however you want to sing the song, as long as you come to the rotunda and do so within the confine itsy bennett will celebrate with us 50 wonderful years of you are always leaving your heart here, increasing its capacity. thank you very much. i invite you to be there next tuesday. thank you. [applause] >> he has a way about him that brings people in and seeks to involve the people of san francisco. that is what we need. the polarization and san francisco does not benefit the people we are about to help. they need compassion, support, and they need us to work together to build a system o and employment and drug treatment and family building and all of those services that will enable us not to pay so much money on the back end. what you are doing is spectacular. i am humbled to be with you. i am excited the mayor has me this opportunity to work with great people to do this work. believe me, the best is yet to comment. thank you so much. [applause] >> this is only his third day on the job. thank you for coming out. it is exciting to live in a cityç really believe in changig chrysostom o

however you want to sing the song, as long as you come to the rotunda and do so within the confine itsy bennett will celebrate with us 50 wonderful years of you are always leaving your heart here, increasing its capacity. thank you very much. i invite you to be there next tuesday. thank you. [applause]

however you want to sing the song, as long as you come to the rotunda and do so within the confine itsy bennett will celebrate with us 50 wonderful years of you are always leaving your heart here, increasing its capacity. thank you very much. i invite you to be there next tuesday. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am the director of the mayor's office of economic and workforce development. we are here to announce the 10- year lease for river bed at 680 folsom st.. 167,000 square foot lease. we have the mayor, ceo of river bed, the owner of the building, as well as david from jll to talk of the significance of this to the city. >> thank you, good morning. welcome to the super bowl of innovation. while we did not enjoy the other super bowl, we have been working on hours. i have always referred to san francisco -- and we continue to do this -- as the innovation capital of the world. riverbed's decision to sign a 10-year lease and to work with the city to renovate a building here in south market, to make sure they are staying and growing here is a reflection of not only th

however you want to sing the song, as long as you come to the rotunda and do so within the confine itsof that great place, where tony bennett will celebrate with us 50 wonderful years of you are always leaving your heart here, increasing its capacity. thank you very much. i invite you to be there next tuesday. thank you. [applause] >> roll-call. [roll-call] item number two, approved the meeting minutes for the january 2012 meeting. >> so moved. >> second. >> any public comment? any public comment on the executive session -- on the minutes. >> item #4, executive ses >> i move that we reconvene an open session. >> second. >> all in favor? i move that we not disclose anything discussed in executive session. >> second. >> all in favor? >> item 6a, b advise the use of self phones, pagers, and electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. be advised the chair may you remove anyone in the room responsible for the ringing of a cell phone, pager, or other electronic device. be advised to member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unle

. >> reporter: he is referring to the giant food store at the rotunda mall. ter four decades, the store is moving two blocks away and into a location currently occupied by fresh and green, a store already closed to customers. >> what i'm hoping is that okay, it's larger, so they will carrey their current employees over and hopefully, we hope, hire the employees that are at fresh and green. >> the fresh and green soon to be giant foods will remain in the current location. for now, it's still open for business, but with signs that read "open now, renovating soon." councilwoman mary pat clark represents them. her main concern that distance will take its toll on hundreds of residents and retirees who for years walked to the market. >> i'm hoping giant will accommodate people woe have been so, so faithful to giant all of these years by giving them a little shuttle back and forth, back and forth. >> reporter: tim williams "wjz." >>> the rotunda giant is kind of an icon. it has been at that location for 41 years. >> >> freezing temperatures creating a dangerous mess

however you want to sing the song, as long as you come to the rotunda and do so within the confine itsf that great place, where tony bennett will celebrate with us 50 wonderful years of you are always leaving your heart here, increasing its capacity. thank you very much. i invite you to be there next tuesday. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. are you awake? [laughter] i like to welcome everyone for coming to market is very important day for the city and its infrastructure. i am from the department of public works. our agency is responsible for the care and maintenance of the city infrastructure within the city right of way. this includes streets, sidewalks, curb ramps, and all of the connectors for residents and visitors. we are also responsible for maintaining and insuring that our roads and right of ways are safe, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone. this all happens with incredible support that we get from our mayor, the board of supervisors, and other agencies. that includes our valued customers and community partners all working together. we have representatives from walk

your heart, you can come to the rotunda at 12:00 noon and sing in whatever tone you wish. you will not be penalized. according to the mayoral decree that i will pass that morning. however you want to sing the song, as long as you come to the rotunda and do so within the confine its of that great place, where tony bennett will celebrate with us 50 wonderful years of you are always leaving your heart here, increasing its capacity. thank you very much. i invite you to be there next tuesday. thank you. [applause] commissioner vietor: -- president moran: good afternoon. would you call the rollbacks -- role? >> i believe commissioners vietor and caen will be joining us momentarily. president moran: we have the minutes of january 12 in january 24 in front of us. any public comment on the minutes? seeing none, all those in favor? the motion carries. mr. secretary, would you call public comment? >> general public comment. members of the public might address the commission on matters that are within the commission's jurisdiction, but not on today's agenda. we have no speaker cards. p

inside the rotunda where the alter is, the archbishops are entombed there, dating back to archbishop alimani and many other associate bishops for the archbishops. >> and he was moved here? >> yes, he was buried in spain and brought back. >> and carnal lavana has found a home there? >> we would love to have him back. >> you know, here we are talking about it with a smile on our faces. there's a new acceptance of death as a part of life. we can know about it and plan for it. we can be in on it. you know? >> we live in an information culture. the way that people look at planning funeral services has changed. really, what we did, if death happened, you reacted to it. now, the internet is such a great source of information. there are legislative directives that tell funeral homes and cemeteries how to provide information to the public. there are watchdog agencies that make sure they're following those. people get on the computer and they can get on the phone and look at prices and options, they can put together a personal service that they want, and that's a different setup than what we h

i look forward to seeing you in city hall, not just in the rotunda, but when we have internship programsby the way, when you go to college, make sure you applied to city hall and all of our 60 departments. you can get an internship at the public utilities commission, health department, department of the environment. there are a host of departments that offer internship programs. while you are of studying in college, in the summertime, even during the year, you can be an intern and learn even more about how the government works. then you can think about a career, whether in the public or private sector, there will be good choices in front of you if you are focused. now we can start with identifying all of you won this year's fellowship award. you are on your way to very good foundation. [applause] >> thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule and for being our onerous speaker. thank you again. -- honoree speaker. [applause] i now have the pleasure of presenting our youth warrior a warrants. i will read each individual's bio. we have a special treat today because mayor edwin lee w

you know, it was just yesterday that i was standing under the rotunda listening to mayor lee's inaugural speech, and i think this is an incredible time for our city. a time where the city is coming together and moving past the old political pigeonhole. i want to say first and up front that we are the city where everyone is included. we are the city for everyone. our priorities are clear. we need to focus on jobs and smart economic development for all of our neighborhoods and rolled up our sleeves, get to work, and get things done. to the people of district 5, mayor lee and i share the same standard, that every decision i make will be what i believe are in the best interests of my constituents and the people of san francisco. i think you all know that i am is following in the footsteps of great supervisors who have represented district 5, starting with harvey milk, harry brit, matt gonzales, and ross mirkarimi. matt, i know that you're here today, and i want to thank you for your counsel and for being present and for being supportive of me today. [applause] nauert it is time -- now it is

where police have just given the all clear following reports of a suspicious powdery substance in the rotunda. this comes following a series of threatening letters. officials say more threatening mail has been received and there is white powder in the letters. it is harmless but authorities are telling staff to remain on lol -- all muller. -- on alert. the "blonde bandit" is accused of robbing two banks and a carjacking. stephanie schwab is officially hearing the charges against her. brianne carter is live in alexandria with the latest on this case. >> this morning stephanie schwab was here in court where she pleaded not guilty to six charges including robbery and transportation of stolen vehicle. as you said, she was taken into custody back in november after an alleged crime spree that included robbing two banks and in -- attempting to rob another. the first one took place at manassas commerce bank and four days later on november 22, she is accused of robbing a bb and t bank in springfield, making off with $1,800. she is accused of carjacking a woman on november 19 in the parking lot of ties

as well as john glenn during this hour-long event, which was held in the capital rotunda. >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the capitol rotunda. since the day of the american revolution, congress has commissioned gold medals to express appreciation for distinguished achievements and distributions to our country. the first recipient of a gold medal was general george washington. and today

i look forward to seeing you in city hall, not just in the rotunda, but when we have internship programs. by the way, when you go to college, make sure

capitol police identified a powdery substance found inside the rotunda as a candy necklace. hazmat crews shut down the rotunda around 11:00 a.m. for about an hour before giving the all clear. congressional offices here and around the country have been on high alert after some leaders received threatening letters that had harmless powder earlier this week. >>> some people have been wondering does marion barry really tweet all his own tweets? barry revealed all in a feisty radio interview today. tom sherwood is in our newsroom with that. i could only imagine him being feisty. no other way. >> barry is 76 next month. he did talk about tweets but first we had to take care of some distractions. >>> former mayor and current council member marion barry is running for re-election in the april 3rd primary. he showed up at wamu's politics hour friday determined to talk about issues. >> i have lifted the spirits and lifted the aspirations of the people inward 8. >> reporter: barry repeatedly dismissed questions about city ethics and criminal probes of former council member harry thomas

then we'll take you up for a tour in the rotunda. actually learn more about the document up there. >> my name is marvin pinkhart and i'm director of the national archive experience, the name we give to the museum here. the encasement you saw downstairs actually will slide into the case on my right. and that will be the home for the magna carta. this is where it was prior to the reencasement project. but what's really different is that we've created these interactive units that allow visitors for the first time not only to take a close look at magna carta, but also to be able to read it since not many of our visitors speak medieval latin. let me show you a little bit of what's on the unit. it is the tree of liberty running from the roots of magna carta through the document itself. and this allows you to take a closer look at the document, see its detail, see things like the lost text. there's a section of magna carta which appears to the naked eye to be white. but when we put it under ultraviolet light, we were able to reveal that the

medal never delivered because its recipient died in andersonville prison camp are now on display in the rotunda gallery on exhibit level. i encourage you to visit the exhibit at the end of this program. today's panel reminds us that the sacrifice of those bitter years were, unfortunately, not unique in our history. every generation has required us to have individuals willing to sacrifice for the good of the nation. we are honored to have members of our current generation of living heroes among us today. before we start the program, i just want to tell you about a few of the other upcoming events at the national archives. several of our daytime events this january touch on the civil war and its aftermath. next wednesday at noon in the jefferson room, adam goodhart recounts the start of the conflict talking about his book "1861 -- a civil war awakening." on friday, the 20th, sidney nathan's noon time program is a story of mary walker, a fugitive slave who spent nearly two decades trying to free and reunite her family. 3 of the 11 programs in genealogy workshops we have ahead of us in january. ple

there have been a number of suspicious powders sent including one at the rotunda of the u.s.apitol and offices of some u.s. senators. >>> now to decision 2012, where mitt romney unveiled his economic plan. the michigan native received lots of attention for his speech, although not all of it positiv positive. >> i guess we had a hard time finding a large enough place to meet and this certainly is. romney held an event at detroit's ford field, a stadium that seats 65,000 people but only about 1200 people attended the event. romney's campaign says they were planning to hold the event in the stadium's it a triium but the secret service moved it because of security concerns and they took flak for a comment about the cars he drives listing off six different cars between himself and his wife. >> outside the event, dozens of united auto workers protested romney, who famously wrote column says detroit should be allowed to go bankrupt. the workers say thanks to president obama's bailout, thousands were able to keep their jobs and that the american auto industry is stronger than ever. r

it changes so much because it became my signature song he sure knows how to make an entrance at the rotundacity hall. the song has become the city anthem. >> there were tributes too tony. and why the mayor made this tony bennett day in san francisco. >> to present to you the key to the city of san francisco. >> it's been the most beautiful day i've experienced in the history of my perm yorming years. >> wow. okay. he seize it again this evening a benefit for the ucsf cardiac prom. still going strong at age 8 an san francisco, abc 7 news. >> fantastic and lots of fun there. here is a valentine's day tradition underway now. great san francisco valentine's day pillow fight. it's taking place at justin herman plaza sort of an alternative to the traditional flowers and candy. feathers began to fly at 6:00 tonight. this should wind down and there are still a lot of big pillows there. there are some fluff. public works will jump into action and it gets a four and a half star rating. >> that is everywhere. >> still ahead tonight we're going to bring you a report from world ag expo. cattle ranchers

giant plans to close its store in the rotunda shopping center which is only a few blocks from the current fresh and green store. all employees will be offered employment opportunities with giant. >> the jobs report shows hiring in january ack sell rated across the board. the newest numbers from the labor department shows employers added 243,000 jobs last month dropping the unemployment rate to 8.3%. that's the lowest it has been in three years. >> the recovery is speeding up. we've got to do everything in our power to keep it go going. >> everything is good. the hours, the increase in payroll. >> and as you can see on the screen wall street responded positively to the good news on the jobs front. the nasdaq reached levels not seen since 2000 and the s&p 500 was up 2.1%. big music scal -- big musical groups to entertain at the preakness. first a look at events going on around town this weekend. >> the 137th preakness is already making headlines. maroon 5 will be joined with khalifa at this year's preakness 2012. >> two grammy winning pands are up for grammy this year. >> they are top acts,

but working across the other side of the rotunda to get a plan that the house and senate conservatives can all agree on and try to stand firm on? do you do much of that? >> there is some of that, but not nearly enough in my opinion. >> you've done that before in the state legislature. >> i served and had that opportunity. but that gets lost. that gets lost. but oftentimes it's not the divide between the house and the senate. it's the folks that have been here a little bit longer. this place is just tends to -- that's why we need you engaged, to push folks to say you said you were a conservative. where are your principles? where are your solutions? what you doing about it? like paul ryan, i had an opportunity to serve on his budget committee. he said last night this election is not just about beating this president, and that it is. it is about setting up a choice because we have had 60 years of liberal policies that have broken down our culture, broken down our families, broken down our society there are some tough choices to be made. people have to be ready for those choices. >> i woul

there are two huge bouquets of dozens of beautiful red roses and then the rotunda is filled with goldelebration. famous singer tony bennett. it was 50 years ago this year that he recorded the famous song "i left my heart in san francisco." so this concert happening in san francisco is to celebrate that song and the man behind it. now this woman is the chief of protocol cab cash. >> happy valentine's day! >> reporter: happy valentine's day to you, too. tell us about the schedule. there will be a concert at noon that's open to the public and tony benefit will be here. and he -- tony bennett will be here. and he has a wonderful program where he thinks that there should be art in schools. we have many concerts here. we have the boys and girls chorus. and they will sing -- stay. >> reporter: "i left my heart in san francisco." and to announce the mayor will be the san francisco sim any and they are gonna play that song a -- symphony and they are gonna play that song as he comes down. >> reporter: many different ren dixs of the song and -- renditions of the cork and then in -- song and then

hazmat crews shut down the rotunda about 11:00 a.m. for about an hour before giving the all clear. congressional offices here and around the country have been shut down after some offices received letters with harmless powder in them. >>> the woman called the blonde bandit was in court today and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from her alleged crime spree last november. the police say that stephanie schwab who lived in manassas spent nearly two weeks robbing banks, stealing cars, and threatening people at knife point. the crimes are believed to have spanned across northern virginia and into maryland. she is 26 years old and was arrested in montgomery county and maintains she is innocent. the trial is set to begin in may. >>> a man was gunned down in the district while handlying out flyers for papa john's pizza. that shooting happened last night at 10th and gallatin streets in northwest d.c. the killers are still out there but the victim's family is speaking out. pat collins has their story. >> reporter: 10th and gallatin -- residential, normally quiet. not last night. not on

giant plans to close its store in the rotunda shopping center a few blocks away from the current freshreen's store in hampton, and we're told that all employees will be offered employment opportunities with giant foods. >>> nobody likes paying bills, especially in this economy, but what would you be willing to give up in exchange for having somebody else pay your bills for you for one month? according to a survey, 26% said they would turn off the tv, others would be willing to give up their digital devices. 18% of responders said it would give up sex for six months in exchange for 1 palfrey month. a 52% said it would not give up anything except their hard- earned cash because they prefer to pay their bills instead. >>> a new study today from the pew internet and american life project shows the average facebook user receives more messages, comments, and likes the negev. 63% of users receive a friend requests, only 4% made a french request. the study categorized 20%-30% as power users. the study comes after facebook filed for a $5 billion initial public offering of stock. >> what is a po

. >> the dragon snaked its way around the rotunda chasing a pearl, the symbol of wisdom. there were also lion dancers to entertain city officials and invited guests. this is the year 4710 on the chinese calendar. as always you can watch the chinese new year's parade in san francisco this coming saturday live right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. >>> deputies swarm a high school, the ga (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's o

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. >> in washington dc the rotunda was closed for about an hour after a white powder was found steps the office of the speak of the house. nobody was allowed in while police tested it. authorities determined it was candy from a candy necklace. >> the governor is getting gennari good ratings in the latest installment of the field poll. 45% of those asked say they approve of his job prefermions. that compare was 38% who disapprove, 17% had no opinion. democrats overall think highley of him while republicans don't. >>> on the other hand the legislature is getting very negative ratings, 22% of those polled say they approve of the legislatures. 66% disapproved, 12% had no opinion. california also don't like the idea of having lawmakers working part time. >> apple fans took time today to celebrate steve job's birthday. hundreds of people remembered him by bringing balloons, flowers and baked goods to the apple store in new york city. job's would have turned 57 today. he died last october from cancer. many turned to twitter to remember him. happy birthday steve jobs was one of today's top trend

. >> in washington dc the rotunda was closed for about an hour after a white powder was found steps the office of the speak of the house. nobody was allowed in while police tested it. authorities determined it was candy from a candy necklace. >> the governor is getting gennari good ratings in the latest installment of the field poll. 45% of those asked say they approve of his job prefermions. that compare was 38% who disapprove, 17% had no opinion. democrats overall think highley of him while republicans don't. >>> on the other hand the legislature is getting very negative ratings, 22% of those polled say they approve of the legislatures. 66% disapproved, 12% had no opinion. california also don't like the idea of having lawmakers working part time. >> apple fans took time today to celebrate steve job's birthday. hundreds of people remembered him by bringing balloons, flowers and baked goods to the apple store in new york city. job's would have turned 57 today. he died last october from cancer. many turned to twitter to remember him. happy birthday steve jobs was one of today's top trend

the u.s. capitol rotunda. >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning. >> the heavens declare the glory of god. the firm show of his handiwork. this adventures have touched the firment. you think of the significance of the congressional gold medal. it has only been awarded to 100. of those in aviation and space first think of the wright brothers, charles lindberg, dr. robert goddard, the father of modern rocketry and now, today's honorees. i dare say in future years, we will be giving this same ceremony and gold medal to the first crew that will land on the planet mars. ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. as a matter of fact, it's a part of us. it's our character as the american people to be adventure you ares and explorers. and we won't ever give that dream up. indeed, in the honoring of these astronauts, we foretell the future, the greatness, the discovery, the expressing of ourselves as a people. pioneers, adventurers and explorers. ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. [ app

because no one can afford to take any chances, today the capitol rotunda was evacuated for a powdery substance found on the floor. it was later discovered to be a candy necklace crushed under foot. the expression "better safe than sorry" comes to mind. >> we invite you to go to our website to do proper justice to the series of still pictures we linked to artfully compiled by the "atlantic" magazine. they show the coastal area north of fukushima in japan. as you click on the photos, they go from before to after. some show the moment last year's tsunami arrived. others show it at its height. they also show the incredible industriousness of the monumental japanese cleanup effort, the struggle there to return to life as normal. >>> a bit of embarrassment for "time" magazine. its cover story is on the voting power of latinos. it says,"yo decido." "i decide." one guy in the picture said, i'm not a latino. he happens to be part norwegian, part chinese, part irish. he says the magazine never asked him as they photographed 151 people over three days for the cover. folks at "time" say they did

. >> reporter: on the university of virginia campus, bright sunshine reflected off the rotunda today. students there say they hope last night's guilty verdict will lift the shadow cast on their school and one of its premier sports when former la crosse player george huguely was arrested for murder. most students called the second-degree murder conviction and recommended 26-year sentence a just decision. >> i think he got what he deserves. i think it's nice to know he didn't just get off with minimum sentence for a second degree. >> i think a lot of lives got ruined throughout the whole process. i think his punishment was just but, again, it's really unfortunate for everyone involved. >> reporter: but the visitor to campus says prosecutors went too far. >> they over charged him which i think is the norm in the prosecutor's office. >> reporter: last night as jurors left in the pouring rain few wanted to comment on the sometimes emotional and dramatic two-week trial. today juror ian conglomeratesky a u va micro biologist told news 4 i feel the jury did its job and justice was served. we

the u.s. capitol rotunda. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states senate, subcommittee oncience and space and the senior senator from the state of florida, the honorable bill nelson. ladies and gentlemen, it said in the psalms written by david as he peered up into the heavens, the heavens declare the glory of god. the ferment showeth his handy work. these adventurers have touched fi firmament. you think of the congressional gold medal. it has only been awarded to 100. and of those in aviation and space first think of the wright brothers, charles lindbergh, dr. robert godard, the father of modern rocketry, and now, today's honorees. and i dare say that in future years, we will be giving this same ceremony and gold medal to the first crew that will land on the planet mars. ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. as a matter of fact, it's a part of us. it's our character as the american people to be adventurers and explorers. and we won't ever give that dream up. indeed, in the honoring of these astronauts, we foretell the future, the greatness, the discovery, the expressin

planned parenthood rallies in the same rotunda. here is the occupy wall street and not a single one of them but. >> bill: occupy wall street isn't in support of anything. they don't like barack obama. they are really far left. >> let me show you an interesting spot. they say they represent 99% but the latest polls show 50% of americans are actually against abortion. >> bill: right. all right. the reason y we do theeg these segments. what we said at the beginning is absolutely true. far left anarchist movement. ladies, good work. we appreciate it. we are sorry about the girls in rhode island. we're sorry you had to go through that. it's part of the process in this country. factor moves along, megyn kelly on whether eric holder go down. jesse waters on the rivalry in the superbowl. >> what do you have to say about that. >> on the o'reilly factor they have a segment called patriots and pinheads. up in boston we're the patriots. >> stay tuned for those reports. [ male announcer ] let's level the playing field. take the privileged invest