so after 1881, the garment business is now really taking off. actually the clothing business in baltimore was the number one business from the civil war all the way up through the second world war, and it was number five in the entire nation of making men's clothes. we didn't make ladies clothes in the beginning because ladies were not going out in the workplace to work until really from the end of the first world war and mostly during the second world war, so when they did get out to the marketplace, they had to have ready-made clothes and that's when we started into making clothes for ladies. now, talking about the cutters let's do this. i want to show you what we have now after 1881, of course, once we got electricity here, they came up with machines called vertical shears. i'm going to simulate cutting 80 layers of cloth. 80 layers of cloth would be something about three inches thick. it's quite rare to do this. i'm using the top of the exaggeration curve. mostly we would be cutting 35, 40 layers but i have seen cuts made with 80 layers. this is felt but it repre

that's why the secondhand clothing business is booming. lers say it's not only the cheap prices that brings in customers. >> translator: there is a boom because all of these things are brands made in europe, it's better quality than the new clothes. >> reporter: for many here it could be a long wait before their income improves, until that happens cheap and used clothes are a luxury. omar, al jazerra sanaa. >>> senegal is pursuing a immunization program to reduce child mortal at this, but as nicholas hark reports from the remote village getting the vaccines to remote areas is a real challenge. >> reporter: visits from the nurse and his team are a special occasion. there are no hospitals in this remote region, their arrival always attracts a crowd especially when they are spotted carrying vaccine coolers. no one here has ever been vaccinated. >> translator: it's late. all the kids of the village of getting it. the government has made vaccinations free of charge for all children under five. >> reporter: but getting it to those who need it the

the next order of business is item 10, closed session. there are no clothes session items. >> the next order of business is item 11, adjournment. >> the meeting is adjourned at 4:13 pm. thank you. >> you didn't call the commissioners questions. >> i had a brief comment. on the record because i thought you were going to call public comment on commissioners questions and you didn't. i wanted to point out two things. one is with regard to the commissioners question about language communications. i would think tagalong would be an important language and it doesn't sound like that's being dealt with. also on all construction issues, the history with the department of health especially in other departments and especially with the department of health, we have found on issues like the hunters point shipyard and other construction issues that they have been terrible on these health issues and claim things that are safe that are not safe. so, i would say you is a commission we cannot just ask them but give them direction because the past experience on all of this stuf

it happened at the business lululemon at 15th and walnut. the business sells yoga clothingnd running gear. the women who are hurt three of them, they are expected to be okay. >>> an american soldier held captive for five years in afghanistan will now be charged with desertion. sergeant bowe bergdahl was taken by taliban forces afs abandoning his post in 200937 he was later released in a prisoner exchange. officials tell nbc news he could be charged within the weak. he will be accused of leaving his post in the middle of a combat zone putting other soldiers in danger. >>> the fight against human trafficking has taken center stage on capitol hill. the house of representatives has been voting on 12 bills between yesterday and today. this comes just a few days ahead of the super bowl which has been called one of the biggest human trafficking events in the country. more than 300,000 children are at risk of becoming victims of this crime each year. the fbi says sex trafficking is the fastest growing business of organized crime. >> there is no higher duty than to protect children

that's why the second-hand clothing business is booming. lers say it's not only the cheap prices that brings him customers. >> there is a boom because all these things are brands made in europe and better quality than new clothes. >> reporter: it could be a long wait before their income improves until that happens cheap and used clothes are a luxury. >>> still to come on this news hour. [chanting] why traditions are having to change in south africa and why many in this congregation are not at all happy. >> i'm andrew simmons reporting from bolivia where rally cars are crossing the largest salt flats in the world. ♪ hello and welcome back these are headlines at al jazeera, iraq prime minister criticized the u.s. coalition for being too slowl. speaking in cairo he maintains the coalition is failing to provide enough military support for his troops. people returned to school that was the site of one of the worst attacks in pakistan history, 150 people, most of them children were killed when taliban gun stormed the school in peshawar last month.

the latest fashions straight from europe. >>> and how shipments of secondhand clothes from the u.k. are big businessgal. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again these are the top stories here at al jazerra. european interior ministers have start today arrive at a security conference in paris to discuss coordinating counter terrorism efforts. france's interior minister has said security will be skipped up across the country in the weeks ahead. >>> sri lanka's new government is alleging the former president attempt ted a coup when it was clear he lost the presidential elections, let's talk more about this charles stratford is live there. what more do we know about this. this is quite a shocking line to come out of columbo. >> reporter: well, yes, we have been speaking to the campaign spokesperson for the president he tells us that the in the early hours of the morning december the 9th around 2:30 in the morning just as the vote count were going on, and it seems as when there was some sort of indication of how they were doing. according to the spokesperson, he called a meeting with representatives of the attorney general'

the latest fashions straight from europe. >> and how shipments of secondhand clothes from the u.k. are big business in senegal. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the french prime minister has warned that the country is at war with terrorism and radical us islam. he made the speech late on saturday it comes in the wake of violence last week in which 16 people and three gunmen were killed. well after solidarity i rallies across france on saturday security is now at the highest level with the national unity rally planned for paris later on sunday. world leaders will be in the capital to take part and in just a couple of hours from now european interior ministers are going to be gathering in paris to talk about security, specifically about coordinating can'ter terrorism effects. police are still looking for the gunmen of the gunman. four hostages were killed in a cafe. she is wants today questioning by french police and is described as armed and danger usdangdangerous, let's go live to rory challands live in paris for us. rory paris is on a high state after letter obviously. security presence has been augmented signif

the kgb for two years. business and then perestroika came in. in new york, there were a lot of foreigners. clothing to bring the and cosmetic foreign stuff. i try to help them sell it. that is where my business started. you have to be stupid in russia if you are 20 in 1992 and you don't make money. anybody can make money because the government collapsed. sellan take something and something and make money. very easy. i was at the right time at the right place. >> is it still that way in russia? >> it is different, of course. >> you have to be smarter. >> that is why my kids are in the u.k. my boys are in oxford schools. in russia, it is much more difficult because markets are divided. now it is a competition. but still, no competition compared to u.s. or u.k. >> is easier in russia to make money? >> easier than here, but there is competition. you have to have a capital now, courage. it is not like an anglo-saxon world. 3, 4, five times easier to make money in russia done elsewhere. in the west. it is already more challenging. >> you are run of -- one of russia's biggest businessman. there are a lot

. >>> the labor slow down that port of oakland is creating problems for small business. angel dear designs and imports clothing but the owners are waiting on four containers that are holding $2 million worth of goods. athat're one of -- they are one of several businesses waiting for new products. >> orders are coming in for goods that are on the containers. most of the customers are saying put everything on hold till everything comes in. it puts us at a stand still. >> most of the much dice is sitting at -- merchandise is sitting on ships at the bay or off shore waiting for terminal to dock at. containers started backing up this fall as a labor dispute. there is good news. yesterday both sides reached a tentative agreement on maintenance. that is a critical step because the equipment is used to haul cargo. companies accused workers of a deliberate show down in long beach and los angeles. that prompted more companies to deliver their goods to oakland that created a back log. >>> the walnut creek school board considering changing its boundaries. a look at the current boundaries in the north part of the district.

the first questions you ask clients coming to you for business and lifestyle changes is do they have clutter. why? >> it's mental, physical and electronic. it reforms. people are typically used to the physical aspect: papers, clothes they're not wearing. but it also comes in the form of mental. negative thoughts, unfinished business, open ended ideas. and then electronically it comes in the form of e-mail. >> like a thousand e-mails or something like that. >> and it weighs very heavy. when you have clutter, it ends up basically stopping you from moving forward. it like blocks the space from moving ahead. so what i ask people-- >> even the mental space? even the ideas and those emotional feelings? >> cliejts have described it -- clients have described it to me it feels like ideas are swirling or they have bricks on their shoulders. clutter has a very heavy burdensome feeling. >> as i try to declutter and move around, i have new hangars for -- hangers for the closets, where do we begin? >> i always say start small. i find by taking baby steps, if you go to take a leap and go too much, then you get stuck. so i say choose an area, office or home. then chunk it down. break it into small pieces so you don't get overwhel

the neighborhood and continues to attract new establishments and a new barbecue establishment that will open at 1325 fillmore street and brooklyn circus, amazing clothing store. we stand by the businesses and the residents in the fillmore and continue the area businesses including through mayor lee's investment and neighborhood's initiative which provides assistance to strengthen existing businesses, improve physical conditions and increase the quality of life in 25 commercial districts approximate in the city. i will work diligently with the mayor and the board of supervisors to welcome new investments to the corridor including the fillmore heritage center site where the city will pursue all options to activate the site while serving community needs to ensiewsh the vitality of that community. thank you and the rest i submit. >> thank you madam president and seeing no other names on the roster that includes roll call for the introduction of new business. >> okay. with that madam clerk and colleagues we have before ution now the appeal of the ceqa categorical exemption -- we're not at 3:00 o'clock. >> [inaudible] >> okay. madam clerk can you please read the next item. >> items 18-21 com

the store is open for business and their thoughts are with the victims. >> newark's macy's opened for business at ok a.m. there a car took out what of the entrance to the men's casual clothes department. a repair crew started work on dam section this o. here is a look from inside the store, it is put back together, ready for customers. >> it could have been me. >> robin didn't want to give her last name showed up to finish her shopping. she was evacuated after the car slammed into the building. she was on second more and did not realize what happened. >> i was like wow, i am blessed i wasn't going out the door. i was held up there. >> a 63-year-old driver lost control at 5 o'clock last might and crashed into the macy's at the mall in newark and hit a man on the sidewalk and two men inside. the then and the driver were all taken to the hospital. witnesses say it was so scary they did not know what was happening. >> glass was flying. 10' up in the air. [ inaudible ] i thought it was terrorism or something. everyone what yelling. >> newark police say they are still investigating. they are looking into the possibility the driver suffered a medical condition and that caused her

the man walks past businesses dragging the suitcase. he has the same baseball cap and clothing. look at the video again. he's pulling the suitcase past the restaurant door past its windows. the man stops momentarily at the far end of the restaurant perhaps wondering where to go next. a source with knowledge of the police probe tells us another security camera recorded him wandering around howard and 8th streets for more than an hour that day. also with a suitcase in tow. investigators believe this man is a transient making it difficult to find him. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> it an emotional day for residents burned out of their homes in that massive san francisco fire in the mission. they thought they would be allowed back into the building for the first time since the massive fire on wednesday night. leann melendez is lye at ive at the scene to explain why this hasn't happened. >> reporter: a structural engineer has to make sure the building is safe, and inside there are too many airborne particles that may be harmful, so human services has to conduct a number of thorough tests.

the colorful and traditional clothes. this boutique is particularly popular as it sells those featured in certain tv shows. shop owner eman al suwaidi is also a renowned designer. through the introduction of a businesscquaintance, she's been making tv costumes for five years. >> these sell for as much as a thousand dollars. the owner says she sells more than 300 every month. >> abu dhabi tv has evolved leaps and boupds since the launch of the drama channel in 2000. the number of episodes produced every year has increased five fold. . currently around 500 episodes are broadcast. the station continues to produce hit shows, focusing on subjects that have long been taboo. a romantic drama about a man who sees the love of his life marry another man aired in 2011. ♪ >> in arab society, men are expected to be strong, and crying in public is regarded as unacceptable. still the drama won over viewers by showing that it sometimes actually happens. >> crying eyes is a drama series about polygamy. muslim men can marry up to four women. the lead, played by habib, falls in love with a young subordinate at his office and gets engaged to her, in spite of having a pregnant wife at home. >> polygamy is rarely been tr

the loft clothing stores. meant to be a joke most people failed to get here. it business new years resolutions. they should probably keep their clothes that they have. here's the situation. many say it failed to get the message across. instead the company is guilty of body shaping. so watch this woman wrap herself. >> crazy exercising. >> probably all relate to it, but it is a bad message. >> isn't there some people that do that body wrap that is supposed to take inches off of your waist. >> have you tried it. >> it didn't work for me. >> no, it is shredding all of the liquid out of your body. you take a drink it is all back. >> but then dehydrated afterward. >> yes. >> i didn't think it worked for me. >> not a good ad get out of there. >> this guy is cool under pressure. he is announcer for price is right. some people find it hard to walk and talk at the same time. so this announcer is demoing one of the prizes on the price is right. it is a treadmill. he decides to walk on it backward. >> he goes right back to the announcing. >> wow. >> that guy's name is george gray. he does all of the come o

the break. >>> it's time for "your business" entrepreneur of the week. she opened her hand crafted clothingcome a finalist in the martha stewart american made awards. if i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple american express open forum is an on-line community, that helps our members connect and share ideas to make smart business decisions. if you mess up, fess up. be your partners best partner. we built it for our members, but it's open for everyone. there's not one way to do something. no details too small. american express open forum. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. >>> breaking news right now on andrea mitchell reports, terror strikes at the heart of paris. masked gunman todayed today killing at least a dozen people in the newsroom of a magazine shouting in arabic god is great. president obama and vice president biden will be meeting with secretary of state john kerry at this hour. moments ago, secretary kerry at the state department spoke in solidarity with the people of france. >> br

clothing stuck in port. business owners across the country say they're clatderal damage in a bitting contract dispute that began last summer. each side is blame the other for the backlog. the result-- businesses have no idea when their goods will be delivered. >> they're calling me for april and that's impossible. >> reporter: you can't guarantee a delivery by april. >> i can't guarantee a delivery in may. >> we're all being played as pawns. ultimately, every single one ofinous this country is going to end up paying for this. >> reporter: more than 40% of the nation's imports land on these docks and shipping companies say they are on the brink of a full shutdown. if that happens bob the national retail federation says the impact on the u.s. economy could reach $2.5 billion a day. >> schieffer: all right, thank you, carter. you don't think of new england as earthquake country so how do you explain 12 earthquakes in the past week? , of course, that is nothing compared to iceland's latest eruption. we'll show you that, too when the cbs evening news continues. sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have c

the clothes online? of course, that's a business decision. so many people being overweight i'm surprised that they don't want to stock their stores with it. >> they said they tried to collaborate, and it didn't work. >> that's a business decision. >> well, that's their right. they don't have an obligation to provide all the sideses. how many times you go to the score, your size is gone. go online, go to another store. >> it's hard to shop online. you buy eight different things, and you have to send it back. again, i don't understand. there's this huge overweight population -- >> i know. you could think -- >> why would they do that? >> if a store does not cater to you, that does not mean you're being discriminated against. >> that's right. >> that means you discriminate against them and move on! >> that's right. that's what i'm saying. keep the government out of it but i think overweight people should be mad. and there's a lot of specialty stores, and there's so many opportunities for free shipping online, it's just the gift that keeps on ip g

clothes. >> turtleneck. >> the store is staffed entirely by volunteers, almost all women helping the women there find business, shoes and clothing for their children. >> you want them to feel like this is a dignified experience and they do they walk out with their head held a little higher. >> that little bright spot in their life. they don't have a lot. >> this woman who wishes to remain anonymous has shopped here a handful of times. >> when i heard about this i was so impressed. and when i come and see the people who volunteer, everything, it touched my heart. >> she says this store has given her a leg up in life. >> it's a transformation, you know? >> able to be equal as people outside. >> and she's grateful for what these women are doing to make life better for her family. >> this is just free, you know? so -- >> that has to feel amazing. >> yeah. >> oh, bless you. you're getting emotional. god bless you. come here. that was really a very special morning that i spent with the ladies there. every item in that store is donated and right now, the store tells me they are especially in need of boys -- clothing

the world, especially france. you get worldwide attention. that is very important for your business. at the same time, you know, the clothesave to serve a purpose. there has to be a reality to those clothes. women want to wear those clothes to create credibility to what you do. i think sometimes today designers forget the fact that a woman has to wear those clothes. it is only fashion once a woman wears those clothes. >> most people say this -- what bradlee has is great instinct. that is what you have in abundance. what do you think it is about being a good editor that has served you well? >> i think i was curious. i think i came along at the perfect time. you cannot just quibble with my sense of timing. just as katharine graham was interested in expanding "the post" and spending money on the news product, the conversation about "the post" being such a -- it now sounds that "the post" was a nothing, no-good little paper when i went there which is not true. >> it was not the best paper in town though. >> ok, but it was a good paper. it had a wonderful editorial page and a wonderful editor. >> it remains, of course, the most

the flooring. they was busy repainting while her husband was replacing the doors. >> everything happened really quickly, you know. not much time to save shoes and clothes and beds and everything. >> she estimates the storm cost thousands of dollars and while she receives loans she says she needs more assistant. >> i feel really bad. >> today a manager of the mobile home park alerted residents relief is on the way. emergency services is opening up an assistance facility to bring help. they're going to bring state agencies and non profits under one roof to help these families. debra says it's overdue. >> they gave us vouchers and where is everybody else. you hear them going to this trailer park and this house giving out stuff, and we need it too. >> lamar mobile home park and the others next door that were badly flooded with several feet of water -- it's full of sand bags. >> this is tire some. >> all the time it doesn't get better. >> she's hoping the city will fix the flood. for the residents here, many overwhelmed welcome any help so their lives can get back to normal. >> it's hard what happened to us. >> the city will host a communion meeting on tues

it turns out the police said the investigating possible code violations it turns out the clothes on obtained a businesslicensed operator restaurant and nightclub the honor also reported as having one employe even. >>darya: people tell kron 4 that because of the big crowd hundred people there stop doing pat downs on the answers and that also did not have the metal detectors the gunman got through the shots were fired someone is on the low they're looking for one gunman and brown has told his manager to cancel any shows of venues in the history of violence or security problems. >>mark: until at least it for for now the utility still has to customers to conserve water but this is an apprentice of all this season to delay plans for all four of the sacramento river it would impose a 14% surcharge to with that water all the water are not over they will again decided in april whether any supply and water from a second as a river the cosby raise rates. >>mark: they're doing a better job of serving water they successfully cut back their use to a 24% last year into the other 14 they use 882,000,004 gal. of water

the surgeon that owns that house. >>> well, it's been nearly a month since a big fire burned an oakland business to the ground. it tore through this clothing and check cashing store in the fruit dale district on december 11th. tonight, corner is still not safe. the fire scene is just one of the issues that has people along that street concerned. >>reporter: yeah this fenced off sidewalk here is forcing people to walk on to the street, and on this corner of the fence you see there are actually a few feet away between me and the oncoming traffic. but on that side of the fence in some places, it's less than a foot. but you can literally reach out and touch a car. pedestrians and neighbors say it's only a matter of time before a car runs over a mom and her baby at the this corner. we saw mother after mother after mother push her stroller on to international boulevard. >> international is a really busy intersection, it's kind of dangerous to be walking out in the middle of the street. >>reporter: have blocked off the sidewalk for a month. since a large fire gutted this corner building. crossing this street is a near death experience to begin wi

press all over the worlding especially france, you do a show are you doing paris you get worldwide attention. that's very very important for your business. at the same time you know this clothes have to serve a purpose. women want to have to wear those clothes to create a credibility. and i think that sometimes today a lot of the designers forget the fact that a woman has to wear those clothes. it is only fashion once a woman is wearing those clothes. most people say this, what bradlee has is great instinct, that's what you have in a bundance. what do you think it is about being a good editor that served you well? >> well i think i was curious. i think i came along at the perfect time. you just can't quibble with my sense of timing just as catherine graham was interested in expanding the post and spending some money on the news product the conversation about the posting about such a-- it now sounds that the post was a nothing, no good rotten little paper when i came there which is not true. >> rose: it wasn't the best paper in town though. >> okay. but it was a good paper and some of it was, it had a wonderful editorial page and a wonderful editor. >> it remains of course the

the red cross will be busy for the next 24 hours. it is setting up a shelter at city college and arranging lodging for other people. folks need food and they need clothing medications which they may have lost. it is a very long night ahead no doubt. live in the mission tonight, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> thank you for that update. >>> the red cross says the best thing really you can do is to help by donating money. >> we have a link for that on our website. it is abc7news.com. >>> tonight's fire has forced mission street to close to traffic, and that includes muni bus routes as well. >> earlier we spoke with the muni spokesman. >> the lines are not all running from 16th street to caesar chavez. service is running over at this point. it is one of the heaviest and busiest corridors. >> you can also take bart if you want to get through the mission district as well. >> here is a view earlier from our sutro to tower camera about two miles from the fire. you can see the smoke rising into the night sky even as the camera pulls back. this is something people could see and smell for miles. >> we are getting vivid photos. they shared a couple of photos on twi

if your business is basically handbags and it is suffering, the focus should be on tried to fix that business before you have all of the shows around the world for clothinguld be, focus on what you do well. >> in the meantime, others have filled that hole. michael kors, kate spade. is it too late for coach? >> you go back in retail history and there will -- everyone wants to follow the leader. what you cannot lose sight of is your core brand and how do you if all you keep sight of your core customer? even when competition comes long, you have to be nimble. you have to say what is wrong and adjusted. it is an evolution not a revolution. smart retailers do not wait until -25 comes. >> who is mcdonald's's core consumer? who is coach coach's ideal woman? >> i do not work for them but i would say their core customer is probably 25 to 35 who is aspirational and they looked at coach as being the louis vuitton of the masses. it felt good when you carried around coach handbag. today, i'm not sure if that is who they had alienated or lost in the kept the more mature woman as their customer. >> it is not as cool anymore. >> i've tried to look at other brands that h

the story. >> reporter: you put cheerleaders in front of san francisco's goodwill headquarters and you get results. >> we brought toys and business clothes size and books. >> reporter: the goodwill accepts donations every day but the third annual donate-a-thon event complete with entertainment and free movie tickets really seems to motivate people to load up the car and give on this last day of the year. >> about a week ago i saw it's like a party and there will be people there and it will be really well organized so i thought i will just wait because i have today off. it was our best day of the year. people are so generous and they really are looking to start their new year off with their generosity as their driver and they give their things, their treasures that they want to part with to make room for more things. >> reporter: people are giving nice things. we spotted a pair of ferragamo shoes and a nice red leather purse. >> we had one particular donator come back in his convertible and drop off a lot of winter clothes. suits as well for professional wear. >> reporter: and then there's the willie brown rack. the former mayor donated s

the area and a lot of black businesses in fillmore. i have a book about the fillmore and a tape about the western edition about all of the shops they had, pawnshops and jewelry shops and clothing companies. even a black person that owned the fillmore auditorium and there was a lot of ownership of black folks in the western edition and that should come back. the agency -- redevelopment came under jess herman and tore down a lot of the western edition. the people in the community got certificates and to me none of the certificates have been honored. put it back over there with the fillmore stores and restaurants and it goes on and on, but what i want to say i hope you hear them and listen to their meeting but i want to say happy new year happy new year to each and every one of you and i am proud of this commission. i am concerned about no one from hunter's point being on this commission. i have a real concern about that, and mayor lee i hope he appoints someone from hunter's point to serve on this commission, someone who is knowledgeable, just like my buddy up there who is knowledgeable about the community who have been born and raised in san francisco, and all of you who have b