mp popov: yeah. of course.esperson said moscow was in contact with what he referred to as representative of those forces who control the situation in. a dialogue of russia's military presence there. if russia loses its status, it will lose its foothold in the eastern mediterranean. president putin has invested heavily in syria. what might the russian elite to be thinking about the fall of assad? andrei: i think we understand this is an putin's favor. they can be vocal. this is an example how the autocratic regime could fall. steve: as president, bashar al-assad was a regular visitor to moscow. his exact whereabouts now remain a mystery. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. christian: well, it may be a mystery, but it seems like he will be well catered for. "the financial times" reports that he airlifted to hundred $50 million in cash to russia between 2015 and 2819. in a time when syria under sanctions was heavily indebted to russia. that lends to the syria-russia ties, especially since a thought and his family h

sonia popov works for peloton de gendarmerie, de montaigne.ho you call when things are really bad. this was eric's life dream as a young man to be a park ranger in the alps or in the mountains. this is what he wanted to do as a young man. >> i wanted to be you. >> let's face it, your career as a chef is coming to coming to an end. you just turned 52. is it too late for him to start or. no, that's not a good sign. >> i don't know how to say it. >> it's a sorry, pops. >> i have been a better chef than you got to do it, that's for sure. >> yeah, and i don't want to do it. >> yes. >> i'm not doing it. so what's the most common injury? >> so a lot of knee and shoulders, dislocated shoulders, head injuries. >> you've got concussion. >> yes. >> i mean i notice you know there's a bar here. i mean how stupid do people get on the mountain. >> you would be very surprised. we see people not trained, not well equipped, following like ski tracks that get them to crevasses, glaciers, crags. >> right. so if he drinks two bottles of jenin b and he goes off pis

steve moran in particular, who heads that and marko popovic, uh, we are privileged here at the da's office to work every day with the phenomenal public servants at the nypd. it has been a distinct pleasure to work. besides commissioner tish and exemplary partner and chief of detectives joseph kenney. almost every day we're in touch, and his leadership is second to none. and then deputy commissioner rebecca weiner, who, as i tell her, there are a lot of challenging things happening in the world. and i sleep better at night knowing that she is the deputy commissioner in charge of terrorism. uh, the detectives on this out doing the courageous frontline work. um, detective oscar diaz, detective curcio, uh, exemplary, exemplary. the finest. it wasn't just those of us here in new york. i want to acknowledge the great work of our partners in altoona. the altoona police department, the blair county district attorney's office, the governors of new york and pennsylvania, the fbi, and, of course, the brave members of the public who answered the call when our great commissioner put out the call for th

to be sort of larger footprints, but still, you know, same fried chicken, same deviled eggs, same popovers same everything. and it's going to be so much fun. >> you have been a mainstay and a real champion of the san francisco dining scene. as you look ahead to 2025, we've been through some rough years in this city and many major cities across the country. what do you see for 2025? >> 2025 is going to be the year that i think the hospitality industry bounces back in a very, very significant way in san francisco, and i'm really excited about it. our convention business is going to be back in a big way, and we've never had more michelin stars in the san francisco bay area. we have more michelin stars than anywhere else in america, and our this generation of chefs have never been more compelling, more interesting. and i think this is going to be the year that san francisco restaurants, and it just feels like one neighborhood after the other are kind of bouncing back in a very significant way. so we're excited about it. >> i wanted to ask you about the oysters here. tell us where the oysters a