big city nights and those big city bills you were looking so right.aking all of the budget come back, big city home nights and those big city bills and you were looking so right bring the budget bat b -- ack ♪ [bell] president chiu: thank you. next speaker is not. >> thank you -- next speakers. >> you may hear the seriousness in my voice because i am been victimized.

big city nights and those big city bills you were looking so right.aking all of the budget come back, big city home nights and those big city bills and you were looking so right bring the budget bat b -- ack ♪ [bell] president chiu: thank you. next speaker is not. >> thank you -- next speakers. >> you may hear the seriousness in my voice because i am been victimized. many just give you one example over there. i want to make this clear to the city and county on record. i have been here in city hall for 20 years. i was upstairs in the media room before the earthquake, ok? now, i done made history. i made history, and now, they are trying to get rid of me. one thing is sure, i'm going to stand my ground. i am asking for a public hearing of what goes on in the press room. right now, i think you all know. the press room, that is part of city hall, and that is expensive real estate. back when real -- when willie brown was the mayor, he gave them the room. to see if there is quality. some got two realms. some got one. but me? i got no rooms. i do not have a

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we left the big city heading for the crown jewel of costa rica. we're here in the center of a small little gold mining town. it is also the gateway into a national park. in order to get in there you've got to hike for a couple days or you can do what we're doing and we're taking the arrow taxi. this serves all of costa rica. they clear-cut the rain forest. we packed up all of our gear and our guide into a tiny single engine plane and held on tight. this is one of the most biologically intense places on earth. that had to be the coolest landing. home to the largest and only primary low-land rain forest in the world, 140 different animal species, many endangered. this professor from the national university of costa rica is one hell of a guide. in just 24 hours, we saw more than most park visitors see in a week. rugged, remote, stunningly beautiful inside the forest, an out. so this is the river where it meets the ocean. during high tide,ry which is right now, bull slashings sometimes up to 12 feet long come through here and feed. there's also crocod

it is much easier to break into a big city. but we are well accepted and respected because we talk straight with everyone and we have benefited everyone. >> one more question and then one final question for you. >> something my friends have talked about is this kind of bipolar attitude of what it takes to look like a burner. it is expensive, what it takes to go out there. you said that we find high levels of satisfaction in consumption. what do you think of this industry is growing around what it takes to fit in out there? >> everyone lives in their own world. this is pretty much how i look out there. the hat, shirt. >> this is what i wear. >> this is not expensive apparel. i would not wear these shoes. they are too nice. there will always be that attitude. i can see by your office that we are --

this came down to a question of morality for me a few cities in tucson is the classic example of a big city in the desert southwest cities are the apex of empire. tucson arizona extracts all of its water from well beyond the boundaries of the city extracts all of its food from well beyond boundaries a city essentially steals resources from other populations from other cultures and from the future just to survive it. at some point you do that long enough and you start to look under the covers you pull back the screen you realize that this is not really all it's cracked up to be in terms of what culture would have us believe and so once you see that you can't unsee it so it became increasingly difficult or less five years for me just to talk about the. costs and consequences of industrialization and continue to live there at the apex of empire so i could no longer live in those two worlds finally i just had to exit him and i had to leave. sometime this this profound experiment with a couple of partners here on a property in new mexico we have two point seven acres a little bit of water right

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

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she had dreams of bright lights and big cities. but what she found was the reality wasn't nearly as glamorous as she envisioned. when she couldn't pay the rent she found work with an escort agency. easy money paid bills but ultimately made her life harder. after only a short time as an escort her family says she had an arrest record and a drug habit. i've watched them. you guys are very close. were you close with shanon like that as well? >> yes, we were close. if one of us were missing my sister would do the same thing right now to try to find her. >> her family kept urging us to please search, to please take the dogs. it was about to get cold. >> reporter: when police finally took search dogs out to look for shanon gilbert a month after she disappeared they made a shocking discovery. >> missing persons unit called us out on saturday to follow up on an investigation on a missing person. i saw the skeletal remains of a body. >> reporter: over the next couple of days, police would find three more sets of remains. >>> coming up, the

tavis: uc proof of that in big cities like shanghai and beijing. people are making money.hinese officials have moved 300 million people live there -- out of poverty into the middle class. despite recent concerns about inflation, the economy is thriving. china has more billionaires than any country other than the united states. feeding this economic boom is china's educational system. it has been criticized for not fostering independent thinking butted is also graduating hundreds of thousands of top students in science and math. that is why multinational companies like microsoft have established beachheads in china. why do you think the largest r&d campus outside of redman for microsoft is in china? >> talent. the amount of talent to lookout in china. every year, we graduate 6 million people. 1 million are in computer science and electrical engineering. things to do with information technology. it is different from the u.s. the best and brightest students work in engineering tavis: statistics like that -- like that make us uneasy. those footsteps are making for some restles

the big cities are already jammed and in the next 10 years, they expect the largest internal migration in history there is a downside to all of this gallup and growth and you can see it, a thicket ago, bikes dominated the streets. today, everyone would like a car. -- a decade ago, bikes dominated the streets. the government has limited car ownership but in that edict might be too little, too late. the growth model could derail all of the economic gains of the past two decades. and this is a part in the heart of shanghai. three years ago, this is little more than an urban jump that was left behind when the world expo site was left behind and gutted. kongjian yu is the founder of turenscape, one of the most acclaimed design firms. he is an advocate for environmental sustainability and was brought in literally to change the landscape. >> every contaminated water and soil. in china, 75% of the water. all of the major leagues in china and the rivers, this runs through the city's and they have been contaminated. we decided to make this park a demonstration. how can you clean the water? you u

. >>> closing court a big city has to turn people away because the money has run out. is this any way for courts in america to do business? >>> family ties. if you have the gene that raises your risk of alzheimer's disease, would you want to know about it? tonight the story of a family that had to make that decision. >>> making a difference for noble animals that deserve a better life. >>> and coming in for a very last time. >>> and coming in for a very last time. nightly news begins right now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. they tell us the scientific explanation is this. high pressure compressing the air, cooking the air and ramming it down on top of us and holding it there. but here's the real problem. there are now 34 states where there are heat advisories or heat warnings. one million square miles of our country where folks are being warned about the heat tonight. this heat, the severe heart of it, affects 141 million americans as it's moved over big population centers, we can see how it's gotten worse in time lapse in recent days.

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

we left the big city heading for the crown jewel of costa rica's parks system.re here in the center of a small little gold mining town. it is also the gateway into a national park. in order to get in there you've got to hike for a couple days or you can do what we're doing and we're taking the aero taxi. this is the shortest landing strip in all of costa rica. they literally clear-cut the rain forest. if we don't make it, the plane goes into the ocean. we packed up all of our gear and our guide into a tiny single engine plane and held on tight. we're flying over. this is one of the most biologically intense places on earth. that had to be the coolest landing. home to the largest and only primary low-land rain forest in the world, 140 different animal species, many endangered. professor eduardo of the national university of koes tas rick ca is a top expert in jungle ecology and is one hell of a guide. >> he said an ocelot just passed through the trail. in just 24 hours, we saw more than most park visitors see in a week. rugged, remote, stunningly beautiful inside

those are kind of the big cities that will have a chance of some delays for the fireworks. hopefully the thunderstorms will clear out by the time the sun sets. dallas, hot and dry. new orleans, slight chance or a storm for you. south florida, a chance of an afternoon storm. i don't think that's going to ruin any fireworks displays. veronica, the bottom line, about 95% of the country going to have a fabulous day today. picnic plans are a go. >> and toasty as well. >>> how wall street ended last week and how it will begin the week ahead. >>> plus, mcdonald's plans to power its trucks with leftover oil from french fries. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> a walkoff between the mets and yankees. and an unusual celebration at wimbledon. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. a

but a lot are avoiding the big cities. keep that umbrella handy. slight chance of showers from seattle to portland. vegas and phoenix, you know the big time heat will come back. at as you'd expect, it will warm up eventually. >> much different than what everybody else wants in other parts of the country. >> it is. so extreme the difference between west coast and the rest. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> while default fears spook investors, the trade gap widens, and news corp's next step. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, from film to fashion, it's turning out to be a bad year for megan fox. >>> home runs, great defense, and a crazy slide at the all-star game. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. in the latest fallout from a widening phone-hacking scandal, england's parliament is now urging rupert murdoch to drop his bid to buy a british broadcasting company. meanwhile murdoch and his son along with ceo o

those rare mornings where new york city is actually the hottest location i found everywhere in the big citiesst of the rockies. it's warmer than san antonio, anywhere in florida. the closest to new york city is washington, d.c. new york city has a heat index of 94 to start your morning. that's just, you know, gross, i guess, if you want to call it that. d.c. at 93. so let's get down to it. today's forecast well advertised, record heat possible. d.c. could be as high as 103 today. that includes all the cities in between, the 100-degree heat will spread through the raleigh area, too. st. louis should be near 100 today. we do get a break with thunderstorms in chicago, so good for them. detroit won't be quite as hot as yesterday, either, but still brutal in dallas where today will be the 21st day in a row of 100-degree heat. that, by the way, is the fifth all-time streak. sunday is the day it gets better for a lot of people from the midwest right to the midatlantic. so just got to make it until sunday. >>> bill, thanks so much. just another day in the celebrity tsunami life of lindsay lohan. plus

what is the problem in particular problem in moscow and big cities in russia is that it's not about migrants or key migrants people from sandra leisure from our transco. southern carcass that's one one problem but we have a big community of russian citizens leaving for example in moscow or some bit as we're coming from a russian region of northern caucasus and unfortunately a big part relatively big part of population. doesn't see them as compared to it's that's the problem and what we had december last year this riots of man years an implosion in nationalistic slogans that was not against foreigners basically it was against the our the russians no longer we discussed that on the show and then people people come to thinking that this was inspired by some by some people behind the scenes that this wasn't like a genuine but like a normal no way it was that it was a genuine reaction of this guy but in russia what happened in my mind was it was inspired by polity maybe maybe it was inspired but you can fix inspired if it's nor nor potential so unfortunately potential is there and they're exactly

so a big difference in our big cities.vy rain overnight through detroit, that's heading for toledo and cleveland this morning. so you're also going to have to deal with a wet morning and maybe even thunderstorms mixed in. so very warm once again this dallas. afternoon thunderstorms in atlanta. chicago today, you'll dry out because your humt levels will drop a little bit. as we go into saturday, notice that it's not that bad of a mess. saturday is looking hot in mid-atlantic, but d.c. will be 94. and finally into sunday, widespread 90s, but not as wet around the country. so overall this weekend is looking pretty good. >> not should shabby. thank you. >>> can an all-star cast pull in all-star numbers at the box office? plus will captain america meet his match? your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. this is my robot butler. say i'm missing england. i type in e-n-g... and he gives me a variety of options. would you like to have a look at a map, my lad? ah, why not? shall we c

for these men and women, heading off to war, a big city hospital like the one where i work, can be a perfect training ground. >> this doctor stops to check on an injured patient. he suffered massive abdominal injuries at the maryland factory job when he was caught in a conveyer belt. >> we will keep an eye on that. >> his cousin peter translates into the creole of their native haiti. but rimshaw treats cancer. why is he here? dr. john renshaw is deploying to the frontlines of stafghanistano treat the war wounded. before he goes, he along with other medical personnel, will complete a tour at the university of maryland trauma center in baltimore. sharpening their ability to deal with critical trauma patients. >> the worunds appear to be superfici superficial. >> trauma. >> trooper one. 15 up. ten minutes back. category a. priority one. >> every day, dozens of trauma patients are wheeled into the bays. some are accident victims. this young man came with multiple stab wounds. right alongside the civilian trauma doctors, nurses and techs and military personnel. >> the injuries that i trea