Commissioner swig commissioner wilson will be absent this evening to my left is robert bryan the City Attorney with legal advice and im Cynthia Goldstein the boards executive director we will also be joined by were joined by representatives from the City Departments that have cases before this board. An easter person and anticipating Joe Duffy Rincon point the department of building inspection and Scott Sanchez representing the Planning Department and Planning Commission and from the tragically and rebecca the Deputy Director and commission barbara phones and other Electronic Devices are prohibited. Out in the hallway. Permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. People affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within 7 minutes, participants not affiliated have up to 3 minutes no rebuttal. To assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker
Wintery weather is slowing down travelers. Karen shows us the problems across the country. From airports to the roadways to the rails travelers know the wednesday before thanksgiving can bring a bumpy ride. I dont usually fly. Ive been close enough to home to drive so im nervous about doing that. And with snow and rain in the mix it gets messier. Im hopeful im going get there before the snow comes in and ill be all set. They met the usual obstacles like navigating security lines at chicagos ohare and atlantas hartsville jackson. Snowy roads in south West Virginia and massachusetts, slippery conditions between washington and new york and hundreds of canceled and delayed flights. At washingtons Union Station amtrack said despite lines and crowds passengers seemed content. Car partial and the last leg of the trip will be train due to the weather and to avoid the traffic. Its good to get a break from school and see my friends and family back home. Not too far and i dont mind traveling. Gas
Whos here to serve a cause. Republicans have their eye on the next president ial race. But their first test comes even sooner. As they try and win control of the senate, this november. On stage, lasting image of the day came from mitch mcconnell. Brandishing a gun as he received an award from the National Rifle association. A symbol of strength for a republican resurgence. The first test of that resurgence comes in this years Midterm Election campaign. They need only six seats to do so. Jeff zeleny, abc news, the capitol. Some companies in the news, starting with staples, hammered yesterday. Dropping about 15 after the Company Announced it would close 225 scores. Part of staples effort to save a half billion dollars and become more efficient. Staples says half of its sales are generated online. And safeway is being inquired by the same group that owns albertsons and other chains. It could be worth more than 9 million. The merger is part of an ongoing consolidation in the supermarket in
Ideological debate, were losing the debate over electability. Dan sanders sending a message to what he calls the establishment. Hes looking forward to debating biden in a few days but another big night for biden. Sanders is facing an even bigger deficit in delegates. Lets go right to the campaign trail. Peter ducey is reporting live from cleveland. Back home in Burlington Sanders basically Just Announced, yes, joe biden is doing better with older voters with you sanders is doing better with Younger Voters and the Party Leaders need to pay closer attention to that because if they want to have young people with them in the years to come they should go get the young people right now and address the issues that young people are most concerned about. Sanders also did announce that hes looking forward to the first two person debate of the cycle this weekend. Its also going to be the first audiencefree debate as Party Officials rye to follow orders not to host large indoor gatherings. It will
Who despite this new world order today said all of the right things about trying to get things done. Im eagerr to work with the new congress to make the next two years as productive as possible, and i look forward to work ahead anywhere we can find Common Ground and im eager to pursue it. I am eeg eer to hear the republican ideas to Work Together. We can surely find ways to Work Together. We can and will make progress if the we do it together. And president obama drew some lines in the sand today. Chief correspondent dana bash joins me for that. For all of the talk, they said the right things, but how much Common Ground is there really . Well, there are some issues of Common Ground, but there is as they say here, lowhanging fru fruit. There are issues that i can Work Together and not unimportant issues and infrastructure bills for example, and i think that that at the end of the day, this is is going to be a true test for republicans on whether they can get beyond just winning in polit