discuss consumer society i'm joined by jules back in london he is the co-founder of abundance the 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 libby gun muses institute and another member of our crosstalk team yellin the 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 and i think there's plenty of evidence that they are already changing plenty of evidence that societies in general shifting away from the hyper consumerism ze

we did some research with the chicago olympic bid, the london olympic bid, and the host offer. those jurisdictions of for the enormous amounts of cash subsidy from the local government, the regional government, and the state government. they put a large degree of risk on the venues to cover cost overruns. chicago had been publicly guaranteed $500 million in costs for their olympic bid, and private revenue was expected to $246 million. the london olympic bid required 875 -- 875 million pounds worth of risk and costs. the valencia local and regional government had a 16 million euro agreement. obligating the general fund directly might be a feasible way to pay for the costs we are going to incur to host this event. we landed on development agreement where we get improved assets and the team gets to recoup the cost that they would be investing in our waterfront in order to host the event. that is just to answer how we landed on that formula. those were my specific updates. i wanted to invite brad benson from the port to come up that directly affect the port. supervisor mirkarimi: m

sfo saw delays today most notably to chicago, southern california, and london.ravelers can expect more delays tomorrow morning and they urge travelers to check with your airline before heading to the airport. we have made easier for you. it is one of the features you can find on ktvu.com. >>> american airline says it will stop selling tickets through the orbitz website. they have developed their own system and wants to send more business to its own website. consumer advocates say the downside is travelers will lose the convenience of comparing prices directly. >>> the asian art museum in san francisco announced that it has won a 30 day reprieve from bankruptcy. they are facing a financial crisis and may need to pay $120 million in bond debt. they have reached an agreement but if they cannot reach an agreement on new terms with their creditors they will have to pay back their loans in five years instead of over the next 24 years. >>> political leaders and residents celebrated news that the cities last fossil fuel power plant has been shut down. state regulators h

no significant delays due to local weather but they say foul weather in places such as chicago, new york and london is causing some delays. crowded airports could also contribute to long lines, 124,000 people are expected to pass through sfo today. that's about 25,000 more than a typical winter day. >>> weather delays in europe are so bad right now, that thousands of travelers had been stranded at airports for days. at heathrow airport in london, snow is blanketing runways at a rapid rate and freezing temperatures are making it difficult to de-ice planes. train travel is also backed up and long lines of people who have given up on air travel to try their luck with trains. >>> all right. none of that severe weather h ere, at least not today, but a break could be short-lived. let's check in with steve paulson. >> we're in between systems. there will be one more coming in tonight and tomorrow and one more on saturday. and then next week is starting to look very quiet. nothing compared to what we've had over the last five to seven days. the heaviest of rain has moved into southern california. we still

chicago that slid into delays. were also seeing, some problems in europe specifically london and frankfurt. what time you about that and people tried to get across the pond for christmas coming up at 5:00. for now live at sfo, and dan carmen kron 4 news. >> on red hill avenue where you can see dragon tree trimmers it kicking and eucalyptus trees from eroding hillside. a four trees from this growth on the roof of the strike cleaning business on sunday during the storm. yesterday an urban forestry consultant determined, all the remaining grove was being undermined by the eroding soil and too weak to withstand another big storm. tree trimmers are using this cram right here because these trees are 150 ft. high they needed to hoist the sections of the tree after they're cut out, by workers were suspended by ropes. bring kelly kron 4 news. >> as jackson's been saying this year is getting a dumping of snow. i checked the road conditions to do that once he to be officer tony trend is again on the line to give us an update. thank you officer for joining us. what's it like right now? >> is changed dr

that they were leaving chicago to go to vail and, of course, that really makes my day because i'm not going to vail just yet. but my heart does go out to the people over in londonho are drinking their tea and dealing with the snow over there because we here in chicago, of course, find that very funny, indeed. >> oh, my gosh, you went there. i hear you on the vail thing. >> don't you sound a little bit like prince harry? >> a little bit. how would you put your tea this morning, harry? no, no, but do you see people going to warm places? when you're in chicago, you think the first thing people want to do is head south. >> well, i did speak to lots of people who were going to jamaica, which really rubbed it in because it is quite chilly here in chicago today. it's about 12 degrees fahrenheit. and we aren't expecting any snow today pup guys may be getting some snow out east, which could cause some troubles for people trying to fly through new york and boston, but here, it's just supposed to be cold today. and let's hope that all of these good people get up in the air and get to where they're going and have a wonderful christmas dinner. >> a very nice thought. kevin

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some of the problems in london and paris are certainly having a ripple effect for hubs like denver and chicago today not to mention the east coast. >> incoming, out going flights behind schedule because of what's happening overseas. but if you do have to travel to or from the bay area, the south bay is getting back on the passenger's radar and getting people out the door. >> reporter: i have been monitoring the numbers for a long time here at s.j.c. and for the last years they have been going down. but over the last three months, there's been a slight uptick. and there are several reasons why s.j.c. might be the people's choice right now. chances are this plane is packed. in one of them you'll find the laenta family. >> we're planning to go to orlando. >> reporter: after three years of steady decline, a slowly increasing number of travelers are choosing s.j.c. >> we have seen some small gains in passenger traffic. >> reporter: the airports credits the newly renovated terminals for the uptick and the easy access and the weather that keeps delays to a minimum year around. >> reporter: s.j.s. now

london. >>> former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel has undergone 12 hours of questioning over whether chicago'seally his permanent hometown. some residents are trying to knock him off the ballot of the mayor's race in the city because of the time rahm spent in his old job. the latest poll shows he has an early lead in the mayor easily race. >>> we could knee the fate of the president's controversial tax plan by the end of the week. the agreement is expected to sail to victory today in the senate. and despite major misgivings by democratic leaders the house plans to vote in the next few days. the $858 billion bill would extend bush-era tax cuts and renewed benefits for the long-time unemployed. >>> that royal caribbean ship that was battered by high winds and waves has finally reached safe harbor. now we're getting a first look at the damage inside that luxury ship. nick watt reports from the island of malta. >> reporter: this is the first view inside "the brilliance of the seas" since this incident happened. they've got it pretty much back to normal. people enjoying an early evening drink. most

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chicago mayor's race. we'll have coverage at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> "q & a" continues tonight and tomorrow on interviews from london.tonight the labor party shadow minister for public health diane abbott, our government's plan for budget cuts as well as her experience as a minority in parliament and comparing the american and british forments of government as we talk about our guests about elections and impact of money in races, the power of prime minister, taxes, social issues and cost of living. "q & a," tonight and tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> listen to historic supreme court cases on c-span radio. today the constitutionality of explaining christmas decorations on town property. >> with the possible exception of the cross, and it is nationwide on xm channel 132. >> and now garrison keeler at the kennedy presidential library on the role of hume enin politics. this is an hour and a half. >> good afternoon, i'm tom put numb, director of the john f. kennedy museum and on behalf of david mccain, c.e.o. of the kennedy library foundation and all of my library and foundation colleagues i thank you for com