it's not a wasteland. i've worked with the homeless for over 12 years in in a neighborhood.i work for st. vincent de paul society and a volunteer for them. i'm a member of the golden gateway club. i'm not a tennis player. many of us who go to that club are not tep tennis players. we pay $145, which by the way is less than the cost of going to the public pool in north beach every day. let me repeat that. if i were to go swimming every day in north beach i would be paying more money, i would have less access to the water. but let's not talk about somebody my age, 52. let's talk about all of us as we age. this city has an aging in place policy. i work with seniors. they provide the heart, memory and culture of so much of the city, so much of the communities that we want to honor. and the people who are seniors use that pool. they don't use the tennis courts. and as i get older i'm going to use that pool. it's a rare day i go to that pool and don't find someone next to me spimming who is over 80 years old. is that person's life less valuable than somebody who wants to get a big

. >> this is like a wasteland. >> think about the amount of people that left syria. over 100,000 people in just one month left because things are so terrifying. >> and you have rebels going up against jets and helicopters. >> it must be completely frightenning every single day. >>> she spits, and the cop raises the ante. see the story behind this one on our count down. the radar gun is out. >> for people on bikes. >> seeç >>> welcome back to the rtm top ten countdown. we're at our number six video, and this one has to feel pretty familiar. >> life can really be so difficult. especially when you're trying to maneuver around your kitchen trying to open the packaging of some products. >> oh, i hate that. that's the worst. >> the can tab tear -- >> some of these i see, some of these are a little exaggerated. it's not that hard to open honey bunches of oats. >> i break the tab all the time. >> this guy is basically giving food packaging companies grief because they're packaging really does suck. >> i hate when they put that little label on a plum because . >> the biggest

ferry terminal and rode our scooters up to the ferry, to the fisherman's wharf, and just -- it's a wastelandbetween those two points. and development really needs to occur at that point. and this project could be a catalyst for what needs to happen and certainly a balanced approach is important, affordable housing, retail, all those things are -- the the richness of our waterfront

[applause] so two years later the worst environmental disaster ever in the oily wasteland never happenn two years later it's hard to find any sign of the oil leak in the region and less accountability and send billions of dollars poured into the area by a resourceful bp. what was the reason? and barman was in college kids coming to beaches with paper towels and sponges and skimmers and equipment battling the oil sludge? know it was the saltwater and algae so why the hyperdramatics anderson? wipe why the tears and wails and gnashing of teeth? why is it every time some oil spills we are treated to a melodrama of overacting from the environmental left? it was like one of tse scenes from the arab arab streets with the women in the burkas burkas making that noise. that is what environmentalists sound like. every time somebody spill something, you know. why do they do at? why do they react? it's all about the power. the gulf of mexico is going to be a dead zone and we only have three years left to drive our cars and the earth is turning into an an in song or an ice cube. take your pick. they

whole neighborhoods are a wasteland. few civilians remain. it's almost a shock to see them.our heart, when you see your area like this -- >> well, i have no heart at all. can you imagine this? i feel very sorry for what has happened. greatly. >> reporter: how long will this go on for here? >> i don't know. god alone knows. god alone knows. >> reporter: the war here is almost macabre. bizarrely, a mannequin marks the deadliest junction. few places are safe for anyone. so as world leaders at the united nations begin to talk again of syria, deadlocked in disagreement, the snipers on both sides take their positions. death on their minds. victory in their sights. bill neely, itv news, homs. are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has ne

the journal, nature, 52 million years ago antarctica was a subtropical rainforest, not the frozen wastelandlike ultimate proof that humans are not the cause of climate change. patrick moore is the cofounder of greenpeace. author of the book, confessions of a greenpeace dropout. patrick, thanks so much for joining me. >> nice to be hear, melissa. melissa: i read this on the arianna huffington post. that is where the article came to my attention. antarctica used to be a rainforest. immediately occurred to me humans were not around then. obviously humans are not ones that could cause climate change. how do you think about that. >> climate changed all through the ages long before humans were here, hundreds of millions of years. earth has been warmer than it is today through the history of modern life. canadian forests and whole of siberia and northern canada, which is tundra and ice was also a forest back then it. wasn't long ago this present ice age which we're actually still in now began 2.5 million years ago. antarctica began to freeze over 20 million years ago. but the arctic didn't freeze

whole neighborhoods here are a wasteland. the signs of battle on every building. few civilians remain. it's almost a shock to see them. in your heart, when you see your area like this -- >> well, i have no heart at all. cannot imagine. i feel very sorry for what has happened, really. >> reporter: how long will this go on for here? >> i don't know. god only knows. god alone knows. >> reporter: the war here is almost macabre. bizarrely, a mannequin marks the deadliest junction. but few places here are safe for anyone. so as world leaders at the united nations begin to talk again of syria, deadlocked in disagreement, the snipers on both sides take their positions. death on their minds. victory in their sights. bill neely, itv news, homs. >>> let's get caught up on other stories we're following tonight. isha is here with the bulletin. >>> a man arrested in connection with a stabbing death of an american couple on the island of st. maarten will appear in court tomorrow. the bodies of michael and thelma king were released to family members today. no charges had been fil

[applause] so two year later the oily wasteland never happened, it's almost hard to find any sign of the oil leak in the region unless you count the billions and billions of dollars poured into the area by a remorseful bp. and what was the reason? armies of environmentalists and college kids combing the beaches with paper towels and sponges, skimmers and equipment battling the oil sludge? no, it was saltwater and algae. so why the hyperdramatic, anderson? why the tears and wails and gnashing of thies? why is it we're treepted to a mellow drama of overacting from the left? it was like one of those scenes from the arab streets with the women in the bier cas making that noise. [laughter] that's what environmentalists sound like. [laughter] every time somebody spills something, you know? [laughter] why, why do they do it? why do they react? power. it's all about the power. because if you want to increase your power, the first thing you need is a really fat crisis. you need to scare everybody into thinking this is really it. the gulf of mexico's going to be a dead zone. we've only got thr

because, you know, when the shuttle program ended people basically thought it would be an economic wastelandyeah, the area took a hit. unemployment spiked almost 12% and more than a year later there's substantial signs of hope. one of the largest plane manufacturers in the world relocated the executive jet headquarters from brazil and invested $50 million and just one example of mayor corporations swooping in when the shuttle shut down. >> it caught our eye with the qualified workforce here, especially with the retirement of the space shuttle program and those individuals available to be part of this operation. >> don't forget, florida business friendly in terms of regulations and taxes. boeing entering the area, lockheed martin, midair, aar. all hiring hundreds of new workers. how did they do it? those involved in recruiting say the keys were, a, being ready. so they were anticipating this for a few years. and b, diversifying beyond just space. the results how this? attracted more than 2,300 jobs, $240 million in capital investment and 360 million in new construction. unemployment close to

whole neighborhoods here are a wasteland. the signs of battle on every building. few civilians remain. it's almost a shock to see them. in your heart when you see your area like this. >> i can't imagine. i feel very sorry for what has happened. >> reporter: how long will this go on here? >> i don't know. god only knows. god alone knows. >> reporter: the war here is almost macabre, bizarrely a mannequin marks the deadliest junction. but few places here are safe for anyone. so as world leaders of the united nations begin to talk again of syria, dead locked in disagreement, the snipers on both sides take their positions. death on their minds. victory in their sights. >> syria will again be one of the dominating issues at the united nations this week as leaders and high ranking officials from more than 120 countries descend on new york for the general assembly debate. one of them, iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad met with reporters this morning, including our margaret warner. he was asked if he would regard an attack by israel on iran's military or nuclear facilit

seems like a wasteland. connell: not good.king of apple and microsoft if you want to run windows and mac programs quickly and easily without switching devices there's a program for that. connell: joining us from washington d.c. is walt mossburg and, personal technology column is that the wall street journal. dagen mcdowell running around the mall after tanning session making observations about the industry. >> just thinking about dagen mcdowell visiting the tech stores. dagen: i was in the verizon store and the microsoft store and the apple store. >> tell us about the parallel if you can. >> here is the deal. as long as we can remember there has been a community of people who loved the. that has grown. there are a community of people using windows still very large. but even as sales have picked up there are still the occasional windows program. quicken has a better version. your company might have a windows program you are supposed to use and you may want to run it so parallel has been around for a while. of program that creat

whole neighborhoods here are a wasteland. the signs of battle on every building.ain. it is almost a shock to see them. in your heart, when you see your area like this -- >> well, i have no heart at all. can't imagine these roads. i feel very sorry for what has happened. >> reporter: how long will this go on for here? >> i don't know. god only knows. god alone no god alone knows. >> reporter: few places here are safe for anyone. so as world leaders at the united nations begin to talk again of syria, deadlocked in disagreement, the snipers on both sides take their positions. death on their minds, victory in their sights. bill neely, itv news, homs. >> bill neely, thank you. >>> so you have heard the fight over chick-fil-a. here is the deal, one guy has been in private negotiations with the company's ceo and it is all over whether the chain should be kicked off college campuses. we'll speak live with him next. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells

whole neighborhoods here are a wasteland. the signs of battle on every building. it's almost a shock to see them. in your heart when you see your area like this -- >> well, i have no heart at all. can't imagine this. i feel very sorry for what has happened. >> reporter: how long will this go on for here? >> i don't know. god alone knows. god alone knows. >> reporter: the war here is almost -- few places here are safe for anyone. so as world leaders at the united nations begin to talk again of syria, deadlocked in disagreement, the snipers on both sides take their positions. death on their minds, victory in their sights. bill neely, itv news, homs. >> he was referring to the united nations general assembly which gets under way tomorrow in new york. president obama is scheduled to address the general assembly during the 9:00 a.m. eastern hour. you'll see it live here on cnn. >>> who's tougher on china, mitt romney and president obama are both making very pointed accusations against each other. we're checking the facts. ♪ one, two, three, four ♪ you say ♪ flip it ove