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even if you can only put in one hour of gardening, that is one hour that our cash-poor city can desperately use. thank you. >> evening, commissioners. i am the president of the haight/ashbury improvement association. we are delighted that we have had a change in leadership at park station. it does keeping a vital and moving and allows new perspectives to constantly be injected into the discussion so that we keep ideas fresh. that said, the situation in albert lake is a disaster. in the past, we had three homicides coming out of this transient population that hangs around haight street. we have been working for years to restructure haight street so that it is more friendly to the neighbors and not as welcoming to the transients that populate the street. the civil side was ordinance was part of that, getting wholefoods established at the end of the street has been helpful in that regard. the calls for service at mcdonald has continued to rise recently. it will be a matter of time before these people start attacking each other again and end up with another homicide in park district. as the cap
even if you can only put in one hour of gardening, that is one hour that our cash-poor city can desperately use. thank you. >> evening, commissioners. i am the president of the haight/ashbury improvement association. we are delighted that we have had a change in leadership at park station. it does keeping a vital and moving and allows new perspectives to constantly be injected into the discussion so that we keep ideas fresh. that said, the situation in albert lake is a disaster. in the...
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you have to remember oakland is a poor city. we had many more blighted areas. we expanded the redevelopment areas amazingly. some of the products are worked out very well. when i started working downtown, we were still suffering from a lot of damaged buildings. you do not see that now. if anything, the uptown and redevelopment tax is ahead of schedule. that is why we are no. 5 on the new york times list, in many ways. what i think is the lemons from lemonade -- the fact we have had these blighted areas and these long old industrial areas are now becoming the hot areas. i see the estuary being very much like what happened in mission bay and near the airport and coliseum, areas that can be massive for research parks or office spaces. as well as integration of industrial uses other areas. we continue a fairly diverse economy. i think what we are saying is when you are the major you have to represent the 100%. i took my little 99% button and changed it to 100%. we need to grow the entire city. in our case, we are looking at an economy that has industrial roots, his
you have to remember oakland is a poor city. we had many more blighted areas. we expanded the redevelopment areas amazingly. some of the products are worked out very well. when i started working downtown, we were still suffering from a lot of damaged buildings. you do not see that now. if anything, the uptown and redevelopment tax is ahead of schedule. that is why we are no. 5 on the new york times list, in many ways. what i think is the lemons from lemonade -- the fact we have had these...
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the state-owned real estate company halted work on the $350 million resort in a poor city.rake and skoal topped $28 million project in homs where troops were deployed to stamp out protests. the cash surplus countries of the gulf used to see syria as an investment-safe haven away from the struggles of the west. that notion has fundamentally changed. the future of all investments in area have been thrown in grave uncertainty. >>> andrew? >>> nina, the government of sim bab wa called it a vital source of revenue. >> a look inside diamond mines in zimbabwe. sometimes, i feel like it's me against my hair. [ female announcer ] weak, damaged hair needs new aveeno nourish+ strengthen. active naturals wheat formulas restore strength for up to 90% less breakage in three washes. for strong, healthy hair with life, new aveeno nourish+ strengthen. for strong, healthy hair with life, [ male announcer ] even if you think you can live with your old mattress... ask me how i've never slept better. [ male announcer ] ...why not talk to one of the 6 million people who've switched to the most h
the state-owned real estate company halted work on the $350 million resort in a poor city.rake and skoal topped $28 million project in homs where troops were deployed to stamp out protests. the cash surplus countries of the gulf used to see syria as an investment-safe haven away from the struggles of the west. that notion has fundamentally changed. the future of all investments in area have been thrown in grave uncertainty. >>> andrew? >>> nina, the government of sim bab wa...
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commissioner said compared to the infection rate among all women you can expect to find a higher one in poor, inner city subjects where drugs, binge drinking and unprotected sex with multiple partners make them higher risk. >> you don't want to generalize and say therefore all african-american women in baltimore fit that profile. >> reporter: she is a patient advocate at johns hopkins. she contracted the virus in the mid-'90s. >> they said they had bad news for me. they told me i had full blown aids and had three to four months to live. >> reporter: henry said one of the biggest challenges is the lack of health coverage. most of them don't seek out hiv testing and only chic medical care when they have to she's there to help them deal with it once they learn they're infected. >> some have laved life-style of substance abuse and they feel that some deserve it because of the life-style. others say i don't deserve this. i wasn't dog this. i wasn't dog that. i share with them my story and that's what makes the difference. >> reporter: in baltimore, jeff hager. >> the city says there are seven mobile vans six
commissioner said compared to the infection rate among all women you can expect to find a higher one in poor, inner city subjects where drugs, binge drinking and unprotected sex with multiple partners make them higher risk. >> you don't want to generalize and say therefore all african-american women in baltimore fit that profile. >> reporter: she is a patient advocate at johns hopkins. she contracted the virus in the mid-'90s. >> they said they had bad news for me. they told...
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cities. the health commissioner said it focused on poor african-american women in inner cities with a high rate of sexual partners, unprotected sex and drug use, a group you would expect to see high hiv rates. >>> the latest dare making rounds on the internet could be dangerous. it shows videos making the cinnamon challenge seem like a joke. the game where people try to swallow a spoon full of cinnamon without anything to drink can have serious health consequences. >>> maryland is trying to join more than a dozen states, and washington, d.c. to legalize marijuana. some lawmakers are again pushing to legalize pot for a purpose. don harrison talked with lawmakers fronting the fight. they are trying to persuade them to give the okay for marijuana to be given to marylanders suffering from different ailments. one bill would have closely watched programs by an educational research institution. another bill would have state run growers and dispensers. that is where the state has problems. some states that legalize marijuana programs have withdrawn them
cities. the health commissioner said it focused on poor african-american women in inner cities with a high rate of sexual partners, unprotected sex and drug use, a group you would expect to see high hiv rates. >>> the latest dare making rounds on the internet could be dangerous. it shows videos making the cinnamon challenge seem like a joke. the game where people try to swallow a spoon full of cinnamon without anything to drink can have serious health consequences. >>>...
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tax base, and particularly the loss of the urban tax base at the precise moment when city services, especially for poor citizens are most strained. is the time, the loss, the erosion of the tax base, the loss of tax dollars at a moment when cities have to deal with housing issues, increased housing issues for poor and unemployed residents, when the cities coming in contact with the needs to deal with youth issues, youth programs, youth unemployment, and when increased population in cities is putting strains on infrastructure such as public schools, when increased crime is putting more strain on police departments, when abandonment and arson is putting strain on fire departments, at the precise moment that cities need tax dollars the most to fund services is the moment when they are losing those tax dollars, right, primarily due to suburbanization and employment and the industrialization, but suburbanization, the loss of the tax base that sometimes people refer to as white flight. you may have heard that term white flight. it is true. cities are hemorrhaging white folk for a few reasons which we'll get
tax base, and particularly the loss of the urban tax base at the precise moment when city services, especially for poor citizens are most strained. is the time, the loss, the erosion of the tax base, the loss of tax dollars at a moment when cities have to deal with housing issues, increased housing issues for poor and unemployed residents, when the cities coming in contact with the needs to deal with youth issues, youth programs, youth unemployment, and when increased population in cities is...
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. >> the mayor of berlin once called the city's poor but sexy. not so poor anymore. residents say berlin is changing. >> berlin is getting more and posh. more and losing artists. this is not the same berlin anymore. >> people are entertained at the open air market in an up-and- coming area. this was a mixed area in the old east berlin. now it is upwardly mobile. the >> everything has restaurants, bars, shops, and everything. it is for people who have a lot of money. >> big corporate money has come into berlin. it looks like any of the world's corporate complexes. when berlin became the capital of the united germany, and in came lawyers, accountants, and professional people. there are now tensions between this new area and older residents that are being priced out. >> its a scrubby bit of waste land in a grungy, rundown part of the city, or is a piece of prime real estate in a global cities where the money is rushing in. the problem is, it's both of those things. >> there was an exhibition sponsored by bmw and the guggenheim foundation of new york in this land on the
. >> the mayor of berlin once called the city's poor but sexy. not so poor anymore. residents say berlin is changing. >> berlin is getting more and posh. more and losing artists. this is not the same berlin anymore. >> people are entertained at the open air market in an up-and- coming area. this was a mixed area in the old east berlin. now it is upwardly mobile. the >> everything has restaurants, bars, shops, and everything. it is for people who have a lot of money....
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what he was on the campaign trail in the black belt cities their poor trying to get a reason to register a vote and get to the polls. he would almost the vote douglas and said still sit around waiting for other people to do right by you. the demand power. a professor of law. i teach -- the legal history course call race in america alone which covers most of the major race decided by the supreme court. i also teach constitutional law. sometimes property. sometimes open government. >> when you approach public affairs are when you sent this manuscript to a publisher the answer back from public affairs. why were they interested? >> well, fortunately i already have a prior relationship. public affairs which was a book about -- the book is titled in racing, but is about why we stood to be an immigrant society. i had a relationship with them. i sent a proposal to them be my agent. the first book and promoting the first book. they knew that as hard as it is to get attention for more if you're not ferris, i think they knew that it was a fairly tenacious person. they also thought the story compell
what he was on the campaign trail in the black belt cities their poor trying to get a reason to register a vote and get to the polls. he would almost the vote douglas and said still sit around waiting for other people to do right by you. the demand power. a professor of law. i teach -- the legal history course call race in america alone which covers most of the major race decided by the supreme court. i also teach constitutional law. sometimes property. sometimes open government. >> when...
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poor. the city is greener and safer. he locked up businessmen. but locals are left to pander why his right-hand man and former top cop, turned on him. dramatically seeking refuge in an american consulate. >> nobody can know. we know nothing. for a man who's seen it all this, is a public power play. he said that bo xilai overreached. too desperate for success. but in his downfall, there's a warning for the whole communist party. he treats ordinary people like his subjects. i think only when communist officials start treating people as their masters will the people start supporting the party. he has watched bo up close for years. and says we've seen the last of him. but he keeps watching. turmoil, he knows in china is never far away. >>> this week, the cnn freedom project is shining a light on one country's efforts to eradicate slavery. the practice still thrives. as many as one of five currently stuck in forced labor. john sutter takes us there. >> there's one place in the world where slavery is still around. moratania, in 1981, became the last co
poor. the city is greener and safer. he locked up businessmen. but locals are left to pander why his right-hand man and former top cop, turned on him. dramatically seeking refuge in an american consulate. >> nobody can know. we know nothing. for a man who's seen it all this, is a public power play. he said that bo xilai overreached. too desperate for success. but in his downfall, there's a warning for the whole communist party. he treats ordinary people like his subjects. i think only...
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transfer of the port to the city, prior to the applicability of the city's police power to the court, under charter section 1.101, uses of poor lands were subject to the city's power for zoning procedures. i do not see how they can make this pattern statement that we do not have jurisdiction over property. -- over pork property. -- port property. we were previously given information. one of our hearings about the comment that the number of truck trips per day in the eir was responded to in the cnr document by upping the number of trips from 20 to 90. is that right? yes. also, that the peak hour trips would go to 200 trips per day. i have a couple of questions about that. those were just statements that were made. i do not think the actual numbers were then analyzed to see what the potential impacts might be. one might be the missions. -- emissions. i would think that trucks that would be at the site in that volume, there is a headway of about two minutes each. i do not know how trucks go back quickly except if there are more than two trucks being loaded at one time. i do not think it will turn off their engines. there must be
transfer of the port to the city, prior to the applicability of the city's police power to the court, under charter section 1.101, uses of poor lands were subject to the city's power for zoning procedures. i do not see how they can make this pattern statement that we do not have jurisdiction over property. -- over pork property. -- port property. we were previously given information. one of our hearings about the comment that the number of truck trips per day in the eir was responded to in the...
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transfer of the port to the city, prior to the applicability of the city's police power to the court, under charter section 1.101, uses of poor lands were subject to the city's power for zoning procedures. i do not see how they can make this pattern statement that we do not have jurisdiction over property.
transfer of the port to the city, prior to the applicability of the city's police power to the court, under charter section 1.101, uses of poor lands were subject to the city's power for zoning procedures. i do not see how they can make this pattern statement that we do not have jurisdiction over property.
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transfer of the port to the city, prior to the applicability of the city's police power to the court, under charter section 1.101, uses of poor lands were subject to the city's power for zoning procedures. i do not see how they can make this pattern statement that we do not have jurisdiction over property. -- over pork property. -- port property. we were previously given information. one of our hearings about the comment that the number of truck trips per day in the eir was responded to in the cnr document by upping the number of trips from 20 to 90.
transfer of the port to the city, prior to the applicability of the city's police power to the court, under charter section 1.101, uses of poor lands were subject to the city's power for zoning procedures. i do not see how they can make this pattern statement that we do not have jurisdiction over property. -- over pork property. -- port property. we were previously given information. one of our hearings about the comment that the number of truck trips per day in the eir was responded to in the...
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putin's election campaign and now that just got back, he's going to do all he can to help the poor people of the city. >> finally you must think a lot about marie. >> yeah. i mean, extremely close friends . journalists. we worked -- unsurpassed. i don't know anyone who had the ten acety, the bravery all in one package. she would not let go. and this is why i've really got to tell, she was the best of the best. and i worked all last year in libya with her. we worked in iraq ten years ago together. and the world, we've all lost a good friend and one of the best has been taken from us. and i salute her and i will go back and get her when the time is right, bring her home. >> paul conroy speaking. two men have been found guilty of stealing from a mall asian student who had been hurt during the summer riots. the man were caught on camera. tootage of the robbery was posted on the internet and became one of the defiping images of the rise last august. our correspondent was in court. >> cameras recorded thousands of disturbing scenes last summer of mobs on the loose, looters trashing shops and stealing. but
putin's election campaign and now that just got back, he's going to do all he can to help the poor people of the city. >> finally you must think a lot about marie. >> yeah. i mean, extremely close friends . journalists. we worked -- unsurpassed. i don't know anyone who had the ten acety, the bravery all in one package. she would not let go. and this is why i've really got to tell, she was the best of the best. and i worked all last year in libya with her. we worked in iraq ten years...
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city's richest man, bill ar lee ka ching. his rivalries, 58-year-old c.y. leung who's more popular with the public who helps the poorn a city that has one of the largest wealth gaps. both candidates have skeletons in their closet. tang, a former finance minister, was seen as beijing's favorite candidate until his campaign was engulfed in scandal. he admitted to having extramarital affairs and constructing an illegal basement in one of his luxury basements here which he then blamed on his wife. leung is widely believed to be a member of the underground communist party in hong kong. the former cabinet member is accused of a conflict of interest in government. his campaign had ties with the members of the triads. he denies the al will he gagtss. analysts describe them as two rotten apples. >> so beijing is worried that either one becoming chief executive will not bring about stability. there could be demonstrations on the streets. >> reporter: the people of hong kong have already been taking to the streets to voice their disgust and disappointment. beijing has also weighed in publicly on the controversy. the premiere t
city's richest man, bill ar lee ka ching. his rivalries, 58-year-old c.y. leung who's more popular with the public who helps the poorn a city that has one of the largest wealth gaps. both candidates have skeletons in their closet. tang, a former finance minister, was seen as beijing's favorite candidate until his campaign was engulfed in scandal. he admitted to having extramarital affairs and constructing an illegal basement in one of his luxury basements here which he then blamed on his wife....
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right now we're off to where europe meets asia takes poor russia's fourth largest city that stands on the natural boundary between the two continents in artie's close up. our destination is the nestled in the mineral rich ural mountains and home during our jewelry specialists but despite areas around the city teeming with gems local craftsmen are importing precious stones from abroad artie's town barton went there to find out why. from its beginnings as an outpost of the fledgling russian empire you could terran bird has grown up as a city which exploited the mineral wealth of the ural mountains it's gone on developing on that line throughout its history and it's those themes the exploitation of the region's rich mineral wealth which i've been examining in my reports the fairy tale of the mistress of copper mountain it tells of the mysteries of the legendary greenstone malakar it hidden in russia's ural mountains but molokai it it's not some room this looks like a pile of rather dull mountain rocks but step over here and when we have water we can see something of these rocks natural b
right now we're off to where europe meets asia takes poor russia's fourth largest city that stands on the natural boundary between the two continents in artie's close up. our destination is the nestled in the mineral rich ural mountains and home during our jewelry specialists but despite areas around the city teeming with gems local craftsmen are importing precious stones from abroad artie's town barton went there to find out why. from its beginnings as an outpost of the fledgling russian...
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great boulevards that define modern paris had sliced through the heart of the city, displacing anyone in the way. the poord the working class moved out of the city's center. many went to montmartre. annexed by paris in 1860, the hilly, warren-like neighborhood of narrow streets climbed to the top of a butte on the city's northern edge. montmartre clung to the vestiges of its agricultural past. hillside vineyards produced wine for its cafés. its windmills still turned in lautrec's day, a favorite subject of artists including vincent van gogh who also painted the view of paris from his window in 1886. cheap rents had attracted young artists for years-- edgar degas and auguste renoir rented studios there, livingnd working cheeko jowl with the poor and working classes. in the early 1880s, paris was still recovering from the impact of the french defeat in the franco-prussian war of 1870. honoré daumier chronicled to the shame and anger that followed the surrender. the new regime, the third republic, failed to establish public order and suspended civil liberties. paris erupted. led by radicals, the city elected
great boulevards that define modern paris had sliced through the heart of the city, displacing anyone in the way. the poord the working class moved out of the city's center. many went to montmartre. annexed by paris in 1860, the hilly, warren-like neighborhood of narrow streets climbed to the top of a butte on the city's northern edge. montmartre clung to the vestiges of its agricultural past. hillside vineyards produced wine for its cafés. its windmills still turned in lautrec's day, a...
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the very inspiring talk on the need to improve education in poor inner city areas which you called an issue of national security which you say otherwise kids in these areas would be suceptible to al-qaeda without having much hope or a belief in the future of this country. you gave a speech at the school of former senator bob kerry and you praised kerry for his work on education. given that we are still at war in afghanistan and americans are dying over there, if you could update -- do you still believe improving inner city education is an issue of national security for the reasons in that speech? and my question is, if you do, as president, how do you see the federal government's role of implementing that issue of national security? >> well, this goes all the way back to a report in the reagan administration called "a nation at risk" which said there was a foreign government that was doing as much damage to our children as we are. we consider it an act of war. so for some almost 30 years now we had a report that told us our schools are in really bad shape. particularly poor schools. i
the very inspiring talk on the need to improve education in poor inner city areas which you called an issue of national security which you say otherwise kids in these areas would be suceptible to al-qaeda without having much hope or a belief in the future of this country. you gave a speech at the school of former senator bob kerry and you praised kerry for his work on education. given that we are still at war in afghanistan and americans are dying over there, if you could update -- do you still...
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i believe 8 washington wash -- the city and in this neighborhood in particular needs to be home to affluent people, poor people, old, young, families, singles. the broader the mix, the richer the city. the embarcadero should be one of the world's greatest urban waterfronts, and it is far from achieving that goal. stockholm, vancouver will not tolerate underused land, cyclone's around tennis courts. i do not think that this site is an appropriate occasion for affordable housing, as others have suggested. the cost of new piles and de watering would be the wrong way to spend precious affordable housing dollars. the design is beautiful, restrained, and appropriate. exquisitely detailed enriched at the streets. if it has a weakness, i think it is in sufficiently dense and has too much open space. its street frontage on the embarcadero may err on the side immodesty. finally, it should not simply be so difficult to build something of such excellence in our city. this project should be a cause of rejoicing and celebration, not controversy and obstruction. most respectively, daniel solomon. thank you. >> thank y
i believe 8 washington wash -- the city and in this neighborhood in particular needs to be home to affluent people, poor people, old, young, families, singles. the broader the mix, the richer the city. the embarcadero should be one of the world's greatest urban waterfronts, and it is far from achieving that goal. stockholm, vancouver will not tolerate underused land, cyclone's around tennis courts. i do not think that this site is an appropriate occasion for affordable housing, as others have...
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poor mountain view. redwood city 1.24. what is going on out there? ben lomond three everybodies of -- three inches of rain. cazadero over five inches of rain. there is ben lomond mark. there were amounts greater than four inches in parts of mendocino county. redwood city 1.25. it's crazy how uniform the tennessees are. fast moving system. very active jet stream races across the pacific. the next is taking more aim toward northern california. mendocino county and north bay will be in store for more rain. this is a projection on the rainfall for wednesday through monday. 8-10 inches of rain will fall. 3-0 in mendocino county. after that for the bay area quarter of an inch and most of this will fall on saturday. mostly cloudy today. rain off and on rain. decreasing later in the afternoon. mainly more for the morning event. 60s on the temps. winter weather advisory goes until 11:00. there has been rain mainly toward lake level. partly sunny thursday. clouds start to roll in friday. rain to the north. that rain spreads south on saturday. >>> time now 6:12
poor mountain view. redwood city 1.24. what is going on out there? ben lomond three everybodies of -- three inches of rain. cazadero over five inches of rain. there is ben lomond mark. there were amounts greater than four inches in parts of mendocino county. redwood city 1.25. it's crazy how uniform the tennessees are. fast moving system. very active jet stream races across the pacific. the next is taking more aim toward northern california. mendocino county and north bay will be in store for...
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city. when there has been policies focused on that, it has been targeted toward middle income families and not poor and low- income families. it is important to know that we need to figure out how to take into account all families, especially these poor and low- income households who are cleaners, who are folks that are in our hotel rooms, they are drivers to the buses, they take care of our children in the child care system. there cashier's and waiters. we highlight the tourism here, we need to figure out how to make these individuals for working hard every day, sometimes to jobs, to be able to live here and drive. we're interested in the mayor's job priorities. we will be advocating for job policy opportunities to include job access before -- for low- income families including youth. while unemployment is improving for some, it is not necessarily for the black or latino communities. the unemployment rate has hovered around 20% for blacks and 14% for the latino community. we support solutions for today and tomorrow. there is a lot of talk about the high-tech industry jobs. even involving young peo
city. when there has been policies focused on that, it has been targeted toward middle income families and not poor and low- income families. it is important to know that we need to figure out how to take into account all families, especially these poor and low- income households who are cleaners, who are folks that are in our hotel rooms, they are drivers to the buses, they take care of our children in the child care system. there cashier's and waiters. we highlight the tourism here, we need...
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great boulevards that define modern paris had sliced through the heart of the city, displacing anyone in the way. the poord the working class moved out of the city's center. many went to montmartre. annexed by paris in 1860, the hilly, warren-like neighborhood of narrow streets climbed to the top of a butte on the city's northern edge. montmartre clung to the vestiges of its agricultural past. hillside vineyards produced wine for its cafés. its windmills still turned in lautrec's day, a favorite subject of artists including vincent van gogh who also painted the view of paris from his window in 1886. cheap rents had attracted young artists for years-- edgar degas and auguste renoir rented studios there, livingnd working cheeko jowl with the poor and working classes. in the early 1880s, paris was still recovering from the impact of the french defeat in the franco-prussian war of 1870. honoré daumier chronicled to the shame and anger that followed the surrender. the new regime, the third republic, failed to establish public order and suspended civil liberties. paris erupted. led by radicals, the city elected
great boulevards that define modern paris had sliced through the heart of the city, displacing anyone in the way. the poord the working class moved out of the city's center. many went to montmartre. annexed by paris in 1860, the hilly, warren-like neighborhood of narrow streets climbed to the top of a butte on the city's northern edge. montmartre clung to the vestiges of its agricultural past. hillside vineyards produced wine for its cafés. its windmills still turned in lautrec's day, a...
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. -- good morning cloudy and fog low clouds in the city, poor visibility for watsonville and salinas,view, 47 san jose. the clouds will stand out, sunshine today with mind numbers mid upper 60s to near 70. more clouds ♪ ♪ when i'm a billionaire >>> lottery fever sweeping the country. it's been 18 straight drawings with no winner. now it's $500 million. you to need more luck to win? two past winners are here live with their secrets. we're sharing ours. >> we might share them in a little bit. not until after the drawing. >>> ahead, this video is causing a whel lot of controversy. we're seeing alicia silverstone feeding her son by chewing the food first and feeding him like a baby bird. some people don't agree. >> according to my twitter account, people are not liking it. >>> and staying classy. will ferrell playing the flute there. >>> we have to begin with a serious turn in the horrific murder of a single mom in vermont. police have arrested a husband and wife team. melissa jenkins lost her life trying to be a good samaritan. this just breaks your heart. >> reporter: it does. this morn
. -- good morning cloudy and fog low clouds in the city, poor visibility for watsonville and salinas,view, 47 san jose. the clouds will stand out, sunshine today with mind numbers mid upper 60s to near 70. more clouds ♪ ♪ when i'm a billionaire >>> lottery fever sweeping the country. it's been 18 straight drawings with no winner. now it's $500 million. you to need more luck to win? two past winners are here live with their secrets. we're sharing ours. >> we might share them...