its corporate forebear was a small savings alone in orange county california long beach s n l and. a guy named rowan our knowledge was an immigrant from france came to america got his start selling eggs door to door with his brother in the fifty's started selling flowers on the street corner and in l.a. and eventually came a real estate developer and then started a savings and loan with the idea of just bankrolling his own development projects in and around los angeles but in the late eighty's as the s. and l. business was starting to crash and burn he realized that the real money was in making subprime mortgages and he grew his company from from a pretty small player into the largest subprime lender by two thousand and four two thousand and five the largest in the u.s. he became a billionaire three times over he was president bush's largest source of financial cash in the two thousand and four election cycle and bush nominated him as the u.s. ambassador to the netherlands writes out a financial rape ace big and it take the proceeds from financially raping people in america and it

ameriquest he spun limbic long beach mortgage off and then eventually washington mutual bought long beach mortgage and a lot of the problem loans that washington mutual ended up making were done through. the long beach mortgage arm right and of course all the tentacles of the octopus are connected through the central bank and now british t.v. being openly mocked by folks all over the country for it is that double speak an open mendacity recent sixty minutes interview where he just openly lied and it was a horribly embarrassing for america rumor has it that wiki leaks will release documents bank of america relate to countrywide mortgage fraud if wiki leaks releases these documents michael lots and what should we look for how will this play out well i mean i promise we don't know what the documents are going to be if they are as you say related to countrywide there's a lot of interesting stuff there. countrywide essentially because you know angelo mozilo and their sort of in his early years was distrustful of subprime he didn't he didn't want to get his company into it too deeply but o

thinking about the ports of long beach, oakland, and l.a., 60% of all container traffic of the unitedstates comes in through those fourth, and yet, they are run by local officials doing their best to really make things work, and this is another great example of that. the money that the epa secured to give to the port of san francisco came from the diesel reductions act, which would not have been possible without senators feinstein and boxer. we have representatives from those two offices, so i want to say a big thanks to them, and of course, to speaker pelosi for securing that money. this is where the money goes, and it is tangible and easy to work out what the money is doing. the mayor and board president worked tirelessly with some of the advocates here to close down the power plant, and then, they worked tirelessly to close down the next power plant, which is thatpotrt -- is at potrero. now, we can have more tourists and cleaner air, and that is really a remarkable success story. 9000 people a year die in the state of california from air pollution. 9000 people a year. it is really

the police chief says the use of force training sessions were held twice a year when he was in long beach. they will happen every year here in oakland. >> alan: an employee at napa state hospital is in serious condition after being attacked bay patient. it happened this morning, and lisa amin gulezian tells us, this is the second attack in four days. >> it's dangerous. and we are losing control. we have lost control. >> lisa: those who work at napa state hospital say it's like being in a war zone, where staffers are constantly facing off against patients. on wednesday, a custodian was beat 'unconscious, and this morning, rehabilitation therapist, r. t., was attacked. >> the same person that committed the crime against the custodian was out with the r. t. the r. t. was beat up by the patient that beat up the custodian the other day. >> lisa: he is in the napa county jail, charged with assault. the attacks are less than two months after the murder of donna gros, describing technician. her accused killer is jeff massey. >> we have always been on a high alertness because of what happened to d

jetblue hopes to get lucky with vegas, adding flights between vegas and long beach.t is selling some of the seats, are you ready, 19 bucks, no word if the discounts are coming to the bay area. >>> you have a couple of hours left to get the best deal of the year on a new car. consumer groups say today, november 30th, is the magic day when the stars align for the best discounts and rebates. true car.com monitors sales and financing deals across the country and predict the best day to buy and car dealers say that manufacturers are offering strong incentives for customers like low or no interest rates and no money down. now, if you can't buy today, don't fret, a lists do expect the great deals through the end of the calendar year. >>> the super bowl of pop warner football is set for next week and this year, many bay area fans are going to be rooting for the morgan hill minute jet raiders as they play in the national championship tournament. the team won the peninsula championship two weeks ago to give morgan hill its first tight until 28 years. now they are preparing for

to vent trap they had a high of 87 at ucla that beat the old record of 84 in long beach they had the same high 87 that shattered the record of 80 set in 1998 forecasters say similar highs expected today before there's a cooling trend tomorrow. >> we could have had that nice weather but we had the fog all weekend. we will be back after the break at check on a walnut creek taillights south of 24 moving close to the speed limit. out of the washington the senate voting on the tax-cut deal whatever the outcome of the white house expects there will be cut at some kind of built to withstand the castax cuts. president barack obama is senior vice 3 is really out any major changes the president of been issued with republicans. >> at the end of the date no one wants to see taxes go up on 150 million americans on january 1st. no one wants to see 2 million people is unemployment insurance and everybody understands what it would mean to the economy if we don't get this done. if we do get this done every economist has said this would mean a big boost for an economy and so i believe ultimately peopl

. >> the police chief held a use of force training session when he was in long beach. they will be a yearly event in oakland. >>> a 15-year-old girl who disappeared in early november has been found safe in san francisco. she and her accused abductor were found yesterday. amy hollyfield has the story. >> jennifer berlinhoff heard about it. they were leading search teams through snow. hundreds attended a candlelight vigil while jennifer kept track of it in san francisco. >> i live in san francisco. >> yet jennifer the one that found her. she and her boyfriend were leaving on bryant street when they looked over at a car parked on division. >> there is a car off to the side with a couple people standing there and people watching and looking around. they go, hey, is that them. >> the ponytail in the back of the head is what gave it away. trench coat and right beside her was jean and fit the description. >> they watched from a distance until police arrived. mike took pictures of arrest while jennifer stayed fall out of site. she says the uncle is charles berlinghoff had rece

. >> y una nueva manifestación al baaed en long beach california, dicen que es la patrona de méxico yición dicen que le ha ayudado a renovar la fe en long beach soy salvador duran univisión. >> gracias salvador. gracias nos vamos a la pausa y en seguida cada minuto cuenta para salvarle la vida a la niña y puede poner su grano de arena. >> y con los brazos abiertos reciben la navidad en la gran manzana, siga con "primer impacto." >> ... ?ññ;noes24ú4ú4ú4ú4ú4ú4ú4ú4ú4ú4úú buenas tardes, hoy en noticias univision 14 a las seis...hoy venció una extensión más del seguro de desempleo. le diremos si hay alguna esperanza de que esos miles de californianos que siguen sin encontrar trabajo, reciban ayuda del gobierno.# conoceremos la historia de una joven estudiante que busca arreglar su situacion migratoria a traves del acta de sueÑos cuya aprobacion esta en manos de los legisladores federales. en el este de la bahia, un grupo de personas pone manos a la obra para cambiar la cara de su vecindario.--esta temporada de frio usted podria recibir un dinerito extra, cortesia de la empresa pge. le dire

to 72 hours of free parking in january and february when traveling to los angeles, san diego, or long beach. it is valued up to $66 only applies to midweek travel from january 42 february 10. >>> in the big apple, when it comes to new year's eve but goes down must come up. the dress rehearsal for a celebration tomorrow. we may be off to a wet start in the new year. meteorologist mark tamayo has the details for you in his forecast. if there is no tv nearby, you can watch bay area news at 7:00 on your computer. we are streaming live on the web at ktvu.com. w t ileororr li irore >> five, four, three, two, one. >> new york city held a dress rehearsal today. the ball was sent up so i can drop at midnight tomorrow. it's made of more than 2400 water for crystals -- water for crystals. here in the bay area a lot of people are making plans for tomorrow night. >> there may be a storm approaching our coastline. for right now we have a few high clouds pushing into the region. right now on the map i can show you with the help of live stormtracker 2, cloudy skies across the region. temperatures continue

commissioner crowley is a graduate of cal state long beach. appropriately, their nickname is -- commissioner crowley: the forty- niners. >> thank you. see if you are all away. we want to welcome you on behalf of the port staff. we are thrilled you are here today. commissioner crowley: thank you, peter. >> moving right along, i'm hoping monique will clock in at any moment. she's been at city hall -- walk in at any moment. she's been at city hall. as you know, the city and the port have been very involved in trying to garner the america's cup race in san francisco. i had these notes that are totally wrong now. i'm happy to say that the board of supervisors unanimously approved the port and the city's bid to have the race here in san francisco. that is unique. yes, applause. [applause] it was the neatest presentation i think i've ever seen. there was no acrimony. it was harmonious. it was unanimous in the vote. we think the mayor will sign it any moment. monique and our team are there. a number of people from the port staff have been involved. th

mary's improvess to 9-2 with a big win over long beach state. >> 35 bowl games in the next 24 games. big time for college football fans. we kick off with the new mexico bowl. byu and utep, their last bowl win was in 1967. i think that's when alan was born. nine-yard touchdown, 14-0 cougars inch the second heaps, 31-yard. byu up 31-10 he at the half. hoffman, three td grabs. byu blows out utep. >>> humanitarian whole on the smurf turf in boise. illinois out to a fast start. 11-yard. fresno state up seven. the huskies take control. hunter over the middle. the score. niu led 23-10 at the half. and the huskies cruise 40, 17. >> high school football, division 3 state title game. second quarter, cougars up 789-7. ing my get -- miguel to the corner. 16-7. seconds later, the ball comes back. shaw makes the church, -- makes the catch, and he is a mudder. 41 yards to pay dirt. division 2 title game, folsom meeting gardena. first quarter, bull dogs up 7-0. looking for more. 42-yard to the house. and right now in the fourth, folsom leads 41-20. >> a little nba action. the orlando momentum making

mary's wins over long beach state. >>> let the bowls begin. you couch potatoes hunker down. 35 bowls in 24 days. big fun for college football fans or possibly the end of any relationship you may be involved in. byu and utep, whose last bowl win was in 1967. first quarter, byu up seven and adding on. heaps to ashbrook. makes two men miss. 14-0 cougars. in the second, now 7-3. heaps the beautiful long ball to hoffman, byu led 31-10 at the half. heap had himself a day. threw for four touchdowns. hooks up with hoffman gain. byu blows out utep, 52-4. >> humanitarian bowl in boise. fresno state and northern illinois. bulldogs off to a fast start in the first. coalburn off his back foot. 11 yards. fresh know state up 7-0. but the huskies take control. over the middle to skob. niu led 23-10 at the half. they're up 43-so in the fourth quarter. >> their orlando magic is making a run at the title. a bare of blockbuster trades, acquiring gilbert arenas from washington in exchange for lewis. that followed a trait with phoenix, in which orlando picked up ja

cal hosting long beach state. the golden bears are undefeated at home this season. first half, the great look inside to stallworth. two of her 27. cal up. then caldwell, one of her 11 boards, also had 17 points. bears in charge. the bears improve to 6-2 with an 82-56 victory. >>> women's volleyball. co-pac-10 champion usc meeting dayton. the winner of this match goes to the ncaa final four. third set tied at one. dropping the hammer. pac-10 player of the year gets stanford the third set but the cardinals cooperate closed out. the chargers take the set to even the match. in the fifth and deciding set, on match point, trojans with the roof. they take game five, 16-14, and advance to the final four with the 3-2 victory. >>> second round play, greg norman's shark shootout, two-man team event. dustin johnson and ian poulter playing well. johnson sticks his wedge, leads to birdie. ian poulter, 17-under. kenny perry, they shoot 10-under, tied for the lead with steve stricker and jerry kelly, kelly, his tee shot on the par-3 8th. inches away from the aissments final -- inch

cal hosting long beach state. golden bears are undefeated at home. first half, clarendon with the great look inside to stallworth. layslays in for two of her 27. later in the first, caldwell, one of her 11 boards, also had 17 points, bears in charge. and then it's clarendon with the offensive board. 11 for clarendon. the bears improve to 6-2 with the victory. >>> move over to women's volleyball. stanford meeting us number the dayton renal fall -- regional finals. winner heads to ncaa final four. tied at one set apiece, third set. the cardinals couldn't close the match out in the fourth set. tied at 25. the big kill. trojans take this to even the match at 2. in the and if deciding set -- in the fifth and deciding set. trojans win, 3-2. >>> second round play at the greg norman shark shootout. a two-man team event. dustin johnson and ian poulter playing well. sticks his lead. ian poulter at 17-under. fred funk and kenny perry in the hunt. perry birdied six holes. tied for the lead was steve stricker and jerry kelly, the wind kid. kelly's tee shot, inche

the cal women hosting long beach state first half. a great look. lays it up for two of her 27.p 4. later in the first, causewell one of the 11 boards. also 17 points. 82-56 victory. 49ers hosting seattle and raiders in jacksonville. those highlights at 5:00. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> everyone is a little nervous on the first day of a new job and santa claus is no exception. the santa fired by the union square macy's this week is back making the holidays bright. don sanchez has more on the story. >> merry christmas! >> a hero's welcome for john toomey, the fired santa in his new pre-christmas home at lefty's. all ages greeting him with cheers, smiles and thanks. taking a cue from an old classic holiday film, they're calling this the miracle on gearry street. >> it's just terrific. certainly unexpected on my part. which makes is even better. >> last week john was fired as santa after more than 20 years. an adult couple had objected to a joke he told. the future was uncertain and then owner of lefty's offered to bring his bag of goodies here. >> i want to help the fir

. >> a high school senior from long beach turned to tweet into a $20,000 college scholarship. the 17-year-old entered the challenge and won with her enry including the tweet a scholarship is the secret ingredient missing from my recipe for success. >> nice. >> clever. >> the teenager beat out 2800 other applicants and plans to major in biology and pursue a career as a doctor or medical researcher. >> good stuff. >> coming up next eight days of celebration. >> yes. begin tonight with the lighting of q ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just forou. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> coming up at 6:00 dogs on the run. where your pet may be spayed or neutered before you can get it out of the pound. what happens if the landlord gets foreclosed on though you're up to date with the rent. and the create activity of a local theater group and why it's future co

. >> kfc announce the winner of the scholarship program high-school senior in long beach won $20,000 of thanks to a single suite. the stick a look at the wedding weeded says take colonel your scholarship is the secret ingredient missing from a recipe for success. that the grades, tried to see the cash. and one said if you give a growing drumstick show what wings, give or wing should get a degree change the world and take flight. for to go college and my family case he could be the first to change my future. in the victorious kfc scholar will feed feel it's o g double o de good. >> welcome back to rob black your money. >> were talking " the fact this is a big day on wall street we raised nearly two weeks of losses of nearly two injured 50 points as talk more about the market what to do see besides the obvious? >> were up over 10% on the market it's been a good year even though we have that not enough 10 percent unemployment. even though we have the bogyman in europe who is greece and ireland in might become spain and portugal and italy. china's been the big international story i've be

with shots of wells that and killed along the california coastline and ports like oakland and long beach. that's for shipping lanes coincide with waters inhabited by wells. in the last five months five wells have been killed buy shares in northern california alone. an environmental group is now urging the coast guard to make changes in the shipping lanes and to slow down the speeds of cargo ships similar measures have already been taking on the east coast. >> they have shifted the shipping lanes but they've also slowed shipping traffic down. they've at ships that when the wells are present at certain times of the year and certain areas where they naturally are, the ships after travel slower at 10 knots an hour to make sure that there is safe as possible for the whales. when ships travel slower thursday for for wales scientists have shown us that efficient as traveling faster there's a much stronger likelihood that the whale will not be able to get out of the way in time or that they can actually get sucked into the hole in the propeller of a share >>. the coast that will study the safety

at the john wooden classic in anaheim, the gails pull away from long beach state 82-74. the raiders host the bruins tomorrow. a much awaited starting debut is in store. denver fans clamoring for the dawn of the tebow age. kyle orton has been nursing some sore ribs. sec road games were hostile environments and he enjoyed it. college football has begun with 35 bowl games on tap this postseason. that's 70 teams in action. i multiply it by two. the national championship game is 20. today we kicked off the very first one. 70-48. byu against utep with the minor fending off cougars. even pulp fiction gone wild or today's bowl. four touchdown passes in the tradition of young detmer mcmahon and bosco. the utep band plays the marty robbins song el paso after minors touchdown. they didn't play it much today. destiny, it's the cougars with the 52-24 win. finally the humanitarian bowl on the smurf turf just wrapping up. it's not looking good. presidenter in state was put in a hole that they haven't emerged from. right now in the fourth quarter, running down late northern illinois lea

commissioner crowley is a graduate of cal state long beach. appropriately, their nickname is -- commissioner crowley: the forty- niners. >> thank you. see if you are all away. we want to welcome you on behalf of the port staff. we are thrilled you are here today. commissioner crowley: thank you, peter. >> moving right along, i'm hoping monique

mary's after a win over long beach state. sophomore mitchell young scored career high 28 points. berkeley cal beat cal poly. >>> college football's bowl season has arrived. the first of 35 bowl games is in the books. new mexico bowl. cougars freshman throw three touchdowns. 500 yards of offense. may have to work on giving their coach a gatorade bath. 52-24. >>> placing travis on injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury in thursday night's loss to the charger. lavoy had five sacks in the first season with the niners. kicker was also placed on injured reverse. >>> broncos rookie quarterback tim tebow will start tomorrow against the raiders. >> fans want to see tim tebow. everybody in america loves tim tebow. so everybody wants to see him play. >> makes you feel very good when people want to see you play. so anytime i can get an opportunity to play, i love that because i'm a competitive player but also it is nice to have that support. >> over on the raiders side darren mcfadden needs just seven more yards rushing to reach 1000 for the first time in his career. quite an accomp

. >>> 82-74 win over long beach state. young scored a career high 28 points.al beat cal poly 51-41. career win 599 for montgomery. >>> college bowl season arrived. first in the books. the new mexico bowl. throwing four touchdowns, three to cody hoffman. racking up over 500 yards of offense. bebut they may need to work on getting their coach a gatorade bash. 52-24 the final. >>> linebacker on injured reserve after a knee injury on thursday. kicker joe nedney was also finally placed on injured reserve. >>> it is being reported that broncos rookie quarterback and former heisman quarterback tim tebow will make his first career start tomorrow against the raiders. >> fans want to see tim tebow. everybody in america loves tim tebow. so, i mean, everyone wants to see him play. it is a good thing. >> it is very nice to have that support and have people that are cheering for you and that want to see you play and that makes you feel very good and so, you know, anytime i can get an opportunity to play i love that because i'm a competitive player but also it is nice to hav

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saint mary's got a career high 28 and improved to 9-2 with the win over long beach state. >>> in one fell swoop the nba's magic dramaticly remade its roster. arenas goes to the magic from washington, the wizards get lewis. the magic made a deal with the sun. turkoglu returns to orlando, as richardson. in exchange for them the suns get vince carter and another former wary ear, they play tonight in portland. >>> college football's bowl season got started today in illinois. the quarterback got in the end zone twice against fresno state in boise. the huskies win 40-17. 11 games for the first time -- the bowl run down for you tonight at ten. the championships and the sharks who lead st. louis 3-1 in the second. we will see you tonight at ten. >> that is the report for tonight. >> for all of us, thank you for joining us. the next newscast is at ten. >> see you tonight.

> until 1933 when the reilly act went into effect after the disastrous 1933 santa barbara -- >> long beach destroyed elementary schools. they were brick. if the kids were in school, we would have lost thousands of kids. that banned brick construction and required seismic designs to be incorporated in buildings. >> there was a major -- there are a number of thresholds over the course of the development. the big one is in the mid '70s, but a whole threshold, series of these thresholds. many of the older buildings, like the 1 across the street have been upgraded to meet some modern standards. this is the williams building that we were talking about that is the replacement of the building that was damaged in the 1906 earthquake. it was built just like it with the plans. >> this building they were going to dynamite it. in '06, they dynamited buildings to clear the path. >> from an interesting point of view, spencer is here, this building is incorporating into the brand-new building next to it, which makes the new building an addition. it is not a new building. it is a brand-new building meeting

a partnership contractor and electrician recently had a demonstration project in long beach. when interviewed, the foreman said that the training helped him to understand what to do, how to do it, and why it was being done. he said that would be critical to how he moved forward with projects in the future. the beauty of the partnership is that we all win. hundreds of jobs are created. businesses enjoy lower energy costs. utilities realize significant savings. millions of tons a greenhouse gas emissions will be removed from the environment. it is a great in sample of businesses, workers, utilities, government, and the education community working strategically together. it is to the benefit of all californians. we could not achieve this individually as we can achieve it together. we are committed to a long, successful relationship with our partners. we look forward with great anticipation to achieving -- to what we will achieve in the time to come. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for this opportunity to talk to you today. i would like to thank the governor and the mayor and

mary's improved to 9-2 after an 82-74 win over long beach state and cal beat cal poly 51-41. it is career win number 599 for mike montgomery. >>> a penn team. once again the lions were too much. >> to carpenter. blair brown out of the back row. ends it. the dynasty lives on. >> beats cal in straight sets to win their record fourth straight national championship. >>> sharks and blues. you're looking at the front runner for the nhl's rookie of the year. redirects dan boyle's shot in the first period to give the sharks a 1-0 lead. second period. logan introduces himself to ian cole and gets back in front of the net just in time for the putback. he leads all rookies with 17 goals this season. the sharks beat the blues 4-1. >>> not even a little rain could slow down the coach and da lasalle in the title game. 240 yards and four touchdowns giving him 40 on the season and a new school record. 48-8. third straight title in five years for the team. maybe the bad weather was the difference. northern california won four of the five games this weekend. >>> college football's bowl season

mary's pulls away from long beach state 82-74. >> butler had a few extra seconds to make those two extra passes in the championship game. they would have been national champions. >> i'm sure -- it's just it erases all the bad play. >>> rainy week all the way through. get your umbrellas handy and keep them by the door, it's not going to stop raining the next several days. best chance for dry weather monday and thursday. >> thank you, nick and lawrence. >> i have a video stuff coming up in "tech now." >> let's watch next. coming up, we go 1-1 with the woz .. on what's next for tech .. it's time to shop .. and we've got the tech tips .. a new app wants to change

angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beach harbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously that bridge will not be functional for much longer into the future. so we are in a mode of looking at prevention but we are also looking at adaptation. because we have no choice. we have to be doing both at the same time. we also, i think, need to be looking not only at the quantity of supplies of things but also of quality when it comes to our water supply the aqua duct that supplies southern california, the state water project owned aqua duct is also vulnerable to small levels of -- small amounts of sea level rise which could breach the levies in the san francisco sacramento bay delta region. so we are intimately tied to and connected

angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beacharbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which

angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beacharbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously that bridge will not be functional for much longer into the future. so we are in a mode of looking at prevention but we are also looking at adaptation. because we have no choice. we have to be doing both

north of long beach new video of loss angeles.ird of its annual rainfall in less than a week. yesterday officials ordered evacuation's for more than 230 homes out of flint ridge it's the same area were mudslides in the data homes and backyards back of the lorry. some of the photos from the storm the first one here on a rock slide on pacific coast highway. families in rain gear at disneyland. but a great time to go to the happiest day on a plaid happiest place on earth. flooded streets in beverly hills. anybody who said it doesn't rain in southern california need to change that statement. it looks like this is not the strip of butter river of water racing through there. they are dealing with heavy rainfall. they are not used to a lot of quick sudden rain happening so they are trying to clear out from all of this rainfall. we're following a big story of the other much more in a few moments. let's go to our san mateo shot traffic is light in that area. save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer

with russia at long beach for these documents have a particular the resolution that says that new start should not contain the u.s. and south programs development goals russian lawmakers will sit and calculate study of this script out this document before they go to the. a final vote but is the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says there's a big question mark over whether the search of us were to pick a shot resolution has legal force and all. that has to live as a. final draft resolution adopted by the u.s. senate is more hardline than the initial version put up a vote there are a few problems there one of the mind ones being that according to this document the link between strategic offensive and defensive weapons is not legally binding for the u.s. and russia because it is placed in the preamble but this cannot be upheld by lawyers there is another problem with resolution claims that the treaty does not apply to new kinds of non-nuclear strategic weapons that could be developed in the future but this is not correct. unlike in washington the russian parliament both chambers of t