the region and that was something that we wanted to consider in the local hire ordinance and we have people who are actually here who see benefits from local hire ordinance and this ordinance as well. the idea is that where we're making investments and actually people and rate-payers and people around the region are making investments in our water system and there should be benefits spread around the region and not just san francisco trying to gobble up all the contracts that move forward. that is in that vein and i support and i would vote for it. >> thank you. president chiu? >> thank you, colleagues and i appreciate the support indicated by my colleagues and the members of public. as i mention there had before there where with there are a couple of technical amendments to ensure that san francisco-based lbes won't be disadvantaged by the ordinance and colleagues, if you could pass this out, i would appreciate it. >> we'll do that without objection and can have i a motion to move item no. 1 forward to the full board with recommendation. >> so moved. >> and we'll do that also withou

that is possible on the regional trains. there are some rooms in the trains, which is space for the bicycles, even during rush hour. you could say that the voters in copenhagen are very positive about this. last election, it was partly run up by some of the politicians, and one of those was our mayor

of the and of the world would miss as we reported seeing fragments of the crashing all across the region. i saw a small can there was a weird smell but it was not a fire so i think it's a piece of me to write a nice small during them know however most of the sighting started out to be ordinary peed bug fires because so far officials have not found any fragments of the meteor for now the immediate priority. he's to look after the injured and repair the damage to buildings especially the broken windows in schools and residential areas as sara bridger's a married drop below minus fifteen celsius is going to take time to clear everything else but for now science like this collapsed factory or a clear reminder no matter how diverse technology gets nowadays often when it comes soon each year we can only watch helplessly and hope for the best. parties ego piskun or for the urals there while the dramatic strike far that reaction almost instantly online there's so much of it the video being shared and bloggers speculating artie's lindsay france has been keeping an eye on the web responses legacy

this will benefit all our operators as well as the region's businesses and residents. first we want to build on an understanding of all of our existing system interdependancies and the consequences of existing conditions to help expedite sppbs and restoration planning among agencies. with this we will also identify the key assets and respiration of priority schemes to prioritize and restoring and rebuilding our city and ultimately the region after such an earthquake. we will then work to develop a set of life line expectation under current systems and standards developed over the next decade. you can imagine as you see from the slide behind me this visualization of a complex network of interdependancies that exist among a wide variety of life lines we count on every day. for example, a crucial role is communications will play in helping the life lines cooperate opt mately while disaster is captured in the dark blue grid on the left. additionally the mission critical need to have access for fuel to operate the multiple system that deliver crucial resources to our reside

it is being done in parallel with the regional transportation plan; the regional transportation plan is giving us feedback and we are providing feedback to both the current plan in the next one down the pike; we just finished one and are already starting the next one. i can move a bit faster now. you can see in the timeline in many cases the authority was the first on the scene to start a new trend. one of the things we saw back in 2002-03, we needed money for neighborhood transportation plans, particularly to get the pedestrians out of theneighborhood. a lot of productivity. strong community-based efforts, the bayshore station study. this is interesting. it is another community-based planning process looking at what kind of station you wanted for the bayshore session. we had redevelopment, high-speed rail plans; this was a chance for the community to weigh in an division they have for the area and help them form the larger regional discussions. by domains at the end of the story but it is a way to start the build community input and consensus. bi-county transportation study is very

the mixed precipitation is affecting much of the region, including metropolitan region of tokyo.'s go straight to a video to show you what it was like. this was the scene in itabashi ward northeast of tokyo where five centimeters of snow is likely to fall into the afternoon hours. the higher elevations in the kanto regions are likely to see up to 30 centimeters. around the peak of rush hour people were troubled with this white stuff during their commute to work. and some of our staff actually had to wait an hour in the station and on the platform bound to work because only 70% of the train services were running. now pulling back on it looks like this heavy snow, advisories are still going to be posted widely across central japan into the afternoon hours. even if you see the snow turning into rain there are still chances of heavy snowfall into the evening hours. finally the system will be pulling out bringing a high pressure system pressing over much of japan but another system is yet to come this one is developing over sea of japan, it will be covering much of northern regions an

puc it to continue to support the small businesses by expanding the program to other areas in the region to include the same lbe contracting procedures successfully implemented through wisp. the sfpuc, the human rights commission and small business commission support the changes. here to discuss the legislation is radicka fox from the sfpuc and miss dick-endrizzi from the small business commission and i have included language to ensure our foreman lbes will not be disadvantaged. miss fox. >> thank you, supervisor chiu for your leadership on this issue and good morning, chair farrell and members mar and avalos, thank you for considering this item today. supervisor chiu really provided you with a great overview of the changes that we're seeking. just wanted to report that since 2006, when the puc lbe program was established, it's been very successful in creating regional opportunities for small businesses. we have about 225 puc lbes that have been certified through the same process, that san francisco lbes go through. so the program is working really well and as supervisor chiu said we thi

>> me living in the new orleans region, the region that we live in, we have to go through these thingswe always have to go through the possibility of evacuate, the possibility of losing your homes, losing your loved ones, losing your businesses. living in new orleans, we show a resiliency living down there that these people have been a bathtub. they refuse to leave the things they love more than anything in life. i brought a certain illness to the movie being from that region that an outside actor -- which they tried to do. they tried to bring in outside, professional actors, but it did not feel right because they never went through these things that we go through living in the region, so that is one of the things that helped director benh zeitlin. tavis: so how did this happen? take your time and tell me this story. >> it is a long story. tavis: that is ok. i am not going anywhere. how about you? >> ok, well the bakery was right across. all of the people, benh zeitlin, everybody, they used to get doughnuts, and they used to put fliers at the bakery. "if anybody wants to appear in an u

water system improvement program; as know the wisp program has two-thirds of costs being paid by regional water customers of the sfpuc and so the thinking in 2006 it was appropriate for those communities that pay for our water systems improvement to also yield the local economic benefits that are certified puc lbe contracting program can provide. since the wisp program is nearing completion, but the sfpuc has additional projects within the water service area that are not part of wisp construction, the changes in this legislation would allow puc it to continue to support the small businesses by expanding the program to other areas in the region to include the same lbe contracting procedures successfully implemented through wisp. the sfpuc, the human rights commission and small business commission support the changes. here to discuss the legislation is radicka fox from the sfpuc and miss dick-endrizzi from the small business commission and i have included language to ensure our foreman lbes will not be disadvantaged. miss fox. >> thank you, supervisor chiu for your leadership on this issue

we first have to recognize that this is a regional question that has to be addressed regionally.s a question that is not engage the deployment of u.s. troops because of the blood back that is involved with the insurgency. it does -- the blow back that is involved with the insurgency. it does involve intelligent engagement, which is the provision of our formidable intelligence gathering services, the provision of wise investments to the reconstitution of the malian, nigerian, libyan civil societies, and putting militias or central officers into a central army. those are the objectives we need to engage, only if we agree that there is an emerging crisis that is taking place in the sahara. >> i would point out there was a swareg insurgency in niger. it was from -- led by leader who brokered the deal that led to the end of the insurgency. my question remains, what can we do to help immunize niger? the danger, in my humble opinion, is that the insanity that is bringing in the region, the last thing we want to see is for it to come across the border and affect nigerian politics. >> go

peace and transformation in the region. we have made an important foreign policy shift, both in terms of process and engagement in the region. it is grounded for the first time in our history in the bedrock of consent and legitimacy and many stakeholders in the making of foreign policy. this is a first for pakistan including our relationship with the united states, which is pretty much run by parliamentary guidelines. it does empower us to make decisions that are sustainable, we hope. and we look for a relationship that as long lasting and not just a function of our relationship with the united states on afghanistan as the transition out of the region. >> thank you for that. did they offer you breakfast? >> yes, they did. >> oh, ok. i was so busy taking notes. a couple of questions and i will turn it over to my colleagues. i want to ask about the impact, if any, that having john kerry as secretary of state is going to have. what is your sense of the importance, if any, of his appointment? >> i think that pakistan-u.s. relat

this is no regional matter. we should work with the u.s., south korea, and others to stop them from seeking those ambitions. if you look at the lapel of my jacket, i put on a blue ribbon to remind myself each and every day that i must bring back the japanese people that north korea has objected. among banharn was a girl -- among them was a girl who was only 13. that is the reason why behind human rights, japan must stay strong. for the economy and also for national defense. let me tell you that japan must be here as well. to increase for the first time in many years, the budget for homeland defense. today, here, with you and all of my distinct friends and guests, i make a pledge. i will get back a strong japan. we will do more good for the betterment of the world. [applause] japanese borders have given me a renewed ability as prime minister to turn my tasks in to reality. each morning, a wake-up with tremendous responsibility. something called abenomics. i did not coin the word. this is the name for my economic

before crashing in the urals early on friday well it's not hard to imagine the shock felt by the region's residents as they saw this incredible coming overhead incredible scenes where it took a while for people to actually realize what was happening when the meteor blast set off a powerful shockwave smashing windows in buildings injuring under will during those inside. takes a closer look now at how it all happened. it was like a scene from a movie but with one exception it was real first the brilliant flash this big bright like him shining across the sky you know blinding brighter than the sun the skies were lit up by a meteor streaking across the skies above the russians. over want to have thousand kilometers east of moscow where not just unusual glare on the floor i thought it was lines from a car then we went to the window saw this strange cloud and then and then this. would turn around and the wall was a gun and someone had moved it the series of massive explosions rocked the entire city damaging buildings and shattering windows. nasa said the explosive force of the media were breaki

this is the region that we're actually concerned with but it actually when all around the place we're only going with what the scientists and the emergency ministries are saying and they're saying that this icy pit this is a crater where the fragment one of the fragments has fallen of course we have to understand that this actually has been the biggest thing to hit this planet in over a century or so this scientists believe the last time something like this happened was in one thousand nine hundred eighty when the your crash landed somewhere in siberia destroying thousands of square kilometers of forests causing acid rains to fall causing me and plants and forest but it's also one of the biggest mysteries in the universe because nobody has ever found a crater from the meteor or no. no fragments of the meteor have been found so this is kind of a big mystery that a lot of people are trying to cash in on this the even even today hundred years later but back to reality back to present date i've been to a region of course there has been plenty of damage you have seen the pictures of the da

crashing in the early on a friday now it's not hard to imagine the shock of the people living in the region as a fireball went across this guy check this out flashing across their heads it took a while for people to realize what was actually happening the blast set off a powerful shockwave smashing windows in buildings while injuring a b. will during those inside you can see some of that footage here from inside one of those buildings after a struggle to locate traces of the space visitor a team from the russian academy of sciences has reportedly found some remnants of the meteor or piece going off takes a closer look at how it all unfolded. it was like a scene from a movie but with one exception it was real first the brilliant flash was big bright like he was shining across the sky you know blinding brighter than the sun the skies were lit up by a meteor streaking across the skies above the russians. over want to have thousand kilometers east of moscow where not just any usual glare on the floor i thought it was lights from a car then we ran to the window and saw this strange cloud and the

at the regional level we have been quite active. the conversation of how to do "smart growth" is still right, not a recipe off the shelf. doing also equitable transportation development is also a puzzle. this body continues to be a leader in helping to figure out that puzzle without necessarily having all the answers. we continue to be ahead of the curve; this bodies an excellent place, san francisco is an excellent laboratory; from the affordable housing standpoint we look forward to working with you all and the new chair. >> thank you. commissioner cohen? >> good morning everyone. i want to make a couple of comments. i represent many of the southeast neighborhoods. i have an acute in detailed understanding of the shortcomings of the cities transportation for structure. i am a member of the regional board governs caltrain. in determining the future of the regions transportation agencies, i want to talk about the imperative things that the next chair will have the sole responsibility of seeing - of being a steward to get it done rec

storm advisers in the great lakes region, as well. now, this will be previding about 30 to 60 centimeters of snowfall including manhattan of new york and added with that wind gusts of 120 kilometers per hour and both combined bringing you blizzard conditions. that means low visibility to about zero in some areas. a lot of flights already canceled. bracing for this storm. and looks like it will be canceling further and added to that the coastal flooding is going to be in the watch. in and around boston, as well, where the temperature is on the rise from yesterday. minus 5. we saw on thursday. but friday, just 1 degree. toronto minus 3. up towards houston, though, really nice and warm at 23 degrees. all right. over here in the eastern continental asia, talking about japan, winter storm warnings. i should say snowstorm warnings is posted widely in the northwestern regions here. gusts of 126 kilometers per hour is in store with waves reaching up to 9 meters high and the snowfall accumulation could be as much as 60 centimeters in 24 hours.

they are picking up the waves as much as four meters high along the coastal regions. storm warnings are hosted widely across the area. the pacific side will be remaining devoid from precipitation and making things clear. it's really dry. the low humidity is about 20%. you'll sill some precipitation over toward the peninsula. some light rain precipitation across the south. nothing slight here. this is very heavy rainmaker. looks like it will intensify into a tropical storm. the northeasterly winds that are associated with it will be pounding the low grounds with saturated water. any kind of additional rain will be triggerg flding and landslides. it's now moving toward the china peninsu peninsula. these temperatures are really high. this is why the storm is intensifying but out toward the north things are very cool. tokyo just at 7 and 2 for the high. lots happening in the north american continent as well. we have a tornado touchdown in california. it's the same system intensifying as it moves toward the united states bringing snow, north of the system. to e about 30 ce

by the destabilization of the region and how much the peoples of the region have suffered major talking from israel and israel is not such a such an innocent party in all this i mean that. they occupied the lands of all their neighboring. states they go into lebanon and bomb and strafe they they destroy they kill people in gaza palestinians in gaza and they do interfere in iraq as well as seymour hersh of the famous american journalists who revealed that israeli agents. go through iraqi kurdistan and to iran to conduct sabotage activities and gather intelligence. as part of their effort to to maybe in future attack attack iran their role and syria is now quite clear with a with a bomb or a bombing. yesterday or the day before yesterday and to and to syria so israel is a very close ally of the united states it's a forward military base practically for the united states and it is playing also a poisonous role in the region. the united gentlemen gentlemen if you don't get into one and i want mayor to be able to reply please do not jump in please do well in terms of having a close relations

the beginning and of the world would mrs reported seeing fragments of the crashing all across the region. i saw a small can there was a weird smell but it was not a fire so i think it's a piece of meteorite and a small during there now however most of the sightings turn out to be ordinary fires because so far officials have not found any fragments of the media or for now the immediate priority is to look after the injured and repair the damage to buildings especially the broken windows in schools and residential areas as sam bridger's a married drop below minus fifteen celsius is going to take time to clear everything out but for now science like this collapsed factory or a clear reminder no matter how advanced technology gets nowadays often when it comes to nature we can only watch helplessly and hope for the best. they were reporting then of course all of this drama fired up all sorts of action online on the internet where people were going crazy with blogging and videos and of course the joins us now from the newsroom turns a little bit more about that what was going on well all sorts

regional biking service points serve two aims. one is of course, the people who want to bike, to rent their bike, to have it repaired. on the other hand, it's part of a social economic project, so, therefore, it's also an initiative that i find personally very important. these are people who are unemployed but get into a working program in the bicycle service points. i think with this presentation, i hope i have given you a glance of how we in brussels try to enforce the cycling patrol and i don't think i have to tell you that it's of benefit for all of us, for our health, for a better neighborhood and also -- and that's a good thing, and also firms, banks, more and more are happy to put cycling in their mobility program because it's good for their image. if you come to brussels, you will see bicycles, for instance, indicated like this is the group. this is the bank. they really take it as an advertisement and part of their policy to show they are progressive because they have their employees on the bike and i think that will help

we know government is the regional -- at the regional, state, and local level can help or hinder startup companies. what would you like to see from the governments here in the valley, sacramento, or in d.c., that would strengthen the innovation economy? >> i could go on about immigration and corporate tax policy reform, but i am a researcher, so i will not. >> and we have seven minutes. >> mayor lee said it perfectly. the fundamental thing that companies are looking for is to be engaged in the process. we use a term in computing called agile. we look for more ability and the possibility to work with us, iterate in the process, rather than what we often see as we call the waterfall, take-it-or- leave-it. flexibility and agility is what is most important. >> mayor lee? >> i have always thought of our city as being the gateway to the rest of the world. i have often talked, with companies, i want to be with you when you turn the corner. we want to be the city that treats international markets for your products. i do not know if you know this but we have 70 counsel general offices in san fran

it is important for the region.t's also clearly important for the country of afghanistan and nato and the united states of america. >> general rodrigues, i would like your opinion to why this matters in detection of our country, our interests and we sacrifice so much there and obviously it is important we understand why does the stable afghanistan, the outcome matter? >> a stable afghanistan means that is one of the things that was the objective that never became a haven for al qaeda so it could attack those u.s. homeland come to u.s. interests and allies worldwide. >> thank you. i'll have follow up questions for both of you. >> thank you, senator. senator reid. >> thank you for your service to the army and the nation and i can't think of to our dedicated and experienced is you've been assigned. but the third idea come your major general in afghanistan attempt not to vision. you were thr-star in iraq and the multinational forces. you are maybe one of the few going where you've commanded every officer level, is that

the region where it was on the map you can see the areas that suffered the most from this a fiercely five hundred kilo ton explosion equivalent to more than twenty nuclear bombs that's how big it was so today here with me is our cheese a postcard who's going to shed some much more needed light to end what's been going on around the world in terms of who's saying what. paul this has been a media frenzy this i mean the story when it when it went viral it went crazy went worldwide what do you make of it it's the story that had everything is there and it's because of these pictures these dramatic pictures that we can see here that has everything it's got the dramatic lights in the sky and it went worldwide it went global almost instantly it's the nature of modern news in the twenty first century you can see here some of the headlines from all over the globe because as t.v. . yes we love good dramatic we love drama we love good pictures and we love stories with human interest and something that's out of the ordinary this happens once every one hundred years we've got the pictures there's

by the destabilization of the region and how much the peoples of that region have suffered major talking from israel israel is not such a such an innocent party in all this i mean that. they occupied the lands of all their neighboring. states they go into lebanon and bomb and strafe they they they dissed they killed people in gaza palestinians in gaza and they do interfere in iraq as well as there was seymour hersh of the famous american jordan and this would reveal that israeli agents. go through iraqi kurdistan and to iran to conduct some but objectivity is and gather intelligence. as part of their effort to to maybe in future attack attack iran their role in syria is now quite clear with a with a bomb or a bombing. yesterday or the day before yesterday and to and to syria so israel is a very close ally of the united states it's a forward military base practically for the united states and it is playing also a poisonous role in the region. the united gentlemen gentlemen it's you against iran and i want mer to be able to reply please do not jump please do well in terms of israel having

by the destabilization of the region and how much the peoples of that region have suffered and they are talking from israel israel is not such a such an innocent party in all this i mean that. they occupied the lands of all their neighboring. states they go into lebanon ballman strafe they they they dissed they killed people in gaza palestinians in gaza and they do interfere in iraq as well as seymour hersh of the famous american jordan a sort of deal that israeli agents. go through iraqi kurdistan and to iran to conduct some but objectivity is and gather intelligence. as part of their effort to to maybe in future attack attack iran their role in syria is now quite clear with a with a bomb or a bombing. yesterday or the day before yesterday and to and to syria so israel is a very close ally of the united states it's a forward military base practically for the united states and it is playing also a poisonous role in the region. the united gentlemen gentlemen it is truly an old one and i want mayor to be able to reply please do not jump in please do well in terms of having a close relatio

>> biness s news from the capital region. this is "washington business report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thanks for joining us fofor a look at businesess anfinance issues and the washington region. this week, two sides who rarely work togetether manage to d do just that in washington. not talking about republicansns and democrats in congress but we did see the afl-cio and the chamber of commerce come together a immigrationon. the coalition is promoting a new system to bring lower skilled workers the u u.s. on wall street, a week that flirted with historic highs and like a bad boyfriend, doused the hopes with the biggest evidencee that loss in 2013. manucturing where reece european woes d slow sales for housg and wal-marart contbuting to nowhere e res. then the gulf -- boyfriend came back whispering promises about hewlett-packard's potential on more a on friday w we saw the dow rebound. but a warning of catastrophe e -- not o overseas but here at home as an agreement -- if an agreement is not reached

the region. when the -- sorry, when decolonialization took root in africa in the 1950s, the people in sierra were pushing for political atonomy often sparking conflict. as we approach mali's independence in 1960, the tensions were there. by 1962, there's the beginning of the first rebellion, 1962-64. not all the groups in the north were on board with the rebellion. with the help of france, the government was able to crush the uprising. in that process, a couple of things happened that still play out today. one interesting thing for those of you following the events in mali, you have a guy who was there, and during that time period, iod's father from the tribe had gone and joined, and in his trek going north to crush the rebellion, members of the idnon tribe killed the fire so still today, iod himself has a grudge against those who make up the bulk of the military fighting force. you can see there's tribal tensions, already, from the beginning. his father was also killed during this rebillion, and

it's aimed at promoting mutual understanding in the region. on monday 15 officers took part at japan's maritime defense college in tokyo. they represent 15 countries including japan, the u.s., south kor korea, china and australia. they hope the participants can discuss each nation's interest. >> translator: china's participation has great effect considering the timing of the meeting. >>> the ancient town of >>> the town of timbuktu in mali is charged with history, a crossroads of islamic culture. militants destroyed prime examples of that culture as they made a push through the region. now heritage experts convened by u nessco have decided to rebuild parts of the world heritage site. about 150 experts gathered at unesco headquarters in paris. they discussed ways to rebuild ancient tombs. >> translator: the destruction of world heritage site is an a of foolishness. people of the whole world are the victims of such an act. >> militants destroyed 500-year-old islam makes liums before being driven out last month. they will study the damage and sta

a video has emerged of representatives of the south libyan tribes declaring independence for the region the federation of south libya they claim the government has failed to secure the inside of the country and borders and this is a result of stalled economic activity and discontinue a. and other essential infrastructure projects that have been driven by international partners well it's still not clear how that news is being taken in tripoli but it cambodia well for any chance of stability and finally who is reaping the fruits of this revolution well some analysts say it's an economic powerhouse putting lots of money into the region that the west just doesn't have while at the same time benefiting from their military efforts it's china the chinese have no boots on the ground they have no army use their. military. the west country so two years after the revolution for libya the only certainty is still gadhafi is gone of course you can check out our web site for more analysis of the consequences of the nato about regime change in libya that and much more on dot com. now during his state o