supervisor kim: i want to request to be added as a co- sponsor for the citizens united resolution. supervisor mar: please add me as well. supervisor campos: colleagues, any other comments? do we need a roll call? supervisor avalos: i would also like to be added and i think we could have had is about a while back. supervisor campos: anyone else? can we take this same house, same call? this resolution is adopted. can we call item 31? >> resolution urging the restatement of the 31 categories of music that were eliminated by the national academy of arts and sciences for grim consideration on april 6, 2011. -- for grammy consideration on april 6, 2011. president chiu: i feel in many ways the same way as supervisor weiner, except for the people in our city who are directly impacted. it feels strong, the impact on them. i will repeat what i mentioned. at the request of local musicians, respected, grammy- nominated musicians, i move to table item 31. it is at their urging, because we can focus on other ways to create more diversity in the music industry, and respect for cultural forms, whe

. >> item 30 is a resolution opposing the united states supreme court interpretation of the constitution in citizens united, supporting an amendment to the constitution to provide that corporations are not entitled to the integrity of protections of natural persons. president chiu: colleagues, i want to think supervisors -- thank supervisors cohen, weinr, and olague for co- sponsoring this resolution, supporting an amendment to the constitution to provide that corporations are not entitled to protection of natural persons. the u.s. supreme court in the citizens united case moved in favor of the unlimited corporate spending to influence elections and policy decisions, which in essence granted corporations the same free speech rights as human beings. two years later, this past week, there were demonstrations against this decision that took place in over 130 cities across the u.s., including san francisco. over 35 cities and municipalities have introduced similar measures as the one we are considering today, to call on congress to limit corporate reach. most recently, the city councils of l

members of the united nations security council are still at odds over a draft resolution on syria. russia says it will use its veto power for any proposal it finds unacceptable. western powers have been pushing for a resolution that backs an arab league plan that calls for syrian president bashar al assad to step aside, but russia and now china subject to any call for regime change. in syria, government forces intensified operations in areas controlled by rebels outside the capital and in homs. >> even as russia again underscored its opposition to the united nations resolution, fighting in homs was intensifying. the rebels express their disappointment, saying the only way to bring peace to syria is for president assad to step down. for now, hopes for international intervention have been dashed. many feared the departure of the president would mean chaos and civil war. and that they have no right to interfere in our affairs. we can solve our own problems. >> that is essentially the same argument russia is making at the united nations security council. >> the draft resolution only de

by not having a united resolution that dictated what states could or couldn't do, now you're back to the u.s. and the eu and the arab league as the leaders here. that could 9 some in the arab league a stiffer kind of reaction, withdrawal of ambassadors and others as we just heard from tunisia. it could mean the supplying now of arms. it could be the decision of eu and others to maybe create a humanitarian corridor for those who would like to leave because it's maybe worse than civil war right now. it may be a kind of anarchy as you heard from one of your reporters. so the free-for-all now is not in the interest of the russians and i thought their vote was very short-sighted. >> there's going to be so much frustration with this outcome today. i think a lot of people will throw up their hands in desperation that the outside world is doing nothing. but let's be fair, the outside world has already from state to state acting independently or in groups taken a series of sanctions against syria. its economy is already being buffeted by them. >> i think that's a very important point and the

i united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand it be. enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized state the united states acted as if it was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does with the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat from a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria for the work by russia which would call for all sides in the conflict to stop the violence and to start a dialogue instead he chose to take science in a simple. one might describe the us towards the u.n. you need to go around. but why would all the card approach to the world body might . it make a bad recipe for well i'm going to. argue. till i had an r t two bombs one detonated in india the other diffused in georg

the united nations resolution calling on the president to stand down, and being vetoed by russia andna. now the british foreign secretary explains foreign governments must consider other responses. >> we are not able to pass, so far, a resolution at the united nations security council. that does not mean we cannot do anything. about 60 countries will come together tomorrow. i will go there in the morning and discussed syria with hillary clinton and many of the arab leaders during our somalia conference that day, because i want to tighten an economic and diplomatic struggle hold on the regime. i want the countries at the meeting to agree together for what we are going to do to increase the pressure on the regime to stop the killings. to go there have been a series of bomb attacks in iraq. -- >> there have been a series of bomb attacks in iraq. nick chiles has the story. >> once again come of all of smoke hangs over baghdad. in a familiar tactic, the morning rush hour was wracked with bombs. the emergency services rushed to deal with the carnage of the chaos. it look like security forc

>> reporter: this was a terrible day for the united nations and diplomacy. the u.n. resolution had been watered down to try to get russia on board, but russia said it would still vote no and bring china along with it. and because of the unprecedented levels of the attack, the violence by the regime against the opposition, the u.s., europe and the arab league all decided to call russia's bluf. this was unprecedented. and force a vote anyway. afterward, u.s. ambassador susan rice said that the united states was quote, disgusted by russia's veto. >> for months, this council has been held hostage by a couple members. these members stand behind empty arguments and individual interests. this intransigence is even more shameful when you consider that at least one of these members continues to deliver weapons to assad. >> reporter: earlier in the day in munich, secretary of state hillary clinton had a tough meeting with her russian counterpart, who said that the resolution would have amounted to taking sides in a civil war. but the fear now is that the u.n.'s failure to react will enco

united states in force those resolutions they didn't demand they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized the united states actually does if there was a crime against humanity the united nations they're taking up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does with the united states wants fine but when it stands with opposed to people which it has repeatedly over and over again then united states government republican or democrat from a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria if it were by russia which called for all sides in the conflict to stop the violence and to start a dialogue instead he chose to take sides in sydney or. one might describe the u.s. the u.n. as use if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an all or cart approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for world stability i'm going to check our reporting from washington. and we go clashes in syria continuing and violenc

united nations in regard to be israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it is done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier the sinai the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be recognized as a united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat found a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria forward by russia which called for all sides in the conflict to stop the violence and to start a dialogue instead he chose to take sides in a civil war. right now one might describe the u.s. attitude towards the u.n.

. >> plus the fighting in syria continues as arab countries push for united nations resolution to restore peace. >>> appears that syria is on the brink of a civil war. today troops continue to bomb neighborhoods amid calls for united nations peace keepers to step in. the u.n.'s commissioner for human rights says the violence is escalating. >> the longer the international community fails to take action, the more the civilian population will suffer from countless atrocities committed against them. >> the united nations estimates more than 5400 people have died since the pro democracy uprising began a year ago. now the arab league is calling on the u.n. to form a joint peacekeeping force to help end that violence. >>> police in thailand have detained a second iranian man after a wave of bombings in bangkok. at this point, authorities are trying to connect the three bombings to recent attacks in israel and georgia. an iranian identification card was found at the scene of today's bombings. at least four people were injured. >>> coming up next, howard and the valentine's day forecast. >> try to

the moves are aimed the forcing president assad to step down after a united nation's resolution was vetoed. activists say nearly 70 people were killed monday in homs. the u.n. says more than 5400 syrians have died in the uprising against president assad. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a worker was injured after a cherry picker toppled in philadelphia, landing right in the street. he was aboard the basket when it came down, breaking his femur. the crew was doing work on the rectory of a cathedral when the crane crashes. no one was hurt. >>> in florida, it's one of the last times you'll see a space shuttle on the move. though the journey was slow and short. nasa released video of the shuttle atlantis being moved to another builder where it will be renovated and have parts removed as it prepares to go on permanent display at visitor's center beginning next year. >>> and finally in the everglades, it's make snakes al. an explosion of burmese pythons has wildlife workers learning how to catch the snakes all by themselves without getting bit.

. >>> last weekend russia and china vetoed united states resolutions to stop the violence in syria and move toward a political transition in damascus. britain's foreign secretary hague spoke to the path of commons about the path forward for syria. >> with permission, mr. speaker, i'll make a statement on syria. the whole house will be appalled by the blood shed and repression which continues at this very moment. over the last 11 months more than 6,000 people have been killed. the syrian regime deployed sniper, tanks, mortars against civilian population centers particularly in the city of homs and dara. thousands of syrians have endured imprisonment, torture and sexual violence including the incidence of adding rape of children. humanitarian situation is deteriorating. it is ununacceptable situation which demands a united national response. last tuesday i attended u.n. security council debate in new york with secretary clinton and french minister and other ministers, we all spoke

russia and china vetoed a united nations resolution calling for assad to step down. >>> state departmentis concerned about the situation in egypt not just the one between civilians and the ruling military council, egypt says 19 americans will stand trial on criminal charges of receiving foreign funds. americans work for none proves doing pro-democracy work gunned by congress analysts say the accusations -- baseless way for military council to deflect pressure from civilians anxious for democracy. >> the military doesn't do anything for the revolution. >> the nonprofits have been receiving funds for years from congress with no opposition from egypt. this latest crisis has the u.s. threatening to cut off its nearly 1 1/2 billion dollars in aid to egypt. >>> real nasty blast of winter now in europe. temperatures plunged to 36° below zero in ukraine where the weather is blamed for 131 deaths. in the u.k. the first snowfall forced london's heathrow airport to cancel dozens of flights. in venice the city had to cancel its water parade because the water is so icy, organizers worried revelers wo

if we look at the bosnia example, from the time the united nations security resolution came in to the time troops were on the ground, it took one year. in three weeks we developed four o plans, operational plans, in three states. essentially, a week before the operation started, i was asked to join my boss, force command naples, to report on mt. whitney. i talked to him and essentially said, congratulations, you're the commander. you're taking over in a week. come back tomorrow and tell me what the plan is going to look like. and that was the speed in which we went through it. if you look at it, we had to go through varied speedy processes. speedy processes in the planning where there is directions from the time the mission is executed. we had to find ourselves breaking processes, and, in fact, shortening them and going to crisis response management which caused some people -- and by the way, i talk about nations, i talk about people. there's no such thing as bad people and good people. there are different cultures and a different approach to it, and what you have to understand is how

protestors fearing a failed united nations resolution, which could have forced syrian president bashar al-assad to step aside, may unleash even greater violence. secretary of state hillary clinton calling the world body's failure to act "a travesty." >> faced with a neutered security council, we have to redouble our efforts outside of the united nations with those allies and partners who support the syrian people's right to have a better future. >> one of the worst floods in recent history in australia. mandatory evacuations in south wales and queensland state as flood waters rise. officials moving hospital patients to higher ground. weeks of heavy rain leaving more than 3,000 people stranded and awaiting rescue. britain's queen elizabeth ii marking 60 years on the throne, thanking her supporters and reaffirming her dedication to serving the british people. her popularity attributed to her role as a beacon of stability in a changing world. for "teen kids news," i'm julie banderas, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> let's check in with this week's "flag facts." here's scott. >> it'

the united states resolution calling for the president to step down failed after vetoes from russia and china. meanwhile, many prefer the current violence could plunge syria into a civil war. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> officially at bwi marshall, so far this winter we have had just over an inch of snow, 1.3 is the total so far. compare that to two years ago when we were just buried under a couple of big snowstorms. two of the big ones came in one week. february fit than 60 years ago, 25 inches of snow, the fourth biggest single snowstorm on record in baltimore. number one ozebek to that presidents' day storm back in 2003. january 1996 and february 1 two years ago. four days later we picked up another 19 or 20 inches of snow on the ninth and 10th in 2010. that was a very snowy february. officially 50 inches in just the month of february, 2010. not this year. mild weather of a weapon to southern new england. detroit was 50 degrees. 53 officially at bwi marshall, 56 at the inner harbor. the normal is only 43 degrees. 9 inches on the fift

conflicts, even in libya where we were in military action in forcing the united rates -- united nations resolution. we provided body armor and medical supplies, things that would save lives. >> if there is a new sense of urgency, does it mean that slow diplomacy will not be enough? >> diplomacy is what we work with, unless you are asking us to invade syria, which would be a vast undertaking. with the diplomatic and economic work we are doing, that is what we are working with. these are the tools. >> according to assyrian state tv, life is getting back to normal in much of homs, despite the gunfire you can hear in the distance, an assessment in surreal contrast to abroad. united nations secretary general called the united nations' failure to speak with one voice to end the bloodshed disastrous. >> i fear that the brutality we are seeing with heavy weapons firing into civilian neighborhoods is a grim harbinger of what is to come. such violence is unacceptable before humanity. >> on the ground, opposition fighters show no sign of giving up their unequal battle. who knows how long any slowed diplomati

ambassador to the united nations, about the security council resolution calling for syria's leader to step down. >> woodruff: from germany, margaret warner reports on reaction to the european union's fiscal discipline deal. >> ifill: as florida votes, jeffrey brown examines the foreclosure crisis that has depressed housing prices there and around the country. >> woodruff: and we close with more on the political campaign from mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

united. there's resolutions and it's a great page of the website that sews all the resolutions of the country from l.a. to new york to portland oregon to the towns and cities in between. we have had the ten meetings in new england, massachusetts and in our smaller towns and ten came together last year and passed by overwhelming margins again like all the other resolutions, 75% condemning citizens united, calling on congress to send an amendment to the state for the ratification. we've got the business community calling for it. we've got everything that it takes to get an amendment done with this american consensus that something is deeply wrong and can't be fixed with tinkering. it's a structural problem because it's an -- it's been injected into a war constitution and needs a sort of renewal of democracy with a set of amendments so either one amendment or to perhaps one giving after the corporate power and the other is the idea that money is, so i think we can do. i know many people in this room have done a lot of work on it and they want to be giving that if they don't think we are going to