debate that we have today before us are really more focused presentations of what happens in a global city when we have very few jobs available, very few good paying jobs, and where people want to spend a premium on information and not on the bricks and mortar thing that bill they help the economy. in that context, -- we are in an economy that its people's needs for jobs against their need for housing, to be guaranteed against displacement. this is just representative of how hard it is to navigate these things when we have an economy that gives us so few choices. that said, i believe, taking our experience, fighting in the mission, we are aware that companies like twitter come and go. we remember bigstep.com. they took out a lot of nonprofits at 21st and mission. we remember these types of economies are fickle. in order for anything like this to even be considered, we need a comprehensive anti-displacement policy and strategy is based on reducing the amount of just causes for evictions in the areas that are being hyper developed. that can even extend to future developments like cpmc. we ne

so it's a global city what do you do? sites have traveled many places and of course to me the key is china. that is the key in regards to our relation and how is that going to grow? to me it is vitally important. that is why we are teaching mandarin chinese and that is why we have brought together many forms. we had forums for chinese cities and mayors in chicago. we recently had u.s. eric mayors conference both in chicago, amman jordan and casablanca morocco. we had conferences for all the south america, central america and mexico canada and the united states. bringing mayors together talking about the same issues how we can work together in best practices. our global forum. we have over 28 sister cities. historically based on immigration. that was historical the wave of germans and swedes and the way eastern europeans and in turn the wave of chinese and mexicans. we had different way so historically sister cities and now we are doing business sister cities and relationship of not just our city but the metropolitan area.

more than 1000 cities tried out a global said that kansas city, kansas offered the opportunity to build more efficiently. company leaders say the new service called "fiber for communties" will be 100 times faster than broadband access. >>> the adp employment report said 200,000 private sector jobs were created this month. analysts pointed to strong gains in small business in manufacturing as more evidence of an economic turnaround. that news helped wall street as every section in the snp 500 finish higher. the dow gained 71 points, the nasdaq rose 17. >>> david stevenson reports on some cutbacks in the san francisco's iconic castro theatre. >> reporter: people come from thousands of miles away to enjoy the castro theater before the month of april the 89-year- old theater is cutting back. the silver screen went dark three days this month and next month it will close every monday and tuesday. >> in terms of the program, ticket sales are definitely declining because people can rent movies and they do not have to come to the theater. >> reporter: the owners say is in the black but the sched

the cause, we are a global city. you have to know the language, culture, tradition, and the history of those countries. that is very important for business to understand not only here in chicago but drop the world that you are training and educating young people for global jobs. global jobs here and around the world. we are not an isolated country anymore. technology is changing. it was not the cia the military the secretary of state, but the technology and all the sudden it changed the whole wave of independence and freedom in this country's. that is why it is so important. to me, our schools have to produce graduates who have completed courses and compete with other students around the world. we have many programs and we send students to china, india the middle east continually. we have programs with them on a daily basis with technology. we listen to their concerns about how long they go to school, what they want to be in life, and that is part of being a global cities. our city became a model for reform but refor

we got a lot of rain in 12 hours. >>> san francisco is poised to become a global financial hot spot. the city by the bay is in the top 25 list of financial hot spots. by the year 2025 san francisco's gross domestic product could reach 12 hadn't $5 billion. san francisco is poised to become one of the fastest growing economies for metro uponnal u.s. cities. >>> the report that lay offs are slowing pushed stocks higher today. the dow gained 84.5 points, the nasdaq increased by zero. >>> a bill to require skiers to wear a helmet will go before the full state senate next week. yee says half of ski injuries may be avoided if the helmet law passed. >>> and we learned that ross will miss the first game. meanwhile today a's named trevor as the opening pitcher. check out this shot by kevin. that's a home run in any park. the a's beat the diamondbacks 15-7 today. >>> today tony stewart turned zoo keeper. stewart fed oz. he eats 250-pound of food a way. tony knows as stock car racing, working around an elephant is a matter of inches. >> it's the little things that mean a lot. when it comes to how far yo

global investing company has funded a new investment funds the city global two worth several hundred million dollars was formed in conjunction with fellow russian branding i'll show a small note that is mainly funded by western investment funds a new operation will focus on attracting foreign investors and has already put money into social shopping side groupon and is purchasing five percent of the music side it's quite a fight for fifteen million dollars. it's all the business news for now for more join us in the about fifty minutes time. is. to the. wealthy british soil it's a small town to the subscribers on your guard. down.

city. what david rockefeller saw -- he was one of the first to articulate was that a global economy depends on a great world city that has deep and diverse talent, and excellent transportation system and is connected to the world that has an excellent communication system. david rockefeller knew it was in his self-interest to build a great city. bloomberg is the alternate example of somebody who is a great international business person who is demonstrating great leadership of new york city and has broad all sorts of magness for attracting business interests to the city. we have got flourishing research and development activities going on. one private equity firm did the analysis and said the j.p. morgan chase has more it professionals than microsoft. people don't think as new york city as a tech center but mayor bloomberg has helped articulate that we are at the forefront of the next generation economy. we are much more and increasingly technology center. >> there is another world you are involved in called the new york fed. how did you become a member of that board? >> the federal reserve

global climate change. more mitigation, less adaption, less suffering. this city decided a number of years ago after the united states did the obvious and that was decided not to participate in the kyoto accords to go further, as ryan was just mentioning, as kyoto would have required the united states. we want to roll back our co2 emissions 20 percent from 1990 standards. the challenge is how do you do it. we have mayors saying, well, we've done it. what's the methodology where you determine where you were and now where you are and i realize we're not that sophisticated in terms of really aggregating that information, registering that information and really, indeed, knowing how much we have accomplished. we are anecdotally but we recognize even in san francisco that we were having a difficult time determining how far along we were on this path. that's why we have become the first city in the state and we're very proud of the leadership now in the state and i say leadership now in the state, not leadership 5 years ago, but now in the state on these issues, by becom

city. i think what david rockefeller saw in my mind he was one of the first to articulate was that a global economy, international business depends on a great world city. that has deep and diverse pool and has an excellent transportation system and connected to the world. and has an communication system. and david rockefeller saw that and wanted to commit, and knew it was in business self-interest to build a great city. and mike bloomberg is the ultimate example of a great international leader and has brought all sorts of interests. has been a magnet for attracting business interest in commitments to the city, philanthropic and engagements with the city and public education as well as university education. we have flourishing research & development activities. and glenn hutchins who is a noted venture capitalist or priority equity firm. did the analysis and said that the j p. morgan chase has more i.t. than microsoft. people don't think of new york as a center but we are at the forefront of the next center, we are much more increasing in r & d and technology center. >> there is another worl

the ranking was based on how much influence the city can have beyond its own borders and its ability to manage the globaln. just last week and happy to say newsweek magazine published a positive assessment of the city and its chicago steps out and i quote, let me quote a few lines because i think this peace activity captures the spirit of chicago, and i quote, there's no talk about any more about being the second city. chicago is not only the city that works but also an exciting city in which all these literary world's sean and. chicago has lately become to see itself as a place whose inherent funniness can now embrace all sorts of improbable conventions and behavior. there is self-confidence and upbeat ceilings and the success. end of quote. they figured out the fashion industry the food and music. but also they made a special point about why the technical company had been in chicago and not somewhere else and the story said why didn't they start up in silicon valley? for the same reason facebook started at harvard both needed a local population of young people, not a community of cyber nerds or venture

while g seven finance ministers will meet on thursday to discuss how to deal with the global markets when the city alice expect ministers to give the plan to go ahead to intervene in currency markets steady earlier this week to grand central bank injected two hundred eighty four billion dollars in order to stabilize the country's financial markets which have been hit by a massive selloff move now to the stock markets in asia then take a raise some of the post gave this on wednesday and closed down one point four percent shares in japan and elsewhere in asia dropped after u.s. officials said the risk of a catastrophic radiation leak from france earthquake stricken nuclear plant was rising saying and down one point three percent european stocks are regaining some of the losses incurred in previous sessions and the so-called drive of the market is the notion that g seven will corporates to help ease the market's emergency meeting of global central bankers and finance ministers is to look for tomorrow among the stocks currently enjoying the rebound our royal dutch shell and high oil prices. which are

insurance firms meanwhile g seven finance ministers will meet on to discuss how to deal with global markets for the city as expect ministers to give the go ahead to intervene in currency markets to steady the earlier this week japan's central bank injected two hundred eighty four billion dollars in order to stabilize the country's financial markets which have been hit by a massive south so you look at these markets now the nikkei raised some of the post great gains as saw on wednesday and closed down one point four percent in first day session hong kong's hang sank close almost two percent down now tepco says it's seemingly succeeded with delivering water to cool down reactor number three but because she's a plant and this is fueling hopes that a catastrophe could be averted therefore we're seeing a positive move on the u.s. markets there are also boosted by a drop in jobless claims for the first week in the last four which fortified investor confidence even more it was a dow one point one the nasdaq up one point for european stocks regaining some of the losses also encouraged in previous sessions analy

we have people moving into the valley because they want a city with great transportation. our globalarming exhibit is a national model for teacher education. we had some amazing opportunities. we are trying to make a premier entertainment area. we went to the restaurants and the art galleries. oakland is ready for business. we are well-positioned. i told the luncheon in oakland a couple months ago that we will be restructuring our insistence on economic development. basically, and good investments downtown and regional infrastructure. this is a major -- in the mayor's office. we are looking at ranges from two-five years. we are doing very well with stimulus brands. we expect to see major industries. they can get 90% paid for. we can have a concierge service. we will take some with the forms to you, fill out those forms, and find and architect and construction company if you want. clearly, oakland has become the home to major new cream companies. they are now leading a cluster of about half of the software companies. pandora it is on my iphone. we are developing a cultural climate of

immediately to be very good athlete hearing green screen and in large parts of it happen till city where it will be global and i people waiting in flags cheering it up to its name if it is a possibility and he said no winners and some of the supporters are being paid by the gadhafi regime whether that's true or not it can be tonight. so are the largest markets morgan city. policy there live for us in tripoli thanks very much for that report. asia times correspondent pepe escobar says the majority of the media coverage is in reflecting how the e.u. and u.s. leaders might be involved in forming a new libyan government. they don't know what kind of well positioned knight. if they can use their peers because in this league we rated. you fly an absolutely everybody from a progressive lawyer secular you go to islamist nuclear to your local science so nobody knows what who knew it was going to be. in the minds of the people deciding stealthily washington in brussels and london or paris ok if we go all there we propped up the next government will be in charge of the north in africa will be close to egypt in close

while it's true globalization and new technologies caused the garment industry to disappear from new york city, they didn't eliminate good fashion ideas or the value to creating new images in new york because, after all, you can now sell them on the other side of the planet and produce them on the other side of the planet and take advantage of all the opportunities 234 a more -- in a more globalized world, but taking advantage of that requires innovation. we get smart by being around other smart people. now, things didn't always look so bright in new york city. when i was a kid growing up here in the 1970s, it looked as if not just the president ford, but history itself was telling new york to drop dead. the city seems mired in crime and disorder. the climate of that garment industry felt it left the city essentially unmourned. know, that situation -- now, that situation was not on usual for new york. they were going through a process of deindustrialization. it was common for all of america's older cities. one of the themes for the book is that the american dream doesn't have to lie behind a w

global destination. it is in the leisure and tourist market and is competing with a lot of cities around the world that now offer far richer menus in electronic and night life than we currently provide. san francisco is the gateway to the international electronica community and the burning and community -- burning man community. raves are an important economic development tool for our city. new york, paris, munich -- everyone loves dance music. we have to make sure we retain an electronic music scene that is transcendent in the city of st. francis. >> my name is kevin collins. i am representing students from sensible drug policy, san jose. i started raving in october 2007 with a rave down in l.a. i am here because as many people said we find ourselves in these events. i worry, being part of the harm reduction idea of students for a sensible drug policy, that by pushing these underground what we are really going to do is fostered a -- foster an unsafe environment. there will not be emts. parents will have difficulty finding their children because we will not know where they are. we will not know how to make

global fighters have now been pushed back to the city of ras lanuf we are hearing that this is strategically important oil city as the only in the hands of the duffys men now there are numerous reasons being bandied about as to why the rebels are being forced to retreat and retreat so quickly part of that is because gadhafi forces are simply based organize they better trained or they have bits of leadership and this is posing some real dilemmas to the international community in terms of what it should do next when it's becoming increasingly clear that these airstrikes are not that successful while the government here in tripoli is insisting as it has done since these coalition air strikes began that the number of civilians continues to climb and that it hovers some way more than one hundred now we do know that they were secondary explosions because in the town of ms-dos which is about two hundred kilometers to the south of tripoli they were close at an ammunitions dump that was hit in those coalition air strikes we were in there was a group of foreign journalists and we saw damage to the hos

city evacuates, but some are held back by destiny, or duty. we're in japan with the incredible story of what it's like to be stranded in a nuclear ghost town. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 24th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. there are indications there could be more huge and potentially bloody uprising in yemen and syria tomorrow, but as for the current revolution in libya, tonight brought news that the u.s. will hand over command to nato to enforce that no-fly sewn. but questions remain. what is the american role going forward. with gadhafi's air force now sm smoldering, what do we do now? martha rad dad went looking for answers with an exclusive interview for tonight's "target libya" report. >> reporter: the man asleep here, miles above the mediterranean sea, is general carter ham. he, and most of his staff, passed out upright, somewhere off the libyan coast. we're in an osprey, the marine corps craft that's part helicopter, part airplane. it's not comfortable. but the commander of all forces deployed for operation odyssey dawn catches a nap whe

global importance like rudolph moody. to many first time rushing this is his love story with this magnificent city has just begun many wonder the streets of paris like the chandeliers and here and taken a. brest taking sides just like the predecessors from russia did centuries ago and there's more to sit exchanged an understanding of the two cultures continues let's hope the future relationship between russia and france will only flourish well unfortunately that's all that's how we how i'll see you get the same time next week so that for me and the rest of the crew of the outfits we're all for the beautiful city of paris but out. of. which brighton if you move from phones to impressions. means phones don't totty don't come. the stock. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy. there are no holds barred global financial headlines. today. the first thing these are the images. from the streets of canada. today. look. forces. continue with hundreds of thousands fleeing the conflict stricken country. russia's top general says the coalition strikes on libya have brought no results and the ground troops will s

city of 22 million people or thereabouts. home ownership rates which are are in the range of 20 percent - extremely low by global standards - a rapidly developing economy, and a land-locked island city 456 square kilometres in area - one-fourth of what the new york metropolitan region has for example, but four times the people. so all these factors put together contribute to a very real demand - continues demand for all sorts of real estate. >>reporter: and buyers are lapping up developments as soon as they are announced. vijay srirangan has invested half a million dollars in an apartment in this building complex in a mumbai suburb. even though it won't be ready till 2013. >>srirangan: they've got gardens, specialized gardens planned. they've got the usual clubhouse, they've got tennis courts that are planned, other games facilities are in place, children's park. several of those features, the ability to walk around inside the complex - as you grow older that's an important element - all of these add up to making this premium, exciting, and worth spending on as far as i'm concerned. >>reporter: the world's tallest residential

global importance like rudolf moody is. to many first time russian visits his love story with this magnificent city has just begun many wonder the streets of paris like the chandeliers and here and taking a breath taking sides just like the predecessors from russia did centuries ago and there's more to seek a change and understanding of the two cultures continues let's hope the future relationship between russia and france will only flourish well unfortunately that's all that's how we have i'll see you get at the same time next week so that for me and the rest of the crew of the out detail for the beautiful city of paris about. well. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. wealthy british style. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max conjure for a no holds barred look about lobel financial headlines and tune into a report. download the official placation q i phone on pod touch from the i choose ops to. life on the go. video on demand. broadcasts and feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. fifty. fifty. five. in india.

is you know with the global reach see where are we heading state controlled capital city school. when nobody dares to ask we do our t. question more. a charmer over here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. now each year the u.s. gives more than forty million dollars to usa id this in hopes of spreading democracy abroad but the government really know where that money is going to the case of the american contractor who's been convicted of working to destabilize cuba's government joining me now for more on the story is lewis rimbaud he's a director of communications and human american alliance education fund thank you so much for joining us now let's talk about this case alan gross right american citizen a contractor contractor with u.s. eighty funding six years old he goes over to cuba a bunch of times on our tourist visa bring along with them all kinds of communications equipment satellite phones things that are specifically forbidden by the government to be brought in there and why is it that we're shocked that a contractor would get arreste

find out what's really happening to the global economy cause a report on. fighting for control of key cities intensifies and levy about the media's being blamed for making it look much worse than it is stoking the conflict just to get striking headlines. as could obvious foreign cash goes under a lot in here at spurs one of the why you see of using frozen assets as a long term political toll. and young people enable you to ingest fresh blood into the country's leadership but some fear it could mean anything to the nationalistic right. turn off our sports update and raise here and watch it aff way it's faring well this weekend i hear a great performance of the european championships topping the medals table in the end somewhat encouraging you to alan cumming three news on that bus more twists and turns in the english premier league get to talk about the sport is next. hello there you're watching the sport and these are the headlines the winning starts any possibility praises plays after beating two years guard to lift the russian super cup. plus regular season champs add on god make the last