in russia's large cities, officials estimate 2 to 4 million children and teenagers wonder the streets. children in both of these great nations who live in the basements of boarded up houses or underground in train and subway stations. children who don't even count as government statistics. >> joins us from our bureau in washington is sergei of russian ministries. thank you for being would you say. >> it is a great privilege, wendy. >> your ministry trains new leaders and ministers to the poor. we see that video and it is an eye opener. how do these children live day-to-day? >> there are lots of children who need somebody to care for them, wendy. as you have seen on the video, 700,000 orphans that live in orphanages and state-run institutions in huge territory of russia, siberia, central siberia and so on. we are to go out, especially young people and reach to the needy children with a wonderful project as we call it project hope. >> tell us more about project hope, how does project hope help these kids? >> it is when we work together in a wonderful partnership with other countries and

turning out what it turned out to be in this large city it is a penny per day in a multifaceted programs to make healthy food available and in one decade they cut the death rate of babies and children by 50%. another example of aligning the social rules with what we know brings out the best and instead of having this abundance by gatt scarcity scarcity, they begin to make healthy food available and now 30% of the food and schools throughout the country has to be supplied locally from small farmers. i'd like to end with a personal message about what i think is most needed for us as the individual because i guess as you know, by now human beings are good enough. we have in us of all the things we need we have devolved into lean it -- tightly knit social groups entirely to and socially to be sensitive to one another. we are good enough but i do think we need to work on one core quality and fat is what i like to call bold humility. buy-back, the social nature is a double edged sword knowing the preservation depended on staying on in but the larger tribe heads over. it means that separating f

san francisco is often known for being a large city, in this case, we have a unique history with the death penalty. during his reelection campaign of 1999, terrence hallohan said that they would not seek the death penalty for any offense in san francisco. he was reelected by a close margin a few years later, and she took the position that she would not bring any death penalty case. and she was reelected with the same conditions as part of the reelection campaign. harris was elected to be the state of the new general, and gavin newsom elected george gascon to be the district attorney. when asked his position on the death penaltiy, hy, he said he wouldn't rule it out. this raised a lot of concern among opponents of the death penalty who thought this would be a step backward. he has written against the death penalty, and adheres to san francisco values. san francisco has not had a jury return a death verdict since 1989, which was 10 years before he said his office would not seek the death penalty. we thought this particular issue wanted a discussion and we are pleased to have a palace h

people were pushing for a large city park in other places. it was a political compromise. >> between lincoln and fulton and the beach. >> you're saying, why did they decide that exact plot? they brought someone from new york to come up with a park plan. they eventually made it a rectangle. they had the panhandle part. the panhandle was the same with as golden gate park, but there was dealmaking going on between park commissioners and they decided they would buy the land and cut off part of the panhandle. >> the development of lincoln park is interesting. you can see the cemetery. >> on the map, it is a cemetery. >> what happened to that and all of the bodies? >> they decided around the turn of the century the land was too valuable to bury people. where uss is now there were four cemeteries. they moved all of the cemetery's out -- cemeteries out. the heir did not want to move one of the places. there are two people -- two places where people are buried in the city. the other ones were moved out. >> the big scandal of lincoln park, someone want

california supreme court in save the plastic bag coalition versus city of manhattan beach ruled that large cities and counties such as san francisco that decide to ban plastic bags must, must first comply with this. the city today has taken an alternative decision in defiance of the supreme court's judgment. the city is saying that a categorical exception applies in this case. let me tell you what a categorical exception is according to the state of california and the law. they are descriptions of types of projects. types of projects. for which the california legislator has provided a blanket exception for procedures and policies. this year against the city of manhattan beach, the court said that citizen counties larger than manhattan beach and this city most certainly is, must do comprehensive environmental reviews and are fully subject to it. so, there is no way out. this city has not done an environmental analysis. it hasn't even done an initial study, therefore it's in violation of the law if it passes this ordinance and we will file a lawsuit against the city to enforce the supreme court's r

this is a very large city, and the city invested one penny a day it turned out is what it worked out to be over the years in terms of each citizen in this large city, it was about a penny a day they invested in these multifaceted programs to make healthy food available. in one decade, they cut the death rate of babies and children by over 50% in one decade on one penny per day per person of everyone in their city. another example of alining social rules with what we know brings out the best of us. instead of moving, instead of great abundance and yet scarcity, they began to make healthy food available, and now a new rule in brazil is that 30% of the food in schools throughout the country has to be supplied locally from small formers. these are the kinds of changes in rules. i'd like to end my talk tonight, and hopefully, we'll have time for discussion. i'd like to end with a very personal message about sort of what i think is most needed for us, the individual. i guess you know by know that i think human beings are good enough. i think we have in us the qualities we need. i didn't ge

most challenged areas of our city kept alive by a half million dollar earmark from congressman jerry lewis and that expires and they don't come back i end up the loser. largely, we did a sale and got a 50% thumbs up from our city to do that. most of that, most all of it has again to the police department. i was hoping to have a little more for prevention and intervention but the council said give it the p.d. so we have supported our programs largely by applications like those earmarks and other applications, cops grant and other anti-gang activities. we have become grant specialists to maintain the resources we have and we have become this remarkable alliance of community nonprofits and other services that kept us alive. the feds have a limited role at this point and earmarks for us has been an important opportunity. not much else out there on this landscape. >> i echo the same things. but we have also been very fortunate. i want to emphasize the thing i said earlier. you build strong communities. you are going to really attack that gang prevention in a before way. we are recipients of a hud grant, community choice program ground to rebuild our alice griffit

. >> of large city has no specific rules on the books in regard to pit bulls. animal control medically they judge each dog on a case by case basis it is unclear what will happen in the -- to the pit bulls involved in the most recent attacks. some want them put down, but their honor believe they belong at home. >> i want those two dogs euthanize. >> joanne did not mince words when she showed up at a meeting organized in response to the recent pit bull attack on our dog. her program along, walking well despite the wounds he suffered outside their home on november 18. >> birth it is both stocks were on my dog. he was -- both dogs were on my dog. >> the pitbull involved belong to angel perez. he said they are gentle, family pets who got out after someone damaged his fins. >> i really feel bad. this for me apart, tore my family apart. >> perez was cited for failing to confine his dogs. now they are living at the same shelter where he said there were living when he adopted them. he is pledging to fight for his dogs. he says he doesn't know what set them off, but he w

voted in protest for communists or for just russia so the situation was very common especially in large cities like mosque or sent but there's work you could you know where it's and so on the problem with the not the trash in my opinion is that it's not so much concrete so it's less action maybe just fails to combat problems that people are so much tied off already like or like even corruption you know and they just like concrete action and they expect that these high a competition that just turned out to fear during this election will stimulate their ruling party to propose something new or to just to renew its. and to propose some new action. i want everyone to listen to what dmitri medvedev had to say as the election results were coming in where it showed that united russia was going to get about fifty percent let's assume what the president had to say. taking into account the planks makeup of the parliament. over the various issues this is what limits and democracies all about the leaders of other parties said they're ready for that. and john if i can go to you i mean it's interesting that

trip with taxes out of the east coast and some of the biggest values in your four star hotels and large cities week at about 100 to $120 for four-star hotels with upgrades to things like breakfast in the large european cities. polices during the summer months will charge three or four times that kind of money. it's cooler and, you know, a little gloomier out there this time of year. the crowds are thinner and the pricing is as good as it's going to get all year long. >> not bad. a lot of people, they only travel one time a year, at christmas time, so if you're that kind of person and you're traveling now, are there things you need to keep in mind? apparently particularly in light of the alec baldwin situation? >> well, listen, i can vouch for how addictive words with friends can be, so i get it. bottom line, there's basic rules here, basic rules of etiquette as well. keep in mind, when that cabin door closes the rule is you've got to turn off all your electronic equipment, the cell phone, ipad, anything that has an on and off switch has got to go off. in fact, you can't turn them back on until

city and one that prevents any change, keeps the parking lot, but in effect results in the city providing a large economic subsidy to one of its most privileged in neighborhoods, and if the city were to choose this option, we think the city would be the clear loser in this outcome. thank you. >> i am a program manager. on behalf of the organizations, i want to express our support of the 8 washington project, not only for the waterfront but for the entire city. they have extensive review it and appreciate how the changes to the design over the years have improved the project. we would ask you first to consider how well the eight washington project conforms to the plan, the city is a guiding land use document from the 1990's. this plan itself was the subject of public hearings and input. a couple of years ago, following objections, the planning department conducted yet another study that supports the basic design principles of this project. this site has most likely been analyzed, reviewed, and been the subject of more public hearings than any other in the city history. on the question of the propo

amount of air pollution generated from last year's bp oil spill roughly equals the amount found in a large city. the cleanup efforts included burning surface oil and fumes from that as well as evaporating fuel were blown ashore. >> financial troubles had put the historic lincoln theatre in jeopardy. the u street venue has hosted performances over the years of musical giants duke ellington and ella fitzgerald. >> but now, the theatre is being transferred in hopes of ensuring its long-term success. lionel thomas is executive director of the d.c. commission on the arts and humanity. he joins us live. the jewel on u street. mr. thomas, good morning. thank you for being here with us. >> good morning. >> can't believe just about three months ago, we were talking about bankruptcy and the theatre was on the verge of closing down. now, your commission is in charge. what are your top priorities as you assume oversight. does it mean the theatre is called back from the brink of disaster? >> that's exactly what it means. we're hitting the ground running. i'm very excited. what it means is that we have, we h

. >>> speaking to reporters after their meeting in myanmar's large et city on monday night. >> translator: i'm looking forward to visit japan in the near future so that she can see that our country has recovered from the earthquake and tsunami of march 11. >> pro democracy leader says she is grateful for the invitation and is excited to visit japan as she hasn't been for a long time. japan wants to support myanmar as much as possible. he wants to solidify in cooperation with the united states. calling on the japanese government to spotlight of plight of ethnic minorities in myanmar. she said japan must understand the importance of this issue in building a solid democracy. >>> a group of south korean civilians has met with north korea's new leader, kim jong-un. they are visiting to offer condolences over the death of his father, kim jong-il. the group had permission to make the trip. the 18-member group includes former first lady, the wid yost late south korean president, kim de jung. another group member is chairwoman of the hyundai group. her company runs a joint venture for tourists. se

. >> the decision will cut city's large and small. the biggest cities are likely to feel more of the impact. >>> san jose is bay area's biggest city and says its redevelopment agency has been the driving force in revitalizing downtown. the tech museum and arena have been built through regency funding. >> a lot of families are not going to have affordable housing here. which means companies will not be able to lure workers here. >> projects like the proposed baseball stadium won't be effected by the decision. that is because their finance through special taxes or private partnership deal. >>> a warrant has been issued by a woman who says hit a man by her car. 27-year-old erika rojo drove on to the sidewalk on wednesday while she was tries to get away from fremont police. she has two felony warrants for auto theft and transporting drugs. her car hit 50-year-old carl duke. he was thrown 50 feet by that impact but is expected to survive his injuries. >>> a union city bakery was evacuated after a hazardous material scare. a cleaning crew st

. >> when a plant closes in a large city, that's a problem, but when a plant closes in a small town like millen, that's a disaster. it is a huge part of the community. it's like tearing the fabric of the community apart and tearing the lives of the people who are affected apart. >> reporter: it was april 2009 when a tsunami hit krystal full force. two months after she closed the restaurant, her husband's factory left town, and he lost his job. the only money coming in now was his unemployment check, about 80% less than what the family used to make. but of course, all the usual monthly payments remained. utilities, health and life insurance, and most daunting, the huge mortgage payment on their house. >> i know that we spent way too much money. we were going to have a swimming pool, we were going to have the granite countertops and the chandeliers and the hardwood floors. there were things we were going to have this in house. >> reporter: krystal remembered it had been surprisingly easy to get financing for their dream home. she said the bank told her this was a risk-free investment and s

but there were some political awakenings and people started, particularly in northern large city center to accommodate black political leaders and the idea of accommodating whereby people can live. and that started to change. again, 1919 was not the end of the civil rights movement by any stretch of the imagination. as i write in the book, it was much more vexing 10 concorde. it was the beginning of some pain. the landscape really was forever changed. you saw lynching at a high point and from that point on they began to diminish or not point until today. and you saw a riot. there were a few more -- a major race riot in tulsa, the incident rosewood. in 1943 there is a major incident in detroit that was sort of a white and black riot. then you have some incidents between the civil rights movement. there was silence. i mean, that's obvious. but, it was nothing compared to 1919. and 1919 there was a black man named john hartfield who winched in public with a crowd as large as 10,000 people. it was a public festival in dallas though, pennsylvania. he was accused of assaulting a white woman.

the customer base of our neighbor and commercial district, but it would be drawing from a large section of the city. -- not necessarily to drop from the customer base. we need to see if they are intentionally looking for space for parking and that is a particular need, then is it a larger section of the city they will be drawing a customer base from or if it is a big box, potentially it is a full city- wide draw customers. recommendations we are moving forward with -- for larger from the retail, where we don't necessarily think it would be an absolute requirement for a formula retail that andncd impact, but for a larger -- for a larger format retell, the commission would make a recommendation that we might want to consider proposing having an economic impact report and may be creating some threshold that would trigger that prior to the cu hearing. having regular updated economic impact reports that review current formula retail existing and its impact. this way, we are getting some economic measures and barometers of the decisions being made in terms of approving the formula retail. supervisor mar:

, and the large cities are now a mega cities on a global scale. question is, what will happen when the current census, which is already underway, is completed? if it is completed correctly and if under its rules the country than changes its political boundaries, there is likely to be a political shift in the countryside to the city, because most of the population is now gravitating to the city. now, there has been a tendency in pakistan bust history for the center to acquire power and to take it away from the provinces so that what started off as a federation recently became a centralized state, where all the power was centered, normally in the military rulers, or even in the civilian rulers when it took over between long military roles. the good news is somehow after something like 18 years of debate, there was an agreement between the center and the provinces and the national financial commission was agreed to placer, under which the three ordered the sharing of revenues between the center and the provinces and try to make up for what had been s

i do think a large part of our problems in the city are financial, economic. with my background, i did think i would be able to add a lot of value, and that is why i decided to get into politics. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? >> i have to say, i'm one that has been trying to get away from the political spectrum dialogue in san francisco. i would just say, generically, i think i am in the middle. i'm a moderate person. nationally, i think we are a little bit left in san francisco, but i think i am a socially liberal person. that is what i tend to practice what i preach. >> what did you learn campaigning for supervisor, and was there anything that surprised you? >> that is a great question. i have never run for office before. i am new to the political world. for me, the learning curve was the best he could be. there were a lot of lessons to be learned in running a race in san francisco. a few that stick in my mind -- money does matter. raising money. that is the simple, somewhat unfortunate fact of life. i think really having a messag

special projects manager here representing the very large port and city team who has been working on this project for the last year. we are very grateful to be here today after a lot of long nights. it really has been an amazing experience. including last night's experience at the planning commission for the certification of the eir. the work that planning staff did on that environmental impact report was truly incredible. we are here today to present to you ceqa findings and a mitigation monitoring and reporting program related to the america's cup project, as well as the proposed disposition and development agreement related to the project. we will have a number of speakers who will be addressing you today, and a power point presentation that is fairly lengthy, but includes some late breaking changes that the mayor just announced with mr. stephen bartlett from the event of authority. there is a lot to digest today -- mr. stephen barkley from the event authority. so there is a lot to digest today. hold on a minute while i load up the slide show. i would like to start by introducing