is a big economical affair for italy. traditionally leaned over with italy for. us foreign a chore for the. the interest of all they'd be entirely and factories. are. the media and government owned part of what you create which is that i am because bank a the past day or even today the owner has small amount of share it's. very important for our opponent and so that's a different question in there are we we have we have decide the telegram and decided to pull out of the. bank of the because there was a bigger canonical interest and they can sense now that we could possibly see a very disorganized rate of rebels coming in and maybe a similar situation. that this organization plays out this is a big. speech for you because that. actually the people are sol does not be made by thoughts of spamming from the east or the false is. more link at the really tell environmentalists were france is coming from the west which seems more link there with british government i mean in italy we have a similar. question libya even with even now as like a big chest being made between

prominent news magazines about the country's role in these conflicts who says economic interests are a big factor with italian politicians. allegations of italian forces paying bribes to the taliban first appeared in the media in t. thousand and nine a place that was furiously denied by rain but now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by telling us press a magazine reveal that concerns aided the alleged payments reached the highest levels of the us administration we're joined now by the editor of the magazine jenny could thank you very much for joining us say you like a scene uncover these diplomatic cables here these cables go. down so what was going on in afghanistan we have a. source to tell intelligence about this by unmanned be made by the government until. nine. do we can. give us a confirmation because according to these files bush personally president bush who was. corny as minister to stop by a man in afghanistan when the. publisher of some allegation all of the ten out of these of the member of the government of the defense minister. the buscombe person won't deny that they said the

there's a big shakeup in the russian space agency after the loss of another mission and scientists are now rushing to resupply the international space station and prevent a disaster. north korean leader kim jong il rolls through top of russia by train for a meeting with president medvedev. wants a resumption of international talks that would bring peace to the peninsula. optical store my release over three hundred million people without power along the u.s. eastern seaboard as it slams into new york winds and heavy downpours amid a trail of destruction it's also claimed at least the lives. of more news for you in less than fifteen minutes time but first here's the top of the latest sports news. poll welcome to the latest fortune archie and here are the top stories athletic sensation you saying bald is eliminated from the one hundred meters final for a full stop fellow jamaican young player so when the world championship gold. in a while by lady born. and like in the like you claims the silver and russia's medals. and also sébastien detail is closing in on a second straight full metal l

a big step, for sure, but we have to start somewhere. i'm mike mandel. >> susie: and finally, a milestone today for the u.s. patent and trademark office: the agency issued its eight- millionth patent. it went to california-based second sight medical products for a device that helps increase perception for people losing their sight to retinal degeneration. it took 75 years for the patent office to hit the one million mark. that happened in 1911. but tom, it only took six years to go from its seven millionth patent to the eight million mark. quite an achievement. >> tom: the unbelievable speed of innovation, siewz -- susie, no doubt. >> susie: and that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, august 16. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone. and goodnight to you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. i'm tom hudson. good night, everybody. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioni

bankruptcy because there was a big economic interest in it and they can sense now that we could possibly see a very disorganized. group of rebels coming in and maybe a similar situation to be seen in that this organization plays out this is a big. issue because of the actually the people are solved as not being made by forces coming from the east the false is. more link at the really tell environmentalists the falls is coming from the west which seems more link of the with british government there i mean in italy we have a scene in the. situation in libya and even with even now as like a big chest between entirely france. to reach. all the oil fields some of the gas fields in libya and libya is a big question we. we forward to that frame church. great retain where using read to. see alitalia nonsense leave that's was the biggest fear of anything and you think that's the case i don't know we'll see at the end of the game actually the game is going on and so. violent government but mostly the taliban be getting an education probably and he was got strong links in the al counter young voice

that is a big one. there was a two-unit building where a tax was built -- a deck was built without a permit to be used as a recreational deck, but on the building plans that were approved by the department of building inspection, there were the -- there was the deck shown. the railings on the plan around the surface of this roof deck -- there was a staircase to get up to this, but there was no -- so we had a problem because the building inspection that was done for the sale of the property by the buyer indicated that, well, this cannot be permitted roof deck. in digging around a little bit more, we found that to be true. this is a two-unit building that the buyer intended to apply for a condominium conversion that some point in the near future. that was a big deal for them. what they found out in their search was they would have to remove what was there or find a way to add a second means of egress. that was a $10,000 problem. >> i think any to chip in your. things have changed about second means of redr

there's a big shakeup in the russian space agency after the loss of another on mad men and scientists now rushing to resupply the international space station and prevent a disaster. north korean leader kim jong il rolls the cost of russia by plane preferred meeting with president medvedev saying a lot of new sanctions at the international talks that bring peace to the peninsula . tropical storm i relieve civil three million people without power along the u.s. these from seaboard as it slides into new york bringing high winds heavy downpours . all italy has been one of the major players in the nato led military interventions including in afghanistan and libya and next he talks to the editor in chief of italy's prominent news magazine about the country's role in these conflicts and says economic interests are a big factor with its hollywood politicians. new. allegations of italian forces paying bribes to the taliban first appeared in the media in two thousand and nine a place that was furiously denied by rain but now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by press a magazine reveal that conce

situation in libya even with even now as like a big chess between italy and france. to reach the core of all or any field some of the gas fields in libya libya is a question we. we fall to that french great retain way using red belts to. c.l. italian assets in libya that's was the biggest fear of anything and you think that's the case i don't know we would see at the end of the game actually the game is going on and so. government mostly the italian be good. and he was got strong links seen the county envoy has got there he is. foreign affairs. the path mental which is very very strong i think that and he was playing good in the last part of the secret libyan war but we will see at the end what you mean by that secretly and what was going in. the. game or chariots between different tribes different group of rebels the front of the former gadhafi government now we have some very important members of the government who use to withdraw the use to talk who free. it is and italian economical groups but we don't know if these people are still. good links with the tribes and

volume doubled as market speculation picked up regarding a possible buy-out by a big u.s. tech firm. arm is commonly rumored to be a take-out target, and technology merger rumors have gotten new life since last week's hewlett- packard buyout of u.k. company autonomy. it sparked some bottom feeding in other chip makers. nvidia was at a year-to-date low last week. today, it closed higher by almost 11%. advanced micro devices saw heavier volume on its 7.5% rally. intel was at its lowest price of the year late last week. today, it was up almost 2%. sprint-nextel popped 10%. it may join a.t.&t. and verizon in offering an iphone to customers. according to the "wall street journal," sprint will sell the iphone 5 in mid-october. sprint has a ways to go to catch up with verizon and a.t.&t. wireless subscriber numbers. sprint is a distant third, with about half of the customers as the other two. >> while there was not a big reaction to the earthquake, watch trading the dominion resources tomorrow. shares fell more than a dollar right after the earthquake before recovering on the clos

also there's a big shakeup in the russian space agency after the loss of another unmanned mission with scientists now rushing to resupply the international space station and prevent a disaster. north korean leader kim jong il roll through hopeful russia by train for meeting with president medvedev saying pyongyang wants every international tools that will bring peace to the peninsula. tropical storm irene leaves over four million people without power in the u.s. eastern seaboard as it slams into new york bringing high winds and heavy downpours and the trail of destruction it's also claimed at least fifteen millions. more useful in less than fifteen minutes but before that touches here with the nation's sporting. hello welcome to the latest course of days on our two and here are the headlines this hour sensation you saying bald is eliminated from do you want to talk with me just finals or a full stop and all we fellowship may come. when the world championship gold. draw to all in the wilds and leave a five year old victory over her slim dark movie though the russian premier league table

is a big economical affair for italy. traditionally leaned over to telly for. us throne a chore for the interest on. all that being entirely and factories. are trying to. lead them government. over ukraine which is the playground because rank a in the past they all have and even today the owner has more amount of fear share it's. very important for our economy and so that's a different question when. we have we have the cyber telegram and decided to some of the red bell seen in benghazi because there was a bigger canonical interest in it they can sense no that we could possibly see very disorganized. rebels coming in and maybe a similar situation to be seen in iraq where this organization plays out this is a big defeat. for you because of the actually the people are sol does not be made by the forces coming from the east the fault is. more link of the really thailand government not the forces coming from the west which seems more link at the with british government there i mean in italy we have a single. situation in libya and even with even now as like being. b

we have we have the side the telegram and the side of the bell seen in benghazi because there was a big economic interest in it and they can sense now that we could possibly see a very disorganized group of rebels coming in and. maybe a similar situation to be seen in iraq that this organization plays out this is a big. speech really because of the actually the people are sol does not be made by faults of coming from the east or the false is. more link at the really thailand government but the forces coming from the west which seems more link at the with british government i mean in italy we have a similar. situation in libya even with even now as like a big chance between italy and france. to reach. of all feel some of the gas fields in libya libya is a big question we. we fall to that french great retain way using red belts to. c.l. italian assets in libya that's was the biggest fear of anything and you think that's the case i don't know we would see at the end of the game actually the game is going on and so. government mostly the italian be get energy company and was got strong link

is a big economical affair for italy. traditionally lean with the telly for oil and gas throne a chore for the impressed on. all the big italian factories in libya are truly. the libyan government. part of what you created which is that i am because bank a they even today they own a small amount of fear. they are very important for our economy and so that's a different question i mean. we have we have the cyber telegram and decided to sue the red bell seen in benghazi because there was a bigger canonical interest and they can sense now that we could possibly see a very disorganized group of rebels coming in and maybe a similar situation to be seen in iraq where this organization plays out this is a big fear. because of the actually the people are sol does not be made by the forces coming from the east or the false is. more link of the really thailand government forces coming from the west which seems more link at the with the british government there i mean in italy we have a similar. situation in libya even with even now

but it is a big deal. one of the things i talk a lot about on the campaign, making sure that we do fund our public safety departments. we have to make some tough decisions this year, but to me, one of the biggest priorities is making sure that we have our police and firefighters and sheriffs' offices and their budgets fully funded so that we can ensure that public safety does not lag during these budget times. again, in district 2, i do not think it is talked about as much. we are fortunate that we do not have a lot of homicides. we do not have a lot of those types of serious crimes. but the crimes that to happen to matter to the people in district two. so as a local supervisor, it is incumbent upon me, and i take it very seriously to pay attention and make sure we engage with the police and fire department said they are aware of exactly what is happening, but again, i have to tell you that i think we are very lucky with the police infrastructure we have an firefighter infrastructure we have and the office

a big temperature range this afternoon. not a big departure.t could an little warmer in a few spots. and temperatures cooler for friday and saturday. minor warming for sunday and monday into next week. especially for monday next week we have warmer temperatures. another weather check, minutes away. >> thank you, mark. >>> a san carlos woman is facing animal charges after police say she attacked her boyfriend's pet with a knife and that's only the beginning of her legal troubles. >>> a man accused of assaulting a priest over allegations of child molestation 30 years ago is due in court today. we'll tell you what he's going to tell the jung when "mornings on 2" continues. >>> 7:30. developing news right now, a gunman is still barricaded inside a san rafael hotel room. now, since 8:30 yesterdayia morning he's been barricaded on the second floor of the extended stay hotel on francisco boulevard. we're watching all of this and getting the very latest. this is a live picture, folks, and you are zeroing in on the room there. ktvu's crews are there. no

lobby the greeks have a big lobby because a lot of greek americans polls have a big welby which we saw in the nato expansion. debates of the past. very strong view of the united states a time when you have a strong lobby those are the types of things that we see that the government u.s. policy in many times i think the u.s. interest is contrary to what these groups want the u.s. interest is contract like the script want that usually wins out well usually the groups do because in our political system groups will win out unless the issue gets very elevated so that the entire public can debate there's a crisis or something maybe something will. change but usually the groups have when people aren't paying attention the groups can bring a lot of money and a lot of voters you know these people are vote congress people in the united states and senators they don't respond necessarily to public opinion is they respond to groups that they know will vote most people don't vote right so if you're getting a lot of lobbying pressure they know that this group and in this case it would be a country ca

is a big economic color for for italy. is traditionally lean with the telly for. us throne a chore for the. interests of all the be italian factories in libya. the medium government. of the ukraine which is that i am because bank a they all have and even today the owners nor amount of fear share it's. very important for our economy and so that's a different question. we have we have decide the telegram and decided to support of the bells. in benghazi because there was a bigger canonical interest in it and they can sense now that we could possibly see a very disorganized group of rebels coming in and maybe a similar situation to be seen in iraq where this organization plays out this is a big fear a very because the actually the people are sol does not be made by the thoughts of coming from the east or the false is. more limited to really tell environmentalists the france is coming from the west which seems more link of the with the british government prayer i mean we need to see. question leave even with even as like a big chance between intelli and france. to each.

temperatures really not a big change. afternoon winds do pick up right around 20 to 25 miles an hour this afternoon. more on the timing of a cooling trend coming up in a few minutes. but sal right now is standing by. he has an update on traffic. good morning, sal. >> reporter: good morning, mark. right now traffic looks pretty good. looks like they're wrapping something up here eastbound highway 4 in bay point near willow pass road. it's not causing any slow traffic, though, in either direction. also this morning's commute on 237 very light, at least right now we have a very nice drive into the valley. it's 5:00. let's go back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. >>> at 5:00 we have some developing news at this hour, a very tense morning continues in one bay area community where a gunman is barricaded, however, a freeway has been reopened in that area. now, this standoff started yesterday morning, this at the extended stay hotel on francisco boulevard in san rafael. ktvu's jade hernandez is there right now. jade, what's the ver

tax reform will be a big piece of that. ut regulatory refirm but it's easy toe talk about it. it depends on where you're looking, what kind of regulations we need to think about altering. i do think debt reduction has to be a piece of this because everybody knows this will come into play and until you know how that will keep that uncertainty there, and that's the real cause of those dollars staying on the balance sheet, i don't think a temporary measure will change long-term behavior unless it's coupled with a real understanding of where we were headed. >> all right. rough times. good to see you. >> thanks. >> well, what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? think we already know, but that's next on "andrea mitchell reports." but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. so lily and i are back on the road again. we're centurylink...a new kind of broadband company committed to providin

we do have members of our community ambassador program that has been given a big lease on life by the board of supervisors and we have a presentation about them. we will move that up after public comment period that will move to line item 3. let's move on line item 1, the consent calendar. >> item 1 is the consent calendar. the police commission report of disciplinary actions for the second quarter and secure communities monthly audit march through april 2011 and may through june 2011. >> these reports as part of the consent calendar are in your packet. there will be commissioners -- questions about subsection 2. with regard to disciplinary actions, what i joined this commission, we had 77 cases pending and at one point we were probably close to 80. after this evening, we are below 20 cases. if all goes well. i have to thank my fellow commissioners. former commissioner hammer and the police chief who has been excellent at this new program we have and reaching resolutions and this commission has made some tough decisions on officers but we have made the tough decisions and we are clear

this acts as a big sponge. the water flows through and it gets in a lower formation and then the water level starts to rise and it becomes a reservoir for water. this is dissipated during the more dry months of the year. >> this forms a big long skinny basin and runs into san francisco. it is the coastal bluffs areas that are subject to erosion from the waves and the ground water that comes out and you start to lose this. this is the largest example of failure for a long part of the coast. it has been moving continuously for a long time. >> the ocean was at the same level as we are standing. in 1982, and massive slide occurred further to the north of and one day it moves 5 feet and by the second day it moves 30 feet out. all of that land down below was sitting out here. it was a great deal logic feature of the landslide further to the south. there were houses on top and there was a very steep slope. you can see some debris slides where the sand is slowing. then you drop into a gully or a drainage swell. the top

that was a big deal for getting a lot of the neighborhoods that we were talking about. anglesite terraces, forest hill, and will side -- ingleside. it would cut the commute time. it made home building and buying a ridiculous proposition. the tunnel would solve the problems. there is the tunnel. 1915, they're building the tunnel. >> 1920-something. >> they used to decorate the tunnel for christmas. why don't they do that now? >> it obstructs the actual portal. >> west portal went from, maybe it will be ok, and then the cars to over. -- cars took over. >> it kind of looks that way now. this is the ocean view we were talking about. most of that is gone now. >> golden gate heights. >> 1928. that is 16th avenue down there in front of us. lots of sand dunes. houses are starting to take over. we have a later photo coming up. >> and nuance. it is there because no one wanted to live on 13th avenue. there is no 13th ave. >> there is the sunset reservoir and the sand dunes. they were building houses right on the dunes. that is 28. that is the same view in 1990. >> and the park is

news magazine this preso about the country's role in these conflicts and he has economic interests a big bucks every time and politicians. allegations of italian forces paying bribes to the taliban first appeared in the media in t. thousand and nine a place that was furiously denied by the now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by italian less press a magazine revealed it concerns a video ledge payments reached the highest levels of the us administration and we're joined now by the editor. she only can thank you very much for joining us you look a scene uncovered these diplomatic cables. and so what was going on in afghanistan we have the. sourcing and intelligence a balanced payment been made by the government done in ninety nine. do we can. give us a confirmation because according to this fire. personally president bush was asking where was corny our first minister to stop the prime and in afghanistan when the crimes. published some allegation all they turned out of this or the member of the government of the defense means the. person won't deny that this said that the was not by him and

ed schultz, you're a big part of that fight. good luck pep "the ed show" is on tonight. we'll learn a lot more, results in perhaps by then.

we have suzerain in the opening bell on the stock exchange this morning we were headed for a big droprday and then we had a rebound we'll bring you the latest numbers. >> we have a big change in the weather this morning you can see it outside your door already >> this is a live look out walnut creek along 680 over the it night hours had dress all the road way may be damped we will have sunshine at this morning warming up into 80. we will fix the numbers for you they are in correct a quick look of traffic >> we are seeing a bit of a backup in the west bound direction this is not out problem all along the upper deck. the only problem this morning so far we are not tracking any a hot spot is the wind advisory that was issued just before 5:00 a.m. i will have a complete check after check in a few minutes >> we are following breaking news into the kron 4 newsroom that to uc-berkeley grads being held on as being not charges may be released very shortly a spokesman said they expect them to be freed during ramadan that begins this week the lawyer said a verdict could come out this week they h

it looks like a big increase in the fog and plunge inland. fog will be near the coast, a little breezy at times out towards the delta. 60s, 70s upper 80s and lower 90s in morgan hill, up towards how kind why -- up towards clear lake. it starts to get on its way and sunday a big cool down. >>> an emotional vigil for a toddler in oakland caught in deadly crossfire. what police just told us this morning about an arrest in the case. >>> new air protection laws, some of them will not go into effect right away. the reason the airlines said they need more time, we will have more. stay tuned. . >>> good morning, i am jade hernandez an arrest has been made in the driveby shooting of a three-year-old boy. >>> a big court appearance in the beating case of bryan stow, the charges they are facing and how bryan stow is doing this morning. >>> rollercoaster ride continues, but good news for wall street still ahead here on the ktvu channel 2 news.

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the election is some 15 months away, but today is a big deal. today is a make-or-break deal for some of the republicans hoping to make it to the white house. we are talking about the iowa straw poll. it is a straw poll in iowa. if you have a bad showing there today, it could mean the end of the road for you. let me tell you who will be there. they will be on the ballot although they are not actively participating or being in iowa. their names will appear on the ballot. there are another six candidates who will be there in iowa participating in the event speaking at the event. after today, we will see who will live to go on and fight another day. certainly more so than many others, many need a strong showing. our political director paul steinhaus is here with us. this is about the message this could send to the losers. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. there is no other straw poll. it is part vote and part party an and part fund-raiser for the iowa gop. as long as they live in iowa or students in the state, they can pay for their tickets and have th

and we've seen a big selloff. the markets are in correction form. selloff in the three major indices over the last two weeks and so really investors to some degree have already figured this was going to happen so some of the results have been baked in. and now we will just see how much more selling continues before the market stabilizes. at least we hope so. >> think of the bargains out there. >> a good way to look at it, frank. >> hopefully they will drive the market a little bit. thank you. >>> time now is 6:51. two popular cars are under investigation for a potential safety problem. some 2011 and 2012 ford mustangs reportedly have problems shifting into gear. meanwhile, the 2011 volkswagen jetta, they've got some problems. they allegedly have a leaky fuel line. as many as 66,000 vehicles could be affected. and national highway traffic safety administration has not announced any recalls at this time. >>> thousands of verizon workers are expected to hit the picket lines again today. 45,000 employees went on strike yesterday after contract talks over

not a big change for tomorrow and a touch warmer as we head into the weekend.here. the clouds near the coast and into the bay. still some drizzle out there. that's a big factor and right around the bay. here we go with our forecast model. the clouds pull back to near the coast but still a few leftover packs and everybody cools off about two to four degrees from yesterday's readings. clouds and drizzle for the coast this morning. patchy fog at 3:00. in the inland neighborhood still some patchy fog. upper 80s to right around the 90 degrees mark. giants playing a game tonight at 7:15. partly cloudy skies and a bit of a breeze out there. temperatures around the 60 degrees mark. here is a look ahead with the extended forecast. a little bit warmer by the weekend. these are all just minor changes with no heat waves in sight. another weather check in a few minutes. >>> the strike by verizon workers boosted the number for first time people filing unemployment claims last week. 8500 verizon workers were included in that number because they were walking the picket lines a

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it's a big storm. it's going to drop a lot of rain. the impacts don't change a whole lot from here up the coast especially inland with wind and rain there's going to be power outages. on the outer banks this whole beach was visible yesterday now with high tide coming up for the next hour, it's all under water. i can't really tell at this point how much erosion there's been, they just made this beach about 100 yards wide. that's going to help protect them. the next high tide will occur this evening after the storm goes by and we'll have an offshore wind. that will help us here. the water on the other side of the barrier islands that will be blown towards us. it's a wait and see. i'm sure that the locals, the ones that are staying put and everyone that evacuated including the business owners are happy to see that the hurricane is not coming in as a strong two or weak three, but a category one. less wind, less surge and a her risk of any kind of structural damage. so far so good, veronica. i don't have to hold on to the rail here. i'm sta

problem. >> a very big problem. >> i have a long day i have been meetings all day and i just want to go home. >> have attracted back to east bay. and i just came from powell. my girlfriend take me and said it is closed so i thought i will come here to montgomery but it is closed. now i have no way of getting back unless someone comes to pick me up. >> the montgomery street bart station opened up and the people flooded in and they got on their trains. >> the protest slowed down bart service and even stop service at several stations for a while. teresa estacio talk with angry passengers about the service and shutdown. >> and i am hearing from the bart station behind me there are 700 people waiting anxiously for bart to reopen. several people tell us that they're absolutely furious that bart has been shut down on this monday evening because of the protesters. listen to what they have to say. >> this is ridiculous that this has to happen people commute all the way in hayward and elsewhere across the bridge. and i have a baby in cannot even leave. >> i have no other way to get home this i

i am a big aficionado of classical music. i conduct orchestras periodically for a lot of people who hopefully love classical music. i know a lot about it. the new york times last year listed the ten greatest composers which is always a fun exercise. they didn't include heiden or hand handel. which was bizarre given included bartok too far fine but not better. he said while. too many austrians. anthony tommasini, they have affirmative-action there. too many austrians. it is not really a list of the ten greatest composers. it is the ten greatest composers who are not only austrian. what do i care for all ten are austrian? what do i care q. don't i want to know who the ten best musicians are? why is there no tie on the list? no burmese? not one person from south america. they corrupt everything because there are right wing lyres and left-wing lawyers and truth tellers on both sides but truth is not a left-wing value. feeling good is a left-wing value. we want to make and carry and that french feel good. that is what it is about.

maryland has a big chicken manure industry. seriously? something -- the federal government has tens of thousands of pages of tax code and every single one of them as a lobbyist in town. it is going to be the superbowl of lobbying. there are all these tax interests that will be a lobbying for tax breaks. on the other side, you are going to have every defense lobbyist in town to lobby for a deal that does not cut defense spending and bank every medicare provider is going to be invested in having a deal with something else. that is big money. prescription drug providers. all these lobbyists are either: to be lobbying for or against a deal. it is almost like they planned it that way so they will not have every lobbyist in town saying no. one of the big difference is is basically every lobbyist in town did not want the pain. now there is a trigger. there is going to be pain one way or the other. by putting some pain on the table, then you end up with some lobbyists on your team if you are fighting to get something done. host: this is the cast i

floor and everyone else. >> the system it efficiency, because we do not have to make as many stops, is a big improvement. >> we have invited jessie from the center for independent living to come and tell us how destination elevators interfaced with persons with disabilities. >> when destination elevators storfirst started appearing, thy presented a number of challenges to individuals with disabilities. what happened was, elevator technology outpaced california building code. building code has a number a provision that makes traditional elevators usable by people with disabilities, but destination elevators presented challenges, particularly with cited. how do you know to get from this keypad to your our corporate car? >> we had a terrific program where we develop and administer the bulletin, which your help, elevator companies, involvement from the public, and you can tell us the outcome of that. >> what is amazing about the process is we had both government and private industry, as well as people with disabilities at the table for three years creating these accessibility standards. what we

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