south korean president lee myung-bak acknowledged monday that people may feel anxious because the drills are taking place at a time of heightened tension on the korean peninsula. lee says preparation can help prevent war and maintain peace. the latest exercises are also meant to prepare for possible terror attacks during november's group of 20 meeting in seoul. south korea and the u.s. carried out major joint drill last month in the sea of japan. it was in response to the sinking of a south korean naval vessel in march. south korea's military also held a large-scale exercise on its own in the yellow sea off the korean peninsula. these current u.s./south korean drills prompted north korea to warn on sunday that it would, quote, wield the iron hammer of a merciless response. >>> a former top u.s. general is urging japan and the united states to resolve a contentious issue involving the relocation of an american marine base. richard myers says the allies need to focus on more important security matters. the retired general spoke to nhk on monday in tokyo. he was the chairman of the joint ch

in south korea, lee myung-bak became president in 2008. he's a conservative and thinks the partnership with the u.s. is important especially when it comes to dealing with the north. in japan, the democratic party swept to power last fall in historic election victory. former prime minister yukio hatoyama called for an equal partnership with the u.s., but hatoyama's attempt to review the futenma relocation plan ended up putting a strain on u.s./japan relations. a former u.s. senator told nhk the futenma issue has had a negative impact on the two countries' alliance. >> i'm sure adversaries are watching this, and they know the strength of the u.s./japan alliance. and that strength is weakened by the fact that we can't make a decision on futenma. and that's too bad. that's not good for the relationship. it's not good for the perception of strength and confidence that we want our alliance to project to potential adversaries. >> what's going to happen with the relocation of the futenma air station? >> the japanese government says it will finish

i am the director of media strategies and managed the commons program at bay bak. we have had quite a year. it has been a challenge merging these two communities and trying to start of the programs at market street, undergoing a transition, getting things up and started, and trying to welcome more people into public access. that has been our goal. i hope you will look at the cover sheet and that entire report, which chronicles an entire year of good faith efforts on our part to be more inclusive with public access, to bring more people in, to use the resources the best we can, to deal with this $170,000 to pay my staff members, one of whom is funded through the stimulus jobs now program through the end of september. without these $375,000 we will probably have to let them go. to tell you a little bit about the day-to-day operations of what goes on at the station, which provide free field gear to all of the producers, which is cameras, lights, tripods, microphones -- anything they need to do production in the field. we provide a main studio space with white grid and

i am the director of media strategies and managed the commons program at bay bak. we have had quite a year. it has been a challenge merging these two communities and trying to start of the programs at market street, undergoing a transition, getting things up and started, and trying to welcome more people into public access. that has been our goal.