so make it for cycling for everybody and get rid of all of the relics of john forester and the vehicular bicyclists or those who want to travel or who are advocate of the speed cyclists but realize in the netherlands the average piece of cycling is 12 miles an hour. that's enough because already you're faster than the cars and it makes cycling at reach for everybody. and that's one thing that is important, realize that it's not actual safety but perceived safety what makes people cycle. if people feel safe, and i can guarantee you that a lot of people will not feel safe on a bicycle lane where they could easily get doored or if they are just a little less bit concentrated or make strange movements, they will be in the car traffic and they will be run over. so think about that it will be a lot better idea to remove the parked cars away from the sidewalk and have your bicycle path then between the parked cars and the pavement. i guarantee you that's all people who are latent cyclists will feel much safer. can have the children also on these poik paths where i can guarantee you a lot of par

john is among those training in a career in forest service. >> i didn't have a lot of job skills that could transfer over. >> could take another three years to restore angora. the hope is veterans turned foresters can help. . >>> there is a new tree sitting in berkeley. a man who calls himself moon shadow purged himself in a tree. and a proposal by local businesses to revitalize the park that could include a ban on unlicensed events. he'll stay where he is for at least a week. >> they've cut down trees across the street and i'm afraid they are going to start cutting down trees here. they made a threat last november that they wanted to build a museum and soccer field here. >> moon shadow says police have come by twice a day and police tell us he is trespassing. cutting down trees and build a sports training facility. . >>> be careful if you are planning a day at the beach. national weather service said watch out for big waves. the beaches that face south are the most vulnerable. the swell is expected to peek tomorrow and saturday with 6 to 10 foot waves. . >>> hawaii is also seeing the

forest. and then there was john adams, american minister in paris and london, second president of the united states. what i did not know was that he was also a passionate gardener, but that he also went on a garden tour in england with thomas jefferson. then another little sleight of george washington on his plantation. all four of them really regarded themselves foremost as gardeners and farmers and not politicians. when you read through their letters you will see that almost every single letter will mention at some stage, seeds, gardens, harvest times, agricultural and laments, talking all the time about this and what they called several amusement. very much part of their life. and their passion for plants, nature, gardens, and agriculture deeply woven into the fabric of america and very much aligned with their political thought. they did not just create the united states in a political sense. they also understood the importance of plants for the making of this nation. as such we can look at cornfields and cotton plants as a symbol of america's economic independence from britain. we can se

protecting the most fortunate americans rather than a compromise that president obama wanted to put forest john boehner, there are more extreme elements this seemed to be controlling the decision making. that has not allowed for compromise and working together. that is unfortunate. i'm going to continue to push for common ground because i think that is the least you can expect. >> i am very happy to be here. i work for o.s.a. gas has gone -- gone from a $60 gallon to four dollars a gallon. my food bill is sky-high. i do not have to tell you what has happened to the economy, i do not blame president obama. in that two years, we have not seen an increase in social security. my question to you is, what can we expect this coming year? are we ever going to get another increase? >> thank you for the question. it is a difficult situation economically. i want to answer your question in a different way. specifically on the cost of living, a lot of people perceive that congress controls and votes on the cost-of-living adjustment. we do not. the trusties make that decision. it is based on a cpi index that

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john hut was out in the koldz forest cutting firewood, right?nd then the trailer on the back of his pickup truck slipped off the hitch and onto his right foot. he began screaming. the pain was excruciating. he knew he was out there alone there was no one to hear him. even his cellphone he couldn't reach it because it was inside the truck, even then he was out of cellphone range. remember the movie 127 hours he waited before he cut off his right arm, he could only wait 30 minutes. he grabbed history inch pocket knife as you see the movie there and cut off each toe one by one. he said it hurt so bad i would cut for a while and then i would have to stop, again, one by one all five toes. when he was done he stopped the bleeding by wrapping his shirt around it, he got back in his truck and then he had to drive, remember he was out of cellphone range. he had to drive until he got into cellphone range then he called an ambulance, the ambulance met him halfway. the authorities went back to where he was and they retrieved all of his tose but they were so

john gallager who served 10 months in iraq are among those training for a career in forest service. >> i was an infantryman so i didn't have a lot of job skills that could transfer over to the civilian life. >> now, it could take another three years to restore angora. the hope is that veterans- turned foresters can help. >>> time now 5:25. solono county detectives are refuse -- los angeles county it's a drawing, entitled "the judgment," worth quarter of a million dollars. the la nar es institute of her cue leez reported it stolen last month. this sketch surfaced two days later at a san fernando valley church. authorities in southern california are now trying to verify whether the dutch master drew this piece and who legally owns it. several experts say they're not familiar with this work of art. >>> time now 5:26. the east coast rattled by yet another aftershock. how big it was and where it hit. reporter: from berkeley, a tree-sitting protest. yes, there's another one going on, and you might be surprised to learn just how long this one has been under way. >>> also san francisco police

john gallagher who served in iraq is among those training for a career in forest service. >> i was anantryman, so i didn't have a lot of job skills that could transfer over to civilian life. >> it may take at least three more years to restore this particular area. the hope is that the veterans turned foresters can help make that happen. >>> 7:19. the family of a man killed in a recent debtly boating crash on the san francisco bay has filed a lawsuit. ming trong was tossed into the water on august 3, after his boat collided with a yacht. the family blanks the yacht owner. police say they did not find any sign that alcohol played a role in the crash, but results are pending for a sobriety test given by the coast guard. the yacht owner was reportedly sued in 2005 for another boating crash by a passenger who claimed the owner was under the influence. >>> a tough story to talk about, a mother accused of an unspeakable crime. what led to the violent deaths of her two children. >>> a tale of two wars. the difference last month between iraq and afghanistan. >>> good morning, if you're driving

john gallagher served 10 months in iraq. >> i was an infant try man so i didn't have a lot of drop skills. >> he joined green corps, a new program that links veterans with the potential of forest service jobs. >> i've wanted to do this for a long time, fight fires. >> the veterans on this crew are downing trees and clearing brush on the charred slopes where the fire burned in june of 2007. 3100 acres burned. 242 homes were destroyed. four years later, randy moore with the u.s. forest service says the service is far from done. >> we have a long ways to go. >> if you look off in the distance you can see what is a countless number of dead standing trees. that area of the burn zone has been virtually unchanged since the fire. >> in the year after the fire, restoration work moved at a quick pace. but a lawsuit slowed the work to a crawl. >> we are doing what we want to do. we're not doing it at the pace and scale that we would like to do it at. >> he says it would take another three years to restore this place. manpower is needed. veterans turned foresters can help. >> it's been awesome. things are starting to warm up out there, less cote -- coast alfog tonight. you can see it's a

john gallagher served 10 months in iraq. >> i was an infant try man so i didn't have a lot of drop skills. >> he joined green corps, a new program that links veterans with the potential of foresti've wanted to do this for a long time, fight fires. >> the veterans on this crew are downing trees and clearing brush on the charred slopes where the fire burned in june of 2007. 3100 acres burned. 242 homes were destroyed. four years later, randy moore with the u.s. forest service says the service is far from done. >> we have a long ways to go. >> if you look off in the distance you can see what is a countless number of dead standing trees. that area of the burn zone has been virtually unchanged since the fire. >> in the year after the fire, restoration work moved at a quick pace. but a lawsuit slowed the work to a crawl. >> we are doing what we want to do. we're not doing it at the pace and scale that we would like to do it at. >> he says it would take another three years to restore this place. manpower is needed. veterans turned foresters can help. >> it's been awesome. things are starting to warm up out there, less cote -- coast alfog tonight. you can see it's a little fatter ther

forest trail. volunteers sit under tent canopies supplied by celebration rentals giving out sand whiches, beverages, doughnuts, gummy bare gears and licorice. golf carts transfer the elderly. all terrain vehicles from the john john deere dealership are used." central vermont, i love you. on the other hand, this is a real problem. if you can't walk through the woods or you don't want to, this would be your detour route by car. look. >> you have to take route 7 to route 103 then get on 91 north via springfield then on to interstate 89 until the woodstock exit which brings you back to route 4 and into killington. >> so to get from here to here you have to go here. not ideal. so the central vermont town of mendon, they have a heartwarming tale to tell. they also have that heartwarming tale to tell because they do have a problem. that road really needs to be fixed and needs to be fixed fast. that hike through the woods is going to be a whole other metaphor when the snow starts falling in vermont. luckily for those vermonters who are commuting by walking through the woods, help may be on the way. after initially balking at the idea of approving additional disaster funds without cutting something else in the budge

forest, he had only one incredibly painful way out. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: in a remote part of western colorado wilderness john hutt had driven his logging truck to pick up a load of trees and was caught in a freak accident. >> trailer started to slide down the reach. and it pinned my foot right in there. >> reporter: he was trapped, completely alone and in unimaginable pain. >> whenever i tried to move it, then the pain would get worse. >> reporter: there was no cell service, no help. no choice. after just 30 minutes he made a decision. using his three-inch pocket knife he began amputating his own toes. >> i'd cut some and then it -- it would be pretty painful. so, i'd stop, take a breath or two and then keep cutting till i finally got it cut off. >> reporter: after cutting off all five toes he stopped the bleeding with his shirt. he collected his toes and got in the car, driving till he got within cell phone range. an ambulance met him on the road but the toes were too badly mangled to be reattached. hutt is not the first person faced with his own mortality to resort to self-amputation. last summer, jonathan

ing -- according to the green forest mayor, senior chief ratliff achieved one of the highest honors. he was 34 at the time of his death. air force tech sergeant john w. brown of solemn springs, arkansas, was also killed in that attack. an accomplished in his youth, sergeant brown played football and basketball. he went to john brown university on a swimming scholarship. he was known for his positive attitude, his intelligence and his sense of humor. after seeing a video of special operations unit, he abban tkorpbd plans to become -- abandoned plans to become a nurse anesthecist and enlisted in the air force where he was assigned to the 24th tactic squadron. sergeant brown was 33 at the time of his death. this is something that we need to remember not just on anniversary dates but at all times. it should serve as the ultimate reminder that we in this chamber have an obligation to come together and to make this country a better place. i ask my colleagues in the senate to join me in honoring their lives and their legacy as well as the sacrifice of all that have fought and died in operation enduring freedom, operation iraqi freedom and operation new d