when we're talking about gray, we're talking about hard systems like levees and dams, bulkheads, sea walls. what we're more focused on is implementing projects where we allow natural systems, flood plains, coastal wetlands, barrier beaches, oysteries to also perform flood mitigation services. so we're doing a lot of projects like that both in the mid part of the country, a lot of flood plain restoration. some of that involves just setting back levees far enough from the river to allow flood plains to perform their natural function. and then along the gulf coast, we have a goal of building 100 miles of oyster reefs along the alabama coast. the cost comparison compared to gray infrastructure is very new, and we're actually starting to work on partnership with some insurance companies to really measure those out. we have some preliminary figures on the oyster reef, but it's very new, and i don't think it accurately yet reflects what the true cost benefit of the green versus gray would be. >> thank you very much. senator wicker is coming here in just a second, and i want to make sure to

. -- bulkhead. whereas the project is inappropriate for the location along the waterfront at the edge of the embarcadero and immediately adjacent to the park. whereas the product will build a wall on the waterfront and diminished the pedestrian experience but hawking views of telegraph hill and deny locals and tourists alike of some of the city's iconic use. -- iconic views. swim club, a recreational amenity that is part of the redevelopment plan, it serves as not only the residents of the golden gateway, but all san franciscans. and washington street, we urge the board of supervisors to uphold the appeal of the fdir and deny the c.u. for this project. the are only a certain number of sites in san francisco and if we wish to this valuable land for what we need, what we need is a moderate rate housing in a low- income housing. please deny this. >> thank you for favoring the old-timers to go home and have better to go to sleep. i come before you as a concerned citizen, 56 years in the construction bus

the bulkhead is the floor and the floor is the bulkhead or the wall. >> reporter: this recovery operationld take up to a year and could cost around $300 million. cutting the vessel up for metal and other parts for scrap could recoup some of the money lost. when i asked whether they will sell off parts of the concordia, an official at the cruise line says no decision on that has been reached. brian todd, cnn sh washington. >>> debris from last year's tsunami disaster now piling up on the shores of alaska. it's creating a huge mess, as you see there, and raising fears of contamination and even radiation. >>> and we want all of you to stay connected to cnn, even on the go. so a reminder, go to cnn.com/tv, or on your desktop or laptop, you can also watch cnn live. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am commi

we generally said that the bulkhead, because there is more space there. a 220-pound, six-foot two-inch guide and an 80-pound holder retriever, it's funny i think. and tuesday -- their crew on the airplane always say you know, he is the best passenger ever, ever. there are babies crying and boisterous humans and one lady once said to us, a flight attendant, she said it's nice to have a corporative pat on our flight. tuesday said thanks. question? >> how did you get the name tuesday? that is a good question. it is a bit of a mystery and it's in the book. i don't mean to be that kind of author. [laughter] actually it is a mystery. a donor to pay for his training, because his training was quite costly, was able to name him and did so anonymously and chose the name tuesday. so we don't know. might be one day we will find out the answer to that. but it is a great name, tuesday. it is uncommon and it is also great from a practical perspective because as you can imagine when you have an assistance dog traveling everywhere, you don't necessarily want everyone to k

you couldn't touch them, or you couldn't lean against the bulkhead or anything. you don't see much when you are burned as bad as we were. we were just trying to get some place where you could get comfortable. i guess we're just caught off guard and we somehow we survived. just trying to still keep surviving. >> my battle station was changed from distribution row to the after repair party, which is what saved my life because if i had been in the distribution gang, i'd still be there. chief petty officer came running through the corridor and said the japanese are attacking. close your battle ports and man your battle stations. so for a minute, we just kind of froze. but the first class electrician's mate said if it's so, we might as well do it. we ran to our battle stations and mine was about four decks down by the number three gun and also the radio shack. and the first man there was supposed to get the head sets on and make contact with the engine room. that was our control center. and i did that, but i couldn't raise anybody. so i stood there with the headsets o

now in the case mates, we had these five-inch shelves sitting along the bulkhead to use. and if those got hot, they were going to blow up. so he fought his way back through the case mates, gets his locker, opens it up, gets his wallet out, puts it in his pocket, and fights his way back out. this takes about three or four minutes. he was making knots. so he took off all of his clothes and folded them nice and neatly because he didn't want to get them wet and he laid them and dove off with his skivvies and swam to ford island, and all of his money stayed right there. i'll never forget that. it's strange. i remember diving into the water, and i remember climbing on ford island. but that 50 or 60 yards is gone. i don't know. and i can't tell you. i don't know. that night about 7:00, we heard these airplanes coming in, and we thought they were japanese. and they were off of the enterprise. and i wasn't the first one to open up, now, because they were firing before i started to shoot. but as they were coming in, boy, it looked like the fourth of july. and we shot down the six.

we generally sit at the bulkhead because there's more space there. a 220-pound, 6-2 guy and an 85-pound golden retriever, it's funny, i think. and tuesday is really, the passengers on -- i mean, the crew on the airplane, they always say, you know, he's just the best passenger ever. ever. you know? there are babies crying and, you know, boisterous, you know, humans and, you know, and one lady once said to us, a flight attendant, she said, you know, it's nice to have a quad -- qadri ped on our flight. tuesday said thanks. yes. [laughter] another question? sir. >> how did he get the name tuesday? is there a story behind the name? >> how did he get the name tuesday? that's a good question. it's a bit of a mystery, and in the book, and i don't mean to be, you know, that kind of author -- [laughter] it's in the book. but, actually, it's a mystery. a donor that was anonymous that paid for his training, because his training was quite costly, was able to name him and did so anonymously and chose the name tuesday. and so we don't know. so maybe one day we'll f

your bulkheads are your floor. your bulkhead or walls. >> salvage and cruise line officials say this recovery operation could take up to a year and could cost around $300 million. joseph ferrell says cutting the vessel up to sell the metal and other parts for scrap could recoup some of the money lost. when i asked whether they will sell off parts of the concordia, an official at the cruise line said no decision on that has been announced. wolf? >> brian, they haven't recovered everyone from inside that vessel still, have they? >> no, that's right. they have not, wolf. 30 bodies have been recovered, but two are still missing. the search for those two is going to continue while the salvaging operation goes on. so that could get a little dicy. you've got people inside that vessel looking for bodies while they're trying to right this thing. >> all right, brian. thanks very much for that report. brian todd working the story. >>> coming up, more of my exclusive interview with hamid karzai. up next, he explains why he's b

beyond the first four, the center of the ship, the bulkheads only went up to the bottom decking. many say that the captain paul andrews, but it seems clear that he was already down below finding of what had happened. he saw male floating and knew that this was very serious. he told the captain the ship has an hour to an hour-and-a-half. it actually get two hours and 40 minutes were largely due to the efforts of the heroic stokers and engineers who stayed down below and sunburn to keep the ship from sinking more quickly than it actually did. so the order for left belts and lifeboats was given after midnight. people going up the grand staircase. of course a round the corner, a big house on jarvis street him. north of the city. he ran into another canadian, one of a bachelor of a trio. the three musketeers. the order is for life boats. well, you tell him, another member of this trio. came down but dysentery in egypt and. he said, well, it will take more than an iceberg to give me of my bed here. that was the last that was heard it was an hour after the first sighting before the

walk down the passageway, same passageway, unbolt from the deck, from the bulkhead i needed to deploy and i understand that the statute of limitations is doing this expire to know it is being thrown in i was responsible for getting the ship under way. i cannibalize new construction vows once, in order to make sure that my ship was ready to deploy. so those kinds of advantages of eight dual by, but the same ship. another case. there is the training pipeline. you know, when we got richie porte i had to second class petty officer is in my division. these are two of the finest enlisted men i've ever dealt with. one of them i know for a fact -- one of them may have made chief. they came on my ship. that never deployed. they qualified a as a wash offir in about a week. they were an engineering officer by about mid way through that first deployment. never before. the training pipeline below the water line was identical. some of the undertrained for the other systems, of course they have the same guns. so i'm worried about that. now yes this is a problem that you consult with more money. ther

did not matter, vertical launch or the original ship by was on, walk down the passageway, from the bulkhead, i could march down. i understand that there is a statute on limitations doing this is expired. i was not supposed to do it, but i cannibalizes that new construction balls once, ok, in order to make sure it was ready to deploy. those kinds of advantages of a dual bye of the same ship. it there is the training pipeline. when we got ready to deploy, i had two second class petty officer is in my division, two of the finest enlisted men i had never dealt with. one of them made senior chief and another made chief. they had never deployed on my class before. the qualified in about a weekend they were engineering officer on watch by about midway through the first deployment. the training pipeline below the waterline was identical. some of the other training for the other systems, the same guns on the destroyers, so i am worried about that. this is a problem you can solve with more money. there will be some training that is unique to the vessels, and i want to commend that i am sympathetic to