mccabe and the way he has lived in the unit and they showed pictures from his unit and i want to invite mr. mccabe to talk about the condition of the unit and to describe when those pictures were taken and also to explain his situation. >> my name is russell mccabe, i've lived at 1325 kansas street for over 25 years now, as far as the pictures go, they were taken as far as i know over 2 years ago. when my life was in a very tumultuous moment and they must have taken with the lan lord entered my apartment without my knowledge and that has all been taken care of. my land lard has been in my unit many times since that photograph was taken and that has not been a problem at all for years. i would just like to say 2012, end of 2012, i got sick and spent the year of 2013 in the hospital. the first two yearser of those were in a coma where i had a series of small strokes, during in time, my rent and utilities were still paid as far as i know on time. rent was definitely paid on time every month for entire year i was in the hospital so i would have a place to live for future convalescence. than

or that space area a legal unit is it possible? one of the major issues could be headroom but if no issues where headroom it's likely it may not be that difficult but >> we will hear in the appellant shortly it's not a separate unit only another room within the building the house with the kitchen so we'll hear from the appellant but that's the part that is city of chicago in my brain it's giving me well, let's hear from the appellant through the chair. >> so the original complaint you don't know where it came from. >> i'm assuming a neighbor. >> a neighbor and there been any other complaints since this one. >> no. >> deputy just as a point of order would be in a case like this i think we're all trying to come to the same conclusion could it be okay to send someone out. >> we'll recommend a inspector to survey the unit i have seen a couple of permits in my time in the department where they allowed for someone who was immovable to have a union others ground floor that's what the section discuses. >> it's a temporary thing. >> and als

this fall and 2 thousands unit next you summer we're on track to having those unite on purview of thelanning department and department of building inspection our developers working through the harris and community development which is coordinating our approach to permit submittal and the planning approval for all the projects given the ambitious scope and the number of units this is unprecedent for our department bringing this many unit to rehab at the same time so we're having to work with our city sister agencies to coordinate and trouble shot and streamline a lot of the progresses to get them going so all of our rad principals have had at the department and also have gone through an expedited planning review process we're working closely with your staff like i said to coordinate the prelims of that proximately to get them under construction on an ongoing basis the project will be subject to inspectors and 13wu7b9 improvements within the pressure view of the department and planning itself that is about concludes my presentation i understand that there maybe questions or concerns abo

they are required to produce 12 percent of units on site as affordable units or they can pay a fee or they can provide 20 percent of the units off site as affordable. those units could be rental or ownership. if they are rental units they are rented at 50 percent area median income, or 55 percent area median income. so since i brought the chart i'm a little proud of myself for remembering it, i thought i'd just highlight that's for one person, 55 percent of area median income is $37,350. for a family of 4 it goes up to $53,400. that's what the rental target is. through the dial, which would require legislative change that we are pursuing a developer could provide a greater number of units, so more than 12 percent, but rent them at a higher income target so rent them for more money. and that dial up as high as 90 percent ami and that is 61,150 for a single person household, $87,400 for a 4-person household. you can also provide inclusionary units that are ownership and those ownership units are priced at between 70 and 90 percent of area median income and the dial would work in the sam

bell is in one unit x in the other unit, we have mr. rees jenkins who has never received any notice of eviction in any way, shape or form. the landlord claims in his responsive brief that mr. rees intends to vacate, however mr. rees indicated something different to mr. bell last fight. what we have now is a potential [inaudible], there's nothing on file with the rent board indicating any intent to do an lmi, on the other hand, we have a situation where the landlord is trying to blur what's going on but purporting to do a demolition when he's in fact only -- his plans currently only allow him to demolish a kitchen and to get other space up to code, so this is not a demolition, the landlord never required a separate demolition permit as must happen under building code 106a .1 the landlord never gave notice of intent to apply for a demolition permit after he had already obtained the permit and then he provided the notice and then he claim today the rent board that he was going to do a demolition eviction that's the only record the rent boa

perfectly habitable unit why doesn't the 3 r report matter it matters because no building or structure shall be used this is section 109 point a-1 in the building code no structure shall be used or no change not clarification or portion thereof shall be made until the building official those issued a certificate and this is the important part or audits has been approved for use by the department of building inspection in this case in 2002 and 3 and then in 2004 when the 3 r report was issued my client believed that was authorized for residential use so quite to his surprise in 2014 when the complaint was filed by the tenant for reasons beyond me i want to see this at this point in time my client was surprised to hear a process had begun in behind close doors by the inspectors of the city as opposed to the normal process held in this department that is the notice of violation that was in fact, orientated at the directors hearing in open session and than an abatement appeal so my parties that were not happy we object to the process was done in private meetings between representatives of

in market rate units. we are including to work with the board of supervisors and stake holders to define and develop new funding sources then we want to implement prop k, certainly however we can in rezoning efforts and we will continue to work with regional, state and federal government officials looking at things like the tax credits and whether or not we can, we will certainly advocate for changes that would allow us to reach higher income levels wherever we can. i want to turn this over now to teresa for more specific information about housing developments in the port a*r. >> thank you. good afternoon, commissioners, tracy yonga the mayor's goal of 10,000 housing units is something we are working diligently for. we recently completed the construction and rehabilitation of over 400 units just within the past year. we currently have over a thousand units in construction or under rehabilitation actively in -- so some of those towers you can see that are going on, those aren't -- all the various constructi

>> i think the united nations security council, general assembly, all united nations as a whole through the u.n. charter should be reformed. seventy years ago, the world was different from today. almost a 50-60 member state at that time, today 193. we look at the world today, it's different from that time. today, the world turning to abglobal village. the more we come close to each other, the more we're going to face challenges. >> how should the security council be reformed? do you think the five world powers should continue to have the sway they have as permanent members of the council? i should say you spent a month as president of the security council, so should the u.s., russia, china, france, england not have veto power anymore? >> i cannot decide for them to have or not to have. that's with the united nations member states agree on one solution. and then reform, not reform, how we want to united nations organization to be effective active and effective, or just giant monster with big bureaucracy. i think we have many challenges. it's not political. it's not war, it's not terroris

in san francisco they started to identify where the unit are the biggest category are unit for rent or sale and not yet occupied even though we royals the housing market in san francisco is hot there are unit in the process 3 involves 11 thousand of the thirty thousand unit and there was around 9 thousand unit that are seasonal and occasionally used and then they also found what i consider mystery unit 9 seven hundred not sure why their vacate some con judiciary many owners keep them off the market for fear if we can't get rid of the tenant and also some royals that unit kept vacant if they're thinking about selling them they're more valuable 24 is part of the 9 seven hundred that's the part still to be discovered but incidentally the folks by their study composed 2.7 percent of the unit in san francisco this is a small percentage you know lower than the mystery vacancy or certainly the ones in process so the methodology did not use whether homeownership or whether the homeowner files for a discount on their taxes because the occupant don't do that i haven't done that you don't roya

it hasn't threatened to destroy the united states. so when you are near the threat you feel it more intensely than the united states. for the united states it's a major foreign policy issue. for us it could be a matter of national survival. so obviously our mind is more concentrated on it on the issue than we think the united states is. >> even with israel public opinion really worried about iran does where people in israel come down on the netanyahu showdown have to do with where they are politically in the first place? >> well, i think there's a board consensus in israel on all parties athat vaughn a threat. that if iran achieves nuclear weapons or is in the threshold of achieving a nuclear weapon this is a dire threat to israel. there is a board agreement among all parties that israel should do at all possible to resist this. would the speech be seen as a snub to the president of the united states and would it affect the bipartisan support? so this is the issue on the -- for the israeli public and obviously i think there's more sup

at risk rental units. we're tracking our progress toward meeting the mayor's goals and we're actively working with the planning department, the office of economic and work force development and other public agencies to ensure that we're working as effectively as possible. as you also know, in november of 2014 voters overwhelmingly passed proposition k proposition k reflects the mayor's housing goals, that 30,000 unit number you keep hearing, with its affordable housing ratio, and then further proposition k sets a city policy that the city will attempt to ensure that 33 percent of all new housing produced in rezoned areas will be affordable to low and moderate income households and that funding strategies will be identified to fund new affordable housing and to preserve existing rental stock and public housing. a year ago the mayor convened a housing working group consisting of a broad swath of stake holders market rate developers, nonprofit developers, advocates, funders. there were over 100 participants i

they need the united states to do that. it's not been forthcoming. >> that's al jazeera america's mike viqueira. we'll take a break. when we come back, who is king salman. for on the succession in the region and we'll dig deeper with the ambassador. stay with us. it's "inside story". >> aljazeera america presents a break through television event borderland... >> are you tellin' me it's ok to just open the border, and let em' all run in? >> the teams live through the hardships that forced mira, omar and claudette into the desert. >> running away is not the answer... >> is a chance at a better life worth leaving loved ones behind? >> did omar get a chance to tell you goodbye before he left? >> which side of the fence are you on? >> sometimes immigration is the only alternative people have. borderland only on al jazeera america >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> at 7:00, a thorough of the day's events. >> at the end of the day,

ladies and gentlemen, united gentlemen, united states representative from the 1st district of floridathe greatest generation is in more danger of becoming a distant memory but we must not forget. that is why it is imperative for those of us who have the ability to help preserve the memory of your service and sacrifice to do exactly that the metal we are presenting is a fiscal token of our gratitude for your heroism. the most important aspect of today's event is it provides us an opportunity to strengthen the great legacy of the 1st special service force. at a time when we desperately needed heroes to wage war against tyranny our two nations banded together and successfully defeated evil. the 1st special service force is a shining example of what can be accomplished when america and canada stand together as one. your action embodies the enduring partnership between our two nations that president john f. kennedy referenced when he said "geography has made us neighbors. history has made us friends. economics has made us partners. necessity has made us allies those who through nature have

later, president johnson appointed him as the united states delegate to the united nations. the photograph to the left shows him receiving his credentials. it was an extension of his efforts to improve the conditions of what he referred to as "our people" -- mexican-americans and united states in particular. it was a growth of the skills that he -- that he had begun to develop and working with others. it was on a global stage instead of a local stage. he always had the welfare of the mexican american people and impoverished people at heart and what he was doing. that is what he worked for. one of the successes that dr. garcia experienced during his diplomatic service was his address the united nations in spanish. it was the first time that a representative of the united states of america had addressed the united nations in a line which other than english. it was quiet were received. it was very much appreciated by his latin american colleagues in the body. after the vietnam war, he received hundreds, probably thousands, of letters from returned veterans seeking his support a

the unit suffered 2,300 casualties.nal combat strength, but it never lost a mission. not one. the 1st special service force -- [applause] the force existed for only two years but its spirit lives on in the green beret, army rangers, even the navy s.e.a.l.s and marine recon units, and in all of today's special forces. for decades after the war ended, the story of these canadian and american heroes and how they helped save the world was classified top secret. but now we know. and on behalf of the congress of the united states, and freedom loving people around the world we say thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the majority leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. [applause] >> sometimes truth can be more impressive than fiction. when it comes to the heroes we honor today, that's certainly the case. members of the elite devil's brigade excelled in rock climbing and amphibious assault. they advanced on skis and through the air. they survived by stealth and trained in demolitions. some o

[applause] every day, the united states and united kingdom's flags decorate this landscape. grief -- it symbolizes our grief and embodies our respect for the armed forces and celebrates a lasting peace. they salute the bravery commemorate today. to honor these national flags, i ask you to please stand for the presentation of colors. remain standing through the national anthems. the national anthems of great britain and northern ireland will be performed by the u.s. marine corps ceremonial band. the national anthem of the united states will be performed by act ii. this will be followed by a musket salute. ♪ ♪ ["national anthem"] >> ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o' say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ >> you may be seated. let us thank the united states marine corps ceremonial band as they take their exit. [applause] and may i say, an excellent version of "house of the rising sun." [laughter] thank you, sir. the city of new orleans and st. bernard parish share many common threads in h

they need the united states to do that. it's not been forthcoming. >> that's al jazeera america's mike viqueira. we'll take a break. when we come back, who is king salman. for on the succession in the region and we'll dig deeper with the ambassador. stay with us. it's "inside story". >>> you are watching "inside story," i'm ray suarez. as saudi arabians mourn the death of king abdullah, we look at the relationship between the king and the united states. military, economic, and cultural, the two countries often see eye to eye and often don't. for the rest of the program i'm joined by director of the institute for gulf affairs, and ambassador james smith, u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia from 2009 to 2013, and a senior counsellor at the co-jep group. -- cohen group. you heard mike viqueira. you were the man in riyadh. does it agree with what you saw when you were in place? >> absolutely, and the first issue is offering condolence. it's a wonderful tradition. three days after the passing. the fact that you have brought a delega

upon founding we were called these united states. we had a problem of this sort the economy out of the south and the north emerged: emerged: more understanding of what the north meant, and we met at gettysburg for a great conference and agreed with much blood and violence in our that this was one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. who we will guide to preserve the european union? who we will go to gettysburg where we will the grand army of her public be based from to back they're is no center of gravity of european on the economic center. the basic reality of europe which is a nation a continent of nationstates who share know faith we had just seen the decision by the european central bank to do what is called qe. it is interesting to find how they have to do it. the european central bank we will not distribute this money. each of the national banks we will print the money and are allowed to buy only there own debt because know nation wants to take part in the default of another nation. no nation wants to

including the president of the united states. the first images we are getting from inside the courthouse inside the courtroom in brooklyn earlier today. we will have more on this breaking news. that's coming up. >>> there's other news we are following, including this. the centers for disease control and prevention now reporting a dramatic increase in the number of infections caused by a potentially deadly bacteria. the troubling word from health officials that many patients may have contracted it at their doctor's office or dentist's office. elizabeth cohen is working the story. what are you finding out? >> reporter: we think of doctor's offices as places we go to get better. in fact those offices may harbor bacteria. it is potentially deadly. 15,000 deaths per year approximately, in the united states. most of the time when people get this they get it from hospitals typically. however, in this case the cdc looked at a large group of people who had not recent by been in the hospital. most of the people had recently been to a docto

that is the sacred, solemn commitment that the united states and the president of the united states deems unshakeable. >> charlie: so this is about ukraine, and don't even think about going anywhere else. >> don't think about any single member of n.a.t.o. >> charlie: do you wish that ukraine was a member of n.a.t.o.? >> i don't quick -- my job is better not to wish, it's better to take things as they are. but what i was trying to say charlie, with respect to our n.a.t.o. allies, the united states and our other nate to partners -- n.a.t.o. partners beefed up our presence in the eastern flank of n.a.t.o., and we're now there in larger numbers air, land and sea. >> charlie: it's humiliating to see the troops have to leave. >> what troops? >> charlie: the ukrainian troops when they moved. >> you're making a different point. you're trying to -- what are you trying to do? (laughter) >> charlie: go ahead. i'm trying to keep you on track. >> i'm on track. you're trying to get me off track. no, i was just simply saying we're taking very serious steps to reinforce n.a.t.o.'s presence, air, land and

states and work in the united states rather than returning to iraq. work as aand got research professor at the university of missouri, became an integral part of the columbia community. he and his wife ultimately had five children, all of them american-born u.s. citizens. the problem is beginning of the early 1990's, for the next decade, he had numerous family member still in iraq, including 11 siblings, along with his elderly mother who was blind. millions ofs and iraqis, his family members were not just suffering great deprivation, although they were, they were literally on the boundary of starvation, typically unable to feed themselves in any way that provides major sustenance. this is incredibly common among the regime sanctions. although he was earning a modest salary, he simply could not in good conscious live even what was really a lower middle-class american existence with some discretionary funds while his family was suffering so greatly in iraq. he began to find ways to send very small amount of money back to his family in a rack, but a -- l

this was the same problem that the united states had when we were founded, a we were called the united states, emphasizing the states and not the nation. we had a problem of this sort, which is the economy of the south and the economy with the moral understanding of what the united states meant and we met at gettysburg for a great conference. and we agreed with much blood and violence and horror that this was one nation under god, indivisible. with hopefully liberty and justice for all. who will die to preserve the european union remap who will go to gettysburg and where will the grand army of the republic be raised from? and there is no center of gravity beyond an economic center. the basic reality of europe, which is a continent of nationstates who share this remains the case we have just seen the decision by the european central bank to do what is called qe. it's a little too late but it's interesting to see how they do it. the european central bank will not distribute this money. each of the national banks will print the money and they are allowed to buy only their own debt. why is

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this, if you will schism between the united arab emirates and the united states about this particular issue of search-and-rescue resources, perhaps is just a cover, if you will, for a broader debate that the united arab emirates is trying to engage in. >> it's hard to say we need to be doing more therefore, we're going to do nothing. united emarab emirates, they were the country that came out before the united states even asked and they volunteered to say, we will fight, we will go there. they were in on proportionately high number of the early strikes. they have a well-funded air force. they've been seen as a country we didn't have to ask to come along. >> they made very clear early on on our air, the ambassador in d.c. saying this is our fight. it's not just america's fight, this was a fight for the uae. and without these countries, two things happen. and as you mentioned, again, tactically, it's not going to change the coalition from a military strategic point of view. but the optics of it would be disastrous. if the coalition begins to fray and fall apart, it is going to be seen a

i am the executive director of the united states botanic garden. we are standing on union square, which is the end cap of the national mall on the east side just before you arrive at the united states capital. it is a fascinating piece of land because it has gone through many transformations in terms of what has been here over the course of the history of washington, d.c., since around 1800. it is important to the botanic garden because the first united states botanic garden was on this piece of land, even though today it is most notably associated with the reflecting pool and memorial to grant. what i would like to do today is present a little bit of the early history of the united states botanic garden, so a couple of the remaining trees that date back to the original botanic garden location, and also talk about the process by which the botanic garden came to be. it eventually moved across the street from where it is currently, and a little about the famous fountain that originally was placed here by congress and also made its way two blocks sout

i've suggested the united arab emirates wants the united states to commit more resources to this fight. but as you mentioned, these resources apply to everybody equally. they're putting the american soldiers and fighter pilots just as much at risk as the emirates fighter pilots. that argument is being made very clearly, i believe, to the united arab emirates government. the united arab emirates government feel there is some criticism to be leveled not just against the united states, but these countries in the coalition who are not taking this fight seriously enough, who are not committing all of their resources to try to eradicate this problem with isis. they feel these coalition air strikes, which they were a part of for the first month or so, are not doing enough. so there has to be new tactics, new resources, things brought to the table. this, if you will, schism between the united arab emirates and the united states about this particular issue of search-and-rescue resources, perhaps is just a cover, if you will, for a broader debate that the united arab emirates is trying to engage

in the rear being a legal dwelling unit it is unlawful to rent a unit that does not have authorization when my client saw this prior to the occupancy in 200 two or three he hired somebody to apply for a certificate of occupancy that was duly issued by the inspectors inspector were at the property in 2002 and 2003 when the permits were issued and the property at least according to the inspectors appeared to be a perfectly habitable unit why doesn't the 3 r report matter it matters because no building or structure shall be used this is section 109 point a-1 in the building code no structure shall be used or no change not clarification or portion thereof shall be made until the building official those issued a certificate and this is the important part or audits has been approved for use by the department of building inspection in this case in 2002 and 3 and then in 2004 when the 3 r report was issued my client believed that was authorized for residential use so quite to his

a united front. germany an the united states pledge allegiance against russia or the crisis in ukraine. and despite some differences merkel and the president say they're committed on keeping the pressure on moscow. >> what other means can we put in place to change mr. putin's calculus. >> a vow to destroy boko haram. nigeria says it will take out the rebel group in six weeks after refusing to cancel municipal elections for now other countries are joining the fight. a creative battle with i.s.i.l. iraqi state tv is using parody videos, and a test of human will undermine extreme conditions. athletes in canada racing their way in hundreds of miles of frozen tundra in temperatures as low as 50 below. good evening and welcome to al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm antonio mora. today we begin with the growing concerns in eastern europe. >> german chancellor angela merkel was in the white house today. >> she aand the president promised to stand together against russia. but she refused to give w

by the united states. it was undermined by nato's enlargement of the east. the common european home was not built because there was not an interest in building a common security structure. the commitment made as part of osce commitments to consider each other's securities was ignored. the missile defense is proof of destructive moves and disregard of other states his interest. our proposals were rejected by the united states, and instead we were recommended to join the american global defense system under washington's ideas, and any actions undermining strategic stability entails counter measures which means long-term damage is a done to arms control. the liability of which is dependent on defense. we don't understand this american obsession with global missile defense. is it a desire to achieve global dominance? to find technical solutions to political issues? anyway, the missile threats haven't not decreased, however there is a major irritant and it will take a long time to get rid of it. another importa

it was fault -- fought elsewhere in the united states. the revolutionary war lasted seven and a half years. since i'm sure most of you are americans you know very little about the revolution -- [laughter] that is because we deny that we had one. it was actually a 30 to 40 year event from 1762 about 1800 and the location of the capital is very much a metaphor for what happened constitutionally during that revolution. more property was appropriated, taken by the states in the united states during that revolution and more people fled france during the french revolution. like all revolutions, pretty much a minority event. probably a third of the people supported it. it had an ideology. republicanism. the belief that a people were capable of governing themselves and they did not need a king or some strong executive figure. secondly, there was something called the westward course toward empire. there was a sense that empire, the concept, had a life of its own and since the time of the fertile crescent in egypt, it had been progressively traveli

they don't respect the united states. why all of that is tied together , and reviving the dream for the american middle last -- middle-class, why it is important for the policies to go into place, can be so powerful as we go forward. we look and see these numbers in america, the participation rate has been as low as it has been since 1978. how many of you remember 1978? i had just gotten out of the air force and move back home in that rule community -- rural community in. everybody had their own tomcat. i know i am a rule community when someone chuckles at that. we lived a long way from our neighbors, i assure you. being able to live that american dream, my father came home from world war ii as a 20-year-old young man who had spent a year in east anglia on a b-17 crew. he came back to that rulerural area to live in peace. he knew his country had sacrificed greatly to bring peace and liberty and freedom to places all around the world. that is exactly what he did. today, i'm not sure people have the faith that american drea

the united states [ inaudible ] preworld war europe and now this country, also the united states is aboutlose almost all of the gains it has and russia is going to reverse what it has lost, the soviet empire, in cold war. this is incredibly dramatic and tragic situation which has been getting lots of attention but not quite enough of a reaction. i think that's the lack of reaction or adequate reaction that is basically causing all this tragedy. >> you and i have talked and i have listened to your theories on soft power smart power, over the course of years. i do not understand at this point why there has been an inability on the part of the ukrainian government to engage germany france the united states the united kingdom and to bring forward a commitment to defend the country against clear outright aggression. >> well, because there has been lots of officials in the west saying well, we are living in 21st century, cold war is over tanks will never roll into europe. here we are in 2015 and russian tanks are rolling into europe into largest country of europe unchecked and actually, the wea

it was, i don't understand why anyone would possibly want to attack the united states. we are such a peaceful nation. all we want to do is go about living our lives with freedom and liberty, yet people seem to really hate us and it's impossible to understand why. the question that was asked of the mirkin people was -- of the american people was the famous "why do they hate us" question, and the u.s. government needed to provide an answer because people wanted to know why they were attacked. the answer was, they hate us for our freedom. what's remarkable about that, that was understandable because muslims and their grievances have been basically excluded completely from public discourse. the reason americans did not know that is because they were not subjected to it. they were never exposed to it. 11 years later, here we are, after the united states has full-scaleo invasions and invasions of predominantly muslim countries, has bombed many others, has created a worldwide torture regime, has created a lawless prison in the middle of the ocean that has brought thousands of