shell was thought to be the gold standard, shell supposedly had the best track record of doing stuff that nobody else was able to do. so if anybody can drill the arctic, shell can. so shell's the company that got the permits and then this is what happened. shell sent two rigs up there to start drilling, one of them ended up under criminal investigation, ended up being detained in port after the coast guard boarded it and noticed more than a dozen potential safety violations, one of the two rigs. and the other one ended up beached on an island. shell was in the middle of trying to tow that rig from alaska to seattle when it encountered a very terrible winter storm, ran into 30 foot seas and 50 knot winds and caused that to run aground on new year's eve on december 31st, and that accident gave rise to two mysteries. this is the arctic, right? it's no secret that bad weather happens. so mystery one, why didn't shell put equipment up there that could handle that kind of weather? but also, mystery number two, knowing that the rig could not necessarily handle that kind of weather, why did

lastly, i have noticed that the shell shocked effort is coming up again. i'm getting e-mails on that i know we have a communications plan and we have to put forward our message on that and it seems like there is a countervailing message out there because we don't have our voices out there to e-mail and other means to connect with people. with did do an editorial meeting with breed and myself and puc staff was there as well. questioning on how to get this program running and i think those events will be more helpful. miss hale? thank you. >> thank you, commissioner avalos. barbara hale for power. i do want to acknowledge your participation at the public utilities commission meeting. it's great to keep that dialogue open with commissions opens and we do have a calendar in response to your specific request. i think that will help. i think the direction, the guidance and request we were given to our commission in how to get this moving is to provide further information on the local build out framework and plan that we had placed before the commission and we wi

when the board of supervisors approved the contract with cell -- shell. it was an understanding that there would be a robust as possible. i don't know that i would put it as the p u c trying to four -- figure out the appetite. in approving the contract with shell is that a robust build out is an important part we do in terms of purchasing energy. i don't believe that legally there is an authority to decouple the build out from the purchases agreement with shell and in fact i think if that is the approach, i don't believe that there is legal authority for the puc or anyone to do that because the expectation and the intent when the board approved the purchase agreement was there would be a robust build out concurrent with the purchase agreement. i know that sflafco has never approved, the board of supervisors has never approved decoupling of the two. i don't know what decouple means, but as we go forward with the shell contract agreement, we'll be continuing to do a build out as robust a build out as we possibly can. the word decoupling does not, i think, d

that shell will purchase for the city will be california certified green. as you probably know, there are three categories of green products. >> yes. >> one emphasizes contractual relationships with california, producers and other out of state producers. and another is a payment and the nature of a premium for green power but without a contractual relationship. and it's a complicated set of equations and we can get you more information about that if you're interested. >> well, we have to be interested because we have to -- at the end of the day, we're held responsible to the rate payers to make sure that whatever product is put out there and whatever final agreement is signed with shell reflects the concerns and the interests of the rate payers in this city and county. >> yes. >> same way that sonoma is dealing with that, marin has dealt with that, and a few other similar projects in other states have been dealing with that. >> yes, we would still have 100% green product, but you're correct, there may be different perceptions about how green the total portf

. >> good afternoon, hunter stesh, 1245 and stop the shell shock. three things i want to point out very quickly and clearly. item no. 1, we represent workers, 1245 represent workers at 28 different utilities in northern and central california. they include p g and e but also 27 others. as those 2 utilities we have about 1100 members generating electricity and we have about 750 or so at the other utilities generating electricity. those are 17-1800 jobs and you are contracting their work under this proposal you are contracting their work out to shell oil. that is our objection. there is no misinformation, there is no uncertainty, no lack of clarity. this is a contract to shell energy to provide electricity. pure and simple. that is our objection. those are jobs. people want the work and we want control of that energy here in san francisco and in california as a whole. not out of state contracts to purchase electricity. the other two items we heard today again, there is no plan for a local build out. commissioner mentioned it, rate board members mentio

shell's statement reads it's "assisting an inquiry into trading activities." bp states: "we are co-operating fully with the investigation." statoil reports "authorities suspect anti- competitive agreements." oil traders at total sa in france reportedly told regulators last fall "several times a of line." reaction to allegations of oil price fixing is reaching u.s. shores. "i think shock and disgust. i don't know if it's going to have a real market impact short- term, but long-term it's raising the creditability of some of these markets." that reaction from phil flynn, a prominate oil trader and fox busines news contributor. it's reported price collusion was happening in crude oil, refined products and biofuels. a multi-layered investigation is happening now into exactly how workers at the irs targeted

the amount you want to set aside for investment in the buildout will affect the rates the final shell power procurement rates and other costs like the administration and financing budget. right now our estimated range of rates is 11.14 cents per kilowatt hour and 14.5 cents per kilowatt hour. if you turn the page you'll see four scenarios that we've provided. in the second column there, and these are rates and associated resource mix and buildout revenues. the second column, you can see a rate case. i believe this is the scenarios you're familiar with from previous meetings with the s.f.puc staff. that shows a large reliance on firmed and shaped shell power purchases, which has also been called bucket 2 resources, green energy resources, and then 10% of bundled green product. the rate that has been published in the newspapers that you're familiar with in that scenario, 14.75 cents, and there would be nothing left there, left to use for a buildout effort. >> what's the pg&e estimate of what they're going to offer? >> the latest article i saw pg&e was estimating its green rate would be

really needs to be more concrete in terms of how we're going to transition away from shell. i think that's really important ~. the presentation sort of to me, seems like customer interest and commitment to how many people will stay in the program is going to determine how much buildout we do. but i think that without a plan for the buildout, that really hinders our ability to retain customers. so, it's a really attractive aspect of this program. and it's something that's going to set us apart from pg&e besides the rates. so, i think the buildout is something that people really want in san francisco, but it needs to be more concrete. it needs to start planning for it, it needs to happen now so that when the program rolls out we know how we're going to get away from the shell contracts and how we're going to bring this program to the future. thank you. >> thank you for waiting so long, both of you. any other public comments? all right. public comments and matters will be discussed in executive session, closed session. any public comments on closed session items? motion is ente

do i own shares of shell? yes.ave shares of shell but i also know that honesty, integrity and respect for people are the core values of that company. and so welcoming in the investigators is part of what shell is apparently doing according to the report that i read. so, you know, there is nothing to hide. so open it up. and that's exactly what's happening. anybody can allege anything about anyone. melissa: yeah. >> an allegation is a cheap way to keep government officials busy when they have nothing better to do. and so i would stand on the values issue. melissa: john macy, real quick because we're running out of time, the way to fix this is have a market clearing transparent mechanism, right? maybe it is not possible in this case. >> it is possible. you have market prices. it is an incredibly thick market, why not use them? and, you know, the question is why would companies like, why are all these companies going to, you know the e.u. and saying what is going on here? what's their motivation? i --. melissa: that's

gave shell the ok to start drilling in the arctic.rig on the left is the discoverer the right is the colic. the discoverer nearly ran aground. four months after that, they had a fire break out in its engine room. the u.s. coast guard found more than a dozen violations with safety and polluting equipment. the colic lost water went adrift and crashed into an island off the coast of southern alaska. >> wow what a bunch of misfits. >> given shell's bad record and deep's record, although they may have improved, i'm curious about that. >> please, they handled it so well. >> you criticize shell. is there a company that does it well? >> this is a situation where we really shouldn't be drilling two miles beneath the as far as of the ocean. frankly, no. it's a situation where we're asking when the next disaster will happen, not if. there i see no company that can operate safely in that kind of environment. >> they often will farm out as in the horizon rigging so that they're essentially dealing with the same stuff. it's sort of the same company

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today, shell shares -- it's like she sells sea shells -- shell shares are up by about 2%. >> meanwhile, seemans has cut its outlook for the year despite a 20% jump in profits. it rose 12% from a year ago. the company says it in and out expects its income to be at the low end of 4.5 to 5 billion euros. >> let's take a look at bw now. slowing growth and heavy investment take a toll on that company's earnings. the german carmaker reported net profits of about 1.3 billion in the first quarter. still, the company is confident about the outlook and says profit margins are likely to be in the range of 8% to 10%. the impact that's heavy on shares being sent higher by 1.7% in frankfurt trade today. >> and operating loss for the first quarter, its costs from its restructuring program kicked in. they remain 3.9 million euros. the company did -- its full year target and said cutbacks with drive higher operating profits and revenue. the stock up by 5.6%. >> that's a good pop. >> yeah, it is. >> the world's second largest re-insurancer said profits were up 20% in the first quarter. carolin is in zur

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supply as our shell energy north america proposed contract allows us to do. we also anticipate including a number of other program elements and activities. and those show up on the slide 30. just to review them quickly, we will have net energy metering rates for top scale solar, p v installation, we'll be paying customers for generating on their roof tops but not consuming. we'll be able to purchase from local producers of renewables any extra power they wish to spill, if you will onto the for our program. we anticipate regularly issuing requests for offer for development of larger scale energy efficiency programs and for local and renewable projects. we've talked before about the fact that we have control of quite a bit of land and assets as associated with our water facilities where we could develop larger scale projects that just aren't available to us here in san francisco because we just don't have the landmass, we don't have the the solar availability, the resources as we have in some other properties. so we want to make sure we have those opportunities

officers responded to the scene 30 minutes ago and found shell casings but no victim from the shooting. >> a school was in lockdown as a precaution. the shooting happened a block away from the campus and an the corner from a baptist church. we will monitor the story for any developments. >> the parent of a boy and girl are in stock over the devastating losses in the family because their 12-year-old son is accused of stabbing his 8-year-old sister to death in calaveras. thank you for joining us. >> grief counselors have been called to help children at the school attended by the fowler children. her brother said an intruder killed her. our news reporter joins us from the newsroom with the latest. cornell? >> another blow for the small community. days ago police were looking if a suspect described as a man with long gray hair and now the manhunt is over and leila fowler's own brother is charged with her murder. experts say trying the case will be tough. parents dropping kids off at the elementary school in calaveras county are still dealing with the fuzz. the 12-year-old boy of leila fowl

is there some issue they have with shell? >> that should be the order. >> i intentionally avoided asking any conversation because we have the obligation to continue these negotiations in good faith and wanted to focus on those principles. we are trying to move the ball forward. i understand those comments. i'd be fine if we didn't open that door. >> it may be open by testimony at the public hearing. >> that should be the order. we are adjourned.

it might be easy for folks like jeremiah to get in a shell and stay in a shell, but he hasn't done thathow vital is that and how encouraging is the work you're doing to make sure they don't stay in a shell? >> well, jeremiah has worked very hard, especially with rocky, but it's still important for us to be there. it's not us in particular, but any employer be there to provide support. jeremiah brings some very good skills and work habits to the workplace. he's reliable. he's diligent. and all of that is something that employers are looking for. and his skills are very good and we know that when he says he's going to be some place, he's going to be there and so, the employer really depends on him a lot. but even with that, there needs to be some flexibility because he's still recouperate ng some ways and flex work hours, things like that, a lot of our veterans need. a lot of people with disabilities, period, need that. but if we can provide that, but the biggest thing is employers need the not fear service dogs in the workplace. as you can see, rocky is very obedient. so he's going to st

this is our marilyn monroe romper, so versatile for summer, polka dot remines me of puka shells and she has a white blazer and kicked with off with a travel tote. nothing says summer than nautical print, neon and island accessories to give her that travelwear. >> thank you. >> fun with aloha. we have savannah, hailey and joaquin. >> it's all about ohana, about the family and different things to do in hawaii. for savannah it's totally the norm to wear a swimsuit all day and night, that tank is a dress

is there some issue they have with shell? >> that should be the order. >> i intentionally avoided asking any conversation because we have the obligation to continue these negotiations in aith and wanted o on those principles. we are trying to move the ball forward. i understand those comments. i'd be fine if we didn't open that door. >> it may be open by testimony at the public hearing. >> that should be the order. we are adjourned. would you please call the roll. >> commissoner courtney: here >> commissioner vietor:here >> commissioner moran:here >> commissioner moller caen:here >> before we proceed, i would like to ask the indulgence of the commissioners to move item 13 to a time where we can have a joint beating with -- since they have been a very ardent partner. whenever we can organize a meeting, i know schedules are always a problem but i do think that there are so many issues that i still have to review that i would like to entertain that is an alternative. commissioner vietor? >> commissioner vietor: i would support t

with a white camper shell and raised suspension with the license plate number 6- e-8-2-2-0-9.ibed as hispanic, four- feet 11 and brown eyes. griggs is described as a white man, 6 feet 2 inches eyes. looks like there's another game wager against mayors. offering up local barbecue if the golden state warriors round of the n-b-a playoffs. this series, she will send bbq in west oakland. san antonio mayor julian authentic san antonio tex- mex cuisine. the warriors lost last night one lead in the series coming up on kron 4 news just over a week away. we'll explain some big changes event. bay to breakers is right around the corner and the race organizers are stepping boston marathon bombings. us the changes. year's bay to breakers. sponsored by craigslist. kron 4 will bring you all the fun. we'll have cameras and crews along the course sunday may 19th. let's take a quick look outside this morning. roof cam arasu for forecast. for long. >> cable cheering the biggest change in the gray bay to breakers will be that the boston marathon bombing prompted people to change the requirements f

violence could spread across the region after a rocket was fired from lebanon into israel or going to shells which landed in beirut. also trade war pace german chancellor angela merkel how the chinese pm is the new reckons beijing with four unfairly selling products below their real value. international news and comment in watching with me. the conflict in syria and ways to stop the ongoing civil war are the focus of talks between moscow and washington russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry will meet in paris to prepare a conference on syria planned for next month this comes as tension grows in the region with neighboring states already involved. as the details. kerry and lavrov have been trying to arrange a peace conference in june in geneva to try and get bashar al assad's government and syrian rebel groups to sit down around the same table it is their second meeting following on from one to three weeks earlier in moscow in principle both groups have agreed to come to this peace conference but there may be problems there are rifts from office the syr

. >> reporter: the 1100 block of east hoffman street, once a hub of activity; now a shell -- activity, is new a shell of its former self. >> i hate to seat neighbors go. >> reporter: vacant board up homes and the blight that comes with it. >> fire hazard, rats, trash, peeing, having bowel movements on the side of your house. >> reporter: deputy city housing commissioner julie day said while some may be forced to move out in abandoned blocks, others view it as a welcomed escape. >> we frequently have people call and say please help me move to a new place. they want to move. realistically -- you've looked at some of the blocks. would you want to live there? >> reporter: no one has lived there for years. >> i've been around here for 13 years. it's been vacant since i've been around. >> reporter: the same program aimed to wipe out entire blocks will try to save this one and others like it. the city hopes to renovate vacants in otherwise solid neighborhoods. >> a lot of the people are homeowners and we've been around or a long time. >> reporter: the city maintains replacing blighted blocks

. >> bill, you are a human taco, a hard, crusty shell with tasteless goop pouring out. >> that could be taken as a complement. tough exterior and untasty meat so you don't want to kill me and eat me. i have been to tampa a lot, exgirl friend -- ex-girlfriend and don't want to talk about it. i thought this place needs more tacos. they did not have enough. if we can bring more meat into it, thank god. taco shortage, tampa, learn about it. >> lion tacos. i don't know. i don't have an opinion on it. >> i am going to tampa tomorrow. i will bring back a report. >> expense it. all you have to do is write a sentence about tacos and you can expense it all on bill. >> i will mail it to the associated press. >> there you go. we will close things out with a post game wrap up with tv's andy levy. he is our taco. he is a tough exterior and a mushy center. go to fox news.com/red eye.

barnes and shells. 150,000.japanese soldiers and american soldiers, a quarter of a millio people died in okinawa, more than both atomic bombs that hit japan. stunning casualties. for a battle that may not have happened. basically cut off by hiroshima. so some of that was from my father's world. his expressions. >> they all began with the most intimate that lead you down the road of documents. it went the other way, sort of. committed about the documents. >> that's right. the lower tech. i began this project on the study of war crimes, but along the way it became a history of pain and suffering. so we do our introduction of a beginning the subject. how this book took shape and my journey. i stumbled upon the first clue almost by accident in june 2001. a graduate student researching on one of the vietnam veterans. i was looking to documents at the u.s. national archives when i suddenly was asked, could war crimes caused posttraumatic stress. i had no idea at the time. the prospect never dawned on me. within an hou

violence could spread across the region after a rocket was fired from lebanon into israel following two shells which landed in beirut. also tried paste german chancellor angela merkel hosts the chinese pm is the e.u. threatens beijing with arabs or unfairly selling products below their real value. at the welcome you watching are take with me and. now the conflict in syria and ways to stop the ongoing civil war are the focus of talks between moscow and washington russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry will meet in paris to prepare a conference on syria planned for next month this comes as tension grows in the region with neighboring states already involved let's get more on this from tom barty. the u.s. and russia have had very clear differences have an eye on this issue in the past such as washington's vocal support for the syrian opposition do you think that in any way might hamper the talks today and in fact any hopes for progress. hi there andy yes lover of and kerry meeting today in paris according to a u.s. official who spoke on friday the subject o

five people were injured when two shells landed in a hezbollah controlled area of beirut it's unclear who is behind the attack but it has a message that did come from within lebanon's own borders this comes just a day after the militant group reiterated its support for the assad regime the free syrian army has officially denied any involvement but middle east expert allie these says the rebels public statements can't be trusted because they are too divided. some members of the free syrian army deny that however there was one official who said that hezbollah are you know its activity will lead to repercussions that would target by the northern city of tripoli and beirut international airport and that perhaps is an indicator of what some of these armed opposition groups of these syrian opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened you have to remember that the free syrian army use in the one block so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that are not the opposition are opposition group which also use of title three free syrian army could have been involved in one o

since the moratorium on natural gas exploration was lifted in 2012, companies like royal dutch shell and others are lining up about south africa's door, waiting for the green light for what the moment -- for what the government hopes will be green energy, jobs, development. >> one of the issues we have with the long-term costs of fracking is that the governments and the oil and gas industries are very keen to promote it on the basis that it brings prosperity. what is this the talking about? are they talking about short- term gains for a few global companies and the government that is to be ruling at the moment? that is what they call prosperity. that prosperity is that the cost of the prosperity of future generations, then it is not worth it. >> this group is part of a growing resistance to natural gas production that appeared to do whatever it takes to prevent exploration in this deposit. >> the problem of exploring is something there has never been a precedent of in the department of minerals. natural gas production in shale formations consists of three stages. drilling is down wit

they show the destruction, and they say they were the result of shelling by the military. and they were speaking in doha. he criticized the international community for not doing more to end the war. >> it is no longer acceptable for the powerful countries not to act to put an end to this terrible tragedy and the humanitarian disaster. at the same time, they want to determine the identity of those who were defending the people under various pretexts. sadly, this happened after the failure of initiatives pushing the syrian regime to listen to the voice of reason. >> in sweden, the capital of stockholm, cleaning up after rioting. this was in one suburb. people living in the district are immigrants. a fatal shooting of a 69-year- theman had people calling racist names. and in another province, dozens injured, at least four killed. this is happening at the capitol. was detonated 50 minutes apart by remote control. there was an ongoing insurgency. billionaire has gone on trial in moscow. he is a former kgb agent. punchedid that he someone during a television chat show in 2011. >

. >> here in our south facade we have light shells.hade the floor, but as well light bounces off of the light shells into the interior of the floor providing more daylight into the interior of the floor. lighting is both the greatest use of energy consumption in an office building, but it also contributes to the largest amount of heat gain in the building. we're maximizing the use of natural daylighting. we also have light sensors that minimize the use of artificial lighting. >> by having light outside the building skin, what that does is we are mitigating it before it hits the glass. we have a high performance, low formal gain graph. the system does not have to work as much to either cool the building or heat the building. >> this building also incorporates or utilizes under floor system for delivery of heating and cooling to the building. this in conjunction with the high efficiency equipment that we've installed in the building reduces the consumption of energy for heating and cooling by 51%. >> we have two destination elevators. de

is there some issue they have with shell? >> that should be the order. >> i intentionally avoided asking any conversation because we have the obligation to continue these negotiations in good faith and wanted to focus on those principles. we are trying to move the ball forward. i understand those comments. i'd be fine if we didn't open that door. >> it may be open by testimony at the public hearing. >> that should be the order. we are adjourned. >> i'm warren corn field and we are doing a series called stay safe, we are going to talk about staying in your home after an earthquake and taking care of your pet's needs. ♪ >> here we are at the spur urban ken center and we are in this little house that was built to show what it is like in san francisco after an earthquake. we are very pleased to have with us today, pat brown from the department of animal care and control and her friend oreo. >> hi. >> lauren. >> could you tell us what it would take after an earthquake or some other emergency when you are in your home and maybe no

that's what was supposedly this big bomb shell that abc broke on friday. that scandal that white house weighed in, in the talking points, to make the state department look good, that did not happen. that only happened in the cooked up dossier that republicans in congress wrote themselves, that they said was the work of the white house, and then they shocked it to the press. and yeah, part of the scandal here is a press scandal. you know what, when you get used like this and you publish false information, false quotes, you have to correct it. but the bigger scandal, is an process matter. an press matter. it is this very stark fact that somebody in congress or somebody working for somebody in congress, a staffer, concocted a big lie to try to make the white house look desperately bad on this benghazi scandal that they otherwise haven't been able to get traction with. who told the lie? a note to my journalist pals, who got involved in this scandal. if your source lied to you, they are not actually a source. they are a con artist and you are their victim. it m