. >> my name is scott thomas, and my wife and i moved to parkmerced 30 years ago, and we have absolutely no regrets. one of the good things about this is trust. years ago, it promised us a brand new elevators they then said they would we do the laundry rooms, in they did that. there was also exercise room in all of the towers. this is what it is all about. i trust parkmerced's management. they will do the right thing by us. president chiu: next speaker. >> i highly suggest to approve this project at parkmerced. this is something we will deal with every day of our lives. traffic. it is time for renovation. opportunities. we all want to improve our city. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> hello, my name is alex reyes. i have been a resident for many years, and anybody who has been there knows that the open space is pretty much an unusual -- unusable. it requires chemicals to survive. this provides acres of new space for the community. thank you. >> good evening, board of supervisors. my name is timothy, and i am a union member and also is in francisco native. i urge you to go forw

thomas has the story. >> i will not stay here tonigh tonight. >>reporter: barbara scott lived in the home here since 1972. rain damage started last sunday. but today the situation has gotten dangerous. her retaining wall and yard itself is sliding downhill. she fears that she might not have a home soon. >> scared. worried. this is home. and l you look around and you say there's a possibility that i can actually lose my home. >>reporter: she's afraid if the deck goes so goes her home. today a structural engineer for the city examined the damage to the 3 homes here and then red tagged barbara home. she's leaving to stay with her twin sister in hercules. below barbara home on hillside avenue the city suggested she put a tarp over the hillside but the nephew is taking the tarp off is useless. >> like a band-aid on a heart attack. damage already done and so whatever the city is going to do they are going to do. but so far the city hasn't been able to do anything. they say the houses are not on city property. and sandra whose husband has lived in the house for 43 years says th

thomas frank thanks so much for being with us tonight pleasure talking with you coming up nuclear threat levels continue to rise in japan president obama lays down the hammer and libya and scott walker gets a knockout blow from the courts are big picture rumble is up next. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right and. i think. people want to well. we never government says they're going to keep him safe get ready because your freedom. they tell martin here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. are you ready to rumble on the panel tonight jimmy weinstein steen the weinstein dead at the only color i have only if you know of john walker senior policy analyst at firedoglake dot com and see the motley president of less government ok let's get started desperate efforts continue in japan to prevent a nuclear catastrophe here in america we have to ask ourselves could this happen here there are twenty three general electric mark one nuclear reactors in operation in the us exact same design as the reactors in japan at least five out of the six that are on the verge of meltdown so isn't it time we forget about nuclear power and invest in

thomas to the hospital where he recovered. now he's back in jail awaiting his court appearance. >>> well, it was a day of dueling budget protests in wisconsin. supporters of republican governor scott walker got together at an arena in madison. they back walker's attempt to strip state workers of most of their collective bargaining rights. many more protesters were outside that arena to voice their continued opposition to walker's plan. they say it's nothing more than an attempt to bust unions. >>> five republicans who were considering a possible run for president next year will be in iowa today to test the political waters. so far, though, no republican has emerged in the race. at least one potential candidate is stirring up plenty of controversy. abc's rick klein explains. >> reporter: in a presidential race that's taking its time to develop, one possible candidate found an unlikely opponent. oscar winner natalie portman, who thanked the father of her soon-to-be born child at the ceremony. >> my beautiful love has now given me my most important role of my life. >> the people see a natalie portman or some other hollywood starlet who boasts of, hey, look, we're having children. we'