and the buena island. >> materials used during the construction of treasure islandtures. in today's geotechnical engineers standing, treasure island soil is being readdressed for soil stabilization for future development. a mechanical stabilization process is being used to consolidate the liquid fashion of the mud and sandy soil. >> because treasure island is a manmade island, we have to do a significant amount of soil improvement before we can build new infrastructure and new buildings on the island. in the foreground, you see here, it's a process called surcharging we we import additional topsoil to simulate the dead weight of the future buildings to be constructed at that site. so this is causing bay mud that underlies island to consolidate over time and we can monitor that and as that consolidation primarily consolidation is complete, then this soil will be removed to the intended finished floor elevation of the new structures. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> in the 1989 loma earthquake, the ground level of this island dropped by four inches. pretty much uniform across the i

the estes. thank you alex. >> so treasure island connects delivers recommendations from actions from the treasuremental transportation study. >> treasure one treasure island was the lead on that study and i did make a report a few years ago now. and the idea of the study was to identify near-term improvements in supplemental transportation options options for the island. some of the recommendation has included our community ambassador program and we're very excited that through the grant we're going to be able to hire five ambassadors to get that program off the ground improved muni service micro transit service on islands shuttle bike share program to name a few. >> and then the scope includes projects that are aligned with the epa's missions and goals and we are very excited to work with the s.f. cta to roll out this project. >> thank you. >> so now i mentioned that your next program includes six projects which are a pilot of on demand all electric micro transit providing service to destinations in san francisco beyond the salesforce transit center. this includes places such as ucsf grocery sto

the isabella craed into eagle island on the falkland islands. on february 8th, and it came to rest on a rock ledge close to shore. now, you may be wondering why this ship had so many problems on its way around cape horn. and that's because the captain of the ship, a guy named george higdon, was an alcoholic and he preferred being below than conning the ship and playing cards and also spending time with one of the former female prostitutes. so luckily, there was another captain on board who took the helm right before they crashed into the falklands. that was not their destination. they were trying to make it to rio de janeiro. they were way off course. it was a bad storm, but luckily he was able to get the ship relatively close in to land and they they crashed down here. that's eagle island. that's where the crash was. and they managed miraculous slay. all of them got ashore. and that's because they first hit this reef, which was a ways offshore. and then they sort of bounced in to the point where when they cut down one of the masts, it almost to

the islands with palm trees. how they could think they were palm trees, given that it was probably 45 degrees out, i don't know, but that's what some of the things they wrote about now during this long period, men got into a few fights. they had many adventures and misadventures, and they faced a lot of adversity. they went on numerous hunts with barnard's trusty dog scent, taking theand ten being greatly gravely injured for his battles battles with hogs who had sharp tusks jutting from their lower and upper jaws were just modified incisors. at one point, santa had his hind get gored. another time he had one of his eyes popped out. yet he continued to hunt. and i have to tell you, i've spoken to a lot of people who read the book hunt people. people love scent. and i remembered a story back when i wrote a book about china. it's one of my favorite books. it's called when america first met china, but it's also my worst selling book. and i was being interviewed on npr and at the end of the interview, the guy asked me,

the h, after korea was divided. these islanders on the cusp, the north and south of the 1st to fill the front deteriorating ties and the most invested in a peaceful future. the only thing that i think the cable that is, or did the mom turn it has been and id like them to get started. oh, it is a mortgage no deal when they get put on that. well now, what was all the kids had on the able to 15 to to move the results again, i'll put on. i've done a cruise with it and the cool all controls on 10 times from 95. this is reframe in this series. we'll be discussing the war in gaza, and israel's military condo complex is now the ongoing, the moneys ation posting and people use ro award winning with the fatima pluto speaks to his rating. political activist, uni novak, what is ro and what day is rarely on a cold collateral damage is not something that was done by mistake. refrain on out his ear, the . ringback the victorious terraces of the foot phone officers club, loyalty, committee, violence, confrontation when i was young, when there was

the relationship between the islanders, i'm in neva, is complex. 30 percent of the civilian population here is originally from north korea. young people surrounding islands. well once connected to the north korean province, a fine hey the mr. kim, i would type so you can traces, reach back to the homes in i would you say that i went into the category? i would just say the way i little could you. loyalty is in your humble couple. wish people who i can talk to, to get you to something you'd be able to do basic was you go, what do you say that what is that? something that they didn't order. so there was to have a problem when you went by the pop, pull the code. okay. we'll do the kinds of goals. i'll put them. say, do you, do you to catch a, what do you not? i didn't go to the castle, some corners of us to pass on. i will talk a little hold on. we should have done that is up documents. so i'm going to hold on. okay, because i'm into would it be to the, the due date, and then they wanted me to say that to them. well, no wonder we've in total the total pattern to go to huntington, isaac, i

and the buena island. >> materials the construction of treasure island severely compromiseso build structures. in today's geotechnical engineers standing, treasure island soil is being readdressed for soil stabilization for future development. a mechanical stabilization process is being used to consolidate the liquid fashion of the mud and sandy soil. >> because treasure island is a manmade island, we have to do a significant amount of soil improvement before we can build new infrastructure on the islane foreground, you see here, it's a process called surcharging we we import additional topsoil to simulate the dead weight of the future buildings to be constructed at that site. so this is mud that underlies island to consolidate over time and we can monitor that and as that consolidation primarily consolidation is complete, then this soil will be removed to the intended finished floor elevation of the new structures. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> in the 1989 loma earthquake, the ground level of this island dropped by four inches. pretty much uniform across the island. loose sand materia

broader issue on the island? amental problem you face here is a lack of investment in the infrastructure which has gone on over years. if you want to look at one really pivotal event, i suppose you could look at hurricane maria in 27 ——in 2017. that really damaged the infrastructure of the island. there's been investment but not enough to hold the system together properly. find enough to hold the system together properly. and rowan, how lona together properly. and rowan, how long is _ together properly. and rowan, how long is this _ together properly. and rowan, how long is this power - together properly. and rowan, how long is this power outage l how long is this power outage expected to last? we're talking days, weeks? expected to last? we're talking days. weeks?— days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies _ days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies quoted _ days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies quoted as _ days, weeks? yeah, the energy companies quoted as saying - days, weeks? yeah, the energy. companies quoted as

i had to go to the galapagos islands for research. it takes two full days from new york city planes trains and automobiles to get there in the first place and laureano at the time of the people live there and 1930s was uninhabited. it was a daunting experience for them to know that we are going to try to do something that everyone else is literally failed at doing. about 150 people live there. there is spotty wi-fi. it's not a very island. they only have one freshwater spring. there only two bars which is also a challenge. [laughter] >> i've been to both of them but it gave me an appreciation for how difficult it was in the 1930s to go there without any modern convenience and no pathways were cleared. they were packing away their own path tos. make a living situatin for themselves and especially dori. she's basically like what's wrong with your mind you are healedo al yet and very unsympathetic and these people were soch determined to do what they did. these people were very brave. >> so florean it seems to me the island itself the cha

and the buena island. >> materials used during the construction of treasure islandly compromises the integrity to build structures. in today's geotechnical engineers standing, treasure island soil is being readdressed for soil stabilization for future development. a mechanical stabilization process is being used to consolidate the liquid fashion of the mud and sandy soil. >> because treasure island is a manmade island, we have to do a significant amount of soil improvement before we can build new infrastructure and new buildings on the island. in the foreground, you see here, it's a process called surcharging we we import additional topsoil to simulate the dead weight of the future buildings to be constructed at that site. so this is causing bay mud that underlies island to consolidate over time and we can monitor that and as that consolidation primarily consolidation is complete, then this soil will be removed to the intended finished floor elevation of the new structures. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> in the 1989 loma earthquake, the ground level of this island dropped by fo

, the how the islands experience regular flooding. and when the land goes under the terms are the only thing still visible the, the spring 2022, a coastal protection team inspects the storm damage as they do every year. the rail car takes them across the damn, the mayor of all land and long as the neighboring halleck island is waiting. there's the man. uh huh. oh, welcome to this year's tough and dyke inspection on hold on. frank as floodgates association wrapped. are there any issues we should be looking at? well, yes, at the back there the storm and covered the foot posts. and then we want to check behind the turf. by the passage way. the new owner said they're afraid for their house and that it can be flooded in a storm. that dip there. whether there's anything that can be done by and come there have been 20 so called land unders. since the winter, about 5 times more than last year. the residence of the hollywood speak of increasingly aggressive waves. you want me to get people and i are probably just mostly don't write this down he

wei liu, here on the island of kinmen, overlooking china. retty strong that, at some point, it could happen. the depressing fact is our world seems to have reached the end of the era of post—second world war peace. it's lasted my entire lifetime — 80 years. a period of unimaginable growth and prosperity right around the world. yet now, president putin talks about the possibility of all—out nuclear war, donald trump hints at invading greenland and panama, and china has built up its forces to an alarming degree. can we get back easily to peaceful coexistence again? sadly, history isn't encouraging. and yet, things can change radically and unexpectedly. back in 1989, almost everyone thought the soviet system was fixed forever and it started collapsing in a matter of weeks. could the same thing happen to the communist system over there in china? looking out towards the chinese mainland, it's impossible to say. but so many extraordinary changes have happened in our lifetimes, perhaps we should never say never. well, that's it for this special edit

and that was the galapagos islands. so, you know, why would they pick this? i think, frederick, one of the challenge, you know, it was sort of his can i become the ubermensch that i'm meant to be and? they did put floreana because it at least had one source of freshwater. and they thought if we go up into the highlands we will at least be able to have a good attempt at making a garden and sustaining ourselves and having drinking. so they they picked the one island that they may be could have sustain themselves on and it was a challenge. but of course, they, they, they worked it out for a while. yeah, sure and the infamous stories that came from that island beforehand also made it. yeah i think part of the possibly part of the allure of going there. yeah. right before fredrik and dorie showed, there was a group of norwegians who had tried to settle there and they, they had like even built a little house on the bay. but of course, by the time frederick and dorie showed up, they had fled. so well. and that started i mean, honestly it's so great, kind of gothic wa

she believed god was telling her to go to the islands and become the galapagos. she had heard about frederic and dory and the other people who were starting to go to this island, floriana and just decided to bump her way there. so, you know, each one of these folks heads to floriana. but the idea building a utopia and i think each one of those individuals seems to have different idea of what that means. but how do you think seeking paradise can lead to such outcomes as your title indicates with eden coming undone? yeah, i mean. well, exactly what you utopia such a subjective term everybody has a different idea of what it is and i think it also is constantly in flux, depending on what's happening to you. right. and the shows up and her idea of a utopia as she announces to everybody is at great dismay is that she wants to turn floriana this tiny island in the southern part of the galapagos into miami she wants to make a miami resort to lure american tourist. and of course fredrik ritter who just wants to study his philosophy. and margaret hines and hines wittmer, w

she would have never sold the island, would never happen. of that property? we put everything in cher's name. so she had the right to sell it. she had the right to sell it, absolutely, without telling me anything. but you don't think she would have done that? no, i don't think so. i mean, it was never about the stuff or the money. it was our home. it was, you know, we set it up to live there forever. kate snow (voiceover): it all sounded wrong to aunt mary as well. she wasn't selling this place. she loved it. she loved it. kate snow (voiceover): mary wanted answers. she picked up the phone and called wild bill. and he told me, yeah, i got a great deal on cher's property. i bought everything at $0.50 on the dollar. i said, i'd like to see that receipt. well, i signed a confidentiality statement. and i said, well, i'll take a look at that. where did he tell you she had gone? he goes, ah, you know, i heard she got an apartment in panama city. and i said, so where's her stuff and everything? he goes, oh, yeah, she got there and had me send her so

we know that maui firefighters were battling multiple blazes on different parts of the island. were really having a hard time, because there were hurricane force winds, and they couldn't do what they would normally do, which is activate helicopters to try to extinguish the flames from the air. >> narrator: christina jedra covered the response for "honolulu civil beat." >> the whole thing happened so very quickly, and cell phone coverage was down, other than for 911. so, for people who were outside of lahaina, it was hard to know what had happened there. >> narrator: across the island, officials at the emergency operations center would take a step that would be highly scrutinized later. mema, maui's emergency management agency, did not sound the island's network of sirens, and instead issued a text alert at the height of the fire that few people got. >> the maui emergency management agency had the ability and authority to activate emergency sirens if they felt that was the right thing to do. unfortunately, they didn't in this case, and many people didn't get a warning about this

the massive power outage triggering a blackout for most of the island. how long it could last. >>> new this money, the virginia man in custody and facing serious charges after the fbi uncovered the largest cache of finished explosive devices in the bureau's history. >>> the stock market closes out 2024 with a streak not seen in a generation. the major milestone as we look back at an unusual year for the economy. >>> the college football playoff semifinal picture coming into focus as penn state punches their ticket to the next round. we have all the highlights ahead of the action-packed new year's day slate. >>> if you're just waking up, or still having fun, it's 2025 and we're starting the year with a bang. we'll take you around the globe for the biggest celebrations and epic sendoffs to 2024 from new york to new zealand. it's january 1st. "early today" starts right now. glad you're with me, especially this morning. i'm frances rivera. happy new year. >>> we begin today with a new year's celebration around the world. here in new york city, over 1 million

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and as i mentioned, he had engagement with the solomon islands, with the federated states of micronesia. both of those countries have been assessed for reentry. and then marshall islands and care abbas, we have not had an opportunity to assess yet. every time we go out and assess a country for potential reentry it raises expectations about what we are able to do and in a limited budget environment, we want to be able to follow-up and be able to execute in those places that we've assessed. calculus really interesting to hear you note which countries because in several of them, and i'm sure many of our viewers but maybe not all of our viewers of this, there is peace corps present in those countries when there was not u.s. governmental for the united states reopening embassies, peace corps volunteers were there on the ground fighting for continuity for the united states, even though they are not big-a ambassadors of the u.s. as you said. the needs of the pacific island region are different. each place around the world is unique. what are some of the particular challenges that you face when

it is sad. >> reporter: the blackout affected more than a million people, 90% of the island. he says how are we going to celebrate the new year without power. luma, the private company distributing power in puerto rico said a falter underground cable is to blame and that it is working to restore power but officials say it could take days to be fully back. many residents criticizing the company. >> there is an issue. >> reporter: they say the latest in a frustrating saga of outages over nearly a decade. after hurricane maria ravaged the islands aging power id in 2017, the incoming governor said the energy grid is the top priority and we can't keep relying on an energy grid that fails our people. this advocacy group said residents are fed up with promises. >> what message does it send to the world about what the island nation has to offer to the world if it can't even turn the lights on. >> in south korea american investigators are on the ground searching for answers after the deadly airline crash with a growing focus on the concrete wall near the runway that the plane slammed i

laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou. it's the world's largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000tjust one subject this week, donald trump. the us president—elect refused to rule out using military force to take control of the island, describing acquiring it as critical to american national security. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe and russia means it has huge value in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has more. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beauty... ..that�*s suddenly been overtaken by a diplomatic crisis. this place is so remote that it's hard to imagine it as the front line of a major geopolitical row. but up and down this fjord, in isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talking about trump. those who live here know the strain of harsh weather and the demands of survival. you need to be hardy for this every day. but again and again, i would hear this is their land. welcome to...home! w

theyjust kind of hang around the island. and it does make things a lot more tricky. g penguins and millions of seals at risk. but in danger, there is opportunity. last year, british researchers on this ship seized the chance to visit a23a. it's a really amazing experience. it's unlike anything that i've ever seen before, you just kind of see a massive wall that is way higher than you are. it's really difficult to get up close to the world's largest iceberg, but i think i found the next best thing and i have to handle these really carefully. but in here is water that melted straight off the giant iceberg. in this lab, scientists are finding out how icebergs affect the ocean's carbon cycle. it's unlikely that a23a was caused by climate change because it calved a long time ago in 1986. but as climate change progresses and the ice sheets become more unstable, more giant icebergs will form. so, being able to see icebergs like this giant iceberg and study them allows us to understand the impact that they're going to have on the ocean and everything around them, the wildlife

and during his 1st presidency, the island nation has a strategic location. and the optic for trade and defense, and the bounty of natural resources. let's get more from dw correspond, janelle, do a lot on in our washington studio. so do you know, president elect trump is known for his hyperbolic rhetoric? should we actually take his interest in greenland seriously as well is repeated mentions over the years, are an indication of seriousness. then i guess it is fair to say that he might be pretty serious at this time as well. now you mentioned in the report that i he already tried to by greenland in his 1st term. in fact, so he had to postpone a state visit in 2019 to denmark after the danish prime minister said that greenland wasn't for sale. and that was an absurd idea. this is something that she has had to say again this time around and so has off the prime minister of greenland itself. and, you know, we have to say that, so his refusal to rule out the economic and military co, ers, and those in themselves are quite serious pronouncements. now this is trump

but up and down this fjord, in isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talkinglive here know the strain of harsh weather and the demands of survival. you need to be hardy for this every day. but again and again, i will hear this is their land. welcome to...home! welcome to this wonderful place. angutimmarik hansen and his family hunt and raise sheep for a living. what do you feel about trump? what a stupid human in the world, like trump. that's what you feel? yeah. i mean, we think about the us and trump. this is different. we need to maybe work together with us and not trump. there's worry here. an inuit culture that struggled against danish colonialism doesn't want any new power taking over. this man is a village pastor. this isn't an argument about owning greenland, he says. it's about a people's culture and history. translation: in our opinion, it's wild and weird to hear himj speak of our country as something that can just be bought. we don't view it as a purchasable land. we have been here fora longtime. we're used to our ways of living. in the capital, nu

declared a protector at over man, a gas guard, and in $1897.00, annex the island. the suppression of the liberation movement erupted the merciless massacre. the capture of madagascar are led to tragic consequences. natural resources were in the hands of french corporations. all local schools were closed and the french language was imposed on the population. the chair lasted 15 years and resulted in the death of at least 100000 mile. a gasp of the colonial regime left an open wound in the history of madagascar. but violence was never able to suppress the malagasy striving for freedom. the, the, the man or die was suggesting re bomb bell. great. the was going to go down to the business or going to put it there. is bruce doing this alone at the, at those could i have your on the i get associates not to snag oakwood vidas of joshua.

from has repeatedly expressed his desire to take over the strategically important waterway and the island. during his 1st terminal office, trump expressed an interest in buying greenland, which is in the town of his territory of denmark, a long time us ally and natal member. but the governments of greenland and denmark have repeatedly rebuffed his offers. from has once again set his eyes on greenland posting on his side to the social on monday. he said, greenland is an incredible place and the people will benefit to tremendously if and when it becomes part of our nation. we will protect it and cherish it from a very vicious outside world. make green and great again, positions. and on tuesday, the future presidents doubled down on his claims or even refusing to roll out minute to remote military where we need to learn when for national security purposes. i've been told that for a long time, long before i even ran, i mean people have been talking about it for a long time. you have approximately 45000 people there. people really don't even know if denmark has any legal rights to it. but if t

. >> to port uerto rico now and a outage wiping out power to the entire island. eorge solis. >> reporter: puerto rico after being hit on new year's eve. >> sad on this day, the last day of the year that impact our traditions. >> reporter: the blackout began early this morning affecting more than a million people. 90% of the island. >> he says, how are we going to celebrate the new year without power? luma, the private company that distributes power in puerto rico says a faulty undergroround cabl on the island's southern coast is to blame. luma says it's working on restoring power, but officials say it could take days for it o be fully back. >> this is what we're using. >> many residents criticizing the company. >> we have an issue and it's -- and it's luma. >> they say just the latest in a frustrating saga of outages over nearly a decade after hurricane maria ravaged the island's already ageing and crumbling power grid in 2017, the incoming governor says the energy grid is her top priority adding we can't keep relying on an energy system that impacts our people. >

understood denmark low says the island is not for sale. so is that the end of the masa? i'm not sure it's the end of the matter. and also as to these prime minister admitted flexing, she emphasized today, basically all, ultimately it's not for, it's not denmark, the then much decision, the cost. we have the act on 3 months of government from 2009, which basically gives us that, well, you know, the west that when the greenland us find that the time is ripe for green not to become independent, they can become so. but i would be really surprised if, if the majority of greenland us wants to replace dependency on denmark with depends dependency on the us. and they've come, you agree, ma'am? would it be? it was, it was quite the frank and direct in. he said, just reply to trump is initial, the reply that the queen and it's not for sale, but the open for business. okay, thanks for talking through that. so clearly monica yakima and from the royal danish defense college. thank you. you're welcome. we'll take a look at some of the stories that making headlines that are possible as

in several of the pacific island nation we were the only u.s. government presence on the ground for many, many years, including samoa and tonga where we've had a presence for 57 years. i had the privilege of attending the 2023 u.s. pacific island leader foreign summit and meeting leaders from those island countries, and almost every single one of them had a story about the impact of peace corps in their country. some had specific personal experiences about the volunteer who taught them. in fact, one of them said if my english is bad, i blame it on my peace corps volunteer. but many others said peace corps is a part of us. it's a part of our culture. it's part of who we are. and as such, it is no surprise that there is strong demand from the return-- for the return of peace corps to countries like the fed rated states of micronesia. thank you, ambassador for joining us here today. the marshall islands and carabas. it's an honor to be invited back and i really do thank you for that warm welcome and recognize what that means for us as americans and

. >> the japanese had completely closed off the rest of the islands, even the navy people in guam who had relatives over there couldn't visit. now, obviously, if they were closed off that island, there was something going on over there and they didn't want anybody to know about. >> the middle of the pacific in the area of the marianas islands, we saw some japanese ships one day, and we were ordered to put on our brightest close, we girls, and go on top deck and play deck games, whereas all the gis were secreted below and out of sight. >> news of pearl harbor came as unexpectedly as had the attack. >> the commanding officer wanted to see us all, and he told us that of course pearl harbor had been bombed. i want to tell you something, he said this is an unusual situation. and we don't know what will ever happen. so, he said, i want each one of you to remember that you are an american, you are an officer in the united states army, and you know what your duty and your responsibility is. he said, there may come a time when there is no one to tell you what to do and no one to guide you, but

france declared a protector at over man, a gas guard, and in $1897.00 annex the island. the suppression of the liberation movement erupted, merciless massacre. the capture of madagascar are led to tragic consequences. natural resources were in the hands of french corporations. all local schools were closed. and the french language was imposed on the population there last in 15 years and resulted in the death of at least 100000 mile. i guess the people, the colonial regime left an open wound in the history of madagascar. but violence was never able to suppress the malagasy striving for freedom. the a breaking news for all i forget this protest of rocks in the deep sea outside, the american afraid genre winding them. disease often moves and store them into the heat in the city and go lock in the ro london, board post. if you're very concerned about the situation within the laboratory of the national institute for biomedical research, there could be unimaginable consequences that the bacteria logical springs that it contains, including the a bullet virus or to spread a fire