. >>> how a monster tsunami like the one that hit japan could devastate the local economy and the local landscape. it is all "happening now." jon: and good friday morning to you, president obama makes his case on the world stage, pressing his fellow leaders for military action in syria. i'm jon scott. >> , everybody, i'm jenna lee. happy friday to you. mr. obama just wrapping up a news conference at the g20 summit in st. petersburg,

they put money back into the local economy. they are buying houses, paying taxes, money is going into the school district, kids are being educated. we are raising help the community. >> thank you so much for joining us on sfgtv's "meet your supervisor." we will be back with another one of our 11 supervisors. >> hello. welcome to "meet your district supervisor." we are here with supervisor farrell from district2, which includes the marina, pacific heights, st. cliff, and the neighborhoods surrounding the presidio. supervisor farrell started his first term this january, so he is new to the board. we will get to know him and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. tell us about your background -- where you grew up, went to school, the kind of jobs you have worked. >> i am a born and raised san franciscan, first and foremost. very proud of that. i am also a born and raised district 2 residents. i grew up close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of

created and the services purchased in our community, there is an impakts, a positive impact to our local economy. >> great, thank you so much and keep up the great work. >> thank you so much. >> jay carmona. >> welcome. >> good afternoon, commissioners, i'm sue von, you called me earlier, i'm with the sierra club >> >> what happened to jay? >> in line. i am with the sierra club, and we -- as john rizzo testified earlier and as michelle testified earlier, we do support these not to exceed rate and is we urge you to adopt them. and get this program off the ground. this is historic in nature, i'm a student of history, used to teach history, this is the kind of thing that should go down in history and first one of the major american city adopting this and getting this program off the ground and your names will be attached to this so you should do this with pride. your children will be grateful, your grandchildren will be grateful and i'm peeling to sentiment here, and i would be grateful also. and as a member of the sierra club, we look forward to working with you and i also want to say, i hear some

the same people who are laying the foundations of our local economy here in san francisco. when small businesses do well we all do well and they help create thriving neighborhoods and economies that we all hold dear here in san francisco. but the vast majority of small business owners and budding entrepreneurs came out, access the capital they need to start their businesses or expand as they want. they're denied loans for any number of reasons. and what these entrepreneurs do have is the passion, the plan and the people in their community that know and trust them. today with this resolution we have the opportunity to engage in and empower our communities in new ways with this partnership being one of the tools in the tool box to do so. kiva.org has provided [speaker not understood] worldwide since 2005 through their website. kiva's platform operates by having what they refer to as a trustee. make recommendations about business owners and entrepreneurs that they have a personal relationship with. in 2011 kiva launched a new program called kiva zip here in the united states to

it began to float local economies. they did an enormous amount of work. they wanted millions of trees. i looked over into alabama across a great forest of trees that were 70 years old. they're planted in huge numbers. imagine the kind of wildlife that becomes. they did an enormous amount of work and when the war was here, there was ready to go fight. this was not what this was intended to do. there are a few statues. they built a lot of lodges and visitor centers. these are just beautiful. amount of landscapes of ccc. this is the park. they did the work in them. the civil works administration was short lived. it was to get the people through the winter. and it was under the administration of a remarkable social worker from iowa named hary hopkins. he was the forerunner of the wpa and the prototype for it. this is a page from the cw a and it showed kids getting hot lunches. that was important. he put 2 million americans to work. and that included about 50 thousand school teachers sent out to rural areas. this is a cw a project. that's stern grove behind it

we have our work force programs train thousands of people to be prepared for our local aloe economy. in a way, city college serve as an economic engine for the city to help prepare the work force for that. there are many people who use city college to prepare for four-year institutions and allow youth of color, especially [speaker not understood] is an institution where they can actually go on to four-year institutions and city college plays a vital role for that. we have a great deal of vocational training that goes on that -- >> excuse me. ladies and gentlemen, as you come into the committee room, we're trying to handle business here. if you could please come in quietly. and if you do not have a seat, i will have to ask you to go back to the overflow room. supervisor avalos, please continue. >> thank you very much. there is a great deal of vocational training [speaker not understood] that city college is involved in. we have a very high immigrant population in san francisco and many people in the immigrant community are learning english as a second language so they can actually hav

in california national park tourism contributes $1.1 billion to the local economy each year. t averages out to the california economy losing $3.2 million for every day the parks are shut down. we know when there was a government shut down in the mid '90s yosemite was one of the four million parks shut down. less money in their wallets usually leads to less money spent and a weakened local economy. i will sit down with john gave men di this hour to get his take on the looming shut down and what it means for the bay area. i'm working on that story for you at 6:15. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the obama administration is ready to send $100 million to federal grants to help the city of detroit as it moves through its bankruptcy filing. the white house says it's not new money. it was already set aside to help detroit. some of the grants were due to be released much later. the grants include money to tear down vacant commercial buildings and get rid of blight in detroit. >>> governor brown signed a law requiring overtime pay for 200,000 domestic workers

what it could mean to the local economy. >>> a big bounce in bay area temperatures for today. one more warm day in the forecast. coming up the timing of our next cooling friend and when showers resurface on the five-day forecast. . >>> an estimated $400 million jackpot is sparking lotto fever across the bay area. -- the fifth large evaluate in it's the fifth largest jackpot. a woman purchased a ticket worth more than $1.1 million last month. the 7-11's also seeing a lot of foot traffic because of its history of winners. customers are hoping the luck will rub off on them >> at work we're all getting together to put a pull together and then i decided might as well buy one for me and my family. the odds are one in 175 million. the drawing is an hour away just one minute before 8:00. >>> outside the capital building today, protestor said rallied, pressuring congress and the lawsuit to block the two airlines from merging. the airlines say they need to combine in order to compete with the other three big u.s. airlines. >> it's great for the consumer. it will stabilize their industry

there could be a ripple effect on the local economy.ach shutdown day would total $5 million in lost state revenue. $1 million in reduced sales tax revenue. maryland businesses are expected to suffer for each day the federal government is shut down. an economic professor says the

we need to create a better economy for our local artists. this is a city that has many thousands of small businesses. as someone who used to run a small business, the city can do a much better job of nurturing that sector. that is part of the life blood of who we are as san franciscans. >> we could do better. are we on the right track? >> i think we are in a transition right now. we have an interim mayor and a new board of supervisors. i do think we have a new tone at city hall to move things forward. we have a lot of challenges we are facing. i am doing everything i can to put us back on track. >> let's talk about the role of sports in the city's economic future. are you happy with the plans for the america's cup? >> i have been a huge fan of the america's cup. i am proud of this board came together unanimously after a fairly contentious debate to support bringing the america's cup to san francisco in 2013. it is estimated it will not only be an incredible sporting event, not only showcase our city and the natural amphitheater of the bay, b

for every hundred dollars spent at a chain store approximately thirteen dollars remained in the local economy largely through wages for every one hundred dollars spent at the local outfit however the local store forty five dollars would research late locally so it benefits like that should more cities try to keep business stealing dollars stealing mega chains out of their neighborhoods let's ask austin petersen chief executive of stone gate l.l.c. an editor of the libertarian republic dot com austin welcome back thank you so good citizens of san francisco say there are two reasons why we would like to have local coffee shops instead of starbucks local retailers instead of wal-mart local burger shops rather than mcdonald's first reason is more the money stays in the local community with wal-mart every night they push the button and all that money goes like that goes to bentonville and six multi-billionaires become richer and san francisco becomes poorer and the second is we kind of like the look of our town particular tourist town like san francisco look at local not looking like every other c

. >> reporter: convincing local residents of that was vital because the region's economy depends on the water. dave mar rang is a local cook. >> over the site, 15 ages, around 30,000 fish in each one of those cablesges. they've good life. >> reporter: salmon farming, commercial fishing, shipping and tourism is the biggest employers in the area n a county with the state's highest unemployment rate of 9.3%, many were deeply concerned about anything that could harm business. >> well, it was kind of -- it was kind of funny. a friend of mine, he come and seen me and told me what they wanted to do and i -- you know, my first reaction, want to do what? >> reporter: but in the six years since the tidal project began, mar rang says it hasn't been disruptive. in says, it has been a boone to the local economy. >> they have come in and they have hired people. like, you gonna take five jobs in east port equal to 50 jobs in a city like bangor, maine. you know, every job counts around here. >> reporter: the company has invested $5 million in the area, opening a local office and hiring dozens of local

but hirohiko izumida changed his mind on thursday, after taking into account concerns about the local economy. however, he attached conditions. >> translator: i suggested tepco not use filtered vents to ensure people's safety. >> reporter: izumida says no matter how well the vents work, there is always a chance that they will release radioactivity into the atmosphere. that could expose residents in surrounding areas to radiation. so the governor says tepco must discuss operational rules for the venting system with local authorities. tepco officials say they would not use filtered vents without the approval of local authorities. they also say they would not use the system before they confirmed thatll the residents had been evacuated. >> translator: we must work hard to meet the local people's requests. this does not yet mean that tepco will be able to restart the reactors at a certain date. >> reporter: an expert says that more discussions are needed between the utility and local governments. >> translator: tepco should talk with the local authorities, as they belong to the same community. >>

the race has undergone much scrutiny over safety concerns, impact on the local economy and viewer attendance. now oracle team usa is one win from a comeback. we have team coverage with steve paulson in the weather center monitoring the race conditions. we begin with david stevenson live from the america's cup village. >> reporter: good afternoon. you can see the crowd of folks watching the oracle boat being towed out ahead of the race. a lot of energy and excitement out here on piers 27 and 29. you can see the people who began streaming in here at 10:00 a.m. getting ready for this final race. >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> reporter: the rivalry is revving up ahead of the scheduled 1:15 p.m. start. fans of oracle team usa and team new zealand turned out to see the boats pull up. the winner take all match means tensions and spirits are high. oracle fans are thrilled the team pulled out seven straight wins to tie with new zealand yesterday. team new zealand fans are more than a little concerned. >> panting, pacing, i can't imagine what they're feeling. it's so exciting. we're all very, very exuberant ab

just gives so much money into the local economy especially at this time of the year which is normallyme of years for us. >> the triathlon was expected to be worth $10 million to the local economy. >>> prosecutors may decide to seek the death penalty for the suspect in the boston bombing marathon case. the protocol that's the court's focus today. >> reporter: big tech conference oracle openworld is expected to kick off in just a few hours. ceo larry ellison is going to showcase a tech breakthrough. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, to the old bay bridge. . >>> i think it's their name out there and they will be famous in their crowd. >> it's a major safety issue. who is sneaking on the old bay bridge? >> bart and the unions have less than three weeks left to negotiate. today's agenda at the bargaining table. >> and we have mostly sunny skies coming our way. the temperatures are going to be heating up, too. how much? we'll talk about it coming up. >> and unfortunately, the backups in hayward are gone from bad to worse because of this motorcycle accident on 880. how bad travel times are? we'll l

the small businesses are at the heart and soul of our local economy. my proposed budget includes funding for an online business portal to cut through bureaucratic red tape and make it easier for an entrepreneur to start and operate a business in san francisco. this budget continues my invest in neighborhoods initiative that is creating customized plans in 25 different neighborhood commercial districts and providing job squad and providing a job squad that brings city hall to our neighborhood businesses. and because san francisco's truly a global city, we're going to build on the success of china s.f. and expand our outreach to latin america and asian market street, not just to attract businesses to come here, but i'd like for us to really begin to introduce "made in san francisco" products to these growing market street. (applause) ~ markets >> while the worst of the economic crisis may be behind us, we cannot deviate from our commitment to fiscal responsibility and reform. we will continue to invest in our neighborhoods, in our infrastructure, and mos

. >> now a shutdown could be devastating to the local economy. according to "the washington post" it could cost the city $200 million a day. one economist says more than half of the area's 337,000 federal employees could be forced to stay at home. the tourism industry could be hit particularly hard. the smithsonian may be closed. that means the national zoo would be closed as well. now we're still waiting to hear if d.c. mayor vincent gray will succeed in protecting city workers from a shutdown. he has designated all city employees as essential to keep them on the job. the white house budget office has final say on that issue. d.c.'s attorney general says the mayor could be arrested for spending any money congress hasn't authorized even local tax dollars. >>> we are working to cover every angle of the shutdown showdown as the deadline approaches including how it could affect your commute. more on that coming up on "news 4 today" plus the latest on the shutdown on nbcwashington.com. >>> coming up on 4:31. we want to get you up to speed on the fore

her town was overrun by wild bamboo, of all things, and her local economy was on the skids. mark strassman shows us what she did. >> reporter: pam dorr rode into greensboro, alabama when its main street was on life support. even the catfish had moved on. >> 75% of the businesses downtown were vacant or abandoned. >> reporter: but dorr has a special gift using whatever is lying around to build possibility. so this is bamboo. >> this is bamboo. it's an engineered bamboo tube in a hex shape lined with carbon fiber. >> reporter: wild bamboo was a local nuisance. and this stuff grows all over. >> everywhere. and it turns out it's great for billion bikes. >> reporter: but until you came look, it was just an announce. >> no one liked it. ythere was a lot of complaining about bamboo. >> reporter: in 2008 she opened a bamboo bike business. how much of a learning curve was that? >> it was a long learning curve. it takes a while to figure out how to cure bamboo properly and build bikes that are going to last. >> reporter: hero bikes has gone global. adam fowler manages 24 people in wha

is used by so many here in the bay area for recreation and they say they're trying to help the local economy there. they say the fire burned through about 40 miles of forest land along the river leaving the wrar ripe for erosion. they're calling on senators boxer and feinstein to make sure there's enough funding to go around for restoration. >> locally are you the business and the economic interest and sonora, and these are very much local economic impacts. not just for the tourism industry, but also for the -- we'll be looking at solid log-ins ahead, and we're doing that in noncontroversial areas. this is a place where people go with their friends and families to enjoy the outdoors. >> millions of dollars for restoration. they're looking at things like erosion control, tree planting, repairing a trail for camp sites that are burned and destroyed. funding, they say, usually available for these type of projects. actually only runs about $5 million. they say they will need much more than that, so they are now mobilizing volunteers and they say local stake holders to try and help out. reporting

constructing local renewables and their program while it envisions construction but it would impact the local economy like the program would. >> i appreciate that. that makes perfect sense and i just wanted to make sure that we are getting all of the information we need because i would like us to figure out a way to be more aggressive to provide this program, bought the provide it that number one is of course successful and competitive and that's really important for it's success. i know we had a slight bit of a setback with the fact that the commission has determined that they will not set rates which is really unfortunate, but i do think that we as a board of supervisors, i know this is lafco, but we as members of the board have sent direction to puc commissioners explaining that we want to see this move forward. what i want us to be able to do is work with puc and we want puc to be more aggressive with helping to support us to move this forward and to make sure that it more competitive in doing so. so, i just don't feel that the support is there. i know we are talking about and you are investing i

. >> reporter: new jobs and new meals, both ways to feed the local economy. >> check them out at safeway. >> see you soon. >>> on our broadcast tonight -- taking sides on syria. across this country the american people raising their voices in the high stakes debate over a military strike. >>> the surge in car sales. what's driving so many buyers to the lot as millions of americans decide it's now time for a big ticket purchase. >>> the kitchen debate. the new research, the new advice on preparing chicken at home that a lot of folks just aren't going to agree with. >>> and making a difference for a little girl who would like very much to be the next serena williams. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. there are two different conversations going on in this country right abou

with have our business and tech reporter scott budman with our look at our local economy. >>> jobs, salary and benefits all closely watched here in the bay area but according to a just-released survey not quite in line for what we need to succeed. you probably feel it and the statistics prove it. we're laboring a lot late by but without the bottom line to back it up. we're getting more work done according to the bureau of labor statistics. over the last 30 years our productivity is up by 80% but the average wage over that time is up just 10%. and that has local unions upset. >> the cost of living increases and how housing has increased, food increased. gas has increased and everything has gone up but worker's wages and we need to keep the fight going to get the workers the wages they need otherwise how can people live and exist with dignity and with respect? >> reporter: this next statistic won't help. according to the bureau of economic analysis our salaries as a percentage of gdp, a measure of our national economy, used to be about half. in other words, we work to support our country. no

they contributed to the growth of the local economy. japanese investment has slowed due to the strained diplomatic relations between the two countries. regional governments in china had exchanges after anti-japanese demonstrations spread across the country in september last year. >>> australia's new prime minister tony abbott is visiting where he held talks with the president on monday. here are the details from bangkok. >> indonesia has the largest economy in southeast asia, and australia's newly elected prime minister tony abbott hopes to boost ties with his populist northern neighbor. but the main focus of his meeting with the president was the touch stone issue of asylum seekers. abbott's decision to visit indonesia before old allies such as the united states or britain reflects its focus on emerging asia. 20 senior business people are accompanying the prime minister as australian companies seek opportunities in the growing indonesian economy. but relations have been strained by the issue of asylum seekers from asia and the middle e

the local economy has been winning as well. it took time for the new fans to take interest. now they are out in full force. in fact, 700,000 people packed the stands along the waterfront in the past two weekends, that means more money for parking garagees and nearby restaurants and businesses. >> everybody is getting in behind it. and, it is a wonderful atmosphere here. we are having the time of our lives. >> big crowds, security is a top priority. sanfrancisco pd tells us so far the crowds have been peaceful. >>> another group of careful race watchers have absolutely no interest in sailing. kpix 5 shows you the research project that saved the skpraeus will teach us more about the bay. -- saved the race and will teach us more about the bay. >> reporter: on a way to secure a yacht race that will not start for hours. >> quiet in the mornings but by noon it will be a different story around here. >> reporter: and even though the bay is virtually desserted she already is paying careful attention and taking pages of notes. 30 meters in the boat. >>> but she is not here to watch th

tourism pours in billions of dollars into the local economy. if the government shuts down, tourists might stay away. hotels and restaurants would feel the pinch, and of course, local governments could lose millions, if not billions of taxes. >> as we do towards all the national parks. if i'm not working, i'm going to be at home and it's going to hurt. >> reporter: this new york bus driver wants to remain anonymous. he brings visitors to d.c. by the bus load at least three times a week. for >> you know we need to put food on the table and pay rent. >> we're going to have to improvise. pointing things out, making the best of the situation. >> by shutting down these museums, we're going to lose all of our clients. >> reporter: james dupree has been a bus driver for nearly four decades. busing people on historic tours and international parks. he brings thousands of tourism dollars to d.c. while the city he helps tries to find ways to take them away. >> i was hoping that they would get this together. and to look out for me and my family and everybody

renewable energy resources, increase conservation and energy efficiency projects, and support the local economy with jobs from a build out of local energy resources. and then there was a lot of work done between 2004 and september 2012 when the board of supervisors approved the, i should say authorized the general managers' signature on a contract with shell energy of north america. that contract would identify shell or cnet as the city's procurement agent for about 30 megawatts of power on california's energy market. at the same time, the board of supervisors -- sorry -- approved of several program elements and pretty much gave us the go ahead to implement the program. where we're at today is we do have a program design and i've been working on it for the last four months since i joined the commission. and what we need right now in order to move -- >> i'm going to ask you to pause for just one moment. commissioner king had a question. >> sure. >> well, a couple things. if we can't get the powerpoint going, then we should at least -- if that thing can just pick up the page -- >> the pictures. >

so this is having a huge trickle-down effect on what is going on our local economy. >> it's an argument familiar to john stults, special policy advisor on water to john hickenlooper. >> we have seen consequences where water has ever been transferred from the farms and we ended up with kind of an economic and environmental disaster so for colorado to be great economically, it's important those rural communities also do well. >> a new heavy-weight con tender, fracking has joined the already crowded water fight in c colorado. deep pocketed oil and gas interests have driven the cost of water far beyond reach of the average farmer. >> when they can pay 10 times more than i can, that makes my competition pretty stiff. >> no area has seen more activity than wells county, hope to kent pepler's farm, with a potential pay-off of 2 billion barrels of oil and 23 trillion cubic feet of natural gas on the line, anadarko and noble energy have invested billions. >> farmers, if they want to lease wad on the open market, they may pay $304,050 an acre foot oil and gas, two more zeros. the problem is long-

it's worth $60 million to the local economy and will create 2 million jobs and sale produce to the localming community. yet all same thousands of people signed a petition against it. >> discussions recently held on greenfield sites and the need to like at dairy farmers, he's done that around high grove, his beloved home, and you can't blame him for doing so. we would love to sa see the same happen here. >> reporter: much of cornwall has been a dutchie, the current duke of cornwall the prince of wales has turned it in to a massive business, he owns thousands of properties, he owns the coastlines, rivers and beaches he and the queen will share the profits of goal discovered in a former tin mine. all of these play very much a part of the inquiry being conducted in to his power and influence, and indeed there are local and national ramifications for this, prince charles' empire may be world over a billion dollars but cornwall is the poorest count any england not only that the prince doesn't pay any gains tax or corporation tax on any of his profits because it's all deemed to be a private ent

leading up to and including the labor day parade pumps hundreds of thousands of dollars into the local economy. >> this culture will be bringing in a lot of revenue in this neighborhood, with all the different people flying in and people at different hotels and rent a cars, it's a lot of money for the city. >> there's a huge police presence here. more than 1,000 officers were on hand. over the years, the celebration has been overshadowed by shootings and stabbings. >> stuff's been happening for a few years and they're here for a reason, it's what it is. >> for most everyone here, labor day tradition is all about having fun and letting loose. aljazeera, new york. >> about a million people are estimated to have taken part in the festivity the. >> that will do it for this edition of aljazeera news. news at the top of every single hour. in the meantime, you can always visit us at aljazeera.com. "real money" is next, thank you for watching and i look forward to seeing you soon. you are consuming them. that's next on "consider this."

local economy. >> check them out at safeway. >> see you soon. >>> on our broadcast tonight -- taking sides on syria. across this country the american people raising their voices in the high stakes debate over a military strike. >>> the surge in car sales. what's driving so many buyers to the lot as millions of americans decide it's now time for a big ticket purchase. >>> the kitchen debate. the new research, the new advice on preparing chicken at home that a lot of folks just aren't going to agree with. >>> and making a difference for a little girl who would like very much to be the next serena williams. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. there are two different conversations going on in this country right about now. one of them in washington, the other in the rest of the country. both of them have to do with an extremely violent civil war along way away from us in syria. president obama says he's convinced the government there used chemical weapons against its own people and t

and it should also deliver local jobs, improve our health, and support our local economy for the benefit of all san francisco residents, especially those in our communities that need those opportunities the most. it needs to be real and tangible and not based on vague promises of a plan that will appear sometime in the future. i believe in the city's aggressive greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. we are on track to achieve 25% reduction by 2017. in partnership with the board, we just launched the bay area bike share program with 350 bicycles in 35 stations in san francisco, and we expect to get to 500 bicycleses and 50 stations in 2014. and as you know, san francisco's 80% landfill diversion rate is the highest in any city in north america. the housing authority, working with the department of environment, to implement our recycling and composting programs saved $1.1 million on their trash bill since the end of just last year. this amount represents one-7th of the housing authority's annual shortfall. and there are even bigger savings to come as we work with the remaining housing au

this year over $80 million was brought into the local economy and we're really pleased that we got a clean report from police chief suhr on the activity on the different incident report. and as you know, in addition to the money that the park district makes, you have full cost recovery for city services with outside lambs. so, over 200,000 people came to outside lambs. noise complaints were down for the second year in a row. we for the first time u-stream had a webcast which was a live feed all over the united states in the world showing off golden gate park and the performers. and it was really quite exciting, including sir paul mccartney, who said, i want to make sure my performance is good enough. so, his was the one feed on paul mccartney was done sunday night as the last act of the festival, and he approved, a tremendous amount of material. 72 san francisco restaurants were involved in the festival. 36 northern california wineries and 16 northern california breweries including four from san francisco proper were involved. this was our sixth year. and to remind you, the first yea

agriculture has been a mainstay of the local economy for thousands of years. the land in georgia is notably more fertile than some of the other silk road countries i've been to, and it's reflected in the market. i mean, look at all this stuff, piles of abundance. check out these cute little pears. they smell pretty good. can i have a couple of these? look, these are these churchkhela things i've heard about. can i take one? they are like the georgian energy bars. there's a string of walnuts here, and dipped into a grape-based sauce over and over again like a candle or something. and then they just munch on these things. can i try one? thank you. it's actually kind of like a candy bar, but not too sweet, perfect. can i buy some from you? there's different grapes have different flavors. this must be some darker grape, a lighter one. it's all about grapes here in georgia, they say that georgians were the first ones to make wine long long ago. georgia's best wines are made in the countryside, just outside tbilisi. together with local wine aficionado eko glonti, i'

the overall growth in china's economy, some feel that's years off but it has already boosted the local economy >> my company has benefited a lot from it. sales are twice as much as last month. now if you want to sale product here, someone will buy it without hesitation. >> reporter: what most economists want to see is how that expansion will be realize odd a national level. the government has been guarded with the exact details and plans for the free straight zone, and makes it very clear that it's a pilot project. scott, al jazerra, shanghai.