the floors above do not become smaller, or they would become uninhabitable, because of tight controls -- because height controls for levels. the entire building can be pushed up by that height, so the ground floor is 12 feet and building height can be 2 feet higher. if it is 12 feet, it can be 2 feet higher. >> it will literally with a whole building tops -- lift the whole building up? >> correct. >> i do not know what they are for commercial versus residential, but i know it is- that is standard for parts of the city, so if it was -- is a height that is standard. it would trompe. >> it would not trump, but it allows it to go up 5 feet. if there is a garage or something not considered in active use, they cannot access height increase. >> let's say it was 45 height already. would they be allowed to go up? >> they would. >> thank you. any other questions? i think we all agreed to approve this before fairly unanimously. >> first we need to call for public comment before the commission makes the motion. >> i have not been president for a while. we are still in commission comments. as i un

. >>> unit with the fire started is uninhabitable tonight's 7 joining union suffered slight smoke and water damage. it was a tragedy that tory family and community apart a teenager accused of running down and killing it father and daughter of a bike along the boulevard in concord a last april of now reports this user will be in juvenile court tomorrow morning to rearrange his juvenile and two counts of ahead to a manslaughter. 41 year-old solomon 91 urals and the seven year-old honda were at the sidewalk and there had dynasty v but the district attorney's office says there's no evidence the teenager was driving and the influence or using his cell phone when the collision occurred. in the wake of a particularly violent we can see to status eight committee members came together snakes lydia on the brazil against violence. they prayed for the victims and one bloody week in san jose seven people have been killed in gang-related murders. because we're dedicated to each individual has dedicated his or her life to the project of grading. >>> then they marched a symbol to take back the street

they're suing for every day they are suffering from this a legal, "uninhabitable unit" with all types of mulled problems and so forth, and to release their asking for in the brief says something about that the board shall retain jurisdiction to ensure compliance. well, that is fine. we say let us have our permit, to comply with the city's order to remove the legal unit, and we have no choice. thank you. -- to remove the need legal unit, and we have no choice. president hwang: is there department will comment, mr. dufty? >> commissioners, i am just available for questions. i have one comment. the notice of violation for this, but tracking out on that today, there already has been an order of abatement posted on the property, which means it has gone through the enforcement. well. normally when there is in order of abatement at hand, it is very advisable for the owners to remove the violation. i don't think that we can link in this any longer. there was indeed a permit in 1986 to do exactly the same thing, and maybe at that taken out and put back in again, i don't know. these illegal uni

these would be rendered uninhabitable by the construction ida the definition of the building code. >> i agree, these issues should be resolved before they ever get here. you should be discussing this. you have put us in an awkward position. >> the project sponsor put you in that position. >> that is 5 feet forward. >> we are ready to sit down. >> i agree with that and it is important to get the light in there. on the issue of parking, you should take the bus to the dentist. a lot of people take the bus to the dentist. the buses are crowded, there are expressed and local buses. they are available. the commissioner suggested that the project sponsor could look for parking at another location. i will turn to the other commissioners if we can come to some agreement. >> i would be in favor of what has been proposed on two different light wells at a depth of 3.9. the staff mentioned that typically if we're going to match, we only go 3 feet. is that correct? we don't necessarily match the depth of the adjacent light wells which they provide light in and of themselves. the property line windo

. >>> 26 years after the chernobyl nuclear accident, the large exclusion zone is still uninhabitable. it's still heavily contaminated by radioactivity from the worst nuclear accident. >>> probably not a good idea for england's prince harry. he was photographed naked during a game of strip billiards with friends and some women they met during a stay at a hotel in las vegas. the royal family had no comment. >>> all right. now, here's an early look at how wall street is going to kick off today. the dow opens at 13,203. the nasdaq lost eight. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei fell 25 points and in hong kong the hang seng tumbled to 12. >>> well, stocks staged an early rally tuesday that faded almost as fast as it began. investigators were encouraged early by talk that the european central bank would buy up spanish and italian bonds. banks that do business got a boost, but the rally lost steam in early trade. today, investigators will dig into minutes from the fed's most recent meeting looking for clues about the central bank's policy plans. and a warning

you can't really see it on the slide but it's in the book's uninhabited. the second spread is a timeline, and this is also 1000 b.c. so once again it is color-coded. in this example the foundation of the hebrew kingdom went unnoticed by the great powers of the region but it was so fundamental importance to judaism and christianity and islam. the total population of the world, the graph at the bottom and at that time it was 115 million people. the key map shows all the world regions in different colors. the timeline is arranged in horizontal bands by topic, economy, religion and philosophy, scientific technology, arts and architecture. you can see the purple left ahead of gilgamesh. the blue is an old head from mexico and the teal on the right is the hill fort in derbyshire england. flipping ahead, this is 907 a.d. and you can see a huge difference in the world. you can tell from the colors of the maps. constantinople has 250,000 people. japan, 200,000 people in cÓrdoba spain has 200,000 people. by this time iceland and hawaii are settled but not new zealan

areas, and uninhabit ed that they are less and getting in and out of the areas can be dodgey.nder sniper fire trying to get government sniper fire trying to get into the area, and then we saw one man in a taxi who just was shot moments before by the snipers. there are other parts of the rebe rebel-held areas that are fairly easy to get in and out. but the problem that you have to keep in mind, this, many of the rebel-held areas are populated by people who don't have the means s ts to leave. they don't have relatives or money to get to different parts, and many of them don't have the resources the go to turkey or elsewhere. so one woman told me, you know, we are stuck. we have nowhere to go and we are just going to have to hide and hope that we can survive if the government does indeed try to take the rebel-held parts of the city. a lot of people are sleeping in the stairwell of the buildings. they are the apartment buildings they live in, because that is the best place to hide if there is shelling or bombing in the area. so the humanitarian situation is quite dire, and in peop

but if it costs more because human activity is burning our planet to an uninhabitable husk, oh, what the (bleep). (laughter) right? we're screwed, we're ♪ (cheers and applause) welcome back, my guest tonight, she is a three-time olympic gold medalismedalist in beach volley, taking home gold in london with her partner carrie walsh jennings, please welcome to the program misty may-treanor. (cheers and applause) welcome! >> thank you. (crowd chanting "u.s.a.") >> it doesn't get old, believe me. i wish i could bottle that sound like, all right, i'm going to open my can of "u.s.a.!" >> jon: gets you excited. first thing i have to ask you, how could you do that to robert pattinson. (laughter) (whispering) play along, young people are watching. >> i thought it was "the hunger games." (laughter and applause). >> jon: wait, did we have archers there. did we have cat miss the on the bus at the olympics? >> no, but i watch archery and i live in long beach, california and i always go by this park with archers and i'm like so now i'm like what am i going to do? i think i should take up another sp

. >> these remote and uninhabited islands have been because of a bitter dispute between japan and china for many decades. it flared up again on wednesday when activists from hong kong became the first foreign nationals to have landed on the island since 2004. their arrival coincided with the 67th anniversary since the end of the second world war which also meant the end of japan's colonial rule to many asian nations. they were arrested almost immediately. since then, there have been demonstrations. >> we are worried that the -- we're worried, but we're also happy that we chinese have landed on the island. the imperative is that japan must release our people immediately. >> their wish was met on friday when japan reported the activists -- when japan deported the activists. but some criticize the move, saying that they should have faced criminal charges. bbc news tokyo. >> 34 people have been killed and more than 78 were injured when police fired on striking miners. the ryland has caused widespread concern and the president says he is alarmed and deeply saddened by the loss of life. milto

the senkakus are uninhabited islets in the east china sea. they're under china's control but claimed by japan. noda says china started to lay claim to islands after the 1970s when the possibility of oil deposits was raised. he says the senkaku are an integral part of japan, both historically and under international law. noda also emphasized that, unlike takeshima, there remains no territorial issue to resolve over the senkakus. the lower house has also adopted a resolution condemning the landing. it calls the act extremely regrettable and says the government should do all it can, including increasing security, to solidify its control over the islands. >>> a court in norway has handed down a verdict for the man responsible for carrying out the country's worst ever mass murder. anders behring breivik has been sentenced to the maximum 21 years in prison. but a preventive detention clause means he'll likely spend the rest of his life in jail. the court ruled the 33-year-old defendant was sane enough to be aware that he was committing a crime. in

two couples were forced from their homes after the structures were deemed uninhabitable. the show of support from the community has been tremendous. we had hoped something good out of this. we had no idea what that would be, but we have seen a lot of good from the situation. >> the church and its neighbors nearly $70,000 to help. >> we are getting ready for in the '90s with pop up storms still blooming. -- still looming. >> we have some storms across in st. george county. but first let's look at the temperatures. a thin veil of clouds overhead but still warm. 83 in washington. a little cooler in winchester. 79 along that the water at chesapeake beach. a few thunderstorms south of washington in central virginia and down in southern maryland. here is your travel forecast -- have the heat out west. 104 degrees in dallas. more comfortable in boston -- 80 degrees this afternoon. >> on the campaign trail, mitt romney is on the road again and time he's traveling in the president backyard. up a stop in elk illinois and also has a campaign ad accusing getting aobama of reform sign

the tensions are extremely high thanks to a dispute between japan and china over uninhabite islands inina sea and both groups claim to own that and then activists landed on the island and unfurled the flags and those actions sparked anti-japanese protests across the nation of china. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is outfront tonight. >> reporter: it is a frightening scenario. american troops and their japanese allies are drawn into a conflict with china and fighting over something more than an uninhabited islands and nothing more than rocks. and they have been practicing exercises of how to recapture this island and they say it is part of the annual training and not directed at any particular nation. china does not see it that way. on tuesday, a state editorial warned the u.s. not to quote fan the flame in the region. it suggested that the situation could spiral out of control. >> tensions are clearly rising. >> reporter: all of this over a small cluster of islands that nobody even lives on. the sen qaa cues are privately administered by the japanese, but the japanese claim they

and fighting over nothing more than some uninhabited islands and a few rocks. u.s.nd japanese troops are beginning new exercises like this one, practicing how to recapture occupied islands. a defense official says it's just part of the marines' annual requalification training and not directed at any particular nation. china doesn't see it that way. and on tuesday, a state editorial warned the u.s. not to, quote, fan the flame in the region. it suggested the situation could spiral out of control. >> tensions are clearly rising. >> reporter: all of this, over a small cluster of islands that no one even lives on. they're privately administered by the japanese, but the chinese claim they are the rightful owners. >> these guys have got to work this out and we're not going to take a side with it. >> reporter: while officially neutral, the u.s. defense treaty means it would have to back japan in a military confrontation over these islands. >> i think behind the scenes, the united states is probably encouraging all parties, including japan, to not take any actions that are

and fighting over nothing more than some uninhabited islands and a few rocks. u.s.ines and japanese troops are beginning new exercises like this one, practicing how to recapture occupied islands. a defense official says it's just part of the marines' annual requalification training and not drengt e directed at any particular nation. china doesn't see it that way. on tuesday, a state editorial warned the u.s. not to the "fan the flame in the region," and suggested the situation could spiral out of control. >> tensions are clearly rising. >> all of this over a small cluster of islands that no one even lives on. the islands are privately administered by the japanese but the chinese claim they will are the rightful owners. >> these guyses have to work this out. we're not going to take a side with it. >> while officially neutral, the u.s. defense treaty means it would have to back japan in a military confrontation over these islands. >> i think hinds the scenes the united states is probably encouraging all parties including japan to not take any actions that are going to

these would be rendered uninhabitable by the construction ida the definition of the building code. >> i agree, these issues should be resolved before they ever get here. you should be discussing this. you have put us in an awkward position. >> the project sponsor put you in that position. >> that is 5 feet forward. >> we are ready to sit down. >> i agree with that and it is important to get the light in there. on the issue of parking, you should take the bus to the dentist. a lot of people take the bus to the dentist. the buses are crowded, there are expressed and local buses. they are available.