don'tjust book it — thomas cook it.aces like spain became the new norm as tourism boomed. and as our travel addiction took off, thomas cook grew and grew. exotic, enticing destinations were affordable for millions. but what the glitzy marketing didn't show was that thomas cook was in debt. we know we've been in the news a lot recently... the message injuly — all will be fine. keep booking! with thomas cook, your holiday is in safe hands. they were wrong. we just want to bring some breaking news now on thomas cook. we've just heard in the last few minutes that thomas cook has ceased trading. thomas cook, one of the world's biggest tour operators, has collapsed after last—ditch talks to save the business failed. britain's oldest travel group, thomas cook, collapses. the company's fleet of planes was grounded in the early hours of this morning, wrecking the holiday plans of so many people. as its planes landed back in britain one last time, they were seized and impounded at uk airports. that name, a giant of uk travel, was

don'tjust book it — thomas cook it.n became the new norm as tourism boomed. and as our travel addiction took off, thomas cook grew and grew. exotic, enticing destinations were affordable for millions. but what the glitzy marketing didn't show was that thomas cook was in debt. we know we've been in the news a lot recently... the message injuly — all will be fine. keep booking! with thomas cook, your holiday is in safe hands. they were wrong. we just want to bring some breaking news now on thomas cook. we have just heard in the last few minutes that thomas cook has ceased trading. thomas cook, one of the world's biggest tour operators, has collapsed after last—ditch talks to save the business failed. britain's oldest travel group, thomas cook, collapses. the company's fleet of planes was grounded in the early hours of this morning, wrecking the holiday plans of so many people. as its planes landed back in britain one last time, they were seized and impounded at uk airports. that name, a giant of uk travel, was bankrupt. i

thomas cook, the worlds old est undertake. thomas cook, the worlds oldest travel company.nd customers, it's really sad. i think actually almost up to two days beforehand, we thought there was the possibility of a commercial solution but of course, you have to prepare for scenarios that are very different. but even before the operation to bring people home had begun, hotels were, for a while, refusing to let customers leave. as my colleague gavin lee witnessed first hand in majorca. this is the main thomas cook run hotel in parma, and we are told by staff everything is ok but management will not speak to us. they've got security here for the first time. they are quite nervous. it's one of a number of hotels we understand are waiting to be paid in arrears from thomas cook and meantime, they are still having to look after customers too. reception do not know what is happening. they said yes, the hotel is open at the moment. we feel like at any moment we are vulnerable and could be asked to leave. thomas cook customers had paid for their holidays, but many hotels which were ow

being a stewardess for thomas cook defined me, and that's gone now.ldn't face the world. now, as christmas approaches, scores of former staff like betty and ian, who've waited months for benefits, say they've been badly let down. you realise you're just a number. it doesn't matter what you have contributed or done. you are made to feel that it all doesn't matter, these are the rules, that's what they do and that is the end of it. ex employees say they were given conflicting advice as to whether they were entitled to jobseekers allowance or universal credit. mistakes led to their cases being closed and some have still not received £50 in 12 weeks. i had to wait five weeks for my first payment to come through, which was fine, but the day before the payment was due they closed my claim and basically told me because i've made too much money, but the money i had was my redundancy money from thomas cook but i haven't claimed anything so i'm living off savings now. the job centre there... ian, a pilot for four decades, admits he's had a better time at hisjob

effect on customers and staff in review 2019: the thomas cook story.n peters, who scored england's second goal in the 1966 world cup final against west germany, has died aged 76. he'd been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. martin peters spent a large part of his career at west ham. the club released a statement on their website announcing his death, saying... 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks looks at back at the life and remarkable career of martin peters. with all eyes on hurst, the danger from martin peters went unnoticed. and a chance... a goal! peters! little wonder they called him the ghost. there's martin peters, the man who's scored the goal which could well win the world cup for england. it didn't, of course, geoff hurst claimed that accolade. but though many called peters' strike the forgotten goal, he had a different take. if i hadn't have scored, we'd have lost 2—1. yeah, it was an important goal, because of the situation. his journey to world cup greatness had begun seven years earlier. instead of following in his father's footsteps

more than 22,000 customers of the defunct tour operator, thomas cook, are still waiting to get theire due a refund after the company's collapse in september. the civil aviation authority says it's only managed to pay back two thirds of those who immediately applied for a refund. colletta smith reports. when thomas cook collapsed, the firstjob of the civil aviation authority was to make sure everybody got home safe and sound. for those 150,000 people abroad, we will be bringing them back, and we will be bringing them back, and we will be bringing them back when they have finished their holiday. but because thomas cook's packages were protected under atol, anyone with a future holiday could have a full refund. those holidays are now cancelled, affecting 800,000 people. so they are now entitled to a refund under the atol protection scheme. and they should get that money back within about two months. today marks that self—imposed deadline. the caa said 60,000 people filed valid claims on the first day, and two—thirds of them have been paid back. but that means more than 22,000 people who

and coming up — the thousands of thomas cook passengers still waiting for refunds after their holidaysolskjaer condemns the italian newspaper headline that referenced two of his former players — chris smalling and romelu lukaku — calling it the worst front page he's ever seen. firefighters in australia are tackling 100 serious fires across the state of new south wales. some of the most serious have combined to create what's being described as a 37—mile wide "mega blaze". sydney, australia's biggest city, is blanketed in thick, choking smoke from the blaze. 0ur correspondent there shaimaa khalil has the latest. the extraordinary moment when firefighters fled to safety as flames surged towards them. the latest example of how fast and unpredictable these blazes are. it's a continuous fight, with uncontrollable fires, and it's happening across the country, stretching the resources to the limit. in new south wales alone, 100 fires are tearing through the state. the fiercest on the outskirts of sydney, with strong winds pushing a heavy blanket of smoke on the city from every direction. austr

one of the biggest of course was thomas cook.one of the biggest news stories of the year. we're going to talk to a former thomas cook staff member in a monent. but first, a reminder of how we broke the news back in september. 0ur headlines today: thomas cook collapses after last—minute negotiations to save the world's oldest tour operator fail. all flights and holidays are cancelled. the civil aviation authority will now start the biggest ever peacetime repatriation, bringing home 150,000 stranded british holiday—makers. it is deeply distressing to me that it has not been possible to save one of the most loved brands in travel. thank you. do you take personal responsibility? 20,000 jobs are now at risk including 9000 in the uk. i'm truly gutted. i am genuinely truly gutted for my colleagues and all the passengers that we carried. big questions still being asked about how and why thomas cook collapsed and it will have been a difficult christmas for lots of the staff. but there was good news for some of the employees who worked in

in review 2019: the thomas cook story.uke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham in time for christmas — after spending four nights in hospital. prince philip walked out of the king edward vii hospital in central london, and got into a car before being driven away. he travelled to the hospital on friday as a ‘precautionary measure'. buckingham palace say his four night stay was for ‘observation and treatment‘. a statement from buckingham palace said: "the duke of edinburgh has today left hospital after being discharged by his doctor and is now back at sandringham." it went on to say: "his royal highness would like to thank everyone who sent their good wishes." in a moment we will be speaking to our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, who is at sandringham. but first, let‘s go tojohn mcmanus who is in central london, outside the hospital where prince philip was receiving treatment. we still don‘t know why he was in hospital but people will be relieved to see him walking out himself. unsurprisingly, the king edward vii hos

chance mcglynn metals office said it would reimburse losses not compensated by thomas cook and insurance company which is liable for only $110000000000.00 of a reported total estimate of $500000000.00 euros. but there it is currently at the center of the u.n. climate talks as host of the cup $25.00 conference spanish government officials like to emphasize spain's firm and gauge meant the battle against global warming the country's continuing political deadlock is hampering efforts to effectively deal with climate change. for months one month to ron has been feeding his sheep a. because the area of land where they should be grazing on fresh grass now looks like this problem is that we've been suffering from drought began last year that's why i have to give my animal. feed. he took up sheep farming after the economic crisis forced him to abandon his job in construction but now agriculture too is proving unsustainable this time its drives that's threatening his livelihood he reckons he'll be able to survive for another year or so. i spent 50 to 60 year olds on sheep every day that

let's talk about thomas cook.e booking was entitled to a full refund. the numbers for that are pretty staggering, actually. 360,000 holidays were booked, they of course are now cancelled, affecting 800,000 people. so they are now entitled to a refund under the atol protection scheme. and they should get that money back within about two months. today marks that self—imposed deadline. the caa said 67,000 people filed valid claims on the first day, and two—thirds of them have been paid back. but that means more than 22,000 people who were hopeful of a refund before christmas are still out—of—pocket. colletta smith, bbc news. a man has been charged with murder after a 12—year—old boy was killed in an alleged hit and run outside a school in essex. harley watson died after a car ploughed into a group of children in loughton on monday. terence glover, who's aged 51, has been charged with murder, ten charges of attempted murder and dangerous driving. in australia, several separate wildfires have merged to become what auth

chancellor merkel's office said it would reimburse losses not compensated by thomas cook and its insurance company which is liable for only one $110000000.00 of a report its total estimate of $500000000.00 euros. washington has imposed new sanctions on iran's leading airline and its shipping industry u.s. secretary of state mark said his country was targeting 3 sales agents of air for the road plate and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction the u.s. also blacklisted in the arabian shipping network involved in transporting legal aid to yemen to many. u.s. regulators say boeing 77 max jets will not be cleared for use before the end of this via they've been grounded around the world since march following 2 deadly crashes the federal aviation administration says there are a number of milestones still to be completed before they can return to the skies. talking of the skies air travel is responsible for around 2 and a half percent of global c o 2 emissions and yet despite to the climate crisis more and more people are traveling by plane passenger numbers have risen steeply

dozens of former thomas cook employees say they're struggling to access benefits and pay their bills,ain collapsed. some of those affected say they've received just 50 pounds in 12 weeks. the government has apologised, saying it's dedicated staff have helped thousands of people. 0ur correspondent simon browning has all the details. 9000 jobs disappeared overnight when thomas cook collapsed in september. three months on and dozens of its former employees have spoken to the bbc, because they are unable to get the benefits and support they desperately need to move on. but he was cabin crew for 12 years. you realise you are just a number. it doesn't matter what you have contributed or done. you are made to feel that it all doesn't matter, these are the rules, that is what they do, and that is the end of it. scores of people told us they were poorly advised by job scores of people told us they were poorly advised byjob centres because of confusion about their entitlement to other universal credit or jobseekers entitlement to other universal credit orjobseekers allowance. it has led to clai

the collapse of thomas cook left a huge legacy.rmer employees have spoken to the bbc, because they are unable to get the benefits and support they desperately need to move on. betty was cabin crew for 12 years. you realise you are just a number. it doesn't matter what you have contributed or done. you are made to feel that it all doesn't matter, these are the rules, that is what they do, and that is the end of it. scores of people told us they were poorly advised byjob centres because of confusion about their you realise you are just a number, doesn't matter what you have contributed or done. you are made to feel that it all doesn't matter. these are the rules, that's what we do and that's the end of it. ex employees say they were given conflicting advice as to whether they were entitled to jobseekers alliance or universal credit. some cases have been closed and some have still not received £50 in 12 weeks. i had to wait five weeks for my first payment, which was fine, but the day before the payment was due they closed my claim and

review 2019: the thomas cook story. good afternoon.he queen will acknowledge 2019 has been a "bumpy year" in her annual christmas message this afternoon. this morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. but the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. he left hospital yesterday in time to spend christmas at home. charlotte gallagher is in sandringham for us. charlotte... it's been a hugely turbulent year for the royals and i think that was reflected by the fact that prince andrew didn't go to the main church service today. but there has been some real highs, like the birth of archie, and a lot of people here queued from the early hours of the morning. there is obviously still a great deal of affection for the royals with a great deal of the british public. the queen arrives for the christmas day service accompanied by her daughter—in—law, the duchess of cornwall. this service is a tradition by the royal family and for some of the well—wishers who queue from the early hours of the morning. but this hasn't been a traditional yea

let us start on thomas cook, it feels like a long time ago, the disaster that was the colla pse timecook, and yet, if you are a customer, still stuck in the doldrums, haven't got your money back. we have got to pay good night to the good work being done, many people have received a refund, many people have received a refund, many people were repatriated from holidays, and people jumped people were repatriated from holidays, and peoplejumped into great effect, to try to make sure the consumer did not lose out. u nfortu nately, we the consumer did not lose out. unfortunately, we have heard there was a window of time, 60 days, for a refund. that is what they said, the caa. but it was approximate and quite a lot of people have hit a point where just before 60 days they have received an e—mail asking for further information on some of the consumers have said the information requested from them to start with was not very thorough and it has led to initial issues when trying to process claims, they have had a lot of fraudulent claims coming in, and there is a huge challenge of trying to get

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dozens of former thomas cook employees say they're struggling to access benefits and pay bills three months after the travel chain collapsed. five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. we will bring you some of the highlights of the victoria derbyshire programme over the last year, including election highlights and an interview with the new zealand prime minister lucinda ahern. in the last half hour, five people have been sentenced to death by a court in saudi arabia for the murder of government critic jamal khashoggi in istanbul last year. three more have been givenjail sentences totalling 2a years. the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani, an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman, had been investigated but not charged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi embassy in turkey last year. saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a "rogue operation". we hope to have more on that in the next few minutes. we hope to have more on that in the next few minutes.

thomas cook's bankruptcy led to thousands of job losses in the u.k.150,000 tourists stuck overseas. the trade deal signed off by president trump means apple and other companies avoid tariffs on their products. it was 15% duties which could have added $150 to the price of an iphone 11. holding product prices steady while swallowing the tariffs could have cut apple earnings per share by about 4% next year. that is your bloomberg business flash. thanks very much. tom mackenzie with the business flash. back to the politics. live pictures from downing street. 10 downing street, the official residence of the british prime minister. it seems it has been a very good night for the conservative already. boris johnson's conservative party returning victorious. his election gamble seems to have paid off, claiming seats all over the north of england from the labour party. that is one of the big themes of the night. jeremy corbyn said he was stand down. the liberal democrat leader has lost her seat. those are some of the headlines in terms of the u.k. election stor

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employs from thomas cook are struggling to pay bills, three months after the company collapsed.nd coming up — lucy hedges rounds up some of the travel show‘s best adventures from the year. there are calls for a government inquiry into racism within football — after the chelsea player, antonio rudiger, complained of hearing monkey noises from the crowd during yesterday's premier league match at tottenham. the professional footballers‘ association said it was "disgusted" by the reports, and insisted urgent action was needed. the referee stopped play during the second half after rudiger complained of hearing monkey noises in the crowd. shortly after the stoppage, an announcement was made over the public address system warning that "racist behaviour is interfering with the game". after the match the chelsea captain, cesarazpilicueta, explained what happened on the pitch. tony came to me and he told me that he was listening in the crowd monkey noises and obviously myjob as a captain is to come straight to the ref and to report it. now it is under investigation and we have to work tog

the civil aviation authority has apologised for its failure to complete refunds for all of thomas cook's valid claims made on the first day of its refund programme would be paid by last friday. it estimates it still has about 50,000 refunds to process. the pub chainjd wetherspoon says it's planning to create 10,000 newjobs in the uk and the republic of ireland over the next four years. the company is investing millions of pounds in new pubs and hotels. our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, is in salford. good news? more jobs? good news? morejobs? what is behind it? this is a very significant investment for the chain across the uk and ireland, they had said it will result in more than 60 brand—new pubs being developed, at least four new hotels being developed. those are already in the pipeline, some still need some final permissions, some are more at the shovel ready stage than others but over the next four years, these pubs and hotels will be brought into the community. there will also be around 40 pubs, probably more, they are planning to redevelop, not brand—new pubs but

most important economic story of 2019 wework's ipo demise was an interesting choice other was thomas cook's collapse, boeing, the rise of pop you'llism and the impeachment proceedings. tim cook considered the leading ceo. a ali baba leader and tesla elon musk came in second and third. compared to other tech companies known for their benefits bezos says he's happy amazon doesn't have the same type of culture as its peers >> we pay close attention to the benefits but we have not paid close attention to the country club or whatever perks of the moment are i always had a bit of skepticism that i always worry people will stay part of your company for the wrong reasons. you want people to stay for the mission. you don't want mers farries at your company, you want missionaries >> that was a teaser of what the results looked like. a more comprehensive look, head on line to cnbc.com. >>> coming up, staying on the sidelines, the federal reserve holds interest rates steady with a long pause on the rin.hozo more in a few moments. th for th. they never stray from their predetermined path. but this seaso

thomas cook's bankruptcy led to thousands of job losses and left tourists stuck overseas. the chinese markets are doing, it is full throttle in terms of the mainland and hong kong. csi 300 is up more than 1%. the news the u.s. and china have come to a trade avertit is likely to traditional tariffs on december 15 and we are expected to see a reduction in tariffs if we get this. in terms of hsi, up 1.6%. the currency has strengthened as well. currently 6.9%. a note here,ut out if we get a 50% rollback, he at 672.y are looking sending a signal from the pboc. lots of things to watch. edwards,ng in anna pre-much the busiest person on tv today. she is with us out of london. where do we go next, what is next? anna: we are watching the results come in. 650 constituencies and counting taking place across the country. the message so far, the two big winners, the conservative party, that seems to be the main message. the exit poll said they had a strong majority and what we are seeing so far seems to concern that. in other winner, snp scotland has done very well, taking some seats aw

the demise of thomas cook.has given madame jojo's a new licence after measures were agreed to reduce noise and disruption at the entrance. the venue in soho dates back to the 19505, and was supported by stephen fry, who wrote a letter calling for its return. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays on the metropolitan line between baker street and aldgate due to an earlier faulty train at finchley road. 0n the trains, reduced services across south western railway network. replacement buses are running on some routes, including epsom to effingham junction and virginia water to weybridge. 0n the roads, and it is busy on the a13 coming in to town through dagenham. in edmonton, meridian way is closed northbound from conduit lane for electricity work. and finally, in highgate, hampstead lane is closed from highgate village to hampstead heath for repairs to a burst watermain. now the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a rather blustery start to a rather unsettled week. now,

the thomas cook brand is set for a 2020 relaunch. chinese owner plans to use operatorear-old tour for travel platforms targeting european customers. the company dramatically collapsed in september. the new platform will debut in the first half of next year. that is your bloomberg business flash. matt, francine? francine: thank you so much. let's bring you a bloomberg scoop. this is something that we have known overnight. u.s. president donald trump has signed off on a phase one trade deal with china. that has stopped the additional tariffs on about $160 billion of consumer goods from being imposed this sunday. that sent markets soaring. joining us now from geneva is fiona frick, ceo of unigestion. it is a little bit similar to a status quo rather than a comprehensive deal that industries want. what does it mean for european stocks? they have been battered because they have been caught in the middle of this trade war. fiona: i think it is good news for european stocks and especially for manufacturing stocks and stocks in germany. is t

not from the travel business but the civil aviation authority — it‘s repaying money owed to thomas cookraud and we had challenges with the data we receive from the company. we are making good progress and we are sorry to those people we have not yet been able to pay. that is all the business use for now. around one in ten people aged 65 or over—are being left to fend for themselves, as the social care system is "on the brink of collapse." thats according to the charity age uk — who are calling for major reforms to help people who don‘t have family or friends— to support them later in life. phil bodmer reports. iaman i am an only child, of an only child. it is a very singular sort of family. we used to be an extended family. we used to be an extended family but people have died. i have no children, i am the last of the line andi no children, i am the last of the line and i have no nephews or nieces orfamily line and i have no nephews or nieces or family support of any kind. jean was the main carer of her mum in her latter years. was the main carer of her mum in her latter yea rs. vera wa

more than 20,000 former thomas cook customers have yet to be refunded for their holiday bookings — despitevil aviation authority says the process has been challenging, with many claims requiring more information in order to qualify for a refund. only two thirds of claims will be settled within the deadline. the opera singer katherine jenkins has been mugged after she intervened in a street robbery. the 39—year—old was on her way to a rehearsal in london on wednesday afternoon when she stepped in to help an elderly woman being attacked — and was then mugged herself. two 15—year—old girls have been arrested on suspicion of robbery. that is a summary of our main news so that is a summary of our main news so far. back to you, joanna. thank you, see you later. a conservative candidate has been heckled after sharing an article saying employers should be able to pay people with learning difficulties below the minimum wage because some of them "don't understand about money. sally—ann hart is standing for election in the hastings and rye constituency and made the comments when asked to defend an ar

apologised for its failure to com plete apologised for its failure to complete refunds for all thomas cookrst day of its refund programme would be paid by last friday. it estimates it still has about 50,000 refunds to process. senior democrats in the us house of representatives have formally announced that two articles of impeachment — or charges — will be brought against president trump. he's accused of abusing his power by pressing ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, and obstructing congress. let's get more on this, we can speak to our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. he has been following this from the beginning. a sense of what this later stage means? well, i suppose, finally, here it is, the point of no return, if you like, for the democrats in terms of the impeachment process. they have publish their articles of impeachment, charges to you and me. those two key charges on the question of abuse of power and the obstruction of congress. those will be voted on later this week. here is the chairman of the housejudiciary committee explaining why they have deci

customers of defunct tour operator thomas cook have been told they will face delays in getting refundsley group's latest disappointing results which is blamed partly on the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming general election and delays to brexit. the company, which operates primarily in london, birmingham and the south of england, said pre—tax profit fell 31% to £2767 million months ended october 31. the company delivered 1,389 homes during the period, down from 2,027 last year. we've also had a snapshot of the housing market today from mortgage lender, halifax. it said prices rose in november by around 1% after a 0.1 % drop the previous month. earlier i spoke to kate faulkner, property expert who told me what these latest readings indicate for the housing market i don't think we have lost the desire in this country to be able to buy and live in your own home, so what we have seen over the last kind of twelve months is our people have held off potentially making offers. but what we haven't seen is this huge drop orfall in the number of people who are actually going out there looking.

thomas wolf. >> thank you >> thank you so much everyone. thank you. we are depending on you. mr. cook, are there any other items today? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> the meeting is adjourned. ... >> now it is time to introduce our two emcees, our two little elves, sam and jess. where are you? >> hi, everyone. >> don't you all look great. we are so excited to be here. >> we are so excited. it is my very first tree lighting ever. >> we are from the north pole official tree lighting committee my name is pippin i have been working for santa for 313 years. and today, this is blue's very first christmas tree lighting. it is anybody else first christmas tree lighting? >> oh, my gosh. >> your first one, too. this will be so exciting. are you ready? [cheers and applause] >> before we start anything, we have to do our -- >> if you want to do stretches with us, you can go ahead and stand up and follow along. we have to do our stretches to prepare for the christmas tree lighting. you can go ahead and stand up or adjust to it while you are sitting down. whatever works for you. >> here

thomas wolf. >> thank you >> thank you so much everyone. thank you. we are depending on you. mr. cook, are there any other items today? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> the meeting is adjourned. ... >> this is the transportation committee. we hope to be joined by voice chair commissioner mandelman. our clerk is here. would you please call the roll. (roll call) we have a quorum. >> please read the next item. >> approve the minutes of the december 5, meeting. this is an action meeting. >> any changing or comment on the minutes. any public comment on this item? seeing none. we are joined by vice-chairman delman and commissioner mandelman, we are approving the commentexhibit minutes from dec5 is there a motion? >> motion made by commissioner ronen. why don't you call the rolling othe roll onthat. (roll call). >> we have final approval. >> next item, please. >> item 3. remember adoption of rail program manager job classification and revised organization chart. >> good morning. we convene once a year on personnel related items. last december i brought before you staff reorganizati

thomas wolf. >> thank you >> thank you so much everyone. thank you. we are depending on you. mr. cook, are there any other items today? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> the meeting is adjourned. ... >>> san francisco, 911, what's the emergency? >> san francisco 911, police, fire and medical. >> the tenderloin. suspect with a six inch knife. >> he was trying to get into his car and was hit by a car. >> san francisco 911 what's the exact location of your emergency? >> welcome to the san francisco department of emergency management. my name is shannon bond and i'm the lead instructor for our dispatch add -- academy. i want to tell you about what we do here. >> this is san francisco 911. do you need police, fire or medical? >> san francisco police, dispatcher 82, how can i help you? >> you're helping people in their -- what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire,

thomas wolf. >> thank you >> thank you so much everyone. thank you. we are depending on you. mr. cook, are there any other items today? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> the meeting is adjourned. ... >> hi. my name is carmen chiu, san francisco's elected assessor. when i meet with seniors in the community, they're thinking about the future. some want to down size or move to a new neighborhood that's closer to family, but they also worry that making such a change will increase their property taxes. that's why i want to share with you a property tax saving program called proposition 60. so how does this work? prop 60 was passed in 1986 to allow seniors who are 55 years and older to keep their prop 13 value, even when they move into a new home. under prop 13 law, property growth is limited to 2% growth a year. but when ownership changes the law requires that we reassess the value to new market value. compared to your existing home, which was benefited from the -- which has benefited from the prop 13 growth limit on taxable value, the new limit on the replacement home would likel

thomas wolf. >> thank you >> thank you so much everyone. thank you. we are depending on you. mr. cook, are there any other items today? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> the meeting is adjourned. ... >> it did take a village. i was really lucky when i was 14 years old to get an internship. the difference that it made for me is i had a job, but there were other people who didn't have a job, who, unfortunately, needed money. and they were shown to commit illegal acts to get money. that is what i want to prevent. [♪] today we are here to officially kick off the first class of opportunities for all. [applause]. >> opportunities for all is a program that mayor breed launched in october of 2018. it really was a vision of mayor breed to get to all of the young people in san francisco, but with an intention to focus on young people that have typically not being able to access opportunities such as internships or work-based learning opportunities. >> money should never be a barrier to your ability to succeed in life and that is what this program is about. >> there's always these conve

thomas reports. life is tough along china's border with siberia it's minus 12 degrees celsius there's not much industry not many jobs most around here use coal to cook and their homes. burning coal it's obviously very dirty it's polluting and also a lot of physical work but 2 big infrastructure projects are bringing change 1st is this bridge opening next year it crosses the a more river frozen at the moment the river that divides russia and china the bridge will link the cities of blago vesture nest and her. i'm walking on the coast trucking of the bridge i feel proud when i tell friends are one of the contributors . but it's the 2nd project that is the most significant this is one of the most remote parts of china and just a kilometer or 2 over there is one of the most remote parts of russia and now linking the 2 is this pipeline it's an economic projects of course but it's all about politics to the power of siberia a pipeline is about to deliver gas from russia to cities across china it's cost 55000000000 dollars and on the russian side stretches more than 3000 kilometers the pipeline through china will eventually reach shanghai almost 3000 kilome

thomas of wendy's. there it is. used to send me letters and food and stuff. and he was a great cook. and so i want to say this is the latest song that i've ever done here. we could have had it all,, city hall [music] at city college went to spring and fall, instead the budget aid was lulled ♪ and they'd like their classes please reinstalled. you could be a graduating city college doll ♪ we'll decorate the college decorating holiday walls and we'll have a dancing celebration ball please ♪ help it please, y'all. we are going to expect it coming and i hope it's not too big of call. i still have a few more seconds. dropping everything. it's a letter from gavin newsom, the special olympics used to practice at this city college and he wished me luck there. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi. hard to compete with that. i'mmy name is steven with citizens climate lobby. i'm here to support item 55 on the agenda which endorses a bill before the u.s. house of representatives hr763. i've been following san francisco's declaration of climate emergency. i heard a lot of great ideas from

thomas reports now from northern china. life is tough along china's border with siberia it's minus 12 degrees celsius there's not much industry not many jobs most around here use coal to cook and their homes. burning coal it's obviously very dirty it's polluting and also a lot of physical work but 2 big infrastructure projects are bringing change 1st is this bridge opening next year it crosses the a more river frozen at the moment the river divide russia and china the bridge will link the cities of blago vesture nest and. i walking on the construction of the bridge i feel proud when i tell friends one of the contributors. but it's the 2nd project that is the most significant this is one of the most remote parts of china and just a kilometer or 2 over there is one of the most remote parts of russia and now linking that so is this pipeline it's an economic projects of course but it's all about politics to the power of siberia a pipeline is about to deliver gas from russia to cities across china it's cost 55000000000 dollars and on the russian side stretches more than 3000 kilometers the pipeline through china will eventually reach shanghai almost 3000 kilometers to the south