a gateway city. what does that mean? y that is predominantly a 24/7 city that is dominated by a well- educated diverse workforce. gateway cities across the country are typically washington.c., manhattan, san francisco, los angeles boston, cities like that that are very attractive from an investment point of view that our gateways into the united state and gateways into education and job creation. it i is not to suggest t that otother cities arere not g good investments -- >> in the washington aa. gentmen, thank you for joining us. up next, our number of the week. 43.8. how did this small colorado town get through tough economic times? freight rail. it attracted large companies, like vestas. we built four factories to make turbine blades towers, and generators. creating over seventeen hundred jobsbs. then suppliers, stores more companies followed, creating more jobs. economists call that the ripple effect. i call it the freight rail effect. freight rail connects every corner of america, bringing jobs and economic growth al

the constituents in the city and county are very savvy, savvy computer users. san francisco is a gateway to silicon valley. for the constituents within the city and kept -- so the constituents demand more change, more availability, more accessibility. so while the public sector is renowned for being slow and moving slow, slow to adopt the change and slow to implement change, the constituents of the city and county of san francisco demanded more. we had to be able to deliver services in a speedier manner and more cost effective manner, while still embracing many of the legacy systems and staff and processes throughout the city. san francisco is a very unique city in terms of we embrace history. we embrace legacy. we embrace our cable cars. we embrace our wonderful victorians that we have here, our history is very important to us, that legacy. but we also do a complete 180. we have awareness of technology. so many technological advantages started here. we have to embrace that as a city. so why do we leverage cloud? one, obviously, from an economical position. a second, because we are able

the confederacy's leading port and largest city and the gateway to the artery that carried much of the south's life blood, the mississippi river. after considerable effort he got his fleet of 21 steam sloops and gun boats across the bar, his southwest pass of the mississippi where it emptyiniie into the gulf of mexico in march, 1862. they were supported by 20 schooners modified and strengthened to carry a mortar to fire at two forts flanking the mississippi, forts jackson and st. phillipe. tonight these forts mounted 126 big sea coast guns, most of them bearing on the river to try to blow out of the water any fleet attempting to come up the river. in addition the confederates have put together a fleet of eight gun boats from river steam boats, one small iron clad and another large but uncompleted iron clad, the css louisiana which had its guns in place but didn't have the engines in working order so it was anchored near the forts as a floating battery. the fleet was supported by an army of 15,000 union soldiers commanded by major general benjamin butler, probably not much of a military

the confederacy's leading port and largest city and the gateway to the artery that carried much of the south's lifeblood, the mississippi river. after considerable effort, farragut got his sleet of 21 swoops and gun boats across the bar of the southwest pass of the mississippi where it empties into the gulf of mexico in march 1862. they were supported by 20 schooners who had been modified and strengthened to carry a 13-inch mortar to bombard the defenses at two flanking the mississippi 70 miles below in new orleans. ft. s jackson. together, they mounted guns, most of them bearing on the river, to try to blow out of the water any fleet attempting to come up the river. in addition, the confederates had put together a fleet of eight gunboats converted from river steam boats. one iron-clad "css onassis" and another who turned its engines so it was anchored near the forts as a floating banter. the fleet was surrounded by an army of soldiers commanded by major benjamin butler, probably not much of a military assets for the union effort. and indeed, the public expected the navy to do the heav

below lies gibraltar, the gateway to the mediterranean, a price city fought over four centuries. now, a modern-day tussle is taking place way out there under the waves. five years ago, an american salvage crew from odyssey marine exploration discovered a vast portion of the ocean floor. using remote-controlled underwater vehicles, they brought 600,000 gold and silver coins to the surface. it was the beginning of a bitter legal dispute over the rightful owner of the treasure. he is fighting what he calls modern pirates. he says the coins were on a spanish galleon and rightfully belonged to spain, not to treasure hunters. >> odyssey surged out there for years. they had permission. but spanish authorities had no idea what they were looking for and what they found. there just were not any laws. >> for years, he followed odyssey's search vessel. he documented its movements, approving it was not searching in the atlantic, as the crew claimed. he also pinpointed the precise coordinates of the discovery, but he could not prevent odyssey covertly transporting the coins back to its base in

cities became gateways for the international business. internationally it is still larger than gps which a lot of people don't realize. thank you very much for coming. appreciate it. >> this event was hosted by the book people book store in austin, texas. visit bookpeople.com. here's a look at a number of books being released this week. >> look for these titles in bookstore this weekend what the authors in the near future on booktv. up next on booktv, morris berman 11 talks about that -- mr. berman argues self-interest trumping the common good has led the uss trey. this is just over an hour. >> okay. guess we are ready to roll. thank you for coming. i never know how many are going to attend. i have gone to the point that i consider success -- that came out of a book tour i did in 2006 and is a favorite of mine. i was booked into a bookstore in philadelphia and three people showed up and one of them fell asleep during a talk and i was ready to start snoring more fall out of the chair and happily that was not recorded by c-span. worst part

>>as a gateway to the world of possibilities. (vo)juarez was a city on the rise. >>ciudad juarez opens its arms to men and woman who come in search of opportunities. (vo)but after the economic downturn in the u.s. in 2001, more than 100,000 people in juarez lost their jobs. even more jobs were lost in 2006, when more than ten thousand companies shuttered their doors after the drug war violence erupted. once a bustling tourist destination for americans, today downtown juarez is a virtual ghost town. we went to see the man charged with pulling juarez back from the brink of collapse, mayor hector murguia. i wanted to ask him what he thought about the violence drugs, and guns that have turned his city into the murder capital of the world. (vo)to see where the drug cartels are finding so many young men willing to fight and die for them, we headed deep into the teeming colonias around juarez, where young men find themselves with virtually no opportunities for work at all and a temptation to join the criminal gangs rising up all around them. >>what is it about growing up

city college. through the diversity of our people and geographic locations on the pacific, san francisco is uniquely positioned to be the preeminent gateway for goods and visitors from latin america and beyond. growing our international trade and tourism generates jobs for san franciscans at home and abroad. with organizations like sfmade, from bike messenger bags to ceramic tiles, a new market is being created around the world for local goods made right here in san francisco. [applause] clearly, i can go on and on about jobs. i will. jobs will remain the top priority of the administration. you should care about jobs, the economy, and innovation. if you care about muni, like i do, you should care about jobs, our community, and innovation. whether it is parks, health care, the arts, public safety, the environment, where schools, our ability is directly connected to giving every family the ability of a paycheck and willingness to embrace innovation. through all of this, we are partnering with a new generation of community oriented business people, joining a long time neighborhood and community activists to help san francisco realize its goa

city. it received countless people into the new world. through war and peace, it has been our gateway to the atlantic and beyond and we intend to keep that gate open and welcoming the world and its commerce. this is not only good for pennsylvania. it is good for the region and the nation. so i have worked with the congressional delegation, both democrat and republican alike, to send a message to the obama administration, release the additional money to complete this crucial economic development project. judging from today's news, it looks like we succeeded. [ applause ] but let us not stop there. let us not stop there. let us keep the pressure on washington. to help us complete the entire channel. let us not think that we have the entire amount at this point. we must keep the pressure up. democrat, republicans, here in this house together the know that this port has to wibe completed for the entire state of pennsylvania. [ applause ] and thanks to an innovative partnership, the giant shipbuilder is currently constructing two tankers, and because of that, exxon mobile has ordered two o

deputy mayor stated, and i quote, energy demand in new york city is increasing and will continue to grow. so getting this gateway project done as deputy mayor said is a major effort that includes the private sector, the city, the state and the federal government. this pipeline will pass underneath both gateway's beach in queens and jamaica bay to the meter station located at floyd benity field in brooklyn where it will then interconnect in the local natural gas distribution system serving the communities in and around my district. the pipeline project authorized in h.r. 2606 will help the park service in the face of severe fiscal constraints by authorizing the m.p.s. to enter into a lease allowing the gateway pipeline project to meter and regulator station inside one of the hangar buildings. the meter station is basically a secure building into a building with the hangar building's exterior being restored to its original condition coupled with a lease payment that we expect m.p.s. to put towards restoration of other hangar buildings for multipurpose park use. more important is the fact that the gateway pipeline

ellicott city a nice sunset to finish the day here, as the sun goes down on a fairly clear sky and kent island showing a great view the bay bridge and i tell you the gateway to the eastern shore showing clear skies and calm waters on the bay today. how long can it hold up in february? not that long. at least in terms of active weather. the radar is clear tonight. we know in to the day tomorrow that will change. cold temperatures tonight will bounce back up tomorrow, close to 50, as this comes in we have little concern of any type of winter weather. highs in the mid50s. tomorrow maybe five degrees cooler but we will not see nearly the sun, maybe a peek or two and this next rain maker getting its act together out to the best will continue to track across. heavy rains, western, kentucky, western tennessee, it's the thursday rain maker replacing dry, high pressure as we work in to the day tomorrow. the air at the surface is still crime we may not see that at ground level. probably virga. rain evaporating on its way down. i think as we go past lunch the rain will hit the ground. you can see as we work toward 2:00 tomorrow afternoon, at least the first lines of