s. agriculture secretary is joining us to talk about the rising cost of food in america. stay "in the loop." ♪ >> comcast announced it will divest 4 million subscribers to charter communications. is shaheedto discuss khan. shahid why does comcast want to get this deal done? is this the only way they can actually get the time warner deal done? >> this is a good move in that direction. the whole relationship between liberty and comcast reminds me from "sex and the city." >> [laughter] is where theyt all right now. it is a good combination price for charter. it is a very complex deal and very typical john malone. it really allows comcast to demonstrate that they are willing to -- >> not be the big fish. this has been the problem. sweeney, comcast, time warner together, they are huge. they had to do this. they had to offer something. >> that's

talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, press freedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america the political issue of immigration becomes personal. "borderland"'s randy i suppose us. his behind the scenes perspective and a clip from next week's episode. a report finds that school segregation in the united states is making an ugly comeback. documents say the latest in ukraine is pushing the united states and russia towards the biggest crisis sips the end of the cold war. in brazil - two months towards the world cup, the violence is getting worse. i'm david shuster, welcome to "consider this". here is more on what is ahead. . >> u.s. troops are now in poland exercises. >> we have approximately 130 soldiers here. >> we follow trucks the interests of the russians, if they are attacked we'll respond. americans are running the show. >> many of the claims in the interview are ludicrous. >> the death of a popular local figure sparked riots in brazil - less than two weeks before the world cup st

. >> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, pressreedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america the food and drug's administration would require e cigarette makers to disclose the ingredients of their products. the fda also wants to ban sales to miners. clitics want the government to restrict sales on line, ban t.v. ads and fruit flavors that target the younger user. they are loyal, obedient, and amazingly complex noses. dogs are a lot more than just great pets. they make up half a dog's face for a reason. the snow is the dog's most valuable tool. now researchers are trying to replicate it. have you noticed that dogs can identify a new cancer or is there something specific to oslavian cancer. >> guarded hospital can one dog detect all of them, is there a universal cancer odor, probably not. and so what we are trying to do is focus on individual cancers and find out what that is. i suspect we probably will always have individual tests for different cancers. >> the working do

borderland only on al jazeera america >> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, press freedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. we are talking about the rise of culture. joining us is ben, founder of home-made mod earns, a business, teaching consumers how to create products. welcome to "the stream." your company was born out of a bet much what was the wager? >> my background is in design. i was talk to to an architectural design friend and he was saying it's impossible to make affordable american-made furniture out of real materials. everything is outsourced and you can't compete with factory production. i bet you can produce furniture. get it to people. that was cheaper on ikia. we did that, we shared diy media constent. >> where is your company at now? how has it gone for you? >> it's been a lot of fun. still slowly transitioning into a full-time thing, but the feedback from our users has been incredible. so motivating. >> that's great. >> we have tw

penn has been living here and performing here for over 20 years.ectronically. many people come to vegas are people that see one or two live shows a year and if you see one or two live shows, you might as well see something that you can only see live. >> right. >> you can never, ever see a magician anywhere but live. >> these days for better or worse, live acts, live performers, are being squeezed out in favor of edf, electronic dance music. it's a deejay's world and where once they used to say cocaine was god's way of telling you had too much money, now maybe edm is. >> we get invited to all the openings of the new clubs but i simply don't understand it. i'm embarrassed that i don't understand it. >> are we just old? >> i think that might be it. i don't know. you want to spin it the latter, i'm afraid it might be the former. >> used to be a whole spectrum of entertainers who existed almost entirely in vegas. danny ganz was huge here. wayne newton. they were gods. but what's the big money draw now? this. come, ye lords and princelings. here my clari

. >> i spoke a short time ago with fs or of geosciences at penn state university. it's not as huge as it might have been. >> they knew how to handle them and build buildings in safe places. the ground shaking on them were less than right underneath. >> they have a smart phone app warning people when they need to evacuate. not everybody has it, but the fact that people have access to that, can it help diminish any future quakes? >> certainly. about two weeks ago, this sequence started with a magnitude 6.7. a lot of people are evacuated then and i heard numbers of up to one million people are more evacuated than this. chile or in california. white is the science so imprecise. >> the process that builds up to the quake is a very slow process and it is essentially instantaneous. we do not know the exact breaking point. although we can monitor the buildup, you don't know exactly .hen it's going to break, >> what do you look at? what are you looking for the gives you some indication of when a quake might strike? at the way the earth is deforming. the reason for the earth

and talk to al jazeera features a half hour conversation with sean penn. >> edward snowden in my vieway have been very well intended without question there will be some very good things that come of the information that was released, and there were some criminal activity going on in our government. i wasn't shocked by that. and there were things that were systemically criminal, and i don't think anyone in government was stocked by that. but i don't think it's responsible to do as -- as snowden did. >>> talk to al jazeera airs throughout the wkd. time now to see what is trending on the web. >> antonio this story was trending on phrase book today. starting this october the city of minneapolis will not observe columbus day. they will recognize the day as native americans day. the congressmen who spearheaded the change, said, quote . . . the new halladay will be reflected on all city communications, this includes the official calendar of the city council and committee meetings. state representative suzanne allen and ket ellison said they are both interested in pushing similar measures on

. >> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, pressreedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america take a new look at news. welcome back to inside story. i'm rare swarez. on this edition, we are, maaing the 20th anniversary of nafta. the north american free trade agreement. the ambassadors to theth united states, from mexico and canada, eduardo ma dino mora, and gary dur. you can never, when you are negotiating a reality, anticipate everything that is going to happen. right now, ambassador, the united states is waiting for a time decision on keystone, you mentioned it in the last segment, a pipeline that will bring canadian energy resources down through the mississippi basin to the gulf of mexico eventually. how come something like that doesn't fall under nafta. and it doesn't p just fall under the mechanism of nafta to get worked out. >> well, we have about 80% of our trade free as they say on energy, oil is coming down from canada. we have gone from about 19% so called forei

>> well, the idea was born out of my undergraduate thesis work at penn state.ooking at displaced populations which led me to look at the situation in new orleans. almost the third worldization that occurs due to natural disaster that is strike our communities. >> how does it help with areas like new orleans after hurricane katrina? >> i think the typical response to a natural disaster is a flood of aid from the outside in. this response is kind of creating a grassroots effort. it's flipping and challenging the outside-in approach and trying to create an inside-out approach and give the people the tools and allow it to permeate from the inside out instead of telling them what they need, allow them to develop what they need and how they need it. >> walk us through what this is. this apparatus x. >> so the unit itself -- well, the first prototype i'm building is a refurbished rv, essentially. it's a completely self-sustainable unit with solar panels, water collection filtration system. it provides its own power and water. things that are necessary in immediate res

actor sean penn. only on al jazeera america >>> this is al jazeera america. i am jonathan betz live in new york. death toll rising. crews are recovering more bodies from inside that south korea ian ferry. blame gang. a gun fight that shattered easter troops. out smarting the west, we go in depth about vladimir putin's motives in the week ahead. the flight the hurricane lost. looking back at the life of an icon who stood up against hashl injustice >> every slide they pass through, you know, it's somebody's mother, somebody's sister, somebody's wife. >> wrong diagnose noses. he lost his wife. a new study reveals it happens more than many think. >>> you are looking at a live picture from south korea tonight. more bodies from the sunken ferry are being pulled to the ship and brought to shore. the death toll stands at 64 but 240 remain missing. many are children. as that south korean ferry sank, we are hearing about some of the panic on board. transcripts seem it was confusion long after the vessel started listing. here is the recording >> it's 15 minutes before t

mornings on al jazeera america >> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, press freedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> 70 years later, does the international monetary fund cities matter? i'm ali velshi. this is a special edition of "real money." welcome to a special edition of "real money." you will need to go back to world war ii to get a sense of how the international monetary

it's a big week for penn because actually today the penn festival starts which is like 150 writers from outgoing chairman. >> but tonight receiving the highest honor. >> it's amazing. and real work happens. you're on the front lines of fighting for -- you know, we take our right to tweet pretty casually in this country. >> there's a big problem in turkey right now. one of the others being honored is twitter is fighting right now of being banned in turkey. so that's one of the fights that we have. yes, you can't take it for granted, free speech. and penn, it's the world's oldest human rights organization. >> we have sam stein in washington who has a question for you. >> more like a congratulations. 25 years after the issue, you've made it this far. and looking back 25 years ago, if you ever envisioned being at this point in your career, if you were scared throughout the process. can you recount what it's been like? >> well, first of all i'd say it's been over for a long time. >> yes. >> i've been living in new york for 15 years. yes, it was a terrible time. and it was a long time. i thou

eastern / 4 pacific only on al jazeera america >> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, press freedom and his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> many kenyans i spoke to reckoned if the majority of the population could afford to eat meat all the time, then that is what they'd do. the maasai tribe is no exception. 20 kilometers outside nairobi there's another unique restaurant called olepolos they specialize in kenya's most famous dish, nyama choma. >> now let's talk about nyama choma, that why people come here? >> that's why they come here. >> why exactly is it? what is nyama choma? >> well, it's meat meat meat etc >> as you may have guessed, nyama choma is really a kenyan style barbecue. lesinko tells me that his meat doesn't get fresher, as he has a government vet, a slaughterhouse, and a butchery on the premises. >> how important, how vital, how central is meat? >> so you don't envision, you don't see kenyans becoming vegetarians? >> not in the near future. >> many supplier

duplicate file 140300, one with appointment of eddie ahn and the second with the appointment of miguel penn. >> on the first file i will take a roll call vote on seat no. 3 for eddie ahn >> cam poes, no. tang, aye. yee, aye. mr. chair, we have two ayes and one no. and for the duplicated file? >> uh-huh. >> all ayes. >> no objection, motion passes. >> anything else? >> no, that concludes our business for the day. >> the meeting is now adjourned. thank you very much. (meeting adjourned).day. >> thank you for being here today to welcome air lingus to san francisco international airport i'm john martin the airport director i want to send a welcome to lingus to christofi mueller (clapping) joined by a number of digital tars including the mayor of san francisco mayor ed lee. mr. mayor (clapping) for san francisco and the city of cork the sister city has a relationship we're happy to welcome the deputy mayor laurie king stone raise your hand. and the cork chamber of commerce ceo conner healy. thank you (clapping) also present from the san francisco sister city committee the chairman during mat. th

you can't go down the food chain -- and i like penn state, everybody knows that, too, we did the show there -- that was a wakeup call celgene, so i'm not going go for that. now we have to go to one of my favorite, this is not first time, long time, maybe first time long time. fozzee in colorado. >> caller: i'm looking at your poll today. they're supposed to make 330 this quarter. do you see that happening, jim? >> as the owner of that in brooklyn we have a guacamole apocalypse going on. but the food prices are outrageous what it's doing to your bottom line. give the market what it wants but what does it want for heaven's sake? somebody wants corn flakes? it wants the shampoo? it wants the crest? the colgate, head and shoulders? throw in buybacks, machinery. i tell you what it doesn't want -- that same old good growth that we used to love so much around here. after the break i'll try to make you more money. >> turning on snek the selloff in shares of avnet is causing some question the future of the p.c. but is the worry warrant? cramer talks with a ceo to find out. . . >>> sometimes a

. >> on the next talk to al jazeera >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, pressnd his controversial relationship with hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> as america strives for energy independence... >> we can't do it on just solar panels or some wind turbines... >> we look to alternatives >> you are sitting on top of a time bomb >> and the familiar... >> it's amazing what oil can do for ya...black gold >> and what are the human costs of the new energy boom? >> lots of men, and lots of money, your going to find prostitution >> people are just dropping like flies... >> we're paid with our lives... >> dirty power an america tonight special series only on al jazeera america only on al jazeera america >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ >> welcome back to "techknow". i'm phil torres here with kyle, lindsay and rachelle. now, guys are, take a look

. >> oscar winner sean penn shares his views on privacy rights, press freedom and his controversial relationshipith hugo chavez >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> results of analyses were skewed in favor of the prosecution >> the fbi can't force the states to look at those cases >> the truth will set you free yeah...don't kid yourself >> the system has failed me >> this relationship between cigarette smoking and health is in the field of lung cancer. there is a very strong relationship, sounds like a causal relationship between heart disease and cigarette smoke. >> this bombshell report 50 years ago by u.s. surgeon general dr. lew the luther terr. >> in this area of general practitioners, surgeons, and so forth, the brand name was camel. >> up to that time, the cigarette was a staple of life. even this advertisement for camel. >> doctors smoke camels try them for yourself. >> that was then. this is now. >> now that i switched to blue i feel better than myself. >> dr. pamela ling, her recent study of e-cigarettes. >> i finally found a smarter alternative for cigarettes. >> puttin

. >>> pennsylvania supreme court refused to review the conviction of former penn state assistant footballoach jerry sandusky. he was convicted two years ago on 45 counts of child molestation involving ten boys and sends to 30-60 years in prison. sandusky argued the case was rushed to trial and the attorney didn't have time to prepare. >>> a rescue in the midst of yesterday's big storm. emergency crews located a dog walker who fell more than 200 feet down revealed with six dogs in tow. >> rescue crews in mill valley numeral would be easy. their equipment was on standby ready to help an injured dog walker, but they had to find her first. carol anderson had followed 200 feet down a ravine, and managed to hold onto her cell phone. >> she called the resident, i fell down, don't know where matt. i have the dogs, i'm dizzy, nauseous come help me. >> meanwhile rain and hail had moved into the area. >> that was in our minds the entire time. how long did she have before hypothermia set him. >> fire crews drove up to the to the location. the dog walker had apparently been on this fire road when she

the other two pieces are the investigator positions and the recruitment positions it's penn $10 million for staffing and about 42 new hires for the ambulance and equipment. it's time sensitive we believe because there were a period of time when the operating area was deemed to be not in effect for a 3 beyond a reasonable doubt period of time from 08 to 11 and then it was restored to the state level. the agreement was we'll restore the operating area but you must go back to the numbers and model at that time, it was transporting 8 percent of the patient population to call 9-1-1. we've been ramping up from of 6 to 67 percent and now about 73 percent it's an improvement but we building we can't get higher than the 73 percent with the money we're requesting. so the state will have the ability at some point say you're not meeting the 80 percent standard we want to put the medical services out to bid and request for the proposal so the provision for emergency medical services once again is not what we want >> is there an analysis of the study you can share. >> i can send over to you the analy