it compiles a ranking of one hundred forty cities assessment criteria our standard of living safety traffic and stability this is the first time a european city has led the list. modern robot technology here it's not used to produce devices but to dismantle them the hong kong administration is paying the berlin company out of a three hundred eighteen million euros over a period of ten years the company has to rid the city of its electrical waste. a lot of the material that arises is exported to third world countries. where they get disassembled in a very cool state and that's where the principal concern we should not be exposed to. life hong kong is not only one of the richest and most consumer friendly cities in the world it's also one of the largest producers of electronic waste every hong kong resident throws away almost twenty kilos of old electrical appliances every year most of it is collected by small businesses some products are resold as used equipment but a large part. disappears on the international waste market for a long time the metropolis was an important transshipment center

safety council. walter ladd is the manager. >> we use the 3e's for traffic safety. education, engineering, enforcement. with the big e is education. education the public, and education of the individual. it takes coronation an organization to make it all work. we try to bring every organization all citizens into it. we work a lot with children. >> in saint jo they believe in the educational principle of starting while young. maybe when this generation grows up, safety will be embedded in the consciousness. students learn about safety here in traffic court. >> i rested the defender at approximately 5:40 pm for passing through a red light.>> it is late and i tried to make this last delivery because i knew if i did not get this and i'm jammed up. i know i did not go through a red light. in fact a positive.>> after court sessions a good chance to ask questions. >> what happened here? >> it is up to the court to decide by the testimony offered by the defendant and by the police officers as to whether not he is guilty. that is the burden of the court. >> busy driving is a

streets and boggle desh for the past week they're demanding government action to improve road safety traffic accidents kill at least seven thousand bangladeshis every year two young students were knocked down and killed by a bus last week. i'm going on we have been protesting on the roads for a few days with some of our demands with demanding justice for those students of the college killed by a bus and we want safe roads. over the weekend the peaceful protests became violent when police tried to break up the crowds demonstrators were further incensed by a government minister who questioned why there was uproar about two deaths in bangladesh and a lack of anger about thirty three dead in a bus crash in india the previous day i'm actually going to stop by the government that's out there we all are feeling threatened we wanted a peaceful protest we don't want any trouble occurring around here rubber bullets were shot at murch her neighborhood they were dispersed. the government ordered schools and bus service.

only the voluntary activity of people in this safety council. >> we use the 3d's for traffic safety. deeper education, deeper engineering, and deeper enforcement. but the big one is education. education of the public and the individual. it takes coordination and organization. we try to bring every organization and all citizens into it. >> in st. joe they believe in the educational principle of starting them while they're young. maybe when this generation grows up safety will be embedded in its consciousness. school children learn about safety at first hand right in traffic court. >> your honor it's late and i'm trying to make this last delivery because i know if i don't get this in i'm jammed up. i know i didn't go through any red lights. in fact i'm positive. >> after court sessions the kids get a chance to ask questions. >> when it comes to court. >> it is up to the court to decide by the testimony offered by the defendant and by the police officer as to whether or not he is guilty. that is the burden of the court. >> they teach driving as a regular part of the high school curricul

streets and boggle desh for the past week they're demanding government action to improve road safety traffic accidents kill at least seven thousand bangladeshis every year to young students were knocked down and killed by a bus last week and even though the net i'm going to we have been protesting on the roads for a few days with some of that demands we are demanding justice for those students of the college killed by a bus and we want safe roads. over the weekend the peaceful protests became violent when police tried to break up the crowds demonstrators were further incensed by a government minister who questioned why there was uproar about two deaths in bangladesh and a lack of anger about thirty three dead in a bus crash in india the previous day i'm actually going to stop by the government that's actually we all are feeling threatened we wanted a peaceful protest we don't want any trouble occurring around here yet rubber bullets were shot on our brothers at mirco neighborhood they were dispersed we don't want all of us the government ordered schools and bus services to shut down the gove

safety council. walter ladd is its manager. >> we use the three es for traffic safety. e for education, e for engineering, e for enforcement. but the big e is education. education of the public, education of the individual. this takes a lot of pick and shovel work. it takes coordination and organization. we try to bring every organization and all citizens into it. and we work a lot with the children. >> in st. joe they believe in the educational principle of starting them while they're young. maybe when this generation grows up, safety will be imbedded in its consciousness. school children learn about safety at firsthand, right in traffic court. >> i arrested the defendant at approximately 5:40 p.m. for passing through a red light. >> your honor, it's late and i'm trying to make this last delivery because i know if i don't get this in, i'm jammed up. i know i didn't go through any red light. in fact, i'm positive. >> after court sessions, the kids get a chance to ask questions. >> well, when he comes to court and he still says he's not guilty, what happens? >> then it i

streets and boggle desh for the past week they're demanding government action to improve road safety traffic accidents kill at least seven thousand bangladeshis every year to young students were knocked down and killed by a bus last week and even though the net i'm going to we have been protesting on the roads for a few days with some about demands with demanding justice for those students of the college killed by a bus and we want safe roads. over the weekend the peaceful protests became violent when police tried to break up the crowds demonstrators were further incensed by a government minister who questioned why there was uproar about two deaths in bangladesh and a lack of anger about thirty three dead in a bus crash in india the previous day i'm not sitting on a subway i'm wondering what that's out there we all are feeling threatened we wanted a peaceful protest we don't want any trouble occurring around here yet rubber bullets were shot on our brothers at mirpur neighborhood they were dispersed one told us the government ordered schools and bus services to shut down the government's try

streets and boggle desh for the past week they're demanding government action to improve road safety traffic accidents kill at least seven thousand bangladeshis every year two young students were knocked down and killed by a bus last week. i'm going to we have been protesting on the roads for a few days with some of that demands with demanding justice for those students of the college killed by a bus and we won't say for it's. over the weekend the peaceful protests became violent when police tried to break up the crowds demonstrators were further incensed by a government minister who questioned why there was uproar about two deaths in bangladesh and a lack of anger about thirty three dead in a bus crash in india the previous day i'm not really going to stop by the government that's out there we all are feeling threatened we wanted a peaceful protest we don't want any trouble occurring around here yet rubber bullets were shot at murtha neighborhood they were dispersed. the government ordered schools and bus services to shut down the government's trying to quell the violence by cutting interne

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and now for a firsthand report, let's go to our traffic safety and highway improvement department ands. >> thank you, mr. ford. for our first story on what a community did about a dangerous local highway situation, we take you to fast-growing california, where highway problems have multiplies with the increase of population and of travel. this is san francisco. see how it is located on the northernmost tip of the peninsula. its only access from the north is the golden gate bridge. from the east the bay bridge. now you are looking south from downtown san francisco. below you is bayshore highway, the traffic artery of the peninsula. city after city for 30 miles, flowing into each other out of a continuous line out of san francisco. let's go back to june 1951, to the california highway police station at jefferson avenue and bayshore highway. >> okay, i've got it. redwood 4, redwood 4, an 1179 at bay shore and harvard boulevard. >> an 1179 is the police code for collisions involving fatalities. as accidents piled up, bayshore got a n

streets and boggle desh for the past week they're demanding government action to improve road safety traffic accidents kill at least seven thousand bangladeshis every year to young students were knocked down and killed by a bus last week. i'm going to have been protesting on the roads for a few days with some of our demands with demanding justice for those students of the college killed by a bus and we want safe roads. over the weekend a peaceful protest became violent when police tried to break up the crowds demonstrators were further incensed by a government minister who questioned why there was uproar about two deaths in bangladesh and a lack of anger about thirty three dead in a bus crash in india the previous day i'm actually going to stop by the government that's out there we all are feeling threatened we wanted a peaceful protest we don't want any trouble occurring around here you can rubber bullets were shot on our brothers at murch or neighborhood they were dispersed we don't want. the government ordered schools and bus services to shut down the government's trying to quell the viol

zbh so we have several categories of vision zero funding, pedestrians safety, bicycle safety, traffic calming, new signals, upgrades to signals, bus rapid transit, which typically includes infratru infrastructure for bicycle and pedestrian safety but they don't typically clinclude operating capital. i think what ricardo was referring to, there are several signal projects that are underway that prop k is funding that will retime the signals. probably, the one-third of the signals that he was referring to that have projects underway have some amount of prop k on them. i'm not sure which projects he's referring to, but we do include funding when there is a signal timing or infrastructure project. >> there are various possible funding sources. we would have to look to see which would be eligible for what would be an operational expense. what we're using right now for the larger downtown retiming is a state grant, a hazard safety improvement. it's an hsip grant. so we can take a look at grants and internal resources. in addition to the capital projects that we're doing, that would be retim

experts will talk about traffic safety issues since recreational marijuana use was approved. speakers include embers of the chp, district attorneys from alameda acosta, counties and a traffic safety prosecutor from colorado which legalize recreational cannabis six years before california did. there will also be a toxicology and pharmacy official. that form begins at 8 am and will continue until 5:00 tonight and it will be at the alameda county sheriffs department in joplin. >>> footprint leading to california high school and san ramon will reopen today. that bridge process coyote creek and bridge every day to get to and from school. it reopens today with a new deck and improvements to the bridge reports. >>> oakland unified school district is now reconsidering a controversial decision to cut some sports programs. sports programs like tennis, wrestling, swimming come of volleyball, lacrosse, and golf that were suddenly dropped affecting about 500 students at the school district says those cuts would save half $1 million a year. district officials say cutting those programs woul

they held a new informational meeting to separate the track improve safety and traffic flow. it could take five more years to reach. >>> san mateo leaders trying to come up with a fix that will likely be pricey. reporting horns cmon across the stretch. it is in parts and drivers and walkers and cyclists. city leaders want to limit the noise. one costly option would be grade separation. cheaper possibility would be a gate system to designate quiet zones. even that would cost around $10 million. i want you to listen up if you have children that go to some of those charter schools. a ban would bill for profit companies from running the schools. i show add publicly traded company ran schools in california where fewer than half graduated high school in 2016. that company forced to collect tax dollars and bills sitting on the governor's desk right>>> coming up next, nbc baa responds. >> she puts thousands of dollars in the bank to let it grow for her golden years. when it's time to withdraw the bank says it has no records. nbc bay area responds next. fran >>> good friday morning to

streets and boggle desh for the past week they're demanding government action to improve road safety traffic accidents kill at least seven thousand bangladeshis every year to young students were knocked down and killed by a bus last week and even though the net i'm going to we have been protesting on the roads for a few days with some about demands with demanding justice for those students of the college to buy a bus and we want safe roads i saw. over the weekend the peaceful protests became violent when police tried to break up the crowds demonstrators were further incensed by a government minister who questioned why there was uproar about two deaths in bangladesh and a lack of anger about thirty three dead in a bus crash in india the previous day i'm actually going to somebody i'm going with that's actually we all are feeling threatened we wanted a peaceful protest we don't want any trouble occurring around here yet rubber bullets were shot on our brothers at mirco neighborhood they were dispersed one told us the government ordered schools and bus services to shut down the government's try

start with you today look many have said that these protests are about far more than just road safety or traffic what in your view are the issues that led to these demonstrations. i think the fact remains that they said being deceived by an idea that dissent has been suppressed for too long a questioning of the government is something that is not being tolerated and let's bear in mind that its board. its all factions all political parties across the board currently we have the army leak we is trying to bring in what is called the digital think killer t. act are hugely the cornea piece of legislation which would seek to suppress and undermine the media so i think with this a third of widespread protests by students in the light of a lot that is going on within the country in terms of freedom of expression suppression of the st and therefore has to be new to thought omar do you agree with what charlie was saying there i mean no matter who is in power in bangladesh do you believe that there is no space that has been created for the expression of dissent or freedom of expression in general yes the s

. >> reporter: this was a first of its kind in the bay area, a marijuana traffic safety summit here in dublin with law enforcement, cannabis advocates and people in the legal system coming together to decide what is the best way to get impaired and stoned drivers off the road. the chp says since january 1st when recreational cannabis use became legal injuries related to people driving under the influence of marijuana has increased 102% and driving impaired arrests are also up. the sad reality hit home. >> recently we lost somebody else to distracted driving. we can't afford to lose anybody else, officer or just a motorist. >> reporter: that's one of the reasons the chp held a marijuana traffic safety summit bringing together people from law enforcement, the department of justice and members of the cannabis industry. >> the take-aways are training and education, not only for law enforcement officials, but for our judges, prosecutors and our community at large. >> it's complicated. >> reporter: jennifer newton is a traffic safety resource prosecutor with the da's office in colorado, a st

safety. >>> a traffic stop in prince george's county led to a police shooting at a driver and now a search person who ca esped. >>> and what's next for oneth o administration more unique ideas, the space force.ne >> announcer:4 today" starts now. >>> it is 5:00 a.m., good morning, everody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang, thanks for joining us for nfd thnfd. rain seems to have stopped for now but more on the way. >> melissa mollet looks at the commute for us this morning. chuck bell is back today. >> all chright. uck and sheena, how is the rest of the day looking? >> it doesn't look too bad. you look tanned, by the way. you look pretty good, did you get a spray tan? >> no, i did it the old-fashioned way, covered in 30 bock. >> noy oil this time. >> no, i'd be nothing but one big

death penalty for drivers who cause fatal road accident the move aims to quell mass protests over traffic safety that have paralyzed the capital dhaka. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order to formally reimpose many sanctions on iran the move comes some three months after the u.s. pulled out of the twenty fifteen international nuclear deal with iran the e.u. has condemned the revived measures and said that it will shield european companies iran too has acted to soften the blow by easing foreign exchange transactions but iranians have been protesting over the economic hardship that many already face. for six days in a row now iranians have taken to the streets in protest in cities across the country they're angry about high prices and the government they accuse iran's politicians of mismanagement and corruption leading the country into ruin. however not everyone is marching some feel helpless like his son he's certain that his life won't get better any time soon. and i don't know what the aim of the u.s. sanctions is. all i know is that

she is the traffic safety resource prosecutor of denver colorado. she talks about the rise of impaired motorists driving under the influence of more than one drugsotbelieve it or not the c-h-p says there are some members of the public who believe that recreational marijuana being legal, means it is not against the law to drive while being high, to that officer borer says...?sot in dublin haaziq madyun haaziq madyun (vicki) advocates for two ballot measures that try to tackle the st

safety. >>> a traffic stop in st.nd the driver escapes. >>> and left to find what's left for one of the administration's 4 itiatives, space force. >> announcer: "neday" starts now. >>> it is 4:00 a.m., good morning, everybody, aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us for "news4 today." the rain has moved out a of the ar it starts to wind down, how do you like that? >> yes, melissa mollet is here to talk about the commute this morning. >> yes. that'shy aaron got tongue-tied. >> i just didn't kno what to say when i saw you. >> it comes with emotion. >> is that what it is? >> it's like he's never coming back. >> you surprised everybody. >> that's right. i ran out of vacation days in the

streets and bangladesh for the past week they're demanding government action to improve road safety traffic accidents kill at least seven thousand bangladeshis every year two young students were knocked down and killed by a bus last week and even though the net i'm going to we have been protesting on the roads for a few days with some of that demands with demanding justice for those students of the college killed by a bus and we want safe roads. over the weekend the peaceful protests became violent when police tried to break up the crowds demonstrators were further incensed by a government minister who questioned why there was uproar about two deaths in bangladesh and a lack of anger about thirty three dead in a bus crash in india the previous day i'm actually going to stop by the government that's out there we all are feeling threatened we wanted a peaceful protest we don't want any trouble occurring around here yet rubber bullets were shot on our brothers at mirco neighborhood they were dispersed we don't one told us the government ordered schools and bus services to shut down the governm

start with you today look many have said that these protests are about far more than just road safety or traffic what in your view are the issues that led to these demonstrations. i think the fact remains that the obama base has been besieged by an idea that dissent has been suppressed for too long a questioning of the government is something that is not being tolerated and let's bear in mind that it's both sides it's it's all factions all political parties across the board currently we have the army leak we is trying to bring in what is called the digital think killer t. act are hugely the cornea piece of legislation which would seek to suppress and undermine the media so i think with all this a threat of widespread protests by students in the light of a lot that is going on within the country in terms of freedom of expression and suppression of the st and therefore has to be new the thought of how do you agree with what charles saying there i mean no matter who is in power in bangladesh do you believe that there is no space that has been created for the expression of dissent or freedom of expr

vision zero traffic safety improvements are also being delivered in golden gate park so with more to come, m.t.a. has installed near-term traffic safety improvements funded by prop-k throughout golden gate park including at the j.f.k. and 30th avenue intersection and earlier this month, added four raised crosswalks at various locations. we're seing is improvements across the district as well as sfmta's fleet replacement project continuing to bring new vehicles to our streets for muni. it placed 20 additional vehicles with prop-k funding in the last quarter and so we see about seven of these electric trolley coaches and the rest hybrid diesel motor coaches w. that, i'm happy to take any questions. >> are there any questions for our executive director? seeing none? is there any public comments on the executive director's report? seeing none, public comment is closed. mr. quintanilla could you read the consent agenda? >> items four to 11 comprise the consent agenda. the remaining items are considered routine. staff is not planning to present on these items but is prepare to present if de