of researchers are now using drones to find so-called past hot spots in crops me try to to improve pestent like sustainable. >>pest management for the drone sensor that's and you can use to scout for past from from the air these past can drain the plant's ability to produce a full crop or destroy the plane entirely the drones are also being used to drop other insects that will get rid of the pests on the crops releasing predators are spraying pesticides from a drone. >>could potentially cover larger areas than ground base. >>tractors this practice can be efficient and effective in more ways than one dose of a lot of time compared to using human to distribute those his there's that. and also save time save money because you have to build housing her person to do that there's nothing like a high up above perspective to look at a field which collins and his wife on the collins farm in davis. >>he says the use of these drones could do wonders for farmers as technology advances in costs come down then we can really apply those to agriculture in a very extensive system because it helped us co

this also controls pest management, prevents introduction of pests from outside sources. and we don't have to do that because we have the ability to do that inside on the top of this area here. it's actually just this area here, this spot right here, this part here is part of the mezzanine that's already there. so with pest management being addressed, security being addressed, we also have quality control. we keep control of our products. and also we continue to keep our local hires. we have a total of eight employees. and we all work together and four are from the neighborhood. so if we continue doing this then some of them would not have the position there as well. so that's where we are at with that. i hope that's sufficient. if you have any questions, i would be happy to answer them for you. >> all right. thank you very much. >> thank you >> do we have any public comment on this item? if you would like to comment, please come up and do so now. okay. so public comment is now closed. commissioner koppel. >> seeing no questions, i'm going to make a motion to approve. >>

fabio wants to save as much what is he can before it's ruined by bark beetles and other pests. i love this kind of work and i love these trees. this is my passion with. me. the wood is processed at fabio small factory down in the valley this is where mountain spruce is converted into tone wood and residents would. fabio's customers include a number of major companies that produce musical instruments. this finally cut tone wood will be used to make violins it's been sorted by age and quality. more than 300 years ago antonio stradivari crafted his violins from wood similar to this. but right now fabio is trying to recover as much wood as he normally does in 4 years and it's going to cost a lot of money to store it. so he's asked customers and private clients to pay $300.00 euros in advance per tree trunk to cover storage costs. that's why he's choosing only the best work right now. yes good job i've got to examine every trunk carefully to determine which piece of wood would be best for each instrument and how many pieces i can get out of a truck i'm legit out of me the only one o

claim they don't harm anyone but the rats they're a pest but the cats aren't. lisbon's ombudsman for animal rights. she's one of the initiators of the rat control program. the cats when. people win and of course the rats we know as well because this is and that's a way to control rats in the city well redskin of course be afraid of cats and they just disappear from the places where they are seen. success one cat is trapped. it panics that has no idea that this will work out well. before colony is no longer welcome where they belong. because. the neighborhood is not ok and they're facing dangers like poisoning or abuse or if the entire building where they lived is coming down for new construction they have to move. this school in central lisbon is the new home of a cat colony. is at home here now. the tomcat has a kind of educational mission for the new arrivals. i think it's important for them. to gain respect for animals and so it's always good for both so we talk so much about citizenship and this is also creating this awareness. for animals. and of who are t

fear taking spiders out of the wild could spell disaster since they protect crops by eating harmful pests but there's plenty researchers don't know about local populations and in the past hobbyists like these have provided crucial information about different species we can see this one is making over of. my god it's not just taking. the hunters know they need something left to catch in the future that's why they've brought back spider execs to release into the wild. a 3rd. we can. find a more aficionados like him but want more research done into spiders and their habitats here as the 1st step towards saving them it's the only way their children will enjoy the same thrill of catching spiders with their friends. trying to next out of joe a man who was a viral hit each time he posts a video online so how does he do it. he draws inspiration from married life but is belinda. when thomas docks also known as office tros through the streets of shanghai he rarely goes unnoticed. here are the. most is a celebrity on the chinese internet 7000000 people follow him on social media we post clips about

and one of the commissioners and i, we were talking about the sustainable pest management. the treasure island, as a matter of fact, is the only development that is only the sustainability plan. the late mayor lee actually reached out to all the region of the bay area to remind ourselves, why are we not extending educational opportunities to alameda, to all the other regions, to santa clara, to silicon valley. let all these kids come out, this wonderful vedevelopment oa lifetime for them to see what we are doing here. with regards to the native plant, we need to challenge all of them, because yeah, we will be building a north street. in san francisco, i remember peter, in your last presentation to the commission for treasure island, as you look around the bay area, we have all these native plants. yeah, we could be a repository now. we have all the experts, and with all the enthusiasm of peter summerville and peter, the other peter, i see you guys are working -- i mean, all this stuff that we are getting from you all the time is less we convene. less we convene, we interact

pest control they feed on insects and food waste now a national organization is encouraging more farmers to take up breeding we went to meet some farmers who are doing just that to find out why and how. there's no guarantee that soon a kiwi do based fields will produce enough for her to eat. here in north western zimbabwe farmers are already feeling the effects of climate change is what things aren't like they were in previous years so the weather is different now. for one thing we used to get rain from october to december but now we get little to none in the past there was enough rain for our crops and cattle but that's all changed this is. to make sure she'll have enough to eat in future in the queue we do bay has brought some hands. she feeds them kitchen waste. but because they can run about freely they can also forage for food. about an hour's drive south close to the city of. french hens are being bred commercially their meat has become trendy in restaurants in zimbabwe's towns and cities. it's said to be tastier than the meat and battery reared hands c. used to be a vegetable farm

narrator: ravens have become a pest worldwide largely because they've learned to get what they need from people. man: batter up. that's one away. narrator: this softball game might seem like an unusual place to find raravensbubut these bibs aren't just casual sports fans.. they've figured out an important equation: a ball game means people and people mean food. once the game is over, they'll move in to pick over whatever has been left behind. lovich: ravens are like coyotes and raccoons and some other species known as subsidized predators to biologiststs. these are animals that do very y welln the presence of humans and human development. narrator: intelligent and highly adaptable, they've learned to find whatever they need in parks, playgrounds, and other areas frequented by humans. the scraps and trash thatat peoe leave behind can be a bounty for hungry birds. but, historically, their numbers were kept toto a mminimum in most desert areas. the open desert cannot support a large population of ravevens, and survival can be a constant challengnge. food anand water ae scarce, and finding t

latest in a series of the lawsuits alleging similar issues with mold, lead paint, and infestations of pestscontractors are responsible for more than 200,000 homes on military bases nationwide. in 2016 the defense department's own inspector general cited pervasive health and safety hazards. >> they treat military tenants like they're captives. >> reporter: senators on the armed services committee grilled senior military leadership. >> when is enough enough? secretary mccarthy? >> we might be there right now, sir. >> reporter: in a recent survey, more than half of the respondents reported a negative or very negative opinion of their living conditions. >> we cannot have another generation of military families going through what we've gone through or you're not going to have a mission-ready military. you're not going to have people who want to join the military. >> reporter: jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," our series "medical price roulette" has a followup on a story about the unexpected high cost of mammograms some women face. >>> plus, in our "school m

leaflets all show you the correct brace position to adopt and that has been designed to give you the pestto give you the best possible chance of reducing injuries from the impact sequence. so, you should be strapped in, it's one of the reasons why the cabin crew make sure that all the overhead luggage panniers are stowed, that they're not overloaded. so, yes passengers can help themselves and it does start with listening to the crew briefs and you only have to sit on an aeroplane these days to see just how many people don't bother with information which could save their lives. the northern powerhouse partnership — which speaks for business and civic leaders across the north of england — has welcomed reports that the treasury is to change its spending rules to promote growth in the north and the midlands. it's suggested that the rules for investing in transport and other infrastructure projects will be relaxed. i spoke to tony travers, who is a local government expert and visiting professor at the london school of economics. treasury rules have, for years, attempted to ensure that when pro

latest in a series of lawsuits alleging similar issues with mold, lead paint, and infestations of pests rats. private contractors are responsible for more than 200,000 homes on military bases nationwide. in 2016, the defense department's own inspector general cited pervasive health and safety hazards. >> they treat military tenants like they're captives. >> reporter: today, senators on the armed services committee grilled senior military leadership. >> when is enough enough? secretary mccarthy? >> we might be there right now, sir. >> reporter: in a recent survey, more than half of the respondents reported a negative or very negative opinion of their living conditions. >> we cannot have another generation of military families going through what we've gone through or you're not going to have a mission-ready military. you're not going to have people who want to join a military. >> o'donnell: and jan joins us. cbs has been reporting about these issues for years. has anything been done? >> reporter: well, yes, the service chiefs we saw today, they're outraged, too, and they testified they fi

pests can drain the plant's ability to produce a full crop or destroy the plane entirely the dronesher insects that will get rid of the pests on the crops releasing predators are spraying pesticides from a drone. >>could potentially cover larger areas than ground base. >>tractors this practice can be efficient and effective in more ways than one dose of a lot of time compared to using human to distribute those there's that. and also save time save money because you have. >>to build a house of person to do that there's nothing like a high up above perspective to look at a field which collins and his wife on the collins farm in davis. >>he says the use of these drones could do wonders for farmers as technology advances in costs come down then we can really apply those to agriculture in a very extensive system because it helped us cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time and garner lots of good information. >>all right, let's go ahead and take you outside for a live look conditions at the san mateo bridge where the skies are clearing and the traffic's moving not to >>good mornin

. >> he says the pest part is it doesn't require a lot of new pioneering technology. >>> the sharks andnter. >>> new body cam video released at a police shooting in san francisco. >>> the sharks actually out- shot phoenix tonight. and they're looking better since the new coach took over. what i see is a really inconsistent bunch of guys who don't play with any intensity. kind of intermittent high-level action. but fans to me are far more entertaining than the actual team was. it's 1-0 phoenix in the first. nice pass here. now the sharks trailing 2-1. it's brett burns who has been awol most of the season. 2-2. in the third period, passes to ekman larsson. two penalties make it a six on three vehicle for the sharks. six on three. and they get nothing. that is honestly the way the season is playing out. intermediate intensity from the sharks. >>> no room for sentimentality when it comes to baseball these days. but it is tough to see this today. madison bumgarner initially introduced as an arizona dynamoed back. the decade of play for him. it's all about the business. madison bumgarner hims

social media including front runners joe biden and bernie sanders but that's not going to stop the pest striving to be called the perfect candidate emerge get steve has the story . in this imperfect world of ours the hooli grail is finding something perfect it is of course impossible but goodness do they really try every 4 years in america elections the eternal search for the perfect candidate a smallish chink in there who we are than that our armor is enough to sink him or her and i really mean the smallest chink for example pete booted judge currently ranked 4th in the democrat candidate polls he's a darling a mayor a family guy openly gay and he even has a disabled dog i mean what an angel but then i see he went too far he helped the homeless participated in salvation army charity events and that's a christian organization which is sometimes accused of homophobia you know hard core christians and all apparently race issues aren't the only thing. is slow to grasp what is his excuse for not realizing the salvation army is homophobic hard to imagine a more succinct visual metaphor for i

but a pest strewn with wreckage and corpses.sing by hungarians seeking minimal freedoms had been met by the argument of tanks and guns. may, 1960. mr. khrushchev is to bring -- to anotheronference yet summit meeting is disintegrated because of soviet stonewalling. unwilling to continue discussions with the west, mr. kirsch of is nonetheless keen to have an audience. khrushchev. the press likes mr. krisha. khrushchev and he likes them. theafter the applause comes row. what was the use of cooperating over the conference table went american planes were spying over the soviet union? wreckage of the u-2, its special gear at its pilot. .xplain that, says kruschev [speaking foreign language] the u-2 has given mr. khrushchev the excuse to and the summit meeting that is embarrassing him, and to take his leave. ,he next scene, new york september, 19 succeed two. the united nations general assembly. -- 19 succeed two. these were the days when the normally staid average d'este gathering was to be enlivened by comrade kruschev. because neith

many nonstandard motorcycles but on the streets of the city many are not convinced by getting these pests the government should be kind to us and improve the quality of our fuel then we can breathe more easily he don't feel like you're breathing in oxygen at all no add on your looks if it's not fuel then what is it maybe there are natural factis such as inversion but the major reason is the lead in our kathleen. pollution is the daily story of children in tehran every night they are waiting to hear that schools are closed tomorrow this pollution is very serious look at people who are wearing a mask and compre they will talk pollution is also taking its toll on the health service with more people being treated in hospital for breathing problems strasse that suffer for the life more than 60 percent of cars on the streets are older ones 20 years or more they should be replaced with new models these old cars are even worse than the new low quality types produced by domestic auto makers if we can replace these worn out old cars with hybrid or electronic cars we can get rid of this pollution if

they have a little problem actually with cross agriculture and those little pests that are prevent somethingt do we get out of phase one. >> we don't get anything because the chinese have to buy our pork anyway. african swine fever killed more than half of china's pigs. in november the price inflation for pork, prices went up 110.2% in one year. inflation for food generally is up 19.1% last month. that means china has to buy u.s.ag. so we don't need to give anything up to that. lou: there is another up reply case in that. china's economy is facing new challenges and growth is hard to imagine it emerging from inflation rates of that order. >> when you look at the underlying indicators for october. it shows the chinese economy going down. it could be negative 2%, it could be 1% growth. it's less than ours. lou: let's go to the deal itself. tariffs on, tariffs off on december 15. >> my guess just from reading newspapers is essentially -- lou: you mean watching "lou dobbs tonight." you used that yo euphemism. >> my guess is we'll see a deferral of those around rivers on chinese goods. if the pre

. >>> investors cheering as 2019 comes to a close the s&p turning in the pest performance in 2019. >>los ghosn escapes japan. >>> the top netflix shows of 2019 a list of the most watched titles some might surprise you. it is the last day of the year you are watching "worldwide exchange" on cnbc. >>> welcome back happy new year's eve here is how your money and investments are looking right now as we are half way through the 5:00 hour. stock futures are pointing to a slightly higher rebounding from yesterday's pull back. on track for the best annual performance in six years on track for gains of about 28% if it can jump above that 30% gain mark it would be at the best performance in a decade. looking at the yield sitting at 1.92%. looking at the asian markets as well the shanghai composite finishing up and the hang seng lower by about half a percent taking a look at european markets, also on track for a very good year germany and italy are closed today. the ftse 100 up about 0.2% we'll go to rahel solomon for more >> turning to economic data out of china the pmi coming above expectation

buddha pest, lisbon have rounded those out. interesting to hear about these novel destinations >> there is a number of trends going on in the world of travel, as you can imagine europe is a fantastic place to come for christmas it is beautiful. we are seeing a lot of airlines investing in capacity. helsinki is the top of the list? why is that? chinese and japanese have got attracted from finland we've seen the route there driving that if we look to the next city which is budapest. really interesting there has been additional capacity from two markets. one new york and the other tel aviv you wonder if there is something ethnic and heritage going on i couldn't say all kinds of airlines have been adding capacity. >> you mention flights coming from the u.s does the strength of the dollar have anything? >> absolutely. >> all of these americans with a lot of spending power coming more to europe >> no question about it. the answer is yes. if you were to look at the dollar index it started at $100 it is now at $102. the dollar is stron

where your money will work pest in the year ahead. stocks are on the move it's noon.ime report. >> tech on a tear. that sector is on pace for the best year in a decade.

i'm not talking about emotional support animals, in fact, passengers are actually the big pest threatthe flight crew. passengers. and a few months ago former flight crew manager for virgin airlines alley murphy shared with me some of her secrets from the sky. all right alley what is -- some of the most inappropriate things that passengers have subjected you to on a flight? >> wow. inappropriate thing. i think the usual sort offing on behind to get any attention that's kind of inappropriate and i wouldn't tap anybody on the behind for any other reason. but apparently on a plane you can do that buts thing like that passengers speak sneak into the bathroom getting into mile high club, and yeah, actually i remember -- >> let me ask you, though, if you catch someone trying to join the mile high club do you stop them or how do you deal with that? >> depends if i like them. [laughter] i mean, if they've been nice people and you know, it is kind of just like discreet you can have fun. but -- [laughter] okay. >> you work for virgin airlines that's true, okay -- >> true i guess there's differen

i'm sorry, you people are pests. no money's worth this. >> people would ask me what he was like. just think of the best john canning you could imagine. he was actually like that and mor more. >> he touched everybody -- i don't know how much you could see into his soul because he was so vulnerable you could see him in planes, trains and automobiles and know what a beautiful actor he was. >> next time lest go first class. >> god i hope there isn't a next time. >> happy holidays. >> same to you. >> there was a scene at the end and john had a speech about his life. and i wept. i mean i saw this scene like six times. that's as close as i am to you, and i was so moved every time. he was so genuine. >> he was bigger than life, grander than life and so adorable, so funny. >> i suppose it might mean something for you to think that someday someone jez john canneding, everyone smiles. >> that would be nice. then you've done your job. can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart be

well the house speaker today displaying that very weakness having to resort to her parties old pest playbookf all, why and, you know, lie some more. pelosi releasing deceptive videotape editing clip of adam schiff witnesses to fit the narrative that president trump abused his power. the videotape, however, ignoring the the fact that all of those witnesses i failed to offer any such trect evidence. of left plays their partisan games president trump is celebrating another banner years in the oval office boosted in large part by his booming economy. the doug and s&p 500 both reaching new record highs today and new reports shows wages for the typical worker in america risingng at fastest rate in more than a decade consumer confidence is high. and unemployment stands at its lowest levelel in half a centur. 3.5%. the president also enjoying strong support of his republican party who now see impeachment as way to retake the house if from the radical left during next year's election for the latest on all of this let's turn now to or correspondent rich edison in west palm beach, florida. speaker pelo

and keep the men around me alive be but that's not how we should be operating and that's not in the pesthe united states when we're stuck in a quagmire like afghanistan. >> obviously the war started under former president bush but it continued through all eight years of the obama administration? we've seen about 2400 u.s. service members killed in afghanistan, 20,000 injured. this is just americans. it's so hard to read this report and not think that not just the last person but many of those deaths were in vain. what's your reaction to that and how do you view the obama administration? >> they just did not take the moral courage they needed to actually get us out of afghanistan. i think they got a lot of pressure from war hawks or just pentagon officials that did not want to be known as the general that lost afghanistan . so instead they just panted this the next president and that's where we are right now. you don't win or lose afghanistan. all we're doing is losing men and women unnecessarily for a country that itself has not been dpor governed in hundreds of years. president obama di

. >> and then in terms of the pest management, which is something which is being talked about a lot recently, that there's reliance on chemical fertilizers and other insectiside. where does that building in the manual? how will that be detailed so that future gardeners and future park sewers will follow those guidelines? where will that be? >> it's coming in two places. one in the environmental policies and procedures where it will make reference to the over all intent but then in turn, reference the san francisco department of environment i.p.m. program. which is pretty comprehensive. and then it will also come into play within the landscape maintenance section more specifically aware the detailed requirements for i.p.m. are included in the system wide chapter and the over all goals of having a sustainable equal logically principled approach are captured and there we're referencing the bay friendly landscape guidelines which compliment the city's policy over all. >> also soil. is that part of the landscape? are you detailing what type of competition the soil set will be brought onto the isl

we are hurt and we are pest. we are upset that this has happened to us.o fan base that has been that loyal to a team and the league should be left in the cold. now he will miss out on the blackhole tradition to his daughter. >> if it wasn't for the black hole everything i would not have the memories i have. >> there willing to bet the intensity of the blackhole will not be replicated in vegas. >> the blackhole represents. it is not just a representation of the team it's a family representation. >> the first year we were here we sat in the black call. >> what was that like? >> a riot. >> sunday's game will most likely be their last game here at the coliseum. rivera hopes to carry on the tradition of the blackhole he just doesn't know how to do it in vegas yet. at the coliseum kpix five. >>> tomorrow's game against the jagged scene here on "kpix 5" beginning at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. you have to feel for the raiders fan base because the team has left them twice. >> there is all this scuttlebutt and it's a rough time to be a sports fan in oakland. the warr