the idea is, for example, as assistant general manager hale is thinking about issues around power and funds coming into the agency that will need to support disadvantaged communities, she will be working with external affairs and the community benefits team to have thus provide leadership about how to do that programming. as we think about the sewer system improvement program, there will be a community benefits approach and strategy. it is not just about new benefits. it is about how to engage the public as we think about what the impact is going to be, and how we think about our citizens advisory committee. we will be coming forward to you with some budget implications, but we have also been trying to think creatively about how to fund the work, knowing that revenues are down within the agency. the truth is we are starting at ground zero at this point. who is going to write the policy? we do not have anyone staffed up because the new program has not yet been approved. we're hoping to staff up in a way that is smart and takes into account what the revenue issues are, but also is reali

but general manager hale and myself have been looking at revenue requirements for power operation as a whole what our attributed allocations are to streetlights, general fund customers, new customers you're going to hear more about today, redevelopment areas, and retail power rates, and to look at a fair cost allocation of those charges. we have a very efficient power system. it is very well run. we are the beneficiaries of a power system that provides a very low-cost clean greenhouse gas free emissions. in addition, we have our own solar power generation coming online as well. today, we have three parts of the presentation. we have three slides -- we have nine slides from our independent rate consultant. under the charter, we are required at least every five years to do an independent rate review by an independent consultant based on cost of service. this is satisfying that charter requirement. in addition, we take that information and put that into what would be proposed retail rates. these are the rates specifically for the redevelopment area, not the general fund or enterprise fu

i got the kneedenise hale whoser got an enormous trophy in the district. those of you that know her know that she does not allow her silver out of the house without a grilling the recipient on what you know about silver, what you know about the earthquake, but you know about my mother-in-law, but you know about the fire department. we know -- we not only had that silver, but the lucky baldwin silver said. -- set. we had an enormous amount of interest in the fine craftsmanship of san francisco silver before the 1920's. we are coming up on two significant anniversaries. the 75th was the golden gate international composition, the counterpart to the world's fair, and the of international exposition of 2015. i have started to prepare festivals to celebrate these two terribly important activities. i have shared my passion with the history -- passion for history with the city, the county, museums, historical societies. that interest and passion is reflected in my continuing direction to the board of directors. one of the early members of the predecessor commissio

nice passing back hales and powerful short all powerful the course from the stars of the past no doubt those moments of magic and the subzero temperatures outside the reasons because haters keep forking to the tournament every year is a mother r t. r r that brings us to the golfing greens our paul case is proved he's the cream of the current european golfing crop in bahrain the thirty three year old winning a normal golf. champions of fans speeding some of the current past european tour winners in the process star studded fields with winners of a number of tournaments from various years of participation casey though successfully navigating that colin montgomerie design course battling it out with peter hudson miguel and gail kim is until the end of playoffs seemed imminent but not for par in the giving man his eleventh career european trip to the single stroke around three hundred also out of to become. left the is on the right track meanwhile over at the torrey pines golf course phil mickelson sharing a one shot lead with fellow american bill haas after three rounds of play at the far

barbara hale and her leadership was instrumental in working and putting together the power purchasing agreement and putting -- getting the support of the board of supervisors and eventually getting 75 people to work, 21 of them from disadvantaged backgrounds. i do not know if you have had this opportunity -- of course, maybe i'm just looking out for it. i always get window seats, but honestly, nothing is more thrilling than coming around and looking down at this project. i'm not saying you can see it from space, but you can certainly see it from a few thousand feet up, and it gives you a great sense of pride and expectation and hope that similar projects like this can be done not only throughout san francisco but all across this state and country. it is limitless, the capacity we have to do these kinds of private spirit with creative financing strategies and with these power purchasing agreements, these are easy things to do ultimately in terms of addressing the up-front capital needs. they can easily be financed and advance in a way that addresses our general budget fund shortfalls.

. >> reporter: but robert dole, who hales from a moderate district in the chicago suburbs, was noncommittal when he was asked about the tea party. >> the problem i think with some of the tea parties is that you talk to a tea party group here and you talk to a tea party group there and they may have different goals, specific individual to their groups. >> couric: outnumbered almost ten to one, freshman democrats like alabama's terri sewell face their own challenges. is it daunting to come into office at a time when republicans are so ascendant? >> it doesn't really change our mission and our job. i think that the folks that elected us sent us here to do their bidding. irrespective of who is in the majority, they really want us to focus on their issues. >> couric: republicans say high on their priority list is deficit reduction. starting with major cuts in domestic spending this year. fiscally conservative freshmen say everything is fair game. >> let's take a look at the department of defense so we send a signal to those on the other side of the aisle that everything has to be at table. >> co

investment opportunities as the country's telecom sector demonstrates steady growth speaking to our civi hale shumlin president of one of the largest russian operators m.t.s. says the company plans to significantly boost its investment program this year. in two thousand we had around twenty to twenty percent of. our sales you know in capital investment capital ratio and two thousand and eleven is going to be at least this number probably higher so i'd say you know all in all investment by twenty percent. let's have a look at how the markets are faring this hour asian stocks a low of the neck a inching low of just standard and poor's downgrade all the countries sovereign debt rating the news sent the low against the dollar and the euro. settling in the japanese currency has since east a few earnings results as the indices down with canon down three point one percent to disappointing net profit. let's see how the markets closed in russia on thursday in moscow the markets finished the trading session in the black hole jumped one point sixteen percent through solid longs the capitalization of the

those americans that are flat out broke and jobless one out of millions of people to ask is larry hales who has been unemployed for over a year and a half it's infuriating because we're the ones are always left out in the cold while we're bombing and murdering people and afghanistan the poorest country in the world this is all. so upsetting to countless experts who see that the u.s. afghan strategy has been flawed all together what we need is not a surge of money of troops we need a surge of diplomacy in the region because to begin with i think it's a misguided war i think we need as quick and responsible and exit from that country but until that happens the question of why the u.s. can afford to waste so much money abroad when so many have nothing but a whole may never be answered and. new york and while the u.s. sends more cash abroad millions of homes remain without health insurance. and the states you hope would speculate how the money ends up financing terrorists they've lost fifty five billion dollars spent allegedly on balance sheet by the way so you know if fifty five billion sp

it's been haled as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the united nations, but investigators found as much as two-thirds of grants are eaten up by prescription and found donation prescription drugs on the black market. the fund says it's pulling grants from the nations where it finds corruption and is requiring returning the missing money. >> fuel prices released today the price of a gallon of regular gas jumped three cents in the last two weeks. the nationwide average is 3.11. san francisco still holds its crown we the highest average gas price in the nation at 3.37. >> just ahead, people in the northeast are bracing for the coldest night in the year. an arctic blast is sending temperatures plunging well below zero. back here in the bay area, how long will this beautiful weather last? leigh glaser has the answer. >> alan: an arctic prices hitting the northeast. residents of philadelphia, new york, and boston are expected to see their coldest temperatures in years overnight. so cold outdoor winter festivals had to be cancelled. here's more. >> reporter: in much of the country the cold

. >> hale hardy, great storyteller.s responsive, sharp. >> some sort of inner thing in you, the comeback kid approach? >> all my life i was raised to believe that you should never give in, never give up. if somebody hits you and knocks you down, you're supposed to get up, not give up. >> can't top that. >>> tammy faye, god bless. >> god bless you, larry. >> what can you say, that cuz tammy faye baker. she would die the next morning. >> i was surprised at how -- first how bad she looked. she was always so vivacious. yet she still had that same tammy faye, here i am. >> if you could have people remember you for one thing, what would it be? >> my eyelashes. no. >> still got that humor. >> in fact, they told me that night that when she passed they would hold it for us to announce. we announced it the next night as we went on the air. she was a frequent guest and it was always fun having her on. a lot of people loved her. she would be off the wall. >> don't you love this kid? >> she retained her religious faith. >> i think p

six men shot in a hale of gunfire. i'll have the latest in a live report. >> also this morning a sonoma county man who desperately phoned his wife for help after crashing on highway 1 is found dead. it took search and rescue seven hours to find him. >> one of those areas that had black ice. could be happening again now. the fog is outside and so are freezing temperatures. we'll show you the worst areas. >> castro valley we have a water main break. details coming up on that. a live shot at bay bridge toll plaza. >> two tickets sold for last night's megamillions drawing had all the winning numbers, all six of them. $355 million jackpot. >> 5:29. good wednesday morning. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm terry mcsweeney for eric thomas. jenelle wang joins us live from oakland p. d. headquarters with the latest. >> the manhunt is on for this shooter. we hear oakland police have a name and they are looking for the gunman at this hour. as for the victims, they are listed in stable to critical c

hale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase at matters.just four more tes. ♪ >> gulf of mexico microbe consumed the methane and other natural gas released in the gulf oil spill. according to a report in the ocean science the nation cleaning process was nearly complete just months after the spill. findings are stunning scientist who thought the gulf water would be tainted for years to come. most of the oil has settled on the ocean floor washed ashore or dissolved along with chemical disbursant into the sea what the. in a report last month federal officials said that there was no significant amount of oil remaining. and most of the gulf fishery have reopened. >>> for the first time in nearly half a century the federal government is taking drastic action on the nation tap water. fluoride thought to help not hurt one's teeth is behind a growing epidemic. too much of a good thing basically. hear ron. >> ever since the 1940's fluoride is artificially added to drinking water to help fight tooth decay. creditd with reducing cavity up to 50%. but e

the veteran valley was working at hale lounge in midtown. it is now riddled with bullet holes one second he was helping a customer,. the shots occurred one with through my coat,, termite code and hit my phone was on my left chest. >> of atlanta police arrested two brothers. police believe desmond fire the shots from a 40 caliber, or 9 mm. >> i dodged a bullet. >> he remembers hearing five shots. >> iran back into the club, at that point i checked myself make sure i was not head. i felt the bullet goes through my jacket. i couldn't feel all wound. thank god there was a one. >> his employer is paying to replace his awful. lot of things are oranges in florida and including the popular fruit. there another attention an alligator. the orange gaidar was spotted wednesday one resident snapped a picture of it. they say he was likely abstain or painted or something in the environment because the kid.tha0 to. details of an officer of ball shooting. as well as weather. james will tell us how cold it will be today. before get to those stories let's go t

every day our loyal viewers, that would be you, send us medical and hale questions.jennifer ashton is happy to answer them for you. can i clear up something? there have been questions in the studio. we didn't know we were both wearing red. >> psychic vibe. >> now that's out of the way. sherry from new york city has a question that a lot of people can probably relate to these days. we put so many things in our ears. >> i'm getting this constant ringing in my ears and i was wondering if i should be concerned and if i should start wearing earplugs at concerts. >> earplugs at concerts, huge problem either at a concert or listening to an ipod or mp3 player. the fact of the matter is, ringing in the rings, happens occasionally and then it goes away and doesn't get worse, very common. not serious. if it comes and it does not go away and it is getting worse, then you really want to see an ear, nose, and throat specialist and have your ears examined. it could be a wax build-up, certain medications, exposure to loud noise can cause it, so if that's something you like to do or

george mitchell is one, david hale is one, dan shapiro is one, dennis ross, and others. they're all engaged on these issues on an ongoing basis. the team is well-coordinated, and the fact that at one point, one or more figures would be involved and at another point, a different set of figures would be involved -- this is testament to the importance that we give to these issues. and we continue to make it as arguably the highest priority that we have. >> what is the update -- >> just a quick one. >> what is the update -- the view of the united states on the palestinian resolution that it's going to present to the un on the settlements? >> well, i can't comment on something that hasn't happened yet. we continue to believe that the parties need to resolve these issues through negotiations. >> just a quick one. do you see as the white house taking over the middle east peace process? >> i know there's always a temptation to -- >> let them have it. >> (laughter.) >> whew. (inaudible) questions anymore. >> one should not read -- these are difficult, complex issues. the presiden