. >> he make as very good point, the last government did nine miles of electrification in 13 years. absolutely pathetic record. we're puting a billion pounds into modernizing railways in the north of england. look at this issue of hs-2. we all know it needs cross party agreement to make this important infrastructure team go ahead. what a pathetic spectacle we've seen this week. one minute they're for it, then they're against it and leader of the opposition too weak to make a decision. >> i come across a very interesting interview given by the prime minister to the "times." constituency office, in his words he needed to turn the heating on just so it's a bit nicer when i get back this afternoon. how many of my constituents does he think will be able to afford such niceties as we approach this winter? >> what his constituents will understand, their price freeze is a price con. prices would go he have beforehand. prices would go up afterwards and as he himself has admitted they wouldn't be able to keep the promise because they don't control gas prices. that's why everyone knows it is a

the san jose mercury news reports that caltrain plans for electrification were a reason for the study. that could boost the number of caltrain trips that pass through the city from five or six an sure to ten. >> help is on the way if flying into sfo because of fog. there is a new landing protocol that will mean an extra one to six landings an hour. when the conditions are clear, two planes can land side-by-side at the airport. weapon the clouds roll in they land one at a time, and that cuts the numbers of arrivals in half and staggers arrivals using both runways. it will not make a human difference but every little bit helps. >> the fog did not appear to be a problem this morning. mike nicco? >> good observation. it will not be a problem until possibly the weekend so we will watch that. gorgeous weather if you like the sunshine, a couple more days of that and warmer-than-average weather with the cooling trend and the rain could arrive a little bit sooner than what we talked about yesterday. the retail giant is offering a big trade to get a new ipad. >> this will beat your happened to

issy lek ---y electrification is $90 million and they're to fund the balance that's to be identified. the city through sale's tax dollars identified 20 something million of that 60 and they recommend to use that to fund the balance to we can fund the 60. >> that's for the downtown extension, that's listed? >> no, it's probably on that small slide with the fine print. >> i'm looking at recommendation three for the fund. >> that's what's not funded but the slide that has the -- all the full numbers includes funding the balance of the $60 million obligation for cal trainee lek trickification. >> that completes the obligation? >> yes. >> i'm looking at page 27. the recommendation for new revenue. you did clarify that the general obligation bonds requires a 2/3 voter and the license fee is a majority and the point 5 is simple owe. >> it depends. if it's dedicated thank you 2/3. as you know the san francisco has on two occasions now raised half cent sales tax for transportation. we believe that once it's defined for transportation, the support for the sale's tax goes up, so it really does d

world roads will be renewed and replaced by new bowral speed limit sign cycling news here before electrification into peasant and four. although the damage remains at ac. it can indicate that motorists use their own judgment on the speed they travel. cause confusion. i think what we have a moment is very confusing signs up saying that it's and it's almost suggesting that it's safe to drive in a key kilometers an hour on narrow roads and even though may not be depending on the road conditions. so i think the new song much less confusing. of course it is open to local authorities in individual cases produced the dentist at fifty or sixty if they think that's appropriate. and cos we didn't want to impose on all road rose because our teacher our summer is around the country that are quite wide and can accommodate and courage nineteen eighty congress. if you put a sign post this is a chic and age on a road with grass growing up the middle of the concern is that people would attempt to do a c and h because they kept the concern is that it really undermines the credibility of every speed limit so i thi

the electrification could boost the number of caltrain trips from five to six an hour to ten passinghrough the city. >> the san jose city council will take up an ordinance to deal with a wild pig problem that is done thousands in damage to a country club and tearing up the neighbors' lawns. trappers are allowed to shoot the pigs. law new bans the shooting inside the san jose borders other than by police and ranging. the pigs have to be taken outside the city to be killed. >> the newest casino is hours away from opening but not everyone is excited. the traffic concern is causing some worries. >> first, the if you demand people if -- in sonoma county as the anger in the sheeting -- shooting death of a 13-year-old boy continues to grow. >> we have traffic and weather next as th with holiday magic in both parks, the happiest place on earth, just got merrier. >>> good morning, everyone, breaking news, in contra costa county near el sobrante, a thousand used syringes on the road with clean up underway. >> from sky 7, you can see both sections of the road are shut down at apian way. no trav

and that in turn has put the brakes on much of the high- speed rail money and left caltrain's electrificationubt. >> without identifying any other funding source, i don't know how electricification would go forward. >> reporter: it's not just caltrain. bart and san francisco's central subway project are also taking a big hit. >> the court determines it we have to go to plan b. >> reporter: what is plan b? >> plan b may be to go back to the voters. i don't know. certainly not very popular at this point. >> reporter: here's another twist. san francisco is already in the middle of building a $400 million underground train station for the new high-speed rail line but it's designed for electric trains. so without the electricity -- >> they would have to be redesigned in order to accommodate diesel. >> reporter: how much would that cost? >> i couldn't even begin to estimate. >> reporter: or can't begin to estimate how long it would take to make those adjustments. in the meantime, we are going to be staying right here in downtown san francisco or at least at 4th and townsend with the current station

focus on making faces and above the normal humdrum but we are reversing that debate extensive and electrification. the decision to connect everything and it is to broadband. briggs helpful. your dog would have been facilities in rural india. fact is that there's no particular reason why a call center has indicated a banana. as always are people willing to live and who better with all the facade of his eighteen hour days to make the people of courting from from its nod to get the credit card service or tivo with airline tickets into the death of us is that he now has a greater emphasis on going pee pee or some other comments in the states come into this a common simple than it does. talking of the state government's those you know those are not centered but the states to comments that are focusing on creaking top story in all the peels and so on. but the fact remains that could lead us to comment all of the central government the half focused on connecting with sentimental hamlets protest march in india say is get inside a small note had the patience to look at that selective investment by the. we

sources are what put the lights on, but that said, there is an overlap at the margin as we have electrification of our vehicles, and there is a renewable energy alongsidet exists oil, which is ethanol and other sorts of biomass transportation fuels. talking to benre geman of "-- host: we are talking to ben geman of "the hill," and nick juliano. florida. thank you for your call. caller: good morning. if the federal government were willing to give homeowners a low interest loan to convert their homes to solar, let's say 2%, payable over 10 years, what people would save on their electric bill would pay that off. my power billion florida is $400 a month in the summer and about 250 dollars. if i could run my home on solar, i would probably have an almost zero electric bill, which would probably pay for the loan, and this would also create a huge number of jobs in america because anyone that lives in an area where there is a lot of sun would do this in a heartbeat. we are sick of paying those. one other thing about the up, why that just came do we not build a pipeline -- a canaday at the border of an

potential in indian country, conventional energy renewable energy to expedite energy deployment and electrification so that is something we are really going to get together on and try to advance quite humbly. of course i want to thank the tribal leaders who are gathered here today. i would like to add is that personal and do that this is my second time around the track. i was there in the second half of the clinton administration and this gave me a great opportunity to work with tribal governments to end it notes from their. one is that the department has a major challenge in terms of cleaning up, there is no nice way to say it, the cold war a mess. much of this has an impact on traditional tribal lands and when it came to establishing our programs i have to say that the tribes in the affected areas for example hanford reservation in washington state, the tribes were fantastic partners in making us focus on the long-term cleanup to a level where traditional activities for example could be removed and it's a tremendous help as we structure those programs. a second very different example i will give

sources are what put the lights on, but that said, there is an overlap at the margin as we have electrificationour vehicles, and there is a renewable energy alongsidet exists oil, which is ethanol and other sorts of biomass transportation fuels. talking to benre geman of "-- host: we are talking to ben geman of "the hill," and nick juliano. florida. thank you for your call. caller: good morning. if the federal government were willing to give homeowners a low interest loan to convert their homes to solar, let's say 2%, payable over 10 years, what people would save on their electric bill would pay that off. my power billion florida is $400 a month in the summer and about 250 dollars. if i could run my home on solar, i would probably have an almost zero electric bill, which would probably pay for the loan, and this would also create a huge number of jobs in america because anyone that lives in an area where there is a lot of sun would do this in a heartbeat. we are sick of paying those. one other thing about the up, why that just came do we not build a pipeline -- a canaday at the border of and no