they read anything from chinese correspondents in the united states about what going on beyond our big cities? >> okay yes, thank you. you give me an opportunity to mention the data source, it is pretty hard to get data because i have a lot of friends, i get data from different sources. the pbt i presented here i just have three different ways from sore ren 7 to 10.

to big city relationship. i interviewed the president of a chi neez think tank. he had commented and said the best thing he did in the united states was to buy an open greyhound bus ticket which took him all over the united states. we tend think we see, not so much getting at the issues that are hard to access, but i hope in this -- you have that chance to visit the real america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the senate judiciary committee votes this morning on the nomination of elena kagan to be an associate justice on the supreme court. live coverage is on c-span 3 at 10:00 p.m. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern. -- at 10:00 a.m. eastern. you can find that that c- span.org/kagan. president obama yesterday called on senate republicans to support an extension of unemployment benefits. a procedural vote on the measure was scheduled this afternoon with senate leaders expecting the 60 votes needed to move the bill for per this is less than 1

so it's always positive maybe in such a big city like most call you are just one more in a crowd and here you stand out especially as a form. we're talking as a foreigner here moving now to herald certainly turned hats locally when they drove the german car giants first fully russian made vehicle the production line russians . proud of russia being russian at the same time we see these reserve asian towards products made in russia so we work on that everybody. has the same quality. we use to form germany from chickie become penny was an early bird to place its bets on the region that's worth one billion dollars on seven hundred ten as it built a whole industrial park something which would be unlikely closer to moscow due to higher costs are becoming a cause for heart on their tail lights today home to bobo peugeot citroen and renault just recently is still stamping factory was open and now it caters for all full car parts this is not just the biggest german investment in russia but also an example of a life patient it is no longer chaffed the car assembly as it was four years ago the

get this cheery and people talk about football in pailin so it's always positive maybe in such a big city like most call you are just one more in a crowd and here you stand out especially as a foreigner we're talking as a foreigner here we're not a herald certainly turned hats locally when they drove the german car john's first fully russian made vehicle the production line russians proud of russia of being russian at the same time we. reserve a share in towards products made in russia so we work on that everybody did what we do here is the same quality. we use to form it's from germany from. the company was an early bird to place its bets on the region that's worth one billion dollars on some. one hundred ten tears a build a whole industrial park something which would be unlikely closer to moscow juta higher costs are to come makers were haughton their taillights today home to volvo peugeot citron and renault just recently is still stamping factory was opened now it caters for all folks bargains car parts this is not just the biggest german investment in russia but also an example of a l

a big city and a beautiful city for many people these two notions stand separately but spanish architects. know how to make them gel he was chief architect for barcelona designing its loop for the ninety nine to two olympics now cities across the world once are your to create a vision of the future for all that is frequently in russia consulting with the authorities who are developing the city of. paper it is moscow says it has everything to become a secure future now which this edition of spotlight to get beyond. thank you very much for coming to our program thank you. first of all i want i have a quote when one of the interviews you gave to. couple of years ago you said the following i quote i'm an architect with little interest in brilliant works i'm in favor of finding solutions to street interceptions that don't work well and quote so how can he you're one of the best known architects a professor of architecture and you say you're not you rather interested in street junctions than in architecture. you know that. then. we have to him. betty there are magic for for many people rather t

to return next week of course with this the heat meaning the small and especially the fumes in big cities create really difficult and dangerous living conditions which were worth the open sun because this sun is also the interest for the homes for the skin and it increases the body temperature and smoke of course itself is also dangerous but these are also for the products. fire onboard will come out of one of the side and other types of products so sure there were open spaces people living in the areas affected by the small hand the huge trying to do anything to to cope with these conditions drinking a lot of water there are actually month long queues for air conditioning only in moscow meaning people are trying to leave the city thinking that the conditions in the outdoors may be a little bit better but as you can see around me and i'm now around ninety kilometers away from moscow the conditions here in the situation here is not that much better. artie's you go to skin off reporting from the moscow region there now pakistan declared a day of national mourning which the victims of the co

to return next week of course this the heat meaning plus the smoke and especially the fumes in big cities create really difficult and dangerous living conditions. there are two major risks one is the risk of the hydra taishan because we saw it with those flood waters water so we have to take a lot of fluids and the best thing is to drink water about three to four interest every day if there is no obvious heart disease or permanent or disease that also would have to take salts because we were assaulted with this route so we sure did sell to prove that so sure that some salt of the world and smoke of course itself is also dangerous but there's a lot of. products for a fire on board a car going to one of the side and other types of products so sure there were open spaces. people living in the areas affected by the small hand the huge trying to do anything to to cope with these conditions drinking a lot of water there are actually month long queues for air conditioning only in moscow many people are trying to leave the city thinking that the outdoors may the conditions in the outdoors may be

going to return next week of course with this heat meaning the small and especially the rooms in big cities really difficult and dangerous living conditions we're sure they're worried that open sun because this sun is also the injuries for the homes for the spirit that it increases the body temperature and smoke of course itself is there are so dangerous but these are also for products for. prior. to one of the other types of products there were. people living in the areas affected by the small hand the huge trying to do anything to cope with these conditions drinking a lot of water there are actually month long queues for air conditioning only in moscow many people try to leave the city thinking that the conditions in the outdoors may be a little bit better as you can see around me and i am now around ninety kilometers away from the conditions here in the situation here is not much better. reporting from the moscow region. authorities say one hundred forty people have died in the democratic republic of congo after a boat capsized the tragedy happened on the river in the west of the country

manhattan because they're scratching their heads the first month because there's only - well no big city book editor did it so to be a best seller you need new york times or the chronicle or boston globes to give you good book reviews. no national t.v. or, m pr so paul said what's going on out there. i said, you know this is what i think it's about book clubs and women's groups, synagogues, mosques and churches and an incredible amount of book clubs here in the bay view area and about people yearning for piece and looking for the answers of peace. any ways it's been really incredible and aspire together see people from all walks of life i really think can re late to promoting peace one child at a time. we got some news last month that the pentagon purchased 5,000 copies. let me finish it. and it's for counter intelligence training, 101 and mandatory reading for they're course encounter intelligence. this is in tan sa any a. i went there when i was three years old and my father founded a medical center and my mother started a school. it was a wonderful childhood. i went to school with chi

cities that border now are not a very strong in their. own arsenal and this kind of is he's very important to as a consequence i feel that their idea of the big mosque up i absolutely agree but another question needs even of the role of. should be again there all the cities in russia i disagree with these ideas that are not there any. on. some bit. rational that i know was the beach and this is another question but moscow is the more. with that but only the most suspect that if i want to see the international for that issue so as he does that i renounce spanish architect spotlight we'll be back shortly right after a break we'll continue this interview so stay with us don't go. to stadiums provided citizens with. heights of goods to sell to find it odd shufflers a chance. to laugh proud of my mum when the government sits tight. on my flat spot right. out of the killing everybody culture is that so much about the taxpayers' money and it is a show me the people lot of people at various ways down a good part of the world is experiencing a crippling feat which is this a trend or simply freaky whether one. is going to be soon which brightened if yo

city became even bigger. which you ate before. before the only big not only but for one i was too coarse time around then maybe one day and then today the seventy percent of the budget of the economy of water on eyes as a consequence of this of the two least well one of the problems here in moscow capital of russia is that the city is really overcrowded the traffic jams world where lots of problems you as an architect you you promote you popularize the advantage of small and medium sized cities you think that people should be developing cities towns and cities like that but how can we do that if there is no economic incentive for people to live in small towns everybody wants to move to to the capital to too large to make a promise. i think there are two different questions in your question then fares is that about the dimension of the city but without talking about the squares you are true that today and probably the first. two or reminder to try to change their visions of the city is the capacity for the mobility. and the case of moscow he said be c

cities as well. [applause] that is the beginning of a big expansion program. there is a very big announcement later on this year about lots more cities to be flown to, but that will come later on in the year. i want to say thank you very much for coming, and thank you very much for getting up so early and everybody else for getting up so early today. and a look forward to seeing a lot of you on board in a few minutes. thank you. by the -- [applause] >> thanks, richard. good to see you. it was one of the best decisions ever made to locate our airline in the bay area. a lot of people at the time were thinking, "what are you locating an airline in such a high-cost area with an airport flow -- prone to weather delays?" very simply, and has paid off in the environment we're in, the environment of innovation, freethinking, and creativity. that has allowed us to go with and is something very different than what has been done in the airline business. we have 1600 teammates. after less than three years. we will be adding over 1000 in the next 18 months and 500 a year f

they say the new site has unlimited potential because flea markets have worked well in other big cities. >> san francisco is a perfect city. one of the only major cities in the country that literally doesn't have its own market. so we were real excited when the city was anxious for us to come here and do it and we were real excited to have an opportunity to work with the city to do it. >> the reason the fair will be so unique is they have certain standards and monitor what types of items can be sold. >> a sunny weekend. downright hot in many places but a cool down on the way. lawrence has our forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that maybe her teacher uses certain terms a little bit loosely. rebecca is clearly very gifted. [ banker ] we decided to roll that m

contrast this to big cities all across the state of california, the contrast this budget to the other cities. i am proud of san francisco, i am proud to be mayor of the city. i am proud to work with all of you to put together a budget that under the circumstances we can be proud of. thank you. [applause] . >> forgot no. 2. silver is nothing. there is no having made it and so we beat foreman. i love the competition. . >> american made has really taken it on themselves to green american cities. >> we have a new organizer for the city and county of san francisco. oh, mayor as well. yeah, that's part of the job description. yeah, mayor of san francisco. >> the city is extremely concerned about the emission of green house gasses and making san francisco a sustainable city. >> we need to find other ways to create energy without harm to the environment and this is one source. >> we have over 2 megawatts of solar on various city buildings. we are looking at tidal power and we're beginning to look at geothermal power. >> we're on the roof of the moscone center of san francisco and we have 2500

and even that issue you were listening to, there is a community that even though we are a big city, we are still a small town. all the things that you have done for your neighbors and for your community, i was bawling. there are so many wonderful things you will do to support the community. your willingness to work with the neighbor behind you. clearly, there was a mistake made. this has been a bar that looks sometimes -- one of you did a chronology and it looks like it might have been from 1910 that there was a bar here. there is a bar here at least from the 1960's. i don't understand why we wouldn't continue to let it exist. what we hear is that there is such a strong sense of community that this establishment brings. it is necessary and desirable, i can't think of a project that is more necessary and desirable. i need to check out this bar. it sounds like an amazing community assets. the owners have done such a great job to create such a space in the community that people could not live without it. i moved to approve. >> the water apparently came up to the other side until 1882. it

. >> this city is too big to cut any costs. to me, any cops or 79 or if it's just one, that's too many to be cut. >> reporter: as always, oakland police are asking for your help. if you have any information to help them, please contact the oakland police department. obama news. >>> part of that weekend was the wild shootout along 580 in oakland. now several law enforcement agencies are working together to piece together more details about the man they say is responsible. byron christopher williams survived because he was wearing protective armor. he exchanged about 150 rounds with the california highway patrol officers who had pulled him over on the freeway for driving dangerously. police say williams, who has an extensive criminal record had driven more than 130 miles from groveland to oakland with a high diesh powered rifle, a handgun and an enormous amount of ammunition. the chp and oakland police and fbi are all working together. they are not clear where williams was going or what he was planning 20ed whe he was pulled over

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city of amsterdam. they come mostly by car, but also a big part from public transport. what was the conclusion of all the businesses? if we go on like this, we have a real big problem in one, two years, maybe a little bit longer, we will not have any mobility anymore in our own region. that was one of the reasons that businesses came together and they were thinking, what can we do, not for a long time because it takes time, but what can we do today that helps today? that is important for the accessibility, and accessibility is very important for good, competition against the other regions in europe. of course, it is very important for the quality of life. if we want to attract international business, we need to attract people from outside. they only come if it is nice to live in your city. k4they were trying to reduce te parking, which was 10%. we went into negotiation with the employers' organizations and with employers, telling them that it is not only a problem of the public, but also a problem of their own companies. it worked. after half a year of talking, 17 comp

contrast this to big cities all across the state of california, the contrast this budget to the other cities. i am proud of san francisco, i am proud to be mayor of the city. i am proud to work with all of you to put together a budget that under the circumstances we can be proud of. thank you. [applause] music more than one in five americans suffers directly or indirectly from the disease of addiction and the impact is felt in every sector of every community. fortunately, lives are saved each day through addiction treatment services and the support for those in recovery, by friends, families, coworkers, and entire communities. people in recovery and those who serve them is the focus of national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month. each day, millions of people in long-term recovery support each other and prove that recovery is working for millions of americans who have reclaimed their lives. this is the very spirit and nature of recovery month. the efforts of thousands of individuals throughout the country yielded more than 800 events nationwide supporting the 2008 recovery month

contrast this to big cities all across the state of california, the contrast this budget to the other cities. i am proud of san francisco, i am proud to be mayor of the city. i am proud to work with all of you to put together a budget that under the circumstances we can be proud of. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. i am the executive director of the transportation authority. your emcee for the event. it brings me tremendous pleasure to welcome you all, notable visitors, elected officials to the event which is the groundbreaking for a contract 4 on the presidio park where project which will deliver the southbound battery tunnel and detour road that will bring everybody who uses the oil and dive into safety by the middle of 2011. we are delighted to be able to use this opportunity. back in october, we had a ground-breaking ceremony for the project as a whole. we had the speaker of the house nancy pelosi with us. the mayor was here, other dignitaries. at the time, we were looking at the oil drive -- doyle drive. we now have a different project for the 21st century. it is an example

. >> carolyn: something most big cities have for years, san francisco getgets today. >> leigh: after a very hot weekend inland, a little cooling in the forecast. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> carolyn: a mild day in the gulf of mexico. there's concern there could be a small leak in the b.p. capped well. the cap has been holding for three days. but the question now is what comes next and who will make the decision. b.p. continues to monitor pressure readings and test the cap. >> alan: despite the fact that no one has decided what should happen now no news is apparently good news for people along the gulf coast. >> reporter: the "associated press" is reporting oil cleanup officials are concerned the capped will may be leaking methane gas. but there are encouraging signs. the ongoing well integrity test will continue for the potential extensions. b.p. and government officials have extended the test offering the capped well into a fourth day. >> as long as it's holding the pressure that's building inside of it, that's a very good sign. >> reporter: the

roadway projects can be designed for a park successfully and that it is one of the needs a very big city would have. join me in welcoming the president of the board of supervisors. [applause] >> per se i have to ask, can everyone feel your fingers? do we need to do a seven minute stretch? i am going to give the briefest remarks ever. seriously, i want to thank our friends from washington dc. i want to thank our friends from sacramento. i want to think our friends from every sector in the bay area for this tremendous project. in san francisco, we take our project seriously. when it comes to these, we are absolutely united. when it comes to earthquake safety, all of us here came together last june to pass one of the largest bond measures for public safety and the structure. last night, we put on the ballot yet another bond to rebuild our private sector buildings. this project is remarkably important. just in closing, i want to say as a former small business person the impact of this project not just on jobs, but the impact on our small businesses, particularly our disadvantaged businesses,

the big city and a beautiful city.

point, but we will continue to work with the community to make this place the saffest big -- safest big city in the u.s. we are on the same page. i do want foot beats. it is a piece of the pie as far as everything we have to do. you have my personal phone and can call me with any issues. my sense around here is "do nothing, do nothing wrong." yes, we have to givet officers out of the cars. they have to be engaged in the community, and we will do that. i don't think we need legislation. if you give me the time and opporutunity, it can be done. i am sorry i came back at the end of the game and you are at the point where people have talked and promised and not delivered. it is unfortunate. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. i want to say, you know, through supervisor mirkarimi, no one will argue what was going on. here i am, my neighborhood is toney and affluent. that does not seem overindulgent. we all have our violent times. i had a 23-year-old shot down point blank at the marina. we have had 3 violent attacks against women. 3 of them at 10:00 with 30 minutes, all within walking distance to o

a big city and a beautiful city for many people these two notions stand separately but spanish architect . knows how to make them gel he was chief architect for bus alone designing its loop for the ninety nine to two olympics now across the world once or north.

and my wife says go to sleep but i can't because you see a village and then it turned into this big city in mexico and then you do more and it turns into china and you wonder where we're all headed. i don't know the answer but when you know thing i do know fiduciaries you listen to what the people want most of all, it's education for all they're children and i ask many women now when i'm over sees, i ask the women i'm here is a your servant and would like to help you what do you want? most women would say i want a good husband or to become wealthy or prosperity. what most women say is, we don't want our babys to diet. how do you answer that question? it comes through educating girls and through female literacy. >> thanks, doug. this is different schools. my daughter occasionally, she looks at these photos and said, dad you don't have any playgrounds in your school so now we have playgrounds and skipping ropes and it's been a really great blessing to see. play is an important part of the learning process and socializing so thank you, amira. this is in la lander school, the story is in kar

contrast that to any big city in the united states of america. it was not easy, but it was because of the leadership that we are where we are today. that was the most important thing we could have done and the most important thing we did. i mentioned we made some tough choices that helped a reduction in the overall budget deficit. i talked about managing more aggressively. we took last year's budget, and some people thought that was great, but we manage the budget over the last number of months -- 11 months, and over $64 million we were able to carry ford from last year's budget to help us offset -- forward from last year's budget to help us offset that. that was $34 million more. $64 million in carryover funds. how did we do that? we reduced by $17.7 million. we had a strong hiring fees, where we actually had a team and my budget director -- to actually find out on every request the position. it did not make a lot of folks have been. i get it, but we needed to do that so we could nail the problem and save jobs. we did the math on that. have we n

beyond the bustle of the big city is an undiscovered paradise called california country. >> we're in san francisco. beauty has gone organic. and it's so farm fresh, people like me just can't wait to start feeding their skin. at sephora in the bay area, the hunt is on for the perfect potion to turn back thd hands of time. and thanks to a new product, customers are getting exactly what they asked for. and one thing is for sure--the old adage that you are what you eat takes on an entirely different meaning now. juice beauty is the name of a new product line started by women in the bay area who began to look at skin care from a different perspective. >> [indistinct] organic green apples a little bit? >> ok. um, yeah. yeah, actually. >> yeah. >> some apple. >> it's just really a lot of organic fruits. >> smells like applesauce. >> uh, yeah, but in a good way. i never really thought about what i was putting all over my body. and so, when i became pregnant at a little bit later age--'cause i had developed several businesses--i started really reading ingredients, and i thought, oh, my gosh.

force in san jose just went away, and we were already the lowest staffed firefighting force of big cities in the country. >> reporter: firefighters lingered to say good-bye to other firefighters including the new fire chief who came down to wish them well. >> it's very emotional for everybody. you know, we consider ourselves a fire department family and we -- by the nature of our work on scene, we depend on each other to get the job done and for our lives. >> reporter: san jose's loss could be another department's gain. training a class of 30 firefighters costs about $1.5 million the union says, and the union says there have already been calls from contra costa and santa clara counties and even burbank. some consolation and opportunity for the future perhaps, but today firefighters are going home hurting. >> i tell my wife it's going to work out. see what we can do. >> reporter: the layoffs have not ended the bickering between the union and city hall. city hall is saying that the union could have given up more concessions. the union saying city hall cost the jobs of 49 firefighters to mak