your new show is nonanimal related. >> "expedition impossible."handle them. >> jimmy: they're not competing. >> no. it's a race across morocco. it's 13 teams of three racing across morocco. in expedition. we push them to the point where they almost break. and part of that is introducing the moroccan culture. they cross the desert with camels. you'll see tomorrow night they are riding arabian stallions. it's really fun. >> jimmy: is anyone -- well, you had a blind guy on the show. >> eric is one of the most amazing, impressive human beings. we have a wide variety of contestants. we have football players, little girls from kansas, cops, firemen. and these are all able-bodied, really tough guys and they are competing against eric, our blind guy,y,ho is holding his own and showing them up. >> jimmy: and that is designed to humiliate the contestants, right? >> it's funny. at first, you'd think that. but then you meet him. as you watch the series as it goes, he literally is a guy i'm so impressed by. i wouldn't mind losing to him. >> jimmy: he wouldn't

>> i am the expediter. commissioner hwang: okay, sorry.e president garcia: do we know if additional work has been done since this building was purchased and whether or not permits >> were > parked it -- or additional permits were done? >> no additional work was done. vice president garcia: was that done by your client or the same time as the windows? >> we don't know when. the repair of the stucco work? >> the repair of the stucco work was when the notice was issued. vice president garcia: was there a permit for that? >> we don't need a permit for the minor repair. i wanted to show you a picture. i am sorry, i wanted to show a picture -- here it is, of the building. is it coming up? those are the two windows in question. i have circled the two windows in question. there is the building. it has been repainted since 2007. commissioner hwang: looking again at the questionnaire, it says what is your occupation, expediter. >> that is me. commissioner hwang: and mr. von uckerman, retired employee of the planning department. is that him or you? >

we have an expedited review of these applications. due to the time sensitive need associated with these requests. the board has approved a five- year prioritization programs associated with all of the expenditure plan categories from which funds are requested but there are a number of amendments that are associated with these requests to fully fund the projects. i will give a brief summary of the projects and identify key items of interest to the committee. the first project, you can see a list of the province on page 62. that provides a leveraging the information that maria touched on. the enterprise asset management system request would leverage $800,000 in federal funds from the state of repair grants. these funds totaled $8.8 million. the $8 million would be available to fund the design and implementation phase. through this project, mta will consolidate 15 different asset management databases that are currently huge and not connected. this would combine the information, data that currently exists and will focus on transit aspects

a diving expedition could last two weeks and cost $100,000 if a private company takes on the job. the boat is thought to be at a depth of 200 to 300 feet. that would require what is known as a mixed gas dive. a technical procedure where divers fill their tanks with special mixtures. each dive could take a half-hour to reach the boat and full hour or more to return to the surface. they could only spend about 5-15 minutes at a time to search inside the erik. they would need a map of the boat's interior so they know where they are going. >> you have the problem of getting the equipment and then the problem of actually doing the dive and penetration is most dangerous thing is you don't know how the wreck is whether its sitting up right. >> a natural wreck will have all manner of obstacles inside, broken furniture, pieces of equipment. so when you penetrate a wreck like that you are going in with lines so i can follow your line on the way back out. its moon shot is what they are doing. >> experts say the searchers would probably want to put a remote camera before sending down the first

. >> and a historic expedition. after 6:30, what scientists didn't find that has them concerned. stay with ususususususususususu+ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> two, one. zero. lift off. >> despite the threat of rain, the space shuttettel marks the 135th and final, shuttle mission. the crew is on a 12 day trip aimed at restocking with spare parts and pro visions. nearly a million people were on thoond witness the launch. they're expected to return home july 20th. >> so after shuttle missions this is it. for those connected with the program this is a bittersweet mission. and there is pride, and there is some sadness. >> two, one, zero. lift off. >> when the shuttle lifted off safely from cape canaveral it was literally the beginning of the end. nasa aims may have been the next best place to watch, among friends. >> i think it's arguably the last time that i may be an american flying into space sponsored by u.s. government. >> if you kept count there have been 135 shuttle missions since the first in 1981 the jack boyd knew numbers. he came near 1947,

instead it just says expedite the decision. it's been too long once the environmental review is complete. i appreciate the announcement that there is a decision maybe by december 31. maybe that wouldn't have been announced last week if we wouldn't have this bill moving in the house. i support the bill and encourage my colleagues' support. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: madam chair, at this time i'd like to recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. olson, for two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. olson: i thank my chairman for yielding time and for his leadership on this important issue. madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 1938, the north american-made energy security act. this bill is a bona fide jobs bill and will have a positive economic impact on our entire country. the keystone x.l. pipeline will stretch from our neighbor and ally, canada, through north dakota, -- through mont

. -- lewis and clark expedition.collection is one of the only surviving maps that went with them. this map represented the triptych. it actually provided the information needed for the whole first year. p, there are, -- matt indications of blood on it, so it is an authentic map. we have skated on our website. a patron wants to look at it, it is readily available. whether you live in the u.s., or beijing or moscow or london. >> others just wanted it all to go away. >> the papers of president coolidge, he was often called silent cal. and there are good reasons for that. he was reticent in his public speaking. and he followed that in his papers as well. it is with an era when presidential papers were personal property and he could do whatever it he wanted with them that he pleased. what pleased him when he left the white house was to burn almost all of them. what we have are from some pride -- filing cabinets that were in the basement of the white house that were overlooked. and when he left, they were discovered in the

the expedition is said to have made this i know one of the world famous. >> -- the expedition is said to have made this one known wonder of the world famous. >> this marked the beginning of a new phase of? 's modern history -- this marked the beginning of a new phase of peru's modern history. people looked at them with admiration step of contempt. >> a century after the visit of been them, peruvians are happy to share this place with the world. their claim to reclaim machu picchu as their own. >> before we go, there is one more tradition we wanted to show you. thousands of through sickness took to the streets of pamplona in spain where the annual running of the bulls in spain. -- thousands of thrill seekers took to the streets of pamplona. no one was court in this race between man and beast. that brings us to the end of this forecast. you can find constant updates on our website. thank you for watching. have a good night. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own f

the most famous was the lewis and clark expedition.s is the only surviving map that went with them. it provides the information to go through the first year of the lewis and clark expedition. in the maps in our collection, there are a number of annotations that shows they were actually embellishing or adding information. there are also indications of a little bit of blood on it, you know, so it's an authentic map, one that's quite exciting. several years ago, we scanned it, so it's available on our website, so if a patron wants to come and look at the lewis and clark piece, it's readily available wherever you live, here in the united states or beijing or moscow or london. >> some presidents were careful to leave a legacy of their president, as witnessed by the library of congress itself. others just wanted it all to go away. >> some of the midwest distinct papers are president coolidge. president coolidge, he was often called sullen cal. he was reticent in his public speaking and followed that in his paper as well. this is an era when

a boat full of men from the bay area out on a deep sea fishing expedition and tonight the mexican navy is still looking for several men still missing after that boat capsized. 43 people were on board the 115- foot charter. 27 passengers, 16 crew members. most of the passengers are from northern california. one of them is confirmed dead. seven others are still missing. that boat sank in the sea of cortez south of the town of san felipe. sharon chin talked to the wives of a number of the men on board and four brothers go on this trip every year. joe vazquez is in san diego that is helping the navy. >> this is supposed to be fun, the annual fishing expedition down to mexico. instead it turned into an international rescue effort. the coast guard helicopter arrived back here at the base at san diego. earlier today, the max can government talked about calling off the rescue and shift ting to a recovery mission. now they are back to calling it a rescue effort after a long time with american officials as they believe there's a chance the missing may still be alive. their skin is scorched, thei

he and two other men left from this house to go on the fishing expedition. here is a video that we got from one of the man's family, this is from youtube. they had gone on many fishing trips before. very experienced. the latest is that the mexican navy will coordinate with the u.s. coast guard. they're going to hundred feet below water to look at the boat capsized and perhaps the seven men that they have been searching for, perhaps they are still trapped on that boat and it becomes a recovery mission. the family has said, no matter what happens, even if the coast guard and the mexican navy called a search they will hire a private company to continue the search. we are waiting for bruce mar to arrive. by the way, he is driving the car of don lee, the organizer of the event. copper all supposed to return in one car, instead, he is returning alone. once he is back will have a live interview. >> that is horribly sad. >> just into the kron 4 news room, we are following new unemployment numbers that came out for june. hiring slowed to a near standstill. unemployme

passed background checks by customs and border protection, those passengers will have access to expeditedbut only after providing tsa with additional personal information. for security reasons the tsa won't say what that is but sources tell us it will include phone numbers, addresses and travel histories. >> somebody doesn't want to share that information, however basic it may be, that's fine, they would just go through the normal screening process then. >> reporter: the price of participating is i have to give up something. >> that's right. >> reporter: the expedited passengers will still go through metal detectors but may escape more rigorous screening. for example they may be able to keep their shoes on and laptops in their carry-ons but the preclearance will not always mean a quick pass through the checkpoints. to keep potential terrorists from exploiting the screening as a loophole sometimes they will still go through a full check. >> won't be a guarantee. we reserve the right to be random and unpredictable so terrorists cannot gain the system. >> reporter: the new approach will star

un to redraw borders in the energy rich arctic region which for other countries lay claim to an expedition is now gathering evidence which by allow russia to expand its territory by ten percent. and the un's findings into last year's fatal gaza aid flotilla raid are due to be released but israel refuses to apologize to turkey for killing nine of its citizens onboard. next it's asteroids extra terrestrials and this weather meeting russian astronomer who tells us the truth really is out there. thank you very much for being with us today you have promised that i'm twenty years time you will have discovered life on other planets are we actually talking about aliens or are merely some bacteria and if we're talking life forms of course and what particular forms such life of people is a separate question of whether there is life until events and civilization are a possibility discovering life as a primary importance in what form. of the third wasn't going to tell you is a paradox a form will definitely be well known to us in my opinion and i believe experts generally agree on this life and intell

here is to video that family posted on youtube showing their previous fishing expedition. the organizer don lee has organized this for about a year. his niece told the senate are holding out hope. it has been a difficult week -- his niece told me that they are holding out hope. it has been a difficult week. the u.s. military, coast guard and mexican navy, who knows when they will call off their search, they extended the search. come the family has decided to pay out of pocket once the search has ended, to continue searching for love ones. the next step of this expedition is for the mexican navy to go under water, about 200 ft. below to the boat that capsized to see if they can possibly find the seven people still missing. we hope that they are on an island at this time were still floating but there is a chance that they did not survive when the boat capsized around to 3:00 pm on sunday morning. bruce mar and michael ing are due to return today. once they do we will get a live interview. >> we are going back live to san jose, at the greyhound bus station, the bus is just pu

this is a solo expedition. i dark brown blob of slim e falls out. the mucous plug has to fall out. it's the mucous plug. i am in awe of dana. 1:30 a.m. i am naked. i modified downward dog. i think of the view everyone is getting. no one cares. 4:00 a.m., i am nine centimeters. i am pruned and exhausted. you are doing great dana says, i am not interested in being great. it's still nine centimeters. it's not time yet. she says me to blow out with my mouth. i say i might barf. 5:45 a.m. still nine, i hate dana. dana breaks my water. after 15 hours it's time to push. when you are this desperate, it's almost over. push, your pushes are excellent. 7:17. i can feel the baby's hair. you see your baby's head. 7:40. i do what she says. we rehearse. dana is guiding my baby's head. this is called ring of fire. okay. push hard. i moan like a walrus. my vagina tears to my ass. but i don't care. dana puts the baby on my chest. the cord is still attached. i am still shaking. the baby's eyes are wide open. i cry, the baby cries. i have a baby. it's a girl. [applause] that was wonderful. that was re

--expedition that found yellowstone, stephen long's expedition. so there were many ways that military people participated in the economic life. c-span: would you have liked to have lived back then? >> guest: no. i love my own time. c-span: what do you think would be the major differences? >> guest: well, a much more circumscribed role for women, which i couldn't help but think of instantly. c-span: could you have taught school back then? >> guest: mm-hmm. mm-hmm, but i couldn't have taught at the university. i couldn't have been a scholar. there are very--i don't think there are any women who were scholars. there were certainly some brilliant women. c-span: you couldn't have voted, or could you in some places? >> guest: i could have in new jersey for a brief period, if i had property and no husband. c-span: why no property--i mean, why property and no husband? >> guest: well, because the way the law was written, it would be--there was a property qualification, and they didn't put in that you had to be a man. and so women voted. but women only cont

totally confident there's no way the british can escape, and he's going to scoop up the british expedition force. the wording is in the book, of course, and i think this completely underminds the idea that they wanted the british to escape. he would have been in a far stronger position in terms of peace negotiations if he had managed to capture the british army. the real reasons to come back to your question, the real reason why he supported signing the court order against the pleadings of men like ronald and clyst was that having fought in the first world war, he knew 14 days, two weeks, of continuous fighting was exhausting for any troops. he committed armor in poland and found in the built up areas they took a heavy toll, easily the most -- the least defended part of a tank is its roof, and so they said attack from the above in built up areas. they feared the dikes were going to be flooded and that he could have lost armor like that and they also feared a french counterattack from the north which never materialized, but nonetheless, it could happen so for these reasons and probably some

. >> next at 8:30, a bay area survivor of a doomed fishing expedition, the captain put them in even moreger of going down with the ship. he overlooked positive news. coming out of the dismal jobs report, the opportunities on the report, the opportunities on the horizon coming up. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. it works great on wet or dry skin because it's seriously waterproof and ultra sweat-proof. coppertone protects across 100% of the uva/uvb spectrum. coppertone sport. embrace the sun. >>> survivors aboard a fishing boat that sank in the gulf of california blame the captain for failing to do his job and protect his passengers. seven men are still missing off the coast of mexico. some of the survivors grabbed on to rest cue rings and even coolers until help arrived. pete made it to one of the small lifeboats. he says the captain did not do a job. >> there was never any warning to us. there was no mayday. we didn't hear beacon or no flares. a beacon in the water, gps pi

maybe we could do just an expediting-type of repair work there. i would not be inclined to tear out the entire floor. if we did something like what they use with ping-pong paddles -- carbon fiber on the inside, would on the outside. -- wood on the outside. i understand the word is getting too thin. but if we had this on top, and then you had the finishing top surface wood on top, it would just be repair. it adds strength and adds bounce. structurally, it is more stable. it is a classic example of how in architecture they use plywood instead of plank wood. we did repair work there that would have that carbon fiber player going across. and on the top, top sheet wood. that could take the abuse of the extensive use in the facility. that was one part. another part of wanted to bring in has to do with the repair work at the chinese playground. i have been tried to get that tennis court done for a long time. it has been patched up, the borders are over elevated from pavement work. i wonder what it never gets done. i talked to dr. lee about it, and he wan

to the expedition 28 crew, to for a your hospitality. it has been an honor having you guys on board, and has been great having you guys on board. we want to thank for leaving the space station for future use. thank you for all of your work on the transfer of robotics in the figure for your leadership and dedication on the space walk. you really mean that a big success. thank you very much for bringing sandy here. [laughter] we cannot thank you enough for everything you have done. we tried to trade might for sandy that they would not take us up on the deal. you really left us in a good position. we would like to thank you in your crew for leaving the station ready to go for the rest of the decade. >> you are listening live to a conversation between the crew of atlantis and members of the international space station. any moment they are going to be closing the hatch. it will be bringing back a canister that is the size of a bus filled with space station trash. the hatches between the two spacecraft >> the atlantis crew has now gone back in

this is the biggest expedition in their history. are experts on ocean life, insects and animals on this trip. we will be reporting on their findings all summer. don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> social security makes a simple mistake that proved costly for a purple heart recipient. i'm michael finney. find out howie were able at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> for a lot of americans the social security check is a lifeline, the only means of support. that's the case for other -- a vietnam veteran who fought for 14 months months for payments he never received. here's michael finney with the story. >> michael lives in a cramped studio apartment. he receives free rent from a friend. the purple heart recipient has a heart condition and is hooked up to an oxygen machine. he applied for social security and received this notice awarding him benefits. he was to start receiving checks of $561 beginning march,

this is the biggest expedition in their history.are going to be reporting on their findings all summer. >>> you may not know that 60,000 children under the age of 18 in california were in foster care this past year. that's according to the public policy institute of california. and that's why we are focusing a half-hour on foster care and programs that help young people on this weekend's edition of "beyond the headlines." the kids are bounced around a lot and lose out on an education. >>> i was reading something the other day saying only 20% of former foster children get to attend college, 20% versus 60% of the regular population. >> that's today at 10:00 a.m. on "beyond the headlines" here on abc7. don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> social security makes a simple mistake that proved costly for a purple heart recipient. i'm michael finney. find out how we were able to help on 7 ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afra

." >> a diving expedition in the sea of cortez could last two weeks and cost hundred thousand dollars if a private company takes on the job. the fishing boat is thought to be at at depth of 200 to 300 feet. that would be a mixed gas dive. each dive could take a half-hour to reach a boat and full hour or two just to return to the surface. >> you have the problem of getting all the equipment there to do it. then you have the problem of doing the actual dive and the penetration is probably most dangerous thing, you don't know how the wreck is and sitting upside-down. >> divers could only spend up to 15 minutes another a time searching inside that second sunken ship. >> they are battling a wildfire near sacramento. high winds are fanning the flames just after 4:00 this afternoon. it's burning in rural yuba county and so far it's only 25% contained. however, the fire is not threatening any homes at this time. cal fire officials say the blaze was sparked by downed power lines. >>> a tsunami alert has just been lifted after another major earthquake in japan. it shook the northeastern coast s

reason for this family to stay encouraged, they heard secretary of state hillary clinton asked to expedite a special team of divers to search the boat that is still under water. >> our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com, you will find more videos of the families. >>> police call off the search for a bicyclist reported missing after he was spotted in the foot hills. police say a clerk saw antoine mackey in roseville yesterday. his girlfriend reported him missing when he didn't return home from a bike ride. he is no longer considered missing. >>> doctors and nurses join the fight to save st. luke's hospital in san francisco. ktvu's rob roth reports on today's protest and the financial stand off that has patients caught in the middle. >> reporter: he suffers from diabetes and doesn't know what he would do without st. lukes, the only hospital in the area. >> all of my doctors are in st. lukes. i could come right here for everything. >> doctors and nurses rallied today, hoping to save the hospital that saves the lives of low-income patients. >> if they close the access to hospital care will be

the expedition center was a mass of beautifully appointed structure. as if the convention center was not impressive enough, eco dash sponsors give some facts and figures. the co-sponsors gave some facts and figures. the construction of the convention center started in 2009 and was completed in may of 2010. i started counting on my fingers -- eight months. returning home to maryland, i was describing the complex and how quickly it was built. ann interrupted me and asked if i had been to the subway stop quickly. we lived in bethesda and often use the washington metro subway to get to work in downtown washington. i had been there and new-issue is talking about. the two short escalator's had been under repair for nearly six months. the one being fixed was closed. the other had to be converted into a two-way staircase. this was creating a mess at rush hour. everyone had to squeeze single file one locked escalator. it sometimes took 10 minutes just to get out of the station. the sign on the close escalator's said the repairs were part of the massive moderniz

this is the biggest expedition in academy history. there were experts on animals on the trip and we're going to report on findings all summer long. just fascinating stuff. >> incredible trip. >> and we're seeing some nice changes to weather. >> we are. >> warmed up in places today. cool down in others. and and there is a live view right now from our camera making west. lots of blue skies over the bay and inland areas and there are low clouds and fog stacked up at the coast. it's likely to stack up higher later into evening hours. this afternoon we had the marine layer diminishing a bit, pulling away from the coastline later into afternoon hours. it's rebuilding now. we're looking at warm conditions at 85 degrees in antioch and 7 in santa rosa. 70s into remaining areas and 62 in san francisco. 63 in oakland. low clouds, fog moving inland tonight and we'll see little change tomorrow. there is a pattern like what we saw today. warmer weather starting to develop later this week and continuing into and throughout the weekend and next week

the group was on a 30-day survival expedition. they were on day 24, when they were attacked by a bear. the group was in a line of seven crossing a riverbed when the lead teenager was screaming out, yelling out to let any surrounding animals know they were in the area as they were trained to do. that's when they say a grizzly bear with a cub attacked the front lead teenager, mauled that teenager, that 17-year-old boy, then turned to another boy in line, mauled him and turned back to the first victim. they say it went on for five to seven minutes, this incident wasn't over. in fact the drama had just begun. they were on that mountainside for up to nine hours as they waited for a final med evacuation. the two boyce that were seriously hurt are now in good and much better condition, thomas. >> it really is miraculous. thank you, miguel. >>> a girl who survived a nasty shark attack a week ago is expected to make a full recovery. 6-year-old lucy was floating on her boogie board in a foot and a half of water. afterwards, megan told her -

so that is a rock site, rock expedite -- rock excavation. this is part of the temporary shoring system that retains the walls of the excavation and prevents the building, other buildings from falling into the hole. >> where were we? >> we were driving around in the marina. we were looking over the perfectly flat marina green, at the whole marine area, which is also perfectly flat because it was artificial filled from the 1915 exposition. >> that is correct. it was hydraulics and pumped in from the bay. same principle, they built a dike on the outside it, and then pumped in the sand. and as we all know, in 1989, a lot of damage. lawrence can speak to the concept of soft story problems with the buildings, and the look of viable soil. in perfect concert with each other, you get major damage, sometimes collapsed. that is the subject of -- i guess we did a video of that about a year ago? >> would try to pick up all the hazards. >> this is recreation of the natural landscape? >> yes, but the four points set on a rock. there is a natural rock outcr

what can your group do to expedite the process?> actually, what we are doing at the moment is to work as an organization in 14 different places. but pakistan is struggling with the process of devolution. there are a lot of coordination issues. what they're trying to focus on is to make sure that the pressure on the government is still on. and we are trying to bring that up, too. still, people are struggling with getting their [unintelligible] the government is having to move away from the rehabilitation process because other issues are rising. the government needs to continue its support, especially eberle to rehabilitation and ensuring the livelihood of the people is restored -- especially agricultural rehabilitation and ensuring the livelihood of the people is restored. >> it will have to leave it there. thank you for joining us from islamabad. in other news, in pakistan -- a libyan leader has been shot dead by a gang. security forces are trying to put down protests in syria in the capital of damascus. a u.s. soldier has been arr

a boat full of men from the bay area are out on a deep sea fishing expedition, but the mexican navy is looking for several men missing after that boat capsized and sank. 43 people were on board that 115-foot charter. 27 passengers and 16 crew members. most of the passengers are from northern california. one of them is confirmed dead tonight. seven others still missing. the boat sank in the sea of cortez south of the town of san felipe. sharon chin talked to a number of men on board and will tell you about four bay area brothers who go on this trip every year. helping the mexican navy tonight. joe. >> most of these guys are from the bay area. they drove down to mexico, got on a boat for what was supposed to be their annual fourth of july fun and adventure, but instead it turned into an international rescue effort as well as a harrowing story of survival. >> their skin is scorched. their body is exhausted. these photos from mexican tv showed the survivors. they just spent more than 15 hours on the water, clinging to life vests and even coolers. most, but not all, made it back to land. th

is a firefighter and former marine, and anthony, who owns a restaurant, used to lead wilderness expeditionsy one. the race begins at 6:00 p.m. the first challenge? stand in a circle and pick up these rather large rocks more than 1,000 times. how you feeling? >> feel like you can't think about it, you know what i'm saying? you got to worry about the task in front of you and then worry about the pain later. >> reporter: they do this for five straight hours. and just when their bodies are dripping wet, with muscles burning at 1:00 in the morning, they take to the river for a hike. 45 degree water in pitch black, wearing a huge backpack. we see reed. you're still smiling. >> i am. i think it's frozen. >> reporter: 4:30 a.m. after the river is a pond. how is the water? >> cold [ bleep ]. cold as jesus, man. freezing in there. >> reporter: then a walk in a circle, carrying the candle without the candle burning out. they have to do the pond-candle loop seven times. and it's just the beginning. daylight brings more dramam lug a tree stump up a hill, memorize a bible verse and recite it out loud. >>

debt situation we have in >> senator mcconnell objected, the republican leaders sought to move the expedited cloture vote to 6:30 p.m.. senator reid rejected that. we are looking at it 1:00 a.m. vote on cloture with 60 needed to move the bill forward. >> communicators recently attended two technology conferences. we spoke with innovators at texas air. first, from chicago, innovators -- interviews with people at the national television association show. >> i will presume that tivo is a household word for people well and we do not have to explain your business. >> what i am seeing is that operators began small are realizing the need to innovate in the home in a way that makes sense for cable. something that tivo has been doing predominantly with smaller cable operators. upgrading the user interface and bringing more content. it is something that needs to be done in this age where consumers want to watch things on their ipad and interact with content in different ways. they will have access to youtube on their television. things as simple as that. being driven by consumer demand. >> what percen

. >> reporter: determined to get the shot, he used his own money to keep the expedition going. day, struck gold. >> there they are! finally. six months i've been looking for polar bears. finally, i find them. mom and two cubs. one big happy family. >> reporter: is it as glamorous as it looks? >> sometimes. yeah. sometimes it's glamorous. sometimes, i remember, i didn't change my trousers for 17 days. and i hadn't showered in ten and, you know, you almost forget about basic human needs because you're so focused on getting those shots. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm stephanie sy in new york. >> "killer shots" premieres this friday july 8th. well, thanks for watching abc news. we hope you check in for "good morning america." they're going to have more of diane sawyer's interview with jaycee dugard, who was held for

you can expedite recovery. you can literally cut it in half. that is what we're trying to also instill in other cities that we talk with, exchanging information. recovery is about preparation. it is a mind-set that right now, i am actually educating residents of san francisco to think about recovering now, for its people, as well as its communities and the buildings themselves. investing in infrastructure, making sure they are safe is one part. the other part is -- people do not have to leave the city. they can rebuild right away and know that local government is there to want to build. said the investment is important. -- so, the investment is important. i know in new orleans, one of the big criticisms is that no one met with the business community to suggest that they stay and rebuild right there. we learned that lesson, and we are here, right now, suggesting to our businesses, we want them to stay. we want the infrastructure. we want our utilities to recover immediately. >> [unintelligible] what are the examples? mayor lee: i think at an ave