it goes across the pacific basin here, down to hawaii. and you can kind of see where that energy is directed. now, they have the monitors as i've mentioned. and along there, they can kind of tell how spread out that energy is. is it more narrowed? here you can see kind of the trend is, it is more aimed at the hawaiian islands. and as a result, they were saying at 10:28 local time in hawaii, they were expecting the first wave. may not be the strongest. may not be the highest. but they were looking at that energy to finally make its way to hawaii. we saw all those pictures of the web cams and the images. nothing looked significant. but as you said, natalie, it could be hours, a couple of hours, just don't know at this point. >> absolutely. and thank you, karen. as we mentioned, the folks there in hawaii only got one hour's notice that they needed to evacuate. and that caused a backup there on the streets as people were trying to get to higher shores. and one official said, at this point, get out of your car and start walking. so they're wai

military is strengthening its presence in the asia pacific region. it has announced that it's going to deploy two carrier strike groups to western pacific. this comes as the chinese navy increases its advance into the east china sea, the south china sea, and the pacific ocean. so what's behind the u.s. decision? we'll have analysis by our military affairs expert. but before that, let's look at the current situation in the region. the strike groups will include two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. the "u.s. washington" is near yoke sucha and the "uss john c. stennis" is on the west coast. they have the aegis air defense system. the u.s. fleet says the two strike groups will provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the united states and its allies in the asia pacific region. the u.s. also plans to deploy new f-35 stealth fighter jets in the region. the f-35 is now in its final stage of development. it has an advanced network system to connect the aircraft with ground-based radar and aegis vessels which c

we would like to welcome you to the third annual statewide celebration and recognition of asian-pacificander american heritage month. this event is hosted by the mayor. i will tell you a little bit more. it is a non-profit, non- partisan. since 2001, our focus has been on educating the public on public policy. and fostering the future leaders from our minority communities to serve at federal, state, and local levels. the mission is to empower patients and pacific islander americans in civic and public affairs to education, active participation, and leadership development. >> civic engagement, leadership development, and community servthe theme of tonight's evens a celebration of the achievements and accomplishments of asian-americans in the state of california and our nation. >> ok'ing. -- ok. i would like to introduce our host for this evening. very well known as the first asian-american mayor in san francisco history. mayor lee championed balancing the budget to keep san francisco safe, solvents, and successful. he reformed city pensions. his focus is on economic development, job crea

we gather tonight in celebration of asian-pacific heritage month. we take a moment to reflect upon our past, to understand the heroic struggles, obstacles, hardships that so many people, including this evening's tremendous honor read, had to overcome. this is a very special place. norm gave me the good fortune of putting my feet to the marble in the halls of congress. we will give the opportunity to 20 interns this summer so that they can partake in the greatest democracy that has ever resided on this planet. this is also a tremendous significance as congressmen alluded to. this is the home were people left when i came to this country, when they had to leave the fields of california from farming. that applies to the filipinos and two others. they set foot in san francisco. a generation upon generation, of residence of san francisco had to endure the struggles and have made this city a very special place. i am very excited about the leadership that presides over san francisco today. mayor lee, supervisor chiu, mar, chu, and we had the treasurer. this

military is strengthening presence in the asia pacific region. it has announced that it's going to deploy two career strike -- carrier strike groups to the western pacific. this comes as the chinese navy increases its advance into the east china sea, the south china sea and the pacific ocean. so what's behind the u.s. decision? we'll have an analysis by our military affairs expert, but before that, let's look at the current situation in the region. the strike groups will include two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the "uss george washington" is currently based in yoke sucha near tokyo, while the "uss john c. stennis" is based on the west coast. the two strike group include vessels equipped with the 'gis air defense system. the u.s. fleet says the two strike groups will provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the united states and its allies in the asia pacific region. the u.s. also plans to deploy new f-35 stealth fighter jets in the region. the f-35 is now in its final stage of development. it h

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fortunately, she was treated at sutter health's california pacific medical center. [ joycelin ] the nurses and doctors were amazing, and they were like a second family to me. and now i'm back to doing what i love. [ female announcer ] california pacific medical center and sutter health. our story is you.

fortunately, she was treated at sutter health's california pacific medical center. [ joycelin ] the nurses and doctors were amazing, and they were like a second family to me. and now i'm back to doing what i love. [ female announcer ] california pacific medical center and sutter health. our story is you. >>> going back to our world series coverage, she's been entertaining giants fans at the ballpark for years. in fact, for decades and now the entire country knows the most famous grandmother in the bay area. the dancing grandma. every game she ignites the crowd at at&t park. she got some serious camera time during last night's game, of course. she is 86-year-old rosa lee.

navy has deployed two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the western pacific. they're navigating within reach of the senkaku islands. japanese and chinese patrol boats have been squaring off near the territory in the east china sea. the "uss george washington" based in yoke sucha near tokyo and the "uss john c. stennis" based on the u.s. west coast are operating together. several vessels equipped with the aegis air definite system are run alongside them. a navy spokesperson says the fleet provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the united states and its allies and partners. >>> chinese naval commanders put their first aircraft carrier into service last week, but it has no operational aircraft and will be used for training. >>> an international group of hackers has leaked some 120,000 bits of information it claims was stolen from the world's top universities. five japanese universities were among the hackers' targets along with harvard and cambridge. the hacker collector known as ghost shell claims it broke in

not in europe as has been for 100 years prior to that, than the asia pacific region. secondly, that we would maintain freedom of access throughout that region. in particular, we would maintain the sea lanes in that area, whatever the challenge might be. even as we reduce our defense budget, therefore we must maintain and would maintain a powerful navy, and that that navy would be charged with maintaining the freedom of those sea lanes. we had, of course, to be concerned as to whether there would be a challenge for that. we observed that the rise and shine has more energy needs for more energy than they can produce themselves, and to maintain the economic growth which they believe is essential. we observed that the south china sea is a potential source of energy supplies for china and that there is a contention among the nations in that region as to where the ownership and rights of access are to the south china sea. and this is conceivable that china might seek to reestablish its claim there by military coercion and that could lead them into a confrontation with the u

that will be here in the pacific coastal regions as well. and with the rainfall that has been accumulating for quite a few days now, especially in the southern kyushu region where 300 milliliters of rainfall has been accumulating in the past 24 hours on top of what we've already seen, which is about 300 in the previous day, so the ground is very loose and you really don't want any more rain here in shoe coe cue. also in chiba, we found 48 milliliters just if an hour that fell over the area. finally, this system is moving towards the east over water. tokyo actually will see the peak of the heavy rain and some severe thunderstorms overnight tonight. but tomorrow will be a different day. high pressure will be building in from china and from korean peninsula, and we'll see some sunny spells. that's except for hokkaido, though. we have a wintry pattern over the region, and that could bring us some gusty conditions. and the precipitation in higher elevations could turn to snow. tokyo, you're looking at 20 degrees, just in twebetween, an the tropic

let's go to pacific tsunami warning center. i think we've got laura there. >> we're talking to one of the gsis who's keeping an eye on some of the information from the title gauges. he has some information based on the third wave that's coming in. and basically they're saying -- i'm going to walk a little closer to him now. basically they're saying it's generally lower in most areas than they expected initially. the highest so far. they still have a couple more cycles they want to get through before they really start looking as to whether or not they can start to reduce the risk that's out there. even though as we've been talking about through the evening things can change ba. we're getting hard facts, hard data. it's generally showing everything's a little bit lower than they initially expected. really good news for everyone out there. it's still going to be a pretty long night out here. i'll send it back to you guys. >> justin, we wanted to put it into inches versus feet or meters. i think it's a little easier to understand.

fortunately, she was treated at sutter health's california pacific medical center. [ joycelin ] the nurses and doctors were amazing, and they were like a second family to me. and now i'm back to doing what i love. [ female announcer ] california pacific medical center and sutter health. our story is you. >>> sheriff's deputies in southern california are going door to door telling residents to evacuate their homes, a wildfire started about 8:00 this morning in the painted cave area. about 100 homes are threatened. gusty winds are ma'am perking firefighting efforts and six air tankers are being used to help control the blaze.

i looked on craigslist and the cheapest two bed ram apartment in pacific heights was 3150. most of them are within 5 to $6,000 range. that's not affordable at all. i mean, it's rent controlled, but not affordable. and i think that, you know, the spirit of what we're trying to accomplish, that's typically not the case, but in this neighborhood it definitely is the case. the other issue in talking about socioeconomic diversity in the neighborhood, there aren't lots of studio buildings like that. so, particularly in pacific heights and there is a real need for kind of smaller spaces that are less expensive. so, the fact that it would actually be someone who qualifies in the mayor's office housing for affordable housing would contribute quite a bit to the socioeconomic diversity of the neighborhood. if you look at the census numbers and other data, that does not have a lot of low-income individuals living there. i also did look at the fact it was a substandard lot and it was kind of interesting the way it's carved out. i walked by that property, i used to live in that neighborh

. >> reporter: at noon today thousands of people gathered in what will soon be pacific bell park the new home of the san francisco giants. the crowd was bigger here at that vacant lot at third and king street than it sometimes is at a baseball game at golden gate park. giants, players, politicians and fans came together to celebrate the park. >> it's going to be something that we're involved in. it'll be here forever. and it's very significant day for everybody. >> it's going to mean a lot for san francisco, it's going to mean a lot for downtown. it's going to mean a lot for the san francisco giants. >> reporter: giant's president mcgowen, giant's greats willie mays and willie mccubbie all grabbed shovels and and dug in. >> the people are starting to ask us what is the street address. we will like to announce that in the year 2000 you can direct all of your giant's fan mail, all of your mail to willie to pacific well park one willie mays plaza, san francisco 94107. >> thank you, thank you. >> i just about got away from crying. i was on the verge of leaving, but when someone like that

and when you look at the pacific, i expect to see our numbers to go up over time. so, i am not concerned in the least. my house and the 20 pacific area commanders before me, if you look out the door, that's my house right up from the light house. and, so, we are strategically located here in the bay. so, we will be here for the long term as well. >> any other questions from the audience? okay. if i could ask you one last one, that is, as you -- a number of you at the table have participated since 2010. so, have you looked at your broadened responsibilities and engaged in the world or engaged regionally and gaps have been identified, could you offer an aha moment for yourself personally in the process, or the gaps that still remains that is still troublesome to you that needs to be addressed? >> to me, my aha moment was last year. it was my first experience with the sls. it was the second one that we had conducted. so, there was some skill -- you know, the honeymoon, so to speak, wasn't quite over yet. and, so, we were still getting to know each other. and the bigge

were one of our most fascinating years of the coax support pro gun policies but a georgia pacific ban we're going to bring guns to work but you know you know yeah we're in the. distance mike thanks a lot of those always great to see you like alec thank you this is just the latest example of how the super rich have a lot more free speech rights in america than working people do and since many americans are desperate for a job and they have to go along with what their bosses say just to be able to keep food on the table. knowing full well that a vote for mitt romney is against their own best interests this is how the corporatocracy it's today. coming up wal-mart is the world's largest private employer and having so many employees may not be all that great when those employees are threatening the strikes the latest in a wal-mart workers strike and what it means for black friday after the break. we'll do the. technology innovation all believes developments from around russia we've got the future covered. british. market. what's really happening to the global economy. the global financial

were one of our most fascinating years of the koch's support pro gun policies but a georgia pacific they banned we're going to bring guns to work but you know who no yeah we're all. descendants mike thanks a lot of the eurozone always great to see you like alex thank you this is just the latest example of how the super rich of a lot more free speech rights in america than working people do and since many americans are desperate for a job and they have to go along with what their bosses say just to be able to keep food on the table knowing full well. a vote for mitt romney is against their own best interests this is how the corporatocracy it's today. coming up wal-mart is the world's largest private employer but having so many employees may not be all agree with laws employers are threatening the strikes the latest in a wal-mart workers strike and what it means for black friday after the break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought

month the koch brothers sent out a letter of to forty five thousand of their employees at georgia pacific saying quote if we elect candidates who want to spend hundreds of billions of dollars in borrowed money mostly on the money on costly new subsidies for a few favored cronies put unprecedented regulatory burdens on businesses prevent or delay new important important new construction projects and excessively hinder free trade than many of our more than fifty thousand u.s. employers employees and contractors may suffer the consequences including higher gasoline prices runaway inflation and other ills this is true regardless of what your politician might be. this letter came in a packet filled with other information personalized by the state for which candidate the candidates the koch brothers actually approve of also part of this packet was the brochure that you're looking at right here this is one of the approved ones for organ employees it provides information about voting deadlines as well as a list of candidates that the koch brothers have stamped their approval on also in that packe

the tokyo megalopolis stretches down miles of pacific rim coastline.orkers in tokyo and the surrounding area will continue to rely on the intricate and efficient web of public transit train routes to navigate this ever expanding mega-city. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

the ring of fire is also in the pacific. over 35,000 on average fatalities a year over 35 billion dollars worth of damage and we see that year in and year out with tsunamis of catastrophic proportions. today the coast guard is dealing with the debris from that tsunami as it comes ashore here in the state waters as well. just it close on admire beeman's remarks, i think it's critical not just the work here at seminar but over a cup of coffee exchanging business cards because at the end of the day it's the partnerships that mufrt endure at time of crisis. thank you to the macon island for this show of force during this third fleet week. >> i'd like to bring up the mayor of the great city and county of san francisco. what a difference he's made as the mayor of san francisco. he certainly has welcomed fleet week, he's welcomed the fleet and marines and mayor lee, we can't thank you enough for your support for everything we're trying to do. please help me welcome mayor ed lee. >> thank you, general myat. good morning, everybody,

they were heading toward the pacific when spotted. the chinese fleet made up of tw destroyers, a supply ship and two submarine rescue ships. the region is more than 200 kilometers east of the islands. three chinese naval vessels sailed through the area. the u.s. navy has deployed two nuclear power aircraft carriers in the western pacific. they are navigating within reach. t several warships including vessels equipped with the air defense system are running alongside them. a navy sports person says the fleet provides a compact force of the united states and its allies and partners. there's fresh tension between japan and south korea. th south lnche aprotest with japan claiming that a helicopter belonging to the self-defense force entered the air defense identification zone in the sea of japan. the issue centers around the takeshima islands. they are claimed by japan but controlled by south korea. the south korean defense ministry says a helicopter took off located 54 kilometers east of the islands on september 21st. the ministry said t

thursday game 4 starts at 5:07 pacific time. night game. on friday game 5 also began 5:07 pacific time. >>> port of oakland hired outside help to investigate its stripper scandal. recently rae leased public records show maritime operation director james kwan spent 4500 dollars at huh stop strip club back in 2008. kwan posted a dozen shipping industry executives at club called treasures. tonight the port of oakland commissioners held a special session to talk about the next move here. they decided to hire independent counsel to help figure out washington legal steps they may need to take. they have also begun an investigation into port expenditures generally. >> everyone will be held accountable would has been guilty of anything improper or inappropriate at the port. >>reporter: kwan is currently in china at another port conference. he's aware there's now an investigation into his past expenditures. >>> judge in maine ruled today he will not keep the names of more than 150 johns private. the men are all accused of paying fitness instructor f

we have an intent winter storm up toward the pacific northwest. this is bringing significant snow to the canadian rockies, the northern rockies, and the intermountain west. it's going to be progressing along towards the east, actually intensifying as it goes. so this storm will be causing some trouble down towards the south and the midwest over the next couple of days. out east, things are starting to settle down for many of you. northern parts of new england still wet and windy today. still a good dose of snow to come for eastern canada. temperatures across the north are looking cool. we have the mid teens across places like vancouver, seattle, winni peg, 12 in toronto, 16 in new york city. some places are hot, 29 in houston. we've got 30 in oklahoma city with 31 in miami. 32 in los angeles, expected to warm up to 35 by thursday. here's your extended forecast. >>> one more story before we go. living through the invention of radio, television, and the airplane, a 115-year-old in northwestern japan renewed his record as the world's oldest living ma

thursday game 4 starts at 5:07 pacific time. night game. on friday game 5 also began 5:07 pacific time. >>> port of oakland hired outside help to investigate its stripper scandal. recently rae leased public records show maritime operation director james kwan spent 4500 dollars at huh stop strip club back in 2008. kwan posted a dozen shipping industry executives at club called treasures. tonight the port of oakland commissioners held a special session to talk about the next move here. they decided to hire independent counsel to help figure out washington legal steps they may need to take. they have also begun an investigation into port expenditures generally. >> everyone will be held accountable would has been guilty of anything improper or inappropriate at the port. >>reporter: kwan is currently in china at another port conference. he's aware there's now an investigation into his past expenditures. >>> judge in maine ruled today he will not keep the names of more than 150 johns private. the men are all accused of paying fitness instructor f

. >>> some people in southern japan are being affected by a storm in the pacific. we hear is latest in the world weather forecast. >> rheavy rain was close by. we have reports of 75 millimeters of rain per hour and gusts of 38 kilometers per hour. the good news is that it should weaken by tonight and continues to pull way from japan. the outer rain band produced heavy rain across the pacific edge of the country last night. conditions are starting to clear up and we're expecting sunny weather to continue into the weekend. to the north cooler air comes in. we may see snowmountain region. temperatures are quite chilly for this time of year. two degrees expected. tokyo had the coolest morning of the season about 12 degrees. we the help of sunshine temperatures should be reaching 21 degrees today. moving into the americas. a powerful storm is still with you over the midwestern states. this storm produced about five tornadoes across mississippi as well as arkansas. tenness conditions are starting to improve and it will be expanding into the north eastern states. flooding

pacific fleet says that chinese naval vessels have the right to cruise in international waters and the admiral says other nations have expectations. >> we deal with maritime capability and it is not surprising to me china is an emerging nation to add maritime capability. we hope what they do with their capability is transparent. >> haney also commented on the senkaku island dispute saying the u.s. takes no position and the u.s. government wants a peaceful resolution to the issue. >>> police investigators in japan turned to their computers to chase down a suspect in a case involving violent online threats. they believe someone is hijacking other people's pcs to carry out the cyber crimes. finding that person has proved difficult and also led to the arrest of innocent men. zr a message posted in june on the bulletin board of the website threatened a massacre at an elementary school. similar threats were made against japan airlines and tokyo based entertainment agency, a kindergarten in western japan. officials believe the same person targeted to threaten a conventional hall and one insta

they say that you can't post anything even if it's non-work related the first poorly and georgia pacific which is owned by the koch brothers brand or reputation and this includes talking about the owners of georgia pacific the koch brothers so some workers have been told that they are posting too much about the koch brothers and that of being too political in fact we had a worker who blew the whistle on the koch brothers in a story that marc games and i wrote. who was denied a promotion despite having a very good score on his evaluation and it was written as a valuation and he talked about politics too much and were pushed so this is a real scary trend that employers are increasing their free speech rights to pressure their employees on the election while limiting the free speech rights of their employees to talk about their political views really does seem like they're trying to control the message and i know that all of this is possible as far as limiting speech goes but like as i mentioned earlier the national labor relations act and it's also extending as i understand into the social

steve has been at the scene at the pacific warning center with new information. steve? >> reporter: thank you. the more you talk to the scientists here in the pacific tsunami warning center they're very forthcoming, very informative, but you start to see they see things in a different light. we look for exact concepts, numbers, exactly what number wave we're on and the answer we got, the update and we're about an hour in and continual movement. some islands are experiencing a certain number, others are on a number further back. so they couldn't pinpoint exactly what number we're on. wre do know the highest level, the highest rising of the ocean is 1.9 feet out in kahului. they are waiting for the last big wave and two hours after that is when they would typically call off the warning. we tried to ask when that big wave would be or if we've seen it already and they couldn't give us an exact response. something i thought was interesting they said one of the hard things to decide as to whether or not we've seen that biggest wave is that a lot of times when the waves come i

thursday game 4 starts at 5:07 pacific time. night game. began 5:07 pacific time. >>> port of oakland hired outside help to investigate its stripper scandal. recently rae leased public records show maritime operation director james kwan spent 4500 dollars at huh stop strip club back in 2008. kwan posted a dozen shipping industry executives at club called treasures. tonight the port of oakland commissioners held a special session to talk about the next move here. they decided to hire independent counsel to help figure out washington legal steps they may need to take. they have also begun an investigation into port expenditures generally. >> everyone will be held accountable would has been guilty of anything improper or inappropriate at the port. >>reporter: kwan is currently in china at another port conference. he's aware there's now an investigation into his past expenditures. >>> judge in maine ruled today he will not keep the names of more than 150 johns private. the men are all accused of paying fitness instructor for sex in her studio p

looking past the decade of war to prepare the force for future challenges including refocusing on the pacific. that will mean a change in equipment, personnel, and manpower levels as the service retools from having spent years fighting in the middle east and central asia. engineering that change in an era of tight resources is the army's 38th chief of staff, general ray odierno who joins us from the association of the annual conference and trade show. sir, welcome back. >> thank you. >> i wanted to start off. sequestration is the top issue in washington. you have frequently said that sequestration is the one thing that keeps you awake at night. why? what about it keeps you awake? >> i remind everyone we've already taken approximately a 10% budget cut already. we have $487 billion over the next 10 years which we have already put into our budget numbers. so worry about sequestration is another 10 to 13% on top of those numbers. but more importantly, it's how sequestration is executed. it's directed. it's very specific, especially in '13. >> on every program and activity. >> on every program it'

our story is you. wo [ female announcer ] california pacific medical center and sutter health. >>> ain home seams, taking a -- sales, taking a look at the big board, the dow is down 5. the nasdaq is up slightly and the s&p is up 1. >>> could be a little cheaper to buy a used car these days. buyers are paying about 4% less than they did last month when they buy from new car dealers. and the price is down 67% when buying from independent used car lots. as the economy improves, more people are buying new cars and trading in the old vehicles and that leads to more available used cars. >>> facebook says a foundation that will offer grants to nonprofits will start awarding funds at the end of the year. they say $500,000 will be distributed to nonprofits serving menlo park and east palo alto. this is part of the deal they struck with the city of menlo. >>> the news will be on early at 4:00 p.m. to bring you game 2 of the world series. our coverage of that starts -- starts at 4:30. today, a new recommendation for every woman. the fight against whooping cough. >> thank you for joining us. we

pacific heights does not have a lot of below market rate housing. number 9 talks about the -- whether the project protects relative afford ability of existing housing. really unique case in front of you, interesting proposal. we think a generous proposal to make the housing on-site not only new, but more affordable and permanently affordable. whether the project increases the number of permanently affordable units that is factor number 10 governed by section now it's 415 the section that's 315. that's what we're doing. we're giving the city two -- we're creating two bmr units that will be governed by the market rate housing -- sorry, will be covered by the mayor's office housing. from two others, you'll hear from dennis, the owner and project sponsor here. all hear from our excellent architect, a number of these issues under 317 deal with architecture, neighborhood character, whether the project promotes construction of well designed housing to enhance existing neighborhood character. we really believe it does. we've got a beautiful new modern desig

game four starts at 1:07 this afternoon pacific file and the as will play tonight after almost avoiding elimination -- time and the as will play after almost avoiding elimination. >>> and coco crisp took away a home run from prince fielder. that was in the 2nd and oakland will go on to win 2-0 in front of a sellout crowd. the two teams play again tonight with the first pitch set at 6:37. >>> it's exciting. i don't have to go far now. >>> a target store is opened in san francisco for the first time. shoppers may be happy. we'll tell you what a few people are saying about this. >>> and mark tamayo will tell you about your weather today. >>> and why firefighters are walking the streets today asking for the public's help. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! i'll show you how! ♪ just shake them into the washer i can't believe this lasts 12 weeks! neither can they. so you're going on tour to prove it. downy unstopables. follow jimmy's unstopables tour for free samples on downy.com. >>> the vallejo city council took a vote and plan to offer more pol

the pacific ocean from japan to hawaii between august and september. they took the voyage to visually check for the presence of debris. they say they identified more than 900 items, some of the debris was found in the stomachs of tuna caught along the way. the researchers say not all the items originated from the tsunami-hit areas but some were clearly from northeastern japan. professor headed the team, he says he hopes to gather more information with the help of other ships. >> translator: i'm worried that wildlife might swallow pieces of debris. >> he says the debris could greatly harm the marine ecosystem if the objects are consumed by fish and sea birds. >>> last year's accident at the nuclear plant revealed serious flaws in the country's ability to respond to nuclear disasters. japan's nuclear regulation authority was created last month to overhaul the nuclear safety rules. it's already facing major challenges. the nra a drew up new guidelines concerning the size of evacuation zones around nuclear plants. the radius was expanded from 10 to 30 kilo

fifth and last the defense department is turning its formidable innovative power to the asian-pacific region. the counterinsurgency that's of course we've gotten very good doing and which we are going to keep, but as we come out of iraq and afghanistan, defense planners, analysts, scientists and institutions across the country are devoting more and more of their time to thinking about the asia-pacific region. we are developing new operational concepts for the forces. we are integrating operations on land in the air force and navy to maintain access in contested regions we are real making sure we are prepared for any opportunity for a challenge that may arise. the pentagon leadership is focused intently on executing the rebalanced. secretaries and leon panetta hosts a video teleconference but this is something new. this is something that secretary gates and then secretary leon panetta have been doing with commanders iraq and afghanistan as a way of keeping involved, keeping in touch, constantly consulting and working on issues and we've decided to do that with admiral law cleared out i

high pressure to the east of us cold front continues to bring rain into the pacific northwest.s going to weaken, as it does, this area of high pressure expands as that happenses we are looking at the flow move from the land to the sea. -- even though we are going to get sea breeze today still on track for more warming today and then the dry winds take over tomorrow. the 80 san jose as well as cupertino, 83 los gatos, 76 san mateo, pacifica 68° downtown 73 north bay 82 petaluma 86 calistoga east bay 70s, 78 oakland, 79 castro valley inland 83 dublin 87 antioch clear along the central coast later today mid 80s in gilroy 90s inland tomorrow low 90s thursday and cooling back as soon as friday. >>> if you -- if your take you towards the macarthur maze, good ride. southern marin roadwork through cortamadera and larkspur. 80 flowing nicely, 580 and 88 free the east bay all looking good into the bay bridge toll. roadwork in san jose sunnyvale area northbound and southbound 280 and 85 ramps from both directions to 85 until 67 a.m. will be shutdown westbound dumbarton bridge roadwork unt

. >>> well, the imf work in the asia pacific region, no trouble, managing trouble spots. led missions to thailand, indonesia and malaysia during the asian currency crisis. i met with him to talk about challenges we fast now and some of those in the future. i want to start talking asian countries, they have really been a bright spot for the global economy. but we are seeing, economies of europe and the u.s. starting to really stagnate. we are seeing a slowdown in china. and india. wondering how much can asia continue to support growth? >> as we see,isha^ kra asia re leader. we expect asia to grow 5.5% this year, rising to 6 poe% this yea above global growth. i would say, you will see demand pick up in asia and keep growing -- growth active and robust. >> speaking of domestic demand, how much will that be able to really shield asian countries, do you think from the global slowdown we are seeing. what do policy makers need to do to ensure that domestic demand continues? >> this is a very important issue. they're dealing with this, two ways to handle this. there is ram oom to

and that's when a union pacific cargo train hit it. the driver got out before the crash. >>> in other headlines, jury deliberations start today in the giselle esteban murder trial. the union city mother is charged with killing nursing student michelle le, who disappeared last may from hayward kaiser. her body was found four months later in a remote area in the east bay. >>> san bruno residents affected by the 2010 pipeline explosion are petitioning to remove the president of the california public utilities commission. so far, they have collected more than 200 signatures. they are upset by the cpuc's decision to suspend public hearings to determine how much pg&e will be fined for that blast that killed 8 and injured dozens. >>> up next, it goes from bad to worse for lance armstrong. the latest fallout from his doping case. >> the polls tighten in advance of the final presidential debate. i'm randall pinkston in boca raton, florida with the preview coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, players including google and microsoft drove down the marke

that's your "pacific event of the day," lynn. >> bill, thanks. >>> now to entertainment news. this just isn't justin bieber's week. he's been hit twice by criminal acts. on tuesday, the pop star had a camera and a computer stolen while he was performing in tacoma, washington. and yesterday, he was the latest celebrity to be targeted by swatting. that's when someone calls 911 and claims a crime is being committed at their home. thankfully, the biebs is doing just fine. phew. >>> "ask men" is releasing its list of most influential men of 2012. and you are not going to believe who tops the list. james bond. not the actor, but a fictional character. this is likely due to the new "007" film coming out next month. >>> and finally, taylor swift is setting the record straight about crashing that kennedy wedding in august. the 22-year-old singer who has been dating 18-year-old connor kennedy tells "rolling stone" it was all just a big misunderstanding and that she would never show up anywhere uninvited or want to upstage anyone. >> do you think there's an official apology to the bride