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i mean colin powell has been around for -- longer than anybody in terms of -- >> reporter: he said he was devastated. >> of course he was. everyone was, but, my lord, he's the guy who had more experience than anyone else. he worked hard with george tenet, with condi rice. he prepared his speech. he went up to the u.n. he made his case, and he wasn't lying. the idea that he was lying or duped is nonsense. he believed it. our military believed it. our military got chemical weapon suits on to protect them. hillary clinton, john kerry, the french intelligence, the british intelligence, the german intelligence, it was uniform across the board that it was reasonable to assume that he had chemical and biological weapons. >> reporter: but you were wrong. >> my goodness, the intelligence was certainly wrong. >> reporter: if you had known he did not have them -- >> i didn't know. >> reporter: if you had -- >> i didn't. >> reporter: if you had -- >> i have no idea. i have no idea. what you know today can help you on things you're thinking about tomorrow. it can't help you with things you were th
i mean colin powell has been around for -- longer than anybody in terms of -- >> reporter: he said he was devastated. >> of course he was. everyone was, but, my lord, he's the guy who had more experience than anyone else. he worked hard with george tenet, with condi rice. he prepared his speech. he went up to the u.n. he made his case, and he wasn't lying. the idea that he was lying or duped is nonsense. he believed it. our military believed it. our military got chemical weapon...
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you may want to consider powell and university. we'll keep an eye on this and see when they expect touch this on-ramp reopened. more news now with eric. >> it's 4:42 now. an attack of a suicide bomber at the entrance of a government building in northern afghanistan killed at least 28 people today and injured an unknown number of others. the attack happened in kindu province. it's an office that distributes official papers. the victims had been gathered there for identification cards. there's been a sharp slide in security in recent months where there are known hideouts for the taliban and fires from other militant factions. the world is watching the oil-rich nation of libya this morning where violent anti-government protests have finally reached tripoli. supporters of moammar qaddafi have reportedly been -- (chanting) >> back again. supporters of colonel qaddafi, his son said his father would fight until the last man is standing. international news agency press tv is assigning unconfirmed reports that the elder qaddafi has left the
you may want to consider powell and university. we'll keep an eye on this and see when they expect touch this on-ramp reopened. more news now with eric. >> it's 4:42 now. an attack of a suicide bomber at the entrance of a government building in northern afghanistan killed at least 28 people today and injured an unknown number of others. the attack happened in kindu province. it's an office that distributes official papers. the victims had been gathered there for identification cards....
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was not as assertive as he might have been. >> how can you blame colin powell for not being assertive enough when you just take them in the proverbial groin and nature he could not walk? -- and made sure he cannot walk? >> i am a big fan of colin powell, but i think historians will go back and see a period where they wished that colin powell had been more assertive about going -- >> he says that president bush asked for plants differ going to war with iraq to two weeks after the 9/11 attacks, even aware of the invasion of afghanistan, which is where osama bin laden was. >> why wouldn't you? of course you would bid two weeks after 9/11, you would want a plan for all of our enemies in case of the contingencies. there was not an alliance between al qaeda and iraq, but he wanted to have a contingency if there were. i don't think you attack the administration for having acted in to see plan -- for having a contingency plans to trade at that point there was a pretty wide national consensus in favor of it. it was not one man who took america into war -- >> ooh. >> it passed the congress. >>
was not as assertive as he might have been. >> how can you blame colin powell for not being assertive enough when you just take them in the proverbial groin and nature he could not walk? -- and made sure he cannot walk? >> i am a big fan of colin powell, but i think historians will go back and see a period where they wished that colin powell had been more assertive about going -- >> he says that president bush asked for plants differ going to war with iraq to two weeks after...
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i want to show you now a photo of gavin powell. both powell and miller decided to go rafting yesterday afternoon in a two-person inflatable raft. they launched into the creek behind nearwood elementary school at about 2:00 p.m. crews found the deflated raft this morning in the canal near bancroft and treat in concord. then around 311:30, miller's boy was discovered. authorities found powell's body two hours later near stanwill drive, nauls concord. investigators say the creek's water level can vary from two feet up to 15 feet during storms. and with the significant undertow, the raft could have easily been damaged. >> we had the recent rains. you mix the river or not the river, the creek swelled. it becomes fast moving. what's more dangerous is the debris that's in the water. branches, rocks. you can think of any other debris that's in there. >> reporter: investigators say this isn't the only time tragedy has struck in this canal. last year a canal went into the waterway at north broadway and lincoln avenue. in that accident a fath
i want to show you now a photo of gavin powell. both powell and miller decided to go rafting yesterday afternoon in a two-person inflatable raft. they launched into the creek behind nearwood elementary school at about 2:00 p.m. crews found the deflated raft this morning in the canal near bancroft and treat in concord. then around 311:30, miller's boy was discovered. authorities found powell's body two hours later near stanwill drive, nauls concord. investigators say the creek's water level can...
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and colin powell of tim. i said my father was ever going to endorse a primary for someone to run for president the only man i know that he would have endorsed for the presidency would have been colin powell. >> host: yet when colin powell thought about running he came under fire from the right. >> guest: he did didn't did and told alliance. he didn't call the lines. but what happens is sometimes we don't look at the depth of a person. local colin powell is doing with with -- when nobody's looking. look what he is doing for young kids in the inner city, him and others in washington d.c. and other places. here's a guy who is committed. he is not living off of fame. this man is using his celebrity but not patting himself on the bed. the great thing about colin powell come the same with ronald reagan. it was never about i. it was about we and what can we do together. but neither one would pat themselves on the back. they don't go look what i did. they do it quietly behind the scenes in my dad did many things quie
and colin powell of tim. i said my father was ever going to endorse a primary for someone to run for president the only man i know that he would have endorsed for the presidency would have been colin powell. >> host: yet when colin powell thought about running he came under fire from the right. >> guest: he did didn't did and told alliance. he didn't call the lines. but what happens is sometimes we don't look at the depth of a person. local colin powell is doing with with -- when...
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. >> guest: talk about colin powell. colin powell, you don't kick colin how will out of the party. you say why in the world did you vote for barack obama? what was it that need you vote for barack obama because something must have had to push in that direction. i mean, the fact is he was used. if you reduced like he was used in from of the united nations to get a war going, you would be a little ticked off. you wouldn't be saying i'm going to that operation. i would say why, what do we do to change to make sure you're in the tent? and make the point in the book, and my dad never, ever, ever got involved the primary people are not going to like you. but i thought to myself he loves colin paul and colin powell loved him. i said my father was ever, ever going to endorse in a primary for somebody to run for president, the only man i know that he ever would have endorsed for the presidency would have been colin powell. >> host: yet when colin powell thought about running he came under fire from the right. >> guest: absolutely because he didn't draw the lines. he wasn't pro-life, just --
. >> guest: talk about colin powell. colin powell, you don't kick colin how will out of the party. you say why in the world did you vote for barack obama? what was it that need you vote for barack obama because something must have had to push in that direction. i mean, the fact is he was used. if you reduced like he was used in from of the united nations to get a war going, you would be a little ticked off. you wouldn't be saying i'm going to that operation. i would say why, what do we do...
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. >> -- colin powell was against it but i never saw the hint of it. >> saddam hussein and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction. >> reporter: you believed absolutely categorically saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction? >> i don't do a lot of things categorically. anyone who has been around intelligence gathering knows that it can be wrong. i mean colin powell has been around for longer than anybody. >> he said he was devastated. >> of course, he was. everyone was but, my lord, he's the guy who had more experience than anyone else. he worked hard with george tenet, condi rice. he prepared his speech. went up to the u.n. made his case. he wasn't lying. the idea that he was lying or duped is nonsense. he believed it. our military believed it. our military got chemical weapon suits on to protect them. >> reporter: but you were wrong. >> my goodness, the intelligence was certainly wrong. >> reporter: if you had known he did not have them. >> i didn't know. >> reporter: if you had -- >> i didn't. >> reporter: if you had -- >> i have no
. >> -- colin powell was against it but i never saw the hint of it. >> saddam hussein and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction. >> reporter: you believed absolutely categorically saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction? >> i don't do a lot of things categorically. anyone who has been around intelligence gathering knows that it can be wrong. i mean colin powell has been around for longer than anybody. >> he said...
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. >> guest: talking but colin powell, you don't keep colin powell on the party. you say why in the world would you vote for barack obama? what was it that need to vote for barack obama? something must have pushed to in that direction. the fact that he was used if you were used like he was used from the united nations to get a war going to would be a little ticked off you wouldn't say i'm holding on to that operation. i would say why, what can we do, what can we do to change to make sure and i make the point in the book my dad never, ever got involved he believed you get involved in the primary 50% are not going to like you. but i thought to myself he left colin powell and colin powell loved him and said my father was never, ever going to endorse the primary for somebody to run for president, the only man i know that he ever would have endorsed for the presidency would have been called powell. >> host: yet when he thought about running he came under fire. >> guest: he didn't draw the lines. he wasn't pro-life, but when you look what happens sometimes we don't look
. >> guest: talking but colin powell, you don't keep colin powell on the party. you say why in the world would you vote for barack obama? what was it that need to vote for barack obama? something must have pushed to in that direction. the fact that he was used if you were used like he was used from the united nations to get a war going to would be a little ticked off you wouldn't say i'm holding on to that operation. i would say why, what can we do, what can we do to change to make sure...
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this is the body of kevin powell, 17 year- old. and here matthew miller who was 16. floating in the water. the other body was givehis name was kevin powel---gavin it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. >>pam: a daly city swat steam with a six hour standoff. standoff--a swat teams. this suspect was believed to be armed and. he did inside. maureen kelly has more. >> 5:00 a.m., daly city were near the intersection of mission and west market street and they heard five shots fired. bullet holes were found at a home across
this is the body of kevin powell, 17 year- old. and here matthew miller who was 16. floating in the water. the other body was givehis name was kevin powel---gavin it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the...
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these two photographs or four actually, lake,meed, looks like that and the other lake, powell. >> this is courtesy of doctor read mond, you should. he's doing wonderful work on the climate. what we have here is a temperature slide from the lower basin starting about 1890 to current and it looks much like the slide of worldwide temperature. the annual data is red and the blue is $1,130,569 running mean and this two degree fahrenheit increase. the upper basin numbers are comparatively about 1 point 5 degrees and in the little inset here you can see, what's happening nationally during that period. you know las vegas wins the record for many many things and they win nationally for the highest temperature increase during that same period of time. another slide from doctor redmond, he swapped the colors to red is the $1,130,569 year running mean. what you see is very little trend over this one hundred year period. it's interesting to look that low period numbers here at the end and the lots of variability you see here in recent years. in 2002, and 04 and 06, the basin lost enormous amounts o
these two photographs or four actually, lake,meed, looks like that and the other lake, powell. >> this is courtesy of doctor read mond, you should. he's doing wonderful work on the climate. what we have here is a temperature slide from the lower basin starting about 1890 to current and it looks much like the slide of worldwide temperature. the annual data is red and the blue is $1,130,569 running mean and this two degree fahrenheit increase. the upper basin numbers are comparatively about...
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both powell and miller was students. the principal met with some teachers today to discuss how to handle the tragedy when the students return. they told friends they were going rafting in a nearby creek. about 4:00 in the afternoon, they called a friend to meet them at a location. when they didn't show up, he assumed they had been picked up. at midnight, the families reported the boys missing. although the sheriff's department learned the boys were missing overnight, the waters were too fast to risk putting search crews in the channel in the dark. about 85 volunteers were looking for the boys before the deflated raft was found. >>> well, the search for a missing snow boarder has also ended tragically. he was almost complete labored in snow. the 23-year-old disappeared thursday after telling his family he was going for one more run. there were avalanche conditions where his body was found. >>> scary moments for some passengers on a delta flight this morning. one of the plane's two engines failed over florida forcing it to
both powell and miller was students. the principal met with some teachers today to discuss how to handle the tragedy when the students return. they told friends they were going rafting in a nearby creek. about 4:00 in the afternoon, they called a friend to meet them at a location. when they didn't show up, he assumed they had been picked up. at midnight, the families reported the boys missing. although the sheriff's department learned the boys were missing overnight, the waters were too fast to...
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. >> reporter: the community is struggling to cope with the deaths of gavin powell. >> it's hard. i keep waiting for someone to say it was a mistake, it was somebody else. >> i don't think a week went by that i haven't seen either of them. >> reporter: eden harris showed us the art work that matt and gavin created on their free time as well as the hundreds of facebook messages that were posted by friends and family in the past 24 hours. >> a help, a little help, some people need that sense of community, some people have to deal with it alone. >> reporter: to help students cope with the loss, there will be a mourning circle and counselors available tomorrow. >> it's hard to cope with it. we really don't understand what happened and the truth as to why. >> reporter: gavin powell's uncle says the family appreciates the outpowering of support but nothing can console his parents who have lost their only child. >> gavin was a wonderful kid, to do such inexplicable stunt is beyond the comprehension of any of the family. >> reporter: batallion chief smith says this type of response is unk
. >> reporter: the community is struggling to cope with the deaths of gavin powell. >> it's hard. i keep waiting for someone to say it was a mistake, it was somebody else. >> i don't think a week went by that i haven't seen either of them. >> reporter: eden harris showed us the art work that matt and gavin created on their free time as well as the hundreds of facebook messages that were posted by friends and family in the past 24 hours. >> a help, a little help,...
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thousands gathered on the first day of the six-day service for powell. powell led a battle who once saigon fell he moved to fresno and helped people resettle in the u.s. today his family got the word, the u.s. army denied a request to have him buried at arlington national cemetery. >> that was his last wishes that he gets recognized for his life long contribution to america. >> i would give my spot as a korean combat veteran. i would give my spot for that man. >> he was told that powell couldn't have the spot because he would take the place of an american veteran. he plans to appeal the decision. general van powell died last month at the age of 81 leaving behind 25 children. >>> two twins from vallejo are on their way to serving their country. >> against all enemies. >> born and domestic. >> melissa and her sister took the ceremonial list of enlistment this morning. we first told you about them last month. they made the decision to enlist shortly before their mother died of cancer on christmas eve. the pair says that they have been through a lot together
thousands gathered on the first day of the six-day service for powell. powell led a battle who once saigon fell he moved to fresno and helped people resettle in the u.s. today his family got the word, the u.s. army denied a request to have him buried at arlington national cemetery. >> that was his last wishes that he gets recognized for his life long contribution to america. >> i would give my spot as a korean combat veteran. i would give my spot for that man. >> he was told...
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in a couple days hundreds of people are expected to gather here to remember matt miller and gavin powell the two los lomas high school students swept away in that tragic rafting accident. friends and classmates have gathered to share their grief online. tribute pages went up within hours of the tragic discovery. the juniors were found dead sunday after going rafting on walnut creek channel. >> it is a flood plain, with the recent rains, makes the creek actually swell, becomes very fast moving. >> reporter: the boys told family members they were going rafting and they didn't return home. with school out for the long president's day weekend, students have taken their grief to facebook organizing a candlelight vigil wednesday that hundreds have promised to attend and posting deeply personal messages one from what appears to be a family member reads matt, you are my brother and best friend the boy's bodies were retrieved from the same canal that claimed two lives last spring. jane hogan survived but her husband and son died when their car crashed. >>> millers memorial will happen sunday, no
in a couple days hundreds of people are expected to gather here to remember matt miller and gavin powell the two los lomas high school students swept away in that tragic rafting accident. friends and classmates have gathered to share their grief online. tribute pages went up within hours of the tragic discovery. the juniors were found dead sunday after going rafting on walnut creek channel. >> it is a flood plain, with the recent rains, makes the creek actually swell, becomes very fast...
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a couple hours later powell's body was found perhaps a mile away also in concord. both were wearing helmets, neither had on a life vest. lots of signs of warning along walnut creek, but not enough to keep these two boys out from what they now the was a heck of an adventure. live in walnut creek, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks, terry. you may remember last april a car with three people inside went into the same creek. two people died in the rain-swollen waters. a third person, a 56-year-old woman was rescued by a helicopter crew. in that incident the driver crashed through a fence and landed upside down in the creek. the testimony pressure spikes that pg&e did on the san bruno pipeline that exploded last september violated federal law. that's according to a new report in the san francisco chronicle. a scene in that pipeline has been cited in federal reports as a possible source of the blast that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. federal regulators say the utility would have had to inspect the pipeline for weak welds after spiking the pressur
a couple hours later powell's body was found perhaps a mile away also in concord. both were wearing helmets, neither had on a life vest. lots of signs of warning along walnut creek, but not enough to keep these two boys out from what they now the was a heck of an adventure. live in walnut creek, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks, terry. you may remember last april a car with three people inside went into the same creek. two people died in the rain-swollen waters. a third person, a...
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two hours later, the body of gavin powell also of walnut creek was found just off stanwell drive. >> it is a floodplain and the rains makes the creek swell and it becomes fast moving. but what is more dangerous is the debris that is in the water, the branches and rocks and other debris in there, it causes problems and obstructions. >> reporter: the channel figured in another tragedy a year ago. a fire rescue swimmer hangs from a chp hermit and pulmoas woman from the waters but her husband and son were killed. >> reporter: powell and miller were students at los lomas high school in walnut creek. and they are discussing how to handle the tragedy when the students return after the holiday. the teenagers said they were going rafting in a canal or creek, now known to be the call nut creek channel. at 4:00 in the afternoon they called a friend to meet them at a location. when they didn't show up, the friends assumed they were picked up by someone else and they. he. at midnight, the families reported the boys missing. one family called the police, the other the sheriff's office. >> although
two hours later, the body of gavin powell also of walnut creek was found just off stanwell drive. >> it is a floodplain and the rains makes the creek swell and it becomes fast moving. but what is more dangerous is the debris that is in the water, the branches and rocks and other debris in there, it causes problems and obstructions. >> reporter: the channel figured in another tragedy a year ago. a fire rescue swimmer hangs from a chp hermit and pulmoas woman from the waters but her...
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powell will use to it study the glacier ice where it meets sea water. they suspect the ice of mounting from underneath. >> this is warming the ocean. it's a transfer of the heat into the atmosphere. >> scientists don't know how fast they're melting so he wanted to send a submarine packed with instruments and cameras around 2500 feet under the ice but it didn't exist, until now. >> engineers are excited about it. and it's a there b.three years in the making so far. >> it's 28 feet long, and weighs 2200 pounds. and this will be sent down into the ocean. >> when this enters water it has to unfold and be able to go through different measurements to get the data sets back. >> and this is where this cable comes out to go to transfer data. >> and there is half of a mile of glacial ice requiring a specially built giant hot water drill similar to this. >> and what we can do is put it through this. and create hot water, then we run it through pumps and then, put it through a rubber hose. >> taking three days to make a hole under the surf. it will send back inform
powell will use to it study the glacier ice where it meets sea water. they suspect the ice of mounting from underneath. >> this is warming the ocean. it's a transfer of the heat into the atmosphere. >> scientists don't know how fast they're melting so he wanted to send a submarine packed with instruments and cameras around 2500 feet under the ice but it didn't exist, until now. >> engineers are excited about it. and it's a there b.three years in the making so far. >>...
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a memorial service for powell was held today and one for miller is scheduled for tomorrow. an anonymous donor is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who broke into the miller home on thursday. the home was robbed while matt's parents were at the funeral service on what would have been his 17th birthday. >>> coming up next at 5:00, a san jose grocery store closes its doors for good tonight, after 60 years in business. >> i'm like, no, this can't be. >> the remarkable reunion between a father and a daughter, after ten years, made possible thanks to twitter. >>> and anticipation of the 100th anniversary of beta breakers, a piece of history makes its way home. >>> tracking another wild day of wild weather around the day area. take a look at this video just in. snow again at sea level. in parts of the bay area. so what does it mean for the rest of this evening's forecast and the rest of your weekend? we'll have a full look at the changes ahead. a >>> anti-government protests were held across the middle east yet again today, including
a memorial service for powell was held today and one for miller is scheduled for tomorrow. an anonymous donor is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who broke into the miller home on thursday. the home was robbed while matt's parents were at the funeral service on what would have been his 17th birthday. >>> coming up next at 5:00, a san jose grocery store closes its doors for good tonight, after 60 years in business. >> i'm like, no,...
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supposedly if i live in sunset, i have to taking the l or the n car, and then get off on powell and mark streets. but there is no connection. so i am forced to walk from market to union square. one way or the other, it is about a thousand feet. then i will take the subway to chinatown, which is clay and washington, a mile and a half. but if i wanted to go to broadway and pacific, where most shops are, then i have to walk. is there a bus going that way? it is too much trouble. the bus service will not it officially anyway. and then after that, with bags full of groceries, i have to walk back to clay and stockton, then go down all the way to the subway station, take the bus to union square, then walk again to powell and market. i say hey, that is too much trouble for me. i would like to take the bus or just forget about the whole thing. take the bus. but is there a bus system going directly from market street to chinatown? it turns out the bus system will not be as frequent as now. so i want you to consider a better plan to help seniors. most of us take buses anyway. so if this truly is re
supposedly if i live in sunset, i have to taking the l or the n car, and then get off on powell and mark streets. but there is no connection. so i am forced to walk from market to union square. one way or the other, it is about a thousand feet. then i will take the subway to chinatown, which is clay and washington, a mile and a half. but if i wanted to go to broadway and pacific, where most shops are, then i have to walk. is there a bus going that way? it is too much trouble. the bus service...
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thank you for your time. >> i am brendan powell, a parent of a student at paramount -- fairmount. i am concerned about the change in the peter pattern. i have not completely made up my mind about the subject, but i think it does raise questions about fulfilling the district's stated goals of neighborhood schools. i wonder about the continuation of the immersion program that my family and other families have gone to some trouble to get our kids into. i wonder if the board could offer a better rationale for the change in middle schools, the feeder pattern. that is it. president mendoza: thank you. >> my name is lorraine haynes. i am a parent of four small children in the san francisco unified school district. two attend bret harte elementary. two attend george washington parliamentary. i chose them because of the repetition in our neighborhood. there was a grant. 50% of our teachers had to leave and we had to lose our principal. we would love you to stop the superintendent's office from making independent come up arbitrary decisions on policies and programs that affect our children'
thank you for your time. >> i am brendan powell, a parent of a student at paramount -- fairmount. i am concerned about the change in the peter pattern. i have not completely made up my mind about the subject, but i think it does raise questions about fulfilling the district's stated goals of neighborhood schools. i wonder about the continuation of the immersion program that my family and other families have gone to some trouble to get our kids into. i wonder if the board could offer a...
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an ill fated rafting adventure, 16-year-old junior matt miller and his 17-year-old classmate gavin powell put their two- person rubber raft into the rain swollen channel saturday afternoon, when they did not return by night fall their families contacted the walnut grove police and the contra costa sheriff. early sunday, 85 to 100 volunteers began searching the creek area with a helicopter overhead. they found the boys' deflated raft and then over the next five hours the bodies of the teenagers about a mile apart. and several miles downstream from where they likely entered the high, fast water. what is even more dangerous is the debris that's in the water, branches, rocks, you can think of any other kind of debris in there causes problems and obstructions. >> reporter: it's not known if the debris deplated the raft. the boys were wearing helmets but not life vests, the tragedy recalls another in the same channel about a year ago. >>> a contra costa county rescue swimmer dangled from the helicopter going under water to pull janet hogan out to safety. she survived after the car she was ridin
an ill fated rafting adventure, 16-year-old junior matt miller and his 17-year-old classmate gavin powell put their two- person rubber raft into the rain swollen channel saturday afternoon, when they did not return by night fall their families contacted the walnut grove police and the contra costa sheriff. early sunday, 85 to 100 volunteers began searching the creek area with a helicopter overhead. they found the boys' deflated raft and then over the next five hours the bodies of the teenagers...
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gavin powell was 17 years old. here is marla tellez with more. >> reporter: good morning, it was a four-day weekend for students at las lomas high school. instead of returning to class rested and ready to go, it is safe to say they will be returning with heavy rearts hearts. that's why grief counselors are scheduled to be on hand this morning to help them deal with the tragic los of matthew miller and gavin powell. they were juniors at the school and also best friends for years. this morning autopsy results confirm the two drowned after attempting to raft down a rushing creek here in walnut creek on saturday. and they were wearing helmets but not wearing life jackets. meantime, a memorial is building this morning where the teens launched their raft and entered the creek. that's about a mile from the high school. friend are posting signs and leaving behind flowers. we spoke to gavin powell's uncle who says his nephew was warned by his mother not to test the waters. >> he approached the subject, wouldn't it be cool t
gavin powell was 17 years old. here is marla tellez with more. >> reporter: good morning, it was a four-day weekend for students at las lomas high school. instead of returning to class rested and ready to go, it is safe to say they will be returning with heavy rearts hearts. that's why grief counselors are scheduled to be on hand this morning to help them deal with the tragic los of matthew miller and gavin powell. they were juniors at the school and also best friends for years. this...
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as you mentioned, matthew miller and gavin powell. they were juniors at this high school. and they were best friend. and this morning autopsy results show they confirm the pair drowned to death after trying to navigate the powerful flow of a rushing creek on saturday. with all the rain we have been having, although they were warned by one of their parents not to do it, the two took an inflatable raft into a drainage canal in walnut creek. they were wearing helmets but they were not wearing life preservers. the force of the water was just too much to handle. and they were found about a mile apart from each other in concord on sunday. as fellow students head back to class this morning, no doubt, they will be thinking of matthew and gavin. >> i wasn't really shocked. i was kind of surprised because why would you go out in the rain. and i know they are smarter than that. they are nice, they are smart, they are intelligent, they get good grades. they both wanted to go to college. they had high expectancies of themselves. they were both vail motivated. >> reporter: a candlelight
as you mentioned, matthew miller and gavin powell. they were juniors at this high school. and they were best friend. and this morning autopsy results show they confirm the pair drowned to death after trying to navigate the powerful flow of a rushing creek on saturday. with all the rain we have been having, although they were warned by one of their parents not to do it, the two took an inflatable raft into a drainage canal in walnut creek. they were wearing helmets but they were not wearing life...
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the policy applies to those properties on the south side of jefferson street between powell and hyde streets. we are not talking about very many properties. it is approximately four blocks. the buildings are not on port property, but the sidewalk is. if you recall the infamous blue line, i'm talking about things that hang over onto port property. currently, building owners are required to seek a permit from the city's planning department and the department of building inspection. the policy also requires that building owners come to the port for an encroachment permit, and this has caused confusion and frustration with the building owners. and there is also issues with enforcement. so we have spoken with the planning department, and there is a mechanism in place that the board can still achieve what it needs to achieve -- that the port can still achieve what it needs to without having the building owners go through this business steps that are cumbersome. in an effort to make the process a little bit more business- friendly, it was determined that the airspace encroachment portion of
the policy applies to those properties on the south side of jefferson street between powell and hyde streets. we are not talking about very many properties. it is approximately four blocks. the buildings are not on port property, but the sidewalk is. if you recall the infamous blue line, i'm talking about things that hang over onto port property. currently, building owners are required to seek a permit from the city's planning department and the department of building inspection. the policy...
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it because we have to play we need to win and that's exactly what we will be trying to do at least powell going have to deal with a hostile crowd on tuesday as only ten thousand fans are likely to brave the bitter cold and turn up to the stadium however the greeks will certainly have a job on their hands to try and make the last sixteen against a serious car side who stands firm favorites to do just dance was frankly a good deal warmer here in moscow than it was this time last week when rubin played very europa league match absolutely freezing conditions or should be any problem about this much going ahead. in a great position to try and reach the last sixteen after a fantastic one nil victory in greece last time arts which is on porfiry to r.t. moscow so the side from the mediterranean climate are expected to struggle with the moscow cold botts powell will be trying to turn their trip to russia into a productive one in the visitors have no magic to climb in trying to overhaul the one no the first leg deficit they need to score at least twice in moscow something they haven't done so far i
it because we have to play we need to win and that's exactly what we will be trying to do at least powell going have to deal with a hostile crowd on tuesday as only ten thousand fans are likely to brave the bitter cold and turn up to the stadium however the greeks will certainly have a job on their hands to try and make the last sixteen against a serious car side who stands firm favorites to do just dance was frankly a good deal warmer here in moscow than it was this time last week when rubin...
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colin powell has been around more than anybody. >> reporter: he was devastated. >> of course, he was. everybody was. he had more experience than anybody else. he worked hard with george tenet. with condi rice. he prepared his speech. he went up to the u.n. he made his case. and he wasn't lying. the idea he was lying or duped is nonsense. hillary clinton, john kerry, the french intelligence, the british intelligence, the german intelligence. it was uniform, across the board, that it was reasonable to assume that he had chemical and biological weapons. >> reporter: in his book, rumsfeld lays the blame on too many hands on the steering wheel. no coordinated plan. first, the president's right-hand adviser in the white house, condoleezza rice. >> she had never served in a senior administration position. she had been an academic. and you know, a lot of academics like to have meetings. every time, a big issue got before the president, he was perfectly willing to make a decision. >> reporter: and secretary powell? >> he did not, in my view, do a good job of managing the people under him. ther
colin powell has been around more than anybody. >> reporter: he was devastated. >> of course, he was. everybody was. he had more experience than anybody else. he worked hard with george tenet. with condi rice. he prepared his speech. he went up to the u.n. he made his case. and he wasn't lying. the idea he was lying or duped is nonsense. hillary clinton, john kerry, the french intelligence, the british intelligence, the german intelligence. it was uniform, across the board, that it...
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use university or powell to the north or south of the area. the toll plaza itself is looking really light. we have a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, there you go, hardly any cars on the approach. we expect to see a much lighter volume of traffic because the schools are out this week. >>> if you are out on the streets, be careful, there are kids playing outside. the u.s. government could face a budget showdown for the first time in 15 years, kristen dahlgren is in washington with more. >> reporter: in washington the debate over what to cut has the stakes growing higher. >> we have said shutdown is off the table. speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, other republican leaders have not taken it off the table when asked. and there are lots of people on the hard right clambering for a shutdown. >> look, we are not looking for a government shutdown, but at the same time we are also not looking at rubber-stamping the high elevated spending levels that congress blew through the joint two years ago. >> the amendment is adopted. >> reporter: on satur
use university or powell to the north or south of the area. the toll plaza itself is looking really light. we have a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, there you go, hardly any cars on the approach. we expect to see a much lighter volume of traffic because the schools are out this week. >>> if you are out on the streets, be careful, there are kids playing outside. the u.s. government could face a budget showdown for the first time in 15 years, kristen dahlgren is in washington...
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>>reporter: secretary powell? >> he did not in my view do a good job of managing the people under him. there was a lot of the leaking out of the state department and the president knew it. and it was unhelpful. most of it ended up making the state department look good. >>reporter: rumsfeld insist the generals in the field dictated the number of troops they needed. we pushed again telling him that george w. bush himself had written cutting troops as failure. >> i don't have enough confidence to say that's right. i think it is possible. i think the world is a better place with sadz gone and with the taliban gone and the al qaeda out of afghanistan. >>reporter: former defense secretary donald rumsfeld. >> president obama evoke the memory of franklin roosevelt and jchl john f. kennedy and urge businessess to do more to help the nation economy reboun rebound. he called on american executives to get in the game when he spoke to the u.s. chamber of commerce today. the chamber disagreed with with obama on several issues i
>>reporter: secretary powell? >> he did not in my view do a good job of managing the people under him. there was a lot of the leaking out of the state department and the president knew it. and it was unhelpful. most of it ended up making the state department look good. >>reporter: rumsfeld insist the generals in the field dictated the number of troops they needed. we pushed again telling him that george w. bush himself had written cutting troops as failure. >> i don't...
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powell and dr. reid share and their team will use the sir to study the glacier ice where it meets the seawall. they expect the ice as melting underneath. >> it is the warm atmosphere that's warming the ocean. so it's the transfer of the heat that is in the atmosphere into the ocean. >> scientists don't know exactly how fast the ice sheets are melting so dr. powell wanted to find out by sending a remote control submarine packed with instruments and high definition cameras around 2500 feet under the ice. but a sub like that didn't exist until now. >> just when i walk in, they make it happen? >> and they do. >> the engineers are extremely excited about it. a real challenge for them. weighs 2200 pounds, less than 2 feet in diameter. it will be sent down an ice bore hole into the ocean. >> when it enters below it has to unfold and be able to go around, take the different measurements, video and get all the data sent back to the surface. >> this is where all the fiberoptic cables come out and go to the su
powell and dr. reid share and their team will use the sir to study the glacier ice where it meets the seawall. they expect the ice as melting underneath. >> it is the warm atmosphere that's warming the ocean. so it's the transfer of the heat that is in the atmosphere into the ocean. >> scientists don't know exactly how fast the ice sheets are melting so dr. powell wanted to find out by sending a remote control submarine packed with instruments and high definition cameras around 2500...
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k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the two friends often biked and hiked. >> really sad, heartbreaking. >> i just want to keep the memories with me forever and never forget about them. >> reporter: one teacher told a 16-year-old matthew miller was brilliant and would have celebrated his 17th birthday tomorrow. when we asked what he was aspiring to be, her answer, he could have done anything he wanted. she said the student organized vigil is helping this community heal. >> it is important for them to be able to do something, to express their grief in some way. >> reporter: 17-year-old gavin powell's mother was too distraught to sp
k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the...
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k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the two friends often biked and hiked. >> really sad, heartbreaking. >> i just want to keep the memories with me forever and never forget about them. >> reporter: one teacher told a 16-year-old matthew miller was brilliant and would have celebrated his 17th birthday tomorrow. when we asked what he was aspiring to be, her answer, he could have done anything he wanted. she said the student organized vigil is helping this community heal. >> it is important for them to be able to do something, to express their grief in some way. >> reporter: 17-year-old gavin powell's mother was too distraught to sp
k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the...
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powell wanted to find out by sending this robot submarine around 2500 feet unthe ice. but sub lake that didn't exist until now. >> here's what i want can you make it happen. >> they did it. engineers are extremely excited about it. real challenge for them. a and it's really been about three years in the making so far. >>reporter: it is 28 feet lon long. less than 2 feet in diameter. and weighs 2200 pounds. it will be sent down 30 inch wide ice bore hole into the ocean. >> when it enters the water below it has to unfold into the flight mowed and able to go around and take the different measurement, video and get the all the data set back to the surface. >> this is where all the fiber optic cable come out and go up to the surface to transfer all the data. >>reporter: getting the sub is another engineering fete. requires especially built giant hot water drill that look similar to this. >> what we do is gather the snow around. put it into the big melter and put it through steam heater and create very hot water and then we run it through some pump and then put it town throu
powell wanted to find out by sending this robot submarine around 2500 feet unthe ice. but sub lake that didn't exist until now. >> here's what i want can you make it happen. >> they did it. engineers are extremely excited about it. real challenge for them. a and it's really been about three years in the making so far. >>reporter: it is 28 feet lon long. less than 2 feet in diameter. and weighs 2200 pounds. it will be sent down 30 inch wide ice bore hole into the ocean....
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been collin powell was making a speech and so it suggested nothing has been learnt you know from the lessons of the last few years and he suffers no regrets whatsoever through some of these points you make a little bit more closely now you talk about the lack of an apology in this book and rumsfeld does say that the u.s. campaign in iraq i didn't go the way it should have had because quote there were too many hands on the steering wheel so how illuminating is this in its assessment of how the bush administration. well let me give you one example he actually talks about in the book the fact that if he had people who told him of the time he would have probably sent more troops into iraq well that's simply not true people did tell him generals told him planners told him there was a plan call our plan one hundred three which is updated and he traveled to florida to meet with centcom to talk about it in which they really the advised him and bob woodward recounts in his book to use more troops and he said you know you have to think outside the violence and in fact later on when soldiers sa
been collin powell was making a speech and so it suggested nothing has been learnt you know from the lessons of the last few years and he suffers no regrets whatsoever through some of these points you make a little bit more closely now you talk about the lack of an apology in this book and rumsfeld does say that the u.s. campaign in iraq i didn't go the way it should have had because quote there were too many hands on the steering wheel so how illuminating is this in its assessment of how the...