summit got underway today with president barack obama welcoming leaders from around the world at mccormick place >> >> i'm robert jordan >> i'm jackie bange >> more on those stories in a minute but first there is another nato protests under way right now near the art institute >> we are in front of the art institute on michigan avenue. several dozen protesters here sitting in the middle of the street. inside is where michelle obama was hosting a dinner for the nato espousesspouses. they started marching again making through downtown. until they reached here. they have been chanting. they have been sitting here in the middle of the street for several minutes now >> we heard that they're having dinner so we figured we would hang out for a while since we were not invited >> the message we hope to send ... one of the main topics is the afghanistan war... is not worth it anymore. >> it has been a really spirited crowd. we have not seen many problems. some of them are jumping on the median. they are letting their voices be heard. now we have another group... more protesters who are heading our w

mccormick place is where they're holding the summit.ccormick place is a huge convention venue, trade shows, whatever. it is enormous. it's as big as more than probably ten football fields. it's a giant place where they're holding these things. this is probably, oh, another half a mile, maybe a mile away from where they're having that summit, and this is cermak and michigan avenue. so if you are able to see the camera pan over, it would pan right over to lake michigan, and mccormick place is on lake michigan. just to give you an idea of where all of this is happening, and it's in the shadow of downtown, as you call it. it's not down where you see all the big buildings but it's down where the business is and city hall is not far if you go west a little bit. let's try paul buchanan again. paul -- let's try ted rowlands now. ted, microphone working this time? >> reporter: yes, we changed microphones and hopefully you can hear me now, don. to take up what you were talking about earlier, there was a permitted protest here, there was an organi

some pushing towards mccormick place that led to confrontations with police. there were baton swinging by the police. the police say four of their officers were injured and hospitals say they treated seven protesters. chuck? >> all right, john yang covering the protest part of this. john, thanks very much. people should know, the protesters haven't been able to disrupt the summit, but pretty vupti ivdisruptive to the city chicago. >>> and oldest african-american civil rights group now supporting gay marriage. talking to the reverend jesse jackson on that plus a whole bunch of other stuff in the news from the reverend wright issue to these protests right here which he was involved in. have we seen of last of any of these? still to come, budget brinksmanship. a summer sequel, and a look ahead at the president's schedule. a lot about nato. he goes straight from here to joplin, missouri, tonight to give the commencements. a very tough commencement for folks in joplin, missouri, on nearly the one-year anniversary of those horrible tornadoes that destroyed joplin hi

tomorrow morning they will be here at mccormick place where talks begin on a number of the jews... the war in afghanistan and the european economy >> like a well choreographed dance throughout the day of world leaders arrive. some blast to land tonight leaders of the world's superpowers coming from the g eight summit at camp david. >> all of the leaders here are great. growth in jobs must be our top priority. >> over the last two days president obama and talked at length with the g eight leaders about the eurozone crisis or in afghanistan and energy concern's >> as nato secretary talked with me at mccormick place one on one... on financing afghanistan security after nato troops withdraw in two years. afghanistan's president is expected to make his case in chicago for up to $4 billion in international aid annually >> economically it is less expensive to pay that afghan troops but politically it is also better to give the the defense of that can stand a strong afghan face >>that war one of the many reasons so many protesters are in chicago. >> is any essential part of a free society

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about a 12-foot high barrier ringing mccormick center.he sorts of things that are, they're quite common in washington, around big events like this and around the country around big events like this they will go to the edge of the fence and in some sort of ceremony, toss their medals over the fence, as president obama and president karzai are talking about the end of the nato involvement in afghanistan. there are a number of leaders here who would like that involvement to come sooner. and that pressure on them is coming from the streets and the protesters here want to demonstrate that right to the meeting, thomas? >> john yang in chicago for us. john, we'll check back later and keep everybody posted about the movement of the protesters there in chicago. thanks again. >> all right, so you have you heard that the western united states and eastern asia will get to see a very rare solar spectacle. a ring of fire in the sky this afternoon and evening. the moon passes between the earth and the sun, casting a shadow on the planet, blocking everyt

superstars >> he says that while a massive police presence will surround the conference site at mccormick place in downtown conjured to some expectations of the districts will see 15 percent more officers on the streets >> a chicago visit for bill clinton... >> of holocaust survivors shares her story with local teenagers ... >> and is the end of the road for french president nicolas sarkozy.... break ar hello. is this where we do that bundling thing? let's see what you got. rv -- covered. why would you pay for a hotel? i never do. motorcycles -- check. atv. i ride those. do you? no. boat. house. hello, dear. hello. hello. oh! check it -- [ loud r&b on car radio ] i'm going on break! the more you bundle, the more you save. now, that's progressive. your patience. advance work on a new $719 million interchange connecting the tri-state tollway and interstate 57 would gear up tomorrow morning. there will be some headaches for commuters as traffic on the interstate 294 bridge over 147th street is reduced to three lanes in each direction. stage one of the new interchange includes the demolition

several miles of fencing is going up around mccormick place as chicago prepares for the nato summit ... good afternoon i'm steve sanders >>and dine jeanette i am dina bair we welcome all our viewers on wgn america tonya francisco has the top story these men are enjoying one of the last few days before super tight nader restrictions began putting this south loop neighborhood on lockdown that live on those high rises near mccormick place the building has notified the residence i didn't even read the my know i am leaving town >>i don't wanna be around the mess with a traffic i don't think it's a bad thing the security but i don't want to be here ... crews hired by the city put up highwalls security fencing surrounding mccormick place to ensure a security bubble for the dignitaries and the president while the meeting takes place >>i wonder if garry mccarthy or rahm emanuel didn't have someone driving around if they would be bothered by this to ... would want to do this to themselves? it is frustrating for the rest of us >>a salon on the 1100 block of south wabash decided to abort its wind

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the protestors were in the intersection about a block and a half from mccormick place where the natore basically just stopped in their tracks. police are not pushing forward right now. they're not trying to move them out. they have announced over the bullhorn, as you said, to move west, it's time now to disperse, but basically we've got a standoff right here, don. >> the office of emergency management issued a severe weather warning for strong thunderstorms, possibly hail, winds up to 40-50 miles an hour, heading to the loop, which is where you guys are. >> reporter: yeah. >> have you seen any indication of this weather coming through? that may stop some of this in its tracks as well. >> reporter: absolutely, don. we have seen the skies get dark here as we move into the evening, and we have felt a stray drop here and there. we certainly have heard thunder. so everybody in the crowd is clear that the skies could open up, and people have made reference to that, so they are bracing for the possibility of a storm coming through, and possibly just with changing weather could loosen up wha

with changes to be routine especially true tonight people who take the train into the city alive mccormick place tonight with the latest on the story. >> changes right by this spot nato summit tight security guard dogs and big delays. batt but preparing myself changed some things >> news south shore line today a lot what metra wants to on friday thousands of commuters busy making other plans >> a lot of hassle as far as cannot bring bags causing a problem going to school >> 7000 people ride south shoreline every weekday this weekend the train will run but he let it will be canceled monday and riders a day monday it will face serious security restrictions. one back per passenger small and no bicycles food or liquids. even the water. expect police canine units and the searches checkpoints along with delays all in the name of nato security commuters making plans to stay home. >> did not plan to come into the city over the weekend. not if i can't help it. i will see how the weekend plays out. >> people thinking the same way no alcohol on board trains friday through monday and the south shore l

sean lewis is live outside mccormick place with the top story >> just before the opening statements are made we saw a congenial atmosphere ... the work is all about getting afghanistan today >> president obama and nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen made their announcements ... >> this is the largest ever gathering at a nato summit ... it is the testament to our shared commitment to the afghan people and the future of afghanistan ... >> afghan president hamid karzai said to the left of the secretary general and acknowledged that nato troops would be out by 2014 >> our commitment for the long term from 2015 we expect to maintain a presence to train advise and assist the afghanis security forces ... the nato nations and its partners will pay its share to sustain the army the police that afghanistan needs in the coming years ... >> how long is a matter which these leaders must decide ... as this war-torn country rebuilds after decades of conflict. >> there's a lot of work to do or want to thank fellow leaders and partners for being here our nations and the world have a vital inter

one forty five the trick spoke of their own thing and each turned and threw their medals course mccormick place. many veterans called their medals representations of hate and cheap tokens some also made some pretty emotional pleas begging for forgiveness from the people of iraq and afghanistan from the children left without parents many also ended their statements calling for bradley manning to be free joining me is joe met development a communications associate at truthout and an editor and contributor at the occupied chicago tribune hey joe thanks so much for being here i guess i want to talk a little bit about what we just saw some really powerful video i was sort of watching the line live stream of it earlier i mean do you think people were surprised forty five veterans throwing their medals into the street. and it should be noted that the reason they were throwing them where they do it is that this is the closest that this march was permitted to get to the makes that summit they had wanted to return the medals to the nature generals but this march you know had to stop at the science

sunday may 20th protesters will be gathering to march to mccormick place where the summit is happeningause the g-8 summit had been scheduled to originally and then move to camp david is tough to ascertain how many protesters will remain prepared to march here anyway or go to maryland instead of coming to chicago ... 99 solidarity bosses are reported to be headed this way ... >>although occupy chicago has not been in the streets here as we were in the fall in such great numbers ... we have nearly 2000 people participating in the day of community action in neighborhoods around the city ... the occupy movement is not dwindling it is strong and we will be here to fight nato along with other allied interests ... >>these generals are tasked with managing service members those who sacrificed daily ... >>i hear that the downtown chicago workers are told not to wear suits and to camouflage themselves as protesters ... i am a protestor and i represent the majority of americans over 60% who are against this war in afghanistan ... >>is a people's summit will take place here saturday and sunday wit

everything to keep people informed among the most important lake shore drive and 55 closed near mccormick place midnight-evening rush hour may 21st. closed between at 90- 94 and lake shore drive >> streets in your convention center close roosevelt near the museum campus >> museum campus will be closed all day on sunday may 20th planetarium of aquarium and field museum not open that day. we have said from the beginning there will be inconveniences but they will just be minor inconveniences since last october belmont representing every department on hand to answer questions about the closure continuing to ask about security claim especially for those who live near mccormick place. not many answers this afternoon. >> no explanation in detail security at this point able to walk and drive to and from their home. also intermit did closures additions accommodations for motorcades. also affected cta to change several bus routes and metra to service on electrical line >> hopes to announce details of the next week working very closely with secret service and plans are dependent on ability personnel

parking garage dictions heading into place and no parking signs up all over mccormick place restrictions all over downtown more coming up at the barricades road closures starting saturday all lanes closed all parking restrictions remain in place until the evening rush hour. and complete coverage nato summit over the weekend coverage kicks off morning news at midday news from 11-1 also expanded special edition wgn evening news following the baseball game and of course wgn news at nine all coverage c ltv and website tragic news tonight developing story southwest suburbs 11 year old girl drowned rescue crews first called to the scene bolingbroke shortly after 5 unconscious. police tell us died we do have a crew of the seed live update and 8 year old boy more than 20 ft. inside terminal at midway airport cellphone video inside the airport someone picking up the child fell from a ticketing area at baggage claim area 1:00 this afternoon rushed to advocate christ medical center reportedly not life-threatening injuries what he was doing at the time still not known. wanted burbank police issued w

. >> mccormick place is ground zero for the nato summit which gets underway on sunday in the u.s. delegation is reportedly staying here which is why they held this place to hold a press conference this afternoon. >> tang8 announced they have an agreement with the city to set up a sound system at the intersection of michigan on sunday mid-20s which happens to be the start of the need of summit. that location marks the end of the march rally that is expected to begin at noon on sunday. the march and rally is being led by the iraq veteran against the war, the permit had been approved for the grant park rally and march but the news today was that the officials got an e-mail last night that reaches an agreement to set up the stage and sound system here. organizers are also asked about what message they may have for the black block anarchist's that are supposedly going to show up, these are the protesters that wreak havoc in cities like seattle and vancouver over the years during these international summits. organizers did not want to address the past behavior directly instead this is w

. >> of thousands marched peacefully from chicago's lakefront park to the mccormick place summit hall. leaders of nato joint president obama at dinner -- for dinner at soldier field. he is asking something more from them, money. the cost of supporting the afghan military after nato leaves is estimated to be $4 billion a year for 10 years. after the last american combat troops pullout. >> to talk more about the need a summit, the deputy white house editor for politico joins us now. >> we have a lot of headlines coming out of chicago. we have a showing of unity between president obama and president karzei. >> days to live had a very contentious relationship. when president -- these two have had a very contentious relationship. the bush administration had been calling this guy. -- coddling this guy. they have had a couple of good moments when president obama went to afghanistan at the beginning of the month. today, it happened again. it seems like they're putting their best foot forward. the relationship is in good shape. >> is this more for the press and for symbolism than actually maki

>> we go to matt mccormick.o have you on the program. 700 million euros, about $900 million leaving greek banks. how would you characterize what is going on in greece? >> there has been deposit money all along. it's sounding like they may want to leave the euro. it would be a natural thing to expect. >> they couldn't get a coalition government together. they are going to have to hold elections again. >> they are trying to protect their money as best they can and they are pretty sure it's got keeping it in the country. >> i think the people need to prepare for the event you'll removal of greece from the eu. maria, to your comment about risk on trade, it's a political market. it's an event-driven market. numbers are better but people aren't focusing on that. >> i want to get your take on how big of a deal this $2 billion loss is. with all of these investigations, it's bubbling up here. but before that, in terms of the greece situation, is that a big deal that greece leaves the euro? should we be -- >> i don't thin

. >> thousands marched peacefully from chicago's lakefront grant park to the mccormick place summit hall. the allies are now looking for $4 billion a year in pledges to support afghanistan after the war. abc news at the nato summit in chicago. >> alan: robin gib of the bee gees died this evening at age 62. gibb seen here with his brother barry was battling colon and liver cancer. he slipped into a comb ya this spring. robin and his brothers helped usher in the disco era with the sound track of the movie "saturday night fever." maurice gibb died in 2003. >> the deal between two california cities and amazon that would bay the company millions. >> alan: a big crowd for lady gaga, but no one in the crowd is a fan. the nation that wants her to stay away. >> ama: all eyes are on the skies for a ray solar eclipse. >> leigh: actually got a nice clear night this evening, so with protective eye gear, you're able to go out there and view this eclipse. how clear will we be tomorrow morning? we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast. get ready for a big cooldown this week. >> closed captioning brou

off in the distance you can see over my shoulder, that is mccormick place.re the summit is taking place. the demonstrators, many of them chanting against nato. no, no, nato. saying we're against the drone attacks. saying they want the united states and nato out of afghanistan. largely so far today, a peaceful demonstration. nobody getting too out of hand. all calm. but you're pouring a lot of people right as we speak, still marching from bryant park up that direction. a lot of them coming into this intersection. in due time, all of this is going to become overwhelmed and filled up. if you're wondering if the protesters had any idea they're trying to make some sort of run toward mccormick place and the summit, you can't quite see, but at least a dozen officers on mounted horseback, and obviously a long line of officers in riot gear of the again, the chicago police department said things have gone smoothly for them, and so far, fredricka, they have been able to keep this as a peaceful protest. >> is this an organized group? is this a permitted demonstration an

some trying to press their way toward mccormick place. with the clashes of police, baton-swinging and stic stick-swinging. the officers responded only when they were assaulted. four officers were injured. local hospitals have treated at least seven protesters. the protesters say the police overreacted but superintendent mccarthy says they showed great restraint. >> and the police say, don't blame us, blame the protesters, they're the ones who assaulted the police officers. we can expect an added police presence there today, too, right? >> reporter: oh, absolutely. there is a massive police presence here today as there has been all weekend. 12,000 police officers on the street, not only chicago police but officers from milwaukee, from philadelphia, from charlotte. you've got the national guard, the illinois state police and, of course, federal law enforcement officers all here during the nato summit. >> john yang keeping a close eye on that for us today. john, thank you so much. >>> from the high anxiety of keeping peace with the demonstra

this is the motivation. >> reporter: this is part of this group from mccormick.ompany hopes investing in employees now will decrease problems later. >> any time we can reduce those risks or those, it is a benefit to the employer. >> reporter: so far, the program is a huge success. >> and overall, employees say, i feel so much better. i feel good. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> and companies can come up with various ways to pay for the wellness program. on average, it costs around $150 per person for six weeks. >>> time for a quick look for some of the stories that we'll see in tomorrow morning's baltimore sun. a guide to this weekend's baltimore tattoo arts convention. a breakdown of top teams in this year's ncaa lacrosse men's tournament. >>> athlete 106 is olympic hero, michael phelps. for these stories and more, remember to look for the forecast from wjz first warning weather team. >>> baltimore's montessori charter schools opens its doors today for a tour of the new building. gigi barnett explains in tonight's school watch report. >> rep

. >> my name is john mccormick. i'd just like to ask all you adults, parents, when you were a child have you ever gone to a child -- field and seen that? that's what it is. you can't go play in the soccer field because the fields are closed down. the fields are actually closed. i lived in san francisco, my -- played in beach chalet. i broke my leg in beach chalet playing. i've had four cart idgeage operations all from playing on grass fields. you go to sunset, it's artificial grass. it's not about the children that. out on a sunday morning, 70-year-old men playing. they're not in -- not in a hospital, they're out there getting energy. this is about the whole community. it's not just about children. it's about adults, about everybody. everybody gets benefit out of these fields. the fields right now you can't play in them. three months of the year you can't play in them. it's a nine-foot fence. no children can get in to play. that's why the children are leaving san francisco i believe because of this. so the thing is,

the nato summit approaches it drivers are already seeing parking restrictions in areas close to mccormick place. as of 6:00 this morning street parking was prohibited on self indiana ave. the ban that stays in place until next monday the 21st. starting tuesday there will be more parking restrictions centered mainly on streets around the convention center. that ban will last until tuesday night the 22nd >> hundreds of stolen goods are in the hands of the chicago police department after a west side bust >> felony theft charges have been filed against 50 year-old along with weapons charges >> the items were recovered after a search warrant was issued to a house. the stolen property is valued at more than $100,000. police put the goods on display today and say they're planning an event for the victims of the burglary so they can reclaim their property >> expensive bicycles.. musical instruments >> police say they had reports of guns being sold at the address. among the recovered items were a handgun and three shotguns and three rifles >> surprising claims about president obama and his former

haul and numbers disappointed since that march down michigan avenue and terminated right here on mccormick place and since the police have been telling them. using the lrad to disperse their numbers. >> harris: a shout out to your camera person, showing strength from the teams out there. and outnumbering the number of protesters. it's still pretty loud out there. what exactly are they shouting. i'm trying to unsta what the message is out there? >> it's hard to determine what the message is in particular because they're shouting at the same time. overall what i've heard. they have a right to protest, why they're here and get the message out and so many coming at the same time it's difficult to tell what the message is, harris. >> again, we're taking a look at the force out there with police there, very calm, trying to get people to go down and you're forced along with the crowd. how much farther before people are out of that perimeter? >> well, there's another big intersection, behind me ballpark it at 300 yards. if you look, a big concentration of people right where i am. and where that co

a comedian, radio host with sunday night with tj mccormick. tj mccormick is here.he 11 page expo say on mitt romney in 1965. but if they want to play that game we can focus on his failed record and walk and chew gum at the same time and we can focus on obama's record and his own words, in this case his drug use. >> i spent the last two years of high school in a daze. i kept playing basketball. i attended classes sparingly. grave beer heavily and tried drugs enthusiastically. i discovered it didn't make any difference if you smoked reefer in a van or with some brother you met at the gym or on the beach with a couple hawaiian kids who dropped out of school and looked for a chance to brawl. >>. >> in the days of high school, drinks beer heavily, and drugs, plural, enthusiastically, including, admitetly, cocaine. >> reefer and blow. lovely. and all this in recent history. as opposed to some stupidity that mr. romney took part in 50 years ago. 50 years ago when he was a sappling. you just can't do that. it's unfair and it shows the media is the stenography for this admi

we are at mccormick place, a number of road closures around mccormick place, where the large majority of the nato summit will occur. some of the protests have already begun. the biggest one so far on friday. about 2,000 protesters turned out. it was really a mix of people, some nurses, occupy wall street protesters as well as war veterans with their message varying, be new general, they were protesting wall street and thor with a. the protest was peaceful with one person arrested, but several people were arrested earlier this week. three of them still held on terrorism conspiracy charges. authorities alleging they were making moll to have cocktails, however their lawyer maintains they were simply brewing beer. the large protest is expected to take place on sunday, the first day of the nato summit. so it is against that backdrop that president obama will welcome 50 world leaders when he arrives here in chicago later on this evening. the top of the agenda will be afghanistan, alex, and how to fund the troop draw-down there. >> very important meetings to be held there. crest ten, thank y

miles mccormick is a veteran realtor in palo alto with facebook employees as clients. the days banks took restricted stock options as collateral for mortgages in silicon valley. those days are gone. the linkedin ipo last year did not boost home prices as much as in expected, so he's cautious about the facebook ipo. >> what i found about facebook is there's a culture with that group that's unlike anything i've ever seen. >> it's a culture he says comes from the ceo whose tastes are very modest. >> they're very in tuned with less is more. >> even so, less is a lot more here. alto's research says the median home price in palo alto is $2.3 million. foreclosures? realty track shows only three currently. inventory is tight. less than three dozen homes for sale. but some owners may be holding out for the ipo. >> certainly great for sellers who are going to move out of the area. without a doubt. >> it's waking up in a park. >> some sellers want to cash-in now. like ken and linda, whom we've told you about. they put their silicon valley estate on the market for $29 million but

. >> the summit will be held at mccormick place. around it, miles of road closures, rail service interruptions, and even a military enforced no-fly zone. major attractions like chicago's art institute will close for the weekend. business owners fear all of the hassle will mean a lack of customers. >> we normally do several hundred people for lunch. we have nine reservations. >> as for the businesses staying open, some like this starbucks have added a protective film to the windows to prevent against shattered glass. the concern, violence like this, seen in the 1999 seattle world trade organization meeting. is this overblown? >> yes. very overblown. >> former secret service agent turned security consultant said seattle's 900 police officers were outmanned while chicago has a force of 12,000 at the ready. >> the city is prepared. they have the right talent. >> chicago mayor rahm emanuel sees the summit more as an opportunity for world exposure. >> on tourism, third largest city in america, ranked tenth. we move up to ninth, 25,000 mor

some tried to push their way to the mccormick place. that met with clashes with police, some baton swinging on the part of police, some switch swinging, some can throwing, some barricade throwing on the part of the protesters. then after about a two-hour standoff, the police essentially waited the protesters out. it was a hot day. they let the protesters work it out, sort of work through what they wanted to do and then sort of cleared the area. by that time the group had dwindled to about 50 or so. in all, there were about 45 arrests. the police say four officers were injured, and the local hospitals report treating at least seven protesters. the protesters themselves say there were more than a couple dozen injuries in that protest, but now the big protest or one of the major concerns was ending the war in afghanistan, and now the nato allies have agreed that the united states will be -- that nato will be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014 with afghanistan taking the lead in security by the middle of 2013, nato taking a backseat, foc

a look at mccormick place where the nato summit is going to take place.p of a couple of the spotter there's as part of the security effort. as you all out from the roof top you can see the concrete barriers in place part of a massive security detail. a lot of tension between the police and protesters as we get set for what should be the biggest day of demonstrations out here. we seen little conflicts between the police and protesters. one demonstrator got out of a police van trying to accelerate out of an angry mob. that individual claims that he was injured. we have seen the police using batons to shove the protesters. they have had the batons out and actually struck the demonstrators. a little more than a dozen arrests of the demonstrator out on the street. five arrests serious and the charges relate to terrorism. we had one individual from the northwest side charged with others with charges related to the manufacturing of molotov cocktails. the demonstrators will come out here and march along, michigan avenue. one of the organizers of occupy chicago sa

f, approve the agreement number of cs-877, a biology consulting with the susan mccormick, taxonomy consultant, increasing time extension of six months. g, approved the assignment and no wish an agreement for it cs- 910, san francisco regional/local construction management services and operate the general manager to execute the existing sfpuc contract from ara engineering group to c2pm. commissioner moran: thank you. commissioners, any items you would like pulled? seeing none, can i have a motion. moved and a second. all those in favor? opposed? motion carries. item nine, please. >> item 9, authorized the general manager to execute a memorandum of understanding by and between the sfpuc and san francisco recreation and parks commission regarding the management of lake merced tract and to accept the lake merced watershed report. >> mr. ritchie? >> excuse me, good afternoon, again. assistant general manager for water. i would like to go to the slides for the lake or said mou and various -- lake merced mou and various activities. this is the map. these are all owned by the public utilities commiss