also, in denmark. ithey have all the facilities ad priorities for bicycles. it turns out that these towns have a lot higher bicycle use than elsewhere. it pays to have good bicycle facilities. >> yes, i have another question. this is more on the cost and maintenance. one thing that plagues american cities is the maintenance budget for maintaining public streets and public right of ways. we know very well that you have very high taxes and you have very high parking fees. could you talk about who and how you maintain your infrastructure and the streets? is that just a given, you decide to build something and somebody maintains it, or is there an agreement with another department to maintain it? >> the authorities in amsterdam, the infrastructure and transport department and municipalities, they financed it, they planned it, they build it, construct it, and they maintain it. i think that is the logical route. and is paid by the community's -- and is paid by the communit ies, and also from the state department. [inaudible] >> in the netherlands, if a road is real

this is just shortly a slide that shows you what already has been polled, that denmark and the netherlands, they are in fact far ahead of all of the other european countries and belgium is somewhere in-between making an effort but for sure also at this trip, i have been able to learn a lot from my european colleagues in denmark and in the netherlands. brussels is in the heart of europe and i think it's also has been a very good thing that there is european regulations, although at this moment, european regulations are mainly on achieving certain environmental standards. let's say pollution by co2 and particles. but that has helped us as we had too high air pollution in brussels as it was sanctioned by the european union that we really could stress on alternative mobility. we don't wait until european legislation or regulation coming up. we also have no brussels, no belgium, but european towns, towns in europe, trying to find one another and to press, to put pressure on mayors and regional ministers to commit themselves to invest in bicycle policies. so those towns can learn from one anothe

a game aga denmark is scheduled for weeks from now. >> in cycling, a frenchman got the third successive victory in this year's race. alberto contador holds on to the overall yellow jersey. we are going to be right back with our in-depth report on the situation in afghanistan. don't go away. >> welcome back. they might not have a hard-and- fast exit strategy at nato, but they have a deadline. the approval was given to 2014 as the date to which afghan forces should be responsible for their security. they should cede control of provinces one after the next. the u.s. wants to start drawing down their forces next year. hamid karzai says he is certain afgan troops will be ready by 2014. here's a look at what was achieved since the last conference, and all that still needs to be done. >> the conference lasted one day, but there were four issues to coever in that short time. the first was security. afghanistan's security forces need to be trained better and faster. 1000 police are trained to speed up the process. but that is not nearly enough. they described the program as a crash course at bes

done in denmark, england, holland and germany for 25 years or more. they don't have the regulatory liability conscious levels we have. >> but we are not going to get anymore parks few more park. remember that. there's a lot of space but we have to get creative with it. >> uh-huh. dpw has alot of underutilized parcels that are too small to be parks. you have to initiate a street parks program and talk to liz and she will help you about what's possible. what springs to mind is shotwell avenue in the mission. jane started a nonprofit called plant sf. they it quality of life issues on their street. they have a 24 foot sidewalk great for parking your cars. that's what people did on shotwell in the evenings for the purposes of prostitution. people would park perpendicular. the neighborhood became a parking lot for prostitution and there was dumping and drug use and it was driving people crazy. she figured out we will make lemonade. the kicker was in the floods of 2002 in the mission and she woke up in backed up sewage. twin peeks down the hill backed to the

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over a hundred gathered in denmark for a santa conference. important issues on the table, networking and, of course, to discuss who's naughty or nice. the christmas-in-july celebration wraps up with a parade through town for all the kids to remember santa is keeping tabs all year round. >>> well, three norwegian daredevils made their mark in the pristine mountaintops of greenland. the thrill-seekers traveled from norway to execute several high-flying jumps. helmet cams captured the gut wrenching free fall, some almost 6,000 feet. the group says getting to the top was a challenge, but the ride down was well worth it. bill, you know how i feel about that video. >> i know. they call those bird suits, by the way. it's not like free falling. it lets you glide a little. you can turn and maneuver. >> it looks cool, but it's terrifying. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. on capitol hill ben bernanke kicks off back-to-back meetings for his twice a year economic update. the head of the federal

. >> it was a hero's sendoff for sailors in denmark. fireworks lit up the sky to kick off the second leg of the annual tall ships races. 84 tall ships with 3,000 crew members set their sails for norway in a mission to compete and socialize. the trip is meant to build international friendships and training for the young sailors. >>> well, here's one song you definitely won't play on repeat. a london's band new hit single "choices" is hoping to break records for the longest pop song released and the longest downloaded single. and they may just take the cake since the running time is a whopping 43 minutes. the songsters will get credit for the feat, but the royalties will go to charity. bill, is there any song you can think of that you'd want to listen to for 43 minutes? >> i think led zeppelin's "stairway to heaven" was seven or eight minutes long, the original version. you'd have to loop that how many times eight. >> i can't think of a song, but we'll see. >>> time now for a look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day her

so although i'm playing king claudius, king of denmark, actually, no, what you're looking at there isrick stewart being himself. does that make sense? tavis: it makes sense. let me challenge you on this, though, because i don't want people to misread it. i see the value in that. but the flip side is tomb times we wear the mask and we -- too many times we wear the mask, and hiding behind another character keeps us from dealing with who we really are. you'll not saying you're doing that, but i want you to speak on that. >> the mask is what i wore when i performed. it was putting on a disguise, of becoming someone else. then, luckily thanks to the influence of clever people and people who cared about me, i was able to take off the masks, able to throw away the disguises and first and foremost, primarily to be myself. because i saw a shot over your shoulder of me as mack beth, a bad man, mass murderer, cruel, child killer. the fact is, although i have never done any of those things, the potential for that lies inside me. so when i play that character, i find that potential in me. so it is

second is denmark with 20% and down to great britain to 2% and the u.s. only has 1% trip share by bike. advantages and the benefits of cycling, very short but, which you can capitalize is the health part, the reduction of health costs because the effect of cycling on health are above expectations. it's nearly all diseases will have less risk of occurring when people have enough physical exercise and all the extra, the ideal means of physical exercise is about half an hour a day, medium-intensive exercise. so it's far better than going to the gym twice a week and then, very intensive sporting for two hours. and what is easier than having this bike trip into your daily commuting? then automatically you have your half an hour exercise and it's been shown in the managementerlands that people who sigh -- netherlands that people who cycle to work have more than people who don't. also the environment there are a lot of things you can capitalize because you don't have to invest on electric cars or transit or whatever to reduce the carbon dioxide, because the emis

but santa helpers from around the world are joining forces this week in denmark. see what's behind their big gathering and how it could change christmas this year.

the netherlands, denmark, germany, they have military budgets as a percentage of their economies are worth. i don't know what they're worried about. if i were they, i wouldn't feel frightened. so they get row techive america, fine. it's time to scale back on military reach. that's the attitude this notion of being the world's policemen is the reason we went into iraq. there weren't weapons of mass destruction there. sadaam hussein is a terrible. so are other guys. we don't have the ability to go and throw out bad presidents. >> charlie: one last question before you go. the president's rate, and the judgment about his leadership and this assumption by some that he wants to, he's too much interested in a huge intervention of government into the private sector. that he scares people. >> well, i think that substantivity wrong. i don't find many people objecting to we're going to have government intervention against credit card abusers or against aig. we got into this because there was too little intervention in aig. it is true the republicans were somewhat successful but i was talking to

working in england for five years, he was sent abroad to spread the narrative, to pakistan and then to denmarken he went to egypt in 2001, he was arrested in a post-9/11 crackdown on islamic radicals. it was the beginning of his journey back from extremism, a journey that began in the dungeons of cairo's state security headquarters. >> nawaz: everyone was given numbers. my number was 42. and then, what they did is they started with number one, called number one into their interrogation cell. and the rest of the hundreds of people that were there would have to listen to number one scream as he was being electrocuted. then, they would call number two, and everyone had to hear number two scream and... and get electrocuted. they'd call number three. and they'd go up the numbers, one by one. so, you can imagine... i was 42. >> stahl: and you listened to 41 people being... >> nawaz: i'd have to listen to 41 people being tortured. >> stahl: you said "electrocuted." what do you mean, "electrocuted?" >> nawaz: electricity was applied to their genitalia and their teeth. >> stahl: oh, my god. during his

. >> well, it is christmas in july in copenhagen, denmark.anta's helpers are meeting to discuss going green this christmas. the big crowd gathered to see the santa parade in the july heat. more than 120 santas from europe and the u.s., canada and japan are in the danish capital for their annual conference. they are changing the decoration on the famous walking street. this year, they'll be environmentally friendly. >>> time now 6:26. new hope for bay area preschools this morning. we'll show you why they will not close after all next month. >> details on a survey filled out on the deepwater horizon are out this morning. see the startling revelations they made coming up. >>> and the sick-out continues. ac transit's labor dispute continues as well. and it could affect your commute. we'll have a live report coming up next. >>> paying more for police protection. oakland city leaders grapple with ideas to get more officers on the street, but it could mean more money out of your pocket. >> and a live look at the long-term lot of one of the bay area'

joined canada denmark, , and the u.k. to employ a broad range of diplomatic and law-enforcement tools to block the shipment of arms. what i really want to emphasize this the commitment to israel security is more than a continuation of policies. we have been cultivating new ways to get -- enhanced our political relationships. during the past year there has been an unprecedented invigoration of [unintelligible] through continuous high level discussions.

. >> i am from denmark. just an interested pers -- just an interesting person -- interested person, sorry. i want to ask about immigration policy and what will that will play in the japanese economy -- what role double play in the japanese economy. does that play any role in the japanese government? >> it is true that we have not had immigration as much as other countries like the united states. there are some criticisms about that as well. one very small opening that is occuring is through free trade area agreement, fta. some nurses, caretakers are coming. but i admit that this is a very, very narrow, very small. but eventually, there will be more understanding on this issue. but at the moment, there are people who think that what we have in doing should be continued -- who think that what we have been doing should be continued as well. let us see. thank you very much. >> u.s. chamber of commerce. first of all, i'd like to, as a former exchange member, thank you for your support of such programs. my questio

under this multinational partnership, the united states joins canada, denmark, france, germany, netherlands, and the u.k., along with israel and egypt, to employ a broad range of diplomatic military intelligence and law-enforcement tools to block the shipment of arms, including rockets, missiles, and related components. safeguarding neighboring communities. what i really want to emphasize is that this administration cost commitment to israeli security is more than just a continuation and strengthening of existing policies. rather, we have been cultivating new ways to ensure israeli security and enhanced bilateral relationships. over the past year there has been an unprecedented reinvigoration of complications in high-level discussions and visits. we have reenergize structured allies, such as the u.s. israeli joint political group and the defense policy advisory group. i leave the u.s. discussion within the joint group, including representatives from the military and defense and ministers on the israeli side. these discussions cover a wide range of political military topics, including first

my name is alan and i am from denmark. i am just uninterested person. i have a question about immigration policy and what kind of a rule that will play in the growth of the japanese economy. does that play any role whatsoever in the new strategy from the japanese government? >> it is true that we have not had immigration as much as other countries, like the united states. there are some criticisms about that as well. one very small opening that is occurring is through the free trade area agreement, fta. some nurses, caretakers are coming. but i admit that this is very narrow, very small. eventually, i think, there will be more understanding on this issue. but at the moment, there were people who think that what we have been doing should be continued as well. let's see. thank you very much. >> the gentleman right here. >> first of all, as a former senate exchange member, i want to thank you for such programs. i think that china's trade agreement for the past 10 years is already in the triple digits. what is japan going to do to further take advantage of

i think we have become increasingly more hypocritical and immature definitely as compared to denmark, for example. most of the republicans claim to be morally superior yet they do the opposite of what the beatitudes and golden rule stand for. they prefer to spend more money on unnecessary wars than programs that promote the general welfare. two more points. they prefer to have more -- they get more upset in losing their gun rights than helping the most needy. and the fact that these groups are on the rise i find alarming. i'm white and i cried tears of joy when obama was elected. i thought we are growing up. the last point is not only democrats are pro-abortion. but for the people most of them on the right say they are pro-life yet they are pro death. i lost two kids to murder and i'm consistently pro-life and an antideath penalty. thank you for listening. host: to louisville, kentucky. democrats line servant america exceptional 1234 caller: not any more. we used to be but i think we have become tied in with the criminal element in wall street and even the federal reserve. and i think

joined canada denmark, , and the u.k. to employ a broad range of diplomatic and law-enforcement tools to block the shipment of arms. what i really want to emphasize this the commitment to israel security is more than a continuation of policies. we have been cultivating new ways to get -- enhanced our political relationships. during the past year there has been an unprecedented invigoration of [unintelligible] through continuous high level discussions. i lead the discussions within the joint political group which includes representatives from the state department and foreign and defense ministry. the policy advisory group provides -- this only reflects what we have been doing publicly with our israeli partners. our regular meetings have recently been supplemented by an unprecedented numbers of -- these small sessions allow us to discuss a wide range of security concerns. these consultations provide an opportunity for governments to share perspectives on policies, and identify areas of cooperation. let me turn to another ar

joined canada denmark, , and the u.k.o employ a broad range of diplomatic and law-enforcement tools to block the shipment of arms. what i really want to emphasize this the commitment to israel security is more than a continuation of policies. we have been cultivating new ways to get -- enhanced our political relationships. during the past year there has been an unprecedented invigoration of [unintelligible] through continuous high level discussions. i lead the discussions within the joint political group which includes representatives from the state department and foreign and defense ministry. the policy advisory group provides -- this only reflects what we have been doing publicly with our israeli partners. our regular meetings have recently been supplemented by an unprecedented numbers of -- these small sessions allow us to discuss a wide range of security concerns. these consultations provide an opportunity for governments to share perspectives on policies, and identify areas of cooperation. let me turn to another area

eleven countries have not entered but have the obligation to do so except from great britain and denmark. in order to change the monetary union, the country must fulfill the criteria adopted in 1991. this is to ensure a similar stable economic development of the participating countries. the following conditions should be fulfilled or must be fulfilled. the country must prove price stability. this means the inflation rate may only be 1.5 percent above the average inflation rate of the three most stable euro zone countries. the stabilization of the government must be sustainable, this means the yearly deficit of the public budget may not be higher than 3 percent. gdp gross domestic product and may not exceed 60 percent of the cost domestic product. the exchange rates must be stable. this means the national currency may not go beyond the margin of deviation of the european monetary system for at least two years before the exclamation of the application. the interest rates of long term credits should be similar that means the long term credits should not be more than 2 percentage points of t

except our great britain and denmark. the candidate country must fulfill the master criteria adopted in 1991. this is to ensure a familiar stable economic development of the bridge dissipating countries. the following conditions should bit -- must be fulfilled. the country must prove a high degree of price stability. the inflation rate can only be 1.5%. each point above the average inflation rate of the three most stable euros own countries. -- eurozone countries. the yearly deficit of the public budget may not be higher than 3% of gdp, gross domestic product. the total government debt may not exceed 60% of the g.d.p. exchange rates must be stable. the national currency must not go beyond the margin of deviation of the european monetary system for in these two years before examination of the application and the interest rates for long-term credit should been familiar. the interest rate for long-term credit could not be more than two percentage flights above the interest rate of the three countries with the highest price s