the language carves out that the city has sole discretion to disallow development at all of those sites with the exception of pier 29. what i stated earlier was that the city acting through the port commission and the board of supervisors can exercise their reasonable exception. that explanation would be better coming from the city attorney then for me. >> we have more item of -- one more item before us. there is one final topic for this hearing which is a tenant relocation. >> this might have to come later. there has been an earlier question about the assistance of tenant relocation. perhaps you can speak to this. >> thank you, supervisor. this calls out a number of sites that if the city fulfills the requirements of the california environmental quality act and certifies the eir, this could be a venue site for the america's cup. they have tenants in all of those facilities who would be impacted by this. we are obviously very concerned about our tenants. the port has provided and will continue to provide regular updates to their tenants about information in the public records to make sure that they are aware of a host of thing you agreements. the staff has started out reached to

the changes that have happened and those cities. a great legacies of change that have occurred in the port, the cities, and tourism for those cities. i applaud you and approving this agreement and helping to make this deal happen. i also know that the obligations are far less for this america's cup then it was in valencia, or auckland. the city and state of san francisco got a tremendous deal with the america's cup event authority. i would like us to focus on those things we have to do, literally thousands of tasks that need to get done before we are on the world stage in less than two and a half years. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i would like to say thank you for support staff and all of those who negotiated the deal. we must understand that they were negotiating under pressures. i think that we have been remarkably civil in the discussions around the america's cup and quite unified. however, i think that supervisor campos is correct, there will be people coming out and sniping and firing at this. we have to make sure that this deal is watertight and complete the above any type of the tax. i think that the superv

the perimeter if indeed these reports are true it would seem as if the next point on the map is the port city of ras lanuf and once the rebel fighters are wide there they would have recaptured overstock towns and cities that they lost in the last week or so now it does raise questions though on the ground in terms of how much fall further west which they plan to go but we're hearing from opposition leaders is that they intend to march on tripoli which raises concerns because until now the defenses that they have faced have been relatively lightweight from the move onwards the next major city is the city of sept which is the hometown of the libyan leader moammar gadhafi there his support base is incredibly strong and the rebel fighters are likely to come under a lot more fire and a lot more intensive fighting in the cities that they are recapturing as can be imagined the residents there are expressing relief they celebrating but we're also hearing voices of concern about some people saying that they fear that there will be a return to fighting and also that some of these rebel leaders cannot b

the port. the answer to that is yes. we have already been involved in the negotiation of the host city agreement. much of those revenues are from the use of port assets, which will be part of the leases for the event, or the long term development leases, if they go forward at a later date, so both the port commission will be approving those venue leases and long-term development to the extent that the charter is triggered. the board supervisors will also be approving them. i just want to underscore that what is in the staff report and what is contemplated by the mou -- they are approximations and/or estimates at this point in time, but there is a mechanism identified for which actual numbers would be analyzed and offset, frankly, by revenues we burned. that is there any other public comment? all in favor? resolution 1105 has been approved. >> item 9b, informational presentation of the port's proposed biennial operating budget for fiscal years 2011- 2012 and 2012-2013. >> good afternoon. this is the port's second biennial budget, and they do need to let you know that staff treated the approved budg

butt out," here are the changes," and the city attorney said," ok, that looks fine -- that the port put out, "here are the changes," and the city attorney said, "ok, that looks fine." >> they were fantastic. they were all working during this period of time on this effort, and i would say that it was in real time, so as we are considering proposals that they were putting across the table to city staff to try to get us to that place where they would award the bid to san francisco, we tried to evaluate whether or not that change, it taken in the broader context of the changes that we were agreeing to -- whether or not that change, taken in the broader context -- liabilities and obligations. so liabilities are things that we pay for. obligations are things that we have to do. much of the agreement, much of what we have to do, is subject to future approval of the board. it is hard to say that there are material note obligations effectuated in this agreement. -- that there are material obligations effectuated in this agreement. we kept with the fundamental balancing note -- balancing, tha

headlines now in syria twelve people were killed over the weekend during anti-government rallies in the key port city of. the government blames unidentified gunman shooting from the rooftops deployed troops dozens of died in a week of demonstrations are going to president bashar assad to who's facing the deepest crisis of his eleven years in power he's expected to address the nation in the coming days. german chancellor angela merkel's ruling party looks set for a humiliating defeat in a key regional election exit polls indicate the christian democrats are about to lose in version. six decades of conservatives being in power that it follows a widespread opposition to merkel's utahans on a nuclear power decisions on libya and the euro. italian prime minister is due to appear in court over corruption charges silvio berlusconi is facing a trial linked to one of his media companies he's accused of inflating the price paid to buy television rights and then using the difference to fund political activities the pm is facing a total of four trials including one for allegedly paying for sex with an underage p

yes, i do what your dollars, it is no secret that oakland is the port city in the bay area. our report is pretty much back to pre recession levels and terms of imports, exports. we export about as much as we import. i had a stake in -- which is an organic meat producer based in oakland. this represents some of the changing american habits. this is very interesting, i have some relatives in china. they are worried about pollution and you have this growing market for california organic foods. that is amazing. i take bart all the time. in the global world, i would bet you that we are on more national papers in china then we were in the u.s.. i caught my first congratulations. i got my first e-mail with an hour from a cousin of mine who is living in shanghai. this is a global economy. then we will be hosting a conference for the region to talk about how we can improve our import and export markets and this is a part of the future. we talked about hospitals being built in san francisco. we are taking over -- we are catching up on the retail and oakland has been underserved. there

the port. these are preliminary numbers from the budget that you saw on december 14th. while the budget will change, the dynamic holds true. but costs are about equal between the port and the city. it is important that the general fund applies for the transfer. >> this is say contingent -- and we recommend simplifying this to address route lost consistent with the applications. the payment is structured to minimize costs to the general fund. while making the porthole, the worst case scenario is that the loss would total $9 million. we estimate the loss will total $6.7 million. this is not include the lease types -- sites. as this is drafted, there is a contribution of $6.5 million for the terminal shortfall. we recommend that that is deleted. one of the major benefits among many moving from the northern waterfront alternative was the ability to combine the ports already planned capital project and the cruise ship terminals with the event authority is staging of the event. this provided additional financing for the cruise ship terminal and also a way to stage those improvements. we believe that 6.5 million would resolve the shortfall. we have not looked at the context of providi

the port area of iwaki prefecture. this is what's happening right as we speak. >> reporter: hundreds of cars were swept along the current. boats tossed like bathtub toys. devastated by the tsunami was the port city of sendai, the closest city to the epicenter. floodwaters consumed the city's airports. and with runways underwater, people sought refuge on the roof of the terminal. the state of emergency at two of the country's nuclear reactors. a china syndrome meltdown and radiation leaks are feared. thousands within a six-mile radius were evacuated. and cooling agents were rushed in, part of a desperate effort to avoid the worst. >> the clock is ticking. every minute that passes, we come closer to the time when there could be a secondary earthquake, when a weakened pipe finally gives way, ruptured, and all that cooling water bleeds on to the floor. the clock is ticking. it means we have to get those backup generators on, on site, working, as soon as possible. >> reporter: american ryan mcdonald shot this video. >> oh, my god. that is the biggest earthquake. >> reporter: he was just 65 miles south of sendai. >> i turned around. i saw the houses behind my apartments were shaking violently. my apar

. >>> libyan rebels control the port city of brega after they have forced moammar gadhafi's forces tominder of brutality of the regime. this woman claimed to have been arrested and gang raped by gadhafi forces. they quickly overpowered the woman and a hood was thrown over her and she was dragged off. as you may know president obama will speak to the nation tomorrow about u.s. military involvement in libya. we will carry his remarks here live at 4:30 p.m.. >>> in the bay area, san francisco police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in a parking lot near a south of market nightclub earlier in the morning. it was just about closing time when two men were shot on sixth street between mission and market streets. one man was rushed to a local hospital but later died. second victim is in the hospital. his injuries are not life-threatening. no information has been released yet on a suspect or motive. >> the barry bonds perjury trial moves into second week with kimberly bell is expected to testify about physical changes to bonds' body during the time they were dating between 19

on saturday they captured the port city. it is prompting the state department sending warnings.they should avoid going to yemen, the threat of terrorism is high, it came after a gunman klilled gaurd soldioers. >> a welcome home for a soldier. an occasion to mark his birthday. >> the sweet sounds were for a young man, joe burns, he arrived friday night. >> (singing) god bless america >> glad to be home. you are awesome to do this for me! >> it is painful to watch your son not walk the way he used to. >> he was in afganistan, everything took a sudden turn. >> hwe were just doing our job. (cheering & applause) as for walking, mom is focused on one thing at a time. >> i washed his toes! they were the only thing sticking out of the cast. >> for now, reporting, jr stone. >> alright, it is 8:13. >> my next guess is a clown. really. clowns without borders. it is not scary, it is helpful, coming up! >> we are back, turning to the weather. it was wet! a line of storms rolling through lousiana. some prades shortened during mardi gras, officially on tuesday >> we have had our own share of w

today, we have had several airstrikes against the port city. e news is that the pro-gaddafi forces are planning another attack. >> benghazi is a point of departure for many migrants trying to leave the country. our opposition forces their handling the refugees' situation? >> there is no refugee problem here reay. ery few rugees. if they leave, they leave to the egyptian border. everything is open. no problem from this side to leave. the western area is a completely different story, of course put a very difficult for people to leave. a lot of people have been stuck there. and once again to the other side of the border, to tunisia, it is a problem because they are overwhelmed with the amount of refugees coming over. but in the east, there's no real big flow of refugees. >> ok, thank you for that update from benghazi. western powers are looking at the best possible ways to help north africa move towards democracy. and meeting in rome, delegates from the eu and the mediterranean union gathered to discuss various options. europe and its neighbors alo

rebels celebrated just a few miles to the east after fighting off an attack to a reduction take that city. this situation today that government troops targeted the oil ports cities and rebels are holding on to these were oil ports. and also targeting his hometown city, the hometown city of omar khaddafi. they're not discouraged. showing a tank and a jet. burned out. >> we shot them, those dogs. >>catherine: with aircraft and weapons. the would need outside help to keep the were killings of gadhafi's in motion. >> there is no authorized use. >>catherine: france, britain are working for a no-fly zone. and the nato secretary general says that a full- scale civil war develops. >> i cannot the imagine the international community and of relations agreeing. >>catherine: u.s. transports are being used to fly refugees that have made it across the border and into tunisia. the egyptians escaped. joining the tens of thousands kept out in the desert. stay with us. we will be back, they're camped out--and the desert. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 bi

the latest word is that rebel fighters have taken over the strategically oil important port city of ras lanuf now there is a major oil refinery there as well as a whole level went up oil pipelines what we are hearing is that the rebel fighters are combing the streets looking for gadhafi as man this one comes off to earlier wins in the towns of the bia and the brig there we've been told they could duffy's men abandoned their military vehicles and escaped in civilian cars there has almost been a hundred eighty degree turnaround in the fighting in the last few days and both the coalition powers as well as the rebel leaders themselves are the first to admit that this is because of the a strikes and by the international community now the take over is also important because it is the last city that the rebels are reclaiming after this point they will essentially be on the offensive and what we're hearing from the rebels is that they now advancing towards the capital city of tripoli the next major city on the map is the city of sept this is some six hundred kilometers away from tripoli it is t

last night, gadhafi called in to state tv, promising to retake the port city that has become the opposition's capital with no mercy. if the world is crazy, he warned, then we will be crazy, too. now the u.n. resolution specifically bans a ground offensive in libya. officials in washington say u.s. action will probably involve jet fighters, bombers, and surveillance aircraft. betty? >> all right. susan mcginnis in washington. susan, thank you. >>> nasa reached a new milestone in space exploration overnight. for the first time, a spacecraft in orbit is around the planet mercury. the robotic probe is called messenger. it completed its looping, firing its main engines, its slow down and swing into orbit around the rrel. >>> today wall street tries to end the week on a high note. on thursday stocks rebounded in a big way. the dow jumped 161 points, while the nasdaq gained 19. >>> the federal reserve could ease its grip on some banks as early as today, the fed will allow some financial institutions to run their operations independent of restrictions imposed during the financial crisis. only banks t

the port and san francisco, the city, will play host to the 34th america's cup, scheduled to be held in 2013. we would also like to announce the grand opening of the cornelia's restaurant. many of you will remember it as the old world trade club. it is behind us at the end of the pier. it opened last week. the management team is the same management team that managed cornelia by the day. it will be open for lunch, dinner, and happy hour. it will also be available for banquet rooms and special laments. they feature american continental traditions and dim sum specialties. it is open for drinks seven days a week. they will expand their hours later this month. please pay them a visit. support our newest tenant. public comment is due on the notice of preparation of the eir for pier 7, pier 27 cruise ship terminal 34th america's cup. comments are due by march 11. notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for the 27th cruise terminal america's cup races in northeast clause of has been issued by the planning department. it was issued on february 9. public comments are due to the

clarissa reached the port city of sendai is better shown in pictures than described in words. >>> themodern city now almost like a war zone. soldiers watching over charred debris, plumes of smoke billowing from a burning refinery. police and firemen pouring in to assess the enormous damage. >> this area was completely sub mernd by that wall of water coming with that force and completely devastating this area looking around it's almost a terrible scene. cars are literally on top of houses. other houses completely crumpled. it's hard to imagine how anyone could have possibly survived in this 6. >> moments later a fireman orders people to get out. residents of the area have less than half an hour to get to higher ground. >> when i got home, i heard a neighbor shouting a tsunami is coming. when i got out of the house, i saw the tsunami approaching. today the roads are checked with ten block lines for gas now being rationed. countless homeless living in schools and hospitals. >> everything was turned upside-down after the tsunami. our house was gone. we lost everything. >> here in californ

cars bobbed in the water in the port cities. people raced to higher ground. the quake sparked fires that burned-out of control up and down the coast and at one oil refinery east of tokyo. a government spokesman urged people to stay calm. office workers were caught in swaying buildings in the capital. the quake struck in the middle of the afternoon. they are used to earthquakes in japan but this is the biggest in 140 years. the pacific tsunami warning center says the tsunami warning stretches from russia to the philippines, taiwan and indonesia as far away as colombia and peru. the red cross has warned that the height of the wave is higher than some low lying islands in the pacific. in japan, the army is struggling to reach survivors inland. the u.n. has 30 international search-and-rescue teams on alert ready to help. charlie d'agata, cbs 5. >>> we are monitoring the developments and continue to keep an eye on the tsunami warning here in the bay area. to get the latest, go to cbssf.com 24/7. >>> on the phone with us now is harold [ indiscernible ] you're with m