teams the new jersey nets and by russian billionaire of this is the first time arafat to supported a professional sports team in the u.s. but there has been agreed to for two years but team representatives hope it will be extended is the second sponsor contract team has signed with the russian company and agreed to a five year alliance with still each vodka earlier this month. about one fifth of russian insurance companies are facing a bankruptcy insurance watchdog said out of seven hundred funds up to two hundred fifty are in financial difficulties however major market players say the industry is in need of some rationalization. for not a very real board yourselves. leave the market it will buy a market for healthy. over the whole affair of the market of companies believe probably five of them for a real cost above will not strongly be affected by. the market. tanking b.p. could invest up to two billion dollars in a shell gas project in ukraine's don't yet scrooge and the russian british oil company says it could put in fifty million dollars in the first stage which involves drillin

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backed government of pillow they all said on its own arafat it's an ideological shift in latin america the us is up against socialist leaders from bolivia than a swell in ecuador to emerging world power brazil are operating participatory democracy is where the poor people of their countries are intimately involved in the direction of their political future. the pull from right to left is distinct obvious and very much alive in latin america. the organization of american states is supposed to represent the general consensus in latin america but leaders argue that the away yes based in this building behind me here in washington d.c. does not reflect the idea that most countries are struggling to get out of the shadows of their north american neighbor it is because of this there is a left turn that is twisting the continent and hopes of shaking off decades of u.s. dominance in the region you have hospice our t. washington d.c. . another raid on a nato convoy in pakistan is that two people dead it happened hours after suspected militants torched twenty seven tankers carrying fuel for nato

team the new jersey nets owned by russian billionaire make a profit off this is the first time arafat has supported a professional sports team in the u.s. the deals been agreed for two years but team that presented its hope it will be extended is the second sponsorship contract to progress team has signed with a russian company and agree to a five year lives with. this month. about one fifth of russian insurance companies are facing bankruptcy the insurance watchdog said out of seven hundred firms up to two hundred fifty are in financial difficulties however major market players say the industry is in need of some rationalization. not a very we'll. leave the market for markets more hurdles through the whole fear of the market but if i believe god leads to five plus some for a real cost the models will. wrongly be affected by various cleaning our of the market. b.p. could invest up to two billion dollars in a shell gas project in ukraine's don't yet school region the russian british oil company says it could put in fifty million dollars in the first stage which involves drilling six te

provided jobs for locals for years have depending on the deadly plant for their livelihoods artists arafat investigates. it's a bleak site that greets you when you arrive in the small russian town of care about a legacy of environmental destruction once earned the title of one of the most polluted towns in the world it's playing to a large copper smelter and a century of toxic fumes and chemical waste left the landscape devastated but it's the residents who have really suffered from the. cardiovascular diseases respiratory diseases of the justice system uses are common in the world of oncological diseases here is rather high under new ownership since two thousand and three the plant has begun cleaning up its act to progress slowly. we immediately began renovation but you can see for yourself the problems that a company of them as it were doing a lot to preserve and develop but of course lots more still remains to be done. the smelter was founded to exploit the region's rich copper deposits and has contributed to the economic progress in russia if the last twenty years the price of pay for

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or for 46 the check gone to meet with arafat. >> of back up at the bay bridge toll plaza not really arn just yet. isolated to one of the cash lanes. the back up here no problems the metering lights still lost. other them one lane traffic getting along just fine coming from all approaches. no sign of road work along the upper decks so good drive times as you make your way from soaring into fremont street stamford cisco. high wind advisory a couple of taillights in the committee of direction in foster city the bright lights is making the race down and they were right now still clucking 13 minutes from and to lend. no problems for yourself bound ride novato into san francisco everyone moving at the limit. 101 and san jose southbound traffic getting long delay free. a bit more company in the northbound direction in looks windier out here. still could drive times. downtown san jose to san clara 14 minutes. >> san francisco goodwill store is now open for business civic leaders joined in the opening ceremony on market street in the castro. organizers say they started the business because peo

arafat watching the latest on traffic. >> big delaywe expect big delayn the san mateo bridge. right now traffic is moving find 12 minutes across the span but as the commute wears on we expect big delays. you might want to take the bay bridge or the dumbarton bridge as alternate. the bay bridge traffic moving well we are seeing a bit of a back up in the cash lanes all purchase looking good right now 10 minutes from the foot of the maze making your way into a fremont street. golden gate bridge could ride right now you can see a problem free ride barely any cars on the road. highway 37 east bay 580 clocking in at 8 minutes wrapping up over the short freeway was down 80 moving through albany we are seeing some build up but still fully free. >> expect lots of sunshine for today warm temperatures as well. we are going to call it a slight cool down today as we head towards the weekend it will be more dramatic. in terms of today still warm inland. currently sitting in the '60s for san francisco oakland 60, up in the north bay in the south bank mid-60s. we will warmup again quickly. by

let's go to arafat in the traffic center traffic is being read rerouted. >> the bay bridge in just oneecond improvement there but look at this map we aren't dealing with major street closures hyde street closed between solder and bush but we are hearing that larkin is also shut down. fire crews asking you avoid the area if you can. the bay bridge another hot spot that solid backup coming from all approaches we had an earlier accident shutting down to the left hand lanes resulting in the metering lights suckling on the. i back up and extending toward the foot of the maze. 20 minutes from the foot of the maze into fremont streets him francisco. san mateo bridge looking good only a minor back up at the toll plaza. san francisco traffic james lick in south-central moving well right now we saw a bit of a back up earlier but incident free here 1 0180 split towards the airport 17 minute trip. on to the south bay not a hot spot yet incident free north down 1 01 traffic sluggish making your way towards trouble occurs. 50 minutes as you approached santa clara. let's get the latest on the forecas

and the radical a mention by name is a gentleman by the name of yasser arafat. flip forward some years to the summer of 2000 the cat david peace summit, barak, they offer a state on the west bank and clinton presents it to yasser arafat and he says if a sign on the dotted line the radicals are going to kill me. dangerous business. to make peace requires not just a vision, not just physical stamina, it requires courage, great courage and anwar sadat had the courage. i assure you that benjamin netanyahu has the courage and we hope that mahmoud abbas has the courage as well. it will not be easy. they will be in passes and stopgaps and hurdles to pass and even if we get to the level of the signing a peace treaty, some of the greatest difficulties will leave before implementing the peace treaty. and there are no shortage of factors and factors in at least who will do their utmost to block us from making peace. i mentioned before, iran as the sponsor of hamas and hezbollah. believe me they are not going to sit quietly and let arabs make peace with his release. they wi

because of arafat's untimely death, if he had died two years earlier and not rejected the offer in 2001e would be celebrating the tenth anniversary. we can get there now. all we need to do is get to the point where you agree on borders. once you agree on borders, settlements become a secondary issue. >> in that context, why can't there be some sort of understanding about not building settlements until we give the negotiators time to agree on borders and then only build where the final lines are going to be drawn? >> makes a lot of sense but there should also be a freeze by the palestinians on incitement, stop inciting violence. >> can there be peace with hamas still controlling gaza? >> no. can't be perfect peace. the palestinians have marginalized themselves. can only give peace on the west bank, can't give peace in lebanon or iran. iran is the 800 pound gorilla in the room. >> is israel going to feel compelled to strike iran if they get close to that moment? >> hardest question in the world. i met with the prime minister and i know the answer, nobody knows. >> nobody knows. which is t

i checked on commute with arafat. >> tracking minor incidents no major hot spots so that is the goode taking it outside the bay bridge toll plaza traffic building a bit of making good times into the city right now no upper deck road work the meter and light are off no problem out of oakland into san francisco. westbound 92 looking good across the span still tracking the disabled vehicle currently blocking the left-hand lane but traffic getting by it just fine right now. golden gate bridge good right now south someone no one coming out of novato just before atherton avenue and other disabled vehicle blocking lanes but traffic is light out there so not causing much of a problem out there. crosstown traffic at the james lick traffic moving by just fine gems like moving southbound toward the peninsula no delay right now 1 0180 split towards in francisco airport 16 minutes. >> 518 right now news story starting today and many passengers will not have to pay a surcharge on its clipper card ticket. the agency said that surcharge was meant to cover inventory and administrative fees but many r

the coast, even up until the afternoon today bricks of sunshine today still dealing with credit of arafatarms up mid-70s for places like santa rosa, fairfield. red around the bay temperatures of this kind of covering. the warmer spots getting up and to the mid-70s. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay., a fairly active forecast, unsettled weather. by thursday looks like a good portion being dry. maybe it is raising a few for sprinkle the best bet being and your evening on friday, it looks like the chance for rain is right but over the weekend better chance is of your sunday and this continues into monday. the bacterial >> onto more sports, some of the oakland raiders spend their days teaching kids the importance of staying fit. it's a joint venture between the nfl in the united way aiming to get kids active and teach the importance of physical activity something the raiders say is just important as young kids as it napa and science. >> what they have to take away from it is is just as important to stay physically active and have physical education as it is to have the education the

and we arafat, bridge checked the bay bridge approach was spent 80, headed to the toll plaza moving wellting across been easy ride from oakland to san francisco. from here red jumped highway 92, the san mateo bridge traffic is looking well. taillights headed westbound, as you can see a lot of space between the cars, driving at the limit. no big problem there. golden gate, traffic coming out is moving light, no word of any problems for any part of one no one as you make your way south bound. more traffic in a moment, now on to some headlines. nasty storms hit the big apple overnight, hail bombarded neighbor of the brooklyn and new jersey, it looked almost like snow covering the lawns, parking lots it was hill, a lot of it too. not only did it fall in new york but lightning made the new york city skyline even brighter, take a look at some of the shots. a few lines were delayed because of the storm the national weather service says brooklyn got almost an inch of pale. and other parts, got that much in the form of rain. pretty interesting, we're going to take a quick break, as we go with wha

let's get a check on traffic with arafat. >> problem spot at the bay bridge toll plaza far right fast malfunction causing minor delays from the 880. other than that made during lights are off traffic flowing freely right now. drive times are not a problem right now. if you're thinking about taking san mateo bridge no problems in either direction traffic is moving well next to the lemon. traffic on the right hanlimit. 14 minutes across the span. walnut creek on 680 was a hot spot for the better serve the morning. you can see a lot of room towards the top part of your screen. >> decision 2010. first lady michelle obama is going to be in san francisco today to support are brought surf. she will be attending a of and at the fairmont hotel. pelosi is hosting a dinner to honor extraordinary women. senator barbara boxer is going to be in san jose at a solar panel and you manufacturer. that gets under way and half an hour from now. eight days into the election new poll shows democrat jerry brown leading in races for governor. it's from the l.a. times is shows brown has 54% compared to 30% for

the latest on that tuesday ride with arafat. >> the nimitz you can see the red and yellow on your screenating slow speeds baking arrange union city right now. no accidents to report just big delays and slow traffic. 580 if you can. another slow spot this morning as your ride through will not creeks out on 680. slow traffic and taillights towards the top of your screen. an earlier accident tying up traffic and walnut creek the entire ride looking slow westbound 24 also moving with delays right now. golden gate bridge ride pretty good shape traffic flowing freely pretty good drive times novato towards city limits 28 minute trip the bay bridge ride still solid back of your ride from the foot of the maze is 27 minute trip. >> of a live look the situation as chicago with the storm then rolled through. big difference between last hour and now. what was shrouded in rain a moment ago now breaking up seeing blue skies. it is not helping o'hare planes were grounded this morning so it is causing delays through the nation. it is 47 minutes delays at o'hare to flights at sfo have been cancelled and n

there was quite a few hurdles that arafat has had to go past.ings are located in complex and within the complex there is no fire hydrant so they had to get it from the street and laid down 700 ft. of the roses. to justify this by it. the a big cargo was there's a bit of a gas leak. before they could get that away and get the gas leak before they could really address the five-year period in the meantime that is trying to maintain that none of the fire spread. they're big accomplishing that this was the two buildings go one building had to buildings concerns. the building at two buildings heavily destroyed. as well as one unit that had moderate destruction. i assure you some video that we step, just about an hour ago you concede that. damage that was done. they believe that the five is studded at a lower unit but it still under our investigation they do not know what caused it to the total seven units that affected. red cross is on the scene trying to help and assist those families that. mark >>. another developing story hundreds of nurses at chil

the latest on traffic with arafat. >traffic >> we are still dealing with this slowdown all the yellow and red on the screen on the 80. the back up stretching through hercules so expecting delays as to make your way down the shore freeway. the delays have been lasting 20 minutes or so. once you hit the mace expect delays the meter lights are on. it is backed up past the first over crossing. drive time 16 minutes from the foot of the maze towards fremont streets and francisco. other than that we are in the clear. san mateo bridge traffic moving well across the span 14, 15 minutes between 1 01 and to the 880. southbound towards them francisco moving at the limit novato towards city limits a 25 minute trip. minor delays on the james like an inbound central no reports of accidents or incidents. just slow traffic. expect worst conditions later on just-in-time for the giants game. giant's public transit schedule caltrans service is going to the ballpark in time for a first pitch, oakland-alameda very is on special service and