washington d.c. already r t correspondent to hand hafiz the story. the united states of america land of opportunity but also a land of two tales one of city's booming with business and politics. the other of a growing wealth divide. as the great recession continues to claim its victims more americans are in need of public housing but public housing or section eight as it's widely known in the us has been drying up over the years the housing and urban development agency estimates nearly sixty million people either live in public housing or on the waiting list for a unit however the obama administration is gearing up to transform the future of public housing to congress let's get the federal government out and just take this private housing three. housing and cravat tazz it under the obama administration petra the preservation and hansen and transformation of rental assistance act would hand over the public housing system to the private sector to say that we're going to convert it to private ownership

y bienvenidos a otra ediciÓn de "enfoque", desde washington d.c. hoy 15 de agosto, les saluda josÉ dÍaz balart. vamos a hablar sobre un sinnÚmero de temas, pero comenzamos en mÉxico. hace semanas ya que se estÁ hablando mÁs y mas de la posibilidad de legalizar las drogas en ese paÍs, porque las personas que apoyan ese punto de vista piensan que eso podrÍa minimizar la violencia por parte del narcotrÁfico. a la vez, el presidente, felipe calderÓn, esta misma semana dijo que la guerra contra los carteles de la droga se estÁ ganando. rogelio moratagle tiene un repaso de esto desde la capital mexicana. presidente mexicano: la expansiÓn de la delincuencia conllevÓ a dos importantes... rogelio: fue inevitable que el tema de la legalizaciÓn de las drogas en mÉxico volviera a la discusiÓn. sobre todo, cuando el ex presidente, vicente fox, apareciÓ en escena una vez mÁs para decir que apoya la medida. a travÉs del blog que publica en la pÁgina del centro que lleva su nombre, fox propuso legalizar la producciÓn, la distribucion y la vent

eric holder spoke from washington, d.c. about the indictments. 19 people from three states, including california, are now being charged with giving support to the terrorist group al shabab. he said most of the citizens are u.s. citizens that some have traveled to somalia for training. two of the suspects have been arrested. >> these indictments and arrests in minnesota, alabama and california shed further light on a deadly pipeline that has rooted funding and fighters to al shabab from across the united states. >> two years ago, the u.s. branded al shabab as a terrorist organization with ties to al-qaeda. >>> a bay area man's unique approach to looking for a job we've got his story just ahead. terrible accident in the midwest this morning involving two school buses filled with children. and will the coast see sun at all this afternoon? meteorologist mark as the forecast and it's just ahead. >> getting more from their open sales taxes from income taxes, property taxes. the states are simply becoming completely dependent upon

in washington d.c. glenn beck's restoring honor rally was for those who were worried about america's future supporting the troops bravery and bring america back to a faith based society was integrity. the of. the of this event was attended by those who believe america has strayed away from its founding values whatever those values may be. but on the other side of town in columbia maryland the biggest names in mainstream and underground hip hop ignite a different debate one that has both social and political undertones to this discourse to see the second take the place at the graphic artist or to better take from it and see hip hop became a culture its roots were derived from the social issues that carried on through the civil rights and black nationalist movements of the like the sixty's and seventy's it was music with a message that was born in the editing right now hip hop will mean and i guess what it was made for to tell stories to tell about life that today that message that invited hip hop is dyin

y bienvenidos a otra ediciÓn de "enfoque", desde washington d.c. gracias por dejarnos ser parte de su domingo 29 de agosto. desde chile ha vuelto a surgir una muestra electrizante y asombrosa de la capacidad de supervivencia de un grupo de hombres. surgiÓ desde las entraÑas del desierto de atacama. 700 metros bajo tierra, atrapados en una mina de cobre y oro, a 800 kms al norte de santiago, 33 mineros esperan ser rescatados tras sobrevivir a un derrumbe ocurrido ya hace 24 dÍas. angie sandoval nos tiene toda la informaciÓn directamente desde esa zona. >>¿quÉ tal, jose? aquÍ estamos afuera de la mina de san josÉ, en medio del desierto de atcama, al norte de chile. y los trajimos a la ladera de una montaÑa donde estÁn la 33 banderas que simbolizan a los 33 mineros que estÁn enterrados no muy lejos de aquÍ. en cada bandera estÁ el nombre de cada minero y tambiÉn mensajes. este dice: "te esperamos, alex". y tambiÉn los familiares le han puesto estampitas de santos, de san expedito, de san lorenzo, que es el patrono de los mineros. por su

washington d.c. . he has always been known and perhaps will forever be known as chocolate city the demographics here are predominately african-american and the city was once ridden with drug and gang violence but now the tables have turned and where section eight and public housing once aided desperately in need communities corporate buildings and condos now stand by they see an extreme shortage of housing affordable to people who don't have a lot of money and it was adrian fenty washington d.c.'s mayor who decided private owned public housing units would service the city's poor better than what the government could offer pete became the mayor of the. he did fundraisers at the mansion of developer friends for instance donna tele has has hosted a a birthday party fundraiser for him and then coincidentally or not donna tell a receiver to properties on georgia avenue by the metro valued at over one million dollars for for only one dollar this is one of the buildings of christopher donna tullia donna telly

thank you for taking the time to come out from washington, d.c.. dale, thank you for your stewardship in the region. i want to thank everybody who has already acknowledged. on behalf of jose, well done. i think this is my fifth groundbreaking. unbelievable. we were here with senator boxer, twice with speaker policy. i think we found some neighbors and did one of our own. this is a product that goes back many years. i remember when i was 10 years old, the parking and traffic commission in 1996 to reject never talking about this project. in 1955, folks said that it was time to fix this half hour affair. -- the repair -- thoroughfare. it needed to be structurally change. hundreds of thousands of vehicles go across every day. on the weekend, we see just as many cars built over as we do during the weekdays. this is a vital link to the economic vibrancy to the northern part of the state and it is essential that we are here. we've received victor in your organization, a number of structural safety rating of 2, not out of time, but out of 100. one of the s

washington, d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton hosted an event on unemployment of african-american men. this is just over two hours. >> good evening. hello. let me welcome you. i am so pleased to see some many of you here this evening. the noise you hear in the back is that there are more people here than we expected. and that is good news. because of the seriousness of the subject. before we get started let me welcome all of you to this unofficial hearing of the commission one black men and boys, one official because -- unofficial because they have constituted themselves. they are not officials of the district of columbia. the commission consists of african-american man who live in the district of columbia who have credibility with other african-american men. so what am i doing up here? i initiated the commission can years ago. -- tan years ago. and i was very clear that if we were to look at the dilemmas and the challenges facing black man, it could not just be the congresswoman all alone in her of

here in washington, d.c. they talk about tax cuts the same they talk about spending increases as though the government owned all of the money. they say, are they paid for? i think deciding on a government spending increase is very different on whether or not we allow the american people to keep more of their hard-earned tax dollars. as john boehner just said the most important thing right now is to get this economy moving again, to create jobs, and to get federal spending under control. >> this is the only reason that democrats in my party have a fighting chance in the fall of holding majorities in the house and senate. mike and i are friends, but this argument is not credible. you can't have a, b, c and d and say you don't need them. you have to cut taxes and finding spending cuts. i think we ought to reform long-term entitlement spending in the country. you can't say you're for tax cuts and spending discipline and bringing down the debt. everyone needs an adult conversation here, and that's not happening. w

the asian american justice center from washington, d.c. the center for state and local government law. the chief justice earl warren institute. the consulate general of mexico. the quality federation. -- equality federation. the national center for lesbian rights. san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments of the san francisco community together to reach a common ground. since coming into office in january of 2009, he has br

wet on i-95 from miami up to washington, d.c. and across much of tennessee. rain also on i-70 and 80 through iowa, nebraska and kansas. >> and if you're flying today, delays in phoenix, charlotte, atlanta and new orleans. >>> president obama is on the west coast today, talking about aigning omy and campaigning for democrats. >> but as much as the white house tries to downplay it, new york's mosque controversy is dominating all the talk in washington. especially as more and more democrats announce their opposition to the plan. >> dan harris reports on the growing anger over the issue. >> reporter: conservatives were turning up the volume against the planned muslim community center. >> mr. president, ground zero is the wrong place for a mosque. >> you know, nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the holocaust museum in washington. >> reporter: president obama did his best to avoid the issue. he gave a speech on friday, that seemed to support the project. only to seemingly backtrack somewhat the next day. critics say the president is putting his all

. >>> and thousands of tea party activists begin arriving in washington, d.c. for a convention. the event will feature sarah palin and other conservative political and cultural figures. >>> and coming up later on "good morning america" today, the road to recovery. five years after hurricane katrina. >> our robin roberts goes back to her gulf coast hometown to check on where the rebuilding efforts now stand. that's on "gma" after your local news. >>> more news after this. [ female announcer ] stay once...

there is a giant sucking sound and it's coming from washington, d.c. all the wealth and all the power are coming here. three of the richest counties in this country are commuting distance to washington, d.c. they see the money is coming here. they see the power is coming here and they have more say in their state legislature than they do here in washington, d.c. >> they want their share of the federal funds. >> or they want to be left alone. >> let clarence in. >> what president obama on several occasions has been out there at ribbon cuttings and right there in the audience. right there in the front row are republicans who voted against stimulous, but they are out there ready to be part of the ribbon cutting. that's the reality of life. >> there's hypocrisy involved. >> no doubt about it, clarence. there's no doubt about it also, john, that this is a very powerful move. the governor of texas said, we are going to think about succession. huge reaction from the tea party folks. a lot of folks are antithe federal government. >> let me in here. >> the stat

finch was an attorney with a washington, d.c. law firm and worked as legal counsel. he received his j.d. from the george washington school of law. second, we have brian finch, who is our hometown -- two brines today. i don't know -- brians today. i don't know how i'm going to handle it. he is from our center of legal and judicial studies. before joining heritage worked on contract with the department of homeland security working to integrate private sector organizations and government emergency preparedness and disaster response efforts at the federal, state and local levels from 2002 to 2005.

but not in washington d.c. in 1997 the city council gave the chancellor full control over evaluations with no oversight from the union. >> this evaluation instrument has created the highest level of fear i've ever seen among teachers anywhere. >> reporter: fear of? >> fear of being targeted for elimination. unjustly. >> reporter: across the country most public school teachers are observed by their principal or assistant principal once or twice a year. nearly every teacher receives at least a satisfactory rating. but in rhee's system every teacher is observed five times a year, three times by an administrator, twice by a master educator. those evaluations combined with student test scores result in a final rating. >> we've added more objectivity to this process not only than we had before but i would argue that exists anywhere across the country. >> i think we are all.... >> reporter: special education teacher matt nagy that impact's unannounced observations have improved his classroom performance. >> every day

washington d.c. . now before we get to the debate got to tell you about one story the f.d.a. is currently in the process of approving the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption it's a super salmon the f.d.a. will hold a public hearing in september on whether the salmon should be labeled we modified if they allow it on the market and that's considered a key issue and whether the public will actually buy the fish and have it showing up on their dinner plates the salmon is being developed by aqua bounty technologies of massachusetts and get this it grows to the market size weight in just half of the usual time and there's a reason for its quick growth because it takes hormones from age you know examine and combines it with an ocean pout which is this eli creature and that produces the extra large and very quickly growing salmon so the firm says the genetically modified salmon can avoid the risks of pollution disease and other problems that you can find in salt water fish farms by raising the salmon at those inland facilities and environmentalist and scientists

in washington d.c.. rally. >> let a sticky live with the golden gate bridge how party. >> let us take a look. half essone is checking with jacquele bennett. >> a little bit of fog close to the coastline and even some light drizzle out there early this morning. temperatures are pretty chilly for the morning lows. as we head into the afternoon will have overcast conditions with the clouds rolling again. the tail end of this storm will move to the bay area and the winds will pickup in advance. even a chance of showers in the afternoon with temperatures sting on the cool side. a project is on the coastline, and 70's on the inland. up upper 70's, and 50s and the coastline, this is the satellite, you considering fall in oregon, california and the remote a pickup in advance. if you can see the satellite. with showers falling behind it but we're not looking and extensive rainfall just light showers. only in a few choice spots. let us look a the futurecast, it is bringing this through sunday morning early. the on

everyone says, what do you do when you go back to washington, d.c.? every year, our top priority is getting this money. speaker nancy pelosi and dianne feinstein have stepped up in ways that you cannot fully appreciate until you are really out there and you know the story. they have done everything to leverage this with their colleagues. they have done everything to make this happen. again, a big round of applause for those two for their work. [applause] now, it is my privilege to introduce a number of supervisors. supervisor maxwell first. no one has lived through this -- the good, the bad, every election, the naysayers. all the folks who i thought were arguing for the status quo. i always save the windshield is a lot bigger than the rearview mirror. she was always looking out, as opposed to looking back. i want to congratulate supervisor maxwell. no one is filled with more pride and more fulfillment. no one deserves to be than supervisor maxwell. [applause] supervisor maxwell: thank you. thank you. thank you. let me just say that all that belongs to

reporting live from washington, d.c.,ly sons son burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> former baseball star roger clemens has a court date in washington, d.c. today. the seven time cy young award winner is scheduled to be arraigned on a federal indictment. prosecutors accuse him of lying to congress. clemens is expected to plead not guilty to charges that could send hill to prison for 30 years. >> 6:16. state lawmakers are considering a dress code for women. the men have long been required to wear a jacket and tie when on the floor but it has never been clear what appropriate business attire means for women. the sacramento bee reports that women were notified last week they have to wear sweaters or jackets but that was suspended. >>> city officials at half moon bay say they are counting on a local sales tax measure to pass in november to keep the city from dissolving. measure k is a one cent sales tax expected to generate $1.5 million for the next seven years. if it is not proved the city would have to disincorporate. >> the u.

if you think about it, that is 10 round trips between here and washington, d.c. we are improving safety, the infrastructure, and at the same time, creating jobs. it is also about making our communities more livable so that parents can have a stiffer ride to their kids' school. people can travel from point a to point b and spend more time with your friends and families and less time stuck in traffic. as i mentioned, of course, we are creating jobs. local suppliers come all local stores, restaurants, will benefit from this investment. overall, the recovery act is responsible for 2.5 million jobs throughout the country, with and the thousands of towns created solely with and transportation sector. while the recovery has not reached every business and home, we believe strongly we are heading in the right direction. doyle drive is one of the largest recovery tax in the country -- or cover act projects in the country. california will receive more recovery act funding than any other state. almost $2.6 billion. the money is committed to 943 projects with hundred and divi

in washington, d.c., we get 50,000 pages of new regulation every year. do you think your vision of america needs to be more like richmond, va., or washington, d.c.? i kind of thoughts of. i am in the right room. when it comes to health care, washington has this idea that the remaining segment of the health care system should be taken over. in richmond, we believe the constitution still means something and we were the first in the nation to file a suit against the federal government over their policies. [cheers and applause] it is not at the end of the day about health care. it is what our founders believed about the constitution. they can tell you must buy a product or a service and if you do not you will be fined or otherwise punished. there is no limit to federal power. this is an important constitutional question that our founders would believe is worthy of litigating. that leads me to my final different. we believe the 10th amendment, the forgotten amendment, still means something in america. [applause] remember those great virginians, mr. madison, m

protesters were in san francisco, washington, d.c. and several other cities. yesterday, an iranian government spokesman said the three are -- should be answerable before the law. >>> we're getting word this morning that a uc berkeley student was killed in a plane crash in pentagon. we found this photo of her on a facebook page create bide her friends. she was a sophomore and soccer player. she joined the women's sporting team this year. she was traveling on the plane when it crashedout side of islamabad. all 152 people on board were killed. >>> investigators with the national transportation safety board will arrive today at the site where a large cargo plane yesterday in alaska's denaldi national park. investigators say the plane belonged to a freight company based in alaska. all three people on board were killed when the plane disintegrated upon impact. >>> in arizona, three convicted murderers escaped over the weekend. three of the inmates are still on the run and should be considered dangerous. >>> the three escaped saturday morning from the prison by cutti

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. with a look at how much taxpayer money has been wasted. >> reporter: good morning. it's a startling number. the top u.s. government watchdog in iraq says more than 0% of the money the u.s. has spent on reconstruction projects in iraq has been wasted on projects that have been abandoned or are incomplete. that's $5 billion down the drain. now, one example is the basra children's hospital. here we have a picture of it. it's one of the largest projects undertaken by the u.s. it's opening has been delayed for six years by security and construction prob problems. it's just one of the incomplete projects. others include a $00 million wastewater treatment facility in fallujah that it three times as expensive as it should be and doesn't work. and a prison north of baghdad that sits empty. in all, 600 projects are still incomplete primarily for security reasons. but the u.s. officials involved say thousands of others have been completed successfully. reporting live from washington, d.c., aliso

to have hospice are to washington d.c. . and joining me with more on her story is jihad now jan one of the interesting things that we talked about. is that. is actually pretty successful and helping these people get help refinance their loans stay in their homes meanwhile we know that many of the obama admin. programs have not been i mean for one example one of the programs was supposed to help three to four million people by two thousand and twelve so far only three hundred eighty nine thousand of those people who are eligible loans have actually been modified i mean that is a tiny proportion why is there this disconnect more and thanks for mentioning the thing that's very important this discussion of course the program we're talking about as i mentioned in the story which is the home affordable modification program which as you mentioned was supposed to assist those imminent risk people who are in danger of foreclosures now why is that not working and why is it actually helping out more whites than it is blocks that actual

and north korea that here in washington, d.c. the state department is welcoming the prisoner's release but really making a point to emphasize that former president jimmy carter was on a personal humanitarian mission to north korea. now carter traveled to north korea and won an amnesty deal from north korea leader kim jung il for the release of gomez, first detained in january for trespassing. it is still unclear why he was in north korea but he was sentenced to eight years hard labor. carter's trip came after the u.s. expressed serious concerns about gomez's health. it comes a year after former president bill clinton traveled to north korea to win the release of two american journalists. after gomez's release was 82 announced the state department issued another travel warning, warning americans to avoid travel to north korea and emphasizing the dangers involved. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> well, we have incredible new video to show you of those 33 coal miners trapped a half a mile u

a kind of culinary laboratory in washington d.c. where i was lucky enough to skip a month long waiting list for one of just six seats. >> andres: very delicate. >> cooper: do i drink this or eat... >> andres: drink it. >> cooper: first course, first surprise. a temperature layered cocktail. >> andres: this is what we call the drink by the chef. >> cooper: oh, i didn't even realize this was alcohol. >> andres: a cocktail. a cocktail can be made by the bartender. but the cocktail also can be made by the chef. >> cooper: it's great. it's hot, but it's cold. there's cold underneath it. >> andres: already your taste buds are already being excited because they are asking themselves, "what's happening here?" >> cooper: what's happening here is molecular gastronomy, a cooking technique that embraces science and technology. jose andres says his 30 course menu is as much about the brain and the eye as the tongue and stomach. listen to his explanation of the air floating on top of that caviar brioche. >> andres: it's like if you are walking in

i realize that our government in washington, d.c. has lost touch with americans and forgot to listen to us and they are out of touch and it is time for us to restore good common sense, good conservative values to washington, a [applause] d.c. [jerry, jerry, jerry] ." >> we have so many wonderful friends in kansas and have made some new ones are the last few months and i have always considered kansas as a place like family and we will do everything to be a part of your family that you will be proud of. we will work hard to be elected in november and do this not for our glory, but for a belief that america can be a country different than today and one that increases the chances that another generation of americans have a beautiful life. [applause] i also want to acknowledge the humility that this presents. this is a very humbling experience for what used to be a small town boy from plainville, kan.. i happened to be a kid who liked politics and what i read in history and biography and that cost the to have an interest in our country. n

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, tori. that's right. president obama is on his way right now to fort bliss, texas. here he is at andrews air force base about an hour and a half ago. he's going to fort bliss to thank u.s. troops for their service. while ther are still 50,000 troops in iraq, tonight, president obama will use his second oval office address to mark the formal end of operations there. he's cls making clear to americans that he made good on his prom -- he's also making clear to americans that he made good on his promise -- >> he will talk about the fact that we've made a determination that in july of 2011. we will begin to transition our mission in afghanistan. at the same time, vice president joe biden is in iraq. he's meeting with iraqi leaders urging them to put aside their differences and make more progress in forming a functioning government. president obama is planning to call his predecessor, george w. bush, for his speech tonight. otherwise, the whit

that's send citizens to washington d.c. -- washington, d.c. they really do want to hear from us. i have another list of ideas that i would like to present to you. i will not take your time now. so my respectful and more urgent request, if you could get to make and use them to get a phone call as soon a