he's all mostly -- he's most worried about the large dam project in laos. >> the xayaburi dam will change the entire ecosystem. less water means fewer fish. >> countries downstream, especially cambodia and vietnam, are fighting tooth and now to prevent the dam project from going ahead. here, tourists are on the lookout for dolphins, but sightings on the mekong river are increasingly rare. we're in kratie in cambodia. we catch sight of leaping fish. shortly afterwards, a dolphin appears. after years of being hunted, the dolphin stock was largely depleted. the dams are now being planned present an additional threat to these mammals. your art ryan is a dolphin researcher. he uses special camera -- gerrard ryan is a dolphin researcher. he uses special camera equipment to track the dolphin population in the area. he fears that if the dam in laos is built, more will follow. there are currently plans for 10 more dams along the river in cambodia. >> there are two dams planned within dolphin habitat, one at sanbur and one at stuntrek, and another one just upstream at dontahongins in souther laos.

california america water company hopes to replace the water from the dam with plants some time in the future. >>> if it keeps raining, you don't need a dam. >> i wouldn't count on that. >> reporter: keep collecting. you know what's happening this weekend? >> yeah. >> reporter: everything we have will go up in steam, because we have a heat wave. rain hung around long enough to provide more than 4-inches in some parts of marin. ocean beach, what is next on tap is fairly dense fog that will be forming tonight and tomorrow morning with all of the residual moisture left. it is like a hot bath. still 80 degrees out there. high def doppler showing the low level moisture. there is drizzle north of the golden gate tonight. rainfall totals in kenfield. 1.38inches. oakland puck up.an inch. a few -- picked up a fifth of an inch. fog coming through the golden gate. showers ending tonight. fog will start tomorrow. we have a major heat wave. fog coming in from the desert southwest. still a few clouds around. 79degrees in morgan hill. early part long the shoreline 66 degrees. 67 at pacifica. on the e

i'm trying to recall what was the earlier action we took this year on calaveras dam. >> there was an earlier action in which we identified the -- we identified the problem and identified a range of the impact. and, so, we did increase the budget prior to negotiating the final contractor negotiation on the change order. now we have actually finalized the change order. we have all of the costs associated -- [speaker not understood], and this is for appropriation of that change. >> any other questions, colleagues? okay, thank you very much. we have a budget analyst report from mr. rose? >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, on page 13 of our report, we state that as shown in table 4, and that's on page 14, puc has reallocated funds within the [speaker not understood] water system improvement budget to offset some of the increased costs of the calaveras dam project and this proposed ordinance appropriates $74,353,6 87 to fund the balance of the calaveras dam project budget increase. ~ and as i say, that's shown in table 4. we also note that the proposed ordinance would approve the re

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we have had major scope changes on two projects, the calaveras dam replacement project and the alameda creek recapture project. our revised program completion as a result of these changes have increased the schedule by 8 months to april 11 of 2019, and it has increased the budget by $55.1 million to $4.64 billion. sorry for the error there. and none of these changes change the level of service that was set by the commission as a goal for the overall project. the two projects that are changing are calaveras dam and alameda creek. calaveras dam, even after doing a thorough pre-design site investigation which had an array of boring test [speaker not understood] conditions, in construction we found an underground land slide of an historic land slide that happened and not been charted in any of our historic information. as a result, that land slide created an unsafe excavation for the construction as it was designed. we have redesigned the project to excavate under the land slide, therefore necessitating an additional 3 million cubic yards of soil movement. we successfully completed negotia

that includes excavation and the quality of material to build the dam. as you know under the first risk category some of those risks did materialize in our case and we had significant changes to the projects associated with these geological unforeseen conditions on observation hill. we now have a signed change order, so that is behind us. now we're starting to experience some challenges associated with the second category of risks. we have had some of the rock fill material that is being generated on-site to build the dam is of lesser quality than first anticipated. so we need to be more selective in the excavation and placement of that material in and around the dam, which makes us a little less efficient and now we are proceeding with activities. so right now we are carrying $1.5 million trend for the additional costs associated with those challenges. no major schedule impacts at this point associated with those conditions. new irvington tunnel, we're now less than 1500' from holing through. however, we have been experiencing very significant challenges

this time the doctor say it is serious. dams is still a threat of breaking in germany with thousands being evacuated. and serena williams proves she is the best women's tennis player in the world again at the french open. >> former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital again with a serious lung infection. lednobel peace laureate south africa as the first black resident after decades of apartheid rule. he is seen around the world as a symbol of peace and forgiveness. >> once again, south africa is praying for nelson mandela. early saturday, the former president was rushed to the hospital with a lung infection. he is said to be in serious but stable condition. >> it is a lung infection, pneumonia. it affects all sorts of things, including breathing, but i am told by the doctors that he is breathing on his own. i think that is a positive sign. >> it is the third time this year the 94-year-old has been admitted to the hospital. when he was discharged after receiving treatment for pneumonia in april, president tic

they say they released too much water by the dams. a claim the indian government denies. >> i was on the other side and saw the district magistrate warning people of the danger. we here are certain the water released from the dam caused the flood. the monsoon has not started here. >> but the nepalian administrators say their intervention saved people's lives. >> the army and police rescued people and made sure there were no human casualties. we're doing what we can immediately and also giving suggestions to the center and what they can do to prevent a loss in the long term and within the constraints of the government and will do what they can. >> after one week, the landslides claimed dozens of life and millions are missing. vast stretches of land appear to be ready. last week he went for an aerial inspection but did not land for a closer look. those who lost their land to the floods keep saying the nepal government has forgotten them. al jazeera, far western nepal. >> eight soldiers have been killed in an attack in kashmir. fighters a

. >> results and report from the dam, it will be the largest dam ever demolished in california. it's hundred feet tall and more than 90 years old. it was declared seismically unsafe in 1995 and only the strongest of fish can make it over very steep fish ladder. removing the dam will take three to four years and half of the river will have to be diverted before cranes and crews can begin to tear down the structure. as we reported last month, the cost will be $38 million most of which will be covered by monterey county water users. >>> this is the first weekend of summer and for many people, turning their attention to their lawns. consumer reports has partnered with "7 on your side" on top rated lawn mowers. here is michael finney with the details. >> keeping your lawn cut can be a big job, driving your mower out dozens of times each year. to help you find mowers that are easier to use, consumer reports testers put themselves into it, 18 acres of grass with more than 45 mowers. easiest to use self-propelled mowers. >> they will get the job done faster. >> self-propelled mowers are

the communal field. but their own hands they also build a smaller than dam. for this project to happen the world food program n.g.o.s and the government have to cooperate and all for the turkana food provided that they work on the projects. the dam may hold some of the rainwater and help the turkana gather water for the next drought. when our screens are again flooded by images of starving africans and the international community asks again for humanitarian aid then we will know that the drought is not the real culprit. in my view as sea drove to us just an excuse that we use in order to you know make the aid industry appear to be effective chile the horn of africa receives more rain than soda rabia than even the drought but you know tides the saudis their own money is pleading for food aid. to the problem really about funding now for it is not about drugs it's about how we have money. so the tools to help with the african pulse. we need nor stop us delivering a few bugs of graeme to the people we see starving we need to start getting the global food system an

thousands more inhabitants were forced from their homes among growing uncertainty about the dams along the river. record watery a surged 40 kilometers long. the president visited the region to offer support to locals. insolidarity is important germany, and we should prove it, once again, and those that are better off could certainly donate something to the victims here. >> every bit of help is desperately needed here on the banks, where evacuations are affecting thousands of people. some do so voluntarily. willleft of my own free once the police arrived. i wanted to stay. >> staying looks like an increasingly bad idea as the water levels increasingly creep up. they're bracing for oncoming floodwaters. >> so is there any relief in sight for those living along the river? we spoke earlier to our correspondent, who is monitoring the situation in an eastern german city. >> yes, the situation here is quite serious. because the level now is really high. it is 7 meters plus, the highest level the city has ever, ever had in history. and there are some spots where the water was coming out, so it

>> that is the most obvious. o'shaughnessey dam as well and looking for additional groundwater storage opportunities we may find out the work within the groundwater storage and recovery project to actually operate the basin to achieve more storage there. we won't know until we operate that project. it's all modeling now to assess it, but when you really operate it, you may find more opportunity there. those are limited options available to us. we're also looking and kind of related to storage at other potential transfer opportunities. people do call us from time to time saying that i have got some water that i would like to transfer. i did have one from the northern california coast up way north, how they would get it to us was a little bit of a mystery, but they had water they were interested in selling. so we get calls like that all the time. >> what county was that? >> humboldt. >> no chocolate there. >> no chocolate, just marijuana. [ laughter ] >> also, could you expand on don pedro project? >> the ferc project? >> yes. >> i w

the dam is florida and light's dam so they get to do what they found. it's also surrounded by homes. it's the swimming and boating lake for that part of maine. the state has an interest too. the people who live in that part of maine have an interest too. they have been fighting to try to limit some of the deep, deep draw downs of the lake water at least in the summer months. you lose a couple feet here and people have to haul in their boats. you get big mud flats. you can get sand storms if they drain too much. federal energy regulators are involved in setting the rules for something like for so much they can draw the lake down. they play a part in balancing the energy-producing demands of the company and the environmental needs and the other needs of the state. but here's the thing. when paul lepage took over the state, the state suddenly said that they do not want the needs of the state to be considered at all anymore in the regulation of that lake. the regulations governing how much water can be drained should only consider what the power company want

we have done nothing to improve the quality and the strength of the dam. >> one of the things that has come up in the policy issue over and over is that people are concerned that construction of a new building or the upper story might exacerbate these kinds of soil problems. we have extra review where we might have extra problems. it does that construction have an impact? it is a good idea to come to a peer review or a geotechnical review process as part of determining. >> in january of this year, the california building code requires almost all of san francisco that we get geologist and a geotechnical engineer. it was a state building code rather than just the local requirements. >> as you recall, this was called the edge hill ordinance. >> is this the same kind of condition? >> this is more of the rock, all on one side and on the other side -- >> this is a combination. >> a lot of sand hills were scrapes down and deposited to other places without being engineered or consolidated and people build on top of that. we have a whole change as the city surfaced. what is the deal with sand,

. >>> it's the biggest removal of a dam. demolition is under way. the dam has blocked the natural flow of the river for almost 90 years. today crews will begin a three- year $84 million project to tear down that landmark. once complete it will open up 25 miles of water way. 1991 state inspectors said the damage was at risk of failure in an earthquake and could wipe out hundreds of homes. that left the company with two choices. first to move iten shore or tear the down. >>> at a 4.5-mile stretch at 880 is expanding. they timed up for the $64 million which began in the year of as many drivers agreed the change is welcome. >> a lot of times it takes us three times or more to get over. so ever with the car pool lane it will be a big help. >> now on saturday cal tran will remove the orange cones providing access to the lanes. starting at 5:00 a.m. on monday the new lanes will become hov lanes. >>> the miami heat once again champions of basketball. it's been a lot about lebron james. scored 37 points as the heat knocked off the spurs. in the past year jam

authorities warned residents to be a public address system to expect a seven-meter-high floodway, should the dam burst. the wave is what they are most concerned about. >> we urgently advised people to leave the evacuation zone. it remains a very dangerous situation. uncontrolled breach.hance of an- >> it is a similar story downstream. everything is being done to enforce dikes. flood levels are already 20 centimeters higher than the last devastating flood of 2002, and still, the water keeps on rising. german army helicopters are flying nonstop to strengthen defense systems. germany's defense minister paid a visit to see for himself. he is confident the army's efforts will prove to be effective. >> coordination efforts turned out very well. it is obvious that we have learned a lot from the heavy damage sustained in the 2002 floods. >> authorities are not expecting the water to crest here until sunday. >> in hungary, people are also bracing for the flood surges. the danube is set to reach record levels this weekend. the hungarian government is urgently preparing for a worst- case scenario in areas

authorities warned residents to be a public address system to expect a seven-meter-high floodway, should the dam burst. the wave is what they are most concerned about. >> we urgently advised people to leave the evacuation zone. it remains a very dangerous situation. uncontrolled breach.hance of an- >> it is a similar story downstream. everything is being done to enforce dikes. flood levels are already 20 centimeters higher than the last devastating flood of 2002, and still, the water keeps on rising. german army helicopters are flying nonstop to strengthen defense systems. germany's defense minister paid a visit to see for himself. he is confident the army's efforts will prove to be effective. >> coordination efforts turned out very well. it is obvious that we have learned a lot from the heavy damage sustained in the 2002 floods. >> authorities are not expecting the water to crest here until sunday. >> in hungary, people are also bracing for the flood surges. the danube is set to reach record levels this weekend. the hungarian government is urgently preparing for a worst- case scenario in areas

the best part after the jump, what she starts saying to the camera while she is waiting. >> oh, the dam. oh, my god. james bond did it. >> did she say james bond did it? >> yes, she did. a stuntman did jump off this same location as part of a plot in a movie. she clips on and they start pulling her up, she relaxes a little bit. >> look at the view. >> oh, boy. a crazy angle. >> she nailed it. >> great. i might have cried a little bit. >> when you got to go, you got to go, but if i was you, i wouldn't go behind a certain locksmith shop in allentown, pennsylvania. >> because something light happen to you, like this guy. >> goes behind the shop. unzips. >> somebody is watching him. >> that camera put up for a reason. >> what? >> he got a shower. they installed that shower device because recordedly two employees at the locksmith shop got sick of people coming behind the shop and taking a leak. >> i would lock out the window all day waiting to douse somebody. i would have gotten nothing done. >> lucky for him a jacket and hood on. little does he know, once he's done, he gets a shower. >> it'

. >> thousands of people are on the move to escape from rising floodwaters that have claimed at least 15 lives and have yet to peak. local dams and dikes have been breached in a number of areas. >> the flood surge moving to the czech republic is heading toward eastern germany. the state of saxony is on high alert. dozens of trips have been called out and civilian volunteers have been lending a hand in places like dresden to help residents prepare for the worst. >> the elbow is rising by the hour. it has swollen to crotch rode its normal level -- the elbe is rising. they are fearing a repeat of the catastrophic flood from 11 years ago. >> we are defending our homes. we were wiped out in 2002. >> municipal authorities say it will not be as bad as the last flood. important landmarks are under threat like this one that was restored for millions of euros. the elbe as now at four times the normal level. the situation is critical. the river is at its highest in 400 years. many parts are inaccessible. hundreds of emergency workers are powerless in the face of nature. >> we have a four-our break but we are completely exhausted. we had

. >> thousands of people are on the move to escape from rising floodwaters that have claimed at least 15 lives and have yet to peak. local dams and dikes have been breached in a number of areas. >> the flood surge moving to the czech republic is heading toward eastern germany. the state of saxony is on high alert. dozens of trips have been called out and civilian volunteers have been lending a hand in places like dresden to help residents prepare for the worst. >> the elbow is rising by the hour. it has swollen to crotch rode its normal level -- the elbe is rising. they are fearing a repeat of the catastrophic flood from 11 years ago. >> we are defending our homes. we were wiped out in 2002. >> municipal authorities say it will not be as bad as the last flood. important landmarks are under threat like this one that was restored for millions of euros. the elbe as now at four times the normal level. the situation is critical. the river is at its highest in 400 years. many parts are inaccessible. hundreds of emergency workers are powerless in the face of nature. >> we have a four-our break but we are completely exhausted. we had

. >> reporter: the 8 year old was found by the dam in the river friday night. >> i held her shirt trying to get out and i accidentally let go and i then i went under the water whenever i let go by accident and didn't make it out. >> reporter: the family says they'll search the river all night until everyone is accounted for. >> please keep your eyes open. >> until they can prove to me and show me a body, the babies are coming home. that's the only way i can look at it. if i say they're dead, that means i'm giving up and i'll never give up on my kids coming home. >> the national weather service says five tornadoes touched down in oklahoma last friday. the trouble this morning in the nation's heartland is flooding. iowa, illinois and missouri are especially hard hit as the mississippi and missouri rivers spillover their banks after heavy rain. residents of west alton, missouri, north of st. louis, were told to evacuate last night. volunteers were stacking sandbags. levees in the area have already been breached and roads are already flooded. the mississippi is expected to crest there someti

first came the railroad in the late 1800s and then during the depression, the massive construction of the damn the late '60s closure of the air force base. carney says folks here want the keystone pipeline. >> we're kind of glass xl is coming through closer to town. everything helps. >> reporter: the pipeline's owner transcanada will pay more than $80 million a year in montana's taxes, most of that in the six counties on the pipeline's path. some land owners have doubts. >> there's the stake. do you see the stake? >> reporter: the underground pipeline would cross chad taylor's ranch. he wonder's whether the country really needs. >> the fuel made in texas probably ain't going to stay in the united states. it's going to be sold to the highest bidder. how is this going to affect me as an american? >> reporter: a fourth generation rancher, taylor worries it will lower his value especially if it's a spill. >> if this thing breaks out here, it's going into the missouri river. they can't shut it off fast enough. >> reporter: at transcanada headquarters in calgary, the president insists it will be th

>> no it doesn't stephen: once the river bed is dry, once the river bed is dry, you can pull down the damnd that's what they're trying to do >> stephen: do you think that congress can pass another voting rights act. how hard was it the first time. >> very difficult. when that decision came down yesterday you know who i was thinking of, john lewis who was beaten almost to death in 1961 on the freedom ride who was almost beaten to death on the bridge between selma and montgomery when they were fighting for voting rights. i thought of all those now forgotten martyrs, young black men and women who died fighting for voting rights. i thought of a man beaten two or three times. i thought of all of those guys who stood up so that everyone in this country irrespective of race, religion, creed, income, we're all eke quul in that voting booth i thought of them. it was a betrayal of their martyrdom that this court said it's going to be okay for you to go back and try to put discriminatory laws against voting in different places. they tried last year. you know that. you tawgd about it on the show. the