not do a good job of presenting information complete and accurate information to the vermont public service board and that's unacceptable to entergy it certainly on an unacceptable to the public and that shook public trust and confidence and we absolutely understand it and then have a treaty in leak to groundwater. adds to a lack of confidence we've said numerous times we apologize for that we're embarrassed about that that shouldn't have happened. i'm. we're gone oh. my god we're the moderates we're used to all the different seasons you put on some extra clothes it's winter obviously that raise certain challenges but it's not a problem that happen to be january so that's when we're walking. i walking because it feels like a powerful * way to stand on message that it's time to shut the plant down. we're really excited to be here we're looking forward to meeting with our legislators in a little while and i really appreciate the opportunity to have democracy in action are walking through the state. i am speaking on behalf of walkers who today completed a 126 mile 11 day walk. and now i'd like to pr

will formally issue is includes a new license and a matter of if but under vermont law the public service board and the legislature must also approve a license extension. tonight on nightline a nuclear emergency a massive new exposure rocks a crippled reactor plant in japan prompting the greatest fears yet radiation. and a new wave of a back to a should. fall out reactor up in smoke how dangerous radiation leaks can be a plant located on a seismic fault the smoldering disaster zone the latest challenge at the fukushima daiichi site a fire in the number 4 reactor that's right down here in the area just near the room where highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored this turn for the worse in reactor 4 after a day in which there was some evidence japan might finally be making some small progress as it struggles with the worst nuclear crisis since trolled. let's assess the risk with arnie gundersen he's a nuclear safety advocate who consults with vermont state government about the mont yankee nuclear plant mr gundersen is joining us on the telephone sir based on what you have heard this is react

will formally issue resume to use a new license and a matter of if but under vermont law the public service board and the legislature must also approve a license extension. are you going. to go on. tonight on nightline a nuclear emergency a massive new exposure rocks a crippled reactor plant in japan prompting the greatest fears yet radiation catastrophe and a new wave of the back to a should. fall out for this reactor up in smoke how dangerous radiation leaks can be a plant located on a seismic fault the smoldering disaster zone the latest challenge at the fukushima daiichi site a fire in the number 4 reactor that's right down here in the area just near the rules were highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored in this turn for the worse in reactor 4 after a day in which there was some evidence japan might finally be making some small progress as it struggles with the worst nuclear crisis since trolled. let's assess the risk with arnie gundersen he's a nuclear safety advocate who consults with them on state government about the month yankee nuclear plant mr gundersen is joining us on the telep

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and whose will not cover any protection at all you can think of the public services whether the national transportation safety board, faa, fda and you think these are things that protect that they try to get rid of environmental protection i was going to say national parks but he just announced he wants to have drilling and mining in national parks. so we have a government that is the dream of the farthest right extremist fringe of american politics. the most important thing we can do is to encourage voting in november. [applause] >> this is about san francisco but could apply to others as well. what steps do educators need to take to start a movement to opt out? >> line of the stories is the opt out movement which was very successful. it started with common core testing and in long island to realize her son was coming home every day to say i hate school i want to go anymore and she understood using that overheard drilling of schooling previously he expressed so she started a facebook group long island opt out she had members then weeks later 23000 then looked at other parents who had many thousands of member start

of projects that flow through there that are directly under public works or are contracted services. i think that it's important for this board to be reminded and the public to be reminded that this is a department that provides services to the airport, to rec and park and to the public utilities commission. and let's drill down on that and see where that goes. i've had none of this is gotcha stuff. all of the questions that i intended to ask i have shared with the acting director, and i'm sorry if i mess this up, but soon we'll be on a first-name basis, as well as the city administrator and staff to the department. so with that, colleagues, if you don't have any questions i thought that we would start by asking the acting director to start with a high level briefing to this committee about the organizational structure, about the budget, and then i would like to drill down into the contracting process, how contracts are let. i'm not asking about any particular contract, at least not yet today. although -- and i do want to say to supervisor haney that i very much appreciated your timely hearing on the topic of garbage cans. so

of projects that flow through there that are directly under public works or are contracted services. i think that it's important for this board to be reminded and the public to be reminded that this is a department that provides services to the airport, to rec and park and to the public utilities commission. and let's drill down on that and see where that goes. i've had none of this is gotcha stuff. all of the questions that i intended to ask i have shared with the acting director, and i'm sorry if i mess this up, but soon we'll be on a first-name basis, as well as the city administrator and staff to the department. so with that, colleagues, if you don't have any questions i thought that we would start by asking the acting director to start with a high level briefing to this committee about the organizational structure, about the budget, and then i would like to drill down into the contracting process, how contracts are let. i'm not asking about any particular contract, at least not yet today. although -- and i do want to say to supervisor haney that i very much appreciated your timely hearing on the topic of garbage cans. so

board for the city. m.t.a. is a public service. fire and police do not think in the same way. they don't favor one district over another. a house burning down in the bayview is as important as the house burning in the marina district. that applies equally to crime. basically, i think this is a start, but you better address the rest of the city. as far as pleading no resources, managers are paid to address this. >> thank you. any further comment on item 15. seeing none. my understanding this is an information item, not a vote item. directors any questions? >> yes, i do have one question. i know we use metrics around on time performance and schedules, but have we ever thought about a time? you made me think of that when you pointed out the hour and 20 minutes. i always look before trips sometimes i can get there 10 minutes in taxi where it takes 45 minutes by transit. i have a choice. other people don't have that choice. could we have like a trip time? i understand there are different variables. a trip time metric. that is the difference maker between people taking transit. you

public service and brought to you by our television provider. >> pentagon officials announced they would be testing everyone on board the uss theodore roosevelt a after more sailors tested positive. and there are other steps they are taking to protect service members and their families. >> giving us a forum to get information out. good morning to all of you and good morning to the general and sergeant major. on tuesday, i spoke to you about our efforts on the navy side and we want to update you on the measures we are taking in the marine corps. before i do that's correct let me give you our latest navy numbers some everyone is on the same page. total of 133 positive covid-19 in the united states navy. 104 active duty military, 23 civilians, 16 dependents and 19 contractors. i want to give a quick update on the teddy roosevelt. we found several more cases on board the ship. we are in the process now of testing 100% of the crew of that ship to ensure that we are able to contain whatever spread might have occurred there on the ship. but i want to emphasize that the ship is operationally capable and can do its mission sm the ship is pulling into

services that we provide to the public. you'll notice the proposals, we recommended all of those move forward, and those have been included in the budget. we have proposed two different options for the board to consider, and y, we hope to get feedback on this. again, taking an equity lenses, we have two options, the equity monthly option, and the equity clipper option. the position of the budget, we have budgeted or assumed the equity, but the differential is not substantial. it's within a few hundred thousand dollars. the equity monthly option keeps the cash fare at $3, keeps the electronic differential where it is per policy now, at $2.75, adds free muni for youth, and that is all youth across san francisco. i will say that a lot of the feedback we got, especially from the san francisco youth commission, was around this particular program. and while there is a cost associated with it, the $2 million we reported to you during the workshop, there's also costs that we don't see, i.e., the cost of fare evasion, the costs associated with the program. so when you really think about it, we will be able to direct a lot of those resources towards actual fare paying customers and actually doing e

today, six subway lines reopened t the public, three days after bus service resumed-- but s ssengers are required to register their to record thtreiel before boarding. former oklahoma representative and senator tom coburn died today. coburn, a republican, was an obstetrician and became known as "dr. no" during his time in office for his opposition to federal spending. coburn died from complications from prostate cancer. he was 72 years old. >> sreenivasan: for the latest on the coronavirus and news from around the world, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. the economic toll covid-19 is taking, more than three million americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, a record number. according to the kaiser health foundation, close to half of employees receive health iurce from their employer. that means more 00than 100 might now be not only out of a job, t without health nsurance, as well. as you might imagine, that has only intensified the national conversation about uversal health care. i recently spoke about that with sara c, vice president for health care coverage and access at the commonwealth fund. enormous numbers of people that were filing for u

no cuts on services, no cuts on jobs, no fare increase on cross the board to any payment options. thank you. >> thank you very much. any further public comment on item 14? seeing none, jonathan, as i understand it, there are two main issues which you want guidance. the one i sum rised halfway through, if we accept cash fares flat, the all youth riding for free and the homeless benefit we talked about, then if we accept that premise whether we fund it by increasing the monthly pass fee more than we would otherwise or close the gap between the clipper card and the cash fare, which will remain flat but maintain differential. that is number one. i think i understand it but for efficiency would you summarize the towing option on which you would like our guidance? >> the towing option is simply whether to reduce the first time. >> yes or no? >> yes. >> very good. okay. directors, we have heard public comment before we have individual directors provide guidance if they wish to do so to jonathan and leo. let me ask if there are questions first. director bordon. >> i have a question. we talked about this with people being able to use clipper

of projects that flow through there that are directly under public works or are contracted services. i think that it's important for this board to be reminded and the public to be reminded that this is a department that provides services to the airport, to rec and park and to the public utilities commission. and let's drill down on that and see where that goes. i've had none of this is gotcha stuff. all of the questions that i intended to ask i have shared with the acting director, and i'm sorry if i mess this up, but soon we'll be on a first-name basis, as well as the city administrator and staff to the department. so with that, colleagues, if you don't have any questions i thought that we would start by asking the acting director to start with a high level briefing to this committee about the organizational structure, about the budget, and then i would like to drill down into the contracting process, how contracts are let. i'm not asking about any particular contract, at least not yet today. although -- and i do want to say to supervisor haney that i very much appreciated your timely hearing on the topic of garbage cans. so

of projects that flow through there that are directly under public works or are contracted services. i think that it's important for this boardded and the public to be reminded that this is a department that provides services to the airport, to rec and park and to the public utilities commission. and let's drill down on that and see where that goes. i've had none of this is gotcha stuff. all of the questions that i intended to ask i have shared with the acting director, and i'm sorry if i mess this up, but soon we'll be on a first-name basis, as well as the city administrator and staff to the department. so with that, colleagues, if you don't have any questions i thought that we would start by asking the acting director to start with a high level briefing to this committee about the organizational structure, about the budget, and then i would like to drill down into the contracting process, how contracts are let. i'm not asking about any particular contract, at least not yet today. although -- and i do want to say to supervisor haney that i very much appreciated your timely hearing on the topic of garbage cans. so i would --

of projects that flow through there that are directly under public works or are contracted services. i think that it's important for this board to be reminded and the public to be reminded that this is a department that provides services to the airport, to rec and park and to the public utilities commission. and let's drill down on that and see where that goes. i've had none of this is gotcha stuff. all of the questions that i intended to ask i have shared with the acting director, and i'm sorry if i mess this up, but soon we'll be on a first-name basis, as well as the city administrator and staff to the department. so with that, colleagues, if you don't have any questions i thought that we would start by asking the acting director to start with a high level briefing to this committee about the organizational structure, about the budget, and then i would like to drill down into the contracting process, how contracts are let. i'm not asking about any particular contract, at least not yet today. although -- and i do want to say to supervisor haney that i very much appreciated your timely hearing on the topic of garbage cans. so

board for the city. m.t.a. is a public service. fire and police do not think in the same way.they don't favor one district over another. a house burning down in the bayview is as important as the house burning in the marina district. that applies equally to crime. basically, i think this is a start, but you better address the rest of the city. as far as pleading no resources, managers are paid to address this. >> thank you. any further comment on item 15. seeing none. my understanding this is an information item, not a vote item. directors any questions? >> yes, i do have one question. i know we use metrics around on time performance and schedules, but have we ever thought about a time? you made me think of that when you pointed out the hour and 20 minutes. i always look before trips sometimes i can get there 10 minutes in taxi where it takes 45 minutes by transit. i have a choice. other people don't have that choice. could we have like a trip time? i understand there are different variables. a trip time metric. that is the difference maker between people taking transit. you d

board for the city. m.t.a. is a public service. fire and police do not think in the same way.they don't favor one district over another. a house burning down in the bayview is as important as the house burning in the marina district. that applies equally to crime. basically, i think this is a start, but you better address the rest of the city. as far as pleading no resources, managers are paid to address this. >> thank you. any further comment on item 15. seeing none. my understanding this is an information item, not a vote item. directors any questions? >> yes, i do have one question. i know we use metrics around on time performance and schedules, but have we ever thought about a time? you made me think of that when you pointed out the hour and 20 minutes. i always look before trips sometimes i can get there 10 minutes in taxi where it takes 45 minutes by transit. i have a choice. other people don't have that choice. could we have like a trip time? i understand there are different variables. a trip time metric. that is the difference maker between people taking transit. you d

you can think of all the public services that we count upon, whether it is the national transportation safety board, the faa, the food and drug administration, and these are things that protect our food, rapidly trying to get rid of environmental protection. i was going to say national parks, but he announced he wants to have drilling and mining in the national parks. we have a government that is the dream of the farthest right extremist fringe of american politics. the most important thing that we can do is to encourage a blue tsunami in november. [applause] >> i'm actually going to broaden this. this is about san francisco. i think it can apply to other cities as well. what steps do educators and parents need to take to start a movement to opt out of standardized test? >> one of the stories in my book is about the new york state opt out movement which was very successful. it started with common core testing. it started with a parent and long island new york who realized her son was coming home every day saying i hate school. i don't want to go to school anymore. he was being test prepped and test

board? and mr. holt, please extend our thanks to the members that are opting out because of their service. >> clerk: okay. next item. this is the time for public comment. i this is the time to address members of the public -- i see mr. patrick. >> i'd like to address the members of the board. this came out of the transportation authority of san francisco and has effectively delayed this project two years. out of this delay, we've studied the project, and we've said we're going to put a new management structure between this board and the operations. that matter's been structured who we composed of substantially the same people who sit on this board, or maybe one level down. this is a quid pro quo. the quid is we have to change the management structure. the quo is we'll then give you the money. i don't know about you, but i find that objectionable. we've essentially delayed the project two years. now as i look at this next thing, what will flow out of that, in my opinion, is a tremendous amount of money for transportation improvements as we need to gin up the economy and get it going again. we will be sitting with our shoe in our back pocket, no

service and resets the environment conditions on board. incorporating all the great learnings from the world public health experts.alth organization, u.s. center for disease control prevention and the japanese ministry of health. >> passengers currently on board the princess cruise that led to the next five days will continue to sail as expected through the end of the crews. anything scheduled past march 17 will and early and customers who book trips for later this year can get refunds or credit for future trips. >>> leaders asking for emergency funding for various government agencies to make up for a steep drop in revenue. a big drop in ridership the past month because of concerns about the coronavirus. allie rasmus joins us live at the walnut creek bart station with more. >> reporter: we just lost her. we will check in with her momentarily. she has the transmission networking. >>> kaiser permanente providing driver testing for the coronavirus for people with respiratory symptoms. a video from a similar service being provided in south korea, the bay area largest healthcare provider raised tense tents outside the

but animal services wants to make it clear to the public that the shelter is not a temporary pet boardty. they also say while dogs and cats are not carriers of their coronavirus, people need to be cautious with them. >> animals are like any other surface. if they are with somebody who has the virus its potential that the virus is on there for her. any animal coming into the shelter, we are bathing, and in the unusual circumstance where it's not safe to do that, we are quarantining for five days. >> the shelter also set up adoptions through its network of foster owners. the coronavirus hasn't stopped people from seeking out companionship. >> one of the silver linings of this is that people are at home in a way they aren't normally, so we are finding people do want to adopt. >> the shelter says one way you can help is, if you can, become a foster pet owner.>>> all right, as i mentioned, second night in a row for a frost advisory for the north bay. we will see temperatures generally in the 30s in many places. even in concord and vallejo they will be in the mid to upper 30s. you will see t

of projects that flow through there that are directly under public works or are contracted services. i think that it's important for this board to be reminded and the public to be reminded that this is a department that provides services to the airport, to rec and park and to the public utilities commission. and let's drill down on that and see where that goes. i've had none of this is gotcha stuff. all of the questions that i intended to ask i have shared with the acting director, and i'm sorry if i mess this up, but soon we'll be on a first-name basis, as well as the city administrator and staff to the department. so with that, colleagues, if you don't have any questions i thought that we would start by asking the acting director to start with a high level briefing to this committee about the organizational structure, about the budget, and then i would like to drill down into the contracting process, how contracts are let. i'm not asking about any particular contract, at least not yet today. although -- and i do want to say to supervisor haney that i very much appreciated your timely hearing on the topic of garbage cans. so

we will take our fleet of 18 ships out of service and reset the environmental conditions on board, incorporating all the great learning from the world's public health experts. >> actor tom hanks tweeted he and his wife rita wilson tested positive for the virus in australia where he's working on a film. joel o stephens church announced its weekend services would be held exclusively online, the nas capital and supreme court are cr announced it will hold its next two races without fans in attendance joining the nba, nhl, ncaa, and other prominent sporting organizations that are altering or canceling schedules. major league baseball canceled spring training games and delayed its 2020 opening date for two weeks saying in a statement nothing is more important to us than they health and safety of our players, employees, and fans. >> it breaks my heart really, you have to do what you have to do. >> i'm not surprised they needed to do it. >> the national guard is helping to clean public spaces and deliver food near a cluster of covid-19 in the town of new rochelle. new york's governor announced the state is contracting with 28 private labs to make up

running for office or being in a public position, and the next day, i'm sworn in and serving on the board of supervisors. for many of us who are going through our public service, it's very interesting, i think, what people view as a leader. sometimes people say, well, maybe the person who is most outspoken, the person who yells the loudest or who speaks the loudest is going to be the best leader. and i think how i was raised, i like to listen first, and i like to try to figure outweighs to work with -- out ways to work with people to get things done. i hope that time goes on, you can see that you can have all sorts of different leaders whether at the top of city government or leading organizations or leading teams, that there are really different kinds of leadership styles that we should really foster because it makes us stronger as organizations. >> take advantage of all the wonderful information that you have here, at the vendor booth, at our seminars and also the one-on-one counseling. >> i wouldn't be where i was if i didn't have very strong people who believed in me. and even at times when i didn't believe in my own abilities or my own skills, i had a lo

board? and mr. holt, please extend our thanks to the members that are opting out because of their service. >> clerk: okay. next item. this is the time for public comment. i this is the time to address members of the public -- i see mr. patrick. >> i'd like to address the members of the board. this came out of the transportation authority of san francisco and has effectively delayed this project two years. out of this delay, we've studied the project, and we've said we're going to put a new management structure between this board and the operations. that matter's been structured who we composed of substantially the same people who sit on this board, or maybe one level down. this is a quid pro quo. the quid is we have to change the management structure. the quo is we'll then give you the money. i don't know about you, but i find that objectionable. we've essentially delayed the project two years. now as i look at this next thing, what will flow out of that, in my opinion, is a tremendous amount of money for transportation improvements as we need to gin up the economy and get it going again. we will be sitting with our shoe in our back pocket, no

board? and mr. holt, please extend our thanks to the members that are opting out because of their service. >> clerk: okay. next item. this is the time for public comment. i this is the time to address members of the public -- i see mr. patrick. >> i'd like to address the members of the board. this came out of the transportation authority of san francisco and has effectively delayed this project two years. out of this delay, we've studied the project, and we've said we're going to put a new management structure between this board and the operations. that matter's been structured who we composed of substantially the same people who sit on this board, or maybe one level down. this is a quid pro quo. the quid is we have to change the management structure. the quo is we'll then give you the money. i don't know about you, but i find that objectionable. we've essentially delayed the project two years. now as i look at this next thing, what will flow out of that, in my opinion, is a tremendous amount of money for transportation improvements as we need to gin up the economy and get it going again. we will be sitting with our shoe in our back pocket, no

board for the city. m.t.a. is a public service. fire and police do not think in the same way. they don't favor one district over another. a house burning down in the bayview is as important as the house burning in the marina district. that applies equally to crime. basically, i think this is a start, but you better address the rest of the city. as far as pleading no resources, managers are paid to address this. >> thank you. any further comment on item 15. seeing none. my understanding this is an information item, not a vote item. directors any questions? >> yes, i do have one question. i know we use metrics around on time performance and schedules, but have we ever thought about a time? you made me think of that when you pointed out the hour and 20 minutes. i always look before trips sometimes i can get there 10 minutes in taxi where it takes 45 minutes by transit. i have a choice. other people don't have that choice. could we have like a trip time? i understand there are different variables. a trip time metric. that is the difference maker between people taking transit. you

public service. mrs. mccain has dedicated her life doing significant global work of trafficking and other issues. she's the chair of the board of the mccain institute where she sees the organization focused on character driven local leadership on security and opportunity, freedom and human rights issues. she's also chair of the institutes human trafficking advisory consults. this is vickie kennedy, an accomplished attorney and a non-profit leaders. she advises government issues and regulatory issues. she's the president of the board and the cofounder of the kennedy institute for the study of the senate and a non-partisan and non-profit, dazzling and a beautiful building here in boston that educates the public of the unique role of the united states senate in our democracy. they'll be in conferring with gary hill. those of us in massachusetts know of her public leadership and lieutenant governor, she was the president and a former resident fellow here at the institute. join me welcoming lieutenant governor healy and mrs. mccain and mrs. kennedy. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you so much. thank you for those kinds introd

services like micromobility, transit options. technology is driving it and the public transit industry is very receptive to that in making advancements. it is an exciting future we have across the board transportation but also in public transit. >> thank you. >> senator, i think that's a critical component to replacing the rolling stock that exists. you know, if we're looking at many transit agencies that have aging stock, being able to replace that and update with newer technologies that you are seeing in automobiles right now. the collision prevention systems, the back up systems that have automatic braking, this can improve safety dramatically. and just make sure that our operators have an easier time navigating through congested roadways. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> senator? >> thank you, senator brown. i want to thank you and the chairman for having this hearing, thank all of you for your testimony. i'm a big supporter of moving forward as quickly as possible with this reauthorization. i also serve on the environment committee, and we have already passed unanimously the highway portion of this bill, so i'm hopeful that this committee will achieve the same consensus in

service and we wish him well." i like how formal -- as if he was removed from the board of hewlett-packard or something. [ laughter ] public has already found a replacement for flavor flav. this guy comes with a snooze button, which is nice. i just hope this doesn't result in flavor flav going out and acting all crazy. you know? maybe trump will appoint him to the coronavirus response team. you know, the coronavirus, this thing, everybody's talk k about it. it's the center of every conversation. for me the scariest part is the large percentage of americans who seem to be just learning you're supposed to wash your hands not a regular basis. [ laughter ] but don't worry. no one should ever worry because the president has this under control totally. >> we haven't seen an increase and people are getting better. almost everybody that we see is getting better. and it could be everybody. >> jimmy: right. it could be everybody. since he made that statement there are now 100 cases of corona in the u.s. six people have died. the first victim was in washington state. and in a press conference on saturday trump said the victim was a m

public safety. >>> in the east bay the board of supervisors ilmeetin wl not physically be in the chamber but will take part remotely. they are going to talk about emergency servicesunty. >>> in the south bay you are invited to join in the san jose city council meeting today, and members will give an update to the city's response to covid-19 and operation plans. the council is expected to discuss finance assistant for low income households and the fire department where 13 people there have tested positive. if you want to go, you can physically attend the meeting, and it will be live streamed on the city's youtube channel. >>> and businesses across san francisco are boarding up their storefronts and that violates city code but the city says that's fine. >>> a positive side in the coronavirus pandemic, china is easing its rules in the with yo morning. 5:39, you can see around pleasanton and livermore, tracy through the pass, it could be a little wet. same thing with 84 and 680 as you head down into the sunol grade. you can see a little sheen on the 6 let's see when the best timeframe is going to be for your neighborhood. we are going to be fairly quiet, at least the