i have two children that cross at monterey. there is a stop sign there, but it is worry worrisome that so many people don't stop and do rolling stops and it's not unusual to think that a lot of these problems are happening near schools with kids are being kids and drivers just aren't paying attention, but what i wanted to mention today are a few cost savings solutions to the problem as i see it. any tall foliage in the medians to give a sense of smaller space for the drivers will automatically make them go slower. i mean my concern is if we implement lower speed limits do we have the funds to actually enforce it? so if we don't we need to have other items in place that give the illusion that drivers are in a small area and just naturally need to go slower. i also have been thinking about perhaps putting a yellow -- using what we already have in the traffic signals, but perhaps having a flashing yellow light that allows people give the pedestrians right-of-way and eliminate right turns on red so that pedestrians and have the rig

this is a project implemented along monterey boulevard with friends of monterey boulevard received a minigrant from the health department to paint the street banners in multiple languages along monterey and connect to the school and it's a couple blocks off of monterey so this is an example of what we can do, and there is a grant coming through i believe at the end of this year. it's a joint project. mta is the lead and d dph is participate to do a safety campaign so we can include elements like this and that concludes our presentation. we wanted to tell you this is national public health week and the theme is projecting while on the move and we thank you for conveniently scheduling this hearing to highlight the theme. >> thank you. i mentioned the captains are here to basically answer questions that we have and also from the planning department we have adam vara and lily langlos to answer questions but right now i want to go ahead and ask the public to come forward. i will call up your name. several people have submitted cards and you have two minutes to make your public comments at

it's the main thoroughfare down to monterey and highway 280. has neighborhood has young children and baby strollers and seniors and disabled. our pedestrians have a difficult time crossing here with cars moving fast. in 2005sfmta requested for what we were asked and some of the plan changes were completed and such as raised islands and radar sign. unfortunately many of the proposed traffic changes were never implemented. in fact there has been no activity for three years. a serious accident or death are waiting to happen. cars race faster than the posted speed limits and cars are not stopping. we need the project completed. seven years has been too young. supervisor yee we commend you for the first order of business and address traffic safety issues in the district and we ask you to complete the project and as a result we were told that they are considering the different proposals. we appreciate your leadership. it's important to the community thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >> hello i am marcos wong and i live one block away from

and the central coast monterey. quarter to half-mile visibility. otherwise you are waking up to lower 40s had the north bay. 50s around san francisco, oakland and san jose. this afternoon plenty of sunshine at the cost. you will have mostly sunny conditions with low to mid-60s to the mid-and maybe a few upper 80s out toward our delta area. we are getting close t

we had clouds along the monterey coast.f you are headed to the giants game, bring the usual gear, starting off mild. plenty of activities for earth day which is monday. a lot taking place over the weekend. it will be nice at the beaches today. here is a look from our emeryville camera. you can see a little hazy out there. golden gate bridge and no fog to speak of. 58 in mountain view and 50 half moon bay and santa cruz and from vollmer peak, better air quality for allergy sufferers, things will get better. 64 in fairfield, 58 in los gatos. highlights, it's sunny and mild already. that will take us through the afternoon and getting warm around brentwood, tomorrow, two to four degrees of warming. perhaps a few records. some of the models we are disagreeing how warm it will get. 12 degrees warmer by the delta and 2 degrees warmer in mountain view and san jose. high pressure in control of the weather. this is the steering mechanism that will keep the storm track away were from the bay area exerting the higher pressure on the at

but to the south of that and a little in monterey bay so if you have some, i don't think it will lastong. 48 in ukiah and fog city, l.a. san diego, up to santa barbara, they are getting the fog. mostly sunny, patchy coastal fog, very windy tonight and it will be out of the northeast and 60s and 70s and 80s, temperatures come down after the upper 8 at to lower 90s, -- 80s and lower 90s, things start to cool down sunday and monday. >>> thank you steve, european markets mixed so far this morning and they are closed with gains overnight. south korea finished the day more than 1%. hong kong was up as investigators followed the lead. now checking in on our market all three major u.s. markets reacted to better than expected pending home sales in march and they start trading in record territory at 1593. >>> well apple is doing something they have not done, they are selling bonds. they sold 2 billion in-debt and investigators are happy to get interest with the highest credit rating and it's a way to not in to your tacks. >>> a community comes to the and the warning some 0 are sending to other

. >> john winston from the friends of monterey boulevard. thank you for convening this boulevard. it has four lanes and it's 30 miles per hour and bus lanes and residential filled with the elderly and disabled and primarily renters opposed to homeowners and don't know each other and they need a voice. they live in multi-unit buildings. there are three schools in the area as well as several preschools. sunny side play ground as you heard is two blocks away and monterey is home to the little known conservatory so it's a neighborhood you go to and not through and it's a way to the shopping district and bart. we live here and it's the title of the study that we did on traffic intersections with pedestrians and we identified several dangers. there were 13 reported injury collisions. in our study residents and parents of school age kids complain of the usual thins. stop sign running. little enforcement by police and failure to yield to pedestrians and speeding. there are also structural problems. wide straight lanes as cars head to the freeway -- i have half a page more. give the visual

there is an intersection on monterey boulevard and holloway where we lost a friend. he was hit by a motorists and he was in the crosswalk with his father so after that i have been very active in safety within my community. i myself with two other people from my neighborhood [inaudible] had requested 16 stop signs at intersections. we have supervisor ma who is not in my district helped us implementing 12 of the intersections with stop signs. there is an intersection at aptoas and darion that i have been trying to get a speed hump. i got a stop sign at that one intersection but it's a block down from the middle school. i had sf mta come out and [inaudible] banks said it didn't need a speed hump but it's at a grade so you're going downhill. it's a blind spot so you're turning from darion on to aptoas and make the left you're blinded and the principal was at the intersection and try to help kids crossing two and from and we have a stop sign but we call it darion dl. opolis and there are cars that have accidents there but the police don't come to an accident unless someon

some fog working up from the monterey bai. here are the highs so far. and 87 in oakland. san francisco got up to 82 degrees, 89 in antioch and fairfield. clear lake managed to get up to 89 degrees this afternoon. sfo 83 today. that is breaking a previous record. >> well, it's not unusual for political candidates to drop by the town of atherton for fund-raisers. go where money is, right? but tonight atherton is sending out bills to cover their expensive president obama visit this month, the star attraction in private homes. david lieu gee there live tonight. >> dan, the town is seeking $8100 in reimbursement for planning and preparing security for the president. $8100 pales to the $32,000 cost to attend one of the two events but the question is whether all residents should be footing the bill. >> this is not the first time atherton sent out expenses when a dignitary comes to town you should be welcoming the visit. and i'm sorry nompblgts we're not going to reimburse you for the event. >> atherton has wealthy residents often behind walls and gates. last year giving $6.5 mil

immediate temperatures and near 79 in sacramento and 57 in tahoe and mid-60's in yosemite, and montereyand mid-to-upper 70's in san diego and los angeles. tonight it will be clear, notice a few clouds around monterey and half moon bay, and down to santa cruz but that is it. we are in the upper 40's to mid-50's. the seven-day outlook shows tomorrow, again, cooler at the coast with the cloud cover, the rest of us about the same and look at the low-to-mid 80's inland and mid-to-upper 70's at the bay and if that is not warm enough check out the near 90-degree temperatures next week inland and low-to-mid 80's around the bay and mid-60's at the coast is where the summer warmth is coming in the forecast. abc7 news has another great weather forecast on twitter with the latest bay ar wer itions rain or she or get video fe thair" alerts which nt have with this heat way power outage information and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. >> we have breaking news from santa cruz county, part of a campus has been evacuated because of a bomb threat, a student is reporting that they heard a st

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this video shows the scene headed northbound on monterey. there's a fleet of pg&e and at&t service vehicles. this is the area from which sheriff's deputies say people heard 30 to 40 gunshots around 1:45 this morning. >> the substation has vandalized earlier this morning. there was damage done. there was an oil leak to the substation and we're currently working to assess the situation. >> reporter: pg&e reported a breach in one of the fences. our video shows oil spewing out of at least one transformer at the metcalf substakes. authorities -- sub station but authorities won't say if bullets struck it but that's what it looks like. >> there's no danger of any explosions. there's no danger to the public at this point. right now we're just trying to clean up the hazmat situation and then we'll conduct a criminal investigation. >> reporter: now, in the meantime, a flex alert has been urged for businessessage areas in the san jose area to conserve electricity now following heavy damage to the metcalf substation. coming up at 5:00, john fouler will

our record snow fall, it is still in the teens and 20s, for us 46 at monterey, 61 sacramento. so there are very warm temperatures and very cool temperatures but the fog usually starts to come around and still warm inland and those temperatures are dependant and 80s for many, they are coming  down 75 degrees and other locations are dropping a good 75 to 80s and it falls a wart and pictures will -- falls apart and cooler on wednesday, that is not a problem and it is holding steady on friday and a little bit warmer on the weekend. >> 6:12, flight delays because of air traffic controller furloughs. >>> what republicans want to hear frommian net napolitano who -- for secretary of homeland security janet napolitano who will testify this morning. >>> things are getting more crowded and we will have more on traffic and weather in a few minutes. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america

some patchy fog, it is hit and miss down in monterey and monterey bay, overall, 40 in tahoe, and 60 in sacramento, but another hot day down in the desert, yet foggy in santa barbara and we have big news coming in behind it, patchy fog, 60s and 70s and 80s on the temperatures and everything tonight says win i don't getting warm in fact record highs are possible thursday into friday and it does look cooler thursday into friday. >>> new information coming in continually, we will tell you what was found on one of the bombs which is leading investigators into a new direction. >>> and they are facing a new obstacle, this time there are concerns about safety. >>> plus why the 49ers are causing a buzz on the las vegas strip. [ male announcer ] want irresistible chicken made the way you say? get to subway now for the oven roasted chicken $3 six-inch select! try it on toasty flatbread with melted american cheese, maybe spice it up with chipotle southwest sauce. still just $3, every day. subway. eat fresh. still just $3, every day. i'm detecting high levels of happiness. luscious locks there's an

. >>> last seen in monterey county in april 17th where officers say he stole a gray mercedes, found later in palo alto. he also stole vehicles in sonoma, marin and santa clara counties in april. >>> 4:37 right now. rob mayeda, in for christina loren, tells us expect a cool-off. i instantly felt it last night, rob. >> you can notice the changes, wind shifting from offshore to onshore. huge difference in temperatures for inland locations, livermore specifically. 49 degrees this morning. 47 in san francisco, 50 in san jose. it's 20 degrees cooler. we've lost the north winds. it's really warmed up the north bay and east bay valleys. the sea breeze will be the main part. the sea breeze will lock in the low clouds along the coast and inner bay for the morning. lunchtime, low clouds around san francisco. a sign of a cool down here in san francisco as that fog is going to stick around to 4:00 and 5:00 in the evening. by lunchtime, we should see 60s and low 70s inland. not much in the way of 80s. the cooling has arrived. we'll be even cooler tomorrow. that will be the coolest day in the next seven

could be a few patches aroundst monterey bay. official sunrise 6:26. nice clear start with 52 san francisco, 51 oakland. good morning san jose, 54 for you. the chilly 39 on the coast. half moon bay. look at the bay bridge. nice colors, the purple hues. a gorgeous start with temperatures cool side in napa and santa rosa. 50 livermore and fairfield with upper 40s unionzy and around fremont. a look at our forecast then with a clear start. we will see rapidly warming temperatures. today we will be shy of records. we will have to see plenty of 90s today to break any records. i think that's more likely tomorrow and tuesday. the sea breeze will be right at the coast. that will allow for temperatures there to stay rather comfortable. the cooling trend overnight allowed for temperatures to drop off in most neighborhoods. but look at the big drop from novato to santa rosa this morning. a few degrees cooler a along the coast and carlos and mountain view. the setup has not changed all that much. although we are looking at a stronger northerly gradings and the down

. >> animal rescuers in monterey county now caring for dozens of dogs and cats saved from a hoarder'shome over the weekend. the spca said monterey police asked them to help rescue a total of 17 cats and 31 dogs that were being kept in unsanitary and extremely nasty conditions. the spca said the animals are now suffering from flea infestation, dental and malnutrition. they are asking for donations to help feed and treat these animals. made to moment ray county spca online or over the phone. >>> more questions and concerns over the faulty bolts on the new bay bridge. the "san francisco chronicle" reporting the new span has more than 1200 bolts made from a material almost identical to the one that has been banned. the bolts were banned by a national transportation agency because they can crack. cal tran said last week it was testing 192 bolts on the bridge that are similar to 32 galvanized bolts that cracked last month after being tightened. >>> a bay area congresswoman said she had security concerns about the u.s. coast guard with sequester cuts forcing the guard to drawdown patrols. de

look at the fog in monterey bay, half moon bay as well. that is really what is keeping temperatures cool this morning. 56 in santa cruz, unlike when they were at 70 yesterday. 63 in morgan hill, definitely cooling in from the south bay. a lot of those inland valleys still warm, even san francisco at 73 now. again, wind speed and direction going offshore. today a warm day by all accounts, 85 in livermore, 72 in san francisco. right around that 70 degree mark at the coast. you'll notice over the next couple of days, fog returns, drizzle returns and cooler temperatures. we're talking about 10 to 15 drop-off in temperature. enjoy the warm weather while we have it because it's going to get cool. >> good day to soak it up. >> it does. >>> how long can one plane fly around the bay area? the marathon flight attempt on board a unique aircraft that is up in the air right now. >>> super cool rocket video to show you. speaking of rockets, we're going to talk about netflix stock all ahead in business news. why are 8 million people sleeping better tonig

. >> imus: at monterey pop festival. >> at the monterey pop festival. >> imus: who did you see? >> i'm going in the afternoon, i was told there would be young artists appearing. i'm sitting in the fairgrounds, and a group called big brother and the holding company took the stage. no name for their featured singer who turned out to be janice joplin. she was this white soul sister, vibrating, electrifying, compelling. and without sounding mel dramatic, if the word epiphany has meaning, i knew it was my mome. i never thought i would be on th creative side but i knew i was the only executive that was there and i was determined i was going to sign this group. >> imus: did she sing piece of my heart? >> she did sing piece of my heart. >> imus: originally recorded by aretha franklin's older sister. >> that's right snu-snu it's a different version but janice joplin was not a different species but almost from another world. >> she was from another world. she sang summertime and baal and chain. she was someone that has never been duplicated. >> you cover willie may, big mama thornton and

the san mateo coast, the monterey peninsula. otherwise warmer tomorrow. look for temperatures to climb into the 80s in our inland east bay. but today not looking too shabby either. summer-like with 90s for monday and tuesday. you may notice the temperatures have stayed up this evening. last evening and this morning. numbers anywhere from two to four degrees warmer to about 10 degrees warmer in santa rosa, 14 trees warmer in novato. the setup is high pressure off the coast right now. it will build in and once it gets a little closer to the eastern pacific, that's when we are going to look at our warmest days. monday and tuesday. but between now and then, just a very light sea breeze at the coast and the dry weather tense. we will be looking at perhaps some 90-degree heat monday and tuesday. that will bring the coastal temperatures up into the 70s. we will get a little bit of an offshore flow going. here's a look what you can expect for the look ahead in livermore this week. starting off tomorrow numbers will be climbing into the mid-80s. look at monday. up

make it your own with melty monterey cheddar or creamy ranch. and during april, the black forest ham is also a $3 six-inch select. subway. eat fresh. >>> a south florida boy is lucky to be alive after he was attacked by an alligator. he and his father planned to go canoeing off boynton beach. he wandered to the edge and an alligator bit on the right side of his body. >> grabbed my arm. i couldn't get out. >> i'll punching the alligator on top of the head as hard as i could. >> he was rushed to the hospital with only mior injuries. >>> tonight -- minor injuries. >>> tonight, richmond residents, starting in july, all citizens will be automatically enrolled in a plan that has rates competitive to pg&e. residents can choose a 100% renewable energy program that cost a penny more for each kilowatt used or they can go back to pg&e which generates 20% of the electricity. tonight's meeting is at 6:30 at the dujon middle high school. >>> want to check in with sal. what's happening on 101? >> 101 may be slow coming in and leaving because of an earlier acci

it will keep the fog primarily to the south of monterey bay. so temperatures tomorrow inland near 90 degrees. around the coast approaching the upper 60s to lower 70s for afternoon highs. here we go tomorrow morning, lots of 60s. you can see the temperature scale sliding up. that red contour links up to the 90s. these numbers could be a little warmer in a few spots. oakland at 82, a few 90s out toward antioch. san jose will go with 87. san jose a little cooler than what we were today. san francisco downtown beautiful back up into the upper 70s. here is a look ahead, your five day forecast. we'll shave off a few degrees on your tuesday. we will have to keep an eye for gusty winds. gusts approaching 40 miles per hour. that's tuesday morning. temperatures will cool off for wednesday and thursday. heather and ken if you're looking for rain clouds if your weekend is in view, mainly in the upper 70s. we might have to take a trip up the coast. just to see if those 70s in a few spots. >> on the board, thanks mark. >> thanks mark. >>> the san jose sharks

this is the corner of monterey and metcalf.ff deputies are stopping the traffic and turning them around. they are not letting them in between metcalf and bran chard. you can see all of those -- blanchard. you can see all of these folks having to turn around. we're on monterey, which runs parallel to 101, so authorities are suggesting that you take the bernal exit instead of the next one to avoid this area altogether as it's gonna be several hours before they can get the situation under control. right now we're reporting live from near san jose, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:06. sal is covering the commute. how is it looking in san mateo, is it getting any better? >> it is. we've opened up one more lane, southbound 101 at 92. the two plains were blocked because of a -- lanes were blocked because of a truck accident. it's still busy south of burlingame. it's backed up a little bit more. 280 is a mess as you drive out of san bruno. people are taking 280 instead of 101. i would still do it unless you happen to be go

make it your own with melty monterey cheddar or creamy ranch. and during april, the black forest ham is also a $3 six-inch select. subway. eat fresh. >>> the mobile payment system square is announcing plans to the way that fast-food businesses do business. smaller business operators can often not afford this. square wants to convince them that their ipad-based system will cost them less and improve business. the national restaurant association says there's been no improvement in payment technology in 60 years. >>> some investors say their ultimate goal is nothing short of transforming the food industry. in the last year, silicon valley firms funneled $350 million into food products. that's up 37% from the year before. some of the ideas include producing fewer animal products including one that makes an egg substitute out of plants. also this year, apple's widespread developers' conference is expected to put the conference on the ceo, tim cook. experts say the last year for apple has been about products that were all approved by the late steve jo

in the mountain of monterey 46. the northeast wind will equal a lot of warm weather certainly by the coast and it will be very close temperature wise and it will be wall to wall sunshine, temperatures are going above average and it looks like we are going to stay here into early next week. >>> well, the biggest retailer in great britain will abandon its grocery store in the u.s. the first u.s. store opened in 2007 but the chain has never turned a profit. the chain has not announced when it will shut down its u.s. stores. >>> when i grow up i want to be stefan curry. >>> he is a bad man, stefan curry could make his mark on the books tonight. terey cheddr or creamy ranch. and during april, the black forest ham is also a $3 six-inch select. subway. eat fresh. . >>> it is now 6:25, they are now questioning the commitment to safety, a like to a report shows they do not make safety a priority and they have also found they are not finding utilities the way they should after the san bruno gas-x motion. >>> -- gas explosion.

and a couple interesting facts on arbor day, there are trees and responsible for the creation and monterey pine and different types of trees which you can find in the panhandle which was a laboratory to find what best trees can grow and they settled on those three specific trees. what i would like to say and i can thank another partner mohammed a friend of the forest who cares for the city so well. i also want to give a big shout out to the men and women who take care of our trees, the gardeners, laborers. mary, i would like to end, did you read the book about a tree that gives and gives to a person who started out as a young boy and all throughout life he came to visit that tree and took a little bit from that tree until the tree had nothing left to give. i think you and your sister have given so much to this city and have contributed to its spirit that there is nothing that is more fitting in honoring the two of you than planting a new tree to give and give back to the community. so congratulations and i'm over joyed to be part of this honor. >> san francisco [inaudible] you take care of

monterey, as well. sunny skies now in monterey and carmel, topping out at 26 degrees.easant sunday. if you are hiking expect the winds to pickup this afternoon. monday blustery and windy. maybe a drop or two in the morning, then look what happens in the lower half of the week. high pressure builds in and friday back in the 80-degree range. >> and we won't have the warm night in the. >> well not now but later in the week. >> we will be looking forward to it. >>> all right. >> california democrats holding their state convention in weekend in sacramento. it is party's largest gathering since the victory last november. democrats are still celebrating as well the package of proposition 30, a tax measure that gives them more money to spend on their priorities. >> improved public education, implementing the act act, invests in in-- affordable health care act, investing in infrastructure. >> and financing these day are seeing two democrats going head- to-head in the same district splitting resource that is may have been spent otherwise on a more united front. >>> we sat down w

make it your own with melty monterey cheddar or creamy ranch. and during april, the black forest ham is also a $3 six-inch select. subway. eat fresh. . >>> 6 is 2 testimony -- 6:12 we continue our coverage of the boston marathon bombings. we understand the governor is responding to the tragedy and in a statement quote, there is no indication to any threats to california or our local communities at this time but it is a reminder to remain vigilant. >>> and ktvu channel 2 morning news' kyla campbell is on capitol hill and you are seeing some extra police there? >> reporter: we are seeing extra security around the capital building and we are seeing extra police officers and their canines and some of them are checking trash cans and removing them. they will be checking along the white house and along the metro subway system and they will be added along for the annual metropolitan day parade which is scheduled for two hours from now. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano was supposed to speak but she canceled that event and she did say her

yesterday mostly sunny and today will be mostly sunny in place 31 reno and down in monterey, if you know that area, the other high clouds are streaming in with two lows and look where it is coming from way down here and it is bringing in some moisture and it will bring in some high clouds and morning low cloud deck is fair. livermore print tonight, it is just a little bit too much cloud cover and it looks like the morning has rain, so plan ahead. sun and clouds maybe some showers coming in later but the weekend looks okay, just not great, pam. >> thank you, steve. >>> reports of a lion prowling the neighborhood turned out to be false but people are on the lookout for an extra large cats. he was recently caught and nurtured and neighbors are hoping this will make him a bit more friendly. >>> a nine weeks long protest, they are hoping for a dramatic end to the protest for for thief >> and there is a video of a teacher that has people calling for his firing. stay tuned. . >>> welcome back, time now 4:52, an accident happened on silver avenue at 8:15 and the front end was smashed in and the

. >>> the monterey county spca is asking for donations to help dogs and cats that were rescued from a home. the border kept 17 cats and 24 dogs and 7 puppies in unsanitary conditions. we have information on how you can donate at abc7news.com on see it on tv. >> tonight, new information has emerged in the boston mere none bombing. they say there is no evidence that the brothers had a wider terror plot. they are trying to figure out whether the bombers had training in the attack. we know why the father is delaying his trip from russia to the u.s. he says he been feeling really sick and blood pressure spiked since the attack. more victims are leaving boston hospitals. dozens of patients who suffered shrapnel wounds from the explosions are being discharged. >> the close-knit martinez community is raising money for someone that was wounded in the blast. >> at exactly 10:40 this morning the same time runners started the boston marathon they hit the track to raise money for aaron hearn they all cause amazing. >> he has such an inspiration to us and the hearn people and aaron, i ran three mil

it happened a short time after someone fired gunshots damaging a pg&e substation on monterey highway. crews choneed up -- cleaned up after. the incidents are believed connected. >> the new exploritorium is opening today. it is just gorgeous and a hub of activity. the new exploritorium is directly across the embarcardero from our abc7 news building. a cool light show at pier 15 is planned for tonight. master control for the light show is mounted on our roof and the show uses 11 super high powered projectors. we have been watching the lights change all morning. we will have a live report on what you can expect on opening day in the next half hour. and abc7 news is the official t partner of the explore storm and we have you covered for the events. a private opening ceremony is underway at 9:00 with emcee duties from abc7 news anchor and at 10:00 the museum opens to the public with various events inside and outside throughout the day and for people waiting in line. at 8:30 the light show begins on the front of 15 and runs until 11 tonight and tomorrow and the museum is open until 10:00. f

you could always nod when i say monterey. technology evolution continues as a bank of america, merrill lynch report says it's -- what are they worried about? they're worried about competition. i've gone over every technology we have. it is patented. and no one else has it. is someone sticking up for you that we don't know about? >> we sure don't know it. when someone talks about competition they always point to competition in the reservoir description area. one interesting note on reservoir description, that for its tenth consecutive year-over-year quarter margins have increased. so if there's competition out there we really don't see it and we see marge pinz in that business going up again next quarter. so that will make it over 11 quarters in a row. so almost three years where margins have expanded. that's usually not a business that's under attack from competition. >> there are only a couple companies -- i often mention a lot of companies have buybacks and then you'll look at the number of shares that they have versus, say