beautification. i want to give you a sense of what the portola neighborhood association. on the screen we see our mission really is to revitalize san bruno ave. and it comes a lot of forms. increasing, kniss and pride to our arts and beautification work with property owners to fill storefronts and we help them existing merchants with running the businesses and how they improve their businesses. that helps in doing that we hope other shopping districts good so, overall we try to attract all kinds of resources to provide physical improvements to improve the access and safety through the commercial corridor. so we see we have three different committees on our association can we have our business development committee to arts and beautification and safety and transportation in all three communities committees work together in harmony to make sure make all these things happen. so, i want to introduce alex hobbs, who is cochair of our arts and beautification committee and i think we have two chairs that co

alyx: the city council announced last night that they have approved the beautification downtown and it is happening this morning at 10:00 a.m.. wells fargo along with community leaders are making another announcement but are staying tightlipped but we know the mayor will be there along with higher ups with wells fargo to announce something else that had to do with beautifying the area at walnut street. eric: also downtown, they will start demolishing an old building that stands in the way of a new hotel. the des moines city council approved the final details of the hotel next to the iowa events. the board of supervisors will vote on the agreement today. eric: we will be back in the courtroom for more testimony in the murder trial of -- he is charged in the beating death of 97-year-old rupert anderson last year. we will also be looking to see what happens when local fast food workers walk off the job. it is part of a protest to bring attention to low minimum wage. shaina: workers want $15 per hour. the economy will be a big topic at the republican presidential debate in milwaukee. eight

alyx: a beautification project on walnut street, we are live there with an update for you on how city council wants to move forward and another announcement expected. shaina: the football team is back on the field, after the demands are met. metinka: today is the quiet before the storm, a powerful storm system will bring unseasonably warm temperatures. elizabeth: we will take a quick look at the roads, this is a

i don't know that standing on that string like that is beautif beauti but it's okay. >> he's been doing it two years. it's cool at the waterfall but it's because of the catching of the light and this beautiful rainbow. he's right there as the rainbow goes pretty straight through the middle of his body. >> he was bobbing and weaving so much i was wondering is this brother going to fall? >> that's reality. >> let's head over to atlantic city, new jersey, where the fire department has been called because this little guy is hanging on by a thread. poor little thing. this sea gull has been caught on a chimney. he's dang ling by a fishing cord. >> you'll see these firefighters put fort a tremendous amount of effort to bring this little bird down. they bring in the ladder truck and the firefighters proceed to go up. they take out wire cutters and start trying to get this bird down. >> you know what would be really funny, if the sea gull goes to the fire truck and steals their lunch. >> a sea gull kind of move. >> it is. come on. they do that all the time. >> moving over to ontario where neighb

it was president johnson, urged on by lady bird who sthind highway beautification act in 1965 to limit unsightly roadside mess. upon the bill's passage, president johnson said, beauty belongs to the all the people and so long as i'm president, what has been divinely given by nature will not be recklessly taken away by man. by conducting a nationwide study, we can begin to see where the conversions make sense across the country. with that, i reserve my time. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. shuster: i seek time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. shuster: as always, i appreciate the gentlelady from california and her hard work, a valued member of the committee, although on this amendment, i don't believe it has to do with transportation policy. i think it's a good thing when you bury power lines for a lot of reasons. appearance, weather, all those things. but i don't believe this is a federal issue. nor do i believe the u.s. department of transportation is the appropriate agency to determine the c

. >> it's part of a city beautification project. our devin has plans on how they plan to plant change. >> reporter: they plan to transform empty lots into an asset for the entire community. >> we have this opportunity that concerns a blighted, empty property that may not be developed for quite awhile and to temporarily turn it into an urban garden. >> reporter: san jose city councilman is working on a plan to give property owners a tax break in exchange for letting people use their undeveloped land for small community gardens. the plan is to start with county-owned land inside the city of san jose. while coming up with rules for private property owners. >> this is not a program for the property owner to grow their own vegetables and fruits and not allow any other community participation. it definitely has to be open to the community. it's a public benefit. >> reporter: the city estimates there's more than 500 tracts of land that might qualify for the program, which typically requires a five-year commitment. >> certainly putting land

there will be traffic, parking, some beautification. cynthia: phase one will replace the dark and outdated streetscape with new landscaping and lighting. the city will remove the bus shelters and resurface the roadway to create a unique pedestrian and bike friendly district that will look similar to this. >> this is the first step. i think it is no different if you look at what we did with the east village. we did a hardscape, did everything on the streetscape. cynthia: they then hope to attract new trendy shops and restaurants all along here. >> get that real city feel, that would be good. >> i don't want to walk all the way to the east village to do some shopping. downtown used to be a hotspot for that, i think it should be again, especially since we got all this residential coming in cynthia: blackbird investments plans to restore the old tea room, build 60 apartments, an underground parking garage, and bring in retail shops on the ground floor. that is expected to spur more development on walnut street. kevin: we keep loving the for

"i'd love to see more development of trails, but also i think the beautification is important because it's right off of the interstate." ininrstate.""i would like to see kayaking opportunities, boat rental opportunities, a beach." beach." "as far bs the fishing part, bringing the water leveve up so the fish can survive the winter because it's shallow." the written and spoken ideas were not in in, the friends of cedar lake say it's all a plan for the ture. future. "we envisiononthat those things will start happening as early as next spring."some say it's not just about the lake, it's also about the morale of the city. city. "a lot of people drive by and n't even think about or realize it's there and then when you go there, it's like it's been forgotten."but a cleaner lake could mean a better feel for the people who call cedar rapids home. home. "a destinatioio too...what's there to do in cedar rapids, well come on, let's show you. it would be a great thing." there are two phases to the improvements...the first phase should begin as soon as the spring time.covering the corridor in cedar

the expansion would have also included a median for beautification and pedestrian safety. this idea has had opponents since it was first brought up in 2013. some worry about increased traffic through town and that it would put the roadway too close to their homes. also at the polls yesterday, sioux city city council member rhonda capron was re-elected, holding off a challenge by thomas venesky. and voters in sheldon approved a two-percent increase in the hotel- motel tax. it'll go to seven percent on january first. woodbury county is moving forward with a plan to light all county buildings with energy efficient l-e-d bulbs. supervisors have awarded a 522-thousand dollar bid for the lights. the next step is to approve bids to contractors, then installation will begin. supervisor jeremy taylor pushed for the project. "we're ecstatic," said woodbury county supervisor jeremy taylor. "it's a great thing for taxpayers and the taylor says it will take less than three years for the county to recoup the intial investment through lower power bills. woodbury county will be the first

they call it the better way beautification program. >> i like to do honest work. and get paid for it without asking people. >> reporter: attitudes like that are why albuquerque launched the idea. mayor richard barry was inspired after seeing a homeless man holding a sign that said, "will work." >> we're not just giving somebody a handout. we're actually giving them that dignity of work and we're making our city more beautiful. >> reporter: albuquerque has about 1,200 homeless people, including jerry ford. >> i feel like it's an opportunity for me. >> reporter: remember that empty street corner? this is where he'd be standing today. instead he's here earning nine bucks an hour. >> i can use this money to go get a room instead of sleeping on the streets. >> reporter: the program runs every tuesday and thursday. since starting in september, cole has filled his van every single time. >> if there were no limits, i think i could probably fill a a couple of school buses. >> reporter: as a bonus, workday is also payday. their reward for leaving the street corners and leav

. -- parking, beautification. cynthia: phase one will replace the dark and outdated streetscape with new landscaping and lighting. the city will remove the bus shelters and resurface the roadway to create a unique pedestrian and bike friendly district. >> this is a first step look at east village. we went in and did a hardscape and look what you got in east village. cynthia: they then hope to attract new trendy shops and restaurants all along here. >> get that real city feel that would be good. >> i don't want to walk all the way to east village to shop . downtown used to be a hotspot for that. i think it should be again since we got all this residential coming in. these old buildings. eric: blackbird investments plans to restore the old tea room and build 60 apartments an underground parking garage and shops which is expected to spur more development on walnut street. still ahead on kcci minimum wage. a crucial issue for presidential candidates. where iowa stacks up compared to the rest of the region. elizabeth:

nuzzi talks about how the most rituals are tainted by money like the procedures for beautification and canonization, marketplace in which millions of dollars change hands. the vatican's response to the book says then twofold, first, a statement attacking the them as the fruit of a grave betrayal of the pope's trust. and arrested two people who were on the commission, one a priest, and the other a woman, who was a public relations expert. they are accused of leaking the information on the commission, including actual recordings of the pope at private meetings. the second book called after err is details lavish lifestyle, like a $26,000 helicopter ride for the vatican's then secretary of state, later fired by the pope, whose effort at reform may be helped by these revelations. >> there must be a clean-up of vatican finances so in a way pope francis comes out looking really good. >> barry peterson, cbs news, london. >>> looking to improve your golf game? aren't we all? we'll show you a guy who used the longest club ever, maybe it will help, probably not, and protesters repelling down the

. >> the procedures for beautification and caninization, a marketplace in which millions of dollars change hands. the vatican's response has been two fold, first, calling them fruit of the pope's betrayed trust. and they are accused of leaking information, including actual recourtedings of the pope at private meetings. >> the fact that these arrests have come so close to the release of the backs, sort of indicates that we should see franceis in line with people in the church. >> though our other allegations weren't earth shaking, this was one of the main reasons pope benedict resigned. $400,000 sent in by churches to help the porand instead went towards vatican office expenses. >>> they're offering a an $11,000 reward for information on a gunman that killed a 9-year-old boy. he had been shot in the head. it is not clier if he was a target or an innocent bistandard. cbs news has been asking for suggestions in our series, voices against violence. we have two views tonight. >>> i'm larry pratt, director of gun owners of america, where we have advocated that the problem of mass murder in this

. >> the procedures for beautification and caninization, a marketplace in which millions of dollars change hands. the vatican's response has been two fold, first, calling them fruit of the pope's betrayed trust. information, including actual recourtedings of the pope at private meetings. >> the fact that these arrests have come so close to the release of the backs, sort of indicates that we should see france eis in line with people in the church. >> though our other allegations weren't earth shaking, this was one of the main reasons pope benedict resigned. $400,000 sent in by churches to help the porand instead went towards vatican office expenses. >>> they're offering a an $11,000 reward for information on a gunman that killed a 9-year-old boy. he had been shot in the head. target or an innocent bistandard. cbs news has been asking for suggestions in our series, voices against violence. we have two views tonight. >>> i'm larry pratt, director of gun owners of america, where we have advocated that the problem of mass murder in this country is the gun free zone. we have a federal law that s

the police department and a number of agencies sponsored the event to mark a beautification project. the city and the residents have worked together to cleanup the neighborhood around 71st avenue and hamilton street. today's block party was a chance for the neighborhood to get to know the officers who patrol their streets. >> today was just a celebratory event to prove that working together with the community and the city department, look at what happens today. everybody is here partying. >> alameda county, bart, and the highway patrol also sponsored the party. >> a new hospital in san francisco funded in park by facebook's founder is one step closer to reality. more than a thousand people showed up for the event at the zuckerberg center. the power couple donated $75 million to help build the facility. >> it sends a message to our businesses and entrepreneurs that giving to public hospitals is a good thing to do. >> now, that 453,000 square foot facility is set to open next spring. >>> a stunning revelation in louisiana. democrats were elected to a statewide position in that state as

"i'd love to see more development of trails, but also i think the beautification is important because it's right off of the interstate." interstate.""i would like to see kayaking opportunities, boat rental opportunities, a beach." beach." "as far as the fishing part, bringing the water level up so the fish can survive the winter because it's shallow." the written and spoken ideas were not in vain, the friends of cedar lake say it's all a plan for the future. future. "we envision that those things will start happening as early as next spring."some say it's not just about the lake, it's also about the morale of the city. city. "a lot of people drive or realize it's there and then when you go there, it's like it's been forgotten."but a cleaner lake could mean a better feel for the people who call cedar rapids home. home. "a destination, too...what's there to do in cedar rapids, well come on, let's show you. it would be e greaeathing." there are two phases to the improvements...the first phase should begin as soon as the spring time.covering the corridor in cedar rapids, dora miller fox 2

from 1992 to 2013, over $1.3 billion was spent on landscaping and scenic beautification. with data shows over 61,000 bridges classified as structurally deficient and 65% of rds in the united states in less than good condition, this is outrageous. i appreciate roadside landscaping but given today's limited highway dollars, these initiatives are best left to volunteer organizations such as the popular adopt a highway program. we must ensure that federal funds are applied where they're needed most and that's upgrading and improve our national infrastructure. and i reserve the balance of my time. mr. defazio: claim time in opposition. i appreciate the gentlelady's concern about the condition of our bridges and i talked a lot of time on that issue and opposed the stimulus bill. but in this case, i think perhaps there is some drafting errors in the amendment because it would preclude using these funds for rest areas, which i, i think, is problematic, we have a crisis in terms of safe places for people to pull over, both commercial truck drivers and individuals. i assume the gen

for example, one of her main assistants in the beautification program was a woman who worked the entire time for mrs. johnson on the program but was being paid by the department of interior. and then there was also lady bird johnson's business history. this very good record of making money with radio stations. so when i finch issued that book on first ladies in 1987, i thought there's more to this story, and there were lots of other things that didn't ring through toot of at the time. how her mother died and how she got the name lady bird. and that's the reason i wanted to write this book ump was very lucky because during the six years i wrote the book, many more records became available. course in the intervening years there were more books -- a biography of lady bird, articles, books about lyndon johnson, but when i started writing this book, the new materials that came out were just astounding. i mean, the courtship letters which you can see online. just good lbj, library.org and you can read the courtship letters. that changed my opinion entirely of lyndon and lady bird johnson and

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when you read it, it's actually the same triangle, but it's had corrective surgery at the "isosceles beautification institute." [ laughter ] >> seth: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> so the message there is you love yourself. you don't have to spend all this effort. >> seth: so shapes is a big part, a big theme in this book. >> some of them, yeah. >> seth: because next we have -- this is a circle with arthritis. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: be honest. you didn't go to art school? >> what's that? >> seth: you did not go to art school? >> some people call these drawings, like, the style is "simple" or "naive." i prefer the term, "perfect." >> seth: perfect? [ laughter ] >> but yeah, you know how hollywood, there is sexism, ageism, racism in hollywood? even in the world of fonts. like "helvetica" is very ageist. you never see an older o, or an older, like, zero in there. but here is one that's obviously can still work. >> seth: so this is really about ageism. >> yeah, it's about ageism. -- in helvetica. [ laughter ] >> seth: explain this pencil. i don't -- who would use this this pencil? >>

when you read it, it's actually the same triangle, but it's had corrective surgery at the "isosceles beautification institute." [ laughter ] >> seth: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> so the message there is you love yourself. you don't have to spend all this effort. >> seth: so shapes is a big part, a big theme in this book. >> some of them, yeah. >> seth: because next we have -- this is a circle with arthritis. >> yeah. >> seth: be honest. you didn't go to art school? >> what's that? >> seth: you did not go to art school? >> some people call these drawings, like, the style is "simple" or "naive." >> seth: perfect? [ laughter ] >> but yeah, you know how hollywood, there is sexism, ageism, racism in hollywood? even in the world of fonts. like "helvetica" is very ageist. you never see an older o, or an older, like, zero in there. but here is one that's obviously can still work. >> seth: so this is really about ageism. >> yeah, it's about ageism. -- in helvetica. [ laughter ] >> seth: explain this pencil. i don't -- who would use this this pencil? >> you're a great writer. you would not use th

when yououead it, it's actually the same triangle, but it's had corrective surgery at the "isosceles beautification institute." [ laughter ] >> seth: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> so the message there is you love yourself. you don't have to spend all this effort. >> seth: so shapes is a big part, a big theme in this book. >> some of them, yeah. >> seth: because next we have ---- this is a circle with arthritis. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: be honest. you didn't go to art school? >> what's that? >> seth: you did not go to art school? >> some people call these drawings, like, the style is "simple" or "naive." i prefer the term, "perfect." >> seth: perfect? [ laughter ] >> b b yeah, you know how hollywood, there is sexism, ageism, racism in hollywood? even in the world of fonts. like "helvetica" is very ageist. you never see an older o, or an older, like, zero in there. but here is one that's obviously can still work. >> seth: so this is really about ageism. >> yeah, it's about ageism. -- in helvetica. [ laughter ] >> seth: explain this pencil. i don't -- who would use this this pencil? >

when you read it, it's actually the same triangle, but it's had corrective surgery at the "isosceles beautification institute." [ laughter ] >> seth: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> so the message there is you love yourself. you don't have to spend all this effort. >> seth: so shapes is a big part, a big theme in this book. >> some of them, yeah. >> seth: because next we have -- this is a circle with arthritis. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: be honest. you didn't go to art school? >> what's that? >> seth: you did not go to art school? drawings, like, the style is "simple" or "naive." i prefer the term, "perfect." >> seth: perfect? [ laughter ] >> but yeah, you know how hollywood, there is sexism, ageism, racism in hollywood? even in the world of fonts. like "helvetica" is very ageist. you never see an older o, or an older, like, zero in there. but here is one that's obviously can still work. >> seth: so this is really about ageism. >> yeah, it's about ageism. -- in helvetica. [ laughter ] >> seth: explain this pencil. i don't -- who would use this this pencil? >> you're a great writer. you

. >> the procedures for beautification and caninization, a marketplace in which millions of dollars change hands. the vatican's response has been fruit of the pope's betrayed trust. and they are accused of leaking information, including actual recourtedings of the pope at private meetings. >> the fact that these arrests have come so close to the release of the backs, sort of indicates that we should see france eis in line with people in the church. >> though our other allegations weren't earth shaking, this was one of the main reasons pope benedict resigned. $400,000 sent in by churches to help the porand instead went towards vatican office expenses. >>> they're offering a an $11,000 reward for information on a gunman that killed a 9-year-old boy. he had been shot in the head. it is not clier if he was a target or an innocent bistandard. cbs news has been asking for suggestions in our series, voices against violence. we have two views tonight. >>> i'm larry pratt, director of gun owners of america, where we have advocated that the problem of mass murder in this country is the gun free zone

city leaders have a big announcement planned for later today -- as part of the beautification project. 24-year-old sundayboy tarlue is in jail this morning... accused of sexually assaulting a teenager after an incident on halloween. police say the girl left north side library... and was approached by tarlue. officials say he touched her inappropriately and the middle school aged girl reported the incident to her principal two days later. tarlue remains in the polk county jail this morning with no bond. still no arrests yet in the thefts of prescription drugs from two des moines medicap pharmacies. one on easton, the other on beaver. the suspects snatched bottles of oxymorphone, morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and oxycontin. des moines police are working to see if the same people may have committed both crimes. kcci 8 traffic! any accident locations are plotted on the map. your mobile speed unit good morning. it's a cool start with temps in the 30s but it will be a nice day with highs either side of 60 with clouds on the increase. stay weather aware wednesday with the potential for s

you've cleaned all baked-on business from meals past with easy-off, so the only thing they see is that beautif bird. go ahead. let 'em judge.e. guys listen up! jake, put that down point it at the ground til your ready that's not the ground leo put that down when your day goes on and on, you need8 hour odor protection that goes on c car for no white marks. >>> president obama is calling r a new program to help released convicts ease their way back into society. the president visited a drug treatment center in newark, new jersey, calling for job placement, housing assistance, and mental health services for those recently released. it comes as thousands of non-violent drug offenders are bebeg set free from fededel prisons to ease overcrowding. justice correspondent jeff pegues has details. >> this is about as far r i can go. >> reporter: after being in a halfway house and under home arrest for five months, 50-year-old michael higgins became a free man. the former public school teacher served ten years in federal prison forealing meth and ecstasy. >> i was released two years early, and i am so gra

it is just a disgusting reminder of the kind of litter prone, d beautification of our wilderness that goes on in the u.s.. this woman sounds very articulate and intelligent. i wish you would put your talents to work to solve environmental problems instead of creating environmental problems. talk about the environmental claims, because that is what you looked into. thing to note here is that the plastic bag caught in a tree thing is an incredibly visible sign and it bothers a lot of people. this collar is not alone -- ca ller is not alone. there are several african countries that refer to plastic bags in trees as the kenyan flower. i actually think if you read the article what you will see is that what i am doing here is trying to help people do what is best for the environment. i think everyone wants to do the right thing and we saw that with the anxiety of paper over plastic. now it's the same with three usable bags. there are always down sides to every choice, and i think people are a little bit line to the downside of reusable bags, including the fact that a very small percentage o