economically by shopping 55 local customers, and, secondly, by installing a shared economy will keep san francisco the progressive fun-loving city we all in my please support david chiu's home shareing >> come on up next speakers. (calling names). >> hello commissioner i'm here are my son both any children were born here my daughter is in the back she's too shy my first name went through difficult divorce i was facing 15 the way i held into my home while i fought the banks tooth and nail to get a home loan sometimes, i went to other rooms and it kept the family going for the last 3 years. i just time to share that story without the flexibility of that i don't know how this scam into my life i found it on the internet i thought that was going to help me and bit by bit i become for comfortable with home sharing the kinds of guests i've had is interims at san francisco general hospital coming for three or four weeks men from berlin for investments they were in town for a couple of months and interims that are working for companies in the mission and they need accomodation that lasts for

said my guests go to local businesses that i want to see thrive they're also contributing to the local economy in a positive way. thank you >> hi, i'm amanda i've lived in san francisco for my entire life and my family for one hundred years i'm in favor of home sharing my family didn't participate it opens up an entire market of travel so people can stay in a specific part of town mike like a downtown area. again a lot of people that wouldn't represent out a single room in their apartment would be willing to give out a one-room to support the local community when you host someone from out you have outing town they interact with the local neighborhood in a personal level. one thing i want to comment on there's been a huge gap between the negative and positive reactions with the experiences with b and b and all the case where there is a lot of money coming up i believe if it's moneymaking there's more of a benefit to regulate it rather than shutting it down entirely when something works i dotting downtown want to get rid of it it should enrich i make things better. also i think home sharing has

nervous.panies are leaveconcerned if they do , this will have a devastating impact on the local economy. the sense from the people there? what are you hearing? >> it is mostly business owners i have been speaking to. they're are very concerned about the uncertainty. beenact that the u.s. has involved with the heavy airstrikes to the west of here toward the dam in particular seems to have given people confidence that things could return to normal and the islamic military state will be kept for their way. raq.oining us live from io thank you so much. israeli and palestinian officials strode little movement from entrenched positions hours before a truce was set to expire. egyptian officials are reporting a final day of talks in cairo in an effort to build on eight days of quiet. hours before the truce was set to expire, the outlook appeared moving. for thes allowed opening of the seaport an airfield in gaza. israeli officials say those can only be dealt with in a final peace agreement with the palestinians. coming up, the biggest auto supplier in north america. we will talk to the ceo of m

. >> the sill celia town where abandoned houses is helping to rebuild their local economy. >> england's only women's world cup. world cup. >> welcome back. owning property in italy for just over the dollar. the count side is offering the potential buyers that options but there is a catch. >> this is one of the most beautiful towns. perched on a hill in the middle of sicily, a long standing traditions and views of the country side below. more appealing perhaps is the price of some of the houses for sale. one euro or just over a dollar. the town's mayor saying there is a catch. if you buy the properties you have to guarantee you are going to restore it. they are left behind those that immigrated and we have people from india, china, chance and italy interested in them, they are given away for flee they have to pay for the restoring and not allowed to bring the bricklayers so good for the work force. >> over 700 potential buyers expressed interest. among them are dominic, both are australians. it is on the market for one euro and taking $35,000 to restore it. >> you can't buy anything in u

founders say the unique trade model attracted one billion worth of investment, and transformed the local economy. one hour on, the story is different. a partnership between indian car manufacturer and japanese firm suzuki was plagued by strikes from local workers. locals are cautious much development. >> translation: when we sold the land we received $1,000 per heck tare. we can't buy anything for that money. >> reporter: trade is heating up. manufacturing could help to revive the economies of both countries. it may be some time before either side can toast to long-term success. >>> south korea is set to become the number one destination for chinese tourists. some are going not just for the scenario, but the economic opportunities. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: on the slopes of one of gentlemen ju's landmarks, tourists file up for the 50 minute hike and a photo op. the dominant language is mandarin. >> the people are friendly. the place is beautiful, the air is god. everything makes me feel comfortable. >> translation: lots of korean dramas are filmed in jej u, so we wanted to come ourselv

cities spend money to build light-rail and it jump starts local economies. that's all great but in many places that leads to gentrification. but that tends to push lower income folks out of their homes. we'll look at twin cities in minnesota is dealing with this. they're getting their light-rail and helping small businesses and residents who live in those areas. >> ail aiali velshi right here at the top of the hour. officials say they may accepted more ground troops into iraq but not for a combat mission. we'll talk to a former army officer of the difficulties of such a mission. >> the united states may send more troops to help a group of minorities trapped on a mountain. tens of thousands of yazidis fled to the mountains to escape fighters of the islamic state group with us i fighters. mike, good to have you on the program. how do you get-- >> good to see you. >> yes a pleasure. how do you get yazidis from the mountain of sinjar. what are the options available for moving these people off the mountain? >> i think that is the question. i think that's what we'

. >>> in the sicily town where the restoration of abandon houses is helping to rebuild the local economyaris and england and the cup and could end up meaning more than just a trophy. ♪ it's time to catch up with the sports. >> thank you very much and we start with tennis and with the u.s. open just a week away there are good signs for 17 time grand slam in the final of the cincinnati masters and giving the world number three, and he was made to work hard by spanish opponent and taken the opening set 6-3 and world six coming back to win the second 6-1. and he never lost 16 meetings won 6-2 to claim the 6th title. >> great week for me. great year so far. going to be more excited about this tournament and over the years and i need some rest and i'll get ready for new york soon. >> reporter: and federer was busy winning three and williams was picking up the first, number one 6-4-6-1 and head to new york where she is two-time defending champion at the u.s. open. >> it was not an easy week to play the former number one and a couple grand slam champions, so, yeah, it was very well to get throug

criticism of the extreme sport tourism isn't welcome in the valley because they bring in money for the local economy. he would rather talk about his cows. i grew up with the animals, he says. they are like family. 36-year-old can't imagine selling the family business for a job in tourism. i love working as a farmer, he says. i love being close to nature and close to the animals. it is hard work, but the animals give so much back. it's a good profession. in the meantime, dominick is showing his pupil how to properly store a base jumping parachute. he relies on meticulous preparation for the jump. first and foremost, that means packing everything the right way. parachute.ise up the >> he says the risks of base jumping can be minimized with preparation.ng and he goes into minute detail with based on the beginners. every quarter, every crease is important when holding the parachute. even the teacher has had his share of dangerous situations. he says he once had to: the the time cord, but by the parachute opened, he practically hit the ground. luckily, he says, nothing happened. what do you mean, nothing

makes it possible for them to spend their money where i like to see them spend their money in the local economy not with hotel changes. thank you. >> hi i've been becoming a host has changed my life in positive ways the money i another person helps me to pay my partial mortgage and property taxes i'm an artist it's difficult to survive in places like san francisco. as a host i have international travels to bayview i live there a lot of people don't know that area a lot of cab drivers do know the area because because of international travelers they're coming in that area and as a single person it's nice when new guests ask me how my day was i do the same thing to them it's a nice social interaction i extending send them to the cafeteria in my neighborhood and that's a really interesting thing to add. i urge you to allow and have this in san francisco. thank you very much. >> >> next speaker. >> i'll call a few more names (calling names). >> good evening commissioners an opportunity to be here i'm barbara a homeowner in san francisco i started sharing my home land use & economic development commi

that gives them some business and increase their local economy and i think that's a great goal to work towards. >> our generation, wear the ones that will going to have to be the problem solver for tomorrow. and why not start here and reduce our carbon footprint and buy creatively? >> and that was creatively. this is not in the movie because since after the movie was done, they started a store in their school. so they make food from all local ingredients and they -- it's part of the business course at the school. and they're providing fresh local organic -- a lot of vegetarian food for the students all day. they to come by and have really good food. >> because the sea level change, miami, out of all the cities in the world will have the greatest economic loss. >> at a certain point, is there anything we can do? e have to start thinking that. we're the green team! >> melissa, maddie, melissa and nicole wanted to go beyond the classroom with what they had learned about energy and environmental science and make a difference in their school and community. >> we started by turning off compu

he says outdoor recreation along the route 6 corridor puts almost $6 billion that the local economy.ravel and tourism support some 470,000 jobs after paddling the river, the governor took part in an archery demonstration at a nearby state park. >>> a football season is upon us. and fans are welcoming it with opened arms. radio station 97.5 held a fanatic fantasyfest and it was in south philadelphia. a kickoff and brian hawkins was there and the smash zone, people could smashup a bunch of games and you may recognize our own meteorologist sheena parvinep i want to see if her putt goes in. they didn't show the swing. >> they didn't show it. >> maybe that's lucky. did it go in? >> there's nothing for it to go into. you basically swung and hit the ball and they told you how far you hit it or how straight it went or didn't go. i had to go barefoot because i was wearing heels. vai sikahema was barefoot. >> you said it was a fun time? >> great time. 97.5 put it on or nbc live. brian dawkins, and -- >> the whole crowd. >> soo it was great. a lot of great people out there and great day for all

to the city to practice and to live their dream so i support home sharing introduced to their local economy to support my family's ability to live comfortably thank you, thank you >> thank you. >> good afternoon commissioners i'm peter i'm a resident in district 3. i've been a home share for 3 years also a founder of the home sharer with or we have own one hundred and 60 members i wish to speak no falsify of home sharing and the efforts of supervisor chiu i and my metabolizes building that the city should pass fair laws that make it legal to share their homes people argue that it did he grades the quality of our neighborhoods i want to share a story that demonstrates the option o opposite. recently a neighbor of mine told me said she was both so go to the hospital she's a single woman they wishes her godfather motto come and look after here surgery. unfortunately, if the neighborhood the hotel are very expensive the best western costs over $300 a night he she wanted to know if i couldn't help. i hear how we help each other out and make our neighborhoods better for each other. finally, i wis

of the extreme sport tourists is not welcome in the valley because they bring in money for the local economy, so he would rather talk about his cows. i go up with the animals, he says, they are like family. >> the 36 euros cannot imagine selling the family business for a job in tourism -- the 36-year-old cannot imagine selling the family business for a job in tourism. >> i love working as a farmer, he says. i love being close to nature and the animals. work, but the animals give so much back. it is a good profession. in the meantime, he is showing his people how to properly store a base jumping. should. -- a base jumping parachute. meticulousn preparation for the jump, he explains. first and foremost, that means packing everything the right way. >> i can raise up the parachute. base says the risks of jumping can be minimized with proper training and preparation. he goes into my new tale with beginners -- minute detail with beginners. every crease and fold is important when folding the parachute. even the teacher has had his share of dangerous situations. he says he wants had to pull on the e

any idea just how severe those damages will be to the local economy? >> well, just take a look at the building right behind me. so you can see that there have been damages. as terms -- in terms of vineyards there are some 800 of them in this area so at this point it is just too early to get a sense of just how bad the damage is. we have certainly seen dramatic pictures of broken wine bottles and barrels. when there wasn't power there was concern from the vineyards because they are starting to bottle and they need machines to keep their wines chilled. it's good the power is back on and the vineyards have power. there's going to be asense of how badly this has impacted the industry. >> melissa chan in the wine industry in california. >>> "techknow" with surviving the big one coming up in just a few minutes. still to come, puerto rico has a lot of work to do after tropical storm christobal. vé >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm michael eaves in new york. thousands turn out to pay their respects to michael brown. the unarmed black teen was shot two

the economic impact of the casino crisis on the local economy is just staggering. it has some experts fearing the fourth casino closing this year is enough to now send atlantic city into a recession. when atlantic club closed, 1,600 jobs went with it. when showboat closes at the end of the month, more than 2,100 jobs will go. trump plaza's closing will wipe out 1,000 jobs. with revel planning to shut its doors as well, more than 3,000 jobs will be eliminated. that's nearly 8,000 jobs just gone in a matter of months. lu ann cahn is live tonight in atlantic city. what does this do for the cit s bottom line? >> reporter: the weather here really fits the mood here on the boardwalk tonight. the mayor of atlantic city released a statement saying, this might be revel's last chapter but it is not the last one for the building. there's certainly a question about what if revel ends up vacant and boarded up on the boardwalk? what if that happens to other properties as well? >> i think this region could slip into a recession, even a mild depression. >> reporter: it's the first

as a strong local economy. i know we have a lot of winners. trust me, i see them everyday in my neighborhood. i think there are others who are not sharing at all the wings. -- winnings. we need to share those. i'm going to bring an unholistic approach and i'm going to irritate people. issues facing this city are affordability, displacement, neighborhood character shth historic preservation, retail and business landscape and live ability. i want to ensure that we stem the loss of our diversity, our sole and city's core. i feel it's happening too quickly. diversity to me, means income diversity, people diversity and cultural diversity. when we full lever in the same way to try to get the same outcome is dangerous. i don't think we have an approach to say how we are going to work in the future. i feel every city has some responsibility to say where we are going to go. we all own it. my experience and accomplishment should stand on their own. i would love toen attain any questions on it. i ask you for your support today. >>supervisor norman yee: t

if you're talking about a lower localized economy or sector, it doesn't mean, and they have a lot of patents, they are constantly renewing their patent portfolio, and for a lot of reasons. income is intellectual property. and it's a lot easier to move around and to reassign to a foreign unit, to an affiliate and to record that revenue elsewhere. so we see that mostly in the mel and the pharmaceutical. and the other reason, when the competitors do it, there's an urge to merge, right? you have to keep pace with competitors, and there's a little bit of a cyclical effect where companies are looking at their major competitors, paying tax rates in the mid to high teens, and they're still paying in the mid to high 20s, and that's a disadvantage when investors. >> and steven moskowitz? >> what the company is doing, they're affecting their attractiveness on the stock market and making themselves more competitive, and they have the ability to invest more. it changes the whole structure of the business, and it makes them more exceptive and more attractive. it benefits the company and the shareh

she's also been a big boost for the local economy. >> oop. >> officials at destination d.c.news 4 hotels in the area created packages for tourists centered around pandamania. >> heavy rain cause uhhing problems in the pacific northwest today. this is the scene in washington state near the canadian border. the rain is causing mud slides that closed two busy highways and destroyed a house. crews say it could be days before the highways re-open. flooding is a major problem in parts of illinois tonight. nearly five inches of rain fell overnight in the chicago area, causing road closures and train delays there. dozens of homes also flooded. take a look. mostly in the south chicago area. the high water caused massive gridlock during the morning rush hour. >> that looks like a mess. we've got rain coming. nothing that will cause big problems. >> nothing like that. that was chicago, five inches. parts of indiana saw ten inches of rain. that was amazing rainfall for them. for us we'll see rain tomorrow. it won't be that big of a deal. however, you need the umbrella. if you're outside

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pumping big bucks into the local economy and showing the city in a most positive light.t the time convention company chair david l. cohen made clear this kind of big even could be duplicated. >> this is always going to be a success. you think about the possibility of failure you never take chance... philadelphia is not second class city. >> reporter: during the visit they'll be shown all the usual tourist sites that make philadelphia unique. but the dnc's decision will be based largely on nuts and bolts, hotels, reliable transportation, and state of the art facilities like the wells fargo center and pennsylvania convention center. >> they are focused on logistics, security, fundrais fundraising, the ability to get delegates where they need to get to. >>> the site committee ended its afternoon at x fin into the live where convention events would be simulcast i reminded dnc director amy of philadelphia's past success a as host. she was not committal. >> we think the convention is unique and we're focused on what makes best convention here. >> reporter: democrats won't make

convention, of course, would bring 50,000 visitors and millions and millions of dollars to the local economy. the visit will end with reception at the art museum. the dnc will make its convention choice by late this year or early 201515. >> do new jersey voters really believe governor chris christie's explanation of the bridge scandal? apparently not really according to new poll. by the rutgers eagleton foundation. it says that it found 47% of registered voter doctors not believe his claims that he had in idea his staffers ordered the closure of the george washington bridge in an apparent act of political retribution. 23% say they do believe him. while 24% somewhat believe him. more than half of the voters think the scandal remains a serious issue for the governor. ♪ >> turning back to your fox 29 weather authority now. >> yes. scott williams hoping for a little bit more warmth because we've got that ice bucket challenge tomorrow. >> we better wait until tomorrow afternoon then because in the morning temperatures are going to be in the 50's and 40s across our area. it's going to feel like fa

they think it would be a boost to the local economy. they say the wildlife that uses dead trees as habitat, the black bat woodpecker live in the trees, eat insects and this is a really rare habitat type that needs to stay on the landscape. that's where we're seeing the fight. >> how much of this is a quandary for the u.s. forest service? the mandate is multi purpose. on one hand to provide wildlife habitat that makes the environmentalist happy but the other is to produce timber. so how are they going to resolve that? >> this is the internal struggle of the forest service, that it's been this way for decades. they call themself a multi use agency and satisfy a lot of different people. the interesting thing is part of the fire burned in yosemite national park and they don't have the same mandate. they are there to protect the echo system. the management styles are different in both places. >> in audition to the salvation idea and the operation is huge, one of the largest federal salvation efforts in california in years, but in addition to

coalition says farmers markets provide healthy food options to local residents and stimulate the local economiescommunity development. many farmers markets like this one in dupont circle accept food stamps. >>> moviegoers marveling at guardians of the galaxy. the big screen version of the cosmic comic book about an intergalactic band of mercenaries earned a staggering $94 million in its first weekend, the biggest opening for a film ever in august, the third largest opening this year. lucy starring scarlet johansson was a distant second and the james brown get on up was third. >>> game on overtime with dave

and that does not include public buildings infrastructure or the effect on the local economy. the quake snapped 83 water lines, 49 of those have been repaired. as many as 1,000 customers don't have their water back on yet. pg&e says that it's taken care of all the electricity and gas outages. all the bridges have been inspected. only two are closed because of earthquake damage. >>> and there have been more aftershocks today. a total of nine so far. the largest was 2.2 that struck healdsburg at 3:36 this morning. >>> big part of the recovery in napa is schools re-opening today. it took extra time to clean up napa union high where people will be told to bring their debris from their damaged homes. the only school that didn't open today, stone bridge elementary school less that two miles from the epicenter of the sunday quake. new cracks have opened up in the parking lot from the aftershocks. >> our concern is just still the instability of the grounds here. we had some significant aftershocks yesterday, on tuesday morning. and so with that level, we just don't feel comfortable. w

she believed it was on opportunity to give the local economy a boost. >> he was seeking a minor changey opinion, to the liquor statutes in minnesota. >> the law put small business zs at a disadvantage. >> it's how most businesses start, somebody and an idea. we need to make sure we are not putting roadblocks in their way. we are here to provide opportunities and create jobs. >> when it fell on deaf ears, they took it public. >> the fight had to be taken outside the capitol doors. really, the people were going to have to help us out and support us. >> fans of surly brewing, better known as surly nation took action. facebook and twitter turned into a campaign. they spent hours making their case. >> we brought everybody together. here is what they are saying. here is what it means for the project. >> the support from surly nation never waivered. lawmakers got a constant stream of e-mails and phone calls. >> people started to take more seriously surly nation and what a hot button issue it was. it was about small business, beer and evolution of a company. >> legislatures took notice. a proc

. >> one of the sponsors of the bill, she believed it was an opportunity to give the local economy a boost. >> what he was seeking was a very minor change, in my opinion, to kind of our liquor statutes in minnesota. >> the law puts small businesses at a disadvantage. >> that's how most businesses start with an idea. we want to make sure we're not putting roadblocks in the way. aren't we here to provide opportunities and jobs. >> when it fell on deaf ears, omar and his team took the fight public. >> the fight had to be taken outside of capital doors. people were going to help us out and support us. >> fans of surly brewing, better known as surly nation were mobilized. they took action. facebook and twitter turned into base catches for information for surly supporters as the surly team spent hours to make their case. >> it was a way to rally troops. it was a way to bring us together and say here is what we're saying, here is the next project. >> the support for surly nation never wavered. lawmakers got a constant stream of e-mails and phone calls. >> people started to take surly nation

which generates thousands of jobs and by some estimates, contributes $13 billion a year for the local economybusiness owners are just starting to assess the damage. job josh lipton has more. >> business owners woke up this morning in napa, california, with some big decisions to make. many had suffered a lot of damage because of this earthquake, especially if they were in the wine business. of course, this area is well-known for that industry. napa is home to 800 wineries that produce 50 million cases of wine every year. one such winery is silver oak cellars, which suffered a lot of damage. rack after rack of broken wine bottles. we talked to its ceo, david duncan, about the impact of the earthquake on his business. >> at silver oak, we make a blend, and we blend together different vineyard sources so we make a beautiful, consistent wine every year. and so these were those individual components of our blend that we bought a few bottles of just to save so we could taste them over time. so to lose those is priceless and one of a kind wines that are now gone. >> reporter: another business owner i