i also want to point out that other property owners at 439 greenwich, which is an 18-unit condo complex, they have also -- with mrs. kaplan and her group about other refinements as to construction. as you know, it's a sloping hill. and issues of groundwater, rocks, etc., are of major concern to everyone living downhill. we have also groundwater continuously running. and we can't never feg out where it's coming from -- figure out where it's coming from. so any changes in foundation makes it really tough. and it's a steep slope. but i think that mrs. kaplan and her husband who are from southern california have now been well-trained in understanding the different problems on telegraph hill. and the fact that it's a very densely populated neighborhood. and there's a cool next door also. -- a school next door also. and this is the rear cottage which is grandfathered. so with this, i wish them good luck with the project. thank you. >> thank you. >> ok. thank you. we can hear from the permit holder now. >> president hwang and members of the board, i'm steve atkinson from the law firm of mckenn

can the prime minister explain to me why the presidents of greenwich were not given the same respect by his minister? >> the honorable lady raises an important point. difficult situation that has taken place at this trust. the secretaries using powers put inlace by the last government. it is partly because of the p f i contract that are unsustainable. >> in my constituency, the average pre-tax income is just under 25,000 pounds a year. do my right hon. friend--the party opposite still oppose the benefits cap of 26,000 pounds the year after tax and doesn't extend who is on the side of hard-working families. >> my hon. friend makes an important point. they said they were going to back a welfare cap but when it came to the crunch they opposed it. he is right. it shows who is on the side of those who work hard and want to do the best for their families and countries and community and think you would be better off on benefits. we have the workers and they have the shirkers. >> to be this funded, 600 soldiers facing redundancy. this is a regiment with a proud history of service to this cou

can the prime minister explain to me why the presidents of greenwich were not given the same respect by his minister? >> the honorable lady raises an important point. difficult situation that has taken place at this trust. the secretaries using powers put in place by the last government. it is partly because of the p f i contract that are unsustainable. >> in my constituency, the average pre-tax income is just under 25,000 pounds a year. does my right hon. friend--the party opposite still oppose the benefits cap of 26,000 pounds the year after tax and doesn't extend who is on the side of hard-working families. >> my hon. friend makes an important point. they said they were going to back a welfare cap but when it came to the crunch they opposed it. he is right. it shows who is on the side of those who work hard and want to do the best for their families and countries and community and think you would be better off on benefits. we have the workers and they have the shirkers. >> to be this funded, 600 soldiers facing redundancy. this is a regiment with a proud history of service to this

on to the actual location of the equestrian competition as well as stop by as north greenwich arena,lly the arena for the gymnastics and basketball finals. 8,000 torchbearers will carry the olympic flame during the 70-day torch relay, it is wrapping up. >>> the 2012 game, less than a week away. nbc 4 is your olympic station. tune into the opening ceremony, july 27th, and visit i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee,

i love greenwich, connecticut. great men.reat men. >> if frank's there, send him home. >> you can go to places online. >> i don't trust that. you get freaks. >> not on facebook and twitter. >> next one. which dating website would be best for a single woman attempting to get back out there after divorce? what do you like the most? >> actually, to the point i just made, facebook and twitter. you go unconventional. there are dating websites, eharmony, match, but i think it's nice to go in the back door. you go subtle. >> i think we need to look at -- there are so many dating sites, it's almost asking who should i be friends with? what makes you feel good? are these people i would date or go out with and just explore? >> hire a matchmaker. >> you would want to find somebody in your life with not just to go out with, but who is going to share life with you. i think you would go to places you're interested. the church or synagogue or a pet store -- >> biking club, hiking. >> say yes to everything for a month. every invite you get.

he's up in greenwich -- up in greenwich, we assume people in california are up in greenwich.len it glen-gl glen-glenic h, connecticut. he said the thought sales would be up showing this is still not gaining traction. the question now becomes what does ron johnson bring to the table now for jc penney? what does he bring from his experiences at target and am? >> what you want to believe is he's going to bring this ability to rip up the retail model and start from scratch. he has to be rethinking it himself. does he really know what he will bring, the store in store concept he's already creating. there is indication some suppliers will not be in all stores, only a few hundred stores. i think it's -- look, as anyone would tell you, it's in the early innings, come back three years and talk about it. when you're a public company, you don't get that luxury, especially in this environment and everybody judges you on a quarter to quarter basis. i go to the retail people, i really really think are good. and every one of them don't see it coming. >> it speaks to the fickle cyclical natu

the torch started at the prime meridian in greenwich. it will visit two venues around london.e time it reaches the stadium for opening ceremonies of friday, the torch will have traveled 8,000 miles in 70 days. the u.s. olympic swimmers michael phelps and ryan lochet squeez in last-minute trading. michael phelps says he is feeling strong turnout. he is the favorite to win gold. lochte says the u.s. team is definitely prepared. >> it is the olympics. we trained 4 years for that moment. there is no doubt in my time net team usa will be ready. you try to go back to training, to try to find some of the things you did wrong. >> swimming events at the olympics will begin on july 28, the day after opening ceremonies. you can catch every olympic moment here on wbal-tv 11. the opening ceremony begins on friday, july 27. you can watch the olympics zone each night at 7:30. baseball. quite a power surge for the orioles. >> can the orioles extending their winning streak? highlights coming up next. >> it is america's favorite jackpot game. get those tickets already. this is powerball. good e

item 2, for 2764 greenwich street, fifth proposed for continuance until september 20, 2012. also under the regular calendar, we received a request for item 11. mechanical car wash facilities -- this is continued until july 20, 2012. that is all i have. president fong: public comment on the items proposed for continuance? >> i'm an appellant regarding the minnie and lovie ward playfields. i have not been notified -- president fong: excuse me, sir. can you state your name. >> oh. we supplied 50 pages of comments on this report. they included cancer findings from the world health organization and the international agency for research on cancer, among others. our comments pointed out lot of data as well as data gaps within the report. president fong: i'm sorry to interrupt you again. we are taking comments in regard to the continuance. >> i'm advocating for continuance, so. our comments pointed out data gaps and the report -- in the report. the report omitted the proximity of this project to an elementary school as well as the toxicity of the environment. we believe that in ligh

the equestrian events will be held at greenwich park. the beach volleyball competition. hyde park's artificial lake will host the outdoor sporting events. there are also venues outside the capital. the canoe slalom will be held at the specially built lee valley whitewater center. england's south coast will host the sailing. >> facilities here are fantastic. as a team, we are working hard in this final build up to the olympics to get things right. >> new facilities and historic ones. the men who helped bring the olympics to london have done their work. now, let the games begin. >> all right, let's recap our main story for you -- syrian rebels are reported to have taken control of the country's main border crossing with iraq as well as one of the crossings with turkey. footage posted on the internet suggests that the conflict is entering a new and bloodier stage. >> the fighting in damascus has intensified since three top syrian officials were killed in a bombing on wednesday. >> nearly 20,000 syrian refugees have arrived in neighboring lebanon in the last 24 hours. at the

a journey from greenwich taking only five minutes. thought we would take the boat because i thought it would probably be -- >> we're on our way really early. >> we're british. we'll go. [laughter] >> london bridge and we're off. >> 10 past 8:00. height of the roush. -- rush hour. people have be encouraged to work from home. >> it was definitely busy than usual, more people but i think it's final >> no option to stay at home and work. did you think about that? >> i thought about it here but i've got a job here. everything seems to work well. >> good luck. >> we've got about a 15-minute walk. the next stop, the tube. more than three million people use the london undergrounds every day. we're heading to one of the busiest stations. on average, 96,000 passengers pass through here every morning. but on our journey, it was pretty clear. it's half past 8:00 and you have to say for a monday morning in the middle of rush hour, this is remarkably quiet. we're going to get on. >> before we set off, we found it really easy. >> we're way up on tra

they did have to suspend the equestrian competition for a little bit out at greenwich today.nd in fact part of the judge's pavilion, the roof got peeled back, the storm was so severe. at wimbledon they suspended tennis for about three hours because of the rainstorm. >> really? okay. thanks a lot, phil, we'll catch up with you later. >>> and speaking of natalie coughlin, phil was talking about her, our own raj mathai spent some time with the bay area native today in london. she talked about yesterday's controversial decision to keep her sidelined during the freestyle relay final. team usa won a bronze. and even though coughlin didn't compete in the final, she did swim in the qualifying race and as a result won her 12th olympic medal. she told raj winning it was bittersweet. >> it feels odd. it feels strange. i still haven't really had much time to process it. and earning my 12th medal the way that i did was a little different. you know, i was in the prelim relay. and i just wish that medal was a little earlier in my career. but i'm still really proud of it, and i'm really happ

rule that all those files have to be released they're going to turn to right now out of you know greenwich connecticut he's kind of famous attorney mark sherman is threatening to not turn them over for the for the whistleblower because he's worried that j.p. morgan's going to do something to the whistleblower and he's going to have to the court's going to order it and so you know it's one thing on top of another additionally max i just read a story today that there was a bribery charge the company did with j.p. morgan it was a data storage company and they paid him a few hundred thousand dollars for a twelve million dollars contract but they just settled with the eastern district of new york with the d.o.j. and said yeah we paid j.p. morgan bribes for this deal and they have to pay like six million dollars for it i mean the fraud inside this bank is out of control and i think more and more you know the facts are coming forward ok you mentioned the mortgage put back so you mentioned the brewing scandals all of these require some additional. liquidity some money to pay off at the same time a

can be critical for saving lives according to a maritime safety specialist at the university of greenwich in london. >> moving passengers around a ship in an emergency situation is never an easy thing to do so you want to start that process, the assembly process as soon as you suspect that there's a major problem with the vessel. >> it was way too long. way too long and they would have saved so many lives if they would have done it a lot earlier. >> schettino told investigators he delayed the alarm until he could maneuver the ship close to shore. >> he has always said the ship was located there because he made a choice to order the abandonment when he considered the coast close enough for rescue boats. >> schettino also said he didn't want to create panic. but that's exactly what happened. >> pushing, there was people knocking people down and we kept yelling, put the kids on first, get the kids, we were screaming, get the kids on first. >> moments after the costa came to rest, to the lifeboats were launched. but then the concord yes rolled 90 degrees the other way. escaping just became a

. >> i actually own a saloon in greenwich village called the protein bar. also not woman friendly.l like we could make it manly yes, sir. >> what would you add? >> beanie babies. here is the thing about beanie babies. this is a sea, cow, it is awesome. i know you have seen "eyes wide shut." guys have sex parties and a hooker gets out of line and you have to kill her. the entire time you have masks. let me try this. remove your clothes. >> this is the unsung hero and the front man taboo. here is the thing about taboo. he wrote a book. it is called keep it so the positive. what do most of us do? we fall down. what did taboo do? >> fall up? >> thank you. and in the end that's how i kept it on the positive. word. they didn't like my products and they didn't like my had whys. you know what i like? the man aisle. back to you, greg. >> so, okay. th is an amazing achievement. they just took crap and put it in one aisle and threw in a sign and got national news. >> national news and a couple other markets. they have man aisles there. you had eyes. that was not an aisle. >> it was like the s

according to the professor, a maritime safety specialist at the university of greenwich in london. >> moving thousands of passengers around the ship in an emergency situation is never an easy thing to do. and so you want to start the process, the assembly process, as soon as you suspect there's a major problem with the vessel. >> it was way too long, way too long. and they would have saved so many lives if they had done it a lot earlier. >> stet tin >> schetty, no told investigator he delayed the alarm until the could maneuver the ship closer to shore. >> he has always said the ship was located there because he made a choice to order the abandonment when they considered the coast close enough for rescue boats. >> schettino also said he didn't want to create panic, but that's exactly what happened. >> pushing, it was people knocking people down. and we were yelling, get the kids on first. scream, get the kids on first. >> moments after the ship came to rest, the first lifeboats were launched. it was 11:00 p.m. but then the concordia rolled more than 20 degrees. for the ananias family a

to greenwich where they can have a picnic. >> the lasting impression you want your global visitors to >> the biggest, greenest city. we have more restaurants than paris. twice the number. >> might not be true. >> certainly true. twice the number of book shops, more theater and it rains more in rome. there you go. >> bye-bye. see you. >> and mary is here. welcome. what a character. we love him. >> he's hilarious. the country, royalty, prime minister, then -- >> he's a real person, on a bike nonetheless. you got to see some sights. first the world of ian fleming. you just need to know one character here, bond, james bond. >> the 50th anniversary of james bond on film. we were so lucky. i got to do this. in a car. >> beyond reason. yes. >> how fast are you going? >> 2,000 miles an hour or so i assert, as the mayor of london would say. very, very fast. >> no bike rides. >> not at all. >> wow, lunch before hand? that could have been bad. >> it was something. >> you went to wales. >> i went to wales. >> you've been to wales, too. >> unbelievable gorgeous. >> you know how physically beautifu

. >> they'll give her anything she wants, especially at tara in greenwich. >> i had a friend who said, i'm sorry i asked for no pepper. this is not cooked the way i would like it. back again. there's guilt by association. even being with someone like that, you look like the bad one, too. like you're like that. >> they look at you like, why are you with her? >> anyway -- >> or lim >> or him. it could be a guy. >> we are going to ask you, is it rude to turn down a host's food due to diet restrictions? >> we would love to know. if there is some enormous allergy or something dire that is going to happen to you, of course. otherwise, just be gracious. >> just be nice. >> may be the last party you go to, you know? >> that is weird. >> i don't mean because you're going to die. people will stop inviting you. >> here is a question. i like to wear perfume. you wear perfume. >> i do. i don't like it when it's so overwhelming you going to gag. especially when you're at a party not eating the food. >> some government offices and hospitals are giving visitors warning about too much perfume. not too

i came calling in greenwich village to see how residents in existing shoebox-sized apartments survive're having to duck under, but i'm -- i'm lucky that i'm short. >> reporter: genevieve has been living here for seven years. >> 105 square feet. >> reporter: much smaller than the microsized apartments the city would like to build. >> living room. >> reporter: mayor bloomberg walked a floor plan of the potential 300 square-foot apartments. he says micro-apartments are critical to attracting young people, those priced out of the market. >> if you don't have the housing that they need, they can't do that. >> reporter: i cannot stretch my arms fully. new yorkers like ariana gansz are renowned for overcoming cramped challenges. >> this is annoying. that get to be annoying. again, i've adjusted. >> manhattan can be pricey, even with 50,000 yen. >> reporter: kramer adjusted in "seinfeld" which japanese visitors needed a place to live. >> good night. >> reporter: future renters of micro-apartments might want to check out companies that transform furniture. >> i think that people have to be sma

i came calling in greenwich village to see how residents in shoe box sized apartments survive. >> youshort. >> reporter: genevieve schuyler has been living here for seven years. >> this apartment is about 105 square feet. >> reporter: that's much smaller than the microsized apartments they want to build. michael bloomberg walked a potential floor plan. he said it's critical to attracting young people, those who are priced out of the market. kno kno new yorkers are known for overcoming challenges. >> this is an knowing. >> reporter: kramer adjusted in "seinfeld" when japanese visitors needed a place to live. >> good night. >> reporter: future renters of microapartments might want to check out companies that transform furniture. >> i think that people have to be smarter and they have to get smarter furniture. >> so after i cook, i'll put my dishes in the tub. sort of close the shower. >> reporter: whoa, after you cook you put your dishes in the tub? >> yes. >> reporter: that's where you clean them? >> yes. >> reporter: the rent will be around $2,000. not bad for new york. one new real e

we saw him with suri for the first time, scooping her up at the greenwich hotel. >> can you imagine, going through so much and you'd like to just have a quiet moment with your daughter. apparently he had five minutes picking her up. apparently they will will have sort of one of those -- it's not a nanny but a person who is the buffer zone between both parents so they don't end up having any meetings personally. it's sad, but somebody -- according to tmz, a source says he's sad about the divorce but not bitter. who is this person? >> how do they know whether he's bitter or sad, probably both things. >> it's tmz, come on. >> you guys have all read obits in the papers. there was an interesting obituary, a 59-year-old guy named val paterson wrote his own and put it in his local paper in utah and his beloved wife and decides to come clean about all the things he had done and decided to write it out. >> he knew he was going to die of throat cancer. >> number one, he wasn't a phd. >> he doesn't even know what phd stands for. >> there was a paperwork issue at his college that said, you have

it's a huge distinction to say that bridgeport and greenwich are representative of the entire united states. these are two pockets that happen to abutt each other and be a really good example of this income inequality. i don't know that they're representative. let me ask you this, esma, there was a piece in a magazine called "for richer or for poorer," she writes that today's millionaires don't stay millionaires for very long anymore and that lower income earners who may have a smaller share of income today than they did, say, in 1990, but their absolute income shyer. she quotes economist steven kaplan saying income is not a zero-sum game. somebody else's income doesn't come at your expense. these numbers don't have automatic implications for the 99%. put that in context for us. is that true? is he wrong? >> not all economists believe the heightening inequality is going to be the problem. it's not clear if mark zuckerberg cashes out his stock options tomorrow, it's going to hurt us. what we do know is inequality has been rising since 1979. we've seen incomes diverge, the rich get ric

so broken hill, bucklin, greenwich, you all will see this storm come through within the next 30 minutes or so. that is our woman warning in effect until -- severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:00 again for fauquier and prince william county, virginia. so let's go ahead to our next graphic. i want to show you the risk for severe weather. this is for today. the main threat is damaging wind gusts and hail. this is the areas highlighted in yellow. this does include the d.c. metro area, points north and also points west of it for this evening. this is why we had declared today as severe weather alert day. the heat advisory is still in effect for our area until 9:00 because boy, it's month the out there, feels like 102 -- hot out there, feels like 102, 110 leesburg, frederick 107, 100 winchester, culpeper 105. hopefully you've got your air conditioning going or in a place where there's air conditioning, the heat really encompassing much of the mid- atlantic go. out to ocean city and cool off where it's 85 degrees. so for tonight scattered thunderstorms, very warm and muggy, scattered

. >> reporter: tom and suri reportedly spent tuesday catching up, one-on-one, at new york city's greenwichr spotted entering the same hotel carrying toys. absent was holmes, the actress will reportedly have no contact with cruise while he's in town. over the weekend, cruise wrapped filming on the film oblivion before jetting off to new york to catch up with suri. >> he's going to have an active role in suri's life. >> reporter: he told our diane sawyer a week before suri was born in april 2006. >> have you thought about the first thing you want to say to this child? >> just how much i love this child. how much i love this child and just what a beautiful life you're going to have. >> reporter: now reportedly cruise and holmes have vowed to keep everything civil. a source close to the former couple they both know they'll have to make decisions together on suri for many years. >> they love that little girl. >> they do, indeed. >> you know where suri will be going to school? >> reports are circling that katie has enrolled suri in an all-girls catholic school, sacred heart. famous alum from sac