that was a $250,000 contract and a subcontractor was barbary coast consultants, a public- relations firm. one could ask what they're doing contracting public relations firm for eight safety net hospitals already has a public relations department. furthermore, if you look at the report that is posted on the controllers website, it is 53 pages of mom and apple pie, not a single statistic, not a single word about the morale issues, the treatment of the dissidents at laguna honda. frankly, as a taxpayer for decades in san francisco, i object to the use of my money in this way. the managers should know what they're doing before they are -- if what had gone on had occurred, they should bought it to other city departments. finally, i would like to draw your attention to the comments about charter section f, which is about the legal text and it clearly said the comptroller's office could hire external independent auditors which -- what should have been done with the laguna honda gift fund with potential conflicts of interest in that case. to the extent the $11.5 million budgeted for 10-11 is not

meantime, muni shelling out $100,000 to hire new public-relations firm. it off as it prepares for labor negotiations with its workers. the agency said the move comes because the current press office which has two employees is not familiar with labour negotiations. muni is facing a $20 million deficit. seismologists say the earthquake early warning system in japan worked. they are suggesting that california invest in a similar system. they say the system give a tent set the morning to the city and 25 second morning for those in tokyo. the technology is available but it cost $80 million of start of money scientists say one thing is for sure, an early warning system would save countless lives and vital infrastructure in the event of an earthquake. >> visualize at 100 people and a bus going 70 mi. an hour in the runs off their road and the driver slams on the brakes. it's not going to roll over but there will be a lot of entry. one of those bosses with 100 people were pretty much wiped out the emergency responders that will need the end up giving care. that's

i will tell you quickly that we e-mailed dan schneider's public relations firm and they had no comment about tonight's fundraiser. >>> vcu fans gearing up for the game in houston. >> it's electric. ky say go rams now and people know what i'm talking about. >> we are talking to local alumni about their final four fever. we'll be right back. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. we had an outpouring of-- of support. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. the 60 miles-- it makes a statement. i know i'm stronger than i was before, both mentally and physically. i walk with my sister. our relationship has gone to a whole new level because of training together. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. i knew that there was something really special about this event. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. it was three days of hope. of love. of empow

admitted that centcom and others had hired tens of thousands of private bloggers through public relations firms all over the world to engage in global this information and also engage in this information here domestically and now they're basically adopting that same pentagon system and expanding it to go out with computer systems that in mash poses individuals spamming the internet message boards and commenting systems with ridicule of anyone that questions any government lies as a conspiracy theorist they're also now basically shutting out more and more croissant media watchdog organizations that also go out as so-called experts and demonize the alternative media and the amazing thing about this is internet only admitted that they've got fake robot computer systems out spamming the web posing as individuals they've got armies of bloggers that they hired doing this in the united states and all over the world in israel going back many years admits they actually have computer programs that alert hundreds of thousands of paid. minions who also go out and do this but people are beginning to really

. >> mark: muni shelling out $100,000 to hire new public relations firm.ed in the agency's office that has to employes has is not familiar with aspects of labor negotiations. they have a deficit. safety concerns after this you to the video services showing the door open out the train was running during rush- hour. they noticed the door was opened last friday, you could see the train moving quickly with passengers read by the open door. it was not until the train arrived at church street the door closed. they are investigating the situation will take proper action. let's get an update >> reporter: frothis started ase smash and grab for a jewelry, things didn't go histhe way the burglars wanted to. the getaway car driver was shot, it to other suspects were arrested. police investigator said the break-in was the first time somebody was killed during an apple store burglar that has become too common. >> darya: 7:37 a.m. we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. >> mark: the latest on weather and traffic and the national weather after the break. [ man ]

he did surround himself, i think with public relations firm and advisors who helped him a lot.went to a u.n. briefing, one of the few candidates who did it took ample notes and the next day he was on the radio talking about the kind of thing he is had learned. so without a doubt his learning curve is going to have to be skyrocketing, but he's also mentioned that he understands that and he will surround himself with experts who can do the job. a major question is going to be, of course, who wi those experts be? and there are some concerns that does harken back to the past to the duvalier past and this position to reestablish the haitian army is going to be one that will galvanize and polarize haiti tremendously and i'm not sure there's going to be great ability of the international community, enthusiasm of the international community to respond to that, either. >> suarez: will americans have watch this kind of a struggle through the last 20 years? what does he have to do right out of the gate? >> well, first i think there are some things he's talked about, like that military, th

firm called rivera public relations and we've opened up about 250 restaurants out there and i've chosen to live in that area because it's becoming the culinary capital of san francisco. i love that neighborhood and i think tacolicious would be a huge addition to our street. president olague: additional public comment? >> my name is manuel ramirez. i work for tacolicious. this place is awesome. the food is very honest. i'm really happy with my job. i have other report to you for other place, the owners they gave me always -- he try to gray up everything, so i'm really happy in this place. this place is awesome. do you want to try this, it's very, very good from this place. thank you. president olague: thank you. any additional public comment? seeing none? i tried. >> i work at tacolicious. i'm grateful the next restaurant, i'm going to be the new chef. tacolicious is a great restaurant, a great company, great to create new jobs and we really need to have to establishment to start to create new jobs and start something new. tacolicious is very licious. president olague: it is great to see

i would need a decent public relations firm to bring me to a decent level of obscurity. who is this guy talking to nixon? he was kind enough to do that, and i don't present this to the court of history as extenuating circumstances, but that was part of the man. >> a great sense of personal consideration, i think we all agree with that. he saw life from the perspective of someone who had come up from small town, small roots, and was able to listen to the trend and i can dream -- listen to the train at night and dream. he cared deeply about words. the use of the little dog checkers in 1952 -- a lot of people to this date cannot possibly forget about him. let me pick up where he left off -- you left off, some of the promise of the first year of the administration revolving in the conflict and confrontation is in the 1970 period. unrest, economy stagnated, the midterm elections. even the elections for it makes it look like a daunting prospect -- even the elections for nixon looks like a daunting prospect. a lot was gone on and on other fronts. the china initiative was being

firm well. as we both know, he has said public relations problems, and that has not been successful.i have a sense that may have taken a toll on him a bit, and maybe only way -- oftentimes, people become too much the store themselves, it sort of like cathleen black did in new york. you cannot turn the page until that person needs, and it seems unfair because he has actually done a good job running the firm. tavis: telling bad jokes does not help. >> as i say in the book, that was taken of context. fair game. but they got the last laugh, because it was a u.k. newspaper. he was making it off the cuff a joke. he has a good sense of humor, but it was too good a line for them to pass up, and it blew up into a headline. tavis: you mention a few names. we have heard it so far, hank paulson. the name robert rubin, those who worked at the top of the food chain at goldman sachs. i said earlier that many of us prefer to read as a government -- many of us prefer to read as government -- refer to it as government sachs. >> tavis, this has been going on for 100 years. it is not unusual with washin

yesterday, michigan dem carl levin questioned the accuracy of related testimony goldman gave to congress last year. a goldman spokesman says the firms taking the accusations, quote, seriously. >>> yesterday, stocks edge higher or news that manufacturing and corporate hiring increased nationwide this spring. another sign of growing confidence in the economy, more people are quitting their jobs because more companies are hiring. according to the department of labor, job postings in february hit a two-year high. jp morgan chase led financial stocks lower as the possibility of more penalties for nation's foreclosure crisis cast a shadow on its earnings. network equipment maker river bed technology lifted the nasdaq with a rosy outlook. gram paging for $1.2 billion boosted both companies. sales of apple ipads rose. keep an eye on google. the web giant reports earnings after the bell. finally, a sign of the times, a rare 10 karat pink diamond ring went unsold at christie's this week. the cushion cut stunner was expected to fetch $15 million. wow. it is beautiful. >>> kobe sticks his foot in it, a walk-off winner, and hockey playoffs begi

oil equipment firm national oilwell fell 4.6% on triple its usual volume. earnings slipped, partly because of write-downs related to libya. conoco-phillips dropped almost 2% after disappointing earnings. from stocks to silver. silver prices shot up to another generational high, now closing in on $50 an ounce. silver up almost $3, and did pop over $48 before settling just below that price. this is just the past 90 sessions. silver has made up all of what it lost earlier this week. and with the dollar falling to new post-recession lows, foreign currency exchange-traded funds continue hitting new highs. the e.t.f.s following the euro, the british pound and the australian dollar all rallied to new highs. with about 1% gains. johnson & johnson made it official today, a $21.3 billion buyout offer for orthopedics maker synthes. it is a cash-and-stock deal. j&j calls it a growth purchase, not synergy, meaning don't look for johnson & johnson to find many places to cut costs and it will hurt earnings a little, but it expects the purchases to add sales and operating profit. shares rallied nicely-- up 1% on heavier-than-us

related to the drug, though. a trio of restaurant stocks were moving. chipotle mexican grill fell almost 4%. earnings were strong and it will join the s&p 500 soon. the firm also confirmed the government has begun a criminal investigation, looking to see if the company hired illegal immigrants. cheesecake factory fell almost 4%. its outlook was disappointing with rising food costs. and yum brands jumped 4%, thanks to the strength of its kentucky fried chicken in china. a handful of new stocks hit the tape this week. airplane leasing firm air lease started at $26.50 per share, tesoro logistics was offered at $21 per share, and chinese internet data center 21vianet shot up from its i.p.o. price of $15. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: april is financial literacy month, and it's never too early to learn good financial habits. in tonight's "kids and cash," teaching your children how to handle money responsibly. here's neale godfrey, founder of the children's financial network. >> are you sick of hearing, "i want, i want" from your kids? if you're like most parents, you are. how do you teach your kids that money doesn't grow on trees? start with

firms. i was in the top 10% of my cla class." but she didn't get a job offer. well, i related because i graduated from law school after her in 1967 and law firms in texas didn't hire women then either. so i know how she felt as she went through obstacle and obstacles and obstacles. but she said, "you know, in the end, each thing was an obstacle that i had to get by at theime but i didn't have too many obstacles," because she just picked herself up and kept right on going. she truly was an inspiration and a trail blazer for women of our time. throughout her life, as a public school teacher, as an assistant district attorney, as a congresswoman and candidate for vice president, geri ferraro fought for the causes that were important to her. and when she learned that she had multiple myeloma, a somewhat rare blood disease that is incurable, she drew upon that same fightinsame -- same fighting sp. as she waged the battle with her own disease, geri stepped into the spotlight because she knew that if she talked about it with her high profile, that she could bring help to others. her

firm. host: in the ninth circuit court of appeals, the california gay marriage case. how does that relate to doma? guest: they are all interrelated. if you determine that the u.s. constitution, particularly the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment of the u.s. constitution, it does not allow you to ban same-sex marriage, prohibits the banning of same- sex marriage, at that point all bets are off. even if doma itself would not be directly struck down, at that point, let's assume that the circuit as it will die, which they have not yet come up by the way -- let's assume that the circuit does it rule out, which they've not yet, by the way -- the case you are referring to is the challenge of proposition 8. proposition 8 was a ballot measure passed in 2008 by california voters that amended the california constitution to ban same-sex marriage. that was first challenged in state courts and that was ultimately unsuccessful. then last year, david boies and ted olson, boies being a prominent democratic attorney and olson being a bush administration lawyer, and it together to challenge propo