veronica sanchez. >> good afternoon. veronica sanchez. we just -- i wanted to thank you on behalf of the captain for the rate accommodation for the bar pilots. the bar pilots are members of our union. certainly, we are very supportive of their work. we also support the request that they have before you now to try to bring some clarity -- what the expectations are going to be for their lease hold and property for the america's cup, with the hope there can be some resolution that it will be in their favor and will not be disrupted. there seems to be a difference in language between what is in the least and in the staff report and the newspaper. so we are certainly supportive of that. thank you. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? commissioners? >> i was going to ask about the implications on the america's cup, but i think we cover that in staff's report. i did have a technical question. the change would be just the prevailing market rent. is that at the time of renewal? what if the rent goes up and down and it happens to

veronica sanchez? >> good afternoon. the staff has done a very thorough job. certainly, there is the opportunity for the poor, with this lease. we applaud that and are supportive of financial integrity. i think that where the staff report does not provide answers, there are questions to be s about whether this tenant is in good standing. not just talking about financial terms, but the tenant is maintaining and repairing facilities at other locations. that is definitely a question worth asking. also, the bid as a criteria set as a requirement for a successful venture, maybe it might be good to ask what other ventures have been done and what the method of delivery is. it was interesting that in the company's letter to you, structure worked at pier 3. we are talking about a safety issue there. we were asked to yellow tag appear with 10 ton trucks to go through. periodically, as needed to fuel the trucks there, it went on through march of 2011. action was then taken and the company stopped. to this day, we do not know if they are fueling with compliance to regulat

sanchez. >>> coming up, bruce jenner and more. we have bruce jenner and a whole lot more. >>> 8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, october 4th, 2011. let's go to our meteorologist, veronica have a wait a little longer for it this morning. we are doing the battle with the cloud cover, but it's not as chilly as it has been. and the north west wind at 9 miles per hour. and expect a little bit of more wind, too. we will warm up from 65 to ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> good morning. crash takes away your left lane at hunt avenue, and still seeing a lot of congestion. here is the outer loop of the beltway in maryland. in new hampshire avenue, very slow, about 17 miles per hour as you make your way from i-95 to i-270. and your delays start at the fairfax county parkway and all the way to the beltway, it will take you >>> we're back with another hour of "today" on a tuesday morning, the 4th of october, 2011, brightening up in the northeast, chillier