i am not sure what the actual condition was, but it is probably one that was uninhabitable in its present state. so this is creating three habitable units where there were not effectively, and it is rh-3, and the 12-foot setback is what i think has been worked out by the residential design team and is correct here. i agree that is more of a view that a light issue. so i would move to not take d.r. and approve the project. president miguel: is there a second? commissioner sugaya: i will second, but i have questions first. are we having railings on top of this thing or what? >> no, sir, there is no glass reeling. commissioner sugaya: okay, i must be thinking of a different project. the second question, in terms of the historic status of this building, the staff memo says it is adjacent to a national registered and locally designated jackson square, northeast waterfront, telegraph hill. does that mean that this building is not near any of them? >> that is right, there was a categorical exemption issue. commissioner sugaya: why wasn't it considered an historic resource? >> it is. commissioner

games -- a sports official defended his country's preparations after many described facilities as uninhabitable. politicians and environmental experts are meeting in moscow to discuss the future of the large reserves of oil and gas lying under the arctic. the conference will discuss who gets control of those reserves. the dramatic shrinking of the ice caps is opening up the arctic region. russia is pushing harder to dominate in its own backyard. norway has become the first country to remove its military command base inside the arctic circle. our colleague has been given exclusive access to the norwegian military headquarters. >> the picturesque far north of norway is an unlikely setting for a military base, but this is where it has come. the headquarters of the norwegian military command center in what was a cold war based deep inside this mountain. there are 18,000 square meters of underground space in this complex, hundreds of meters of corridor. all leading to a military complex five stories high inside this mountain. the corridor behind me -- it would help the complex withstand a nuclear ex

. >> hours from now the owners of 48 red-tagged homes deemed uninhabitable will get further instructions how to proceed. >> asking everyone for information or video that could help this investigation into reported problems in the days before the explosion. we begin our team coverage with jenelle wang in san bruno. jenelle, you have the latest on the investigation. >> that's right, kristen. investigators want the public's help. if you smelled gas prior to last thursday's explosion or if you have any video of the actual explosion or the area itself, they want to know. meanwhile the california public utilities commission has ordered pg&e to inspect all of its natural gas lines according to reports, pg&e has over 5,000 miles of gas lines. meanwhile the 28 foot section of pipeline that was launched 100 feet from the explosion site is being shipped to washington d.c. for analysis as well as other parts of the pipeline. investigators want to see if there are clues of torn metal or welding of the pipeline. also repair of the sewage pipe that ran next to the gas line. >> that will be one of the t

." >> still the, uninhabitable, unsafe. there are concerns that the gains in delhi may not happen at all. and speculation that kim jong-il will name his youngest son as his successor. and money laundering at the bank of the vatican. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- . dementia at the damage. the global problem costing the world $600 billion and no cure in sight. and back on display -- some of the ancient iraqi artifacts looted during the 2003 war. hello to you. the indian government wanted to host the commonwealth games to highlight the country's many strengths. but now the games have become an embarrassment. within two weeks, 71,000 athletes and officials from 71 former british colonies are due in delhi. there are already complaints about filthy accommodations and safety concerns have been raised with the collapse of a foot bridge, injuring 23 people. >> india's dream of glory has turned to its worst nightmare.

choosing to stay at a hotel instead of the athletes' village, which has been criticized as filthy and uninhabitable. the poor state of accommodations along with a little bridge collapse and suspected militant attacks have thrown the games into crisis. >> with just nine days to go until the games begin, there is a flurry of activity around competition venues. the athletes accommodations are being cleaned again following a wave the international criticism. the rooms for the australian athletes are not acceptable for their olympic committee president, but he still has his concerns. >> i think the problem is that the commonwealth games federation it is under- resources. they do not have the ability to monitor the progress of the city's. if that had been the case here, certainly something would have been done sooner. obviously, the venues are not ready. >> and number of countries have delayed their teams arrivals because of security concerns, but organizers say any fears athletes may have are misplaced. >> the security, as far as we're concerned, we are absolutely ready. >> an initial group of 20 in les

time ago, people being allowed ba into their red-tagged homes because they have been deemed to be uninhabitablepeople allowed to go back in and see what had been ho sweet home just six days ago. meantime the ntsb is expanding its investigation, contiing today into gas control station in the bay area. they were milpitas yesterday making sure that peopl in these gas controltations are trained and the equipment isworking properly. >> we want to get excruciating detail how the system works, how well the people are trained to work it, their background and experience, all aspects what happened day. we'll be doing an exhaustiv look at the details regarding that station. >> also the piece of pipe that ruptured is in washington d.c. now. and that is where inspectors are going over with a fine toothed comb tryingo figure out if it gave way gradually over the years or if something sudd and traumatic hit it all at once causing that blast. they're also looking into reports from people out here that they had smelled gas for days or even eks leading up to that blast. well, we are heari from the ntsb that they

. >> the uninhabitable part of san francisco. >> they were different surveys and blocks in those. mission block 38 and then in the 19 teens or 20s everything was consolidated into the big block and lot list. so mission block 32 became block 3927 or something like that. >> this is a good time to put a plug in on the san francisco public library history room. on page 38 you will find a document how to research your san francisco building. they have lots of references to other agencies but quite frankly the san francisco history room in the san francisco library is a fantastic resource and people there are extraordinarily knowledgeable. and page 14 talks about when the photo collection is open. you have to wear white gloves and can look at a couple at a time and they will often have photos of your block or neighborhood or the ones that are fascinating and part of your collection as well. >> my experience with that resource has been really excellent over the years. they really take a lot of pride in the collection and get excited when somebody wants to use it. i encourage you to use t

ago, people being allowed back into their red-tagged homes because they have been deemed to be uninhabitablepeople allowed to go back in and see what had been home sweet home just six days ago. meantime the ntsb is expanding its investigation, continuing today into gas control station in the bay area. they were in milpitas yesterday making sure that people in these gas control stations are trained and the equipment is working properly. >> we want to get excruciating detail how the system works, how well the people are trained to work it, their background and experience, all aspects what happened day. we'll be doing an exhaustive look at the details regarding that station. >> also the piece of pipe that ruptured is in washington d.c. now. and that is where inspectors are going over with a fine toothed comb trying to figure out if it gave way gradually over the years or if something sudden and traumatic hit it all at once causing that blast. they're also looking into reports from people out here that they had smelled gas for days or even weeks leading up to that blast. well, we are hearing fro

there were more sealed uninhabited apartments than occupied ones the exodus of veteran tenants was faster than the influx of new residents. there were tenants only two or three apartments in a block of flats. the others had been sealed up the place was incredibly quiet. packed and ready to go they always had some basic necessities close at hand and whenever they had the entrance door slam during the night it was their turn to be arrested that's how it was the. people couldn't stand the stress and committed suicide. one of the two rooms of the small museum of the house on the embankment is devoted to the repressed tenants a tour of the museum lasted for one and a half hours museum guides spend a lot of that time telling the stories of the families of the so-called enemies of the people most of the immediate relatives of the repressed tenants were sent to prison camps and their children the children the youngest of them usually had their names changed. and it's really been a children's home soon after his talents that a sixteen year old boy wrote a letter to the radio in it he describes his

the group of eight uninhabited islands, and taiwan also claims the territory. >> this latest round started when this chinese scholar ranted two japanese coast vessels near the island. 14 vessels arrived back of the island after being released, and early on, they are set to join them, but the damage has already spread beyond the vote. they did counsel talks with tokyo over the area's boiling gas reserves. now, reports in the japanese media suggest that the bilateral summit at next week was the general assembly is also under threat. that is why there is a lot riding on the decision of japanese prosecutors. they have until sunday to release or charged the captain. in hong kong, supporters handed a letter a petition to japanese consulate stars. tokyo says the case is simply being processed according to the law, but there's a lot more riding on his case than most. >> the latest headlines for you this hour -- millions of people are suffering from hunger in niger where drought and flooding have destroyed crops. the american middle east envoy george mitchell is saying israeli and palestinian leade

buildings including primary and secondary schools as well as private homes either destroyed or uninhabitable leaving tens of thousands homeless. and of course many thousands dead. the final count may never be known. but in the midst of the rubble there is the distinct feeling that life goes on. the roads are as always crowded with traffic and children playing. morning and afternoon commuters crowd through city streets creating one of the world's most formidable traffic jams. now almost taking for granted the sights of devastation that are so common. the parks are again frequented by people relaxing, children playing. and to see them one almost gets the feeling that none of this ever happened. almost. even the army which played such a dominant role in controlling the situation immediately following the earthquake seems to have adopted a more relaxed posture. at a glance the city seems, for the most part, to have returned to normal. but while life goes on for the majority of people in mexico for others it has been shattered. some 44,000 people who a month ago lived in houses and apartments now

only a few are still standing but uninhabitable. >> these people have lost everything, everything. we're trying very hard as fast as we can with the assistance of a number of oerkrganizations an get them back and rebuild this neighborhood. >> reporter: they met to try to explain what happens next. the city of san bruno is arranging bus tours for the homeowners to finally get their first look at their homes since the flames were extinguished. each will be paired up with a building inspector. those with yellow-tagged houses, too structurally unsound to live in, will be given one hour to grab belongings and then be escorted out. red-tag owners won't be alloweded to close to their homes. some green-tagged owners will be allowed to look around at their homes but not all have been given permission to return. >> you go meeting to meeting and all they tell you is come to the next meeting. and then you get no information. >> reporter: now, there are other things going on all around san bruno. we understand that a press conference is now under way. >> we are not completely sure of that at th

late today the san bruno firefighters allowed only a few residents whose homes were uninhabitable back, but only for an hour. some had to wear protective suits just in case. he jumped at the chance to go home for a little while. fire officials gave him 45 minutes notice to get to his house on clairemont drive and start clearing it out. >> on the side of the room there is a lot of water damage. >> reporter: it is pretty much what he expected considering what happened at his neighbor's house, he knows he is lucky. they are moving to belmont temporarily. they don't know if they will return to clairemont drive even if they could. >> whether we will be comfortable moving back in, that's a different story. my wife and children ran screaming barefoot down the street with a fireball behind them. it is hard to bring the kids back to the neighborhood. >> in san bruno, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 us into. >>> and questions are being raised whether pg&e customerses may have to foot some of the bill for the san bruno fire. during a hearing, pg&e asked for the go ahead from state regulators to charge c

those with little or no damage have been marked with green fliers, but others are deemed uninhabitable. he is frustrated. he wants to see his house, but they are not letting residents to take a look just yet. >> they changed their mind. i don't know why they changinged their mind, but i want to see my house. i want to get stuff out of my house. i pretty much left last night with nothing, my keys, wallet and cell phone. that's it. >> reporter: with smoldering ruins and crews working in the street, they have been hesitant letting people back in the area. firefighters say this is among the worst they have seen. it is nothing more than twisted met metal, or this car showing how extreme the temperatures are. -- temperatures were. >> this is a first for me. >> reporter: the city manager says there are no guarantees, but residents could be allowed back into the neighborhood as early as tomorrow. city officials released a list of addresses of homes damaged or destroyed. you can find that list on our website at abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. live in san bruno, lilian kim, abc7 news. >>

concern about health and safety some say the village athletes' village is hygiene problems and is uninhabitable while delhi is struggling with an outbreak of dengue fever a pedestrian bridge that collapsed near the main stadium is also generate a concern and there are fears over security after two tourists were shot in delhi last sunday for athletes including three world championships a power pole dad is training government is giving strict advice which athletes intend to complete but indian officials insist delhi will be ready and security is good. i understand from talking to these try and saying that they'll have some very strict travel restrictions in place for games athletes in terms of traveling outside the village and outside games facilities and of course the strand authorities are working through our heart commission talking directly with the indian authorities but also talking to the commonwealth games federation who in the end they to make the call about all the games facilities and obviously the start of the of the sporting event security arrangements in delhi are very good very eff

the games are due to start in just over a week and their work claims the athletes' village was uninhabitable unhygienic that opened today with scotland and wales saying they're happy that improvements have been made however not everyone is convinced the pedestrian bridge scene here collapsed near the main stadium and that generated concern and there are also fears over security after two tourists were shot in delhi last sunday for athletes including three world champions of so far pulled out while the struggling government has issued strict safety guidelines to its competitors let's hear from them but also indian officials who insist delhi is able to host the games i understand from talking of the strain saying that they all have some very strict travel restrictions in place for games athletes in terms of travelling outside the village and outside games facilities and of course the strand authorities are working through our heart condition talking directly with the indian authorities but also talking to the commonwealth games federation who we need to make the call about all the games facili

emergency meeting with indian officials today there have been complaints that parts of the villages uninhabitable because of hygiene problems while the city is struggling with an outbreak of dengue fever and the pradesh bridge that collapsed of the main stadium has also raised safety concerns there are also fears over security after two tours of shock in delhi last sunday for athletes including four world champions have so far paul that because they were worried about health and safety the study discus thrower danny samuels among them her government is giving strict advice to those who intend to compete. i understand from talking to these try and saying that they all have some very strict travel restrictions in place for games athletes in terms of traveling outside the village and outside games facilities and of course the strand authorities are working through our heart mission talking directly with the indian authorities but also talking to the commonwealth games federation who in the end they to make the call about all the games facilities and obviously the start of the sporting events now the

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with little or no damage have been marked with green fliers but many have been red-tagged deemed uninhabitable. brian wants to see his house but emergency officials aren't allowing residents to take a look just yet. >> keep changing their mind. i don't know why they changed their mind but i just wanna see my house. get stuff out. pretty much left last night with nothing. my keys, wallet, cellphone. that was it. >> with crews working in the middle of the street, emergency officials have been hesitant letting people back in the area. firefighters say this is among the worst they've seen. a jumbled twist of metal while the melted headlights of this car shows just how extreme the temperatures were. >> i haven't seen anything like this before. it's a first for me. >> the city manager says there are no guarantees but residents could be allowed back into the neighborhood as early as today. city officials have released a list of addresseses of homes of that been damaged or destroyed. you can find that list on our website at abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv." in san bruno, lillian kim, abc 7 new

. >> reporter: the good news is the valley below the dam is virtually uninhabited. so there would be little immediate danger if it falls. >>> some dc residents have a little added protection against whatever today brings. public works employees handed out sandbags to people who wanted to buffier their homes. the department is reminding people to remove outside furniture that could get blown around. don't forget to e-mail your pictures. send them to photos at wusa9.com. or post them on our facebook fan page at facebook.com/wusa 9. and if you are on twitter, hash tag your sweets with dc flood. >>> we will return with other news after this break including the latest on yesterday's tragic bus accident that claimed a life and caused many commuters to have a very long commute. >>> also, doctors decide to keep jimmy carter in the hospital. we will tell you why. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. the fly over to the ramp from i- 270 remains -- is now open. this after the deadly bus accident yesterday afternoon that gnarled rush hour traffic for hours. a tour bus,

little or no damage have been marked with green fliers but many others have been red-tagged, deemed uninhabitable. brian is frustrated. officials aren't letting them take a look. >> i don't know why they changed my mind. i just wanna see my house. pretty much slept last night with nothing. my keys, wallet, cellphone. that's all. >> with crews working in the middle of the street, emergency officials haven't let people back in the area. firefighters say this is among the worst they've seen. the jumble is nothing more than twisted metal while the melted headlights of this car shows just how extreme the temperatures were. >> i haven't seen anything like this before. it's a first for me. >> the city manager says there are no guarantees but residents could be allowed back in the neighborhood as early as today. city officials have released a list of addresses of homes either damaged or destroyed. you can find that list on our website at abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv." in san bruno, lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> investigators will send search dog teams back in today to make certain there are no m

if your home is uninhabitable, the insurance company should offer it to you immediately after a disasterbut if not, policy holders should ask for funds. >> that was dana king reporting. we've put resources and contacts for homeowners who have insurance questions on our website, cbs5.com. >>> now, switching gears a bit and talking about the forecast, another beautiful weekend in store? >> another gorgeous weekend out there. already clear skies, warmer temperatures headed our way for the next few days. just some patchy fog with a chance of rain creeping over the horizon through the week. we'll talk about that and more, coming up in your complete forecast. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,, the guys who drive a heavy duty truck, have some heavy duty demands. like enough horsepower and torque to get out of just about any situation. a payload that beats the other guys flat out. a frame sturdy enough to bear up a max towing capacity that's over 10 tons. and a braking system tough enough to bring it all to a stop. heavy duty demands? gentlemen, your truck is ready. when i realized that along with al

that's an area rich in gas deposits around a string of uninhabited islands with rival names called the diaoyus in china and the senkakus in japan. the seizure sparked a test of wills between asia's traditional economic and military power, japan-- and its rising one, china. china didn't to hesitate to threaten, and use, its clout. >> ( translated ): china will take strong countermeasures, and all the consequences will be born by the japanese side. >> reporter: beijing's countermeasures took aim at the heart of the japanese economy. china blocked exports to japan of so-called rare earth elements -- key components of high-tech manufactured items from iphones, wind mills and computer hard drives to sophisticated military equipment. china controls an estimated 97% of the world's current market in these rare earth elements. >> frankly, these stories about the rare exports being held up to japan is a kind of leverage that i thought went out with the cold war 20 years. so i would characterize it as a harsh reaction, unnecessary in terms of the japanese overall goodwill toward china. >> reporte

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