. >> i'm andrea mccarron at us park police headquarters. oscar ortega has a criminal history in 23 states. he has distinctive tattoos, including the word israel on the left side of his neck. just hours before he allegedly fired shots near the white house, arlington police questioned him for suspicious behavior. on sunday morning after the shooting a neighbor saw a police officer with a gun pointed at a vacant house across the street. he said basically, police, put your hands up. >> us park police say or talladega talladega ga has a criminal record in idaho, utah and texas for drug and underage alcohol possession and assault. these assault charges also involve assaults on law enforcement officers. >>> tonight for the first time, we are hearing exactly what was going on inside jack and leslie johnson's house. while the fbi waited at their door. scott is live at the federal courthouse in greenbelt, where wire tap recordings made during a raid on the couple's home a year ago were released today. scott? >> reporter: they were prince georges's co

this park every single day, and we're not allowed to use the park today. we're very welcome for them to come and use the park, but the park isn't for tents. it's not a campground. >> reporter: as the occupiers were leaving they did shout out that they were going to regroup, but as of tonight we don't know where that would be. and oakland police did emphasize they will not toll ler rate new encampments. >>> the city warned them, and early this morning police raided occupy san francisco protesters camped outside the federal reserve on market street. the overnight raid resulted in several arrests. anger as police and public works crews moved in just after 1:00 a.m. to remove a dozen tents, the last to go on the market street sidewalk. >> it was kind of sad. they tore down a kitchen that feeds hundreds of people every day. >> reporter: six people were charged with interfering. >> when that's taken away from us it's just a government tactic to keep us ignorant so that we can't communicate with one another. >> reporter: all that's left is this maze of barricades

park. we're members of the california academy of sciences. we go do there. we go to birthday parties. we use jfk drive to get to ocean beach for beach days. so i am is strongly in support of this project. we need to do everything we can to make cycling safer, especially in the park. it anywhere in the city, and the park. i really think this will help encourage other families to also use their bicycles as well. so thank you for hearing this issue, and i strongly hope you supported. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. >> bob. >> i am bob, and i oppose this design as it is now. it has not done adequate safety analysis. plus, it has not really done out reach appropriate for people with energy and functional limitations. having an evening meeting works against people who are transit- dependent. you have to walk a long distance from a bus stop to get there. so to say you had public outreach is somewhat irrelevant to some limited constituencies. i want to remind you of an early slide you showed, the one about chicago, where is working. if you go back to that sly, you'll see that there is a bi

parking available. if you ever grab up that entire area, you can use the parking. we looked at that type of location. that one was a pretty nice place. people go to dog play areas in the morning and evenings. if you had to transport your own children, you can't go there in the evening -- you can go there in the evening. . thank you. >> irene and then maryland, please. -- marilyn. >> first of all, -- thank you. first of all, i wanted to thank the recreation and parks department for the lovely job you did on refurbishing parcel 202. it really is a pleasure to what they're now, and i, and i think a great many people in the neighborhood, really appreciate what you did. i readily was very much against placing a playground first in the park, because the only place being discussed was lost 202, and it would seem to me a terrible affront to the work you did refurbishing the place to again that dig it up and put a playground in there. there is a shortage of green space in the area, now that it picks that up, it would be a shame to destroy it. however, i realize that there is a need for a playground in the are

we're opening of these bike rentals in parks, and we hope you join us and bike the parks. i would like to give everyone that has supported us a hat for that effort. not to be used as a bike helmet. thank you all. >> she did not say this, but the consortium of bike rental company has over 50 years of experience with bike rental in the city. thank you for being our partner, and let's get out and ride. thank you very much. >> truth be told, my steering wheel does not do anything. [laughter] [cheers and applause]

use. we're not trying to keep parking lots forever here. but until they can be developed to a higher and better use for the waterfront plan, they are a very important financial basis of the ports portfolio if not a land use purpose. i know some would debate the merits of parking itself. in particular, they generate over $4 million a year in revenue. the notion of being able to just terminate that use after five years with no clear indication of the next use and whether it could replace that financial purpose, we have applied that as a problem. for waterfront developments overall, we are trying to get parking off of the peers and move if a planned. -- moved it upland. there are plans to speak to opening up the waterfront to pedestrian-oriented activities and moving cars and parking upland. the seawall parcels are the only ones controlled for that purpose. when we have projects like the exploratorium or other things with legitimate parking needs, those upland sites become critical to how we can balance meeting those needs. for those purposes,

they said by 5:00 you can use park street or fruitvale bridge in the meantime. we have an accident eastbound 780 before east second street cleared to the shoulder. back to hayward northbound 880 accident out of lanes. because it is so early we don't have any swelling past either of those accidents >>> benefits to leaving early. 4:40. >>> new study reveals how california drivers are wasteing more than time sitting in traffic >>> is it illegal -- [ unintelligible ] what about when you stop at a red light? -- >> fbi called in to investigate a hack attack at a silicon valley university. somebody broke into the school's network and changed grades for the better. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light. with 33 flavors all around a hundred calories, a swap a day adds up to amazing. now you caadd some crunch to your creamy. yoplai

detained more than 140 anti-wall street protesters on tuesday, after they resisted eviction from a park used as a campaign base. several hundred officers were mobilized to evict protesters from the park near the financial district. they had been camping in the park since mid september, campaigning against economic inequality. new york mayor michael bloomberg explained the protesters had become a health and fire hazard to themselves and the local community. hundreds of people responded by marching in several places in the city. they're likely to continue trying to use the park, despite the authorities' ban. >>> leaders of the world's major exporters of natural gas are calling for a fair price for the fuel. the gas exporting countries forum or gecf issued a declaration on tuesday, after its first summit meeting in qatar. the forum's 12 members, including russia, iran and qatar, stressed the need to reach a fair price for natural gas on par with oil. natural gas prices have been lower compared with those of oil, despite increasing demand for the fuel. consumer countries are concerned that gas p

it's a lot of people coming from outside the city who live, work, play, who are using up our parking spaces with these disabled placards. supervisor campos: quick question for you. are disabled placard -- there's obviously an issue about if they're used appropriately. do they cost money to obtain? do they pay a residential parking price? >> there's no money to get a disabled placard. dmv manages it. you would provide the physician certificate and they're automatically renewed by mail. there's no local involvement at all in the distribution or management of disabled placard. talking to the other cities -- for example, of philadelphia. right before the financial incentive was implemented, 30% to 40% of the parking spaces were filled with disabled placards. the week after, it dropped to 3%. we believe the most effective way is to eliminate the financial incentive and required disabled drivers to pay for parking. take that money and move it to the transit system. we believe that would be one way to address this. the other thing we recognize, there are lots of economically disadvantaged di

detained more than 140 anti-wall street protesters on tuesday after they resisted eviction from a park used as a campaign base. several hundred officers were mobilized to evict protesters from the park near the financial district. they had been camping in the park since mid september, campaigning against economic inequality. the new york mayor, michael bloomberg, explained the protesters had become a health and fire hazard to themselves and the local community. hundreds of people responded by marching in several places in the city. they're likely to continue trying to use the park, despite the authorities' ban. >>> now let's check the markets. to see how stocks are kicking off this wednesday morning in japan, we cross-over to ramin at the tokyo stock exchange. on one hand, strong u.s. economic data, on the other, european concerns. what kind of action are you seeing this there morning? >> very good morning to you. we had retail sales for october in the u.s. which gave a bit of boost to the markets there, and showing arise in october and also suggesting steady consumer spending ahead of the

bullhorns which i thought were pretty good in zuccotti park told us that actually sleeping bags were not allowed in the park and indeed down although our lawyers informed us that nothing was in the ruling to prevent us from sleeping over at night so the discrepancy is there and it will i'm sure that will shake out with more police brutality and more arrests of journalists and beatings of city council members and detaining them and it's of lovely things that the n.y.p.d. is fond of perpetrating these days and what was your experience there. well i went down to the park at one am last night the minute i got the text the park was being affected and my experience was when i got there i couldn't even get to zuccotti park because i got off the train and the barricades were already up it was already too late so i joined a bunch of other people who are sort of responders to this text messages emergency text message on the sidewalks occupying the sidewalks and the police were incredibly violent with us they pushed us down cortland street they tear gassed us as a mass and they were threatening

included in the plants is a document which is currently being drafted, and it covers all park areas that will be used as even being -- event venues. it has federline, state park land, and city park land. it also includes the civic center in union square. the section of this document that pertains to a city park land is being drafted primarily by liv, from our staff, and working closely with the mayor's office of economic and workforce development. and in close cooperation with our own operations staff, which has been providing regular feedback into the document. liv is down in san diego with the entire americas cup team to learn from the world series exhibition races in meeting with the city of santiago representatives for a better understanding of the event. i will be joining him for the day tomorrow to attend a series of meetings as well. the goal of the document is to list all of the recreational resources that can conceivably impacted by america's cup events. and to this action that can be taken to preempt problems before and during the event, and to expeditiously mitigate this. the event has not

needs, that often is perfectly adequate, but there are a lot of people with different needs for park usesome people need playgrounds for their kids. some people need dog space. some people come in delores' park, need bike space. there are many diverse people in the city's parks in the park space in different ways. placing a playground in the park that will stop plenty of open space, in my mind, is very appropriate. i knew that we forward this with a positive recommendation. supervisor mar: thank you. supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: my question might be directed towards director ginsberg. i like the idea and the concept of this particular project. however, i am a little uncomfortable with the fiscal long-term plan. i mean, we have miniparks that already exist in san francisco, and we struggle as a city, and you struggle as a department, to try to keep them clean, said, and operational. i understand it does produce dealer endeavor is going to be privately-funded through parents, but long-term-wise, and you're speaking to a supervisor who has mclaren park in the district, the city's sec

park. many began chanting and putting up resistance. they've been using the park as their home base since september now. in a tweet the new york mayor michael bloomberg said the evacuation is only temporary and the protesters can return after the park is cleared. you're looking there at pictures, live pictures. this is not the park, but police have sealed off the streets around the park. we spoke to our poppy harlow about 30 minutes or so ago who said she could get to within about 1 1/2 blocks of the park. we can go back to poppy. she joins us on the line. poppy, tell us what have you been hearing from the people who were at the park at the time about the removal process, and what happens now? >> reporter: that's a very good question, andrew. i've spoken on the phone and in person with a number of the protesters that were in the park, some i spoke with on the phone were still there. they told me that many of them have locked arms together around their communal kitchen which is really in the middle of zuccotti park. they refused to leave. they told me -- o

us. we advocate for responsible park use a.m. and have been stakeholders in discussions about dog policy in the golden gate national recreation area, as well as city parks. we estimate that there are a total of 300 to 500 professional dog walkers in the city, as well with about 170,000 dogs, according to the spca. the number -- we have a few comments, although scott did address some of these issues. the number of dogs allowed. we have always advocated for eight. the requirement that dog walkers insure clients are licensed. he kind of went over that, but we do have some concerns. the city should not force us to refuse clients because their dogs are not licensed when groomers, veterinarians, kennels, doggy daycare and kennels do not have similar burdens. there can be a wide variety of reasons why people have not licensed their dogs. in many jurisdictions the rabies tag is the license, or they just moved here, they're visiting for a few months, they're confused about the length of the license, which runs concurrent with your rabies t

and they say that there's a correlation from lack of parks, and that is a known fact. so every day, i used to drive my kids every single day to chestnut street part -- park so they could play. i would love to see this develop. supervisor chiu: banking. that speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. -- thank you. next speaker. >> i would like to speak up for the seniors and the grandparents. as the last speaker mentioned, we mostly live in the golden gate way apartments and so forth in a rather small accommodations, so it would be nice to have -- with the grandkids come, had a place to go and to take them, so i think it is really important, and there are a lot of seniors in the neighborhood. even though we are really happy to see the families and seem to be more of them. i am kind of speaking for the grandparents that would like to have an outlet to take the kids to. it would really mean a lot to us. i think this park is a great place to have that playground. thank you. >> 155 jackson st.. in 1973, it is the first time i visited embarcadero and golden gateway apartments. i was on an urban st

advocates for people with disabilities want to remind drivers to only use a handicapped parking space if you have a handicapped card. >> er it is upsetting when you have to go and sometimes very far away from your destination. >> fines who are illegally parking will range from $100 to $500 and your car could be towed. >>> three astronauts return safely to earth overnight including american michael folsom. the soyuz spacecraft led japanese astronaut and a russian cosmonaut landed before dawn. the three spent five and a half months on board the international space station. >>> all right, before we get to weather, i want to let you know how you can win tickets to arena stage to see -- go to jchayward.com, click on the contest. five lucky winners will get two tickets each. >> are they going with you? >> i'm going to be there. it is fabulous at arena stage. go to jchayward.com. it is a pull iter prize play. it is great, ok? go to jchayward.com and click on contests. >> i'm happy today. >> i'm happy for you because you have a great forecast. >> the weather is going to improve by tomorrow. >

park. bicycles use jfk drive without problems. the road is wide enough for the bicyclist to ride safely. mta has not addressed pedestrian safety. pedestrians need to walk over bicycle lane buffer zones, in front of the parked cars and moving vehicles to reach the middle of a crosswalk. bicyclist do not make a complete stop at intersections, often missing at the district by a few inches. golden gate park has not been tested in san francisco. people with disabilities, if they find parking, they will need to park 12 feet from the curb in the streets. how can they safely reach the sidewalks? the plan eliminates a vehicle curbside parking. many residents cannot ride a bicycle. they depend on cars. 100 parking spaces along to if they drive will be removed. nt is not offering the same amount of parking elsewhere, and it will be impossible for many people to visit the park in the future. mta did a poor job on out reach. no way to perform the public. how will the police and other vehicles access jfk drive? safety is important for all users. mta has only one group in mind. pedestrian, runners, and

parking spaces, they're basically pushing them to the side. >> tonight, we'll explain why zip cars don't pay a dime to take over the spaces you used to park. why the parking authority says it's worth it. we'll be right back. . >>> he used to be the karate kid and then he grew up to make the martial arts hall of fame. he has more black belts and he was in his 100th karate tournament. we watched a world record. >> reporter: the teacher and class is in session. >> raising school grades, teaching life skills, being a role model for a lot of single moms. >> reporter: he has his 100th tournament on saturday that's only part of what he has achieved, the lives he has changed. >> some come back years later and say if it wasn't for you i would have been in the gutter, i would have been on drugs. if it wasn't for you i wouldn't have the job i have and that's what it's about. >> reporter: chuck has been a student for 13 years and agrees if it wasn't for his teaching through martial arts, things would be different. >> he's always been there, it's been martial arts, the upbringing, respect he's taught us. >> we work with young people who need help. >> y

these are principally the park service through ggnra and san francisco maritime historic park approving the use of the field and aquatic park as primary event locations. presidio trust may have to act with respect to some areas, and as we discussed earlier, the united states coast guard has to issue a marine even permit and a special local regulation governing activities on the bay. these permits are the focus of kelly capone's efforts on behalf of the port of the city. it is very complicated work. that is sort of the overview of the approval process. now, the fun part is to see what is going to be happening at the different venues. i would like to invite david to come up and talk about that. >> good evening, commissioners. thanks. i am sure we did you have seen some of this information already presented, so i will not spend too much time, but i did want to walk through and talk about some of the changes we are making. we're making some slight modifications. we are not doing anything drastic, but some of these plans do have some slight refinements. in particular, this one is a little bit diffic

us. the park is the most valuable piece of real estate in the city. it brought billions of dollars to the park, as well as the merchants surrounding the park. where is it? it would be timely and very nice, if you did it. some of my supporters sat in the audience, along with you, lesley. >> thank you. >> steven? >> oh, no. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is steven dreyfus. i represent be entertainers of the court. it has been years since this commission be addressed the performers program. the program has been well supported by the very able port, once per month, issuing permits. the program has proven to be a plus, as it is a more family friendly atmosphere than existed prior to the program. we do find serious problems that need to be addressed. program rules are clearly stated. this problem brings a lack of monitoring within the program. as approved by the port commission of for -- 2007. there is the promotion and selling of individual artwork, prohibited by the rules. there are other rules being broken in concert that are out of hand and c