fred blackwell, jenn, ken, john ram. the planning department has been doing all of the planning with the different agencies, the different challenges that are here.

fred blackwell, jenn, ken, john ram. the planning department has been doing all of the planning with the different agencies, the different challenges that are here. there are a lot of challenges that have been presented by this complex, futuristic, a beautifully designed building. there is just going to be such a transformation of the whole downtown and community because of this project. but it is also because of a transit center to replace what was here was the center, and their times, a transportation hub for the bay area when the old terminal was here. and so, in the vision of our city, and when maria took this up, she knew, because she had worked for a number of different mayors throughout the process, envisioning what this would mean to the future of our city, that we do need a brand new transit center that is not only modern, not only has all the amenities that you heard, whether it is housing, office, so forth. that it represents the future of our city. because at the center of it, the box for the high-speed rail.

handouts today, the district plans -- transit plan, the plan that will detail something that i know john ram and the whole team has been working really hard on in detail, is to present this plan, and for you to see all the buildings, all the 300 acres of open space and parks presented here. the difference basis both privately and publicly invested in. again, this has been part of the redevelopment approach to this using tax increment to provide investment funding and using our public dollars in the most maximum way to make sure there is private dollars invested in the buildings, not only in the district, but surrounding it. you will have thousands of new homes that will be built right here along with the open space. it is a wonderful design. i invite you to get a copy of this. i hope there are enough copies to go around. it is the transit district plan that you should focus on. that is the design that we are building right here. i look for to put my initials of immortality on to this beam in a few minutes. [applause] >> again, we do have copies of the district rent-a-center plan. -- center p

fred blackwell, jenn, ken, john ram.

fred blackwell, jenn, ken, john ram. the planning department has been doing all of the planning with the different agencies, the different challenges that are here. there are a lot of challenges that have been presented by this complex, futuristic, a beautifully designed building. there is just going to be such a transformation of the whole downtown and community because of this project. but it is also because of a transit center to replace what was here was the center, and their times, a transportation hub for the bay area when the old terminal was here. and so, in the vision of our city, and when maria took this up, she knew, because she had worked for a numbe

people like jennifer and john ram and ed riskin, monique at the port, and a wonderful teams of people have had the privilege of working with. i also want to thank gavin newsom, because he has such a vision for this city. i got to work with the men inherit this wonderful effort that is going on, and then put my own little color in a scheme in blessings on and so many other things to get things done. i am going to talk a little bit this morning about business growth, a central market, development projects before john mack those you in with a lot of the details, and get you involved in the wonderful environmental impact plans that we all have. then a little bit about our payroll tax. before i do that, i do want to say that we are going to need all of you to be part of a little miracle prayer for our giants this next week. [laughter] you know, obviously it is something we're all watching. but they are going to need a little bit of a miracle. that says to me that when it comes to our economy and job creation, we cannot depend upon any miracles at all. we have to stay focused, the professio

i think john harbaugh was probably not expecting him after jackson had not taken any credible snaps in practice this week for the rams here in st. louis. solomon: but steven jackson is one of those players that you can give him some rest during the week and still get a good game out of him. you see josh mcdaniel studying his play call sheet. >> ref: after reviewing the play the ruling on the field stands. baltimore will be charged with a time-out. fourth down. kevin: they will get the ball anyway. on the punt coming up from jones of the st. louis rams. solomon: i don't know if that time-out will help you so much, with 3:20 left on the clock. and a 30-point lead. kevin: they have got laquan williams, he's seen a lot of snaps in his very new engla-- y career today. williams, asking for a fair catch, lost the ball, and then gets it to about the 22 on the a 50-yard punt. double action, the steelers will take on the texans, and then the broncos will battle the defending super bowl champion green bay packers, it all begins next sunday at 12:00 noon brought to you by southwest airlines. we will be in oakland for the new eng

ram. >>> anderson cooper coming up at the top of the hour. anderson joins was a preview from ground zero. >> johnrkable scene here at ground zero. not only is there work still continuing on the site, there was also a choir practicing for sunday's ceremony with the light fading. it is a beautiful scene here. and if you've not seen the latest on ground zero, it is an extraordinary sight. we're going to show you that tonight. breaking news on "360," new details of the terror threat that put security on heightened alert in new york and washington. traffic has been tied up with imprompt u security checks. and lessons not learned from 9/11. ten years later, first responders still cannot count on life saving systems if catastrophe strikes and a whole lot more. a look at al qaeda and the "ridicu-list." john? >> see you at the top of the hour, anderson, thank you. >>> can you be right and dreadly wrong at the same time? as in, is it fair but maybe a little crazy for rick perry to describe social security this way. >> to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years old today, you paying into a program that's goin

john, thanks so much for coming in and opening our eyes to this. mike and andrea? >> thank you, jessica. later in sports, a preview of sunday's redskins slm rams game. >> plus highlights from last night's d.c. united game in philly. anny hong is up first with your weekend first. >>> good morning. time is 6:14 on your friday. bring out the sunglasses for the morning commute. lots of sunshine to kick off the day. we have some clouds moving in this afternoon. temperatures in the lower 60s under mostly clear conditions. but by this afternoon, temperatures warming up into the mid and upper 70s. one more day of warmth before a big cooldown this weekend. i've got your seven-day forecast in a couple of minutes. first, here's a look at your traffic with monika. >> thank you, anny. we'll take a live look from sky 9 down on 66 bunching up on route 50 headed for the beltway. in my next report, we'll take a look from sky 9 at the hot lane construction closing the ramp from the beltway to 66 coming up next. >>> and right now, we'll toss it to mike. >> taste of d.c. isn't until next weekend but the organizers are giving back one day in advance with a one-day

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