the project site is located on the south side of union street between webster and bucanan street, the subject lot is 12,000 square feet in side and occupied by a four story commercial building, originally built in 1924, the single screen movie theater dose business as metro theater, they approved the theater making the building, city landmark number 261 n 2012, the planning condition granted conditional use authorization for a change of use from the single screen theater to personal service as the gym, and the fitness facility is under construction and slated to open this summer. the framing development consists of a variety of commercial and mixed use, commercial units with residential units above the scale of development is one to three story structures. commercial spaces contain a variety of small scale businesses that include a mix of cafe and restaurant, and serves and to date, they received two letters in support of the project, from the union street association and the golden gate neighborhood association and those two letters were included in your packet. and in order for the

and the union street association is strongly opposed to the at&t micro site it violates the union street design guidelines that were approved by the commissioner in 1983. a short while back we stated our concerns in opposition to at&t's plan for 1700 union street at this point we couldn't imagine at&t wanted to bigger antenna site on one our our heritage building. 18 hundred is a 1933 art deco building the same and/or as the coit tower and golden gate bridge my quote the society of the california strongly opposes at&t's proposal for this site this building is a wonderful art deco site it lends beauty to the neighborhood including delight full ornament and general masking. the streetscape contribution of that beautiful building sorry i'm very nervous would be significantly accommodated with the offer scale position to the top of the structure. those buildings can't be replaced we imburglar you to look at it it on a significant corridor. the association visitors have a devoted investor basis we have a devoted visitor base they shop at our stores and take pictures the educate street 18 hund

and i chose this location because i think that union street has a special place in san francisco retail. and there is a lot of premium retail on the street and i think not only does it serve that particular community, but a larger bay area, group of shoppers, and international tourists that come, to the union street and so it is a special street, and to me personally. and elli is a privately held family company, from italy and they are a specialty roaster and they have been purchasing from a farmers in a sustain able pioneering way not off the commodities market for about 25 years. and one of the only coffee companies in the world that actually 100 experience purchases from farmers. either long, and long personal relationship with the family, both professionally, as well as this relationship i think that what i like mostly about them is that they have a real deep appreciation of italy an culture and art and so, i think that it is a really good story and that is unique in san francisco. and probably the country, and something that we are very happy to share as a story, with coffee custom

and the union street association is strongly opposed to the at&t micro site it violates the union street design guidelines that were approved by the commissioner in 1983. a short while back we stated our concerns in opposition to at&t's plan for 1700 union street at this point we couldn't imagine at&t wanted to bigger antenna site on one our our heritage building. 18 hundred is a 1933 art deco building the same and/or as the coit tower and golden gate bridge my quote the society of the california strongly opposes at&t's proposal for this site this building is a wonderful art deco site it lends beauty to the

buildings would useable or close enough to fill the gap >> sure i took down 31670 green street and union street the landlords were not willing to work with us. under any price. so they are under the guidelines they're not a leased intrusive alternative and the clock tower the building across the street is exactly the same height so it would be blocked so virtually useless >> i'm looking pictures produced by at&t you may have those available their photo simulations i guess if you can bring them up fine but they're new stacks look like 38 they blend in how much of the of stacks i can certainly give those to the gentleman if i want to put those up on the screen and i'm not saying those photographs were taken from the various streets. when you view those you can see the before and after the stacks are hidden and not appear to come above that and another one they brought from another view yeah. there's the other one you can see the part that's contradicted there and the stacks sit on top of the area that's constructed. i guess my question is there's a suggestion about story poles i'm not saying we h

and members planning staff this is the request for an conditional use authorization at the 18 union street a 3 story mixed use at the aaron that was developed in 1933 features resident and ground floor and at the rear of the first floor it features a t mobile as well as an at&t facility. the t mobile is a single-family antenna mounted to the base and it consists of the antennas mounted along the intersection of octavia and union streets it is up to 6 panel machines on the rooftop and larger equipment cabinets inside the building and the screen will be used it on the rooftop in order to screen the antennas as well the equipment the northeast part of the building is component of two antennas with that on top of 0 cabinet and it will have a thirty inch expansion used to mimic to screen the base and equipment below 0 the antennas the top will rise approximately

item 3, case number 6790, 280 union street, san francisco, california. action requested by appellant is to modify the order of abatement to waive the assessment of cost, request to expedite permit approval. >> and this is a three story, three unit building. the violation, guardrails approved under permit application under 8707964 we are removed without permit. there was an order of abatement issued june 28 of last year. therefore staff recommends to up hold order of abatement and impose assessment of trust. that -- >> thank you, is there anybody here from the appellant? >> thank you commissioners. my name is clinton choi and i'm the owner of 284 union street and i also am the president of our condo association, 280 union condo association which is made up of three owners. my understanding is we are subjected to a penalty for not replacing the para pit wall in a timely manner. what we are here to say is that we are requesting that the penalty fee be waived because we've actually engaged in this permit approval process over the last two years. we live in a

that has cuts from francis ford copula and falini and it should be something really special for union street and for the city over all for our food menu, we happen to have a really nice relationship with goldstein and you may remember from square one, and she is a resident and she works with us not only to design a menu specific for that location, but also, helps me tremendously with our relationship with local vendors, and with the green leaf who produce and provides our farm produce and clover, which is our dairy farmer and also the people like acme and all a really great providers and so i am excited and it is a lot of money and time and i am happy with a few partners to invest in the store, and the landlord is great and although he is charging rent and it has been a long day and i am happy to answer the questions. >> thank you we, may have questions, and we will bring it out to public comment if there is any. >> public comment is closed commissioner moore? >> i think that i have to ask my fellow commissioners as to whether i have to recuse myself because i am totally prejudice about this

. >> it would be terrible if the mission started to look like a strip mall, union kwar or union street the beautiful thing about san francisco is that it's made up of neighborhoods that have their own character. >> there is a proposition to protect a 12 block stretch. >> behind that emphasis people want to recognize contribution but second, to take steps to protect character of the neighborhood before it, you know >> people from france and germany frequent the stores. >> they talk about displacement here or changes going on. many hope it will help preserve what is left. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> gorgeous outside but cooler. >> yes. spencer christian feeling the breeze. >> it's true around the bay area. let's go right to live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies and areas of isolated and broken clouds. to evening a's take on nationally tomorrow pleasant, warm day across the southern sierra states. there will be showers in the interior northwest. and across california tomorrow. scattered showers mainly down south. and in the interior sections of the state. out towards sierra. some snow until

and causing mild the lifespatrain derailment in waukegan as causing delays on at union pacific north blind. 135th street column because of flooding. >> travel times are good at this time. severe weather moved across the midwest with 26 reports of tornadoes. one person injured in a tornado in nebraska. government of missouri called state of emergency. >> south suburbs in northwest indiana took a beating from sunday storms. more than 1 in. of rain within 20 minutes. in pope county. in cook county. in at calumet city, the explosion in the tunnel system caused flooding and damage to an adjacent buildings. family rescued from the vehicle that stalled in 2 ft. of water and 165th street. this was an hamid. also there was other flooding. deep explosion and calumet city tunnel system, no injuries but a lot of the debris scattered. >> it blew up two years ago also, and then they put a bigger thing on it, but it never left a crater is a big ad before it. >> in it joliet, the roof of the building collapsed, one person stank at motel hurt by flying the great but percent refused medical treatment. there also reports

street. you can see all the people out there. labor unions and workers are protesting and giving pleas from the steps of city hall on this may day. they called for more rights for workers. ktvu's noelle walker is live in san jose where the may day rally brings out a lot of people calling for immigration reform. >> they just arrived here at city hall after marching from east san jose through the streets of san jose to city hall. i think we have news chopper 2 -- we can show you how they filled the plaza here in front of san jose city hall. it is generally -- international workers rights day is general asky what may day is -- generally what may day is. people talking about immigration reform. we talked to two young boy whose found out yesterday their mother has been deported back to mexico. they have been a scattered to the wind with friends and family. i heard that story or similar stories over and over again from people who are undocumented and here in the rally or who have family members forcing deportation. very focused on immigration right

the views and values of big business, wall street, unions, hollywood, the media, nonprofit organizationsit goes on and on, all of these institutions the leadership is arrayed against us. .. it is important to understand the magnitude of the problem and where we need to go. the conservatives, if you heard what i just said and understand it it would be easy to be discouraged. i am more optimistic than i have ever been in my life. for 50 years i have been involved in politics at the national level of the conservative movement, the national level, people periodically asked me is it too late? have we gone down too far down the road of socialism and can we turn things around? i always have one answer and one naturally weathered was 1970s or 90s or recently. that one answer was we can turn things around, we can save america provided one thing happens, if things get real bad real quick and we are there. that water is boiling thanks to obama and the american people by jumping out of that as fast as they can. i say to people once, twice, three times today obama is going to do something to a anger

octavia boulevard is 22 feet, taylor street at the union is 25 so we're going suggesting and saying we should stick with the 20 foot clear 2010 is very, very consistent. i know that the fire department is concerned as they should be about getting their fire trucks but in san francisco we have an enormous number of streets in the city that are narrow many, many streets that are 20 foot clearance and the fire department does a tremendous job fighting fires on those streets. so this is not about either or in terms of the fire or pedestrian safety we should achieve both and that's really i i know all of our goals it's a matter of how we get that p there. i'll recognize my colleagues supervisor breed >> thank you. i want to thank supervisor wiener for taking the lead on this hearing. the reason i decided to co-sponsor when i previously served on the san francisco redevelopment commission we went through a length process there were people at the table there was an eir and process and joint meeting with the planning department and so the fact this particular issue as it relates concerns me i

street artist? >> i was working on union square. on lunch hours, i would be there visiting the artist. it was interesting, exciting, and i have a creative streak in me. it ranges from t-shirts, jackets, hats. what is the day of the life of a street artist? >> they have their 2536 in the morning. by the end of the day, the last people to pack the vehicle probably get on their own at 7:30 at night. >> nice to me to condemn the -- nice to meet you. >> it was a pleasure to share this with you. i hope that the bay area will descend upon the plaza and go through these arts and crafts and by some holiday gifts. >> that would be amazing. thank you so much for the hard work that you do. [gavel] good morning, everyone welcome to the san francisco supervisors budget and finance committee,

come from broken homes, young lives afflicted by drugs, violence, abuse and neglect seek ref union on the streets. >> what's going on, young man. >> danny pogan and stephanie taylor are outreach workers for the nonprofit covenant house. >> how old are you? 15? not 15 years owed? why aren't you in school? you late, too? >> it's their job to search the city for homeless youth and show them a way out. >> what's up, man? >> you guys over there? >> floyd, who is 22, has lived in this old junk yard for 10 years. >> what they are doing is literally strip mining the ground for old pieces of meldz and iron and chunks of just copper or whatever they can find in the ground to recycle it to make themselves some money. >> haven'ting floyd to leave won't be easy. it's not always this hard. >> there was times where i was being shot at, i got stabbed. i was in and out, you know, of juve. >> sexually abused and abandoned by his parents, 19-year-old ronnie harrison reached out to covenant house in november. since then, he has earned his ged and has a job. without help, he says he would be dead. now, he sees a futu

street artist? >> i was working on union square. on lunch hours, i would be there visiting the artist. it was interesting, exciting, and i have a creative streak in me. it ranges from t-shirts, jackets, hats. what is the day of the life of a street artist? >> they have their 2536 in the morning. by the end of the day, the last people to pack the vehicle probably get on their own at 7:30 at night. >> nice to me to condemn the -- nice to meet you. >> it was a pleasure to share this with you. i hope that the bay area will descend upon the plaza and go through these arts and crafts and by some holiday gifts. >> that would be amazing. thank you so much for the hard work that you do. (clapping.) >> we are thrilled thrilled thrilled to be here so good morning and thanks for your patience and so we're here to kickoff our 2014 summer jobs plus program say yeah. (clapping) so i'm eric mcdonald the chief of police operating officer we're thrilled to be partnering with mayor ed lee it takes each one of us to effect the kind of changes in our community across our country we're thrilled our here you

it again here on american soil as part of the labor movement's twenty federation work my street and every unions proclaimed eight hours shall constitute a legal they flavor from an after me first eighteen eighty six one hundred twenty eight years later resurrected as an unofficial day of workers' rights and immigration reform which at this point in american history are inextricably linked. and this year special urgency strengthens rallies demonstrators point he did push to reform bill before the august recess because after that. all about the november midterm elections where immigrants could get lost in the shuffle speed. maybe i run six years ever since two thousand eight km the power. to the government thinks he didn't do anything. and we know that he has the worst twenty six of the nation's schools. that's what he should be heading over to meet the separating the movies. that's why we had to buy for. we're hoping you could be done before the recess of the once and so we have seen that there is something of delay. and that's something that we won that works to kristin. ps this be happening on

the "wall street journal" reported this week that unions and reporters nationwide are squaring off over who will pick up the tab for new mandates, such as coverage for dependent children up to age 26. and the so-called cadillac tax starting in 2018. for more, i'm joined by "wall street journal" columnist, dan hedginger, joe rego, and james fre freeman. >> joe, how much costs are going up for union plans and weren't they supposed to go down? >> exactly. that's why they're going up for union plans just as much as player plans. >> what kind of magnitude are we talking about? >> we're looking at about a 10% increase, just year over year. so pretty significant. and then that ramps up in 2017 when the cadillac tax goes in. and this is targeted at very gold-plated health plans, you know, the richest benefits. and those often are union plans. >> why is that? i mean, when you think about gold-plated plans, you think of goldman sachs, the big ceos. but that's not true. unions also have these very, very rich benefit packages. why is that? >> well, for years they have traded increases in wages for

bay area >> pam: here in san francisco, a group of union construction workers picketted on this may day. they were protesting at 15th and mission streetss other construction sites around the city. union members, labor leaders and community advocates at city hall also gathered for a noon rally. their mission is to highlight successes in promoting working class citizens in san francisco. >> pam: in los angeles, thousands of people marched downtown for immigrant rights. this year's march was themed "keeping families together" which focused on ending deportations and splitting families. >> pam: other issues they marched for inluded immigrant worker rights and increasing the federal minimum wage despite that bill failing yesterday. >> pam: several streets are expected to be closed until as late as 7pm. >> pam: and around the world in turkey, crowds protested governemnt ban that prevents them from marching to the city's iconic taksim square. >>security forces pushed back demonstrators with water cannons and tear gas. protesters retaliated by throwing objects at police. before it was declared a national holiday in 2009, may first was traditio

union. >> hundreds of refugees stream through the streets. first, they will be registered as an immigration center. then some of them may be sent to the spanish mainland. the outlook there is bleak with austerity in place and high unemployment. but it is apparently a vast improvement on conditions these people have left behind. the region lies on the northern coast of africa, one of two spanish exclaims on the continent. both port towns are under heavy security, patrolled by both spanish and moroccan police. a high-tech triple layer fence has been erected specifically to keep immigrants out, but more than 2000 have already breached the barrier this year alone. hundreds more await their chance , living in squalid camps like this one. >> conditions are horrible. we go for days without eating. suffering is immense. those who wear uniforms beat us. all black africans are victims. >> several of those who did not make it are perched on the outer fence, closely watched by security forces. its pain's interior ministry is considering building an even

. >> a european union military force is now operating on the streets of the capital of the central africanepublic. >>> estonian soldiers conducted their first patrol. 150 soldiers from france and estonia. >>> it was one of the lasting midges of the balkan's war. sarajevo city hall in flames, and now more than 20 years later, the landmark building has finally risen from the ashes. >> he remembers the night when he and his fellow firefighters received word that the city hall was alight. and by the tame they came, it had turned into a fireball. >> it was a difficult painful moment. it was late at night and we couldn't see anything. we managed to enter through the front door, the roof was in flames, and the supports were about to collapse much. >> they had bombed the city hall. and the fir fighters believed that accelerants had been used, and it was impossible to extinguish the flames with water. >> one woman was crying, and i walked up to her and asked why she was so sad. and she told me, part of sarajevo is burning and part of me is burning and it was a very difficult moment for me. >> the b

union was dissolved. >>> protests breaking out in jakarta, indonesia. hundreds of thousands taking to the streets there demanding better wages and healthcare. and in thailand and mall asia, they have better living standards, and in greece, the annual protests, unions planning public strikes, and demonstrations. >>> in turkey, istanbul, protesters say that they want to hold their mayday rallies there, blutherebut the government banne protests. >> demonstrators and police have clashed in several neighbors. as the demonstrators try. the government is preventing unions as a mayday rally. it has provided an alternative venue, but according to the union, it's their right to demonstrate wherever and whenever they want. so this is really part of an ongoing political struggle in this country. divisions within turkish society. it is not just about a mayday rally. the government is democratically elected and it's still popular, and it won the local elections a few weeks ago, but critics say that it has been abusing its power, and those who have taken to the streets told us that they feel they're being silen

streets across the country. and the country's major unions are now launching strikes. >> . >> evacuation orders are finally being lifted in southern california, though some of the wildfires continue to burn, and a body has now been found. firefighters putting out some of the nine fires that broke out on tuesday, and new evacuations broke out last night as the flames approached san marcos, but now those people are told they can go back home. the fires have burned 15 square miles in san diego. brian is in escondido, and give us an update on the containment. >> we're actually waiting. we have another two hours to go before they're going to give us an update on its containment. and i expect that it's going to be pretty good. the winds have died down yesterday and it's much cooler today. and so far, not windy. so they probably got a pretty good handle on things yesterday. and we're going to have to wait to see the numbers. >> reporter: and brian, as you mentioned, we have been talking about the weather all weekend and it has been hot and windy out there. what about the forecast for the future? what are we looking at?

same day, to demand a rise in wages, joining me is the author of the state of the union and veronica from the wall streetnal, and steve more of the heritage foundation, let me start with you. do you think these protests are getting any traction? >> i definitely do. they have done a good job in recent decades getting the message to the public but this is a strong exception. people have been talking, legislators in states around the country and average folks. this is resonating. everybody understands that it shouldn't be the case that in a highly profitable industry folks working 40 hours a week need public assistance. melissa: you can't ignore the fact you have folks coming out saying they will put eight kiosks in every restaurant and replace the people at the counter as the price becomes more expensive to have those folks there they automate. >> it is happening already but this is going to accelerate that. we are talking the fast-food industry. these are starter jobs. if you raise the wage to $10, $12 an hour you will destroy lot of those jobs and people won't have the first job that gets them to the sec

unions are saying, look, we don't want to pay for. this and it's ironic. byron says they have always had problems with obamacare but they were supportive of it today in the "wall streetave a union attorney saying we were supportive of obamacare because we thought it would lower costs. and now whether you have a union official now acknowledging. >> i mean, nothing ever goes down in this world. your houses, your automobile. nothing goes down. >> short-term versus long term. the argument from the obama administration was that costs will eventually go down. but they are certainly not going down right now. >> it is the same problem that everybody else has face -- is facing. which is if you have a plan. it currently does not have the levels of mandated coverage that are required by obama care. that is gonna cost more. and the fight between the unions and the companies is who is going to pay for that but if you are an individual, the answer is really clear, do you. >> all right, panel. i want to ask you about this as well. there is news tonight about fired "new york times" executive editor jacob abraham son. reports that abe bran some refused or declined nondisclosure agree

. >> it is a may day tradition in paris, despite the rain, trade unions bring their banners on to the streets. they are protesting including some pensions and welfare benefits. >> french workers are fearly protective of their rights. after all they have fought for years to protect them. so it is hard to comprehend what they are being asked to sign. >> most french people officially work a 35 hour week. with strict rules for weekend shifts, they are shocked at the eye of a zero hours contract. >> it is modern slavely, it stops people from planning their lives. >> for me it is not a contract, it is an aggression against the worker, that is not a contract. >> these are increasingly common, the government is under pressure to address this growing trend. the world is changing quite rapidly, that means they will find it difficult to compete with the rest of the world, inform they don't embrace a more flexible approach in the labor market. public sector work has already tightened their bets. they have had to embrace pay cuts. creating jobs is a priority, and one way to do that is to make it easier fo

. >>> and wall street, more than a thousand fast food workers and union protesters turned up the heat at mcdonald's annual shareholder meeting held in oak brook, illinois. far from business as usual. hampton pearson has more. >> reporter: the annual mcdonald's shareholder meeting has been the target of nationwide protests in support of a $15 an hour minimum wage. >> mcdonald's should not have to wait on the government to raise minimum wage. >> reporter: over a thousand demonstrators marched outside chicago in the last two days targ targeting the world's biggest fast food chain as the first step on the road for organizing the entire industry. >> these organizers are not fighting to raise the minimum wage, they're sitting down to negotiate a pay raise and re-write a union contract. >> inside the unit, a lot were not happy about what was on the menu, the top managers were accused of targeting the children with predatory-like enthusiasm. ceo thompson answered the critics. >> at mcdonald's, we were not as mentioned predatory, we do have values at mcdonald's. >> reporter: but the majority o

. >>> the european union military force is operating on the streets of the south african central republic. estonian soldiers conducted a patrol in bangui. the mission was announced in december, made up of 150 soldiers from france and estonia. >>> the interim president of the central african republic says conditions are improving. >> translation: since i became head of state there has been insecurity. the level of ipp security when i arrived was untenable. efforts have been made by the government and international forces to improve the level of security. >>> researchers in new zealand have found a simple but effective exercise plan they say could help hundreds of millions of type 2 diabetes sufferers. >> reporter: millions of people in the world suffer type 2 diabetes, and have trouble regulating insulin, a hormone that provides energy to cells, affecting sugar levels in the blood. exercise is an important part of engining the condition. a typical recommendation is 30 minutes of exercise. a study revealed how the exercise can be most effective. researchers at a university tracked blood sug

union are sending emergency workers and equipment. >> rescue teams are using boats to patrol the streets. they are looking for people trapped by floodwaters after a nearby river burst its banks. authorities say the entire town is being evacuated. the government has declared a state of emergency. thousands of people are still stranded in their homes waiting to be rescued. 135 thousand are without electricity and many have lost touch with loved ones. >>. only knows where he is. heavy rains have also caused landslides. >> 14 or 15 family houses were destroyed and i didn't count the other destroyed buildings. >> the government has ordered the military to help those left stranded by the floods. helicopters were called in the pluck residents from the roof of their homes. several nations have pledged to send expert teams and equipment to help with the evacuation efforts. >> the european car industry is slowly recovering. registration throws for the eighth month in a row. we get this report from the franklin stock exchange -- frankfurt stock exchange. >> german luxury car makers are looking at th

odessa where 40 people were killed in that union fire -- that union building fire before the weekend. while here in donetsk down the street at the city hall, it is barricaded. there are men in military uniforms carrying weapons vowing to fight if the ukrainian military come here as ukraine tears itself to pieces. brian? >> keir simmons reporting live for us tonight from donetsk, ukraine. keir, thanks. >>> back in this country, we have an update on the terrifying fall at the circus in rhode island that injured nine performers. some of them critically. investigators say they have zeroed in on what went wrong. we get our report tonight from nbc's ron mott in providence. ♪ >> it's hailed as the human chandelier. eight female aerialists hanging by just their hair. but it turned frightening in a flash. their fall cushioned only by a thin rubber mat leaving them and a male performer below with multiple broken bones and in one case internal bleeding. >> shock. they didn't expect their equipment to fail. >> reporter: officials are focusing on the attachment point where the rigging was connected to a cable affixed to the arena's ra

street. the suspensions range from 10 to 30 days. the firefighters' union tells us the suspended firefighters were only following protocol after the crash. >> we're rather stunned at these suspensions bought what you have here are a bunch of men and women faced with a difficult situation and they did the best they could. >> former firefighter michael quinn resigned after the crash and is facing three felony dui charges. >>> a major freeway interchange remains shut down in vallejo because of a brush fire. the fire was reported about 5:45 p.m. all the ramps were shut down while fire crews attacked the vegetation fire. between the closures and drifting smoke, the fire caused pretty serious backups. a sig alert remains in effect for that area. >>> a vigil is happening right now to remember poet maya angelou. many people thought of her as the conscious of america. this is a live picture from kaiser park in oakland has people gather at remember the monument to reflect on how her words touched their lives. maya angelou passed away today in north carolina. she was

when you talk about main street, union people, cops, fire, teachers are all in pension funds and thewell. in queens your cop is making $120,000 a year, your school teach ser making $120,000 a year, they're putting some money into pension funds and that money is being matched and then some. those pension funds have gone up a lot since the bottom in 2009. >> teachers make $120,000 a year? >> how much? >> did you say they make $120,000 a year? >> in this city? absolutely. look at the recent de blasio settlement, it's going to be more than that. >> how much is the market in unrest in ukraine and overseas? >> they don't seem worried at all. the bond yield has gone down. but to steven's point, the stock market continues to go up. perhaps we are the cleanest dirty shirt in a bag of laundry. do i want to push back a little on what steven said, incomes have not gone up, that is well founded, well known, accurate. but let's not forget corporations have paid out this huge gain in money to health care over the last 20 years. any corporation will say we have given our employees a raise, it just h

friday i was forty people died when fire broke out in the trade unions house and the black sea port of odessa. the blaze followed street battles between supporters of the interim government in kiev and pro russian separatists. in the east of the country the ukrainian army launched a major offensive to bring occupied regions back under key as control. the troops concentrated their military action on the city of slow beyond. ukraine has reinstated conscription to deal with the deteriorating security situation the increase in the operation did not progress as quickly as hoped for and was complicated by the bases being situated in heavily populated areas that were hiding behind citizens hiding behind hostages in funding from apartments lolx. we managed to take to overrule the terrorists fortifications on bases and checkpoints around the city of soviets and with them. but one piece of good news emerged. a group of osce observers seized last week this will be asked were freed by pro russian separatists. german chancellor angela america was in the us this week the crisis in ukraine dominated her meeting with president barack

street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square. for the 100th anniversary of the mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana. [laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness.

jumping from windows the trade union alps located more than five hundred km from the troubled east odessa is not understood patient. on friday was the scene of bloody street fights. the clashes began earlier in the day. in fifteen hundred protesters many of them football fans to to the streets calling for unified ukraine. the rally quickly turned violent demonstrators clashed with hundreds of mass production militants and police trying to intervene. across the city russia militants sought refuge in the trade union house. it was instantly. we started are still unknown moscow said the clashes were disgraceful. local authorities had arrested more than a hundred people in the incident and called for residents to remain calm let's move on to other world news afghan officials have given up hope of finding any more survivors following a landslide in the remote northeast. it means an estimated two pence and one hundred people have perished in the catastrophe. the aid effort is now focused on more than four thousand people displaced and is concerned that the un stapled hillside in the typist and province maintain it again tripping hazards of homeless people rescue

are walking off the job in onto the streets thursday demanding a paid increase and the right to unionize you see fast food is a two hundred billion dollar industry but the majority of those who prepare and serve the meals for those folks they're living in poverty or close to it the problem is that the majority of fast food workers are paid minimum wage to us the federal minimum wage is seven twenty five an hour i've paid so low that even after working forty hours a week most fast food workers have to rely on government assistance like food stamps to make at least meet. a lot more than minimum wage can live off of that it's hard you know i'm a single mom and it's hard to provide for my sons hard to put food on the table sometimes the fast food labor force is demanding that minimum wage be increased to fifteen dollars an hour during the last day of action in december thousands took to the streets and that's when i received the first hand account from struggling workers about the purchase of these things i don't know by the grace of god i am. i am in a shelter trying to get out of there and

street battles here. which ended in the fiery massacre at the trade union building.his pro-russian supporter said there is no united ukraine anymore, after what happened here. today, a grief-stricken public was allowed in the building to witness the scene of the deaths. ukraine's prime minister visited the injured today. he blamed russia. for trying to destroy ukraine. >> this is the part of russian road map. how to grab and eliminate ukraine. >> reporter: the people we talk to here keep hoping that something, somehow will keep their country from sliding into chaos and bloodshed. every day seems to bring a new provocation, a fresh horror. david? >> terry moran, thank you. >>> this week, a crucial one in the trial of oscar pistorius. the so-called blade runner on trial for murder. after weeks of brutal cross-examination, this is pistorius' last chance to convince the court. it could all come down to what he sounds like when he cries. abc's matt gutman explains. from south africa tonight. >> reporter: tomorrow, oscar pistorius's defense team begins making its last stan