cordoba is argentina's second- largest city with more than 1.3 million stories to choose from. of course, we're just here to tell... this one. sandro giovannini. 28-year-old sandro giovannini lives with his girlfriend estrella, they've been dating four years and although i don't speak any spanish, it was pretty obvious from the smart... >> sexy! >> reporter: .. . that theirs is a very loving and playful relationship. ( laughs ) sandro's story, on the other hand, is anything but giggles. it begins long before estrella. back when his whimsy and warmth was all anger and angst. sandro says when he was a teenager growing up on his parents' farm, he and his dad would argue constantly. >> ( translated ): ever since i

big division between the obama administration. >>> a new study out today shows the bay area's largest citylso has the worst roads of any big city in the country. ktvu is live now from san jose with the details. >> reporter: good morning, pam. now a little daylight out here we can show you some road out here. you can see the pothole in the roadway. if you look closely you can also see there's new pavement here. so whatever the reason they had to repave this spot at least there is a little bit of improvement. and then over to the right where people are zooming down monterey where those cars are going right now you can see there's a strip of new pavement there. not all bad news. the survey that we're talking about says if you start here and take monterey all the way to paloalto you're riding on one of the worst roads in the country. survey acknowledges the projects the stimulus package has started but some people feel that the roads aren't as bad as the survey's putting it. >> the roads were horrible. probably the worst from some of a lot of the bay areas i've driven. but now they're doing a

. >> a state of emergency has been declared in new zealand's second-largest city after an earthquake struck. power and water supplies have been disrupted, but no reports of any injuries. local aftershocks continued for some hours. >> the earthquake caused widespread damage in the early hours of the morning in the second largest city in new zealand. it struck at 4:30 and many of the -- struck at 4:30 a.m. roads and buildings were left damaged in the cars crushed by debris. there have been no reports of any serious injuries. aftershocks continued for about an hour. >> it lasted probably over a minute. we have no power, no water. >> it seemed to take a heck of a long time to stop. >> [unintelligible] >> it was felt throughout much of the south island, but did not trigger a tsunami. police sealed off the city center for some time. scientists were called -- 14,000 earthquakes per year. roads have subsided where water mains have broken. officials say residents can expect disruptions to power gas and water over the coming days. >> you are watching "bbc world news." the renaissance tapestrie

a state of emergency has been declared in new zealand's second largest city after a 7.1 magnitude earthquaketruck. the epicenter was 55 kilometers northwest of the city of christchurch. power and water sthrice have been disrupted, but there are no reports of death. aftershocks were reported for several hours afterwards. here is our report. >> buildings have been destroyed, reduced to piles of rubble. bridges have collapsed, and roads are impassable after a major earthquake in christchurch. hours after it struck this morning, rescue workers continued to serve for trapped survivors, but so far there have only been a handful of seriously injured. >> i think we have been extremely lucky as a nation that there have been no facilities, given that the earthquake was 7 had not 4 and the after shock was 7.1. er lucky for the limited amount of damage we have experienced. >> tremors were felt across parts of south island and north island as well. it was but here in the country's second largest city that a state of emergency had to be declared. water mains were bus, cars were crushed by toppled chimneys

the district now has the three largest cities in the northeastern pennsylvania. he has served on the house financial services committee. he was a big part of rewriting the wall street reform package. he is -- he succeeded a very popular congressman who succeeded in bringing home the bacon, and he has tried to emulate him in many ways. he has the authority that the new congressman would not have, plus he is in the majority party. >> longevity and seniority is much more than years. it means that you know who the people are in washington, in the 2000 most powerful positions in the federal government of the united states. i have worked with most of those people for 26 years. >> at one time, lackawanna county was one of the oldest counties in the the nation. the median income fall slightly below the state median income. our major industry is health care. manufacturing used to be, but it has been on the slide for years. it's a big hit here even before the recession. it is considered working class and is targeted a lot by presidential candidates because it is full of sw

in neighboring broward county, where fort lauderdale is the largest city, property taxes are down $17 billion. taken together, that's $26,000 less in property taxes from every home and condo in the region. and that means more belt- tightening. workers in north miami beach will take a 10% pay cut and 10- day furloughs. hialeah, a city of 200,000, will lay off 50 employees, and could cut worker pay by a third. in broward county, 10% of bus routes are on the chopping block. along with millions of dollars less, says county commissioner stacy ritter, for law enforcement and other key services. >> you feel like you're stuck between a rock and a hard place. do you raise taxes and give them the services they want, but recognize that in this economy, raising taxes is a really bad thing to do? or do you cut the service, keep the tax level what it is, and just recognize that they'll be mad at you because the parks and libraries aren't open when they want? there's no good answer and no way to please everybody in a time like this. jeff yastine, "nightly business report," miami. >> tom: our series

there is the largest city in the french speaking of west africa with a population of 4 million individuals, and we are honored to welcome today in the mayor of one area. [applause] welcome, mr. mayor. we hope you have a wonderful visit here in san francisco. with that, madam clerk, do we have any? clerk calvillo: no, we do not. president chiu: and we have something in case mayor newsom wants to appear before the board. thank you. if we can move to our consent agenda, -- clerk calvillo: these items of the consent calendar will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. president chiu: colleagues, would anyone like to sever any of these items? madam clerk, could you call the roll on these items? clerk calvillo: [reading roll] there are 10 ayes. president chiu: these items are passed and finally adopted. i ms 13. clerk calvillo: will property -- item 13. clerk calvillo: real property. supervisor daly: i appreciate the budget and finance effort to look at it closely, but i think i have had all of my questions answered, and i am planning to support it. president chiu: supervisor daly? supervisor

. >>> one person is dead after a powerful storm rips through the nation's largest city during the evening commute. randall pinkston reports for wjz with the latest from new york. >> the tree right in front of vincent matis's home is tall. until last night. >> it had to be a tornado. because it was just quiet. and all of a sudden, like 35 seconds, 45 seconds, it was all over. >> reporter: it was a quick storm. but very descrughtive. destructive. in statten island, the roof of this auto body was sawed off. crews are out trying to clear downed power lines. and the tangled mess of trees and demolished cars. >> this is typical of the damage. throughout the area, causing millions of dollars in damages. >> reporter: it happeneds are rare -- tornadoes are rare in the east. tornado warnings were posted for three of the city's five boroughs. residents say they have never seen weather like this in new york city. >> it was devastating for us. really. it's a very bad experience. >> reporter: fire officials are now inspecting buildings, damaged by the high winds. while thousands of residents are cleani

. >> reporter: where the population is 2.3 million and the fourth largest city in japan, takehara is sharply at odds with the city assembly. he has proposed drastic measures including cutting city taxes and hiring the families of assembly members. there is strong objection to these measures. there is a referendum called for. a poll shows the support for takehara has remained high at 74%. the osaka governor has a different adversary, the central government. he is angry local municipalities are forced to soldier part of the costs for public works projects such as road and dam construction that are launched by the state. >> translator: this is like a bill some rip-off bar would issue. if it were a private company, it wouldn't be able to stay in business. this is just one example of how poorly the central government manages the nation. >> reporter: he also has reviewed many domestic projects ranging from public works to salary cuts, despite opposition from labor unions. he could reverse osaka's budget deficit in 11 years. >>> we're now joined in the studio by the professor from the intern

the largest city brought to a standstill. at least one store was set on fire in protest. the security forces were on alert for trouble. the murder last month triggered a wave of violence in which 80 people were killed. one of the founders of the mqm went into hiding in 1992 when a cleanup was launched against the strong arm tactics, including kidnapping and murder. he insisted charges against him were politically motivated. he had been living in the u.k. since he was granted asylum in 1999. the question now is who murdered him and why? >> let's stay in pakistan where two months since the floods the country is struggling to cope with the impact of the disaster. the international community must do more to help. all this week we have been traveling along the indus river. these reports come from one of the hardest hit areas. >> the families that used to live here have homes and a community, but it was all swept away. it is a sad indication of how desperate people are. every time there is a car they are hoping we are here to help. weeks after the disaster, most are dependent o

. >>> eight of california's largest cities have roads that are among the worst in the nation. the national transportation research group conducted the study and found that 64% of roads in the san jose area were in poor condition. the concord area came in fourth with 50%. that is the same percentage as the san francisco oakland area that came in as the fifth worst road of nationwide. >> i was driving down here on the road where they fixed it, okay? i went into a hole through there was a was a home in the street pmi front end was smashed in the end i needed to get an alignment -- and my friend and was smashed in and i needed to get an alignment. >> urban drivers spend $700 a year because of potholes and poor pavement. >>> there is a new recall tonight involving a widely used baby formula plus how a san jose police officer tried to scare his stepdaughters boyfriend created a company is moving workers out of the city and nearby merchants are bracing for an attack. >>> mother nature is turning up the heat. i will tell you which cities will be the hottest. u owi stgoth n csechkint a

know, for square-mile a fair amount of alcohol service establishments that parallels some of the largest cities in the united states based on per capita how many actual restaurants and bars that we have, and how many retail establishments that there are for purchasing alcohol. i do not know how that might have been factored into your analysis. >> the original estimate came from a nexus study. call my understanding is that the authors wanted to rely on credible, why be accepted, widely used data for of all use. i would agree that there seem to be far more alcohol licenses in san francisco than a difficult city our size. if someone was to show me hard data that says look, on a residential bases there is a lot more of all consumption, i would not be surprised about that. on the other hand, i cannot as an economist second-guess the reliance of credible third-party data sources. i felt that in doing our independent review it was important to consider our large tourism industry. and it's much larger restaurant and bar industry that you see statewide the needs to be accounted for at some time. i do ta

it is the largest city in the middle east. for the gallery, one of the first pieces you see is one piece which is a laser-cut peace, it taken directly from the map of the city itself -- a laser-cut piece. it represents the geography of the city. it is positioned right next to another work by an artist who took a 77 taxicab runs and let the potholes and the city turns of tehran dictate how the city would be portrayed. >> [singing] >> one of the

. >>> a state of emergency in new zealand's second largest city. remarkably only two people suffered serious injuries. no one died. shelters have been set up and a cur few is in place to replace people from going near the buildings damaged in the quake. >>> investigators prepare to look at a key piece of the puzzle in the oil leak in the gulf. the blowout preventer was hauled aboard a boat in a delicate day long process. it could be the key to understanding how the leak happened. a new blowout preventer was maneuvered into place on friday. bp hopes once tests are completed crew cans seal off the ruptured well for good. >>> pianos placed throughout san jose as part of an art project are attracting attention. 20 pianos were placed for people to play in public. several have graffiti on them. this is painted as well and graffiti. one in downtown san jose only made it five hours. the british conceptual artist behind the play me i'm yours says good, artistic graffiti can be positive but he is no fan of petty tagging. many people are enjoying the instrume

the rat race in one of the largest cities slowed to a crawl as the streets filled with sharply dressed people. 6 million people took part in the drill, the biggest and mexico city. emergency services tested how fast they could respond. small earthquakes are in almost daily occurrence in mexico, with most barely felt. this summer many people rushed out of their homes in the middle of the night as the ground shook beneath them. the earthquake caused no damage, but no one is taking anything for granted. >> this is the sort of thing we have to do. we do these exercises regularly. this is part of the integration of new staff to make sure they understand the importance of these drills. it is a very important exercise. >> on sunday there was a reminder of why such massive drills are necessary. the 25th anniversary of one of the worst earthquakes in the history was commemorated with a monument erected in memory of the victims. the 8.1 magnitude earthquake in 1985 killed more than 10,000 people. it changed the look of the capital forever as it destroyed entire neighborhoods. much stricter build

toppled buildings, flooded streets, all after a 7.0 quake struck the second largest city christ church. two people were injured and considering the quake was as strong as the one that hit haiti many say it's a miracle that nobody died. >>> it worked propererly the oil disaster wouldn't have happened. the key piece of evidence found in the gulf of mexico. >>> a religious rally draws criticism in sacramento. why this place of prayer is at the center of a debate. >>> and it's already a best seller. why is a new book by tony blair stirring up protests. >>> >> the weather center. starting to see a couple patches of fog showing up tonight. will that spoil your weekend plans? we will talk about that coming up. [ female announcer ] it's the jcpenney labor day mattress sale! all gold premium mattresses 50-60% off after $200 instant rebate. plus, get an additional $100 off beautyrest gold mattresses and $200 off beautyrest world class gold mattresses from simmons... featuring super pocketed coil springs to prevent motion disturbance and conform to your shape. after all, it's not just sleep, it's

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the green zone it is the gateway to afghanistan's second-largest city., going back to the soviet occupation, the taliban has used it as their own personal highway for moving troops and weapons and smuggling drugs. the region was also a safe haven for the taliban, home to many taliban hotels. the taliban wanted to hold this area. for now, they are gone. now it is the mission

newark, it's the largest city in new jersey, with the biggest school problems. now getting help from a big name. 26-year-old billionaire mark zuckerberg, founder and ceo of facebook, is expected to give $100 million to newark schools. cory booker and the republican governor chris christie will join forces on the oprah winfrey show for the announcement tomorrow. education experts welcome the bipartisan effort. >> i think it's a great opportunity. first to launch a real dialogue in the city of newark about what's best for our kids and how to give everyone an excellent education. and second, because we need money to drive resources to the programs that will get us those results. >> reporter: newark schools need help. under state control since 1995, newark spends about $22,000 per pupil each year. 47% above the state average. the results are dismal. 45% of students do not graduate from high school. only 20% of newark grads attend college. zuckerberg is part of a growing trend of venture philanthropists, investing huge sums in education reform. others are bill and me

. >>> a mixed bag for crime fighters in contra costa's three largest cities. newly released statistics show generally little change in violent crime from 2008 to 2009. the most pronounced increase was in richmond and low homicide total in 2008 and a 75% surge in 2009. the fbi reports 47 homicides last year. concord police said property crime dipped to 13% and antioch reported a slight increase in crime fuelled mostly by a 22% spike in aggravated assault. things like fist fighting. >>> construction in the east bay and i imagine they are starting to clear that up. >> some of the fist fights, it appears on the report to let folks know about it. it causes a big drakz for folks. if i find those. not a problem past the coliseum, but it's picking up on the nimitz free. we see the first signs of slowing for the morning commute. south of the coliseum if hayward, the construction zone making your transition. it is clear, but east towards the city streets, highway 92 and the connector ramp closed from north and southbound until about 5:00 a.m. another 15 minutes or so an

>> half a world away, a big earthquake in new zealand caused widespread damage in their second largest cityhich is actually locked down today. >> the prime minister said it was a miracle that no one was killed. we will head live to christ church for a look at the damage there in just a few minutes. >> back in this country, coulky horman would have been going back tole school next week, but he's still missing after disappearing three months ago today. we'll get the latest on the investigation. >>> and a bit later, a mother's love. le remarkable story of a woman who actually brought her newborn baby back to life by using the right it touch. we will meet the family right here this morning. >> that's quite a story. but first let's get the latest on tropical storm earl. we've got full coverage this morning. we begin with michelle franzen in chatham, massachusetts on cape cod. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. minimal damage reported and no medical emergencies. at this hour reported. it looks like the cape and nantucket really faired well through earl. in the end earl's s

the second largest city in pakistan bought to a virtual standstill. but there were reports of some cars and at least once ball being set on fire. concern about the repercussions of mr. imran farooq's death, security forces were on standby. a murder last month of than mqm mp spurred a wave of violence where it least 80 people were killed. imran farooq, one of its founders, went into hiding in 1992 when a military crackdown was launched against what the government said was mqm's use of strong arm tactics, including kidnapping, murder. he always said the attacks against him and his party were politically motivated. he has been living in the u.k. since granting been -- being granted asylum here. bbc news. >> rwanda president has dismissed suggestions his troops may have committed genocide. it was made in a draft u.n. report on the thousands of hut refugeesu who fled to condo in the 1990's. it in the interview with the bbc, the president gave his response to the leaked allegations. >> the whole idea of thinking there was genocide and the congo it is flawed

. >>> the partner of facebook is giving a hefty donation to new jersey's largest city school system.ewark will get $100 million from mark zuckerberg. the city's troubled school system is run by the state and has some of new jersey's lowest test scores and poorest graduation rates. the formal announcement about the gift was expected tomorrow. >>> you know how great it is when you find $5 in your pocket you didn't know about? well it appears theot did just that. virginia governor bobby donnell is expected to announce today that a new audit of v-dot found hundreds of millions of doars in unspent money. before you get too excited about this, democrats are expected to argue that state law prevents the money from being spent because it has to be pooled from all revenue sources. >>> despite the new purple line this afternoon montgomery county leaders will see the first designs for a new entrance to the bethesda metro station. the new southern seine trance would also lead to that purple line. the line would connect bethesda and carrollton metrorail stations. it would be a 16-mile east/west e

powerful earthquake that hit new zealand. 7.1 magnitude hit christ church, new zealand, the second largest city is widespread. collapsed buildings, they have crushed cars, broken pipes, loss of power. but amazingly, there are reports of only two serious injuries. >>> well, we have had this noxious smell at san jose airport for months. now it appears the source has been found. airport executives tell the "mercury news" they have located a broken sewer line under the newly renovated terminal a. the smell mostly impacted office areas, where airport and some airline employees work. crews have put a temporary fix on that pipe. and the smell has mostly gone away. but they say for now, they are going to be dealing with that temporary repair and work on a permanent one coming up. >>> all right. we're working on a cooldown for a holiday weekend. roberta? >> we are. it's kind of going to be like a roller coaster. our temperature goes up on labor day. otherwise a cooling trend in the bay area. this is our live cbs 5 weather camera looking out towards the bay bridge. oakland currently 72. due west of the b

streets, crushed cars, even fires all after a magnitude 7.0 quake struck the country's second largest city, christ church. two people were injured. and considering this quake was as strong as the one that hit haiti, many say it is a miracle that no one died. >>> it has come and gone and didn't make much of an impact. but even though hurricane earl lost a lot of its punch, it is still kicking up dangerous currents along the east coast. randall pinkston has more on the bibusinesses back open for the holiday weekend. >> reporter: hello, chatham light house behind me and in front of me, the ocean, where earl moved through and causing inconvenience, high winds, minor flooding but not much damage at all. you have to say that new england dodged a bullet. earl's long erratic march came to an end in nova scotia. making land fall saturday morning. once a powerful category four hurricane, earl arrived in new england friday night as only a tropical storm. with high winds and rain, but leaving little damage behind. >> i was very thankful. >> reporter: ken hodgeson is one of hundreds of boaters, happy t

cordoba is argentina's second- largest city with more than 1.3 million stories to choose from.we're just here to tell... this one. sandro giovannini. 28-year-old sandro giovannini lives with his girlfriend estrella, they've been dating four years and although i don't speak any spanish, it was pretty obvious from the smart... >> sexy! >> reporter: .. . that theirs is a very loving and playful relationship. ( laughs ) sandro's story, on the other hand, is anything but giggles. it begins long before estrella. back when his whimsy and warmth was all anger and angst. sandro says when he was a teenager growing up on his parents' farm, he and his dad would argue constantly. >> ( translated ): ever since i was a young boy i was different from my dad-- or maybe we weren't different. maybe we were so similar we just bumped heads. >> reporter: his mom, graciella, says the biggest battles were always over sandro's future. he says her husband pretty much insisted sandro take over the farm. >> ( translated): but sandro said he wanted to be a writer. his dad said "you're crazy. i didn't raise

moscow it was founded in tan tan by a prince and the weiss centuries later became freshest second largest city at a level today is a world heritage site which boasts an impressive architecture very popular with tourists the city's main attractions are even featured on russia's one thousand ruble road and we'll be bringing you more on the millennium celebrations and the global policy forum in the city of you know this level throughout the day and of course will be all the other news updates from russia and across the world we'll be back in about ten minutes with a recap of our main headlines first though in a few moments in moscow brings us to very latest from the world of business. oh welcome to business good to have you with us they head of russia's technology corporation was not only has called for a shake up of the legal and tax system he was speaking during a visit to was not abide by mr porson was that the value of russia's national duction could ultimately when it's the equivalent of thirty billion dollars corporation has so far pulled eighty two project ahead of us nano on the pony to w

is a great example to follow these balls he has already proved to be very efficient the sixth largest city of russia in two thousand and nine cars and was officially recognized as a sports capital by president medvedev the local so i do been in claim to back to bed titles in the russian football premier league although ice hockey is still considered a number one sport into their stone yet richard got the better result back doors achieved the more people here will fall in love with the game as soon as the team want to cage shell championships many parents took their kids to ice hockey schools . got them goal of loads of ice palaces are being built in nearly every town all over tatarstan hockey figure skating every sport that deals with the ice is extremely popular here that's great. but over the two john cage chilled champions are miles away from resting on their laurels is there is hardly a team in the league that will give their all to be the champs so the names and we are two time could garden cup wins so every team will have some special motivation against us we realise it and we will l

moscow was founded in ten ten by a prince of the wise centuries later it became russia's second largest city and he had us live today is a world heritage site which first some impressive architecture very popular with tourists and the city's wait attractions are even featured on russia's one thousand rouble note and as part of the celebrations flowers will be laid to the city's most popular monuments its spiritual and cultural hall in spite of your savior ministry is right behind us from where we're speaking at the moment here in. some other news now the italian prime minister silvio berlusconi who was attending the day he. has announced he is throwing his support behind an institute aiming to prolong the human life span to one hundred and twenty years and actions seem to be of interest to russia's prime minister vladimir putin as well. we will leave him to one hundred twenty years old. yes but you have to mind that this is the average life expectancy is still the leaders live much longer. so we will still be prime ministers when we are one hundred twenty. sure that's possible the job of pri

just-released list is raising some concerns in the south bay because it concerns a section of the largest city. coming up at 5:30, robert handa will have more on that list and tell us what the utility told mayor reed what it intends to do about the pipeline. >>> these weekend crews may begin removing the ruins of the homes destroyed. there's concerns of asbestos, metal left behind. the san mateo health department says a special contractor will come in and handle the removal. they say health risks will stay low as long as the removal doesn't create a lot of dust. >>> almost two weeks after the explosion, six victims are still in the hospital. four are recovering at st. francis hospital in san francisco. doctors today say they are making slow but steady progress. two other patients are being treated at san francisco general hospital. one suffered burns. the other is treated for smoke inhalation and is in fair condition. for the latest on the san bruno disaster, including the list that pg&e released today on where the gas pipelines are located, go to ktvu.com. when you're there just go to the "ri

. >> with a population of 400,000, christ church is the largest city in new zealand's south side. >>>hurricane earl is gaining speed as it races up the east coast. randy inocencio has the latest. >> reporter: hello gasia and hello frank. over here it's friday evening and a lot of people think that on this friday in particular, it's the start to a great labor day weekend, but a lot of people here are thinking, instead of heading to sand and surf, they are heading to safety. holiday weekend plans have been cancelled all in the name of caution. >> if it gets near 70 miles per hour, they do shut the bridges so -- >> get out early. >> exactly. >> reporter: damage was minimal and no injuries were reported. earl then swirled up the seabou r ge. >> i think people who have houses are a little bit nervous, but really people seem pretty relaxed in town. >> reporter: despite warnings, here in massachusetts there are those who are confident about riding out the storm at home. >> we've gone to the grocery store, we've got all the stuff we need if power goes out, if anything should happen. i guess y

seven years ago america's largest city passed the first ban on smoking in restaurants and befores andity is considering a similar ban for 1,700 city-owned parks and miles of public beaches and boardwalks and plazas including central park. cannot smoke there. coney island. and times square. what has happened to times square. the smokers' right group says this goes too far and the mayor says parks and beaches are for fresh air and he does not want people smoking there. we will see what happens with that. that does it for studio b and now the fox report at 7:00 eastern, and now neil cavuto is eastern, and now neil cavuto is coming up after the break.@=h hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi plce around the corner. well, in that case, i better get bk to these invoices... whh i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of the office. i can't hear you because i'm also making you a smoothie. [ male announcer