the great. belling ship ended up wrecked on this island. hardships they suffered during the winter divine description of high winds the bitter cold militarism sludge ah yes. there was an agonizing water just terrible. saying a possum you came to the commander rollins when he was seventeen years old. since then he's worked as a sailor a fisherman and a hunter. he singlehandedly crossed the pacific and not before reaching seattle. he is now a permanent resident nicole's going where he's preparing illustrations for his book about the commander island's. that will get to their ngs crew as lucky to be stranded at this place there must have been a guardian angel watching from above because the ship was thrown over a reef into this cozy bay. most of the varying crew managed to survive precisely because they had landed the shore of the commander died unable to withstand the harsh winter for a long time nobody knew where he had been buried his grave was found only in nine hundred ninety one during an archeological expedition organized for the purpose

on the island. you learned without a doubt binoculars and a high powered telescope our research is most indispensable tools here we mostly used them to record the number of first seals we count them every five days. his base is only twenty five kilometers from the village of mccall square the best way to get around is on an all terrain vehicle with caterpillar tracks. the island's main road goes along the beach where traffic is possible between tights. vehicles move along rocky paths along the tundra. these islands at the top of an underwater mountain range stretching across the pacific from russia to alaska the commando off the pele go includes two large islands baring and me at no two smaller islands are called the gulf coast and oddly come. they were named after commander visitors bearing the seafarer who discovered them in seven hundred forty one born in denmark vetus unison bearing served in the russian fleet he was in charge of geographic expeditions organized by peter the great. betting ship e

the treasure island development authority and the u.s.y to extend the term. item number 11. resolution approving the seventh amendment to the treasure island childcare master lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navy to extend the term. item number 12. resolution approving and authorizing the treasure island development authority to enter into a modification of the cooperative agreement with the u.s. navy to extend the cooperative agreement from october 1, 2011, to september 30, 2012. item number 13. andresolution approving the twenty third amendment to the treasure island event venues master lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navy to extend the term. item number 14. resolution approving the thirty- fifth amendment to the treasure island land and structures master lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navy to extend the term. item number 15 -- item number 15. resolution approving the fifteenth amendment to the treasure island marina master lea

he traveled to the disputed islands on september 11th. he is the secretary of russia's security council whose members includes heads of the military and security agencies. his first stop was an airport and seaport that's being renovated to accommodate large ships. he then visited various facilities in the islands including those belonging to russian border guards. the japanese government has expressed displeasure over the visit. the four disputed islands off japan's northern prefecture of hokkai hokkaido. japanese were living on the islands until the end of world war ii. soviet forces seized the islands immediately after japan's surrender in august 1945. the japanese residents were forced to leave and the islands have been under the soviet or russian control ever since. the territorial dispute has become a major issue between the two countries. last november russian president dmitry medvedev visited kuneshiri, the first russian leader to set foot in the disputed territory. medved devon was followed by other high-ranking russian government

the island sheep are shorn once a year. residents are happy to do the sheering themselves, even though one coat only fetches about 50 cents. the islands might be home to a wool industry, but the local raw material is not used to feed the tweed machine. >> it's too rough, too rough. >> ok. >> the men are at their happiest out in the wilds of nature. >> yes, because you can still make a meal for yourself on the craft and it won't cost you but just the price of the salt. >> and he allows his sheep the same freedoms he so enjoys himself. >> we know winter's on the way. when we start talking about wearing tweed. that's it from european journal. for me and all the team here in brussels, goodbye. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

looks like right along the western side of the islands here. also been bringing remnant moisture in towards the east coast of the united states. coupled with this frontal system. a low here too. we are looking at severe weather threat or flooding event again for parts of the mid-atlantic region in towards the northeast. areas like pennsylvania and new york, a particular watch for flooding problems. definitely potential for that as we look at more rain coming your way tonight. . otherwise a pretty dry picture for the united states. in the gulf of mexico, another wet spot here. this is another tropical storm system that just formed. looks like that will bring rain towards the southern mefrm mexico. thursday's high, 23 in chicago and denver. much cooler, warmer i should say. hotter. 38 degrees is your high thursday. that's some of the hottest temperatures we have seen so far this summer. finally a look look at a point of activity. remaining on the northern half of europe. lofts wind and rain, some thunderstorms in the mix as well. really spreading

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around 600 kilometers off the coast and reached the islands, tried to land twice, we not good. there is a strong wind shortly after that. the armed forces have now said they believe it has crashed. there have been reports of wreckage found in the islands. >> can you tell us more about the people on board? >> there were 21 passengers on board. the best known of them was one of their best known television presenters, among the five people from the television channel flying to the islands to make a film about the devastating earthquake in the tsunami that hit chile last year. he is a very well-known tv presenter here. >> reaction from the media and the public? have we heard anything? >> people are in shock, but there is no confirmation yet. the assumption is that they have all died. but the armed forces saying they are still hoping to find the survivors. if sent a plane from the mainland, and they have sent a frigate and helicopter. the assumption is that the plane has crashed. it is unlikely there will be survivors, but they have not confirmed that. >> opposition forces in libya a

tear nikolai petrushev traveled to two of the islands sunday. he went to kunashiri island. the foreign ministry director-general said the act was unacceptable and reiterated the position that the four islands are japan territory. bely replied the trip poses no problem. >> translator: russia's stance is incompatible with that of japan, so we expressed our regret. we can't accept it. >>> japan's women's soccer team returned from china on monday, after earning the right to appear in the 2012 olympics. fans were on hand to welcome nadeshko at narita airport. the squad went undefeated in the quarterfinals with four wins and one draw. nhk world's hiro morita talked with the captain when she returned from china on monday evening. >> translator: congratulations on qualifying for the olympics. how do you feel right now? what impression are you bringing back from the competition? >> translator: after returning from the world cup we immediately played matches in the lake and went to the asian qualifiers, five matches in 11 days was very intensive. >> after they won the world cup people

it is moving past the southern islands of japan aiming for the okinawa islands now. over the course of today and into the start of the weekend. after that looks like it's going to continue at a steady pace towards the northerly direction. heading in towards the korean peninsula. it's not expected to intensify at all. a small and compact system. but definitely strong systems. showers are going to start effecting the islands here in the south but parts of southern mainland japan as well. and that will include some hard-hit areas. areas that are still well saturated from the tropical storm system from last week. landslide risk will remain very serious in some of these areas. over towards china it remains wet out towards the east. scattered showers across this wide area today. shanghai's high remains at 29 degrees. chongqing down to 25. pleasant here. tokyo in at 31. it is going to be on the humid, sticky side for a change. over towards the americas, we're looking at good rotation here. this is hurricane katia remaining off shore but bringing dangerous rip currents to the

the island is known as the isle of waves. in the battle for control over of the solomon islands, 60,000 japanese soldiers lost their lives. nearly half of them died of starvation. the group gathered to look for memories of japanese soldiers who lost their lives. this man is 85 years old. he was in the same unit as the photographer. he visits the site where he once buried the body of a fellow soldier. >> reporter: he calls out to his friend, knowing that he will not get an answer. >> translator: i buried him facing where we used to grow food because there was no food and he was starving. at least in his grave, i wanted him to be able to eat the potatoes that seemed almost ready to harvest. >> reporter: he and the others approach a large tree. before his friend passed away, he gave him a map of the area where he had buried the negatives. he starts digging. local residents soon join in to help. they dig for a while, but despite their efforts, they did not find any photos. during their visit, the group stops at the church in the

so, that is what is happening on the island. here, in oakland, there is a lot of work happening too on the open touchdown portion. i talked about that detour earlier. i want to try to break down for you what is happening here. with this image, you can see that we've got brand-new, very bright white colored structure that is a new bridge with westbound traffic on the outside, more to the north eastbound traffic sort of in the middle and the existing bridge is the one on the southern part. and here you can clearly see that there is a conflict with the eastbound bridge. why that is why we have only built it that far. that triangle has to be removed before we can build the bridge. the strategy is earlier this year we put in an eastbound detour. we took people heading into oakland farther to the south to clear space so that we could do this westbound detour early next year. so, as you come out of the toll plaza next year after we do the closure we will be routing traffic slightly more south to open this area up. that red triangle righ

one year in which the navy controls the island, cutting the trees. the key is that it is not listed on these at all. treasure island is a joke, folks. yerba buena is the prize. remember that i told you so when that happens. supervisor chu: thank you. any other members of the public? seeing no one, public comment is closed. if there are no other questions, these of the items before us. ok. can we send items 10 to 15 on to the full board with recommendation? we can do that without objection. thank you. next item, please. >> item number 16. ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for city and county purposes and establishing pass-through rate of residential tenants pursuant to chapter 37 of the administrative code for fy ending june 30, 2012. item number 17. ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for san francisco community college district purposes for fy ending june 30, 2012. item number 18. ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for san francisco unified school district purposes for fy ending june 30, 20

russian military units are stationed on the islands near japan's main northern island. sources say the unit began replacing older armored vehicles with new ones this month. they say more vehicles are waiting to be shipped. the head of russian general staff says in may that russia plans to have military on the island by end of the year in an effort to improve land, sea and air defenses. russian president visited last november, following his trip, the government sent cabinet ministers and other officials to the disputed island to speed up improvement of infrastructure, including air and sea ports. >>> japan says nine north korean defectors rescued in a boat can stay in the pan for a month. the japanese justice ministry says it allowed the defectors to stay because there are no problems with their case and because they want to go to south cory a wednesday, the ministry gave them permission to land in japan, then transferred them to an immigration facility to question them about their identity. justice ministry says the defectors have been playing cards and watching the news

since then an international group of scientists has come to the islands each year. to begin with all the adults to shoot away from the beach then they were called the pups so as to estimate the size of the population more accurately the newborns of intact and given a number. the procedure makes it possible to track the animals movements in the sea of a halt and. roughly twenty years which is the average lifespan of a sea lawyer. we see with this book obviously the animals don't like being disturbed but then it's only one day during their mating season was set a particular day aside when the harm done to the sea lion population is reduced to a minimum since the procedure has been perfected down to the smallest detail to start vets administer an anaesthetic to the sea law and pups to ensure a painless operation. but not the sea lions breathe in a special gas for about three minutes he falls asleep and wake steps in ten minutes later doesn't take long to recover from the anaesthetic. just move with him i am going to take some blood samples if he sees it because the bloo

the ship leaves messick you island. during load toy just before dusk in the mess room s food learns how to cook traditional russian bush. puts potatoes on the boil for ten minutes then add it insists to. the expedition members unknown the last noida for the ship it is all for us that everyone is toilet but everyone is reflecting on the vivid impressions of the trip even those that have been here before the captain says jokingly that next time elsie ashford will combine both jobs as research and a cook meanwhile a captain's mate sets a course back to maggette. but whale again appears on the horizon just like during the voyage the m.c.r. looms the expedition to the megatrends the nature reserve is nearing its end it has covered more than the finals and kilometers in ten days and collected a wealth of material for the study. the team's mission is complete. download the official and see how to make a shift to your high phone i pod touch from the i choose apps to. lunch on t.v. should life on the go. video on demand on t.v.'s

arriving in 1524, one of the harbor islands supposedly reminded him of the greek island of rhodes. others say the name originated with dutch explorer adriaen block. the story goes that he was amazed by the red clay in the soil. so he called the area "red island" or, as the dutch would say, "roodt eylandt." he also named one of the islands "block island" in honor of... himself. >> rhode island is known as "little rhody." it's approximately 1,200 square miles. and rhode island was started when roger williams left massachusetts in search of religious freedom. he had hope that he would find the religious freedom that had led him to come to the new world. >> williams succeeded in establishing a settlement in 1631. thankful for his good fortune, he named it "providence." today providence is the capital of rhode island. and "hope" is the state motto. >> so the flag includes hope, this golden anchor -- which is a reference to the coastline of rhode island -- and also 13 stars to represent the 13 states, the original states. >> here's one more interesting fact. although rhode island is our s

the ship leaves methinks you island during just before dusk. in the mess room ashford learns how to cook traditional russian borscht. boots potatoes on the boil for ten minutes then add ten just to. the expedition members and now on the last night for the ship it is obvious that everyone is tired but everyone is reflecting on the vivid impressions of the trip even those that have been here before the captain says jokingly that next time elsie ashford will combine both jobs as researcher and the cook meanwhile a captain's mate sets a course back to make it a hump but whale again appears on the horizon just like during the voyage to the empty islands the expedition to the maggot and the nature reserve is nearing its end it has covered more than a thousand kilometers in ten days and collected a wealth of material for the study. the team's mission is complete. wealthy british style. that's not on the title of. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy was much stronger for a no holds barred look at the global f

that means rainfall is lingering across the islands. looking at plenty of rainfall for puerto rico, hispaniola, parts of the bahamas. flood risk and landslide risk remains high as rains continue. for central america, showers still widespread through the area, and mexico, seeing more of that impacting areas along the western coastline. for north america, we're looking at this low that will be moving through ontario tonight, heading towards quebec, eastern canada, bringing in widespread rain. behind that, another system is going to drop in towards ontario. so it is not going to dry out too much more here. some areas will be looking at chillier conditions. snow is actually possible here. here is a look at highs for tuesday. 24 is the high in denver, 22 in chicago, 25 in toronto. areas here will need to bring cooler conditions in the next few days. as for europe, remaining windy across the british isles. strong gusts reported here. it is heading towards the scandinavian peninsula. it is windy erin the area. in the baltic coastline, you will

of the state nature. to kill island a so that even people shouting at the top of the voices can hardly be. more than four million metric even though it's six square kilometers they are few and far between in the south because the wind is a strong cliffs it's the central part of the truck's most trust. there's a difference between nesting habits will look for example occupy narrow cliff cornices while buzzards make their nests among rocks this means that there are no free plots of land and the birds occupy the entire island. research. and it is a very hard place to get to a previous expedition into haiti. and to return to results this time. of the scientists everybody works together and it's not difficult it's not like. historic sea voyage where you have no water. and many health problems i see even more than i expected because i've been very lucky to be here at the time when there are many different interesting projects. the ship leaves. during low tide just before dusk in the mess room he asked for it learns how to coo

it made the trip to the islands around a center kilometers off the coast of chile.tried to land on the tiny lamb strip there. twice it had to turn back because of strong winds. shortly after that, air traffic controllers lost control of the plane. nothing has been heard from it since. 18 passengers and three crew. they have launched a rescue operation to try to find survivors. >> what more can you tell us about the people on board? >> the best known of them was very well-known television producer here. he was traveling from the local -- traveling to the island to make a film about how the islands recovered from the huge earthquake and tsunami that hit last year. he is one of the top television producers and a well-known face. and not a shock that he is missing at the moment. and the fact that he could of been killed in this accident. >> this is a military plane? >> yes, but it was carrying civilians. there's so much -- some members of the military on board. there were various members of the military pristine accompanying the tv journalists. most of the people on boa

in the daytime these colonies of to kill island. but even people shouting at the top of the voices can hardly be fewer than four and a half million in the magical island even though it's only six square kilometers they are few and far between in the south because the wind is a stroll along the cliffs it's the central part of the tracks most interest. there's a difference between nothing how it's looks for example occupy narrow cliff cornices . make their nests among rocks this means that there are no free plots of land and the birds occupy the entire island. i just would like to spend more time researching. this is a very place to get a previous expedition into haiti. and to return to my results this time but was on the side of the scientists everybody works together and it's not it's not difficult it's not like. historic sea voyage where you have no water no free and many health problems i see even more than i expected because i've been very lucky to be here at a time when there are many different interesting projects. the ship need

mainly across the island, up to 24u7b milliters in the next 24 hours but surrounding areas too. like the southern end of china as well as in towards portions of vietnam can expect significant rainfall. watch out for that. even after these next 24 hours, we will talk about a lot more rain in the area too. 48 hour forecast showing, while the heaviest rain doesn't last too much longer, just lingering showers across the wide area. once the grounds are well saturated, even small amounts of rain could trigger flooding as well as landslide. definitely an area of concern for the next couple of days. still recovering from the typhoon, we will see more rain move in over the next 48 hours. this is from our other tropical storm system. this is slowly gaining in strength and is expected to pick up speed too. wind speeds of just over a hundred miles an hour. and will get stronger as they aim for the northern end of the philippines. once again you will want to brace for stormy conditions as well as plenty of rainfall. >>> otherwise, east asia will look at rain for this section of northeast chi

but would evening the captain steps on the gas as they head for the ski islands it's crucial that the ship reached its destination while the weather is still good. from our hero. we hear it because. god promised them this the land belongs to. will if they are still going to be thinking. and going chosen people will believe that god is real estate agent say look at this that is just for you guys and this guy is. this is all right. this is my god i'm done. four days of paul says the stuff of the expedition. still a long way away but the expedition has already run out of fresh water rain just say again look for a spot on the boat and see that there's the eagle. the sea is quite shallow off shore sergey raises the outboard engine and covers the last few meters using oars once he is on shore he realizes that trespass is a visit to the protected area only recently. well this water canister tells me they left the place only a short time ago. the bear came later it's clear it's been a good deal of time here sharpening its claws i'm quite sure the guys wasted no time either. potion most likely

in the three mile island accident in 1979 as well, radioactive substances were released from the melted fuel. at three mile island, only one reactor was crippled, but it took five years to grasp the situation inside the reactor and another five years to take out melted fuel. and fukushima, three reactors failed, so it will take more time. the government and tepco should utilize as much data as possible, including this one, to bring the situation under control. >> translator: thank you very much. >> that was nhk world's commentator. >>> the accident at the fukushima daiichi has prompted the japanese government to start reducing this country's dependence on nuclear energy. but it's not going to be easy. we'll look at the challenges on friday in our weekly segment, "the road ahead -- wind, solar, and other forms of green energy developed in japan." we'll examine efforts to turn renewable resources into a reliable power supply. >>> the march 11th disaster, the september 11th attacks, two anniversaries, one source for in-depth coverage. join nhk world for japan:six months on and 9/11, defini

the plan aims to protect wildlife that lives on the island. charles clifford, kron 4 news. >>> temperatures were warmer out there today. very comfortable around the bay area. sunny skies all around the bay area. low 80s inclin valley. 72 afternoon. 80 in the peninsula. 78 san jose. tomorrow warmer conditions are expected. no fog out there tomorrow morning. we will not see fog throughout the week. warmer temperatures by 5-10 degrees. sunny and warm through thursday. friday is the transition day for cooler conditions. let's look at the temperatures for tomorrow afternoon. in the 80s for the south bay. 84 san jose. 87 morgan hill. 90s in our inland valleys. 91 antioch. 91 pleasanton. concord 89 degrees. east bay shores, 70s and 80s. 67 oakland. 82 fremont. coast line mid-60s mid-60 thanks to minimal fog. north bay, 80s for the most part. 91 fairfield. 89 santa rosa. extended forecast. warmer weather sticking with us through the week. friday we will cool down. this weekend could get clipped with a storm again bringing us light rain, meiny saturday

by a missionary -- lured to the mormon region, which was brought to the islands by missionaries, the have relocated to utah. >> island nations fly their flags at the cemetery. the landscape has barely changed since the first settlers came back in 1889. >> to the early hawaiians, they would look over that and say if you can imagine water between here and that mountain, that would look like home. his grandparents were one of two families that decided to stay. by maintaining the cemetery, he hopes to teach the younger generation about the sacrifices their ancestors made. >> the history of their forefathers ran very deep. this is where it started. when the second wave of pollinations emigrated in the middle of the 20th-century, they did not return here, finding work in the urban centers of nearby salt lake valley. many americans have grown accustomed to seeing tall, athletic pacific islanders on the football field. at brigham young university, the tribal tattoos have long been replaced by a team logos on the helmet. for the upcoming college football season, the team will rely on 34 polli

the blueness is dying now, and the corals are peal as the water around the island. drunken torrents are broken. grown alien to you, to me. our only possession, the silence of a bone washed clean by the sea, of a flood, the plain, the question, so the ashes tell you one day, life is the building of bridges over rivers that away. >> that was poet and editor jeffrey yang reading from >> woodruff:: that was poet and editor jeffrey yang reading from his collection of poems about nature called "birds, beasts and seas." >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: markets plunged around the world on mounting fears of a global economic recession. the dow jones industrials lost nearly 400 points. the president of iran mahmoud ahmadinejad denounced the u.s. and western nations in a fiery speech at the u.n. the american delegation and others walked out as he spoke. an editor's note before we go: lost we said the speed of light is more than 186,000 miles per hour. please hold your letters, it is, of course, per second. and speaking of letters many viewers wrote about our

in early spring sealants come to the beach almost to kill island over the ice males of the first two or roy they have to fight for a place on the beach. this ruling sound means the sea lion has laid claim to the area that i'm with what are the theme i have been working with such animals for more than twenty years but i'm still and they said their behavior sea lions on shore behave very differently at sea. but given us you up with me when they're on the beach they're agile like birds but at sea they get very inquisitive they approach divers in sync with them for some sign up but they try to touch him especially if they're wearing shiny objects by sea lions attacking humans no that has never happened but the. the scientists have labelled two hundred c. laws. pops. has difficulty recording the individual characteristics. humans were never here. on the beach going to sea in search of food and they're seeing their pups. to the departure of their colleagues the following morning the. nature of. these calls. to kill island. but even people shouting at the top of the voices can hardly be. mo

we receive additional power, to meet our total demand on the island. this will be based on current market prices for power. >> is this and not to exceed amount? >> [unintelligible] you have to add a certain amount to get to the total. >> this is the same thing we have been talking about, they want to strike a contract for the service contract. we have experienced a good rates through the relationship, they operate facilities much like ours that are very low cost. we could certainly go out to negotiate deals on our own, separate from our relationship with western. this has been, historically, a good approach to serving the full load needs at treasure island. we recommend preserving the option through the contract mechanism. >> this is an option if we could get cheaper power, to not spend it here? >> they are asking us to commit so they can go to the marketplace. i think they will come back to us with the actual strike price and will have an opportunity to confirm. >> to be clear, there is no commitment to buy a precise amount of power from them? and ther

. >>> convict sentenced to prison terms on alka traz schemed of ways to get off the island. now the golden gate national recreation area are thinking about hosting people who might want to spend the night there. other ideas include adding concession stands and opening up new parts of the island. >> if it's accessible, i say why not? >> i'm a purist. you know, being in the navy i like the tradition and once it gets commercialized it loses some of the luster. >> nearly 1 and a half million people visit the island every year and they're trying to figure out how to make the experience enjoyable for all of them. >>> the golden gate area will hold two public comment sessions on the area. the second is set for wednesday in mill valley. both meetings start at 4:00. >>> 4:49 is the tile right now. parishioners at a new jersey church get a surprise when the offering bucket was passed around. >> we usually give to church. the church doesn't usually give to us back. >> how they hope a donation to the congregation will help the entire community. >> plus, one north carolina woman hopes the

the area of the islands look pretty wet today and it will only intensify in coming days. showers will be impacting parts of the pacific side of southern japan as well. still dealing with seasonal rain front. it is in place looking like it'll intensify at times towards north korea, chinese border today. gradually heading out as it does so but still remains unsettled for a lot of central section of china. as for highs on thursday, 32 again in tokyo. another hot day. gets up to 30 degrees in seoul as well. shanghai hitting 33. as for the americas, we are keeping an eye on tropical storm maria in the atlantic as well here to too. slowly pulling away from the caribbean islands. picking up its pace a little more. looks like it'll continue. of course that moves it right west of bermuda. it will likely miss the islands, at least not in direct impact. but still you will feel the winds, rain as well as the rough sea conditions. you do want to watch out for that. as it hits, it looks like it'll continue to weaken, become low by friday. that's for north america. dealing with this cold