they are bringing faith to the big cities like beijing and shanghai. my colleague george thomas has that story from beiji. >> wednesday just at 7:00 in an apartment not too far from the city center, a group of men and women in late 20s discuss how to thrive in rapidly changing nation. new privilege class, highly educated, cosmopolitan and urban professionals and all christians. >> we have never had it so good in china toy. more to life than money and materialism. >> john works for one of beijing's largest operators like young urban professionals, he and his peers live in high rise apartment buildings, they own a car, sometimes 2, tech savvy, travel and money to succeed. the competition to thrive is fierce. >> status is everything, how much you make, how big is your apartment, wht kind of car you drive, this is what people focus on. >> the government makes it possible for us to have money and have a good life. how do we handle the pressures? the government doesn't have answers. >> religion, especially christianity finds itself filling a spiritual void. >

last year, there was no other big city in america that installed more solar than san francisco. we can get there with our extraordinary work we have down on energy efficiency. 45 megawatts of energy saved. again, we are barely scratching the surface. with the strategies that and his team have perfected, taking methane gas and converting it. all of these things, the wind efforts and the offshore how we're going create, and i will tell you, it is good to be lieutenant governor. we will get the ocean power project done right off the coast here of california. with all of these things, that is up to 100 megawatts on the high end of potential power generation. we will do a small pilot, hopefully as early as next year, the early part of 2013. all of these things put together in the aggregate, i'm absolutely confident we can get there. that is what we are also announcing today, and i look forward to being a big partner for the city and helping steward the process. all of this combines nicely too nice words for the implementation of ab 32 by 2020. there is no question we can achieve that

even though we are a big city, we're a city of neighborhoods and we can help each other. >> with so many elements in the case, it could take years to prosecute their block care of the assassination attempt on gabrielle give birds. it will continue monday as he is expected to report turn to court and on charges of murdering a federal judge. the charges of the other five murders will start long after the fun begins. we want gabrielle gifford started rehab, doctors are surprising how strong she is already. she cannot stand or speak now, but she can swing her legs over the side of the bed. this week they plan to drain the fluid from her head hoping this will reduce her swelling. >> lots of sunshine round of bay area this weekend. beautiful saturday and sunday. we had temperatures in the '60s and '70s. add to the golden gate's word tonight clear skies from fort baker. and temperatures mild. we're cooler in martina's right now 49 degrees. and into the low '40's. it hasn't either of us sees of the numbers are so good because remember each december it was really what, but if we-save really dry,

san francisco is a big city and we should be able to have things like this without the world coming to an end. there are first amendment rights and called as well, speech, music, entertainment are protected. we will do our best to make sure that this does not disturb the neighbors that you are entitled to peace in your homes. i enjoyed the questions that commissioner joseph already put to the promoters. i would like to add a condition to the motion reading more or less requiring them to distribute one more letter to all neighbors within a blank. i don't know the number of within a radius that includes a phone number which should be answered at all times by someone with the authority to immediately address any complaints. commissioner joseph scribbled out 500. ought -- >> is that a motion? >> that is a condition to be added to the motion. >> of the commission. do you have anything to say? >> i believe that this because i know that neighborhood really well, the fact that this is at an angle, from where it seems like the sound will be going, it will be facing kuwait tower instead of a lot

. >> it is like any big step city -- any big city. contains multitudes. but there is a lot of good news as well, just like talking about new york or l.a., not just one story. tavis: 1 does not get the good news reading this book. >> the story out wanted to tell was not really a detrick story. detroit is the setting, but the story is really blue collar decline, and that is not unique to detroit. that is going on all over the country. i am from detroit, so i write about and although platte -- i read about an automobile plant and the city, but it could just as well have been about a mill down south. tavis: what you want to share with us, and you do a good job, is what actually happens when you read or hear that a plant is closing down. you wanted to know what happens next. what does happen? >> exactly right, you see the headline all the time that plant is closing. the question was, what is the process? my first step was to get in with the union. i got in with the benefit. at the uaw, and he took me to the plant right before it closed. i talked to a lot of th

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

as must in new york city i mean that the big big mega pounces i mean that it i think it made me doctors say specialists at least say that it's it's no better than smoking living in one in the center of a city big city is a true i think that is a little bit exaggerated i would say that smoking is by far the most dreadful factor because if we compare incidence of lung cancer on the countryside or in a large city it isn't that that much different because it is in france by smoking and not by air we pollution of course other diseases such as us to our chronic bronchitis also depend on where we are on air pollution and that is not the problem for doctors that's a problem for politicians to work on the call of gee how to improve ecology. you mentioned smoking in the lung cancer well nobody argues that that smokers suffer from lung cancer more are from the nonsmokers but i heard it from doctors myself and is it true that there is no proof that that smoking causes lung cancer the mechanism of how smoking causes lung cancer is yet unknown so it is unproven well first that the precise m

some are easy shots for big cities; others, enticing destinations all on their own. next up, it's great european getaways smart travels. announcer: smart travels is made possible in part by expedia.com, a travel website that offers travelers a variety of ways to find the trip they're looking for, including flights, hotels, and vacation packages. [classical music plays] captioning made possible by u.s. department of education announcer: smart travels is a grand tour of the old world-- the people, places, sights, and distinctly european flavors. our host is travel writer and columnist rudy maxa, public radio's original savvy traveler. now, tips, trips, and secret places on smart travels. [speaking italian] oh, up here. we go up here. i keep my passion for travel alive by nurturing a little sense of adventure. sure, i love the great, vibrant cities with their culture-- museums, opera, ballet, fine restaurants. but i think you have to look beyond the well-publicized attractions to get the full experience. ask locals for advice. do a little research. take a few risks. my

>> it is a long list, especially in big cities, and my son was not a match. we got a call. i was with my sister when the call came to say they did find a perfect match and that the kidney was specifically designated for natalie cole, so the hospital kind of flipped out. how did i get to the top of the list all of a sudden? a woman had taken care of me for one day after a hospital. i was there for an in and out procedure, and she saw me on "larry king" along with her niece, whose kidney i ended up getting because the girl passed away, and she remembered, and she said, i would ask if they would consider donating my niece cause kidney. -- niece's kidney. tavis: before we get to the kidney and the phone call about the kidney, and you mention one of your sisters. the sister you are speaking of is no longer with us. you were not just with her. >> she was in the hospital. now that i realize, she was sick for a while. it turned out she was fighting lung cancer. she started to show physical symptoms. her skin started to change. i got a call, and it was mother's day. i am thinking, s

in melbourne is a big city, 3 million. great streets, wide streets. it's a little sad city center, 25 years ago it was empty and useless city center. melbourne was called the donut. they decided to do whatever they can to turn a sad office-dominated city center into a lively vie brandt 24 hour period like city center in australia. they decided this in the '80s. we studied how the city was used and put for recommendations of the improvement. in melbourne they took over recommendations and carried them out. in ten years later we've been involved in coming back to melbourne and seeing how it is fathering and i -- fairing and i'll tell you what is found. number of (inaudible) in the city up ten times to 1,000 to 10,000. 67 percent more students. more -- a lot of pedestrian lanes and wider sidewalks. they really have a policy that in this city of streets, we walk. and they have widend all the sidewalk, stepped up the quality. they made squares. they made a fantastic federation square because they had no square in city streets. no new building must have clos

someone who has experience running a big city police department. there are many others out there. i am somewhat concerned that their might be a rush to get someone in their. but i think that that might not be as prudent. we don't want to have problems down the road. i think the best way to proceed, i would like to think the commissioner for their time and effort and thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i am speaking on the council. we have been part of the community for seven years or so. i had a series of questions that we would like to pose to the candidates. this will also come in writing. what safeguards will be used to protect community members? how will the next chief increased transparency. i 8 hope that we are providing for some of these questions. how will the next chief work with the board of supervisors to help san francisco opt out of the committee's? how can the next chief say that the rights will be maintained? asking the applicants opinion regarding the counter-terrorism bureau proposal. do you use the u.s. census bureau data, and other demographic information to m

. >>> now 2011 is getting off to a violent start in all three of the bay area's big cities. oakland has had 11 homicides so far this year. as we mentioned, there have been 9 killings in san jose. san francisco has also had that includes the fatal shooting of a teenager this morning. >>> planned parenthood has asked the fbi to investigate a man. the visits were in new york, new jersey, independent you understand ---- indiana and arizona. the pro life group has conducted previous undercover projects targeting planned parenthood centers. >>> a crime victim says she decided to move out of vallejo following a weekend burglary at her home. her family returned home saturday night to find her front door wide open. she then discovered burglars had trashed their home and made off with an "x" box and other items. she said she made four urgent calls to 911 put police didn't show up until seven hours later. >> unfortunately we don't have anybody available. people are fighting. they have to go to that first. >> you're just open for anybody to do anything. >> now police say they have to al

and many of them live on the streets of big cities like bangalore. >> these are just some of the 100who joined the ranks of street children in bangalore every day. they come from outlying areas. some of them were sold into slavery by their parents. others are escaping abusive homes and some just come here to find a better life. a life that looks a little more like this. it's here at this private school in delhi india's wealth gap becomes painfully clear. >> this school is really a step forward from everything else that we have seen. >> reporter: these students are part of the 20% in india who live above the poverty line. among the similarities to their american counterparts? their ipod play lists. >> i listen a lot taylor swift, lighthouse. >> jay-z. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: but when asked about india's overwhelming abject poverty, the cultural differences become clear. >> you must leave us in peace. it >> reporter: when it comes to image, this is what the midi students see. it's no hollywood movie. just outside the private school walls, child laborers dig holes. and while the priv

. >> it is put san francisco was having a model lowest per-capita homicide rate of any big city in our country. including a rate lower than the cities of new york, boston, chicago and los angeles. >> the police chief also announced the crime lab has been real accredited to test dna evidence and evidence for gun related crimes. it received a certificate acknowledging that personnel and procedures now meet national standards. if the lad came under scrutiny last year when a lab worker admitted to taking drug evidence for personal use. if there are no plans to resume narcotics testing at that facility. six people were shot last night in east oakland after two gunmen opened fire. the police are offering up to $30,000 for information leading to an arrest. here you could see the bullet holes left in the fence and mailbox of nearby homes. police say two feuding gangs were involved in the shooting that happened on 89th avenue in east oakland. one victim was an innocent bystander a 49 year-old man was watching television in his column when a bullet came through the window. >> it's a tragic situa

people we spoke with are trying to figure out how big city problems got here. >> it's kind of a safe ighborhood and i think of novato. >> that's a bigger shopping center. >> reporter: police in novato are hoping that like bitter cities sometimes do. they can find the other suspects and hold them accountable for the crime. in novato, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an autopsy is being p erformed on a man and woman inside the home on wolbrook drove. neighbors say the residents in the home were quiet and kept to themselves. we just spoke with the sergeant at the santa clara sheriff's office who says they expect to release the identities of the couple later today along with how they died. authorities say there's no threat to public safety. the red cross is helping an oakland family displaced by a fire this morning. it started around:00 a.m. at a home on 46th street between west and market street. a mother and her three children live in the home and she was up watching television when she momented smoke and called 911 -- when she smelled smoke a and called 911. >> got my kids, one ha

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

real shamans live far away from big cities and small villages because contemporary cities with computers cars cell phones and the constant rush distract from truly unity with nature in the spirit i myself am from a religious northern region that. trying to make the best of it all life is a delicate balancing act for the cuttin people. we are an interesting people when we are in trouble we do three different things at the same time we turn to sherman we pray in a church and then make use more than. that's an a unique way of keeping a tradition that has been part of you for centuries i think even if you don't feel maybe some protect what it created the spiral in the middle is a symbol of fun may the war to look upon anyone and to take you and may your three spirits be united the spirits of the gloom the spirits of and the spirits of vienna in your critical sean thomas party. under staying in the region discover another industrial heart with an ancient history come on a guided tour of can have a in south western siberia well later james brown takes you to meet the russian version of santa c

. >> the view is spectacular, but it has a feel of a big city with a small town field.if you live on twin peaks you can drop into 6 neighborhoods quickly. many san franciscoians feel they have one neighborhood, we feel like we have 6 or 7. we are blessed. >> we have a beautiful park and wonderful forests. we are a appreciative of the (inaudible) and we are a quick trip over the hill to the heart of the city and just a step away from 280. so it's a wonderful location for the parish but for us as residents. >> (inaudible) at the time it was affordable, a family area, a great location, close to 280 and has a great neighborhood association, active. neighbors that have been there 30 years. it's stable. and great. >> we like the proximity to the mune, because we like it a lot. >> i heard about westportal and at that time there were a number of stores that went away. but the people came to find the things you couldn't find anywhere else. it's like being back in the midwest. >> it has a great transportation and old fashion feeling. the most unusual street of any part of san fra

real shamans live far away from big cities and small villages because contemporary cities with computers console phones and the constant russians distract from truly unity with nature in the spirit i myself am from a religious northern region that. trying to make the best of it all life is a delicate balancing act for the akutan people. are an interesting people when we are in trouble we do three different things at the same time we turn to a sham and we pray in a church and then make us more than. it's and a unique way of keeping a tradition that has been part of your code for centuries i think even if it actually made us some protect what it created this spiral in the middle is a symbol of finally made a warts and by anyone and to take away your three spirits being united the spirit of the womb the spirit event and the spirits of the earth in your critique of sean thomas party. when in just ten minutes from now we'll be talking to leo tolstoy biographer to find out whether the russian classic author's work is still valid today but first it's time for all the latest business news with s

when you travel from town to town in sicily, be aware that driving in and out of the big cities can be hair-raising. pack a good map, some patience, and a sense of adventure. once you find your hotel the first time, the second go around is a lot easier. you'll be rewarded when you drive the few miles outside of palermo to the world famous cathedral of monreale. william ii, the norman king of sicily, claimed the madonna appeared to him in a dream and urged him to build a cathedral equal to the greatest in europe. william admired the byzantine mosaics in constantinople, today's istanbul. he imported artisans skilled in this new style and adorned monreale with brilliant, colorful mosaics. william hoped to secure his power and impress his subjects with the splendor and opulence of the cathedral. worth a visit are the adjacent cloisters, they reflect william's love for islamic art. long before the normans, another conqueror possessed the island. we head inland now to discover ancient sicily. the greeks colonized sicily around the eighth century b.c. the island, made especially fertile from

real shamans live far away from big cities and small villages because contemporary cities with computers cars cell phones and the constant russian distract from the true unity with nature and the spirits i myself am from a far northern region she ganske lucy trying to make the best of it all life is a delicate balancing act for the cuttin people. they probably are an interesting people when we're in trouble we do three different things at the same time we turn to shame. we pray you know church and we make use of modern medicine a unique way of keeping a tradition that has been part of your couture for centuries. and maybe some protect what it created this spiral in the middle is a symbol of maybe the warmth of the fire in your name protects you and me your three spirits be united the spirit of the spirits of man and the spirits of you. in your quit you know sean thomas hearty well now to russia has stunned canada to become world champions in junior hockey kind of begun the tournament as an underdog having lost many of its players to the international stage russia was also not among the f

in the united states, many people, especially in big cities, are much more resistant to the idea, including individual motorists, not just businesses afraid of profit. i am wondering, i am not sure how much a european have met with people who are very resistant, thinking it is like socialism, people just want to take over the streets and will not be room for cars and we will go slower and lose jobs. have you been able to convince people? what kind of arguments have you had? >> 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

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

understands always some of the nuances and challenges of running a city department or running a big city. he is innovative and is one of the leaders of the first apprentice -- partner apprenticeship program in the state of california. he is a wonderful individual and a wonderful asset to the city, and i support him wholeheartedly. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker please. >> i am a member of the local 261, the laborers union, and i'm here to support mr. courtney. i have served with him on several boards that the union has, and he has a very diverse aspect on things that i think he will be a great addition to the puc commission. supervisor campos: thank you. any other speaker? good afternoon. welcome to rules committee. >> thank you, and happy new year to you, supervisor. i'm with local 261, here to encourage you to place vince courtney on the commission as of yesterday. again, i've known fenced throughout the year as a union brother, a friend, and a colleague, and he is more than qualified. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker please. >> happy new year

real shamans live far away from big cities and small villages because contemporary cities with computers cars cell phones and the constant rush distract from true unity with nature and the spirits i myself i'm from a remote northern region. trying to make the best of it all life is a delicate balancing act for the cuttin people but with them we are an interesting people when we're in trouble we do three different things at the same time we turn to sharon we pray you know church and then make use more mats and a unique way of keeping a tradition that has been part of your couture for centuries. maybe some protect what it created the spiral in the middle is a symbol of fire made the warmth of the fire in your name protect you and may your three spirits be knighted the spirits of the womb the spirits of man and the spirits of the earth in your good year sean thomas r t i just a few minutes we find out how russians are to give a helping hand to those in need first though the business news with children. hello welcome to our business program i'm sure if you are the food and agricultural organ

real shermans live far away from big cities and small villages because contemporary cities with computers cars cell phones and the constant rush distract from true unity with nature and the spirits i myself am from a remote northern region. trying to make the best of it all life is a delicate balancing act for the cuttin people. we are an interesting people when we are in trouble we do three different things at the same time we turn to sherman we pray in a church and then make you small. a unique way of keeping a tradition that has been part of your couture for centuries but even if you don't maybe some protect what it created this spiral in the middle is a symbol of fire may the warmth of the fire in your name protect you and may your three spirits be knighted the spirits of the womb the spirits of the spirits of you . really are good you know sean thomas r t well ten minutes from now financial guru but spells out the possible consequences for the u.s. if washington continues to increase its national debt in two thousand and eleven first there was the business upload with. hello welcome