grandparents, seniors, homeowners associations, tenants, businesses such as the ferry building, the ymca, the golden gate tennis and swim club. all in support of a playground. as the commissioner noted, there were dozens of families that up appeared before the operations committee on november 3 that can passionately testify for the strong need for a playground along the waterfront of these communities. the lack of safe and convenient place for our children to play. in addition, the board of supervisors land use commanded -- committee will approve the legislation that will go before the full board of supervisors. a playground is not just a safe and convenient place for children to play, but a really important community asset. as many of you know, san francisco has a big problem with family flight. a playground will bring a list together and serve as a gathering place in strength and community ties, and hopefully help to reverse the trend in the city. we are actively working collaborative league with all of the different constituent surrounding the park. we are listening to everyone's conc

so we have the ymca to thank, a couple of blocks, to offer services. t to thank the folks there. [applause] please forgive me if i forget any particular agencies, but the bayview hunters point project area committee -- let's give them a round of applause. they deserved it. [applause] we also have ron sanders. i do not think he is here -- there you go. this will represent the history and the culture of the bayview. thank you very much for your efforts on that front, ron. we have some elected officials here today. i appreciate all of you being here today. we are going to start with mayor lee. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. good morning everyone. it is my personal pleasure to be here in the bayview. as i watched these kids danced this morning, i know all of you felt as i did, this is for them. they inherit the earth, this community, and everything we do today, everything we believe in is all for them. so we want our neighborhood improved. we want our whole community improved. i want to thank the people here coming with us. senator len

the united health group and ymca have joined in a plan to help all battle this disease. >> ellen and troubling diagnosis. they are both pre-diabetic. to prevent the onset of full-blown diabetes their doctors prescribed them to enroll in the ymca's why diabetes prevention program. >> i eat a lot and i have to keep control of that, but i've learned how to control what i've been eating and just getting, trying to get into better eating habits. >> more energy, my knees feel better he, my hips feel better and my back feels better and have an overall better sense of being, on a daily basis. >> the y diabetes prevention program is a course that puts together small groups of people who team up to learn how to reverse their pre-diabetic condition. they are taught how to lose weight counting fat grams, and how to read food labels and portion control and dealing with obstacles and exercising five days a week. >> they can take control of this and stop themselves from becoming very ill. and i think that that is so important and when people get that message, they are empowered and they feel good ab

the embarcadero ymca service 280 children daily. the golden gate swim club has over 700 campers.000 visitors to the ferry building. 25,000 on saturday speed and get, they're no public playgrounds without -- lynnette -- within a half mile of this area with which children can play. in response to the two waterfront neighborhood, the barbary coast that association, and the ring, and hill neighborhood association, comprising over 12,000 never hints and growing to over 20,000 residents have joined forces to spare the development of a public playground in partnership with the san francisco recreation and parks department. it was determined that an appropriate location to place a park in the embarcadero area of sue bierman park spending two city blocks. it is bordered by washington street, davis st., any park hadera. 5.3 acres for 230,000 square feet. in 2004, the department of the community-based master planning process for sue bierman park with a two-phased master plan. the first phase had new pathways, planting, irrigation, trees, and boulders. while the committee discussed the inclu

thousands of runners are expected to turn out for the 25th annual turkey chase in bethesda supporting the ymca. starts at 8:30. if you're looking for a later start time because you can't get up, the alex and rye ya turkey trot starts at 10:00 this morning and they will be accepting food donations. >> everybody is trying to work up a calorie deficit. >> forget it. it's thanksgiving. you know you're going to be tacking on the calories today. the annual thanksgiving living room groaning during the afternoon hours. and i have good weather for all of the activities today. we're starting off this thanksgiving morning under a clear sky. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. under this clear sky, we have a gentle wind now after that howling wind yesterday was swirling the leaves around. now things have settled down. it's near freezing in much of northern virginia and maryland in our western northern suburbs. parts of montgomery county, fairfax county near the freezing mark. most locations as well as the mountains and southern maryland near the bay, it's in the mid and upper 30s there as well as

and a two-mile fun run supporting the ymca starts at 8:30. looking for a later start time, the alexandria turkey trot starts at 8:00 this morning. and i'm looking for a fun drive. >>> some people are skipping thanksgiving dinners for hours sitting out in the cold so they can be the first in line when stores open for black friday. melissa is figuring out why these people are doing this. is it really worth it? she's live outside potomac yard. >> good morning. there are all kinds of terrific deals. you can find them online, even listed on facebook and listed, as well, on twitter. lots and lots of things. very, very cheap, you might say. i want to talk with charles here. you've been out here since when? >> yesterday around 6:15. >> how has it been for you? are you staying warm? >> sleeping in the car, going back and forth to the car making sure we're all right. >> this is your partner in crime, your coworker said there's no way you're going to get these tvs. >> what do you say? >> look at me now. >> look at me now. they're waiting for those $199 t

you can see the ymca, catholic charities -- what about corporations and their charitable giving? guest: corp. said that a mixed record during the recession, and it is not surprising that those air doing well are the ones that are increasingly giving -- are the ones that aren't reaching cost surprising that those that are doing well are the ones that are giving. host: do they get a tax credit? guest: the same time they would get as individuals. host: do you see death as an incentive? guest: absolutely. -- do you see that as an incentive? guest: absolutely. that is not the only reason. companies want to give because they want to be associated with good causes. host: so a tax reduction is not necessarily the first reason people give. guest: is not, but it is no important one. we see the debate on capitol hill where president obama has suggested it would be a good way to change the way the deduction works, and that as many charities and upset and concerned that at a time when giving has been falling dramatically if they do not feel like they need any more things that are disincentives

the embarcadero ymca camp serves 280 children. we have over 700 summer campers at the twin cloud, and the ferry building track hundreds of additional children in neighborhoods. this is a neighborhood with changing demographics and higher numbers of children. san francisco does not do as well as it should in terms of offering playground space on our density. in fact, the trust for public land, the organization about which we just heard an item, puts out an annual survey and says that nationally, the mean for playgrounds for 10,000 residents is over two, and san francisco is significantly under that number. it's at -- statistically, at one point, eight. a number of cities like seattle, portland, denver, san jose, boston are offering more playgrounds for families with children. this is very much a project that we support. in 2004, recreation and park led a master planning process for severe and part -- for sue bierman park. construction of the first phase, which included re-grading the pathways, planting is complete. we're very proud

we have the chinatown ymca. our personal and individual stories are not reflected in our community institutions. our personal, individual stories have been overlooked. we feel very strongly that we need to begin to claim our history, claim our story, and claim our heroes. betty ann ong, a native daughter, is a hero, and should be honored with the naming of the chinese rec center in her honor. we further urged that in the future, a broader recognition of her heroism be reflected. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> richard? >> good morning, commissioners. i came in today to try to talk about this subject matter. i am not necessarily in favor of this project. we have already listened to this issue many times before this commission. just last monday, i went to the council. there was a consensus -- i asked the consensus be brought before the members of chinatown. it was not in favor of the name change. a few things that would have been brought in had to do with -- are we going by the right procedure? one of th

and t in delaware, the ymca and as well as my office, our goal is to educate delawareans in my state the next many months to spot signs for child abuse and prevent it and make sure these cases don't happen by emboldening -- children need to be emboldened to speak up and speak out about something that's almost impossible to speak up and speak out about. >> child abuse happens in all 50 states. should there be a federal standard? are we approaching this properly? >> you know, that's a fair question, ed. i bet you're going to have members of congress grappling with that decision as we speak. and i -- you know, this is something i think the states can handle state by state. delaware has. 18 other states have. that's a fair question whether or not under title 18 or the u.s. code congress wants to make the national standard on this. that's something for congress to take up. >> delaware attorney general beau biden, appreciate your time tonight. thanks so much for joining us on "the ed show." let's do it again. thank you. >> i look forward to it, ed. >>> remember to answer tonight's question

meeting is tonight at the hairy and janet ymca. r meeting tomorrow at the jewish community center in baltimore. >>> stephanie rawlings blake will join leaders to increase aware ness. it will provide family planning service for low income women in maryland. it goes in to effect january 1st, 2012. >>> pizza maybe considered a vegetable. bet you won't find it at a salad bar. the first public school to lawn afternoon salad bar. they received a grant from let's move salad bars to schools. the mission is to equip public schools with salad bars allowing them to increase healthier food options. >>> we've got ourselves a mild start to the workweek. damp for the most part. highlight the temperatures along the east. we've got ourselves a boundary from 50s and 60s in the southeast, to 30s and cooler to the northwest. boundary is what is separating winter weather or hint of winter weather versus the fall across the soutxñ we tracks like train tracks in the areas of low pressure will ride along them. that's what i suspect with this push. maybe a

that is also why i have bargained with the bayview ymca to help kids stay in school and earned their diplomas and why i am working with ninth graders to head off truancy and provide other possibilities for young kids. i am also proud to say that i have very significant endorsements, beginning with pamela harris, the former d.a., are of the entire pool of people and people she knew very well, came to support me and wholeheartedly support me in this endeavor. i have the support of dianne feinstein, our senator appeared our former mayor and now a lieutenant governor gavin newsom. i have the support of the shares association, the police officers association, and >> director of emergency management here in san francisco. it's a flows welcome you here today to commemorate our community celebration since loama created us. i think all of you here in the audience if you were anywhere in the bay area 22 years ago, have stories tell us about the earth shaking. i, myself, had a 4-year-old son who came running into the house to tell us mommy, mommy, the earth is moving. i was watching the early b

the program is sponsored by the armed forces ymca. >>> well, good morning's maryland's charry crow consider it charley crowson was taking part in the reading program. the kids had a good time, making him read one of their favorites. >> dinosaurs love underwear. i have to check my library for that one. we're past sunset but gorgeous dusk. 72 right now at bwi. winds are southwest at 12. visibility is unrestricted. this is at charm city in downtown bel air, giving you a shout out in harford county. then we time lapse the weather through the rest of the day and find some nice sunshine, temperatures pushing 70 degrees. you got to love that in mid-november. chesapeake beach, breezy conditions, a little tough to keep the sail boats straight. here's some of the wind gusts peaking at 21. 21 in chester town. 25 in goldsboro. it shows all clear. that will continue to be the case. tomorrow the chance for rain goes up especially late in the day. warm temperatures 72. 60 in westminster. our temperatures were up in the mid-70s. we have 76 in the inner harbor. 73 in washington at reagan. the wind chill con

my father was the director of ymca in chicago. with the sixth engagement, i think that all was in one variable or another, very influential on me. after my parents had divorced, i spent most of my youth in the state of rhode island. after i graduated high school, i went to the undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri, and came out here for grad school. fell in love with the san francisco bay area appeared all my plans changed, and this became my home. >> [inaudible] do we end up with a wells fargo here? another bank of america over there? what projects as going forward? supervisor mirkarimi: you read my mind. that is a perfect segue. i wanted to talk about rezoning, areas that fortified neighborhood interests so there is not another chase situation or wells fargo, or what have you, that should put us in this position again. >> i worked as an environmental analyst for a number of think tanks and then applied to that trade in law enforcement where i went to the san francisco police academy many years ago, graduated from the sfpd

that is also why i have bargained with the bayview ymca to help kids stay in school and earned their diplomas and why i am working with ninth graders to head off truancy and provide other possibilities for young kids. i am also proud to say that i have very significant endorsements, beginning with pamela harris, the former d.a., are of the entire pool of people and people she knew very well, came to support me and wholeheartedly support me in this endeavor. i have the support of dianne feinstein, our senator appeared our former mayor and now a lieutenant governor gavin newsom. i have the support of the shares association, the police officers association, and >> the right ts to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's

. >> i am the associate executive director for urban services ymca. we are the lead agency managing the program, and i wanted to come tonight to say that the accusations made against our staff are being fully investigated. we take this situation extremely seriously. i have already begun a situation, and i have not found any evidence to support this, but i will continue to investigate, and i wanted to put that on record tonight. >> would you report back after your investigation? thank you. >> i met -- i am at paul revere. that fire is what went out to parents, so they think it is a town -- the flyer is what went out to parents, so they think it is a town hall meeting. >> i am a 25-year classroom teacher in san francisco and currently on the executive board of united educators of san francisco, and we represent the 6000 folks who keep the school running day in and day out with our wonderfully diverse student population, so i am here to speak about proposition h. there is a reason why did the commissioners, the board of supervisors, the city attorney, and

that is also why i have bargained with the bayview ymca to help kids stay in school and earned their diplomas and why i am working with ninth graders to head off truancy and provide other possibilities for young kids. i am also proud to say that i have very significant endorsements, beginning with pamela harris, the former d.a., are of the entire pool of people and people she knew very well, came to support me and wholeheartedly support me in this endeavor. i have the support of dianne feinstein, our senator appeared our former mayor and now a lieutenant governor gavin newsom. i have the support of the shares association, the police officers association, and

wal-mart lots can be good-- it depends on the manager. ymcas mostly look the other way.ngelo settled outside a hospital emergency room. >> d'angelo coates: and we knew that, through being there, we could at least brush our teeth in the morning, go to the bathroom if we need to in the middle of the night. and i'm sitting on the cooler in between our vehicle and another vehicle just to make sure they're okay. >> pelley: standing guard all night. >> d'angelo coates: yep. >> pelley: d'angelo, what does a man think about, sitting on a cooler all night with his family in the car next to him? >> d'angelo coates: at that moment, i guess i feel less than a dad, i guess... i guess i can say, or as a husband, because i'm not able to provide for my family. >> victoria coates: going into that car really did something to me. i felt helpless. i felt like i couldn't help my children. >> pelley: i am willing to bet that the whole time you were in the car, you didn't cry once, did you? >> victoria coates: uh-uh. >> pelley: not in front of these guys. when it came time to put the girls in

. >> i was staying at the ymca. advertisement about the peoples temple. he called me later and said why didn't you come back to the temple. i thought, no one -- no pastor ever asked me to come to temple before or why i wasn't in church. so i went back. he offered me to sit down in the seat where he was sitting. at the table to eat. he said, you can have my seat. >> jones and his wife practiced what they preached. they had a biological son, stephan, and adopted an african-american baby they named jim junior. it was indianapolis' first adoption of a black child by a white family. >> he had this great family of all different colors. he had a wonderful wife. i loved his kids. i was enchanted by everything he had going. >> i really don't feel comfortable being photographed. i really don't. >> in 1965 jones moved his controversial flock to redwood valley in northern california. a place he had read about in "esquire" magazine was a safe haven from nuclear war. >> many of our homes were vandalized and we had been harassed an

conference of mayors, even the ymca, the experienced implementing home honestly. why didn't we ask any of them to come and testify before us? i'm really not here today to blame the witnesses. that is up to the legal system and why all i am sure that both these individuals are very knowledgeable regarding the crimes they've committed i can't help but wonder what the majority hopes we will learn from them. it seems to me that a local explanation of the presence is that witnesses are here as examples of how our system works. people broke the law, violated the rules of the program for personal gain and they got caught. they were prosecuted, one sent to jail and the other will certainly soon go to jail. it seems to me the system works. we can and should make sure every federal program is one well and everybody that it uses the system or breaks lock is caught and punished however we can't stop people from attending to break the law we can strengthen and improve to catch people who break the law. if there were the purpose of today's hearing i would happily and willingly

and a 10k in bethesda supports the local ymca out there. >> a good start to start your day. >> try tok as many calories as you can. >>> i'm tom kierein is here with a look at your forecast. >> under a clear sky on this thanksgiving morning, it is cold. we're down to near freezing in much of maryland, virginia and west virginia. close to washington, near 40 as well as right near the bay, the northern neck and the eastern shore. away from the waters, it's in the 30s. farther to our west, we're down to near freezing. much of the region, the shennendoah valley out of the mountains and thanks to high pressure has settled in. and from you washington into the rockies. we'll have clear skies with us throughout the day today on this thanksgiving day. enjoy. sparkling sun and a clear sky. we'll climb into the high 50s, near 60 this afternoon. by dawn tomorrow, the 30s and sunny friday the low 60s. partly cloudy saturday near 60. sunday, could get some passing showers near 60. back to work and school the first part of next week, chilly. highs near 50 each day. >> if you're traveling in d.c., an

met with an undercover atf agent in a ymca to set up the robbery.e and a couple of dudes that will go straight in there, knock them off. but before that could happen atf agents move in. they try to get away driving recklessly before crashing. they found a .38 caliber revolver and a handgun. all of the men have criminal records and are now charged with con pier asy with intent to disdistribute a controlled substance. the atf tells eyewitness news that was its goal to disrupt and arrest the most violent. >> an atf agent was injured in the raid. he is now out of the hospital. >>> federal agents from across the northeast participated in the raid. >>> a first grader told her grandmother she was asked to rub her teacher's feet. the grandmother said they found several other children were also selected for the activity. school facials say they -- officials say they talked to the teacher. baltimore's own josh charles makes a list in people magazine's sexiest men alive. his latest honor puts him in good company, tim mcgraw and allen baldwin are also on the to