. >> host: what about reallocating the usf from telephones to broadband. >> guest: well, i, i am very much supportive of true universal service reform. and up and including abolishing the universal service fund, you know, the america of the 1930s where you had to have something like a universal service fund to get telephone service into rural america is a totally different america than the america of today where almost everybody in the country has a cell phone or an iphone or an ipad, and we have multiple service providers in the wireless, you know, 3g and 4g networks. i see no real reason for the universal service fund as it was originally construed, and it's debatable if you need it at all. i understand those that represent rural districts that want to use universal service fund to get broadband into their areas. when the issue came up last time in the energy and commerce committee, then-congressman, now-senator roy blunt of missouri offered some amendments to require that we provide if you're going to do broadband universal service fund, that you provide it to unserved areas before

. >> the act does require them to have the usf. is that something you would favor changing ... all? >> i don't want to regurgitate. >> many of the universal service fund 70 years ago and they won the case then and may have been necessary. you have a tough time making that case today. if you choose to live in some remote area, you don't have an entitlement to broadband. you don't have an entitlement who might argue that you need a land line telephone for wireless and all that we have today i don't think you can make the argument to do usf for broadband in rural areas. it's not a necessity. it's an isotope. >> have you been falling any of the changes that they have made over the last year or so? >> from the reform standpoint i would say progress is being made and some of the caps and some of the things we take down are stepping in the right direction. >> and the taxes that you talked about in the contribution reform which enters into the republican commissioners who's been urging you to move towards the contribution reform which would be broadening -- >> anything that proves the refor

. >>> known simply as the lady nobel pripet peace prizewinner spoke in front of a packed house at usf >>> we must always have eyes focused toward the future even as we deal with present and its difficulties and problems >>> the first visit to the west since 1971 for the political prisoner turned parliamentarian she is a key figure in the transition to democracy in burma also known as me and mark. >>> today she spoke mainly in burmese >>> she was trying to say don't forget your roof and were you are from >>> many exiles are here as well >>> and a dream come true we are witnessing the fact the community comes together and everybody is beautiful >>> she is my hero all of my life i am so proud to the burmese >>> at the rally some say if they wish you would do more to protect all minorities in burma >>> speak up for injustice human rights for all >>> this is what i think is most precious about this city, you are open hearted and open minded when need both, closed mines and open hearts do not go good together >>> she goes to los angeles next after private meetings in the bay area anne macko

i am joined on the stage by a student, not from usf, but from san francisco state. we actually talk to each other. this is mackenna. >> good morning. >> finally, i am joined by alicia from the independent living center in san francisco. it is great for all of you to be here today. people will be trickling in over the next half hour. we will give you a taste of what wii is like. we have set up the game. i will start by playing mackeena in a game of tennis. the interesting thing about wii is we use this little remote. just by moving our arms, we can control movement on the screen. you will be watching up on the big screen as we play a game of tennis. are you ready? all right. we will select two players. that is me. does that look like me? it kind of those -- of does. does that look like mackenna? that is not by chance. you can make the person look like anything you want. they can even look like aliens. interesting. we are going to play some great tennis today. ok. one thing to tell you, there is a little bar on top of the television. it picks up the movement of our ar

with flowers in my hair >>> and not simply as " the lady " she spoke in front of a packed house at usf >>> we must always have our eyes focused towards the future even as we deal with present and its difficulties and problems >>> in the first visit to the west since 1971 for the political prisoner turned parliamentarian she is a key figure in the transition to democracy in burma in what's known as me and mark >>> she spoke in burmese >>> she was trying to say don't forget your roots >>> many exiles are here >>> like a dream coming true we're witnessing the community coming together ever body is beautiful >>> she is my hero all of my life i am so proud to be burmese >>> somewhere somewhere she would do more to protect all minorities in burma >>> human rights for all night just a certain group of people >>> this is what i think is precious about the city your open hearted and open-minded we need both closed mines and open cards are not put together >>> she goes to los angeles next for more private meetings in the bay area anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> a live look at carmageddon to and los ange

. >>> known as " the lady " nobel peace prizewinner spoke in front of a packed house at usf. >>> we must always have our eyes clearly focused on the future even as we deal with present and its difficulties and problems. >>> in the first visit to the united states since 1971 for the political prisoner turned parliamentarian she is a key figure in the rise in democracy in burma. >>> today she spoke mainly in burmese >>> she was trying to say don't forget your root and were you come from >>> many exiles are here >>> a dream coming true we are witnessing and the communities coming together ever body is beautiful >>> my hero for all of my life, i am so proud to be burmese. >>> some rally in and say they wish so she would do more to protect minorities in burma >>> human rights for all >>> this is what i think is most precious about the city, you are open hearted and open-minded, we need both, closed mines and open heart cannot put together >>> and she goes to los angeles next after more meetings in the bay area anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> so far the much feared carmageddon has not materialized peo

and my hair >>> known as " the lady " nobel peace prize winner spoke in front of a packed house at usf >>> we must have our eyes focused on the future even as we deal with present and its difficulties. >>> the first visit to the u.s. since 1971 for the political prisoner turned parliamentarian she is a key figure in the transition to democracy in burma also known as myanmar. >>> today she spoke mainly in burmese >>> she was trying to say don't forget your root and were you come from >>> many exiles here as well >>> a dream come true and what is the community come together >>> my hero for all of my life, so i am so proud to be burmese. >>> some rallied and wished to cheat would do more to protect minorities in burma >>> we speak out for injustice >>> " this is what i think is most precious about this city you are open hearted and open- minded, when need both, closed mines and open hearts cannot do very good together >>> she goes to los angeles next after more private meetings in the bay area anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> a difficult lesson for bay area and psychiatrist at the losing his teena

many in the audience today at usf were burmese residents who fled after the coup. the bay area is home to the nation's largest burmese community, and she is currently head of the main opposition group in parliament and pushing for a transition to democracy in burma. >>> richmond police are looking into two fights that allegedly solved a city councilman. 68-year-old corky buse was arrested after getting into a scuffle with an activist. he claims david moore hit him as he was walking away from an argument. the 72-year-old moore claims he was assaulted. the fight happened right in front of a police officer who cited both of them. last week the councilman was accused of another assault. investigators are not releasing details, though, of that incident. buse has a reputation for aggressive politics, and he is not running for reelection this year. >>> the vice presidential candidates took over the main campaigning today as the presidential candidates pe pair for wednesday's debate. workers at the university of denver actually started setting up for the debate today that

additional impacted areas identified in this latest tech memo, if we go back to the overhead, there's usf pandemonium site one, used by the navy for radiological training exercises and decontamination. wastewater treatment area, building 3, also building 342. too small for me to see. in response to the tech memo coming out, the cdph has gone out and performed some investigations in the vicinity around site 31, around the boys and girls club area, childcare center, community housing partners facilities. they took both direct measurements and what are known as white surveys where you're looking for removable contamination. that's the subject of those surveys documented in the letter we received today. in addition to those, there are additional investigations that are going to be performed with cdph at the request of tida and using prioritization requested by tida, specifically the sites identified above, papped moneyium site one, wastewater treatment plant area where there's public utilities workers, and also building three and building 342. it's my view there's little likelihood of finding

and at usf, this expert says the television coverage of the riots in the middle east make unrest appeararger than it is. this is relatively tall smaul. >> compared to hundreds of thousands and there is reason for optimism. >> thank you. >> and there is supervisors approving plans for the center covering and the complex will include a prayer mosque and cemetery. opponents say religion has nothing to do with their efforts and they say they're opposed because of concerns. >> and millions of californians will foreclosed on after the housing market collapsed. and now, more than 400,000 are eligible for a piece of a settlement and this year we brought you the story of kenneth ham milt tochblt now, and he 430,000 california nins have been foreclosed on will get a check next year. announcing process just began for certain victims as part of the national mortgage settlement. a billion and a half of the $25 billion aims to compensate borrowers wrongfully foreclosed upon. >> this is for people who might have been dual tracked applying for a loan modification at the same time. and if they had suffe

. >> reporter: today she received both a key to the city and an honorary doctorate from usf. she was able to reach out to the largest burmese community. >> she wants to encourage them to come back, bring their resources, bring their knowledge, bring their skills and help them develop their country. >> we are really witnessing that the community is coming together. >> reporter: meanwhile a small group of protesters gathered demanding she do more for minority rights. it was a subject that she did address. she says she will continue to fight discrimination and fight for democracy. she says her people can learn a lot from san francisco. >> this is chi's first trip to san francisco in more than 40 years. from here she will head to los angeles for the final leg of her u.s. tour. in san francisco, ann rubin. >>> police stations across the bay area collected old prescription drugs today as part of the national drug take back day. this bin was at the san francisco hall of justice on bryan street. drug enforcement says expired drugs cause a threat. >>> the world health organization is

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ready to warm up with the usf race this weekend. she's racing for true car. so is ashley freiberg, part of a ground breaking all female race team. >> it's not often that you get a company that wants to support 6 women, fully sponsored, in six series. >> six women make up the team but only two are racing in the grand prix. ashley is in the star mazda series. that's one of the rungs in indy's ladder system of racing. growing up with two brothers, ashley got her start at 13. >> it's hard for me not to try racing so when i got into it, i basically sat in a go-kart and felt i was at home. >> for ashley, this is a dream come true. she remembers being in baltimore last year. >> but i didn't have a ride so i spent pretty much the whole time day dreaming, wishing i could be out here. the track is incredible and fans are super enthusiastic so to be here this year is amazing. >> now both women are ready to go, racing saturday and monday -- and sunday -- in a male dominated sport ashley describes much like testing on wheels. >> so much is mental. a big part is physical b

. >> reporter: usf associate professor is a scholar of the after effects of 9/11 who helped produce this documentary. she worries about the growing lack of interest. >> everything that we are dealing with whether it's budget decision that are going on, president, elections, every day life is a effected and people aren't pay paying attention. >> reporter: it's . >> the lady came by with her two children and said when do they start teaching in school? >> i was there. >> reporter: right now there is a flag folding ceremony here. you can hear it and see it in the background. it's a musical and theater program. that's hardly standard at events but as you can see it's keeping with the organizer's goal to make it an event that's nonpolitical and family friendly. it'll end tonight around eight. reporting live. >> the two candidates for president took a break from political attacks to mark the anniversary. coming up at 5:30 how the president and romney honored the victims of the tragedy. >> happening now in san francisco, more twists and turns in the case of the san francisco suspended sheriff. d

prize winner known simply as the lady in san francisco is today speaking to a past packed house at usf greta this is what i think is most precious about the city that you are open hearted and open-minded. >>> she is of course the political prisoner turned parliamentarian from burma and its first visit to the u.s. since 1971 in the bay area is home to about 85 and a burmese americans when of the largest committees of the country. >>> she's my hero for all of my life so i am so proud to be breeze. >>> one of the people that was there to rally outside the event 13 her to do more to protect all minorities in burma. she's headed next to los angeles. it was an amazing and then she's an amazing speaker and down to earth after everything she's been through. >>> now moving to los angeles before something is not going to see in a long time. the 4 05 with no traffic on the heaviest travel roadways in the state. >>> a live look what is normally a very busy freeway it's going on right now as they call it there is a construction crew going on right there with highway closed for the weekend so they c

>>reporter: but at usf middle east political expert says the television coverage of the riot and protest in the middle east make the unrest appear larger than it actually is. >> you have to remember that the actual protest by islamic extremist was relatively small. at least the violent ones. >>reporter: professor says most part the demonstration a few hundred people. maybe a few thousand but compared to the hundreds of thousands that is turn out to over-throw leaders in egypt, libya, in tunisia a these relatively small numbers he says are reason for optimism. in the newsroom, mark matthews abc 7 news. >> it ace green light tonight from the santa clara couldn't board of commissioners for islamic community center in san martin. plan for the cordoba center approved by the planning commission last thursday. project covers 15 acres on monterey highway just north of california avenue. the complex will include a prayer mosque and community center along with cemetery. debate over the project took police at 2 public meat ntion morgan hill last week. >> well today is the first full day of freedom

. >>> the chronicle reports that dog smith left wrote about poor skills -- dave smith left the usf andeported poor language skills of others. >>> well this, month is the 50th anniversary of the point reyes preserve. for almost 20 years hidden wildlife cameras have been capturing all of thibletion from the animals who -- action from the animals who call that area home. the cameras have captured everything from bobcats to mountain lions to river otters. >>> a allegary comedy club will -- a legendary comedy club in san francisco will be closing its doors. everything will be auctioned off tomorrow after the marathon event tonight featuring 25 comedians. the owners say their lease was not renewed. >>> after 45 years of service, the lumiere theater is closing. the five employees would worked at the theater did not lose their jobs. they will work for other theaters in the city owned by the same company. >>> and sal is back. how are we doing right now? >> well, i want to mention that we have some problems with caltrain. if you take caltrain or are waiting for someone, i think they have a legit

. >> she received the key to the city and an honorary doctorate from usf at last night's event. she says she hopes to reach out to the large burmese ex-patriot community during her trip to the united states. >>> you should expect to pay more for beef and pork next year. butcher shops are already warning customers about higher prices. the reasons include the extended drought and rising feed costs. ranchers say last month the draught forced a higher -- drought forced a higher than usual number of animals to slaughter. soy has gone up $2 a pound in just two months. >> what happened the last increase, people went from eating a lot of primals to new york strips, porter houses. they went to eating secondary cuts. >> one rancher is charging a dollar a pound more for sausage, pork chops and bacon. she plans to switch from corn- based hog feed to plant-based feed to save money. >>> owners of dozens of miniature horses have found a temporary home for their animals. the owners fell behind on their mortgage payments. then last week they received an eviction notice saying they had to get out