the brunt of that gate back you . well tonight say friends there at the brandenburg gate following more some book the more what took place at both ends but now a stasi one of the few places in the city where parts of the water still standing john a chance and i'm going back a look of european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died in the east germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west. ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of what's called the peaceful revolution. today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it separated east and west germany and this symbolic location is where the official memorial celebrations are taking place. the iron curtain is now history that's what these young people say they are from the so-called visit crowd countries poland the czech republic slovakia and hungary their message 30 years after the fall of the wall europe stands united and in his speech german president. emphasized the

guarding the brandenburg gate to highest duty for border guards until november 9th. i can't take it anymore. and i just wanted for once in my life to go through the brandenburg gate to take a look around i just want to send the other pows. i've never been over that and i know that i had no fake on no grandmother no uncles over there do you understand that. i wanted to go through and come back with my head high like i love and yet it will buy but if you keep going like this we'll never get there why is that so hard to understand. it that bad so bush did. shoot or deal with her as a person the border guards at the brandenburg gate seem to be waiting for orders only gradually did it become clear that it was all over. so i saw many young 30 years what's happening that tonight. yes as i say tonight people on just gathering and remembering there's a lot of tourists here as there always are at this central location. and people are sort of of marring the colored lights and projections what we've also got here on the other side of the gate is a display with 30000 little messa

the golden gate park is a jewel. the tennis park has provided memories forever and they will continue to create beautiful memories for the new people that join out there. the option to be able to play in the evening is just incredible, and i think san francisco is going to showcase this as a prize and a real success, and that is for everybody, every age, race, capability. it is tennis is a game of life, and tennis is like a court of life, as my mother used to say who played out there. you gain a great deal to your personal well-being, mental and physical. i thank everybody and phil ginsburg and thank you, commissioners, i am in support of it, by the way. thank you. >> lois and martha and lois salisbury. >> which lois did up want? >> it is fine, go ahead. >> i am lois salisbury. good morning. we have to stop seeing each other like this. i am the co-chair of the tennis coalition of san francisco, a major partner with rec and park around this extraordinary effort. i don't know how many of you have been out there this we

guarding the brandenburg gate the highest duty for border guards until november 9th. i can't take it anymore. and i just wanted for once in my life to go through the brandenburg gate to take a look around and i just want some the other part of. i've never been over there and i have no fake on no grandmother no uncles over there do you understand that. i wanted to go through and come back with my head high like love and yet it still but if you keep going like this will never get there why is that so hard to understand. that. the bush did. shoot or deal with her as a person the border guards at the brandenburg gate seem to be waiting for orders only gradually did it become clear that it was all over. powerful testimony that simon so how much longer did it take until germans could actually true. well indeed east germans were climbing on the wall and west berliners as well and were climbing on the wall just on the other side of the branning gate from where i'm standing on the on the night of the night of november into the wee hours of the following day and father for the

simon young that buttons brandenburg gate thank you so much. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh is in germany for a visit timed to coincide with celebrations to mark that but he also came to address disagreements of current political and military alliances the u.s. secretary of state had come to berlin with china and russia on his mind instead wherever it might pump aoe went he was confronted with the question whether he said french president in manoa mccall's gloomy view of nato which mccormack described as brain dead so many good answers so many cameras yes. i. pump out it on a more serious note. if nations believe that they can get the security benefit without providing nato the resources that it needs if they don't live up to their commitments there's a risk that little could become ineffective or obsolete reminded that there's a price to pay for having the us as a partner a message heard loud and clear in the german government chancellor angela merkel expressed profound gratitude as germany marks 30 years since the fall of the ballon will.

at the brandenburg gate commemoration event thank you very much here. on now let's bring in peter craven who's with me here in the studio peter hello to you there's been a lot of speeches today from different political leaders we heard from uncle americal earlier we heard from the german president or what was the central message from political leaders today i think the central message is very much that this was a peaceful revolution that there was no bloodshed and that has been echoed by all the political leaders and people here in germany are indeed rightfully proud of this fact it could of course have been so very different tournaments square in china just a few couple of months earlier and there was at least one prominent east german communist leader who actually applauded what took place there the robust approach of the chinese authorities so that kind of thing was avoided here in germany and that's important because obviously germany had. got a very difficult history with the nazi period and then the east german communist period so a bloodless revo

golden gate park pen nissenter operating agreement. -- golden gate park.nis center operating agreement. >> good morning, commissioners, dana ketcham. i do have a document to put up. thank you. i am here to present a discussion and possible action to authorize the department to enter into an operating agreement with lifetime for the public purpose of operating the golden gate park tennis center and offering tennis programs for a period up to eight years. with terms substantially the term sheet dated october 22, 2019. just a reminder. we are excited the construction on the new tennis center began with a groundbreaking ceremony in april. it is expected to be complete understand the fall of 2020. the new tennis center is 17 tennis court, one pickleball court, court lighting, a sunken court and beautiful new clubhouse including both an area for public use and for tennis learning center, which will continue at the courts serving kids from a variety of areas in the city with tennis and learning. there is also a beautiful garden area and outdoor viewing areas. bac

of the brandenburg gate and we're all waiting. for people over what comes through the wall again not you know the doors or shouting at the strictly come are. going to east german guards came and hose everybody off the wall. on the east berlin side the border guards barricaded the gate against the fast growing crowd of people there. as a recall there was a steel fence in front of the brandenburg gate as you know. all the police officers were behind it of course they tried to end. simulator's but as soon as we got to the barrier the 1st person jumped across the people's police officers grabbed him and tried to hold onto him but there were only 2 of them and we all climbed over one by one. and i mentioned it was. the can you at least i jumped over the steel fence and ripped my right hand then i ran towards the brandenburg gate they called out stop the stretch between the place where the hotel are don't know stands where the barrier was and the brandenburg gate was quite long with a lot of uncommon but then a larger number of people's

fireworks and musical performances were the centerpiece of celebrations at the city's landmark brandenburg gate with thousands joining the party also coming up in our coverage of this historic anniversary sumburgh remembrance of the berlin wall memorial to the victims of cold war division german president frank doltish and my pays tribute to eastern european countries and their role in the events of 989. and in bundesliga football it was a clash of the titans as behind me coast and proceed dortmund to bring you all the action from that game as well as the school. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events took place across the capital with the main celebration at the brandenburg gate earlier german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died under is germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west but the evening began with an iconic conductor leading an iconic concerto before and iconic backdrop. thousands gathered here to c

of the brandenburg gate. all the days almost done the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter at t.w. news or use a hash tag today i'll leave you now with more of the 30 year celebrations of the fall of the berlin wall. ah. 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall on d. w. . little feat you wrote it. to keep passed it on. and he read it to the. job ever 9989. the story behind one of the most remarkable days in recent german history. schabowski is no the night the wall came down. next. in a timeless way discover the palace of bauhaus world starts nov 14th on t.w. .

shares of layens gate surging more than 11 percents. nopg the best day since may.nit added 1.2 million streaming subscribers posting better than expected earnings and revenue. now joined buy michael burns vice chair of lions gate nice to see you again. >> nice to see you as well. >> the earnings report good across the board according to a lot of the analyst on the street the stock you see responding to it up 10%. but it seems the dominant issue at least in the analyst and wall street community is the carriage issue with comcast and what's going on there there is one firm that cut a price target because of the uncertainty surrounding whether or not starz would be on comcast in part of the bundle or would it be an extra surcharge for subscribers? what's the latest there. >> it's a head scratcher for us, melissa. we have been a great supplier to comcast for quite sometime it's a great value proposition that we give them. and ultimately they pass on to subscribers. so it's odd for us that they would be saying we are taking you out of the bundle, put a couple of channel

brandenburg gate and i thank you. and i did 1st is also out and about on the streets about unwelcome. out of more than schloss in the center of the lane and because in this building behind me all the building that stood there before the political events of the 9th of november culminated in a very famous press conference during the day but the political scene in east berlin was very basic busy there was frantic activity there was a put it pro meeting there was a central committee meeting where basically it was decided to lift travel restrictions on the next day the 10th of november and then a man called going to schabowski who was have been the government spokesman only for 3 days was told to go and brief the international press which he then did and there were a couple of misunderstandings there in that press conference and i think we can have a listen to that right now. the east german government is under growing pressure. on the evening of november the 9th party secretary going to shove all ski calls a press confere

so let's go to berlin's of brandenburg gate where today's main celebrations took place and joint chief political editor became a welcome michela so a lot of joy we were seeing there in berlin 30 years ago is that carried over to today. well absolutely i mean you can see behind me that things are wrapping up here brandenburg gate it's getting late but there was a day that was full of commemoration also of those victims those rather serious moments where it wasn't clear whether this would be a peaceful revolution a tall those broken lives both through division but also through reunification but overarching all of that a big celebration a big party down here brandenburg gate he so became the symbol of division but also the symbol of germany growing together again and i'll match your you mentioned there the wall was cut through where you're standing now so how did the gate become this symbol of unity rather than division. but where i'm standing right here that was west berlin you can see brandenburg gate behind me that was already east berlin and it was technically right at the heart of ge

the berlin wall events took place across the capital where the main celebration at the brandenburg gate only german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died under is germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west for the evening's events began with an iconic conductor mating an iconic concerto before an iconic backdrop. thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on the state when violence brandenburg gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed the world. in what was a no man's land between east and west the thousands rushed to the land to climb atop the wall and make history. as the main celebration german president in my hour paid tribute to east germans and others in the east bloc whose peaceful demonstrations led to the fall of the iron curtain here people to carry their legacy into the present. invent via. today when we remember the brave people back then with gratitude. and maybe even tears in our eyes and we can't just sit by and watch as that for wh

guarding the brandenburg gate to highest duty for border guards until november 9th. i can't take it anymore. and i just wanted for once in my life to go through the brandenburg gate to take a look around i just want some the other part of. i've never been over there and i . have no fake on no grandmother no uncles over there do you understand that. i wanted to go through and come back with my head high i love and yet still buy that if you keep going like this we'll never get there why is that so hard to understand. that we have to push did. shoot or deal with her as a person the border guards at the brandenburg gate seem to be waiting for orders only gradually did it become clear that it was all over. simon quite the emotional look back there now 30 years later just walk us through what's planned at the brandenburg gate this weekend. yes on saturday evening the night the november that's the actual anniversary of the fall of the wall of course. they'll be a big get spectacular show here i think you can see the stage just on the other side of the gate behind me they've

to brandenburg gate could be seen from the soviet embassy. of the 1st. we were looking out of the windows. usually empty den linden avenue was filled with people on their way to the brandenburg gate they knew just as much as we did that there was no border crossing at the brandenburg gate but i'm going to pull. none the less people from west berlin were flocking to the brandenburg gate ignoring police warnings. of the brander again we're all waiting. for people to literally come through a wall they have not been through for the last 4 shouting ever strictly come are. going to east german guards came and told everybody. off the wall here. on the east berlin side the border guards barricaded the gate against the fast growing crowd of people there. for the one board as a recall there was a steel fence in front of the brandenburg gate. to the border police officers were behind it of course they tried to intimidate us but as soon as we got to the barrier the 1st person jumped across the people's police officers grabbed him and tried to hold onto him but there

. >>> it looks like the golden gate in the bay bridge have a live look at the golden gate bridge, very foggy other, limited visibility with advisory for the golden gate we are seeing reports a crash north of here is you had to the robin williams, six cars involved in the accident possibly with one lane blocked. because of the crash on the southbound side of the 101 heading to the gate, here's a look at the bay bridge, foxing overhead once you get onto the upper deck heading into san francisco, advisory is issued there as well, coming up the east shore freeway on of hercules as you work your way through drive times starting to build 21 minutes highway 4 for the maison east shore freeway, the westbound 583 also your drive times 101 minutes. just over an hour and a half for the 680, the crash westbound still blocking two lanes with damage done. >>> happening today, the campaign 2019, bay area voters casting their ballots in san francisco, police officer association under attack for support of one of the four candidates for the city district attorney position. jackie ward is live in san fr

30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall we're at the santa celebrations landmark brandenburg gate a giant installation carries the hopes and dreams of $30000.00 people worldwide written on colored repose. but now i've been on all sides of data but much of dhaka germany's history the night of broken glass nationwide by eve of attacks on jewish people and property and not in 38 that marked the start of widescale nazi persecution of jewish people. a math anyhow and welcome to the program the german capital is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall celebrations and commemorations have got underway at the brandenburg gate once the symbol of germany's division into east and west. political correspondent simon young has been taking a look at preparations for saturday's festivities at the brandenburg gate is the centerpiece of these celebrations marking 30 years since the fall. all of the berlin wall the brandenburg gate that stood back then in 1989 in the death zone between east and west where nobody could cross and this is of course a commemoration of history and

do you know what this gate represents. no not really. do you know where the berlin wall was most here that's what it's my guess that it was the around here do you know where the wall ran. back there behind the gate there's a line on the ground. be so i've been there i like it we're all we know in east or west berlin or in the lloyd. i mean here. in the west in the east yes the east. you know what the brandenburg gate stands for no no i just got here it's my 1st time here i actually do not know. a couple start it's a symbol of germany's reunification so. exactly i'm very good. now it's not about my travel experiences but about yours send in your holiday videos and they might end up as a female here on the show this week's video is by settlement hour from philadelphia seth has been on a tricking trip to norway fantastic pictures of your mountains and waterfalls. now on my tour along the berlin wall trail i for rifa took stock lots here you can see a couple of sections of the original berlin wall during germany's division the area was a vas

at the center of celebrations the landmark brandenburg gate and john installation carries the hopes and dreams of 30000 people worldwide written on colored ribbons. but november the 9th is also the date of about just dhaka in germany history the night of broken glass the nation wide life of attacks on jewish people and property not in 38 that the stock have widescale nazi persecution of jewish people. a method he held welcome to the program. the german capital is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. celebrations and commemorations have got underway at the brandenburg gate once the symbol of germany's division into east and west they don't leave political correspondent simon young has been taking a look at preparations for saturday's festivities. the brandenburg gate is the centerpiece of these celebrations marking 30 years since the fall of the berlijn wall the brandenburg gate that stood back then in 1909 in the death zone between east and west where nobody could cross and this is of course a commemoration of history and the sadness is that go with that but al

the brandenburg gate is the centerpiece of these celebrations marking 30 years. the fall of the berlin wall the brandenburg gate that stood back then in 1909 in the death zone between east and west where nobody could cross and this is of course a commemoration of history and the sadness is that go with that but also of hope for the future above me you can see these colorful cloud of freedom as it's called 30000 strips of paper with people's hopes for the future written on them and they've suspended them here in this colorful art installation one of the many creative ideas that to berlin is have come up with to celebrate this anniversary and tonight despite the rain there are still plenty of tourists in berlin as you've come down here to the brandenburg gate to have a look at what's going on to share their stories with each other and to sort of enjoy this atmosphere of street party and that we're seeing you can see the brandenburg gate behind me and in front of it the stage where on saturday evening evening the night that november will be the big garlow show with

you can see the fog rolling in across the golden gate.k about what to expect through the afternoon with our above average daytime highs. i'll let you know how long that will last coming up. >> a mary, thank you. 5:44 now. the oscars of science and the best of hollywood and silicon valley. the breakthrough prize awards yesterday. it is founded by russian billionaire. it recognizes the top scientists in life sciences, physics and math. at $3 million each, the most generous science prize in the world. >> well, some of it ware putting into -- ware generate ag little frust foundation and some of that money will be used for are really idfied molecules and cells that produce pain cen steaks in producing chili peppers. >> jeffrey chin, he beat out thousands in a video competition winning a $25o,000 scholarship. he want toss attend stanford. >> now the former give nor of california is back on top of the box office. >>> why do you care what happens to her? abuse i was her. >> the sixth installment of the terminator franchise brought in 29 million d

and musical performances were the centerpiece of celebrations at the city's landmark traveling bird gate with thousands to joining the party also coming up even morales calls it a coup bolivia's in basle president says and he democratic groups are trying to oppose him as police change sides and join in the protests. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events took place across the capital with the main celebration at the brandenburg gate earlier german chancellor angela merkel and her your other european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died on the east germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west but the evening began with an iconic conductor lading an iconic concerto before and i connick backdrop. thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago in the state when berlin sprang number gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed the world. in what was a no man's land between east and west the thousands rushed to the la

pretty good there but not evewhere we're still seeing some of that fog, moving through the golden gate bridgerea. parts of san francisco and of course hugging abt half moon bay coast. but everywhere else we're really fog free visibility is great this morning and it's going to remain pretty much that way throughout the entire day today just mainly sticking with us some of those communities along the coast. but that's about it. will see a little bit of cloud cover. this afternoon but a whole lot of sunine to enjoy a light offshore flow that's what we're ing to be seeing throughout the day today that's eping those temperatus. a little bit warmer than normal for this time of year and it's keeping all that fog whey from the bay area mostly at the coastand offshore so just keep that in mind temperatures and sunshine a little above averagfor this time of year 40's and out the door right now even some w 60's like in fremont you're at 61 deees, waking up with us in downtown san jose at 54 50 degrees in ncord 53 in oakland right now here at 52 currently in downtown san francisco. afternoon highs

anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall we go to the city's most symbolic landmark to plan the bird gate it's the center of this week's celebrations a giant installation carrying the hopes and dreams of $30000.00 berliners written on tall earth rhythms also coming up america's top diplomat says nato must evolve or risk becoming obsolete mike failed met with the german chancellor during his. commemoration of me. also on the show dying for democracy a vigil in hong kong for an anti-government demonstrators 22 year old perished after falling from a building it was the 1st student to die since the start of the campaign to avoid them all for seeing the territory activists say they will escalate their protests. i'm called aspen welcome to the program here in berlin the city is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall our special coverage tonight starts of course at the brandenburg gate once the of pity me of germany's division between east and west but tonight and tomorrow it's at the center of celebrations and commemoration. it's political correspondent simon young was ea

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and it was said that the gate had been smashed open.onfesses that he said that the liverpool fans had broken in. it wasn't true. the history of hillsborough has hung heavily over proceedings here at preston crown court. families and campaigners, who have listened to countless legal deliberations over the years, have found it hard to do so again. duckenfield was charged with the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 people. but it's widely known that 96 fans died as a result of that day. under the law at the time, he couldn't be prosecuted for the manslaughter of tony bland, as he died more than a year and a day after the disaster. only three of those bereaved by the disaster gave evidence. barry devonside recalled how he witnessed the crush that led to the death of his 18—year—old son christopher. dolores steele compared the scene that unfolded to a battleground, and told how her husband had to identify the body of their 15—year—old son, philip. jenni hicks, who lost both her teenage daughters, sarah and victoria, sat and listened as her

limited visibility for the golden gate bridge. drive time is 50 minutes. right here, you see lots of dense fog. >>> let's go live to the white house in washington, d.c., this morning. by now, you probably heard that impeachment hearings are starting tomorrow. president trump just tweeted about an hour ago saying that he is going to be releasing the transcript of his first phone call with the ukrainian president by the end of the week. now, in the meantime, we are learning from a top defense department official who said that even the pentagon was left in the dark when the president suddenly froze military aid to ukraine this summer wondering how that could be done in a legal fashion. that is according to new transcripts. taking a live look right now at capitol hill, first in the hearings that will start tomorrow, we'll be hearing from the u.s. acting ambassador to ukraine and, according to adam schiff who is in charge of the house intelligence committee, we will not hear from the whistle blower because that would put that person's safety in doubt. >>> and t

we hope golden gate park will facilitate that here. whoever is responsible thank you for re-surfacing all of the courts. i came back to a tough city but all of the tennis courts are fixed. that is great. thank you. >> any other public comment on this item? come forward, please. >> this is one of the highlight times, i think it is supposed to be, public and private relationships. all of you have been working on it for a long time. you all deserve a good pat on the back if you would accept one. i am trying to say i am proactive. i looked at this program. i couldn't find gray dots that you don't have to pay for. there are a lot of orange and green dots. good job, dana and dana. i hope you continue to get along. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioners. >> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor. >> aye. >> so moved. congratulations to all. [applause] >> we are on item 8. strategic plan update. >> i am sure the tennis people don't want to hear this. we will give you two

very close to golden gate park. i didn't know anyone. i was going to school and i found a wall to hit on, and i hit and hit and hit. people about my age now came over and said, you have a nice for hand. they didn't say anything about the backhand. would you like to comply with us? from that point on i had a family which included jobs, $15t is long gone, but fast forward to when i moved in and out of the city a lot. i am third generation. when i was about 40 i was offered a job as a summer camp counselor at the park, and it was the great thrill of my life. it made me realize my calls is to work where kids, particularly 7-year-olds, because i sort of act like a 7-year-old. i still believe in santa. anyway that was the beginning of my career in tennis. when i was about 34, i became a certified pro. mostly i worked with economically challenged youth and now, i have my own company call maverick tennis named after my dog who grew up here. we habilitate tennis courts, particularly in areas that have been red lined. you can ask elizabeth warn wh

liking north covering the golden gate bridge this morning. check out the temperatures. 50 in concord. oakland and san jose at 52. 50 in san francisco. mid-40s for santa rosa. visibility just dropped. half moon bay down to 0 for the visibility now. dense fog along the coast as well as right through the golden gate bridge gap and parts of the bay. otherwise mostly cloudy skies for many of us. >> parts of the bay, cooler. but still above average for this time of year. mostly cloudy skies as we head through our day today. cloudy and cooler for your thursday and morning drizzle possible tomorrow. that ridge of high pressure giving way and starting to break down on the weekend a bit. we're tracking a weather system to our north. that is ushering in that onshore flow. clouds and cooler temperatures. atway go through hour by hour, 4:00 p.m., we're looking at a cloudy afternoon. there were go with tomorrow with a few showers, sprinkles, drizzle for tomorrow morning. way east through tomorrow afternoon looking at mostly cloudy skies. so if we pick up a

fireworks and musical performances form the centerpiece of celebrations up the city's iconic brandenburg gate with thousands joining the party and they're also coming up in our coverage of this historic how diverse rich somebody member of the berlin wall memorial for the victims of cold war division german president bush done my pays tribute to eastern european countries and their role in the events of $989.00. and of course we'll look back at that historic night 30 years ago the events that led to the fall of the. welcome to the program germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the burden war events took place across the capital with a main celebration at the brandenburg gate german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremony so remember those who died on the east germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west this evening's events began with an iconic conductor leaving an iconic concerto in front of an iconic backdrop. thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on this date when violence

anniversary of the full of the berlin wall because of the city's most symbolic landmark the brandenburg gate it's the center of this week's celebrations a giant installation carries the hopes and dreams of 30000 berliners written on colored ribbons. and verges inspiring him to the polls in the 4th general election in his many years at it seems unlikely that the snap but will resolve the deadlock that is don't the country's pop. i'm anthony how it welcome to the program for my brazilian president louis ignatius lula da silva has been released from prison and could achieve the leftist populist politician was welcomed by a crowd of cheering supporters his release was ordered by a judge after brazil's supreme court ruled that defendants who are still appealing convictions could be free to leave his job on corruption charges in april last year he's denied wrongdoing and appealed the verdict. well for more i'm joined by journalist dom phillips in rio de janeiro dumb little was sentenced to 12 years behind bars has he's release come as a surprise and what does this now mean for the opposition. hasn

that is with completion of the south gate road project. with the infrastructure we need and to get everything lined up in terms of transit service, that is what we are targeting. that completes my presentation. i am available for questions. >> thank you for this presentation. i know the commissioners have a lot of questions for you. next time please let's have a breakdown of some of the funding sources. i know you identify the state, the actual amount would be great, you know, for future analysis to see how we are getting out. that would be great. then for the san francisco-bound pedestrian, you mentioned you are engaging with the m.t.c. so for this particular project, the m.t.c. will be -- there will be other funding sources or just california? >> it is one of the entities to obtain funding not only from the improvements for south gate but for the bicycle pedestrian path is a great project to compete and we have positive support for the bicycle coalition as well as working with us with the treasurtreasure island pricing. that is one of th