it's not farrell's and sweet pete's, it's sweet pete's and farrell's. honestly, allison, it looks like [bleep] lemonis: i think we're making a i we worked with pg&eof to save energy because wenie. wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. by trying to keep this thing alive. ♪ travis: no. i believe in the concept. lemonis: but it hasn't worked. travis: it hasn't worked under the old regime. i can tell you this much, marcus. i know for a fact my operational model is successful, and can be successful for both of us. lemonis: i think part of the reason that i really love working with travis is that it's always about the business. it's never about him. okay. let'

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paul: my uncle would take me to farrell's growing up. and farrell's is part of families. it was part of mine, and it's part of millions as they grow up. lemonis: lot of childhood memories. mike: when we closed mission viejo earlier this year, it was one of the worst days of my life. bob had passed away at the time. [ voice breaking ] he was... he would not have been happy. 'cause he never -- bob never had a store close. lemonis: so, what happened in mission viejo? mike: a bunch of things happened. first of all, our rent was high. then there was another very popular restaurant across from us. ultimately, we weren't able to pay rent. the other problem we had, we had operational issues. we were running high in food. lemonis: whose responsibility is that? mike: paul has handled all of that. paul: [ chuckling ] yeah. lemonis: okay. normally when you meet somebody that has business partners, they don't start ratting people out this quickly. i thought it was a little peculiar that, right out of the rip, he tells me, "well, we had this one location, and it didn't do well. oh, by

thank you, mayor farrell. now it's my great pleasure to introduce president of the board of supervis super superviseors which includes japan town. so supe supervise other reid. >> thank you and i want to ask my colleagues to also join me on this platform tonight. all the supervise sores -- all the supervisors. and senator scott wiener am i know everyone isn't on the program. i see the senior college and community board members thank you both for being here today am i know that everyone isn't on the program but i wanted to make sure that you all know that the elected family is here today in celebration of lunar new year. i want to rec nice this is the first time we are without our mayor, mayor ed lee. so i want to take a moment of silence in his honour because he loved this time of year. he would have been right here celebrating every single moment with each and every one of us. and so if we can just take a moment of silence. thank you, everyone. and with that, in his honour, we celebrate -- we did this city pr

farrell. quick questions. the first is, what are the legal the memo, one f intelligence committee after nother keep look intoing more and more allegations and probably obtained information? is second question i have does this not cast out on the entire institution of the f.b.i. and their methods? and isn't that a bit of a stretch to make? the third question is, don't you think accountability works politicians and the f.b.i., because both groups the law?e who uphold anyway, thank you very much for taking my call. host: sure. so implication of the are that there was an abuse of the system in process. it appears to have been deliberate thoughtful literally. how that plays out, i think is a attorney general has now referred to the d.o.j. o.i.g. the is my interpretation of nunes memo w. respect to institutional problems at department of justice and f.b.i., yeah, there really needs to be a house cleaning. i don't he kind of, know whether it is sad or shocking or both. this is sort of abuse or concerted effort, let's

mayor mark farrell. >> it is surreal. it is surreal. it obviously affects every part of your life. >> it will take place february 24th. >> reporter: from the daily meetings and appearances. >> talk about the security detail. is it strange having people follow you? >> yeah. it is one of the bigger differences. >> everywhere you go. >> everywhere i do. >> reporter: two weeks ago he was district 2 supervisor. it ended the night of january 23rd. >> the committee of the whole has selected supervisor farrell. >> going into last tuesday's board of supervisors meeting, did you already know what the outcome was going to be? >> no. i knew it was a possibility but nothing is an surety. especially not with the san francisco board of supervisors. >> the argument from some supervisors that you were part of the back room deal, old school san francisco politics. not that that is illegal. >> sure. >> that happens. it is politics. but that didn't occur. >> nothing could be further from the truth. again, there were so many discussions happening across all

mayor farrell grew up in these city parks. he worked at the city recreation and park department, and because of his leadership on proposition b, we are well poised to care for this incredible gift. ladies and gentlemen, mayor farrell. [applause] >> all right. happy valentine's day, everybody. anybody forgot to get flowers, we've got roses up here for you, by the way. i just want to say who an honor it is to be here. opening up parks is probably the best thing any of us get to do being up here on stage. first of all, i would like to get a round of applause for phil ginser for the entire rec and parks department. yes, i was at rec and parks for an entire summer, and they had me back at city hall. i want to say what an amazing thing to be here tonight to reopen our parks, because parks are all about families, they're about children, they are about seniors. they are the great equalizer in san francisco. it is for everybody in our city to enjoy, and what an amazing place that we have, two new playgrounds in civic center for our cit

thank you. >> thank you, mayor farrell. i now want to ask up the president of the board of supervisors, london breed, who i know is also introducing legislation as this is a state local partnership. >> thank you, senator. thank you, everyone for being here today. good morning, and welcome to district five. i'm excited to be here at the richardson apartments because right here is the product of hard work and the investment that we need to make as a community and as a city to stablize and house the most vulnerable population we have in our city. for those of you who don't know, this beautiful property was opened in 2011, and thanks to the work of community housing partnership who is here today, these 120 units of supportive housing have transformed lives of countless individuals who were all formerly homeless. what our residents grappling with drug abuse, homelessness and mental illness need is a unique individualized term. not one organization or city department or family member will achieve this goal alone, and no one polic

farrell. quick questions. the first is, what are the legal the memo, one f intelligence committee after nother keep look intoing more and more allegations and probably obtained information? is second question i have does this not cast out on the entire institution of the f.b.i. and their methods? and isn't that a bit of a stretch to make? the third question is, don't you think accountability works politicians and the f.b.i., because both groups the law?e who uphold anyway, thank you very much for taking my call. host: sure. so implication of the are that there was an abuse of the system in process. it appears to have been deliberate thoughtful literally. how that plays out, i think is a attorney general has now referred to the d.o.j. o.i.g. the is my interpretation of nunes memo w. respect to institutional problems at department of justice and f.b.i., yeah, there really needs to be a house cleaning. i don't he kind of, know whether it is sad or shocking or both. this is sort of abuse or concerted effort, let's

chris farrell will also make his six nations debut. i have been talking to chris farrell for three or four years. i have been talking to chris farrell forthree orfouryears. he has i have been talking to chris farrell for three or four years. he has been a long—term project. but he did really well against argentina. so, yes, we are short on expert —— experience. we welcome back three lions and see three disappear so it is not ideal but at the same time, if you want to learn, what better environment than what will be a really white hot atmosphere on saturday. some of the other stories now. eddie van hoof has been dismissed from his post with british gymnastics. he was initially suspended as men's head national coach towards last year. following a subsequent investigation gymnastics governing body have today said there are irreconcilable differences between the two parties regarding leadership, conduct and the culture of coaching. italy are taking the lead in the cycle race in abu dhabi. he will be wearing their leader's red jersey

(applause) >> mayor farrell: thank you. i want to acknowledge all the elected officials here today, president london breed. (applause) supervisor safai. our district attorney george gaston. supervisor aaron peskin. supervisor katy tang. supervisor hillary ronen. supervisor kim. in representing district two, one of the great pleasures is working with our amazing neighborhood groups and we have some amazing people serving on the boards and amazing leaders that have dedicated their lives leading the neighborhood groups and i want to introduce one of them, she's been amazing to work with, i know she's a good friend of catherines and president of the cal-hallow association, laurie brooks. (applause) >> hello everyone. this is a complete honor that you have even asked me to do this. i will be a little more formal because i don't want to miss anything. i first met catherine in 2003 when she joined the association board. she was pregnant with her first shylocke child. when i joined a few years early, i too was pregnant with my firs

. >>> and as abc7 news reporter vic lee saying the letter stands to benefit from farrell being mayor. >> reporter: from the day he was sworn in as the city's top politician, he has taken a leave of absence from thayer ventures. >> i have taken a leave of absence. >> reporter: further proof he mea means it, farrell signed this agreement. he was officially on leave that he would receive no compensation and not perform any job duties. but now this letter has surfaced. a confidential memo saying in part farrell's four and a half term as mayor will become advantage to the long-term benefit supervisor malia cohen wondered if this was a conflict of interest. >> there should be an investigation to the validity of what was outlined. >> i didn't see the final letter. i understand why that was sent. >> reporter: why? >> well as my partner mentioned to assure our investors that after being mayor i would be returning. he discussed it, perhaps a boy choice of words. >> reporter: here at city hall most of those we spoke with who would not go on camera said the letter does not look go but no smoking

christopher farrell, thank you for this watch. thanks. caller: i'd like to say two things, first of all, we begin narratives all the time. in the case of the memo, when it out, it was initially to do this has nothing with anything, but the fact that oversight ee had responsibility for the f.b.i. department of justice nd what they are doing and in their disclosure, to do with the resentation of facts, so that we can determine whether or not eople were lie whenning they submitted information to the fisa court. about that.lk as far as the narrative goes. is a her narrative, that false one and has to do, again, thank you, mr. farrell, you made pretty well here, i've been on the phone waiting. the fact s back to that the russians getting electoral system is nothing new. nothing new at all. thanks.ay, caller, guest: yeah, the caller makes a great point. soviet union or modern-day russia, they have heir interests and their objectives. they are going to do what they think are in their best first interest, so we shouldn't be surprised they attempt

. >>> and as abc7 news reporter vic lee saying the letter stands to benefit from farrell being mayor. >> reporter: from the day he was sworn in as the city's top politician, he has taken a leave of absence from thayer ventures. >> i have taken a leave of absence. >> reporter: further proof he mea means it, farrell signed this agreement. he was officially on leave that he would receive no compensation and not perform any job duties. but now this letter has surfaced. a confidential memo saying in part farrell's four and a half term as mayor will become advantage to the long-term benefit supervisor malia cohen wondered if this was a conflict of interest. >> there should be an investigation to the validity of what was outlined. >> i didn't see the final letter. i understand why that was sent. >> reporter: why? >> well as my partner mentioned to assure our investors that after being mayor i would be returning. he discussed it, perhaps a boy choice of words. >> reporter: here at city hall most of those we spoke with who would not go on camera said the letter does not look go but no smoking

a letter says his company will benefit from farrell being mayor. reporter vic lee has the story. >> reporter: interim mayor mark farrell says from the day he was sworn in as the city's top politici politician, he's taken a leave of absence from his company which invests in travel technology companies. >> as a mayor, i've taken a leave of absence. >> as further proof he means it, he signed this agreement initiated by his firm and sent to the city attorney. he was officially on leave that he would receive no compensation and that he would not perform any job duties. but now, this letter has surfaced. a confidential memo written by his company's managing director, chris hemter. it says in part, farrell's 4 1/2 months term as mayor will become an advantage to the long-term benefit of thayer ventures. >> i was shocked to hear that it was written. >> one of the supervisors wondered if it was a conflict of interest. >> my next thought, there should be an investigation into the validity of what is outlined. >> we asked mayor farrell if he had seen the lett

our mayor, mayor mark farrell. [applause] >> mayor farrell: first of all, any deacons in the house? come on, we can cheer! all right. listen, i want to thank maria for all of your hard work on behalf of the city's families and children. i want to acknowledge a number of people here today. first of all, supervisor safai is here. district attorney gascon next to him and our school board members. we have our president. as well as commissioner walton. and as well as our vice president of our school, please give him a hand as well. and i know commissioner haney was coming as well. today is a chance to celebrate the bright future of our city's children here in san francisco. while we do honor the legacy of our late mayor, edwin lee. mayor lee was a longtime champion of children here in san francisco and today, we also will celebrate that. you know, it is our responsibility as a city to uphold the values of san francisco. of inclusiveness and hope that we ensure san francisco remains affordable for families. and that we invest in the health and success of all of san francisco's children. a

mayor mark farrell. >> it's surreal. and it affects every part of your life. >> reporter: february 24th. >> reporter: from the daily meetings and appearances to new surroundings. >> let's talk about the security detail. is it strange having people follow you? >> yeah. it's one of the bigger differences. >> reporter: everywhere you go? >> everywhere i go. >> reporter: two weeks ago he was a district 2 supervisor. and it ended the night of january 23rd. >> the committee has selected supervisor farrell. >> reporter: going into the meeting, did you know what the outcome was going to be? >> no. i knew it would be a possibility but nothing is a surety. certainly not on the board of supervisors. >> reporter: the argument from some is that you were part of a back room deal, the old school san francisco politics. not that that's illegal. it happens, it's politics. but that didn't occur. >> reporter: nothing consider further from the truth. there were so many discussions with so many people, so many different theories, and i guara

>> mayor farrell: i saw the report today. it is not shocking that car break-ins and property damage is high. it's something i hear from constituents about all the time. chief scott announced he is doubling the foot patrols and a separate unit dedicated to property crimes which is encouraging. what i had to ask him to do this week, do an analysis about the deployment of resources. we need to make sure we have the resources to combat this. i think we'll have to add resources, i think that is obvious, how we go about it, i want it to be analysis from the police department and something i will support moving forward. >> anything else? >> updates on when you plan to announce district two appointment to fill your vacancy on the board? >> mayor farrell: i will start to meet with people over the next few days. no definitive timeline but sooner rather than later. >> reporter: and do you anticipate policy -- >> other people have questions, too. >> reporter: how do you respond to the african american community by replacing london breed?

so again, thank you to jordan, supervisor ronen, to mayor farrell. this is great work today. [applause]. >> sorry. claire. i was just supposed to introduce claire who's so great, really doing a tremendous job in filling the shoes and taking on off tereaf teresa sparks, so i'd like to introduce claire farley, who's senior assistant to the mayor. >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm so happy to be here with all of you today in this historic moment, and this would not be possible without you, mayor farrell, for your continued support of making sure that our city is committed to lgbt folks. also, thank you to supervisor ronen for your incredible leadership on this, as well as your office, and specifically, also to supervisor sheehy, and all the cosponsors on this important legislation. i also want to take a moment to thank joerd on and the -- jordan and all the members on the sro task force. this victory really does belong to all of you, so thank you. [applause]. >> as trans and gender nonconforming people, we are all to familiar with the stress, the violence that comes with trying t

. >> reporter: interim mayor mark farrell saying he has taken a leave of absence from his business. >> as a mayor, i have taken a leave of absence. farrell signed this agreement and sent to the city attorney that he was officially on leave and would not perform any job duties. now this letter has surfaced. become an advantage to the long-term benefit of thayer ventures. supervisor malia cohen was one of who we spoke with. >> my next thought was there should be an investigation into the validity of what is outlined. >> reporter: we asked mayor farrell if he saw the letter before it was sent. >> i did not see the final letter. as my partner mentioned, to ensure our investors after being mayor i would be returning. i think he discussed perhaps a poor choice of words. >> reporter: here at city hall most of who we spoke with said the letter does not look good but no smoking gun. >> officials are hiring an outside consultant to review a confrontation between a protester last week. marching on campus demanding that charges be dropped. arresting cole. supporters say a wide coalition of groups

know what the problem is already. >> reporter: farrell says instead the d.a.'s office and police need to partner up. >> they always need to work closely together. and you know, they have had different conflicting relationships over time. we need our police department and d.a.'s offices to be strong and the courts to be strong. >> it's shocking how big a problem it is that the thieves are emboldened to do it in the middle of the day on a busy sidewalk. they can do it and get away with it. >> reporter: o'connor says this hasn't just happened to his personal car. it's also happened to marked fire department vehicles in the city. he wants police to get more resources to tackle the problem. in san francisco, susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> a climate plan, reduce greenhouse gas emissions as defined in the paris accord. san jose plans to produce more solar power and lower water consumption. president trump withdrew from the paris climate accord last year. san jose is now one of the first cities in the u.s. to develop such a plan. >>> a state lawmaker from san jose wants to

. >> i mark farrell. >> i mark farrell. >> do solemnly swear. >> that i'm support and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> and the constitution of california. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> i will bear true faith in allegiance. >> to the constitution of the united states. >> and the constitution of the state of california. >> i take this obligation freely. >> without any reservation or purpose of evading. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties upon which i'm about to enter. >> and during such time as i hold the mayor of city and county of san francisco. (cheering) >> good evening everybody. it is an honor to stand before you this evening. the past six weeks have been an incredible roller coaster for the city of san francisco. for those of us who knew and worked with mayor ed lee, it has been an incredibly challenging time. he was someone i admired greatly, both personally and professionally. he was incredibly kind to my family, in particular our three children, and he's gravely missed. agree or disagree with his politics, we c

farrell's argument at the time was well it was one of my staff members who asked for this payment. i knew nothing about it. it's like sergeant schultz on the old comedy, i know nothing. and as your commission president said, didn't have the integrity to come forward. well, bottom line is, if i was having to testify against myself, i wouldn't come before you, either. >> hello, commissioners. thank you for allowing me to speak. my name is mark bruno, and i didn't come today to speak to thissub, but i've lived here for 30 years, and i'm head of the st. vincent de-paul society, which is a nonprofit. i just want to say as a citizen who's lived and worked in the neighborhood and worked on many political campaigns, that outside of what the law might permit in terms of free speech and give money as a form of free speech, that if you ask most people who voted for me, and voted for other people in the neighborhood, most people would consider what we're calling here a behested payment a sort of bribe, and so without expressing a kind of anger here about who owes who what or mark farrell or th

robshaw, farrell at him, he will have care, all guys who have played a lot of test rugby. george ford. it is whether he has the handle it. there is a lot of experience, he has been the captain of the side for a couple of season, he drives a lot of the standards off and on the field. having him back in the group was a positive. seeing him play so well, and being desperate to be back in the squad, back in the team, yes, we should get his experience on the field, which would help others around him. there were a couple of matches in rugby league's super league this evening. huddersfield giants beat warrington wolves 20 points to six. while defending champions leeds rhinos came from behind to win 20—11 against hull kr and preserve their unbeaten start to the season. rovers were ten zero up inside half an hour but ajimmy keinhorst hat trick, plus one from adam cuthbertson sealed the victory for leeds. britain's mark cavendish has won stage three of the tour of dubai. the dimension data rider held off attacks from nacer bouhanni and marcel kittel. he's third overall, with two s

farrell sustained ligament damage after twisting his knee in the turf. women golfers will play in a men's european tour team event for the first time later this year. ryder cup captain thomas bjorn will partner solheim cup skipper catriona matthew in the golfsixes tournament at the centurion club near st albans in may. the event has a six—hole match play format and will also feature men's and women's teams it's aim is to be the equivalent of cricket's twenty20 competition. england fast bowler mark wood has trained today before the second one day international against new zealand, which gets under way in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the 28—year—old missed the defeat in the first 0di on sunday because of an ankle injury, but could be available for the one dayer in tauranga. england are 1—0 down in the five match series. test match special has live commentary of the second one day international. it's on five live sports extra from 12.45am for build up and ball by ball commentary. the match starts at 1am. now as you know the wintry weather ha

. >> reporter: interim mayor mark farrell saying he has taken a leave of absence from his business. >> as a mayor, i have taken a leave of absence. farrell signed this agreement and sent to the city attorney that he was officially on leave and would not perform any job duties. now this letter has surfaced. become an advantage to the long-term benefit of thayer ventures. supervisor malia cohen was one of who we spoke with. >> my next thought was there should be an investigation into the validity of what is outlined. >> reporter: we asked mayor farrell if he saw the letter before it was sent. >> i did not see the final letter. as my partner mentioned, to ensure our investors after being mayor i would be returning. i think he discussed perhaps a poor choice of words. >> reporter: here at city hall most of who we spoke with said the letter does not look good but no smoking gun. >> officials are hiring an outside consultant to review a confrontation between a protester last week. marching on campus demanding that charges be dropped. arresting cole. supporters say a wide coalition of groups

it says in part that farrell's 4.5 month term as mayor will inure. become an advantage to the long-term benefit of thayer ventures. we asked mayor farrell if he had seen the letter. >> no. i didn't see the final letter. i understand why that was sent. >> why? >> as my partner mentioned, to assure our investors that after being mary would be returning. i think he discussed that was perhaps a poor choice of words. >> if you'd like to read the entire memo, it's on abc7news.com. >>> now, farrell is not going to be running for mayor in june. other candidates in the race say it is misleading and unfair that san francisco board of supervisors london breed is described as acting mayor on the ballot. breed's campaign manager says under city election laws, the job you have at the filing deadline is the title before your name on the ballot. breed was acting mayor when the deadline closed. breed's camp issued a statement and it reads in part, "if the other candidates choose to spend their time challenging her ballot title as it was approved by the department of

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