of amsterdam, and the rest of the city are the suburbs. the whole city, there are 2.2 million people, but the real city of amsterdam, there are less than 800,000, which i think is about the same as san francisco. i will also pass around a few sheets. the important thing is that amsterdam is one of the five major economic central's -- economic centers in europe, and we want to stay that way, and we are an attractive city for international business, like the american and asian companies that like to have business in amsterdam. it is a real nice place to stay. experts like to live in amsterdam, and is accessible from all parts of the world. it is also very important case of cycling. what irony said, 2.2 million and happens, but the last line may be the most important, about 120 kilometers per day traffic jams. that is qu7?) a lot. this distance is not more than 25k. we have a real problem. that is not good for business. for us, it is active transport, really important as a solution for being accessible. ok, does it work? yes. this is the city.

is marked on the maps of amsterdam as the southeast but the local still call it out of habit it was designed and built in the one nine hundred sixty s. the architects of building the city of the future huge apartment blocks plenty of space for parks and footpaths as an alternative to the crowded city center of amsterdam. however it was not natives that settled down and bellmore immigrants from africa and former colonies began moving into the southeast of the capital. in a thing the in one thousand nine hundred eighty three part. crowded in eighty five but in one thousand nine hundred thirty five became independent which led to even greater overcrowding of residential houses. troublesome groups often come to be because it is easier to find housing here than in the rest of amsterdam. in bellmore it's possible to encounter over one hundred fifty different ethnicities the situation is the same in both. many immigrants have lived here for ten years but they have still not learned the language the majority are not so interested in adopting the way of life. we're from them so the way of living is suing them it's a whole different way of living in holland where familia like wh

the legislature would probably have to approve something like this before it's finalized. it has been tried in other parts of the world with some success. cities in sweden and amsterdam and singapore have some variation of this vehicle miles travel tax. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are following overnight news from the hills of santa clara county. it was a close call for one lucky car owner after a big oak tree came crashing down. this is video of the scene on month that go road. you can see the huge branches surrounding a car parked on the street. incredibly the car was not even scratched. meantime, work crews will now spend the next several hours cutting up and removing that tree. >> it appears it has some depth. trees fallen across the roadway and have to get rid of it. it's a triple trunk tree split in three. >> it came down on one of several roadways. but crews expect to have the scene cleared before tonights concert. ethics probe of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. mirkarimi's wife is back in the states. she is scheduled to testify in person before the ethics commission at city hall. she has been meeting with her attorney and getting ready for the

in control of where ride, if i ride >>> and a new study shows that hong kong is the most livable city. it includes the number of factors including green space and cultural aspects. amsterdam ranked no. 2. and the newest board to experiment with instant replay >>> this morning the serious setback for a 49 year-old athletes. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> starting out with some low clouds and fog extending out in parts of the bay. more sunshine on the way. '70s and some parts toward the sensei area. more we can weather coming up. >>> here's a live look across several bridges across the paid area. we're following incidents thindy call me the area. >>> for some soccer fans they might say it's about time. they have approved goal line technology to settle some disputes. >>> the game is over for one of the oldest pitchers. the blue jays and have released jamie more. baltimore call ronald also gave him a chance this year. >>> it's a par 5. her third shot, and she landed on the green and air rules right into the hold for en evil. that is today's play of the day. >>> we're just minutes away from the latest jobs report. how wall street is calling to react in your money watch reports. a

is a diverse uses this diverse as the people on the plan themselves after all this 10 hours to amsterdam. ,,,,,,,,, hot rod to let fourth 2012 in the city ofisco where a bank of pat khiva move into the daybed did not obscure the celebrations of a fireworks display over the embarcadero and day but it was cold out there and 55 degrees and everybody is still trying to make their way in and out of the city of san francisco currently have are temperatures into the 50s across the board is currently 59 degrees in san jose. now we are looking at that right there is a deck of low clouds and patchy fog will work its way inland and this a good 60 mi. and a notice small morning we have to go back to work is going to link a little bit longer so that cool air mass love our temperatures come down ever so gently for our thursday. meanwhile tonight into the 40's and 50's windsor fund the beginning to dial back out of the last five to 10 m.p.h. you're writing headlines passing clouds and fog tonight and into the grace of tomorrow morning and then sunny and cool air in the east coast he waved is going to move this way of sulawesi's some of the iraqis into th

. >> the streets of amsterdam are also home to those whose squad without paying. at least 200 have already currently slotted all of the citymost are not as explosive as bart's villa, but the 20 squatters of an old primary school enjoy life there. >> it was simple. the school stood empty for three years. we arrived with a bike, trailer, bed, a share, and a tailor. the locksmith opened it up for us. >> have you secured the door? are you afraid of being evicted? >> no, that is not necessary, but we keep an eye open. >> the squatters have converted a former classroom into a living room. in the quest for comfort, squatting has gone mainstream and become bushwa -- bushwa -- bourgois. >> do you have hot water? >> yes, we installed a hot water tank. >> do you happen to the gas or pay for it? >> we have registered, and we pay our bills. that is your model -- >> is your model first wash the dishe and the revolution? >> so manrevolutionhave failed because no one did the dishes. we want to prevent that. >> this catholic primary school had only six classes left, so it closed. the names of the teachers are still on the doors. why did th

the most by friendly city in the u.s.. >>> it's one of the biggest and boldest master by palance anyone has ever seen. san francisco portland in amsterdam eat your heart out. >>> we do is go as far to say is the envy of the country or world? >>> police say it helps us get there. the bicycle and pedestrian transportation plan is 300 pages it calls for a conventional upgrade led by glen editions and widening but the city also wants add more bike parking like this innovative by crile designated green colored travel lanes industry markings in their sections. there's a more unusual stuff like a moving sidewalk tables to occupy street parking and the largest product of all the adobe creek bridge over have won a one. the total cost to the plan is $40 million in the city is hoping to implement about 10 million of its sooner rather than later but the tight budget the challenge now is to find that money somehow. >>> to me rodriguez is counting on local heavyweight to help. did we were talking about cso for companies. the gang had a pull together now this research is to bring in or urges fund- raiser to build the projects. some projects come this

the quaint city houses we associate with amsterdam. the camera waits outside a door, peering up a stairwell. in search of something to focus on it pans up the side of a building. in the open windows, neighborhood residents, girls and young women, elbows propped on the sills waiting. the women at the windows alter the look of street so the scene begins to look more like a village in southern europe. the newlywed couple appears arm in arm, the groom in a top hat, cane, formal wear the bride in a flattering pale suit, fedora and gloves, she carries a bouquet. they pause like movie stars avoiding the papparazzi. passersby staring. the camera zooms towards the sky and finds anne frank watching from her window. she turns and speaks to someone inside the apartment. she looks back at the couple, then away. the camera appears to lose interest, it glances at a few more spectators and returns to the amsterdam street. on the website at the united states -- for the united states holocaust memorial museum, you can watch those few seconds of anne on film in blurred and grainy close-up. anne's body language is quick, el

the unique character of selma? how was this remembered as distinct from other districts? other cities that we know, like charleston, this is fun to do. going back to my slides of my favorite cities. amsterdam berlin, how was this different than other districts in san francisco? second, i think about this -- how easy is the city to be used, to be navigated? we look at new york city, and the blocks are very narrow and long, and if you stand in the intersection, you can immediately tell if you are moving to the north or south, or east and west in the city. how does -- how do the plan marks and districts, the orientation -- when you move through, you are moving on top of the rich with the topography, and you also look to the towers of the next plaza, so you find your way through the city. these qualities are built with urban fabrics. for me, urban fabrics talk about how individual parts fit together. this is not just continuity of public spaces, but the interweaving of public and private, together. seeing these cities as fabrics -- allows them to design this within a project but within the district and within the city. in my research, the landscapes that flourished and endure are rich in urban

amsterdam in your heart out. >>> produce say it is the envy of the country and world? >>> i would say it helps us get there. the citylto's bicycle and pedestrian transportation plan is 300 pages it calls for an upgrade lake baikal in editions and widening but also ones add more bike parking like this innovative bike routes to screen covered traveling to new street markings and intersections. it is more unusual stuff and a moving sidewalk tables to occupy street parking and the largest crude parking. >>> the total cost to the plan is $40 million in the city is hoping to implement about 10 million of its sooner rather than later. to find the money somehow. did we did you think it'll happen. well. >>> to establish resources to begin grand resources or fund- raiser the project. this and to decide when i bikers' wedding in an interesting. you will know vehicles like cars. >>> the bike and i celebrate and is healthy and it's great to get here. >>> would spend a lot more money and time. >>> acting coaches production company is suing california is the envy over a failed reality tv show. it also claims the dmv backed out of

amsterdam over to the u.s. over the weekend. kurt city officials say the needles are not evidence of a threat and likely put there by a pranksteroyee. but it could be a health threat for one traveler stabbed by one of those needles. he is now on the anti-aids drug just in case that needle was contaminated. >> the second bite when i bit into it it was like something jabbed me in the top of my mouth. my first impression was it was like a club sandwich and maybe there was a toothpick in it, that type thing. that was my first impression. >> police in amsterdam and the fbi are both investigating. so far there is no evidence needle ladened sandwiches made it to any other flights. >>> as pepco tries to avoid heat waves, they are considering burying power lines. it's launching a study into putting some of the lines underground in maryland. there have been renewed calls to bury lines after hundreds of thousands of customers lost power for as long as a week during last month's major storm. pepco has long opposed burying lines because of the high cost. but the company says the study should help for a more informed decision about moving po

the city of munich the and i will leave it at that. [applause] yeah, thank him for coming out because it's kind of a tit-for-tat thing because he knows i'm a journalist with the amsterdam news. [laughter] hey, i'll give you some clay, you did? but it would be only fair though. okay, -- >> i just want to say something because you know, there weren't a lot of us out there in the '60s. coming, that's just a reality. and the other thing that i wanted to let you know is that those times were so dangerous, and you just don't get it. if you look at it in 2012 time, you listen, you know, you have to really look at a time when africa was bubbling and demanding and pushing, and you had a guy named patrice who is a postal worker was turning the congress upside down and was so powerful in that call that the head of the u.n. went over to see him, and they killed both of them. they killed both of them. they have never ever come up with how did this happen. well, because the people investing other people who did it. very simple. i mean, it doesn't take a genius to figure this one out, and you know? and i just want to say also that my opportunities observe malcolm. i was not a cohort

amsterdam to four u.s. cities. right now they are trying to learn who had access to the food aboard the planes. listen to what a passenger who ate one ofandwiches has to say. >> i felt a poke in the top of my mouth when i pulled it out of my mouth, it was very clear i cleaned the food off and it was about a one inch long straight needle. >> that gentleman's last name was tongue. >> tongue and cheek i guess. >> yeah. >> delta airlines says they have taken action right now to ensurethe safety and quality of the food so they have some gourmet catering company they will look into it. >> reporter: yesterday's water main break causes problems in downtown baltimore. light street is shut down at red street to pratt street and more problems to tell you about on lombard street. that's going to be shut down at light street. so, drivers are encouraged to use mass transit instead or if you are driving in, use martin luther king junior boulevard or franklin street. no problems through the fort mchenry or harbor tunnels. west side of 695 noise and clearp and if you are using the -- clear. and if you are using the beltway no delays from parkville. the

amsterdam to a 41 different u.s. cities. >> a half-dozen sewing needles found in sandwiches on four separate delta flights a few days ago, raising serious questions about the security offood. among the people reporting injuries, a doctor and his son traveling on separate flights. >> had i swallowed that, i would have a needle inside. that would be very concerning. >> and james also says that the eighth one of the sandwiches. >> i felt it poke the top of my mouth and it was very clear about a one-inch long straight needle. >> the u.s.-bound fligh andts originated in amsterdam. the sandwiches were prepared in the kitchen of a catering company in amsterdam and they have been removed from flights. the company says they take the matter very seriously and launched an immediate investigation to determine the root cause of the disturbing incident and they are treating it as a criminal act. delta airlines is taking immediate action to ensure the safety and quality of its food. but this exposes of honorable area of airline security. >> you can not check everything and goes into an airplane. this demonstrates this is a gaping hole. >> the airline industry is already on high aler

cities, they all originated in amsterdam. and the fbi is now investigating the american-based catering company gate gourmet which works out oft only in amsterdam but airports around the world, of course. both delta and gate gourmet released statements saying they are taking this matter extremely seriously. and that food security has been increased while the federal investigation continues. quote, delta has taken immediate action with our in-flight caterer at amsterdam to ensure the safety and quality of the food we provide on board our aircraft" reads that airline statement. the safety and security of our passengers and crew is delta's number one priority. bill weir, abc news, new york. >> bon appetit. >> how does that happen? i could understand, you know, things becoming lodged in a sandwich during food preparation but needles, different sandwiches? itsabotage? >> you hope it's not anything terrorism related or related to the olympics or something like that. they were apparently sewing needled not like hypodermic or medical. they were sewing needles. still the thought of it is tough. airlines have swapped out those sandwich

the court. that was why amsterdam was such a great city. and this creates a very powerful model of constitutionally limited government, accountable government, religious toleration, low taxes, relative freedom of trade. again i don't want to over romanticize it. it was not perfect, absolutely just and free society but establish a something remarkable and the middle-class society that invents all kinds of things we take for granted today like having a home, having furniture of your own that you get to pick out. it's for your own home. this is available to ordinary people, not only the great lords in the castles, huge innovation. across the channel, the english are starting to get this absolutist disease after 1603 when james vi of scotland becomes james i of england. he says we are going to modernize you. all kinds of taxes and we are not interested in your consent. i'm above the law. the english say, i don't think so. and the struggle against it and one of the great figures here sir edward cook. the law is supreme, not merely the will of the king. subsequent to this, you get the en