you've been in amsterdam. in 1969 i learned and have reason for you to come back to that beautiful city soon. i'd love to work with you on a relationship between amsterdam and san francisco because there's so much in common between the two cities. and a lot of things that san francisco can learn from san francisco and the other way around. and my hope for these two days is that we will have something out of it as well and i'm sure we will have something out of it as well. and you probably will not remember amsterdam in the 1960's and the 1970's. i'm old enough to remember amsterdam in the 1970's and it was all different at that time. there was a lot of congestion, a lot of cars in town and it changed. it changed by changing the culture, changing policy and implementation of policies with hard work and i think hillie talens will show some figures and numbers about the travel that we did in the nether land as well. and about the economic benefits that investing in bicycle infrastructure gives to us. if people fr

you see the amsterdam of the viking posters all over the city. very proud of the strong black culture. -- bike culture. and how increasingly proud we are of the bike culture that we are building. hopefully, we saw it yesterday in chinatown and north beach. we saw it in a western addition area. i think it reference a 60% increase in the last four years in the number of bicycle trips. most of them are saying i want to bike more. there's our opportunity. there's where we can grow and we can learn. some folks are coming out for special events like sunday streets. more and more are riding every day. more and more are riding because we're making it easier and more convenient and more comfortable for them to ride. i want to thank the city family that helped deliver the separated green on market street. we've seen huge increases here on market street and we know this is what it will take. when we build it, they will come. we know we need to start at a younger and younger age. i'm proud of the safe roots program we're part of along with the city. we know

you see the amsterdam of the viking posters all over the city. very proud of the strong black culture. --

the entire character of amsterdam would be completely different.e ruined in my estimation. it would be clogged with traffic and noise. the air would be polluted. everybody would probably be fatter and it just -- it wouldn't be -- it's part of what has enabled amsterdam to be greet is the way they've done their transportation. and when you think about san francisco, a tiny little city, seven by seven. we're going to get another 100,000 people in the next 30 years, it's not going to work if they all bring their cars. what my charge is figuring out how to make it safe, attractive, and inviting for people to get around on a bicycle and make sure they're bicycling safely and that people who are around them, such as pedestrians and others are safe with more people on bikes. this is the focus of the workshop. it's going to be on three critical areas for our city. polk street, dewiggle and central market. our expectations are very high. we're very grateful to the nether land consulate and the folks who have come here, some of who you'll hear from this morn

. >> you think that this force emanating from europe particularly amsterdam seems to have codified it more than anyone else is irresistible. i think it's a condition of modern life and in that sense is streak liamly powerful force. there are and there can be count counterveiling issues in the society. i think it's complex. how are you impressed by this point of viview, steven? >> well, i think you have to take religion seriously in the united states and i think that's the huge difference in united states and the netherlands. you've got the one most religious and secular countries in europe in the e netherlands. if you look at some basic and rntion kes do you believe the bible is the word of god or do you believe in heaven or do you believe in hell, do you believe in miracles? i think that matters when it comes to all these issues. >> the expansion of secular rights not only in the netherlands else why in europe that you speak of, and you see that expansion taking place in the united states. again going back to this core issue, what's cash dash is there any additional evidence of that?

it is between san francisco and amsterdam. it is between san francisco and portland, seattle, london, and every place else in the san francisco is trying to attract and hold. one of the things that we offer is a vital culture that is hard to find in many other places in this country and in this world. there is a cultural evolution going on, the web three. joe really means. we are not really talking about competition between the food trucks and these other locations. domino's might be a good analogy. they are small and sending their food out. they are taking a quick trip out. they are doing something fundamentally different than you or i do when we have lunch. they are twittering, going on facebook, discussing their experience of yelp and google plus. these are things i don't understand in relation to lunch. the communication that goes on in this web three. of community is the thing that keeps a san francisco vital in the tech world. it keeps all of these restaurants filled, by having these industries attracted to and constant

my time in amsterdam, i could test that vision. is if all i make it out to be when i talk to folks. what i saw and what i experienced let me feeling without a doubt that you have succeeded in a way that is amazingly admirable, and in a way that we should be striving for here in san francisco. and most importantly, that i know we can reach. that was my biggest take away. there is a wonderful presentation of all of the elements, many of the elements they are using to make the netherlands said world-renowned bicycling environment. i saw that san francisco has some many of these elements already in place. we are so far down the line, what we need is to bring it together. [roll call] >> mr. chair, you have a quorum. >> let me welcome the staff this afternoon, think you very much. >> announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices. the use of telephones, pagers, and other -- get the tape recorder on so that every precious word is remembered out of austerity. other sound producing electronics are prohibited at the meeting. if you're responsible for one going off, you may be removed

---por su parte el real madrid a pesar de jugar de visita ante el ajax amsterdam se dieron un festins ocasiones y gonzalo higuain anotaron los tres tantos del triunfo... 3-0 gano el equipo merengue y avanzo con record perfecto de seis partidos ganados... ---el ex entrenador asistente de la universidad de penn state jerry sundusky se encuentra tras las rejas.... luego de enfrentar nuevos cargos de abuso sexual... y no poder pagar una fianza en efectivo de 250-mil dolares... ahora en total son 10 las victimas que acusan a sundusky de abuso sexual... ---en las reuniones invernales de dallas texas..... los gigantes adquirieron al jardinero central boricua angel pagan de los mets a cambio de andres torres y de ramon ramirez... mientras que los marlins retiraron su oferta a albert pujols pero presentaron oficialmente al campo corto dominicano jose reyes como su nuevo refuerzo... reyes firmo contrato por seis aÑos y 106 millones de dolares... ---amigos.... les recuerdo que telemundo volvera hacer historia esto domingo al transmitir el partido de los gigantes de nueva york ante los vaqueros

after he storms the field during a dutch cup match in amsterdam. the fan ran on to the field and attacked the goalie from the visiting team. the goalie kicked the fan several times before he was ejected from the game. the visiting team left the field in protest. there is no word yet if the match will be replayed. >>> here is a cat that lives up to the nine lives. this guy took a 200-mile trip under the hood of a car. the driver noticed the cat when he pulled over of a rest stop. outside of burns, the cat is doing well and will be ready for an adoption. he was named eclipse in honor of the car he hitched a ride in. >> oh, my gosh. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what is coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >> a food bank running on empty. we'll show you the new faces of hunger in america tonight on ,,, >>> well it will be a white christmas in parts of colorado. a storm hit denver overnight causing trouble for drivers. here is a a live look at the -- a live look at the rocky mountains right now. the storm jumped 9 inches of snow within 24 hou

my time in amsterdam, i could test that vision. is if all i make it out to be when i talk to folks. what i saw and what i experienced let me feeling without a doubt that you have succeeded in a way that is amazingly admirable, and in a way that we should be striving for here in san francisco. and most importantly, that i know we can reach. that was my biggest take away. there is a

it will be in the rembrandt museum in amsterdam.bc news in the netherlands. >> you are watching bbc news. a quick reminder of our main news. in geneva and switzerland, the united nations human rights council accused syria of gross violations of human rights in the treatment of anti-government protesters. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global strength to work for a wide range of financial companies. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles.

it was in amsterdam that she had a chance to see the works of the great dutch painters. she would spend hours in galleries. she can't pronounce vincent van gogh and calls him the one-eared man. >> when we arrived here, i was in a panic. i didn't know how on earth i would learn these strange dutch names. but then i started painting. sometimes they were ugly, but i was never afraid of making mistakes. eventually people saw my work and they loved it. >> many people have bought her work. despite sickness and age, she has finally fulfilled her talent. something she believes millions of suppressed women around the world should also have the chance to do. >> that's it from us at the moment. the "bbc news" website has plenty more on all the stories we feature many this bulletin. thanks for your company. bye-bye. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of

that's a live look at amsterdam. you are watching good morning maryland. and we are back here stateside in a bit. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> in the world of sports, becoming news the amateur athletic union or aau facing fierce allegations. bobby dodd say cuesed of molesting two former players in the 1980s. >> i was dead asleep, and i don't remember anything but waking up and he has this -- he is trying to put his hand in my boxer shorts. >> we are urging anyone in the aau community with information about any instans of- appropriate behavior or abuse to contact law enforcement and the aau. >> the allegation rocked the aau all american reputation. and it's one the oldest and mostpowerful sports organizations in the world. from the scandal former penn state coach joe paterno is in the hospital. word from his family says he fractured his pelvis following a fall from his home. he is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for a treatable cancer. >>> alex twine charged with disorderly conduct after an officer spotted him ranting and punching cars. it hap

and as we go to break live this morning, yeah, back across the way to amsterdam. don't know why we are there but that's great shot and you are watching "good morning maryland." we are back in a bit. [ male announcer ] what if you have potatoes? but you've got a meat and potatoes guy? pour chunky sirloin burger soup over those mashed potatoes and dinner is served. four minutes, around four bucks. campbell's chunky -- it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>> good morning maryland. >> and a good morning to you guys once again mount assails academy 9th through 12th graders good morning to you and thank. you 6:38. a a-year-old boy's idea -- 5- year-old boy's idea for giving back is a huge success. he collected toys for the ronald mcdonald house in kansas city. he was born with half a heart. he spent month at the ronald mcdonald house recovering from surgery and this was his way of giving back. that drive collected a total of 150 toys. >>> and there'

record a blistering seven one win away to grab their four for the second qualifying place after the amsterdam men were seen off by a real madrid who themselves made it six wins from six in the netherlands. last season normal to him was a little bit up and down sometimes very well not a match not so good and in his moment we are much more. much more stable people is much more confident. the team is much more compact. and we feel we've got about it and. then we were losses it seems basketball team have forgotten how to lose the army men defeated through eight games in the euro league after dunning's i grab in the russian capital on wednesday nights on the record and research before hand the competitions players of the month for a cobra november respectively on the injured a k forty seven car length i watched him on gordon pick up the slack for his side the american leading the way with a team high eighteen points research showing his award was no fluke boasting yet another strong game with fourteen points a total of four c.s.k. players scoring in double figures to overcome fierce zagreb resista

in amsterdam, the goalie was attacked by a fan who ran onto the field but he saw the man coming, tripped him up and kicked him several times. alvardo was kicked out and had to leave the field. the game might have to be replayed. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and a memorable welcome home kiss for a sailor in virginia. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. the eviction notice served n the east bay. and the overnight confrontation with police. plus - bay area nurses hit e picket lines in just a few hours. their dispute with management. and the kiss seen around the world. join us for cbs 5 early edin ... beginning at 4:30. a republican frontrunner ine race for the white [ man ] it's big. responds in a moment's notice. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. aladdin became the biggest in bail by treating people right. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional than aladdin. that's why more people turn to aladdin than anyone. ala

for the second qualifying place after the amsterdam men were seen off by real madrid who themselves made it six wins from six in the netherlands. now it seems possible team have forgotten how to lose the army men no undefeated through eight games in the euro league after joining in the russian capital on wednesday night three curling. on or before the competition spirit of the month for on november respectively the injured a k forty seven per link to watch them on board and pick up the slack for signs emerging leading the way with a team high eighteen points for such showing his award was no fluke posting here and no other strong game with its total of four six computers supporting double figures to overcome fear so i grabbed the cisterns. i mean the seven seventy four victory in a much much closer than the final scoreline would suggest. so on the record length it was a mere a spectator on the night there but he's been on the integrity part stunning run so far this season with the n.b.a. season jus to get underway later this month though the former utah jones forward has a decision to ma

. >> i of never occurred to most dangerous cancer -- i have never heard a more dangerous amsterdam fromw of the iowa caucuses. >> the candidates will pan out over iowa and other early voting states over the weekend. tahman bradley abc 7. >>> the latest on an army intelligence analyst accused of illegally sharing government secrets with the website wikileaks. bradley manning could learn today if his case will go to trial. jummy olabanji is in the newsroom with the latest. >> bradley manning will be seen in public for the first time since he was arrested in 2010 for allegedly leaking hundreds of thousands of secret u.s. documents. he is suspected of giving them to wikileaks, the anti-secrecy web site. there's a lot of updates for all sides of the courtroom. the government is trying to set a precedent while bradley manning is trying to avoid a possible life sentence behind bars. his lawyer claims that releasing the documents actually did little oharm. hillary clinton said that we all have to be aware of the fact that some information which is sensitive deserve to be protected and we will c

explosive that funny of course did not originate in the united states came out of lego's went through amsterdam and then tried to detonate flying of the united states you also see such as the two thousand and one the cargo plot last year coming out of yemen that targeted at a number of cargo aircraft using fed action as you see other parts as well such as example richard karim who is in the employee british airways he was inside a work in the i.t. department he had been looking at strategies decisions that. trying to bring down their website and cause financial losses that way he had also been working with people on the ramp security employees over heathrow airport to try and smuggle in explosives that way and then to let me interrupt you here for a minute you know it seems like there are a lot of different alternatives in the sense that these people don't even necessarily have to go into the airport it could be somebody you know who's working there could be coming from another company or from the from another country so is there really a concrete solution what do you think is going to fix the

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in the evening and overnight for glasgow. 60 to 90-minute delays and the same for roughly dublin, amsterdam, flying into frankfurt, berlin, as well as heathrow. make sure to check ahead. it's going to be essential. right now we'll take a short break and we'll have more "world business today" in a bit. >>> from cnn hong kong. welcome back, i'm andrew stevens. >> i'm nina dos santos at cnn london. you're watching "world business today." >>> let's get straight to the european stock markets, about 90 minutes into today's trading session. it's a bit of a mixed picture at the moment, cautious optimism that the plan that was put in place to rescue the eurozone about a week or so ago in brussels may be implemented. there's still concern that countries like finland and divisions among governments among places like that could discover the deals. ftse 100 up about .10%. we have the cac 40 down to the tune of .2% and the zurich smi virtually flat. >>> another day of losses here in asia, nina. take a look at shanghai, at the lowest level since march of 2009 over the outlook for the economy. the world's

or worse and probably more likely the idea that you will be stuck next to a crashing -- flying to amsterdam to santiago for 14 hours with somebody that insists on drmpging the plane dry. was sitting next to a pilot, not the pilot, a pilot. it was terrific. he talked me through the entire flight. >> the best person sitting next to you is a no show. thattive goods you much more room to stretch out and enjoy the flight. >> calder mentioned in-flight stalking. they insist it is not an in-flight dating service. we shall see. klm could see an uptick in bookings in the new year. nina, i'm sure it will provide us lots of story opportunities. >> i find it interesting that someone is defending that move. interesting move there from the dutch airline klm. >>> 'tis the season of good will and still to come here on "world business today," we have a heartwarming tale from the u.s. state of nebraska. >>> from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >> and i'm manisha tank in hong kong. a warm welcome back to "world business today." >>> we're about 19 minutes into the trading session here in europe. let's take a