absolutely unforgivable.nk you very much. >> is there anyone else who would like to make general public comment? being none, this item is closed. we are on item five, the consent calendar. is there anyone who would like to make public comment on the consent calendar? being none, this item sem closed commissioners. >> move to approve consent. >> second. >> moved and seconded. all in favor, opposed? hearing none, unanimous. >>> item six is the san francisco zoo. >> good morning. congratulations again on the parks. it is terrific, the park bond. thank you for all that good work. tonya peterson, director of the san francisco zoo. i will start with october. we finished with slightly over 50,400, versus 48,000. the report is overbudget by 2,400 visitors. happy to announce november attendance is commencing well, especially on veteran's day. for the month of november the zoo was overbudget by 7,000 visitors. year-to-date attendance is 335,000 visitor, versus budget of 319,000 visitors, approximately a 5% lead. will p

unforgiving part of australia's unforgiving part of australia's outback. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. today michigan lawmakers are expected to begin casting the final votes on legislation critics say will be a major blow to organized labor. the right-to-work debate is expected to draw large protests at the state capitol. governor rick snyder in a reversal says he will sign the bill into law as soon as it hits his desk. in michigan yesterday, president obama said the law was politically driven. susan mcginnis is in washington with details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the governor now says he wants the economic boost that the law would bring, the jobs and the companies that would locate there, but many disagree. workers say it's going to push down their pay and benefits and weaken unions. police stand shoulder to shoulder preparing for as many as 10,000 protesters at the michigan state capitol today. >> people have a constitutional right to demonstrate. however, all we

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. >> our national parks are beautiful, but unforgiving. >> reporter: officials have not released if names of the games but tell me they are family members and the young boy is under the age of ten. allen. >> alyssa, there were reports the three were fish, but they can't confirm that? >> reporter: no, they just say they were hanging out on black sand beach. but they deponent know what they were doing. >> thank you. >>> well new at 11:00, an pardon me is burned out. it happened on 26th street at about 7:00 tonight. authorities say a firefighter actually broke his arm fighting that fire, but no one else was hurt. >>> signs of a compromise tonight as the country goes toward the fiscal cliff. the tax hikes will kick in january 1. danielle nottingham on the other hand what both sides are saying. >> reporter: top congressional leaders met with president obama. the president called the meeting constructive but reminded lawmakers there is not much time left. >> we are now at the point where in just four days, every american's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law. >> harry reed turned to is the

. >> our national parks are beautiful but they're unforgiving. >> reporter: and the names of the victims have not been released, but officials tell me they were relatives. >>> new at 11, a two-alarm fire burns out one apartment and displaces four people. it happened on 26th street between castro and diamond streets at around 7:00 tonight. authorities say a firefighter broke his arm but no one else was hurt. >>> signs of compromise tonight as the country teeters, just steps away from the fiscal cliff. the automatic tax increases and spending cuts kick in january 1 unless lawmakers find some common ground. cbs reporter danielle nottingham on what both sides are saying about the looming deadline. >> reporter: congressional leaders met with president obama at the white house, trying to avoid the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in january 1. the president reminded lawmakers there's not much time left. >> we're now at the point where, in just four days, every american's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law. >> reporter: senators harry reid and mitch mcconnell returned to t

if he was involved in the cia he says in the movie that he has done things that are unforgivable and unforgettable. he is trying to get amends -- somehow make amends for that in his life. it is an impossible thing to do. according to the things he did -- he will never be able to make amends. but at least he has to try. thrown into this emotional baggage this character has comes this issue that has to do with forrest whitacker and eva longoria's character. forrest is a head of a peasant movement in south america. years before, i was responsible for putting him in jail for 10 years. he has been labeled an ego terrorist by a country -- company controlling the water rights. tavis: an ecoterrorist. >> there is a big break up. they end up killing a lot of people, quarantining areas, getting rid of the population. he gets wind of this. i am sent down and pulled out to rescue him and bring him back, so the truth comes out by a member of the actual -- the sister of the ceo of the company, who is not playing along. i have to basically go back and re-counter a man i put in jail many years befor

. >> our national parks are beautiful, but they're unforgiving. that's why we want everyone to educate themselves. >> the two victims were in the frigid waters for more than a half an hour before rescuers were able to pull them out. rescuers tried to perform cpr, but it was too late. >>> some concern for people living near yuvis reservoir near morgan hill. the reservoir maxed out at its 3.2 trillion-gallon capacity earlier this week. people living downstream were alerted by phone to keep an eye on yuvis creek. the reservoir hit spillway level on wednesday, and as of last night it was still pouring thousands of gallons of water per minute down the creek. >>> an expensive hotel in san francisco was evacuated at around 11:00 last night. police say the intercontinental hotel was hosting a high school event that got out of control. there was some sort of fight that broke out which led to someone spraying pepper spray. no word yet on what exactly happened or if anyone was arrested. the guests were let back in shortly after the hotel was evacuated. >>> w

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after he did something unforgivable, she did something >> reporter: do you realize what regift you gave this guy? >> i do. do. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we depend on goods shipped in from overseas. but a strike has effectively shut down the point of entry for many of those goods. the ports of los angeles and long beach, california. they are critical, because those ports handle about 39% of all the goods that arrive by ship. it came to about $200 billion worth this year. what's behind this strike? here's john blackstone in l.a. >> reporter: it began with 70 workers. now all 800 members of their union are on strike. but 10,000 other dock workers are refusing to cross the picket line. that has brought the normally busy port to a new stand still. geraldine knatz directs the port of los angeles. >> there's probably about a billion dollars worth of goods that come through this port everyday and we probably got about 900,000 or so people in the southland whose jobs are tied to the activity going thr

save said that there has been some improvements to the river banks but also mother nature can be unforgivinghistorically, usually a flawed and gur nvilee. when it gets to 6- 1/7 feet it begins to get scary. you have to think about leaving town and turning off the electricity. shutting off the gas tanks. >> this will iraq can get flooded, this entire road, this entire -- area. hi >> oh my gosh! vim yes >> we are not expecting the river to rise all the way to town. however, mother nature can be unpredictable and the locals are talking tough they are still concerned. this is the cult of the town. jeff bush, live in gurnville. >> with heavy rainfall, water hazards like this near miller avenue that is flooded out. businesses bunker, down with water flooding roadways. this brought in more than just a few bit of rainfall. >> this is nuts. when people aboard the puddles and they will go to elaine did they do not belong to your >> id is hazards like this one, this one, this one at that cruise are ready to resolve. and our major concern is between a 10:00 p.m. tonight-10:00 a.m. >> jerry stewart is wi

break, a bolt might come loose, and a slight misstep could land someone over the edge, onto the unforgivingow. >> if i would have slid maybe another foot and a half, it's 150 feet straight down. >> it's a close call. >> i got careless, i wasn't thinking, and i made a mistake. lucky i just brought brand new climbing shoes with rubber on the bottom. i was able to recover like a boss and live to do the rope swing. >> everything is in place for the moment of truth, with devon's cameras poised to record, austin clips in for a wild ride. >>> you have about three or four second fall before the rope catches. and the whole time you're just thinking, i really hope the ropes catch, i really hope the ropes catch. >> it looks astonishing and scary. >> you can't really think about what you're doing, you just have to do it. it doesn't matter how many times you jump it, it is still so scary >> to maximize on visuals this compelling, devon uses a variety of camera angles, which means he meets a lot of people willing to try out the rope swing, over and over again. fortunately the crowd is happy to oblige. >>

. >> onlookers watched helplessly as the unforgiving waters eat away at the land beneath neighboring homes. exposing their foundations and leaving the houses with nothing to stand on. suspended above the swirly waters. >> it turned into a level five rapids. it's unbelievable with a whirlpooling effect. just how quickly the water was moving and you had large land masses falling in. trees falling in. homes falling in. i mean, it was absolutely unbelievable. >> i was extremely upset because now i saw the first two houses go through the gorge and ours was the next house in line. >> it's a wrenching scene with their beloved house teetering on the edge of the shore. the frams leave to spare themselves from seeing what happens. soon after, the cherished family home built with care from the ground up slips into the water intact and floats down river as if weightless. before disappearing into the churning mud and rapids. the frams are not alone. their neighbors are away when they get news their vacation home is in danger. >> my neighbors called me and told me the house might go down. >> the h

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leaving a gang may be considered by many to be courageous, raul leon sees it as a despicable and unforgivableayal. >> i don't know how can they wake up in the morning and see themselves in the mirror, you know whatever excuse you use to get to the transitional housing unit to me is just a crock of -- it's just a stab. it's just individuals just trying to play the last card they have, saying, hey, you know what? i got to get out of here. the only thing good about them debriefers and rats is that they can never return back to the neighborhoods. they are ostracized. >> how many will change? i don't know. but all i know is that there are men who are changing, who are wanting to make a different path for their lives, and we see it every day in the transitional housing unit. >> i have had a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders because i'm not constantly having to sit there and watch my back. i can sleep comfortably at night and i have a freedom i didn't have before. >> to this day, of the two years i have been away from it, i have no regret and i live with that decision, just as they have to live

. >> it is shameful and unforgivable, rick, i couldn't agree with you more. >> i was going to say, keith springer, do you invest on headlines or look longer term, and how in the world can you look longer term with all the noise going on right now? >> hit it right on the head. right now we're only setting ourselves up for pain for two reasons. one is the market has been incredibly resilient, going up with bad news. if there was any good news, we'd hear about it. wouldn't keep good news a secret. i think people are buying ahead and bight rumor and selling the news if we have a deal and if we don't have a deal we fall off and the market falls even further. the average investor has to be very careful. always invest for need, not for greemptd don't simply roll the dice in the market. th invest for what they are looking for, income, dividend, be very, very cautious going forward. >> very, very quickly, keith, fall off the cliff and would you be a buyer? >> no, not right away. will continue through the beginning of the year. they can vote retroactively and most likely would but i think it would

their unforgivable offenses including not being team players. the speaker's purge has invoked an immediate response with one ousted member calling it vindictive. one saying freedom of speech may no longer apply within the speaker's cause cuss. luke, congressman huelskamp has issued this statement. the gop leadership might think they have silenced conservatives but removing me and others from key committees only confirms our conservative convictions. is this a sure sign that speaker boehner's offer to the president has fallen very flat along severe conservatives? >> reporter: well, it's two issues, martin. those specific individuals speaker boehner removed them because, quote, unquote, they haven't been team players. on individual issues the gop leadership has felt they have gone too far to the right and voiced too much opposition -- >> hang on a second, luke. we just had two years of the greatest and finest obstruction that we've ever seen from republicans in the house. how have they not been team players? they have played brilliantly? >> report

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there are different kinds of heroes around us, those who in that unforgiving minute rise to the occasion when the moment calls for it, and they really are hereios that wake up every morning and humbly change the world. you think you got what it takes to be a hero. we all asked ourselves that question. i think we do. because these heroes, they are you. just ordinary people until they are here heroes. and we need those heroes more than ever. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome anderson cooper. >> good evening, everyone and welcome to cnn heroes, "an all-star tribute" the men, the women and the children you are going to meet tonight are taking aim at some of humanity's gravest challenges they come here not only to accept our gratitude but to inspire us to take action in our own lives. with us this even, as you would expect at a fancy awards show are music you tv, sports stars, but here is the difference they didn't is didn't come to be honored. they came to generously lend their support to heroes as well as the remarkably talented harvey keitel. we want to thank you for getting involved

those who in that unforgiving minute rise to the occasion when the moment calls for it. daily heroes who wake up every morning and change the world. you think you have got what it takes to be a hero. we have all asked ourselves that question. i think we do. because these heroes are you. just ordinary people. until they are heroes. we need those heroes more than ever. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome anderson cooper. >> good evening, everyone and welcome to "cnn heroes," an all-star tribute much the men and women and children are taking aim at some of humanity's gravest challenges. they come here not only to accept gratitude, but to inspire us to take action in our own lives. with us this evening as expect at a fancy award show, here's the difference. they didn't come here to be honored. they generously came to lend support to the heroes. we want to thank them for being involved. you also can get involved. you will see ways to interact and donate on screen during the performances and during the show. you will see some stuff down over here and over here

and in large part, it's a cruel and unforgiving world, in part, he's also shackled with a huge domesticority right now. and at this point, he's simply not going to risk any kind of confrontation with the israelis, at least until the domestic house and the fiscal cliff is negotiated, let's hope so, with some sort of solution. this issue is an issue for later in 2013 or maybe even in the second year of an obama administration, because the prospects of making it work now, michael, are slim to none. >> and so it goes on when it comes to israeli palestinian conflict. thanks so much. good to get your thoughts. aaron david miller from the woodrow wilson international center. good to chat with you. >>> the u.s. has fought a hard battle against terrorism over the years and its primary opponent has been recently al qaeda. now we are learning more about the activities of one of its affiliates, a dangerous one in yemen. we'll have a live report. do stay with us. you won't take my life. you won't take our future. aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmissi

if we end the year without resolving sequestration, he will all be in direct and unforgivable violation of that trust. i have debated and reasoned, with my colleagues, and i beg you -- do not let the year end without ending sequestration. i urge passage of this measure. >> field that to the gentleman from maryland, mr. van holland. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to say to my friend, the chairman of the budget committees, thank you. i want to say to my friend, the chairman of the budget committee, i have great respect for him, and i hope you will not take it the wrong way, but i am glad to have you back. i look forward to working with you next year. i hope we will be able to work in a bipartisan way, starting right now. unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case. we are engaged here in the house, on this floor today, in what has become a ridiculous political stunt which will actually take us much closer as a country to going over and the fiscal cliff. we are wasting valuable time. the speaker will be engaged with the president of the united states in negotiations, read the tha

about the fact we cannot tolerate these kinds of tragedies and we have to act and it would be unforgivable not to try to take steps that address the problem. that address our fundamental responsibility to take care of our children. he is true to his word, moving forward in the process. the conversation he had, the meeting he had yesterday, the conversation i just mentioned with the senator from west virginia and other conversations he will have going forward will reflect the approach he is taking. he does want to move. on sunday night, he wants to move in the coming weeks, which is a fairly short time. while he supports the removal of the assault weapons ban, he wants to expand the conversation beyond those specific areas of legislation to look at other ways we can address the problem. >> a lot of top democrats spent the campaign season saying do not touch social security and we can solve the issue without going into entitlement programs. what is the president's message to the lawmakers who promised social security cannot been -- cannot be touched? >> let's be clear about one thing. the pr

the very bill that funds what our troops do is absolutely unforgivable. danger and i resent it. >> what do these other gold star moms like yourself feel about the potential to transfer these suspects? >> you know, their sons gave their lives to keep us all safe here. and their mission was to keep terrorists away from us. so, you know, to now bring these terrorists to our shores is a slap in their face. why did their sons give their lives in sacrifice if now this president is going to bring those -- the worst of the worst terrorists to these shores. >> the senator feinstein she brought up the political will. it's doubtful this has any chance in clearing the republic-led house. thanks so much for being here beverly pearlson. thank your family for their sacrifice as well. >> thank you. >> coming up, remember that u.s. open tennis referee busted for allegedly killing her husband? now a surprising twist that could have her back in the umpire's chair. and they spent $10, got five lotto tickets and now have 136 million reasons to celebrate. why are america's new

meet those heavy costs of their health care, we will have missed an opportunity that would be unforgivable. and so for my parents, my grandchild and for me and for all the parents and grandchildren and caregivers in this country, we must come with this commonsense plan, we can't ask people around the country, send more money to washington before we're ready to say washington is ready to make the systemic changes that are so desperately needed so, that these young children can have the comforts that my parents are enjoying right now. thank you. >> and next, sean duffy from wisconsin. >> how's everybody doing? you look good. listen, i disagree with some of my republican colleagues. and that is that the democrats don't have a plan. the democrats most definitely have a plan on these very important issues. they have a plan that is going to keep corporate tax rates where they are today. and they have a plan to raise taxes on the successful small businesses and manufacturers in my district that employ our hardworking families. they have a plan that is not going to address this massive debt and de

if we allow the year to end without resolving sequestration, we will all be in direct and unforgivable violation of that trust. i debated and reasoned with my colleagues and now i beg you, do not let the year end without ending sequestration. i urge passage of this measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to say to my friend the chairman of the budget committee, is the mike on? thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. the -- at the outset i want to say to my fend the chairman of the budget committee, i have great respect for him and i hope he won't take it toe wrong way but i'm glad to have you back and look forward to actually working with you next year. i actually hope that we'll be able to work in a bipartisan way starting right now, unfortunately, that doesn't appear to be the case and we are engaged here in the house on this floor today in what has become a ridiculous political stunt which will take us much closer as a country to going over the fiscal cliff. we're wasting valu

if we allow the year to end without resolving sequestration, we will all be in direct and unforgivable violation of that trust. i debated and reason with my colleagues, and now i debate you -- a deal -- do not that the year and without ending sequestration. i urge passage of this measure. >> the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to say to my friend, the chairman of the budget committee, thank you. thank you, mr. speaker -- i want to say to my friend the chairman of the budget committee, i have great respect for him. i hope he will not take it the wrong way, but i am glad to have you back. we look forward to working with you next year. i hope we will be able to work in a bipartisan way, starting right now. unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case. we are engaged here in the house on this floor today in what has become a ridiculous political stunt which will actually take us much closer as a country to going over the fiscal cliff. we are wasting valuable time. the speaker should be engaged with the president of the united states in the n