here's lisa stark. >> reporter: americans drink 80 billion cans of cola a year, even more than beer, milk and bottled water. but now, the center for science in the public interest, is targeting a cola ingredient that it says may cause cancer. >> you look at the ingredient statement. there's the caramel color. that's why it's used. >> reporter: the group says this caramel coloring is made by combining sugar and ammonia, under high heat and pressure, the result is a reaction that creates chemicals. including one called 4-mei. government studies shows it causes cancer in mice. and just last month, california listed the chemical as a carcinogen. >> i don't want to exaggerate the potency. you're not going to get cancer if you drink a soda once in a while. but the more you drink, the greater the risk. >> reporter: but some independent experts say that consumers should relax. >> just because something happens at a very high dose in animals doesn't mean -- necessarily mean that's going to translate to very low doses in humans. >> reporter: the industry says that the caramel is just used for

stark. the continuing resolution provides approximate $100 billion for the department of defense operations in afghanistan. this amendment states that not more than $10 billion of the funds made available by the bill may be used for military operations in afghanistan. the intent is clear. it is time to bring u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan to an end and to bring our troops home. the war effort in afghanistan is no longer serving its purpose of enhancing the security of the united states, which should be our goal. we were attacked on 9/11 by al qaeda. al qaeda had bases in afghanistan. it made sense to go in and destroy those bases, and we did. we had every right. we had every duty to destroy bases which are being used to plot attacks against the united states. but the c.i.a. tells us there are now fewer than 100 al qaeda personnel in all of the country of afghanistan. congress and the american people helped greatly reduce u.s. involvement in iraq through the election in 2006 and 2

the resources allocated are placed in stark relief compared to the measures to relieve other adverse affects. guidelines require it to be roughly a correspond to the environmental impact. >> thank you. >> i am a member of the board of directors and part of the park merced action coalition. the environmental impact report has a lot of problems. one is betting it does not give anything about real earthquake problems that i submitted already. here is another map that was also considered. there are 30-inch pipes, one down 19th avenue and the other don parker said boulevard. -- and the other on park merced boulevard. these are things that the environmentally impact report has considered. it has earthquake problems and very little consideration for the other things we have learned the hard way that should be a matter for public concern given a lot of negligence on behalf of pg&e. i think you should start with a blockade of the project. -- wi one of the vague sites is park merced. there are other places along the coast. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i am on the borderline of environ

the district was prepared in 2006 and adopted by the stark preservation commission in 2009. as discussed, the proposed project a demolished existing of historic, nanking to begin building and construct two new buildings, one of the front, one at the rear, is compatible with an appropriate to the historic district. based upon the adopted statement, the significance for this district is the residential architecture which is represented by a wide range of times, structural types that predate the earthquake. the proposed project as designed would have a building at the front and at the rear. this matches the established pattern on the block and preserves the defining features of the district. the proposed building would be similar in height and massing and to the front and rear lot buildings on the block would have a flat roof which is the dominant form in the neighborhood and the style would be contemporary and would have wood-shingled citing, ornamentation, traditional features. to summarize, and this does not retain the integrity and is not a historic resource. there have bee

. >> already, there has been a stark warning to protestors to expect a violent and founder of response. there is the mounting government crackdown. the sense that it is history in the making for libya one way or another. >> president obama has condemned the violence against anti- government protesters. mr. obama warned that the stability depended on meaningful political reform. security forces again opened fire on demonstrators. the u.s. and the united kingdom has ended all but the central travel. >> it is in crisis. protesters tried to march to the city center again. this is the response. the police and the army are using teargas and bullets. on the day they bury their dead, there is more bloodshed in the streets. dozens are wounded, some of them critically. the cries of others have fallen on deaf ears. it is far from over. he was buried today, one of six protesters to die this week. he was shot dead by the police. across town, the supporters took to the streets. much of it belongs to the minority. the poor here are overwhelmingly muslim. no surprise that these are the people that mak

lisa stark, abc news,ing washington. >>> more storms on the way. spencer christian is following the weather for us. >> all right, dan, in the active weather pattern is with us and will be with us for awhile. a time lapse view in emeryville looking northwest ward across the bay. big puffs of cumulus clouds moving across the bay. rainfall showing up on live doppler 7 hd. pockets of heavy rainfall. let's start in the farther bay. snow mixing into to the higher elevations cob be mountain and clear lake and rain down at sea level. and right around san francisco from marin county to san francisco to parts of the peninsula and across the bay to berkeley and oakland and down to fremont, scattered shower activity with locally heavy downpours and hail stones spotted as well. tomorrow morning at 8:00, showers heavy at time. by noon, scattered showers. by late afternoon showers giving way to at least partial clearing. are here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we expect more rain coming in on friday but we do expect a mainly dry weekend although there is

>> nearly one week after these stark protests began at demonstrators in egypt command and continue to defy curfews. organizing marching pushing to an end of the 30 year rule of the president of hosni mubarak this political turmoil has disabled daily performance of gasoline, and food. and with 2000 americans still wanting to leave and tourists have made it out. >> we were told the last day that we went to the airport that we're either going to live at the airport or get out. there is no way to get back to the city, safely. >> and and jerusalem, benjamin netanyahu called for cooperation. >> and help the egyptian government will feel with the demonstration is a question. and also, this could impact the stability of israel. >> the u.s. has called for an early and orderly transition in egypt. >> as i mentioned, legitimate concerns, grievances for the egyptian people. we are not picking between those on the street and those in the government. >> a special team of u.s. mmarines has been sent. >> internet reporter, kimberly sakamoto. this was just yesterday, showing how they were playing a cr

clouds will stark to thicken up, and the rain beginning on monday, lingering through the work week. we had one record today, city of livermore, 74 degrees. you can see some of this ridge of high pressure collapsing a little bit as the westerly winds are moving in our direction. our temperatures tonight will keep it chilly, almost frosty in the north bay, napa, 32 degrees. moderate near the water, 41 for half moon bay, 45 for san francisco. interior livermore valley area, 34. this is the story. high pressure over the bay area the past three to five days. it is now going to be replaced by a sagging jet stream. it's going to sag over the bay area. a series of storm systems have lined up behind this. tomorrow will be kind of a transition day, with increasing clouds and some of these high clouds will pass over the bay area. temperatures will drop, and then as we get into monday, that's when the first of the series of systems will start to effect the bay area. in fact, here's a look at the timing. your monday morning commute looks okay. it will be around noontime or so when the first bit

. >> reporter: in stark contrast, nearby bahrain is quiet, after a week which saw seven killed and hundreds injured in prodemocracy protests. secretary of state hillary clinton reflected on the possible dangers of new-found freedom. >> this process can be hijacked by both outside and inside elements within any country. what a tragedy to see what happened in iran. >> reporter: in yemen, thousands marched on the capital, and in morocco, some 2,000 filled the streets, calling for a new constitution, freedom fever clearly contagious, and the world wondering where it will lead next. laura abc news. dubai. >> alan: in washington, both parties insist they want to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, but democrats democd republicans remain far apart on agreeing to a new budget. the u.s. government will run out of money in 2 -- 12 days, lawmakers have justify days to strike a deal when the return to work. that could force a government shut down on march 4th. >> the worst outcome. if we end up shutting down the government and calling into question whether we're going meet our obligations for s

a stark contrast to downtown, where it's been an inch. central eastbound is up to an inch there. the south bay and up to 3 inches in the santa cruz mountains. you noticed the winds. a wind advisory is in effect. it has been breezy throughout the day. overnight, these winds will be to 35, 45-mile range. we have seen issues with the power. this does cause the possibility of downed trees and power lines. we is several pow r outages right now. into tomorrow afternoon, temperatures are really going to struggle to warm. 50 degrees in napa. 49 in fairfield. 53 in san jose and 53 in liver more. this storm is going to bring a lot of snow to the sierra. heavy snow tonight into tomorrow morning. 1 to 2 feet of snow at lake level. that's the lowest elevations. 3 to 5 feet in the higher elevations. we have been looking forward to that for quite some time. it's not going to be the only snow. into storm, the rain turns to showers. a blustery and cold afternoon. into thursday, a chilly morning to start the day. showers on and off throughout the day. another big storm pushes through on friday. bu

there is a stark contrast of anger. they are celebrating the almost unanimous resolution for separating in this month's referendum. >> i am proud. and today, our generation [unintelligible] we will end of the oppression and the injustice. >> the senior officials warned a compromise must be found. >> that is definitely the way to do it. that is definitely good advice. i feel the leadership is much more aware of this than before. >> . -- khartoum's position has been weekend -- weakened. >> this is a time of terrible uncertainty. now the country brings to see if the students will make good on their promise and to the streets again. bbc news, khartoum. >> police and serbia are hunting a general. officials describe the search as successful. they have not said what they found. he has been on the run for 15 years. he is wanted by the war crimes tribunal on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. good to have you with us on "bbc world news." stay with us, if you can. still to come -- the death of a movie maestro. he ma

. >> already there has been a stark warning to protesters to expect a thunderous response. tonight's reports hinted at mounting government crackdowns, a sense of history in the making for libya. >> president obama has condemned the violence used by security forces in bahrain. in a telephone call, mr. obama warns the stability of the gulf state depended on meaningful political reform. at least 50 protesters were wounded when security forces opened fire on demonstrators. this time as they're trying to occupy pearl square. the u.s. and u.k. warrant their nationals against travel to bahrain. >> bahrain is in crisis. protesters tried to march to the center center -- march to the city center again. this was the response. the police and army are using tear gas and bullets. on the day they buried their dead, there was more bloodshed on the streets. dozens were wounded. some were critically wounded. >> they calls for restraint from britain and the others have fallen on deaf ears. the violence in the small gulf state is far from over. >> she has lost a son. he was buried today. one o

you'll see soapy hayward, erica starke, and erica lovejoy taking part of some of the responsibility. some of their time will be spent on neighborhood planning, and the other part will be focused on legislative work. i believe the land use committee nor the full board met this week, so there is no report for you. >> the board of appeals also did not meet this week. there will be out next week as well. >> historic preservation did not meet this week. >> with that, we are now at general public comment that has a time limit of 15 minutes. at this time, members of the public might address you on items of interest that fall within the jurisdiction of this commission. members of the public are given up to 3 minutes, with a 15- minute time limit on the category. i do not have any cards that indicate public comment. i do have a card that wants to speak about 2509 bush street. president olague: that is not on the calendar. >> yes it is. president olague: i am sorry. it is. item eight. >> sorry about that. i do not have any cards for general public comment. president olague: is there any genera

. >> were there any stark comparisons to white americans in similar groups? >> well, yes, there are some. i mean, one is even if you compare middle class to middle class, there's a stark difference in wealth as opposed to income. middle class to middle class income is fairly close now, but wealth is a huge gap, and that's something that some people have been talking and thinking a lot about including bob johnson, the billionaire, who's now got a project going about that. >> and do you tap into any solutions for kind of stopping the splintering or -- >> you know, i don't -- i think it may be a process that kind of happens. a lot of it is orr begannic. what i do hope i identified some possible solutions for the plight of this abandoned group which i think is really the group that needs kind of urgent attention right now. and so if it calls attention to that, then i think it's been a success. >> thank you very much for your time. >> coming up, richard rubenstein, conflict resolution and public affairs professor at george mason university, reports on why he belie

however, the plants were of a much more starke design. that caused the residential design team to modify the project to the state is in today. president olague: thank you. commissioner antonini: move to approve. >> commissioners, the motion on the floor is for approval. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: no. commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president miguel: aye. president olague: no. >> that motion passes on a 4-3 vote. thank you. commissioners, you are now on item 15, for 45 grattan street. commissioner sugaya: i do have a conflict of interest on this one. we provided a supplemental historic resources evaluation directly to the client. apparently, the client never submitted that to the department, to my knowledge. subsequently, mr. paul i think engaged a different architectural history firm to do a full historic resources evaluation, which is mentioned in the staff materials. but i feel that since we did actually have a contract and were paid for the original work that we did t

might be worried about oil, but the region -- knowing that they will overthrow gaddafi< >> there is a starklitary and how they have reacted in tunisia and egypt, very much not turning on their people. but-libya this is a different situation. -- but in libya this is a different situation. >> çthey even fired the head of the army. in egypt, we heard military police have arrested and tortured people but they refused to open fire on democracy demonstrators. whatç we have seen in libya is- and countries in africa but also the alliance says he has bought using libya's oil money. they bought out basically tribal loyalties. we are seeing people from the armed forces refusing to open fire on libya. çthey themselves are suffering. but more importantly, we are hearing of tribes cannot -- drives turning against gaddafi. >> for -- four americansç on board a yacht had been killed by the somali captors. the crew was negotiating with pirates when a shooting broke out. >> scott and jean adam had been on and around the world voyage. their two passengers were also killed. the 58 -=q yacht was hijacked by

there will be stark choices between paying attention to the got cop -- in connecticut, you n retire with a cost-of-living increase. that will not -- when they are having to fire cox to pay the pensio -- cops to pay the pension, you better get guns, because there will be fewer cops. something is wrong with that picture. >> it is in the unions' interest as well to be able to continue. you negotiate those things. >> there are things that people will realize unions to negotiate for bid -- that people don't realize unions negotiate for. the ones who treat our politicians, cancer patients - one at -- could treat oncology patients, cancer patients, when they do chemo, they do when patient at once. >> a week from today is crunch time. a number of budget cuts that the house has passed that the president will not go along with. will the government shutdown? >> i think not. getting this done is doable. republicans want to see it cuts in the continuing resolution. the democrats on the senate side are looking for ways to get some cuts. they will have to negotiate an amount and they might not get the

i have been blessed at starke king and john muir to have a remarkable stuff that works for me. i am lucky. my success is due to them. i am thrilled to have a fantastic supervisor to add to that as well. i think my performance review is coming up soon, so keep that in mind. [laughter] thank you also much. i appreciate it. -- thank you all so much. i appreciate it. [applause] >> congratulations, principal rosenberg. we would also like to call up to present and say a few words on the special service award marlena from our payroll finance department. [applause] >> good evening. i want to thank the payroll operations department for their fantastic job, especially during the time when we had the famous fire at 135 van ness. i think the staff for the wonderful job they do. they support everyone who works for the school district. i also want to thank joe for his continuous support. thank you. [applause] >> could we have the staff come up so you can present this to everyone? [applause] >> nice meeting you. >> nice to meet you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> on their behalf, here y

this winner-take-all phenomenon has been particularly stark in the united states. between 2002 and 2007, 65% of all income growth went to the top 1% of the population. >> we have returned to very high levels of income inequality and we need to think about the consequences of that. it is one of the odd features of what has occurred, you might have thought as that occurred we would have used progressive taxation. what we have actually done is decreased the progressive overtake of the tax systems that have reinforced what is happening at the pre-tax level. >> globalization and the technology revolution have created a wave of prosperity and puts hundreds of millions into the middle class. but this is not without consequence. in many countries, at income inequality has grown dramatically. there were dead has grown too extreme and some of the biggest problems will be coming. how would you describe today's super elite? what is their culture, what is their personality type? >> it is hard to generalize amongst this group. they are drawn from many parts of society. it is not

one stark example, the pyramids. perhaps the nation's most famous sight and symbol empty today. about 160,000 foreigners have fled egypt since the crisis started. untold numbers have been afraid to come. >> foreigners i think will be scared off from the economy for some time. >> reporter: as the protests rage on, businesses, schools and government are shut. this nation of deep poverty and high unemployment loses about $300 million every day. about $3 billion total so far. that is a huge toll on workers like this taxi driver. >> translator: i have to earn money daily. he don't have a salary, he explains. now i don't have money to feed my family. >> you feel pride. he feel like free-spirited. >> reporter: nadal is an egyptian of-american activist helping coordinate the protests on the front line every day, now facing the challenge of motivating ordinary people to fight a revolution instead of meeting more basic needs. >> if you do not have life with freedom and dignity, there is no point of living. >> reporter: meanwhile, the government insists it has made changes and the crisis i

. >> a stark difference from where mary is living in fear. >> i don't see an end to it. i don't see a future, i don't see a way out. there's certainly no way out for her. unless someone comes in and rescues her. >> in heyward, nbc bay area news. >> for the latest updates on the situation in egypt go to our website at nbc bay area.com, search egypt to find our special page dedicated to the developments in cairo. >>> new tonight at 5:00, phillip garrido will stand trial. an el dorado county judge ruled today that garrido is mentally fit to participate in his own defense in a trial. his lawyer argued he wasn't competent. the judge told the court he considered several psychiatric reports before making his decision. last month garrido was blocked from having jailhouse conversations with his wife nancy, who was also charged in the case. the couple is accused of kidnapping dugard from a bus stop in 1991 when she was just 11 years old. >>> a sick child on a field trip. when marin county fire department arrived on the scene they found 50 children violently ill. they have no idea

i am carl stark. i am a rider. i am not familiar with shooting people. i am not really conversant with tasers. i guess it is called the wechsler study. it was done by our very own ucsf. it did not really nail down why, but it seems that first year after the department' gets its hands on a taser, the impact is negative in the extreme. it did not seem to have too many positive points for officer safety either, not that officers are not members of the public. one of the questions i wanted to ask is if public safety does not really improve with the issuing of tasers, an officer safety does not really improved, besides taser international's bottom-line, what does improve backspin -- does improve? i am a little concerned about how some of the academics were questioned into giving an answer regarding a very specific incident under a very limited control set of circumstances, with a very specific set of training guidelines in place, could this will possibly be useful. they were giving the answer yes. i am afraid the sound bite is going to be "yes," taken out of

. >> in stark contrast, nearby bahrain is quiet after a week of upheaval that saw seven people killed and many more injured in protests. >>> one u.s. navy ship is shadowing a yacht tonight as it sails toward the coast of somalia with four american hostages on board. pirates hijacked the yacht on fry -- friday. scott and gene own the quest. the pirates want cash in exchange for the four americans. >> they have made a grave mistake. in this case they pushed the united states government too far. i think it will be a drama that will play out in the days to come. >> they often attack ships off the eastern african coast, but targeted few american vessels. in 2009 u.s. navy sharpshooters killed two pirates the last time an american ship was hijacked ?ie. and a rare treat for snow lovers. they didn't have far to go to find snow. snow on the bay area peaks next. and scientists look for a way to make sure space junk doesn't land on us. >> and i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. boy a nice break from all of the rain. we actually saw some sunshine. we have clear skies and a nice, bright moon light as

. >> in stark contrast nearby bahrain was quiet after a week of upheaval that saw seven killed and hundreds injured in pro-democracy protests. yemen this morning the president rejected demands that he step down but he renewed calls for talks with the protestors. at least one u.s. navy ship is shadowing a yacht as it sails the coast of somalia with hostages on board. scott and jean adam from santa monica own the crest and they're sailing the area. they want cash in exchange for the four americans. >> i think this case they pushed the united states government too far. >> somali pirates often attack the east african coast but targeteded few vessels. u.s. navy sharp shooters killed two yachts and rescued a ship's captain after it was hijacked. >> looking to make sure state junk doesn't land on it. the massive storm that could slow travel from coast to coast today. >>> welcome back. 4:47 on this president's day. let's head to the south. extreme weather once again. 70 atlanta, 74 new orleans. some of the cooler weather in phoenix but still 64 degrees. cold in chicago. let's zoom in there and talk

the annual event is the largest mobile blood d >>> san jose starks hosted a blood drive at the sharkk today. it's the largest mobile blood drive for the center. any fan who dough it natured bloods were al -- donated blood were allowed to watch practice for tonight's game. the greater reward was knowing the difference their blood donation could make to those who need it and one former recipient is living proof. >> you are going to save people like me, children like me. that could be their own kid needing a blood transfusion, their own selfful really if it's a fear of giving blood -- self 'really if it's a fear of giving blood, it's a simple process. >> there this year registered potential donors for the organ and bone marrow industry. >>> for years the name of the best actor for best motion picture for the academy awards has been placed inside a plain white envelope, but this year the oscars are pumping up the drama. the new envelopes are handcrafted from a high gloss metallic gold paper and inside on the redlining the doss car statue is hand -- oscar statue is hand staffed in satin g

secretary of state hillary clinton is harshly criticized the taliban and given a stark choice and this is jerry you actually want the afghan military to give up arms and abide by their country's constitution or face the consequences of being america's enemy it comes as washington tries to secure the support of afghanistan's people to split the taliban up from al qaeda the international terror network it's been cited. japan as sort of the whale hunting season following two new pressure groups before ship fleet was to kill almost a. return to but actually say they will continue their protests commercial whaling it's been almost two decades for the purposes of scientific research. israelis and palestinians have been long time enemies but for mothers who are desperate to save their children the conflict takes a back seat and israeli clinic is saving thousands of youngsters lives from many neighboring countries even those israel has had tense relations with. as this report. every our way is touch and go for fourteen months i don't know whose little heart was born with a hole in it for the o

i'm barbara stark. >> vicki: it yourself cloned a smarter. -- your self and it is even smarter. >>bryan: and i saturday to mark your (laughter) about a coming up. >> vicki: you may not realize it but your cellphone is considered as a threat. >> reporter: facebook , my space, twitter, why funds, i have, at stake. online gaming. bad guys are using these technologies to operate beyond the reach of court-ordered wiretaps. >> we have criminals running around. we cannot arrest them. we cannot have a wiretap on the. they could be a drug dealer. and arms trafficker. i child molester. >> reporter: in one case eight were trying to take down at cocaine smuggling operation it but they are still traficant because the electronic communication is not able to be intercepted. one idea to close the gap wade impact person in-person implications like taxing. providers of but have to route traffic through as server or the provider could get access and give intercepts to law enforcement. that, if something along this is a mandatory eight could stifle innovation, and our competitors and open up and ne

secretary of state hillary clinton is harshly criticize the taliban and given it a stark choice it's very in a speech in new york she won the afghan militant group to either give up arms and abide by their country's constitution or face the consequences of being america's enemy becomes as washington tries to secure the support of afghanistan's people to split the taliban up from. telling it well it's been siding with. japan as well to do well hunting season continued pressure and. the fleet was to kill almost a thousand whales this winter but it's set to return to shore but activists say they will continue their protests. for almost two decades but is allowed for the purposes of scientific research. israelis and palestinians have been long time enemies but for mothers who are desperate to save their sick children the conflict takes a back seat and israeli clinic is saving thousands of youngsters lives from many neighboring countries even those israelis had tense relations with. as this report . every our way is touch and go for fourteen month old dollar whose little heart was born wi

secretary of state hillary clinton has harshly criticized the taliban and given it a stark choice in a species and a very. good militant group has to either give up on those and abide by their country's constitution or face the consequences of being america's enemy it comes as washington tries to secure the support of afghanistan's people to split the taliban up from al qaida the international terror network it's been fighting with. in haiti thousands of supporters of ousted president is wrong bertrand aristide marched through the capital poor they were reacting to news of one leader was planning to return a leading member of parties as he could be there before presidential elections in march washington fears his arrival could destabilize the country. and of the u.r.l. america has vetoed a draft resolution condemning israeli settlement building as illegal all saltine other members of the security council approved a motion that insisted israel stop construction on the west bank and east jerusalem . is another blow to the middle east peace process with the palestinians now saying they

i also wanted to know him towards nicolas i get struck in the ninetieth minute as batting in pete stark one nil back but against newcastle finished goalless draw at poole drew one one with aston villa who tied for last twenty minutes for ten men with a forward health scare one one draw by wigan demba vase a second half price helped west ham come from three goals down to draw three three mistreating back at west brom and in the late game crowns fell smashed in the second half went up to talk and went forth after coming back to win to one of sunderland. while there's just one game on sunday as a space bolton take on everton thirteenth however the home side has lost five of that last seven games to win for this on sunday which means david moyes was at least four balls in the table. and monday's west london dolly completes this weekend's english top flight progress it's been a welcome chelsea clinton for a victory tour de force fought. and defending champions chelsea officially unveils their fourteen million dollars signing the reason on friday despite the fact that the twenty three year ol

. >> already, there has been a stark warning to protesters to expect a violent and thunders response, and tonight, reports fifth at and mounting government crackdown. a sense possibly of history in the making for libya, one way or another. bamut egypt's ruling military council has declared on state tv that it will not tolerate the strikes that have been disrupting the country's economy and will confront them. seven days after president mubarak resigned, bass numbers swamped tahrir square in cairo. they are celebrating his departure, but reminding those now in power that they expect promises to be of help. the united states has vetoed a draft united nations security council resolution condemning israeli settlements in the west bank. this is a resolution put forward by a palestinian leadership and by arab countries. the u.s. said the issue should be resolved in direct peace talks but in the two sides. there was a risk the resolution would harden attitudes. >> our opposition to the resolution before the council today should therefore not be misunderstood to me and we support settlement a

in stark contrast to just a couple years ago when there were just a few panels like this on the topic. now, overwhelmingly, the consensus is we have got a crisis of extraordinary proportions and we need leadership not just to identify the obvious, but to act locally. indeed, that's the spirit of this conference. it's one thing to talk about ideals; it's another to manifest them. we have got to provide each other best practices. we gotta provide each other specific examples to aggressively address the reality of global warming. now, that reality is such that we are so focused on talking about what could happen if we continue to do what we've done, we are not talking enough about what we've already done that is happening that there's nothing we can do to stop. and i think that is the next narrative in this discussion, is the damage we have done in the last half century is such that this conference, regardless of whether or not we take bold leadership in the next months and years ahead, the reality is we are going to be burdened with the mistakes of the past and we better get serious to

that's what we have right now about how that will develop we'll see internees here it is not that stark not that strong but still very much of the old regime is in part so as far as i can understand it's a question of sacrificing the top the names famous ones and then trying to see if there is a problem because it is very interesting here i had if i go to harold here where you're going to hear older i mean there's a good point there is that the militaries are still very much in control and if you think if united states is going it's going to find a new partner partners let's replace the following dictators i mean we we knew about mubarak we knew about but now we knew what kind of people they were but we also had the military there is the u.s. going to partner with the military now and maybe you get the outcomes they want and then in north africa. well one can assume what you see there is someone throwing a card of deck of cards up in the air we don't know how things are going before if there is any sort of inclusion meeting forces which believe in democracy freedom and root human rights