meetings was that we do a discussion of the report that the budget analyst harvey rose did comparing us to la. we have decided that before we have that discussion, here at the commission, that we should have interested persons meetings with the public. and get some input from them. so we schedule two of them for december. and then we planned to bring that report before you for the january meeting. >> that is a good idea. >> to answer your question, going back to the scheduling. >> sure. >> so for december, we don't... there is nothing on tentatively schedule for the 14th, december 14th? >> no. >> there is not. >> okay. thank you. >> okay. anything public comment? >> on the executive director's report. >> thank you, dr. kerr again. this chart on the first page of the director's report, that has 6 categories of investigations and enforcements, mr. st. croix introduced that chart in 2006, but the first month that this chart was introduced that was whistle blower/sunshine ordinance. since then, in the last six years, the word whistle blower has not appeared. now whistle blower retaliation is argu

the employee didn't want to use his name but sent it to us from la guardia.s is the tarmac, where the flights couldn't land. this reminds us why 13,000 flights were cancelled. take a look at this video. let's listen. look at that. >> remnants of hurricane sandy. >> that is like michigan, near chicago. our reporter said the wind was swirling. people were stopping to watch these waves. he doesn't ever remember seeing lake michigan this violent with this kind of storm surge. this is just incredible. look at that. all right, the next one is heartbreaking, folks, let's go to this out of staten island, which, as we know, has been -- he told us about this. >> this is about half a mile from south beach. and nobody expected the water to go that far. so people in that area didn't even leave, and i had a friend who woke up and the water came running into their house. and that is probably why so many people died in that area. because nobody expected the water to go that far. >> he was actually in sri lanka during that tsunami, and he believes this is similar, just on a s

it is a silly, silly thing to compare us to eveningnd la. we are told that maybe we will go back to the clinton era taxes. now obama says it would be less than that, and that was at 39%. it is not even in the same ballpark. what did you not like about the clinton era, the pace or the prosperity and i look like a human anvil. >> so you want to go back to the clinton -- >> what was wrong with that? >> i would say let's go to the clinton era of spending. the last clinton budget was $1.7 or $3.8 trillion. i am not that good at math, but that is almost double. how do you like them apples, bill some. >> who took those apples and made us heavily in debt? >> ending big government as we know it, that's not going to happen under obama. he will get the taxes and go right on spending, bill. >> i don't know. he said he wouldn't. >> let's not gang up on bill. she turned christmas cheer into a cruel jeer. a louisiana woman rigged her lights to look like a middle finger. apparently a mess seeming to her neighbors over some dispute. probably a recipe or somet

and they're urging folks to use extra caution around the city. laay. owl three major airports in new york open. >>> and with an estimated 25% of cell towers knocked out by sandy, wireless providers at&t and t-mobile have agreed to share networks in new york and new jersey following the storm there. subscriberce won't need to pay -- subscribers won't need to pay or do anything extra. >>> we're seeing rain throughout the bay area, lighter rain tapering off in santa rosa which is good because we've been seeing rain there for several hours. spotty rain showers after hid night. some of those cells will be heavy. into tomorrow, decreasing cloud cover into the afternoon. still cool temperatures. the warming trend? that's for the weekend. the tailend of this system is pushing through, sweeping through the bay area. pulling in some tropical moisture, the core of tthe tailend extending well offshore. so the rain is pretty much in the right place. the intensity is a little rye right now -- high right now. we're seeing the lighter rainfall. and it's south of th

to use their weapon to protect russia's interests. ah la la county mumble means thank you in mozambique the words of the song sung by these freedom fighters could just as easily be addressed to mr kolesnikov in the early one nine hundred sixty s. the soviet union hopes the portuguese colony spied through and that's the rebels quickly got a feel for the soviet rifle after their victory it became a national symbol. the see in the middle of the. flag we have yet the star. and the book the who and. the book signifies indication and the whole petition that agriculture foot and the collaging quoth the struggle for the british of of all counts. this really is. at times to be a shift machine building around the clock in a bid to uphold what was then called international to. be employees just because everyone of the flood was like robots if they were ever to find another job even at a factory making meet. the end product would still be a kalashnikov. was going to get. closed. in the week they have regular jobs but it weekends these people change thi

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i used to do a lot of business in las vegas. i always said to then mayor o'malley and then governor o'malley, if you want to see a big cat that less for change, look at what's happening in connecticut. >> reporter: credentials are no joke. he's been involved in really big projects like building columbia maryland and casino developments all across the nation. his nation h been to get the casino up and running complete with table games. the one part is a new casino in prince george's county. jack quip lynn goodall says it only benefits the developers. she said question 7 will not only expand gambling but one of the sites is half a mill away from forest park, a town where she's the mayor. >> i have a problem with the fact they're going to put a casino in the middle of a highly densely populated established neighborhood and by doing so, they're going to negatively impact this community. all the studies show if you're within a mile of a casino, the larger the casino, the more the impact is going to be. >> mayor goodall said it would i

to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30% of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years ago, despite over 300,000 new residents. i think it's a pretty amazing example as to how a town can really turn on a dime if there's the political will and if the public gets behind it. narrator: even the casinos and resorts have adapted to efficient water use. mulroy: the las vegas strip uses only 3% of all the water that we deliver. and when you think about it, it's the largest economic driver in the state, the largest employer, bar none. they knew they had to go the extra mile. and they've embraced conservation. and it's almost beyond belief that they're right now in the process of building another 15,000 rooms. southern nevada recycles 100% of its wastewater. so for every gallon we put back in the colorado, we can take an additional gallon out, or we send it to reuse facilities. and we deliver it to golf courses and parks and other outside applications. man: water's about a third o

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polling but there is nobody i'd rather to speak to than the one woman who can make sense of all of this an tell us how it's going to play out tomorrow lynn la lake, penalty of the democratic consulting firm lake research partners. she joins us from washington d.c. linda, it is like christmas eve for political junkies. >> it's great to be here. you're right, it is christmas eve for those pollsters. >> it is so fun. how do you feel about tomorrow? >> i feel cautiously optimistic, but i think you had the most important story. we cannot let this election be stolen by people throwing voters away and throwing voters out. it's an outrage what's going on in states like florida and ohio. >> it is, and it's a marginal amount. if ohio is insisting on 300,000 people using provisional ballots and setting you will hurdles all of that makes a difference. what early results might predict who wins, what are you going to be watching? >> so the first state i'm going to be watching is virginia, which closes at 7:00 eastern tile. obviously if we win that state that's a good start. north carolina at 7:30, ohio at 7:30. one important thing to watch in ohio is how

useful app allows you to take pictures of your mortgage documents using an iphone or android smart phone... so you can easily send them to us. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ooh, la >>> welcome back to "hardball." time for the "sideshow," which is where this item belongs. dean chambers who launched the website unskewed pulse to show mitt romney actually won the election is at it again. he has a new web side pointing to four states he says obama won by fraud. ohio, pennsylvania, virginia and florida. chambers admits, how swell of him, his evidence is circumstantial. he points to polling locations such as in philadelphia where not a single voter chose romney in 59 voting divisions but slate's dave wigle reports john mccain lost 57 philly divisions without a vote four years ago. so much for his evidence. >>> mechanics mitt romney is back to life as a regular joe, going through the trappings of a presidential candidate. jimmy kimmel seems fascinated with the sight of the former governor pumping gas. >> mitt romney, i don't know why this is so interesting to me but it is. mitt romney yesterday was spotted pumping gas. here he is at a chevron station in la jolla. looks

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i know how to get us to a balance laed budget and how to build jobs and make rising take-home pay happen again. see accomplishing real change is not just something i talk about. it is something i have done and it is something i will do as the president of the united states. [cheering] >> mitt! mitt!. mitt!. mitt!. >> if you believe we can do better, if you believe america should be on a better course, if you're tired of being tired, then i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected of course the economy and the american job market will continue to be stagnant. but i won't waste anytime complaining about my predecessor. [cheering] and i won't spend my effort trying to pass partisan legislation unrelated to jobs and growth. from day one i will go to work to help americans get back to work. and you know people all over the country are responding to paul ryan and my five part plan to create more jobs and rising take-home pay. part one of that, is taking full advantages of our energy resources, our oil, our coal, our gas,

to las vegas. ben, what do you have for us? in the words of deep throat to bob woodward, follow the money always follow the money. and the money is pretty clear on where this race is, and, you know you read that quote from jonathan karl. i don't know him but i know what's in his blood and in his heart is oh, no, fox news and sean hannity and rush limbaugh and bill o'reilly and michael savage and drudge report are going to call me a lefty if i say looks like obama has the heat. that's all it is. saying the race at 75% doesn't make it over. if the guy has a two thirds chaps of winning you roll the dice and the other guy wins. here in vegas, it is fairly obvious, and fairly clear what's happening, and i went here to ask the guys who know where the money was and this is what i found out. >> so, home here in las vegas and eager to make bets on the presidential election. obviously i'm in the right place. >> i've got some bad news for you. if you're looking to bet on the election, might have to send you away. don't take any wagers on