valentin ruiz's banana plantation is thriving. it will soon be time to harvest.t the peruvian farmer will never forget the day he nearly lost everything. >> the water was up to here. here, where my hand is. this whole land was devastated. today it's fine. we banana producers carried away all the dead earth and planted new banana trees. >> valentÍn ruiz and many other local banana farmers were facing ruin. they survived by joining forces. today, their association numbers 340 banana producers. they export 2 million bananas a week, mainly to europe. it's partly thanks to them that peru is the world's leading exporter of organic bananas. by working together, they're taking preventative action against the effects of climate change. next time that el niÑo strikes, they 'll be better prepared. and they know that it will: they just don't know when. >> it would be great if we knew when el niÑo was going to come! there are some indications. but you can't always rely on them. sometimes they say it will come and then it doesn't. >> what can farmers like valentÍn ruiz do to p

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if she likes valentine's day, give her a valentine's day gift.e recipient wants that matters. >> miles? >> what? >> i don't know. have anything to add? >> i will tell you what i would like for christmas to quote bruce coburn, i would like a rocket launcher. die. >> that's what i would do is blowup dick cheney in the industrial car complex with my rocket launcher. >> i have a son with the woman who is basically insane and i haven't seen him in 10 years because i am learning chinese. i am also learning how to surf because i want to get him a surfboard when i know how to do it, and we can bond then. i am waiting to meet him. >> you are one hell of a dad. >> i want to be a good dad when we finally meet. >> how good of you. we will close things out with andy levy. >>> now time for andy levy for the post game wrap up. >> would you prefer your teenagers smoke or cheat? >> i would p

this was a poem i wrote for the next valentine's day.zy into air ducts and rage into reservoirs, dynamite dams and drown the cities, cry fire in theaters as the victims are burning, but i will find my way through blackened streets and kneel down at your side. they could jump a median, head-on, and obliterate the future, fit .45's to the hands of kids and skate them off to school, flip live butts into tinderbox forests and hellfire half the heavens, but in the rubble of smoking cottages i will hold you in my arms. they could send kidnappers to kindergartens and pedophiles to playgrounds, wrap themselves in old glory and gut the bill of rights, pound at the door with holy screed and put an end to reason, but i will cut through their curtains of cunning and find you somewhere in moonlight. whatever they do with their anthrax or chainsaws, however they strip-search or brainwash or blackmail, they cannot prevent me from sending you robins, all of them singing: i'll be there. >> a year after 9/11 in that huge climate of fear, how could you hav

. >> reporter: today valentine lives in her own home with all five of her children. the 28-year-old working mom plans to go back to school for a career as a nursing assistant. >> the situation that is you are thinking if i leave i'm going to lose everything. because your life and your kids are more important. >> they pave a path itself sufficiency for domestic abuse survivors. one-third of former clients now own their own homes. if you would like to volunteer or donate, go to my website, j.c. hayward.com. >>> 9news is proud to announce the launch of our all new ipad app. it offers you news at your fingertips, hd video and live and interactive weather maps. it is free in the app store right now, and it is also available for kindle fire and some android tablets. so, check it out. all right. let's get the weather. how are you doing? >> reporter: doing well, the weather has been calm after a little bit of a mix we had on the weekend. saturday was interesting, windy. today is actually very, very calm. we are ending the year on a very chilly note. temperatures went down in

we've prepared our valentine's day crop. >> people with outdoor plants should water them before the freezingtemperatures hit. and then, use a frost cloth to cover them overnight. >> by cover them, you don't want the frost cloth to be on top of the plant. you want it raised up a little bit. so what we'd use is cloth draped over that. >> this is raising to the level that those plants are going to survive the cold. >> the nursery dog is also bundled up. from pets to pipes, yoult door pipes are something else to consider. but he says it would take extreme conditions to make a pipe burst in our area. >> you would need to be  low 20s. it f.it got down to 18, 16, yes. one day will do it. >> so bill says freezing pipes aren't an issue here, do want to protect your pipes you can use an old sock.zb also, use an umbrella or just drag small potted plants underneath eves of the home. reporting live abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and drivers being asked to use caution and napa county workers discovered it last night. crews used steel plates and officials say it could take a week to fix this. one lane over

. >> the others say repairing could take week but they're looking ahead to valentine's day.32])ñ >> we'ren the flower business we're growers like any ag guys it's just a small bump in the road. >> the nursery owners say damage will go into hundreds of thousands of dollars, but much more than the minor damage suffered here in the 1989 earthquake. >> that is something. sandhya back now with the path the tornado took. >> yes. it's a rare thing to see here in the bay area. or monterey bay. i want to show you the path starting out as a water spout. this is it traveled across the land towards was onville area. this is the scale. with estimated winds of 75 miles per hour. and it did do damage. previous tornado by the way just to give you perspective, around the same time, december 20th, twun. so you can see the damage as well, this is the green house that was damaged by the tornado there. is some moderate to intense damage caused by that tornado. we're not expecting that with this system. we'll be back with a detailed look in just a moment. >> thank you. heavy rains have left the north bay reser

next week we celebrate valentine's day, by giving a wedding recomestion. [laughter] >> you didn't see where the scorpion showed up. and, vegas, and, mirage, and, tickets are on sale. and i still haven't watched watched the super bowl. and, they flew to the biggest game. and, eli's horse was there, and, security dropped the ball when some hideous woman, who starts, it, and, don't say you watch for the commercials. and you shush me to hear what the planters peanut to say. >> congrats on the giants, could not beat the redskins was the best team in the world. [laughter] >> truly an inspiration. he proved really hard, and your older brother, breaks his neck. you can succeed. >> let's take a look back, at the eyes of the most passionate and embarrassing fans. >> ♪ [cheers] ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ [laughter] >> okay. okay. >> visit. [laughter] >> i hate this. [laughter] [laughter] hey, bad. oh, no. >> no, no. [laughter] >> oh, boy. >> and, get [bleep] out of my house. and i don't i don't want to hear anything from any of you. [laughter] >> ♪ >> the playof

jane valentine is an anesthesiologist at the university of washington. >> we have very good physicalpists. >> ten years ago while treating patients on high doses of pain killers, she found something surprising. not only were those patients not getting pain relief, but the pain killers were, in fact, doing something that could best be described as the opposite. making patients more sensitive to pain. it's called hyperalgesia. >> hyperalgesia was so obvious in those patients that you could, for example, see they couldn't bear the sheet on them or any intravenous stick was abnormally painful to them. >> you said that this has essentially been 20 years of failed experiment. >> i would never suggest that we shouldn't continue to prescribe for those that are really helped by opiates. people who have a real need. but the way we do it at the moment is actually harming more patients than it helps. love the. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. >>> former president bill clinton's familiarity with pain killers goes back to when he lived in the white

you only have valentine's day during the quarter. i know this because my dad sells -- gift wrap, okay? gift wrap is one of those things where you realize what the seasons are and valentine's day doesn't move the needle like christmas. so i like the holiday season, hanukkah. what i try to do is say, okay, i'll make my judgments from retail on the fourth your. i don't make any on the first. it's all that matters. i wait to hear the quarters and make my judgment for what the next year will bring. mike in illinois, mike? >> caller: this is mike in the windy city, giving you a chicago bears ba-ba-ba boo-yah. >> bears are constant. what's up? >> caller: if i'm short a stock, how long do i have to cover the short? >> forever. forever. that's one of the great things about shorting. stay short for as long as you want. remember, if the stock goes up, they may ask you to put more money up, though. that's where people get squeezed. okay, you got to dig deep if you want deep profits. gross margins will guide you in figuring out the direction of a

. >> we got a boost on february 14th, valentine's day when the bank of japan set in motion asset easing. that weakened the yen and pushed the nikkei to its initial year high at the end of march. greek debt worries and overall eurozone debt issues really began to come to nature in early april, gradually cutting into earlier gains and pushing the nikkei to its year low on june 4th. the nikkei was also hit by concerns over the u.s. fiscal cliff in early november and it plunged nearly 400 points, it was down for seven trading sessions in a row. still another turn for the nikkei this time positive. when prime minister noda dissolved lower house of parliament in mid-november and then the possibility of a victory for the ldp led by shinzo abe really gave a boost to the markets because of his pledge to seek strong monetary easing measures and we did see the yen actually shed a lot of its strength that it had seen earlier in the year sending exporter and financial stocks to their highs. the inauguration of shinzo abe as prime minister also gave a last push to stocks and really we saw the nikkei

. >> i saw little of rose after she moved her 2 valises into the nurses room on valentine's day of 1939. she did not allow a gust to drive her to the louve. she did not pause to look at me when i went to the gallery wearing a new shirt. nor did she take meals to my families. sometimes this was the best. at the dinner table my parents argued. father had been unsuccessful in keeping the newspapers from others. she practiced less and less. germany is not poland said my father. there are no contacts in berlin. >> he's a crazy man when i hear him on the radio. i can barely understand the german he's speaking he's an austrian, no, but his accent is fake. the geshel speaks perfectly. he must be the envy of singers every where. my father reached across his dinner plate and laid a hand on hers. she snatched it away. you know nothing. now you have butter on your sleeve. we neither mentioned our absent guest nor the chair awaiting her except on one occasion. father reported [inaudible] called a certain gog an a good deal. princess never spoke of money and bought paintings without inquiring about t

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some of the conservation crisis facing our bats but that will be replaced by a dinosaur exhibit on valentine's day, so treat your sweetheart with a dinosaur or two on february 14th and that will be running until the summer, and with that, i finish my report. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, this was discussion only. >> thank you. >> we are now on item 7, a gift acceptance from the san francisco parks alliance. >> good morning, commissioners and happy holidays, bob palacio, san francisco recreation services. the item before you is a possible action item to retroactively accept a gift from the san francisco parks alliance in the amount of 65 thousand 205 dollars and 36 cents for the basketball program, just some background on the program, the association of basketball programs, anblp serves character treats ages 18 to 30, organized athletic activities, in this case basketball, educational and employment workshops and ancillary services and they work community responsibility and redirect energies towards positive goal

for some son and i think the stock is back to $300 by valentine's day. >> brenda: and rry, bull or bearar, not enough for my taste. >> brenda: larry, your prediction? >> financial d-day sends

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al capone, the valentine killer. they were coming in other territories, so they were shot. that is not mental illness. but if you think like a jared loughner where you are living in a world of numerology. he was talking about the influence of grammar that the government was using over him. you are talking about people living in a different world and they are not responsible. i believe in the s&p defense and on the grounds of acquittal by and sanity. daniel patrick moynihan, great american center and public servant had a simple suggestion. tax the magazines, tax the bullets, attacks the ammunitions. i do not care how many guns they have. if they cannot fire them, they will not kill people. >> state department takes a big hit on benghazi. >> the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personal resources it needed. >> former ambassador thomas pickering, the chairman of the accountability review board that investigated the attack, the board report has resulted in three resignations so far, but i guarantee that is not the end of this debate. >> it

we have an invitation only for joan jett coming up on the 30th and brian mcknight for valentine's day to throw out a couple of examples. >> reporter: let's talk about table games. a lot of people are curious about when they're actually going to be put in place and what will -- what the change will be. >> well we're going to start the process. it's going to take us about three months and it will be austrian session where we have to actually re-- a transition where we actually have to reorganize the casino. directly behind me from here all the way through the casino and add about 120 las vegas style table games. that includes blackjacks, craps, roulette. so on and so forth. just shortly after that we'll be adding about a 35 to 40 table poker room to our mix. >> reporter: wonderful. and now that you guys are going nonstop opening 24 hours, this means more jobs, 1200 new jobs created. >> we are still hiring. so we'll be hiring all the way through probably until about march to fill that need. >> reporter: okay real quickly, where can they go to find more information on that? >> the jobs yo

is now being pursued for an apology and compensation for his store and dog valentine believes that's unlikely to happen as the cia operates above the norm. prison a prison term even in the united states of convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law in fact the only thing that the cia does is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's business is doing things that are illegal so the fact that it's found guilty in europe or asia or south america or any place of doing it illegal things is simply a confirmation of what it does the cia is not a rogue elephant that does things without prior authorization from congress and the president's national security officer everything that it does is policy. in other world headlines at least three people are dead and dozens injured after three rockets. and northern pakistan explosions were followed by heavy gun fire roads going to the airport have been closed nobody has claimed responsibility but peshawar has been repeatedly hit by similar attacks carried out by al qaeda and taliban militants. hundreds of peopl

for some son and i think the stock is back to $300 by valentine's day. >> brenda: and larry, bull or bear? >> bear, not enough for my taste. >> brenda: larry, your prediction? >> financial d-day sends investors running for cover. >> brenda: bull or bear? >> i'm a bear, they're gng

is now being pursued for an apology and compensation but author and historian doug valentine thinks it's unlikely to happen as the cia on the cause of the cia's clandestine nature. and those c.e.o.'s has there ever will be will ever be. a prison a prison term even in the united states of convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law the only thing to do it was is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's businesses doing things that are illegal so the didn't. sell them here or any place to do it legal things that simply are called for gratian of what it does this is not a pro bill of. those things without prior authorization from congress the president's national security officers everything to those policy. turn now to some other stories making headlines across the globe at least nine people have been killed and dozens injured after taliban fighters armed with rockets attacked the peshawar airport in northwest pakistan five militants reportedly among the dead the taliban claims the airfields military complex was their target military buildings are o

think you asked is now being pursued for an apology and compensation but author and historian doug valentine says that this is unlikely to happen as the cia operates about the role. those cia officer ever. will ever be. a prisoner of prison term even you know in states of convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law the only thing that the cia dollars is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's businesses doing things that are illegal so the fact that it's found. in europe or asia or south america or any place of do it legal for those there's a blue collar for regime that what it does this you know is not appropriate all of . those things without prior authorization from congress the president's national security officers everything that those policy. and as promised christmas is a time when the shops hope to do some brisk business but resident asks new yorkers the festive spirit is turning into a shopaholic addiction. why have the holidays become such hellish days this week let's talk about that it's a commercial thing now everyone just want to spend

mistaken for a terrorist the us is now being pursued for an apology and compensation for historian doug valentine believes that's unlikely to happen as the cia operates above the law. no cia officer ever. will ever. prison a prison term even in the united states convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law in fact the only thing that the cia does is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's business things that are illegal so the fact that. europe or asia or south america or any place of. this you know is not a probe. those things without prior authorization from. the president. officers everything that. is policy. do you still think it's you watching the t.v. and not the other way around. companies never feel the technology used to make the . owners using a camera and the microphone more on that story. expense for chinese parents is the country's going to introduce a fee if they want. children. in the us germany and the netherlands are deploying patriot missiles along with around twelve hundred troops on turkey's border with syria nato claims the move will

being pursued for an apology and compensation but author and historian doug valentine says that sign likely to happen as the cia operates above the law. cia officer ever will be well ever. a prison a prison term even in the united states of the convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law in fact the only thing that the cia does is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's business is doing things that are illegal so the fact that it's found guilty in europe or asia or south america or any place of do illegal things is simply a call for gratian of what it does this is not a pro bill of. those things without prior authorization from congress the president's national security officers everything that it does is policy. christmas is a time when shops have to do some rather brisk business but artie's resident asks new yorkers if the fed festive spirit is turning into a shopaholic addiction. why should the howl of days become such hellish days this week let's talk about that it's a commercial thing now everyone sent to spend money it's not about what

como un niÑo normal >>> despuÉs de dos meses en lista de espera y como regalo de san valentÍn wilmergujas, >>> con esta tÉcnica y han operado a 45 niÑos. aranxa de 10 aÑos tiene una enfermedad que genera deformidad. y debilita los mÚsculos >>> tenÍa muchos callos que impedÍa que pudiera apoyar, incluso calzarse cualquier zapato. >>> mejorÓ fÍsicamente y psicolÓgicamente con el apoyo dl crit >>> antes no podÍa caminar bien, y ahora ya veo que puedo. >>> para su familia eran dolorosas estas secuelas. >>> mi hija siempre fue bailarina, tuvo muchas cosas, pero por el tipo de enfermedad no la dejaba. >>> quiÉn es candidato para estar en un crit? >>> los Únicos dos requisitos >>> primero que serÁ un padecimiento neuromusloescleretico. por otro lado la cuestiÓn de la edad >>> es un modelo mÉdico integral, dividen en estimulaciÓn temprana, parÁlisis cerebral. y el resto de los padecimientos >>> lo que hace eso trabajar mucho en torno a toda la familia, no nos centramos en el niÑo. la realidad es que efectivamente el niÑo es el centro del modelo. pero incorporamos a toda la familia. >>> con u

is now being pursued for an apology and compensation offer historian doug valentine thinks that's unlikely to happen because of the agency's clandestine culture and status. no cia officer. will ever be. a prison a prison term even in the united states of convicted. these people are simply above the law in fact the only thing that the cia does is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's business doing things that are illegal so the fact that it's found guilty europe or asia or south america or any place of do it legal things that simply call for gratian of what it. is not a pro bill of. those things without prior authorization from congress the president's national security officers everything that. is policy. many britons are preparing for a scad christmas meal with soaring food prices forcing people to ditch holiday delicacies the cost of food up by a third in just five years leaving many families with slim pickings artie's polly boycott reports. do you know what you're putting in your shopping basket health conscious customers might want to stock up on their fru

terrorism suspect the us is now being pursued for an apology compensation but also at historian doug valentine believes. unlikely to happen as the cia operates above the law. no cia officer ever. will ever serve. a prison a prison term even in the united states of convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law in fact the only thing that the cia does is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's businesses doing things that are illegal so the fact that it's found guilty in europe or asia or south america or any place of doing it legal things is simply a confirmation of what it does the cia is not a rogue elephant that does things without prior authorization from congress and the president and it's national security officers everything that it does is policy. farther into the r.c. world update we go to some other global headlines for you now a brief for start with a powerful cycling seven it's now approaching the islands of fiji it's already devastated parts of samoa leaving at least four people dead and eight injured the cyclon is expected to make landfall o

terrorist the us is now being pursued for an apology in compensation for the author of the story about valentine believes that's unlikely to happen as the cia operates above the law. prison prison term. you know convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law the only thing that the cia does is through conduct illegal activity which is why it's above the law it's businesses that are illegal so the fact that. america or any place of do it legal. this you know it's not appropriate all of. those things without prior authorization from. the president. everything that. is policy. in other world headlines now at least three people are dead and dozens injured after three rockets were fired at peshawar airport in northern pakistan explosions before the by heavy gunfire roads going to the airport have been closed no one has claimed responsibility but peshawar has been repeatedly hit by similar attacks carried out by al qaeda and taliban militants. hundreds of people are gathered in central athens for an anti-racism march immigrants representatives of european anti racism groups as well as memb

is now being pursued for an apology and compensation author and historian doug valentine sounds that this is unlikely to happen as the cia stands above the law. those cia officers there ever will be will ever. preserve a prison term even in you know in states of convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law the only thing that the cia dogs is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's business doing things that are illegal so the fact that it's. europe or asia or south america or any place to do it legal there is a call for regime of what it does this you know it's not appropriate all of. those things without prior authorization from congress the president is the national security officer everything that goes is a policy. christmas is a time when shops hope to do some brisk business but he's resident because if the festive spirit is turning into a shopaholic protection. why have the holidays become such hellish days this week let's talk about that it's a commercial thing now everyone son to spend money it's not about what it really should be about

is now being pursued for an apology on compensation but author and historian doug valentine believes that sunlight to happen as the cia operates about the middle. no cia officer ever will be will ever. prison a prison term even in the united states of convicted of a crime these people are simply above the law the only thing that the cia does is to conduct illegal activities which is why it's above the law it's business doing things that are illegal so the fact that it's found guilty. or any place to do illegal things that. you know what it. is not a pro bill of. those things without prior authorization from congress the president's national security officers everything. is policy all right into the arty world update now some other global headlines for you in brief starting with a powerful site at one now approaching the islands of fiji it's already devastated parts of samoa leaving at least four dead eight injured and the cyclon is expected to make landfall on sunday night fiji's interim prime minister already warning the entire country will be affected. it's been announced that the