it's going to be at the main library. as you enter from the grove side, we're carving out about 5,000 square feet. what you see on the video screen is actually the conceptual drawing of what this will include, everything from a maker space to a digital lab, computers, just really an opportunity for youngsters from throughout the city to be fully engaged in 21st century learning skills. so, again, we're excited that the budget has some additional dollars. we're looking at a public/private partnership with about half the money coming from our library preservation fund and the additional fund supported through external dollars through the friends of the library. >> supervisor avalos? >> thank you, chair farrell. i'm really excited about the teen center, new branch and we actually come on the weekend to go to the children's library which is fabulous as well. i'm trying to figure out exactly where this is going to be, [speaker not understood] the entrance. >> s you enter the grove street side immediately as you pass the first

this is your governor, state of maine. what he was on about there was maine's effort to ban a chemical called bpa from baby bottles from health risks posed by the chemical. when maine passed the law that let them ban those chemicals in 2008 companies opposed that law. to argue against that law, to argue against the kids safe product act, those corporate interests hired a lobbyist. that lobbyist lost the fight. so the bill became law. but then paul lepage became governor and hired that same lobbyist to run environmental protection for the whole state. the bottom fell out of that program. the career employee got reassigned to a filing job is and got investigated for testifying to have about what the governor denounced as a problem of causing the little beards. a 7-month long investigation shows that by picking the lobbyists who fought against most of maine's environmental policies to be the person running maine's environmental agent circumstances the agency that implements those policies, the person in charge had been the lo

welcome to main street u.s.a. a series we're doing about companies on main streets across america. today, we're in galena, illinois. this is a community that is rich in history and beautiful 19th century architecture. it's a town that's had to reinvent itself many times from a lead/ore boom town to a farm company in the 1900s, today it's a tourist destination. it's been through a lot of ups and downs. if you had come here about 25 years ago, there were lots of vacancies and there was a bar pretty much on every corner. so what did the people do here? what did the small business owners do here to revive this community? we spent some time finding out. >> carl johnson. carl johnson's gallery. it was coming apart at the seams a little. they wanted to do redo the town with urban renewal and it was a monumental fight over whether it should pass or not. and after that was over, they established a preservation ordinance. >> started the studio 21 spa and salon years ago. now she's here at 310 north main street. i decided to go in and get my hair done and hear about her story. politicians and

they were soon dislodged from the main cities by groups linked to al qaeda. ever since the rebels have made it clear they are ready to give andn their independence negotiate with the government for some sort of economy. it is believed this is what will happen in the and. they will be raised here. it is still partially under rebel control. the african union and the un and france sponsored the talks. they hope both sides will be able to coexist peacefully and preserve the unity of molly and her together to rebuild the nation. >> people in singapore have been dealing with some of the worst air pollution over 16 years. the thick haze is being blamed on fires in nearby indonesia. 155 whicheading hit is considered unhealthy. the world's biggest greenhouse as emitter is embarking on carbon trading plan. the government may make it national. it is not just environmental concerns behind the greens game. andrising middle-class global demands for its products has made china the biggest industrial center on the planet but it has also made it one of the filthiest. >> china

i wanted to ask about the main branch. my understanding is 56 additional hours per week or something like that is being added and how late is the main branch open and is there any way of extending the hours to later given that some people might be using it for resume writing or using the database services, for example, later than 8 o'clock, for example? >> yeah, right now it is open till 8 o'clock. it is 60 hours, which is more than any of the other neighborhood branches. in a perfect world we would definitely be looking at extra hours. it requires membership. we have to weigh that with all the other neighborhood needs. it's not a proposition that we would be unwilling to explore. we'll look at that in future years. right now we have some obligations in terms of the current year funding and also some other -- found? other fiscal needs. >> and then on the balance between physical books versus digitized information and resources, i'm really happy about your report on socioeconomic equity and the language abilities of the lib

a lot of people choosing to use the main line instead. let's go back over to our maps this time the northbound side of 270 also the lanes an accident here at 370. we'll take a live look one more time outside. here's what it looks like at route 10. >>> the mistics do battle with last year's nba champs. >>> a golfer who had never won a major before is the new u.s. open champion. >>> on facebook this morning, according to an ask men.com survey which is the biggest factor for men choosing a car, to impress women, to compete with friends and co-workers? >> our facebook friend bethany says the answer is c, guys want to be better than the guy next to him. you can post your comments on our wusa9 facebook fan page. >> we want to give you free passes to the at and dtournament at congressional country club. one lucky winner will get to play a round of golf >>> we are going to have the hour by hour forecast. 5:22 a beautiful sunrise. 74 degrees at 8:00 a.m. it is a warm and muggy day. 82 degrees by noon. the best chance for showers and storms today w

they could be 6- or 8-inch mains, but being 100 years old, they actually may be 2-inch mains. and they reduce the amount of volume of water that's available to us. johnson: there were a number of things that we have had to do in order to get the system back up to an acceptable standard. replacing mains and valves and fire hydrants and other components of the system to ensure that it operates properly. egan: we consider both the underground infrastructure and the above ground assets to be a part of the critical infrastructure of the city. johnson: and if the infrastructure is not there to actually deliver that water in the volume and the quality that's necessary, then communities simply can't exist. man: infrastructure is vital to the american economy. water, after all, is an essential ingredient in hundreds of thousands of everyday products. narrator: agriculture and industry use roughly 80% of the water consumed in the united states. water is the basis for manufacturing many goods and provides the ability to clean and sterilize everything from computer chips to the surgical i

the main reasons -- war, poverty, and religious persecution. >> it's the result of the biggest rising global refugees since 1990 four, and serious is a big contributor. the united nations contributor says one million syrians are expected to pour into neighboring jordan by the end of this year alone. >> these syrians have made it to safety. after months of civil war, they have finally arrived in jordan. this can't -- cap -- camp has been their refuge. >> we left the cousins the bombings and murders. they are killing everyone in sight. when others stay behind, i came here with my mother and sisters. >> they are hoping for a better and safer life. jordan has an open door policy, but authorities theyreaching th. tents are overcrowded. clothing, food, water are all in short supply. .'s neighbors need help to cope with the tide of refugees. the united nations says the international community must do more. >> is becoming a threat to the peace and stability in this region. that's why i think it is important that the world unites in supporting countries like jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq, by r

if you want to shut off the power you shut off the little guys first than the main. when you throw a switch there is the arch. like water when water flows in an old house any you shut it off quick you get the hammer effect? that's like electricity. is it safe to do it if you smell natural gas? show of hands. >> nobody has their hands up. it's not safe to flicking any switches if you smell natural gas. how about if there is smoke coming out of an outlet. if you shut this off in an area where there is no gas, good idea. >> just about anything can be a hazardous material, cleaners, solvants, hair products anything can be hazardous. they are every where. the only time they are hazardous if they are misused our there is a disaster. do you see these in san francisco? that's probably propane. we have a port. in an industrial area. it identified where they are stored. are there hazardous storage places in this air? no. are there a dry cleaners? yes. who remembers grand auto. they have solvants, cleaners, octane boosters. it's great until there is a natural disaster. where do

let's look at the water main break in alexandria. north quaker lane is closed between duke street and seminary road. and we have a workaround for you. take taylor run parkway or ft. williams parkway to get around the water main break. we'll bring you the latest on traffic in about ten minutes. >>> ready to make a big impression. the potential changes at apple that could heat up the smartphone debate. >>> also ahead, sun proofing your skin. >>> welcome back. you might have some tough choices to make when you buy your next iphone. rumor has it, apple may offer several different colors and screen sizes with its next iphone. you will be able to pick between a 4.7-inch screen and a 5.7-inch screen. if you go with a lower-end phone, you could have five or six colors to choose. >>> we've been told the best way to beat the burn is to stay out of the sun and apply sunscreen. new research says certain foods may help protect your skin. the group says eating tomatoes may help because it contains an antioxidant. fruits and vegetables that contain

and maine passed legislation to force companies to label genetically modified foods but what are the details of this bill and how far does it really go more on that in the other states pushing for g.m.o. labeling. it's thursday june thirteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well president obama has threatened to veto the reauthorization of the national defense authorization act better known as the n.d.a. over a number of concerns those concerns clear include limitations on health benefits for retirees transferring detainees out of guantanamo bay the new start treaty military pay alternative fuels purple hearts for victims of the fort hood and little rock shootings funding for afghan forces and much war in total the administration raised thirty one concerns over the revamped da but while the president talks tough house republicans are sticking to schedule with the bill's markup and more than a few interesting amendments are sneaking their way into the sect political commentator sam sack shows of some of the curious add ons lawmakers are trying to

you know, those were my main concerns. i told everybody in the vehicle to duck down, and try to close their eyes and avoid the flying glass and we had to wait it out for about 30 seconds. the tornado, like i said, it grew very large. it turned right and came right at us. i would say that moment of the tornado coming right at us was probably even more scary than the debris actually hitting my car. at that point in time when the debris was hitting my car, we were down to the tornadic circulation. i knew i was getting damage to my car, but that was better than being picked up or carried away by the tornado. >> we had the cameras on the hood and we were able to capture anything that happened. >> storm chasers aaron and cody howard they captured the monster tornado yesterday towards union city, oklahoma. look at this. >> a large tornado. a very large tornado. >> that block of dark clouds is known as a wedge tornado because it's as wide as it was tall, and when it was shot authorities were calling this situation a nightmare. can

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he does have connections to maine. so he is doing this stuff, and he said he would do a thing for paul, and then the thing about bending people over and doing them without vaseline, and then he responded by trying to stop the biggest papers in the state from covering state government at all, and issuing a blanket no comment on all matters to three of the largest papers in the state, and then in response to all the controversy he said today, oh, i think i will run for congress, why not, i would be perfect. his exact quote is it can't be any worse in washington than it is here. here, meaning maine, where he is governor. where he thinks it's terrible. how is jeb bush going to squirrel out of this? jeb busch has to squirrel out of this, doesn't he? how does he escape this? it was very painful situation. the rash was on my right hip, going all the way down my leg. i'm very athletic and i swim in the ocean. shingles forced me out of the water. the doctor asked me "did you have chickenpox when you were a child?" the pain leve

. >>> they are not calling it a water main break. they are calling it a water main crack. take a look at the water rushing out of that crack. coming up we'll give you a look at the mess left behind. >>> it's beginning to warm up around the bay area. ktvu's steve paulson will be here and he's already got a look at your weekend forecast. if you are headed to the beach for the nice weather, there's a warning. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> well, it's going to be a long day for some residents in martinez as crews continue to fix early-morning water main cracks that lifted part of the road. claudine wong is live in martinez with when residents will have water back on. good afternoon, claudine. >> reporter: good afternoon. yes, it's gonna take a while. we talked about this cracked water main. you can see where the water is coming out. obviously, that's where the crack is. crews are trying to determine how much of this pipe has to be saved and how much has been -- has to be replaced. that's why they've got flowing through it to get a better idea. no doubt, this work will

increase the bloodshed already taking place in syria so of course syria looked like it would be the main headline of this summit but rather unexpectedly these revelations of the spy scandal taking place back in two thousand and nine at the g twenty summit that britain has said has come out we know from the documents that edward snowden has revealed is that the british security agency was spying on foreign dignitaries at the last g twenty summit that the u.k. also hosted back in two thousand and nine so not setting a great precedent as host of a summit we had even reports that they set up fake internet cafes in order to intercept the emails of whole delegations foreign dignitaries and even tapping into the phone calls of the then president of russia dmitry medvedev so definitely tensions raised and at the same time it's all happening against the backdrop of protests with a number of anti globalist trade. you know human rights campaign is marching through the streets demanding that these world leaders address issues such as world poverty and of world hunger a lot a lot of people saying tha

the main sentiment coming from the russian president this time is that they're not the syrian people fighting the regime of bashar al assad but the rebels and the opposition and obviously he's been very critical and very vocal about the recent developments in surrounding the syrian conflict namely the calls across the atlantic to arm the syrian rebels to provide him with military training something discussed by washington over the past several months or so but he will put it said that it's not only plainly wrong to talk about a possible peace conference in geneva which would have the members of the opposition and the government at the same tribal happening at the same time of the talks to arm the syrian rebels is not only wrong but dangerous because that could have very grave consequences for europe as well as the russian president was quick to remind us of one of the latest incidents which happened in the u.k. it has no direct relation to syria but he believes it may have serious and grave consequences for the european security in general who are you going to supply welcomes to real

many of them arrive here at the main jail, also known as the pretrial detention center. >> the main jail is considered the hub because it's right next to the court building. and all of the inmates that go to court are staged at the pretrial detention center where we have a bridge that connects with the courthouse. >> listen, up listen up. >> built in 1959, the detention center is the oldest of the miami-dade facilities and also the busiest. in fact, for the officers' own safety, the jail has asked that we only reveal their last names. >> the biggest challenge in intake is we don't know what we're facing until they come through that door. we don't know if the person is very combative, if they are high on drugs, if they are going to come through and fight a bunch of people. >> we had superman come in one day, a guy dressed in a superman suit. he was upset, visibly upset because they took his cape. fortunately we had enough officers here with experience to talk with him and diffuse the situation. >> after being checked for weapons and contraband, inmates wait in a holding cell. many of the

was a number of reasons but the main thing is is china wants tension on the groom financial or. containment of china so they're very loath to go in and go. do you choose the situation. but look at other world is happening this hour there have been mass rallies across brazil involving over one hundred thousand people angry at their crippling tax burden was adding to their theories the immense cost of staging the twenty fourteen world cup the protests began last week and although the latest demonstrations were largely peaceful there were skirmishes with police in rio de janeiro. done by a protesters have returned to attack some square despite police efforts to clear the plaza the demonstrators came despite the authorities threatening to bring in the arming to tackle the unrest the country's been engulfed in for two weeks now the key demand is for prime minister to step down as the biggest challenge to his leadership during his ten years in office and a powerful blast has been heard in kabul on the day nato hands over security to national afghan forces casualty details are unclear

you can sea work here at this main break location has been finished. crew left about an hour ago n.all about 40 homes were affected. >> the huge flow of water erupted from ellen berg street vallejo 4:00 o'clock. city water distribution manager says the water main break caused bay spike in pressure at the treatment plant in north a vallejo. the spike didn't just cause one main to break. check out the scene at web street and pearl court. sink hole. dillon drive a third break that left close to 30 homes with little to no water. >> drove back from lunch it was all ruptured and water spilling all over the place. construction vehicle out there and redirecting traffic. >> moore at the parent home for the weekend. work crew came by the house. >> told us they were going to shut off our water and needed to get any water to do it within the neck couple minutes to shut off the water license to the house. >> neighbor across the street say they weren't told anything. >> real inconvenience not to have water. >> bit would be helpful of course if they had told us kind

blien is ope blien is bli a water main break.break. let's continue on the maps wethe will show what you else we have on the roads this morning. mo kind of busy for the fecesfeces headed along the eastbound the e stretch of 66.66. the accident here involving thee only before 17 the right blain remains closed.remains we have accident activity fortiy folks headed southbound 30 gwyne roadway remains closed. >>> in the news this morning,mo, president obama is in northern e ireland for two days of the g-8 summit.summit. >> mr. am along with th obama ae first lady and his daughters arrived. he spoke and praised the people for the peace there. th ithe meeting comes just days das after ga obama announced the u.. would offer military support too the rebels in syria. syria. >>> the communist regime is nowo asking for one-on-one talks with the states but there's one catch. catch. north korea is demanding no preconditions like giving up its nuclear program. the white house says it's say willing to have credible negotiations but any talks havee to i

>> angus king, you and angus. >> independent senator from maine. i don't know where you two guys are. anyway, a spokesman for the rebels in syria today said small arms may not be enough. they're making demands. "we welcome the decision but it is a late step." if they send small arms, how can they make a difference? they should help us with anti-tank and anti-aircraft and training and a no-fly zone thrown in. that's the assessment shared by some in washington. the "new york times" reported "many in the american government believe the military balance has tilted so far against the rebels in recent months that american shipments of arms to select groups may be too little too late." why not let assad win? >> he may just win. this is not a good scenario. you don't want the region's most brutal dictator to stay in power at this stage. >> how about ten years of civil war, you complain and rightfully so about people being killed. suppose because we give small arms and keep this war festering for another six months or six years or ten years, is that a bette

charter they are on an equal footing so there is no contradiction between this and rights but but my main point is that we cannot solve economic problems and you cannot base a sound economy in the long term. on restraining basic human rights it is the other way around it has been proven through history in particular here in russia europe here history but i am and i also i think is when you talk about china of course china is successful now but if this economic successes are not being followed up by political reforms i believe that. china has already reached its peak. i mean this is being also. said by the chinese leaders that they need to implement also political reforms in order to. along with you know that in the west in political discourse and media discourse do is countries like russia and china are still perceived as somewhat. underperforming when it comes to human rights as i think that's because in the west it is assumed that political rights a supposed to be a bit more privileged than economic rights and i think this is you may disagree with me but i think we are actually entering

the main reasons -- war, poverty, and religious persecution. >> it's the result of the biggest rising global refugees since 1990 four, and serious is a big contributor. the united nations contributor says one million syrians are expected to pour into neighboring jordan by the end of this year alone. >> these syrians have made it to safety. after months of civil war, they have finally arrived in jordan. this can't -- cap -- camp has been their refuge. >> we left the cousins the bombings and murders. they are killing everyone in sight. when others stay behind, i came here with my mother and sisters. >> they are hoping for a better and safer life. jordan has an open door policy, but authorities they they are reaching their limit. tents are overcrowded. clothing, food, water are all in short supply. .'s neighbors need help to cope with the tide of refugees. the united nations says the international community must do more. >> is becoming a threat to the peace and stability in this region. that's why i think it is important that the world unites in supporting countries like jordan, lebanon,

this is not main event. the main player comes in the morning hours. we have the flash flood watch and all of del wear and new jersey and the d.c. area. we may see gusts up to 20. it will conclude by the early morning hours of saturday morning, probably before sunrise. you see the setup getting more active. timing with the computer models, they have a tough time projecting it down. the morning commute getting off to a wet start. the secondary round as the front squeezes in, you got andrea running up the coast we'll have rain. then we clear out. good news for the honfest and all the other activities. in the meantime andrea has yet to make her way up the coast. winds at 65. she will be down graded to a tropical low. tonight down to 65, cloudy with rain, heavy at times. andrea arriving through the day, rain at times, will get a break, downpours. the rain will taper off. we'll keep a few showers in for saturday, especially early. it looks drier through the day on sunday. we'll bring in another chance into early next week. maryland is not in any rain defici

a grace man break -- a gas main break. a grass fire threatens homes, what drivers had to deal with and words of wisdom from new york city mayor and good evening. new tonight pacifica police say a 10-year-old girl fought off a man who tried to kidnap here. officers say the suspect approached the girl and told her she was coming with him. when she refused he tried to take her. she was able to get away. police are searching for the kidnapper. >>> tonight more than 200 pg&e customers in san francisco are still without gas, and crews are going from home to home restoring service. hours after this a busted gas main forced hundreds out of their neighborhood. crews broke the gas main around noon today causing a traffic headache. kpix don knapp has a look at what happened. >> reporter: a pg&e truck rushes to 4th and fulsome where a crew ruptured a gas line. bringing the area to a halt. >> let's go. you can't go that way. no. you can't. you got to go that way. >> people were ordered out. streets were blocked off. took three hours fo

he said he transported a gun to a group that included the main defendant. his testimony could help the prosecution's case. they accuse the defendant being an equal member of the suspected terrorist cell with full knowledge of its plans to murder. the speaker himself is accused of supporting the group and portrayed his meetings with the group as open and normal. they went for meals together, sometimes played pool. he said he felt obliged to help them out of friendship, that he knew nothing of the trio committing any murders. but one lawyer for the victims' families was skeptical, saying his testimony was unconvincing. >> if i had known these people, been so close to them for such a long time and if i had known about the violence, if i supplied the papers and provide these people with a gun, then i have some idea of what is going on. >> but on that issue, he was not forthcoming. after his testimony, the court adjourned the trial until next week. >> some business news now, and the european central bank has lowered its economic outlook for the eurozone. >> inst

main concern here is if we do get a thunderstorm, a slight chance. would not produce much in the way of rainfall. it would trigger a lightning strike possibly. with that fire danger will remain high. we'll have to watch out for that. santa rosa, 90 degrees. 99 out toward fairfield. brentwood 99 tee agrees. look at the triple digits. san jose, upper 80s. morgan hill, 95 degrees. approaching the lower 70s. winds, also picking up near the coastline throughout the day tomorrow. here is a look ahead. your five day forecast. tomorrow the hottest day, big dropoff in temperatures by sunday. cooling continues for monday. stabilize tuesday into wednesday. if you're not a big fan of the heat, there is some relief in sight. >> go to the coast. >> thank you, mark. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7 on tv 36. more details on that deadly shooting rampage in southern california. we'll have the latest on the victims and what police are saying tonight about the suspects. >>> tonight's first friday in oakland could be the last supported by public funds. how the future

>> the city of vallejo is trying to figure out why the water pressure spike is causing three water main breaks all over the city the many residents did not have water service for several hours last night. we have that story. >> this huge flow of water erupt ed around 4:00, and the city water distribution manager says the water main break was caused by a spike in pressure at the treatment laboratory in north vallejo which did not just cause one main to break but check out the scene here, where the break left a sinkhole and third break left 20 homes with little to no water. >> we came back from lunch and it was ruptured with water all over the place and construction vehicles out there re-directing traffic. >> this woman says crews came by the house of her parents. >> they said if we needed water, to do it in the next couple of minutes so they could shut off the water line to the house the. >> the neighbors across the street say they were not told anything. >> this is inconvenient. it would be helpful if they had told us that it was off. we didn't know we had no water until we didn't have