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state agencies provided millions of dollars in loans and over $100 million in grants to build a new philadelphia wholesale produce market. new york city invested $110 million for the redevelopment of its fish market. in contrast, this proposal does not involve the city at the financing providing capital funds to the market. in conclusion, cities around the country working to develop these food hubs and hold on to the food distribution and aggregation facilities and we're lucky to have a strong one. we encourage you to support this proposal. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm an owner and partner of veggie works inc. in san francisco. our business started in 1992 in the bayview/hunters point area and within seven years, we moved to the san francisco produce market. presently, i have 56 employees. 80% of them live here in san francisco. it breaks down to basically 60% in the mission district, 10% in brno, and 20% are in the bay view area. we do this with quite a few major companies in san francisco. in sunset, we do the high- school and we are to produce supplier for city
state agencies provided millions of dollars in loans and over $100 million in grants to build a new philadelphia wholesale produce market. new york city invested $110 million for the redevelopment of its fish market. in contrast, this proposal does not involve the city at the financing providing capital funds to the market. in conclusion, cities around the country working to develop these food hubs and hold on to the food distribution and aggregation facilities and we're lucky to have a strong...
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wyatt andrews, cbs news, philadelphia. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," theout from mitt romney's secretly recorded comments at a fundraiser. we'll get reaction from rick davis. >>> plus, what's being done to counter so called insider attacks in afghanistan? we'll speak with general richard myers. >>> pastor joel osteen tells us about his new book. that a little later. that will do it for morning news on a tuesday. i'm terrell brown, take care, everybody. i'm terrell brown, take care, everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ,,,, eindhove and arrest and if our r
wyatt andrews, cbs news, philadelphia. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," theout from mitt romney's secretly recorded comments at a fundraiser. we'll get reaction from rick davis. >>> plus, what's being done to counter so called insider attacks in afghanistan? we'll speak with general richard myers. >>> pastor joel osteen tells us about his new book. that a little later. that will do it for morning news on a tuesday. i'm terrell...
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wyatt andrews, cbs news, philadelphia. >> and that is the cbs evening news for tonight.or all of us at cbs news, all round the world, good night. >> good evening i am dana king >> i am alan martin. it is hard to imagine prosecutors and public defenders taking the same side in any case. >> but that is a point of having both, it is exactly what has happened in one bay area county hit hard by budget cuts and ann noterangelo explains that it is criminal justice workers who may soon take their case out of court. >> the county has managed to avoid a strike announcement for another day but it is clear here in contra costa county that the public defenders and a deputy district attorneys are mad and prepared to walk. >> we have made lots of concessions, from the beginning we started off making concessions because we know that times are bad. >> it is getting worse for court-appointed attorneys who will be the lowest paid public defenders in the bay area under the proposed cuts. mike kelly says that have
wyatt andrews, cbs news, philadelphia. >> and that is the cbs evening news for tonight.or all of us at cbs news, all round the world, good night. >> good evening i am dana king >> i am alan martin. it is hard to imagine prosecutors and public defenders taking the same side in any case. >> but that is a point of having both, it is exactly what has happened in one bay area county hit hard by budget cuts and ann noterangelo explains that it is criminal justice workers who...
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ron allen, nbc news, philadelphia. >>> we're back in a moment with a growing scandal for the british royal family now hitting closer to home. >>> overseas tonight the duke and duchess of cambridge put on a brave face even as more magazines in more countries announced plans to publish those private pictures of kate middleton prompting harsh reaction from the palace. sara james is traveling with the royals. >> reporter: the remote beauty of borneo. the lush rain forest a great place to get away from it all. especially now. the duke and duchess of cambridge gave no hint that they are at the center of a storm brewing over photos of kate sunbathing topless which appeared in a french magazine. the royal couple were reportedly furious that a photographer armed with a long lens snapped the photos while they were on vacation at a private home in the south of france. lawyers for the future king and queen of england are fighting back in the french courts and filed a lawsuit against the magazine. a palace spokesman called it a grotesque invasion of privacy and linked it to the worst excesses of
ron allen, nbc news, philadelphia. >>> we're back in a moment with a growing scandal for the british royal family now hitting closer to home. >>> overseas tonight the duke and duchess of cambridge put on a brave face even as more magazines in more countries announced plans to publish those private pictures of kate middleton prompting harsh reaction from the palace. sara james is traveling with the royals. >> reporter: the remote beauty of borneo. the lush rain forest a...
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in pennsylvania, a new "philadelphia inquirer" poll has the president up by 11, 50% to 39%. to beef up operations, it must win states like colorado and nevada, the campaign pulled staff from new mexico air, state romney had once hoped to capture. in a shift in strategy, campaign sources say romney will step up his campaigning to engage more with voters. he'll offer more specifics on his economic plans and how they would affect average americans. he also will appear more often in his own television ads. >> we've got to stop spending more money than we take in. >> reporter: now, next week, romney will hit the campaign trail in the midwest. he'll be on a bus tour in ohio. his running mate paul ryan will also be in ohio. the campaign suggested they will be campaigning together, and now they're saying they may just cross paths. there's no question advisers think he's a better candidate when he's campaigning with paul ryan, that the two have a very good rapport together on the campaign trail. >> pelley: thanks, jan. president obama was in miami for a town hall meeting on the spanis
in pennsylvania, a new "philadelphia inquirer" poll has the president up by 11, 50% to 39%. to beef up operations, it must win states like colorado and nevada, the campaign pulled staff from new mexico air, state romney had once hoped to capture. in a shift in strategy, campaign sources say romney will step up his campaigning to engage more with voters. he'll offer more specifics on his economic plans and how they would affect average americans. he also will appear more often in his...
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ron allen, nbc news, philadelphia. >>> we're back in a moment with a growing scandal for the britishal family now hitting closer to home. [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ [ female announcer ] and try aleve for relief from tough headaches. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org your do
ron allen, nbc news, philadelphia. >>> we're back in a moment with a growing scandal for the britishal family now hitting closer to home. [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol....
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break 4)) -3 we're following more breakkng news...this time out of 3 philadeephia.a threat of explosives... on a u-s airways plane... on it's way to philadelphia airport.we're told one person was escorted off theeplane... an f-b-i spokesman did not immediately comment on the situation. & 3 3 3 3 3 p 3 3 33 saa news this morring... former baltimore avens owner modell died from heart failure at johns hopkins hospital. he also served as n-f-l preeidentt from 19-67 to 69 ...anddwas a games elevised on monday l - nights. modell enjoyed riding in goll carts....and offcourse watching phe ravens play. modell was 87 years old.....his wife year earlier. 42-yearssdied a tom rodgers is here wiih reaction from the ravens... and governor o'malley..good morniig, tom. earlier this hour... the baltimore ravens released david modell... art's son... who says he was thereewhen his dad took is final breath. breath.he said quote - "poppy' was a special man who was loved by his ssns, his daughter-in-law michel..., andd his six grannchiidren.. moreover, he was adored by the entire baltimore community for his kindness and generosity." generosity."he went on to say - "
break 4)) -3 we're following more breakkng news...this time out of 3 philadeephia.a threat of explosives... on a u-s airways plane... on it's way to philadelphia airport.we're told one person was escorted off theeplane... an f-b-i spokesman did not immediately comment on the situation. & 3 3 3 3 3 p 3 3 33 saa news this morring... former baltimore avens owner modell died from heart failure at johns hopkins hospital. he also served as n-f-l preeidentt from 19-67 to 69 ...anddwas a games...
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calls the stores in new york, philadelphia, chicago, and los fromes reported sellouts' at&t.n and it could take four weeks to ship. trader joe's is recalling its creamy salted valencia peanut because of potential salmonella contamination. dispose of it or return it to trader joe's grocery for a full refund. more than two dozen people have far with the so salmonella in 18 states, most of them children. red lobster rolling out a more affordable menu soon with less seafood. and what redbox is doing to keep netflix on its toes. all that in the next hour. from lindaness news aps. >> i don't have an iphone. it was an emotional weekend for receiver torrey smith. brother kevin was killed motorcycle crashed in northeastern virginia. tory expressed his grief on twitter. then he made the tough decision his team's home game against the patriots. he went on to make six catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns. with three seconds left, the skipper got a 27 yard goal, giving the ravens the victory. smith said he was glad the play.d to >> i am glad i came back aup here. it helped me out a lot. >> a
calls the stores in new york, philadelphia, chicago, and los fromes reported sellouts' at&t.n and it could take four weeks to ship. trader joe's is recalling its creamy salted valencia peanut because of potential salmonella contamination. dispose of it or return it to trader joe's grocery for a full refund. more than two dozen people have far with the so salmonella in 18 states, most of them children. red lobster rolling out a more affordable menu soon with less seafood. and what redbox is...
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in pennsylvania, a new "philadelphia ipchoirer "poll has the president up by 11, 50 to 39% the campaign pulled staff from new mexico air, state romney had once hoped to capture. in a shift in strategy, campaign sources say romney will step up his campaigning to engage more with voters. he'll offer more specifics on his economic plans and how they would affect average americans. he also will appear more often in his own television ads. >> we've got to stop spending more money than we take in. >> reporter: now, next, we romney will hit the campaign trail in the midwest. we'll be on a bus tour in ohio. his running mate paul ryan will also be in ohio. the campaign suggested they will be campaigning together and now they're saying they may just cross paths. there's no question advisers think he's a better candidate when campaigning with paul ryan that the two have a very good rapport together on the campaign trail. >> pelley: thanks, jan. president obama was in miami for a town hall meeting on the spanish language network univision. the latest gallup poll shows the president leads among hisp
in pennsylvania, a new "philadelphia ipchoirer "poll has the president up by 11, 50 to 39% the campaign pulled staff from new mexico air, state romney had once hoped to capture. in a shift in strategy, campaign sources say romney will step up his campaigning to engage more with voters. he'll offer more specifics on his economic plans and how they would affect average americans. he also will appear more often in his own television ads. >> we've got to stop spending more money...
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. >>> this one comes to us from wcau nbc 10 news in philadelphia where the man known as the greatest was honored last night. booking icon muhammad ali received the prestigious liberty medal not for his amazing fetes inside the ring but for his other work. ali is 70 and has parkinson's disease received a kiss from his daughter layla. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it's finally here. it's friday, ladies and gentlemen. thanks for waking up with us. it's a cool start to our morning. boy, have we enjoyed this low humidity. >>> a different story overseas as protesters continuing to voice their anger over an anti-islamic film. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" on this friday, september 14th. >>> the alexandria man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up the u.s. capitol will be sentenced today. authorities arrested 29-year-old amin al khalifi in february. he got weapons from an undercover agent to try to detonate a bomb near the ca
. >>> this one comes to us from wcau nbc 10 news in philadelphia where the man known as the greatest was honored last night. booking icon muhammad ali received the prestigious liberty medal not for his amazing fetes inside the ring but for his other work. ali is 70 and has parkinson's disease received a kiss from his daughter layla. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it's...
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a new philadelphia enquirer poll in the battleground state of pennsylvania has president obama hitting leads mitt romney by 11 points. 50% to 39%. according to gallop, romney over the president by 15 points. and 56% to 35% nonmarried voters. recapping some of the sunday sound now. netanyahu sounded the alarm on "meet the press" and cnn state of the union making very clear by israel wants a red line drawn. >> i think as they get closer and closer and closer to the achievement of weapons grade material, very close. they're six months away from being 90% of having rich uranium you have to place that red line before them now before it's too late. >> meanwhile, republican former mayor rudy giuliani said he wants mitt romney to step into this issue. >> i believe mitt romney would set a red line. >> why doesn't he do that now. >> he might very well do it over the course of the debates. then you would accuse him of interfering in policy. >> we will bring you more later in the show. >>> many canning up, the movement that went around the world, started one year ago today. we'll flash back to the
a new philadelphia enquirer poll in the battleground state of pennsylvania has president obama hitting leads mitt romney by 11 points. 50% to 39%. according to gallop, romney over the president by 15 points. and 56% to 35% nonmarried voters. recapping some of the sunday sound now. netanyahu sounded the alarm on "meet the press" and cnn state of the union making very clear by israel wants a red line drawn. >> i think as they get closer and closer and closer to the achievement of...
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. >> some breaking news, a security threat diverting a u.s. airways flight from philadelphia. >> a suspect on the run from chp get stuck in a pretty tough spot. that and more in your morning minute. >> we showed up fast and did our job >> a fire forces san francisco residents out of their homes. a tanker crash starts another fire in the santa cruz mountains >> is my sad duty to share with you that the officer has been taken off of life support >> ims chp headquarters where you can see a small memorial behind me. it has been growing for the past 24 hours >> i want to nominate a man who is cool on the outside but who burns for america on the inside >> president obama gets ready to take the stage after a rock star's endorsement from president clinton >> is the president satisfied? of course not, but are you better off when you were when he took office? >> san jose is facing a major safety problem. disappearing dispatchers >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on eyewitness news this morning. >> we begin with breaking news, a u.s. airways flight from
. >> some breaking news, a security threat diverting a u.s. airways flight from philadelphia. >> a suspect on the run from chp get stuck in a pretty tough spot. that and more in your morning minute. >> we showed up fast and did our job >> a fire forces san francisco residents out of their homes. a tanker crash starts another fire in the santa cruz mountains >> is my sad duty to share with you that the officer has been taken off of life support >> ims chp...
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. >>> this one comes to us from wcau nbc 10 news in philadelphia where the man known as the greatest was honored last night. booking icon muhammad ali received the prestigious liberty medal not for his amazing fetes inside the ring but for his other work. ali is 70 and has parkinson's disease received a kiss from his daughter layla. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. it's a beautiful friday. we will change overnight. but this morning it's beautiful. 54 in taneytown and 57 in jarrettsville. the forecast for today, mostly sunny skies. clouds this afternoon and maybe overnight a slight chance for a rain shower. high of 83. we will check your seven-day forecast coming up. >> tony, we'll see you in a bit. here's a look at what's coming up on 11 news today. >> arrests made in connection with the deaths of four americans in libya as u.s. officials brace for the possibility of more protests today. >> and we have a very nice
. >>> this one comes to us from wcau nbc 10 news in philadelphia where the man known as the greatest was honored last night. booking icon muhammad ali received the prestigious liberty medal not for his amazing fetes inside the ring but for his other work. ali is 70 and has parkinson's disease received a kiss from his daughter layla. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching...
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. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible along the east coast in boston, new york, philadelphia washington, d.c., in addition to chicago. >>> back to the news this morning. a california family claims their son was kept off an american airlines flight because of his disability. >> he was flying from newark to los angeles on sunday with his wife and their 16-year-old son who has down syndrome. and word came from the pilot that they could not board the flight home. >> i think the pilot was concerned that my son was going to be in first class. and that i think the pilot felt that my type of son, my disabled, down syndrome son, shouldn't be in first class. >> reporter: they started recording the airport scene on a cell phone. american airlines said the boy was not ready to fly because he was agitated and running around the gate area prior to boarding. but his parents say that is simply not true. >>> a massachusetts court ruling is sparking praise and outrage in the case of a transgender prison inmate. a judge has agreed that the state department of corrections must pay for the inmate
. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible along the east coast in boston, new york, philadelphia washington, d.c., in addition to chicago. >>> back to the news this morning. a california family claims their son was kept off an american airlines flight because of his disability. >> he was flying from newark to los angeles on sunday with his wife and their 16-year-old son who has down syndrome. and word came from the pilot that they could not board the flight home....
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we are following this breaking news story from philadelphia.bring you more details as thereof veilable. >>> turning -- they are available. > >>> bill clinton made his intentions clear for the upcoming election. i want president barack obama to be the next president of the united states and i proudly mom name him. >> they encouraged voters to give president obama four more years. why people are frustrated about tonight's schedule and we will hear from nancy pelosi. >>> we have to get you out the door, but tara said the traffic is not good this morning. >> it is starting to get worse. >> we have a couple of fender benders and we can look at our maps. >> wove a fed. ex. truck and -- we have a fed. ex. truck. and in livermore, typical from what we see, give yourself extra time. >> at the bridge toll plaza, we have the usual metering lights that are on. construction truck versus a car at the toll plaza and making it worse. hopefully it will get pulled over to the shoulder soon. that's good news. >> no delays as you drive into san francisco. 6:39. he
we are following this breaking news story from philadelphia.bring you more details as thereof veilable. >>> turning -- they are available. > >>> bill clinton made his intentions clear for the upcoming election. i want president barack obama to be the next president of the united states and i proudly mom name him. >> they encouraged voters to give president obama four more years. why people are frustrated about tonight's schedule and we will hear from nancy pelosi....
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severe weather today mainly northern and northeastern maryland up the i-95 corridor through philadelphia and new york city. so for us today, showers out to the west by as early as 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. then scattered showers coming into the metro area here along about 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. heading down to blacksburg the hokies taking on bowling green. noon kickoff. 30% chance of storms and showers but i think good weather for hokey football in blacksburn. more of your college football forecast and more of the rest of weekend coming up. >>> right now we have major delays on the beltway. we've got a big traffic backup on the american legion bridge on the inner loop. take a look. the delays affect southbound traffic from maryland into virginia. you don't want to be stuck there. we're told construction is the cause for the slow go here. virginia state police say the backup is from the bridge past georgetown pike. >>> a football rivalry turns ugly as a fight breaks out after a game at watkins mill high school as police respond to the scene and a cruiser hits a 15-year-old girl putting her in
severe weather today mainly northern and northeastern maryland up the i-95 corridor through philadelphia and new york city. so for us today, showers out to the west by as early as 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. then scattered showers coming into the metro area here along about 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. heading down to blacksburg the hokies taking on bowling green. noon kickoff. 30% chance of storms and showers but i think good weather for hokey football in blacksburn. more of your college football...
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. >>> this one comes to us from wcau nbc 10 news in philadelphia where the man known as the greatest was honored last night. boxing icon muhammad ali received the prestigious liberty medal, not for his amazing feats inside the ring but for his work on humanitarian causes, civil rights, and religious freedom. ali, who is 70 now and of course lives with parkinson's disease, received a kiss from his daughter laila as the crowd chanted his name when he briefly stood to accept the award. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in thailand, one polo tournament features a slightly larger breed of competitor. former new zealand rugby players mounted elephants to take on the defending champs from thailand. the competition was started in 2001 to support elephant welfare in thailand. after the opening match elephants were rewarded with a fruit and vegetable buffet for a game well played. yum. >>> one dog in argentina may just be the world's most loyal dog. six years after his owner's death, capitan will not leave his si
. >>> this one comes to us from wcau nbc 10 news in philadelphia where the man known as the greatest was honored last night. boxing icon muhammad ali received the prestigious liberty medal, not for his amazing feats inside the ring but for his work on humanitarian causes, civil rights, and religious freedom. ali, who is 70 now and of course lives with parkinson's disease, received a kiss from his daughter laila as the crowd chanted his name when he briefly stood to accept the award....
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a brand new one including in the philadelphia area is issued out while we are live on the air . second thunderstorm watch in affect including syracuse and buffalo new york. and you are dealing with a lot of heavy rain earlier today and a tornado watch for the new york city area and further off north in connecticut and extreme southwestern parts of state of massachusetts. this is in affect until 9:00 p.m. eastern time. we have time to go with possible tornadic activity and areas of western connecticut and upstate new york and parts of massachusetts. we want to update you on a tornado warning for fairfield and westchester cone. there being be a tornado on the ground. you have to seek shelter immediately west of the bridge port . we are expecting that from new england down to pars of the carolinas it includes philadelphia and new york city and burlington, new york. large hail and damaging wind gusts and isolated tornados and topping it off. flash flooding is possible. we have a flash flooding in affect in new york city area. >> that is an amazing thing to think of tornados in new yo
a brand new one including in the philadelphia area is issued out while we are live on the air . second thunderstorm watch in affect including syracuse and buffalo new york. and you are dealing with a lot of heavy rain earlier today and a tornado watch for the new york city area and further off north in connecticut and extreme southwestern parts of state of massachusetts. this is in affect until 9:00 p.m. eastern time. we have time to go with possible tornadic activity and areas of western...
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new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up by gravity from the mountains pushes the water upwards toward the surface through vertical shafts. these shafts feed the water mains of each neighborhood, which
new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in...
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rolling through parts of central new jersey and also southeastern parts of pennsylvania around the philadelphia area. new york city you will have to deal with showers and storms as well. all of this moisture believe it or not is partly associated with what was isaac that impacted new orleans last week. we are seeing that moisture creeping on into portions of the northeast into the southeast. heavy rain through parts of southeastern alabama. that will be the case in the panhandle. we could be seeing delays. behind that system a drop of temperatures not so much early this morning. right now minneapolis 71 current temperature. 71 in new york city. here's a quick look at some of the high temperatures where highs once again into the triple digits across texas. >> now to stories you can bank on this morning. younger americans still struggling to find work and you may be surprised to learn why. joining us from the fox business network is lauren simonetti. competing against older folks, huh? >> exactly. good morning heather. good morning everybody. more and more americans are delaying retirement adding
rolling through parts of central new jersey and also southeastern parts of pennsylvania around the philadelphia area. new york city you will have to deal with showers and storms as well. all of this moisture believe it or not is partly associated with what was isaac that impacted new orleans last week. we are seeing that moisture creeping on into portions of the northeast into the southeast. heavy rain through parts of southeastern alabama. that will be the case in the panhandle. we could be...
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that risk does include rale leigh north carolina to portions of new york city philadelphia in that areac, baltimore also large hail with some of the storms possible. if you get any warnings issued for your county right now we have heavy rain coming down across parts of tennessee, west virginia and even moving into portions of pennsylvania localized flooding will be possible. >>> thank you maria. it is time to entertain this. the new judges for american idol getting ready to work. mariah carey. nicky manaj and randy jackson held auditions in new york city. a first look at blake laif lee's bling. ryan reynolds putting a big ring on the ak dorr's finger. look at this cute little face? could it be the newest cardi kardashian. she is troin duesing her adorable new kitten named mercy on twitter. she has been seen walking on the streets of miami with a tea cup persian. >> walking around with her kitty cat? a roundup of all of the sports stories making news at this hour. monday night miss cues for payton manning. the denver bronco quarterback through interceptions giving them an advantage. mann
that risk does include rale leigh north carolina to portions of new york city philadelphia in that areac, baltimore also large hail with some of the storms possible. if you get any warnings issued for your county right now we have heavy rain coming down across parts of tennessee, west virginia and even moving into portions of pennsylvania localized flooding will be possible. >>> thank you maria. it is time to entertain this. the new judges for american idol getting ready to work....
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big storms up around philadelphia and new york city this morning.ny travel plans, maybe you're jumping on the train, wet up there right now. more storms, too, for the afternoon. here we are early tuesday. your showers and storming coming in about noontime and increasing as we get to three and 4:00 today. downtories possible. stay with me. i'll be sure to tweet out any weather conditions for this afternoon. and as far as that seven-day forecast goes, again, it will be topping out in the mid 80s. >>> right now, veronica, it is terrible traffic tuesday. let's start in maryland as you make your way on 29. slow southbound as you head towards lockwood drive. heavy on the brakes. delays continue to the beltway. speaking of the beltway, live look right now as you make your way on the outer loop. there are slow here at colesmill road. heavy on the brakes at i-95. travel speed is 34 miles an hour. delays on 395. live look at duke street. you're slow here as you make your way to seminary road. good news, no accidents. but sluggish all of the way to the 14th st
big storms up around philadelphia and new york city this morning.ny travel plans, maybe you're jumping on the train, wet up there right now. more storms, too, for the afternoon. here we are early tuesday. your showers and storming coming in about noontime and increasing as we get to three and 4:00 today. downtories possible. stay with me. i'll be sure to tweet out any weather conditions for this afternoon. and as far as that seven-day forecast goes, again, it will be topping out in the mid 80s....
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new jersey. so philadelphia is included in there. heaviest rain from new york city to boston. can you imagine traffic tomorrow? i think that's going to be a big impact. >> cars and school buses. you were talking about the staggering totals. >> they are. this is including everything, back to the beginning of isaac. over 20 inches for new orleans. parts of mississippi in that ten-17-inch range. even when you are in the 10-17-inch range, it came so quickly and so steady, in 36 hours. ten to 15. that's a flood of sorts that we will not forget anytime soon. >> thank you very much. you told me earlier that there will not be rain in another part of the country that desperately use it tonight after a labor day nightmare in southern california. look at the flames slicing through the mountains of the ange leez national forest. families forced to race out, a sudden end to their holiday. >> reporter: firefighters are trying to rescue three hikers, stranded, cut off by the flames. the national forest was packed with thousands of campers and hikers enjoying the holiday weekend. >> seesaw th
new jersey. so philadelphia is included in there. heaviest rain from new york city to boston. can you imagine traffic tomorrow? i think that's going to be a big impact. >> cars and school buses. you were talking about the staggering totals. >> they are. this is including everything, back to the beginning of isaac. over 20 inches for new orleans. parts of mississippi in that ten-17-inch range. even when you are in the 10-17-inch range, it came so quickly and so steady, in 36 hours....
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new uniform. andre is dead. peggy is in philadelphia. she is banished and promised won't communicate with her husband and they made her go so she goes to new york city. her father takes her on a sad trip to new york city to rejoin her husband and that is another unknowable about whether she really wanted to rejoin her husband or not. women who are not allowed legally to divorce at that time. the divorce law was passed after that. women have almost no choice. she couldn't stay with her family. and she loved. where could she go other than rejoin her husband? >> she is 20 years old and only saw her parents and her siblings one time after she was banished. >> until the war was over. she was treated rudely and people didn't like her very much so she only -- cheese spent her life in exile in london and canada. the book goes from birth to death and later -- and benedict arnolds made more money looking off of the american revolution than any single person and kept losing money, his wife had a very tough life. >> she was popular in england and que
new uniform. andre is dead. peggy is in philadelphia. she is banished and promised won't communicate with her husband and they made her go so she goes to new york city. her father takes her on a sad trip to new york city to rejoin her husband and that is another unknowable about whether she really wanted to rejoin her husband or not. women who are not allowed legally to divorce at that time. the divorce law was passed after that. women have almost no choice. she couldn't stay with her family....
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news. philadelphia fed president is speaking out against the feds latest round of easing.er barnes joining us now with details from philadelphia. >> we have his remarks. he is about to begin his speech. he is ripping into this latest move by the fed to stimulate the economy more. the additional quantitative easing announced a couple weeks ago. he says it will not bring down interest rates enough. not enough to make a difference. he thinks any reduction will be "small and transitory." he thinks consumers are still creating their balance sheet, cutting debt and saving more. he thinks low interest rates will have the opposite effect because of low returns on savings accounts. people will save even more dust cutting consumer spending. he thinks the real problem is issues beyond the control of the fed. he worries that the fed benefits are not worth it. he thinks this will sow the seeds for additional inflation and this -- he favors starting to raise interest rates sooner rather than later. cheryl. cheryl: peter barnes, thank you very much. later on this afternoon peter barnes w
news. philadelphia fed president is speaking out against the feds latest round of easing.er barnes joining us now with details from philadelphia. >> we have his remarks. he is about to begin his speech. he is ripping into this latest move by the fed to stimulate the economy more. the additional quantitative easing announced a couple weeks ago. he says it will not bring down interest rates enough. not enough to make a difference. he thinks any reduction will be "small and...
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inside the restaurant and on the drive-thru menus and listing calories is already required in new york and philadelphia >>> well, after much debate, and public outcry, et looks like new york city is moving forward with its ban on large sugared drinks. health officials are expected to approve the ban today. it would impose a 16-ounce limit on sodas and other sugar drinks. sold at restaurants, delis and movie theaters. now advocates of the ban including mayor bloomberg believe that the ban will help fight against obesity. however, opponents say people should be able to choose what they want to drink. >>> all right, we absolutely want to know what you think. it's the topic on the facebook fan page. weigh in and give us your thoughts, head to the abc2 facebook fan page and let us know what you think on the drinks. >>> the orioles are making more magic on the field and fans are going wild. "good morning maryland" at 5:00 starts right now. >>> a campus on lockdown. a man shot in the student center at morgan state university. the details on the search for the gunman this morning. >>> another death from west n
inside the restaurant and on the drive-thru menus and listing calories is already required in new york and philadelphia >>> well, after much debate, and public outcry, et looks like new york city is moving forward with its ban on large sugared drinks. health officials are expected to approve the ban today. it would impose a 16-ounce limit on sodas and other sugar drinks. sold at restaurants, delis and movie theaters. now advocates of the ban including mayor bloomberg believe that the...
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new addition on mcdonald's menu. the chain will post calorie counts. they're voluntarily doing it but regulations are in the works and it could involve major changes. listing calories is already required in philadelphia and new york. in areas where calorie counts are listed, the information hasn't changed what customers choose to order. >>> well, it's thinner. it's taller. it's faster. i wish that were me. it's the iphone 5. it allows five rows of apps. it's twice as fast as the iphone 4. here's the big news. it allows for speeds up to 10 times faster than 3g apple said the speed and extra battery life will give users a chance to use their extra features. >> eight hours of breezing. 10 hours of wi-fi browsing. 40 hours of music play back. >>> 220 hours of standby time. >> the iphone 5 goes on sale next friday starting for $199. preorders start this fry dpai. apple revealed new versions of the apple nano and ipad touch. >>> the best chance to lock in a top dollar, the trade-in was three weeks ago. now your old iphone has lost 10% to 15% of the trade-in value. as of late last night you could trade it in for $277. you're not going to get that today. it depends on volume. when the iphone 4 came out, trad
new addition on mcdonald's menu. the chain will post calorie counts. they're voluntarily doing it but regulations are in the works and it could involve major changes. listing calories is already required in philadelphia and new york. in areas where calorie counts are listed, the information hasn't changed what customers choose to order. >>> well, it's thinner. it's taller. it's faster. i wish that were me. it's the iphone 5. it allows five rows of apps. it's twice as fast as the iphone...
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new york city, philadelphia, too, they've got the heavy rain there this morning. next couple of day, wednesday, thursday, still wet. friday, at least looking dry. we'll take a look at your weekend coming up. hitting the roads now again with danella sealock. >> veronica, right now a rock can start for some. let's start in northwest. beach drive still shut down right now between joyce road and blagden avenue because of a downed tree. no word of when that tree is going to be out of the roadway yet. i-270, hitting on the brakes out of frederick. really slow past 109. i'll give you a live look and you can see. the good news is once you past clarksburg road it looks good for you as you continue toward the beltway. let's check out the rails. metro, all entrabts, escalators are down at foggy bottom metro station and also on the marc train, brunswick east 870. six-minute delay right now. back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 5:42. 73 degrees. pack your patiencen you head out on the roads today as tens of thousands of area children head back to school. >>> plus,
new york city, philadelphia, too, they've got the heavy rain there this morning. next couple of day, wednesday, thursday, still wet. friday, at least looking dry. we'll take a look at your weekend coming up. hitting the roads now again with danella sealock. >> veronica, right now a rock can start for some. let's start in northwest. beach drive still shut down right now between joyce road and blagden avenue because of a downed tree. no word of when that tree is going to be out of the...
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and so by tying us more forcefully in with markets like new york and washington, d.c., philadelphia, and boston, it creates a lot of economic opportunity for business expansion in the baltimore metropolitan area. >> amtrak estimates the overhaul would cost about $9 billion a year over 10 years, including funding from the federal government. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the acting police commissioner is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence as the city council signs off on the new police commissioner. he will take over on thursday. he is expected to return to work. fred bealefeld retired. >> new details surrounding a police-involved shooting. police found the description of the suspected robber. officers tried to question the man and there was a struggle. >> they got into a physical confrontation. a backup officer saw the struggle and withdrew his service weapon and fired a shot. >> the suspect is in serious but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the stock. -- to the stomach. police say joshua lopez became combative and reach for an officer's gun on sunday m
and so by tying us more forcefully in with markets like new york and washington, d.c., philadelphia, and boston, it creates a lot of economic opportunity for business expansion in the baltimore metropolitan area. >> amtrak estimates the overhaul would cost about $9 billion a year over 10 years, including funding from the federal government. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the acting police commissioner is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence as the city council...
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. >>> breaking news from philadelphia this is a live picture of a us air ways flight ordered back tot because of a threat onboard. our sister station is reporting that somebody called the airline saying a passenger on this flight had an kphres liquid with him and somehow made it past security on to us airways flight 1267 headed for dallas ft. worth that flight turned around ordered back to philadelphia international where on the field with officials on the they are searching that entire flight. they are taking luggage off. see on the right there's an airport bus. our sister station reporting passengers are being put on to those airport buses now 74 people onboard, 69 passengers and five crewmembers everybody is fine. we just got word in a person of interest has been taken into police custody. an identified male is what we have now. again, everybody is safe and officials are searching that flight at philadelphia international airport. >>> good morning 6:31 i'm cs. >>> and i'm eric thomas. -- first our weather. >>> that storm in saratoga moved into the heart of san jose it is a thunder
. >>> breaking news from philadelphia this is a live picture of a us air ways flight ordered back tot because of a threat onboard. our sister station is reporting that somebody called the airline saying a passenger on this flight had an kphres liquid with him and somehow made it past security on to us airways flight 1267 headed for dallas ft. worth that flight turned around ordered back to philadelphia international where on the field with officials on the they are searching that...
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surprise team right now, the cardinals, with wins over seattle, new england and philadelphia. sam bradford and the rams thursday night next thursday on nfl network. >> mike: that arizona defense, coordinated by ray horton, has play makers at every level. dockett, calais campbell, the kid at linebacker. they're really good. >> brad: only three undefeateds. rice is dropped for a loss. a lot of a couple. jabal sheard came off that corner. >> mike: those three teams all play defense. remember last years we were talking about the offensive firepower, houston has one of the best defenses in the league. how come wherever mike nolan goes, good defenses follow. matty ryan is plays at a level saying, hey, i want to be in that group, too. >> brad: i want to be in mayock's elite. [ laughter ] what a catch, what a throw, what a first down. anquan boldin's second half has been nothing short of sensational. >> mike: in this league, you can't be afraid to throw the football up for grabs despite close coverage. the receiver has the advantage, joe lays it in the bucket. boldin uses that big bod
surprise team right now, the cardinals, with wins over seattle, new england and philadelphia. sam bradford and the rams thursday night next thursday on nfl network. >> mike: that arizona defense, coordinated by ray horton, has play makers at every level. dockett, calais campbell, the kid at linebacker. they're really good. >> brad: only three undefeateds. rice is dropped for a loss. a lot of a couple. jabal sheard came off that corner. >> mike: those three teams all play...
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flood watches in place from north carolina to new jersey. philadelphia included in there. new york city to boston. can you imagine? that is going to be a big impact. back to the beginning of isaac. wanted to show you a couple of numbers. over 20 inches for new orleans. parts of mississippi in that 10 to 17-inch range. got to tell you even when you are in that range, because we were there in gulfport, it came so quickly and so steady in 36 hours. >> unbelievable numbers there. abc's ginger zee reporting for us. >>> more than 100,000 folks are still without power in louisiana and mississippi. and a number of communities are still under water nearly a week after isaac. president obama visited the area yesterday to pledge federal help. and abc's ryan owens has more now from the flood zone. >> reporter: plaquemines parish the first place isaac hit the state, topping levees and swallowing neighborhoods. >> the water -- >> reporter: this shrimper was one of thousands that police escorted into the parish where he found his boat. his only source of income, destroyed. his home, he s
flood watches in place from north carolina to new jersey. philadelphia included in there. new york city to boston. can you imagine? that is going to be a big impact. back to the beginning of isaac. wanted to show you a couple of numbers. over 20 inches for new orleans. parts of mississippi in that 10 to 17-inch range. got to tell you even when you are in that range, because we were there in gulfport, it came so quickly and so steady in 36 hours. >> unbelievable numbers there. abc's...
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news there. rain continues in southern pennsylvania. the pennsylvania turnpike is not an enjoyable ride this morning. this rain is heading for philadelphia and new jersey eventually as we go throughout your morning rush hour. as far as the forecast goes today, we're beautiful in the northern portion of the country and it's in the middle that we're dealing with the rainfall today including washington, d.c. that's a look at your national forecast and now here's a look at the weather outside your window. washington, d.c., will not see rain all day long. most of it will stay to the north of you this morning. there will be an additional chance of showers and storms later today. very warm conditions continue. dallas, texas, lorraine field, you have to wait. it doesn't seem like a big deal but two inches of rain that have had a horrible drought, enjoy it. >>> bill, thank you. >>> well, another union deal, student debt climbs, and a new meaning to the term k-nine cop. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, twilight stars kristin stewart and robert pat ten son taking their trial reunion to a whole new level. >>> comin
news there. rain continues in southern pennsylvania. the pennsylvania turnpike is not an enjoyable ride this morning. this rain is heading for philadelphia and new jersey eventually as we go throughout your morning rush hour. as far as the forecast goes today, we're beautiful in the northern portion of the country and it's in the middle that we're dealing with the rainfall today including washington, d.c. that's a look at your national forecast and now here's a look at the weather outside your...
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in this red area, that's a 50% chance, so very good chance of severe weather between philadelphia and new york. if you're driving up that way, be on the lookout. the biggest thing we're going to see is severe winds upwards of 50, 60, maybe 70 miles an hour, down towards nats park, no problem, as they take on the marlins, 85 degrees at gametime, looking good, warm and a bit on the humid side. i do think things will be getting more comfortable as we move on through the night. look at the overnight lows. a nice weekend in the mountains, again you are going to see that potential for severe storms just about everywhere, but pretty request saturday, and then sunday looking great everywhere. high temperatures right around where they are today, in the upper 80s to around 90, and once again we're talking about that severe weather threat. as we look toward the next couple days, 87 on your said, and then just some fantastic weather all next week. >> rihanna took home the big award at last night's video music awards, but this is what everybody is talking about. after her acceptance speech, she walked
in this red area, that's a 50% chance, so very good chance of severe weather between philadelphia and new york. if you're driving up that way, be on the lookout. the biggest thing we're going to see is severe winds upwards of 50, 60, maybe 70 miles an hour, down towards nats park, no problem, as they take on the marlins, 85 degrees at gametime, looking good, warm and a bit on the humid side. i do think things will be getting more comfortable as we move on through the night. look at the...
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mcdonald's is already out with caloric information on its food in new york and philadelphia. a company official with the golden arches claims it's not changing customer buying habits. bmw has sold out of a special edition model. bmw's 760-li sedan has sold out. the carmaker's 25th anniversary model commemorates the 1987 model that sported a 12- cylinder engine. the car is priced at nearly $160,000. its an exclusive model, and buyers have already snapped up the 15 models in existence. in a fight for passengers, some airlines are lowering booking fees on their website. carriers are offering discounts if passengers book directly rather than through travel websites such as expedia and orbitz. frontier airlines is the latest carrier to penalize passengers for not using the frontier site. chesapeake energy is selling some of its assets to cut its debt. chesapeake will sell $6.9 billion dollars' worth of assets to royal dutch shell oil, chevron, and others in a plan to cut its debt to $9.5 billion from $14 billion. it's helping to restore trust in ceo aubrey mcclendon, who took a lo
mcdonald's is already out with caloric information on its food in new york and philadelphia. a company official with the golden arches claims it's not changing customer buying habits. bmw has sold out of a special edition model. bmw's 760-li sedan has sold out. the carmaker's 25th anniversary model commemorates the 1987 model that sported a 12- cylinder engine. the car is priced at nearly $160,000. its an exclusive model, and buyers have already snapped up the 15 models in existence. in a fight...
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new jersey, that's aed moderate rick for severe weather today. traveling northbound, airport delays possible today, philadelphia, new york city and boston later onthe day. there it is on radar for now. these rain showers are moving eastbound. they're not moving all that quickly just yet, but it's already raining in morgantown, west virginia, and elkins, west virginia. this is all going to be long i-81, so if you're going to charlottesville for the uva game or blacksburg for the tech game, you will need the rain gear just the play it safe today. i wouldn't be surprised to see some thunderstorm delays at some of these outdoor events later on today. so a stormy day, breaks of sunshine late morning will destabilize things very quickly today. out ahead of a weather front which should be crossing through the area long before sundown this evening. ahead of that will be the chances for strong to severe thunderstorms. good news is once the front's out of here beautiful september weather coming our way for tomorrow and it goes all the way through the upcoming week. for today, mostly cloudy, showers and thunderstorms likely. some could be strng to severe.
new jersey, that's aed moderate rick for severe weather today. traveling northbound, airport delays possible today, philadelphia, new york city and boston later onthe day. there it is on radar for now. these rain showers are moving eastbound. they're not moving all that quickly just yet, but it's already raining in morgantown, west virginia, and elkins, west virginia. this is all going to be long i-81, so if you're going to charlottesville for the uva game or blacksburg for the tech game, you...
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anything about abolitionism can we tend to think about bostoncome away with garrison new england movement largely or philadelphia with the quaker population been in the forefront of the antislavery movement. but there were a cadre of new yorkers, often wealthy, evangelical or evangelical protestants are quakers who felt very strongly that slavery was an abomination in the brothers, lewis and arthur tappan were wealthy dry goods merchants in lower, helped basically bankrolled the abolitionist movement throughout the north. henry ward beecher and brooklyn became one of the spokesman from the great protestant clergymen for the antislavery movement. this actually shows the cover illustration, which is hard to make out is basically showing bounty hunters before the 1850 slave act, but even in the 18 dirties from a bounty hunters in new york working for southern slave masters were literally kidnap overseas fugitive slaves who would come north to new york and spirit them back to the south. sometimes they grab people who were not freeborn and basically carry those people back to a slave they never even knew. so new york
anything about abolitionism can we tend to think about bostoncome away with garrison new england movement largely or philadelphia with the quaker population been in the forefront of the antislavery movement. but there were a cadre of new yorkers, often wealthy, evangelical or evangelical protestants are quakers who felt very strongly that slavery was an abomination in the brothers, lewis and arthur tappan were wealthy dry goods merchants in lower, helped basically bankrolled the abolitionist...
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small but growing number of other district attorneys around the country in albany county, new york, in philadelphia, in atlanta, dallas, who are really beginning to break ranks with the broader d.a.'s associations and call for various types of reforms for the drug laws and drug enforcement. i think that the -- one of the contexts that's so important here and people so often lose sight of is that this bill, 1506, is a small effort in the state of california and in the country of the united states to try to roll back the horrendous rates of incarceration that have happened in this country over the last 30 years. i mean, that's the context, right? the united states, i think most of you know these numbers now, but we're less than 5% of the world's population but almost 25% of the world's incarcerated population. we rank first in the world in the per capita incarceration of our fellow citizens. the russians are fading fast in second or third place together with the belarus people. the rates of the incarceration are five, six, seven, eight times than most in other societies, europe and elsewhere, though
small but growing number of other district attorneys around the country in albany county, new york, in philadelphia, in atlanta, dallas, who are really beginning to break ranks with the broader d.a.'s associations and call for various types of reforms for the drug laws and drug enforcement. i think that the -- one of the contexts that's so important here and people so often lose sight of is that this bill, 1506, is a small effort in the state of california and in the country of the united...