hack-a-thon and destruction have negative connotations. today, we are embracing those as positive ideas. -- disruption have negative connotations. we have to change government, we have to change the way we think. i have been thinking through the night. it is much less about technology but the way that we think. i need to disrupt the way we have been thinking and start innovating our way out of this. i could sit back and cry about what jerry brown's budget will present to us, or what obama cannot do in this new administration, the things that are going to go on. or i could say, i am going to work with the most innovative part of our society, people who want to help the government to better. we have really positive things to do and be positive about the way we run government. that is what i want to get to. i know the board of supervisors want to get to that as well. we need to find solutions, and this is a way to invite people who are interested in doing it. >> [inaudible] if it would actually create jobs, it would get things done. >> i woul

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the senate is currently in session right now adjusting for actually participating in a vote-a-thon. the current extension expires on march 31 of 2012, said the countdown has really begun to see if there will be another continuing resolution that will get us through the end of the current federal fiscal year or that will give reauthorization before any election in the fall. the current structure of the house bill retains the basic funding levels. the bill might pass in the senate as currently being proposed to be amended, but it is unlikely to pass in the house. there is unlikely to be either a new bill in the house that is a shorter term than the five-year measure that is currently proposed, for there might be amendments to the current proposal -- or there might be amendments to the current proposal. the house is out of session for the rest of the week. they returned on march 19 to begin debates again, whether they will proceed with the revised five-year bill or change it to two-years. as i'm sure you are aware, one of the key problems with the five-year proposal is the funding sour

john thon bloom explains why tens of thousands of visitors are thon bloom explains why tens of thousandsvisitors are expected to attend in a warehouse at fort mason the sound of a choir singing in latin surround an 8 foot tall circular projection screen. animation you see is generated by the body movement of the singers themselves. >> would i say it's in convenienttive art. that's what it is. it's lots of people actually inventing things in order to help express themselves. >>reporter: she's one of more than a dozen artist exhibiting at the crator project this weekend in san francisco. >> this celebration where art and technology collide demonstrate something pretty magic. >>reporter: intel helped organize the event now in the third year. first time being held in the city 0by the way. >> san francisco really the heart and soul of technology. >>reporter: he helped create the giant living sculpture called origin. he calls it a machine with a personality. >> it will lure you. charm you. it can be violent as well. >>reporter: origin is interactive. responding to movement. other exhibits resp

. >> poor scrawn thon. and you didn't eat burgers on the air we wouldn't say anything. we love you.enate democrats are just days away from killing tax breaks for oil exumpscompanies. >> hello, everybody. i am uma from washington. today louisiana holds the republican primary and there are 20 delegates up for grabs. rick santorum is looking to rebound after losing illinois to mitt romney . newt gingrich is looking to gain ground. none of the candidates are campaigning. newt gingrich and santorum are focusing on pennsylvania. >> angry frustration in the nation's capitol. tea parties are protesting. and president obama is dealing with security threat he called the gravest of all terrorist gathering together material for a nuclear bomb. the president is headed to the south korea summit to focus on this issue. i hope you will join us, see you then, stay with us. cthe senate set the vote on the bill to kill oil tax breaks. will that send prices in the pump higher? what do you say? >> why are they demonizing oil companies. do they get pay back over 40 percent back in taxes to the united sta

. >> poor scrawn thon. and you didn't eat burgers on the air we wouldn't say anything. we love you.enate democrats are just days away from killing tax breaks for oil exumpscompanies. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help. the largest class size in the nation. 47th out of 50 in per-student funding. but right now, we can make history with a ballot measure to send every k-through-12 dollar straight to our schools. to every school and every child. not to sacramento. it's the only initiative that can say all that. check out our online calculator and find out how your school would benefit. visit ourchildrenourfuture2012.com today. >> hello, everybody. i am uma from washington. today louisiana holds the republican primary and there are 20 delegates up for grabs. rick santorum is looking to rebound after losing illinois to mitt romney . newt gingrich is looking to gain ground. none of the candidates are campaigning. newt gingrich and santorum are focusing on pennsylvania. >> angry frustration in the nation's capitol. tea parties are protesting. and president obama i

hame thon and jackson and the speculators in 19cents and pol fissions that want to get the highest paid educators are basketball coaches. >> we did. we do our homework and we did look it up . it is teachers and administrators and >> second the irresponsibility that you guys are putting forward has to do with the fact. people are mad and angry and outraged at folks that ruin the economy and very irresponsible with your money and that is bankers right now. it is not the poor -- >> and really? >> no. we hate people and angry at people who don't like to be responsible for the entire country. >> gloria are we -- >> that's what is going on. in the end of the day. >> the (talking all at once.) >> it is all about taking risk. it is because of what the educators. (talking all at once.) (talking all at once.) >> just like bankers, the educators said they were responsible with their money and making smart investment which includes risk. >> also one of the highest paid educators made $630,000 a year. that is not a teacher, in cincinnati ohio. >> i don't think a basketball coach should be considered

that's behind the stuporparty party hack-a-thon.spiration from each other and meet venture capitalists to back their idea. the event starts tomorrow afternoon and it will run until at least 1:00 p.m. on sunday. if it rains, that event is going to move to the high street parking garage. >>> 8:56. you know sal knows about the commute but he knows about that lottery jacket pot, too? >> $640 million. >> $640 million! >> that's right. one of the things i want to mention -- the last time i told you about this cash, i didn't realize -- crash, i didn't realize how serious it is. they've blocked all lanes of highway 242, at highway 4 here in concord because of a crash involving an yoef turned vehicle. on the left. those are the people trying to get on to -- or staying on highway 4 and the other people really -- are trying -- are trying to get on. this whole area is a mess because of the traffic problem. this is it. give yourself plenty of time. let's go to steve. >>> partly sunny, partly cloudy, peninsula, east bay, cloudy in the north bay.

. >> yawn thon who is on angie's list for something. very fun. i am going to look it up. coming up. lawmakers think they found a bogey man behind the high gas prices. wall street. and said they should look closer to home. entitlement education . our guys are getting colleges free for everyone. a failing grade. >> who is to blame for your pain at the pump? democrats say it is wall street and now they are calling for an investigation. john, you say they are the ones to blame? >> of course, they are the ones to blame. every time oil prices goes high. every administration has blamed the peckalators because they are the only ones with a lower approval rating than the politician. that is what they are doing now. we are the only country without a energy policy. china goes from four million and nine million and india to 15 million. we are stuck at 86 million barrels to produce. that is a problem with oil prices and the fact that israel has no frend in the the middle east and ichy finger and that's why we don't have a energy policy. not speculators. >> wayne, simply supply and demand. >> a t

. >> i am thon the san francisco youth commission. i am 19 and a student of city college of san francisco. i have been an advocate in the community for six years and i will start with -- i am excited and proud of myself and everybody who helped me get to this point. i am here to speak on organizations -- on behalf of organizations i represent in the community. thank you. >> i am sarah armstrong, the district 7 yes commissioner appointed by supervisor john elsbernd. i chair the youth employment committee. >> hello, everyone. i am a youth commissioner representing district 11 and the vice chair of the youth commission. i am a senior at balboa high school. i came from china two years ago so i am proud that i am here and i am able to see this democratic process in progress and hopefully tonight we can make more progress about the conversation between the police and use. i am looking forward to this. >> good evening. members of the board and community. i would like to thank each of you for your presence today. it is greatly appreciated. my

. >> it's sitting thon gaon this board which is basically covered with sensors so it measures size, shape and density of the mass, how hard or soft you actually touch it with your fingers, and then how much salt is actually in the shape. the solt comes from the food coloring, the colors you use. the salt actually kind of conducts the electric current that you give from your hand as you touch the jelly. >> whoa! that part's a little weird. >> that is kind of cool. it does sound pretty cool and different. >>> if jackson pal loollack was hair band, this is what would happen if he had a home improvement project. these rockers are in romania and they're putting their long hair band hair in buckets of white paint. >> that's awesome. >> they just start rolling their heads, painting the walls like they're jackson pollack with their hair. >> that makes my neck hurt just watching them do this. >> why not mix up the colors? why's everybody going just white? >> how do you get this out of your hair? >> a little pan teetene. >> i'm surprised at the kind of coverage they got. i think that the room looks

the senate is currently in session right now adjusting for actually participating in a vote-a-thon. the current extension expires on march 31 of 2012, said the countdown has really begun to see if there will be another continuing resolution that will get us through the end of the current federal fiscal year or that will give reauthorization before any election in the fall. the current structure of the house bill retains the basic funding levels. the bill might pass in the senate as currently being proposed to be amended, but it is unlikely to pass in the house.

. >>> after three days on the air the folks wrapped up their radio thon. it's the 23rd year for the event that's raised millions of dollars. it was so well received that they are still counting the tollal. they will announce that on monday. >>> they made a movie about a greek wedding but john waters himself could have not come up with the baltimore wedding like this. the arts and music project tonight hosted my big fat wedding fundraiser. we were there to make the wednesday video. >> we are gathered here today. >> reporter:al elvis pastor and bee hive brides. >> they help kids get involved in bands, have music lessons, anything to make sure they have an active place to go without being involved in alcohol and drugs. >> reporter: carla founded it when her son's band couldn't find a safe place to play. >> we have had 205 underground concert was live music, 50 to 1 #r kids and not one incident. >> reporter: like mandy, many of those kid stay involved. >> i can't tell you how much the organization means to be on the five. it would take me so long to tell you j

america, a nonprofit of technology companies that does what they call kharkov bonds, -- call hack-a-thons, which they used to help the government look at the way they deliver services, and do business, and use the innovation of the technology world to overlay process with new ideas about how to deliver services more efficiently. with that relationship and through our chief innovation officer, we have got, i think, the beginnings of a brand new relationship that i think will bring us closer to the business needs of that new industry, but at the same time allow us to change the way we do business so we can be more responsive to that. the first year i did this breakfast, it was willie brown in your seat, jerry brown in your seat, and we had questions about the difficulty of buildings for the stadium in order to retain teams. it feels like groundhog day. how many years on, we are still there. you seem to be in the hot seat. you have three professional sports teams, all of whom could go elsewhere. i know you just approved a $3 million grant from a redevelopment fund to look at the coliseum. is

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we teamed up for the annual johns hopkins center radio-a- thon on day two of the three dane broadcast all -- three-day broadcast ending on friday night. dough nations can change the lives of so many young patients. one young patients tells us how johns hopkins made a difference in her life. >> every week i come here for an infusion and the things that make it special and make me want to come are the child special it and books and dvd players and games k play with the other kids in the ig lab. and everything that puts a smile on a child's face is really what makes it special here. >> okay this year marks two milestones. one is the 100th anniversary of the hopkins children's center and opening of the bloomburg children's center in april. >>> if you have the need for speed and money, ferrari has the car for you. look at this, the fastest car that is street legal. ever. how long it takes this bad boy to go from 0 to 60. details coming up. >>> scary moments on a bridge in china. how this police tossed her off the ledge to save her and her child's life. you are watching good morning marylan

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over the past year, i have attended a number of hack-a- thons, and was impressed about the ideas of howo fix muni, making our commercial buildings greener, using vacant spaces, figuring out how to catch cabs. in the last couple of months, i figured out how we can legislate this as part of san francisco. mayor lee had a better idea, which was to partner with code of america to utilize the non- profit and private sector to come together with entrepreneurial minds. i want to figure from conaway for your leadership, not only helping to cede some of the greatest part we have here in the city, and working with a community that wants to work with the government. we have talked about in gauging the technology community and innovators to make city government better. i also want to take a moment to graduate the mayor for making a great decision for creating this position. a couple of weeks ago, i was reading york city was contemplating a similar position like this, and i meant to come and tell you, you should create the position. lo and behold, here we are. he has really been driving innovation i

. >> i am thon the san francisco youth commission. i am 19 and a student of city college of san francisco. i have been an advocate in the community for six years and i will start with -- i am excited and proud of myself and everybody who helped me get to this point. i am here to speak on organizations -- on behalf of organizations i represent in the community. thank you. >> i am sarah armstrong, the district 7 yes commissioner appointed by supervisor john elsbernd. i chair the youth employment committee. >> hello, everyone. i am a youth commissioner representing district 11 and the vice chair of the youth commission. i am a senior at balboa high school. i came from china two years ago so i am proud that i am here and so i am proud that i am here and i am able to see this democr

we teamed up with 106.5 for the johns hopkins children radio-a- thon.reded yesterday morning and ends tomorrow at 8. this year marks two milestones. 100th anniversary of the hopkins children's center and opening of the children's center coming up in april. >>> a consumer alert this morning. regarding internet users, today google privacy policies will be changing and it will be affecting you in a big way. google is scrapping 60 or different or so private policies from features in favor of a catchall that combines strategy that puts information for the platforms they collect on you on one place. this includes g male google plus and youtube and other services. google says they will use the information to better cost opize your experience. that could include more targeted ads towards your preference and they say they are not selling your information to the advertisers. >> at this point absolutely you have to trust google. and in a sense on one hand google is probably more trustworthy than the other big technology companies. but because they know so much abo

taking advantage of a companywide hack-a-thon they painted a massive qr code on the rooftop. in this case, you can scan the facebook roof if you're flying above it, if you own a aan a website called fb good, code. the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. [ camera shutters clicking ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] announcing southwest airlines nationwide sale, with flights all ov starting at only 69 dolll s one-way. hurry and book now, only at southwest.com. ♪ >>> hi, everybody, scott reese in the comcast sportsnet newsroom. for most giants spring action is nearing its conclusion. last year's feel good story finally saw his first game action. vogelsong was pretty good. he struck out a couple including bi

let's have-a-thon what one analyst said to me earlier. >> they think the banking industry has been somewhatrotected from a greece default or any other countries having significant problems. it's not the problem that's being soughted but the banks are so full of cheap money they are at least funded for the time being. so i think that money, the actions of the e.c.b. have really helped markets generally and the perception of risk. >> well, another thing that we want to talk about is volume, steven. one analyst i spoke to one of the reasons she believes that the markets are so strong right now is that they're not very high volume. what that means is there are not many shares strayeded. -- traded. >> to see how sustainable prices these. myriam thank you. e.u. leaders have signed up on a fiscal fix to make sure they do not plunge into a debt cry siments it imposes stricter control budget to ensure that greeks cannot be repeated. countries that break the rules will be hit by tough sanctions. the treaties were signed by 25 e.u. countries. only britain and the czech republic rejected the deal. let'

sustainability and tried to pivot them around to things we are hearing excitement like do a hack-a-thonp people learn about the neighborhoods and learn about san francisco and get people away thinking we're a one-trick pony and here's our great waterfront. i would be happy to work with you and the office and the fillmore to understand how that works. commissioner olague: in district 5 alone we have several neighborhood commercial corridors, lower haight, inner sunset, so i think there's a lot of potential if we can start to educate people through the aps about all the unique neighborhoods we have. >> another piece i'd like to hiled, -- highlight, also, we'll have tourists coming to the event with information using a clipper car instead of renting a car from the airport and that's a good communication for a lot of things, saying this is what san francisco brings to you, can we teach you what we're trying to do with bike sharing or other ways to get around the city. these are all opportunities and the sky is the limit to tie them together in a way that makes 2013 uniquely productive. comm

we are working for you abc2 teaming up with 106.5 for the johns hopkins sent are radio-a- thon. ate towarded yesterday and ends tomorrow night at 8. your donations can help change the lives of young patients. listen. >> every week i come here for an infusion, and the thing that makes it special and makes me want to come here week after week are the childlike specialists, the books and dvd players and games eke play with the other kids in the -- gation i can play with the other kids and everything that puts -- the games eke play with the other kids and everything that puts a smile ash -- i can play with the other kids and everything that puts a smile on a child's face. >>> well authorities say a fire in prince george's county thatinjured 7 firefighters was dlib yetly set. it happened in riverdale friday night a firefighter is hospitalized in critical but stable condition. he is expected to tay in the hospital for a few weeks. the officers say it was started in the basement of the home. >>> he is accused of randomly firing on classmates. new details this morning about an ohio teen

we teamed up for the children's radio thon. it started this morning and ends at eight on friday. your donations can help change the lives of young patients. one young patient said how john hopkins has made a difference in her life. >> every week i come here for an infusion and the -- the things that make it special and make you want to come here week after week are the child life specialist, the dvds, the games, i can play with the other kids and it's just -- everything that puts a smile on a child's face is really what makes it special here. >> this year marks a two milestones, the 100th anniversary of the center and the opening of the children's center coming up in april. >>> she is a mother and a grandmother but she doesn't look it. take a look at that. she said she has made her own fountain of youth. her husband said he wished he listened to her years ago. more on that. >> and we have ginger. >> reporter: she shows off her garden in her backyard. it's full of fruits and vegetables, every corner of the garden has something edible. >> i have been eating them. >> reporter: she c

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we had a hack-a-thon at the company where we allowed people to participate and just hack something together using these skills. and we had -- like i said, we have all the engineers and the product people but we also have the accountants and the finance people, and they're teaming up. and out of that we came up with a new process for deploying software to the site which we've never had before, which is fantastic, and a new mobile app that we're rolling out next week at south by southwest which we're really excited about. all came out of this improvisational techniques. what i'll saying about google is google says go ahead and do what you want for 20% of the time. what we're doing is we're trying to give you skills to use during that time. right? that's the difference between this. we've been very focused on sort of narrowing skills, how to problem solve, how to find the wheat, you know, from the chaff. what we didn't do is sort of how to plant seeds. and this is a skill that lets you plant seeds so that you can then harvest. you need both. and we were very harvesting and not a lot of plannin

she even let a young girl battling leukemia join the clip-a-thon.he will not wear a wig when she competes in the alaska state pageant in june. >>> who says penguins can't fly? these guys go first class. two penguins traveled from san antonio to atlanta when the captain allowed them to get out of their cages and stretch their very short legs. the passenger who shot this video said it was the first time he's seen everyone on a plane smiling at once. something about penguins always makes us smile. four minutes past the hour. now outside to al with a check of the weather. >> they have to dress formally in first class. >> they do. >> thanks, nat. we have a big storm system in the pacific northwest. hurricane-force wind gusts. heavy rain, one to three inches of rain in the mountains and the cascades. one to four feet of snow. that's big. then talking about record heat stretching from the midwest. we have march madness. chicago today, 69. 60s in cleveland. 73 in nashville. 65 in albany. new york city near 70. it will get up to 70 in richmond. >> good morni