local roads. so for some regional administration has to take care for the locality administration. so this is mainly a guideline that has to support local administrations in their work. and why do local administrations need this? because there is a regional regulation that says that all our local authorities need to have a local mobility plan. i heard this morning about a problem like neighbors complaining when things have to be changed and the whole debate that is coming up then. but i think we have it similar because it's our local mayors who sometimes are hesitating to put into practice -- that's one of the reasons why those cycling routes sometimes get stuck, because you have a regional cycling route, but local authorities, we have 19 in brussels, local authorities do have to give permits for that. there is a lot of criticism on that and i heard my dutch colleague say one hour ago, you can get stuck because at local levels people don't like it, although your regional plan is to be so good. that's true. on the other hand, i think that it's a good democratic process to really to

local cities. the administrator has required us that we spend all of our federal money on a corridor in the centrallley. our corridor will not be the first corridor, but it's not going to be for a multitude of reasons. that gives us more time. we can step back and take a deep breath, reengage with the cities on the peninsula and try to figure out a better way to communicate with them. i don't want to have communities up set and we have to figure out how to get the train too while at the same time meeting the need. cities. >> when you look at the peninsula you have to do something than is different than put a raised vie deduct in. it seems like it's a rushed project. we talk about the bay bridge, a signature project. we need something we that we can are be proud of. >> unfortunately we ran out of time but we'll continue this discussion. gentlemen, thanks very much. we do have to take another break. >> coming up. we'll talk about public transportation in the bay area and talk about the future hold. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. i'm cheryl jennings, right now we are talking about public trans

running iraq we are the local and central administration we are the police we are training the judiciary we are one in the country if we take iraqi civilians into our custody and then over a period of weeks months subject them to that kind of ill treatment there's no excuse for that whatsoever. unless you're suggesting that torture is not actually an absolute prohibition sometimes it's ok to use a bit of torture which is just plainly on acceptable and it's completely contrary to international law what's the objective of the case that you're bringing this week we want a single inquiry into the u.k.'s detention and interrogation policies in iraq across the board get it over with get it dealt with in public before judge. find out exactly what was going wrong who was responsible which policies and practices need to be trained out. and rewritten and so we can all move on and on all be assured that next time if there is a next time. where we go into a theatre like iraq. our armed forces and our interrogators want to scrapes the nation by behaving in this way. we the u.k. is becoming known for

local people. so we're providing help to the economy. >> reporter: according to the the small business administration, for every $100 a shopper spends at a local business, $68 goes right back to the community. that's compared with $43 at the average chain store. while the owners are forced to compete with the big box retailers, the customer service and unique offerings that set them apart and keeps customers loyal. >> but it's more advantageous. they get more service. i have customers that come in once, and i get to know what they like, whatooooks gd on them, and then i help them out, and they'll come back. >> that was kim terry reporting. holiday shopping aside, it is the kind of weekend that makes you want to stay inside, isn't it? rain and cold conspireing to make saturday's weather less than perfect. but what about sunday? nbc bay area meteorologist jennifer hill is here to let us know if the whole weekend will be a wash out. jen? >> no, not the whole weekend. but we are looking at very cold weather coming our way. all this rain had to do with a cold front. now the cold air is coming in. it's windy outside as well. even tomorrow af

. >> reporter: according to the small business administration, every $100 you spend in a locally owned business, $58 goes back into the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenses. small businesses revenue two-thirds of all jobs. it was really a threat on twitter and facebook page had more than one million followers. so perhaps this trend will become a holiday tradition. live in san jose, nbc, bay area news. >> thank you, kim. >>> business owners at san francisco's historic fishermen's warm have agreed to a $15 million plan to make it more appealing to city dwellers. jefferson street will reduce traffic and include more outdoor cafes. it's long been a top tourist attraction but many san franciscons consider it tacky and overrun with tourists. he says the goal is to change that perception. >> it will be a much more gracious street. it will have more plantings, a lot more space set aside. one of the healthy signs of a good street is when you see people stopping, not just walking along the street but stopping and sitting and eating their lunch. >> funding for the project has not

the tickets that started last year are issued by local law enforcement and are called administrative citations. they come with significantly less fines and don't affect the driving records. >> people are actually smiles an thanking us. where normally with a ticket they would be frustrated and throwing things down on the seat. >> i would never think i would sound happy to get a ticket. i never knew this existed. i'm happy to get it even though -- it's $100 but it's better than having all of these points on your license and your insurance going up. >> reporter: the local law enforcement agency keeps all the of the money from the fines. >> we had money coming in through our own means. >> reporter: it was guaranteed? >> yes. >> reporter: since it started issuing the tickets last fall, the alameda county sheriff's office has written close to 21,000 citations which translates into roughly $2 million in one year. it's big money during tough times for law enforcement budgets. and it's about to go away. >> it could very well be a hit. if we lose close to $2 million that would within significa

local businesses. and to compete not just on cost base. what gives us that authority and what limits existing authority? >> what gives us the authority is 14b in the administration code. there is a requirement to work on packaging contracts so that we optimize the contracts we are able to provide to the local business enterprises. this instance is a fantastic opportunity to be able to optimize those opportunities because the geographical location is all within sandron cisco. the estimate of the work is within the $400,000 threshold limit. it is perfect and that is easily separate bowl -- separatable in other packages to optimize this opportunity. under chapter 6 in the chapter 14 -- and chapter 14b. a contract that has $100,000 or less on the professional service side, we set aside for that program. it also helps us meet that objective. president vietor: any other questions? next item. >> other commission business and new business. we do have a matter. president vietor: i do. last meeting, i was fortunate enough to be elected as the new president of the public utility commission. but i am following in some very big footsteps. i wanted to give acknowledgement to

. >> reporter: according to the small business administration, for every $100 you spend in a locally-owned business, 68 bucks returns to the community. now, small business owners we talked to say they want consumers to know they pride themselves on having good values at their stores year round and can provide one-on-one customer service, as some big box stores simply can't. >> thank you, kim. >>> it's one of the top toen tourist destinations in the nation. fisher man's wharf does not top the list of many people who live in san francisco. but now restaurant and business owners on the wharf have agreed to a multi-million dollar plan to change that. monty francis is live at fisherman's wharf to explain. >> reporter: fisherman's wharf is the number eight tourist destination in the country, with 10 million visitors each year. because of all the crowds and because of the tourist shops like the one you see behind me, it has long been arounded by people who live here in the city. but business owners here have agreed to a $15 million plan to reenvision about five blocks of jefferson street. the pro

the administration, -- they had been listening to the administration for the last year and were surprised to find out that they were going to hand local monopolies to the health care administrations within the communities. the left can take sew lays in knowing this is a true single payer system. once you have the account cure organizations controlling its provisions of health care within local communities, contracting directly with the federal government for the provision of care and medicare and also the exchanges, you're really very close towards a single payer structure and we're evolving towards that very rapidly. this is very important to watch. because these things are happening very quickly in this country. by next year, more than 60% of all physicians in the united states will be working for hospitals. these mergers are happening very fast. the health plans are trying to get in on the action and do their own acquisition, vertical integration by buying out provider accomplices and they -- practices and they can't get them, because most of the big ones are hooked up with hospitals already and the implication of this, not withsta

washington post" says the obama administration has concluded it cannot go ahead with the initial plan to hold the trial in new york city because of fierce opposition from men and localn says that mohammed can legally be held until a location is agreed upon. there are more questions than answers in the case of zahra baker, remains thought to be those of the missing ten-year-old girl. five miles from where another bone linked to baker through dna testing was found. and police remain confident that it will be a match and tests provide insight into how the young girl may have died. on the eve of his ethics trial, charlie rangel' pierce to be in more hot water. appears he tapped into the pac money, money to pay his lawyers. leadership pac's are usually used to donate money to other candidates and may be unethical to give it to yourself. man's best friend giving man quite a scare in colorado. screws from the pueblo sheriff's office were called to rescue a dog at that fell own an 80 foot cliff. he was out hunting with his owner and fell into a ravine. apparently the dog was not hurt. those are your headlines. >> the latest trends among pet owners creating a room or area ju

local time. the elections are seen as a test of confidence in president obama's administration. democratic candidates face an uphill battle as the u.s. economy remains sluggish. and the unemployment situation shows no sign of recovery. polls show that the democrats are likely to lose a significant number of seats in both chambers. the party risks losing control of the house and faces a strong challenge to its majority in the senate. >>> a group of japanese lawmakers viewed a video of a chinese fishing boat colliding with coast guard vessels near the senkaku islands. opposition lawmakers called for the video to be shown to the public, but the government says that would be inappropriate. about 30 members of the upper and lower house commits watched the seven-minute long video on monday. the video reportedly shows the chinese boat ramming two japanese coast guard vessels on two different occasions. the video was submitted by the diet last week. during the viewing, lawmakers were allowed to take notes but were forbidden from recording or videotaping the footage. no mobile phones wer

a cast of local officials, community leaders offer testimonials praising the mayor and his administration. he was supposed to get the address today. it was cancelled on monday. int there is a link by visiting our web site. >> and there is leader as announcing a new violence prevention strat jismt it came less than 24 hours after a man was killed just outside of the church. >> we're saddened by tragedy. >> after a bhanz gunned down a pastor mourned the loss of a life. in a place that has done much to stop violence. >> he like several in history failed at the foot of the cross. outside of the gates. >> tuesday's shooting came on the eve of an announcement that the church received a grant. money used for violence prevention training. >> we want to assure you you're in no way discouraged. >> this victim was attending a g.e.d.class, part of a program designed for those transitioning back into the community. officials told abc 7 he received several calls during the class from a woman who lured him outside and police made no arrests. >> when there is a homicide happening it's going to be concern

community-based police, you can isolate the military from local population and win their confidence and respect d beble to provide good government administrationthe local level, and build on that to the next level further up. what happened in afghanistan was that we began at top. didn't we are finding it very difficult now to divest. the same thing happened inside pakistan. because of many years of autocratic rule, provinces were taken away. it is only in the last two years that some rule has taken place. the 18th amendment to the powers of light from the president and gave it back to the prime minister and parliament. also to the national finance commission of war. the first time nowin the next month or two, the prime minister has promised to actually reduce the size of the cabinet so that those secretaries that will all -- that belonged previously to islamabad will now move to the provinces. until and unless pakistan can stabilize its own policy, it will be difficult for us to get a decision now pakistan that will really be helpful on the border. here pakistan places a strange paradox, a conundrum. inside pakistan wen the taliban to go over,

community-based police, you can isolate the military from local population and win their confidence and respect and be able to provide good government administration and the local level, and build on that to the next level further up. what happened in afghanistan was that we began at top. didn't we are finding it very difficult now to divest. the same thing happened inside pakistan. because of many years of autocratic rule, provinces were taken away. it is only in the last two years that some rule has taken place. the 18th amendment to the powers of light from the president and gave it back to the prime minister and parliament. also to the national finae commission of war. the first time now, in the next month or two, the prime minister has promised to actually reduce the size of the cabinet so that those secretaries that will all -- that belonged previously to islamabad will now move to the provinces. until and unless pakistan can stabilize its own policy, it will be difficult for us to get a decision now pakistan that will really be helpful on the border. here pakistan places a strange paradox, a conundrum. inside pakistan wen the taliban to go

arnold schwarzenegger says local governments need to lead the way so that washington will follow. >> i think that the obama administration is moving forward in a very aggressive way. but as you know, it's not a one man show. >> the agreement will let california companies use their cap and trade emissions credit to save forests in brazil and mexico. >>> they have been online less than 24 hours but already the beatles are chart toppers. 13 beatles albums went on sale and already five were on top leading the pack. $1.29 albums for $12.99. a trademark dispute between apple and the beatles management group apple core was resolved. >>> well a beautiful day around the bay area. but some cool rainy weather is headed our way for the latest c our chief meteorologist ll martin. >> big changes coming, it is that time of year. we're going to get a big swing but it's going to take a while. this weather system coming straight from the gulf of alaska, it gets here this weekend, it's not going to be a huge gully washer. there'll be rain, showers, snow in the mountains. it's basically a cold storm. you won't see copious amounts of rainfal

japanese charities and officials trying to persuade the locals that they might be much better off if the audience were under japanese administration because you know if we get the owners bark we won't move the russians who live there we know how painful it is then you look for them citizenship. the dispute over the islands known as northern territories in japan always had a third party to it it was the united states that encouraged the soviet union to take them over in nineteen forty five and it was also washington that later still japan's territorial claims but now many japanese see both russia and america as occupying forces you knew of the japan has two issues one is a territorial claim to russia and the other is to get rid of american military bases on japanese turn tree. under international law the grill island unequivocally belong to russia but due to geographic and economic reasons its residents of palm of brick when it gets to japan than to the mainland. and while russia may be in their hearts japan is still vying for their minds. mortar is teaching japanese at a she could school his salary speed by the japanese government

. >> local law enforcement was there to handle controlled substances that must be disposed by the drug enforcement administration. in the first half hour alone today, 25 bottles of controlled substances were handed in. cv can held a similar event in may where 300 pounds of medications were collected. >>> summer vacation has been pushed back for redwood city. it's adding six days of instruction to the school year and classes wrap up june 9th. six school days were cut due to a lack of funding. once funding was increased for school districts, redwood city administrators and the teachers union agreed to add the six days of school back in. >>> well it looks very wild, but those in the know say there is nothing to fare from the hundreds ever jellyfish that turned up at san francisco's ocean beach today. take a look at this video. a spokesperson for the golden gate national recreational area say the jellyfish pose no harm and do not sting. it does happen periodically and biologists say a saliniate increase can cause the jellyfish to raise to the surface and get pushed to the beach by the strong tide. one viewer spotted

japanese charities and officials trying to persuade the locals that they might be much better off if the audience were under japanese administration because you know if we get the owners bark we won't move the russians who live there we know how painful it is then you offer them citizenship. but this is precisely why the president is here to tell the locals that russia has not forgotten about them and while the regional authorities tried to paint that three to picture the role would set a crumbling infrastructure it betrayed the audience of chronic financial problems. it's an important part of our land we would definitely invest money into the region . reach in buyer and mineral resources the islands have been a bone of contention for over two centuries russia held them briefly in the nineteenth century before losing a war to japan took his defeat in the second hole a lot must do to regain control of the territories which prevented the two sides from signing a formal peace treaty the president's visit wasn't missed on the japanese side tokyo said the trip was regrettable and her japanese public sentiment. japan's reaction to presi