certificate of appropriateness to confront the house at the rear of the subject property to a presidential unit. a public hearing was held on march 9, 2011, and the matter is on for further consideration today. the matter was continued to allow time for the parties to discuss alternate design options, and no additional briefing was allowed. if commissioner peterson, you were absent that that this was first heard. commissioner peterson: yes, but i have watched the video. >> update, thank you. we will hear from the department first. -- ok, thank you. we will hear from the department first. mr. frye. bu >> good afternoon, i am tim fry, on behalf of the planning department. the board requested that the department and the appellate work on a viable compromise to the proposed project. we represent. we met with the appellant's representatives. it was a project that would be in closer conformance with the interior standards. it would not trigger any additional ceqa review, no additional review through eir, and it would allow a number of additional features to be incorporated and constructed into the de

yes, we have this statement from the united nations, it's a presidential statement.mns the human rights violations. it calls for an end to the violence, but this really is not what the opposition is looking for. they want strong statements. they want sanctions especially economic sanctions, or else many of them that are saying the blood that is spilled is also the international community's responsibility. >> it fair to extend from that, we've talked about this in the past, the regime doesn't seem to, forgive my damage, give a damn what the international community says. is there a feeling that a statement from the united nations security council to convince outside government we better pull back? >> reporter: john, i would be stunned if this presidential statement had any sort of similar impact on the assad regime. this is a regime that has not given a shred of importance to the u.s., for example, saying that the president has lost his legitimacy, it has not given any importance at least publicly to the fact that the u.s. added additional sanctions, the european union

united states. >> reporter: presidential hopeful mitt romney is also slamming the president. internet video saying that unemployment increased 48%. since obama was elected. neil? >> neil: thank you, mike tobin in chicago. his formal birthday is tomorrow. but a day-long party, i think that is a birthday i was sooner hoping to forget myself. for me. whatever. celebrate it with the big guy. a lot more after this. what sat stake with the fight beyond this. and just the airlines, beyond just the debate in washington. and whether this deal adds up. something about what is going on tonight that you need to listen to. after this. [ male announcer ] imagine all of your missed opportunities in one place. the winning horse you could have picked. ♪ that "old flame" you should have called. ♪ that leap of faith you never took. but there's one opportunity that's too good to miss. the lexus golden opportunity sales event, with exceptional values on the lexus is. but only until september 6th. see your lexus dealer. didn't really know what i wanted to do. didn't like high school. and then i me

united states. >> that is right. the u.s. presidential campaign is gathering pace. president barack obama is on the road in the midwest. his republican rivals are staking out positions in iowa. the bbc's north america editor has more. >> it can be a ponderous business when the president goes on campaign. his bus tour is the first in office. no cheerfully-painted bus for him. this looks like a vehicle headed for a real battle. there are cheers here, but many blame him for the poor economic recovery. he said it is the fault of republicans in congress blocking his ideas. >> we could be rebuilding roads, bridges, and schools, and parks all across america, right now. >> the president is in real trouble, his reelection no certainty. his approval rating was 68% when he took office. it slipped below 40% for the first time. unemployment was around 7% when he became president. it is now more than 9%. america has always had a aaa rating from standard and poor's, but has been downgraded to aa plus status. the republican ad has been tough -- has been quick to attack. >> it is a

secretary of state hillary clinton speaking out for the first time since the united nations condemned the regime of presidenti al assad for the violence. the president saying there's a clear price to pay for abuse and that more can be done. >> we are working around the clock to try to gather up as much international support for strong actions against the syrian regime as possible. i come from the school that actions speak louder than words. >> strong actions. a lot of people will be reading into that. secretary clinton has not commented on whether or not assad will step down. >>> still ahead here on "way too early," tiger woods back playing competitive golf for the first time in three months. and doing it pretty well actually. highlights, plus the night in baseball ahead in sports. >>> and snooki and the situation back on competitive reality television and doing poorly. a roundup of the season premiere from italy and a check on weather when we come back. ♪ >>> mailer unmonroe had lived in seclusion in her rambling, spanish style bungalow in los angeles. last night her housekeeper noticed that miss monroe stil

it is like he outsourced it, she looked more presidential announcing the policy of the united states. i thought is he just tired? has he given up? suddenly she looked like the president. >> he's got his priorities skewed. i think he was packings.n> for vacation while secretary clinton asking on behalf of the united states of america for another president of nor country to step down that is our president's role. this is another example of president obama leading from behind. makes you scratch your head and wonder what does he do? what does he desire to do in that position of leader of the free world and so much influence that he has in a case like this stepping back and allowing hillary clinton to basically carry the water for our entire nation. very strange goings on there with our foreign policy decisions and announcement like that. i'll bet you, going out on a limb, obviously i can't speak for liberal democrats. i just think that after a day like this, where you saw that kind of presidential aura of hillary clinton as she made that announcement today, while barack obama was packing

>> she is the great granddaughter of herbert hoover, the 31st president of the united states and worked on two presidential campaigns. with president bush 43 and capitol hill. she appears weekly as i am sure you know, , a political commentator on fox news. on a factor one of the top-rated cable tv shows in history. also on the board for the hoover institution at stanford also on the herbert hoover presidential library association. she is here today with her husband john avalon from "newsweek" including cnn as well as her parents andrew and genie and andrew is herbert hoover's grandson. we but like to welcome you to 85 among her many goals in life i am sure both as i noted before align quite well with those things that we care about here at the reagan foundation. first involves brand relevance. if you are a follower of the reagan foundation for what we stand for, you can help but notice the past couple years we bend over backwards to furnish the image and legacy of ronald reagan. the reagan brand into the minds of americans. we have taken the opportunity of this centennial to reach many millions of american

doors a presidential statement has come out from the security council now this statement condemns all use of force against civilians in syria it goes on to also ask the secretary general of the united nations to report back to the security council in seven days after implementing some of the suggestions that the presidential statement makes and that is to refrain from all acts of violence as i mentioned to add here to international human rights laws to make sure that international investigation is launched into the ongoing violence in syria that began in mid march and at this point we do know that the russian ambassador to the united nations vitaly churkin says that this is a signal. that all participants of violence in syria should stop immediately any acts of violence and come to the table for peaceful dialogue no presidential statement is not as forceful something like a resolution but it is still a signal from the international community calling out the syrian people the syrian government hoping that it would help our sharin some peace and peace and stop the ongoing violence we should also member that lebanon a nonpermanent member of the security council did speak at the end of

united states. working on two presidential campaigns one on the white house president bush 43 and capital fell. she appears in weekly as a political commentator on fox news and is a culture old warrior and on bill o'reilly the factor. in addition to on the board of the hoover institution also on the board of the herbert hoover presidential library association and finally here today with her husband of "newsweek" and the daily beast including cnn as well as her appearance and andrew who is the of herbert hoover grandson. [applause] among her many goals in life i am sure, it to our key. both, rely quite well on those things that we care about here at the reagan foundation. the first is brand relevance. if you are a follower of the reagan foundation in our mission and what we stand for, you could not help but notice of me have bend over backwards too burnish the image and the legacy of ronald reagan. into the minds of americans. we have taken the opportunity to reach many millions of americans and remind them not just what reagan was as a man, but more importantly, what he stood four. i am here to

presidential condolence letters. that story when we come back. >> pelley: the united states has been at war if afghanistan for nearlyade and this month has become the deadliest yet. at least 67 americans died in august. in all, more than 1,700 u.s. troops have died in the afghan war. president obama sends condolence letters to the families of fallen troops. until last month, that did not include the families of service members who take their own lives. but after our elaine quijano reported on the case of army specialist chance keisling who committed suicide during his second tour in iraq, the president changed the policy. today at the american legion convention in minneapolis, he explained his decision. >> these americans did not die because they were weak. they were warriors. they deserve our respect. every man and woman in uniform, every veteran needs to know that your nation will be there to help you stay strong. it's the right thing to do. >> pelley: the president told the legionnaires it is time to remove the stigma attached to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. when there is a disaster, fema photog

it would be quite shocking if this presidential statement from the united nations made any sort of difference it comes to the way that the syrian government is deciding to deal with these demonstrators. what we saw taking place in hama today was incredibly disturbing as it seems. the syrian government and its military apparatus trying to deal that rested city a final blow. the voice says -- the tanks are attacking hama. it began at day break on wednesday. the syrian military offensive everyone warned of. communications and power cut off. the cross down documented in videos like these. shot by residents hiding in buildings, surrounded by plumes of smoke. the sounds unmistakable. residents say there are many snipers and they are even unable to bury their dead. cnn cannot independently verify the authenticity of these videos and is currently not allowed to report from syria, but all the evidence points to a massive show of force by the regime. the voice on this clip says -- 1982 is repeating itself and you arabs are silent. in 1982 the current president's father launched a bloody cra crackdown a

. >>> plenty of action today in presidential politics and one important contest for the united statess what's happening on the trail. in massachusetts elizabeth warren who helped set up the new consumer financial protection bureau, she filed paperwork to explore a race against scott brown. in presidential politics herman cain met with nicki haley today and posted a picture on twitter. she said she's not yet ready to endorse a republican candidate. and in north carolina michele bachmann promised to make big changes at the environmental protection agency. >> lock the doors and turn the lights off on that agency. that is the job-killing, regulatory agency and instead focus on conservation. >> in new hampshire, rick perry comment along a rope line today caught the attention of at least one of his republican rivals. >> i hear your mom was asking about evolution. and, you know, it's a theory that is out there, and it's got some gas in it, but in texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools. >> ask him why he doesn't believe in science? >> because i figure you're smar

started because i read a website that pointed out after the s&p downgrade of the united states, no country with a presidential system of government had a aaa rating from all three rating agencies. only countries with parliamentary systems have that honor with the possible exception of france which could be characterized as having a parliament, a prime minister, as well as a president. this brought to mind my years in political science grad school and an essay by a famous yale scholar, juan linz who said parliamentary systems are superior to presidential systems because they allow for greater stability and purposeful action. in a parliament system, he contended, the legislature and the executive are fused, so there is no contest for national legitimacy and power. think of david cameron in england. he is the head of the coalition that won the election, head of the bloc that has a majority in parliament and head of the executive branch as prime minister. remember the political battle surrounding the debt ceiling? it's impossible in a parliamentary system because the executive controls the legislature. there coul

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presidential statement. the crackdown has been continued unabated. >> some of the biggest demonstration against the regime that. the united nations says the famine has spread to three more areas including parts of the capital. getting food aid remains nearly impossible. the un says it doesn't have enough money to feed all the hungry. the lands of people across the horn of africa do not have enough teeth. >> and these are the lucky ones. they're finally receiving the life of giving necessities they need. food, water, medical attention. the death toll climbs steadily. and when >> every day, they embark upon the perilous journey to kenya. thus are taken in at the refugee camp. other camps have been established throughout the region. a hungry are streaming into ethiopia as well. they receive the basics for survival. >> these small children that you see, they are malnourished and this population is very hungry and very tired. they will get it in the next few days. >> no one knows how high the death toll is. it could be the most severe crisis in a generation. >> having a little bit of difficulty right now? >> it is looking quit

he's going to enter the presidential race in south carolina. and how badly off is the unitedl approval to lay off 120,000 workers by 2015. it also wants to overhaul the benefits of those who keep their jobs. the post office has lost billions over the past few years, thanks, in part, to the recession. and to the digital age. >>> the u.s. marshal service is getting into the jewelry business. really. the agency is auctioning off one of the most sought after diamonds in the world. look at this thing. it is a flawless 43 carat yellow diamond. i guess it's part of a ring. you'd have to have a big hand for that. it was confiscated back in 2006 during an undercover bust for money laundering. the minimum bid for the online auction, set for next month, $900,000. get your bids in. >>> all right have you seen "newsweek's" cover? it shows this picture. you probably heard about this, michele bachmann. some people think makes her look a little wild-eyed. comedian conan o'brien, shows us other pictures from the photo shoot, or at least that's what he says. >> "newsweek" published some outtak

didn't pay close enough attention to an august 6th, 2001 presidential daily briefing that said bin laden was determined to attack in the united states. remember those days? president bush was known to comment on the war on terror during his vacation but his results were never really up positive par. >> i call upon all nations to stop these terrorist killers. thank you. now watch this drive. >> any difference in demeanor or seriousness? president obama is more effective decision maker than bush ever was. the president's decisions have led to the death of the world's number one terrorist and the toppling of a major state sponsor of terror. republicans still will never give him any credit whatsoever. they've been second guessing the president on libya all along. >> the strategies confusing to the american people only 21% believe president obama has a clear view of how to handle libya. it's demoralizing to our allies, particularly people on the ground that we're trying to help. and i think it's encouraging to our enemies. so this strategy is going to lead to a stalemate. >> strategy to a stalemate z that mean that gadhafi was goi

>> i expect the presidential candidates will all start blaming the president of the united states.-in-chief. he's the president and he's to blame for allowing the united states, for the first time ever to be see its aaa rate going down to aa. they'll have another argument, the democrats and president, look what the tea party activists have done by forcing the u.s. into this situation by avoiding the issue of tax reform, let's say, or tax revenue or increases for the wealthiest mention, eliminating the loopholes for the biggest corporations. subsidies and stuff like that so the argument we've been hearing, they are simply going to be

united states. she has worked on two presidential campaigns, one white house with president bush 43 and on capitol hillment -- hill. she appears weekly as, i bet, everybody in this audience knows as a political commentator on fox news. she is known as a cultural warrior. on bill o'reilly's "the factor," one of the top rated cable tv shows in history. in addition to being on the board of overseers for the hoover institution at stanford, she's also on the board of the herbert hoover presidential library association. finally, she is here today with her husband, john avlon, of "newsweek" and the daily beast among others, including cnn, as well as her parents, andrew and jeannie hoover. and andrew, of course, is herbert hoover's brand son. we'd like to welcome you all here today. [applause] okay. among her many goals in life, i am sure, two are key at present. both, as i noted before, align quite well with the kinds of things that we care about here at the reagan foundation. the first involves something i'll call brand relevance. if you are a follower of the reagan foundation ally prayer, our mission and what w

presidential stay power. the campaign rallied supporters outside while inside the candidates made their final pitch for votes. they united behind their goal to unseat president obama. >> mr. president, get the government off our backs. >> reporter: the party favorite michelle bachman emphasized her value. >> in iowa, we are social conservatives and we will never be ashamed of being social conservatives. >> reporter: the straw poll is the unofficial kickoff for the candidates' election policy and is a big fund-raiser for the iowa gop. thousands get up close with the candidates, listen to music and pay $30 to cast their ballots. the campaigns often foot the bill. >> we are going to vote here today and pay our own way because we don't want to be beholden for someone. >> reporter: for patrick dempsey's family they know their candidate i ron paul. >> i think it is great that people come out and get involved about the political process rather than sit at home and complain. >> reporter: front runner mitt romney didn't even show up but his name appeared on the ballot. the results usually start to weed out the weaker candidates i

the president in iowa. >> rick perry, the governor of texas, republican presidential candidate said the men and women of the united someone who has worn the uniform and said he served in the air force. do you see a comment like he he makes referring to you as disrespectful to the commander in chief? >> he just got in the presidential race. everybody who runs for president, it takes time before they start realizing that this is not like running for governor or senator or congress. you have to be a little more careful about what you say. i will cut him some slack. he only has been at it for a few days now >> let's go to new hampshire. our senior editor mark preston is standing by. mark, we heard advice that president obama gave governor perry yesterday in the interview. i take it the governor is responding today. he didn't take that advice. he said he was select lectured by the president and had harsh words for him as well. let's listen. >> the president said i needed to wash what i say. i want to respond back if i may. mr. president, actions speak louder than words. my actions as governor are helping create jobs in

presidential candidates who are preparing to take on president obama who has never looked more vulnerable. making it all the more possible that one of these republicans will be the next president of the united states. the political world, focused on iowa, turned its eyes briefly southward. with late word today that texas governor rick perry, a wild card, will declare his presidential candidacy saturday, the day of the iowa straw poll, and will swoop into this state sunday. texas has a strong economy but perry has so far received very little national scrutiny. >> i'll tell you, this west texas optimist sees our brightest hour as just around the corner. >> reporter: he will join the other candidates. grilling pork loin this morning at the iowa state fair, the front-runner mitt romney. after keeping a low profile for months, he's now jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. the former massachusetts governor is, in these trying economic times, emphasizing his time as head of an investment firm. >> i didn't inhale politics. i'm still a business guy. and private citizen. >> reporter: romney's detractors call him insincere and note his propensity to gaffe. as happened today when he said co

united states? >> greta: i think he's a viable vice presidential candidate.use of the electoral college votes in florida. wisconsin, 12 points for obama last time. now he's not doing so well in wisconsin, republican governor. i would be surprised if he's not a viable candidate. >> i have the opposite view for this reason, think i you are right, wisconsin is arguably going to be the schwinny of swing states. z less likelihood ryan would be on the ticket he would re-introduce at the end of the summer the paul ryan budget the kinds of things that some republicans want to run on, but would want to run on for a year with ryan making their arguments not the thing that romney or perhaps a perry would like to reengage with two[%y months left in the race. i wish they would. it is one of the reasons i thought many thought right wrap would be a good candidate. just in terms of practical politics, there are lots of reasons to pick marco rubio, maybe fewer to pick paul ryan. i perry calling? >> he wants to talk about the big ticket issues. he wanted a candidate to issue a

opportunity to bring his perspective to the table as we offer all of the presidential candidates this year and the president of the united states to has yet to take us up on the offer. the conservative christian group asked candidates to sign [unintelligible] stating, "in one concise document, they managed to condemn gays single-parent single individuals divorce is, muslims, gays in the military, women who choose to have abortions, and everyone else who doesn't fit in a norman rockwell painting." the decision to defend the new mexico border is a waste of money and he blasted rick perry for doing an impression of george bush. with his own ideas and such issues as the defense spending, medicare governor johnson acknowledges that name recognition has been an impediment. please give a warm welcome to governor johnson. [applause]

. >> rick perry, the governor of texas, republican presidential candidate now, says the men and women of the unitedtates military want someone who's worn the uniform. he says he served in the air force. do you see a comment like that that he makes referring to you as disrespectful to the commander in chief? >> you know, mr. perry just got in the presidential race, and i think that everybody who runs for president, it probably takes them a little bit of time before they start realizing that this isn't like running for governor or running for senator or running for congress and you've got to be a little more careful about what you say. but i'll cut him some slack. he's only been at it for a few days now. >> mitt romney says corporations are people. does he have a point? >> well, if you tell me that corporations are vital to american life, that the free enterprise system has been the greatest wealth creator that we've ever seen, that corporate ceos and folks who are working in our large companies that are creating incredible products and services and that is all to the benefit of the united states of

. >> rick perry, the governor of texas, republican presidential candidate now, says the men and women of the unitedmeone who's worn the uniform. he says he served in the air force. do you see a comment like that that he makes referring to you as disrespectful to the commander in chief? >> you know, mr. perry just got in the presidential race. and i think that everybody who runs for president, it probably takes them a little bit of time before they start realizing that this isn't like running for governor or running for senator or running for congress. you've got to be a little more careful about what you say. but i'll cut him some slack. he's only been at it for a few days now. >> mitt romney says corporations are people. does he have a point? >> well r, if you tell me that corporations are vital to american life, that the free enterprise system has been the greatest wealth creator that we've ever seen, that there are corporate ceos and folks who are working in our large companies that are creating incredible products and services and that is all to the benefit of the united states of america, that

today as a candidate for president of the united states. ( cheers and applause ) >> sometimes it kind of takes me a while to get into something like this presidential race, but let me tell you when i'm in, i'm in all the way. >> jon: why would the josh brolin character from w be running for president? what? that's a real guy? no. i interviewed him? oh. three-term texas governor. i'm sure i'm overreacting. two texas governors who sort of sound alike. how similar could they be? >> they're two guys from west texas. same texas boots. same kind of ideologies. similar manners and some of that west texas swagger. >> former air force pilot and father of two. >> met his wife in elementary school. he holds a day-prayer and carries a laser-fired pistol. he is george bush on steroids. >> jon: no. no, he's not! he's not george bush on steroids. rick perry is what happens if lex luthor disstilled george bush's essence in a laboratory and crossed it with gun powder and semen from the finest thoroughbred and strappeded that concoction on to a nuclear missile and shot it into the (beep) sun. and then waited, waited, waited, until one day on the anniversary of the a

presidential fields. candidates hosted tent parties. >> i think that michele bachmann has a lot of things to offer for the united states. >> where campaigns provided music, food. >> good afternoon. we're having a good time in iowa. >> and the $30 fund racer ticket to actually cast a straw vote. >> who are you backing? >> tim pawlenty. >> why? >> because i think he has the answers. >> tim pawlenty tried to show strength with an army in green t-shirts. >> what are you hearing from people? >> people are having a combination of fun and about trying to get our country back on track. people are enjoying it but serious about the fact -- it's got to get fixed. >> reporter: iowa voters know their choice today could push weaker candidates out of the race. >> we need to get it down to the cream of the crop and find out who we all believe is the cream of the crop so they can go on. >> reporter: and a compelling story in the balance farther down. mitt romney got 567 votes. his name did appear. but governor rick perry of texas was a write-in. more people voted for him. 718 votes and he just joined the race today. lester? >> kelly o'donnell, thanks to g

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these set pieces we've come to associate with american presidential campaigns, what is the weirdest thing about running for president of the unitedtes? >> oh, there's lots of weird things about it. the iowa fair, which i actually loved, because they have the best pork chops i ever had. >> now you're pandering, governor. >> i am, but they also have fried ice cream, give me a break, who could eat fried ice cream? that was pretty weird. >> former governor howard dean, also head of the dnc, thank you for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, must read for today. what a soldier about to be deployed says how we treat men and women who fight after they come home. >>> and the only candidate in the republican field saying no to wall street money, he'll be my guest coming up. for pain. it has microparticles and enters the bloodstream faster. works twice as fast as before. did you invent this or something? dr. eric first, from bayer. wow. [ male announcer ] new bayer advanced aspirin. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical histo

these set pieces we've come to associate with american presidential campaigns, what is the weirdest thing about running for president of the united states? >> oh, there's lots of weird things about it. the iowa fair, which i actually loved, because they have the best pork chops i ever had. >> now you're pandering, governor. >> i am, but they also have fried ice cream, give me a break, who could eat fried ice cream? that was pretty weird, fried ice cream. >> former governor howard dean, also former head of the dnc, thank you for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, must read for today. what a soldier about to be deployed says how we treat men and women who fight after they come home. >>> and the only candidate in the republican field saying no to wall street money, he'll be my guest coming up. ♪ these eyes cry every night >>> michele bachmann pretty much ignored last week's provocative "newsweek" cover photo. that image and those eyes have become an internet sensation. behold the bachmann-eyezed tumbler featuring her stare plastered on celebrities, muppets, politicians, beauty queens, and others. among my favorites, bill o'reilly, r