. >> i'm not sure if i'm understanding it correctly but peter straws, former manager, service planning if this goes ahead with the ballot, i want to commend the board for going ahead with this. i think it really does a number of things correctly and i want to just address two of these. first, with respect to funding. transit funding is the most important issue that is facing and that is true a lot of city services but true of muni over the next number of years. i support the version of this that is in the second draft. sets the trigger mechanism for funding. everyone i have spoken with including some who were originally opposed funding in this supports the use of the trigger mechanism as correcting the flaws of the initial version and provireding funding that does not come out of the general fund and in fact, i think would support revenue measures such as the transfer tax going forward because what related polling has taken plays has always found that support for muni reliability has polled very well with the voters so i think this is a positive vote in terms of muni and in terms of se

that whisky were wrapped in paper and straw for protection however the heritage of drab won't be tasted as it's being preserved for posterity. now later this hour peter lavelle and his guests in cross talk discuss war crimes that prosecutions and whether they serve justice or simply seek retribution but first let's check out that it is business deals with katrina and just a minute. we've got to. get a voice ceased to face with the news maker. hello and welcome to our business program good to have you with me while grain stocks are likely to be kept up through u.s. supplies after a drop expected due to russia's export ban the u.s. department of agriculture says an increase in deliveries from china the european union and australia are also likely the agency estimates that grain export from russia this year will amount to three million tons in line with the forecast from russia's ministry of agriculture the decision to halt shipments abroad was made after a drought hit the agricultural sector this season grain production is to decline by fifteen million tonnes globally half of which results from russia's reduction harvests in ukraine and cotherstone are