i do not live in parkmerced, but i have lived in parkmerced. my father-in-law and mother-in- law were living in san mateo. they moved up from san mateo. i was a freshly minted lieutenant at that time and on my way to korea. i left my wife and son in parkmerced. a couple of months later, our daughter was born in presidio. with a good deal of respect and regard for parkmerced. i have lived in stonestown and on the other side of the campus. i know the area. i have watched the development of the project. i have listened to the reports from time to time terry i think is very important that we renew our housing stock in the city. the projects built with great thought and contribution to the urban environment need to be upgraded from time to time. this plan appears to be the kind of thing that we need in san francisco. i have been around this town for did 50 years before a good 50 years. -- i have been around this town for a good 50 years. i have watched the planning and development. i think it is important to the city to look to the future, think abo

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i live on the corner. even though i am awakened at night by loud noises, i still love to live in parkmerced. i am against this. i fought for parkmerced once. if i have to continue fighting, i will. this is my home. [applause] >> i am the 20-year resident. i have spoken to you before at other meetings on behalf of parkmerced's plans. i come to you with a change of heart into its expressed serious concerns. within the past few weeks, certain things to come to light. it is not easy to do. i am an environmental activist. i really like the green aspects of the plan. it it has become clear that they did not appreciate the impact it will have on existing long-term tenants like my family. parkmerced has been clear about the tenants who will be using their existing units, but they have not taken into consideration the tower residents whose homes will remain intact, although greatly impacted. the plan calls for an additional -- i believe it is five other 10-story buildings to be built in close proximity, but one of

if you have lived in an area 20, 30, or 40 years, and then to have to live with this kind of cloud of not knowing when and if and how -- it can create a lot of stress for folks. i think a lot of the fears are legitimate that we were hearing today. when i hear that there are some people who came in the speaking in favor of the project, but i am not convinced that we're hearing from people who live in dense developments themselves. i think it is easy to say not to be afraid if you do not live in that type of development. you may live in a less dense development and advocate for someone else to live in a dense development. it is easy if you do not. there is still a lot that we will work out. there is still a lot we have to look at. i am glad we have extended the hearings beyond the original calendar for them. i think there is still a lot more to figure out here. i am glad that so many members of the public had the courage to come out and state their concerns for the working people's neighborhood. these are people that work. they have been here. they put their heart and soul into this com

but this is the place we live. that is all i would like to say about it. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am pleased to have this opportunity to speak with you. i live directly adjacent to the previous location of ike's place. my name is pat -- paul quinn. i am pleased to see they have made several changes, primarily the larger space. it was difficult to have him try to operate out of such a small space. i think the planning document that was submitted to you was very wise in saying at one point that the upper market area is not one massive area, but is a conglomeration of a bunch of commercialscattered -- a bunch of commercial nodes scattered among residential districts. in the evening, i can count the number of people who walk by. ike's place moving in changes the dynamic of the neighborhood dramatically. i have three concerns about the conditional use permit. not about the granting of it, but about the ability of the neighbors and anike's to work ot issues that arose before. one of the things about these imag

where we live, it is so happy here, so beautiful. now we are living in panic. people knock on my door and asked me when we have to move, when we are going to tear down the apartment. people are living in panic. we are also concerned about how much of this is going to be in the area. we do not know when they are going to start actually, and we are very concerned about this. i invite you to come to parkmerced any day and go to the gardens and the apartments. it is just beautiful. i am completely opposed to this. thank you very much. [applause] >> can you hear me? ok, commissioners, i'm on your list. the lady behind me let me go ahead of her because i have to get back to my sick wife. my wife and i are decent residents. we moved in in march. what can i tell you accept i hear all this talk about the environment. let me tell you -- since i moved here, i have lost about 60 pounds. my health and energy has gotten a lot better. same for my wife. one thing i will say is i will just tell you this that i had a conversation with my wife recently, and she did not understand

i have lived in parkmerced for 14 years. when i first heard about the proposal, it made me very happy. it is the kind of thing i have been waiting for. moving to san francisco, i was looking forward to a neighborhood where there were a lot of things to do within walking distance. i found that there were none. now there are some. there is one edge of the property. -- they are at one edge of the property. part of the plan has places to go and things to do scattered throughout the neighborhood. it makes it a much more walkable neighborhood. that is one of the reasons the san francisco appeal to me in the first place and would make this neighborhood, parkmerced, a more attractive to live in. there's often a great temptation to drive down the peninsula to one of the suburbs for a lot of the things i would like to do. i would rather stay in my neighborhood. the neighborhood was designed around cars, from what i understand. it was designed to be a neighborhood for cars. we're trying to move away from that. these changes will help t

i want to bring you back out live here. the lines here at the american airlines terminal very, very thin. the wait is about 10 to 12 minutes. mike, the sfo spokesperson told me this morning don't wrap presents. just make sure that you go through the line and afterwards sfo will provide wrappers from various charities past a security gate for the convenience of any traveler wanting a present or two to wrap before they get on the plane. and of course remember to bring your patience when you come to any airport because of course delays are expected throughout the day. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a busy terminal at newark airport in new jersey is back open after a suspicious package shut it down this morning. that package turned out to be a computer monitor. it was found behind the ticket counter at a security check point a few hours ago. the f.b.i. says the monitor normally emits small amounts of radiation and there was no danger. the monitor is being shipped to the same destination as its owner wh

i have lived here for 31 years. i received a flier from the tenants association and a flier from management. this is the flier from the tenants association. this is management. what -- one comes in the door, one is put on the door. on the one from the tenants association, it says, "under state law, even a promise by a landlord to continue to review a red-controlled apartment is unenforceable, making the bet even riskier. that is what i would like to be discussed tonight -- what guarantees in writing -- not the word of a landlord -- what guarantees, and can these guarantees be enforced? that is what i'm really here for. not to know what is planned for one end of the neighborhood to another end of the neighborhood -- what is to guarantee me a rent-controlled apartment in the future after my apartment is torn down? thank you. [applause] commissioner miguel: actually, that was part of the presentation tonight, but you did not want to hear it. [crowd boos] >> good evening. thanks for coming out and listening. i'm a lifet

we'll get you a live look.e folks might shift heading south, 880 a nice easy drive heading toward the san mateo bridge but look at that rain affecting you heading towards the peninsula. and we're looking at 680 where we had earlier rain in the lights. that's not there but water is kicking up off the roads so still wet conditions. >> i've been watching that rain moving north to south throughout the morning. you can see here going back to the top of the hour you can see the rain line heading into the santa clara valley. look at that, pretty good downpours about five minutes away crossing from the coast over the peninsula and likely hitting the golden gate bridge very shortly. right now around dublin, 580/680 interchange, you're seeing some pretty good downpours but just now starting to see lighter rain in san jose. more substantial rain obviously flying a little bit further to the north up towards fremont. eventually that rain line will continue to progress to the south. with all the clouds and raindrops, our tem

in fear of their lives they are literally living in ghettos they're unable to get out and the only reason they still survive in kosovo and are not fed to the all good in trade that the albanians have fed so many serbians to in the past is because nato likes to keep living serbs in kosovo as good publicity but they're there they are there just as a publicity to create the impression that across what is a multiethnic society isn't is a mono ethnic society which has destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and the leadership of course was consist of criminals who have moved into politicians as western intelligence agencies have said themselves so everyone knows what's going on in kosovo but the idea is to. lie about what's going on cos or to a bigger world audience. with the onset of winter is better life is bleak for the homeless in the russian capital hundreds are expected to freeze to death as temperatures plunge to minus thirty in the coming weeks as artie's tom barton reports a group of dedicated volunteers working hard to offer a helping hand to those in the most desperat

and then lightning shots coming up in a live report. >> here's a live look downtown san francisco.ice how dry it is on the embarcadero. i am tracking some storms, mainly the north bay but all of us will get some today and round two, the stronger round, is coming in tomorrow. i'll tell you when. >> good morning. roads are wet in the north bay. we've had three accidents in napa within the last 30 minutes. all the details coming up. >> megan, i know you're tracking this one. bart crews work through the night to repair damage to a power substation through the trans bay tube. bart had delays early this morning but says things are back on track. >> federal investigators say they may subpoena witnesses to testify to hearings early next year in washington on the san bruno pipeline explosion. it's 5:29 monday morning. good morning. hope you had a great weekend. thank you for joining us. another slightly slippery sloppy commute for some folks this morning and showers hit us after a stormy weekend. may consider today a bit of a break but the next round means business, right? >> waves of scatt

live from the bay area's new station, this is kron 4 news @ 4:30 p.m.. at 4:30 p.m. the new audit of its police department suggests that san jose could save some money if there are fewer supervisors and more police on the street. kron 4 rob has more on the audit findings and reaction of the department. >> the ninth page audit by the city assessor is looking for ways to offset recent budget cuts and avoid layoffs in the future. former police officer pete called for the audit. >> the report clearly said as we downsize in the city of san jose due to the budget constraints, we really have to look at our supervision structure and how many people we keep in management at verses have my people would keep in the line of work to do the work. >> undefined innings their top-heavy on the management side. it's one to four sergeants to officers. >> our business model in san jose peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m is focused on having a lot of front line collective supervision particularly in the control force. with that your tending have i'm a larger amount of supervisors, having said

the gentleman who lives at 35 sharron -- you are right. we live in san francisco. there are a lot of mixed use neighborhoods. i appreciate your comments and want to a knowledge of for those. i fully support this. commissioner antonini: i also fully supported. this reminds me of the case we had a couple of years ago in north beach with golden boy pizza. those were the pizza wars. this is the sandwich wars. a lot of the same issues came up about perhaps people becoming ill afterwards, things like that. but it was generally felt it was other activities, not the pizza. in this case, it is probably not the sum which is causing that. this is a little like what we approved for tony's pizza. perhaps the could have a school sometime percentage making also there. it seems like -- perhaps they could have a school sometime for sandwich making also there. it seems like they are doing a lot of things well. this is not a formula retail, although it may soon be with its success. but that is an issue for another day. certainly, these are healthy fast foods. this could be the real h

live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live thank you liz thank you liz the trenches. there was the time it's really going to be ten seconds left to play and show you the story. of the two such exchanges this is definitely one of the i was dismissed on this play this short. these steps are said to i don't believe in the cycle she's going to take the case the decision was done usually was the was the was. the was. the was was. to wake up it's your b. day. live and live . lives. unless i take a look at some of the on the main news stories now on r c russian officials say they deeply doubt the credibility of fresh out of geishas against the country released by whistleblowing website we can mix the secret u.s. diplomatic cables grand russia for organized crime and corruption with some even calling the country a most this state are also made against prime minister vladimir putin claiming his amassed a fortune in foreign banks during his time as president putin's press secretary has dismissed this information as utter rubbish saying it's a bunch of groundless rumors so their

another aunt lived close by. pretty much 4 days a week my great uncle would come in and visit all of these people my uncle, my grand mother and so forth, all were from a town land called outside of robin. when i was growing up i would hear the names. and they would conjure the sense of another world i was no longer a part of but was connected to. i think the -- i came to the brink of this sort of, you know, really quest gradualy by hearing the names. the other experience i had when i was growing up is music in my grand mother's house. my grand mother live on the first floor of the apartment building the door was open. everyone in the apartment building stopped there after work. they would stop for a drink and play polka, not polka, poker. and lynched to john gibbons play an accordion on his wooden leg. you had the sense of people having come over if not in mass by a great number to this other place with a kind of echo of that place being transposed into the world that became my world. so that of my mother's side

we will see why in a live report. >> i live look outside. a little bit of fog as you take a look at the bay bridge approach. be careful as you head out on this monday morning. 6:30 right now on december 27th on today in the bi. >>> thanks for joining us. 6:30 and hope you had a great holiday weekend. christina loren had the hour by hour forecast. >>> change is on the ro hiz on for tomorrow. the day off and you get outside today. we have cold temperatures pushing into the bay area towards the end of this week. 44 in sunnyvale and mostly 40s across the board by noon. looking to about 55 in fremont and the upper 50s. no 60s for today. lots of sunshine and clouds increasing ahead of a front that could bring two inches of rain. tomorrow we will talk about the first mountain snow possibility. a lot happening in the weather department. >> we showed a great start approaching and that could be one of the things. a little bit of fog. >> most definitely. fog is the issue for the bay bridge. carquinas and benicia bridge. the san mateo bridge with speeds

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if you have lived in an area 20, 30, or 40 years, and then to have to live with this kind of cloud of not knowing when and if and how -- it can create a lot of stress for folks. i think a lot of the fears are legitimate that we were hearing today. when i hear that there are some people who came in the speaking in favor of the project, but i am not convinced that we're hearing from people who live in dense developments themselves. i think it is easy to say not to be afraid if you do not live in that type of development. you may live in a less dense development and advocate for someone else to live in a dense development. it is easy if you do not. there is still a lot that we will work out. there is still a lot w

a live shot of 101 in san rafael.earlier accident has been cleared but a major problem in hayward. i'll tell you about that in a little bit. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san bruno where more than 100 people went looking for answers about september's deadly explosion and fire. some said we didn't get any. story in a live report. >> governor elect jerry brown convenes a gathering of top state officials to talk about the state budget. california likely to end the year $6 billion in the hole. >> say man charged with sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl in a hayward school is expected to return to court today to enter a plea. 5:29 on this wet wednesday. i'm kristen sze. the rain has returned to the bay area starting in the north bay. but don't worry, we'll all see showers before it's said and done. mike, who is getting it now. >> good question, kristen. a look at live doppler 7 hd. good morning to you. the leading edge of the steadier rain right across the san mateo bridge. richmond up towards rodeo. moving through ma

you have a lot of people that live in san francisco that live in the sunny side and lived out here for years. as a result you have a real concern and care for just basic quality of life and community issues. i think that's our unique characteristic. >> strict 7 has reputation of being the conservative district. let's hear from the locals. >> i would say it looks to city government to provide more basic city services. it's a focus on the basics. and if that's more conservative, so be it. >> frequent midwest, anybodying that sfanz is to the left of anything in the country. it's relative. i think because there is is an older population out here in the past, it's been slightly more conservative. in general homeowners tend to be more conservative. because i think their properties taxes are being used for the bond issues and things that get passed. >> one of things i love about the neighborhood, as much as it changes the feel of ocean avenue and the general atmosphere is the çsame. you have the same library and park. >> (inaudible) a little old fashion but it combines the best of little old

i have near 14 years living here.oms that used to be somewhat downstairs, now they were upstairs. now all my children are married. and this is where we get together. that's interesting because your bedroom, here together with all the -- that's the place to be. you cannot lose yourself here. i enjoy a lot more. house is not -- we have spaces outside, outdoor. >> larry: you lost your wife a little while back. >> yes. 11 years ago. she was going to lose me because i was very sick in '97. >> larry: why did you live so modestly? >> it's not modestly. >> larry: you could have the house ten times the size. >> what would i do with ten times the size? >> i would lose myself. like i say, i prefer the open spaces, the gardens, the breeze. also when you have a big place, you don't see your family, never. you don't meet each other. and my wife and me tried to have this family live together -- i don't know how you say that in english. what for do you need the big space? and my -- when i was -- my house was bigger, lot bigger than t

uses of self sacrifice and with those who understand it fully but you have to live a. real life stories from. nine hundred forty five. russian lawmakers prepared to approve of the start nuclear arms reduction treaty with washington after the us senate. president obama have spoken by phone praising the developments as cementing a year of improved relations. north korea says it will wage a nuclear war on the south if seoul makes the first move tensions are once again soaring on the korean peninsula just after pyongyang had earlier said it would not respond militarily to souls' latest war games near disputed maritime border. as millions of americans live off food stamps struggling to make ends meet wall street's five biggest firms have put aside nearly ninety billion dollars for bonuses this year as the gap between rich and poor increases in the us. next on our t.v. alyona show from our washington studios which looks at a huffington post investigation revealing the scandal of universities ripping off their students and why the season to be jolly is afterwards the season t

they are living here. somewhere along the line, this board has to recognize that we're talking about human beings. we're talking about human beings as well as their homes. these developers think they can be destroyed in one fell swoop. is horrible. -- it is horrible to even think that way. it is far from the loud beaches where he goes fishing and crying. why is the sea gulls flying the decline as he flies over -- why is the siegel crying as he flies over parkmerced? he is crying for the same reason we are. routes and homes are being possibly destroyed. there the very places that the sea gull can land. these are our homes. we are not going to stand by and see them destroyed for greed. that is the only word that covers it. thank you very much. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. i am speaking for the sierra club. we wrote you a long comment on the eir. our main concern is the way you evaluate those eir's. people drive from land-use to land use. that is not true. they drive from parking place to parkin

>> i lived there for so long. i lived there for probably 24 years, 25 years.re so long. >> larry: what do you like about it the most? >> it's just who i am. i know everybody there. it's just -- it's like my home now. >> larry: isn't it hot in the summer? >> it's hot. >> larry: you're a brooklyn kid. >> that's why a brooklyn kid can do anything. >> larry: do you think you deserve to be in the boxing hall of fame? >> i don't know, that's not up to me to decide. it's up to people to vote and decide whether i should be in the hall of fame or not. >> larry: do you think you should? >> i don't know. i think i deserve to be a god, but i won't, but i can't say anything, do i deserve anything, because of course everybody in their own belief they want to be the best in the world in what they endeavor to do. >> larry: i sat with you in las vegas, the eve of your come back fight. you were just out of prison. i asked you if it was tough to make a living. you said i'm not going to say something against it. do you still feel that way? >> i don't know, i owe boxing a lot. so

adopted globally but with the advent of the global recession all those who were once rich now have to live more modestly. and you can. discuss consumer society i'm joined by jules back in london he is the co-founder of abundance of partners in chicago we cross to david armano he is senior vice president at edelman digital and in auburn we go to lou rockwell he's a founder and chairman of the lid we've been muses institute and another member of our cross talk team yelling the hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want gentlemen we live in a new age apparently we were all told that we need a structural change to our economy because of the great recession that we're still going through but will attitudes change as well because it seems to me they have to match and i'm course talking about consumption jewels if i can go to you we have we were talking about structural changes all through the eurozone in the united states but what about lifestyle choices in attitudes about consumption that they have to change as well. well i think they do

when you live in the computer world, when you live on the grid, things look different.pecial effects. and then, the park has created this entire nighttime world here, full of laser lights and the disc throwers. this is how you enter the portal to go to the grid. so, if you want to live in the movie, this is where you're going to be. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. as you head outside your door, we begin with this pattern of very heavy rain in california. storm after storm after storm, loading up for three days here. and this is heavy rain that will cause some real problems, particularly for northern california. from san francisco, we believe you're going to see in the coastal ranges, up to ten inches of rain. and the snow will be measured in feet. to the middle of the country, things get a little quiet this weekend. there is an opportunity for a nor'easter to develop off the coast of new england by the time we get into sunday. we'll watch that very carefully. and we are live from disneyland this morning. george, i can get this for you.

this is a live picture from our kron 4 roof for details. were going to see clearing this evening as the storm pushes down to the south. right now on storm tracker radar, no rain being picked up by the radar. but stick a water view picture though, are next door will be sitting why offshore. this will hit us for a couple of days. you can see heavy rain in southern california, we're catching a break at this hour. because of those clear skies, temperatures will start to drop off dramatically tonight is and is the clouds are to clear. the dodgers are in the '50s bay area wide 53 san francisco, 54 oakland, 56 down in san jose and livermore same thing in antioch and in concord. here's what will see out there tonight. clearing skies this evening first in the north bay, lastly in the south bay. that will lead to do things, one chilly temperatures dropping in the 30's and a number of locations. the other will be fog, a dense fog formation in the north and east bay valleys. we will clear to more afternoon, mostly sunny conditions, nice dry weather wil

i want to take a look right now at the live storm tracker two. as we do come in we will take a closer look. i can't show you the activity but we do have a winter storm watch. the greens and yellows corresponding. heavy rain in the short-term. >>> thank you, mark. a recent stormy weather is tied to four beach closures. they are lindmar beach. the county health department closed them due to bacteria problems. >>> time now 5:26. four bay area teenagers have received high honors because they did the right thing. the cooper tino city council members commended them. they found money and a mask collected to a bank robbery. instead of keeping the $200 in cash they found, they turned into it the police. the dna evidence from that mask may connect two people that are already in jail on charges to a $40,000 bank robbery. bank of america rewarded the young men with checks for $200. $30,000 of that bank robbery is still unaccounted for. >>> a warning for muni riders why you must keep a close eye on your valuables while riding a certain line. >>> rain is falli

it's pretty quiet and it is according to live doppler 7 hd.he bulk of the rain still falling up in the north bay and a little around the santa cruz mountains as some trying to head out into the central valley. temperatures right now the main concern. we're in the upper 40s to low 50s in most neighborhoods. fremont and half moon bay. a little warmer, about 54. very mild start. for today we can't completely escape the rain. waves of scattered showers, even a few collapse of thunder are possible during the afternoon hours. looking at about 1500 to a third of an inch if you get caught under one of these. we get a brief break tonight and during the day time hours tomorrow and a stronger storm rolls in tuesday with steady rain, even thunder there and more rain for the weekend. here's a look what happened while we were sleeping. the low kind of sagged down to the south, pushed the bulk of the moisture at least down into southern california. that's why we'll have waves of scattered showers today and temperatures cooler than yesterday in the mid to upp

live from moscow these are the top stories for. you has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil and laundering the proceeds the former head of the oil giant yukos already serving a jail sentence for tax evasion and fraud. millions of americans are struggling to find some christmas cheer this festive season even though jobless benefits have been extended for a further ninety nine weeks employment still proving hard to come by. and tourists are the latest weapons being gauged by israel and lebanon and their bitter rivalry each is showcasing their side of the propaganda battle with competing theme parks but critics question and relative displaying the spoils of war. next we report on how domestic violence in the united states is reaching alarming levels with a staggering number of women falling victim. no one really wants to touch on the subject of abuse because everyone's like you know that's a family affair that's what we know has been and a wife we're going to say out of it we don't want nothing to do with it

live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza.ight see ponding as well. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san jose where the city council today will vote on a plastic bag ban. a move to go green that has some people seeing red. the story coming up in a live report. >> also this morning internal pg&e documents revealed the company executive who eaves dropped on smart meter opponents did not act alone as he claimed. >> and san francisco supervisors are set to talk today on a controversial deal to bring the next america's cup to the bay area. >> good morning, everyone. 5:01 on this tuesday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. wet out there and things changing quickly. take a look behind us. >> that fog picked up, mike. >> getting too much moisture in the air whether rain, drizzle or developing into some fog, you're going to find rapidly changing conditions over the morning commute. over the last 16 hours, 400ths inch of rain, about a tenth of an inch in mill valley and a couple hundreds here in san francisco. the rain more

ktvu's debora villalon is live in san francisco with new information about where the two were living. >> reporter: ocean beach now figures into this, heather. and yes, at about noon today, four detectives from virginia arrived here in the city, two of them to question the suspect who is jailed here at the hall of justice and the two others to deal with the girl, who is in protective care. this campsite is part of the puzzle, it's where a missing 12- year-old girl from virginia mason and the 32-year-old man she was traveling with spect at least some of their time in san francisco before they were recognized from national news report outside of a nearby store and picked up. >> presently mr. easley has three charges against him. >> reporter: virginia investigators say jeffrey scott easley faces felonies for credit card fraud and abducting the girl, but may in fact, be involved in a far more serious crime, the murder of the girl's mother. the three of them shared a home in roanoke county, where the mother was found dead, december 6th. the last time anyone saw the boyfriend and daughter in

live in san jose. if you're caught without a license, now your car won't sit in a storage yard for 30 days. why this change is happening just ahead. >> a live look at downtown san francisco. misty this morning. i'm tracking rain on live doppler 7 hd. i'll show you where it is and where it's going. >> it's proving to be a tough morning drive for a lot of folks out there. the fog and rain and roads, a fatal accident southbound 880 at 238. an update coming up. >> good morning. it's a thursday morning, 5 a.m.. thank you for waking up early and joining us. i am eric thomas. >> i'm jenelle wang in for kristen. the highway patrol is cleaning that area up. >> hi, jenelle, eric. we have video now from the scene. this is southbound 880 so you can see visibility is a factor as well. we're hearing actually that the three left lanes are blocked. this is it actually a shot of the bay bridge. sorry we don't have that video for you but you can find fog across the bay bridge as well. let's go to the maps and let me tel

we live in a world where our lives are poles apart. it has to make our political discourse is about the center, about bridging the differences, finding common ground. why is it difficult for us to meet in the middle? we are constantly coming together. so many summits and smiles. people outside these hallowed halls often wonder what it really achieves. i have heard afghans and iraqis ask, why can a country which put man on the moon get electricity to work. there is in comprehension on both sides. at the top, diamonds glitter for the billionaires'. problems and priorities simply are not the same. the gaps grow wider. we are pulling apart. ideology and language are used to define as, for as, against as, allies and enemies. we talk of extremists, radicals, traders. the battle lines are so harshly drawn, it is hard to see how they can be crossed to find common ground. the reality is, in some ways, we're getting closer together. things like trade, our travel, technology are shortening the distance between us. remember that theory about the b

last year let's go live now to a correspondent with the the cultural book. one of the biggest malls in europe but the you know all the shops with a boy. quite a snow we day as you can see really lends to the holidays there is rush hour rushing into the stores to the last minute presents for their families and friends for the country's biggest holiday and i managed to speak to some of the sellers who told me that this day. business shopping day the year well this time russians plan to celebrate on the biggest pale already forty four percent of the population claim that they will spend more money on a presents for the coming new year and christmas rather than the one we had before and we still be consequences of the global financial downturn now in terms of entertaining programs like x. or a different. more than forty percent of the population will spend money to well an average russian is a rising to give away about four hundred dollars on presents and one hundred fifty dollars on proper ations for the celebration table still russia ranks only eighteen and a

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