and once they would open up the new bridge, we will start construction on the new france. the old rams will still be in place for a couple more years. - ramps- ramps will still be ine for a couple more years. what we refer to the west side of the island. there are a series of nine bridges that former treasurer island road. that is a separate project that right now we are completing and have completed. we sat down with cal tran structures about the approval earlier this month, and we are in a position where we will stir the environmental and design and structure work for this project. it is quite frankly -- once they open of the new bridge to work of the island to upgrade the ravens and these viaduct bridges on the west side as quickly as possible after that. let's get to the specifics. we executed an moa in july of 2008. we have been working as the management arm in dealing with cal tran and obtaining the funding. we upon through a series of amendments. they have gone through a critical match for the highway bridge funds, and is as important to recognize that this is not a

. >>> in other news, france and germany will try to persuade greece to accept the rescue package that eu leaders proposed last week. the greek goth is saying it will hold a referendum on the debt measures. french president sarkozy and german chancellor angela merkel are to have an emergency meeting on wednesday with greek prime minister george papandreou in france. papandreou announced on monday that greece would hold a referendum on the eu debt deal. his cabinet approved the plan on tuesday. but opposition parties have demanded general elections instead. it remains uncertain whether papandreou's government will survive a vote of confidence scheduled for friday. the eu had originally planned to present the rescue measures for greece on thursday at the g-20 summit in cannes. the aim is to gain understanding of the other countries taking park. >>> wikileaks founder should be extradited from britain to sweden to answer to sex crimes allegations. assange was arrested in britain in december of last year on suspicion of sexually assaulting two women in sweden. the swedish authorities issued

. >> the market right now jumping today on news france and germany have agreed to boost its bailout funde dow ended up 180 points. >> jon: whoo-hoo. we partied so hard that night. i was doing coke with a 20-year-old model. so much better than the previous tuesday's news from europe. >> there's a little bit of worry about whether slovakia. >> will agree to pony up its share of the european bailout money. >> down 47 points. >> jon: i still partied hard that night too, just crack with a 62-year-old former model. (laughter) fortunately he accepted dog money. (laughter) but even that was a much better night than wall street had last monday, you know, when they got that news from europe. >> the dow dropped nearly 250 points after the german governor played down hopes that a solution to europe's debt crisis was imminent. >> jon: the end times are upon us! i hearby exercise the clause in my comedy central contract that allows me to eat one correspondent. bring me my final meal. bridge it to me! >> no, no, no, no,. no, no, no. no, don't. >> jon: let me do it. >> jon, no, no, don't do it there's n

news." >> the eurozone's big three -- germany, france, italy -- meet in another bid to find an answer to the crisis. new man on the block. italy's mario monti could be caught in the middle as the germans and french argue about the role of the central bank. welcome to "gmt." i'm george alagiah with a world of news and opinion. also on the program -- truce after five days of clashes in egypt. the ruling military council apologizes. thailand battles bloods and the government slashes but its growth forecast. a special report on how business is coping. midday in london, early morning in washington and 1:00 in the afternoon in strasbourg, the venue of the latest of a long line of meetings aimed at finding an answer to the eurozone crisis. this is different. the first-time mario monti is attending as italy's new prime minister. and there are reports about sharp disagreements between france and germany over expanding the role of the european central bank and that mario monti could be caught in the crossfire. our european correspondent, chris morris. said, don'tlways underestimate the political wi

chuck todd, nbc news, cannes, france. >> jon corzine is in the midst of a spectacular fall from gracehe was head of goldman sachs, a u.s. senator and later governor of new jersey. his latest job as head of financial brokerage firm mf global came to an end today. the firm failed four days ago. over $600 million in customer funds is missing and the whole enterprise is now under investigation. corzine hired a prominent criminal defense lawyer. >>> still ahead here on a friday night, congresswoman gabby giffords, her story is now out. and tonight, what we now know about the shooting and the tough road for her since. >>> and later, righting a wrong. they had the rest of their lives ahead of them but they were locked up for something they didn't do. well, tonight they are finally free. >>> it has been ten months now since that awful day in a safeway grocery store parking lot in tucson, arizona. tonight because a copy of a long awaited book has gotten out, we are learning for the first time what congresswoman gabby giffords herself remembers about that day as well as some of the extraordinar

in other news france has called for a secured zone to protect civilians in syria it's the first time a major western country has suggested international intervention in the country french foreign minister suggested the creation of the safe area could allow the country's people to be protected as well as ease delivery of humanitarian aid the uprising against the rule of president bashar asad started eight months ago and has left some estimated thirty five hundred people dead. the u.s. is urging bahrain to address the legations of abuse outlined in a report of wednesday the finding say five people were tortured to death by security authorities after they used excessive force to crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations more than forty others died in the unrest which began in february the u.s. has been criticized in the past for not speaking out against its gulf ally joining the protests. at twenty four hour strike is underway in portugal as workers across the country protest and hysterically budget designed to help the country cut its debt lisbon's international airport has canceled al

sure government hears them loud and clear we'll have a live report from the alternative summit and news france. the protests around the g. twenty summit are motivated by the fact that it's a very undemocratic system that doesn't allow for people. that's a lot of this is about. and those in france are not alone the occupy wall street movement stands united with the g twenty protesters so as demonstrations break out worldwide as global on rest on the horizon. and victor boots verdict that hangs in the balance this as the you last holds his fate and their hands so was this boot made for walking or is the u.s. going to find him guilty. it's tuesday november first five pm in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. former secretary of state called elisa rice is dishing all the dirt of what really went on behind the scenes during the bush administration her memoir released today reveals a strained relationship with former. president dick cheney as well as former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld and rice is now more in title the no higher honor in now more of my years in washingt

chuck todd, nbc news, cannes, france. >> jon corzine is in the midst of a spectacular fall from gracehe was head of goldman sachs, a senator and governor of new jersey. his latest job as head of vielg brokerage firm mf global ended today. the firm failed four days ago. over $600 million in customer funds is missing and the whole enterprise is now under investigation. corzine hired a prominent criminal defense lawyer. >>> still ahead here on a friday night, congresswoman gabby giffords, her story is now out. and tonight, what we now know about the shooting and the tough road for her since. >>> later, writing a wrong. they have the rest of their lives ahead of them but they were locked up for something they didn't do. tonight they are finally free. [ female announcer ] you spend weeks planning it. you spend all day cooking it. so why spend even a moment considering any broth but swanson? the broth cooks trust most to make the meal folks spend all year waiting for. in stuffing and more, the secret is swanson. the new spark card from capital one. spark miles gives me the most rewards of a

news editor frances causey and veteran social issues filmmaker donald goldwater welcome to you both. thank you tom thanks for joining us it will certainly donald what provoked you to get involved in making this movie. well it began with francis actually starting out in the southern part of arizona making a film about undocumented workers who were being picked up. by us were telling of the desert and then we have crossed paths in the spring of two thousand and six and she brought the film to my attention it's it's remarkable francis when did this shift happen when did our governments stop promoting the middle class and start basically promoting big business. well it really all begins in the early seventy's with a secret memo called the power memo and from that organized business in the form of the business roundtable in the u.s. chamber of commerce begin this massive lobbying effort and so by nine hundred seventy eight jimmy carter has already begun the deregulation of industry and really probably the seminal moment came with the defeat of a major labor reform bill as a result of lobb

. >> susie: you know, today we heard from the head of germany, talking about a new europe. france's sarkozy talking about a two-speed europe. seems like they are beginning to reexamine the euro zone and how it all works and what countries should be in or not. reading between the lines, if there is some kind of new makeup of the euro zone, i hate to simplify this question, but is that good for bad for the u.s. economy and the u.s. market? >> let me put it this way. i think first of all there is a two-speed europe. italy, greece and so on, they're in deep recessions. germany, france, they're in milder recessions. but they're all in recession, or they will be if they're not there now in our view. so that's number one. number two, if some of the countries are going to leave the euro, i think that would pose significant threats to the european financial system, and not just the banks in the countries that may be leaving, but the banks in the other countries that hold the debt of the countries that may be leaving. so that's why i really think they are going to try to prevent that sort of

mark phillips, cbs news, nice, france. >> pelley: of course, the u.s. has its own debt crisis. the so-called congressional supercommittee has just 23 days left to come up with a deficit reduction deal. a compromise that not even the president and the speaker of the house could reach earlier this year. there are no signs of progress and nancy cordes reports the committee got some harsh advice in a hearing today. >> i'm worried you're going to fail. fail the country. >> reporter: erskine bowles and three other debt experts lectured the members of the supercommittee today saying their part sand standoff could wreck the economy. >> in your gut you know what you have to do. >> reporter: former republican senator alan simpson co-chaired a bipartisan commission with bowles that identified more than $4 trillion worth of debt reduction. despite months of closed more door meetings this supercommittee of six democrats and six republicans is struggling to identify just $1.2 trillion in savings. the issues dividing them are medicare and taxes. the panelists today agreed the only way to mean

we have europe's debt crisis now spreading to the key economies of countries like germany and france new scenarios raising calls blocks financial elite this time is growing concern over bank run with confidence and usability to rein in its collapsing of jargon runs of everything going to retreat by clearing out some of their biggest accounts that itself is likely to take much damage it could spark a domino effect the worst case scenario of kings of people burning out to withdraw their savings and investment advisor going. time for tough decisions right now and there is definitely are pople smell of fear in brussels over what's going on when you're in the euro parliament in the coffee shops the halls corners are discussions of whether the euro always going to survive in any shape or form this crisis is like a pandemic of financial panic because ultimately you have individuals who are managing pension funds for yourself or myself all over the world and when they wake up in the morning and they've got to go and do something with our money for the next five or ten years ultimately their thei

news. >> treasures from france are on display.l of the figures that are represented here are replications of the different levels of society that would have participated in a funeral. >> they wear cloaks. and thren of them have brought their procession to the ledgion of honor. >> they are carved from alabafter that looks like marble but it is much soften and allows for greater definition of detail. >> they are 16 inches call. they are on the base of a tomb in a 19th century painting. the director said everyone who visits the city has to see these statutes because it is in the former home of the duke. the mourner's role was preordained in premedevial france. >> they are praying for the duke and until the end of time. that's why we need them for the salvation of his soul. >> funerals could could be elaborate and lasting for months and the exisit detail of the mourners captures the emotion of the time. >> at the time they are flush against the surface. but here we can walk around them and they will be on display in san francisco thro

leaving that's just it's a war and i turned the other news story general. i mean while france is pushing for humanitary. in corridors they opened in syria and transport meds and other vital supplies but there's criticism that could be a pretext for intervention. to campaigning. there's are some reports of people thanks to the libyan intervention french president nicolas sarkozy bad destroying a first for his country first call for need to impose a no fly zone over libya. first to officially recognize the opposition as libya's only legitimate government first strike with libya now in the rearview mirror syria appears to be the next stop france is once again the first western nation suggests an international ground intervention in syria calling for a quote secure zone to protect civilians and first to adores the exiled opposition syrian national council france's account human thing is very very popular i remain between most of the left and most of the right about that and sarkozy has the. government i'm so it seems to me that these are more even more aggressive than obama would

well some are calling it the declaration of an economic war major news tonight out of cannes france where moments ago german chancellor angela merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy announced that greece will no longer receive any more european bailout aid until it has put an end to uncertainty and agrees to meet its commitments to the euro zone this comes after an emergency meeting held today called in response to the greek greek prime minister george popping derails announcement on monday of a referendum on a bailout deal the news tonight is the strongest of knowledge made yet that greece pulling out of the euro zone is a possible outcome of the g twenty summit which kicks off in just a few hours in the french city of can is set to begin with what's become something of a tradition there massive protests suppressed by police the rage behind the banners remains the same this year economic hardship and seeming disconnected leaders and those artes daniel bushell reports there is a growing sense that corporate interests are taking precedence over the public's wellbeing. each when she wa

university says france french president sarkozy is being driven by the need to deflect attention from his domestic problems as he prepares to run for reelection next year sarkozy certainly news a distraction from the economic disaster that is very seen de france is looking forward to downgrades in its debt very soon a european major recession is are coming if he was to stay in power he needs something of this type to distract the people so they can complain about the economic conditions and for its own fortunately paris is a long history sponsor e terrorist groups and other illegitimate groups for example the iranian communist . communist terrorists are headquartered in paris whenever groups want to form some place person has been a great historical place to be protected by france their arab league has been a laughing failure throughout its history its build to protect the palestinian people from israel its failed to protect the bahraini protesters from saudi arabia the saudi arabian and bahraini government but taxes failed protect the protesters in yemen it failed to prevent the attacks nato and severe countries on libya i can't think of anything that the urban league has d

>> jessica yellin on the scene for news france.rty chief says today's jobs report underscores what he calls the devastating toll of president obama's record on whether it comes to the economy. we're joined now by one of the president's top advisors, the director of the national economic council, gene sperling. thanks for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> you know in order to really see some improvement in the unemployment, you need at least 150 to 200,000 jobs a month given the growth of the population this month. october 80,000 jobs, better than losing jobs but still not where you want to be. >> absolutely. you know, what we've seen is that there has been steady progress. you saw numbers were revised up. so at this point in the year the united states economy, the private sector, has created about 1.5 million jobs. but we've lost jobs at the state level, at teachers level that has hurt job growth some. but even at 1.5 million private sector jobs, that is not even close to good enough when you are digging yourself out of what is the wo

germany and france are looking for action from the left on a, not just promises. >> back with more news in one minute. >> let's go to california. >> occupy turns incendiary. police arrested several demonstrators, several were injured in scuffles. in new york where it all began, they were back out on wall street. this time, war veterans were expressing their aimanger at the scant job prospects when they return from the tours of duty. >> it is in the best interest of the majority of the american population that we take politics out of -- take corporations out of politics. >> they crippled one of the biggest harbors in the u.s.. among them, union workers, teachers and local workers. their message, government needs to look after ordinary citizens. >> the people are in charge here. you have to change course. >> the protesters consider the port of occupation as a major victory and plan on maintaining their blockade. >> monica is here to talk more about greece, greece, and greece. >> and its impact on the nyse. the development in greece has affected them. the dow jones industrial average was u

the new focus is on france. the benchmark rate on france's ten-year bond is now creeping toward 4%. worries are deepening europe's second largest economy could lose its aaa credit rating. fitch pointed out that the top five u.s. banks have a total of $114 billion tied to french banks. those same french banks have large holdings of bonds from greece and italy. also worrying investor, the price of oil crossed above $100 a barrel for the first time since july. on the plus side, output in october at factories, utilities and mines rose at the fastest pace in three months. consumer prices held steady last month, actually dropping 0.1%. an index of builder sentiment rose to the highest level since may 2010. in stocks, abercrombie & fitch plunged over 13% on short earnings. dell dropped on late tuesday's report of revenue that fell short. reuters quotes a source saying citigroup may cut 3,000 jobs. in a statement the bank said it would be making, quote, targeted head count reductions. finally, a new national survey shows 25% of people questioned expect to keep working into their 80s because

in sports, late news last night that los angeles dodgers owner franc mccourt has suddenly reversed himself and agreed to petition a bankruptcy court to allow him to auction off the team. >>> elsewhere in sports, we start off a night of wild nhl action with boston bruins taking on the ottawa senators. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headline. >>> good morning. yesterday was supposed to be the opening night in the nba but with players still locked out, arenas around the nation are filled with ice instead of the hardwood. to boston where the stanley cup champions have struggled all season but ended a three-game skid last night. tiler seguin finds bergeron, tying it 2-2. bs take the lead late in the second. bruins back in the win column 5-3 over the senators. >>> speaking of struggles, snog has been going right for the red wings. koivu with a perfect tip pass. howard. minnesota forces o.t. seg gucci completes the comeback, scores on the rebound. detroit lose their fifth in a row 2-1. >>> ducks up by three when caps rally. backstrom scores the equal izer and in ov

news, rome. >> in northwestern france, 12 arrests, where protesters were trying to work on a train carrying waste. the are trying to block railway tracks. -- they were trying to block tracks. >> i am in singapore. >> and i am in london. these are the headlines. international pressure is mounting on the military, as violent clashes continued in alexandria and cairo. >> after nine months, the president of yemen has bowed to public pressure and has agreed to step down. >> we get some opinions about what is happening on -- in tahrir square. >> this is one of the busiest neighborhoods. this is second-hand clothing. these are people who are basically trying to make ends meet, and there are millions of them across egypt at a time the economy is suffering from all of this uncertainty. how are you? how is business these days? >> [speaking foreign language] >> it is sold. >> why is it sold? >> it is because of the protests in tahrir. he needs to go home so he can go back to business. >> [speaking foreign language] . -- >> we are young people. we want to get married and what like to go on. >> do you also ag

the leaders of germany, france, and italy's new chief all emphasizing their commitment to sharing -- to saving the shared european currency. germany and france have decided the e a's treaties need to be changed. changed. >> the german chancellor is sticking to her guns. she is opposed to pulling the debts of the zero countries. the leaders of europe's three biggest economies presented a unified front. supporting her vision of giving the eu greater powers to control national budgets and times of crisis. the three leaders have agreed on changes in the eu treaties. >> it is about overcoming step- by-step design flaws in the euro zone debt to rise from the fact that we do not have the political union. that is why my position has not changed at all since yesterday. >> italy's new prime minister promised to pursue a strict austerity cause. nicolas sarkozy, appeared to distance himself from earlier french demands for the european central bank to continue buying up sovereign debt. >> we all stated our confidence in the ecb and its leaders. we must refrain from making demands, whether positive

the new focus is on france. the benchmark rate on france's ten-year bond now creeping towards 4%.s are deepening europe's second-largest economy could lose its aaa credit rating. fitch pointed out the top five u.s. banks have a total of $114 billion tied to french banks. those same french banks have large holdings of bonds from greece and italy. >>> also worrying investors, the price of oil crossed above $100 a barrel for the first time since july. on the plus side, output in october at factories, utilities and mines rose at the fastest pace in three months. consumer prices dropping .1%. an index of builder sentiment rose to the highest level since may 2010. in stocks, abercrombie and fitch plunged 13% on short earnings. >>> dell dropped on late tuesday's report of revenue that fell short. "reuters" quotes a source saying citigroup may cut 3,000 jobs. in a statement the bank said it soç head-count reductions. ant you're not going to like this, there's a new national survey out that shows 25% of people questioned expect to have to keep working into their 80s. because they won't hav

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the president is expected to meet with the presidents of france and germany. >>> new on this wednesday morning the founder of wikileaks has lost his appeal against extradition to answer sex crime allegations back in sweden. a couple of hours ago london judges ruled that julian assange should be questioned over the alleged rape of one woman and the molestation of another. his lawyer says the sex was consensual. assange angered u.s. official last year after publishing classified documents on his website. the pentagon blasted the leak saying it put american troops at risk. >>> a woman who accused businessman herman cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s is thinking of going public. two women made such allegations a couple of decades ago when cain was head of the national restaurant association. now, the organization paid the women as part of a settlement. "new york times" says one woman got $35,000 a year's salary. the deals forbid the women to talk about it. >> she's still deciding once we hear from the restaurant association what she'll do if they will waive the confidentiality. until t

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. >>> president obama holding a news conference this morning in france. breathe'ing a sigh of relief for the american economy a day after greece pulled back under pressure its plans to hold a referendum on the rescue of its economy. the question is has the president been wise to stay on the sideline through all this? >>> back in washington, the senate was voting down the $60 billion infrastructure piece of the president's jobs bill. why are we going through voting on every part of the plan if they have no chance of passing? >>> another twist in the herman cain