it's when you invest in bombardier it is an investment. liz: why the delay?complex product. we will be delivering this after we start manufacturing. to doing things right so we have a great entry into service, it's very important. cheryl: who are you selling these to? >> error lines everywhere in the world. swissair and part of the group was our first customer. and we have airlines from everywhere. and it's really a global product liz: who are the most ambitious buyers right now? who is expanding most? >> if i look at this investing infrastructure because it's going rapidly and we have been manufacturing this to connect big cities together and that is a growth segment. and i have done well because global companies are expanding. liz: when you arrive here, do you check out who flew in private? and what you see? >> i look at our market share. we see if we are doing well and who is in town. i wouldn't know most of the airplanes. and it's a great thing with a lot of large corporations who happen to own our airplanes, individuals, country leaders. it's good not on

the airport is asking to amend existing lease with bombardier transportation holdings. this option will exercise the first -- this amendment will authorize the first option to extend the contract for an additional three years to to increase the not to exceed amount. the board of supervisors approved the current agreement with bombardier in 2008 for an initial five year term which does expire in march of 2014. this proposed amendment will allow for the extension of the contract through february of 2019 and add funds to the total contract amount to cover operations and maintenance of the system, staffing costs, and it does include $3.2 million to cover a short fall in the current contract. when the agreement was approved in 2008 airport staff reported there would be a short fall in the contract amount due to an escalation in labor and material costs over the five year term as well as the anticipated need to repace and upgrade equipment. at that time we reported we would seek the additional funds at the end of the five year term when we could accurately account for what th

bombardier also makes cars for the transit line in chicago and new york city. >>> want to give you anpdate on the breaking news we've been following. the explosion in south san francisco, fire fighters say two people were hurt in the blast inside of a lab at the amgen facility on veterans boulevard. no word yet on the extent of the injuries. now this is just off 101 north of sfo. that cluster of biotech companies. you have amgen there and genentech and a fire marshal says a cleaning solvent used to sterilize equipment may have caused a chemical reaction that led to this explosion. >> the building has been evacuated. no word yet if there are any injuries. a crew is arriving on the scene and we'll bring you the latest in our 6:00 newscast. meantime, thanks so much for joining us, and we hope to see you then. >> thanks for joining us. >>> on our broadcast tonight, in a jam, a big problem for a man with big ambitions. tonight, how a traffic nightmare on the world's busiest bridge has gone into a full blown scandal with the power to damage chris christie's political future. >>> polar oppos

of the report and the requested authorization for the extended period under the agreement with bombardier is amount listed. that amount includes 38 million plus for base operations, maintenance, escalations and bonuses for the three year extended term and $3.2 million as was indicated to cover the short fall of the existing budget for the initial five year term of the agreement. funding for the proposed amended agreement will be provided from the airport operating budget. we recommend that you approve this resolution. >> thank you very much mr. rose. any questions for the budget analyst? seeing none. let's open it up for public comment. seeing none public comment is closed. can i have a motion and approve that without opposition. okay. could you please call item four madam clerk. >> item four is a resolution retroactively authorizing the arts commission to accept a grant in the amount of $200,000 from kaiser permanente for the bayview opera house plaza renovation and rest raigdz for the period listed. >> okay. we have ms. axle to speak on this morning. >> good morning. you have the resolu

the local sheriff believes they were the only three people on board the plane, this bombardier challenger 600 like this one. it left tucson this morning, flying north on its way to aspen. wsb tv anchor craig lucie was there. >> the aspen airport is now shut down. you see all the planes right here, they are waiting to take off, but they will not take off. >> reporter: it's not clear why the plane crashed, but landing at aspen requires a steep, quick drop into a high mountain valley. the ski town is a hot spot for the rich and famous, and today celebrities became witnesses. singer lee ann rimes tweeting -- "so sad, horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the aspen airport." actor as "saturday night live" alum kevin nealon saw it too. "horrible plane crash here at aspen airport. exploded into falmes as it was landing." >> it came from that way to this way. it was moving and then it was doing this and then it hit and flipped and there was smoke and it had big ball of flames. >> reporter: inside the airport, passengers were stuck, waiting for word on when the runways would reopen. and tonig

the canadian parent company bombardier has announced 350 more layoffs on top of the 200 people who wereotified before christmas. they are a big employer in the area, and furloughs are coming for other workers it's believed due to a slowdown in the business jet market. >>> new research published by a journal of the national academy of sciences is blaming china for at least some of the air pollution on the american west coast. one professor from the university of california made the point that a lot of the manufacturing going on in china was outsourced in the first place from the u.s., so we're paying for it twice. while not all of l.a.'s smog problem can be blamed on another country, it is provable that pollutants are carried across the pacific by air currents aloft. >>> you may recall the stunning photo from a few nights back. an intense electrical storm over rio. it struck the christ the redeemer statue and damaged one of the fingers on the statue. so today up popped a repairman. who knew there were hatches and doors in the gigantic landmark, but it makes sense. while it's not a job fo

contract no. 8838, to provide operation and maintenance services for the airtrain system, between bombardier transportation (holdings) usa, inc., and the city and county of san francisco, acting by and through its airport commission, in an amount not to exceed $98,700,000 pursuant to charter, section 9.118(b) for the period of march 1, 2014, through february 28, 2017. >> colleagues, why don't we take a roll call vote. >> on item 12, supervisor campos? campos aye. supervisor chiu? chiu aye. supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the resolution is adopted. [gavel] >> madam clerk, could you call items 13 through 18, the master lease amendments related to treasure island? >> items 13 through 18 are the resolutions retroactively approving amendment master lease agreements between the treasure island development authority and the united states navy from december 1

blooechs is a bombardi challenger helicopter jet. killed, the other were taken to the hospital with moderate to severe injuries. there were people at the airport who were telling their social media followers what they saw. actor and comedian kevin neil land tweeted so sad. horrible plane crash, we just saw it happen at the aspen airport. we'll, of course, bring you details as soon as we dpet new information. >>> turning now to oak land, california, time quickly running out for the father and mother limb of johih mcwet. she was declared brain dead last month after complications from con sill surnl ri. by kourlt order, she is on a ventilator until 5:00 p.m. tuesday. >>> alison, thank you for being with us. i'm wondering, have any final arrangements been made to move jahigh from california to new york? >> at this time, they're named as the potential facility that johih and her family will be coming to. but we will know more details in a couple of hours. >> since she's already declared brain dead, what's the purpose of bringing her to ne

the plane, a bombardier challenger 600 was on route from tuscon to aspen. eyewitnesss say it caught fire whilst trying to land. >> now rules for commercial pilots by the ffa. details next. >> if you have recently visited a yahoo website, your computer may be infected. >> the computers of hundreds of thousands of users who visited yahoo websites may have been vected by malhair. people that clicked on ads could have received malicious software. it's been happening since december 30th. it's unclear who is behind the attack. yahoo! has started to remove the harmful ads. >> voting precincts were virtually empty, but streets filled with election-day violence in bangladesh. police fired on protesters demanding the prime minister step down and appoint a mutual observer to oversee voting. opposition activists torched more than 100 polling stations. more than 300 were damaged. 19 killed. >> more on the election-day violence from jonah hull in bangladesh. >> there are indications that there will be no let up in the pressure being applied to the government by the oppos

the local sheriff believes they were the only three people on board the plane, this bombardier challengerarizona, flying north on its way to aspen. it's not clear why the plane crashed but landing at aspen requires a quim sweep, quick drop into the mountain valley. it's a hot spot for rich and famous and celebrities were witnesses. leann rimes tweeting, horrible plane crash we just saw. actor and comedian kevin nealon saw it, too. horrible crash at aspen airport. >> it was a ball of fire. it was scary. >> it was doing this and then it hit and flipped and there was smoke and had a big ball of flames. >> reporter: inside the airport, passengers were stuck, waiting for word on when the runways would reopen. we have now learned the person killed in this crash is a 54-year-old mexican citizen, sergio carranza brabata, the co-pilot. >>> it's shaping up to be a nightmare day for airline passengers. the trouble started early yesterday morning. a plane at new york's jfk airport slid into snow on a taxiway. operations were temporarily suspended. and at chicago's o'hare airport, a spirit airlines fl

bombardier challenger 600 was arriving from tuscon when it crashed and burst into flames upon landing>> in missouri a plane landed after a bomb threat. crews were called out at 1:30 to j.f.k. airport. a flash drive was taped to a bathroom wall. passengers and crew were evacuated. >> a computer of hundreds of thousands who visited a website may be affected by malfair. it's been happening since december 30th. it's unclear who is behind the attack. yahoo! is aware of the issues and is removing the harmful ads. >> south sudan peace talks ahead. we look at the efforts underway to end the civil war there. the dangerous quest for beauty in venezuela. >> south sudan peace talks scheduled to start today have been pushed to monday. both sides have sent represent advertises neighbouring ethiopia. discussions stalled after talks about releasing prisoners. the fighting continues as the sides talk. thousands are fleeing from bor. heading north. that's where most of the displaced are now located. we have more on the talks and the prospects for peace. >> by the thousands they arrived at the u.n. base

when you see the light at its brightest, it's infrared when bombardier challenger hit the runway and came down nose first. the plane burst into flames and slides down the runway. all three men on board were pilots. one died, one remains in the hospital today and one was just released from the hospital last week. gretchen. >> wow, that is amazing video. how are we getting the video now. >> part of the colorado open records aspen journalism. on that day, it was pretty windy that day. officials say these men left southern mexico and headed to phoenix and stopped there and headed up to aspen to pick up family and friends. the ntsb did release a report, preliminary report last week which said the plane had a tail wind of 21 miles per hour with gusts up to 28 miles per hour. they believe weather did play a role in the crash. we had aviation expert mike foye take a look. here are his thoughts. >> the pilot shouldn't have landed. i think that's what they are going to come out with. a heavy tail wind, tried to get down. they didn't have the skills to get outfit it and the airplane did crash.

the plane, a bombardier challenger 600 was on route to aspen. eyewitnesss saw it trying to land. >> a vote on whether or not to extend unemployment benefits. it expired on december 28th, hitting 1.3 million americans hard. >> jenny zaner, professor of political signs and campaign management at n.y.u. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. happy new year. >> not a good new year for a million americans losing unemployment benefits. congress meeting to extend it. do you think it has a chance. the senate has been saying the leaders are optistic this will happen. i'm less optimistic. end of the new year, an agreement, it was felt congress would come back and be active. if you heard harry reid, it did not sound hopeful. they need five republicans to join them. unless they are willing to strike a deal, it may not happen. >> what went wrong? why? >> the republicans say if you extend this it will cost billions, you have to pay for it. >> democrats say this has been done 14 out of 17 times without paying for it, it should be done again. >>

sandra: bombardier is laying off 700 workers in the aerospace division and 600 in the u.s. a lot of layoffs. david: i hate to hear about that. taking one% control of taxpayer bailout of chrysler. can you say bailout? probably not. follows a $4.35 billion deal with union affiliated health care trust that owned part of the company. sandra: apple getting a temporary reprieve from a court appointed monitor overseeing its ebook business. the tech giant says the monitor has been too intrusive pursuing its antitrust duties. david: "the wall street journal" is reporting that former treasury secretary tim geithner had choice words for the chairman of standard & poor's parent company after the ratings agency downgraded u.s. debt the journal said geithner said the firm made an error and would be held accountable. "after the bell" starts right now. david: okay, we have some breaking news on pimco. pimco has had a tough year as you might note. this is, has $2 trillion under management. of course they made some bets that didn't pan out well in 2013. they're making bets on 2014 but they w

saudi gulf airlines signing a $2 billion deal with canada's bombardier with option for 10 more jets.015 and start of 2016. >>> foreclosure filings fell to a six-year low last year. the report by relate track showed filings stopped by 26%. >>> citibank planning to reissue all customer debit cards affected by target's data breach. citibank is the second major bank. jpmorgan will replace two million debit cards earlier in the week. >>> apollo management buys cec entertainment, parent company of chuck e. cheese. the franchises operate 57 chuck e. cheese restaurants worldwide. >>> ebay is looking to go head-to-head with rival amazon for launching a marketplace for brands to sell directly to consumers. according to an analysts report, the site will be called, the plaza. that is today's "speed read." liz? buzz buzz. liz: there is political stalemate to extend unemployment benefits. if the benefits are not extended that would affect the rate and could affect the fed's tapering decision, the bond-buying program that's in place. david: rich edson has more. where is this all headed, rich. >> if

." >> reporter:three people were on board the bombardier challenger 600. all three were pilots, heading to aspen from mexico after making a stop in tucson, arizona. according to the plane- tracking website, flightaware, the plane circled three times before trying to land. >>"these pilots were attempting to land at a high altitude, mountainous terrain airport with a tail wind, which is very, very challenging." >> reporter:radio communications from air traffic control references difficult conditions the pilot aborts one landing because of the wind. >>"missed approach, n115wf. 33 knots of tail wind." >> reporter:minutes later, the plane crashes. flipping upside-down on impact. country singer leann rimes cibrian witnessed the crash, and tweeted: "so sad! horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the aspen airport." >> reporter:another witness, comedian kevin nealon tweeted: >>"horrible plane crash here at aspen airport. exploded into flames as it was landing. fire truck and ambulances were on the scene within minutes." >> reporter:but it was too late to save

what we were talking about there was the new series of jets that lombardi a is making -- isardi -- bombardierseries delayed? this is a problem for them, because as you know, when you are airbus, boeing, you have got to have an airplane that the customers want to buy. the problem is that until 2015, they will not have one. >> i want to go to your financingon canadian and industries. brazil, all of that, this is a competitive landscape. what is it about them that you, as a canadian, when you look at this wonderful company and their wonderful heritage, what is it about them that causes a struggle? >> it has to do with a lack of timely development, more than anything else. i asked them about whether it had to do with anything about them being in quÉbec. he said absolutely not, for two reasons. that the canadian government and quÉbec government realize that they need to be more closely related and as a result, in canadian and ontario corporate taxes next door, it is lower than they are most places in america, meaning that there are some incentives to manufacturing beennada who they have with. 15,0