it has to be said. breakthroughs have come and gone, but there may at last be a movement toward peace and in the middle east. israelis and palestinians have agreed to direct talks. it broke down 20 months ago, but there have been no substantive negotiations for nine years. the target is to reach a settlement with than one year. the militant group hamas has already rejected the idea. gerald -- jeremy bowen reports. >> this is gaza in 2009. another war between israelis and palestinians. plenty on both sides are resigned to more of the same in the future. the fear inflicted on civilians, and the legacy of years of killing, mean that the two sides do not trust each other. that is a major problem. especially if they are to make a deal within a year, as the americans held. in washington, hillary clinton, the american secretary of state, warned it would not be easy. >> as we move forward, it is important that actions by all sides to help advance our effort, not hinder it. there have been difficulties and in th

the state has been very strict. and -- so there's been confusion. federal has been allowed flexibility and our state isbooksing within somewhat and has been very strict. there's a little bit of disconnect there that we're experiencing. what we married from the state are -- our own california department of education is that if an l.e.a. has more than nine schools, the transformation model can only be used in half of the schools. that's very important. because we have 10 schools and we would like to use the transformation model in more than five but we'll be restricted to only using it in five and in the more. and priority will be given to districts that include all of its eligible schools with a model of improvement during the first year. that's important because it appears though we will not be including all of our schools in the first year. and -- there will not be enough money in california for all of the schools eligible for the school improvement grant. that's what we heard from the state. and research on school

, has been immense.here has been flooding in the southwest of china right up to the northeast, an area separated by thousands of miles. it is the worst flooding here in china in over a decade. >> michael there speaking to me a little earlier. torrential rains has caused destruction in a region in northern italy, selling 150 people. thousands of terrorists are left stranded after flash floods caused landslides, cutting off communication. many are feared buried in the mud and rock that swept through the area over the weekend. >> in the hague, there has been a dramatic turn in the closing stages of the chile of charles taylor. it has been alleged that mr. taylor smuggled diamonds to boost the war. in court, the actress mia farrow refuted testimony by naomi campbell. here is our report. >> what really happened at nelson men daily's charity dinner 13 years ago? some say that is proof that charles taylor was trading illegal diamonds for weapons. >> i solemnly swear on the bible, that i will speak the truth. >>

it has a rear-cleaning, cleaning, stopped cleaning. it has a heated sea. it has a blow dryer. it has a deodorizer. and you can't flush the toilet with a push of the remote. >> ice cube maker, everything. look at that thing. and this is a little more conventional. >> these are the more conventional u.s. type of toilets where you can actually see the trap passageway on the side. >> tell us what goes in where and how does it come out. >> the bull has the water right here, and when it flushes, it fills up around this curve here, and it basically creates a siphon. >> so here we have passage through to the bottom. i do not know if people have ever seen the bottom of one of these. there is. we have a couple of holes here that are for mounting. usually, there is a flange on the floor. we do not have that here. then, we use a wax seal, something like this. >> is has a little cover on the wax, but it has a throat that sits down in the pipe, and this wax seals it's down there to make the seal on the floor. >> right. you do not want to take this off and stick it on because it is unbelieva

the whaling season has begun. commercial willing wasasanned in 25 years ago by unofficial moratorium, but several countries still do it. japan claims it kills whales for research purposes. norway d iceland argue that whale hunting is part of their tradition, important for their economies and insists that they are carrying in out in a sustainable way. they face pressure both from anti-whaling activists who have resorted to a near military tactics in their campaign and from the international whaling commission. it represents 88 countries, many of whom would like to see willing phased out altogether. but at a meeting in june in morocco, the commission failed to reach a compromise. if so the nt goes on, and endangered whale species face another risk. >> whale hunting has a long history and continues to the present day. that is despite the moratorium on commercial whaling introduced in 1986 by the international whaling commission. but the iwc is a voluntary group and has no powers of enforcement. before 1986, more than

one of the best performances has come from [unintelligible] >> the world has seen its fair share of natural disasters this year. that has meant more work for disaster analysts, as well as increased costs for their employers. all the same, the company did not have to worry, because its overall numbers for the first half of the year were very good. the week euro bolstered foreign earnings and investment ending -- investment earnings soared. liability costs have been huge. the reinsurer had to make payments totaling $1 billion for the earthquake in chile alone. >> we had an unexpectedly good result from capital investments, but we had an unexpectedly bad result on the payouts front. it could be like that in the second half, or it could turn around. we do not know. that is why we remain cautious. >> even so, they are aiming for $2 -- for 2 billion year rose in full year profits. >> that is your business update. >> will pick it up here in berlin, where guido westerwelle led his first cabinet meeting. he is standing in for the chancellor, who is on vacation in italy. germany signed agreements wit

your good dude can has survived infection but his central nervous system has been damaged he has problems remembering his age and address. i was so steered when i felt myself slipping away i don't remember how the ambulance brought me here. but at least he's alive several have died already if only we had realised what the same times were and that we needed to get her to hospital she might have survived my mother was a strong and healthy when. the west nile virus is transmitted by mosquitoes in fact both birds and humans although traditionally a mediterranean disease has been aggressively spreading through europe and america the first outbreak in volgograd was recorded only eleven years ago this year has already seen the highest number of cases. i've just heard about it on the news i'm terrified. i don't know anybody who's died from it i reckon i'm not in danger authorities are warning people against complacency and advised mosquito repellent and cover as much exposed skin as possible to avoid bites doctors say the worst of people see them as not big and bold claim many more victims before

klutzy has had a tough year. once the undisputed captain of the german team, he faces an uncertain future on the squad. an ankle injury sidelined him during this summer's world cup. but the german team powered through to third place, despite the captain's absence. philip lam says he wants to keep the arm band. germany's coach has yet to announce a decision on the captain question. it is a subject that has sparked heated debate. meanwhile, the sporting director of the team is adding fuel to the fire. when someone states that they only want to play for two more years, and the coach of the national team has a three or four year plan, it is legitimate to consider whether it really makes sense for both parties. could his days on the national squad the number? other questions played his private life. comments made by former teammate have sparked rumors that he may have been involved with lum's girlfriend. his normally savvy consulting team has yet to address speculation. with his image its stake, he has a tough road ah

he has an impeccable record. he will be missed. 21 years as a camp manager. he has done wonders. he has children from the 1970's that stop by the house to see how daisy is doing. children with disabilities act still come to see how dave is. i am truly happy to see how truly recognized he has been. it is a long time coming. i know there is life after rec and park. he said that i would never have met cammy or carmen. for all of the wonderful people. thursday night, we do have our final luaw for the summer. dave bayh is a -- buys a pig out of his own pocket. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors. i would like to take this opportunity to honor him and providing a space and treasured experience that all san francisco you should probably have an opportunity to participate in. he has had the opportunity to get to know the campers individually. he has volunteered junior counselors. from paid junior counselors to adult camp counselors. within the estimate he has built continuity, trust, solid values, job training for our youth for the last 21 years. this is for 38 years with the san fra

now the president has an update. it turns out that most of the oil in the sea has gone. >> the vast majority of the spilled oil has been dispersed or removed from the water. the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. we are barely -- we are very pleased with that. >> this is what is stopping the oil. engineers have pumped heavy drilling mud into the well, a process known as static kill. next will come a round of cement over the next few days. in mid august, mud and cement will be pumped in from a relief well. that should and the spill for good. this afternoon, the white house celebrated the success and found itself answering a simple question. was it tony hayward the one who got it right about the scale of the disaster? >> no. i do not think he was right. nobody knows tony hayward an apology. bp has responsibilities and obligations as the responsible polluting party in this. >> when it comes to disaster, president obama came to office with one lesson in mind. you do not

see you later. >> dana has been great, she has been a sport about the project. it was cool for her to see it and actually like it. as an artist, it means a lot to us. we are going to make it look really clean today. then it should be done. we have had this mural of for about six years and it has not been tagged. it really works as a deterrent. a lot of us graffiti artists have been waiting for an opportunity like this, to express ourselves on walls. and there are so many walls around the city that could be beautified. i am so thankful that this opportunity has come about. >> my word encourage anyone who is thinking about it to really jump on the bandwagon. it is looking beautiful. when i came here this morning, i was notified that taggers were there last night, but fortunately, they did not touch our building. >> to check out the mural in person, stop by 65 polk road. in addition to being a street smarts artist, he has been teaching students about the value for public space and creating public art for the communities through a program called where art lives. for

it has turned into a lake. people are making their way back and forward with a tractor- trailer -- with a tractor and trailer that has just come through. they have to move carefully. some are bringing food supplies to family members still living in flooded communities. >> these flood waters are a severe test for pakistan. the government is looking weaker than ever and here under -- and here, there are new concerns about the country's stability. >> there seemed to be some disagreement in the u.s. government about the timing of withdrawal from afghanistan. robert gates has insisted the date of july next year to begin pulling out the still stand. the new commander of the allied forces, general patraeus, has said that they may have to be flexible. mr. gates has also announced he is stepping down next year. local officials say a man and a woman have been stoned to death for adultery by the taliban. it happen before a crowd of about 1000 people. the woman died in the stoning, the man survived, but then was shot dead

public confidence in the institutions has returned bursting deposits to record levels this in turn has reduced the risk associated with the sector ultimately manning the banks can secure more financing more cheaply why didn't bush not business r.t. . in the us over this hour but you can always find more stories on our website called slash business. thank. you.

sadly, one-third of the country has been flooded. the water has laid waste to crops. many face ruin and the government stands accused of failing its people miserably. >> i think the magnitude of this disaster was so big that we were not really prepared, but to the best of our abilities, we are doing what we can. >> do you think it is good enough, not too little, too late? >> we have to do a lot more and the international community has to do more and our own nation has to do a lot more for the people. >> others are filling the gaps left by the government. the handouts are coming from an islamic charity accused of links to banned militants. its aid program could be an effective recruiting tool. the group is providing meals three times per day and says it is feeding between 4000 and 5000 people. nobody who comes looking for help is turned away. as well as providing food and water, it is also supplying medical services and handing out cash. there are running operations like this around the country. one more worry for the nation on its knees -- the militants could capitali

for now, he has a trip home organize. he has explained why he has finally come back. he believes he will finally get a fair trial. >> i am here. i have come voluntarily. the conditions are correct. i hope that the people who ruled this country are as interested as i am that justice is practiced. everybody should be deemed innocent until proven guilty. >> are you innocent? >> absolutely. why do you think i am here voluntarily? >> he has returned, but what is the background to all of this? he built and controlled a business during the 1980's. it dealt in food, textiles, and electronics. after a runaway success on the stock exchange, it collapsed with spiralling debt. they put 66 charges against him, alleging fraudulent accounting. before the trial, he fled to northern cyprus, which has no extradition treaty with britain. he left behind thousands of individual shareholders lamenting her losses than and remembering them again today. >> i think i lost 10,000 pounds. it was a very good company. a very established. perfectly healthy. suddenly, poof, it had gone. >> what seem

but we're also talking about radioactive particles that could find its way into the air the ministry has its eye on the region which was affected by the church noble catastrophe and the concern here is that if at the fires head south that the force there will will bird and that the contaminated soil will find its way the particles from the contaminated soil will find itself in the air in the wind will carry it along going to ask my camera man to follow me and i'll show you just what happened this is part of a smaller village that has just been destroyed look at the homes here nothing is recognizable you can see like maybe a child's boot a bicycle and if you take a look over behind us look at what has happened here it's absolutely awful nothing is standing it's it's practically a wasteland out here and you can see the have a small that has made its way to the capital and this just one example of how when you get forces together it's hard to battle and you have this excessive heat which they're expecting to continue to rise is that as a matter of fact meteorologists are predicting that we'

by the air has been a rather badly polluted with this smoke and they say that our pollution has risen ten times higher than normal safety levels and air people are very worried about the impact it's going to have on their condition on their health at the same time this summer season given no sixty six on us more related dives but health specialists and doctors are saying that concentration all call bone and all other dangerous substances say so hard that britain these here in the russian capital is not going to smoke in two old three packs of cigarettes in just a few hours so. with fire spreading across russia panic is following it and fears are in crazy oh where how phrase we've been able to speak to some people here on the streets of moscow let's not listen to what they say about that how they are concerned about this situation. just like that it was the last two weeks has been extremely difficult in moscow it's hard people don't feel like working it's hard to breathe when you wake up in the morning i feel some discomfort in my chest the sun makes my head whole so it's impossible to

it has been a tough 10, 20 years. i have to tell you, some of the greatest innovation and highest quality work is coming from the ground up. if you look back over the last year, one of the most crucial issues that has concerned in this country, health care reform, we really have to say the traditional media let the country down. it has been a significant problem in the country. in many ways, it is not perfect, it is never going to be perfect, but on the other hand, we have a lot of small innovators out there that are thinking -- changing the way that we think about information. i have been running a small website for about six years. the thing that i am finding is technology has shifted under me as well. i have to think hard about how i have to keep up with social media, how you control the rumors, help people establish fiction from fact. >> thank you. denise wagner, what do you tell your students -- i think you oversee 600? 523 journalism students at san francisco state. so how do you talk these days about the qualit

while her home has been sprayed for mosquitoes, she has no access to clean water. soaker children may escape malaria, -- so her children may escape malaria only to die from diarrhea. the landscape is much improved, but the shortcomings are significant. there is too little coordination among the organizations, including in our own government that deliver health services. critical gaps are left unaddressed. diseases are often treated in isolation rather than bundled together, forcing people to travel to multiple clinics to meet their and their children's basic health needs. there is too little innovation focused on designing technologies and strategies that can work in resource-poor places and help the people who are hardest to reach. another problem comes into view. a lack of in-country capacity. donor countries and out sidengo's have stepped in -- and didide ngo's or countries not have the money to deliver the help themselves. it is a temporary fix, not a long-term solution. in too many places, it has come to serve as a long-term solution. as a result, this woman's

well bolton basically is is his argument is essentially that any facility that iran has that has any kind of nuclear capability should be stopped and if you accept that argument which is an absolute star given basically share which is designed for the generation of electricity only becomes a potential target and he would like to see it destroyed before it goes on line because if it goes on line then the destruction of it would create a quite frankly a churn noble type of situation but you can understand the grounds of suspicion when. iran has been reacting in a very uncooperative way and obviously raising suspicion do you really believe that iran is not developing nuclear weapons. i believe the evidence right now is that iran is not developing nuclear weapons that seems to be the consensus of the cia and other intelligence agencies in the united states so that i think that that's where we are on that issue whether they ever will develop nuclear weapons is of course another question and and probably the more threats they get from the united states and israel the more likely they will

it has been in the park for over 20 years, has become a bit of a magnet for vandalism. we are also looking at several sculptures from henry more, one in front of the symphony building. we are also looking at yen and yang, a much loved peace -- piece. but the team has been damaged over time, so we need to treat -- patina has been damaged over time, so we need to treat it. >> roof and was given a lifetime award for her contributions to and influence over the bay area artist community. >> the lifetime achievement award -- it is embarrassing to me but i have to learn to accept it. this is the way it is. also, everybody here is good things happening about them after they are dead. i have the opportunity to see this happen while i am still lives. i look at this award as an opportunity for me to find a place for my craft and keep the art program going. >> the director of the program address the crowd and ask for each member to consider donating funds to help save some of san francisco's most important neighborhood landmarks. >> as one of san francisco's living treasures, we re

minister naoto kan has faced opposition. he has asked the opposition to cooperate to prevent political dead lock. the budget committees ended four days of debate on thursday. during these sessions, kap repeatedly urged them to cooperate. >> we plan to draft a budget that promotes economic growth. in steering japan out of deflation, we will also consider opposition opinions. >> kan has also apologized for forcing bills through the diet that had been refused in the past. our commentator talks about this. >> what is the reason behind this? >> well, since the ruling lost the majority in the upper house in july, it has been very difficult for the coalition. so kan has no choice but to ask them for help so that he can stay in office. but they have so far rejected the possibility of the coalition. kan is trying to listen to the opinions of the parties on each policy to obtain their cooperation for passing necessary bills. at least on a case by case basis, the opposition even made a sarcastic remark about the prime minister's behavi

the motion has approved. ok.why don't we mover to items 54-56. >> the board of supervisors have agreed to sit as a committee of the whole for items 54-56. there are public hearings to consider amendments to the proposed charter amendment to aend in charter and the city and county of san francisco, to provide for split appointments for the municipal transportation agency. >> we need to consider the amendments that were made at the last meeting to the two different versions of this m.t.a. chatter amendment that is being debated. let me ask if there are any members of the public that wish to speak to the issues of the specific amendments to this proposed chart amendment. please step up. >> i'm not sure if i'm understanding it correctly but peter straws, former manager, service planning. if this goes ahead with the ballot, i want to commend the board for going ahead with this. i think it really does a number of things correctly and i want to just address two of these. first, with respect to funding. transit funding i

it has happened before.ur christian fraser and has the story. >> europe's highest mountain, towering some 500 meters above sea level. it towers over a village that is home to 3000 people and a popular site for hikers and climbers. between the summit in the valley floor is a hidden like. these three images show water traps -- show trapped water. it is the equivalent of 26 of the big swimming pools, and enough to produce of flash flood in 15 minutes. and that has happened before, in july 1892, when 175 people were drowned. today, engineers will began sinking into the glacier to withdraw the first pocket of water. >> 200 meters high. there is no road. there is no helicopter. it is an area that is prone to avalanches. we cannot have much time. we do not know if the weather will be ok after october. >> if the water is released, it could crash down the valley, creating a chart that is eight times bigger than the original volume up -- creating a torrent that is eight times bigger than the original volume of water.

that has cost concerns -- that has cost concerns in islamabad. >> it is feared they could exploit them. >> while the tussle for the hearts and minds continues, so does the suffering. flood victims need help, regardless of where it comes from. q>>> earlier, we spoke with a person fro and asked how real concern is that extremist groups could be exploiting the situation. >> extremist groups are trying to help the flood affected, i certain reons. they are trying to make good use of the situation, but i don't think they have access to everybody, they don't have financial resources, and they're not trying to help every person affected by the flood, so they cannot take a huge advantage of this. i don't see that there will be any huge sympathy for the islamic forces, as is being said by most of the western media. > well that anger at the government have political repercussions? >> there is a huge feeling of disappointment. about how the government has handled the situation. the president should not have gone out to france and britain on this more than one-week to fourur -- tour. in that part o

has dropped it has given scientists the information they need to help black rain survivors. two or three years ago we found one thousand houses with mud under the floorboards because of when the houses were built we know when that mud was exposed and when we took samples the mud was still radioactive evidence of radioactivity from black rain can go a long way towards getting help for the victims also using new technology teams are reassessing the size of the radioactive cloud in. the commission that identified the original area calculated the mushroom cloud at eight kilometers but by finding pundits point of the pilot and where photos were taken we can get a better idea of the real height which ended up being sixteen kilometers more than twice that we had thought traditionally armed with new information in the city of hiroshima has commissioned a new study with the idea of increasing the official area for a bomb and black rain victims. our biggest goal is to extend the black remarry and continue to care for the health and support the survivors even now sixty five years on fr

so this has gotten lost. so people have said, look, you forced us to confront this, and i think when people have to make the decision about what to do in afghanistan, they have to factor these kinds of things in. >> rose: so are you wanting to remind the united states and people who see this magazine part of what this afghan war is about? it is about stopping people who do this thing to women. >> yes. it's-- i want to remind people that when we're making this momentous decision-- and it is a momentous decision-- we have to factor in the fact that the u.s. does have some humanitarian interest in afghanistan. it isn't simply national security, but it is a nation-building aspect. >> rose: so tell me about her. >> i was very, very, very keen about making sure that she understood the consequences of being on the cover of "time" magazine, that she was protected that she was ensalated from anything that might happen. but, at the same time, this is a young woman who was brutallized in a way that is unimaginable. and

[applause] the issue of access has been that which has led almost all the work that i have done in myife. access for my patients, which i have been privileged to have the opportunity to serve, access for our community, from which we have been able to develop a program that has brought what i hope will be quality care in a culturally competent manner before they even thought about such standards, and access on the national level. it continues to be part of my passion. it sounds like i sh

that is what this case comes down to that has long been abated. there were in has been corrected. this lady has made major adjustments. she got rid of the managers that were working there when she was in california with a teenage son. she will cut back the hours and go along with any other suggestions but not an outright relocation. this places now in compliance, and she is asking for a little bit of equity. not impose an hour ride relocation. and you are allowed to do that under the coat of the health code -- not impose an outright korea vocation. r -- evocation. -- revocation. commissioner fung: the owner was at the facility during the course of the first and last solicitation charge. what did she do then? >> actually, it was the first and second, i believe korea commissioner fung: it was 2007 and 2009. there was not a lot of information in the brief about that. if she knew about the charge? >> the first young lady that was there, when that case was discharged or dismissed in court, and when i say in court, they did not fire on it. after she found out that there was no criminal

the region has had an acute drought for two years now this has driven villagers from gerard to write a letter to the president of india and the state governor asking for rations and in a geisha in facilities if help fails to work i they say they'll commit suicide. he says because we requested immediate food aid from the governor and for the long term some development work that could provide us with employment such as digging a new well and improving the route to a village which is in a bad state the farmers are desperate as the entire state of charge couldn't grapples with a forty two percent rainfall deficit this year julie mooned shows me his field which should have been full of crops at this time of year but lies buried and instead. not abused or receipts but where the last two years there hasn't been enough water for crops to grow seeing the desperate situation no homes were thinking what is the point of living. this suicide request has george did the local administration into action promises of food and development have been made but little has actually reached the village offic

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of this city has been something that has been incredibly inspirational to me. i've seen people have absolutely nothing and people with their homes flooding away and they just were so incredibly determined to come back to their home, to come back to their roots. it's real he'll taught me a lot about being connected with your area and with your community and with your family. these kinds of roots are what really brought this city back more than anything else. it's not something that i experience very much living in new york, for instance. so i feel really blessed that i've been able to experience what a unique, incredible culture new orleans has to offer. >> ifill: getty images will donate all royalties from the sales of tama's book to the nonprofit organization new schools for new orleans. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. the head of the food and drug administration called for more authority to help prevent outbreaks like the thousand cases of salmonella poisoning linked to eggs. and floodwaters in pakistan continued to spread to the south, af

she has been deeply unpopular. and as mudslinging got underway, she had to fight claims that being herself made her unsuitable for social issues. gilbert has capitalized on his image as a family man. the father of three managed to score points by promising to implement business friendly tax reforms, and he promises not to burden the industry with more taxes. >> 140 roma left paris for romani last friday. the flights have been there for years. and services slowly destroyed in st. petersburg. a substation failure was the problem, and lights were back on after about 2.5 hours. traffic chaos as lights went out throughout the city. mass transit came to a stop and water was cut off as well. back witit an in-depth lok. u-- look. >> welcome back. the new season kicks off friday. historic for fans around the world regarding one of the premiere soccer leagues. plenty of surprises promised,s well as on play. homegrown talent this year. the growing appeal. >> he switched to hamburg in january. >> no player sold as many shirts

>>reporter: it has been one of the country's biggest foreign currency earners, and has brought sometangible benefits to those living nearby, not least of them electrification. >>maelzer: work has begun on an expansion of this project, which will double its power capacity. and some 100 kilometers upstream from here, by far laos' biggest power project, the nt2 dam is getting set to go on stream. as with this dam, some 95 per cent of its power will be exported to thailand. >>reporter: funded by the private sector and donor agencies, that hydro project will earn the country around 2 billion dollars...money that the lao government is required to spend on protecting the environment and reducing poverty. >>the nascent garment making industry has also been attracting foreign investment, particularly fromneighboring countries. >>reporter: the industry accounts for about a fifth of the country's export earnings and plays an important role in reducing poverty. >>one-sy: we employ around 28-thousand young workers, mainly 86 per cent are female workers. that is a big contribution because these people ca