no date has been set.ack at the inquishey, tony blair faces his -- inquiry, tony blair faces his toughest questions yet about going to war. >> welcome to "bbc news." >> coming up later, pope benedict makes an appearance. and shock in the netherlands over pictures of a teenager tethered to a wall in a psychiatric hospital. >> the american congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who was shot in the head outside a supermarket has been transferred to a rehabilitation center in texas. six people died in the attack two weeks ago. people lined the streets of tucson in arizona as she have driven to the airport. her am ambulance was. >> few thought she would leave this hospital so soon, less than two weeks since she was hot in the head. congresswoman gabrielle giffords departed to cheer crowds. her office had made the route public. inside the ambulance she was tearful and smiled when she heard them. from the ambulance, she was carried on to a waiting plane, a specially equipped medical flight. members of her family, a m

the scandal has spread beyond the country's borders. german eggs have been exported to the netherlands and the u.k., and the british food standard agency says there is no calls for concern. >> as the food crisis spreads, consumers get worried. at this market, the sign say there is nothing to worry about, that eggs are not contaminated with dioxin, but people are feeling the effects of consumer unease. this man is probably making only the third of his usual profit. he feels sorry for the farmers who have to slaughter their chickens, but it has to be done. this shopper says they are not purchasing a is right now. they were always careful, but now they are afraid. this plant in northern germany makes food for animals but also industrial products. the two became mixed. the german authorities say dioxin levels here were 77 times higher than allowed. and that high levels were detected in march, 2010, the information never reached the public. in germany, the authorities are trying to get to grips with a crisis that spreads. he says, "it is inc

the tunisian prime minister has addressed in the capital. >> and the euro zone has a rescue fund projects. -- project. >> 78 people dead, and more than 1.5 billion euros in damages. that is the bill so far for the unrest in to me show, according to the finance minister -- indonesia -- in tunisia. it may take some time for normality to return there. >> the prime minister announced the transitional government on monday afternoon. many key posts will go to ministers who have already served under the ousted former president. he said he would order an amnesty koran -- opponents and a crackdown on corruption. that may not be enough to quiet passions on the street. hundreds of protesters have been demonstrating in the capital, tunis, and all day. police fired tear gas to break them up. most people blame the governing party and the premiÈre for the situation. >> they are liars, criminals, and murderers. how can you support someone who supported a dictatorship? >> the prime minister has brought some opposition to the government, but once exiled opposition leader has already branded the cabinet a f

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

. >> it has just opened in london. struggling to communicate. a royal family mindful of connecting with the public. while maintaining a distant authority. >> it is very british. we are somewhat schizophrenic. are we harsh? in a completely unscientific survey, we wondered what people living in london thought. >> it is one of the most respected ever. we appreciate what the non- political head of state means to the people. >> people find it sort of all must a nice sense of tradition. >> perhaps we should change jobs. >> you can't. >> that is the point. you can't change it. kings and queens are accountable. and for outsiders living here, it can be hard to get your head around. >> it is part of the fabric of society. i did not realize they had an important role to play. it is still kind of confusing. you see that they play a bigger role. >> there are a few bigger roles than the bride and groom. >> i don't particularly care about the future of the royal family. i do see a sentiment that people are excited about the future of

somali man shows it has a semblance of normal lsd in somalia, a country that has now become a word for violence and instability -- a semblance of normality in somalia. the man who came to power said he did it not to separate somali's but to unite them. towards the end of his 20 years in power, he sent bomber jets to bomb his opponents into submission. >> this is the monument, reminding the people here of the bill but will they fought to break away from the rest of somalia in 1991. this is the fighter jet used by the forces of the leader to bomb the city. he also attacked it from hillside positions nearby. in this battle, tens of thousands of people in somaliland were killed. >> very nice to see you. >> very nice. >> now, there is no turning back, as the president of somalia and told me on a recent tour, to press its case for independence. >> somaliland is a country. it has government. it does not want to be sucked back into confusion. but few do not have any sympathy for the people suffering in the other parts of somalia? >> there is a difference between having sympathy and support and

he has budget experience today. with that, i nominate adlai for the interim mayor. -- i nominate ed lee. >> i nominate a former board of supervisors president -- >> it is my understanding that once all the nominations were made then we will open up the floor for members of the board to discuss this? >> that is correct. board members will have the opportunity discussed nominations at which point the clerk will conduct a roll-call vote. >> i am moving my name from the roster. >> are there any other nominations that people would like to make? are there any other nominations? the nominations are now closed. discussion. >> ok. why we moved to discussions. >> this was a three part question, basically. the first, obviously. the individual needs to have the capability to be the mayor of san francisco and the function of the city. with the local government, i believe that we have candidates than me to that qualification. i also said that i thought that we needed someone who had a demonstrated commitment to the san francisco

bp has a very prime position. if the geologists and the scientists are correct, this could be the kind of the century. -- deal of the century. >> the disaster in the gulf of mexico has left it with billions of dollars of potential liability. doors are closing in its face across america. bp had had its problems in russia, too. in 2008, the company experienced an orchestrated campaign. now russian controllers will take a share. bp gets 9.5% in return. bp has been investing here for more than 20 years. a couple of years ago, it seems to be turning sour. the company's vital relationship with russia is back on track. >> that ends of the floods that have already claimed more than 500 lives, it is the worst natural disaster the country has seen for decades. they are struggling to access the more remote areas. one particularly effective location is the mountain area and lend -- affected area is inland. >> these highly destructive areas, there is a massive struggle to reach the victims. floods are so powerful, houses have

fidel serrano has refused to move fr the diladated shacks that has been his home for 35 years. the authorities wanted to put an electricity substation on the site. it turned into a david vs. goliath battle. >> anyone who has a mailbox has a residence. 35 years ago, fidel serrano built this place himself on a dish used plot of land on the outskirts of madrid. he is poor, but he is proud of what he has achieved, even if his home is what people call as simple hut. now it is threatened with demolition. >> when i moved here, this was open land. that is why i built this year. there was plenty of space. but now they are building 6000 new apartments and my hut has to go. they could build on either side effects, but, no, they want to build right here. >> the first tenants and owners are scheduled to move in in the spring. in a country in the grip of an economic crisis, this billion euro construction project is an exception because it is not facing bankruptcy. the only person who was blocking things is fidel serrano. the electricity substation for the project is to be built on the site o

it is an improvement and has been made. lastly, we have also been impressed with the way they have responded to the concerns the community has brought up, and in particular i know there was concern about the property wall on the western side of the project, visible when one travels east. there were changes made to the wall to make it a more vibrant, exciting while to look at as well. we feel this project has been extremely well vetted. we are in support of it and hope you will be as well. thank you very much. >> my name is pat turra. i would like to ask if i can switch speaking positions with a colleague. he has a previous engagement and i can stay. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. peter cohen with the triangle neighborhood association and chair of the land use committee. we sent a letter on december 13 that outline some fairly specific -- that outlines some purpose of the points. we have had a nice project -- a nice process with this project sponsor. it has been regular, friendly, constructive, and sophisticate

a large group it's the group that has the largest weapons in the country it's an armed group that has attacked other people so to leave that aside and describe it as some sort of a legitimate political party like everybody else some sort of a civil society and geo is incredibly misleading ok patrick i'm going to you. follow up on what tony had to say here because i hear this all the time in the mainstream as well as it has is the most powerful most popular because it has the most force and that it can use it it's an armed group you hear that all the time how do you reply to that. well look it is the biggest party in lebanon perhaps the only real party if it is not only the strongest force in lebanon because the state is weak it also has a very volatile program it represents the oppressed people of the south and the who suffered terribly from israel's constant invasions and incursions so it's not surprising that they feel very bitter about this now what's happened today i think is the very very encouraging thing this government is much more representative than its predecessors it is an

and why has the course changed what is these changes related to. simply because he realized what's right he's a very smart guy really i should not be calling my present a guy well he's a very smart process and fortunately he's very active and he thinks something over he. to understand things correctly he took a look at the world and has realized a lot of things over two years with your realized trust that russia wasn't a terrible country it was a country to be spoken to not let the georgian president helped him to his stylish to close relations with the russian president and prime minister he realized the dialo for a european country is the most important thing to build relations with russia he also realized russia was a european country or at least he didn't understand very well it for us he also realized that europe was no longer strong it was falling out of the history of global relations always going to fall out of it was to be completely cv it from russia his current position which i think is very smart is not the trash should be part of europ

daughter has a docto' different look on him. >> when you read that book, he has a catchy style where he talks directly. he is casual and is chatty, he talks as if this is a conversation. he can be quite poignant. >> his estate was not enthusiastic about these letters being revealed. >> i think j.d. salinger would hate the idea of these letters being read by people. the justification is say they were shakespeares' letters, you want to read them, because you learn something about the man who created this. >> this may be the last time that j.d. salinger is in the news. there are talks of unpublished manuscripts. a year after his death, the author famous of being publicity shy still cannot escape the public eye. bbc news. >> drug smugglers in mexico have been caught on video by using a catapult as a new way to smuggle drugs over the border. it is the middle of the night of the border of mexico and arizona. these men are unaware that they are being filled by national guard patrols of the u.s. using night-vision cameras. they launched marijuana across the border by using a catapult. it was

this has been a slow building crisis. now, it has reached its peak. >> police in israel have arrested two palestinians working for the consulate in connection with an alleged terrorist plot. they are accused of trying to buy weapons to attack a sports stadium in jerusalem. >> a spokeswoman for the british foreign office has confirmed in the last few hours there are two employees who worked at the british consular. they work maintenance workers and did not have high security clearance. they have been arrested. in recent weeks, the arrest was subject to a gag order. those arrests were a concern of an alleged plot to organize some sort of rocket or missile attack on a football stadium. it is the home of the jerusalem football club. another of sporting activities go on there. police say there are a number of people in the last few weeks who were arrested. even though this plot never get past the planning stage, two of those people arrested will -- were employees of the british consulate in east jerusalem. >> laurent gbagbo mu

a state of emergency has been declared. thousands have marched through the capital demanding his resignation. rick profile zine al-abidine ben ali, the man who ruled to asia as a police state. a very warm -- who rolled to an asia -- ruled tunisia. the death toll rises to 500 and many more are still stranded. prosecutors are investigating silvio berlusconi over a nightclub dancer. >> to asia is probably best known as a tourist's playground. -- tunisia. the north african country is just experiencing a dramatic few hours of political unrest. zine al-abidine ben ali was president for a quarter of a century. his extended family is spread in positions of power. he has fled the country and the people -- in a tv address the prime minister said he had taken over as interim president. he vowed to respect the constitution. >> icall on the all the sons and daughters from all walks of life and from all factions to try to be responsible and show unity. to enable our country which we love dearly to overcome this difficult situation and re

he has been working with the tenants from day one. he has been here and supportive. he supported legislation to deter a real-estate legislators from taking rent-controlled

has had its problems in russia too.n 2008, the company experienced what it called a campaign of harassment after it fell out with the business partnerships. now russian state controlled ross november will take a share. b.p. gets a share of ross november in return. b.p. has been investing here for decades. two decades it appeared to be turning sour but this confirms that the company's vital relationship with russia is back on track. daniel, bbc news moscow. >> practicesalians started burying victims of the flood that claimed 500 lives. it is the worst natural disaster the country has seen. thousands homeless and rescuers are struggle to access the more remote areas. one particularly badly affected location is the mountainous area inland of rio. david shipman reports. >> the torrents of muddy brown water is still flowing. the hillsides gounled out by the highly destructive rains. the rescuers, a massive struggle to reach the victims. so many areas -- areas are cut off. the floods so powerful, a car was dumped flee flors u

i think there has been moments in the past when an act of really wrenching violence like this has in fact caused americans to step back, do a little bit of soul searching and take on these bigger political questions particularly at moments of kind of extreme political combat. one that occurs to me is the 1963 bombing of the 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabama. it was a moment of heightened political conflict. really the peak of the civil rights movement. in the middle of that, you had a whole series of other acts of violence that had not in fact called the question. but when this happened, killing famously four little girls, children who became really a symbol of the kinds of escalating rhetoric and the kinds of violence that had been occurring around the united states, you did see a moment in which americans stepped back and not only sort of said who did this, what was going on with this particular individual, what were his politics? was he mentally unstable, but really asked, you know, is there something about us? is there something about the united states, about our

he has served four years and years. the institution has always been fair for all parties. i can also testified that every christmas he gives a christmas dinner to us veterans, and most of us were in the caribbean area -- korean area when the fighting was started. we're very fortunate meeting each other. we went through the cold winter and the hot summer in the korean peninsula. everyone was fortunate to return home in one piece. i am one of those. i urge you to reappoint harry kim as the relocation appeals board. thank you. >> this will be my last testimony today. i wanted to speak about both mr. kim and also heard -- herb cohn. harry kim has had a unique place in city hall. he has been very involved with the city committee. he has a tenure with the relocation appeals board. he has been an important part of the civic fabric, recognizing there has not been strong petition -- participation with the korean-american community at city hall. he has been part of the process and deserves continued service. herb cohn i have known for 10 years. he was providing assistance to the mer

an outbreak of cholera has hit. >> we built shelters. we made the determination, we stopped the shelter program and team came here and instructed this compound. >> cholera has killed many and sickened more. they are educating haitians on the threats of disease that may not go away. >> it is a fact of life in haiti. just like it has become a fact of life in other places of the world. behavior will have to change. >> living in haiti with 2 legs was hard enough at loan. alone. 9-year-old dully lost his leg. mission of hope are fitting him for a pros thetic leg. he is one of one 75 earthquake victims who has received a prosthetic leg. >> mission of hope also feeds some 50,000 children per day through its feeding program and 2500 students in its goal. the government donated ache aj. 500 new homes in the initial development plan. after 5 years of plans, it is then deeded over to the occupant. for brad johnson, it is truly a labor of love. >> it has been an incredible fruitful year. we have seen god do so much in a year's time because of what h

one has time. a close up team has been to the homes to return to the land developed by cossacks in ancient times. now wattie goes to the center of russian defense production. with christianity and shamanism existed side by side for centuries. people in remote villages cut off from the basics we take for granted completely in the public russia close up on r.t. . more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to look for a shelter on the day. the more people we killed the happier our officers were you know it got to be like a game like young to see you get killed the most people and the different ways you can prove i mean he's killed me i tell you know piers now if you go back some of the years you know where he had the most years they would get the most fierce in-tray you should be hers over ninety women children and five men around the circle over know a lot of money whether i'm sixty. so you know for a bunch of pe

has not committed any criminal activity and has not been found guilty neither in the us nor in any other country victor boot has said he is the victim of a propaganda war launched in america this is the lord of war the merchant of death right and you've got him in your hands spread he's in custody it's a great feeling whoops wife believes the case against her husband was fabricated and calls what happened to him a kidnapping the full sky i can accept the possibility that victim might have some information that might be of interest to someone why is it that some other states down to just think to themselves that there is someone who has some interesting information and why don't those governments just drag them with people onto their territory technical pretrial hearings for victor boot kickoff in manhattan this week but legal experts say it will be months until the start of the trial if found guilty by the u.s. federal courts bitter blood could face up to a life sentence behind bars just as it sure can or forty new york. now it's around and things that will never stop enriching uranium t

faced criminal charges no one has really been held accountable and by many accounts nothing has changed about financial practices and now nearly three years after the crisis the opportunity for this commission to sway public opinion and make any difference to those practices has seemingly passed it by the chip the so the mood. moments those political moments when everything comes together and you can pass this kind of comprehensive reform legislation are these little bubbles and they don't last very long and we missed ours. so for the american people who wanted wall street held responsible these guys have looted the american economy the global economy they may not get the justice they're looking for five hundred pages and a year later a world once sent reeling by a financial system on the verge of collapse us may be no more protected from it happening again i'm not sure that we can prevent it from happening again lauren mr r.t. new york. meantime a general director of the trends research institute says that the latest report is nothing more than have been so whitewashed the culprits. i

the problem has been even before islam as a became a major force the problem has been that in the middle east there is a inherent radicalism and so over and over again when tempted to go the democratic route american governments are found that this will bring our enemies to power and so there has been a has in it see now that was changed in november two thousand and three when george w. bush that they had said and see is over we're going for democracy we're going to three years it became clear that what everyone feared which is that there would be this surge of our enemies coming to office coming to power getting stronger that policy was somewhat abandoned and now we have administration and obama that's not interested in democracy i believe that we united states should be pushing for democracy it is it is our it is what we do and we do it well but we should do it slowly the problem with bush is he did it too quickly he wanted elections now right away within twenty months after the ouster of saddam hussein there were elections for prime minister in iraq no no no you go slowly you take yea

sara for has more. the flags in most cases half must larking a day of mourning people turn out to the airport to pay tribute to the thirty five people who died in monday's terror attack. there is frustration i came here specially this situation has really affected me. that everyone's grieving no one's left indifferent to this tragedy the blast went off in the international arrivals area at peak time the shuttle packed explosive seemingly designed to cause maximum devastation. my first thought was to get away a lot of people willing motionless even more people were being piled up near the first aid area some were ready dead they were dragged away a horrible picture. i looked at my watch and then flash and i passed out when i woke up there was a ringing in my ears it was a sour smell everything in ashes everyone is groaning three or four men were piled up on top of me the one directly above me was wounded in the chest he took all the shrapnel. and it's not just russia that's been affected people of many n

by now the police station has been overrun. the man on the back of this trolly has a gun. others have taken automatic weapons. curfew has been declared tonight, but right now no one is in control of this city. >> stay with us on "bbc world news." we will have a look at the day's other international news, but more on a fence in egypt, particularly the tricky situation the u.s. finds itself in. more on the americans' reaction. two weeks ago the world took notice of the events in tunisia where protests brought down an unpopular regime. the revolution move at quite a pace, sending out the president and most of his administrators. two nations were tired of corruption -- tunisians were tired of corruption. >> when tunisia erupted into protests a few weeks ago it was only a matter of time before other arab capitals were to follow. but no one expected it to be so soon. jordan and algeria were the forced -- were the first. it has culminated in a full- blown confrontation between security forces of president mubarak and angry protesters across egypt. there are many similarities betw

this has been seconded by supervisor maxwell. without objection, this will be continued for two weeks. >> item 20 is the resolution receiving and approving the annual report for fiscal year 2006-2007, 7, 8, 8, 9. colleagues -- >> colleagues, same house, same call? this is adopted. >> item 21, amending the public works code to allow city neighborhood banners as defined in section 184.78 to allow u-- o be posted on path of gold lampposts lining market street. >> item 22, resolution in support of the measures and actions to mitigate the effect of declining fossil fuel supplies recommended in the report of the peak will prepared this task force. >> this is a resolution affirming what are the most salient points of the advisory task force that this body had commissioned over two years ago doing what i think a municipalities around the country are preparing for and that is asking the question of what happens to our ability to manage and caretaker the needs of the citizenry when oil becomes at such a cost that it is prohibited. there ar

it has turned him into an adult. >> he says his personality has changed. he feels more responsibility. >> these soldiers are training for afghanistan with live ammunition. this jumble of containers simulate a real village. it is not a world of big armies facing each other anymore, but smaller groups at closer range. after the defeat of 1945, the german military was rebuilt, so it would not be a threat in the hands of the despot. but now german democracy is entrenched. >> conscription was meant to bind the german military into wider german society. 65 years after the end of the second world war, they now feel those constraints can be loosened. in berlin, the man advising parliament says it is part of a big shake up. german troops will be more involved abroad. >> we gave more money than the victory power. now the situation has changed, and we have more requests that we do like all our partners do. >> these conscript's are the last of the line. the phrase used to be that germany is an economic giant but a millet terry drop. that will no longer be true. the nu

secretary has refunded. have two or five, critical information as to be shared and you have to tell people what to do about it. because of the trust we have in americans to share in our collective security, today i would like to announce the end of the old system of color-coded alerts. in their place, we will implement a new system that is built on a clear and simple premise. when a threat develops that could impact you, the public, we will tell you. we will provide whatever information we can so you how to protect yourself, your families, and your communities. under the new two-tiered system, dhs will coordinate with other federal counties to issue formal detail alerts regarding information about a specific or credible terrorist threat. these killers will include a clear statement that an imminent threat or elevated threat is present. the alerts will also provide a concise -- a concise summary of the potential threat, information about actions being taken to ensure public safety, and recommended steps that

a lot of that has been well publicized. a lot of that has been behind the scenes. of course, we talk about the crime labs and the dna labs. we talked about the insurance division and other things. we talked about civil rights and all the great work we've done in san francisco. difficult issues. we've had a chance to get to know each other in his capacity as police chief. i appreciate his understanding. i have been mesmerized by his remarkable ability to move into the realm of police chief with such ease. the honeymoon that i joked about when i swore him in as police chief -- it has not necessarily ended. it's an extraordinary thing. he has been able to get involved in complex issues. he has mediated, negotiated, and navigated difficult issues. he has done it with remarkable capacity and appreciation of the values that make this city a special place. he has moved this city forward at a rapid rate. the lowest crime rates in our city's history. that reform is by no means done. it is starting to take hold and take shape. when we sat down and talk about the next distric

has done. they have not put the proper incentives into the marketplace to gets [unintelligible] going. when you get down to it, you are still talking about a contract. that has been the sticky wicket of making this program work. i knowledge that. -- i acknowledge that. how you work out an individual's a job? there is no way with reasonable underwriting standards to said, we will fix your mortgage if you are not able to meet any obligation because you have no income. when you get down to it, the largest causes for moving -- has beenur hoshouse losing your job or a change in your living situation whether it is divorce or something else. beyond that, what we have seen in this last crisis, most of the fraud has been worked through the system. the foreclosures we are dealing with now are not broad-based -- fraud-based or lending that did not fit the individual. it was lending that -- >> do you think people who cannot afford their homes should go into foreclosure? >> it is an awful way to think and t

he has been working with the tenants from day one. he has been here and supportive. he supported legislation to deter a real-estate legislators from taking rent-controlled units out of the rental market. please consider supporting a chiu davdavid chiu president for continued leadership. supervisor chiu: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, president you, and newly elected members of the board, and those returning to the board. i am a native of san francisco, born and raised in the mission district. i have raised four kids here. i am proud to be your to which all of you take your rightful seats here as leaders within our great city. let me say that the coming years are going to be very difficult for all buof us. we're going to need real leadership. i want to thank president chiu for his leadership during the years he served as president. i recently saw an effort by a supervisor avalos that was unprecedented. i saw the greatest coalition brought to bear around the local hiring residency legislation that we had all been fighting for for 20 years. as the brother befo

a senior officer's wife has just been assassinated.a gang of escapees is kidnapping wealthy haitians. >> narrator: another kidnap gang has adopted a disturbing tactic. >> narrator: andresol has been trying to root out rogue cops for years, but he also fears that corrupt politicians are in league with the resurgent gangs. >> ( translated ): honest people don't go into politics in haiti. that's our great tragedy. to be in politics, you have to belong to a closed circle of men who think only of themselves and who at times can resort to killing. >> narrator: andresol knows this from experience. before becoming police chief five years ago, he survived two assassination attempts organized by politicians linked to gangs, and had to flee into exile in new york. >> ( translated ): someone can lose his life for making a decision that goes against a certain group within the system. the system is organized like a gang. >> narrator: until last month, ray baysden headed the un's intelligence center in haiti. >> there is not a natural divide between

and so i think one has, has to bear that in mind. >> a lot of what has happened in the post-quake period in haiti has been attributable to non-governmental organizations coming in, not just from the united states, but really from all over the world. um, is this a problem? is haiti a problem that really is not one that the u.s. government should respond to, but that somehow others should begin to step in in a bigger way? michael. >> well, i think everybody has to step in. ah, i think it's kind of a false debate to say, were there too many non-governmental groups, or versus the united states versus the haitian government. the external support is important. the u.s. has an important role, ah, because of, of the interest that the united states has, the proximity, the haitians in the united states. non-governmental groups have to play an important role because the haitian government is extremely week and doesn't have a great, a great deal of capacity. but in order to get to a point where it has greater capacity to deal and resolve its problems, i think non-governmental groups can play an impo

it has been great to watch you. what i like about this work is you bring your full person to the job. the surprise of your vote and what your thoughts are. there was a time in 2007 when we committed monday and now, and your -- committed money, and i know it was something you really believe in. i know from your experience and your parents experience coming from the holocaust, all that you shared with us in your thought pattern. i want to wish you success in your future and your life and career, and congratulations. [applause] supervisor mirkarimi: i think you are the gentlemen of the chamber, and you have injected coming influences -- calming influence is at the time when this place can be sur rebuttal. -- can be cerebral. i look for examples as to how we do it all with such limited staff and the best intentions through volunteers and intern's and your efforts to be constituent-sensitive in your district was one important signal that speaks to everyone here who tries to manage those particular demands. you are a grac

ha ha ha ha sure until we find ourselves in a much more serious situation or no matter what the people of us or whoever may accuse us the media of doing at least we've covered this topic it is a newsworthy story by all accounts and thank you for filling in some of the time and a very happy new year to you thank you very much thank you very much thank you pleasure yes. other news now one of three vessels stuck in ice off russia's far eastern coast is now free but the two others a still awaiting rescue the icebreaker. is returning to the second ship to tell it's a safe waters and a more powerful icebreaker is on his way to help rescue the third vessel which needs a bigger path through the ice to get out more than three hundred people on board the ships that are still stranded but officials say they're not in danger and have enough supplies rescue is being hampered by extreme weather conditions for example somebody from the federal fishing agency says the mission is far from plain sane. the weather has got worse. storm has settled in with winds of up to twenty meters per second the temper

but one man has taken on the elements we've tracked down victor his secret shelter here has made him an internet sensation will be walking about fifteen minutes from the main road through the forest we can see where victor staying just up ahead in the clearing so we're going to going if in the water that we bought for him that is. a true good upbringing caused him to flee his home on the other side of russia. community was arrested by new bern yet since the age of seven i felt i had to run away from hard life and bad luck so i came to moscow but i lost my documents i couldn't work or travel anywhere else because of this i choose to live in the woods and build a shelter. inside the shelter is surprisingly k.z. it's a simple life here and also perhaps a bit of a lonely one. i'm not a sociable person i never drink and i don't like noisy parties when you walk this way of life suits me better then you go on. an impressive classman it is even built his own generator to power electrical equipment i have good hands and i love to build and create these things. victor went viral after pictures

and b c has not taken any trouble to report on this massive environmental story. with the innocent face of mickey mouse as their trademark disney is the proud owner of a.b.c. when a.b.c. was bought by disney and there were some a.b.c. stories about improprieties at disneyland is the world disney killed those c.n.n. and time magazine belong to time warner joining the media giants are c.b.s. corporation towering over c.b.s. news and viacom a global entertainment content company running among others comedy central they're supposed to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted but when you have journalists treading lightly around corporate and governmental elites it almost defeats the reason for their even existing the purpose of existence for corporations is profit meaning investors interests are pleased to head of anything else that would matter in journalism good business is bad journalism good journalism is bad business broad. cast your laura flanders says counting on getting facts from the corporate media is simply naive because it be reliant on military c

we know that a person who is duly elected has done what the mayor has decided to do today. we have heard that this is a case of first impression, and there is cases that can't be relied upon that in the years, those cases to not a treacly addressed the issues or the office of lieutenant governor and to not deal with the circumstances that are here with the california constitution prescribing 8 date on which the term commences. that is the unprecedented nature of what we are facing. to the extent that we find ourselves in this very difficult position. but we hear from outside counsel illustrates why this is so difficult, that we have faced this before, not just in san francisco and in california. >> shifting to get a better handle on process, if we don't want to shut down the discussion because we cannot make a conclusion today on the interim question, then the options for continuing the discussion would be the exact same body of -- that is of before you today. that would be best displayed by taking a recess to a date certain before saturday is what i am getting from this di

he has talked about a fuel duty stabilizer. he has promised it. he has answered questions on it -- so when is he going to introduce it? >> i do not believe in making tax changes outside a budget, which is the proper way we do things in this country. i do think that there is a strong case for looking at this area, because i want to see a situation where, when oil prices rise, we try to help motorists and share the burden with them. the honorable gentleman quite rightly reminded me of something i said, so perhaps i can remind him of something he said, as he stood on a manifesto that emphasized the need to "reign back public spending" and stated, "a key priority of the next government must be reducing debt." i agree with that. >> i am delighted that the government's new enterprise allowance will be announced and will begin in my home area of merseyside on monday. is it not initiatives like this that will spark enterprise and start businesses in some of the most deprived parts of the country? >> my honorable friend is right. i hope that labour members

supervisor david chiu has four votes. supervisor avalos has three votes. president chiu: at this time, there shall be additional roll call votes until a nominee does receive a majority vote, at which time the roll call will cease. any nominee may withdraw his or her name or emotion may be seconded and approved by a majority to reopen nomination. any discussion? i see supervisor elsbernd. supervisor elsbernd: thank you, mr. president. first, let me thank supervisor chu for nominating me. thank you very much for your support. i truly am humbled by that and i do very much appreciate it. thank you for the three of you. this is the fourth time i've participated in a presidential election. the two previous times i sat in this row here as an aid, and in observing and participating in those six elections, i learned a couple of things. first, when you've got more than two candidates, the math just doesn't work. there just isn't a way to get to six. more importantly, i think the thing i learned, particularly in those elections when we had more than two candidates, i

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

it has not. there was no indication of baton, but security dominated during recent attacks have raised the stakes in the former french colony. >> nine people have been killed and two injured in mexico. authorities say a group of gunmen entered the house and shot indiscriminately. thousands of people have been killed in mexico since december, 2006. one person has been killed and seven people missing after flash floods in south africa. the river burst its the yanks its -- its banks. the flooding is caused by unusually heavy rain. airbus says it retains its position as the biggest plane manufacturer ahead of 08 bo-- boeing. it was boosted by a late surge in december. if you or anyone you know is looking for a job, you will know how tough it is to find one at the moment. how to make sure your resume stands out. is it working harmon -- is it working? we find out. >> looking for a job? the process has not changed much in years. scan the adverts and send your cv in the post. now technology is transformi

>> there has been a unique circumstance. it has been enormous.re are concerns that people will have to renovate their homes. the impact is -- state mining has been completely paralyzed. the trains go to places like china and asia have been sought covered with water. the ramifications are this, not just state wide, but nationwide. they are also global. it will affect commodity prices. >> a man accused of killing six people in planning to assassinate a u.s. congress woman in arizona on saturday appeared in court for the first time. five charges carry the death penalty against jared loughner. a nationwide tribute has been given by president obama to the victims of the shooting. our north american editor reports. >> she was to meet business leaders and he was to go to a factory. but these things would come to a halt here. instead, they led the country in reflection and a prayer. there was a pause for a moment. silence at the hospital where gabrielle giffords is being treated. the new york stock exchange and even in space. the congresswoman's brother

it has happened in past recessions. maybe there's a structural change but it looks like they will start to convert those temporary workers into full-time workers. we are hearing a lot of frustration from people, these long-term unemployed that what happens to these employers is they go out and look for jobs, is they've got people who have just come not job market and people out this for a while aunld things being equal they end up choosing the employers, the people who are newer in the market. so working on how to help the people who have been caught in this recession, been out for a long time, get back on their feet. it's a creation part of the policy we have to address going forward. >> all right. catherine mann, john challengers, we thank you both. >> thank you. >> lehrer: still to come on the newshour: preparing for the independence vote in sudan; a new republican voice in washington; shields and brooks; haiti one year after the earthquake; and the safety of gulf coast oysters. but first, the other news of the day.

you know they've just done work to the facade of everything has been done in a slim chance way. past the cash funding the project comes from the international community but little accountability and poor building control has led to accusations that the money isn't being invested wisely many of the homes now stand empty and uncompleted go to. the authorities and just build the structures of the higher seeds. inside. others house has been in his family for ninety two year is he tells us that it's not just the poor quality building work that's a problem in the modernization boom many of the locals has sold to investors without them the town has lost the local spirit that made it so unique you can't feel it any more just if you look in front of it. before this area was like a man. with so many people. it's like a museum but despite the criticisms the government adamant they aren't going to stop. we want to do it in criticism is not always acceptable but if it's a little bruise we accept it meanwhile we're not going to stop the implementation of our projects because of. the project i

almost every city in california has redevelopment agency. and they have been able to put forward a lot of their favorite projects using this money. but this is money that comes away from schools, fire districts, other local agencies that would go to those areas if that money -- >> let me ask you, because based on past history, democrats tend not to really get along that well with other democrats when they're in the governor's office and the legislature. jerry brown has said he wants this budget passed. is it by march? to what extent are democrats going to come on board? or to what extent is there going to be a huge battle around the details of the proposal? because it's brutal. >> it is. >> the cuts are brutal. >> it's absolutely brutal. and i think it may come down to whether or not jerry brown can deliver some republican votes. because if he has the votes from the republicans to actually pass something, the democrats will have a lot of heat on them to come around to some agreement. >> have to do something like pension reform. throw that on

congress has secured washington's rights to modernize the remaining arms and has also claimed that the treaty should not obstruct america's missile defense plans but once again these statements on both sides are non binding meaning they will not affect the actual implementation of the agreement this will be v third such treaty between moscow and washington the first two were signed back in one thousand nine hundred one and in one thousand nine hundred three with this latest one is meant to reduce the number of strategic arms on each side by around one third which is surely a significant step forward in terms of both global security and the relations between the two countries. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world and u.s. president barack obama drew on the russian inspiration to try to galvanize the u.s. economy into action here refer to the sputnik moment when the russian satellite spurred america on to boosting its technology know how through the space race in his first speech to a divided congress obama said the science and research sectors are key to tac