here is a picture taken in the south of netherlands. here, the layout is so much that you are really regarded as cyclists that they have made space for you. the cars know that cyclists have priority. this is a common roundabout situation in the netherlands, also in the village where i live. so this shows that you go for the cyclists. go for cyclists and realize when someone is saying we were cramped in space like in san francisco, we say, well, you have never been to any dutch town because your roads are so wide. and then they think, yeah, but all these lanes are needed for car traffic. i'll tell you, if you use this traffic model, you should realize that the capacity of your system is not determined by the amount of lanes and the stretches of roads but by the capacity of intersections and you realize that the capacity of these intersections are a lot lower than any capacity of lanes that are on the stretches of roads. so it's only a parking place for cars on to the next traffic light or intersection. so it's only convincing the people

in the netherlands. do you know that i believe it's 65% of americans support allowing a doctor to fu fulfill terminally ill patient's right to end life >> that's one where americans are relatively close to other in need lund. 59% of americans oppose gay marriage even though of them are for civil unions. but i think this notion that there's a pipeline that's running somehow fm eupe and from the netherland to the united states i think that's the wrong metaphor. there is a battle that's going on between a culture of duty and culture of freedom or however you want to refer to or religious or secular culture. surely one of the lessons of legislation we're not taking our laws from massachusetts of supreme court or from europe that the religion matters that the religion informs that the people think about public life. they informed about the way they think about political life. the lesson the election is just the opposite. >> which is just front and center >> you want to put any kind of gloss on those statistic

in the netherlands, people who come to work by bike are more regarded them by car. the people who use the car have to find excuses why they still use the car. they just come and say, i just want to go by car. and the fact is, more and more people -- for instance, in amsterdam, by having this past and so on, 9000 people per day choose not to have their car because there was no more accessibility by car but choose the alternatives. 15% of them stay with the alternatives. they had a car. when they experienced it, it was not so bad commuting by bike or public transport, then there were convinced also. -- then it they were convinced also. if you tell people who drive by cars, and i think american politicians are so afraid they might lose voters, but if you keep telling them the detriment of the effects of using their car every day -- what? but they will not mind losing voters. my friends and the businessmen and area, they don't mind. for the around children, -- for their own children, but is it faster, more convenient, and cheaper? those are the reasons why you will choo

in the netherlands, cycling is inherently more safe than in the u.s.a. because all car drivers are also cyclists. 60% of the people in the netherlands cycle at least three times a week. 80% at least once a week. so all the car drivers are also cyclists and they know as they turn right that there is an 80% chance that they will cut off a cyclist if they don't look. so there is also safety by numbers. one last thing and that is about liability. when i hear about cycling in the u.s., people say, oh, but cycling is so dangerous. and then we say, no, cycling is not dangerous. cyclists hardly ever cause accidents. cars cause accidents. cars cause facilities and in the netherlands we have the philosophy that car drivers should realize that they're in a machine that can kill. and also from that on responsibility in taking liability. if a car drives over a child on a bike, no matter what happens, he is 100% liable for whatever happens. and even in the other cases, when a car goes in the collision with an adult on a bike, still there is at least 50% liability for

then we would say in the netherlands, well, you know that's about cycling. so you should reduce your speed when you see the cycling, you just can't drive on with 40 or 45 miles an hour alongside cyclists because there is always the risk that something strange happens so that's important. jurisdiction. there were initiatives to put in a code, but there was large opposition against it, defacto it doesn't make any difference. well, and one of the things is of course and i heard that the system in san francisco of allotting schools to children makes it very difficult, but this is a picture from a primary school, start young so do everything to have children biking. ok. [applause] >> thank you, hans. i see supervisor chiu in the back. we are especially lucky today because supervisor chiu wanted to be here with us and say a few welcoming remarks. he happens to be our own german marshall fellow. honorable davis chiu. [applause] >> good morning. it is a real pleasure for me to be here for a number of reasons. first of all, a couple of years ago i was honored to be p

this time the fans are backing the netherlands and the red white and blue stands for the dominican. on their favorite. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: immigrants from the dominican republic say baseball is park of their national identity -- part of their national identity. >> magical. >> you say netherlands. >> reporter: while at times netherlands fans may have looked more accustomed to soccer the dutch say tonight, baseball is their game. >> even though it is not our first sport we do very well in it. and yeah, i am proud of the netherlands. >> reporter: people watching tonight agree the world baseball classic doesn't have the fan base or the heavy hitters associated with major league ball but do say the international players have a way of boiling the game down to its fundamentals. >> i haven't had a chance to watch a lot of the games but those i did see i saw a little station to station and a little small ball. wasn't necessarily that pour game you might expect -- power game you might expect. >> reporter: last night puerto rico upset japan. game time is 5:00 p.m. right here at a t and t

also, in the netherlands, we're not so good with racing cyclists.all the champions from last year are from italy, spain, or your country, never from the netherlands. but cycling is more than racing, it is a way of transport. especially for the first 7 kilometers, in combination with public transport. the last lines are important. for instance, in at the city of amsterdam, 85% of the trips are faster by bike then by car -- then by car. i do everything by bicycle. i am a slow cyclist, and i am still faster through the city. that is why most of the people in amsterdam go by bike. if your interested in funny and nice invidious, go to youtube. but you will see a lot of videos in which the bicycle and the car cooperate. these are some pictures and examples of how the public authorities can invest in cycling. this is a parking space for a cyclist. tend thousand bicycles can be stored there. -- 10,000 bicycles can be stored there. you can build a shelter for about 30,000 bicycles. now, what can employees do? many employees are working on the bicycle program

this time the fans are backing the netherlands and the red white and blue stands for the dominican.e any game, fans cheered on their favorite. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: immigrants from the dominican republic say baseball is park of their national identity -- part of their national identity. >> magical. >> you say netherlands. >> reporter: while at times netherlands fans may have looked more accustomed to soccer the dutch say tonight, baseball is their game. >> even though it is not our first sport we do very well in it. and yeah, i am proud of the netherlands. >> reporter: people watching tonight agree the world baseball classic doesn't have the fan base or the heavy hitters associated with major league ball but do say the international players have a way of boiling the game down to its fundamentals. >> i haven't had a chance to watch a lot of the games but those i did see i saw a little station to station and a little small ball. wasn't necessarily that pour game you might expect -- power game you might expect. >> reporter: last night puerto rico upset japan. game time is 5:00 p.m.

the giants' hitting coach is the netherlands manager.he knows this ballpark, but he has his hands full with the dominicans as they have not lost a game in this tournament. >> he has had the same attitude from day one. it doesn't matter who we play. we beat korea in the first game in taiwan and then we beat australia and then beat cuba twice. we will have to play a clean game and pitch well and we will have to run the bases well and we will have quality at bats. we will keep the line moving to score the runs we need to win tomorrow. >> oet is set for 6:00 at at&t park. let's tee it up in florida where we have another first time winner on tour. he has played in 153pga tour events. and he finally finds the winner's circle. can you tell it is st. paddy's day. you don't see that on a golf course very often. he shot an eight under 63. shots like this helped his approach on 16 and stops inches from the hole. he was the leader going into the clubhouse at eight under par. he entered today tied for the lead. the third hole and chipping for birdie

to this is an afghani designer r that studied in the netherlands. he grew up in war torn afghanistan in a place with land mines. with his brother and friends they would make wind powered toys that would roll and end up in the mine fields. a few years later after his mother smuggled him out of afghanistan he landed in the netherlands and studied design. he designed this object which is wind powered meant to be rolled on to mine fields and make them explode. it's quite fantastic because it's about his own experience but a dramatic and serious object that is meant to be made -- in the end it will cost nothing. right now to take a mine off a

the giants' hitting coach is the netherlands manager.he knows this ballpark, but he has his hands full with the dominicans as they have not lost a game in this tournament. >> he has had the same attitude from day one. it doesn't matter who we play. we beat korea in the first game in taiwan and then we beat australia and then beat cuba twice. we will have to play a clean game and pitch well and we will have to run the bases well and we will have quality at bats. we will keep the line moving to score the runs we need to win tomorrow. >> of course that game is set for 6:00 at at&t park. let's tee it up in florida where we have another first time winner on tour. he has played in 153pga tour events. and he finally finds the winner's circle. can you tell it is st. paddy's day. you don't see that on a golf course very often. he shot an eight under 63. shots like this helped his approach on 16 and stops inches from the hole. he was the leader going into the clubhouse at eight under par. he entered today tied for the lead. the third hole and chip

to this is an afghani designer r that studied in the netherlands. he grew up in war torn afghanistan in a place with land mines. with his brother and friends they would make wind powered toys that would roll and end up in the mine fields. a few years later after his mother smuggled him out of afghanistan he landed in the netherlands and studied design. he designed this object which is wind powered meant to be rolled on to mine fields and make them explode. it's quite fantastic because it's about his own experience but a dramatic and serious object that is meant to be made -- in the end it will cost nothing. right now to take a mine off a mine field costs $10,000. >> stephen: this gets blown across, blows up and it must be awesome. >> it is awesome. >> stephen: what is this last one here, jim. that is just a table. >> that say table for school children in earthquake prone imrairs to so-when you ceiling falls upon you you don't get crushed. >> stephen: what makes it so great. >> it's designed from a student at a school in jerusalem. you see how it's m

let's see how the netherlands does with them before we lift the bearers. while the legal arguments are clearly fascinating, i wonder if there was a more human element in all that this could demystify the issue for the conservative justices. >> at the heart of this case is the story of these women. it's a story that spans 40 years. this is how long edie wincer was with her partner. >> when my beautiful sparkling partner died four years ago. i was over come with grief. i realized the federal government was treating us as strangers. >> jon: incredibly adorable woman grieving the loss of her spouse in every conceivable way except in the eyes of the law. can we just move to justice? [laughter] of course not. there's an issue that i think the conservative justices will get hit home with. >> when spire passed away she was hit with a $360,000 federal estate tax bill money she would not have to paid if he is she was married to a man. >> jon: (bleep) injustice the right may not recognize true love but they recognize the heartbreak that is double ion.ation.>> jon: we

team usa is not part of it. >> there are many fans from the netherlands and the dominican republic.disappointment lies in the fact that team usa was eliminated, but the giants are happy about that. back in their camp, two key members of the pitching staff, vogel's son and jeremy getting ready to play the real baseball the giants are most concerned about. they are beaming from a very positive experience. of course they wished team usa were still alive in the wbc. >> bittersweet, i would prefer to say. going over to san fran an to compete in those games. i really enjoyed competing in those games. to come back, the situation means we get knocked out. >> having usa across your chest and seeing soldiers traveling, it really hits home what it means to be an american and to represent my country and to represent those guys that are fighting for us every day. it was special. >> joe fonzi did those interviews yesterday, being capped for saint patty's day. >> >> meantime, we are getting closer to opening day, exhibition game this afternoon. phillies against the braves. braves first baseman, fr

kind of ridiculous for japan and netherlands already in town.ngel pagan has some pep talk before the game. carlos santana and on top 1-0. francisco singles to right. eric scores for a 23, 0 lead and closer slams the door shot. dominican republic beats puerto rico 2-0 and only undefeated team in the classic with a 6-0 record. we'll have semifinals at puerto rico facing japan and netherlands will play dominican republic and winners get for the finals on tuesday at 5:00. >> a's and anger gems in top west. josh unloads on the pitch. 3-1 shot for the bearded one, game tied at 3. after back-up catcher two-run homer, gets in on the action, two one blast. this one went down to the wire. tied at 13. the a's, lipkin grounds into a double play with a scoring position. this one ends in a 13-13 tie. >> a's took on the white sox and giants losing game to the reds with panda with an r.b.i. double in the loss. >> cal and st. mary's both on the bubble. st. mary's lost to top ranked gonzaga and cal was upset by utah. pac-10 finals in oregon in las vegas. bruins,

living in the netherlands i knew this a decker he was the head of philips one of the largest companiesin the country. good enough i was to have a volvo a car producing company. and show me nor was the head a really honest as all very large french automotive national. so the authors of this report were three c.e.o.'s from some of the biggest companies in europe. it was a political manifesto written by these industry leaders. oh it was stunning was that these two sri c.e.o.'s boards would sit down and actually write. a report that was a detail set of recommendations for how to change the face of europe. an experience that. i finished my job in the commission in april nineteenth one thousand. and ninety cited that may be suppressed place is actually where the money is so i went to the open banking federation. and i started to look to be an open east. europe. would. be i have worked. for a long time nine years and you can bank in for duration and i started also to discover. an additional work to europe which was. international trade. anything. thank you. but you know our industries. yeah i

kind of ridiculous with japan and netherlands already in town.egan rounding up team puerto rico for a pep talk. that was pregame. the dominican republic were the ones focused. carlos santana breaks the scoreless tie in the fifth. monster blast to the upper deck. d. r. on top 1-0. , dominican lead in the eighth. francisco pena singles to right. and erick aybar scores from third for a 2-0 lead. closer francisco rodney shuts the door in the ninth. and rosario finishes the game. the dominican republic beat future toe ricoh 2-0. the only undefeated team in the world baseball classic. 6-0 record. the semifinals set at at&t park has puerto rico facing japan today at six and netherlands play the dominican republic monday also at six. the winners will play in the final tuesday at 5:00 p.m. all at at&t park. that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shumann. we will see you again ton at five. have a great day. >> if you are going to the world baseball classic tonight at at&t park, pretty cool. >> yeah. >> but not as cool as it could be. >> spring arrives w

in the first, netherlands up 1-0. andruw jones, popped foul.iving into the stands for the catch. his first name is moises, remember moises alou and, yeah, that guy playing the role of steve barton almost, although he didn't get in the way. look who's there, moises alou. working with the d.r. general manager. bottom fifth, same score, dominican republic taking charge. sierra doubling down the left field line, carlos santana scores, man on third, jose reyes, single to center, sierra coming in to score, it's 2-1. later in the inning, dominican republic up 3-1, and adding to it, edwin encarnacion, up the middle, the run scores and dominican republic has 7-0 in the world baseball classic and will face puerto rico in the final later on tonight. that's your sports update. i'm chris hassel. have a nice day. >> all right, chris, thank you. >>> coming up next, "the pulse." is tiger woods settling down again. love is in the air, and he wants the world to know it. >>> love online. tv, the anchor pranked on her own newscast. it's a good one. for healthier,

to our mind as chairman of the libertarian party in the netherlands thank you very much indeed for joining us live here on r.t. you're welcome but we are closely following the tensions in cyprus on our web site at r.t. dot com that's where we're asking you what you think will come out of the controversial deposit levy and so far here's how it you'll vote come in the majority believes that forcing savers to pay for their banks mistakes will only cause social unrest thirty six percent expect a chain reaction of bank runs leading to the collapse of the e.u. less of the blame for or less if you actually blame the floor during his own system saying the cash will only offer a short term solution. and this hour only a minority has faith in the debated tax to bring stability to the island state party dot com is where you can tell us what you think you'll be good to hear from you. or despite mounting media coverage and legal appeals the u.s. military continues to deny a mass hunger strike is underway at guantanamo bay lawyers for more than one hundred detainees say they've been starving themselves

the taxpayers of belgium and the netherlands and germany are paying.because of this rescue fund we then give sustained will lower interest rates to these countries. but i am saying is that there may be more intelligent ways to do it. by neutralization of debt. then you pay less interest. now we doing is that we are asking money from taxpayers and they pay this high interest rate, mainly outside the european union. i think that is a more logical way to solve the problem. mutualized, and that you pay less interest than italian bonds, spanish bonds because there mutualize. so they receive less interest and costs less taxpayers' money. and said, if you develop with federal budget of a certain size you have problematic transfers of people against it in any way. they knew very well the question was very simple. do you agree, yes or no. i can tell you, very bad. because they don't work. there's always something. tension. never paid for that. most of them are not true or not completely true, but that was the image. no, no. we go for it. a certain part. we shal

team usa is not part of it. >> there are many fans from the netherlands and the dominican republic.disappointment lies in the fact that team usa was eliminated, but the giants are happy about that. back in their camp, two key members of the pitching staff, vogel's son and jeremy getting ready to play the real baseball the giants are most concerned about. they are beaming from a very positive experience. of course they wished team usa were still alive in the wbc. >> bittersweet, i would prefer to say. going over to san fran an to compete in those games. i really enjoyed competing in those games. to come back, the situation means we get knocked out. >> having usa across your chest and seeing soldiers traveling, it really hits home what it means to be an american and to represent my country and to represent those guys that are fighting for us every day. it was special. >> joe fonzi did those interviews yesterday, being capped for saint patty's day. >> >> meantime, we are getting closer to opening day, exhibition game this afternoon. phillies against the braves. braves first baseman, fr

morris house collection focuses on the best 17th century paintings from the northern and southern netherlands, the works of world renounced artist, all of which are in this exhibition. it also exhibits work of superb examples of this age. the collection makes the morris house a rare and precious place. truly the gem of dutch mucous. it's similar to our allegiance of honor in san francisco, they too like we have 850 paintings in their permanent collection and display about 250 at any time which is a recollect legs of any of our buildings which i like to think of the jew el in the city of san francisco. the historic 17th century palace has limited his ability to expand. so works from his permanent collection have moved to a common and incompetent competent missionary program. the vacant build across the street from the morris home is a building with an underground link. when the project is complete, the museum will be twice as large, modern and up to date visitor facilities will include new space for educational program. auditorium, a shop and cafe, and new exhibition galleries. the elegant des

kind of ridiculous with japan and netherlands already in town.el pegan rounding up team puerto rico for a pep talk. that was pregame. the dominican republic were the ones focused. carlos santana breaks the scoreless tie in the fifth. monster blast to the upper deck. 1-0. dominican lead in the eighth. francisco pena singles to right. and erick aybar scores from third for a 2-0 lead. closer francisco rodney shuts the door in the ninth. and rosario finishes the game. they beat puerto rico eye 2-0. the only undefeated team in the world baseball classic. 6-0 record. the semifinals set at at&t park has puerto rico facing japan today at six and netherlands play the dominican republic monday also at six. the tuesday the finals. that's the way the ball bounces. see you again at five. have a great day. >> look forward to it, mike. coming up next, going green today early. fran held its big annual st. patrick's day parade. if you missed it, we will tell you where a big festiva >> today is st. patrick's day but the time-honored traditional parade was held yes

at the recent semifinal we wear something like this. >> reporter: netherlands fans wore orange. dominican republic fans wore blue. tomorrow night's final with no red, white and blue in sight. joe rosato, jr., nbc bay area news. >>> big party at the ballpark tonight. let's bring in scott reiss. >> we are going to be part of the party at 8:30. we are talking college hoops. a nuance of the ncaa tournament. if you are a top four seed you are supposed to be protected to a certain extent. that is not the case for 12 seed but apparently somebody forgot to remind the selection committee of that and the cal bears say thank you very much. they will play at hp pavilion against the five seed unlv. an incredible advantage from a fan standpoint but in terms of travel and preparation, an ideal situation. >> we definitely were surprised that we get to stay so close to home. hopefully we can get a good fan base out there and get good crowds out there to be behind us. we think it is a good situation for us. >> i think they are pretty excited. it is a close to home game. i expect a lot of students

there were two more runs and beat the netherlands to advance in the finals tonight. >> and pamela smith has dropped her paternity suit against michael jordan. jordan has repeatedly denied the claim. >>> and a scary incident for an atlanta hawks cheerleader who slipped and fell during a dance routine last night hitting the floor hard. paramedics took her to the hospital. she's doing well. >>> just ahead israel is planning to unveil a new weapon for president obama. >>> plus tiger woods and lindsay vonn make it official. details in stories making news. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back, we're watching a storm off the coast. temperatures are going to recover after a chilly start, and remaining in the northwest, we have a shower pattern. it looks as if it could clear out for a decent weekend, temperatures could cool off there for friday and saturday in seattle. >>> absolutely. >> i know this will jep set you, but this could be one of the last times we talk about lindsay lohan. she appeared in court monday for the reckless driving case. she will be going to rehab for 90 days. s