general services regional headquarters, the beautiful and historic 50 united nations plaza building. the american recovery and reinvestment act is making a very historic investment to upgrade and modernize federal buildings and make them energy- efficient, including $122 million for the united nations plaza building. this will save with pentecost's -- and this will create good- paying jobs in the green building industry. the decision is good news for san francisco, for the civic center area, and our economy. renovating the building and making it more accessible will create and save jobs while using the facility as a gsa regional headquarters to improve the lives of those living and working in the regional civic headquarters area. it is not only significant for san francisco's economy but a vital part of our city's historical district. the architect also designed city hall, the opera house, and the veterans building, all of which give our city its unique character and contribute to its beauty. i would like to thank all those who made the renovation possible and to thank the acting regi

hundreds pack the plaza in front of the united nations building in stran calling for egypt's president to step down and for the u.s. to step in. [ chanting ] there are also tens of thousands of americans and workers caught in the middle of this uprising, including linda, whose family can do little but worry and wait. >> there's nothing to connect to them. there's no cell phone services. at this point, they're all disrupted and interrupted. i've been able to reach her on a landline, but it's still been very difficult. >> reporter: linda from danville is visiting her mother and issister in i e jimt and has been confined to their apartment for three days, worried about stepping outside into the chaos. >> i haven't been able to sleep in the last three days at all. and so, like, i was talking to her at 2:00 in the morning, our time here, and she was in tears. she was crying. she was crying, saying i can't believe what i'm seeing. >> reporter: her family says she describes fighting in the streets, explosions and looting. >> they're going into homes while people are there and they are looting