john moran is here. he is run waterfront operations in fort lauderdale, the west indies, and most recently in the united arab emirates. he is a certified arena manager, u.s. coast guard 100-ton license captains, fire service in the united states marine corps, passionate sailor. the as to young kids, but three and five. his wife is an educator, and i am told that you were actually wants of larry ellison -- you were once brought on to larry ellison's yachts by invitation. we did want to welcome john to the san francisco marina. >> think you. -- thank you. we started with a national search, and ended up being an international search to find john. i wanted to mention from the career history and his experienced and professional trajectory is bringing together operations management, personnel management of interest in this neris that, expertise and arena and in our mental regulatory procedures and rules, waterfront capital renovation, management experience, a maritime legal and risk management expertise from t

. >> commissioner moran, commissioner caen, commissioner tores, commissioner courtney,. commissioner vietor is excused from today's meeting. >> i believe that mr. shepherd as a substitute language? >> an alternative language is the redline copy in the folder, paragraph three, just a clarification that shows a significant a larger change in clarifying the understanding of what was said. following public comment and after additional comment, the commissioners address for wholesale customers through 2018 and beyond, there was recognition that the relationship with wholesale customers was contractual and long-term supply issues would have to be dealt with under the terms of a large supply agreement. customers represented by the bay area water supply and conservation agency, under an agreement as to how the short and long-term water supply needs can be met. this changes the post from the vice-president. >> thank you. this was a less formal meeting than most. we were struggling to put together something. if there are any other thoughts on that? and if not, i have a motion and

." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 29th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. and we begin tonight with vivid new scenes in the attempt to save michael jackson's life. jurors in the manslaughter trial of jackson's personal physician dr. conrad murray listened to a recording of the star's security guard pleading with emergency personnel for help. but perhaps even more startling was what went on in that room right before the call was made. here's abc's jim avila in los angeles for our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: heart wrenching story from the bodyguard and cook who worked for michael jackson. first-hand accounts of the failure to save his life and how prince came to watch. >> please raise your right hard. >> reporter: the cook and gentle spirited nutritionist who is in the kitchen the day michael jackson died. she's preparing a salad for her boss and three children when just after noon, the normal peace in the house is broken by a screaming conrad m

commissioner moran have questions about scaling. and again, we will see if we can talk about the funding option. >> one quick question, how much have the rate payers are the taxpayers paid already in preparation for this? >> defunding -- the funding for my work -- >> and not yours, all of it. >> the budget that was appropriate in this city. $6 million was appropriated. 5 million was appropriated five years ago, six years ago. $1 million was added this year. back to the slides. just a quicker fresher and adding to what we had. we were talking about some of the risk and phasing the program. that would be the average lows, offering 100% renewable product. timing the launch of 2012, around the time that the rates switch over to where the generation component of the bill remains constant regardless of energy usage. we're talking about a 4.5 year contract for the energy supply. they were still negotiating that. the internal politics, because it is a different deal, they are used to getting their senior management comfortable with the vari

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline."" september 13th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with an abc news exclusive. a unique look inside camelot. the story as told by the first lady about her husband, the president. the details are in those never before released tapes, made by jacqueline kennedy just four months after john f. kennedy's assassination. we're hearing them tonight, nearly 50 years after they were recorded. and abc's diane sawyer joins us. diane, what surprised you the most the first time you heard those tapes? >> well, i think, cynthia, and i'm sure this was true for you too, the most surprising thing of all was she did the tapes. we only saw the sunglasses and the smile. we never expected to learn what was behind it. but now we know, from these tapes, that she was irreverent, that she spoke very personally, including about who she was inside this very famous marriage. they are one of the most romanticized couples in american history. of thei

commissioner moran: the is the rate fairness board look at one rate at a time or do they look at programs? >> what they have done in the past as they have provided an opinion on the five-year rate increases for water. they have looked at the multi year increase for the public power rates. we would brief them on the four and a half year proposed program for this in the case of cca rates. commissioner torres: on the timing question, we may need to start before we have a final term sheet or anything from cpuc. that program could start out on one level and anticipate increases in future years. i think thei think that the reat we get from the board of supervisors and from the mayor's office on that first year of the program will be a pretty significant indicator on if we can take comfort in that or not. >> i will work with the rate fairness board to carry out your wishes. >> we still have a ways to go, it feels like. there is still interest and commitment, we have the lafco meeting coming up and that will be a place to air these considerations. people have been working on this for many years,

the moran is being co-sponsored by supervisor cohen. the memorial service will be held in his honor on october 5 beginning at 5:00 p.m.. the office since our condolences to his family and the community that loved and appreciated his leadership and active as and so much. >> thank you, supervisor jim. -- kim supervisor weiner: i want to apologize in advance. my introduction this week will go viral. i do want to knowledge my colleague for being kind enough to place an actinomycetes before i got here. i have offered to provide him with a customized tell if you would like to come hang out with the guys. but on to more serious matters, i have very tragic in more atoms today. over the last month, two residents of the castro tribal neighborhoods were taken from us prematurely, in pedestrian fatalities. on august 19, emily done, a young woman who had recently moved to san francisco was struck and killed in a crosswalk, apparently, at 18th and harvard. this is a very tragic situation, causing a lot of grief in the neighborhood. and then, just las

. >> announcer: from tglobal resources of abc news from sinl cynthia mcfadden and terry moran. >>> thanks for joining us. if money could buy you class, strong personal relationships and inner peace there probably wouldn't be the "real housewives" franchise. their tabloid exploits make them a wicked pleasure for millions of fans but lately, it seems like there's seriously something amiss in new york and beverly hills. and now the reality show the dealing with a new kind tragic reality. >> reporter: from a ball at a baby christening, to a high-profile hollywood divorce, even a pregnancy scare at 50 years old! >> holy -- >> there isn't a salacious scenario they haven't live on the housewives of new york, d.c., new jersey, beverly hills and orange county. >> i love it. i can't get enough of it. it's like crack cocaine that has no side effects. it's perfectly legal and you can do it again and again. >> the series conquering the country has become must-see tv for millions an the ladies' antics a tabloid staple. most recently, the infamous m white house crashers made headlines when tareq said hi

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 14th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. it's fashion week here in new york city and tonight, you're going to meet one of the hottest models in the world right now. the model all the designers want in their dresses. but there's a catch. he's a man. here's abc's juju chang, looking in on "a model life." >> reporter: what is it? the porcelain skin? the lush pout? the delicate bone structure? but look carefully. the hottest model in women's wear these days is also a hot model for men's wear. perhaps aerosmith was just ahead of their time with the song -- ♪ dude looks like alidy >> i'm a fan of them anyone things. >> reporter: andrej pejic is a dude. we went backstage with him this week at new york's fashion week. the 19-year-old newcomer is swarmed by the international press. his future is bright. offers are pouring in. >> i'm working on a nail polish line. >> reporter: modeling is one of the few industries where women make thr

." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york cityt this is "nightline," september 6th, 2011. >> good evening, all, i'm bill weir. if you spent a week knee deep in flood water, there must be few things worse than a fresh downpour on the roof. after irene soaked the east, a new storm has rivers breaking their banks, threatening more homes. a few states over, folks would gladly trade the crackle of a wildfire for any amount of blessed rains. lives and lively hoods are on the line tonight, as america ffers from too much water in one part of the nation, not enough in the other. here's abc's linsey davis with the latest. >> reporter: this is what you could call adding insult to injury. >> everything is garbage here. >> reporter: fabio already started rebuilding after close to four feet of water flooded his apartment. the threat of yet another round of flooding has him wishing he'd waited. >> maybe we got to clean again. >> reporter: and not just clean but perhaps put in new warms again. >> new wall and new frame. >> report

. >> commissioner moran is spot on. the cost of the program would [unintelligible] participating customers. remodeling the financial costs associated with those appropriations. -- with those appropriations would be financed. there is no planning mechanism to reach through to other customers who were not part of the program. >> you may by default. >> if the california puc established a bond, there is the possibility that should this occur, it would not have collected enough money. >> would have to go after them to -- we would have to going after them to collect that money. that is a venture i would like not to embark on. >> this would occur if we went out of business. >> that is a possibility. >> if we went out of business and market rates were not up, it would not matter. the increase to pg&e, if the california puc hasd estimated -- if they estimate incorrectly, the world would be responsible for making up the difference. >> i am not comfortable relying on the puc to take care of my ratepayers. i just do not. >> but iof

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 27th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a startling new look at the death of one of the world's greatest entertainers. the trial of michael jackson's personal physician opened today. dr. conrad murray is accused of acts and omissions that led to the star's death. and for many inside the court and out, the new evidence stirred emotions two years dormant. here's abc's jim avila for our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: it is the day before michael jackson's death. and he is under the lights, in full makeup and dancing up a storm. the jury saw this image of michael and they saw this one, too. a shocking police photo of jackson, lying dead in a hospital gurney. a death mask. eyes closed, mouth open. >> the evidence in this case will show that michael jackson trusted his life to the medical skills of conrad murray. that misplaced trust cost michael jackson his life. >> reporter: it is the crux of th

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 20th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. the setting was idyllic. a private mansion in exclusive core gnat toe, california, right across the bay from san diego. but the scene there, horrific. hanging from a balcony, a young, nude woman, bound and gagged who would be identified as the girlfriend as the mansion owner. her death ruled a suicide. but tonight, her family disagrees with that ruling and speaks out to abc's elizabeth vargas. >> reporter: in the ten weeks since rebecca zahau was found hanging from a noose at this estate, the mustry has only deepened. she was the girlfriend of jonah shacknai, the millionaire ceo of a pharmaceutical company. her body found hanging, her arms and legs bound. a t-shirt stuffed in her mouth, completely naked. her family believes she was murdered. but authorities have insisted there was no foul play. >> our office concluded that the cause of death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide. >>

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 28th, 2011. >> and good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a riveting day in court. michael jackson's personal assistant and one of his bodyguards each took the stand today in the manslaughter trial of jackson's doctor, conrad murray. their testimony added never before heard details of the scene inside jackson's bedroom on the day he died, including an attempt to shield the star's children from the desperate efforts to save his life. here's abc's jim avila in los angeles for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: it was a dramatic first full day of testimony at the conrad murray trial. the men in the room, michael jackson's employees, testifying about what it was like, the chaotic scene that left michael jackson dead, his children, crying in a ball. it was the first sign of trouble at michael jackson's rented mansion the day he died. a four-second phone call from jackson's second floor bedroom. on the line, a

i am james moran. i was formerly employed with the koko cocktails' until a lease was given up for a gigantic corporation or hospital that is 75 feet from my house. the move to the upper area for this business would be an incredible opportunity for the neighborhood to gain a community that does not seem to have a spot yet up there that we can all congregate in. the owners here are all residents of this wonderful city for many years. i have had the incredible opportunity to work with them and see the way they run business from the inside and outside. i was going there before i got the opportunity to work there. they run an incredibly good business. i have been in this industry since i was eight or nine years old. i can tell you right now i have never seen anyone run a business as well as they do. it is a credit -- we cannot tell you as a community how much they have turned around that law. i have been to the block before they took over and after, and it has been a 180. to have of this and that that actua

the opening debate of the tunnel, and it was throwing -- to a sheltermoran was there -- commissioner moran was there. people doing hard work on that, it is very impressive. i encourage you. president vietor: great. thank you. i was sorry to miss the event. glad you could attend. next item, please. secretary housh: the next item with the consent calendar. all matters listed under the consent calendar are considered to be routine by the san francisco but utilities commission and will be acted upon by a single vote of the commission. there are energy efficiency services for a, b is contract lighting efficiency and upgraded services for the bay area's, $2 million to the third lowest bidder, torres construction corporation to perform lighting efficiency and lighting retrofit work in the city. item c, approving plans and specifications for the water enterprise system for a still pump station. ntk construction to demolish the existing. d, approved the plans and specifications and award wastewater and apprise the renewal and replacement program for various locations sioux were replacements for rep

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 9th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden, reporting from ground zero. it was here, ten years ago, that planes struck the twin towers, reducing the buildings to rubble and shaking our country to its core. in a chilling twist, authorities again believe terrorists have entered the u.s. and are planning an attack. i'm joined now by my colleague brian ross with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: good evening, cynthia. with tight security trying up traffic in new york and washington, the intense manhunt continues for the three men suspected of having been sent here to pull off a vehicle bomb plot in one of those two cities. tonight, abc news has learned that officials have now established the name of one person that appears to fit the description given by a cia informant. officials say they are per suing all leads to find that person, believed to be in the u.s., and to determine just who he is, cynthia. >> well, brian, whil

." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" billions of dollars spent on airport security. but 10 years after 9/11, is it really any safer to fly? and inside the billion dollar cheesecake factory restaurant empire. join us for dessert >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> in washington, a test of wills over the timing over president obama's speech on creating jobs. after hours of wrangling, mr. obama yielded to house speaker john boehner, agreeing to give his address a week from tomorrow. the president had initially requested next wednesday, but a republican presidential debate is scheduled that night. the president will now compete with the first game of the nfl season. the white house says it is working on a time to avoid a conflict with the game. they believe it to be the first time that lawmakers have forced the president to reschedule an address to a joint session of congress. >>> president obama scheduled a fundraising trip to the bay area on september 25th. the white house has not yet announced the exact location. mr. obama was here in a

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. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," september 16th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with breaking news. a disaster this evening at a national airplane racing event in reno, nevada. multiple people died and upwards of 50 were injured when a plane flown by a veteran 74-year-old stunt pilot panged into a nosedive and crashed into a spectator area. eyewitnesses describe a scene of bloody chaos. reno is one of the few places still to host airplane racing, with pilots flying in excess of 500 miles an hour. in a news coverage conference tonight, the event president said mechanical difficulties may have caused the crash. it all happened in a matter of minutes, late this afternoon, local time, at the famous reno air show. one of the few places in the country where plane races still take place. something went tragically wrong. >> holy [ bleep ]! >> reporter: the crash left a sea of injured, many critically. the death toll is climbing. >> did you see that? >> some

in terms of the questions specifically the commissioner moran had, the 30 megawatt basce basis, it would be a 50,000 accounts. it makes a difference of 25,000 that would be likely to participate. there would be a number of opt out notices, and to expect another 25,000 additional likely customers. the difference of going between 20 and 30 megawatts, about 3.5% higher. we also spent some time since the last time we met before this body talking with the counterparty about how it might affect the type of collateral they are wanting. it reduced its a bit, but not by direct percentage. 19.5 million to 18 million. it is not a major driver in terms of that issue, i would say. it is important to note that we did discuss how small a program that would be willing to contemplate. it is less than 20 megawatts. >> the good news, as you might imagine, the prices should be pretty variable. we had a certain amount of fixed costs for marketing. it would make a big difference in the price because you really are saying that virtually all of the costs are variable. it is more of a policy called that a financ

vice president moran: just a comment -- the issue of how you balance things off. in our retreat, the area of discussion where we made the least progress and exposed perhaps the biggest challenge to ourselves was the consideration of the bottom line, and how we do this. the discussion we had was not sufficient to figure out how we deal with that. i think that is an item we need to deal with in a bunch of product -- a bunch of projects, whether that is reclamation or water supply, specifically desalination, and the clean water program. there are a variety of areas where the basic question of how we process information and make trade-offs is key. that is something we will wrestle with over the next few months. >> for your information, we have a meeting scheduled with all the internal staff from different parts of the puc to talk about bottom line efforts, and any consultants that we have brought together to find how we do that and how consistent this is, which seems to be the best way to move forward. we are trying to work on that by the time we get back to budget di

doug menguay, pat moran. sasha grande. marco lopez. jonathan ashbrook. down to two. daniel mccloskey. and the person that called the ladder and bravely climbed the ladder and flew our beautiful flag, larry mcdonald. i'd also like to acknowledge paul barry in the red shirt. paul is president of our san francisco fire historical society and there are many members today, including the huggins, that are up here with me. i'd like to ask donna and chuck to step forward. donna is press -- dressed in the period costume of lily hitchcock coit. >> hello, everybody. great to be here! >> we also have retired captain jook -- jack mccloskey as well as phil egg anl -- eggan. we -- egan. we love being part of this city. our halt is off to lily hitchcock coit. i stand here today with ian, a descendant of lily hitchcock coit. i must say even though i don't smoke cigars or gamble, my hat is off to lily hitchcock coit. she was a visionary person. . maybe a little ahead of her time. i know if might have been an active member of the fighter department. . but she's near and dear to the hea

." >> i'm terry moran. dan and carolyn, up next on "night lynn," the defense opens in the millionaire developer accused of killing his wife. he says it was an accident. we're in court. plus, the country where breast enhance enhancement has set up a national clash over beauty and politics. ii [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you like, the ones with the feet, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> a new laser treatment aimed at younger patients is promising to tune up skin damage. it comes with less downtime compared to some of the earlier treatments.