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paralysis they are right now without the deal. for a city to be able to have this boost and really quite a luxury to be able to reimagine parts of the port of san francisco? i don't think any other city in the united states can really boast that prospect. >> reporter: what's in it for ellison? he gets to lease the piers for decades and reap the financial benefits of the businesses that open up shop there. >> being able to laser into something that magnetizes people to the water and to the bay and give them an opportunity to enjoy something they haven't before? i think the possibiliti...

i think the possibilities are really quite, you know, profound. >> reporter: the race isn't scheduled until 2013. so there's a little bit of time to do all that work down here along the waterfront. but quite a spectacular announcement. and some spectacular pictures, wouldn't you say, robert? the futuristic looking there? the venues look fantastic. >> absolutely. a much-needed economic boost. simon perez in san francisco, simon, thank you. thousands of people are expected to ring in the new year along the embarcadero tonight. but there's still a lot of work to do before the countdow...

encountered a subject with a weapon. this is presumptive at this point because we haven't interviewed the officer in depth. but it's believed that fearing for his life he discharged his firearm. >> reporter: police say a large hunting style knife was found on the ground next to the victim. other residents say there was some kind of disturbance between the victim and another resident. >> they live in the front trailer and he lives in the trailer in the back. they got fa fight and police come and then all of a sudden all i hear is they shot him. >> reporter: this is the second officer ...

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