we use jfk drive to get to ocean beach for beach days. so i am is strongly in support of this project. we need to do everything we can to make cycling safer, especially in the park. it anywhere in the city, and the park. i really think this will help encourage other families to also use their bicycles as well. so thank you for hearing this issue, and i strongly hope you supported. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. >> bob. >> i am bob, and i oppose this design as it is now. it has not done adequate safety analysis. plus, it has not really done out reach appropriate for people with energy and functional limitations. having an evening meeting works against people who are transit- dependent. you have to walk a long distance from a bus stop to get there. so to say you had public outreach is somewhat irrelevant to some limited constituencies. i want to remind you of an early slide you showed, the one about chicago, where is working. if you go back to that sly, you'll see that there is a bicyclist in the wide buffer zone. so right away,

jfk drive. that represents about 10% of their role traffic during the peak. bicyclists are telling us that this is where they want to be. one of our first charges is to improve things for the users that we have. but there are other goals that play here. we're supporting the board of supervisors resolution passed in 2010 to get up to bicycling being 20% of all trips by 2020, which is an incredibly ambitious goal and one we have been working very hard to think about. the two barriers that people cite most often when we asked what they do not bicycle more are the fear of traffic and not enough bikeways. we have about 4 son of trips right now being made by bicycling, so we have a ways to go. with no education, enforcement, and encouragement r.p. -- are key parts of the picture. but when we get down to it, engineering is the linchpin of the whole equation. this is the result of a survey done in portland asking who bicycles now and why, and what they found is about a third of the people that said no way, no how, they will never bicycle, or there never able to bicyc

it is to reiterate his suppor he is also a regular bicycle commuter, rides jfk frequently. personally, i am also a bicycle commuter in san francisco and often ride that route. i have had the unpleasant experience of riding in the gap right now that is between the parked cars, and i have had the experience of a car driving behind me and honking at me while i was not in the roadway. we think this project would be a tremendous benefit. it would really promote cycling as a way to commute. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. commissioner lee, did you have a question? >> yes -- commissioner lee: yes, for the mta. there was a driver accident where a pedestrian was hit. i wonder if there is some out region can be doing? i think it is really important to educate drivers and bicyclist that they have to slow down. i was wondering if you have reached out to two other surrounding areas, like our group, and there's also one in the sunset, to educate drivers? as they go through the park, as they go through north and south, to educate and to get traffic to slow down. what kind of res

so the project location is here on jfk drive. it is shown in the red. what is important is that it is the most direct connection to the heart of golden gate park and to all the institutions that people want to access and enjoy. so it is an important part of the spine that actually runs all the way from market street, which is one of the most popular bikeways in the city, through the panhandle, and directly into the park. right now, during the peak hour, we have about 150 cyclists on jfk drive. that represents about 10% of their role traffic during the peak. bicyclists are telling us that this is where they want to be. one of our first charges is to improve things for the users that we have. but there are other goals that play here. we're supporting the board of supervisors resolution passed in 2010 to get up to bicycling being 20% of all trips by 2020, which is an incredibly ambitious goal and one we have been working very hard to think about. the two barriers that people cite most often when we asked what they do not bicycle more are the fear of traffi

i am on jfk all the time. as one in the seven of 10 people in san francisco who ride a bicycle, i encourage you to make a protected by kuwait. this would help a number of people. a 56% increase in cycles. it is evident there are more people out there. i is common sense and i slowed down. i have had the joy of encouraging friends and colleagues to try this as well. this is with -- west -- with the hopeful information. this is the flattest way home. and a great way to stay safe. i say this is a great way to begin your work day, and when i drove a car, i never met anyone on my commute. i have got more than 10 people to work to introduce the best route, and i may be someone, if this is packed -- for the most part come -- the most part, people were trying to encourage to ride, with all of these facilities, i think this is a good idea that can only help things. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. in neil patel with the san francisco coalition. i want to thank the staff for the tremendous were to build what

your weather expert, there's a five hour jfk wait. they said jfk, we'll have to see. that's the latest. >> that looks miserable. we're looking at pictures you're not seeing, but we have pictures of downtown to see the accumulation, the ground completely coated there in the park and the trees have lots of accumulation on i want as well. we're hoping richard you won't be stuck there much longer but, you know, we'll try to keep posted and you keep us posted too and hopefully they have more than potato chips on board four all. richard roth, thanks so much. >> one suicide attack today killed several american service members in afghanistan. a car bomb blew up next to a nato convoy in kabul, destroying an armored military vehicle carrying nato troops. live to kabul and cnn's nick paton walsh. your learning anything more about the casualties and whether the fear is more people might be -- more people's lives may be in peril? >> reporter: well, there's a statement released clarifying who the casualties were. they said eight civilian personnel working were killed and five milit

the cat that went missing at jfk airport has been found after two months. where he's been this whole time. [ female announcer ] what makes jcpfastcash so exciting? it's like extra cash you earn in an instant. earn 10, 20, or $30 jcpfastcash right at the register. then use it right now on anything you want, see, or love. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. >>> plenty of tears in the courtroom. patients who saw dr. conrad murray before he became michael jackson's personal physician took the stand fiercely defending the doctor. >> reporter: it is day 18 of the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray and the third day of defense witnesses. today the defense tried to appeal to the jury's sympathy by calling to the stand former patients who vigorously defended their former doctor. >> that man sitting there is the best doctor i've ever seen. >> i have never had a doctor that was more caring. never. >> if this man had been greedy, excuse me judge. if this man had been greedy, he never would have come to an area, a community, of homes,

and where kids can put testimonials about their own public service in the spirit of jfk. we sponsored conference is on the presidency, civil rights, scientific innovation and the space program and the quest for nuclear disarmament. all issues that continue to shape our national destiny. and as you all know, we've published the seven interviews my mother gave in 1964 as part of an oral his dirty project in which more than 1000 people were interviewed about my father's life and career. when these interviews were completed, she sealed the audio tapes here at the kennedy library and put the transcripts in a safe deposit vault in new york. though she often spoke of them to me and john, a few other people knew of their existence and she never gave another interview on the subject. the underlying goal of the oral history project, which was the largest of its kind at the time was to capture recollections by the refresh, before the stories had been told a million times or become overly mythologized. no one interview was expected to be complete or comprehensive, but together with t

finally, the sf mta has requested 1200 for a bike way on jfk drive. in april they allocated additional funds for planning and design work on the project after learning of further coordination necessary for support for a specific project. there remain if you design details to work out and a final number for the parking lot. to outfit the parking lot, as 78 will take it out to the finance authority on october 25. because of the required approvals not yet being met, they are recommending conditioning the allocation for jfk with expenses for construction and those bodies being met for the final design of the project. the project should take between six weeks to eight weeks to complete. with that, folks, staff members from all project can come back up. supervisor avalos: any early indication on how the concourse authority would stand? on the controversy? >> not unless someone from the sf mta wants to come up. we did receive a letter of support. supervisor avalos: great. sf mta? >> we have been to the capitol committee of the commission. thanks to the good

thank you so much for the report on jfk drive, the separated bike lanes. i thank my colleagues for allocating the prop k funds for this support area that helps connect the city with bikeways. welcome to courtney. i am sure she is too new to jump into this issue. but with the concourse authority and the recreation and parks commission, i think those are important steps forward having them. but i do think the project will be delayed given the holiday season. can you let as know when, early in 2012, you expect the beginning of the project and when it will end? and if there's any other processes that that has to go through with other commissions and the board for the process for approval. >> commissioner mar, thank you for the clarification. i do not believe there are any pending approvals on this. but there are some few steps that need to be taken in finalizing the design. one of the ways that the desire of the concourse authority was able to be accommodated for parking spaces was by a small change in the with the of the bike lanes. it does not allow -- it do

tom llamas at jfk international airport thanks so much. we look forward to having jack some day here in our studio. >>> here is al in chicago with a special guest. >> hey. we are really honored to have the mayor, rahm emanuel, joining us today. >> thank you. >> mr. mayor, you know, chicago's known for a lot of things -- architecture, its culture, and good eating. but, you know, you have really set about addressing a problem called food deserts. tell me about that. >> well, first of all it came out of -- i read the report university of chicago 2006, understood it. i was campaigning and i ran into a young couple, could have been neighbors for amy and myself, and she was a doctor, an emergency room, two kids in the car and they had driven five miles to get to a basic grocery store which is, within a mile of our house amy and i have five options. they had to go five miles for one option. and it just stuck with me that what i take for granted is wrong. hounchts >> how do you change that? >> the bottom line for corporations, making money, we ali

. >>> jack the cat found at jfk. tonight, his owner tells how the two-month search for the missing feline came to an end. >>> and apple making a big move. tonight, it could be a game-changer in the smartphone war. >>> a mild and suy day across the bay area, with 70 in san francisco. and 73 in san jose. and some cold weather up into the north bay. we'll let you know how low the numbers will go and have more on the red flag fire warnings in just minutes. >>> we continue to follow developing news on both sides of the bay, in san francisco and oakland tonight. you're looking at a live picture at san francisco, at justin herman plaza, where police and a confrontation. t [p t [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and ch

the problem with jfk, the east and the golden gate park, is not that there is not enough parking, is that we are not managing it well. this is true all over the city. they're often the case is, we cannot tell people that ucsf garage is mostly empty. the polo grounds are mostly empty and there are troubled that will take you around. to make this and other projects succeed, we have to become smarter and more energetic about managing the parking we have. we have plenty of parking near the east end of the part. we are eager to help mta, the institutions, rec and park, and other folks make better use in -- make better use of that parking, and get them comfortably an inconveniently from their car to where they want to go. there is a solution to that. that is part how -- of how we succeed, not just with this chip cakejfk facility. golden gate park is no place to have and equivocated crummy bike experience. it is the gem of our park system. a family should be able to have a wonderful time there and should be able to get there from their home, anywhere in the city. do not compromise. let's no

yesterday, jack suddenly fell through the ceiling tiles at an airport office at jfk, hungry and scared. tonight, getting medical care. but tonight, his owner has been notified. and we're going to let you know what happens in the days ahead to jack. >>> and finally tonight, a small secret of happiness. sometimes it turns out you don't need to spend money or go on vacation to achieve it. and here's abc's scecilia vega. >> reporter: the economy's in the tank. winter's on its way. it might seem easy to walk around with a frown these days, but there's actually a reason you should be smiling. ♪ when you're smiling it turns out frank sinatra had the right idea. and no matter what kind of mood you're in, the act of smiling makes you happier. charles darwin was one of the first to study it. today, scientists know that when you smile, your muscles send a signal to the part of your brain that controls emotion. it makes you feel better and maybe even live better. psychologists from the university of virginia are looking at facebook pages to study smiling. they rated facebook smiles of first-seme

yesterday, jack suddenly fell through the ceiling tiles at an airport office at jfk, hungry and scared. tonight, getting medical care. but his owner has been notified. and we're going to let you know what happens in the days ahead to jack. >>> and finally tonight, a small secret of happiness. sometimes it turns out you don't need to spend money or go on vacation to achieve it. and here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: the economy's in the tank. winter's on its way. it might seem easy to walk around with a frown these days, but there's actually a reason you should be smiling. ♪ when you're smiling >> reporter: it turns out, frank sinatra had the right idea. and no matter what kind of mood you're in, the act of smiling makes you happier. charles darwin was one of the first to study it. today, scientists know that when you smile, your muscles send a signal to the part of your brain that controls emotion. it makes you feel better and maybe even live better. psychologists from the university of virginia are looking at facebook pages to study smiling. they rated facebook smiles of first-

now we have a rainey day at jfk. >> reporter: at the training center at jfk airport, faa chief randy babbitt says modern simulators are now giving controllers a much better hands-on experience before they deal with a real scenario. >> when we get a controller into the real tower, he or she has been exposed to everything. we've given them every problem they could have seen. >> reporter: and the skies are crowded. here at jfk, they handle 80 flights per hour, typically on three runways. but that could increase in the afternoon and the evening push. and while minor runways close calls increased, the number of serious close calls has dropped, from 34 involving commercial aircraft in 2000 to just three in 2010. >> there is some kind of communications problem. >> reporter: as the nation's controllers keep a daily vigil on safety. for "today," tom costello, new york, new york. >> now here is amy. >>> now to the troubling new report on vitamins and the health risk they may cause. for adult women, taking supplements could lead to unhealthy levels of vitamines and minerales and result in an ea

where kids can of blood testimonials about their own public service in the spirit of jfk. sponsored conferences on the presidency, civil rights, scientific innovation, and the space program. that quest for nuclear disarmament. policies that continue to ship part-of the estimate. we publish the interviews i mother gave as part of an oral history project in which more than 1,000 people were interviewed about my father's life and career. she mailed a letter -- the she often spoke of them simeons john few other people knew of their existence. she never gave another interview on the subject. the underlying goal of the oral history project which was the largest of its kind at the time was to capture recollections while there were fresh and for the stories had been told a million times or become overly mythologized. no one interview was expected to be complete or comprehensive. together with the underlying documentary record and historical archive house here at the kennedy library, it was hoped that they might form a composite picture that will be valuable in later years. it to m

. >> outraged passengers lashed out at jet blue after they spent 8 hours on the tarmac at jfk. power outages made correcting problems very difficult. >>> after the rare wintery saturday in october here the weather has calmed down, thank you very much. take a live look outside, sunshine, blue skies and crisp temperatures and first morning weather coverage, marty bass. bernadette woods is in the first morning weather center. >>> good afternoon, happy halloween and people want know what is going to be for our trick or treat forecast. we started at 30 degrees. it was cold. we are rebounding nicely, up to 53 already. we will show you knot going on around the region. when we open it up it's a little bit different. there are two different parts to the storm moving our way. neither as strong as this weekend's event. they are going to have effect for some of us. for more, out to marty bass in the outback. >> reporter: thank you very much. good afternoon, let's look at a graphic we got for you. clouds increase through the afternoon. probably mostly cloudy tonight keeping us a teeny bit w

but despite thousands of hits, jack wandered around jfk for two months. then last night, the cat was found when he suddenly fell through ceiling tile similar to these in the american airlines terminal. >> instincts take over after a while. they will look to find food to eat. >> it's those instinct survivals that has allowed cats and dogs to survive for millions of years. >> reporter: jack has only been given a 50-50 chance of surviving. >> he's storing fat in his cells. now he has what is called a fatty liver. that's a pretty serious illness. >> reporter: the diagnosis is a direct result of being malnourished for so long. supporters hope that after all he's been through, this courageous cat has at least one more life left in him. >> american airlines said once jack is ready to travel, the airline will fly him to california to be reunited with his owner. >>> it is the most familiar sound on the streets of new york city. but now, it could cost cab drivers a pretty penny. yeah. new york city is actually stepping up its enforcement of its no-honking law. i di

our jet blue flight from syracuse to jfk, new york, almost made it in. but it was diverted at the last minute and the crew said the ground navigational gear may have broke. i always hear of these travel horror stories and you hope one day you're not one of those stories. and so a flight that would normally take 45 minutes has taken so far seven hours. and we don't know yet if we'll be taking off. a remarkably calm and good humored group of passengers. if it was a different set of people traveling from new york, i would say people would have lost more patience. there was at one point a call for a doctor on the plane and someone was administered oxygen. back to you. >> we're looking at a shot of you on the plane. it looks like you're surrounded by some very frustrated passengers. one of the passengers on board your plane e-mailed us and described the nation as a nightmare. so i guess you would concur as well. richard roth, thank you. best of luck to you. we'll check back with richard roth a little later on. >>> in two minutes, something you don't satisfy e

you knew everyone, like this book is full of stories of you and martin luther king, sinatra, jfk, rfk. how did you have your fingers in so many other pies. how did you-- what was your connection to all these people? >> i just had a great lust for life and lust for what was going on in america. and just wanted very much to be involved in where the times were going. >> stephen: but you're a muss ig though. why was a musician involved in so much activism. shouldn't you just be singing the banana boat song. which by the way is one of the finest banana counting songs ever. (laughter) >> i must tell you that that song has an awful lot to do with the events of the day. >> stephen: really? >> yeah, if you stop and really listen to the lyrics of the banana boat song, it's a work song, it's a song about people doing grueling work on a plantation. and to turn that into an anthem that people would be singing, especially at new york yankee games, ever been to a yankee game. >> stephen: i have, yeah. >> every now again you here ta-ooo. and the whole stadium goes newspaper a big day-o shout. >> step

records as it moved north, tying up air travel as thousands face delays and cancellations at newark and jfk. passengers on a jetblue flight diverted to connecticut waited seven hours on the plane before finally being cleared for the airport terminal. and as residents continued to dig out and the frost starts to melt off the pump kips -- >> i think we're in for a bigger, bad winter. here we are in october and we've got snow. >> reporter: winter is still more than six weeks away. nbc news. >>> meanwhile, a storm of controversy is swirling around gop the presidential candidate herman cain. a recent report, which has not been confirmed by nbc news, claims two former female employees accuse cain of sexual ly inappropriate behavior. tracie potts joins us with more on that and the latest polls. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. good morning, everyone. politico is reporting that two women who worked with cain in the 90s accused him of inappropriate behavior, that they ended up leaving their jobs with a payout and are prevented, are barred from talking about this at all. cain's spokespe

. >>> plus, happy ending for this san jose feline who disappeared more than two months ago at jfk airport in >>> watch what happens when a sandstorm blows through a wedding in arizona. this happened last month. they tried to exchange their vows things went a little crazy. the storm wouldn't stop but they persevered. they just started doing a ceremony where they pour two bottles of sands into one they kept their cool and kept their clothes on except for the veil and wrapped up quickly. >> if they can weather that storm, they are good. folks in the yucatan of mexico are looking at a different storm. >> still hurricane season that's why it is so cheap to go to that area this tim. it is going to move off quickly. another extreme, how about snow in denver. high temperature monday was 80°. right now it is 29 with snow falling. they are going to get around six inches to possibly a foot, a couple feet in the mountains to the west. one of the more known ski areas nice layer of early season snow. here we are opposite only weather worries we have are the fire danger. other than that smooth sailing.

like this book is full of stories of you and martin luther king, sinatra, jfk, railroad rfk. how did you have your fingers in so many other pies? how -- what was your connection to all these people? >> i just had a great lust for life and lust for what was going on in america. and just wanted very much to be involved in where the times were going. >> you are a muss ig, though, why was a musician involved in so much activism. shouldn't you just be singing the banana boat songs. which by the way is one of the finest banana counting songs ever. >> i must tell you that that song has an awful lot to do with the events of the day. >> stephen: really. >> yeah, if you stop and you really listen to the lyrics of the banana boat song, it is a work song, about people doing grueling work on a plantation. >> exactly. and to turn that into an anthem that people would be singing, especially at new york yankee games. you ever go to a yankee game. >> stephen: i have, yeah. >> well, every now and then you here day-o. and the whole stadium goes up in a big day-oh shout. >> stephen: did you get

arbabsiar was arrested at jfk airport on september 29th. since then, not only has he confessed but he's also already identified iranian officials. both men were charged yesterday in new york federal court on conspiring to murder a foreign official. >> this conspiracy was conceived. it was sponsored and was directed from iran and constitutes a flagrant violation of u.s. and international law. >> reporter: in addition to the enormous international implications, this could have had serious consequences here in washington. the plan was to kill the saudi ambassador by bombing his favorite d.c. restaurant. now, which restaurant we still don't know. but what we do know is that the iranian defendants were willing to kill innocent americans if that's what it took to get the saudi ambassador. >> they had no regard for their intended victim, no regard for innocent citizens who might have been hurt or killed. >> reporter: so far, the iranian government has denied all of the charges. in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> secretary of state hilla

. >> reporter: federal agents arrested 56-year-old at jfk airport on september 29. they say he has confessed and identified iranian officials. the other suspect is member of iran's special operations unit and is still at large in iran. they say he hired a hit man he believed worked for a mexican drug cartel, the men were charged here inside this federal courthouse on inspiring to kill the diplomat even though one of them is not in u.s. country. secretary of state the leverage for other country to apply sanctions. >> this kind of action, which violates international norm, must be ended. >> iran denied the allegation. in new york brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> justice department officials say the suspect was planning to pay $1.5 million for for the assassination, he's being held without bail. >>> he agonizes over his new role fight being the rebels. >> it's something that i struggle with, and i i hope i don't have -- maybe that's it, i don't know. >> matthew van dyk is caught up in the battle. he started fighting after escaping after prison. he told his family he plan

. >> reporter: one of the suspects was arrested last month at new york's jfk airport. 56-year-old, a u.s. citizen with an u.s. passport, made an appearance in a manhattan court. the other is said to be a part of the quds force. they tried to enlist the help of a mexican cartel but the contact was an undercover source working for the u.s. government. brian mooar, nbc. >>> a look at other stories making news early today in america. ahead-on collision killed three people and hospitalized 11 others with major injuries in illinois monday. the deadly crash occurred when an suv crossed over into oncoming traffic colliding with a van carrying retired and assisted living residents. the driver and two passengers died. >>> a string of robberies in north carolina have been committed by a ban wearing a famous crime fighters mask. police say in three alleged armed robberies, spider-man entered with a gun, demanded money and cigarettes, and then escaped on foot. >>> a tennessee man made a startling discovery in his backyard. yep, that is a two-headed snake. the body is shared but both heads on the