. >> yes, i will accept an accord to helping to continue to shepherd us and the net -- shepherd us into the next phase. of like to have a new chair in the not so distant future. >> vice chair. i will renominate in absentia commissioner dufty who is the current vice chair. >> no. >> i was misinformed. i renominate commissioner campos. so approved. public comment, please. none, public comment is close td. >> item number 10, extension of contract for the council. >> we had a contract with miss miller and her long firm to represent the legal counsel and the executive officer. she cannot be here today. she went to the doctorx"b and e found out that she had h1n1. she decided to stay home. i wanted to say from a staff perspective that she has done a very good job since i have been here. i recommend that we continue her contract. there's one thing i want to point out, we are asking for more money for her in the upcoming year. we might need her assistance from a the co-counsel side -- from a legal counsel side. we might need extra attention turned to the money that will be spent will not be com

you have shepherded us through that process, said it would be an honor to introduce you. supervisor campos. >> good morning, everyone. i do not know how to speak in catalan so i will speak to spanish. thank you for everyone for the work that you have done. i appreciate the fact that throughout this process the mayor has made it clear if we are going to have a sister city relationship with any city, it needs to be meaningful, not in name only. in these economic times, it makes sense for cities like san francisco to reach out to places like barcelona. if you look at the history of what has happened between not just the cities of barcelona and san francisco, and the region of catalonia and san francisco, it makes sense. we established a region sister russia shed with the region of catalonia. i want to thank the group freinds of gaspart. the president of the organization could not be here but they have been trying to foster relationships, not just between san francisco and barcelona, but the entire region. the mere talk about the commonalities, the economic ties. there are ma

shepherd smith joins us live in new york with a closer look at tonight's races. a rough night for establishing candidates and i want to start in delaware where o'donnell just beat out a well established republican candidate. is this an example of beating the battle and losing the war? is she expected to do well in the general election. >> as far as the battle goes, she won it in a big way. she defeated an establishment candidate whose been in politics for over a generation. that candidate had the backing of the whole state. she came in after being absolutely unknown with a month ago with a lot of out of state money and tea party backing. tonight, she's won and get this, the state republican party says we will not back her. just a short time ago the senatorial committee out of washington sent a notice, we will not back her. she's on her own and the state party chairman said in november she couldn't get elected dog catcher. they won the bat the tea party, whether they can win the war, the republican establishment says they can't. >> reporter:e bigger question, are

sasquat, tell us the story how you ended up with him. >> a shepherd sheepdog, a shelterty, he is lookingor a new home. >> tell us about you said they're pretty smart. >> thes dogs are really, really smart. they're herders, basically miniature border collies and they are working dogs so they wanna please. they're superdevoted, great candidates for training classes. everybody from basic manner to training classes. >> what if you have ca or other dogs? >> you have to see how the relationship grows. >> good news. we h another dog to bring in but he was adopted. >> he was adopted. >> so if you want to adopt sasquatch, call san francisc spca. this was nice meeting you let us know who needs to be adopted. >> than for having us. >> you bet. back to you. >> sasquatch is just full of love. needs to get a good home. >>>

sasquatch, tell us the story how you ended up with him. >> a shepherd sheepdog, a shelterty, he is looking a new home. >> tell us about you said they're pretty smart. >> these dogs are really, really smart. they're herders, basically miniature border collies and they are working dogs so they wanna please. they're superdevoted, great candidates for training classes. everybody from basic manner to training classes. >> what if you have cats or other dogs? >> you have to see how the relationship grows. >> good news. we had another dog to bring in but he was adopted. >> he was adopted. >> so if you want to adopt sasquatch, call san francisco spca. this was nice meeting you. let us know who needs to be adopted. >> thanks for having us. >> you bet. back to you. >> sasquatch is just full of love. love. needs to get a good wouldn't it be nice if every time meg whitman told a lie her nose would grow? newspapers report the claims in this meg whitman ad are false. and she knows it. taxes went down under jerry brown. but whitman's nose keeps growing by the millions. everyday i eat your soups, i save a

used to be their neighborhood. >> fear, crying, laughter, shock. you have to laugh because -- >> denise shepherd's family lived on the block for 18 years. their house is gone. >> look, our house is gone, but not the hearth where we hung our christmas stockings. that gives us some peace, if you can call it that. >> pg&e admitted it took an hour and 47 minutes to shut the gas off after the rupture. they are looking into why. politicians want to know why gas pipelines, like the one in san bru bruno, went along the san andrees fault. >> he escaped in a car that is pliserred from the heat. he and his wife raised five kids in crestmoor. he wants to sift through the ashes. >> it courteous. map a couple diamonds laying in there somewhere of the. >> as he plapz to rebuild, he said offers of help are overwhelming. >> i get to a point where i realize how people are helping me. >> financial and emotional help so many people need. city, state and federal leaders here tonight urged everyone here to reach out for mental health services. representative jackie speer said p grkg&e will cover the cost. they said if

us. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution throughhis incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we visit with one of the arts commissions very special teams. >> the asia-pacific island cultural center receives help from the census but our commission. john mean today to talk about in off festival is the executive director. welcome. i understand this is the 13th annual festival. can you tell me the name? >> the name is a celebratory name. we also celebrate what we call the asian-pacific islanders as well, in terms of culture, experience, and multidisciplinary arts. >> the festival is actually very wide-ranging. you have 16 venues, and how many different performing arts centers? >> we have over 85 artists participating, 16 venues, 21 events. there are over 15 groups that are performing. >> there recently kicked off at the beginning of may and will continue through june 13? correct? >> that is correct. u

us. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution through this incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein. 2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area artists, and continues to look for new talent. >> the artists that i represent, what do i choose them, if asked to do with a background of what the gallery is about. i love the idea of finding new guys and watching them grow. it is the old

us. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution through this incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni >> welcome to "culture wire." i'm your host meg. for years, free jazz concerts have been providing entertainment in downtown san francisco. people pay local musicians to perform for lunchtime crowds. the goal is not just entertainth. people in plazas are trying to create neighborhoods.

us. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution through this incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni

us. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution throughs incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni>> many people are not awarf this building was built in 1936. as a board to preserve the history and make the students aware of that history. the partnering between sfmoma and the arts commission means they will be more aware of the artwork that we have here, the artists that painted a, and the history behind this itself. >> students came from george washington, and it was wonderful to have them on a panel. people from the school board, those who have been painting for years, some conservative errors from the getty. to have them tell us about the works of their school was important. it represents african-american artists to during the 20's and 30's used an incredible body of work. it is one of the most incredible works of art in the city, bar none. it is a huge mural of incredible works. >> the san francisco civic arts collection has been in existence sin

us. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution through this incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni >> thank you. thank you. thank you for being here. >> santa clara graduate. truth be told. i couldn't get into cal and berkeley. it is not all about cal and berkeley. but of course drew is a better baseball player and moved on in his life and i'm stuck in public service which is hardly a place to feel stuck. i'm very enlivened by it, but i'm trying to make public life more entrepreneurial. that's why i'm here. i am here because i admire the work you're doing and i'm frustrated by what we do in government, it it doesn't necessarily match the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit alive in this room and nom the city and state but across the country and the world. i want to say a few things. we're in san francisco, in one of the most diverse cities and the dirs states and the world's most diverse democracy. people are prospering and living together acros

us. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution through this incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni >> small business commission meeting, the meeting is called to order. item no. 1 is roll call. commission clyde? >> here. >> commissioner dooley. >> here. >> commissioner o'connor. >> here. >> commissioner kasselman? >> here. >> commissioner o'brien is absent. you're on no. 2, certificates of honor recognizing a local small business as part of the small business recognition program. >> good afternoon, today we're honoring steve black, owner of lush lounge on polk street. he started his business in the year 2000 and has proved to be a really good neighbor in all respects. he is part of the lower polk street neighbors. he's active in all areas. he's worked very hard on helping keep the neighborhood safer and because of all these many years that he has done such a great job, on polk street, we honor him today. mr. black, i'm going to read your award. on

reverend robert way from the good shepherd cooperatively lutheran ministries will lead us in the indicationinvocation and ask for a blessing. >> i asked you to gather your heart and your mind as we gather together in prayer. you who alone are holy, you who are the on, true god -- one, true god, with love, compassion, and healing look upon us, people of different faiths and traditions, who gathered here this morning in mortem. we ask you in your goodness to be with us as we come together. we are a broken people. we tend to separate ourselves daily by race, class, creed, and politics, but we gather now with a unified purpose and goal. we are one people in this attempt to honor those who died in acts of heroism, first responders, firefighters, emergency workers, police officers, and especially those who fought hand-to-hand against the terrorists in the skies above this precious tract of land. we ask you, in your compassion, to bring healing to those who still deeply grieved loss of their loved ones. give them strength to continue their lives with strength and hope. remember our 40 heroes and a

reverend robert way from "the good shepherd" cooperative ministries in somerset county will he'd us in in vocation as we give thanks and ask for blessing. >> i ask you to gather your hearts and behinds as we gather together in prayer. you, who alone are holy, you who are the one true god, with love, compassion and healing look on us. people of many fates and traditions who gather here this morning in memoriam. we ask you in your goodness to be with us as we come together. we are a broken people. we tend to separate ourselves daily by race, class, creed and politics. but we gather now with the unified purpose and goal. we're one people in this attempt to honor those who died in acts of heroism. first responders, fire fighters. emergency workers and police officers and especially those that fought hand-to-hand against the terrorists in the very skies above this freshous tract of land. bring healing to those that still deeply grieve the loss of loved ones and give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope. we remember as well, not only our 40 heroes but also those that s

us up. >> reporter: we talked to the mayor of wisconsin and had to hurry back over here. we are outside of shepherd elementary school northwest, it's been low to moderate throughout the day but about 10 minutes ago it picked up as people got off work, they are now starting to show up here. we will get back to the turnout in just a minute. we want to talk about what vincent gray has done. short time ago he filed a form all complaint with the -- formal complaint with the board of elections. he wants them to extend the hours for voting tonight from 8:00 until 9:00, 10:00, the board will decide. he's made that formal request because of the problems they have had with voting machines throughout the day in some 15 precincts they have had problems with the sample ballots, with the paper ballots, with the touch screens and vincent gray is concerned because it's city wide that there might be a serious problem and that a lot of people may have left the polling place without voting. vincent gray has submitted a letter to the board of elections and ethics asking them to extend the hours tonight past that 8:00

us and your mom. >> we are going to have joe torre and sherry shepherd as our emcees. chicago's own tony scofield and wilburn will provide comedy. we will have classical him hop vileoenest. they may remember him from making the band last season. and we also have so, so excited michelle will be closing out the evening. it's going to be a lots of fun. >> it will be. and this is really been because i was blessed to work on the committee with you guys and it's been such a family affair. i've gotten to know you better and your mom better and you're wonderful aunt marion who is running the organization. >> our executive director. >> she is a hoot and a holler. and tell me tell you, if you think that bernie mac was funny, trust me, it passed on. this woman, she can perform. she can perform. i told her to emcee the event. you are very, very good. >> your mom tells a joke really well when she recollects on things that happened. a great story teller. >> the kings of comedy. great, great stories smed that's what you ought to do that routine saturday night. >> we have stories. we

john brown campbell in a marvelous sermon yesterday morning reminded us that we are all god's children. one flock, one shepherd. uranium may be god's ultimate test for mankind. we can use it to advance living standards, or we can use it to destroy god's universe. so, to the skeptics and indeed all of us this week, i pose these questions. how can we defend america and the world from a nuclear catastrophe without taking each essential step? alchemy take these steps without-- how can we take these steps without the cooperation of other nations? how can we get the cooperation of other nations without the vision and goal that the world will someday end these weapons as a threat to mankind? in my view, we cannot. the institute has lined up an impressive set of speakers this week. through all the conversations, i hope you will keep asking yourself a couple of the fundamental questions that keep me going. if the unthinkable happened, if the city in the united states or somewhere else was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, the day after the attack, what would we wish we had done to prevent it? second question -- why are we

us. no longer with "cityh "cit beat." rod was working with the sea shepherds.e and another activist went to iceland were they observe the willing operations in iceland in 1986. -- whaling operations. one night they snuck onto a boat. it was a whaling ship. basic two of their boats in the harbor and got away. this got a lot of media publicity. they immediately claimed responsibility and paul watson, the captain of the sea shepherd, offered him itself up for prosecution. because iceland was willing was considered violaon o ternational whaling commission rules, they decided not to prosecute him because it did not with the media publicity. this is the way the sea shepherd has been operating for years. rod was big time on them at that time as a radical environmentalist. in the early 1990's coniston investigation on the fur industry in the united states, trying to get footage on fur farms that some east coast of environmental groups wanted to use for a publicity campaign. i say east coast because he is working mostly on the west coast. in the course of his investigat

reverend robert way from the good shepherd cooperatively lutheran ministries will lead us in the indication and ask for blessings -- invocation and ask for a blessing. >> i asked you to gather your heart and your mind as we gather together in prayer. you who alone are holy, you who are the on, true god -- one, true god, with love, compassion, and healing look upon us, people of different faiths and traditions, who gathered here this morning in mortem. we ask you in your goodness to be with us as we come together. we are a broken people. we tend to separate ourselves daily by race, class, creed, and politics, but we gatr now with a unified purpe and goal. we are one people in this attempt to honor those who died in acts of heroism, first responders, firefighters, emergency workers, police officers, and especially those who fought hand-to-hand against the terrorists in the skies above this precious tract of land. we ask you, in your compassion, to bring healing to those who still deeply grieved loss of their loved ones. give them strength to continue their lives with strength and hope. rememb

shepherd church where jay and i sing in the choir. our family is fortunate because we have never fell discriminated against in our community. our friends, mostly heterosexual couples cost a model family. they even call usand their role models. we try to mirror the best family values in spite of the fact that our children are so well adjusted to the love that we parents have been able to provide their classmates to know that they have two moms and it has never been an issue. i can say without any doubt, our lives were almost perfect until the morning of january 8, 2009. that morning at 6:30 a.m. ice agents showed up at my door. they were looking for a mexican girl. jay did not think twice about letting them in time. when i asked to search, it turned out they were looking for me. the agent showed me a piece of paper which was a 2002 deportation letter, which i informed i had never seen. before i knew it, i was handcuffed and taken away like a criminal. i was put into a van two other men and searched like a criminal. in an instant, by american family was being ripped away from me. when i did return home, i had an ankle in monitoring bracelet. i went to great lengths to hide it from my children. i have a p

john brown campbell in a marvelous sermon yesterday morning reminded us that we are all god's children. one flock, one shepherd. uranium may be god's ultimate test for mankind. we can use it to advance living standards, or we can use it to destroy god's universe. so, to the skeptics and indeed all of us this week, i pose these questions. how can we defend america and the world from a nuclear catastrophe without taking each essential step? alchemy take these steps without the cooperation of other nations? -- how can we take these steps without the cooperation of other nations? in my view, we cannot. the institute has lined up an impressive set of speakers this week. through all the conversations, i hope you will keep asking yourself a couple of the fundamental questions that keep me going. if the unthinkable happened, if the city in the united states or somewhere else was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, the day after the attack, what would we wish we had done to prevent it? second question -- why are we not doing it now? i leave you with the parable of hope. after the collapse of the soviet union, after they beg

us all. >>> parenthood is back on nbc, with a great second season ahead. and dack shepherd a sneak peek. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> we're dng great. but you must be doing really great because you got your second season. it's the big celebration. >> yeah. >> and you know,hat do y think set "parenthood" apart from the other shoes? why do you think it's been so successful? >> i think a couple things. there's an incredible amount of actors on the show. and i think that's exciting. the cast is pretty unbeatable. and i think we handled our family drama without being too precious and we have a really good sense of humor on the show. and i think that makes us somewhat unique. >> you had some interesting plot twists this year. let's see if i get this right, you found you had a child falling for his former flame. what else twists do we expect in the coming season? >> well, the mother of the 5-year-old child that i found out i had has moved to new york, and that is proving to be quite challenging, as i live in berkeley. >> yeah. >> and in terms of the viewers, do y

shepherd one. he was greeted by prince philip and escorted to a private meeting with the queen, where they exchanged gifts. he then paraded through the town of edinburgh, where he was cheered, using his pope mobile. so there's also controversy. a lot of people here want to hear what he has to say on the priest abuse scandal. the question was whether or not he was going to address it public a on his four-day trip. he did speak to reporters on his flight over. and he told them that the church did not act quickly enough or decisively enough. so the other issues that he's going to have to face while here is the growing liberalization of catholics in this country. a number of people here feel that the church is disconnected from the modern world on a number of issues, including the celibacy with priests. many people here feel those rules need to be liberalized to some degree. they also feel that women should play a more prominent role within the church. now, the pope has a number of other meetings with the leaders of state leaders. he'll be meeting with prime minister gordon brown. he's going to be going down to london and giving a couple of more open-air masses. but perhaps the highl

us report withjan wahl. and if this is a weird if world and world is interesting, provocative, this is from shepherd.piece of artwork and an art gallery. with emanuel's 3 and oa meeting have >> how lucky are we in the bay area? this is 31 of three gallerie that peac by our 31 of three art galleries and is owned by our guest, what a beautiful place. one of three galleries our guest bonds. and just and bone >> 941 gearly has been converted into an art gallery. and it the other one is called white walls, shooting gallery. >> and they're all in the same area? >> yes, they're all within basically one block. >> and you open it up to different types of artists? >> yes, with different types of art, john ross and very eclectic mix of what i like. -genres. >> and what i like is that what is this? >> this is an artist from los angeles and a street artist. >> album covers. >> this is a style where he will do is prepaid, stenciled on an old album cover the fines and a thrift store. >> i love it, it is like the freak brothers and also the posters from the fillmore era. and in his own special look. >> yes. >> and t

shepherd and yesty ventura. the festival is free it runs until sunday. the virgin mobile festival is going on and a lot happening. we hope that you join us for good morning, maryland. >>> look at this, caught on tape. two girls are fighting. around them, dozens are watching, cheering them on. one of the people cheering them on is actually the mom of one of the daughters. and now, that mom is being charged with child abuse. is it fair? we're going to take a closer look at this debate. at the behavior of the kids and the adults. we say good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. i couldn't believe it when i saw that. >> it's disturbing when you see that. i'm robin roberts. >>> also this morning, we have an eye-opening look at what it really means to be muslim in america. bianna golodryga went undercover to find out how muslim women are treated, especially when they're wearing the head covering. it's a revealing story in our "islam in america" series. >>> also, katy perry evicted from "sesame street." was her dress and performance too sexy for the fans? "sesame street" decided it was. plus, we're joined by elmo and grover. what did th

shepherding the souls of some of the least fortunate people in fairfield county. mr. himes: the presence among his flock reminded me the saying of st. francis when he said always preach the gospel, sometimes use words. the bishop was an accomplished musician and his quires enriched those who heard them and -- chiors enriched those who heard them and those who sang in them. mr. speaker, we will wish bishop moles but we celebrate a life well lived and we take confidence in the fact that as of last week the music in heaven got a whole lot better. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> i rise today with a very sad duty of reporting the tragic loss of u.s. marine corps corporal philip charty who just turned 22 years old. charty was killed in action in afghanistan on monday, september 6, 2010. corporal charty, a rifleman, joined the marines in june of 2007, the same day he graduated in high school. mr. murphy: he was deployed once again, this time to afghanistan. corporal charty was wi

us. today, he brings two, old friends he brought here before. look at what ray looked like when she was, what? about 8 weeks? >> 8 weeks. 2 months old. >> and ruth the anatolian shepherdalways in charge of big cats above my head. >> the cheetah is an endangered animal. this antoneny shepherd is a meat eater. we set traps. we bring the anatolian shepherd in an animal from turkey, 6,000 years old. the animal's been that long in turkey. it guards the sheep and cattle to keep the cheetah away. here's a dog that will keep this animal maybe away from extinction. >> and together, they wouldn't normally co-exist. but these two live together. >> right. we tell the story all around the country, sam, about this magnificent thing susie and her staff, all of the staff at the columbus zoo have done a great job in telling the story. if you look quick, everyone. look at the feet on the cheetah. this is the only cat in the world without unretractable claws. >> was there anything about making these two get along? >> they were only days apart. so, they all think they're cheetahs. or all think they're dogs. we're not sure yet. >> we put this in a book "frenemies for life." and if you buy