location, it feels like an urban campus environment and again, there say great precedence with washington square and jackson square and the best in new york with bryant park in the middle of manhattan, which is the home to a lot of activities and the people go there every day and it is almost a tourist attraction in and of itself. >> and this slide is an interesting one it comes from copenhagen in denmark and shows how housing can interact with the park. so that the people that are in the housing feel like they are in the park and the people that are in the park see the people living there and creates a incredible diverse and interesting environment. >> so jack mentioned how the parks and open space are going to create a central hub for the bay and water front neighborhoods and we feel the same way about the retail and the importance of the place making in the retail and the streetscape. and at pier 48 it will be the first step in creating the experience for the pedestrians but importantly, and different from other developments that you hear about we are also proposing to maintain a long-term in

location, it feels like an urban campus environment and again, there say great precedence with washington square and jackson square and the best in new york with bryant park in the middle of manhattan, which is the home to a lot of activities and the people go there every day and it is almost a tourist attraction in and of itself. >> and this slide is an interesting one it comes from copenhagen in denmark and shows how housing can interact with the park. so that the people that are in the housing feel like they are in the park and the people that are in the park see the people living there and creates a

my name is winston smith i've worked in north beach for almost 40 years i live right next to washington square. there are children who free frolic in the playground there. they are directly across the street where you plan to demolish the theatre no one is going to enjoy it there any longer. the untold pollution of five thousand tons of debris all for what? so north beach can have a subway stop? no. after all the contaminate contamination. north beach gets the shaft literally. the tunnel machines should be left in the ground in chinatown just like with ninety percent of all of tb m's all over the world. this common sense solution isn't being considered. probably want to change the height restrictions to 6 story cookie cutter condos with million dollar views. clearly the only option is the chinatown option leave in the ground and please leave north beach alone thank you. >> next speaker please? >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. dr. jackson. i would like to say that i've been a resident of san francisco for 70 years i've lived in bay view hunter's point since 1948 i would like to say i'd lik

in addition funding for better lighting on our dark corners and even darker alleys in washington square park would be beneficial. under the city recognizes the value of revitalizing key commercial corridors, historical influential artery in the heart of the cities commercial district, and at least five distinct neighborhoods. over the time the area has become blighted; while progress is being made to curb crime the area needs revitalization you to the perception that it is unsafe because it is nothing to offer the community. when was the last time that any of you spent time on broadway or even up grant avenue? partially due to the stigma of runway to find ourselves requesting assistance to change the perception of the area to attract visitors and locals it to nice our local businesses. we should celebrate the history of the neighborhood, and the people who made their mark here and call the neighborhood home. i hope you allocate funds to develop strategies to create a viable and safe . arts and cultural corridor which celebrates the history and diversity along with public safety improvem

. >> and it will not just stop at washington square. we really intended to go to fisherman's wharf. one of these days we will get there. >> mayor lee, this project will be another disruption. you will have the arena going on. you have the transbay terminal building. san francisco is downtown and one up giant construction zone w. the place is impossible to get around. in will make it a nightmare for years to come. >> it is for all of us. we have a price to pay when we are wanting to have good infrastructure to represent our future. i know that there are disruptions for people that are temporary. i think everybody is collectively calm about it because they know these will be improvements that the city will enjoy for many, many generations. >> when all this construction is done and the 26 high-rise cranes from market to castro is gone and all the high-rises in san francisco, will there be one place to park under $7 an hour? [ laughing ] >> we will help you find it! >> we will take his word on that one. >>> in the next half hour, more on how the city spends its millions of dollars, the

and keep in mind, this central subway as it was originally invisioned will not just stop at washington square. we really intended to go all the way to fisherman's wharf. and maybe one of these days we will get there. >> mayor lee, this project it's going to be another disruption. you're going to have the arena going on. you have the trance bay terminal building. san francisco's downtown is one giant construction zone now. the place same possible to get around. this is going to make it a nightmare for years to come. >> it is all of us have a price to pay when we're wanting to have good infrastructure to represent our future. i know there is disruptions for people that are temporary. i think everybody is collectively calm about it because they know these will be improvements the city will enjoy for many many generations. >> and final question when all of this construction is done and your 26 high-rise cranes from market down to castro are gone and all those high-rises are in downtown san francisco will there be one place to park down to $7 an hour? >> we'll help you find it. >> is that a person

a company spokesman says the move is not related to the recent gun control debate in washington. square use mobile devices to process credit cards. >>> back now to one of our big stories of the day. the fallout from the irs targeting of conservative groups. the agency now admitting mistakes were made. president obama vowing that anyone involved will be, quote, be held fully responsible. that could start with a hearing this friday before the house, ways and means committee. joining me now, michigan congressman mr. levin, the ranking member of that committee. congressman, welcome. >> glad to be with you, carol. >> i think there has somebody critique that democrats haven't rushed forward to condemn the mistakes made by the irs. why haven't democrats been more forthcoming? >> we have been. the president said what was happening was outrageous and i made it clear that the singling out in 2010 tea party patriots was outrageous as the president said. should never have happened so we have been very clear about that. >> congressman, there were irs officials who testified before congressional comm

the gentlelady's motion puts washington squarely back in the middle of setting student loan interest rates. it's the wrong thing to do. i urge my colleagues to vote no on the motion and yes on the underlying bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the motion is not agreed to. miss cinema: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yaints are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill if ordered, and approval of the journal if ordered. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states hous

[laughter] and it reminded reid of my roles that washington d.c. is 60 square surrounded by reality. [laughter] [applause] >> i was sorry that people in business because it is hard it is easy for the academic to go into business but it is hard for a business person. in a larger corporation to get knocked off the ladder it is hard to be entered and i it committed. confession is good for the soul but if you are in government looking at business you don't feel the impact of the regulations. i send my taxes in every year and i always add a letter to whom it may concern coming here are my taxes. i want you to know i don't have the vaguest idea if they are accurate. [laughter] i went to college i have average intelligence my wife knows that she does not understand and that is the case and i hope they are right to if they have any questions give us a call. can you imagine a lousy tax system like that? it is inexcusable. how many people here understand their taxes? i don't see many hands. but i was in business and a businessman, a large company has shareholders, custom

[laughter] and it reminded me of one of my rules that washington, d.c. is 60 squareiles surrounded by reality. [laughter] [applause] the chapter on capitalism i wrote because i was worried that people in business, first of all there are very few people in government have ever been in business because it's hard. it's easy for an academic to go into business. they can leave and come back to the world. it's easy for a lawyer to go into government and then come out. it's very hard for a business person if they're a small businessperson, it's their business and they have to be there. if there any large corporation, then they get knocked off the ladder and they are out. and it's very hard to reenter. and as a result of people in business who don't, i will admit, confession is good for the soul my wife tells me, but if you're in government looking at business, you understand it intellectually. but it's one dimensionally. you don't have any idea what delay does if you're in government, what government delay does to business but you don't have any idea what uncertainty does b

washington, d.c. and last year we held it in times square new york. this is an intro to the event in 2010. [ music ] >> what you guys are proving is that we have - [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] it's amazing what you guys do. >> we gather in this community and that is what this country is about, showing off in the nation's capital. that is what we are doing with street soccer. [ music ] >> to raise each other up and get people off streets. >> i have gotten housing and i am no longer housing. >> they are doing a lot to help out homeless youth authentic other homeless people. >> what can i say about these guys? it's growing and i hope it gets bigger and bigger and i hope more people become aware of it. >> it's gaining momentum everyday. >>> it brings local leaders and local citizens together with our national key marks around the country all coming together for a great cause. >> it's another way, a creative way in order to get people off the streets and get them involved with something positive. it's going to help their self-esteem. >> they know they are r

square mile. here are the top 5 most exciting cities, san francisco 3, washington d.c.s out the top 5. >>> we'll be waking up to some fog tomorrow morning and some chance of light showers through the delta mainly. >> as we move into thursday and friday, slightly warmer conditions will be expected in the bay area. >> first let's talk about the possibility of showers out the door tomorrow morning. >> right now, clouds increasing and some wrap around coming from an area of low pressure. >> we're also seeing fog near the coast line. we'll have the combination of the low clouds plus higher clouds into tomorrow morning. >> you can see these wrap around showers continue to move around the center of the system. >> so the sierra setting some of that, although it doesn't look like we'll see much. >> there's a few light sprinkles through the delta and through the early morning hours, the north bay and again through the delta, then as we move into the noon hour, we're seeing the drier conditions, and cloud cover expect. >> temperatures tomorrow afternoon, a little cooler than today

it does include the aboveground portion at stockton in washington and fourth and folsom to build the head houses of the station and union square. to the extent there is the desire to build up above where the stations head houses are, that will happen separately, it is not part of the 1.5 billion dollar program. >> the reader care of you care to speak to the comments suggesting that the federal funders are concerned about the pace at which we are going? >> i will give a short answer and john can fill in. for a project of this magnitude, the federal government engages consultant to provide oversight. they meet with us on a regular basis and issue varying numbers of reports based on the analysis of the project including the large muscle report to which folks were referring to. the consultant engaged in the federal government is concerned that with the award of this contract will have schedule and cost contingencies below the level that they are comfortable with, that they would like for us to have. the execution of this contract award of this contract will not put us over budget or behind schedule; we'll just have less buffer. th

washington area. and now they are gigantic-- 500,000 square feet, five walmarts stacked on top of each other. and if you ask most people in the intelligence world, they don't know exactly what they do still. >> it's the inauguration day of the nation's first african american president. >> narrator: in 2009, the new president would inherit a war in iraq, a war in afghanistan and terrorism threats abroad and at home. >> this will be the largest security challenge here since 9/11. >> ...the tightest security for an inauguration ever. >> narrator: there had even been a threat to the president-elect. >> priest: a week before, they'd gotten a reasonable tip that there was a plot on the part of a somalian immigrant to disrupt the inauguration, and they took that seriously. >> townsend: there was enough there that you understood, even if it turned out later not to be real, they had an obligation to take it seriously. >> priest: the bush administration national security team briefed the incoming national security team about that threat, and it was mentioned that perhaps they should consider canceling

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square. live shot of washington, d.c. and we'll show you what it looks like all over the eastern seaboard.his afternoon into the evening. i think it's likely they'll have gusty wind, a little rain and hail with them and could be anywhere from pittsburgh to philly all the what i to washington, d.c. and you can see right nudged up against the warm front would be the reason why. into the west coast already seeing cooler temperatures onshore but watch the areas as well over the next couple of days as a cold front drops. vegas drops into the 80s by the time we're into the weekend, a big difference. l.a. already showing >> i had to come down here because of this. how could i -- how could i miss this? anna pary where are we going. >> going inside to lara. >> greatout outside. what's coming up on your g"gma morning menu." how her mother was crucial in angelina jolie's decision. >>> the latest couple booted from the ballroom is with us live. >>> he went viral for dancing on a treadmill and with us live and even our director is in on the groove. there she is. the dancing director, plus, the backstre

. >>> the senate is back at work today here in washington, and one of the first votes could hit you squarete expected later today on a bill to require online retailers to collect sales tax for purchases made in 45 states. zain asher is joining us from new york. zain, how does this bill work? >> reporter: hey, wolf. it would basically end tax-free shopping online. right now as the law stands, you only have to pay online sales tax if the online store has a physical presence in your state. so, for example, a warehouse. if you buy something from amazon.com, and you live in washington, where amazon does have a warehouse, you currently do have to pay sales tax. if you live in illinois, though, you do not. so if this bill passes, online retailers will be forced to collect sales tax across the board. by the way, also, shoppers are technically supposed to pay sales tax by declaring their purchases on their tax return, but, of course, most people do not do this. this bill intends to level out the playing field. there are some exemptions. if you're lucky enough to live in a state where that doesn't h

washington so they tried this. >> a couple of the team's alumni, players, they boarded zambonis on the street outside madison squareden and set off in a drag race. not the fastest ever. if it was meant to bring luck, we guess it worked. >> rangers defeated the capitals, best of seven game series is 2-1, washington. whatever works, right? >> i suppose so. i'm not a hockey fan. >> no? >> i used to love hockey as a kid. as i got older and busier, only have time for my football and baseball. >> prioritize. >> yes. knicks in the playoffs this year. >> always been a distant sport when it comes to americans. hockey. >> hockey. it's fun though. >>> coming up -- returning to our top story. talk about the miracle in cleveland and what investigators are uncovering overnight. >>> later, beyonce faces serious criticism after traveling to cuba while revealing what is next for her career and family. you are watching "world news now." ♪ don't you ever for a second irreplaceable ♪ ♪ so go ahead and get gone ♪ call up that chick and see >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. "w weather

square. there is a raid on a apartment in into cane, washington. two letters were laced with the poison.not saying whether the letters targeted anybody in particular. there are no reports of anybody getting sick. the raid coming after the fbi arrested a mississippi man. charging the 41-year-old with sending ricin- lacedlers to president obama and two other public officials. >> a mother facing child abuse charges for allegedly trying to give away her baby in a gas station. arizona, police now releasing surveillance video of the bizarre incident that understand this week. officers say by the time they arrived, show had offered her six month old daughter to four strangers. show told plos he smoked methamphetamine and drinking. rescuers helped two boaters. the husband told her the air boat was sinking. they guyeded rescuers to the scene. and iowa, a marine and his best friend bonded by war and now reunighted. the marine sergeant served as a dog handler with blond lab casy in afghanistan. he's been ing get her back and pleading with the state fire marshall office where casy was working. >> i

conservative groups and just 11 last year bacchus in 2010 it is hard to square that up to dunce caps for t will conceal the hypocrisy anin washington we woul not deny those because they were good at it but in this case they were extraordinarily clumsy and washington be where the way the andals are going going from bad to worse y can that we have ordered up a huge suly of tons caps. lou: and o.j. takes the stand and cvicted baby killer is sentenced. "dobb's law" ahead. r scott brown now may be sealed gomez taking on the massachusetts democratic establishment and joins us ne. ne. stay with us. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in. with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. (announcer) scottrade knows our and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me online so i can react in real-time. plus, my local scottrade office is there to helplp. because the

help the washington monument get started and was there for the laying of the cornerstone, july 4, 1848. so lincoln was on the plane committee for zachary taylor's ball, and in judiciary square metro stop in washington, dc, they built this temporary structure, one of the biggest parties ever been had in washington, dc up to that point, and lincoln goes home maybe three in the morning, it's a late night, and find his cloak okay but can't find his hat. didn't have a very well organized hat check so lincoln has to walk home in the cold. one of his friends never forgot the story. never going get the sight of the man walking in the cold, not knowing that 12 years later all office these festivities would be for him, and i think anybody who you ask at the time probably didn't see the path he was going to take in his life. >> so, the book concludes with lincoln attempting to get a job in zachary taylor's administration, a chapter called "the comet at the end of the world. " we're talking about meteors hitting the earth. this time there's talk of a meteor comet destroying the earth, and one of lincoln's friends is absolutely certain it's going to happen. in fact lincoln chides him ab

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help the washington monument get started and was there for the laying of the cornerstone, july 4, 1848. so lincoln was on the plane committee for zachary taylor's ball, and in judiciary square, metro stop in washington, dc, they built this temporary structure, one of the biggest parties ever been had in washington, dc up to that point, and lincoln goes home maybe three in the morning, it's a late night, and find his cloak okay but can't find his hat. didn't have a very well organized hat check so lincoln has to walk home in the cold. one of his friends never forgot the story. never going get the sight of the man walking in the cold, not knowing that 12 years later all office these festivities would be for him, and i think anybody who you ask at the time probably didn't see the path he was going to take in his life. >> so, the book concludes with lincoln attempting to get a job in zachary taylor's administration, a chapter called "the comet at the end of the world. " we're talking about meteors hitting the earth. this time there's talk of a meteor comet destroying the earth, and one of lincoln's friends is absolutely certain it's going to happen. in fact lincoln chides him a

squarely in the middle of this with its meeting with president obama today, trying to work it out. trying to bring down the tensions in syria. richard? >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel says cyber threats are very real and dangerous. that's why cybersecurity will take top billing this weekend when he meets with members of a chinese delegation. hagel is calling for, quote, rules of the road to prevent conflict on global networks on reports that china used computer-based attacks to access data from pentagon weapons programs. hagel says sub cybersecurity wie a topic for next week's meeting. >>> the winter olympics next february have now olympic-sized reports of corruption to deal with. a former russian deputy prime minister-turned kremlin critic claims $30 billion were stolen from the games. the accused are businessmen and officials close to president vladimir putin. the alleged corruption and cost overruns have quadrupled the games' cost estimate to a total of $50 billion now. the head of the russian olympic committee says he's confident russian prosecutors and auditors are keeping an eye on costs. >>> well, the white house

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