it one of the most walkable city's in north america we also will doekz to make sure that we reduce the number of fatalities in injuries and certainly we build all of us standing up here building one fatality is two ma many and a unacceptable that's why in our city we're commented to eliminating facilities by way of deaths didn't he 2024 and is vocation vision zero is is a commitment inform prioritize states streets and make sure that everyone whether walking or biking or driving or riding a bus about we all that the make sure your safe on the rods it is great to think that our ridership is at all, all time high hurry city is growing more people cocking and binging the city has continued to prepare for the growth and we know that and you know that we are making historic investment in our transportation network and that investment has reached over a billion dollars just this year we have made investment in our city's is from we know with transportation infrastructure is equally as important to keep muni reliable and stav

enter the city. personally look forward to being able to ride my bike to games and concerts without having to go through traffic bart schedules that such. it will benefit the mission bay immensely. it'll provide open space that amused by everyone. we kill that will be all your own not only during events, and the were submitted clear everyone in san francisco will be welcome and will benefit from this project in mission bay. none of our reach the warriors have done, the due diligence and have it that the whole city involved in the process is incomparable. i've been to several meetings with her were concerns and work with all the groups and work out any- personally came to the merchants meeting which i'm a part of an answer the questions. unanimously decided to support the project. as is all the other neighborhood groups. i just wanted to thank you and support this arena. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening, board of supervisors. i think you've are still being away. i am a 13 year reside

enter the city. personally look forward to being able to ride my bike to games and concerts without having to go through traffic bart schedules that such. it will benefit the mission bay immensely. it'll provide open space that amused by everyone. we kill that will be all your own not only during events, and the were submitted clear everyone in san francisco will be welcome and will benefit from this project in mission bay. none of our reach the warriors have done, the due diligence and have it that the whole city involved in the process is incomparable. i've been to several meetings with her were concerns and work with all the groups and work out any- personally came to the merchants meeting which i'm a part of an answer the questions. unanimously decided to support the project. as is all the other neighborhood groups. i just wanted to thank you and support this arena. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening, board of supervisors. i think you've are still being away. i am a 13 year reside

even the city's mayor has labeled it a man made disaster. the tap water so full of lead and other toxins the city declared a state of emergency. now "america tonight's" lori jane gliha continues her investigation with tough questions for the officials in charge. >> i got the jelly. >> you got the jelly? >> yes. >> when gavin walters weight gain wasn't keeping up with his twin garrett. his mother fold up. >> to know that something could have been prevented, that wasn't, because people lied and didn't do their jobs makes me sick. >> i want water. >> you want water? >> gavin who already suffers from a compromised immune syst system, suffers from contamination of lead. >> he's a 6.5 shouldn't be over a 5. >> lee ann says the problem came from the city provided water running from her faucet. state tests proved hers has the highest levels that the city had ever seen. >> it shows you the max is 15. >> another independent evaluation by virginia tech researchers showed the levels to be that of hazardous waste. >> oh my god i'm poisoning my kids. if yo

the county transportation authority no san francisco and 80 mass the health officer here 2, 3, 4 the city and county of san francisco and noah what r a great partner and soon to be existing hopefully stay close by the director of to bicycle education and greg suhr the san francisco police department their folks are out there everyday and citing folks we appreciate all the hard work and with that, i want to invite to the myself of microphone the vice chair the mta sheryl brinkman. >> thank you ben and thank you all for coming i want to thank the mayor and the supervisors and oats heads of all the city departments for in their focus when is fundamental to everyone in our city this is about saving lives this is making your streets more welcoming for everyone who lives in the city traffic collisions really extract a department staff stating emotional toll the victims and loved ones and the person behind the wheel of car a had a kroshg it came across a traffic crash in the marina he and highs wife with your taking their children to daycare they saw the aftermath of the too young boys hit that

the city says property taxes will not go up and the city will continue to grow. t oc good tuesday morning to you tonight.. solon hosted kennedy. jon mckowen caing the shots for the cougars.....jas on pershing for the spararns and he a was little excited. early on, brevin hill slices through the kennedy defense with the nice finger roll. but the cougars foced 19 turnovers in the first half: mahew the easy duce. solon's leading scorer streeter mcilravy got very few looks. this was his only basket of the first half. meanwhile drake brewster was a one man wrecking crew as the cougars jumped out to a 15 point halftime lead. and then brewster finds future hawkeye football player shaun beyer down low and kenendy beat solon .... former linn-mar mister basketball marcus paige had 9 points tonight as his tarheels beat app state 94-70. marcus only played 17 minutes after jamming his ankle. uni guard wes washpun was named the mvc player ofofhe week for the second time this season. wes had 28 points and 11 assist in the 81-79 upset win over iowa state. iowa walk on forward nic

the city had no comment on the issue. the iowa secretary of state's office is accepting applications for the safe at home program. it's a program for survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, and stalking. it gives them a legal post fice box address fo government records. lieutenant governor kim reynolds expects about 150 people will sign up in the first half of theheear. ""this program offers a way out. it's not the answer, there's other initiatives that we will continue to work on, but it is, as you indicated, another tool in the tool box to start to make a difference for individuals that are suffering." " iowa joins 33 other states in adopting the program. people in cedar rapids are remembering the lives of two homeless people who were killed earlier this year. the catherine mcauley center hosted a memorial walk for 56-year-old raymond ursino and 41-year-old sharon mead. at the places the two were found and held a candlelight vigil for them. " 14:33:32 at that time, it could have been me. it could have

it is here in the city, so there are times when the u.s. marshals request the sheriffs department to provide a safe keep which means it will hold one of their prisoners for 2, 3, 5, maybe a week while that person is going through ateneding court in san francisco county. of course the sheriffs department receives a per diem per night but it isn't renting of beds and the highest i have seen that count go is between 35 and 40 inmates. >> thank you. is it true that the pre'trial population of the prison inmates population is 84 percent as stated by some of the community members? i believe that might have come from the hayward burns institute looking at arrest rates based on race, so african americans arrest td 7 times higher than whites or latinos at 1.5 or more than the white population and citing that of prison population 84 percent are pre-trial detainees >> are you referring to the county jail oppose d to the state? the fact is the overwhelming majority is prehch sentence which means they are working their way through the court process in r

members of the joint city school select meeting. candice from the san francisco transportation agency. they four allowing me to be here to report on the low income moderate yutsd around here we are here to update you and as the distinguished record of having processed most of the thousands of applications that came here and there is so much to say since the program has launched. i want to talk about a few accomplishments since our last report. two informations. sf mta had a lot of opportunities to coordinate and better our efforts since our last presentation. we have since begun meeting on a monthly basis with the school district in a committee that looks at the 20 or so intersections between sfusd and sf mta. because of that, we've been able to better coordinate on a number of issues that are planning and operational things from muni school tripers and the times they start and arrive at each school as the crossing guards and where they are placed as well as parking and curb space. many thanks due to the presentations at this committ

i've isis still holds the largest city. s news, the white house. >> and now with mostly, well, cloudy skies here and there over the bay area. temperatures that are a little warmer than they were yesterday at this time. although it's hard to call it a warming trend when everybody is going dressed as if it's in the deep freeze. it's warmer than it was yesterday. as we look live toward the heyward fault, and a reminder tore always be prepared. concord 54 degrees. livermore has 45 degrees. and san francisco at 48. san jose 47. santa rosa 49 degrees. santa rosa is one of the places that did warm up significantly. dried up, we had some showers last night that moved through the bay area and san jose picked up how much? >> .15 down in the south bay. south merin picked up a tenth of an inch. a tenth to two-tenths of an inch. not much, but we are going to -- they had a few snow flurries out there today and they continued late this afternoon. that's about it. that weak low that produced the showers last night in the bay area is now ove

the city of boston shy of an inch of snow. south shore did have a solid coating of snow and sleet to start the storm. the concern changing to some freezing drizzle. we don't have a lot of precipitation but any freezing drizzle will create the slippery spots and there is a freezing rain advisory until midnight tonight for that trace to .1 of an inch of freezing drizzle. `it looks like we're drying out. what the radar beam doesn't pick up well because it overshoots the drizzle when it's heading out of the site down there is the lot of low-level moisture and drizzle that we have including the city of boston right now. 34, that is at logan airport. there are observations closer to fenway park or even downtown boston running we're well below the freezing mark north and west of the city of boston and it's in the 40s through the south shore. once the windshield changes to the north and pushes this cold air down temperatures fall off quickly. there is the 31 in the city of boston downtown. still 36 in winthrop. 30 well most, down to 25

to the city june of 2014. we got the final approval from the department of city planning on august 17th, of this year. 2015, we gave the project tentative proval on the 24th and received notice of appeal on the 9th. very briefly to give city planning as much time as possible that the tentative map failed to undergo proper ceqa review where it's not consistent with the general plan and public works right hand side the board upholds the application as approved on august 24th. thank you. >> good afternoon. rodgers, planning department staff. i'm be presuming the department planning issues as you have heard the subdivision of this appeal. first let's talk about the subdivision process as well as the planning process already under way for the proposed building. the subdivision creates the lots for the subdivision that already exist. the responsibility of this appeal is to confirm this subdivision is consistent with the plan and make a recommendation to dpw. in addition and through a separate process with it's own ap

it's become one of the top-rated places to retire. but like many citiesaround the country it's found itself in the middle of a debate for how to treat the growing number of people here living on the street. there are more than 300 people in the city of sarasota classified as "chronically homeless," meaning they've been on the streets for more than a year. all together there are about 1,400 homeless people in sarasota county, an increase of nearly 70% since 2009. after the lodging ordinance passed in 2005, the national coalition for the homeless declared sarasota "the meanest city in the country." in 2011, the city removed benches from a park popular among homeless people. >> we're trying to deal with the situation in the most humanitarian way that we can. >> reporter: tom barwin has been the city manager since 2012 and says the "meanest city" label is outdated. >> as far as these labels, meanest city x or y, i mean it's really the police departments and the community having very few other options or choices to try to keep the peace. >> reporter: police ch

enter the city. personally look forward to being able to ride my bike to games and concerts without having to go through traffic bart schedules that such. it will benefit the mission bay immensely. it'll provide open space that amused by everyone. we kill that will be all your own not only during events, and the were submitted clear everyone in san francisco will be welcome and will benefit from this project in mission bay. none of our reach the warriors have done, the due diligence and have it that the whole city involved in the process is incomparable. i've been to several meetings with her were concerns and work with all the groups and work out any- personally came to the merchants meeting which i'm a part of an answer the questions. unanimously decided to support the project. as is all the other neighborhood groups. i just wanted to thank you and support this arena. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening, board of supervisors. i think you've are still being away. i am a 13 year reside

that carries the nativity to a citye tortured. >> festitivities have been slowd down. many want to celebrate christmas in the spirit of the holiday. in a background celebration with more violence and more loss of life. >> in separate incidents across the occupied west bank, israeli forces killed at least four palestinians on christmas eve despite the heavy crackdown by isra israelss military, the it only seems to be growing. even on a day which celebrates hope and peace. al jazeera, bethlehem in the okay pied west bank. >> earlier, pope francis used the christmas eve mass tostre ss the loving nature of god. he was leading his public mass for christmas at the basilica. on christmas day, tens of thousands of people are expected to gather in saint peter square outside the basilca for the pontiff to deliver a speech. >> u.s. and afghan security forces have conducted airstrikes in a district in the southern province of hellmit. the scene of intention fighting for the past week. government troops andtable fighters battle for

yes, the number of murders in the city is higher than it's been in the past two years and murder is the key barometer both here in chicago and in many other cities but "america tonight's" sarah hoye found this obsession of body count ignores in many ways a more disturbing trend, the increasing number on survivors. >> it was july 27th, 2005, was a nice day. was a hot day. i got paid that day, it was a great day. some guys was outside my building asking me questions you know about the job. we were talking, the shots rang out. >> derrick owens was just 21 years old when a stranger shot him twice while he was on his way home from work. >> worst pain i ever felt in my life. it rang out and it was like hot lava. >> doctors revealed his greatest fear, he was paralyzed, would never walk again. >> i was waited on hand and foot almost like a child. >> gun violence, often overlooked those who live and the enormous cost that goes with it. gunshot wounds are the third highest cause of spinal cord injuries. long term health care costs, easily going into the millions. owens was u uninsured, remainder

the polling places are the same as they were in the city election in november. republican presidential candidate jeb bush will be talking to voters in eastern iowa today. he first will attend a coffee and donuts event at the university of dubuque. that will be in the heritage center at 8:30 this morning. then the former florida governor will go to waterloo for a town hall meeting. that event will be at the sullivan brothers iowa veterans museum at noon today. another republican presidential candidate is just now leaving the state after campaigning in iowa for a few days. the latest quinnipiac university poll showed ted cruz in a statistical titi with republican front runner donald trump here in iowa. yesterday, the texas senator told supporters at the kirkwood regional center trump because he d dsn't think trump will win the g-o-p nomination. he also talked about how he doesn't think any of the presidential campaigns are talking about the right issues. "i believe the cennal issue of the 2016 election is re-igniting the promise of america, getting back to that fun

sergeant, please call the next item. cityclerk: item 3, reports and announcements, review of recent activities, status update regarding social media policy, presentation redepartment general order. >> given the late hour. i will leave it up to you whether you want to offer up these reports. >> president loftus, i will not be present at your next meeting so the next time i will be able to give these reports would be at just the first meeting in january. >> that is our next meeting m january. >> if i could speak briefly and the rest of the report we can defer until january. i just wanted to say as a director of the officer of citizen complaints in an officer involved shooting. i too am a mother of an african american son and one in another county has been subject to less than gracious treatment by a member of a sheriff's department. and i have made it my obligations to give my son the talk. however, and i as i should say as others on this diose am disturbed by this video as well. how ever i am charged with the officers on compl

resistance in the city. osama ben javad reports from erbil in northern iraq. >> reporter: a major battle is over. these soldiers are celebrating after they took control of a compound in the center of the city. the takeover of the anbar police headquarters in the provincial headquarters is symbolic. whoever controls thes this compx holds the city. >> we have put the iraqi flag over the government complex in el anbar. >> reporter: but as much as there is to celebrate for neighborhood this is just one neighborhood. i.s.i.l. fighters remain in downtown ramadi. in the north iraqi forces haven't been able to cross the euphrates river and fighters continue to launch attacks from the east of the city. but the recapture of ramadi is a boost to iraq's much criticized army whose presence crumbled when i.s.i.l. moved into much of the city. without the direct support of the popular mobilization forces also known as shia forces. the top commander a abdul ramadi won't predict when iraqi forces will clear all of ramadi. that

in our ongoing discussions expand these categories of the city government is critical to understand the current state. so, i have to be-conduct a survey of our city to province catalog their fiber assets in order to see a we can manage them going forward. the report was released last thursday and found responsibility for fiber network assets dispersed among and within many different city departments. it's incomplete. kept in different databases in many instances paper records and for my perspective, having simply a critical understanding of what we have in getting our own house in order first is necessary step to move forward. the report found although city determines can estimate the length of fiber under the control they don't have a centralized competent database to pull that information from. it also made two key recommendations to consider legislation to consolidate consider as this did reporting as well as consolidating responsibility for dysfunction potentially today but for tomorrow going for. that's why today with supervisor eric mar i want to thank you for his leadership in th

we pay permits and city taxed unlike all the tmc drivers the second congested city i believe that is a big cause of all our traffic accidents with the pedestrians getting hit with video of people driving the tmcs most of taxi drivers have been driving professionally 20 years we video to go introduce a training course approved we the mta we're not out there in our private vehicles so we have to have people taking taxis that carry people around from out of town my main reason for coming here could i is to impress on you, the portions of allowing taxis to turn left off of mission as we are allowed to drive in the red zone and treat taxis as transit like we or so thank you. >> thank you, sir. thank you. next speaker, please. >> >> (calling names). >> mr. wiener. >> herbert wiener one thing i really want to point out is those blocks on mission street are very, very long they're the equivalent of two city blocks basically and it was difficult for me to get access to my doctor's appointment i'm able bodied but how about for people with disabilities walking those two to four blocks is really

is the diverse city we're able through the process to make sure we had 11 co-sponsors the mayors 3 hundred and step outside the box million dollars affordable housing and the mayor and the board of supervisors i think this year yourself e during our budget process the incredible leaps forward to make sure that san francisco is secure this the future i want to say thank all the people first of all, my bucket committee members vice chair katie tang to supervisor eric mar supervisor wiener and supervisor norman yee thank you and to all my colleagues that played an integral role and harvey rose this is harvey's 44th budget in the city of san francisco so harvey to deborah thank you to you so much to benefit rosenfeld and his incredible team this wouldn't have happened to todd for this and mission bay i michelle and everybody a special, special thanks to kate howard the mirrors budget director it is difficult to over sate how much that of an impact it kate had to mr. cobb and everyone in the marries team and

the controversial project has divided the city. melissa chan has more. >> for opponents, it symbolizes the industrial complex. >> we are not going to support a stand alone prison to continue to lock up african-americans and latinos in this city. >> and it's unnecessary, they say, when the number of inmates in the city has dropped in recent years. >> we want to actually build a system that will make san francisco safer. we know that the jails do not make our communities safer here in san francisco. >> the mayor and sheriff's department argues that the current facility is unsafe in earthquake prone san francisco and a new building can better serve those with mental health problems. >> it's a jail that has gone way beyond its time. i was a captain there at one time, worked there at one time. i was also here during the great overcrowding of the late 1970's and early 1990's. what we're looking at today is really replacing 1200 unusable beds with 384 targets beds that are going to be safer and a much better fit for the population that we'

our correspondent has been to the city of concordia. barricades meant to hold back the water have been breached. >> reporter: this woman is hoping to go back home soon. she has been living in this tent for days since her house was destroyed by the floods. the recent rain is complicating her situation even more. >> translation: i have nothing left. my children have no shoes, no clothes. i'm not sure how long i'm going to live like this. i am told this will be weeks before the water will go down and if it continues to rain it will only get worse. >> reporter: she is just one of the people who have been forced out of homes because of flooding. the river is not far away from here and that's why northies built this wall over a decade ago to prevent the flooding of this area. -- authorities. the problem is this time the rain and the amount of water was so intense that it flooded other parts of the city. authorities here are monitoring the barricades built around the city and tried to prevent the situation from getting worse. one says they're g

it is a filter back into the city. today with state police being paid extra to come to new orleans when, in fact, the finger protecting, that golden goose the french quarter generates all the tax o of it tt comes up river and never backed down. if you're going to understate anything that long-term as an issue to be faced about new orleans future, and that's of course secondary to the erosion, it's the relationship between baton rouge and new orleans countless pitfalls see baton rouge and new orleans can't put a false ceiling on what new orleans can go. until that relationship is reform i'm not sure how much bigger new orleans can grow spent a fasting presentation. we thank you for being here, and thank you all for coming to mr. boyles presentation. he will be signing copies of his book at the barnes & noble down from 2:45 to 3:30. if you'd like to speak to mr. boyles, go to the barnes & noble 10. thank you for attending and i hope you enjoyed the rest of the festival. >> booktv us on facebook. like us to get publishing

and to the city. it is in title under the market, for the certain development and this is not dependent on exceeding those requirements. and so, it is a little bit different than some of another projects that height come before you in an entitlement context where in a greater percentage of affordability is a natural discussion, because there is a quid pro quo there is not one here and we are selling it as is, where is. and we believe that we have exacted the most that we can get from the developer, relative affordability and then created that opportunity without general fund pressure to aoe secure, additional affordability and i hope that is uponsive to your question. >> i am just looking at the slide of the sale and the time line and it looks like that city can elect, affordability, up to 33 percent if needed comes after the estimated lease back period. entitlement, of the projects, and so it is not until, many of us will be off of the board >> that could be more aggressive, for the developer, there i

the city. and this is something you have to settle with the palestinians. and there were different stages in which we negotiated such as you such a solution. on the religious side i think that we have two state to the principle that we are not going to -- we have to stick to the principle that we're not going to make religious rights national rights. and it's interesting because in our area of the world, unlike in the west, our model of democracy we don't separate religion and state. but even though we don't separate religion and state, because of many cultural reasons we can when it comes to rights, we can do the separation and i think this can help us in getting into the solution. and such solutions when it comes to control of religious sides, we are already almost there because the holy separate for is controlled by christians and the wailing wall is controlled by jews. so we can find when it comes to religion, as long as everybody has a right to exercise their religion, we can find the solut

fighters to to the north of the city center. es, schools, buildings, pretty much the entire city has been severely damaged or hit by coalition airstrikes and the fighting over the last few days. now, the iraqi forces have come a long way. in may they abandoned their posts and retreated from the city, effectively leaving it to the ends of i.s. fighters. since then they have been trained by the coalition forces and have been able to mount what has been their most significant ground campaign so far against i.s. together with sunni tribal fighters, and supported by coalition airstrikes. now the real test will be able , to see if the iraqi forces can hold their position and repeat that success elsewhere in the country as they retake population centers under the control of i.s. >> we spoke with a senior fellow for foreign policy at the brookings institution. a former cia intelligence analyst, he says the victory in ramadi is significant for the iraqi army, there is still a long way to go in the battle against islamic state. >> it is an

cedar rapids city council member monica vernon said farewell just before the final city coununl meeting of the year today. a reception honored vernon who joined the council in 2008. that was the year of the flood in cedar rapids, and vernon says that disaster willll remain an important part of her time on the council. working with people. "that's my best accomplishment. getting diverse people to t t table to solve problems and move forward. and i think we have" vernon did not run for re-election to the council last month. instead she's concentratin g on her bid for congressiona l seat. she's hoping to win the democratic nomination to face incumbent republican rod blum next fall. tonight on kcrg 9-point-2. the cedar rapids washington warriors will host the kennedy cougars in a double header. tip-off for the girls game will be at six, followed by the boys. again, all of that is on kcrg 9-point-2. now here's a look at some of what you'll see at 5:30 on a-b-c. city. but this one would include more than just your typical sports. and we'll fact check one of hillary clinton's latest ads - this

this is the poorest area in the city. of leaving their property, because they fear whatever they have left will be stolen >>> argentina's new president visited the areas. >> translation: the frequency we see is everything to do with climate change. we have to use less energy and water. and take dare of the environment. >> translation: he also said the way to mitigate is to build more infrastructure. and that's what people here have been waiting for years. around 10,000 have been evacuated from their homes. many live on the river banks because it is cheaper and they have nowhere else to go. this man has been living in the area for two weeks. authorities told her it will be months before she can go home. >> translation: we are very thankful for all the help we are getting. what we really need is a house far away from the water. my children are sick. we have nothing left. >> people here say that they are used to floods, but this is the first time they have been forced out of their homes. flooding in argentina is vulnerable, a

the city of nashville counts 2300 people within in it's borders. local organizations think the number is nearly three times higher. 60-year-old peter regan suffers from bipolar disorder. he has been on the streets most of his life issue >> reporter: we spent this stas night around-- december night around the community camp fire that he shares with others here. >> reporter: what is it like having your own key to your own house? >> it's great. you can lock your stuff up and you know it will be there when you come back >> reporter: how did this tiny community come to exist? its roots go back to 2011. peter and the others live on a lot owned by the green street church of street. it has long provided services, shelter and food to the homeless. -- provided. with rising crime against the homeless and laws criminalising sleeping in public spaces, it was time to do more. >> somebody had been here a good bit needed a safer place to camp so they asked if they could set up a tent behind that. thing? >> storage container >> reporter: what started as one tent qui

tonight, 33 in the city. 20s in the suburbs. the cold wind will make it feel more like the 20s in terms of windchills. monday, we're back into the lower 50s with a few more clouds in the picture. look at this seven-day forecast. after that brief chill this weekend, right back to temperatures that feel more like spring. 56 tuesday, showers at night. rain likely wednesday, 62. on christmas eve, a few showers and a high of 64 degrees. almost feels weird saying that. >> it's unbelievable, yeah. right now, a couple things on north of the city on the new england throughway, late-running road work northbound 95. northbound around 18a, an accident causing problems. in queens, l.i.e. lower level westbound, still two lanes blocked, which is causing a lot of slowdown in addition to the normal volume. belt eastbound at erskine street two, lanes blocked here. heavy slowdown backpack flatbush avenue. on the verrazano, the upper level staten island bound, a crash takes up a lane here. truck route 1-9, still have this disabled at 440. that's in

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the city's fall to i.s. was a major defeat for the central government, but islamic state has lost a significant amount of the territory is controlled at the beginning of this year. your with dw news live from berlin. -- you are with dw news, live from berlin. we will see you at the top of the hour. >> euro max highlights. host: thank you for joining for the highlights of the week. it has been eventful one -- which kicked off by with our first story: the power of music. the scorpions play an emotional show in paris. a burst of color. danish artist olafur eliasson illuminates a baroque palace. a grueling adventure. british extreme athlete sarah outen circles the northern hemisphere. euromaxx was in france for one of the first major concerts since the paris attacks. the scorpions are among the first international rock bands to play a major concert in the french capital since the terror attack that left 130 people dead. the scorpions have a special connection tfr

the city says construction is on time and on budget. cup, when some stadiums were finished, only days before the games began. >> translation: there are two kinds of olympics. games that take the benefits out of the city and the city that takes the benefits out of the games. we're taking full advantage of having the olympics in rio. >> reporter: in 2015 the city held 20 test events, including the triathalon. here athletes may have to compete while smelling raw sewerage and seeing garbage floating by their boats. the city promised the olympic committee it would clean up the bay significantly, but now officials admit their efforts may not come close to the satisfying the athletes. the sailing events may have to be held elsewhere. on the periphery, graffiti is here. a woman initially refused to leave even though the city offered her a flat and money. now that most of the 344 families who used to live here have taken the buy out she has decided to move but feels a sense of loss. >> translation: it is not that anyone is against the olympics. i

media access to the city is limited. but many were left are thankful to the soldiers who helped them. >> when the security was going from anbar province life was dead. even if they tell you that they were living, this is not true. got bless the soldiers. not the big officials but the soldiers who rescued us from this place, from the beast. they are beasts with no humanity. they have no islam. >> thousands of people have been displaced from ramadi, a city that is mostly in ruins now. houses, electricity, water, services have been badly damag damaged. >>> isil fighters are said to be launching attacks on iraqi forces in areas still within their control. and from iraqi forces in addition to the job of creating buildings rigged with explosives they face the threat of isil suicide-bombers. al jazeera, erbil, northern iraq. >> now turkish police have detained two men suspected of plotting a suicide-bomb attack on the new year's eve celebrations in the capital. ankara. prosecutors say that police seized this explosive device whi

maria initially refused to leave, even though the city offered her a flat and money. now that most of the 344 families who used to live here of taken the buyouts, she's decided to move, but feels a sense of loss. >> it's not that anyone is against the olympics. it's that they destroy people here, the community, everything. >> another concern is drug gangs and spillover of the violence inside the city. city officials say things were calm during the world you cup and they expect the same with rio 2016. if you're thinking about going to the biggest sporting event on the planet, 7.5 million tickets are available. more than half cost $30 or less. rio de janeiro, brazil. >>> there was a special baseball game in israel last night in memory of an american teen who died in an attack last month. the three brothers of ezra schwartz threw out the first pitch. he was killed with two others in november when a palestinian drove his vehicle into a group of pedestrians in the west bank. he was spending a year as a volunteer in israel before beginning college. >>> we know the hoverboard

with the city for all most 10 years now. in many different capacity. started in the mayors budget office during the recession and went from there to budget office to labor negotiate and now at the department of public health. i am now a senior contract analyst on the team rebuilding general hospital and so going through this process, it has been a challenge in a lot och ways and in a lot of ways it has gin great. i have grown up in the city. i matureed in a lot of ways. i think some people still say i have matureing to do and that is fine but i have come into my own and think that is largely due to my work in city service. when i first came into had mayors office it came out there was actually a diversity training done for the staff ahead of time and i was appalled. i was like, why-they have to train these people to get ridy ready for me? why is that big a deal? i realized it is because there were no blind people in city hall. 1100 people and i was the only one. there were a lot of catch atealing people i am the blind guy tha

a threat to the city of boston phoned in new york. why final are questioning its credibility. >>> also breaking, a family in ohio outraged when prosecutors don't file charges against the police officers who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy . >> anchor: the coin flip that had fans flipping out. today coach belichick defending the decision that led to a loss against the jets. >> anchor: well, if you haven't heard the first storm of the season is moving in. a winter weather advisory will soon be up and we are going to see it all. and ice . >> anchor: and this will start out as snow for almost everyone overnight before turning into a wintery mess that you will see in the morning. a lot of people stocking up today, shovels and demand along with ice melt. everyone of course wants to be prepared and after last winter, this will be do will. 7 news with team coverage tonight from the preparations of the mbta to work being done on the roads. our weather team is here with the latest on storm's track let's start with jeremy reiner . >> anchor: we

even though the city offered her a flat and money. ow that most of the 344 families who used to live here has taken the buyout she has decided to move but feels a sense of loss. >> translation: it is not that anyone is against the olympics. it's that they destroy people here. the community. everything. >> reporter: another big concern is drug gangs and spill over the violence inside the city. city financials say things were calm during the world cup and they expect the same with rio 2016. if you're thinking about going to the biggest porting event on the planet, 7.5 million tickets are available. more than half cast $30 or less-- cost $30 or less >>> there's much more on this and other stories on our website. al jazeera.com. the top story on there now, the long awaited elections in car. >> the panama canal, an engineering marvel, crammed with billions of dollars in commercial traffic, this canal is considered a wonder of the engineering world. >> okay, vamos. >> nicaraguans pacific coast line, still untouched by development. but perhap

who visit the city and a lot of people who work in the city get around in the city. it's a really important part of san francisco. we are always working for ways to make a better experience for our riders. we are really excited to be here today. let's talk about the launch of our muni mobile and we are already seeing the benefits. without further a do, mayor lee was planning to be here but unable to attend unfortunately but we are happy to have ben mattranga. please join me in welcoming him. >> thank you. mayor ed lee was unable to make it but he's very excited about this. we live in a very busy city and we need a great transit system. this is about choice, this is about giving folks more options, more choices for how to get on transit and have that customer experience. thank you for coming out. i did today from city hall take muni mobile and have about another 60 minutes to get back to city hall. thank you all for coming out and make sure you download the app and use it. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, ben, as you know the mayor has coming together with city d

how to look at the goals in the city and if the goals are to support human beings living in the city and thinking about our youngest is crucial and being a key part of development is crucial i bring together childcare providers delivering early childhood addition education and bring their concerns to me because they can't come to daytime facilities i want to echo their voices to make sure they have facilities and childcare providers needing homes they're able to provide early childhood and education i appreciate this discussion today thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, i'm michelle was was a childcare provider for 3 two years i take care of children i see the children around the city still their range from 8 to 4 two years and many of which have children i'm sad to hear the family childcare providers are vulnerable to rent increases they can't afford and eviction he support of conclusion childcare ordinance and including the option thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> >> thank you for the change of the speakers i'm a newly leased not go

they are calling it the final assault, iraqi forces storm the center of ramadi, trying to recapture the city from isil. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program, under massive public pressure, india's tough rape laws for juvenile offenders. >>> the number of migrants arriving in europe passes one million in just a year. >>> and greece's parliament votes to recognize palestinian statehood. ♪ >>> hello there, thank you for joining us, the iraqi military is reporting progress in its major offensive against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in ramadi. iraq's government says it's soldiers are advancing on the city center, where it's mates about 300 fiers remain. isil has held ramadi since may. its first objective was to cut off supply lines into the city. progress has been slow, because the iraqi government wants to rely on its own troops and sunni tribes rather than shia militia who have been accused of human rights abuses. retaking ramadi would be among the most significant victories against isil thus far. this map

the soccer leave also chooses the city of back door dealings with the 49ders, which the city adamantly denies. >> the nfl will pay for restoration of the field if there is damage. and because these decisions were made in an open meeting, and the city has been transparent in that regard and will continue to be so. >> the nfl is going to have a permit to use a premier soccer cart there north earn kra krae that we should at least have an idea as to what are they planning to do? how long are they planning to be there, exactly. what kind of condition can we expected the field to be in? >> the council regarding the soccer field and other areas that will be temporarily used during the superbowl during closed session. now, the council is allowed to have these conversations behind closed doors when talking about licensing greemts and buying and renting land. but sources do tell me that at least two city council members plan to not attend closed sessions if the soccer fields will be discussed. live tonight in santa clara, abc 7 news. >> alameda county's top prosecutor is teaming up with catholic

these five weeks, busy time for the city and for the new york city police department. aware, but not be afraid and to feel secure. >>> as for tonight, tens of thousands of people are expected to line these streets around rockefeller center the nypd reminding spectators, you cannot bring any umbrellas, backpacks or large bags and also warn drivers that several streets around this area will also be closed so you may want to avoid it between 3 and 11 p.m. reporting live in rockefeller center, andrea grimes. >>> 6:32. traffic and weather on the 2's. >>> kind of a drag you can't bring umbrellas tonight obviously the rational security also courtesy if you have an umbrella people can't see. you have to have the right kind of rain gear a hood or something that will keep you dry passing showers possible tonight a break in the city right now 47 wind out of the east at 3. showers to the east scattered showers around the is going to push through that pushes in from the west moisture rides up from the south numbers are above normal today but we'll see periods of rain some could be h

you heard the numbers i just said, the city said. i look at the numbers that you all are putting out. 15 stabbings in 2014 by inmates this year, so far, 64 stabbings by inmates 18 to 21. that would say it's more violent. >> absolutely it's more violent, and the city of new york knows it's more violent, and their job is to protect correction officers the same way that they protect the rest of the public, the same way that they protect the police officers and the firefighters. we don't get the same protections. we are victims being victimized by those who have victimized the people on the streets of new york city 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. we have the homeless, we have the mentally ill, we have the innocent, we have the guilty, and we have less staff than we've ever had. the department of corrections is completely out of control. no one seems to know what they're doing and who's in charge, and the mayor of new york city continues to make believe that things are getting better. where are they getting better at? >> you know that there

the city is also creating more bicycle-only lanes. over 380 kilometers long and is continuing to expand. taipei's city department of transportation spearheaded the introduction of the bike sharing system and continues to supervise operations. >> we hope to demonstrate here and throughout asia the effectiveness of public bike sharing in reducing motor traffic. taipei's mrt system has helped improve the environment over the past 20 years. with u bike, our transit system will become even more ecofriendly. >> the actual operation of u bike is contracted to a private taiwanese company that has worked hand in hand with the department of transportation right from the planning stage. ♪ ♪ 81-year-old founder of the company has played a hands-on role in creating the u bike system. a u bike user stops to chat with him. his company is also behind a household name bicycle brand. ♪ ♪ after working in various jobs in his youth, leo set up a bicycle parts manufacturing company in 1972 at the age of 38. called giant, it flourished as a manufacturer fo