a lot of concern were raised about views, the impact of developing in front of those marina piers.s been a wonderful solution, took a lot of sensitivity on everyone's part to understand those concerns, while at the same time, making sure we've fulfilled the eir. we are working for different sets of hands as we are moving the acr event forward. i want to once again praised mr. barkley's participation. he is learning what it is like to do business with the city. he is learning, has kept a calm approach -- perhaps not at the beginning. there was a high level of anxiety. we have a lot of other decisions that need to be made, so it is my style to make sure that we set a foundation where we can talk with each other and present those challenges so that we can make agreements. each of us gives up something to having said that, this event is moving forward. the cruise ship terminal is moving forward. the races -- you will start to see the smaller boats in august. 8000 jobs. that is not just a promise. that will be a reality here. very soon, you are going to see their activity on pier 80, an

of concerns were raised about views and about just the impacts of developing in front of those marina piers. i this think this has been a wonderful solution. >> although the america's cup yacht race is set for 2013, preliminary races will begin in just eight months. the city hosts begin construction along the waterfront this spring. >>> no doubt. ahead at 5:00, the star witness in the penn state sex scandal takes the stand. what he says that incriminates university leaders all the way to the top. >>> hiv prevention for the masses? the potential aids. ktght against aids. face a jury on charges of perjury and failure to report child abuse charges. their pretrial hearing today included the most detailed and graphic account yet of the sexual abuse allegations that have rocked pefrn penn state. nbc's michelle franzen join us live from outside the harrisburg courthouse in pennsylvania. michelle? >> reporter: garvin, that testimony today was graphic in detail and also revealing about what mcqueary says he quit witnessed in 2002, what he told penn state officials, and how they reacted. for the firs

pier 27. san francisco's mayor announced a new deal with race organizers. shifting the marina to the ferry building to pier 54. , and as expected environmental groups appealed yesterday's approval of the environmental impact report. >> san francisco has a new big name tenant. they just signed an 11 year lease for several floors at 370 street to serve as the headquarters. they are the media arm of the ncaa pac-12 conference. the new space will be used for officers and a studio for the pac-12 networks. it will televise 850 live sporting events every year. >> providing graphic testimony this morning during a hearing to determine two former administrators should stand trial. he described what he could believe jerry sandusky in a locker room in 2002. he took the stand for penn state former athletic director as well as the former vice president. the two men are accused of lying to a grand jury about what he told him. the judge ordered them to stand trial. >>> kobe bryant's wife filed for divorce. irreconcilable differences. they have been through trying times together. he was charge

pier. everything is programmed in the center the exact same way. the same thing with christie field east and west marina green. exact same configuration plan for 2013. all temporary stuff that would be put up and taken down. the marina green would be set up essentially the same. because a number of estimated visitors that we are expecting -- then it could accommodate people here as well as at the village. they would be broadcasting obviously at both locations. again, what it would look like -- the same in 2012 as in 2013. no major changes. the one distinct change -- as you will notice in the water, going back to the plans, we do not have temporary docks and so forth. we are not looking votes in and out of the water. again, the same views you are going to see out. same thing for fort mason would be used. essentially the same period and aquatic park. i think the final one here would be -- yes. here is the main village now and 2013, as i mentioned. if you look at the top there, the purple hat going where number one is. those other votes would be lifted in and out of the water with a crane put in place. whe

the breathing would be essentially north and south of the pier 13 public access here. for the long term marina development rights, there would be none in the ring kind of open water basin. more to the northern and, again to free up the views, debate the use -- the bay views. and the provision for long-term marina development rights down at the waterfront area that was just announced by the event authority. in all, that really is pretty much paralleled by what is -- from an environmental impact analysis perspective, represented in the reduced development sub-alternative in chapter 11, which is one of the two environmentally superior alternatives identified. i think that, through all of the work with the community and the event of authority, we have come to a point where this is a project that has really of held a very high standard of environmental sustainability. given those changes, there are a number of edits and revisions that unfortunately i will have to just walk you through after this presentation. in terms of the mitigation measures themselves, those actually do not change. the mitigati

attracts people from all over the city, west side to to moving the marina to a portion of the waterfront that is more of a working waterfront, at pier 54. that portion of the waterfront, we are paying a lot of attention to, with respect to the potential development of seawall laot 377, everything happening n mission bay, and how we are moving forward with pier 70. this fits in perfectly with that, and we can not think the mayor and mr. barkley enough for working with us. >> within mission bay, where about? >> kelly's mission rock is a bit south from there. pretty much across from the old navy building in mission bay. >> is this the marina off of at&t part? >> no, the city area and they can -- contemplated a new arena. we are talking about moving back. >> [inaudible] >> so what would go there? >> it will remain a passive water base for everyone in joining the event. >> one other question about fund raising. [inaudible] i do not know if these millions of dollars had been raised, pledged. could somebody give us a fund- raising update? where are you with the amount of money that the committee has to raise to actually put this on? how ar

pier 27. also today san francisco mayor ed lee announced a new deal with the organizers it shifts a new marina south of at&t park. >> this event is moving forward, the cruise ship terminal is going to move forward. a billion dollars of economic impact is going to move forward. >> reporter: also as expected environmental groups appealed yesterday's approval of the rate's environmental impact report. they say they want more time to review the documents. >>> pg & e has admitted fault, now it's showing off its new safety measures. >>> the new hot stock hits the floor. >>> we're going to look at very cold overnight lows and very dry weather. we'll talk all about that, see you in 10. >>> a marin county superior court ruled the three-drug lethal injection procedure. executions in california have been on hold since 2006. the state can appeal today's ruling or change the lethal injection procedure after receiving public comment. >>> oakland major jean quan is fighting back today after protesters heckled her during her appearance last night at the commonwealth club in san francisco. they were upset of h