that is why most of the people in amsterdam go by bike.if your interested in funny and nice invidious, go to youtube. but you will see a lot of videos in which the bicycle and the car cooperate. these are some pictures and examples of how the public authorities can invest in cycling. this is a parking space for a cyclist. tend thousand bicycles can be stored there. -- 10,000 bicycles can be stored there. you can build a shelter for about 30,000 bicycles. now, what can employees do? many employees are working on the bicycle programs. this picture is a picture of a bicycle shelter at the company where my wife works. it is quite luxurious. that it is a lawyer's firm, 500 lawyers work there, and most of them, by bicycle. -- and most of them come by bicycle. many companies give their employees their bicycle with their name on that. it is a form of advertisement. many companies, the company where i work for, the chamber of commerce, they have bicycle and scooter sharing for the people to come by public transport. they can take a bicycle or a sco

>> two weeks ago, a new york, it was 400 years ago that new amsterdam was found at -- was founded. they convinced the general director of the new york port authority to put into action a bike accessibility plan, a bike plan for the more than 200,000 employees of the new york port authority. so they convinced these men that it would be a benefit to invest in bike accessibility. the thing is, i don't know, maybe you could put out an opportunity to meet them. we are mainly preaching for people who like our message, but i hardly meet people -- the opposition. i don't know, maybe there are some people who are against too much like accessibility in the room here, but up until now, we have not met them. >> back in my town, i meet them very often. one of the most, one of the best arguments concerns air quality and the problem of noise. also, the numbers of young families not wanting to have their kids growing up in town and moving out. they're really looking at what arguments can you put forward to say we cannot continue the way that things are going. >> think in copenhagen, the status of

so the bike is the grease in the amsterdam economy. you have to build less highways, you have to build less parking garage. you put the bike -- use very little space. where you have to build parking garage, they're very expensive. there are recent surveys that companies pay up to 30,000 euros, that's $50,000 per year per person to have them traffic by car to work, where as a bike costs only 250 euros so there are large benefits at stake. also, there is lots of surveys that show that people who live in towns where there is more cycling, people like to live there better than in towns where there is less cycling. there are an overwhelming lot of advantages on cycling and i'm going to put some -- and then this is what oakland should do as few of them -- recommendations that are put together oakland also could be used for san francisco. one thing is, if you want to have these advantages, for instance, if you're scared about all the money that goes to building highways, well, you can only reduce the number of highways that are to be built if

he was secretly tracked in istanbul and amsterdam.e was heard talking about how he was second-in-command of the ira and medium guns. he wanted 100 kilos of plastic explosives, ak-47 assault rifles, sniper rifles, and grenade launchers. he even boasted about being part of the same group which had carried out a bombing. what he did not realize was that he was talking to an agent. before he could bring any more violence in northern ireland, he was arrested. today at belfast, he was sent to jail for 20 years. the judge said that when he had been an active and energetic terrorist for some time but his secret life as a secret member of the real ira was exposed by the security forces. mi opened a new headquarters near belfast two years ago. -- mi-5 opened a new headquarters. dissident republicans left a bomb close to the building earlier this year. the threat of more violence remains high. the jailing of paul mccaugherty shows that the security forces are making an impact. >> you are watching "bbc world news." the president of guatemala says

>>reporter: nearly 300 coffee shop in amsterdam.00 total in the country of the netherlands. all selling marijuana legally 5 grams perfect person and only to those over the age of 18. coffee shops in the netherlands are taxed heavily. huge chung of what they make goes to the government. >> revenue of the sales is 1 billion euro -- euro. >>reporter: he says the sale of main juan is a cash crop for the country. >> the government imposes very high income tax on coffee shop. i it this is one of the highest at 52 percent which means the government at the he said of the year in 08 had 400 million euro in the pocket. >> i love the policy because it people the personal freedom they deserve and system leather the economy which i think we could use in america right now especially in california. >>reporter: these days california prop 19 is a popular subject in amsterdam especially for coffee shp owners like john. >> thank you very much. i'm following the proposition bates is so exciting. we have about 75 percent tourist visitors and then maybe

we are talking about a surface that is about five times the distance of amsterdam. this hilly terrain can be dealt with, but not without investment. she showed you some pictures of these contraptions that you can go on that will lift you up a hill. we will need to invest in some of those. we do have options that can and energy -- energize the private sector, such as electric motor bikes, which i love as a concept. it goes along with an ecologically-friendly attitude of helping people help themselves as they help the planet. all of that will be -- will have to be put together in a comprehensive program. that will have to include all of the marketing related stuff and that renee alluded to, rentals, transportation, ways to market bicycles to people who currently use other alternatives. it would not be unthinkable that a portion of the market currently using the company shovels could actually opt -- shuttles could actually opt for a bicycle. they whitney capacity on caltrain to get to where they need to go and park their bikes safely. those issues need to be managed. g

. >> they want to put together trains in brussels arriving from frankfurt and amsterdam. they want to send them jointly through the narrow tunnel, which means passengers could not walk the whole length of the train, a clear breach of safety legislation. >> authorities finally yielded to the pressure and amended regulations to allow them to pass. a test evacuation of the german train last saturday took less than 20 minutes. 15 trains daily could soon connect amsterdam, cologne, frankfurt, and london. >> our market analysis shows that in the frankfurt-cologne region alone, 1.1 million passengers alone want to travel to london a year. there is huge market potential we do not want to ignore. >> travel time between frankfurt and london will shrink to five hours in 2013, the some say there is a chance the first i.c.e. could arrive just in time for the london olympics in 2012. >> meghan and i will be on that train. stock markets around the world got a wake-up on tuesday when china hiked. it is the first time money has become more expensive in china since 2007. it is a clear sign

>> jimmy: why -- why did you decide to go to amsterdam?this award or something like that, so -- like, some award. and then i parlayed it into three days in amsterdam. >> jimmy: what did you do while you were there? you know what i'm getting at, right? >> i know what you're getting out. >> jimmy: you are wearing a green dress. >> i have to say, i'm a nerd, and i don't smoke pot. >> jimmy: oh, all right, that's good. >> people were so excited that i was going there, oh, you're going to get so high, and i'm like, i'm actually not into it. and i -- i went to a souvenir shop and just wanted to buy a regular lollypop and i accidentally bought weed lolly pops. so, i stick it in my mouth and it says, weed -- i get so scared. i'm like a nerd. i'm like, oh, crap, i just bought weed. and i'm like -- i felt like a criminal. and i'm texting my friends, i'm like, i just bought weed, my heart is racing. and it turns out, it wasn't weed pops, it was weed-flavored pops, so, i'm having, like, whi'm thinking i'm high and i'm really just stupid. >> jimmy: so

everybody call names to the netherlands, to amsterdam and say it's sod dom and ga mora.a consumer and you buy no more than five grams, you will not be prosecuted. that's the difference. it's still illegal, you still doing something that's no good. you can buy it in a coffee shop if you have your identity with you. you can buy five grams with no prosecution and in the netherlands, also in amsterdam, that is the lower rate of using marijuana than in the united states. in the netherlands last year, it was 5% of everybody above the age of 18. and in the united states, the average was 6%. so i think pictures are talking for themselves. >> but what about -- i understand that fewer people maybe the numbers are less in the netherlands but in terms of crime, i was reading that right now in amsterdam specifically they're working on retooling laws, shutting down marijuana dispensaries to tackle the nuisance associated with them in managed crime risk more effectively. do you see that's one in the same or do you see marijuana and crime as totally separate issues? >> no, no. crime and

area is known as the amsterdam. a neighborhood that has been built around marijuana.shops loose ties, its license with the city of oakland, it looks like any other coffee shop, marijuana is sold in the back. the settlement since the the door and check people's medical marijuana cards. behind the curtain is gym. >> to high welcome to lose by this is our menu. >> and people can choose the menu. the city of oakland has been raised spokesman dan and the medical marijuana disappear when trees because the city is get a cut in the form of tax revenue. and the cities is that they have had no major problems. >> they have been responsive there was the best businesses to deal with. they have responded to any concern the city has had. >> students learn how to grow and sell medical marijuana. >> marijuana for medical purposes is clarified under the medical act. >> in tuesday night's students learn the differences between state and federal drug laws. more than 13,000 students have taken class's here since the school opened three years ago. >> i would like to be able to grow higher

have the most european of environments here in the u.s., but it is still different from places like amsterdam, paris, or florida -- or florence. we need to come up with a homegrown solution. we can have a very good utilization levels that very much justify the investment that we need to make here. in order to get to that, it has to be a package with mark -- marketing components, education components. it must have the other incentive components to a more balanced system. so that you do not have 70% of people driving. at the end of the day we need policy decisions that are local about the right of way that we have. that is going to be a debate that happens in the context of the package of policies. not just to get the next 10 feet of roadway, but how it will be used and the bank for the buck. -- bang for the buck. with a long-range transportation plan you can demonstrate to people that the other modes are not being personally affected but rather getting to an overall system that makes sense, getting to the issue of achieving not just the goals related to the bicycle network, but also assisting

taken into the city center and the heart of some of our major cities in the netherlands, including amsterdam, over 50% of the trips taken into the city center are done by bike. so we went there trying to understand why this was the case. it is difficult, i think, to show the phenomenon that you see on the ground. i want to show you a couple of pictures that demonstrate what we saw. it is fair to say the one big observation many of us had is everyone in the netherlands bikes, whether you are a child, whether you are a family. we saw many scenes of three, four individuals on one apparatus. whether you are a senior, riding bicycles -- we need to insure that however you are traveling, you can do so safely. more importantly, in the netherlands, folks bike in the rain, in the snow, and for those of you those ofhills, they have ski lift-like contraptions that pull you up the hill. in the netherlands, the history of that country, until 1973, tracked the history of our own country in terms of automobile usage. but the country made a significant decision during the oil embargo that one of their nation

. >>> solomon burke, the preacher turned singer, died today in amsterdam. he signed with atlantic records in 1960 and is known for writing several hit songs including evybody needs somedy to love. burke died while on a flight to europe where he was scheduled to perform. burke is survived by a large family including some 21 children. solomon burke was 70 years old. >>> rescue crews in chile will practice mock rescues before trying to hoist the first of 33 trapped miners to safety. it now looks like it will happen wednesday. ose rescues set to start then yesterday. crews were finally able to drill a hole down. today, engineers decided to encase the hole they just drilled with a metal sleeve. that's going to make the wall sar when they start using a special capsule to bring up the miners. >>> today, the president traveled to philadelphia to drum up support for democrats. the election is just 23 days away and control of congress is up for grabs. a new poll shows 52% of voters want to give control to republicans. today, the president spent the day tryingto fire

. >> burke died after natural causes after arriving in amsterdam to perform at a sold out show. >>> andyder cup championship. it's this shot showing tiger woods sending a chip shot into a camera lens. >> hind tiger, a strange guy in a groucho

. >> i had like to go to reza aslan who is joining us from amsterdam a scholar on these matters. reza, you have heard several points raised. one that muslims in this country are trying to bring sharia law. is there a shred of evidence for that? >> no, not a single shred whatsoever. i think somebody needs to remind franklin graham that we don't judge our values in the united states by comparing them to what the saudis do. this is a common refrain that you hear from a lot of anti-muslim activists in the united states including robert spencer that, well, if in saudi arabia you can't have a church, then, therefore, in the united states you shouldn't be allowed to have mosques. this is an appalling and laughable argument. >> you know, we can have an argument and i'm not here to argue. as a christian, i believe that jesus christ is the way of the truth and the light and no man co comes to the father except through him. i don't believe in islam. i don't believe a word of it. i do respect their right to believe whatever they want to believe. my opinions are not based on hearsay. my opini

it happened six miles south of amsterdam. hundreds are dead after an expected cholera outbreak. it is the country's biggest medical crisis since the january 12th earthquake. they say they are at least 138 people dead and more than 1500 cases north of port-au-prince. local hospitals are overwhelmed with patients. >> time now is 5:45 and thanks for joining us. >> this is today in the bay. we will check your weather and traffic in less than five minutes. first, official. the giants play the kind of games that make fan afraid to leave their seats. today in the bay's bob redell has a look at the torture that await this is weekend now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as frustrating as last night's loss to the phillies was here at at&t park, some fans we spoke to within the past hour or hour 1/2 getting the cups of coffee, they are expressing confidence or not giving up hope that the giants can pull off the series. >> i grew up here in san francisco and have been going to the giants game since i was 8 yers ole. my grandfather was a die-hard fan and yesterday was the anniversar

grammy winner and rock 'n' roll hall of fame soul singer solomon burke died today at the airport in amsterdam. he was 70 years old. his "everybody needs somebody to love" was recorded by the rolling stones. ♪ i need you, you, you >> mitchell: and another, "cry to me" was heard in the movie "dirty dancing" ♪ crying oh, baby ♪ >> mitchell: it is october 10, 2010, 10/10/10. that only happens once a century, and it turns out it's a date that has special meaning for couples everywhere, and they're celebrating today, shooting for a perfect 10. cynthia bowers has their story. >> reporter: in las vegas, where gamblers live and die by numbers, hundreds of couples are rolling the dice and betting that 10/10/10 adds up to one happy marriage. >> i'm going to propose or re-purr pose to my wife. >> reporter: even performer donny osmond cashed in on the cachet of a once-in-the-century event, hosting ten cup unless a group proposal ceremony. >> will you marry? >> yeah, baby! >>. >> reporter: a romantic photo op, but not even close to the 7,000 couples who tied the knot today at the aptly named world unificat

back when the host well finalists of the netherlands meet sweden in amsterdam those games have just kicked off by the dutchman neil i have as we speak. there as a bit later tonight world and european champions. spain travel to scotland while england entertainment to negro at wembley. now tennis action from the shanghai monsters now where andy roddick was helped by philipp kohlschreiber on his way to the second stage roddick taking the opening set by six games to three with an ace and course drive a duty retired training to one of the second german will join from the match due to illness making it and these he won for the town seeded american. who complained pretty well you know i don't think you ever feel like you're playing perfectly and i think that's what you strive for so you know get out on the part of the court and try to play a couple of matches and you know hopefully hopefully get. elsewhere across have on the big hit for his way back on top after losing the opening set seventy five to a local favorite jonesy the big seven world number seventeen winning the next couple of sets six

very recently his opera, the dog's heart was performed in amsterdam it was a huge success.erform it in st. petersburg. i love it, myself. i think it's very, very important that we work with the living composers. of course thomas ardus was recently in st. petersburg for a series of concerts, british, young, less than 40 years old. very important composer. and i'm asking these living composers to compose for tchaikovsky competition. i became a president of this organization, committee of tchaikovsky competition after-- passed away it wa was-- well, i'm not a match for this glorious names but someone has to do it today. and i was asked to do it. i will do it, i hope, together with colleagues and we will make sure that young people have a fantastic opportunity to shine during this next competition which is 2011, june. but living composers is a fantastic opportunity for any conductor to become very important historical figure. today the composer, is remembered, of course. but also the director, his name was-- without brought boris to life. he's remembered because he did it. >> r

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he died of natural causes at the amsterdam airport.a flight from los angeles for a sold-out concert. his best known hit, "cry to me," was featured in the film, "dirty dancing." he had 21 children, 19 great children. >>> you know, some say legalizing marijuana is a win-win for americans and for states struggling in a tough economy. ne next month, four states will vote on initiatives to legalize pot. up next in tonight's "cover story," marijuana on the ballot. what it could mean for american, the economy and you. but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history or risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. onglyza has not been

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guest: i have been to amsterdam. have toward the district's where the cannabis shops have been located historically. it is wide open. and it's not just cannabis but other drugs as well. on ibm with the chief of police in amsterdam and someone comes up and offers me ecstasy. whenever you have a recreational drug haven, people go there and other drugs are sold. in terms of what they are seeing now, i think they are seeing the danger of the direction they are in going with usage increasing. it looks like they are trying to crack down on the overabundance of these cannabis houses. i think they are learning that this social experiment has not worked out as well as the thought. host: next up from massachusetts on our line for independents. caller: think you for taking my call. -- thank you. i went to respond to the massachusetts call. it is just a plant. cannabis is just a plant in nature. it will be tough for mr. hutchinson to ever get rid of nature. the other thing about massachusetts is down in beacon hill when they put

. >> burk died of natural causes after arriving in amsterdam to perform at a sold out show. >>> and finallyhip. it's this shot showing tiger woods sending a chip shot into a camera lens. >> hind tiger, a strange guy in a groucho marx wig. the man is being photo shopped. >> he's a 30-year-old london investment analyst. look, there he is with abe lincoln. >> he dressed up to honor

a start was football that amsterdam i was go all still in the chase for a spot in europe next season after coming from behind to win four wanted time to rock bottom sabir bought me at yellow surprisingly open for the business off to sixty one minutes forward showing some skills in the box to find a home that is so nice it is a toys. but within six minutes the hosts have taken the lead kevin peraino quickly pulled them level. and then we understand numbers with another head in the most identical fashion they can get to. the higher so they hung on to their lead and then effectively wrapped a victory for what it's to go except the sun is in targets twenty three one one step at a time equal some show off to the first great cross examine the woman. elsewhere for outside moscow being free for the first defeat of the series nominators in it on wednesday all thanks to the one in one early in the second off their goals from ballots and if i push the ball on friday night holders are being went within three points of the dissidents in petersburg after going to north korea set off being took the

i mean, like amsterdam is plat as a pancake we would say. brussels does have some, well, ups and downs. an important issue politically is that we have -- we are, in fact, giving big gross national product to the country, 20%, although we're only 10% of the population, but yet most workforce is coming from abroad, from flounders, from outs. so they are coming in at 9:00 in the morning and the workers are again leaving to the north or the south of the country in the evening and we have ourselves a population with also considerable amount of people who live in poverty. there is about 20% of unemployment. we do have for 20 years now our own regional parliament and government and i'm very proud of that because i really think that we have been able as politicians to put brussels solution on the brussels scale thanks to that legislative power we have. you see we have been quite ambitious. we voted already in 1997 a resolution in the parliament saying 10% of all mechanical transport should all be by bike. we also held a summit on road safety and, th

he wrote the 60s hit everybody needs somebody to love died in a plane at amsterdam apartment arriving from l.a. he was 70 and is survived by 21 children, more than 100 grandchildren and great grandchildren. >> tribute to the late ex- beatle john lennon fans mocked the -- marked his ha would have been his 7 0th birthday. when he was gunned outside his apartment across the street from the strawberry fields in new york. >>> it's time to say happy bearing day for all of you celebrating a birthday. for example happy belated birthday to justin alstro from rodgers forge. he was born at 10:10 p.m. on october 10th that was back in 2000 and turned 10 yesterday on 10-10-10. how cool is that you have the he's 4th grader at rodgers forge elementary and hope he had a great birthday. >>> and celebrating the 12th birthday today, is jacob spaulding from the baltimore area. happy birthday, hope you've great day. >>> and if you've birthday coming, send us a little j.peg attachment to morning show at wmar.com and tell us about yourself and how old you will be and we will get it on. give us a week advance

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