how many of these vessels are there in the mediterranean right now?39 french, 60 tunisians, i would say 60 croatians, 120 turks, 92 italian. >> you're dealing with an enormous business. >> this is huge business, yes. it's--the stakes are very high. >> mielgo has seen as many as 300 tons of bluefin tuna, worth as much as $2 million, trapped inside one of these nets. divers open a gap and count them as they're transferred into pens the size of a football field. tugboats then slowly drag the pens with the live tuna inside to tuna ranches. tuna ranches? to me, the word "ranching" refers to cattle. >> yes, but you do not breed the bluefin tuna at the ranch. you actually fatten the fish to gain up to 20% weight. >> they feed them sardines and mackerel. they control the color, the flavor. in three to six months, the tuna will be big enough and fat enough to harvest. 90% of them will go to japan, which imports as much tuna as it can, any tuna, half a million tons a year. most of it is blast-frozen on board these ships, which arrive in japanese ports every day

from the coast of japan, the gulf of maine, mexico or the mediterranean.in the mediterranean, the tuna come every springtime to spawn and here that fishermen have been lying in wait for them for millennia. the blue fin tuna provided protein for all the great civilizations that spring up on the shores. we are on an island off the coast of italy and the fishermen go after the blue fin much the way their ancestors did in the days of the roman empire. fishermen from a village take nets to the ocean floor, trapping the migrating blue fin in giant chambers. we went out with divers to check on their trap. we had no idea what to expect. floating walls of net, stretching six stories high. there's no escape here for these juggernauts that can cross the atlantic at 70 miles an hour. the only sound the bubbles from the oxygen tanks. then, a truly exceptional sight. seeing tuna on a plate is one thing and seeing them down here is something else entirely. within a few hours the tuna and fishermen will be face to face, locked in an ancient ritual, the slaughter. it begin

this is the mediterranean room.hen you come back, we'll talk about this and talk about herbs in your house. >> stick around. we'll be >> good morning and welcome to your sunday gardener. i'm john collins. and today for the next couple of weeks we're going to be doing these little segments from the rallings conservatory in drude hill park. we encourage all to come down here. >> it's a great place especially this time of year when it's cold outside to walk around in tropicals in our mediterranean room here. it's really cool. >> we are in the mediterranean room today. that's kind of a dry climate. but a sunny climate. and testimony pratt. not too cold. does get hot in the u.s. but some of these plants will do well in the house if they can get some sun. >> and air movement. and good drainage. no matter what you've got to have pot with drainage. >> the only familiar plant i see in this room is right down there. >> there you go. that's these are gorgeous. they're flowering right now. there's all sorts of cool plants. >> i

as a result, japanese fish traders are even coming to europe to snatch up mediterranean catches. this insatiable appetite for tuna is driving up prices for what could soon be the last of their species. >> fish dealer yukata kurihara says the meat of the tuna should be dark red, and firm but smooth. this is a fine example. kurihara has found what he's looking for. today is a big day for the dealers at the tsukiji market in toyko. it's japan's biggest wholesale market for fish and seafood, including blue-fin tuna. there are 800 tuna up for auction -- almost twice as many as usual. they've been caught in the atlantic, the mediterranean or in the pacific ocean off the coast of japan. kurihara wants to take part in the bidding. he already has potential customers for two or three fish, if he can get them for the right price. >> these cost up to 6-thousand yen per kilo -- the big ones back there will fetch up to 12- thousand yen for sure. >> that means a 150-kilo fish can cost up to 18-thousand euros. but that's even a bargain. blue-fin tuna prices in japan have doubled in recent years.

here we are in the mediterranean toasting to our future.s a moment that i will -- that i won't forget. >> reporter: after a brief visit to the cabin so george could shed his sport coat they head down to the casino royale. here in never-before-seen footage, jennifer is seen in the casino. george is also captured on tape. george takes his usual place at the craps table next to josh askin from california. >> george taught him how to play craps, you know, which was neat. >> reporter: there is another group making the rounds that night. young men who, like josh, are vacationing with their families. brothers zachary and jeffery rozenburg from brooklyn, new york, and their cousin gregory rosenberg from florida. one of them had brought a friend, rusty kofman. the boys' families had emigrated from the soviet union so they became known in the events that followed as the russians. >> there would be stories of coarse behavior among the young russians. >> josh said they were loud, they were flashy guys, they stood out. they drank a lot. they were gregar

other top anti-aging foods are found abundantly in the so- called mediterranean diet which contains afresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains plus beans and nuts. the last two are protein sources that help keep blood sugar more steady after a meal. dr. barber says mediterranean cuisine relies more on heart healthy olive oil instead of butter, fish, high in omega fatty 3 acids play a role instead of red meat and dr. barber says the slower pace at which meals are consumed is healthier than our grab & go lifestyle. >> we know the slower you eat, the less you eat, because it takes probably about 20 minutes to 30 minutes for your stomach to realize that you're full. >> so let's talk about the take home message. we need to slowdown. we need to avoid foods that cause a rush in blood sugar like this doughnut and stick to stuff that takes longer to dye guest. here are three more things that research shows help with this process. what i've got here is vinegar, which you can mix with olive oil and that's the traditional dressing in mediterranean food and the vinegar helps people feel full longe

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how small you can be in the mediterranean sea.s quite a lesson. all night, out there, i sat there and hoped and prayed. >> oliver: following morning, he spotted a destroyer on the horizon. >> i did everything i could to holler and wave. that ship went on by and disappeared. i was lonely again. next thing i know was coming back this time directly at me. i said they want to run me down they pulled up alongside and picked me up. >> oliver: in september of '43 benjamin davis was recalled back to train more pilots. >> the first report the gist of it was, accusing black pilots of being cowards. >> these criticizes the lack of german kills. >> one of the first times, we weren't cowards and we weren't going to turn and run. >> oliver: they say they failed to display the aggressiveness that is necessary for a first class fighting organization. when jumped by enemy aircraft the squadron seemed to fall apart and when they broke formation to pursue attacking enemy aircraft. >> this wasn't true. we were not afraid to fly. he knew that. >> oliv

again marching in anger at education cuts in spain is the euro crisis tightens its grip around the mediterranean but greece is breathing a sigh of relief after leaders finally approved an eleventh hour bail of people default. syrians vote on their future of the u.s. continues to pressure the assad regime u.s. veteran politician and former presidential advisor pat buchanan tells r t why he thinks washington should step back. i'm sitting down with patrick buchanan senior adviser to presidents which makes in gerald ford and ronald reagan he ran for the presidency three times he wrote many books and some of his books have really manage seeing titles his latest book is called suicide of a superpower a will america survive to twenty twenty five very pessimistic sir first of all thank you very much for joining me thank you with regards to foreign policy you're saying one of the ways to prevent that suicide from happening is to dismantle the empire first of all what do you mean by empire or you might call it the american imperium or the american empire. the united states has military bases dating back t

. >> another ship, the costa concordia, capsized in the mediterranean in mid-january. 32 people wereled in that accident and the wreck is still lying off the italian island of giglio. >> many fear that the big boom and the cruise industry can now go bust. now is the height of the booking season, that many would-be passengers are afraid to get on board. >> with the operators and is the major losses this quarter? we have a look of some of the other challenges facing the industry. >> cruises have become a mass tourism stable. on most cruise ships, you will find a number of restaurants, bars, and places to relax. in many supermarkets, the offer cruises for sale. 11 days and the mediterranean for 800 euros, for example. some observers are concerned these deep discounts could affect safety on board, since the companies have to save money somewhere. cruises have steadily grown in popularity. in 2005, slightly more than 14 million people took part in a cruise. by 2010, the number had risen to nearly 19 million. warships have been dropping their anchors and european ports. -- more ships have

marching in anger at education cuts in spain is the euro crisis tightens its a grip around the mediterranean but greece finally breathing a small side of relief after you leaders finally approved an eleventh hour balog to stave off default. the un's atomic agency struggling to reach a conclusion on iran's nuclear weapons but u.s. intelligence agencies agree there is no evidence to iran is building a bomb but it's not stopping israel from threatening a military attack on iran's nuclear sites as syrians vote on their future americans continue to pressure the assad regime u.s. veteran politician and former presidential advisor pat buchanan tells r t why he thinks washington should step back. i. i'm sitting down with patrick buchanan senior adviser to presidents which makes him gerald ford and ronald reagan he ran for the presidency three times he wrote many books and some of his books have really manage seeing titles his latest book is called suicide of a superpower a will america survive to twenty twenty five very pessimistic sir first of all thank you very much for joining me thank you with r

the point of that is not just to reminisce about those days in the middle of the mediterranean, but all of those countries in north africa are experiencing a desire, a yearning, to have what we have. to have a democracy. to have the opportunity to determine their own fate. to live free of violence. to have economic opportunity. to have property rights that are respected. these are the things that they want, and, of course, the essential aspects of those things are that a democracy has the capacity to be accountable. to be transparent. to be -- to be effective in its application of the rule of law. i happen to be the proud grandfather these days of two new grandchildren. one of them is named robert jackson, and -- after that robert jackson -- because i'm very fond of justice jackson and because one of the things that he observed about the separation of powers is that the constitution diffuses power the better to secure liberty. it also contemplates that practice which will integrate the disbursed powers into a workable government. it enjoins upon its blanches separateness but interdepend

again margin protest against education cuts in spain is the euro crisis greater hold around the mediterranean breeze resists sigh of relief with a final approval of the bell. five pm in moscow i mad good to have you with us here on r t our top story the syrian people voting on a new constitution put forward by the government amid a backdrop of violence that's plagued the country for nearly a year artie's worry if an ocean has the latest from damascus. but we've been hearing lots of the lawman reports on possible terror attacks and provocations and strikes here in the capital damascus and everywhere in syria for that reason clearly security has been taught it's not huns police officers are literally everywhere we've seen many of them to die patrolling the streets trying to watch the situation was issued and has indeed been boycotting the vote but not only that they've been called in the old people to go strive not to go to cast ballots and to take to the streets to protest against president bashar assad and to ask for him to step down the ballance is key. tina in the country with reports on pe

in protest against education cuts in spain is the euro crisis takes a greater hold around the mediterranean while greece breathes a sigh of relief with the final approval of a much needed bailout. for pm in moscow i met treasurer bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t it's a historic day for the syrian people who are voting now want to new constitution put forward by the government that could pave the way for free elections and bring an end to nearly a half century of one party rule artesian worry if an ocean has more from damascus . ballots instead of bullets messed him astray sions and violent protests have been rolling across syria for almost a year. the syrian government is now calling for the people to shape their future together by taking part in a referendum on the country's new constitution fulfilling its pledge to reform. a boss who's very excited that he'll be able to decide his own tomorrow. it's a completely new era is good for everybody even opposition can take part it's for all the amendments to the country's number one law have been among

again march in protest against education cuts in spain as the euro crisis takes hold around the mediterranean greece breeze a sigh of relief with the final approval of a much needed. six pm in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's headlines here on r.t. the syrian people voting on a new constitution the most significant poll for forty years and the backdrop of violence plaguing the country since last march the opposition though is boycotting the vote or he's worried if it has the latest. but we've been hearing lots of alarming reports on possible terror attacks and provocations and strikes here in the capital damascus and everywhere in syria for that reason clearly security has been tightened up and police officers are literally everywhere we've seen many of them today patrolling the streets trying to watch the situation their position has indeed been boycotting the vote but not only that they've been calling actually on all people to go strive not to go cast ballots and to take to the streets to protest against president bashar assad and to ask for

right now reports iran is deploying warships into the mediterranean.s true, it would only be the second time iranian ships have passed through the suez canal to the mediterranean since the islamic revolution in 1979. as you know, things are tense between ivan israel over the nuclear program inside iran. we are following the story. plus a police crackdown on a dangerous huh hallucination, ant turns up in one drug in particular, nearly $100 million worth. and a man who said he was working with al-qaeda to hit our nation's capitol. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox news channel. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your ruy nose. [ deep breath ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! [ woman speaking indistinctly over radio ] home protector plus from liberty mutual insurance... [ alarm blaring ] where the cost to repair y

. >>> a big story coming out of the middle east tonight to iranian warships spotted in the mediterranean sea. iranian officials say the mission was a show of might and a message of peace. it comes as they continue to clash over iran's nuclear program. new video showing an attack on a funeral. it comes as the syrian president holds a meeting with chinese officials. fox's dominik has the story. >> supposedly capturing the moment demonstrators say government forces turn their weapons on a funeral procession. panicked protesters shouted, trying to run to safety. this war inside syria, the social media, as the syrian government outlaws journalists. breaking out as the chinese met trying to defuse the # 1 month long crisis. the chinese foreign minister shaking his hand. beijing insists they cannot force regime change. meanwhile, secretary of state, hillary clinton, says political harmony is needed. >> whether they be sunni, christian, or syrian have to come together to establish a credible opposition. >> with turkey's foreign minister yesterday, any solution to syria's violence must be found w

that would mean they would lose the naval base in the mediterranean and a lot of arms deals with hundreds of millions of dollars, just the week before a russian leader reported that russia will deliver, for example, what is to be used against the protesters. >> markets, thank you so very much. meanwhile in berlin, police have arrested two men suspected of spying for the syrian intelligence agency. one is a syrian nationa the other holds dual german lebanese citizenship. >> prosecutors say syrian opposition activists living in germany had been kept under close surveillance by syrian agents. they, in turn, have been watched by germany's domestic intelligence service. last weekend, opposition protesters stormed the syrian embassy in berlin. for years, diplomats have been suspected of maintaining a network of agents. their job -- to identify regime opponents in germany. if those people return to syria, the risk detention, interrogation, and beatings. >> we will once again make it perfectly clear to syrian representatives that we will in no way tolerate any crackdown on syrian opposition activ

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. >>> iran says a deployment of navy ships into the mediterranean sea is a sign of friendship and itsy might. the vessels including a destroyer have passed through the suez canal. a year ago, a similar deployment seen here stirred fears in israel and other nations. the destination of the ships is unclear now. >>> an arizona sheriff steps down from his post and mitt romney's presidential campaign after a newspaper publishes allegations about him and another man. the story in two minutes. [ engine sputtering ] [ male announcer ] engine light on? come to meineke now for a free code scan read and you'll say...my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> an arizona sheriff has stepped down from a state leadership post with mitt romney's presidential campaign after a newspaper published allegations he tried to deport a former boyfriend. sheriff paul babo acknowledged he's gay but denied the deportation allegations. he's also a republican candidate for congress. he said the man was a volunteer for his campaign. he said he had no reason to believe the man was an illegal immigrant and vowed to continu

once rome's rival in the mediterranean, greece fell captive to rome in 146 b.c.swept from the stage by war, greece returned in a new role. its artistic traditions became a handsome backdrop to the mixture of politics, business and pleasures conducted in the private spaces of roman homes and villas. knowledge of ancient greek culture was a status symbol and badge of cultivation for the residents, who adopted greek history as their own. horace noted ruefully that: reader: "greece took captive her savage conqueror and brought civilization to the rustic latins." narrator: walls in the maritime villas and the houses and buildings of pompeii and herculaneum depicted greek myths like the rescue of a bride from a centaur's lust by theseus, the heroic king of athens. under the inspiration of a bust of homer, romans could contemplate the trojan wars and perhaps commission works that retold the story of mighty achilles and the sack of troy. a bust of the 4th century b.c. playwright menander conveyed its owner's appreciation of greek comedy. a silver cup depicting the labors

it is still stormy in the east and mediterranean. this low pressure system just to the west of italy will produce heavy snow in central italy on friday. it is expected to impact the balkan peninsula on friday. snowy and winter weather in norway will continue throughout the day. meanwhile, we have been talking about very cold temperatures across most of the european countries. this is what is happening. this stubborn and strong high pressure system is pushing the jet stream further south allowing colder air to come in from the arctic. it will stay here for a while so those cold conditions will continue into the weekend. expected highs on friday are looking like this. only minus 7 degrees in vienna and minus 15 in kiev. rome dipping into the single digits with 8. however, lisbon with a seasonal 15 on friday. temperatures will start to drop over the weekend. here is your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, the eu is trying to prevent greece from defaulting on the huge debt. the finance ministers are trying to reduce spendin

. >>> iran says a deployment of navy ships into the mediterranean sea is a sign of friendship and itsy might. the vessels including a destroyer have passed through the suez canal. a year ago, a similar deployment seen here stirred fears in israel and other nations. the destination of the ships is unclear now. >>> an arizona sheriff steps down from his post and mitt romney's presidential campaign after a newspaper publishes allegations about him and another man. the story in two minutes. every time of day. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it is meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. see your lexus dealer. have i got there'a surprise for you! yeah, [ bait's beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrit

headlines including iranian navy ships reportedly passing through the suez canal and into the mediterraneantney houston's family and friends said good-bye. a funeral service was held for the superstar at her home town church in new york, new jersey. so many famous faces were on hand. >>> iranian navy ships including a destroyer have reportedly passed through the suez canal and into the mediterranean sea. a deployment one year ago as seen here stirred fears in israel and other nations. iranian news agency quotes an admiral as saying the deployment is meant to show friendship and support for countries in the region and to display iran's military resolve. >>> presidential politics now. republican hopeful rick santorum is mocking mitt romney's role in turning around the olympics in 1972. romney's solution the office ask congress for millions of dollars in federal earmarks. santorum makes mitt romney a hypocrite. romney criticized santorum for bringing 0 home earmarks. >> stevie wonder said whitney houston loved his song ribbon in the sky. so he we wrote the lyrics for the occasion. [ male annou

. >> last year, 1500 people died trying to reach italy by crossing the mediterranean. >> the ruling handedown by the judges in strasbourg has implications, not just for italy, but dozens of questions across -- countries across europe. >> it is a clear indication that the high seas are not a lot rezone. -- law-free zone. >> they deported migrants to libya. they had an agreement with the gaddafi regime as part of the so-called "pushback policy." the court ruled that italy should have established whether the migrants work refugees. the ruling is timely. >> it is a crucial moment for this judgment to be delivered, because italy is right now initiating a bilateral agreements with the new government of libya. >> the new government did not immediately respond to the judgments, which borders them to pay the migrant 16,000 euros in damages. they do not expect to get the money. >> we had good reasons to believe that, unfortunately. they were on one of the ships that was in a shipwreck. >> the ruling may save lives in the future. >> the european convention of human rights is also effective in interna

they entered the mediterranean via the suez canal. this is only the second time this has happened since the islamic revolution in 1979. at the same time iran foreign minister announced that iran was willing to move quickly to resume talks with world powers after those talks collapsed a year ago. >> and that was nc's ollie arouzi in tehran. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today. two armed men walked up to the clerk, emptying the register and opening fire, but the clerk's boss had a gun of his own. he told the men to freeze, but instead they fired at him so he started shooting back, wounding one robber before tackling the other. both the owner and the clerk escaped unharmed. >>> a man was rescued after fall 25g feet down a steep cliff along the pacific ocean in california. the victim had been out walking and bent down to pick up his cat when he lost his balance. he suffered only minor injuries. >>> all right. don't feel too badly for this group of mourners. they are merry widows, part of a celebration known as j

the whole thing started during a soccer match at the crossroads of the suez canal and the mediterranean. we have 73 deaths. rival fans stormed the field, and then there were confrontations with the fans of cairo. reports say this was initiated in order to continue with emergency law and there were discussions leading to impose a curfew. the egyptian parliament said it did the prosecutor said he was going to investigate the case. >> is there a history of rivalry between these teams? >> yes, there is a history of rivalry. there is a history of violence, although not to this degree. the question is for some of the fans of this cairo soccer team, the fans were famous for being part of the tahrir demonstration. there is also suspicion that security may have tried to settle a score here. the whole scene has a very strong political connotation. when you watch television stations, that is exactly what is discussed right now. >> we heard a development about a fire at the cairo stadium. what can you tell us about that? >> it is true, there was a fire. it seems like it was done by angry fans, also

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here in the mediterranean sea area italy to balkan regions that's going to be a storm system moving through. and in southern italy as well as southern balkans warmer conditions and wet weather will be prevailing there. mountain snow could be in effect and it's going to be windy. in the mountains you may see some blowing snow. that system will be gradually weakening by next week. athens at 12 degrees temperaturewise. you're going to see some sunny spells here in paris. minus 2 for the high. london so that 2 degrees for the high. lisbon keeping itself warm at 14. but out here in moscow, minus 17. here's our extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

it shows a missile being fired from a plane over the mediterranean sea.fully testing its aeromissile defense system of missiles launch from iran. >> reporter: what this was was a successful test of the radar that tracked the missile. take a look at map. the missile was fired 1,000 miles deep in the mediterranean. 1,000 miles the other side of israel is iran. this was a test like what would happen in a real war situation. the video we have shows this ballistic missile fired off of an f-15 and traced by the radar system. it's much like "star wars" in the sense that a ground based missile would fire off and blow this incoming missile up. so far the missiles have helped the israelis to help them develop this system and it has 14 successful interceptions. this new radar provides an extra layer of accuracy. why is that so important? well, as you know israel talked a lot about blowing up nuclear's program and attacking it. the shabab-3 missile could be aimed at the israel population systems. the only thing to protect is veil is this missile system. i checked wit

this comes just days after they tested an antiballistic missile test in the mediterranean sea, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. the united states and mexico today agreed to work together for drilling for oil and gas in the gulf of mexico. the secretary of state hillary clinton and mexico's foreign minister signed the deal. it stems from an agreement the president made with the mexican president back in 2010. the u.s. and mexico will now share profits and work together to avoid spills and more. >> at a time when we are working hard to both secure energy supplies and shift to more environmentally appropriate means of extracting fossil fuels but also adding immeasurablably to our search for renewable energy, this agreement is a win-win. >> shepard: the united states interior secretary says this makes an area the size of delaware more accessible for oil exploration and production. well, we are awaiting word from europe on whether officials will give the final go ahead on a bailout plan for the nation of greece. it's $170 billion loan package. it's meant to

down toward the south, unstable conditions in the central mediterranean all day tuesday. here are your temperatures. we're expecting 9 degrees in paris and 5 in vienna and looking at minus 1 in kiev and minus 3 in moscow. warmer temperatures will continue for the next several days. here's your extended forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. tokyo. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

meanwhile, stormy weather continues in the mediterranean countries. and in greece you're going to see rain rather than -- i should say snow. rather than rain because temperatures are dropping down to six degrees on wednesday. and it'll go down to four degrees on thursday. meanwhile right at the freezing point in paris with some snow showers. and minus five in berlin. all right. here's your extended forecast. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. ????ovív"dd

here in the mediterranean sea area italy to balkan regions that's going to be a storm system moving through. in southern italy as well as southern balkans warmer conditions and wet weather will be prevailing there. mountain snow could also be in effect and it's going to be windy in. the mountains you may see some blowing snow. that system will be gradually weakening by next week. athens at 12 degrees temperaturewise. you're going to see some sunny spells here in paris. minus 2 for the high. london at 2 for the high. lisbon warm at 14. but out here in moscow, minus 17 degrees. kiev at minus 16. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye. . .

all of them are built in the mediterranean style. when i moved in, the house to my right was an original three story structure and in 1990, the house to my left added on a third story that was not set back from the street. this caused shadowing in my light well and the garden. the deposed addition appears to be overbuilt for the lot, building another house on top of the existing one. if the addition is allowed to proceed, this will cause loss of sunlight, shading, and shattering to my living room, entryway, and front garden. in addition, with a three story structure is behind me, across from me, my house will appear to be smaller than it currently is. moss will grow on the front driveway and back. the houses are all set back and are not visible from the street. no one would like the marine at too have many skyscrapers. houses for sale in this street are described by many retailers as the best street in the marina. this would no longer be desirable. i am not opposed to homeowners modernizing their houses as long as this is not a detri

down towards the south, unstable conditions will continue in the mediterranean. southern italy will see heavy showers on tuesday. and temperaturewise, many areas are getting back to normal but this is causing another serious problem. this is from the danube river in serbia. the thick ice which had closed the europe's busiest waterway during a period of cold weather, it's starting to melt because of temperatures rising. hundreds of parked boats crashed into each other and several barges were swept away. let me show you the expected highs on tuesda in belgrade getting up to 3 degrees, which is much much warmer than what we've seen over the past several weeks. and temperatures will rise as we head into the weekend. we are expecting 10 degrees on friday here. for the rest of europe 9 degrees in paris. 5 degrees in berlin. and looking at a seasonal average in kiev with minus 1 and again, temperatures will develop even more as we head into the weekend. all right. here's your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour -- the last nuclear reactor in western japan

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