at singapore has established itself as a business -- regional business hub, a regional services hub, a regional research hub and a regional data hub, data has become increasingly important for all businesses and the way businesses function. particularly the way businesses function across the pacific. and what that has to do with transpacific value chains. as data has this importance, it is important to know what singapore's approach is to data what their approaches to smart cities and smart nations. could you talk about the pathways that you

as singapore has established itself as a regional business ab, a regional services hub, regional researchandy regional data hub, -- research hub,nd a regional data singapore has become increasingly important for how businesses function across the pacific and how that has to do with transpacific value chains. as data has this importance, it is important to know what singapore's approach is to data, what their approach is to smart cities and smart nation. could you talk about the pathways that you see where the u.s. and singapore can collaborate in this area? >> we have just signed an mo u to collaborate on cities. it is a catchall word. a lot of cities want to be smart cities and a lot are smart in different ways. some of them have a central nervous system and you can actually see a control center or you track what is happening in the city and you respond in real time to a traffic jam or an incident or crisis. have gothem intelligence through public -- public services, public transport systems that are responsive to the flow of the commuters and is able to move people more efficiently. som

transit report viewing 2030 what we all had to do to help the residents our regional would it be fair to say and businesses all succeed using the great notion of increasing and improving our entire public trappings system one of they're very specific recognitions that i had the privilege of focusing on with supervisor wiener's leadership has been our night life late night and early public morning transportation system you you know we have a great economy in good a great part the 15 thousand people that need to use public transit that are part after a $50 million revenue stream for you will have our night life proclamations hotels, the bars, the hospitals and all the workforces there and everything this is open 24/7 we understand and know that the workforce is not just limited to people to live in san francisco in fact, because of the increasing expensiveness there is for housing and by the way, this is going to be a site of a 100 percent affordable housing in the near future where we move own over to the transbay center we're trying to build as much affordable housing in the city we n

what i think is most amusing is within our region you could put our region inside yellowstone national park about 500 times, but at the same time one of the things that makes it significant and important region is right there. we are in the nation's capital. this is a basic floor plan of our building. one of the things that you can see is you have office spaces around the exterior wall. this is the main storage space, and what these offices around this wall basically provide a buffer, an environmental buffer, to help stabilize the environment inside the main storage area. when the building was built out, there is a gsa-leased building. this exterior wall and this exterior wall were built in, and there's a vapor barrier inside that wall to protect the collections inside. one of the most important parts about this facility is its security. the location is not necessarily well known because we're not open to the public. we've entered now into the main storage -- storage area for the facility. you'll see that we have a number of different storage techniques as we walk through the facility.

has many investors and friends in the region.tay e maintain its indispensable role in the asia-pacific. in particular, we hope, and i'm sure the president shares this hope, that congress will ratify the tpp soon. not only will the tpp benefit american workers and businesses, it will send a clear and vital signal that america will continue to lead in the asia-pacific and continue to enhance partner sees -- partnerships that link our countries together. ties have remained steadfast through nine u.s. presidencies, five republican and four democratic. we will maintain these bipartisan links with whatever party wins in november. we will continue to build and deepen our economic and security relationships. we are partners in tackling the scourge of isis and other forms of violent extremism. our armed forces take part in exercises together and interact regularly. on this visit, president obama and i will discuss expanding already extensive cooperations to new areas, including private security and smart cities. governmentach beyond offic

it's still including much of the konto region. the next target is going to be the tohoku region in the next several hours. the tohoku region will see strong winds and heavy rainfall. into tuesday mindulle will hit hokkaido, not good news. wide areas of japan will be affected by this storm. hokkaido may see an additional 200 millimeters of rainfall with very strong gusts. also, waves will be up to 7 meters. stay away from the coast. definitely not good news because over the past two weeks, hokkaido was buffeted by a couple of storms. yesterday tropical storm kompasu made landfall in the eastern portions of the island. one person was killed because of floods and heavy rainfall has already caused significant flooding in many areas. two systems hitting hokkaido in one season is -- actually, we've never heard before. now, in fact, over the past 20 days, much of hokkaido had significant amounts of heavy rainfall. for example, nemura had over 300 millimeters typical average rainfall for august is 120 millimeters. ababout three times more

as singapore has established itself as a business, regional business hub, a regional services hub, a regional research hub, and a regional data hub, data has become increasingly important for all businesses and the way businesses function, particularly the way businesses function across the pacific and what that has to do with trans-pacific value chains. as data has this importance, it is important to know what singapore's approach is to data, what singapore's approach is to smart cities and to smart nation. mr. prime minister, could you talk about the fact ways that you see where the u.s. and singapore can collaborate in this area? >> well, we have, we have signed an mou with your people to collaborate on smart cities. it is a catch-all term which is a buzzword. a lot of cities want to be smart cities and i think a lot of cities are smart in different ways. some of them have got a central nervous systems you can actually see a control center where you track what's happening in the city and you respond in real time to a traffic jam or an incident or a crisis. some of them have got in

amanda-regional initiative for the gen. service administration pursue the claim region and of your master of ceremonies today. i do the short straw and jake to the longshot. congratulations, jay. welcome to the united nations gaza. on to gsa regional headquarters and the physical home of super public. today, we celebrate the official launch of super public. the nation's first collaborative workspace to host city state and federal policymakers under one roof. the innovation lab is running in collaboration with san francisco mayor's office of civic innovation by the city intimate foundation and the gen. services administration will solve common problems that affect all levels of government. uc berkeley's center for design research at stanford university and mit media lab have also partnered with super public. super public will provide space. program convened summit, roundtables, and training programs to build capacity so that all partners in the lab can maximize time and impact. by working in an open innovation environment, s

the greatestis source of the region's problems. i am willing to acknowledge that we contribute it to some of the region's problems, but i think we also played an important role as a result of american diplomacy in keeping a lid on a lot of the problems. i am very sympathetic to what the caller said, which is what dialect for an approach that does not involve the massive commitment to american manpower because there is no into the conflicts in this part of the world now. as results, i avoid trying to achieve solutions which are unfeasible. i agree with a lot of what the caller said, but check in the right balance and intervening in areas where interests are affected, and the, whether we can solve the problems or not, we have interest in that part of the world. related to what the caller said but other factors that are related to proliferation, the exploit of violent extremism, so walking awayis no from the problems of the region, but we should not be heavily engaged there either, because we cannot solve the problems. it is a matter

highs today across the region a bit wrmer then yesterday -- 100s. .................... our flash flood watch only lingering for portions of lincoln and nw arizona until 5am this morning. ..................... satellite/radar showed this mesoscale convective vortez over southern nevada that wrecked havoc on our temps. -- unusually cool with storms. the lack of afternoon heating prevented more storms from developing yesterday afternoon. today we could still see the threat for storms -- mainly in higher elevation. if skies can clear a bit more look for possible convection over higher terrain in lincoln and mohave counties -- although much lower confidence in models today. ................... that extended forecast does show a warmup on the way... low00 returning to near normal and 105 degrees by monday. thanks, sherry. now to demetria for a look at the roads. <<< >>> ((kirsten joyce)) >>> health leaders in ((kirsten joyce)) california just announced two babies were born with zika- related birth defects. the mothers contracted zika while traveling abroad. this comes the sam

in may, members from the region traveled to washington dc, and regarding consuming threats to the region and act -- the funding that was received. these funds are used to strengthen preparedness and prevention, protection, response and recovery. you ask funding we received in the past has assisted in accomplishing many goals. hazmat training is provided for individuals for areas recognized and approved, specialist level courses specific for competencies. and bomb training, incident command training, radiological and nuclear detection training and communication training. these training exercises, we have strengthened our capabilities in the region. the majority of funds we receive are used to purchase and sustain protective equipment in the region. this includes continuation and buildout of camera and video surveillance system supports protection plan. when complete this program will give us access to 500 cameras viewed from fixed and mobile command centers. this will aid us in prevention in response recovery from act of turn -- terrorism or natural disaster that would affect.'s critical

>> in terms of the region, definitely. is an impact of the lower oil price on sentiment, transactions, you know the pricing of the stock market and &a, as a consequence. there are a couple of large transactions happening in abu dhabi. this is what we call a perfect storm. more difficult economic positions are pushing the government to do the right thing. yousef: he just mentioned a couple of m&a deals in abu dhabi , but what about regionally? which industry groups are ripe for consolidation in your view? >> by far, the financial services industry in our region is the most fragmented, and the one that requires the most consolidation. what stands in the way of that is, you know, in some cases, the politics around the region. or definitely between countries. because what you would expect to see in regions like the gcc is the emergence of a handful of mega banks, which would be better capitalized, much stronger, and much more able to serve their customers, both retail and corporate customers. , are there, but difficulties here

the realities in the region have created that. it is not just that it is unprecedented, we have had individual crises in the region, before. we have not had this many crises at the same time. in 2011, toy back assist egypt would be enough, but we are looking at syria, which is a humanitarian catastrophe. we are dealing with the struggle within a rock, there is a proxy war in yemen, there is what we see going on in egypt, there is lydia, all these things taking place at the same time, and they reflect a reality that is unlikely to change in the near term, there is a struggle over identity and who will control and defined it. for the next 20 years, the middle east may look like this, but then there is israel. israel has a set of institutions, a separation of regularly scheduled elections were the loser access the outcome enemies that whatever his difficulties, it will find a way to manage and it will be fundamentally stable in a time when the region is not an when the u.s. needs someone can count on in the region, there are differen

but we've got to think regionally now. we can just think is that independent circuit either to make sure talking with sam ricardo and their interest in san jose. -mayor schaaf people in oakland and san mateo because our challenges are no longer just within our region with its housing, dissertation, with there's even a simple idea of procuring. we've got to do it smarter and better in this consistently foundation. it's exciting to be in a room full of innovators to do this. thank you very much. >>[applause] >> thank you mayor lea. our next speaker is the event supervisor mark farrell. his work to communities which the digital divide. please, welcome supervisor farrell >> >>[applause] >> thanks everyone could post about is a tall our gsa partners, the winners always like this in san francisco. you come out for entire week. so please come out more often. i'm truly excited to be here today. from my perspective, super public is the future. it is what we need to be doing across all every single city in the united states. when we

it spread throughout the region. yemen, it spread very quickly. and today, i would say the one bright spot in the entire region if you look at a happy ending is ttunisia. it's a fragile coalition government but they seem to have consolidated it for the time being. >> rose: the question, too, what is the possibility of secularism and the impact of a sunni split, cuff an islamic democracy, all these are part of the questions. are there answers or is it too early to tell? >> it's probably too early to tell. i think the tunisias have been very smart about this. i think you also have to start looking at it country by country. yes, there are certain currents that are common. i can look at libya and syria and iraq and see a lot of commonality leading up to the arab spring in the nature of the dictatorships that ruled for decades prior. but i think in other places, it's very hard to say a catch-all thing of where it's headed. to my mind -- i was initially very optimistic about the arab spring. i thought for the first time people are channeling their rage

but people still migrate to the region. they follow a way of life much older than the two sudans.no se we have no rivers. so my life is all about water. i search for water 24 hours a day. i search everywhere. and if i don't find water, i move on. life is impossible without water. >> matar, whose name means rain in arabic is a cattle herder from darfur in sudan. he and his herd have crossed the border into south sudan for the search for water. they share the scarce resource with dinka cattle herders who inhabit these lands. south sudan gained independence from the north in 2011. but instead of freedom and prosperity, a civil war is raging in much of the country. poor rains have added to the problems. this formerly self-sufficient region is acutely threatened by hunger. matar knows he has to rely on the good will of his south sudanese hosts. the wandering cattle herders have an agreement with the dinkas here. whoever has a cow that's thirsty can bring it to the water hole. one after the other. so that the water doesn't run ou

the region. the majority of the funds we receive are allocated are used to purchase and sustained protective equipment within the region. this includes the continuation and build up of a camera and abuse offenses which supports our protection plan. when complete this program will give us access to approximate 500 cameras which can be viewed remotely from fixed and mobile command centers. this ability will aid in the protection, prevention as those response and recovery from an act of terrorism or natural disaster that would directly affect the areas critical critil infrastructure and identify venues that are key resources to assisting the economic viability of our region. we've also utilize uasi programs to fund regional exercises, subsequent after-action reports and approved the plans. the last full scope exercise and 2013 funded by uasi was a medical search exercise at the orlando international airport which involve multiple hospitals in ceramic six counties in the city of orlando. these tools

singapore has an established itself as a regional services hub, a regional research and a hub.nal data data has become increasingly important for all of businesses in the way businesses function. specifically the way businesses function across the pacific and what that has to do with transpacific valued change. as data has this importance, it is important to know what singapore's approach is to data. what its approaches to smart cities and smart nations. can you talk about the pathways you see where the u.s. and singapore can collaborate in this area? prime minister lee: we just signed an agreement to collaborate. it is a catch-all term which is a buzzword. a lot of sunnis want to be smart cities and i think a lot of erents are smart in diff ways. some of them have got central nervous systems you can actually see a control center where you track what is happening in the city and you respond in real time to a traffic jam or incidental or crisis. some of them have got intelligence built into their public services, into their so thetransport systems flow of the commuters is able to move p

it spread, it spread throughout the region. yemen it spread very quickly. today, i would say the one bright spot in the entire region is you look at the happy ending is tunisia. a fragile coalition government, but they seem to have consolidated. charlie: what is the impact, what is the possibility of secularism? what is the possibility of shia-sunni split? can you have an islamic democracy? are there answers, or is it simply too early? scott: the tunisians have been very smart about this. you also have to start looking country by country. the nature of the dictatorships that were going on for decades prior. but i think in other places, it is hard to sort of say a catchall thing of where it is heading. certainly egypt, to my mind, i was initially very optimistic about the arab spring. i thought that for the first time, people are channeling their rage against the dictators that, where it should always have been directed. and for me, where i saw the arab spring go south collectively was two years after the overthrow of you had the first democratically elected

does that change how you approach the region from an investment perspective. >> we have seen the region oil is being from a revenue perspective a little volatile. at the end of the data driver of oil prices is the macro situation of global growth. we are going to see global demand which is the other side of the deflation on some live. that will be getting tighter. the thought it would take a little bit of time for slow growth to take effect. we don't think that it is a new issue. we think it is the same one that is playing out. we will find new bottoms on the way up. that is part of the journey back to the safer level. of playing they paradigm shift story that is playing out in saudi arabia? now in kuwait with the subsidy changes. you could craft a strategy around. you could let for us as a firm we look at it on emerging markets basis. is it isrn around it all political risk. it is all policy movement. orundamental money manager that we are. we don't want to get caught up on the wrong side of a policy decision. we will play a little bit more cautiously and let it play out. before bettin

una ruta del tren regional comenzaron nuevos itinerarios el lunes, mientras llevan a cabo la reparaciÓncambios en sus horarios. para disminuir los accidentes en las carreteras, ahora legisladores en new yersey quieren poner medidas para no distraerse, como tomar cafÉ o agua mientras manejas en las carreteros. es algo que muchos de nosotros hacemos todos los dÍas, agarramos las llaves, nos metemos al vehÍculo y quizÁs bebemos agua o cafÉ, pero ahora esto puede costar muy caro >> se estÁ tratando de tomar una medida que prohÍba comer o tomar lÍquidos en el momento de conducir. >> creo que no estÁ justo porque me da mucha sed cuando manejo. reportera: el propÓsito es disminuir los accidentes. >> ¿quÉ ves? >> estÁn haciendo el pelo, jugando con el telÉfono. reportera: las esta esta dispartÍculas en las carreteras asÍ llega en un millÓn en los Últimos 4 aÑos y para unos la ley es necesaria. la primera multa comenzÓ a en 200 dolares, y puede llegar hasta 800, pero si el conductor comete varias infracciones la licencia de condiciÓn puede ser destituida por 90 dÍas. >> me parece que es mucho. >

it is absolutely central to the region's peace and prosperity. both our nations are committed to building a regional order where all nations play by the same rules, resolves disputes peacefully, and cooperates to address regional challenges. thank you very much. >> good morning. i am the white house executive chef. the singapore state dinner is a celebration of america's bounty. all the way from the rich farmlands of california to the waters of the chesapeake, and incidentally for our first course, we are serving our famous maryland crab, which is actually from cambridge, maryland, which is accented with an asian hybrid of citrus, a cross between lime and kumquat. it is also garnished with root festivals, sweet potatoes, yams. for the second course, we want to celebrate summer. we are highlighting local tomatoes from farms in ohio and are also marrying this with some wonderful asian flavors, which is the green papaya and green mango pickle. with a wonderful, tropical, oriental fruit. for the main course, beef garnish with roasted yams from califo

it did not feel as bad as dit yesterday across the region. check out the numbers. eighty-six in philadelphia. seventy-eight in the poconos. eighty-seven in millville. eighty-five in cape may. we have a northwesterly wind so it is drying out atmosphere at this hour. most locations have dew point numbers at 60 degrees, or below, so some exceptions cape may and dover still on the high side as you are close to some moisture there at the coast but a 55-degree dew point in philadelphia, 58 in wilmington, so it is nice and comfortable. here's why the satellite six with action radar as you can see high pressure over the great lakes it is drying out atmosphere and suppressing cloud cover and moisture, welling south and west of our region for the rest of this evening. so if you are stepping outside, on the town we have got you covered with the planner. 7:00 p.m. 85, sunny and dry. thirty-eight with low humidity at 8:00 p.m. eighty at 9:00 o'clock. mostly clear at ten and 11:00 o'clock tonight with temperatures in the upper 70's. we will talk about what we can expect as we pr

we are multiple efforts underway at the mta and in the region. i am eager to add our local subway vision to this next in the few months. finally, like to think my colleagues and the board of supervisors for placing the charter amendment set-aside for transportation and homeless services on the november ballot last week it would particularly think commissioner avalos and his staff collaborated with myself and with commissioner farrell and the mayors office always working together on this important legislation can we also have a separate general sales tax measure making its way to the board process as well as the bart general obligation bond which is already in place on about by the bart board of directors. together, if approved by voters these funds provide critically needed revenues drop us repair our roads and transit system to add muni service to make our streets safer and expand capacity on bart muni and caltrain among other improvements. the declining investment from the federal and state government, we must invest regionally and locally to m

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need to get to work and by the way, in this 2030 transit study we had made we knew the workforce regional probably going to be people that are working second jobs and sometimes third jobs question we cannot simply force them to use air cars to help or force them to buy vehicles that is a workforce that needs our support and recognize to make sure that they can get to work or have visitors or all the kinds of things this 50 thousand person industry and $50 million world of revenue stream needs our support on i am especially thankful to the regional transit agencies that we've had the privilege of working with ac transit and bart and golden gate and along with our own san francisco muni transit agency all ushering together under the umbrella working with the mtc, our municipal transit commission finland funds to extend the services like our outline service i think our drivers are going to be proud of and i know we'll talk about in a minute that's what we're going locally but all the agencies working together have fund funding to reach where workers and people live and those extended hours o

>>> big money changes happening at regional rail if you want to pay in cash after you get on the train, think again, why you will now to have pay, in a different way before boarding. >>> plus we're working on two breaking stories overnight a fire fighter treated for smoke inhalation battling a house fire and man fatally stabbed in point breeze. latest on both of these stories next. >>> shots fired in the road rage incident in a local interstate, who police are looking for, right now. good day, everyone it is august the first, 2016. lauren dawn johnson, she's off this morning. sue serio, good morning to you. >> good morning. hope you had a good weekend as usual. probably went too fast. here we are with a map that indicates, more of the same, what we had over the weekend, periods of fine weather that is crust kind of muggy inn then pop up showers and thunderstorms amounts we zoom in we will see a few little tiny area of green and one isolated heavy downpour right here, on the garden state parkway, just northwest of the atlantic city on the way to little egg harbor. you'll run into this d

it is a complicated political region and institutional region. that is why we are brought the u.s. colleagues here to co. on the same infrastructure in the united states and compare where there might be lessons learn. and jean, maybe i will start with you, our joint commission with canada have a long relationship, but have moved on to the more local issues. you might comment on some of what you have heard or the experiences in the united states you might be able to reflect on these issues. >> you know, when you invited me to this panel the immediate phrase that came to mind was fools rush in because as an engineer i am trained to solve problems and fix things. having been with some of the workforce, the mrc in the past, it is a very complicated problem. i don't have any solutions for you. i feel sort of helpless to come up with a magical solution about what you should be doing other than to say that perhaps you need to change your objectives. you need to change your perspective on what needs to be done in the basin. if you don't mind i have a little presentation to give? >> yeah, i

we must work together to avoid that sources of employment might leave our region. none the less, this does not mean the free trade agreement of north america doesn't have room for improvement for the benefit of both. temperatu telecom is an agreement that was signed 22 years ago. the next president of the united states will find in my government an ally with the willingness to contribute a road to modernize telecom with a view to make it more effective in generating quality jobs, better-pay jobs in both countries. i do not believe that trade must be considered to be an effort that gives no results where for one to win the other one must lo lose. on the contrary, it must be viewed to generate value to both parts and makes our region in north america the most competitive and innovative in the world. as to border issues, my vision is very clear, the border must be transformed into an acid for our region. we have made great developments in the last few years working very closely together with the obama administration, and with the upcoming administration, we must fast

nnistan regional government like you have for the kurds now.ou could share oil receipts , you could continue to refer to it as a nation in name, but i have a hard time seeing how the into anill ever go back arrangement with shia and vice versa. there has been so much sectarian focus, and the suspicions at this point are just not, can't be bridged. charlie: what do they think of the united states? scott: it is a great question. the classic thing that they look to the west, look to the united states as a kind of global arbiter, but i think that throughout the region, there is a consensus that the americans are unreliable, that they are -- charlie: can't depend on them. scott: can't depend on them. charlie: that has sometimes been described to the saudi's as well, because of the red line and of the price. and topping it up on the iranians. -- toughening up on the iranians. scott: and the american attention span is very short. see you came in iraq, you took the place apart, it did not quite work out the way you thought, and then you leave. the viet

to enhance regional security, you have helped create the basis for a peaceful rules-based regional andlance to asia is an important acclamation of a long-standing policy of the united states and has been warmly welcomed by all asean countries. the backdrop for the whole region and beyond. you have personally pushed for the transpacific partnership, growing a small pact that singapore started and what would be a major trading group linking both sides of the pacific. i know that america has many occupations both at home and abroad. they are frustrated with economic uncertainty and the uneven result of globalization, trade, and foreign engagement. the u.s. has many interests, investments, and friends in the region. these strengthen the united states. singapore fervently hopes that the u.s. will stay engaged and maintain its indispensable role in the asia-pacific. , and i'mular, we hope sure the president sure if hope, that congress will ratify the tpp soon. not only will the tpp benefit ,merican workers and businesses it will send a clear signal and a vital signal that america will contin

of the region that appears unprecedented.rises in the region before but we haven't had this many crises at the same time. i used to say back in 2011, it was just egypt, that would be enough, but we are looking at syria which is a humanitarian catastrophe, we are dealing with the struggle within iraq, there is a proxy war in yemen, there is, what we see going on in libya, there is libya and all these things take place at the same time, and they reflect the reality that is unlikely to change in the near term. there's a struggle over identity and who's going to control and define it in for the next ten or 20 years, the middle east may well look like this. whatever those problems are, israel has a rule of law and separation of powers it means that whatever it's difficulties it's going to find a way to manage and it will be fundamentally stable at a time when the region is not. when the united states needs someone it can count on in the region. yes, there are differences and there are some interesting signs that we should talk abo

the region in southwest bangladesh is the country's leading producer of prawns for export. it is at the center of a struggle, pitting thousands of impoverished people who are fighting to conserve the natural resources and livelihood against the might of the prawn indusy. a farmer by profession, like countless others, she lost her family's land to shrimp farming. flooded with salt water to aggressive shrimp farmers, families once fertile land lies under a pond. she is not alone. >> [speaking foreign language] >> it is not just the communities where they are cultivated that it is threatened. the rivers of this region flow a placeorest, providing for river dolphins and crocodile, and a local resource for the community. most shrimp farms in bangladesh stuff themselve, caught in the rivers using very fine and nets. for every share of cox, an average of 50 juvenile fish will die. this practice is decimating the marine environment. [speaking foreign language] >> embankments are used in this region to protect farmers and communities from storms that regularly hit this coastline. il

amanda-regional initiative for the gen. service administration pursue the claim region and of your master of ceremonies today. i do the short straw and jake to the longshot. congratulations, jay. welcome to the united nations gaza. on to gsa regional headquarters and the physical home of super public. today, we celebrate the official launch of super public. the nation's first collaborative workspace to host city state and federal policymakers under one roof. the innovation lab is running in collaboration with san francisco mayor's office of civic innovation by the city intimate foundation and the gen. services administration will solve common problems that affect all levels of government. uc berkeley's center for design research at stanford university and mit media lab have also partnered with super public. super public will provide space. program convened summit, roundtables, and training programs to build capacity so that all partners in the lab can maximize time and impact. by working in an open innovation environment, s

singapore has an established itself as a regional services hub, a regional research and a regional data hub. data has become increasingly important for all of businesses in the way businesses function. specifically the way businesses function across the pacific and what that has to do with transpacific valued change. as data has this importance, it is important to know what singapore's approach is to data. what its approaches to smart cities and smart nations. can you talk about the pathways you see where the u.s. and singapore can collaborate in this area? prime minister lee: we just signed an agreement to collaborate. it is a catch-all term which is a buzzword. a lot of sunnis want to be smart cities and i think a lot of cities are smart in different ways. some of them have got central nervous systems you can actually see a control center where you track what is happening in the city and you respond in real time to a traffic jam or incidental or crisis. some of them have got intelligence built into their public services, into their public transport systems so the flow of the commuters

that are to our target region.o make sure we are treating those items in the best possible way to provide accurate information, in depth analysis. to make sure that we have good line of questioning, whether we have interviews, if we have interviews. and to follow up on all of the issues that are, you know, related to news making. >> how many hours of live newscast today on alhurra? >> combined together we have four 1/2. the news shows, after hour shows and news summaries that punctuate the transmission on top of the hour, bottom of the hour. collectively these add up to one other hour 1/2. we're talking about six or seven hours collectively of the news coverage. >> when you look at your coverage and compare it to your old employer. al-jazeera or al-arabiya, what is the difference? will people see a difference between the networks? >> absolutely. this is what we hear from friends and family. we hear that from former colleagues at al-jazeera and al-arabiya. i hear this in the news that i participate. i think the basi

and displaced more than one million people in the gulf region. fema has called katrina "the single most catastrophic natural disaster in u-s history.... today the city's mayor and other hurricane katrina memorial in honor of the victims./// ((christianne klein)) >>> meanwhile a storm system headed for north carolina could be the next to be named. meteorologists are monitoring tropical depression eight... to see if it might become tropical storm hermine (her-meen). the depression formed sunday and is expected to move toward the east coast by mid week. a tropical storm watch is in effect for part of the outer banks -- from cape lookout to oregon inlet. north carolina's governor has asked coastal residents to watch discuss their emergency plans and update supply kits./// toss to weather ((tedd florendo)) (((>>>the heat returns this week and it's hotter today than yesterday with triple-digits around the region. winds increased as forecasted as well but still remain below windy criteria. we still are dry with degrees warmer than yesterday. ...........