rfp process to identify a development partner to upgrade and retenant the bulkhead building as a top priority for the port. this is only an information item and at this point we're not asking for an approval on rfp for pier 38, but we would like to receive your input, so it would be incorporated within the rfp and we would come back to you at a later point to seek your approval to issue the rfp. we believe that the immediate goal is to make improvements that will allow the retenanting of the bulkhead building in order to bring the bulkhead building back into economic use and provide an ongoing revenue stream to the port. we would like to get your input into not only how to structure the rfp, so that pier 38 is redeveloped in the short-term with regards to the bulkhead building and in the longer term with regards to what happens to

officials say right now top priority is taken care and e u.s. troops facilities on the ground in the middle east. you may not have heard the former delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell. anotheronsidering senate bid in 2014. she won the republican senate in 2010 but then lost to a democrat. >> naturalization ceremony will to mark the 226th anniversary of the signing of the u.s. constitution. 25 people will be sworn in at building.al archives -- the 225th anniversary. janet napolitano will give the keynote address. there will be a ceremony at the markln memorial today to 150 years since president to freeannounced plans slaves in the confederate states. georgia congressman john lewis participateors will the event sponsored by the national endowment for humanities. this monday, 57 degrees. >> we are entering the second week of the teachers' strike in chicago. week of the teachers' strike in chicago. hat excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the squaree sunnyd bottle. are made with sweet cherries and

eric holder said he was going to make this a top priority. they only announced the formation of the task force so they would have something to show and tell at the hearing. it was mere window dressing. a year later senator chuck grassley said the task force was just a press release committee. they were not making it a priority and now there were these generalities how by any objecttive measure they were bringing cases but they were all small-fry cases. they were not addressing why they were not investigating high level wall street executives, and it left us very frustrated. it left me feeling like its nothing less than an outrage, a stain on the american justice system. i felt like i had to leave town to tell the truth as i saw it at the committee. >> eliot: you have one of those platinum resumÉs. i'm not going to list everything but law school, the white house most skilled lawyer, and then for you to hear pipeline cases. either you sit at the top and you ask the hard questions and create the intellectual framework for those cases yourself. i

he did not say his top priority was to get our economy back on track. he did not say his top priority was to address the deficits and debt of the nation. he did not say his top priority was to improve the security position of the united states. he said his top priority was to defeat president obama. shame on him. shame on him. that should never be the top priority of a leader in this body, republican or democrat. the top priority ought to be to help solve the problems the country confronts. mr. president, i'm a little cranky because many of my colleagues know my wife and i have a little dog, dakota, who is suffering from cancer. and last night we were up from 12:30 to 5:30 as he was bleeding internally. and so i must say, i'm a little cranky, having been up most of the night. and i got a lot crankier when i heard colleagues say things that they know are not true. that they know are not true. when they say there is no budget for the united states, they know that is not true. how do i know that it is true, that there is a budget? well, because i remember

security is a top priority. >> we are doing our utmost to our facilities and personnel. we have danded and/or ofeiving the cooperation both governments. a caliban spokesperson says -- a talibanficers policeerson says the not associated with a group. average jumped up a nickel in just one week. this is the time of year when are supposed to go down. experts think the gas prices bit sometimerop a the second half of this month. for aill stay that way few months. now, it is pain at the pump. the summer driving season is over. the price of gas should fall. but it has not. >> since 2007, it has been to drive.ensive >> the average price of regular the d.c. region is up a few since from last week. -- cents from last week. market factors, middle east, a impact, the list goes on and on. >> i am driving this car once a week. the sports car was on empty he pulled into this gas station. he had to pay $4.69 a gallon. >> i think the price is being d by the financial markets. maryland, prices are a bit more manageable. >> people out there should do something. >> that people are our polit

public land continuing to look for the funds for the other aspects of the plan that were not the top priority of the community. thank you very much for the opportunity to work on this project with this community. >> thank you. >> sali rauf? -- sally roth? >> i am on the board of the glen park association and i would like to request that you bring forward and approved a pending contract. the clubhouse is old, and so is just about everything around. things like the restrooms are so far from being compliant with 88, this is almost remarkable. the area is heavily used. there are three camps bring their people in to use this area. and we have a cycling through of the area of baseball players and baseball tournament that want to use the field. and if this plan is carried forth, as it is, we will have some technical areas on one side, and we will also have something better done with the area in the back of the clubhouse. this is not very useful for children, for playing at all. one of the things that is important to get out of this thing is that -- the additional safety from upgrading things, things

arab league envoy to syria says his top priority is stopping the blood shed. lakhdar brahimi is expected to visit damascus in a few days to meet with president bashar al assad. brahimi met egyptian president mohamed morsi and arab lgue secretary general in cairo. brahimi says 5,000 people died in august alone. >> translator: the dangerous situation in syria will lead the whole region to collapse into turmoil. >> brahimi says he's ready to present a new peace plan to the government and opposition forces. he says the objective is to create a cease-fire and to bring stability, but he says he needs cooperation from four regional powers, egypt, saudi arabia, iran, and turkey. >>> a general who defected from syria says he's against foreign military intervention. instead, former brigadier general talas is calling on other countries to provide material support for opposition forces including weapons. talas is one of the most senior commanders to defect from the assad regime. he spoke in an interview with a french tv network. talas said as government leaders kept lying

with the recent spike in west nile, he is hoping that the development of this vaccine will be its top prioritynow that we have seen this pattern emerged, there will be more movement to develop the vaccine to keep the disease out of the cuban population. -- human population. >> it is what orioles fans have been waiting for for 15 years. it is september and the orioles are 15 games above .500 and in prime place for the pennant race. last night, the yankees had an early two-run .500 and in prime place for the pennant race. last night, the yankees lead. however, mark reynolds puts one into the stands. however, he did not stop there. he slams another homer with two on. his second double home run game of the season. >> before you fire up the grill to start your cookout, here is something to spark your appetite, or maybe it will do just the opposite. it is the national buffalo wings eating contest. joey chestnut sets another record. the most buffalo chicken wings eaton, 191 wings in 12 minutes. that beat the old record of 183. looking to pick up some crabs for your final labor day fiesta? he may have

likes the superintendent says safety remains a top priority. that is why he is trying to hire a new safety and security director, but it might not be enough to calm the fears of concern teachers. >> they are worried about doors being opened in high schools, and they know it is not an easy fix. they cannot close the doors or kids cannot get into classis, and there are issues. >> issues say police -- police say cannot be solved by metal detectors. good >> it is important to address threats. we are in close communication with our students and teachers. >> even after they get metal detectors, and schools will only be able to use them when they suspect a crime is about to happen. police will not say how many they are planning to buy or how much it will cost taxpayers. >> in september of last year, a colombian jail bondswoman was shot, and the man accused of being her killer was a client. dominic macdonald will head to trial on murder charges. investigators believe he planned to meet the 42-year-old to make a payment on bail money and then gunned her

. >> people who commit the crimes, robbing, they need to understand this is one of the top prioritiesfor federal law enforcement. you can anticipate you are going to be at the top of the list of the local police and fbi and other agencies. >> howard is scheduled for sentencing in u.s. district court november 20th including a 6th robbery he did not participate in. >>> people living in howard county approved a name change op they street. the group is changing the name coon hunt court, a street in the oak land mills village of columbia to april wind court. the 6 households say the name created a disturbance in the community and caused the street sign to be stolen multiple times. >>> if you notice flags, they are there to honor the victim of the september 11th attack, a law enforcement group set up the flags on the road around parkville high school, there are a total of 2977 of them. this tuesday will be the 11th anniversary of those attacks. there is nothing like the start of a new football season. everybody think s their team has a shot at the super bowl. a caravan of ravens vans is alr

we really think that should be a top priority.u are probably already aware of this. $2 million is allocated for the lake. the opposition to this bond is pretty sophisticated. you know one of the persons quite well. i will be supporting the^

force celebrates the 61st birthday with a new chief of staff a top retired airman talks to us about the general's challenges and priorities and how sweden's top company plans to grow in the united states. britain's's pan european disclosed discussing a union to create a 93 billion dollar titan that would be the world's largest aerospace and defense company. deal if approved by global regulators would join europe's leading military and aerospace contractors into a new giant that builds commercial cargo fighter trainer aircraft helicopters and rockets and saturdayel lights missiles and radars and other sophisticated electronics communication systems and security products. the companys proprosed the -- proposed complex ownership ada holding 68% and bae40%. to alie security concerns executives have promised to operate bae's vast operation independently of the new parent. what does the deal mean globally what's next and what will government regulators be focusing on. join us is stev. grundman who analyzes and reviewed defense mergers and acquisition at the pentagon during the clinton administration and he advices defense and a

police tell us that this case is their top priority and they pulled this case to work another investigation. they've not said whether they've identified suspects in the case and they've not wess -- released the name of the clerk killed. this is the city's first homicide of the year. reporting live from milpitas. back to you. >>> all right. thank you, janine. fremont police are searching for a wanted parolee who eluded arrest the overnight despite being hornerred die a -- arrests overnight despite being cornered by the s.w.a.t. team. police believe the gang member wanted was in the house. at one point, the s.w.a.t. team used tear gas too try -- to try to -- to try to get him out of the home. >> they say he was here last night and they saw him run outside. >> no, no, i don't think so. no. no. he's not here. >> reporter: police believe wynn may have called -- crawled up into the attic and jumped from the roof. a neighbor reported a man jumping over their fence who scratched -- who matched their description. this is video from this morning which was 20-year-old brett olsen's alma mater. someone

percent of those caaes.sources within the department tell us commissioner aathony battshas cases a top priority. the baltimore city schools c-e-o is ttking steps to re- evaluate test scores in the wake of allegations involvingg a cheating scandal. 3& "the caveon company" is being paid 275-thoosand dollars to examine test scores from 2009 and 2010. but the president of the principal's union says it is a waste of money. (union)"thats all this is is a blatant witchhunt to soothe the ceo's ego"(alonso)"its nnt going to go away when they are calling me names.. its nly going to o away when we an say without a hadow of a doobt everyone is clean" clean" no word yet on how long it will take the caveon company to analyze the test scores ffom 88 thousand students in the city school system. cancer is now the leading cause of death among hispanics in the u-s. s.that's according to a report released mondaa... byythe american cancer society. the finding is due... in part... to the younger age distribution of hispanics meaning..there are fewer hispanics in the u-s over the &page of 85... where heart disease is

. >> reporter: growth and development are top priorities at this jewish high school.the school serves nearly 50 students in ninth through 12 grade. previously they operated separately. now each will be fully integrated under its own dean. it's a leadership and mentoring program that coordinates community projects and intern ships. >> one key aspect of cardin is that we're a college prep school. we work with children, young adults, maybe i should call them, as individuals. we're trying to understand who they are as individuals, what their needs are. >> reporter: prashker brings 125 years of -- 25 years of leadership. he hopes his experiences can help interglobal education for students. students are excited with the upcoming year. >> i think we're going in a positive direction and at least personally, i think the change is for the better and i really do think mr. prashker will move us forward. >> reporter: prashker is ready to showcase changes to help take education to the next level. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> there will be two fall hope houses for prospective stud

ambassador to the united nations and that security is a top priority at u.s. facilities across the globe. and we're doing our utmost to secure and vulnerable places. we have received several countries assistance and cooperation. official told the associated press thursday that authorities believe nakoula, is behind the film. >> today is one year of occupy wall street. they rallied at the new york park right in front of the financial district to out protest big banks. if you remember, this is footage from last year. and the occupy san francisco movement. they had deadlines to evacuate if there were forced to move in breaking down timber structures with occupy movement out of a frank ogawa plaza. today, they will be back in san francisco's financial district. they are organizing a march at 5:00 p.m. in front of bank of america/cul-de-sa goldman sac's >> there was new strategy for these baseball games. > the 49ers will take on the detroit lions but they're going to be dressed as fans. the officers will be dressed as the players. as they stay on alert. the will cl

department telllus that the incoming police commissioner anthony battshas made closing more cases a top priority. and part of thattstrategy will be more community policing..live at policeeheadquarters, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. some maryland animal shelters say pitbulls are difficult to adopt out...pluss they're seeing more of them abandoned... after a recent maryland court rrling called the breed inherently dangerous. dangerous. workers at the maryland s-p-c--, say since the ruling, they've received several phone calls from concerred pet owners... dropped off... left to find new homes. they say the animals are unjustly labled because of the court ruling. (drake) "no, it's absolutely unfair to target any particular breed of dog. it hassmuch more to do with how the dogs are cared for than any bbeed. it has uch more & o do with how the dogs e pared for than any breed. you know, 10 years ago, rottweilers were targeted, before that it was german shepa" shepards." bridget wiley and her two sons say they love the breed... despite the eputation and pit... named "daisy". maryland is the only s

aid organizations say providing them with much-needed medicine and food is their top priority. >> as we reported earlier, u.s.s accepted his party's nomination and promises to win the white house again in november. >> they closed the democratic convention with promises tied to a good dose of reality sang the coming years, be easy. >> barack obama said the american people are facing the biggest chores in a generion. the path ahead, heaid,ill be challenginghe rint for tor your next four f biggestea ao rs foro bioula dlawatoet t d n. heusgo i ro ne r's t m fe costs for meat producers. >> visited one born in the state of maryland to gauge just how bad theitti i he is harvestin h farm in the eastern u.s. state of maryland. little rain. rain yesterday, but it w t la. we needed this rain back in jwee time. >> he says he wil hve aut the lack of rain andveotun >> this is aypalarf corn. this did pliteig. it should be 115ncs long. it is the length of the palm of my hand. d n k mark this. if >> his father is 73 years old ands cemr radar -- a drought like this. crop yields were alreaow buhi yr it

mcdonald's says the online security is a top priority and web directories have now been made in accessible to the public. under the proposed changes, photographs should be under the privacy act, but to. >> i do not think you ever have complete peace of mind, but it would help. >> some groups worry the changes cast too wide a net. the ftc will take them into consideration. in washington, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there is much more news coming on 11 news at 6. >> i'm tim tooten. students at north county are celebrating for a different reason. gilbert live at camden yards. getting set for the final homestand for the orioles. john harbaugh with encouraging words. >> and showers on the radar most >> and showers on the radar most assa [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> how y

. >> and that is one of the top priorities. >> right now, 21 resource officers are stationed at county schools including a dozen high schools. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a rapidly moving line and severe storms racing across the state this afternoon impacting parts of maryland. west of the bay, things have quieted down as far as the severe weather threat. you can see the line stretching down to the central eastern shore and into the southern part of the bay. it looks like the worst of the weather is cutting across dorchester county now and working towards salzburg. they're going back to deal with some wind gusting there as the line approaches very heavy rain that could cause flooding in low-lying areas as it moves across the region. we could pick up a quick entry two of rain in some of these heavy downpours with tropical moisture mixed in with this front producing a bunch of rain. be on the lookout on the eastern shore especially east of cambridge now down towards all very and ocean city. on the oceans

meanwhile senate minority leader mitch mcconnell blatantly laid it all out when he said that the top priority for republicans was to make barack obama a one term president. top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama's second term. their obstruction during the first two years of the obama administration worked mostly in the senate where they could use filibusters procedures like colds and filibusters and republicans capitalized in the twenty ten midterms to take control of the house of representatives which meant that they were in control of the powerful house government oversight committee and could spend the next two years launching an investigation after investigation which shot after which shot all directed at the white house all to d. legitimize the president in january of two thousand and eleven just as republicans were taking the reins of the house of representatives incoming chairman of the house oversight committee darrell issa said he had all logged a list of investigations he was ready to open up against president obama and he did just that most

. >> the president has made schools a top priority. >> president obama believes in a country where wevest in education. in roads and science and the future so we can create new opportunities. >> he understands that creating the jobs of the future is about making education and especially math and science a top priority. >> joining me is arne duncan. president obama even before he became president has talked about education as the road to economic recovery, economic opportunity but here's where we stand in the world right now and you know these numbers better than do i. 25th in math, 17th in science, 14th in reading. after a stimulus infusion of about $100 billion for education, why are we still behind? >> we have a lot of hard work ahead of us but we've made real progress. one of the thing we were able to do with recovery money is save the jobs of educators across the country. that was a huge step in the right direction. but we have to continue the invest at every level, in early childhood education, k through 12 reform, making college more accessible and affordable. we took $40 billio

you said that communicating is going to be your top priority. how does the air force tackle this communication challenge without being referred to again as oh, well there goes the air force again trying to grab all the glory. the counteraccusation made anytime. >> i think the first thing we have to do is just admit we have a problem. there is at least i perceive a very clear ambivalence about the air force, not dislike, not -- not concern about -- just an ambivalence because people have no idea what we do. they have no idea what's going on above them in the battle space. they don't know how hard it is to maintain superiority in a contested region. how stressed the tanker fleet can be in supporting is contingency. they don't know what's involved in operating fighters in four bases and keeping people and equipment and weapons -- >> it seems the utility. i flip the air force switch and it delivers. >> that's a great come from time to time to the air force but clearly we need to be able to tell the story in a way that's better under. i believe that'

ambassador to the united nations says security is a top priority at u.s. facilities in the region. >> tomorrow morning look for fog bayside. >> the naacp is asking the bay area to get involved. kron4 is following all of the bay area sports excitement. 49ers fans are dreaming of a super bowl while the giants and the a's are closing in on at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in the people, businesses, and organizations that call the bay area home. whether it's helping a nonprofit provide safe, affordable housing within the city, supporting an organization that's helping kids find jobs and stay in school, or financing the expansion of a local company that's creating healthier workplaces, what's important to the people of the bay area is important to us. and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. pot >>vicki: add today marks the 49th anniversary of the bombing of a southern baptist church where four young girls were killed after members of the ku klux klan set off explosives during a church service. the p

. >> the county school superintendent says safety remains one of its top priorities. that is why trying to hire -- they're trying to hire a new safety and security director. about doorsorried being opened in high schools and they know is not an easy fix. you can adjust close the doors because the kids cannot get in for classes. there are those issues out there. >> the issues police they cannot be solved by metal detectors. >> they are one tool that our officers have in their tool box to address school safety. >> even after the get metal detectors, a resource officers will only be able to use them when they suspect a crime is about to happen. police will not say how many detectives -- how many there buying or how much they will cost taxpayers. >> on october 1, children under 8 will use a booster seat unless they're taller than 4 feet 9 inches. the crash test video shows the major injuries a child can suffered during an accident is -- if the seat belt does not fit properly. the old law allowed children who weighed more than 60 pounds dropped out but height is the most i

aid organizations say providing them with much-needed medicine and food is their top priority. >> as we reported earlier, u.s. president barack obama has accepted his party's nomination and promises to win the white house again in november. >> they closed the democratic convention with promises tied to a good dose of reality sang the coming years, be easy. >> barack obama said the american people are facing the biggest chores in a generation. the path ahead, he said, will be challenging the they can be met. in his address last night, he laid out his blueprint for american recovery. >> i'm asking you to rally around a center pose for your country, manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the opposite. that is what we can do in the next four years and why am running for a second term of president of the united states. >> america's struggling economy has been the biggest teams are in the election. he asked voters to be patient. >> you did not elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell the truth. the truth is it will take more than a few years for

being able to find work or finding work and not being insured and health care sometimes isn't the top priorityhem. we need to understand that so that we can help them take care of themselves physically and emotionally to deal with all these other things. they also have to be working through with people living longer and living with more chronic conditions i think we're going to see more patients coming through. >> starting next year, every day 10,000 people will hit the age of 60 until 2020. . >> the needs of the patients that we see at kerr senior center often have to do with the consequences of long standing substance abuse and mental illness, linked to their chronic diseases. heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, those kinds of chronic illnesses. when you get them in your 30's and 40's and you have them into your aging process, you are not going to have a comfortable old age. you are also seeing in terms of epidemics, an increase in alzheimer's and it is going to increase as the population increases. there are quite a few seniors who have mental health problems but they are

president has been clear the protection of american personnel and facilities is and will remain top priorityer: in afghanistan u.s. service members on edge after four american troops were killed by afghan soldiers they believed were their allies. the incidence after the taliban launched brazen attack on a coalition basement thought was the safest in the country. 15 taliban fighters wearing american uniforms blew a hole through the alter wall stormed in with automatic rifles, grenade launchers and suicide vests damage was enormous. >> this was a deliberate, well manned, well execute attack by the taliban that created chaos and mayhem on a base that should have been more secure and this should not have happened. >> reporter: taliban says it was targeting prince harry, a stationed at the joint u.s. and british base he was whisked way to safety moments after attack. the u.s. says the attack on libya was not planned. the interim president is suggesting the attack could have been the work of al-qaeda. tahman bradley, abc7 news. >>> now to mike nicco. [ talking over each other ] >>> good morning. h

one, top priority would be to quickly repair and reteb ant the pier 38 bulkhead and two, respondent to this rsp process may submit to a master tenant to accomplish the repair of the building with no obligation to address a long-term redevelopment scheme for pier 38. under this master developer approach, this would allow an entity to propose a plan that would not trigger seismic upgrade and these leases are typically ten years in duration. alternatively, a respondent to the rfp may submit to a master developer which will allow a development entity to repair and tenant the bulkhead first and then demonstrate their qualification to undertake the long term development of pier 38 if deemed feasible. under this amoefp, the respondent will have to influence the repair of the bulkhead building first and then demonstrate their qualifications to develop all of pier 38. if deemed feasible. the commission would consider long term pier redevelopment proposal at a later time and these are typically 50 years in duration. and then with regards to the physical appearance of the pier shed. the master te

like the superintendent said that remains one of his top priorities. >> the baltimore ravens linebacker is the face of a new campaign to help student- athletes and parents learn how to do with concussions. comes on the deals of any state law that requires more training for coaches. the ravens want the ad to air on various networks and on schools. the recurring message -- athletes can never be too careful when it comes to brain injuries. >> we are asking the athlete to basically shut it down and stop playing and tell us, either tell the coach for the athletic trainer of the team physician. >> the ravens said their partners are handing out information sheets on how to detect and treat a concussion to 150 youth and high school coaches. like the middle east continues to be an easy tonight. >> academics new threats of violence against american diplomats here >> -- al quade -- al qaeda speaks of new threats of violence against american diplomat. >> severe weather about to move through baltimore >> al qaeda is making new threats of violence against american diplomats as protest continues over

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secretary-general moon said a top priority for the international community should be promoting sustainable development that will provide long-term help for poor countries. governor romney sounded similar themes that former president bill clinton. he urged a re-examination of temporary foreign aid. >> we can employ people for a time, but can't sustain the economy for a long term. it can't pull the whole cart, because at some point the money runs out. an assistance program that helps unleash free enterprise can create enduring prosperity. >> the calls at the u.n. for outlawing offensive speech produces strong defenses of such speech not only by president obama but also from leaders in the american muslim community. i want to explore that with kim lawton managing editor of the program and the director of the muslim office of the public affairs council. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> how are you american muslims trying it to persuade other muslims around the world that putting any kind of limit on free speech is dangerous? >> well, i think the first way we're trying to convince fellow m

we featured guests who are trying to make the war on poverty a top priority. india's supreme court has rejected a demand by anti- nuclear protesters to stop fuel being loaded into a new nuclear plan, sparking fresh demonstrations -- plant, sparking fresh demonstrations. >> a sea of protesters off the southern indian coast, women and children among them, trying to prevent the move to load uranium into the reactor in the neighboring russian-built nuclear power plant. heavy security is in place to prevent them from getting anywhere close to it. on monday, the protests turned violent. the clashes that followed -- in the clashes that followed, police opened fire. one demonstrator was killed. this is an area that suffered heavily during the 2004 asian tsunami. there are fears there could be a repeat of the fukushima disaster. local residents believed it would destroy the environment and their way of life. fishermen fear their livelihood could be damaged. the government says the fears are exaggerated and it blamed non-government foreign organizations for creating pan

for india as the chinese defense minister hasn't visited this country in nearly a decade and the top priority for the list of things to discuss on this trip are strengthening the india china border and promoting a stronger cooperation between the two countries armed forces many people believe that india and china because they have two of the fastest growing economies in the world should be rivals but a lot of analysts i've spoken with have actually said that a partnership between the neighbors actually makes more sense with forty per cent of the world's population and at a time when these two countries' economies are growing while many of the traditional western powers their economies are decreasing many people say that a partnership between india and china could actually be detrimental to a country like the united states the united states actually exports eight point four billion dollars of arms to india every year and india is actually the number one importer in the entire world many people say the united states is interested in india to counterbalance china's growing influence in this regi

russia's mountain climbing federation made the construction of another rescue cabinet one of its top priorities made it to the top of the mini summit of mt elbrus it's a fantastic day absolutely no wind and sun is shining but that's a rarity usually he can be very dangerous with wind snow and hail storms causing deaths to mountain climbers that have been up here in the past but now with this newly built cabin. there is hope. that these deaths can be prevented and that they can stay the night here and call for help when we need it let's go have a quick look inside as you can see it's not exactly a five star hotel but it will hopefully save many lives indeed the interior doesn't leave much to the imagination with only two horizontal planks the beds and a small table in between but when your life is on the line surely i mean it's he's would be the last thing on your mind as usual settles. the cabin was built for emergencies only not for a full overnight stay but it allows rescuers to come to a specific point rather than having to search large areas and in turn it helps the mountain climbers to wel

funding picture, but what we have pending -- there is a major commitment to making the extension top priority in the next generation of projects, but then we have to come up with more money and so on. commissioner wiener: any other questions? is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> mr. chairman, i do have -- i think given the circumstances, i should at least give you a very quick briefing on the fact that congress has approved the federal surface transportation act after nine extensions of the previous and several years of waiting, so kudos go to senator boxer, especially in the senate, for pushing this thing through. it is only a two-year extension, and there are some significant changes that happened as a result. i promise you a written and more detailed, more organized presentation for the board meeting this month, but i wanted to highlight at least that there are some fairly significant areas of change. the bill has been funded at levels very similar -- overall levels verisimilar to 2012, and it only covers 2013 and 2014 federal fiscal years. so we are talki

it is why we have made it our top priority when we come back from the session. there are three pieces of legislation. we want to see them passed right or the senate gets back into session. this is something we can do. it is common sense. it saves money for families and the taxpayer. we ought to get the bills passed. >> are there things before congress that you could make changes that cannot involve congress? >> we continue to find ways to tweak the programming changes. the biggest changes we can make are the ones we have made. we do not think we have much more artillery left on this problem without congress acting. for government guaranteed mortgages we made a large number of changes. what really needs to happen is congress needs to happen. >> last week governor romney said that lenders have been tight on the lending standards largely because some of the key dodd/frank rules have not been completed. we're still waiting for finality and some of these rules. do you agree with that analysis? >> i am not sure who he is talking to. i talked to lenders all the time. t