. >> i was expecting a few more people to do things that we were expecking to ha happen. it's nice to see the commute wt well. >> 93-year-old clara's son drove her here for a look. >> and her thoughts on the newsstand? >> it's magnificent. >> abc 7 news. >> it really is magnificent. we have a shot of that every d from a newscast. randy is the director of legislation and public affairs. you had to organize that party. that must have been something. >> it was a lot easier than getting the bridge done. >> i'm sure. 24 years. >> it was really a long time. more important across the state of california, where we have a lot of earthquakes, structures throughout our area have been made safe throughout the period of time. the bay area bridge got a lot of attention, but the key thing around the entire bay area we have a much safer transportation system. >> people don't realize that it does take decades of work. everybody has to weigh in. >> in california, we found ourselves in this predicament. the bay bridge is noalone. >> how long is this bridge expected to last. >> it's design i

. >> the president tried to dampen expeck tases that any military actions are imminent. the pentagon is still drawing up options for him as we speak. >> thanks very much. there's a lot more to go on this. this terrorist group has warned one of its next targets is baghdad. they've warned it, might as well expect it and our producer, chris, information specialist, i should say, has some information. >> i have just a few facts on baghdad. it's the capital of iraq, also the largest city. it was founded in 672 a.d. >> how about 762. >> about 60% to 70% are shia muslims and reuters says there are 100 u.s. troops at the embassy. >> that's the billion dollar embassy we built there. analysts are calling this crisis the biggest threat to iraq's stability since the united states withdrew troops at the end of 2011. a sentence which is confounding because it suggests that iraq was stable. it might have looked stable. it wasn't stable. the sectarian divides did not melt away when the united states went away. and they won't melt away according to people who understand this region when