ritchie? >> steve ritchie, assistant general manager for water. the millbrae yard upgrades are on the 10-year capital plan, funded by water rates. the moccasin compound is part of the hetch hetchy budget. it has a little bit of a different character. that is one that has caused some questions here. i am going to cover all three of these facilities. first, just looking at what we are talking about are fairly old facilities. millbrae yard was established in 1900. we have 200 employees there. sunol yard also dates prior to 1900. it accommodates 30 employees on the east bay side. the moccasin compound was established in the 1920's. you have about 200 employees. between these and the least basin, this is the place where over half the water department works. the of the core of where our operation is outside of san francisco. we have a number of drivers for the upgrades we are talking about here. modernization of these facilities -- a lot of them are very old facilities. and consolidation of staff into the right places. we have looked at where we should

a little more surprised to hear guy ritchie was invited to the royal wedding.ell me, bill, what's going on? you have no idea. >> one bad movie, disinvited. >>> this comes from wcb 2. news 2 in charleston, south carolina, where one group of volunteers shared a very unique observance of the first anniversary of the gulf oil disaster. a small section of beach was turned into one big mock oil slick to ask the question what if the bp oil spill had happened here? hazmat suits, black tarps, even chocolate covered stuffed animals were used to simulate the disaster. and while this damage took just an hour to clean up, it did send a very powerful message to the folks there. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> this is not the kind of easter egg you would want to find in your basket. ahead of the easter holiday, london zoo has treated their mire cats to decorated eggs filled with worms. not to be forgotten were the these little guys who dug and searched for raisins hidden inside a pinata. and as you

estaran david beckham y su esposa victoria , el director de cine guy ritchie y el cantante elton johno e interpretara una cancion... tambien el fotgrafo peruano mario testino, responsable de las fotografas oficiales del compromiso del prncipe guillermo y kate middleton. entre los que no fueron invitados se encuentran el presidente obama y su esposa michelle, sara ferguson y el ex primer ministro de gran bretaa tony blair. y ex esposa del principe andrew, sara ferguson. la actriz sandra bullock esta enojada ya que su ex esposo, jesse james, vuelve a traicionarla. ahora su tormentoso ex planea publicar un libro autobiografic o en el cual contara intimidades de la vida en pareja que ambos llevaron. recientemente james manifesto que el libro se titularia "forajido americano" ellos estuvieron casados desde el 2005 hasta junio del ano pasado luego que se hiciera publico un escandalo de adulterio por parte de james. yo soy mariana rodriguez .... cu ---esta noche el señor de los deportes adrian cervantes tiene el deportivo ! take vo ----y el considera que ste, fue el mejor partido de la ultim

confirmed, singer elton john, soccer star david beckham and his wife victoria and film director guy ritchie. but also among the 1,900 guests, lance corporal martin compton who served with prince william and was severely injured in afghanistan. and relatives of two of william's friends who were killed in the line of duty. with london about to be loaded with monarchs, politicians, celebrities and throngs of well wishers, security is, of course, a major concern. nbc's keir simmons on the effort to keep london safe. >> reporter: they are almost prepared for the big day. to be in tune and on time, every police horse must be the right shade and shape, every officer ready for anything. because behind the pageantry is a major security operation, estimated to cost up to $30 million. >> we'll have about 5,000 police officers deployed on the day. >> reporter: inside the abbey, there will be dedicated protection officers and as billions watch on tv, the police will be looking more closely the most. this police helicopter is equipped with sophisticated cameras that can shift to infrared or focus on face

director guy ritchie will be there. jos stone too.er abbey will be filled with the traditional guests, 40 royal rulers. members of the monarchs from around the world. president obama and the first lady, not on the list, but they weren't expected to be, only elected leaders from the british commonwealth. most guests will be seated in the back, stretching their necks or watching the nine tv monitors set up inside. up front, of course, the royal family on one side, the middletons on the other. members of the spencer family, princess diana's family will be with the middletons too. all been planned. time to pack our bags. next week, i'll be joining brought barbara and diane for the wedding of the century. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. we will answer your royal questions. we're on the air online 4:00 a.m. eastern next friday for the royal wedding. we hope you'll get up early. when we come back on the broadcast, the southern belles and the bonnets like you've never seen. it's a revolutionary way to grow a great garden. liquafeed

he's joined by senate historian don ritchie. the part of the topic is compromising congress. >> you are going to meet the grand prize winner of the student cam competition. the topic of his documentary was that of the role of compromise in government. here it is. >> we cannot continue down this road. >> the senate is an institution built on compromise. >> the nature of the democracy rests on the art of compromise. >> this is exactly what our founders fathers can, they compromised. ♪ >> we need a wake up call. >> september 19th, 2010, on this day, my family and i departed on a thrill to -- trip to washington, d.c. on this trip, i hope to learn more about our nation and the nation capitol, as well as how it relates. today washington, d.c. is the center of one the largest metropolitan areas of the country, housing all three branches. also home to 174 foreign embassies, as well as many of the nation's monuments and exams. apart from politics, the city also has a strong local economy. it took much for washington, d.c. to get where it

elton john, guy ritchie, david beckham got coveted invitations. so did the crown prince of bahrain. is same leader whose government ordered a crackdown on protesters. diana's brother, charles, earl of spencer was not given a former role and will not be speaking. but he will be attending. prime minister gordon brown and tony blair not invited. 1 million people are expected to line the streets. you haven't seen -- >> i haven't seen. they've closed like this. i have never seen the lines like they have been this week. >> reporter: we got a bird's eye view from the top of a double-decker bus. >> the goring hotel. where the middleton family will be staying the night before the wedding. >> reporter: i got chills. and we learned that middleton's are hosting a barbecue for people here. >> that's where the royal family will be leaving from on friday morning. >> reporter: and royal sources confirmed that queen and prince phillip will leave buckingham palace after the late day lunch so that william and friends can stay. flags are ever where for 5,500 street parties. i love the flags. >> the uni

elton john david beckham and film director of guy ritchie.outhern california. also adding to anxiety an ad on craigslist asking for a giants fan to beat a dodgers fan into a coma. on the stow family website you can see an area where i can post a message for brian. you see a lot of dodger fans posting messages saying get well bryan. the people that did this to you at all in the dodgers' family. >>> two hours from now. the jury will resume deliberations in the barry bonds trial. they ended the first day of deliberations on friday without a verdict. they asked for a read back of kathy hoskins. she testified she saw greg anderson give him an injection before a 2002 road trip. they also looked again to a recording that hoskins brother made of anderson talking about injecting bonds with steroids. >> eric: this morning stanford fortunate police have stepped up patrols and issued a new public safety warning after a student was sexually assaulted inside her on campus apartment. it happened saturday night on come stock circle. police say the attacker b

elton john, david beckham and guy ritchie. president obama and the first lady were not invited but they are not alone. many other international leaders were left off the guest list. >> eric: next at 5:30, waiting for help. free offer that has hundreds of people lining up overnight in oakland. >>> japan is reacting to an intense aftershock. i'm amy hollyfield, i'll have an update on the situation for you next. >> kristen: and stanford issues warning for students living on campus after a weekend sexual assault. >> if you are traveling away today, here is a look at the temperatures. still pretty cool in the western two-thirds. warmest is boston and all the way to low 80s around d.c., new orleans at 80 and phoenix. we do have flight arrival delays into new york and philadelphia and that swath of yellow is potential for severe weather and more delays. use our flight tracker at abc7news.com. >>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. live in the newsroom, getting reports of another aftershock in japan. people are dealing with power outag

good. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you really -- you really have, like, a nicole ritchie i fixed it in time. >> jimmy: yeah, you did. i'm glad. and speaking of your family, your parents did an interview. i love your parents. they did an interview with "the wall street journal." >> yes. >> jimmy: why would you let them do that? >> well, i -- i called my dad to give him test questions before. and he failed every test question. it was so funny. because i was like -- "okay, dad, what if they say -- you know, 'parks and recreation' took a little break and was off the air. did, you know -- did you guys miss it when it was gone?" and my dad is like, "the thing about nbc is --" and i was like, "what are you doing?" >> jimmy: the thing about nbc is -- thanks dad. >> i was like, "no, no, no, you just say, 'we're happy it's back on.'" >> jimmy: we love amy. >> he just kept being like, "show business is a fickle mistress." >> jimmy: oh, my god. mr. famous. mr. famous. i always think about your dad at your wedding, the sweetest coolest thing i've ever seen in my life, when he surprise

>> more than 1900 people expected to attend the wedding, includes david beckham, elton john, guy ritchie, all eyes will be on westminster abbey when the couple ties the knot. people are brainstorming on what to expect from the guest list to wedding dress. one designer hopes the future princess will show off a style of her own. >> i would like to see her in something more lean and long versus the opulence of diana. she's not diana, she's her own woman. >> she also wants to see something more modern from the bride. she expects her colleagues around the world will watch the wedding with sketch pads and drawing inspiration from middle ton's dress. >>> we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] escape convention. ♪ escape definition. ♪ escape compromise. ♪ introducing the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. the radically new... 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. ♪ welcome to the darker side of green. ♪ >>> well, welcome back. a lot of you are going to be out there today satisfying your sweet tooth. adults and kids alike. >> the easter bunny visited our set. very exciting. >> questi

elton john, guy ritchie, joss stone, ian thorpe. a lot of the guests arriving in their hats, their finery, as is expected in britain. awaiting outside, a boisterous, almost giddy crowd here since dawn. they've been breaking into cheers all morning. cheering even when the barricade crew was passing by. the tents are gone. there are hundreds of people in their place. we found an 81-year-old woman who slept out overnight. another person who had been here since sunday, that is now five days. we found a lot of americans camped out here from seattle, michigan, san francisco, oregon, indiana, maryland, connecticut, and why? one said, she's happy to see diana's son so happy. another said this wedding is a good distraction right now, even comforting. back to you, matt and meredith. >> you mentioned the crowd there applauded for the barricade seam. we have some of the guests making their way behind us here. every once in awhile, you'll see a car with a police escort. >> a bus. >> a bus. and the street sweeper got applause. >> they're anticipa

so will elton john, and the movie director, guy ritchie, and the actor, rowan atkinson, also known asr. bean. there are surprises. singer, joss stone is on the list. as well as the australian olympic swimmer, ian thorpe. and mario testino, who took those official engagement pictures, he'll be on the day. and there's only six days to go until the very big day. everything has to run like clockwork. so, now, the final touches are being done. flags are flying high. the barricades are going up to help control the huge crowds. the carriage responsible for carrying the newlyweds is being polished and preened. and the household cavalry guards have been practicing for weeks. they won't be a step out of place. everything has to look picture-perfect. now, to the biggest decision of all, the wedding dress. the princess bride is still keeping us guessing about the designer. the latest bit of gossip, is that kate, along with an established dressmaker, has helped to designed her own dress. >> the fact is, she's a really beautiful, stunning girl. anything she wears, she's going to look gorgeous in. >

also on the much-coveted list, movie director guy ritchie who will have to leave his girlfriend at homesteer and maid of honor, pippa, will be bringing her handsome businessman boyfriend to the wedding. as all of the last-minute preparations are taking place, william and kate are all set for their last public appearance before they tie the knot. >> what it represents is basically kate middleton's last public appearance before the royal wedding. the next time we see her, she'll be emerging from her rolls royce and stepping into westminster abbey with 2 billion people watching her. >> reporter: so no pressure. can you imagine the decisions kate has to make right now like what will she be wearing in her hair? a dilemma every bride goes through, well, most brides. >> a huge selection of tiaras belonging to the queen. and she has got the choice that no other girl in the world would have on her wedding day. >> reporter: feast your eyes on these, gals, diamonds, pearls, gold. oh, to be a princess. so is it going to be great british roses that will adorn kate's long mane or a grand old tiara? >

and guy ritchie, not sure why he's invited. he is a director. we know him as the ex-husband of madonna. also, diane, i think it's wonderful that the middletons invited, from bucklebury, the small town they live, the butcher, the yoga instructor, the pub owner. they're all invited. >> this is mario testino, the famous photographer who took those beautiful photographs of princess diana. and engagement photos. we saw one released in the last 24 hours, of prince william and kate, the commoner. we can call her that for a few more minutes. when we saw the beckhams, we immediately thought of the pop culture aspect of this whole royal wedding. there's 400,000 tweets already on this. we're monitoring this live. you can tweet us here at david muir at abc. but 4,000 tweets a minute. >> a minute? >> and we know it's early in the states. >> a minute. before we take a break, i just want everybody to get a chance to look at the interior of the church again, as we can. we all imagine what we would do if we had unlimited possibilities. all of the flowers in the

here joining us at the table is donald ritchie to help us take questions from viewers about this topic. let's begin with the great compromise. why was a call that? guest: when the constitutional convention met one of the differences was between the large states and the small states. the large state the new government should be more representative of the population. small states said no way. the constitutional convention almost came to an end over that issue. until they formed a committee over the fourth of july weekend in came up with the ultimate compromise, which were two houses of congress. then they wrote a special provision and saidit will lose its equal standing in the senate without its consent. no state would ever give that consent, so the senate will probably remain that senate as long as the u.s. government stance. host: karl talked about the great compromise, and he also gives an example of not willing to compromise on an issue. what struck you about the documentary? guest: i thought was very creative. i particularly like the fact that he use so much of senator speeches. i t

here joining us at the table is donald ritchie to help us take questions from viewers about this topict's begin with the great compromise. why was a call that? guest: when the constitutional convention met one of the differences was between the large states and the small states. the large state the new government should be more representative of the population. small states said no way. the constitutional convention almost came to an end over that issue. until they formed a committee over the fourth of july weekend in came up with the ultimate compromise, which were two houses of congress. then they wrote a special provision and saidit will lose its equal standing in the senate without its consent. no state would ever give that consent, so the senate will probably remain that senate as long as the u.s. government stance. host: karl talked about the great compromise, and he also gives an example of not willing to compromise on an issue. what struck you about the documentary? guest: i thought was very creative. i particularly like the fact that he use so much of senator speeches. i think

royal couple will be joined by 1,900 of their dearest friends, including such notable names as guy ritchiems, the osborns, the munsters, kings of jordan bahrain and saudi arabia queen latina, sir elton john sir mix a lot, bo the white house dog, rob kardashian bart similar p tonne, jared from subway and flavor flav. >> jimmy: he's going? must be a jewel thing that they have in common. on "good morning america" today they had an interview with jenn sterger, "nightline" had more with jenn tonight. she's the former new york jets employee who claims brett favre texted her pictures of his penis the craziest thing about this story is apparently she's never met him. >> there's this perception of you that people automatically start to think, oh she's a gold digger, she's a homewrecker. i'm none of those things. i've never met the man. >> if you finally did meet him what would you say to him? >> i don't plan on that happening. i don't plan on that happening. >> jimmy: they mefrnever met? and this is how he introduces himself to people? that's quite a how do you do? it really is. maybe he just gets

then senate historian don ritchie joins the stay student cam winner. washington journal every morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> coming up tonight on c-span2, journalists carole simpson on her new "newslady." and a biography on the shah of iran who was overthrown, and later a look at the life of bill donovan and his book wild bill donovan. all this month, we've featured the winners of the student cam documentary competition. now meet the grand prize winner and watch his document ritchie and meet the winner live during washington journal at 9:15 and stream any of the winning videos online at any time at studentcam.org. >> coming up next, booktv brents "after words," an hour long program where we invite ghost hosts to interview authors. she details her 40 year career of climbing the ranks in a white male dominated profession becoming the first black female anchor of a news broadcast after joining abc news. she shares her story with nia-malika henderson of the "washington post". >> host: i'm nia-malika henderson joined by carole simpson. you've writt

we know that director guy ritchie will be there, but not his ex, madonna. william has invited four of his exes. and kate has invited two old flames. and we hear kate's uncle gary will come to the palace reception. and the chaff, anton, will cater. white house incumbents, the obamas, are not invited. the queen has asked them over in may for a state visit. "the daily mail" said that joe albertson has been invited by prince charles. he's the friend of the bush and reagan clans. he owns tv stations and founded the politico newspaper. elton john is also coming, though probably not singing. and mr. bean, he's coming, too. hopefully not in character. and let's just look at kate one more time this morning. remember, this is the last we'll see of her until the wedding day. and the wedding is two weeks away, come friday, so the next time we see her, she'll be getting out of that car in front of westminster abbey. robin, we'll finally get to see that dress. >> hopefully, it will not be raining. what is the significance of this being the final appearance before the big

also on the much coveted list movie director guy ritchie who will have to leave his girlfriend at homet have a plus one. kate's sister and maid of honor pippa will be bringing her handsome businessman boyfriend to the wedding. as all the last-minute preparations are taking place, william and kate are all set for their last public appearance before they tie the knot. >> what it represents is basically kate middleton's last public appearance before the royal wedding. the next time we see her she'll be emerging from her rolls-royce and stepping into westminster abbey with 2 billion people watching her. >> reporter: so no pressure then. can you imagine the decisions kate has to make right now like what will she be wearing in her hair? a dilemma every bride goes through. well, most brides. >> a huge selection of tiaras belonging to the queen, and she has got the choice that no other girl in the world would have on her wedding day. >> reporter: feast your eyes on these, gals. diamonds, pearls and gold. oh, to be a princess. so is it going to be great british roses that will adorn kate's long

we've seen director guy ritchie, rowan atkinson, an actor.of loyalty rewarded. people that have been very good to prince william throughout his life, from his house master at eaton college. even his very first nanny is on the list. loyalty means a lot to this royal couple. we're also seeing people that have contributed vast sums of money to prince charles' charities and many of the papers are reporting that there are business associates of both the middletons and prince charles. we're definitely seeing invitations given as a reward to people who have both been good, helpful, given money, all that kind of thing. >> it's also interesting that a number of the exs of both the bride and groom are on the list. >> yes, there are a number of exes. but we have to remember that these people that are exes have been friends for way longer than they were ever a boyfriend or a girlfriend. on the girlfriend list is william's very first girlfriend, jecca craig, willirumored to be william's first love. and arabella musgrave. she's part of the reason he was so

certainly the names you might expect, the celebrity guests, elton john, the beckhams obviously, guy ritchie now included among that list. we're also hearing of course the engagement photographer is going to be there as a guest, and then i think what's very interesting is that apparently some british afghan war veterans who served in afghanistan but also served apparently in the household cavalry will be among the 1900 guests as well. >> 1900 guests. thank you. we're having weather envy. it looks beautiful in london. we'll see you later. >> pretty hot. >> hot. okay. pretty rainy and cold here. we're back but first this is "today" on nbc. hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sure you do. hey! you can have the pop tart! llsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat than listening ere'noto our favorite songs. there'nothing we love more than listening to our favore song but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizzaolls. but our favoritehing isatg totino's pizolls ♪e're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh,h [ whistle blo

we've got confirmation on david and victoria beckham, elton john and his partner david furnish, guy ritchierowan atkinson and new names not been talked about before, jess stone. she did perform at the diana memorial concert in 2007. >> no rebecca jarvis on the list, i'm guessing? >> i didn't see rebecca's name today but it's only selected few that have been confirmed. >> you might want to check that again. do you know anything about the seating plans at this point? >> we do. we do. a lot of people in the abbey are going to be restricted to seeing the wedding service on television screens, scattered around. but the families will be up at the front near the couple. the queen will be sitting in the front row on one side, along with prince philip, charles and camilla and harry. the rest of the royal family will be behind her along with visiting european royalty. opposite the royal family will be the middletons and behind them the spencer family, including earl spencer who will be there with his soon to be third wife american philanthropist karen gordon. >> tell us about the bells that we'll be

mcdonnell was not there about a guy ritchie was with his date who also had had on her forehead. >> markes them driving away. this is a great shot. helicoptered in tow, with the couple driving with balloons tailing off the end. we have posted the ceremony on our web site are newscasts started at 2:00 a.m. >> darya: i could watch the whole thing all day. we are americans we want fun, and that is cool. >> mark: i'm watching the car. >> darya: if you want a cat headlights go to our web site. enjoy your weekend.

and senate and hip -- senate historian donald ritchie tossed as this year's studentcam grand prize winner. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> up next, epa administrator lee said jackson talks about u.s. energy policy. public television and radio executives on the future of public broadcasting. and ron paul visits i a lot to announce the formation of his presidential exploratory committee. all this month we have been featuring the top winners of the studentcam competition. meet the grand prize winner and see this video tomorrow morning. watch his documentary at 6:50 a.m. in the morning. stream all the winning videos any time online at studentcam.org. >> the defense and energy departments today announced plans to work together on energy issues by developing clean energy technology and improving energy security. deputy secretary william lynn and deputy secretary common -- poneman announced this. this is an hour-and-a-half. >> i would like to introduce brooke anderson, the counselor to the national security staff. >> welcome to the forum. thank you for coming today. as businesses across

and donald ritchie talks about compromise in congress. >> live saturday, the white house correspondents annual black tie dinner, starting with red-carpet arrival. our coverage includes highlights of past dinners and your comments from facebook and twitter. streaming at c-span.org and live on c-span. republican congressman ron paul of texas said today he's forming an explore tri committee for the 2012 election. a preliminary step toward officially declaring as a candidate. congressman paul has run for congress twice before. in 1998 as a libtarne, and in 2008 as a republican. today's announcement was made at the did i moin, iowa, holiday inn. this is 20 minutes. [applause] s >> there are three individuals andrew ivers, a.j. fisher, and mr. spiker. they are here with me today. i would like to have them say a few words because they are going to be busy in iowa organizing this explore tri committee. i would first like to call on true ivers. [applause] >> i have a pair of statements, so i would like to read some thoughts that i have. as an official of the republican party of iowa, i am thrill

and guy ritchie is going. >> without madonna. >> without madonna. >> josh stone. >> i love her.pedo. >> thorpedo. >> hey, vito. makes me happy knowing vito is watching us today. we are not on the list but we'll be at the trump international. >> one of the things kate middleton decided and dina decided the came thing, too. in the wedding vows, i guess it has been said the woman is supposed to say i will love, honor and obey. she is not having the obey portion of the program in her vows. >> i'm trying to think if i've been to a wedding in the past 30 years that has obey. maybe that's why marriages fall. nobody is obeying. if you ever got married again, would you put the obey in? >> you know me? of course not. no. >> you didn't do it the first time around, did you? >> no. did you have it in yours? >> no. we didn't have those kinds of vows. >> did you say husband and wife or man and wife? >> i don't even remember. i've been married since the middle ages. frank has been married 50 years, but to three different women. do you celebrate that? this year is our 25th. i'm just his first wi