along lobsters six feet long and oysters 12 inches within they days all the oyster beds in new york, manhattan, the harbor would clean the water. so, just getting people to wake up to what was just literally there 200ea ago. you see the object and say what is that. you come out and hear these intriguing sounds, sounds like i have never heard in my life. and then you step closer and you almost have a very intimate experience. >> we could link to different institutions around the globe, maybe one per continent, maybe two or three in this country, then once they are all networked, they begin to communicate with one another and share information. in 2010 the website will launch, but it will be what you would call an informational website and then we are going to try to, by 2011, invite people to add a memory. so in a funny way the member rely grows and there is something organic about how this memorial begins to have legs so to speak. so we don't know quite where it will go but i promise to keep on it 10 years. my goal is to raise awareness and then either protect forests from being cut down or re

finding out that it was publicly traded and when i went back home, i visited the huge fabulous new york manhattan new york public library, the one with those big lions in front of it, and devoured everything i could about bob evans farms. they had magazines with articles, microfiche of s.e.c. filings. they were four months old, but take it when you can get it. i knew i had a good one. i bought 20 shares. the stock went up immediately on a good quarter and the stock split. and i figured out the first good component of investing, know what you own. like it, even. what did i know about growing oranges? who knew about women's fashion? but a good plate of scrambled eggs and sausages served by an attractive setting. a company that had a long tradition of service and plans to expand in the midwest? that was for me. next up, standard press steel. scooters for plains, something alcoa now dominates. why sps? because a buddy of mine from high school catching up with me told me, listen, jim, if you're in the gym, they're hiring like mad at sps. hiring? great. he said sps is paying good money. i had a job. ba

connell: news alert from lower manhattan in new york city at this hour,ed video of one world trade, lostnt, hopefully we'll get it back, there it is. the spire at the top of the new world trade center building, 1 world trade, put up today, supposed to do it earlier in the week, but the weather was rough. it's been put off until today. by the time it's fineish and count the spire, it's 1776 feet at the top, and the appointment is it's the tallest building including that in the western hemisphere once completed. that's a big comeback for new york city in a lot of ways. president obama on the way to mix koa pitching immigration reform idea. we have monica crowley in talk about that, preaching to the choir in mexico? >> yes, and not for the first time, talked aaout the immigration policy, how it needs reform. i think a lot of people understand here in the united states that our immigration policies are really in desperate need of reform, and the question is how to go about it? connell: what do you think? we had people come in, both sides of it, and douglas holtz-eakin was here yesterday on t

maybe you live in larchmont, new york or manhattan or williamsburg and brooklyn and the peoples republic of brooklyn or rockland heights or park slope or maybe you live out in that and i went in new york city or long island, hempstead or great neck or little neck. i'm asking you to stick your neck out for link tv. , the dakotas.ka we are asking you to make the call. illinois is in the house. .hank you, archie, for calling susan from new york. thank you, susan. anywhere in rockland county? richard calls from inverness, california. nice to know houston is in the house. can we hear from dallas-fort worth? carson city. nancy from long beach, california. can we hear from long beach, new york? which is in queens. telephoneled from you. also, the great state of california -- i think new mexico should feel a little competitive here. represent uris eight. i took folks out last night from santa fe, new mexico. we had a fantastic dinner and we offer you that when you come to the show. did on the set, and then i get to personally host you for dinner. you have to make the pledge. we get these calls e

new york state, win for the residents, a win for the tax picture. it would be a win for new york's fiscal picture, which would improve. >> the manhattan institute pointspennsylvania towns that are flourishing from natural gas exploration while similar towns in new york state languish. governor cuomo has releasedly delayed a decision whether to lift the moratorium, widely speculated he wants to run for president and doesn't want to lose the environmental vote. >> successful governors have reduced their state's budget deficit. that have put their budgets back in -- not the ones caving to political pressure from a small group of environmentalis. >> opponent office fracking have secured the study saying the research is flawed and biased in favor of the industry, but the author insists it's difficult to argue with the boon that frack has brought to pennsylvania, and meantime, mississippi's for just made a move to encourage that work there. some people are embracing this, others not so much,. >> john, thank you very much. speaking of lost money, according to an investigation by the government's accountability office the social security is believed to be pay

new york. i'm from new york. i was born in new york city. >> are you from new york? i didn't know. >> i'm from new york city. i was born on manhattannd. when i come back here, i come back to the building, look around, talk to you, and then i also go see family. so it's a good way to come in and check out what's going on on this side of the pond and then go back overseas and usually we'll go to istanbul and then jump off from there to wherever. >> i imagine, given what you do, does your family try to grab time with you when they're here -- when you're here? is think about that. >> of course. and i'm very close to my parents. i speak to my mother probably every single day. i always have. >> i bet you do. she worries about you. >> is she does worry about me. but this was even before twitter and skype and facebook and things like that. so just regular phone calls. i speak to her probably every single day, my father as well. so when i'm here, i go and see them. >> i'm glad they get some time with you. and i know part of the reason they're going to want to always connect with you, you had your kid p kidnapping in syria. >> they didn't ap

new york and new jersey. harry delivered a speech at a manhattan fund-raiser last night for his royal foundation charity. he arrived in the city on a double decker bus with british prime minister david cameron and took a few swings at a field had harlem. he toured the jersey shore accompanied by governor chris christie. >> fantastic american tourism, everyone getting together and making things right. the governor has been fantastic. you can see how many people have come out working together. >> reporter: he played a few games with the governor in seaside heights and shortly after the visit work crews began removing that ruined roller coaster swept into the ocean by hurricane sandy. the ride is being dismantled in chunks dropped on to a barge piece by piece. three other rides will also be removed. a new ride coming to the rebuilt pier will be called the superstorm in defiance of sandy. >> perfect name for that, right. time now for the with earth across the nation, thunderstorms are a threat this afternoon from the midwest to the northeast. it could be gusty winds and hail. a new storm system moving into t

it's a little cloudy and murky in new york city but the economy not only in new york but in particular in new york city, manhattan it's amazing to see the economy is really starting to chug along and wall street yesterday, again -- >> we've got, again -- had a lot of false starts, a lot of -- years ago, 3, 4 years, green shoots in the economy that weren't so green. we had a lot of hesitations and jump starts that didn't work out. we have a tale of two cities and economies. corporations are making huge profits which is good in the long run, but that's praeuplimarily they've become much more efficient and invested in capital labor and ratios that don't help which is why you see sluggish employment numbers. we are beginning to see housing market come back which is helping the economy and getting people a sense that their asset values are coming up so consumer spending could go up. very little has been added to the supply of housing. demographic growth and prices are creeping back in some markets but until there is wage growth there won't be across the board consumer increases so we have issues ahead of us but looks

. >> it would be in the manhattan, in the new york regional office. >> oh my god.een under our noses the entire time? just miles from the american equivalent of west point. which is also known as west point. this is an exact replica of what we would expect to see at the va building. >> how much paper is that? >> roughly a couple of million lost documents. >> is the medical claiming the va -- >> 100 percent it's there. >> oh pie god, is that a miniclipboard. >> yes, a mininotepad. >> my daughter would love this. >> just bring me the [bleep] claim form. >> gogels down. >> gogels down. >> gogels up, gogels up. >> that does nothing for us. >> you got an organic -- >> all right, i can't take it, i'm going in. >> really? by yourself. >> yeah, i got it. >> now that's an-- see? >> all right. >> the groove on there. >> i got the form. let's get the hell out of here. >> you got it, we got it! >> oh pie god. >> yeah. >> what the [bleep] is this? you just brought a bunch of blank claims from the va waiting room. are you simple? [bleep] away from me. >> wow, she's really mad. >

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prosecutor in new york in the manhattan district attorney's famous sex abuse unit called me the next day after i wrote the piece about him and said he's as guilty as sin. there has to be something in the capacity of -- and the mental capacities of prosecutors who know against all of the evidence they want to hold on to their conviction. and so people are still in prison. gerald amirault is still in prison because the state of massachusetts won't let him go because the integrity of their case -- he represents the victory. so you can say what is one man's life? he's been locked up. everybody else is out. he has been locked up in the state of massachusetts because the supreme judicial court of massachusetts, one of the most vulnerable -- that a noble institutions in the united states -- it was formed immediately after the salem witch trials -- it is that old. nonetheless, the supreme judicial court of massachusetts ruled that there have been so many appeals in gerald's case that time is more important than justice. we have put an end to this process. this shocked many, many, many people

an historic one for new york city, america and steelworker of lore manhattan.here the fallen twin towers once stood received its crowning antenna tower, the last piece needed to make a symbolic 776 feet tall one world trade, now the highest building in the western hemisphere. so what do you think of the new massive structure? a symbol of american resistance there? why don't you weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us at "nightline" or at bill weir abc. we thank you for watching abc news. our friends at "good morning america" will be up with your early. have a great weekend.

new york. the duo will ride into manhattan on a double-decker bus to promote british tourism.ater, prince harry heads to the jersey shore to visit towns hit hard by hurricane sandy. zhuszh governor, chris christie will guide him through the heavily damaged neighborhoods and see a roller coaster sitting in the ocean because of the storm >>> minnesota becomes the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage. the governor plans to sign the bill into law. the house passed the bill last week and the senate followed suit yesterday. same-sex marriages will begin on august 1st there. >>> here we go. 4:51. new this morning, the sharks releasing their round-two playoff schedule overnight. >> sounds good to me. >> what happened here. a little spelling mistake that had shoppers at trader joe's doing a little bit of a double take. >> i wonder if that's in milipetis. >>> a smooth drive. we will see what's going on in the east bay. we have an issue at castro valley coming up. ♪ ♪ all around the world ♪ everybody singing along ♪ everybody singing along ♪ never looking back ♪ it's a long, long way

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i visited the huge fabulous midtown manhattan new york public library.h the big lions in front of it. i looked into bob evans farm. they had microfische. it allowed me to compare it with other companies in the industry. i knew i had a good one. i bought 20 shares. the stock went up immediately. a good quarter. the stock split. i figured the first good component. know what you own. like it. what did i know about growing oranges? who knew about fashion? a good plate of sausage and served in an attractive setting with a nice waitress? a company i found with tradition and good service and expanding in the midwest? that was for me. next up, standard press steel. it became sps. it was the old standard steel. from my old hometown. they made fasteners. a buddy from high school told me they were hiring like mad. wanted to know if i wanted job. i went to the library for research. nothing to print about the hiring push. right for a trade, right? no one had that skinny. it doubled not long after and by that point, i caught the bug for good. 23 years later, acquired

great precedence with washington square and jackson square and the best in new york with bryant park in the middle of manhattan, which is the home to a lot of activities and the people go there every day and it is almost a tourist attraction in and of itself. >> and this slide is an interesting one it comes from copenhagen in denmark and shows how housing can interact with the park. so that the people that are in the housing feel like they are in the park and the people that are in the park see the people living there and creates a

great precedence with washington square and jackson square and the best in new york with bryant park in the middle of manhattan, which is the home to a lot of activities and the people go there every day and it is almost a tourist attraction in and of itself. >> and this slide is an interesting one it comes from copenhagen in denmark and shows how housing can interact with the park. so that the people that are in the housing feel like they are in the park and the people that are in the park see the people living there and creates a incredible diverse and interesting environment. >> so jack mentioned how the parks and open space are going to create a central hub for the bay and water front neighborhoods and we feel the same way about the retail and the importance of the place making in the retail and the streetscape. and at pier 48 it will be the first step in creating the experience for the pedestrians but importantly, and different from other developments that you hear about we are also

>> i did my medical training in new york but i did my residency in manhattan and out here. my understanding is that in different states. i'm not an expert on here but different states have different laws in material of voluntary treatment and california is liberal in terms of what the bar is in getting somebody treated involuntarily and that has major pros and major conscious. -- cons. >> when you say liberal, it's more in the hands of that individual. >> exactly. it's more liberal here than say south carolina. >> commissioners, i just dropped off on your seats a chart and i also gave a copy to our commission secretary for our public record. the chart is mental health service place in the next two upposed years. this is related to outpatient mental health services and the list will probably get longer. these are for marginalized communities. this is for a 6.million reduction. i called mental health providers to get their feedback on what was happening with the system. they had said that if the commission wanted to take action and support and try to deal with this problem so

manhattan. >> moves in a new york minute. >> that's beautiful.atural beauty. >> the next is july 13th. >> so they're pretty close together. richard, you spoke to college graduates? >> i was doing a commencement speech at ccf, i had them all do the harlem shake. >> no you didn't. >> yeah, there they are. all 500 plus students. >> they did it? >> the parents in the stand were like what's going on here? >> the harlem what? >> are you taking this video? >> i am. >> i take exception to the fact that you told them do it but that you didn't do it. >> after doing the harlem shake what advice did you give them? >> that's the way life s a big dance party. >> no better time to dance than when you're graduating from college. >> celebrate. >> and i have a story of some strange bedfellows. in oklahoma, fun, happy news out of oklahoma. a 500-pound lion named bone digger, an 11-pound dog have been best friends since they were four weeks old. bone digger, the lion, is mildly disabled. >> he can't bite? >> maybe that has something to do with the friendship. they d

an historic one for new york city, america and steelworker of lore manhattan. freet dom tower, erected on the very plot where the fallen twin towers once stood received its crowning antenna tower, the last piece needed to make a symbolic 776 feet tall one world trade, now the highest building in the western hemisphere. so what do you think of the new massive structure? a symbol of american resistance there? why don't you weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us at "nightline" or at bill weir abc. we thank you for watching abc news. our friends at "good morning america" will be up with your early. have a great weekend. >>> it is happening in antioch where a man has been shot by police. >> it happened near buchanan and barcelona circle. let's go to ama dates who is live at the scene for us. ama? >> carolyn and dan, i am not far from where it happened. if you take a look, i am actually on buchanan road and mission. and you can see a lot of police cars here and investigator cars there directing traffic. and if you look a little farther down the road be

. >> the hottest markets are new york city urban for us, we call it our city living brand, we're building in brooklyn, manhattan and hoboken. that market is on fire. we have new buildings that opened three, four months ago, where pricing is up 150, $250,000. right behind new york would be northern california, both the south bay and the east bay, are very hot, significant pricing power there. southern coastal southern california, principally orange county is very strong. softer markets, the midwest is a little bit soft. it's a little slower to recover, although there is strength in michigan of all places. and, you know, that's really about it in terms of the soft markets. if you asked me that question six months ago, i would have a handful that i would say are soft. right now that list is dwindling. >>> how does the rest of the year look, and do you worry at all on this day, where the ten-year bond closed above 2%. what rising interest rates might bring. >> if the rates go up slowly, which they may, we're fine. it's going to create more urgency if people want to get in, if the rates were to skyrocket up, go up a

new york city, cleveland and boston. when i say new york city, i don't necessarily mean manhattan, but surrounding areas, which still haveh foreclosures backlogs, which brings in parts of northern new jersey as well. i want to show you something interesting. while phoenix home prices are up over 20% from a year ago, they are still down 43% from the peak in 2006. same for atlanta. price is up 19% from a year ago, still down 28% from the peak in 2007. now go to california. san francisco where people are reportedly lining up to buy condos that haven't even been built yet, prices are up 22% from a year ago, still down 30% from the peak. nearly the same deal in l.a. all right. so what's not a bargain? dallas. prices there down just 2% from the peak in 2006, and charlotte? prices there down only 13% from the peak. you have to look at just not the annual gains for march, but where prices in these market were versus where they are now. you can't argue we don't have the same loose lending as we did during the housing boom, but owner we didn't have 3% on the 30-year fixed either, did we, mandy? >> we did. the question, diana is wh

. >> new york, cleanup underway in lower manhattan after severe weather took out trees one of them landingpatio. >> i open the umbrella trying to get wet and bam everything hit. it was wild. >> diners moved indoors one woman was injured but not badly. iowa high school students competing to get the best cardboard boat. at least they enjoyed the swim we are told. the winners awarded best in time and fastest time. that's fox watch across america. >> a disgraced football great o.j. simpson carries on. now he is schedule to do return to a las vegas courtroom. we are expecting that to happen tomorrow. simpson is behind bars for leading an armed heist to retrieve what he claims was stolen sports memorabilia that belonged to him. all along he says his attorney botched the case and wants a new trial. could he now go free? why is simpson asking for a new trial? >> he is claiming his lawyer advised him he was within hi legal rights to revooefr t-- retrieve the sports memorabilia. it is a crime even if you take your own property. oj in vegas got word dealers were selling his mementos including family

. >> two letters addressed to the mayor of new york city, opened at a mail sorting facility in manhattan. the other was opened at offices in washington, dc, used by mayors against illegal guns group. >> we take a lot of security measures, as you know. the men and women that on the mail, for example, even they are well trained. we have procedures for something like this. >> the pro gun control position is the focus of the sender's anger and a source says the author wrote they would rather be killed than give up their guns. the executive director of the group opened the washington, dc letter and tells abc7 news he is fine but three emergency responders did experience minor symptoms. experts say it is a very serious situation. >> if someone accidentally ingested some of that ricin, it could potentially kill them depending on the strength. >> investigators have not identified any suspects but we have learned the letters were postmarked in shreveport, louisiana, and the mayor says the city is working with federal agencies to find whoever sent the mail. the mayor is undaunted in his gun contro

new york city the u.s. capitol of surveillance four thousand security cameras are mounted just in lower manhattan alone official recognition has become the new normal in the big apple and recently city officials proclaimed privacy to be off the table the attacks in boston is that new york city was next on the terrorist list shows just how critical it is for the federal government to devote resources to high risk areas it also shows just how crucial it is for the n.y.p.d. to continue to gather it's to expand its counterterrorism capabilities and intelligence gathering activities meanwhile the u.s. president is questioning whether his administration needs to apply new strategies to tackle domestic terrorism or the more. things that we can do whether it's. engaging in commune engaging with communities where there's a potential for self radicalization of at this point of this sort. is there work that can be done in terms of detection. detecting terror in the homeland eleven and a half years after america's global war on terror began. r.t. new york. you can stay up to date on world events twenty four seven by loggin

manhattan. we'll continue to update what's going on as soon as we get more information on this developing story out of new york, we'll share it with you. an unattended and what's described as suspicious vehicle in the right lane of the manhattan-bound lanes of the brooklyn bridge. shutting down all traffic on the brooklyn bridge, at least for now. standby, we'll get more information, let you know what we know. >>> meanwhile, other news we're following, including a significant new development in syria's civil war. senator john mccain visited syria today and met with rebel forces. the arizona republican is the highest-ranking u.s. official to visit syria since the war began more than two years ago. joining us now on the phone, one of the people who planned senator mccain's trip, the executive director of the syrian emergency task force. you're joining us, i believe you're in turkey, is that right? >> yes, on the border with syria. >> on the border with syria. tell us how this came about. you helped plan senator mccain's trip inside syria. what happened? >> well, it was actually a very interesting trip. he came,