so what we're trying to do is identify an emu, because the lifecycle of an emu is 30 plus years.were looking for something that we could procure at this time, that would continue to serve the 8" platform heights, but that also would have the compatibilities to transition to a higher height at a point in future. when we had the conversations with the industry this past june, what they told us was if you go to a bilevel vehicle, which is where we maximize capacity on a car by car basis, that their common manufactured floor height, the boarding height is 25" above top of rail. what we're looking for and have been looking for a vehicle that has been made before. there is no such thing going down to the local ford dealer and buying an emu, but you can buy something that has been made by a manufacturer. they will have to change certain components in order to comply with some of the u.s. regulations and in particular, some of things that may be crashworthiness for buy-america, but something that was a tried and true and proven vehicle that would allow us to go ahead and transition in th

you would get on the 25" emu. we don't have that same option at 50", which is really what creates the disconnect. >> i see that. was what i didn't understand. i thought we had to provide external stairs either way, but you are saying with the 25", they are internal stairs inside the vehicle, similar to what we see in caltrain vehicle now's? now. >> right >> i assumed external stairs with the 25". >> you were correct. >> it is an internal staircase. >> yes. >> that makes sense. >> that is my update. i would be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you very much. seeing none -- we appreciate your time. supervisor kim is that the end of the presentations? >> yes. >> thank you. i want to thank you everyone for coming out. these are really hard issue as we try to move towards the transportation future of the bay area, but it's good that we're having these conversations. we'll now move to public comment. i have two public comment cards. bruce and then jim lazarus. if there is anybody else, there are blue cards in the

this is eric the emu. >> let me tell you about eric the emu. he actually has a facebook page. as you can see there, eric wanders around queensland australia where they have 300 species of birds that occupy it. a marketing firm started this web page for eric registered as a public feature. he just wanders into people's yards. >> eric wanders, that's his thing. >> play that again. >> excuse me mate. >> that is so funny. >> feels like every few days we find a video of girls behaving badly. this is in thailand. we see a girl get out of a car. watch what happens. this woman pulls another woman car. no word on what started this conversation. right off the bat this is a heated exchange. this is going to get a lot worse, guys. keep watching. we see an officer from the left hand side of the screen. jx like the officer is afraid to get in there they were pointing in directions like you cut me off or something going on. >> it's got to be road rage. >> finally the light turns green. that doesn't stop these ladies. they start taking the fight into the middle of the road. >> look at them. >

. >>> look at this emu surprising drivers in israel. the bird is caught on camera zigzagging through traffic in the pouring rain. the 27-year-old who recorded the emu said it was like being in a cartoon. he was expecting a coyote to show up any minute behind the bird there, right? apparently the emu escaped from a private farm. we understand he is safe and sound tonight. that can be kind of dangerous competing against cars. >>> did montgomery county do enough to clear roads this morning? one cab driver sounds off about it. >> reporter: i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek. coming up twitter snow rage in words and photos, the cries from fairfax county heard around the world coming up. >> reporter: thousands of gadgets from the truly innovative to the outright bizarre are on display here at the consumer electronics show in webuyanycar.com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. we make selling your car truck or suv fast, safe and fair with three simple steps: one -- get your free on

you have emus here you sell emu meat? >> no, we sell eggs. we have 285 animals. one of the greatest joys of my life is bring the public and the community to the farm to experience small working family farm. john: sheep, duck, bees beekeeper. >> we have llamas and alpacas and sheep and goats. john: you charge money for things? >> i do i do. and being able to sell what you produce on the farm, the fruit of your labor, goes back since the beginning of time. and such an important part of our heritage, and it was so devastating and heart breaking to have the county shut us down for doing what farmers have done since forever. john: three armed sheriffs showed up? >> the zoning administrator sent three armed sheriffs to interrogate farmers on the farm. john: what do you mean? >> they wanted to know what we were doing on the farm. collected names and phone numbers, wanted to know where they lived and asked a series of questions. it is a private property work farm, we should be able as a family to have anybody we want to come visit. if it's students volunteering, what bus

. >>> unexpected motorists the speedy emu which escaped from a nearby farm, has been caught on camerapacing in front of other vehicles. the bird safely returned home to its owners. and more for you any time on our website, the address is aljazeera.com, watch live. a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out the team of hard-core nerds. specialising in ecology and evolutio

drivers were shocked to e an emu trotting down the road in the pouring rain. he escaped from a farm nearby. he was eventually caught and returned to his owner. he was not harmed. the driver who shot the video said he expected to see a coyote following close behind the emu. >>> well a new convenience store is coming to delaware county hoping to cut into some of wawa's business in that area. royal farms is opening its first store next monday on stewart avenue in ridley township. they're aware of the competition but notes competitors are everywhere. royal farms is also planning to build a store with gas pumps at meeting house road and route 452 in upper trichester. >>> the holiday shopping sales are over but experts say you can still find some bargains out there in january. the study shows many electronics shows are getting new products in soon and that means they need to sell some of the old inventory. also consumer reports says january is a good time to find deals on bedding, winter clothes, and toys. >>> u.s. regulators plan to take a crack at writing rules fo

see in the fran quill israeli coastal town, but this is what motorists were met with on sunday, an emuthe run. it was caught on cameras zigzagging in the pouring rain. it had escaped from a private farm and now it's been returned to its owners. >> new dawn in beijing, the ancient capital of the world's fastest growing country, home to the 2008 olympics. it's the vibrant centre, the super power, where the old wrestles with the new. communism clashes with capitalism and a new global

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an emu on the run. it was cut on cameras in the pouring rain.t now has been returned to its owners. quite a sight. stay with us in al jazeera. we have a full bulletin of news straight ahead. >>> hello, i'm antonio mora, welcome to a special edition of "consider this," freedom under fire. attacks on human rights and freedom around the world have lead to growing humanitarian crises around the world. some 50 million people displayed by conflicts. nobody is suffering more than children, and despite heroic efforts, relief organizations are overwhelmed. women face discrimination and abuse.

established party have been too close to the regime that has been imposed on greece by creditors, the emu. this austerity has cost them jobs cost them income and they feel that perhaps a government of the left will be able to restore the lost benefits. >> reporter: so what we are seeing here is that people are willing to take that gamble. the question is what will the european union do next and how will it impact europe? >> it certainly shows their frustration that they are willing to take this gamble or so it seems. we'll wait and see what the outcome is. thanks so much linda for us there in athens. >>> ukrainian officials say a pro-russian rebel attack on the port city left at least 30 people dead including two children. there's stunning dashcam video that surfaced online that shows the very moment that the attack occurred. we want you to keep in mind as you look at the video, cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of the video. here is it. >> at least 102 people were injured in this attack. city leaders say rebels fired on residential areas using long-rang missiles. clashes between govern

an emu on the run. it was caught on camera zigzagging through traffic in the pouring rain.authorities say the birth escaped and is now being returned to its own. full bulletin of news straight up coming from lauren taylor. thanks for watching. >> thousands more antiislam protesters turn out around germany despite angela merkel branding them racist. >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. the u.s. charges two men for trying to carry out a coup against gambia's president. bangladesh on the eve of controversial elections. stopping the flow of syrian refugees in leive non.

you have emus here. you sale the meat? >> no but we sell the eggs. we have 275 animals. we free the community to the farm to experience a small working farm. >> i am a beekeeper. >> we have llamas and alpacas and goats. >> you charge money for things. >> i do. i do. being able to sell what you produce on the farm in the fruit of your labor that goes back to the beginning of time. it is heartbreaking to have the county come in and shut us down from what the farmers have been doing forever. >> three armed sheriffs show up? >> they interrogate students for our farm. >> what do you mean interrogated? >> they wanted to know what we were doing on the farm wanted to know where they lived asked them a series of questions. it is a it is a private property working farm and we should be able as a family to have anybody we want to come visit and if it is students volunteering what business is that of the government to intervene. >> i would think no business. maybe that's why martha's story has kind of a happy ending. one of the protest songs about how she sold good products until --

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except in this case, an emu escaping from a farm in israel zig-zags through traffic in the pouring rain. a guy said he thought he was in the milled of a cartoon but thankfully no one hurt and the umew returned to its owner, maybe it was someone's christmas gift. >>> three new flavors to choose from when you place your next order for girl scout cookies. a a raisin with oats and yogurt chunks or go to trios a peanut butter oatmeal cookie gluten free and then toffee. all three part of a limit pilot plan. >>> five days into the new year, and i want to know, did you make a new year's resolution and have you kept so it far? michael's resolution was to get a job, and he starts his new job this week. fantastic. one made a resolution to loose weight, then had a pastry for breakfast the next day. hell rein's resolution is to be more patient, and gary said he made the resolution to respond to more tweeted questions. and barb has exercised three times this week so is off to the good start. so one of my new year's resolutions i can say live on the air is that i just might pick up the violin this yea

. >> wild chase in tel-aviv where officials try to escape an escaped emu on the loose. it was eventually captured. >> what if there are more than 1emu. are they emi? oh my. >> no idea. >> in addition to the cold weather, parts of the country dealing with the snow we saw in washington d.c. already today. it's ugly out there. >> not just a little snow. right now d.c. is in the heavy bands of what we ever going through. this is coming through into the northeast. we have on the backside of this boundary freezing precipitation in places like montana this morning. chicago had about two to three-inch reports is what i had seen, a lot of places. you can see the heaviest band now will move out quickly. not large amounts of accumulation for the most part. on the backside of this, we start to get the lake effect cranking up. some areas could see he a foot overnight and then the other colors on this map this is for windwind chills, especially thursday morning, some could be well sub zero. >> when it snows like that in washington, everything grinds to a halt. >> shuts down. >> our a

this emu escaped from a farm and hit the roads making his daring dash for freedom down this -- >> runs stuck in traffic. drivers looking on in shock. beep-beep. the bird was eventually caught running towards city hall. i think maybe wile e. coyote was there. >> stopping for lights. >> do that again. >> beep-beep. >> on command. >> okay that was fantastic. health news now. for you hoping to slim down "u.s. world and news report" revealed the best diets and abc's mara schiavocampo has the details. >> reporter: when it comes to diets who is winning the battle of the bulge? "u.s. news & world report" evaluated 41 plans coming up with what it considers the best diets of 2015. >> we deliver the facts on whether diets are good for weight loss or whether they'll help prevent and manage diabetes. >> reporter: when it comes to dropping pounds "u.s. news" gave top honors to weight watchers which uses ant system for all foods. number two for weight loss a brand-new diet on the list health management resources, a food delivery system. the easiest plans to follow weight watchers once again, followe

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