[applause] >> commissioner, tom carter from maintenance.y staff is very grateful for the 16 years. they always looked to you when there were issues that needed to come before the commission. you always supported them. for that, i thank you for my staff and myself. we wish you well as the fire department. thank you. [applause] >> commissioners, our lieutenant commander was a way this week, otherwise i know he would have wanted to pass on our gratitude from the maritime division. over the past 16 years, we have looked upon you as always there to support labor in our shipyards, which employs over 200 full-time union laborers, always supported of visiting ships, and fleet week, the festivals and events

us, of our staff, our planning staff, even all the way across to our maintenance staff, led by tom carter i just want to say in closing and thanking everyone, who says we do not have ships down at this waterfront? [laughter] thank you. [applause] >> i also want to thank the opportunity thank thebcdc who helped us -- bank -- thank bcdc, who helped us get a permit for this. i told people that the cost of putting something up like this cost the city about the cost of a billboard for one month, and they had a greater ability to create community and space, and it has been a fabulous addition to the port of san francisco. people will talk about this rocket ship forever. the next person we have is our district supervisor, david chiu. when david first came to the board of supervisors, he had a conversation with the cultural affairs director for the city and county of san francisco, and he made art in san francisco a priority. he wanted to make sure the money we were spending was spent on artists from the bay area. it was very important to him that this happened. as many of you may or may not know

she met yesterday with ag secretary tom vilsack and said she may do some consulting work on racial issuers >>> former president jimmy cartercted to return to the united states tomorrow with an american who has been in custody ever since he crossed the border from china to north korea in january. carter arriving in the north korean capital today. the government there said it would release the 31-year-old american if carter went to get him. the man from boston was sentenced to hard labor for trespassing. this is a private mission for the former president as was bill clinton's trip to north korea last summer to bring home two american journalists. >>> today a string of attacks all over iraq targeted local government and police forces. at least 43 people are dead. there are no claims of responsibility. next week president obama plans to deliver a speech to market end of combat operations in iraq. he has asked all the networks for prime time air on tuesday. >>> 5:41. new term guidelines to help pedestrians. they will have more time to cross the street but that means more drivers will see red. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning.