now, the naval base and most of the shipyards and factories are closed, but the environmental problems continue to impact the district. let's hear how residents are responding to the environmental and health issues they are facing. >> it was hard to breathe last night. i woke up coughing, you know? those are the things that we go through because of the contamination out here. >> this community has a history of issues, environmental issues that have been let go, just run amok. sitting in a meeting once with the health department, we discovered haphazardly that they had known for years that in bayview hunters point, african- american women under the age of 50 had the highest rate of breast cancer in the entire state, but the health department has noted for years, and they failed to address it. they only started talking about it when we actually found out. >> we have babies that were born -- that were stillborn. we have babies that live for maybe an hour or 2 and died afterwards, and nobody could explain why. nobody could explain any of it to us, and it all has to do with where we live, w

the terrorism response exercise is happening at the concord naval weapons station. are participatingn this exercise and testing and evaluatingesponse plans, procedures and capabilities for a terrorisincident. exercise is being sponsored by the northern california regional intelligence cenr. >> local produce you want to take out of your fridge and throw away. >> but first, concert they are lining up for in oakland. >> and nation's capital shook some morning, a small earthquake that rattled some nerves (speaking in international langua) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel ♪ every creature in the world. (applause) >>>undreds are lining up outside paramount theater hoping to get tickets to a tribute walter hawkins. oakland native passed away on sunday from pancreatic cancer. free concert a hot ticket. artists as yolanda adams and mary mary is scheduled to perform. some fans have waid until 7:00 last nht. >> he was a great man. he was great musician. that is why we're here to show our respect. >> concert is next tuesd

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operating in the shallow waters which the cheering and saying is incredible that in fact the former chief of naval staff of south korea in the days immediately following the sinking brought this to the attention of south koreans he said it's impossible to think that a north korean submarine was operating in those waters it's just not the kind of waters in which any submarine can operate so the russian naval report is consistent with what a lot of people in south korea believe which is that north korea hasn't been responsible for this thinking. and that was foreign policy analysts stephen gallons we also spoke to people has been from the diplomatic academy of the russian foreign ministry and he believes that despite the high tensions on the korean peninsula there is little chance of conflict could break out. both north and south korean perspective of a war as mutually assured destruction if a conflict were to run the korean peninsula would be economically devastating decides neighboring china has no interest in a war on its borders either nuclear or not. well there's plenty more for you here on our

in a welcoming ceremony at the pier, a u.s. naval officer said the u.s. navy and japan's msdf forged a strong partnership over the past 50 years. they'll visit arlington national cemetery in washington, then leave for portugal on thursday. >>> welcome back to news line business. tokyo stocks moved within a narrow range on tuesday morning. the nikkei 225 up 2,000 ticks. many investors refrained from active training as major firms are set to release earnings later this week. the current earnings season said to peak friday on japan. on the tokyo foreign exchange, the dollar falling against the yen on tuesday morning. the greenback at 86.92-96. market sources say that the dollar is depreciating as uncertainty for the u.s. economy remains strong among investors. concerns over european financial institutions receded, cueing investors to buy back the euro. this contributed to the weakening of the dollar. the euro is changing hands at 113.13-18. and here's a look at the latest long-term interest rates. this is the yield on the benchmark ten-year japanese governme

on the eastern side of the korean peninsula, a u.s.-south korea naval drill began on sunday in the sea of japan following north korea's alleged sinking of the south's warship. north korea has denounced the move. china has expressed concern about the possibility of another u.s.-south korean military drill in the yellow sea in its vicinity, saying such a move would heighten tension. >>> north korea has denounced japan's participation in the u.s.-south korean joint military drills. north korea's committee for the peaceful reunification of korea issued a statement on tuesday. it says the united states and south korea are trying to form a military confederation triangle by winning japan over to their side. the statement also said that war flames would spread to the whole of northeast asia ignited by the three countries. four officers from the japanese maritime self-defense force are participating as observers in the four-day joint naval exercise from sunday near the korean peninsula. it's the first time that japanese self-defense force officers have taken pa

is incredible and in fact the former chief of naval staff of south korea in the days immediately following the sinking brought this to the attention of south koreans he said it's impossible to think that a north korean submarine was operating in those waters it's just not the kind of waters in which any submarine can operate nevertheless whatever the source of this whatever the outcome of this report and whether it is publicly confirmed the fact that the nature of that surely if it is confirmed would really ease tensions in a very volatile situation wouldn't it. it would ease tensions in the short term yes. doubtlessly the case that tensions have escalated but one could make the argument that the entire point of the cio in an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions in fact this has been followed by war games exercises joint war games exercises with the united states and south korean forces involving a large u.s. aircraft carrier and hundreds of it that means you know about those those water on exercises you're talking about north korea see

operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and sank is incredible and in fact the former chief of naval staff of south korea in the days immediately following the sinking brought this to the attention of south koreans he said it's impossible to think that a north korean submarine was operating in those waters it's just not the kind of waters in which any submarine can operate so the russian naval report is consistent with what a lot of people in south korea believe which is that north korea hasn't been responsible for this sinking. well that was foreign policy analyst stephen gallons . president heat wave sweeping russia continues unabated with july already the hottest month on record as a result of the heat fires mean moscow's now choking in thick smog. reports now from the heart of the problem. fires have spread well across the moscow region and scores of firefighters are being sent to fight these blazes every day but their efforts are being hampered by the sixteen the hot and dry weather and we've been told that the amount of fires this year has already exceed last year's fires by tw

my father was stationed at the naval station. he was sent on an aircraft carrier to the pacific for the duration of world war ii, and we live in succession in los gatos, calif., philadelphia after the war, pearl harbor, honolulu, new york, key west, and the family finally settled after he retired in miami, florida. >> is there a particular moment when journalism from up in front of you? >> journalism jumped up at me when i was 9 years old, and we live in a neighborhood in honolulu, fan my brother and i founded a neighborhood newspaper, and it was extremely high tech. a gooyou did a master and put ia gelatin, and we circulated it to the nine or 10 houses in our immediate neighborhood and had such riveted news such as who's dog was jumping on whose yard . i went to columbia. >> where were your parents before columbia? >> they went to key west. i chose columbia because it was in new york, and i confess i was and didn't, but i was not a great student, because i majored in new york. >> what do you mean by that? >> i took the advantage

my father was stationed at the naval station. he was then sent on an aircraft carrier to the pacific for the duration of world war ii. we lived in succession in california, philadelphia after the war, pearl harbor, honolulu, new york, key west, and the family finally settled in miami. >> is there any particular moment where journalism jumped in front of you? >> journalism jumped up with me from when i was 9 years old and lived in a neighborhood in honolulu. my older brother and i found it -- founded our little neighborhood newspaper. it was extremely high tech. it was paper -- you did a master and put it on a gelatin. you make copies on g off theel. -- off the gel. we had such rebidding news as whose dog was dumping on whose yard. i went to columbia. >> why? where were your parents before columbia? >> they live in key west at that time. i chose columbia because it was in new york. i confess i was an ok student. i was not a great student because i majored in new york. >> what do you mean? >> i love the new york. i took advantage of

. >>> congress voted to close the alameda naval air station back in 1993. and the navy shipped out in '97. now more than a decade layer, there is still no plan to develop the choice piece of real estate. after the latest proposal was rejected earlier today. ktvu's janna katsuyama is live now in alameda with the story. >> reporter: heather, you might say for all of these old buildings, it's just back to square one. the city council meeting lasted until 2:00 this morning. and in the end, the council voted by a vote of 4-0 against moving ahead with the sun cal developer. for 13 years the alameda naval air base has remained largely undeveloped with many buildings vacant and decaying. and it appears that will remain the case for a while longer. last night the city council voted against a pre pose al by sunday cal of irvine, california, to develop the 800- acre parcel. the plan included more than 3,000 housing units, public parks, commercial retail space and two schools. >> the project was actually quite large. and i think larger than the island could bear. >> rep

. >> for the first time city leaders in concord are considering taking ownership of the concord navaleapons station. for the past decade they wanted to auction it off to the highest bidder. now, they want to sell bases to cities at a discounted rate if they can create jobs on the site. concord city council is considering or working to consider adding the land and develop job centers near the bart station. >> it's 4:44 now. outraged near tracy, five horses are found dead after left without water for several days. >> also, it's a tight race but senator boxer has a huge advantage in one area over her republican party. >> and schools eliminating days >> and schools eliminating days o ok. what if i just had a small slice? i was good today, i deserve it! or, i could have a medium slice and some celery sticks and they would ccel each other out, right? or...ok. i could ha one large slice and jog in place as i eat it or...ok. how about one large slice while jogging in place followed by eight celery... mmm raspberrcheesecake... i have been thinking about this all day. wow, and you've lost weigh

retaliatory sacred strike tensions between the korea's has been high since the sinking of the south korean naval vessel in march both washington and seoul claim the war games to curb aggression forbidden war. with the tourist season at. it's hard many beachgoers flocked to the black sea coast for some summer fun but alongside the hotels and restaurants one ukrainian resort has a marquee tourist site adesa has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic port its location makes it all hot spot for human trafficking to and from the region as alexei ownership ski reports. it is fun in the sun in the caribbean port city of odessa hundreds of thousands come here during the height to season. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity concealed she told us how she was turned into a sex life. i met a man who told me he'd marry me and take care of me he brought me here when he locked me in a hotel room some men came every day and raped me sometimes there were three of them one later the man said he only to turkey but i managed to find help. sh

secretary of state hillary clinton announced the talks after talks with south korean leaders in seoul, following p'yongyang's alleged sinking of a naval vessel in march. it targets luxury items, and the sale or purchase of arms. . >> hillary clinton and robert gates in the demilitarized zone. it is a symbolic visit, one of a number of visits to show support for the south following the alleged attack on the south korean warship. gates used the opportunity to point out problems in the north. >> it is stunning how little has changed, and yet how much south korea has continued to grow. the north, by contrast, is in isolation. >> north korea's nuclear program is another stumbling block in its relationship with the outside world. clinton says she hopes the new sanctions will persuade p'yongyang to end efforts to build atomic weapons and to change its political course. >> north korea can stop its provocative behavior, it's stress, and belligerence toward its neighbors, take irreversible steps to fulfil its denuclearization commitment and comply with international law. if north korea chooses that path, sanctions will be lifted. a m in the sho

and the naval recruiting officer asked me, "what can you do?" i said, "well, i can run an office. for the librarian when i was in college. i can type as well as almost anybody. i have three gold medals in typing. i can take shorthand, 135 words a minute, and i can operate simple business machines." this is long before computers or anything anyway. "and, oh, yes, i have a phd from harvard." i was 26 years old. he said, "well, you have everything but color." i said, "well, thank you very much. i thought that there was an emergency, and i was willing to help in an emergency, but obviously, there's not, so thank you. i'm sorry to have taken up your time." and i went home, and i swore that day that i would never serve in the united states army or any part of the military service. if they were gonna make a judgment on me on the basis of my color and only on the basis of my color, if that was the only thing that kept me out of the armed services, well, it would just keep me out permanently, forever. >> immediately, the black press, including the pittsburgh courier, complains a lot about

korea and many of the newspapers have been calling into question the south korean report so the russian naval report is consistent with what a lot of people in south korea believe which is that north korea hasn't been responsible for this thinking it was foreign policy analysts even dollars the air now moscow is sweltering in the hottest weather since records began one hundred thirty years ago the temperatures reaching almost forty degrees celsius have dried up crops and cause fires around the capitol later people about he's gassed discuss whether global warming has anything to do with it. and i want to warm you want to say oh this is climate and we need to do we need to cut out industry we need to cut the hopes of millions of people in the developing world take away their or their hope for fossil future. a future condemn hundreds of millions of people in the developing world to a pre-industrial. you know existence which means. increasing child mortality and short british don't you made your point i mean morris wants to reply and we want to know you know go ahead mark go ahead and jump in. we

korea and many of the newspapers have been calling into question the south korean report so the russian naval report is consistent with what a lot of people in south korea believe which is that north korea hasn't been responsible for this thinking and i was foreign policy analyst even though it's there for you this hour here in our team the right to kill our team delves into the revolution that ripped apart care to stand. why do citizens with. its own. selves. when they go. to be killed. so stay with us and watch the full report in twenty minutes time here on our team. the impact of the b.p. oil spill in the gulf of mexico has been as has disastrous to the firm's finances as it has to the environment the crisis has forced b.p. c.e.o. to step down brought eleven billion pounds in losses already and force the sale of assets to pay for the cleanup and compensation claims there is now some debate over just how bad the environmental impact will be some scientists believe the effects will be felt for decades while there's some evidence that the leak has been clearing from the surface of the water m

korea and many of the newspapers have been calling into question the south korean report so the russian naval report is consistent with what a lot of people in south korea believe which is that north korea hasn't been responsible for this sinking. and that was foreign policy analyst even gallons they are now the impact of the b.p. oil spill in the gulf of mexico has been as disastrous to the firm's finances as has to the environment and the crisis has forced b.p. c.e.o. to step down eleven billion pounds in losses already and force the sale of assets to pay for the cleanup and compensation claims there's now some debate over just how bad the environmental impact will be some scientists believe the facts will be felt for decades while there is some evidence that the leak has been clearing from the surface of the water much faster than expected time magazine's michael grunwald things exaggerating the damage as a way for some to promote their individual a chance that's. just about everybody has called this the worst environmental disaster the u.s. has ever faced and i went down to louisiana last

the port chicago naval magazine national memorial park. commemorates an explosion that took place 66 years ago today. the blast killed 320 sailors, most of. the african-american. after that tragedy, 50 sailors were tried for refusing to work in what they considered an unsafe environment. future supreme court justice thurgood marshall represented them in court but the men were convicted of mutiny. they were given clemens say after serving two years in prison but never exonerated. >> a piece of art hanging in a lie library is creating a controversy. the work is called, more values. it shows a picture of a bible with a label reading, warning, may impair judgment. one local ground says it's antireligious and they wanted removed. >> the government can't do anything to overtly support religion. we all heard that a lot. but it also means that the government can't support things that are openly hostile to religion. >> alan: the art sold yesterday for $500, but it's scheduled to remain on display until december. >>> a judge allowed a controversial r

this fall the naval shipyard will welcome the first virginia class submarine to maine for an overall. this bill contains 11.9 million to modernize the structural shops the yard which will improve the equipment layout and streamline process flow within the shipyard. it will help workers at the yard continue to do high quality work while increasing their efficiency and this funding is essential to this mission. increasing maint nabs efficiencies -- maintnns efficiencies will no doubt make the yard more competitive for navy sub projects in the future. it's an economic success story in maine. the yard is in the middle of adding approximately 160 new jobs this year, jobs like painters, sheet metal workers, electricians, welders, and engineers and the construction work this bill will fund will be done by outside contractors bringing even more jobs to the area. the funding in this bill will help this economic engine in southern maine remain competitive and create new good quality paying jobs. finally i'm very proud of what this bill does for our nation's veterans. their service has earned th

the port of chicago naval magazine national memorial park commemorates a munitions explosion that tooklace 66 years ago today, that blast killed 320 sailors, most of them african-americans. a lot of african-american sailors refused to load bombs on ships bound for the pacific after that tragedy. the military tried 50 of them for mutiny, and thurgood marshal represented them in court. >>> at yosemite national park all crowneds -- campgrounds are open again. and yosemite has a mobile plaiks that features the height of the falls and 22 points of interests round the route. and visitors can easily locate restrooms, shuttle bus stops. a possession of the proceeds will go to the conquer conservancy. >> an unusual day. the mercury rose above 90 degrees in 38 states. >> alan: this weekend, scorching hot temperatures are affecting people from coast to coast, especially in the northeast and central parts of the country. this heat wave follows the month of june which was the hottest on record. >> reporter: it seems like the hottest summer ever. >> we're looking at least 48 states, at least one cit

the slinky was invented by a naval engineer, tom, and is the official state toy of my home state, pennsylvania. as for the etch a sketch, its design hasn't changed a bit since its debut in 1960. >> tom: etcha-sketch, far and away the winner because it is portable, you can take it on the plane. you can take it in the car for the boys. >> suzanne: absolutely. same in my household. the slinkys tend to get tangled up. >> tom: it is tough to put those back together. >> suzanne: yes. that's "nightly business report" for wednesday, july 28th. i'm suzanne pratt. good night, everyone. i'm tom hudson. good night everybody, we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

he is a graduate of the naval academy and is a navy veteran. he was his party's nominee in the 2008 presidential campaign. he is the author of several books. gm began is also a navy veteran. -- jim deakin is also a navy veteran. tonight's debate is a formal debate. each candidate will have 90- seconds to answer. the original candidate will then have a 30-second final response. the questions were formulated with input from our partners at the "arizona guardian." not to be candid its have been given the questions in advance. let's begin. the first question goes to mr. hayworth. dick armey called your congressional career mediocre. can you give arizonans a list of reasons why they should send you back to washington when their effectiveness has been question? >> thanks to you for taking the time to join us. you face a crucial decision when it comes to deciding your next united states senator. you can choose between haleh convenient conservative for a consistent conservative. when it came back home, listen to you, and is ready to go back and serve hi

time ever, city leaders in concord are considering the possibility of taking ownership of the former concord navalral government wanted to auction off the land to the highest bidder but obama administration would rather sell closed down bases if they can create jobs on the site. contra costa times reports that the contra costa city council is considering how to add the land to the general plan and possibly develop job centers. >> 6:45 and we are getting word that palo alto based tesla and toyota has signed a new agreement to develop a electric version of the suv. they say toyota has created a prototype and tesla may also be developing an electric suv. >>> and from google, it's a little cloudy for investors. jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange with money scope report. happy friday. >> happy friday to you, too. not counting food and energy, it climbed in june more than what was expected. san francisco prices were up 1.5%. this actually considered a good sign. shows the slow in economic rebound that company had to cut prices. a lot were worried about deflation. lower markets, dow

, joint special operations command and the 82nd airborne division with broadening experiences at the naval war college, the jfk center of government, the council on foreign relations and the joint staff. he left lasting contributions at every level. he led special operations into iraq. as the commander of the second battalion 7 the fifth rangers, he started the beginning of the modern army commanders program. in the early days of afghanistan, he established the headquarters that came to direct operation enduring freedom. while serving at the pentagon at the beginning of operation iraqi freedom, he was selected to handle the briefings on the war. he did not have to put up much of a fight for that, but he took the job and did it magnificently. it was as the commander of the joint special operations command of that he made his greatest and most lasting contributions to our army in this country. he personally oversaw the successful hunt for some who say in -- for saddam hussein and brought operations together by sheer force of will and unrelenting commitment to the mission. thinking back to 20

he is a graduate of the naval academy and a navy veteran. he was held as a prisoner of war in north vietnam. he was his party's nominee in the 2008 presidential campaign. senator mccain is the author of several books. jim deakin is also u.s. navy veteran. he was a division manager and don't -- and owned two businesses. he is a guest lecturer at scottsdale community college. tonight's debate is a formal debate. we will ask directed questions to each candidate, who will be given 90 seconds to answer to the other candidates will have a 45-second rebuttal. the original candidate will have a 30-second final response. questions were formulated with input from our partners. none of the candidates have been given the questions in advance. the order was determined by drawing numbers. let's begin. the first question goes to mr. j.d. hayworth. mr. hayworth, he called your correct -- the clutter congressional career mediocre. give us a list of reasons why voters should send you back to washington when even members of your own party? effectiveness. >> tha

this was actually a commercial for the japanese naval defense forces. >> yeah. >> okay. hey, that's it for "360." thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. i'll see you tomorrow. larry king starts now. >> larry: tonight -- immigration showdown. pimmigration showdown. >> larry: tonight, immigration showdown. a federal judge tells arizona not so fast. blocking key parts of the state's anti-immigration law from going into effect tomorrow. did she gut the whole law? or just doing her job? plus, president obama's view on the daytime talk show. kind of historic first. driving critics crazy. then jack hanna, face-to-face in the wilderness with three bears, big ones could have killed him in an instant. what did he do? tell us all about it, jack. next -- on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. jim gilchrist is founder and president of the minuteman project. their aim, to prevent illegal immigration across the southern united states border. jorge ramos is an anchor for univision and author of "a country for all: an immigrant manifesto." they're on opposite sides of the imm

assignments and the rangers and joined special operations command and broadening experiences at the naval -- the council of on foreign relations and left lasting contributions. he directed a highly successful special operations effort into iraq, as a member of the 727nd rangers, he spurd the beginning of the modern army's combative program. and in the early days of afghanistan, he established the headquarters that came to direct operation enduring freedom. while serving as the vice j. of -- stan was selected to deliver the daily pentagon press and hill briefing on the war, candidly he didn't have to put up much of a fight for that but took the job and did it magnificently. it was where stan made his greatest and lasting contributions to our army and to this country, he personally oversaw the successful hunts for saddam hussein, awe but but -- abu musab al-zarqawi, and by sheer force and will and unrelenting commitment to the commission. thinking back to 2003 and 2004, no one had done the kinds of things stan's folks were required to do, so he wrote the book and pulled the inner agency tog

the u.s. and south korea have started a large scale naval war games in the sea of japan earlier north korea warned that it was prepared to use its nuclear deterrent to stop the military exercises this is the latest in a series of threats from the communist nation tension between the north and the south have intensified recently over a report the only offer is sinking a southern warship in march. ships have been a returning to continue operations blown out all well in the gulf of mexico earlier tropical storm bonnie had forced crews to leave the area it's estimated that they do it has put back efforts to drill a relief well by up to ten days in april the deepwater horizon rig exploded causing the largest ecological disaster in u.s. history. and international landscape to science festival is taking place for the fifth time in central russia the event brings together designers and architects from around the world to exchange ideas and inspire each other to even greater achievements sorry for the want to seek inspiration. all these this installation so the hair the landscape projects first of all quit

. >> final preparations aboard the uss george washington before four days of maneuvers. naval exercises are supposed to show solidarity with south korea. the aircraft carrier has arrived from japan. >> this is an example of a hostile policies against us. we will have an aggressive response. >> tensions between washington and p'yongyang whenever likely to be far from the surface at the summit. relations reached a new low in march after the north was blamed for the sinking of a south korean war ship. the behavior of the northwest called provocative. -- the north was called provocative. this week's maneuvers will likely widen the chasm between the two communities. >> there was an attempt to block the blockade of gaza in late may. some activists were killed by israel the commandos in the incident. the u.n. human rights committee intends to investigate whether the attack violated international law. a former u.n. prosecutor will lead the inquiry. it is not clear if the u.n. will cooperate. the international aids conference has wrapped up. the conference took european governments to

, joint special operations command and the 82nd airborne division with broadening experiences at the navalge, the jfk center of government, the council on foreign relations and the joint staff. he left lasting contributions at every level. he led special operations into iraq. as the commander of the second battalion 7 the fifth rangers, he started the beginning of the modern army commanders program. in the early days of afghanistan, he established the headquarters that came to direct operation enduring freedom. while serving at the pentagon at the beginning of operation iraqi freedom, he was selected to handle the briefings on the war. he did not have to put up much of a fight for that, but he took the job and did it magnificently. it was as the commander of the joint special operations command of that he made his greatest and most lasting contributions to our army in this country. he personally oversaw the successful hunt for some who say in -- for saddam hussein and brought operations together by sheer force of will and unrelenting commitment to the mission. thinking back to 2003, nobody

the stuff we get insight from a global affairs analyst. despite threats of a nuclear response from north korea joint naval drills between the u.s. and south korea is underway. the region's peninsula the exercise involving about eight thousand troops from last until wednesday or tensions have been running high after an international commission blamed the north for the sinking of a south korean ship back in march when yang denies any involvement that america currently has twenty eight thousand troops based in south korea and fifty thousand more in japan we need to throw off the lecture on korean studies at sydney university in washington's actions are provoking. north korea never threaten us first north korea is a small distant you for impoverished struggling pariah state so believe that for north korea simply reacts or sometimes reacts to the threats which comes from outside if united states decides to go execute an invasion or regime change i would be surprised if you're at some stage decided to use nuclear capability nuclear deterrence against whatever enemy is closest to solve gru is going to be the first victim of the. anothe

and the hunter's point naval shipyard development crossed its last legislative hurdle this week. san francisco board of supervisors voted 10-1 to go forward with the plan that includes housing, parks, and open space in addition to retail and entertainment facilities. there's even room for a new stadium for the 49ers just in case they decide to stay in the city. some opponents, though, are still threatening to go to court to block the project. proposition 14, approved by voters in june for an open primary, is now being challenged in court for being unconstitutional. the proposition was opposed by democrats and republicans and some third parties. san jose mayor chuck weed has agreed to put his plan on hold for a november vote on building a ballpark for the oakland a's in his city. major league baseball officials let him know that a special committee needs to first study the team's options before going to the voters. however, they did pledge to help pay for a special election in the spring if it is necessary. >>> coming up later -- the story of journalist chauncey bailey in the film

i think the priority for washington and its ally is to prepare for a joint naval exercise which will begin this weekend. the visit of hillary clinton coincides with those preparations. this is a large-scale exercise involving 20 ships, 200 aircraft, 8000 personnel. the message is clear. sending a message of deterrence career.h towe further acts of aggression will not be tolerated. while any sort of a conciliatory statement will be welcomed, at the moment, the real focus is on sending a message of deterrence. >> a senior auditor at the united nations was -- launched a strong attack on ban ki-moon, accusing him of undermining efforts to combat corruption. the outgoing head of the internal oversight organization said under his leadership, the u.n. has entered a period of decay. there has been a dramatic rise in malnutrition. it is trying to increase food supplies to young children. the spokeswoman said the wfp aimed to feed eight million in niger. china has overcome the u.s. to become the largest consumer. chinese and energy demand has doubled in a decade. china unchallenged the report's

and also from afghanistan, today, the search intensified for an american naval service man missing since friday. he and another navy man left their compound and strayed into a dangerous area controlled by insurgents. the taliban claims it is still holding one of the americans. afghan officials say the other has died. >>> we turn to the gulf where there are two headlines about the oil spill. on day 98, tony hayward is on his way out as ceo of bp. a british-based company. he said he wanted his life back. now he'll be replaced by an american. here's john berman. >> reporter: his oversight of this environmental disaster was a public relations calamity. >> no one wants this thing over more than i do. i'd like my life back. >> reporter: 53-year-old tony hayward is getting his life back but only after causing serious damage to the bp image. >> i think the environmental impacts of this disaster -- very, very modest. >> reporter: when the going got tough in the gulf, he was yachting. >> there was a lot of blood in the water. >> reporter: the likely new boss who has been overseeing the bp response

. >> warner: and he blamed the march sinking of a south korean naval ship on the united states, not north korea. >> ( translated ): what is going to be hard, it will take a lot of work for them to admit-- the u.s.-- is that they were the ones that sank it. >> warner: some cubans said they were heartened to see their former leader last night. >> ( translated ): i think his health is very important for our country. i am very grateful to all the doctors. a thousand hugs and kisses for him now that he has come on the television again. >> warner: it's his second appearance in less than a week. days ago, a pro-government blog posted photos of him visiting a havana think tank. in washington today, state department spokesman p.j. crowley called for all cuban political prisoners to be freed, but added: >> this is a positive development that we hope will represent a step towards increased respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in cuba. >> warner: the prisoner releases, coupled with fidel castro's public re-emergence, comes as the u.s. is reevaluating its trade and travel embargo against