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and she was wonderful altogether. >> reporter: edie and thea were married but when thea died in 2009, edie got socked by the irs with $363,000 in estate taxes, which no widow in a straight marriage would have to pay. today, the supreme court decided to hear edie's case challenging the law she says discriminates against couples like her and thea. the defense of marriage act, which defines marriage under federal law as the union of one man and one woman. the justices will also decide whether states have the power to ban gay marriage. and 30 states have laws that do just that. it's been a breathtaking year of change on the issue. president obama, in a switch from 2008, announced his support for gay marriage in a may interview with abc's robin roberts. >> for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same sex couples should be able to get married. >> reporter: on election day last month, voters approved gay marriage at the ballot box for the first time, after dozens of defeats, when maine, maryland and washington state legalized it. but now, it all comes do
and she was wonderful altogether. >> reporter: edie and thea were married but when thea died in 2009, edie got socked by the irs with $363,000 in estate taxes, which no widow in a straight marriage would have to pay. today, the supreme court decided to hear edie's case challenging the law she says discriminates against couples like her and thea. the defense of marriage act, which defines marriage under federal law as the union of one man and one woman. the justices will also decide...
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spayer, choose you...until death do us part." >> two years later thea passed away, leaving the bulkestate to edie, now 83, which resulted in an estate tax bill of $363,000. even though new york recognized their marriage, edie did not qualify for the marital deduction allowed heterosexual marriages because of the defense of marriage act. a federal appeals court in new york found that also violated the guarantee to equal protection, but went much further. after noting a long history of discrimination against gays and lesbians, the court concluded any law that makes distinctions based on sexual orientation must be subjected to "heightened scrutiny," and the government must present "exceedingly persuasive" proof that the distinctions further "an important government interest." should the u.s. supreme court agree, it would be much more difficult for congress or any city or state to discriminate against gays and lesbians on anything, not just marriage. the justice department ordinarily defends laws passed by congress, even those it doesn't like. but after the new york court's decision, pr
spayer, choose you...until death do us part." >> two years later thea passed away, leaving the bulkestate to edie, now 83, which resulted in an estate tax bill of $363,000. even though new york recognized their marriage, edie did not qualify for the marital deduction allowed heterosexual marriages because of the defense of marriage act. a federal appeals court in new york found that also violated the guarantee to equal protection, but went much further. after noting a long history of...
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. >> let's talk about thea mt because no one else is.his is a tax so onerous and poorly designed that congress has to patch it every year to avoid bankrupting the middle class. i really like tony's description in forbes, step one, compute your regular tax liability. step two, compute your alternative minute tax liability. step three, take a generous pull of scotch and curse loudly. step four, pay the higher of step one and two. what is going to happen with the amt? >> the amt is really important. it might be one of the most important issues that people don't really dig into. we don't talk about it a lot in this conversation, but it does really hit home. people do get blindsided by it. they don't understand it and then it zaps them. i think it's pretty much on the table and to be determined, but it's depressing because washington has been talking about fixing the amt for a decade. >> at least. >> anything they pun, that's it. >> michael crowley from "time," thank you for joining up. coming up next, why s.e. says the current consideration
. >> let's talk about thea mt because no one else is.his is a tax so onerous and poorly designed that congress has to patch it every year to avoid bankrupting the middle class. i really like tony's description in forbes, step one, compute your regular tax liability. step two, compute your alternative minute tax liability. step three, take a generous pull of scotch and curse loudly. step four, pay the higher of step one and two. what is going to happen with the amt? >> the amt is...
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,úa commissioners, do you want to accept thea. photos?p% group, buta6 was one shortac h6c 5bc1t there's nomg "az detail. is(i! the -- is there seatingh-jx+ related to this truck? >> well, surrounding restaurants have$sp6d+f >> vice president fung: l i understand. is that what your reference was? i wasn'tk,xy quite clear on that. >>pmcô no i don't recall exactly[jpç where. >> vic%ñ!,juyy7t fung:'( ÷ questions? >>:w no other questions. thank2t ÷y/ >> welcome to the -- time forr additional comment?unz >> no. that was three minutes per side and that was yourj so the time now islv::: for the permit holder. you have three minutes, if you could just wait a minute until the clerk sets the timer.w] thank9o4"yha! oú younnlw9"jpalñ %( g÷. gocn >> goodjv'n3÷ evening. my name is debbie and i'm here again onoj9 i i7jdólx behalf ofps9kexñ9%( client. history of the permit to date. as you know, the6úe;6 motionsr rehearing shallm qt not be granted unless you determine there is a manifest injustice that has taken place<íjñ or where shown that>z: new differe
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the shocking images thea fan storming -- images of a fan storming the pitch and lighting flares.club representatives were under huge pressure when they met in frankfurt to vote on the proposals. they voted overwhelmingly in favor. >> football does not have a problem with safety, but there is a need to optimize it in some places. >> our view is that these new rules bring us closer to that. >> two controversial proposals had been altered shortly before the meeting. they concerned cover checks on fans entering the stadium and limiting the number of tickets available to away fans. >> i hope that the dialogue will continue and the clubs will find solutions at their own grounds with their own fans. >> but fans are certain to continue their demonstrations against the new regulations. hundreds of fans protesting the meeting in frankfurt made that clear. >> by international standards, germany is pretty relaxed when it comes to regulating soccer fans at stadiums. >> and the fans pride themselves on their tradition of self regulation. time to take a look at how they have been the -- have be
the shocking images thea fan storming -- images of a fan storming the pitch and lighting flares.club representatives were under huge pressure when they met in frankfurt to vote on the proposals. they voted overwhelmingly in favor. >> football does not have a problem with safety, but there is a need to optimize it in some places. >> our view is that these new rules bring us closer to that. >> two controversial proposals had been altered shortly before the meeting. they...
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if thea had been tom, it would have been zero.er courts found doma unconstitution and it was just a matter of train before edie and the freight train that is the movement woot encounter anthony, aka anthony kennedy. when the supremes get down to assessing doma, we can expect the conservatives to defend doma and the liberals to strike it down. the comp significance of the majority will be determined by the votes of chief justice roberts who has shown he's willing to leave the conservatives if he feels the court's legacy is in peril and kenne kennedy. he wrote the constitution prohibits laws singling out a certain class of citizens for disfavored legal status. it appears doma will get tossed in the dust bin of history. the courts other gay rights case comes from california which gave gays the right to marry and then with proposition 8 took it away. taking away an existing right because of animus was prohibited by the court in a '96 decision authored by justice kennedy. but where the doma case asks can the federal government discrimi
if thea had been tom, it would have been zero.er courts found doma unconstitution and it was just a matter of train before edie and the freight train that is the movement woot encounter anthony, aka anthony kennedy. when the supremes get down to assessing doma, we can expect the conservatives to defend doma and the liberals to strike it down. the comp significance of the majority will be determined by the votes of chief justice roberts who has shown he's willing to leave the conservatives if he...
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rain showers in the santa cruz mountains and watching thea activity towards the central portion of the bay. the middle part of the bay and towards the east bay. fremont, activity out towards the padre parkway and union city. moving the maps around and out towards san ramoan and antioch and discovery bay. it this is the one organized area of rainfall. out to around the bethal island as well. the rain showers have been decreasing somewhat. a few scattered shoufrss s -- showers to the north bay. one sellout of nap a. as far as the forecast. here it is. multiple storms -- napa. as far as the forecast. here it is. the multiple storms coming in. the first one today, the second one moving in tomorrow and then the third one sunday. for the weekend, rainfall, heaviest rainfall for the morning hours, sunday, the strongest storm. rainfall expectations could be 3-1/2 inches, around the bay itself, 1-2 and the santa cruz mountains, 3 inches, keeping an eye on the river levels up there and the creek from the the streams because they have been rising already and that trend will continue into the week
rain showers in the santa cruz mountains and watching thea activity towards the central portion of the bay. the middle part of the bay and towards the east bay. fremont, activity out towards the padre parkway and union city. moving the maps around and out towards san ramoan and antioch and discovery bay. it this is the one organized area of rainfall. out to around the bethal island as well. the rain showers have been decreasing somewhat. a few scattered shoufrss s -- showers to the north bay....
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r a&g discretionary review hearing by the november 23 date, it'sf:qc><ñ having thea!ore com you go through the building department other agencies for review. yes, i mean i think thatr9,,<' there's very much impossible for building permit to have been issued in that amount of time but i did not feel it appropriate to have the notice go out at that time without having the board have their final action. so if 2ññ the board -- if it is your intention to extend this to allow this variance to still be valid, then i would suggest that you would take rehearing and probably extend itag-ew forx years because that would be the length of time probably in order to go through the process just to be sure we're not back here again. but if it's the board's intention that enough kind of discretio.v-,,;n been shown by the zoning administrator and continuing out this decision letter, which was againñx÷ issued seven years ago, and it required issuance of the building permit within three years of that date. so we0+8bfÑ are at four years over from when they should have received their buildi
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campbell, thea hollow type ammunition especially [speaker not understood] to victims because the ammunition is designed to expand and shred an individual's internal organs upon impact, making it nearly impossible for a medical professional to repair and save lives. last week i had the pleasure of joining the police department as well as our community partner the omega boys club headed by dr. joe marshall and one of the most successful gun buy back programs. we collected approximately 2 96 guns off the street, 300 we were able to get guns off of out of hands of folks. not just in the southeast neighborhood, but all across san francisco. and i think we have a collective understanding that there is a growing awareness on the part of san franciscans about the need to do more to address gun violence and to believe -- and i believe that there is a desire for us as elected officials to take greater steps in implementing institutional solutions to these issues. * these weapons and this ammunition over here to my right don't belong in the hands of san francisco and online suppliers, online suppliers
campbell, thea hollow type ammunition especially [speaker not understood] to victims because the ammunition is designed to expand and shred an individual's internal organs upon impact, making it nearly impossible for a medical professional to repair and save lives. last week i had the pleasure of joining the police department as well as our community partner the omega boys club headed by dr. joe marshall and one of the most successful gun buy back programs. we collected approximately 2 96 guns...
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before i begin, i'd hike to thank everyone here, board of supervisors of course, the audience, and theas leadership here at the board, after a very important election. and the results that have moved our city forward in the right direction, from the payroll tax reform to housing, to taking care of our parks. i appreciate your advocacy and your commitment to san francisco. because of our collective efforts, san francisco voters were able to make a very thoughtful choices at the ballot box this past couple of weeks, that have helped fund infrastructure, move to job creating tax policy, and invest in critical housing needs in our city. collectively helping san francisco families and businesses. with that i'd like to take your two questions, supervisors. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. our first question will be provided by our district 6 colleague, supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: thank you and congratulations on your leadership on the propositions we passed a through e. in our district we've gotten many e-mails and questions about this but something that hasa uát up with our re
before i begin, i'd hike to thank everyone here, board of supervisors of course, the audience, and theas leadership here at the board, after a very important election. and the results that have moved our city forward in the right direction, from the payroll tax reform to housing, to taking care of our parks. i appreciate your advocacy and your commitment to san francisco. because of our collective efforts, san francisco voters were able to make a very thoughtful choices at the ballot box this...
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i'm not talking about why we're here in som galactic cosmic sense of theá@ word.hat i'm talking about is a more important part of that question. i am missing a slide in there. so the important part of that question was why are we here in san francisco. and we're here in san francisco because san francisco is one of the most innovative cities in the galaxy, and it's a very great place to be the home of the challenge america summit, the first-ever challenge america summit. so it's now my job to introduce our first speaker of the night, who is going to officially kick off the first-ever challenge america summit, somebody who has been verylfe instrumental in creating a movement around innovation in san francisco. just a few months ago, announced october as innovation month inla whole lot of work on, you know, creating a@g real ecosystem for entrepreneurs, for governments, for everybody to create new ideas and new innovations. please join me in welcoming mayor ed lee to the floor. >> [applause.] >> thank you. thank you, josh. welcome, everybody. now that i know where i
i'm not talking about why we're here in som galactic cosmic sense of theá@ word.hat i'm talking about is a more important part of that question. i am missing a slide in there. so the important part of that question was why are we here in san francisco. and we're here in san francisco because san francisco is one of the most innovative cities in the galaxy, and it's a very great place to be the home of the challenge america summit, the first-ever challenge america summit. so it's now my job to...
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theas on a private beach.te and city and los angeles county say it is not their responsibility to clean it up. the whale wash add shore on mondayikc, dekpogs kpoesing so much experts say towing it is not n option. nits pieces now.. >> it's an opportunity to learn more about this animal. all of us are heart broken another one has to be lost. >> there is concern the whale may attract sharks closer to shore. >> there is more still to come tonight. when coming back predicament facing san jose police de. you 2004 see why officers are leaving the force faster than they can be replaced. >> tonight the bomb scare marred hillary clinton's trip overseas. she tries to mediate tensions in syria. >> the australian djs who won't be pulling anymore .d nurse they >>> san jose police officers say the department turned a corner saying the number of officers fleeing the department is growing faster than the city can train new recruits. abc 7 news brings us the latest in this saga of the incredible shrinking police force. officer
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day tornado that hit mobile, alabama this is outside a walgreens store you can see the wind before theakes then ÷vw3rjrvt everywhere. national weather service now sz ef-2 meaning winds up to 135 miles an hour is that right? that's right the storm is art of the same system blamed for 12 deaths. >>> oregon pit bull is safe after a late into the rescue. chico wandered off his owner's portland this week nowhere to be found until yesterday when his owner heard him barking and phone him down firefighters responded and had to repel down to him they handed him treats and loaded him on to a nearby boat and took him) scared he's said to be okay. >>> majority of americans approve of president obama's job performance. new cnn poll finds 52% of americans approve of the president's job performance. 43% disapprove. the poll asked how the country feels about the first lady? she enjoys a 73% approval rating, 20% disapprove. outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton also popular, 66% job performance rating, 30% disapprove. >>> russian president vladimir putin just announced he will sign a bill banni
day tornado that hit mobile, alabama this is outside a walgreens store you can see the wind before theakes then ÷vw3rjrvt everywhere. national weather service now sz ef-2 meaning winds up to 135 miles an hour is that right? that's right the storm is art of the same system blamed for 12 deaths. >>> oregon pit bull is safe after a late into the rescue. chico wandered off his owner's portland this week nowhere to be found until yesterday when his owner heard him barking and phone him...