cs- 916 for peninsula regional construction management services in the amount not to exceed $ 4,000,000, for a total agreement not to exceed amount of $26,000,000 to fund construction management services for bioregional habitat restoration actions required for various water system improvement program projects within the peninsula region, san mateo county, pursuant to charter section 9.118, and adopting findings pursuant to the california environmental quality act. supervisor avalos: welcome. >> thank-you, chairman. supervisors. my name is michael campbell. i am not prepared to speak on item #9, the release of reserve for continuing being cca program. i know the to have a full agenda. my office did provide a report as described and requested by the budget analyst to your office yesterday to discuss that. if you do not wish to have that discussion, maybe i can move on to item 10 or 11. supervisor avalos: please provide a brief summary of this item and we will go on to mr. rose, it will be handled separately. >> very good. what has been requested is the remaining balance of 1,873,500 for t

united states, republic of korea and japan and our commitment to security on the korean peninsula and stability in the region. >> crowley rejected a chinese proposal for an emergency meeting of chiefs of the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program and express nod interest in re-opening the dialogue with north korea. they say the three country also call on china to increase pressure on the north. >>> the federal reserve says the u.s. economy is continuing to improve gradually but its outlook remains uncertain because of a sluggish housing market. on wednesday, the u.s. central bank released it's so-called "beige book" the latest survey of business activity and says the overall economy is on a recovery tract including chicago and new york improving at a faster pace than before. manufacturing is growing and most districts due to the auto industry. consumer spending is picking up especially in new car sales and tourism. that may bode well for the holiday shopping season. employment rose slightly in most districts but businesses are still cautious about hiring or raising wages. meanwhile, the housing mar

. >>> as military tensions on the korean peninsula and other east asian regions continue to increase, japan and the united states aim to boost their capabilities to jointly respond to any emergency. the two nations also hope that their coordinated efforts will act as a deterrent against possible future conflicts. >>> a chinese government official says the country will keep a close eye on an upcoming meeting between japan, the united states, and south korea, where north korean issues will be discussed. foreign ministers of the three countries will meet in washington on monday to discuss north korea's artillery attacks on south korea as well as recently confirmed uranium enrichment facilities. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson jiang yu said in a statement on thursday that the situation on the korean peninsula is sensitive and complicated. the spokesperson said china hopes the three-party meeting will help ease tensions on the korean peninsula as well as promote disxlalogue and non-conflict. she said china will keep a close eye on the outcome of the meeting. the spokesman called for

worries russia since its borders are right there next to borders in north korea and the peninsula is a neighboring region for russia and the the recent rise of tensions in on the peninsula is making the situation even worse and so last month north korea launched an attack on the one of south korea's island shelling it four people were killed at least eighteen others were injured pyongyang said that in fact south korea attacked of northern territory's before that and this was a reply by using force so this just shows how unstable the region still is the fact that south korea is increasing cooperation with the united states constantly holding various military drills in the region in fact even after north korea's attack on that island south korea and the united states held a new set of military exercises south korea's has also recently held the new mall and which is calling for even closer ties with washington and this is definitely an intimidating factor for north korea and such close ties with the united states at this point but at this moment may make the attentions even higher so the two foreign ministe

regional trail. this is on the peninsula watershed. president vietor: questions or comments on this item for mr. ritchie? all of those in favor? opposed? the motion carried. thank you, mr. ritchie. next item. secretary housh: item number 15, a discussion and possible action to approve the plans and specifications and a warm water enterprise water system improvement program funded the san joaquin pipeline system, to the lowest qualified responsible and responsive bidder, mountain cascades, to construct approximately 10.3 miles of new pipeline. >> i and general manager of new infrastructure for a recent project. we have a 11 bidders. we are exceeding our goals. questions or comments? -- president vietor: questions or comments? all of those in favor? opposed? great. thank you. the motion carries. next item, please. secretary housh: items 16, a discussion possible action to approve my vacation number one to water and a price of the contract number wd-2639, for new circuit breakers, longer reaches of plumbing/avandia, additional restroom carpentry, and additional rowling of condit to read data panel

that's where some of the islands are on the peninsula in that region. when we passed the alaska lands bill in late 1980, we opened up 95% of all the coastal areas of alaska for oil drilling. we only preserved 5% which is a special area we are talking about. where we prohibited oil drilling, and i think the 5% is not -- is not too much to save because it's just like god made it and i hope it will be there for my grandchildren to in july. >> host: why do you feel sarah palin and alaska is becoming so much of a public discourses of her personality, and have you ever met her or do you have any views about what she's come to a bidding war not contributing? >> guest: i've never met her life obviously watched her on television many times and it and she's one of the most dynamic and attracted speakers we have ever seen. she knows how to be extremely eloquent. she has a very clear-cut i would say political philosophy that she expresses, and she appeals highly to an enthusiastic group of supporters. i think within the republican party and within the tea party ele

that's going to be producing snow and sleet again for northern regions on wednesday. the korean peninsula stays dry and fair. here it is bitterly cold as the northern china covered by a high pressure system and it is going to be chilly for you. entering a little bit of milder air for central and southern china. then we have this widespread showers for your tuesday. some of the air is going to be quite heavy with the risk of thunderstorms and gusty weather. now the remnants of tropical depression of the south china sea will continue to produce widespread rain for places like vietnam. particularly unsettled for the philippines. that mill la coming in at 33 degrees today. mild in bangkok, 32. it is going to be very nice and warm in tokyo, 16 degrees for your daytime high but in seoul, minus 1. pretty chilly out here. let's look at what's happening in north america. middle part of the continent will stay dry and settled but over towards the west and towards the east, containing lots of wet and stormy weather. now eastern canada is due to pick up some more significant snow especially eastern o

a tree falls into a house on the peninsula-- and roads are flooded in most every region. torrential d >>> a messy day. roads are flooded in most every region. tensionalneighborhoods under water. >> everybody had to unload and we were late for the game. >> what caused a closure of the transbay tube today that made fans late for the raider game. >>> history is made tonight with the uconn women's basketball team. the winning streak that is staggering. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. still some heavy downpours out there. even some reports of thunder and lightening. marin county earlier this evening. we can expect a break in the rain through most of tomorrow but get ready. another gully washer is on the way. earlier today around the bay area the heavy rain caused flooding, power outages downed trees and accidents. don knapp is along the embarkadaro in san francisco where the rain has really been heavy at times. >> reporter: that's right, ann. this on again, off again storm keeps catching us by surprise. it is almost perfectly dry here the next minute wham. the rain came in

the peninsula went out in the region.when we passed the alaska land built in late 1980 we opened up 95 percent of all the coastal areas of alaska for oil drilling. we only preserve 5% which is a special area were talking about. we prohibited the oil drilling. i think the 5% is not too much to say because it's just like god made it. i hope it will be there for my grandchildren to enjoy. >> host: why do you feel sarah palin and alaska is becoming so much a part of our public discourse? is it her personality? have you ever met her or do you have any views about what she is contributing or not contributing? >> guest: never met her, but obviously was toronto is in many times. the she is one of the most dynamic in attractive speakers we have ever seen and knows how to appeal to a crowd. she is extremely eloquent. she has a very clear-cut political philosophy that she expresses. she appeals highly to an enthusiastic group of supporters i think within the republican party and within the two-party element she is point to be a form

region. as we head down here toward the peninsula, and also for the east bay, we're finding that moderate rainfall. some of that rainfall right now continues to be on the south bay from hoy 17 to santa cruz to los gatos. that's what r computer is picking up on, anywhere from a tenth to a quarter of rainfall per hour. this trough of low pressure is huge. it's enormous out there, and the circulation around that basically is goiha to feed into gthis moisture here as we head into this weekend, keeping this period of rain and wind on and off again, all the way through sunday at this point. for tonight specifically, rain increases from he current moment that we're currently seeing and also the wind increases as well. we'll look at gusts, 15 to 30 miles per hour late tonight, and the rain is going to be staying overnight into saturday. how much are we looking at? with this first round saturday into early sunday, one to two irchlz he inches here for the valleys and possibly up to four incsneor f the higher elevations. we'll have more in our seven-day forecast in minutes. >> thanks, jeff. once again, here

peninsula. in northeastern china, not much change here. widespread snow affecting your region. much of the inland areas will stay fine and settled. dry weather extending into indo on china. 31 degrees in bangkok today. 31 in manila. dropping to 7 in shanghai. that will drop to 2 degrees on friday. certainly that cold air starting to really enter central portions of china. minus 2 in seoul. let's talk about north america. the cold air expanding over the west. picking up the moisture from the pacific. widespread wintry precipitation. we can expect blizzard-like conditions and heavy snowfall impacting a wide area as well. up to 60 centimeters of snow expected locally. then the snow is reaching as far south as new mexico and arizona today. that could certainly delay some travel conditions. i do expect dangerous driving conditions as well. for the southeastern corner, temperatures easing here. the warm southerly wins helping to produce thunderstorms down in the south, texas, mississippi, as well as louisiana. we've got 24 degrees in houston today. 24 in miami. a different story out

pressure system in control over china keeping things dry and sunny throughout the region all the way down into the indo-china peninsulae some snow flurries working their way across the northeastern corner as well as north korea. and here in the northwestern corner of japan, too, picking up significant snow accumulation. temperatures going to be remaining below seasonal averages here. places like tokyo 10 degrees. 3 in seoul. 5 degrees in beijing. but we can expect the figures to really warm up over the weekend for southern areas such as shanghai and hong kong. 13 degrees on friday. heading into north america, then, while the east is going to see that storm system continue to affect quebec with more wintry precipitation, the west too is bracing itself for more stormy weather. the four corners, for example, starting to see that snow accumulate across new mexico, arizona, tonight and into your friday with up to 20 centimeters of snow. still seeing the wet and windy weather. then over toward california we've got a new system that's going to be forming, bringing lots of rain and snow. we can expect as much as 200 millimete

peninsula. the south tests its military might. will that move the region closer to war? >>> dangerous deluge in usually dry california. a storm stretching 3,000 miles bringing rain that just won't stop. >>> and making history, the team on a winning streak that has ld. >>> good morning. tensions between north and south korea are at a new high following a south korean military drill. the north threatened to retaliate, so far that has not happened. >> the live-fire exercise took place on the very same island th just last month.the north just last month. joohee cho is joining us in seoul with the very latest. . >> reporter: good morning. rob and vinita. tensions are high on the border, but politicians and citizens are divided over whether these routine exercises are necessary at this point in time. south korean military having conducted these drills every month for the past 37 years. it says the live-fire drills are defensive in nature. at the center of this dispute is this maritime border. south korea recognizes a northern boundary and thousands of south koreans reside in t

south korea but russia as well because its borders are right there in the region and the recent rise of tensions on the peninsula is only making the situation worse in the north korea attacked one of south korea's islands. and four people were killed at least eighteen people were injured pyongyang said that this was a response to. attack according to north korea in the time from south korea so the tensions are still high on the peninsula the two ministers definitely have a lot to talk about and the meeting of course comes at a very crucial time here is you just told us a lot of people are hoping for a calming of tension a lot of interest involved here. absolutely this these tensions have been continuing for decades and now with this latest rise which is that biggest in over a decade everybody is hoping for. the tensions and the violence to stop but. there's a huge amount of factors decisive factors in this whole situation here and i'm not even talking about the ideological factors or barriers between north and south korea pyongyang is really intimidated by the south koreans alliance strong alliance with the unit

region again today. in the south, areas like the mediterranean, and the iberian peninsula too we are talking about rains.eavy rainfall amounts are going to be possible as well. the iberian peninsula, it's been a wet past couple of days for you here. now, for the rest of continental europe it's going to be a lot more colder precipitation that we'll be talking about. cold rain, sleet, as well as snow or a mixture of all of that included. snow really has been spreading from western sections of europe over the past few days and in fact paris got a nice dusting of snow on wednesday. here's a look at those scenes here. very pretty sight indeed. quite a bit of snow falling across the city on wednesday. and it did cause quite a bit of travel chaos. road conditions were definitely not good. pretty dangerous driving weather overall. also buses were affected as well as airports. the two major airports in the city reporting flight delays and cancellations. also, the eiffel tower had to shut down due to the poor visibility in all that snow. so it's a pretty sight, but definitely causing some problems. on thursday tha

according to reports out of china, they discuss bilateral and regional issues, including the current ones on the peninsula. they're believed to be seeking one-on-one talks with the u.s. before returning to the six- nation nuclear disarmament negotiations hosted by china. the white house said before any discussions can happen, north korea must end the proofications, improve ties with south korea and take steps to abandon the nuclear program. steve centani, fox news, washington. >>> is there cause of a concern? word of an al qaeda threat. don't miss the latest on the still-developing story when fox 5 news at 5 continues. you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about your fiber too. i have for a while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. >> if you're travelling over the holidays, b

peninsula. it wants to maintain its influence in the region. i think we can conclude that for korea the decision has been that a divided peninsula and a north korea which it is at least able to influence to some degree is better than a non-kim regime in north korea. one thing i point out historically is that we are seeing overturn in a way to a very, very century's long traditional set of geopolitical set of influence on the korean peninsula. they have been a pivotal point between china and japan and more broadly between china, russia and japan. this was truly literally a millennium and half ago. it was true through the 1800's. the russo-japanese war in 1904. japan colonized the peninsula from 1910 through the independent of world war ii. the idea of korea, if i can put it this way, coming back into play i think would immediately bring back all of these great power concerns on the part of china, japan, russia and now the united states. and that's one of the reasons that beijing today is attempting to maintain its influence and you see tokyo reac

is a neighboring region for russia and the the recent rise of tensions in on the peninsula is making the situation even worse and so last month north korea launched an attack on one of south korea's islands showing its four people were killed at least eighteen others were injured pyongyang said that in fact south korea attacked northern territories before that and this was a report by using force so this just shows how unstable the region still is. as we've been saying this meeting of course is coming at a very crucial time are a lot of people hoping for a calming of tension to come out of today's meeting. everybody is hoping for the tensions to come down but in fact this conflict has been all. going on for decades the latest rise of tensions is the biggest in over a decade and. the fact that south korea is increasing cooperation with the united states constantly holding various military drills in the region in fact even after north korea's attack on that island south korea and the united states hold a new set of military exercises south korea's has also recently held the new morelan

peninsula. so to turn seoul of military exercises warning they might cause unpredictable developments in the region. there may be going to vision of tension and a serious conflict for that matter so in the big chamber when they have this private meeting which was asked for by the russian federation. we reiterated the cool. part is no one said the terms. well coming up later in the program a u.s. policy review what if washington failed to mention its report on its strategy in afghanistan. plus purpose of building gambling's russia far from being realized two years on from the casino and thriving illegal trade find out more than join up. with the u.s. already fighting in two wars again and has been revealed as another possible front opening up but they could be secret links between the countries but is feeding into the american media which is now stoking fears of the arab nations a hotbed of terrorism ati's ghani chicken reports. america's secret aims in yemen are secret no more as confirmed by recent we can leaks this patch of classified diplomatic cables u.s. special operations forces are carrying

peninsula and north korea and called for the drills to stop. but despite such concerns of other voices of restraint in the region, south korea went ahead with eli fire drills on schedule. on the island, villagers and journalists were moved to bunkers and the exercise went on for about 60 minutes, and then they asked why north korea has to carry out these at such a sensitive time. some believe it was that they wanted to prove a point. the government here is try not to be prescriptive about when and where military drills can take place. >> the ongoing live fire exercise on yeonpyeong island is a standard and legitimate defense exercise. the exercise is a matter of national sovereignty. >> earlier, the north had warned that if the exercises went ahead, it would attack the south more strongly and on a larger scale than before. rocket launch vehicles had been reported near the border. through the state media, they say it was a provocation. although they said it was not worth reacting to. it is not taking any chances. bbc news, seoul, korea. >> iranian state tv is reporting an unprecedented number of people -- an unspecified number of people killed.