now, the fda says pregnant women can safely eat up to 12 ounces of low mercury seafood a week including shrimp, salmon and catfish. you want to stay away from swordfish, shark, king mackerel and tile fish because these are high in mercury just a moment health think babies. >> reporter: cute babies. >> healthy babies. >> thank you. >>> good evening, everybody, from the cbs 5 weather center. looking at the gray skies towards the transamerica building and how all of that is going to make a huge dent in your thursday forecast coming up. a 9 year old describes what went through his mind during the dramatic rescue. >> feel kind of proud. >> a 9-year-old describes what went through his mind during a dramatic rescue. ,,,,,,,,,,,, and now a south bay boy who bay boy who helped save a toddler and her grandfather from drowning is being called a superhero himself. 8 and a-half- year old isheen singh was made an honorary san jose firefighter today. at a press >>> he loves superhero. 8.5-year-old isheen singh was made an honorary firefighter today. at a press conference he explained how it was his mo

consumer reports says compact fluorescents should be recycled because they do contain mercury. several stores do accept them including home depot, ikea and some ace hardware stores. if you want to tell me about consumer problems go to 7 on your side. >> thank you. >> and the damage from hurricane irene continues to disrupt live for millions tonight. today the national guard air lift food and water to dozens of communities in vermont z more than 250 of the roads and 30 bridges are closed because of the scenes like this. and in new jersey crews already have rescued roughly 1700 people from their flooded out homes and some rivers there still have yet to crest. irene claimed 42 lives in 12 states, millions expected to be without power several more days. >> i think the highest number i saw was seven million people without power, all power has to be repaired and burned on. >> the federal government is prom yigs help but in years plais plague bid floods disaster dollars are running low. this means some recovery projects will not go forward unless congress authorizes more money. >> and

he san jose mercury newscc1: reports that one man whose job was to look for fraud and other misconduct said he was laid off when complained about possibly : falsified gas leaks. a pge spokesperson denied the allegation and said quote, we encourage employees to bring things up because that is the only way we can be a safe company. the explosion last september killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes.cc1: >>> and still ahead at 11:00, san jose's police chief is taking some heat just six months into the job. you why.wcc1: >>> plus -- >> i solve problems extremely passion in it's mycc1: life. >> computer hackers don't necessarily scream model employee. but one prestigious u.s. agency is looking to hire them by the thousands. we'll explain. >>> and i hope you enjoyed your weekend. weather-wise, it was still a little cool. cooler than average, that is. just 73 in song today. 81, concord. about 10 degrees below average future a lot of us. but there are some cnges, and the details are just ahead. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou cardcc1: and started earning loads of points. you got a wea

and he shares his thoughts about working alongside front runner freddie mercury and reveals his alter ego as an astrophysicist our interview is on there right now. it's great to have you with us today sir thank you so so recently i was going through the glass passage and he writes about music and what he says about music is that except it's artful it's also true power over nations and and then many people say that exactly why music is compared to that science is like mass. so i never really got that because i finished around a conservatory and i always failed my math class now you as a man of music and science can tell me how music is related with science or exact science like math for example it's a hard question. obviously there are mathematical things in music but ironically i think the most important things in music are be instinctive things so i don't equate how that works out except maybe it gives you a balance but yes i love pure science and i love your music and they're not the same sure but. certainly throughout history there have been connections and people who were immersed

the world number three came from a set down to beat honor yvonne of each and reached the final of the mercury insurance i've been in california the twenty six year old lost the first set for then came back to stakes the next tweet this is the ninth win in a row for the russian to see real form during the hard court season so i write about the next play i got in the final on the whole bit and i picked a beach ball seven three said well write downs got found herself trading the german whose power saw her take a one set lead however which capitulated second largely because she was feeling down to a ball swim to bowl mates however she did return for the deciding set where the right balance go who has self had a heavily strapped shoulder ground out to match six ball. moving on tiger woods was was thirteen shots off the base after the third round of the world golf championships in ohio while the man to catch after the third round with adam scott is trailing pairing up with tigers for mchattie steve williams for a third big tournament scott was in a four way tie for the lead at the start of the thir

gets a ninth win in a row to reach the final of the mercury insurance open. wild as well you know hard for tiger woods as adam scott takes the at right lead the world golf championship. but we will start with the russian premier league and. he has praised his team's counter-attacking style that saw them grab it to know when i was here in moscow the victory putting them within two points to be army men at the top of the table achieve goals within one second half minute doing the damage alexander could you call opening after fifty four minutes that pinpoint headed there before a shockingly unmarked alexander a new call for swiftly made it so you will be thinking but you've got i can feel you have to name posed as any remain unbeaten them for the ninth straight gang and . today the second defeat of the season on the arm. maybe it's looking a little bit bigger than than they deserve but anyway they use their chances we didn't so it's obvious they when they go home with three points where we have to keep going to keep training so thats it. elsewhere angie unveiled

right now izzy and she and he shares these thoughts about working alongside a frenchman at freddie mercury and reveals his own trader as a state's assist our interview is an hour right now. brain it's great to have you with us today sir thank you something so recently i was going through the glass of hassle and he writes about music and what he says about music is that except it's art it's also true power over nations and he felt and then many people say that exactly why music is compared to the sciences like math. i never really got that because i finished out a conservatory and i always failed my math class now you know as a man of music and science can you tell me how music is related with science or exact science like math for example and so hard question. yeah obviously there are mathematical things in music but ironically i think the most important things in music are be instinctive things so i don't equate how that works out except maybe gives you but yes i love pure science and i love music and they're not the same sure but. certainly throughout history there has been connections a

obviously when you think queen and see you playing next to freddie mercury all those great hits come to my mind and then understand that when you reach that level of success with someone you definitely have a special law and you form a special bond and i've heard you in another interview say that you still see freddie in a strange way can you elaborate on that it's like a family member you lose them but you don't quite lose them because you take the review. and we were so alone forget it. you get that closeness from somebody particularly in the creative environment either through framers everything to do with who. even success but in the creative environment you learn to to know what somebody else might be thinking you might not always be right but you have a feeling for them and so i still feel and roger does as well in a particularly good applies more if we're working as queen and we think what would freddie say and further he would say this. you know he's part of the creative process because he's part of what we are because we really chiseled this thing out all together me pretty

the world number three came from a set down to beat honor event of each and which the final of the mercury insurance open in california the twenty six year old lost the first set then came back to take the next two this is the ninth win in a row for the russian you see it real full during the hard court season when the robot will next play i guess go to advance going the final off to the polls and also in three sets well around scott found herself trailing the german whose power saw her take a one set lead however which capitulated in a second largely because she was feeling ill and then want to run to the bathroom to vomit however she did return for the deciding said where who has had a heavily struck shoulder grandees at six four to take the match. now in the meantime it was as extreme as it gets at the latest x. finds event in poland a spike broke his leg you can see the series lead to twice defending champion nate adams crashed and fractured his body bone during qualifying on thursday as the region has been operated on since hopes to be back in action before the end of the year the inj

without having the mercurial temperament that steve jobs is sometimes the package if you want someone who is brilliant and someone has design for early products then you're going to have some time for the along with it look at the office that maybe i mean who's the opposite steve ballmer i mean he's the bomber discover that he throws chairs there's nobody never managed to be what steve jobs is this is treason to unite on he's someone who left apple went into the wilderness created a next computer a computer too far ahead of its time it was also the first time but then i think back he would have brought the vast knowledge back to apple in the late ninety nine movement created by these wonderful companies that we know and love today are possible or these returns it was really steps for us and you or i can bet on how long it would survive and now it's the world's most i work most valuable company as living you meant you meant and that's as much about him as a visionary and that kind of your courage alcide that you get to it but he was also at the same time really successful at being the

is all about how you make your mercury a power base that steve jobs and sometimes i think the package if you want someone who is an early design for really all that then you're going to have some tough words to go along with it and i look at the office that maybe i mean who's the opposite it's the wal-mart mimi's the bomb or the temper of you that he throws chairs there's a there but he's never managed to be what the job is this is treason a nikon he's going to left out will went into the wilderness created next computer or something too far ahead of its time ago since the first time but then but it came back he would have brought the next knowledge back so when the late ninety nine he's been praised by his wonderful company that we know and love today our product or just returned it was really the step for us and people who are thinking back on how long what sort of an outside the world's most i work most valuable company abilene you met you mentioned not as much about him as a visionary as that kind of in your current role side that you get through it but he was also at the same tim

supervisor campos: i do not want to repeat what supervisor mercury said, but i do want to note that the criticism of the so-called secure communities is something that is not coming from all parts of the country, from a number of leaders. i think that mainstream there is a lot of reason for concern. we certainly have the governor of the state of new york. we have other governors. we have the minority leader, our own congressperson, nancy pelosi, who has identified concerns with this initiative. it is important to join that chorus so there is a different take. good intentions, perhaps, but this is having unintended consequences. supervisor chu: figure. from my point of view, i understand there are a lot of unintended consequences with this that i think many of us would not want to see continued. my concern has always been what does it mean for the prospect of sharing information across states. i would like to request a continuance so i have time to understand that better. president chiu: is there a second to that? seconded by supervisor campos. a continuance to the sixth of september. an

in the front row is a media analyst, who publishes an was a key developer of the mercury center. next to him is an assistant professor of broadcast and electronic media at san francisco state university. next is the managing editor for local news at -- i'm sorry. he is not at yahoo!, right. he is editor-in-chief of patch.com, a division of aol that provides news to specific communities. very local. after him, we have the managing director for local news at yahoo.com, guiding the company's local coverage nationwide. last but not least is the senator who represents san francisco and san mateo counties, and he is the recipient of spj's freedom of information award in 2010. that is our panel. back to you, rose. >> before we start, i want to get a sense of who we have in the audience. how many of you currently work in the media? lots. how many of you used to work in the media? how many of you want to work in the media? ok, good. that will give us a sense of who we are talking with. great. every friday, we have a media roundtable and invite international, alternative, and mainstream jo

the words, public health, children's health hazards, carcinogens, benno particulates, zinc toxicity, mercury poisoning, dioxide, neural inflamation, pah's, fischer construction, pisces incorporated, city field,s, baycore builders, field turf incorporated, turf kickbacks. we have hard copies of the submitted scoping guidelines. for accuracy and facilitated transcription, the copies were given to this commission and other interested parties. thank you. >> the next speaker? >> i am and retired animal keeper from the zoo. i would like to thank the general manager for inviting me to this event for former employees. i was at the grand parlor by was unable to attend. after i signed my papers i received a notice saying that i could receive a certificate from -- for appreciation. they seemed surprised when i said i was interested and said they would do this at a future date. i received a call that this would be done at the next meeting, and i returned to the city, and was surprised that the morning of the meeting, i was told that this was not in effect and would not be offered. my actual motivation i

the mercury compound that was used to treat everything. she revised her opinion of them sharply upward. louisa understood their concern. the matron had been diagnosed with typhoid pneumonia and was not expected to survive. the solution and constant pain, louisa wrote letters home every day. hours got confused. people looked on. clear face is haunted the room and the nights were one long site of pain. at times she was incoherent. even in sleep she never lost sight of the perils she was in. she was awake and refreshed, think of home and wonder if i am going to die here as mrs. ropes is likely to do. before collapsing mrs. ropes wondered the same thing about her. she sent an urgent telegram asking someone come immediately to take louisa home. she had served six weeks. bronson left concord the same day to boston and traveled to washington to or arrive by january 16th. louisa, determined to serve out her stint rejected every suggestion to go home. her father's appearance made real her grave condition and the impact on her family if she were to

bay area newsgroup publishes the contra costa times, over interview, the san jose mercury news in a number of smaller newspapers. they will combine under debris into the times. it will consolidate under the east bay to be. the papers have been it was rounds of layoffs or so years. >>> jubilation in libya as it was a great the apparent end of gadhafi regime but the questions remain. >>> a small plane went down a bottle of soap in baytown to put people on board and how they were able to walk away. >> we would at about the temperatures in the cooling -- will talk about the te >> nurses at kaiser permanente in walnut creek protested us at the hospital this morning be they say that staffing levels are already too low and now they're planning to eliminate a few more nursing jobs. it says it has begun negotiations about adjusting staffing couples at the hospital. >>> now to the conflict in libya were rebels stormed a compound of moammar gadhafi. rubble is it a now per -- control much of the capital. >> reporter: a symbol of gadhafi power is no more after being pounded all morning, libyan leader's

louisa was treated with cala mail, which is a form of mercury. it was used for tuberculosis, typhoid, melancholia and oppression. they threw it at everything that they could. >> lie still my dear. >> we may be thankful she is away from that infected place. it is fortunate i went for her. she lift up separate handsome woman and returned to return to us a rack of body and mind. i will never forget the strange fancies that haunted me. i had married a handsome spaniard with very soft hands continually saying, lie still my dear and threatening me all night long. a mob at all to more breaking down the door to get me. being hung for a which. burned, as don, maltreated. i join dr. winslow in in the end the two nurses worshiping the devil. tending to millions of sick men who never died or got well. i thought that would be an interesting demonstration of how you treat an incident in different media. i wanted to say actually that the book was based on the work and knowledge from scholars and, but we found something that actually are new, that were news. one

each takes about 200 sacks of gold mercury. the sludge is built fort days to separate out the gold. he charges 400 euros for the service. >> i decided to look to the future. if i did carried on digging, i could have been robbed or not found any more gold. anything can happen. it makes sense to invest profits wisely. >> his clients come in person to pick up their gold and to find out how much it ways. this man's yield is just a few grams. the quality of his gold does not forget it. it is only worth about 800 euros. he has not hit the jackpot this time. the gold merchants usually fare better. at the same time, the soaring price of gold poses a problem for them. at least, that is what he says. if he sells today, and the price is even higher tomorrow, he has made a loss. the diggers have grown wise to the tricks of the trade. >> they also note -- when it rises, they send each other text messages. we cannot place any tricks on them. even though with the least amount of brains know what the prices. >> back at camp, he tells us he was already made a lot of money and bought a plot of land b

it allows for the safe removal of two -- which means the mercury will not be released into the environment. the owner is advertise in this as green cremation. >> a much more gentle process on the human remains then the initial cremation. we believe that they will find this to be a real benefit. >> florida is one of seven states to approve the technology and they hope that european countries will follow suit. they believe this new third way can offer people more choices as to what becomes their remains. >> okay, i'm sure that is very or the but it strikes me as a just a bit strange. that brings us to the end of the forecast. there are constant updates on our website. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los

and use fully ten times less electricity than old school bulbs mercury pollution is a potentially serious problem with energy saving c.f.l. . toxic threat. completely. environmentally safe in russia. four hundred. people. but in russia there is no such high penetration. so we see that in terms of the market size. it's bigger. so. expect russian market to grow. and we see the growth of the market for. one hundred percent a year and. doesn't have to look. as the city of st petersburg is undergoing an l.e.d. overhaul. companies in charge of maintaining some one hundred eighty thousand lighting elements around the city that's a huge market for the new. currently power consumption total several megawatts. of the major production plant that will produce and hopefully lights to. initially we intend to use to eliminate the city's gardens and. construction plan in the pipeline with new streets to be designed and built in two thousand and twelve twenty thirteen. so after we've done the we'll extend the replacement program to residential districts and then move on to revamp the lighting for major tr

according to the media partner the mercury news, it accuses the manager of disciplining latino employees more harshly and frequentenly than the asian counterparts and claim that managers made latino workers clean toilets and perform other work while asian employees stood around and watched. the stood accuses panda express of violating the civil rights act prohibiting discrimination based on race or ethnicity. a spokesman says they don't comment on pending litigation. new wave of panic on wall street as we return to the global selloff we saw last week. the dow plunged over 500 points in early trading before inching up a bit. right now it's down 405 points. back over the 11,000 mark, but not by much. investors had plenty to worry about. amy hollyfield has more. amy? >> reporter: when the dow tanked today there was a loud grown on the trading floor in san francisco. we went over there to check out the reaction and get some advice. one thing is for sure. traders are quite the optimists. >> stocks are on sale today. >> that is one way of looking at the massive selloff on wall street today. bu

according to the "mercury news," last year sjpd responded to 12,450 alarms going off. only a little more than 100 were enough for police to write up reports and there were only two arrests. now, back in june, 66 officers were laid off for the first time in the department's history. in all 165 positions are gone. to help cope with the loss in resources, sj police say they will be passing relevant calls to parking and code enforcement officers. >> the responsibility falls under a different department and it's not a danger or hazard to the community we'll refer the person that's calling in back to the appropriate department to handle and investigate. >> reporter: this year the department's deep cuts also led to a reduced mounted patrol. the helicopter is grounded. there are only half the number of gang prevention officers at schools. if you have an accident on the streets, police officers will show up to help drivers exchange insurance information and they will also come if vehicles are blocking traffic or if drivers are aggressive and look like they are about to get into

according to the media partner the mercury news, it accuses the manager of disciplining latino employees more harshly and frequentenly than the asian counterparts and claim that managers made latino workers clean toilets and perform other work while asian employees stood around and watched. the stood accuses panda express of violating the civil rights act prohibiting discrimination based on race or ethnicity. a spokesman says they don't comment on pending litigation. new wave of panic on wall street as we return to the global selloff we saw last week. the dow plunged over 500 points in early trading before inching up a bit. right now it's down 405 points. back over the 11,000 mark, but not by much. investors had plenty to worry about. amy hollyfield has more. amy? >> reporter: when the dow tanked today there was a loud grown on the trading floor in san francisco. we went over there to check out the reaction and get some advice. one thing is for sure. traders are quite the optimists. >> stocks are on sale today. >> that is one way of looking at the massive selloff on wall street today. bu

our media partner, the san jose mercury news says facebook is planning to build a second campus right across the street. it told city official itself wants approval to house 9400 employees at those two complexes. >>> well, there will be no olympic games played on u.s. soil until at least 2022. that's after the u.s. olympic committee said they would not submit a bid for the games. they said any bid was contingent on working out a deal with the international olympic committee which is looking for a bigger share of the broadcast and shonser ship revenue -- and sponsorship revenue. >> especially in this economy. >> larry beil is here with sports. interesting day for the raiders. >> very interesting. say this about al davis, he is not afraid of risk. he gambled today. did the raiders grab their star quarterback of the future? m ♪ [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted this sweet... i'll go get my bowl. [ female announ

means harm from mark read will not be the price and released in the environment through -- harmful mercury will not be released into the environment through people's fillings being cremated. >> we have found that it will be a benefit and a lot of families will want to partake. >> florida is one of seven states to approve the technology. its makers hope that european countries will follow suit. they believe that this third way can offer people the world over more tauruses when it comes to their remains. -- more tauruses when it comes to their remains -- more choices when it comes to their remains. >> i am sure it is all quite a to go, but also quite odd. that brings us to the end of bbc world news america. thanks so much for watching. whittlesea you back here tomorrow. -- we will see you back here tomorrow. ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what

the san jose mercury news reports that one man whose job was to look for fraud and other misconduct said he was laid off when he complained about potentially explosive gas leaks and falsified records. a spokesman denied those allegationses and told us that, quote, we encourage employees to bring things up because that is the only way we can be a safe company. the explosion in san bruno last september killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >>> we have developing news tonight. firefighters are working on a three-alarm fire in ba neesh sha. it started as a brush fire near the corner of rose and hastings drive, a few miles east of interstate 80. several homes were threatened but we are told they're not in danger any longer. firefighters are working to set up a perimeter around that area. we'll bring you more information as soon as we learn it. >>> here in the bay area he's the talk of san francisco politics and current mayor ed lee is expected to announce this week whether he's going to run for mayor in the fall. so today he joined fans of jerry garcia for a celebration in honor of what

. >> reporter: but misery over the mercury is more than just a physical discomfort here in arizona and texas and oklahoma. it is just contributing to one of the worst droughts since the 1950s. >> nothing can grow. everything is dying on the vine, in the fields, and ranchers are setting their cattle to market early because they don't have enough grain and water to feed them. >> reporter: in georgia, it has been so hot they're holding football practice before sunup. a precaution after a player collapsed and later died. from a mother's loss to losses in the field to a simple loss of patience, the heat is taking its toll. lee cowan, nbc news, phoenix. >>> now overseas, to what is by any measure a breathtaking fall from power, hosni mubarak was egypt's longest-serving ruler, 30 years until he was toppled in the people's revolution in february. it was just this past february 1st when we arrived in cairo to cover what was at first a joy-fueled protest, the start of arab spring. then it turned violent and ended up, though, turning mubarak out of office, into exile in his own country. well, tod

the mercury news reports that santa cruz county has one of the highest rates of unvaccinated children because parents have filed personal belief exemptions. the exemptions allow children to enter school missing some or even all of the recommend vaccinations. statewide 2% of kindergartners have exemptions. but in santa cruz county, it's 9.5%. and the northern part of that county has a 17% rate. state expert says that as long as 95% of a population is immunized, contagious diseases tend not to spread quickly. but because vaccination refusals tend to concentrate in certain areas, that creates added risk in those areas as well. >>> bay area native cannon purdy experienced japan's earthquake and tsunami firsthand. the town where she was teaching was wiped out by a wall of water. she managed to survive. janelle wang has her emotional journey back. it was the video seen around the world, today show ann curry reuniting a san francisco woman caught in the middle of japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami with her family in the bay area. >> i found your sister. here she is. >> oh my god. she

and is now in russian top seed vera zvonareva has reached the semifinals of the mercury insurance open in california although she was made to work hard by germany sabine lisicki the twenty six year old won the first set six three mp but then lost the second by the same scoreline for tyson with the slightest six hole on the right one next player anna evanovich oft cited wife and in fact had to fight admission that. well ivanovich was down four games to one in the first set against wife but off a pep talk from head coach the former world number one reeled off the next five games to take the set six for second proved in a much simpler saturday and match six one people laugh while germany which had a much easier time the number two seed be to american sloane stephens into easy set sixty six one with the score there and waiting in the last for his poll that would beat them up the tooth of a man. that it's now in russia is a former world champion pole vaulter outspent love affair fonda had. produced a season's best of the latest dominic meeting her lead before me to seventy one was enough fo

you can also expect that the san mateo county times to be branded under the mercury news. >>> the search for a missing somali boy is over and luckily he's been reunited with his family. he decided to walk home from school and got lost. he was reported missing around 3:00 when he didn't get home in time. he was found around 7:45 this evening at a store about five miles from school. >> i'm so glad, i'm so happy that he's alive. >> muhammad had just moved here from somalia and today was only his third day at that school. >>> the story that's grabbing international headlines. it's all but over for gadhafi, but he's still missing. rebels have taken control of his fortified tripoli compound. the entire firefight captured on camera. so far he has evaded capture. hundreds of rebels beheaded a statue of gadhafi and raised their own flag. later, a pro gadhafi tv channel said he retreated in a tactical move after nato strikes turned the compound into rubble. it is now wednesday morning in libya. >>> in yosemite national mark, rangers are trying to identify the body of a man who fell. a spokesperson

tennis now and russians up see verizon oliver has reached the semifinals of the mercury insurance open in california although she was made to work hard by jimmy sabine lisicki the twenty six year old won the first set six three but then lost the second by the same scoreline for taking the decider six for the right one next plate and i evanovich. enshrined in their prodigious book by adding a shrub that one step well ivanovich was down four games to one in the first set against wind but afaik compared to the world number one reeled off the next five games to take the set six ball second pretty much simpler than a match six one. while german rich have a much easier time the number two seed means american sloane stephens into easy set sixty six one was the score there late in the last poll that would be to denmark to provide a match that would. let its now and russians of former world champion pole vaulter not step on about has produced a season's best of the latest dominate meeting her lead before me to seventy one was enough for third place in london when i first saw of the united state

"mercury news" reports a whistle-blower claims workers were concerned about retaliation if they raised safety concerns. a former welder tells the newspaper he was laid off when he complained about potentially explosive gas leaks. a pg&e spokesman said, quote, we encourage employees to bring things up because that's the only way we can be a safe company. anxiety over shaky global markets as we wait for wall street to react to the s&p downgrade. courtney reagan live at cnbc. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. stock market futures are lower. we have come off of our lows of the day but still it looks as if markets will open to the red as investors get their first chance to react to s&p's downgrade of the u.s. credit rating that happened on friday night when markets were closed. s&p cut the u.s. from aaa to aa plus and warns further cuts could come if the government doesn't take significant steps to cut the deficit. asian markets fell 2% and europe is modestly lower now with a couple hours left to trade. the european central bank is taking steps the to try to keep that region's de

i should be careful here, but until now, the aquarium was light by these powerful mercury lamps. but you can see in the back what they are using now are the l.e.d. panels. they are much thinner and flatter. the aquarium replaced 670 lights with l.e.d.s in places such as tanks and hallways. this helped it slash power consumption by 25% compared to last year. l.e.d.s also have other advantages. they make it easier to change lighting colors. the production team decided to harness this feature to help showcase the beauty of jellyfish. through trial and error, the team found the best way to use the new lights to enhance movement and appearance. >> we definitely want customers to know more about the healing effects and other positive signs of jellyfish. we look for better ways to increase the creatures' attractiveness. >> reporter: born from a simple idea to conserve energy, the show was originally planned only for the summer. but it's grown so popular it could well become a regular feature. raja practic raja pradhan, nhk world, japan. >>> and welcome back to your weather update. now w