the railroad spur? it is an inactive spur as far as i know. this level of the mission, pardon me -- this area of the mission was active in industrial use which is is why there were railroad spurs. this entire block is going to residential on the west side of harrison street. when you have two bedroom units, it is -- it isn't really a family housing, except for the one that -- that is sold as affordable units. if there's two, there's one that will be affordable. that will be a family housing unit because of the way most sell two bedroom units. but two bedroom units are are -- often a bedroom and a office. we have a continuing problem with people saying, well, we're going to provide generous rooftop open space. we -- we're -- we're going to a place where we are assuming people are going to change the way they live to be different from the way it is. rooftop open space creates noise for the neighbors. creates privacy problems for some neighbors. and it is generally not as well used as -- as levels that are at the ground or accessible to the unit

the spurs win 118-98.can with a triple-double. >>> kobe bryant and the lakers taking on the grizzlies. under a minute to play. lakers down by four. bryant going strong to the rack. the offbalance layup is good. lakers cut the lead to two. ensuing possession for the grizzlies. conley, he turns it over. so, bryant, he gets the ball with under ten seconds, looking for a shot. middle of the lane, has to toss it over to ron artest. and he can't get the shot off. the lakers lose 98-96. the lakers have lost three in a row. >>> and also, some college basketball action for you. georgetown and missouri. second half, under a minute to play. marcus denmon, with the layup in transition. missouri up by four. under ten seconds to go. hoyas down by three. hollis thompson, misses the three. kim english with the save. jason clark, over to chris wright. and he drains the three. game tied at 94-94. and we're headed to overtime. under 1:30 left in the extra session. clark, open for three, drains it. he had 26. georgetown wins,

the railroad spur? it is an inactive spur as far as i know. this level of the mission, pardon me -- this area of the mission was active in industrial use which is is why there were railroad spurs. this entire block is going to residential on the west side of harrison street. when you have two bedroom units, it is -- it isn't really a family housing, except for the one that -- that is sold as affordable units. if there's two

the railroad spur? it is an inactive spur as far as i know. this level of the mission, pardon me -- this area of the mission was active in industrial use which is

the spur in the back is -- was owned by southern pacific transportation. the title is so clouded back there it was subject to litigation. no property taxes paid on that property right now. it has a lot number, subject to litigation. in my lifetime, i bleach nothing will be built or done with it because they can't define the true owners of the property. i would ask you to support the project, it has nine two bedrooms, 16 parking, comp temporary design. it is -- it is pipeline project in 24u7b6 -- 2006. i ask you for the support. the rear of the property is so undesirable because people park their trucks and stuff back there. i ask you to support the rear yard modification. thank you for your time. >> additional public comment. closed. >> i would be inclined to agree with project sponsor in looking a the the map and understanding that rare -- railroad area, i'm not sure that's a rear yard space that will be ute hifed much because of the surrounding area and the pact it may -- it may be more desirable to be on the roof instead of back in this. i would tend to

the celtics and spurs go squeaking. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. south korea has staged its largest ever live firing drill. the exercises come exactly a month after north korea attacked a south korean island killing four and took place miles from the heavily armed demilitarized zone that separates the two koreas. following the drills the north criticized the south and said it is ready to launch, quote, a sacred war. >>> an election hearing officer in chicago has decided former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel should be allowed on the february ballot for chicago mayor. his candidacy has been challenged by opponents who say emanuel doesn't meet the one-year residency requirement. the election board meets later today. while the panel is expected to accept the officer's recommendation, the board's decision is almost sure to be challenged in the courts. >>> researchers have apparently found evidence

i am the deputy director of "spur." we endorse 2001 market street. our experience with the prado group has been comparable to what others have mentioned. we have been impressed with the time and our reach they put into this. they came back to the project review committee on multiple occasions. they have been forthcoming. they have been a pleasure to work with. i think the project has benefited enormously over the multiple iterations that i have seen. i think it has become a really good, really strong project. we support the project for a variety of reasons. the main one is that we see it as a strong exemplar of what should be done in the market octavia plan area. we feel it is a strong embodiment of the plan. it is exactly the type of development we want to see in an nct district. we support this mixed use development at the corner of market street and dolores. given the transit intensive as of this location, we have been extremely impressed by the work the prado group has done on the parking ratios. they are not seeking a cu for the residential or r

los denver nuggets y jr smith se fueron con todo en la ofensiva esta noche frente a los spurs de santos les hizo falta carmelo anthony que se encuentra fuera por razones familiares y no saben cuando regresara pero estas canastas hizo creer a los seguidores de los denver que la tendrian facil....pero el argentino manu ginobili tenia otros planes y ayudo con 22 puntos a que los spurs terminaran ganando el partido por 109 a 103.los spurs llegaron a su foja de 25 y tres y mas de 10 ganes en la presente temporada. fuentes cercanas a los 49ers senalan que el coach designara a troy smith como quaterback el proximo domingo cuando san francisco se enfrente a los rams por pasar a los playoff. rams, 49rs y seahawks estan en posibilidades para pasar a los playoff a pesar de su pobre rendimiento.mientras, los raiders de oakland tambien el domingo saldran a tratar de superar sus ganes para mantener vivas sus esperanzas de pasar a playoff cuando jueguen contra los colts de indianapolis.los raiders tendran la obligacion de parar los rapidos ataques terrestres y no solo eso defender a su quaterback.

it's whether it will help spur businesses, jobs, and growth.hat's why i've set a goal of doubling u.s. exports in the next five years, to create more jobs selling more products abroad. that's why i'm so pleased that earlier this month, after intensive negotiations, we finalized a trade agreement with our ally, south korea, that will boost the annual exports of american goods by $11 billion. a deal that all told, will support at least 70,000 american jobs. it's an agreement that won support from business and labor, because it's good for the economy. this morning, i hope to elicit ideas from these business leaders that would help us not only climb out of recession, but seize the promise of this moment. ideas about tax reform, ideas about a balanced approach to regulation that will promote, rather than undermine growth, ideas that will help encourage businesses to invest in america and american jobs at a time when they're holding nearly $2 trillion on their books. i want to discuss our shared mission of building a strong economy for the long run.

felt they could immediate the 25%, because otherwise a cocomplying project would have it follow the spur. that's why we thought a 25% was a reasonable compromise. >> commissioner moore? >> i believe staff recommendation is a reasonable way to go. i'm fully in support of your analysis on that. >> hearing that, i loo are like to rescind my sicked and get -- rescind my second and get more information. >> with the resense of your second, if there's for other second, the other motion dies. >> is there a flew motion? >> commissioner moore? >> i would like to make the motion that we support the project with the conditions as recommended by staff. >> second. commissioners, on the motion to approve per staff recommendation, commissioner ant neney. >> aye. >> bore do not aye fong aye more aye olague aye miguel aye. >> commissioners, that motion passed unanimously. commissioners, you're on item 19, a, b, c. and for reconstruction and variance of 353 san jose avenue and 19 c, case number 2010.10 0 -- for 353 san jose avenue for demolition of the -- of the existing structure. >> good evening. diageo

spurs, san francisco planning research bought this for the new headquarters building and they wantedng that was going to be more efficient and near square footage. in the planning process now to demolish this and build a snew structure. >> spur will demolish it and build a taller building. it is a great organization. we hate losing old buildings, but spur of all organizations is careful about the historic value of the city. there are the pictures of the building that will be a terrific building. let's look across the street. >> talk about the small one first. >> if you go in there it was my offices for a number of years. if you go in looking for the braces they don't exist because they're not there. we used moment frames to hide the braces from the architectural statement of the building. just because you don't see braces don't mean the building hasn't been retrofitted. i as an informed owner didn't want to see the braces. >> the braces are the big diagonal thing. he put very large, like a big vertical and steel column with a big beam across and welded it up and hid it inside the fra

getting that done is an essential ingredient to spurring economic growth. spurring economic growth is what i will talk about later this morning when i meet with some of america's top business leaders. it includes bowling, who heads up my export council and several members of an economic recovery advisory board. many discussions in the months ahead to spur hiring and put americans back to work and over economy forward. as i said when i was running for president and as i've said sense i believe the primary engine of america's success is not government. it is the ingenuity of ought to turnovers. for me the most important question about an economic idea is not whether it is good short-term politics are meets the test is whether the spurs businesses jobs, and growth. that's why set a goal of doubling exports in the next five years to create more jobs selling more products abroad. that's why am pleased that earlier this month after negotiations we finalize to trade agreements with our allies south korea will boost annual exports by $11 billion. a deal that all to

for the most part we're dry, north bay picking up a few sprinkles along 1013 heel spurs, wine country, a dose of wet weather. flash flood watch in effect in the afternoon and evening bring is the heaviest rain from 6:00 tonight until 4:00 a.m. on wednesday. of heavy rain from three-quarters of an inch to an inch per hour. the potential for small stream flooding is there. urban flooding, flash flooding is also a concern. future cast, a timeline of when you can expect a heavy stuff 3:00, the best chance the north bay, 5:00, evening

we are here in lark spur this morning where you can see there is work underway here. what we know at this point is there's been as much as a million gallons of sewage spilled into the creek in a series of ruptures on a sewage line. what we are trying to figure out this morning is if this work here on lark spur which is really just down the street where most of these problems have happened related to all of this yesterday. the latest burst happening just yesterday morning. take you through what has happened. folks are probably well aware of the ongoing construction project. for the last three weeks the district has been making emergency repairs to address ongoing pipe failure which is are related to the material the pipe is made from. that's defective material. but these latest problems don't appear to be related to the overflow and spills that started last friday. that's up more than 800,000 gallons of sewage spilling. that happened in brand new pipes and says that happened because they believe someone took a bunch of debris, large pieces of clay, wires and even hard

the spurs win, 118-98. the warriors host phoenix tomorrow. >>> a former oakland athletic headed across the bay. former mvp miguel tejeda is now a giant. he'll join san francisco for a year and get $6.5 million. he will fill the spot at short left by juan uribe. he signed with los angeles on monday. >>> 4:44, oh, 4:45, just changed but we're looking at a 4 by 4 on the bay bridge. it's blocking one lane, maybe two because it's ten feet long. sounds like they're getting by in the other three lanes. we'll watch for any traffic breaks. meanwhile the maze moves pretty smoothly. you see a little slowing on highway 13 but that's typical as more folks hit the road. no sensor issues here, carquinez bridge and the benicia bridge. for the north bay there might be some fog through the area as well this morning and definitely cold so you're going to need to use the defroster. antioch speeds are still around 65 but those will dip minutes from now. the slowing is usually 5:30 when you see the speeds dip. >>> right near the

urging the spurs chairman to put the club and its history before shareholder value? >> my recent experience has taught me to stay out of international football management. while paying tribute to the right honorable gentleman's club, to enfield town and, of course, to arsenal as well-i think it right to do that-i will let the club make the decision. however, it is true to say that on the olympic site there will be a fantastic stadium of which i hope one football club will take advantage. >> will the prime minister join me in thanking and expressing appreciation to the postal service workers across the united kingdom-including those -- including those whom i visited -- whom i visited in inverurie, dyce and ellen-who are struggling through snow and ice to make their deliveries? does he agree that the mail order firms that are cancelling christmas in scotland by refusing to accept orders should recognize that they cannot and do not match the universal postal service, and that for that reason it should be secured and protected? >> the right honorable gentleman has made a

>> along i-270, unusually heavy as y head on down toward the spur and continuing down to the spur.there may have been an issue on the shoulder there. looks like the lanes are pen. again, lower end of 270, unusually heavy early on. in from the west along interstate 66, to and through manassas, the earlier issue near here, just one vehicle left on the shoulder. the flash of lights enough to slow everybody down out of manassas this morning. the lanes are open. elsewhere, wilson bridge, no concerns, inner loop at forestville road had one accident. that was after the accident at branch avenue. everything should be out of the roadway. ought on the rails, orange line delays because of aproblem at the east falls church metro station which has been solved but the delays contie. no delays on vre. marc brunswick 780, 890 and 892 all delayed at this point. >> it is 23 degrees. a major consumer alert the federal government has now banned aopular item in many people's homes. >> wikileaks' founder julian assange is back in court today. the big ruling we're expecting that will determine at least h

come on. >>> the spurs run into and out of magic. the heat eclipses the sun. and sid the kid does it again. plus, any hope the panthers had of stealing away a victory in pittsburgh last night were dashed early and often by the mighty steelers. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> and with millions of us in the skies and on the roads for travel coast to coast, we'll take another look at your travel. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> and in sports -- the carolina panthers are still the nfl's only winless team on the road as last night, the pittsburgh steelers continued their march towards the playoffs. here's nbc's mario solis with a early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hello and good morning. to pittsburgh, the steelers leading from start to finish. ben roethlisberger to mike wallace and wallace does the rest. 43 yards to the house. this one was over by half time. steelers win easily, 27-3. >>> big news in college football, five ohio state players, including star quar

. >> kan added the move will spur economic growth and help the economy out of deflation. the government has already secured around $7.7 billion to make up for the predicted drop in revenue after the tax cut. however, if the government lowers the rate, it will need another $5.9 billion or more to fully cover the loss. attention is focused on how the government will compensate for the projected shortfall when drafting the fiscal 2011 budget next week. >>> one of the japanese winners of this year's nobel prize in chemistry, eiichi negushi, has concluded a series of ceremonial events. he lectured at one of the most prestigious universities in sweden. >> the distinguished professor of purdue university in the united states spoke to about 200 students at uppsala university on monday. negishi looked tired from his ten-day stay in the country but he told the audience how he developed the technique called cross-coupling. he spoke about how the chemical reaction has been further developed by akira suzuki, the other japanese nobel laureate. he was asked how to win a nobel prize. he

home cooking tonight again the spurs at the arena. lee still nursing infected elbow and feeling pain. first quarter ellis. jeff son pocket picked. lays it in over duncan. spurs pull away in the second quarte quarter. jefferson up action. 49-33 san antonio. curry escape in the first half including this deep 3. but few minute later half court lob to wright. warriors trail by 9. seemed every jefferson bucket was a dunk. spurs by 10 at the break and in the third jefferson dunk on lee head then lands on him. words exchanged. double technical. penalty. and spurs go on to win it 118 to 98. sharks hosting red wing at the tank. one man fast break. up 2 nothing. 3-1 game in the second period. rebound and second goal of the year here. 10 seconds to good on the period patrick on the point. that easy. detroit goes on to win it 5-3. busy nature and we talked about replacement everywhere. that's what happens in the league. >> when you get a chance to step up it's your turn do it. >> that was an odd. can't see where he got hurt. >> hard to tell. hip

. >>> spurs and bucks came down to the buzzer beater and spurs won it 92-90. >>> last time the heaveays it was all lebron. now dwyane wade. think he's punched. moments later another thunderous one-handed jam. the heat won their tenth straight 101-95. >>> some sad news to report from baseball. hall of fame bob feller passed away yesterday. feller won 266 games all with the cleveland indians, also a world war ii hero that left baseball during his prime to serve in the navy. he was 92. >>> the penguins' sydney crosby extended his scoring streak to 20 games. new york scored four unanswered and rangers won it 3-1. this may be the last name you see sal alosi. after tripping a player he was suspended for the season. now he's suspended indefinitely after the team five out he ordered five inactive players to form a human wall along the sideline. he's been doing it without the team's knowledge. may have tripped a player but now alosi is taking a big fall. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> another quick look at the weather. here's nbc's meteorologist bill karins. >> you know

getting that done is an essential ingredient in spurring economic growth over the short run. and spurring economic growth is what i'll talk about later this morning when i meet with some of america's top business leaders. that includes jim from boeing who also heads up my export council and several members of my economic recovery advisory board. one of many discussions we'll be having in the months ahead to find new ways to spur hiring, put americans back to work and move our economy forward. as i said when i was running for president, as i've said since, i believe that the primary engine of america's economic success is not government. the ingenuity of america's entrepreneurs. it's the dynamism of our markets. and for me, the most important question about an economic idea is not whether it's good short- term politics or meet somebody's litmus test, whether it will help spur businesses, jobs and growth. that's why i've set a goal of doubling u.s. exports in the next five years to create more jobs selling more products abroad -- >> all right. we're listening in live to preside

george hill inside. 111-94 spurs. the warriors last five in ay rough. they host lebron and the heat on friday night. the sacramento mayor kevin johnson, and his jersey is in the rafters. they needed him in the court against san diego state. harper kemp with two of his 18. thees a aztecs out score them by 17. billy white doing his chin ups on the rim. coast to coast and this would be with authority. nobody back for cal. san diego state rolls 77-57. alex smith is back as the 49er starting quarterback. even he is not sure why. the niners host seattle. alex replacing troy smith who replaced alex earlier. troy was 3 and 2 and alex was one and six. it sounds like even alex was surprised when he got the news. >> that was definitely my first question. what has changed? he made it clear, what was he thinking? >> you want who to play quarterback? me? the raiders are 6 and 6 and trying to build on a big win over the chargers visiting jacksonville. they practiced three hours earlier than normal to get their bodies on east coast time. >> prepare your mind to play a

he added that the move will spur economic growth and help the economy out of deflation. government has already secured around $7.7 billion to make up for the predicted drop in revenue after the tax cut. however, if the government lowers the rate, it will need another $5.9 billion or more to fully cover the loss. attention's focused on how the government will compensate for the projected shortfall when drafting the fiscal 2011 budget next week. >>> now we go georgto the marke. stocks remain fixed. for more we cross over to emily wong at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning. first of all how are the markets reacting to news on the tax cuts? japan? >> good morning. well the 5% tax cuts, investors i spoke to say that 5% was mostly in the cards already so they weren't surprised by the announcement itself but they do say they will be watching how it all plays out. now this morning in tokyo we are seeing a stronger yen and analysts say some technical indicators show signs after potential overheat in the markets so both those factors could weigh down markets. as you can see, b

in the english premier league chelsea travel to spurs today looking to hold a worrying slump in form carlo until last he has seen his side win only once in six matches and slipped from top spot to fourth in the league although when that white hart lane today you could see them leap frog leaders are still but they are still without midfielder frank lampard who lacked fitness after injury however the blues do welcome back nicolas anelka and ashley cole after they sat out the midweek defeat tomar say he could. remain sidelined for spurs who are six points off the top but that is the late game today for the bolton the taking on blackburn there with their fifteen minutes played also no score in the middle and darby between. meanwhile much of the city have turned down a transfer request from their star striker karla's target is adding they are disappointed by the situation it is reported to have had a bust up with manager roberto mancini and is feeling sick with his family based in argentina he still has three and a half years left to run on his current contract not only for the club's hig

looks like the shape of a rowel from a spur.ber christie cavanaugh's boots having spurs. they didn't, but luis's did. (groaning) luis. we need to talk, luis. we have a few more questions about what happened on that catwalk. (delko groans) caine: luis! luis! luis! don't move! get down! get down! get down! get down. luis! down! get down! h, he's going for the factory! all right, let's go. put the gun down. what's wrong with you? luis: don't come any closer. luis. luis... luis, you don't have to do this. i have no choice. luis, he's not worth it. put down the gun. this pig took everything from me. i gave you a job. a place to live. last month, you gave my son to immigration in place of yours. roger: hey! hey! you can't take him. eduardo-- i need him. take him instead. agent: are you sure, mr. cavanaugh? dad? luis: corre, felipe, corre! vete! vete! corre, felipe, corre, corre! papá! no! not my son. ¿qué pasó, papá? felipe, no! no! not my son! no! no! not my son! please, not my son! every time i saw eduardo, all i could think was tha

reggie williams does what he can to pick up the slack, but the spurs got off the front early and heldwin. as for college basketball, cal hosting berkeley. no home losses coming in, yet facing a rank ds team in san diego state. the former number 11 now mayor of sac town back on campus. kevin johnston watching the bears hang with the aztecs. cal has the lead but it wouldn't last. chase capley from sacramento knowing his mayor, 9-0 for the first time ever with the 20-point win, 77-57 the final. the niners plan to throw everything they have at the seahawks sunday. desperate times call for desperate measures. alex is 1-6 as a starter on the season. troy has won 3-0, but with frank gore out limited, it's back to the spread, which is alex's bread and butter. >> i had to prepare myself to play, i knew it could potentially happen, so i was going to be ready to play. i wasn't going to let an opportunity pass me by if i got one. >> i understand decisions have to be made for the betterment of the team, and you know there's nothing i can do about it but continue to prepare and get ready for seattl

remain sidelined for spurs who are six points off the top but it is the day before the bolton. and there's a midden starving between will. claim all bunch of the city have turned down a transfer request from their star striker carlos tevez adding they are disappointed by the situation is reported to have had a bust up with manager roberto mancini and is feeling stick with his family based in argentina he still has three and a half years left to run on his current contract not knowing any of the club's highest paid players. well the suspended yesterday but it didn't stop city bracing west time three one to go level on points really does arsenal elsewhere scored a decisive goal disaster one one at home to local y. was west brom d.j. campbell hit the winner early in the second half with blackpool triumph. everton against the bottom wigan finished goalless as did against sunderland the home side tended to draw this season and finally it was a winning debut for new manager alan pardew sandy carroll killed the game of time to give newcastle a three one victory over liverpool. the big

. >>> spurs and bucks also came down to the final shot, tied at 90.nu ginobli drove to his left, pulled up, and nailed the off-balance buzzer beamer, and that was it. spurs won it, 92-90. >>> the last time the heat and cavs played, it was all lebron james. this time it was all dwyane wade. first quarter, a huge dunk and one. wade went flying into the crowd and popped back up like a prize fighter. do you think he's pumped? moments later, another thunderous one-handed jam. wade had a game-high 28. the heat won their tenth straight, 101-95. >>> some sad news to report from baseball. hall of fame pitcher bob feller passed away yesterday. feller won 266 games, all with the cleveland indians. he was also a world war ii hero that left baseball during his prime to serve in the navy. bob feller was 92. >>> the penguins' sidney crosby has extended his scoring streak to 20 games with an assist against the rangers, but it wasn't enough. new york scored four unanswered in the third, and the rangers >>> and, finally, this may be the last time you'll see jets' coach

many buildings are 100% lot coverage and many have property line windows right on that spur. so, for all intents and purposes the way we're look agate this is this is mid block open space that will be there for our residents as well as other residents for the foreseeable future. open space is not an issue. we have a large open space on the roof of the the structure, the two dwelling units that deegdepow mentioned down at grade on the sidewalk have internal access to the elevator and drew connection to the open space. we have common open spaces there, about with 1100 square feet as well as private breakout open spaces. in terms of the rear yard, it is going to be used by three families. there are three units in the rear yard. it is not providing open space for the larger community. we are proposing around 2,000 square feet of open space. sorry, rear yard where the -- they're required 25% of lot area is -- is 2150. we're about 91% of the required open space. in terms of dwelling unit exposure, yes, there are nine unit that is led off of the area but the -- the section 140 requi

looks like the shape of a rowel from a spur.ember christie cavanaugh's boots having spurs. they didn't, but luis's did. (groaning) luis. we need to talk, luis. we have a few more questions about what happened on that catwalk. (delko groans) caine: luis! luis! luis! don't move! get down! get down! get down! get down. luis! down! get down! h, he's going for the factory! all right, let's go. put the gun down. what's wrong with you? luis: don't come any closer. luis. luis... luis, you don't have to do this. i have no choice. luis, he's not worth it. put down the gun. this pig took everything from me. i gave you a job. a place to live. last month, you gave my son to immigration in place of yours. roger: hey! hey! you can't take him. eduardo-- i need him. take him instead. agent: are you sure, mr. cavanaugh? dad? luis: corre, felipe, corre! vete! vete! corre, felipe, corre, corre! papá! no! not my son. ¿qué pasó, papá? felipe, no! no! not my son! no! no! not my son! please, not my son! every time i saw eduardo, all i could think was t

a slew of ceos are there to talk about how to spur the economy. this is the kind of meeting the white house likes to have. the president would have a private lunch with executives or last week he had a meeting on how to increase trade and talked about doubles exports. they are trying to get ideas from these companies on how to spur growth and create jobs. >>> breaking news right now from iowa, a prison inmate is on the loose. police launched a massive manhunt for the alleged bank robber who escaped custody at a hospital in iowa city. this man stole two vehicles, made a woman drive him to davenport. the woman was not hurt. police are not sure if the escapee has a weapon. >>> another breaking story out of west hartford, connecticut. police have evacuated northwest high school because of a suspicious package. they are mobilizing all available resources to that school and as soon as we get new details in we will bring them to you. >>> developing in greece. protests against the government turn violent. protesters smash cars, hurling gasoline bombs. pol

helping spur our economy and create jobs. one way to think of spectrum is as invisible infrastructure, though you can't see it, spectrum is the backbone of our mobile communications infrastructure and so it was essential to one of the most robust and promising sectors of our economy. we are at an inflection point with our invisible infrastructure. the explosive growth in mobile communications threatens to out-pace the infrastructure on which it relies. i've said this before, but it bears repeating an emphasis. if we don't act to update our spectrum policies for the 21st century, we're going to run into a wall, a spectrum crutch that will stifle american innovation and economic growth and cost us the opportunity to lead the world in mobile communications. the spectrum crutch also threatens to create millions of dissatisfied mobile consumers. who if we don't tackle this challenge we'll be forced to choose between poor service and higher prices. drop mobile internet connections won't be any less frustrating than dropped calls. a

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spurs toyed with the warriors. stephen curry. warriors lost nine straight to san antonio.that was one of his 11 assists. oakley with 27 points tonight. they get into a little bit. spurs. 15-2. that's 118-98 the final. >>> tuesday night's top 5. number 5. still unsigned. baseball card company photo shopped derek jeter in every team's jersey. sorry, fans, you're dreaming in the city. number 4. ivy league can't hang with syracuse. not traveling. orange win big. >> number 3 exclusive soccer. jonathan specter. look at the heading. kyler banking in the half court. tennessee winners over mid- tennessee. number 1. weird night for steven grey at gonzaga. hit his first threes of the night and never scored another point. >> what's going on? >> i guess he must have come out of the game. 43-point lead. zags cruise to beat eastern washington for the 23rd straight time. and 30 out of the last 31 games. if i'm the ad of eastern washington i would probably say let's schedule somebody else. let's take gonzaga off the schedule. >> if you hit 18 you're doing okay. if do you that every night y

the spurs win it 99-93, their 12th victory in 14 games. they are 28-4.he best record in the nba. >>> in orlando, dwight howard of the magic had 24 points against the knicks. orlando built a 20-point lead and held off a new york rally. the a magic over the knicks. 112-103. >>> the nfl fined the new york jets $100,000, the punishment for the assistant coach sal alosi tripping nolan carroll on the sideline during a punt return in a game earlier this month. you may remember this. he had already been suspended. for telling some of miss players to form a wall on the sideline forcing miami's kick coverage to run around them. >>> we'll take a quick break. when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories and the big boom. baby boomers start turning 65 tomorrow in droves. so, how will we pay for medicare? and she's obviously never dieted, or ever eaten anything. [ laughs ] and she says to me, "where would you like to be in six months?" six months? i need to be in a pink bridesmaid's dress in one month. i just want to be able to zip it up! [ female ann

spurs win 92-90. an nba best 21-3. >>> to the ice we go. penguins hosting the rangers. sidney crosby helping evgeni malkin. he's had a point in 20-straight games. that's a career-high. but the pens lose, 4-1. >>> that's your espn news update. for all your other scores and highlights, check out the highlight express, until 3:00 p.m. eastern today. >>> one of baseball's greatest right-handers has lost his battle with cancer. hall of famer bob feller died in a hospice last night of leukemia. feller broke into the major leagues in 1936, just shy of his 18th birthday. he left baseball in his prime to fight in world war ii. robert feller was 92 years old. >>> when we return on this thursday, a dress code for new york city's cab drivers. stay with us. hi. chili's tonight? do i know you? yeah. your mother's brother went to summer camp with my uncle's friend's accountant. we're practically family. jason? who? my mom's brother's accountant. yeah. that guy is a maniac. okay. i love jason. isn't he a riot? chili's $20 dinner for two. all you need is so