completion of the museum expansion in 2015. like to as representatives from planning, real estate, and the fire department to discuss this and we'll be available for questions. >> i'm john from the planning department, and i am excited to be here today. kevin will go over the specific actions that the planning commission tuck. i want to make three points about this project that we agree as a pretty exciting one. it is quite consistent with the vision put forward many years ago for the yerba buena area to create a cultural district and the expansion of the museum, it's very consistent with that vision. we always like it when plans are carried forward to the future. that is exciting. and secondly, the transit center district plan, we are completing trans bay terminal. when you look at these plans together, it makes for a vastly increased and vastly improved public environment. unexciting part of the city for the downtown plan that suggests the downtown grow. thirdly, i want to make a comment about the design. the final design of t

the interface between our property and the museum. their letter appears to indicate they plan to preserve our fire escape windows and door which opened onto hot streak. we do hope that substantive portion of that dialogue takes place before the final approval of the construction plan by the planning commission. we do anticipate a significant loss of natural light and we realize we have no legal right to that but wanted to mention that is a loss and also for the record we wanted to submit the letter we presented to the planning commission which outlined our concerns. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am the director of arts and culture marketing. my role is to ensure that visitors are aware of their rich cultural offerings to the city and use this offerings to entice travel to san francisco. research tells us the cultural traveler spends more money into these long a period of improving assets will add to the economic health and add to quality. the travel industry is incredibly competitive and improving our as

we can also use his work as a way to encourage visitors to the museum. this is a very strategic corner. anyone coming out of the bart station, across indicted nations square, you come to this corner. we want to improve the way finding in the city center, to our museum, to enable the visitors to have an easier time. this is sanjay's work. today, we express our community power through parades, and demonstrations. this will help to to guide you to the asian art museum. we live in a historical district. we want to be respectful of the historical integrity and the duty but we're also here to improve service to the public, improved wind-finding, improve the arts in this area. we want our visitors, once they step inside the museum, before entering an exhibition, you will be able did give the evocative environment of the maharaja. these are some of the sketches. also, wayne-finding, processions. beyond this exhibit, next spring, we have an exhibition at our museum will be doing for the first time in history. we will generate a self- organized major scale contempo

we had to take the walls of of the back of the museum and moved inside. on the way out, you may want to peak at the corner to see it. to protect a work of art, you have to let it sit for 24 hours to acclimatize. this tells you the caliber of the objects in the show. to the right is a wonderful piece of jewelry, a turbaned ornaments. the show also includes objects of multimedia. for example, the largest piece. it also includes paintings, sculptures, furniture, a tremendous collection of art. as always, our visitors can enjoy the excellence of individual works of art, on an individual basis, but would be what to do differently is to add a new dimension. we want to call out those stories. we want to object to talk about themselves, to tell us what makes a maharaja. how did he conducts his public life? maha means big, raja means king. so literally, and baking. how did he live his everyday life? how did he conducts his religious duties? negotiatinart and politics is an marriage, in this case, too. so we want to offer our visitors multiple choices. you can enjoy

the third, the asian art museum in bites all to engage. in other words, the asian art museum is for all people. offering a new perspective that is bold and confident but inviting everyone to engage. now it is time to unveil at our new visual identity. may i invite the mayor and our board chair tony to join me in cutting the ribbon. >> wow. it is time. as these folks get in place, i am going to count down. we are all going to say asian altogether. get ready with your scissors. i am going to begin my countdown. 3, 2, 1. asian. wow. [applause] >> now that the mayor and board chair has helped us through this point, may i invite them up for some pictures? >> thank you, mr. mayor. thank you, tony. let me repeat once again the three qualities we want our visual identity to convey. a new perspective, bold and confident, and asian arts museum invites all to engage. as you may know, this inverted market is from a mathematical science known as a universal quantifier. we whaant everyone to know thate are here to engage you. we want to awaken and inspir

the museum reached out to me to see if i would be interested in my own space inside the museum. hem that would be a dream come true. it is the classical, beautiful indian mythology through the lens of modern design and illustration and storytelling. they're all of these great sketch as i did for the maharajah exhibition. i get a lot of feedback on my artwork and books. they complement. they say how original the work is. i am the first person to say that this is so derived from all of this great artwork and storytelling of the past. the research i put into all of my books and work is a product of how we do things that a-- at pixar. sometimes you will see him depicted monkey-like or as superman. i wanted to honor his monkey coloring. i decided to paint him white with a darker face. it is nice to breathe new life into it in a way that is reverent and honors the past but also lets them breathe and have fun. it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia. they decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the m

. >>> the san francisco museum of modern art is moving ahead with expansion plans. here's a picture of a before and after. this is what it looks like now, as you know. you see the wing that they would be adding. very modern and sleek looking. the planning commission has already approved the environmental impact report. kron4's reggie kumar showed people the new face of downtown san francisco. >> reporter: s f moma officials told kron4 when they first moved into the current facilities in 1995, the museum housed 12,000 works. since then, the collection has doubled in size, and attendance has tripled. that's why the new gallery is needed, constructed -- connected to the rear of the museum. once the new building is open, they will have 130,000 square feet of space to enhance exhibits and expand programming. one architects said the design responds to the unique physical, and urban terrain of san francisco. some have mixed feelings. >> it looks like the museum -- i imagined it to be a unique building. it didn't really stand out the first time. people are, like, oh, it's ri

at the museum of the moving image, for "teen kids news," i'm carina. >> twitter is telling us something about ourselves. scientists studied tweets all around the world -- more than half a billion messages. their discovery -- people tend to send happier tweets in the morning. they get more glum as the day goes on -- one giant, global mood swing. >> we're about to find out how teenagers discovered not one sunken ship, but two. >> this project appealed to me because of the history, the adventure, and the scientific matter that was hidden behindhc it. >> cody is talking about how he and four classmates from saginaw, michigan, got involved with "project shiphunt." sponsored by sony and intel, it was a high-tech search for shipwrecks on the bottom of lake huron. the students had entered a competition to join the search team. it was led by world-renowned marine archaeologist dr. james delgado. >> they wrote essays, they were interviewed, and the five that were picked, i think, really do represent a great hope for all of us older folks in terms of the next generation of explorers and scientists

authority owes the museum 140 million in construction delays. visitors can't believe both sides are still fighting a decade after the 9/11 attacks. >> i think it stinks. we were looking forward to coming back and seeing the museum. >> reporter: they built the stayed -- >> they built the stadium faster than that. >> the big guys can work things out. you know. they can work it out. >> reporter: the port authority said "they are actively negotiating with the city to recovelet museum money mess" the mayor says the foundation raised 450 million to house 9/11 artifacts but until the port authority releases the money museum construction work has stopped. >> the people working there no longer have the jobs. and progress is not being made on that. >> and that's andy reporting. >>> a daring rescue. a hishing and his dog stood 15 feet off a trail yesterday afternoon -- a hiker and his dog stood 15 feet off a trail yesterday afternoon. >> how scary was it? >> very scary. >> what do you think of the fear fighters who came to rescue -- fire fighters who came t

at the museum of the moving image, for "teen kids news," i'm carina. i miss that guy with all my heart. we shared classes together, we survived the lectures, and we took the tests and we told the jokes. but now i must look at the empty desk with an empty heart, unable to rest. while all the other kids laugh and play, i'll only remember that one day, when my best friend jeff was taken away. i love you, jeff. nice. oh... oh! oh! red! red! red! yes! yes! come on! oh. no! oh... bummer. [children shouting] hoops? yeah. sure. sure. announcer: moms everywhere are finding ways to keep kids active and healthy. works every time. announcer: get ideas. get involved. get going at letsmove.gov. >> twitter is telling us something about ourselves. scientists studied tweets all around the world -- more than half a billion messages. their discovery -- people tend to send happier tweets in the morning. they get more glum as the day goes on -- one giant, global mood swing. >> we're about to find out how teenagers discovered not one sunken ship, but two. >> this project ap

it will connect to the rear of the museum. once the new building is open they will have 130,000 square feet of space to enhance exhibit's expand educational programs for. one of the architects says the design response to the unique physical and urban terrain of san francisco. some have mixed feelings about how it is going to look. in >> i imagined it to be a unique building. as a tourist from far away, i would see this building immediately and recognize it is the museum of modern art. most beautiful building but san francisco is known for stepping outside of the box. i do not think it is horrible. >>reporter: if all goes as planned, the new museum will open in 2016. the price tag is five under 55 million. for nearly all the funding is being raised through private endowments. this is not a city or state funded. >>justine: we have much more ahead. we are taking a quick break but we want to remind you about the new year's eve live special. it is the countdown to the new year's light-hearted, it happens saturday night. it is the ba

owner of the museum has been collecting mechanical toys since the age of 10. years ago he acquired the machines from the penny arcade at playland. and he bought the collection of adolph zudro. admission is free, visitors pay the rent by popping quarters into the old machines. the place doesn't make any money but he doesn't care. >> i love to see, i love to come in here and i see people laugh and enjoy and dance with the music of the nickolodian, that's fun. >> and sam continues to replace parts from worn ones. >> people who have never seen a place like this before are excited about what they are discovering. people are having a wonderful time and sharing it with their children and grandchildren and it's just a delight to watch this. >> certainly after bob filed that report, the museum moved to fisherman's wharf today you will find it at pier 45. >>> san francisco used to have one of the most famous the toy stores in america, faa schwartz. it closed in 1983. but for many it was more than a store, it was a destination. bob mackenzie took us

the controversial over the museum, work continues to one world trade center. tower is now over 90 stories tall. officials say since the memorial opened more than 1 million people visited the site. in new york, david lee miller, fox news. >> more than a dozen civil leaders boycotted bloomberg's interfaith breakfast this morning, being upset about the surveillance effort in their neighborhood. bloomberg defends the police saying they don't target any ethnic group. new york's finest will be in full force this weekend to protect people gathering in times square for the new year's eve celebration. all 1 ,500 rookie officers from the last police academy class will be on duty. thousands of others will also be assigned to crowd control. still ahead, they don't know it. but 2012 should be a better year for sharks around florida. but first, is peace with the taliban worth letting a top terrorist out of prison? <, >> jim: the u.s. chamber of commerce released the most ridiculous legal battles of 2011. the top ten includes a convict who sued the couple of kidnapped for not

donated it to the museum back in 1917. ot only that -- i guess you would know he was a bit was a bit of a saver since he saved the tumor, but he also saved his correspondence and clippings and lots of information about the operation, which of course was intended to be secret. so i realize there is the possibility of doing something about this story. and as i dug deeper into it, i found it wasn't just the story of this operation. it was really the story of the economy at the time and also a story about medicine and a story about journalism as well. there were a lot of things going on in the 1890s, which is sort of a dead spot for me in my history. you know, the civil war, world war ii, world war i, that the 1880s and 1890s i didn't know a lot about, so was fun to go back in the ring that probably i should have been taught earlier, like cucumber at the museum of american finance today. and it was the gilded age is what it was cold. mark twain gave it that name. it was not intended to be a complement. to guiltless unnecessaril

and converted the home into a museum. now, it's an obvious and convenient destination for visitors to learn about the history of the country and many longstanding practices such as wearing the conjurer, perhaps necessary in the past for obvious reasons, but today warned as decorative formalwear such as we would wear a tie in the west. at the knees him, we learned about traditional art and oman's glorious history at sea. since the museum was formerly a home, visitors have the opportunity to look into the past and get a sense of how the people lived years ago. a surprise for sure was a wind tunnel in the center of the house which produced pre- electricity air-conditioning. whether your goal is buying goods, food or souvenirs, meeting friends or just taking a stroll through the sights and sounds of history and culture, no visit to an arab country is complete without a visit to its own a local marketplace. you are immediately aware of the rich sense of frankincense and spices as you experience the hustle and bustle of people d

dear members, i represent the fine arts museums of san francisco comprised of the deyoung museum. the venues play host to to million visitors a year. in addition to the museum's permanent collections that will be on display during the america's cup in the 2013 s that we were planning exhibits with the american -- america's cup in mind. the first is entitled the berkeley years, exploring a body of work created in the middle years of the career of a painter who spent most of his life in the bay area. this represents work from one of america's finest artists free of the exhibit will consist of over 100 paintings and 25 to 30 works in other media from this formative time of his career. for the same time period we are developing an extensive exhibition that will focus on representations' of boating and yachting from the impressionist europe. the exhibition will consist of more than 100 paintings, pastels, drawings, watercolors such as cassatt and seurat, among others. thsese exhibitions represent a major investment of financial and human resources. we're committed to making this a great

the new york city mayor bloomberg says that this is no chance the national september 11th museum at the world trade center will open on time, home to a memorial and a museum is in progress. the memorial open to the public on september 12 with two giant pools surrounded by the names of the victims. officials say the site draws about 10,000 visitor as day which puts it on faith to exceed the 3.5 million who visit the statue of liberty and was set to open next september 12th on the 11th year remembrance of 9/11 but the mayor says money problems will not let that happen. david lee miller is live in new york city. david lee, how much money are we talking a bout? $300 million. right now if you want to look at the museum we went to it underground looking at an animate graphic to see what it will look like. the port authority of new york and new jersey which own the world trade center say that the museum foundation owes the money the $300 million for infrastructure work and a spokesman for the port authority said in a statement and i quote, "this is an issue that has been present for years and

doors at the natural history museum since the days of charging. that's almost a threefold increase. however, it just has a 15% cut in its grant. >> what does that mean for the age of free entry? >> as long as we can possibly maintain free admission, i would want to do that. if there was another 15% on the existing 15%, life would be tough. question in the 1970's, -- >> a 5 pound feed -- will people pay? >> probably not. not now that i am retired. >> for the nationals, such as the victoria and albert, the museum of science and industry, the national museum of scotland, and 48 others, free entry has certainly brought crowds. even in our age of austerity, the commitment at the moment is to keep it that way. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i am george alagiah. the headlines -- britain pushes for more economic sanctions against iran at the meeting of european foreign ministers. a historic visit to burma, as hillary clinton says more democratic reform is needed before full diplomatic ties with the u.s. can be restored. time for the business news

this is the museum in the back, a beautiful granite building, one of the most beautiful museums and the world. at a very wide street running and write down the middle of that grassy plain. it went right through the middle of the museum, there is a big archway. under the archway, cars drove through. it is unimaginable to me to think that. the side of a road, it is grassy. this is where people picnic, play soccer, football, throw a frisbee. you can just barely see the archway, that as a bike way. it is a way for people to connect through neighborhoods throughout the city. this was the choice up until the 1970's. the place that we really look at as a model of bicycling was not very much so just 40 years ago. they have made choices, i am happy that you referenced in the local business aspect, because i think it is something that we can learn a lot from. the value that more people bicycling brings the business in san francisco. as we think about how san francisco can stay, a regional focus of the bay area, how we can keep jobs, businesses large and small, how we grow with 100,000 new residen