Welcome, everyone to the Mayors Disability Council meeting here in room 400, city hall. February 19, 2016. We appreciate you being here with us today. We are going to get started with the agenda and cochair supanich will read the welcome and introduction. Thank you. Thank you, good afternoon and welcome to the Mayors Disability Council this friday february 19, 2016, in room 400 of San Francisco city hall. City hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs or other mobile devices at grove, van ness and mccallister street ramps. The carlton b entrance is provided via chairlift. Our meeting is open captioned and sign language interpreted. Our agendas are also available in large print and braille. Please ask staff for any additional assistance. To prevent electronic interference with this rooms sound system and to respect everyones ability to focus on the presentations please silence all mobile phones and pdas. Your cooperation is appreciate. We welcome publics participation during Publi
Develop along the cold front as it moves through the state. Clearing skies and cooler temperatures tonight through thursday. Severe threat is less as much of the dynamics lift to the northeast however, a few thunderstorms will develop along the cold front as it moves through the state. Temperatures tonight through thursday. Severe threat is less as much of the dynamics lift to the northeast however, a few thunderstorms will develop along the cold front as it moves through storms. There are confirmed tornadoes in several states. And at least three people are dead and 30 more injured from the storms. Nbcs jacob rason has the latest from convent, louisiana. 00 05 1 161 32 behind me is what is left of sugar hill mobile home park, more than 150 homes now just piles of ruble. Some of them thrown blocks from where they were originally. Two people died here, more than 30 were hospitalized, seven of those critical. And they have been searching for three people missing who may be trapped in the
Investigations and impede justice. Resources remain scarce. The report by the tribal law and commission noted the need for a thousand Law Enforcement officers. A 50 staffing shortfall. That is why resources requested in the president s budget are vital. Excluding funding for a prison, the budget allocates 300. Illion for Public Safety this funding would be historic and allow us to build on progress to make inroads into solving problems faced by our tribal partners. Page andt would take a donate significant funding to initiatives. A flexible tribal grant, 7 set aside of programs from my office 111 give tribes access to million in grant resources. This would remove some of the unpredictability around the competition for federal funding for which under resourced tribes often at a distinct disadvantage. Makesesidents budget targeted investments as well. 25 million would be devoted to meeting the needs of native american victims who remain chronically underserved. Funds from the department
For joining us everyone. Pennsylvania is the 24th state to legalize the drug for medicine decimal purpose. Anita e tells us when patients can expect the new treatment to become available. Reporter pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed senate bill three legalize medical marijuana in the state. We rock. Reporter bring years been years in the making especially for families like the elise whose five year old son suffers from uncontrollable seizures. This is huge. This could potentially safe his life and the lives of so many children. Reporter the law covers 17 conditions that can be treated using medical marijuana in slewing, seizures, als and chronic pain. This will ease the pain of many many people. Reporter lawmakers expected it will take up to two years to implement a program in state. Provision kicks in win 30 days, parents using medical can in a bus to treat kids for approved conditions are protected from prosecution. There was no big money. There was no big lobby firm. These were ev
Right now on Eyewitness News philadelphia neighborhood is in mourning after a four Year Old Girl is shot and killed. And tonight Police Believe they know who was holding the gun when it went over. Good evening everyone im natasha brown. This shooting has sent shock waves throughout the Kensington Community as friend and family grapple with the loss of a little girl they loved so much. Alexandria hof is life at Police Headquarters with new information i think the case for us. Alex. Reporter the mothers boyfriend is inside of Police Headquarters right now. He had been wanted for questioning all evening. Police say the gun that killed his child was his but that it was likely in the hands of a four year old victims five year old sibling. Theres nothing quite as painful as having to use a childs name in past tense. She was a great loving little girl. She was full of life. She was always willing to help. She was a big sister to her little brother. She was always, she was just very reporter t