we're glad you're all able to be here with us. we're also joined by leslie rogers, regional administrator of the federal transit administration. we also have jose luis moss covitts of the transportation authority, jim lazarus of our san francisco chamber of commerce is here, along with red rifkin of the san francisco city of public works and melanie from the department of environment. we had a strong partnership. there was no way we could do this work without a strong partnership here within the city planning and the port of san francisco that had a strong partnership with us at s.f. park and agreed to participate in the pilot program. we have a great team of individuals at the m.t.a. who worked on this project for the past couple of years and i need to make sure we especially thank them and jape primus and steve lee. -- jay primus and steve lee. [applause] and i think you saw earlier on we had some of our team that works out in the field, our parking meter shops, those individuals also deserve recognition. they've done a great jo

all of us here are going to have that responsibility. i'm eyeing what the governor every day is talking to everybody in the state and if we don't have those tax extensions we've got huge cuts, we'll not be able to manage today. we'll do our best, but there's kind of a crisis brewing about what the state's about to do and need to forewarn everybody. we're going to have the best minds to deal with it but it's a storm coming that i'm afraid is going to hurt a lot of us. but be very focused on what the state's about to do. that's what we can say today. >> [speaking foreign language] >> district four. home care. name is po. we knows there's 1,800 home care providers. across -- over 20,000. -- across san francisco, over 20,000. including our employer there's about 40,000. in those last few years we think we are with facing salary cuts, benefits cut. if february our working hours have been cut -- in february our working hours have been cut by 3.6%. that means every month if we work 100 hours, our salary will be cut by 40 -- $40. looking for cut

it is sort of reaction to what brought us here and what brought us here originally. the report laid out some strong certains ending in the recommendation that the program no longer exist. when the president laid out the parameters for him it is the same for me. there were five areas they talked about. i am hoping the speakers address those areas as they come to the podium. i know that is what i will be looking for. individual commissioners may have questions. that is their right. they want that information. i know for me what brought us here is this document. what i am looking for or how you addressed the issues and i hope i hear that as we move forward. thank you. >> commissioner. >> right. i want to the say, and i commission your concerns, however my understanding was that you would address the concerns that they raised. you met with some of us and you suggested ways that we can work with us. and i thought it was more of a working meeting so we can come together and change the rules so that they would reflect some of the changes that would reflect the concerns that

tom carter from the san francisco fort is also here with us. please forgive me if i forgot to mention others. i know there's quite a number of you in the room. our panelists here, the officer who is in charge of the graffiti for city. he will be here to answer any questions during the question and answer times. i'm sure a lot of you do have quite a few questions for the police department. my boss, director of public works, who you will hear from soon. and larry stringer from the bureau of sfrirmente tall -- environmental services, the branch that is spanl for abatement and coordinating many of the activities in our city. please welcome them to the conference. [applause] i'm not sure i should introduce myself. i always do this -- but i wouldn't wait for my director this time. i am the chair of the advisory board and i also serve as the deputy director for directions at the department of works. [applause] nine years ago when i began my career with the department of public works, graffiti was very manageable. residents received free paint, free cl

>> i just really appreciate the fact that you have us here and you give us all your support. and you do a lot in the community yourself, not just for farm workers but for other people. you're very committed to your job. and we just feel that you deserve this award this year very much. >> thank you. this will be a tribute to cesar, not to me. i really appreciate it. >>. [ speaking spanish ] >> thank you. may god empower you to go on. >> now it's on tv, shown all over. >> here it is, the award. thank you all to the chavez family vision and the board and the family. thank you so much. may godspeed, give you power to keep going. >> thank you for all the support you do all the time. [ speaking spanish >>> up next -- a song for sa written by jorge santana and others in honor of a great man. >>> thank you again for this award. it's undeserved. you know, a lot of us do what we do because we love it and we care about others. but what the heck, it's nice to be recognized. thank you very much. >> that's the criteria for receiving it. >> when it comes from the heart, not only from the mo

stay with us here on our t.v. still to come the battle of the burka find out how the latest developments in france have a government facing accusations of stirring up racial tension. but we continue first to libya where an african union delegation is attempting to convince the rebels to embrace a cease fire and start negotiating with colonel gadhafi state representatives are now in the opposition held city of benghazi after holding talks with the libyan leader in tripoli khadafi has agreed to the union's proposal truce and says he's prepared to negotiate a peaceful solution with the rebels but the insurgents maintain they won't accept any deal that would see the colonel and his family hold on to power meanwhile nato stepped up its assault against gadhafi forces sunday destroying over a dozen tanks in the largest airstrike in weeks libya's been a ravaged by civil war since february with hundreds of reported tires will tease his skin all has more from the rebel headquarters benghazi. well it hasn't spoken with his w

. >> that is not before us here commissioner -- that is not before us here, commissioner. commissioner murphy: that is additional comments. >> i just want to say even though i am happy to serve as vice president this year, i am still the new kid on the block. i have been very appreciative, actually, of the staff and my fellow commissioners, who kind of update me on what has been going on. and i have been involved in some other city parties, and what i have noticed is sometimes we do not hear from a lot of the people that come in and get taken care of. i understand, just like when the inspectors have to go out, and then they tell a contractor he did not do it right or we have to hear from the property owner. yes, they did it without a permit but did not know they needed one. some of the stuff we heard this morning. i feel like part of our position here is to act as that bridge to the community, but to also work with the staff and help them when we did things like that. i have been tipped i think every single meeting on this commission now, and the people i see in our public

in the studio thank you very much for being with us here on r.t. well as we've just been hearing this sounds like a massive amount of radioactive material being released into the sea and despite what the japanese authorities are saying how dangerous all of these levels do you think. yeah that's actually very dangerous situation situation i would say because besides sort of radio active iodine and radioactive cesium week. early into the air nowadays we have the radioactive material which is much more dangerous we're talking about deploying you dangerous also because it's in the sea and could be spread by currents and to a much wider area first of all plutonium is more dangerous because it's highly janie and also because of the half life time he's twenty four thousand years and that means from the viewpoint of one life if you understand there is for i mean for the rest of our being going to be supplanted i will say and i'm sorry to just go back to that point would not be turning out to be in the water or the air there any difference in actually there

this is my kindergarten i used to go here. we used to be many children in p.t.s. . specialists from all over the soviet union came here to operate the nuclear power station. mostly young people going to store and they thought that they were waiting for a bright future. so this town experienced a baby boom. almost no one used the gas masks look out there because the catastrophe happened on a saturday but you could also they've been kept here and were left untouched. what was in that letter you found. so there's two photographic record there is a photograph inside. here have a look. look. it seems it was written by a child a small girl. just to try their story i was so glad having received your letter so i decided to reply at once my mom got me a new doll she's so beautiful that i'm sometimes afraid to play with her when i go to school in the morning i put her by the window and make a bet for her in the evening i love her dearly the weather has already been very warm here we'll be having a holiday soon my parents and i will go to a rally will be inflating balloons and

two pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story more than sixty people have died during a day of rage in syria as police use their full force against anti-government protesters human rights activists report troops opening fire and using tear gas on people rallying after friday prayers most of the casualties were in the city of daraa which has been under blockade since monday the un has given the green light to an investigation into syria's bloody crackdowns on demonstrators it's demanding the regime release political prisoners and lift media restrictions united states is imposing sanctions targeting top syrian officials but political writer jon burge moss says western influence interference is contributing to the arrest in the first place. what is collapsing in the world is the west on policing the west i'm going to see has been to see to demonize oakland county that you support other counties like saudi arabia. the k.g.b. nanny and other hazim which were not better home or democratic than them in your hand but this you called it them because they were f

at the moment and this is my kindergarten and also what i do i used to go here. watchable morgan it used to be many children in particular a lot of great of course also specialists from all over the soviet union came here to operate the nuclear power station all the mostly young people instead of still and they thought that they were waiting for a bright future talks with. so this town experienced a baby boom or government was almost caught no one used the gas masks look out there because the catastrophe happened on a saturday. so they've been kept here and were left untouched. what was in that letter you found. there is a photograph inside. here have a look. look look through the proper trickle it seems it was written by a child a small girl. justly or try there was three i was so glad to have received your letter so i decided to replied once my mom got me a new doll she's so beautiful that i'm sometimes afraid to play with her when i go to school in the morning i put her by the window and make a best for her in the evening i love her dearly the weather has alre

i suggest we wait until seven of us are here. i move that we continue this item to next week's's meeting. >> i second of this. >> i don't think we should have a discussion to have discussions, we should have a discussion with seven of us here. with respect, the best of intentions, we are motivated by good intentions. we ought to all the at the table. >> i suggest we discuss it next week. we can't have a motion because it is not open for action. >> we will talk about a charter next week. >> i was afraid that would put an item on for discussion. >> i don't think we should be having this debate or discussion now without all of us here. let me just respond to that. to my chagrin, items and the because one commissioner wanted. to sit around and say that we ought not do this at all and i think is completely disingenuous for many people here. if you want to have a discussion about discipline, it has got to be good for the goose, but for the gander. the idea that we won't even have a discussion about the supply and i respect proposition

that's going to be impacting us here as we head throughout wednesday for that chance of showers coming on back. so it's also going to help to drop these temperatures after some 70s today. we're going to see things go down into the 60s, but not a huge drop, and then by thursday we'll get some gradual sunshine back into the forecast. so let's get a look as we head out, 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, we're still dry. we're not expecting showers to move in until the late afternoon and early evening hours at around 7:00 p.m., and it's not really heavy rainfall at all. that will last into your thursday morning commute and then we'll start the drying process throughout thursday, mid-day and also for the afternoon. meanwhile, tonight, 54 in san jose, 49 gilroy, 51 livermore. 47 napa. meanwhile, tomorrow we will have some sun, some clouds, and once again that very weak system moving by tomorrow afternoon and evening. for that chance of showers coming on back. so not a big storm system, but enough that if you washed your car this past weekend and you get rain drops on it you probably won't be too happy. 6

it's two am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest the stray came after a procrit off a new fighter joined the group had opened fire on allied planes meanwhile the country's government has rejected rebel calls for a cease fire are these posts earlier has the latest. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to need first to lay down arms but on the diplomatic trying to slightly different picture is emerging we are hearing from the country from a prime minister mr actually a baby that lines of communication have been opened and they're hoping to intensify them they say that they are ta

stay with us here on our t.v. still ahead a business behind bars look at how a foreign investor owed one hundred million dollars by the georgian government up in jail plus. almost fifty years since mankind's first journey into space we'll bring you all the latest on preparations for a special anniversary flight. before we get to that japan faces the grim prospect of several months of uncontrolled radiation leakage according to officials radioactive water continues escaping into the ocean from a crack in the fukushima plant second reactor despite all efforts to stem the flow bodies of two workers killed by the devastating tsunami have been recovered from the wrecked facility the massive wave that hit the country has now claimed the lives of twelve thousand people over two hundred thousand still live in shelters authorities have given assurances they are doing everything they can to help does but these communities are. found out that many people many of the victims feel their government has failed them. this is the

i'm korean american joins us next with all the latest from the world of business stay with us here on our. for welcome to business r.t. thanks for joining me this hour to be prime minister sachin has decided to step down as chairman of the country's state run well major ross have he's the first of all the presidential or other top officials should leave the boards of state companies are all reports on the roster of headquarters in the us. he go to such an announce to shareholders that he will step down as the head of the company no this is due to a presidential ruling here in russia it says that no government official can also hold a position on the board of a major company and is the surgeon is also the deputy prime minister here which means he has to step down from that position as the head of rosneft now although they have no and this was going to happen it was expected presidential ruling only came in around two weeks ago so it hasn't given much time to to settle in for roughness this could cause some of the certainty surrounding the sixteen billion dollars share swap deal between

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they with us here on our team coming up russian or road rage. down this road alone the saw three am to gas stations now that's real eline. find out right here by the world's largest oil producing country have suddenly found themselves running on empty. first though ten militants have been killed in a special operation by security forces in russia's north caucasus authorities say that among the terrorists was the head of an extremist group and others responsible for a deadly attacks in the region for more on this we've all lived north chorus north north caucasus correspondent with the latest along again or so tell us more about the latest operation. well one of the most successful anti terror operation has been carried out by russian special forces as the border between stuff of the region and got as you know about cairo we've probably when a group of militants were cornered in a residential area by special forces and out there they refused to surrender and opened fire on the police fired back and at the end time militants including at least two

first, we want to thank everyone who got us here. we all have someone help us, whether it was our mom, dad, pitching coach, the coaches that we have now. they had a huge and in this. we want to thank them, our wives, our family, love the ones. we had a little talk. i said if we do not do as good as we did at least last year we will be a failure. we changed that and we did a good job of it. you all have waited so long for this and we brought it home for you all. thank you. you are the best. [applause] >> 3 staples in this franchise for a very long time. i get the privilege of introducing three hitters. you will hear from all three of these gentlemen, aubrey huff, buster posey commac and, and fr sanchez. [applause] >> san francisco giants. world series champions. let's enjoy this today, tomorrow, a week, maybe a month, and then let's get back to work and make another run at it. [applause] >> this is unbelievable, guys. first of all, i want to thank god for putting us in this situation and blessed us the way he has. i want to thank my f

ok the americans will support us here they'll give us this is a good idea but that's the point i just want to play this is. what is has to samsung a lot of people hide behind it it's all i'm saying doesn't look good americans nobody mum but it was the french who saved one guy's he's the second biggest city not democrats we're not asking the americans to come back at that he's got it right ok but at the end of the day the u.s. is you are in the middle at the end of the day it's footing the bill and if things don't change you know yes it is obviously and i think it's not as i had going in washington go ahead is that. it is that benefit to quote you look at this as he was still providing those to the strikes and they're also providing intelligence tanking aircraft aircraft you know logistics and that sort of thing that no other air force has when you have or you have a coalition air strike so now that you are as well and it has such a turn for whatever thing is on the podium i give the briefing it's u.s. driven and it's us behind the scenes u.s. is letting the french is not take the lead

perhaps some revolutionary solutions will appear in the future he's here with us today to look at if we proceed from the need to use the chair the engine fuel in a smaller number standing where you think the possibility of praising or any other types of spacecraft and means of delivery is nowhere in sight. and we treat each other any dreams related to your work to further flights maybe. of course you can always dream of something new i would like to make more flights to be useful to do something that a human being has never done before and it's cool secretly very interesting to take calls and some new space programs which should make it possible to fly even further . to the moon. and maybe tell the planets. i mean the path of humanity in space is endless that's why it would be a great pleasure for me to participate in future space programs. where would you like to go if you were talking about new flights for example and you mention that you will get a chance to participate in a flight to some planet or maybe it's for those who are school students to be into this. world today the poss

they're being here means a lot to us -- their being here means a lot to us. now more than ever, we need to be friends with government, and knowing their door is open to us is appreciated. [applause] supervisor mirkarimi: good evening. i'm ross mirkarimi. i represent the fifth district, and i'm delighted to be standing up here with my colleague who will speak in a moment. i want to thank mike farrah for his leadership and mayor newsom for helping facilitate this gathering. i'm iranian american, persians, and throughout my -- [applause] throughout my life, my family had always had very close relationships with the arab and arab-american community. i spent a fair amount of time working in the middle east in jordan and iraq and traveling through loud the milk -- throughout the middle eastern areas, so i feel very much at home, and it is important that feeling is well represented in city hall. i look at the flags that are well illustrated year. it amplifies the need that much more that san franciscans, californians should understand and become more acquainted with

ok the americans will support us here they'll give us the us will take what i need my jets apologize for if this is so generously please have some sense among a lot of people hide behind intentional i'm sorry doesn't look good americans know the money but the french who saved one guy's he's the second because you know that americans we're not asking that much because they come on that increase to get it right. ok but at the end of the day if you know where the us is you have a little at the end of the day it's putting the bill and things until you do it oh yes it is obviously a good thing i know this i've enjoyed watching go ahead is that i haven't got it is that paying for the coup was a good look at business as he was still providing those to the strikes and they're also providing intelligence tanking aircraft aircraft or you know logistics and that sort of thing that no other air force has when you have or you have a coalition air strike and you have that you want as well and it has it's a turn for whatever thing is on the podium i give the briefing it's us driven and it's us and

here in poland now the party of the of the late polish president and his brother get also is using some strong. and so russian rhetoric even sometimes going as far as accusing moscow and the current government of a conspiracy in hiding what they call hiding facts of the investigation it is very unclear according to many experts where this political game will go but clearly these emotions of the polish people are being used in political ways some sometimes here in poland and alice the investigation was a tough issue for both nations what do we know about the details of how the tragedy actually happens. with the interstate aviation commission a c released the details of its report on the twelfth of january and they conclude it is pilot error was mostly to blame for the crash of course compounded by very poor weather and visibility and psychological pressure to one of the points that's stressed and i see reports is that the ground full south to north of the rhine river rua pilots it was almost a mission to land and he was stated that he does intend to. within seconds all ninety six on boar

diplomat thanks very much indeed for joining us here a lot. let me ask you firstly the calls to rebels in libya attempts to remove gadhafi from power russia as we've just been hearing says that these notions contradict the u.n. resolution how would you describe the current methods nato is using to protect civilians there in libya. where are we seeing that they're different they are benji's they're responding in different ways and is your are your terrorist plans and pointed out only six of the twenty eight only fourteen relays are countries are involved at all and only six are in the bar or chin in the ground and i think that clearing the attacks on the ground becoming involved in the current church that's where the rebels say they're playing. is well enough it's being done which means that parents are pretty she words being done by nature which works for them. i think said meta level with the russian foreign minister is on. for a political solution because particularly and after the recent polling and. more clear there isn't a quick military

six pm in moscow by matt trezeguet good to have you with us here on r t our top story there eyewitness reports of more deaths in syria as army troops backed by tanks and helicopters try to regain control over the besieged southern city of at least four people were killed there just this morning and it's a day after the biggest and a regime rally ended with more than sixty people dead across the country government troops allegedly opened fire and used tear gas against demonstrators with snipers and officials and officers in plain clothes shopping crackdown on the opposition to the u.n. human rights council has condemned the bloodshed in the u.s. led resolution calling for an international investigation washington's gone a step further preparing sanctions against syria's political elite and freezing their assets but political writer john burton long tells r t the west is now playing a role of human rights advocate while the violence is the result of his failed policies in the region. what is collapsing in the us is the western potency the western policy has been to demonize certain count

and seeing if there will be plenty of more questions for a top american military for us here in washington for an artsy washington d.c. from tough questions as you saw posed by members of congress many of whom feel they've been left out in the cold when it came to making the decision to get involved in libya in the first place how compelling was that testimony and how will it shape what happens next joining me now for more is former senior intelligence officer for the cia dr meal not go away he's also the author of this book are necessary in gage meant reinventing america's relations with the muslim world hey there dr not go away let's start out with this decision to get involved in libya was it a good one or a bad one. i think it was unnecessary war i think the libyan movement started as a dissolute movement demanding the end of the oppression of the regime used heavy weapons against them and it seemed in order to stage the million the west decided wisely to get in by a lender limited what but answer not a lie we just heard some news that came down today at least forty civilians were kill

i do not know if all of us were here but they are now returning. they will be performing for us and the beautiful traditions of the chinese new year, the alliance stance. please welcome students from the chinese american international school. -- the lion's dance. -- the lion's dance. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> [inaudible] [applause] this is really a unique performance. before we end tonight's program, i want to, on behalf of the city, thank at&t again for your generous sponsorship, making the celebration happening. we would liked everyone to join us for the reception. we want to thank owner of moonstar. we want to thank you for your contribution. [speaking foreign language] >> thank you. i'm the president of friends of mclaren park. it is one of the oldest neighborhood community park groups in san francisco. i give a lot of tours through the park. during those tours, a lot of the folks in the group will think of the park as very scary. it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves. once you get towards the center of the park you rea

mark phillips at westminster abbey for us. thanks. joining us here is victoria arbiter. we watched a lot of this together this morning. what was it about this day that really spoke to you? >> i think probably the fact that we've got this very public wedding. an estimated 2 billion people are watching. it was still a very personal day for william and kate. there were some really tender moments, intimate moments that we got to share. we were such saps. we're watching william going you look beautiful to kate. but that's what we want to see. this really feels like a true fairytale. you don't want to put that connotation on them, but you believe that this couple are genuinely in love and are going to make it. >> we aired the 1981 wedding of charles and diana, william's parent. they walked out of the church and they didn't really look at one another. they didn't seem that excited or that happy. it was the exact opposite with this couple this morning. >> it was. we looked at that footage of diane in and the nerves had got the better of her and she was deep breathing an a sense

if you wrote a poem about right now, he said, about us here in this room, how would it go? >> last rights. while sitting with my father waiting for his end white tooth sprouting from his wintry branches i watch the hospital clock. see us men watch one another and not look at each other for an hour and 15 minutes. it never occurred to either of us to even say, i love you. all you write, he said, are

i want to thank them for hosting us here tonight. i want to introduce the emcees for tonight. we have the united players. and we have anaconda, and at the camp here in our district. i turn it over to you. >> thank you for being here tonight. this is the first step in the budget process. we are beginning early. we are being engaged. there will be a short time for public comment. it will be a short time. if you are not able to speak or bring your issues to the table, there will be more of these town halls. there will be the budget process. the more we are involved, the more we can work with the mayor and the supervisors to make sure that the budget reflects the priority of said francisco. one correction is that the translation today was provided by the office for immigrant affairs. [applause] >> how are you? thanks for coming out tonight. we want to thank greg wider. i did not read that correctly. the budget director. i could not read my own handwriting. chief good when from the police department, please be respectful. these people have given their time to come and be part of th

time by the prime minister of killing his staff and that's it for now from all of us here at spotlight will be back with more first i'll comment on what's going on in an up close brush until then stay in our team and take. it. back. today.