new york new york seattle and portland has programs like that. there's a traffic program implemented by the mta and we'll talk about that a little bit later. particularly speed enforcement currently not allowed in california these are speed cameras but they are growing in number in other states and cities in the country. portland oregon has an extremely effective program looked at in detail and other jurisdictions in the u.s. >> you said it requires state legislation to allow a local district to use automated speed cameras like red light cameras? >> actually red light light cameras are allowed in california but speed cameras are not so in fact san francisco has had red light cameras in the past but speed cameras cannot currently be installed and finally the traditional approach which is police officers like the traffic enforcement unit do in san francisco now now patrolling streets and issuing citations and many jurisdictions are combining these different approaches and implementing programs that have different elements in their efforts. we reviewed speed reduction programs in 6 cities and selected these because they had a lot of information we could access but more important the results are is shown on this table and the cities were london new york bristol england and austria and portland oregon and this table highlights the approach they used a combination of slow zones and traffic calming devices and speed limit reductions for example in bristol england they simply lowered the speed limit but didn't increase enforcement or put in traffic calming devices of . other cities combined it with traffic calming measures or slow zones and again these are the different approaches of all of the cities we looked at the london experience has been the most interesting because it's the most extensive there's more than 400 areas in greater london that have slow zones established on the residential streets and no higher than 30 on some some of the main streets. in terms of results, they are is shown here again because the london efforts have been so extensive they have also done the most exhaustive research so of the studies we looked at that was probably the most interesting it covered 385 of the 400 zones and excuse me -- here we go. an

memphis, new york and boston.tand detroit. 30s in memphis, new york and boston.yand detroit. 30s in memphis, new york and boston. and detroit. 30s in memphis, new york and ston. s and 60s from seattlealf of the tion has largely been spared all of this arctic cold and ow but those spring-like mperatures may come at a ice. each day without snow this mountains increases the chances of a water shortage this summer. for the pacific and northwest, meteorologists say mountain snow levels are just two to five percent of normal in some places. >>> those oil-filled tanker cars are still smoldering this morning in west virginia after the derailment. hundreds of families were evacuated and two water treatment plants shut down after 25 tank cars left the tracks, most of them exploding in flames. critics say the accident highlights the danger of hauling crude oil over large distances. >>> the justice department is planning an appeal after a federal judge in texas blocked the president's order on immigration. the order would have provided protection from deportation for millions of immigrants here illegally. the judge's ruling came after a lawsuit brought by the governor of texas back when he was

new york. wet weather happening into vancouver and seattle. that wintry weather for the central and eastern portions of the u.s. extending wednesday into chicago. also taking place into detroit. new york you'll be dealing with snow as you go through monday possibly into early tuesday morning. snow also taking place for the northern portions of japan, as a low pressure system continues to usher in that sea-effect snow setup and that's extending all the way as far south as hokuriku. and the eastern side of hokkaido you're looking at some very windy conditions on top of the very heavy snowfall. look out for the next 24 hours as these conditions continue. chilly temperatures behind it with high of around 9 degrees in tokyo, 5 in seoul. some disturbance with some moisture coming out of the ocean will be bringing some rain to southern portions of china as we go through tuesday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> the birth of a single white tiger cub is cause for celebration. but a zoo near tokyo recently welcomed quadruplets. the four baby tigers haven't even opened their eyes yet. officials at the zoo say they're eager eaters and appear to be healthy. the new arrivals are a blue-eyed variant of the bengal tiger. experts say there may be only 200 left worldwide. the mother of the cubs also gave birth to four babies in 2013. the zookeeper says being on hand for the delivery was good practice for greeting the new litter. >> translator: the mother and the cubs all look fine. the babies are drinking plenty of milk and their tummies are really full. i'm relieved. >> the cubs are scheduled to make their public debut in mid-april. >>> and that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. úça ' th his french counterpart. it is part of a push for a new deal on creek debt. the new far left government in athens is looking to write off half the debt, arguing that europeans must work together to find a solution. the greek finance minister is now in london. >> he is popular at home and now he is on a charm offensive for the rest of europe. the new greek finance minister yanis vera fact is that his -- yanis