mr. abbas as agreed to lead a new unity government for both the west bank and gaza. >> we did not sign this agreement for the mere sake of signing. we would implement the recommendations and any other aspects, regardless of the hurdles and problems we were surrounded by. >> we are serious about amending the old wounds and closing the chapters of division in order to achieve reconciliation on the ground. >> palestinians have been crying out for political reconciliation for years, but the division between fattah and hamas has been bitter and sometimes violent. fierce fighting erupted, with fattah eventually being forced from gaza and left to govern only the west bank. mr. abbas says that he wants that to change, with long overdue in elections to be held later this year. "mr. abbas is really a fallback choice as prime minister at the two sides disagree and there remain major differences in policy between fattah and ham as, not least how to deal with israel. >> they strive to destroy the state of i

mr. abbas is a fallback, says the prime minister, and there are major differences in policy, not least, how to deal with israel. >> hamas is a terror organization which is supported by iran. i have said many times the palestinian authority must decide between a pact with hamas and peace with israel. hamas and peace do not go together. >> after talks, president abbas has become frustrated with u.s. efforts. peace between palestinians seems his priority. >> many people are feared trapped in the rubble of a factory in the pakistani city of lahore following a gas explosion. at least 19 people are known to have died here again -- to have died. >> it is an arduous task to dig through the concrete rubble, but the rescue workers are doing just that. police say this factory was not properly registered and is illegal. the collapse is believed to have been caused by a gas explosion. some of those trapped inside were factory workers, many said to be child workers. only a small number have been pulled out a

mr. abbas says he wants that to change with elections held later this year. he is really a fallback choice as the two sides failed to agree on any alternative names. there are differences in policy, not least have to deal with israel had rejected the deal. >> the terror organization that tries to destroy the state of israel is supported by iran. the palestinian authority must decide. hamas and peace don't go together. >> after decades of failed talks, he has become increasingly frustrated with u.s. efforts to mediate the middle east peace deal. peace between palestinians seems his priority. >> for weeks, tension has been rising between iran and the west. the obama administration imposed even more sanctions. the move comes amid growing tension of the nuclear ambitions. what impact will this increased financial pressure have? these latest sanctions are on the central bank. is there any sign at all of them falling to increase pressure? >> they subjected them to enough pressure to moderate this nuclear ambition. so far, we haven't seen a ing nuclearran change imp

. -- mr. abbas can provide them. we have heard nothing. and we do not want you guys moving forward with solutions that you cannot back out of. unless we are at the table. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good morning, commissioners. robert beck with the transbay joint powers authority. i want to thank the sfcta and the mayor's office of for establishing and leading the technical group to affirm the city's support of the transbay transit center at the only acceptable terminus for high- speed rail in san francisco. we welcome the end of the city on alternative strategies to fully fund the dtx. the city has been instrumental in funding the development of the transbay program throughout its life, beginning with the cooperative agreement with caltrans, the commitment of funding for proposition k, the transit center district planning that has been prepared by the planning department, and the preservation of the transbay we developed area with the bodies of the redevelopment agency. the full funding of t

mr. abbas and the leader, khaled meshaal. this is after two sides reached a reconciliation deal. but that's coming in that mahmoud abbas will lead an interim government. pakistan's lucrative pharmaceutical industry has tried to recover its reputation after a scandal in which more than 100 patients died from the effects of contaminated heart medicine. tests show that the pills contained a lethal dose of the anti-malaria. this focuses on the country's drug companies, but also fears that the recent tragedy could be repeated. aleem maqbool reports from lahore. >> we're with a drug inspector on a raid of a pharmaceutical factory. it's suspected that medicine supply from here have no active ingredient and little more use than sweets. >> we'll never know how many patients have already taken the medicine, hoping to do some good, or how many may have been made even more sick, thanks to this drug manufacturer. while they might be carrying out raids now, pakistani authorities have been accused of not being good enough at regulating the drugs available in hospitals, condemnists, and markets.