they take over the contract for amr. they are equipped with technology to receive the patient's chart, vital signs and crucial medication before the patient arrived at the hospital. the gurneys are new and state of the art. the wheels lower remotely making it easier on the emt and the patient. response time will remain the same as mandated by the county. >> this is a very tightly regulated contract. it's performance based meaning we have to meet specific response time requirements. >> reporter: the faces inside the ambulances will remain the same as well. rural metro hired most of the emt's that were working for amr. there's displeasure over pay. we received e-mails in the news room from the emts about the pay. they agreed to pay the same, if not better wages than amr. metro says they are doing just that. we are live in san jose, i'm damian trujillo, today in the bay. >> interesting. thank you very much. what about the forecast? 5:08 right now. warmest day of the year so far. it will be interesting to see. temperatures a

it is taking over for amr starting next friday. as part of its contract, rural metro had to offer jobs to amr employees. >> the paramedic ambulances will be the same people that were with amr before, the same people that know our streets that know our communities, that know the fire department, the hospitals etc. >>> today's open house included firsthand look of the company's equipment including power lift gurnies. >>> the crowd continues to grow here in san francisco. and these supporters of transgender people are getting ready to take their message to the streets. >>> and what investigators are hoping this surveillance video uncovers about jackers. >>> and some temperatures are going to cool. i'll show you which area will cool the most. -- and the bay area weekend is here. the fog is coming back. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me

it will replace the red and gold amr ambulances. one of the differences on the rigs is the seal on the side of the door. i'm going to pull in a bit to let you look at it. this is the county seal. santa clara county is overseeing the contract with rural metro ambulances. they provide emergency transport services in several parts of the nation including san diego. they are bringing new technology to the south bay with electronic gurneys that will better help the paramedics and patients. they have new technology on board. crucial information to the emergency room that can potentially save valuable minutes in providing care to patients. on july 1, the new ambulances will be ready to roll. >> the vehicles are larger than what is deployed today. they are blue and gold. the larger vehicles give us enhanced capabilities to take care of patients. >> reporter: the ambulances have a secondary siren. one that emits vibration in case drivers or pedestrians for some reason don't hear the primary siren. this morning, nbc bay area news room receive

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my name is hady amr, and i am at usa today and -- usaid. it is the governmental organizations that manages is our foreign aid. we talk about the arab spring, from attendees it to libya and -- tunisia to libya to egypt. i wanted offers some perspective from this white house about the events going on in the middle east. from the u.s. government perspective, we believe that we are inspired by the people of the middle east. you cannot hear me, ok. can you hear me better? we are inspired by the changes taking place in the middle east and that they're being driven by the people of the region, and the principle that we have at the administration are as follows. we oppose the use of violence by governments against their citizens and by citizens against their government. we stand for the universal rights of all people. and we support the political and economic responses -- reforms. i want to turn to some of the countries in the region. today the situation in syria is particularly troubling and our government, the united states, is concerned about th

amr has had the contract since 19. in 1979. in its place will be a new company. >>> san francisco is readying for one of the biggest weekends. this weekend is pride weekend. ktvu's patt i lee is live now in the castro and says the crowds have will be arrived. >> reporter: 1.3 million people is a bigger population than the population of san francisco. as people pull up in cabs, business as you can see are picking up. >> reporter: cabbies are different, stores filled with tourists and it's only thursday. >> there's a lot more people here, it's just better business in general. it's much better than last year. >> reporter: already? >> yes. >> reporter: the anticipated crowds are a mixed blessing. >> if the crowd gets unruly you have to close. there's going to be a really big police presence. so hopefully everything will be all right. >>> no protest at the rally. >> hi mom, i totally miss you. happy birthday. >> reporter: it's a lot like a big family. it's really wonderful. we take care of our own and it's great. >> reporter: the nu

amr has had the contract since 19. in 1979. in its place will be a new company. >>> san francisco is readying for one of the biggest weekends. this weekend is pride weekend. ktvu's patt i lee is live now in the castro and says the crowds have will be arrived. >> reporter: 1.3 million people is a bigger population than the population of san francisco. as people pull up in cabs, business as you can see are picking up. >> reporter: cabbies are different, stores filled with tourists and it's only thursday. >> there's a lot more people here, it's just better business in general. it's much better than last year. >> reporter: already? >> yes. >> reporter: the anticipated crowds are a mixed blessing. >> if the crowd gets unruly you have to close. there's going to be a really big police presence. so hopefully everything will be all right. >>> no protest at the rally. >> hi mom, i totally miss you. happy birthday. >> reporter: it's a lot like a big family. it's really wonderful. we take care of our own and it's great. >> reporter: the nu

amr what is the united states willing to do to try to take the syrian government and the current regime and probably try to stop those atrocities and mass murders that have been committed every day? >> thank you. so, let me preface my remarks which will be limited, with the following which is that, which is that i work at the united states international development which is not, which is not the foreign-policy arm of the united states government so there is you know, there are policies in the government so i can share with you you a few remarks but it is not the role of the usaid to state u.s. foreign-policy. begin of the united states is clearly condemning the government's mass murder and the rest of its people. we have recently opposed additional sanctions on the regime including president assad and his inner circle and we stand by the syrian people who have shown their courage and demanding a transition to democracy. president assad is the choice that he can lead the transition or get out of the way. that has been clearly stated by the president of the united states, secretary of sta

so my name's hady amr, i'm the deputy assistant administrator'a for the middle east at usaid which is the united states agency for internationaltern development, the part of the united states government thaterm manages our foreign aid. and, you know, we talked about the arab spring and the songs of freedom in the arab spring from tunisia to libya to, you know, egypt, bahrain, yemen, syria. um, i wanted to offer some thoughts on the transformation from the perspective of this white house and this p administration about the changes going on in the middle east. first of all, from the u.s. e government perspective, yous. know, we believe that we are inspired by the people in the middle east. >> [inaudible] >> you can't hear. raise the mic, can you hear meu better?e is that better, guys? okay. so, you know, we're inspired by the changes taking place in the middle east and that they're being driven by the people ofeg the region ministration are as f. first and foremost, we oppose the use of violence by governments against their citizens and citizens against the government. the second is we

. >> hady amr tell us more about your perspectives. >> thanks for the kind of connection and i'm please to be here. can you guys hear me okay? i first attended, i think i first attended and adc convention more than 20 years ago and i probably last spoke at the agency convention 10 years ago so i'm really pleased to be here among folks that i know well. and when i think about that time period that has changed in 10 to 20 years and i think about my son. my wife and i had her first child this year and i think forward 10 to 20 years from now. i think about in the arab world that i hope will be one that is freer, more prosperous, more democratic, more dignified, more purchase vittori for its citizens and i also think about an arab-american community that can also grow in its participation in civil society here at home and in partnership with the arab world. so i mean as i am reflecting in the context of the transformation in the arab world and also in this context with adc, i hope we have a growing partnership of the arab-american community with the positive transformation underway in the ar