i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this iconic city to fail in itslocal by not placing this as a critical element regarding any advocacy modifying legislation. the city of santos, has its work cut out for it. it must stand for all its residents. well certainly is committed to strong support immigration reform, it is apparent there will impose the inclusion of -- rather

i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this iconic city to fail in its local by not placing this as a critical element regarding any advocacy modifying legislation. the city of santos, has its work cut out for it. it must stand for all its residents. well certainly is committed to strong support immigration reform, it is apparent there will impose the inclusion of -- rather than excluding no one. from the lgbt perspective, this is going to be tough, and i submit to the city that they consider the following list of ideas which i have cryptically penned for this testimony. i have noticed that time has gone over, and i know how that feels, so i would just read one or two of them and make my testimony available in writing. the one that i would like to read which may add to what the professor had to say is, i think the city and county needs to form an urgent advisory committee and instruct a point person to work with our congressional representatives and senators to include promotion. that's send citizens to washington d.c. -- washington, d.c. they really do

and as beautiful as the civic center is, it sometimes gets lost to those other cultural icons throughout the city that are in areas that are more accessible to people, at least they believe them to be more accessible. the challenge for the asian art museum is to build its foundation and to provide some new -- i see jay who is here, the director -- the opportunity to take more risks in terms of how we rediscover the museum and get people to appreciate the extraordinary work that has been known over there in its leadership, so i'm excited about what you have been done. that is why you are being appointed back. we hope to have some announcements very soon about the asian art museum and its stated future. a lot of work to be done behind the scenes, as you know. finance corp. -- this is interesting. i'm pleased they are both going to take the mantle to serve on this corporation. this is a big deal. thank you for being here. [applause] the finance corp. was conceived as sort of a watchdog group of folks that could make sure -- that is why not yet as to say you wonder why these people are year. there's

icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have been out to the rest home, to the bear bar in orlando. they meet a black bear, that is a husky african-american guy and the guy basically propositions them. proposes a three way. they decided he seems like a great guy. they tell him about their b and b. the innamong the flowers. it doesn't mean anything because it was camouflage night at the full moon saloon. we felt compelled to tidy up. and reaging toilet. you force him to shower. we stashed it in the closet. he grabbed a razor and headed for the stall. you better be faithful about it. it's down right inhospitable. he was dressed in a while, v-neck tee

showing their commitment, but it is going to need the commitment of all of us in the city to assure that this iconic institution continues to provide an outlet for learned about bali, shanghai, japanese art, not just for students here now, but for upcoming generations. this is an iconic institution that does not just certification san francisco. it is a world-recognized leader. people come from all over the world to learn about asian art. that is the population that this great institution provides for a run the world. it will be incumbent upon us to work with the museum foundation to do what we need to do to make the case to the greater populous as to why they need to financially support this institution and assure that a few years from now we are not in the same place. i think everybody had done their part and it is up to us as a community to show that we value what is an iconic institution and provide world leadership for people throughout the world to have an interest in asian art. i want to thank mayor newsom, mayer brown for coming out of retirement, so to speak, to make sure that he will conti

one of the most iconic spots for the dogs in the city. >>> and this is what a january heat wave looks like. we have some record-breaking highs today. san jose, 72 degrees. look at santa rosa, up to 74 at this hour tonight heading into tomorrow's big weather story. we're tracking very gusty winds in the hilltops around the bay area tonight, getting clos to a m means m for your sunday forecast when we come right back. >>> on different sides of the street, and different sides of the issue, thousands took to the streets in san francisco for pro-life and pro-choice protests. it drew thousands of marchers, marking the 38th anniversary of roe v. wade. organizers say their mission was to ed indicate the public about abortion and alternative trues to pro-choice activists. both sides protested peacefully. >>> the beginning of what could be a bitter battle for thousands of bay area dog owners. the new proposal to tighten leash laws. if you live in san francisco, san mateo or marin county, it's specific to you. it's all about park preservation. right now golden gate national recreation area, dogs

mary helen rogers happens to be an icon well known to many of us throughout the city but formerly a resident of district five in the fillmore in the western addition and this building is aptly, i think, should be named after her. her legacy is well known and well felt throughout the western addition in the city but in particular in areas that have been confronted and challenged by policies of redevelopment in urban renewal. she stood up and she stood out where others did not. she was really able to galvanize where others couldn't. so i think this building, rightfully so, recognizes, in part, some of that legacy, and i know her family would be proud. president chiu: supervisor maxwell? supervisor maxwell: with that, she also made huge changes in redevelopment, huge changes that, in my community when we had a redevelopment project area committee, it made a huge difference because of some of the things and policies that mary rogers and a lot of the people that work with her put in place so i think it's very appropriate that a building like this be named after her. thank you. president chiu: any

. >>> and in seattle, the new year was greeted with a dazzling fireworks display at the city's iconic space needle. >>> tornadoes roared across the south and midwest on new year's eve, killing at least six people. injuring dozens of others and leaving a trail of destruction. one of the twisters hit the northwest arkansas hamlet of cincinnati killing three people. 24 homes were destroyed, as was cincinnati's fire department headquarters, with most roads leading into town closed because of debris. three more people died in missouri. krv bs news correspondent cynthia bowers joins us from st. louis sglas the fast-moving systems rained down tornadoes causing massive damage across the southeastern part of missouri including metro st. louis. in the sunset hills suburb a tornado tore through at lunchtime taking out about 20 homes and businesses. >> it's incredible. absolutely inyesterday dibble. cars overturned, trucks overturned. it's kind of hard to believe such a thing could happen to our city. >> reporter: 20 people dove for cover inside a neighborhood pub, fortunately, there were only mi

three hours later in hong kong, there was this over the city's iconic skyline.ppropriate since fireworks were invented in china. in the middle east, the glittering emirate of dubai welcomed the new year with a light and sound show. and at the stroke of midnight, the world's highest building, almost a half mile tall, transformed into a gigantic roman candle. in moscow's red square, russians huddled in a snowstorm, as midnight came. in berlin, 1 million people watched the show at the historic brandenburg gate. they also partied in paris. and as big ben chimed in the new year, londoners lined the banks of the thames to celebrate. for "today," george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> rare and deadly tornadoes in the midwest and south kill at least six people. three of the dead in missouri, about six injured there and 20 homes destroyed, the same powerful storm system spawned tornadoes earlier yesterday in cincinnati, arkansas. >>> a hostage drama friday at a suburban houston bank ended after four hours of tense negotiations. two masked gunmen took seven people hosta

city's time square. it's one of the biggest parties in the world. people gathered to watch the iconic ball drop. partyers left behind a mess. >>> in egypt, the president spoke out about the terrorist attack that killed people this morning. a bomb exploded near a christian church in alexander ya. it was promised to bring the people to justice. in england today, violence broke out at a minimum security prison after -- refused to take breathalyzer tests for alcohol. there were empty bottles found. there are no reports of injury, but the fire damaged six prison dormitories, two game rooms, a gymnasium, and a mail room. >>> a mistake by the airline pilot led to an evacuation of a capitol building. apedmont airline pilot inadvertently turned his radio to wrong frequency, causing the plane to lose traffic with air traffic control. the capitol building and congressional offices were evacuated. fighter planes scrambled as a precaution. >>> the death toll from yesterday's tornadoes has risen to 7. the storm ripped through several states in the south and crews are just now starting the massive cleanup effo

city. >> reporter: her weight was a constant struggle. but she made it. she became a cultural iconmbol of something is hard. ♪ o say can you see >> reporter: and for roseanne, it all started to unravel the night she sang the star spangled banner. you want to sing? >> no, i would rather not. i just laugh at it. >> reporter: and when it was over, she grabbed her crotch, spat on the ground and walked off. >> it was horrifying. i knew i started too high about the fifth note in and i thought, well, at least i'll try to make it funny. >> reporter: you're smiling through the whole thing. >> i felt like crying. >> disgraceful. that's the way i feel about it. >> reporter: i was like, i'm going to lose every single thing that i've ever worked for. >> reporter: as it turned out, roseanne survived it just fine, but the show was never number one again. if the show were on today -- >> yeah. >> reporter: tackling all of the current issues as it did in its day, what would you want to tackle? >> i understand that whole tea party thing. i understand a revolt by american taxpayers, but the solution i

iconic new york cabs. it is being modernized. a car bomb explosion outside a christian church and the northern christian city of alexandria is reported to have killed 27 and injured another four. it happened as people were leaving the church after the midnight mass. the official casualty figures came as the report said that it claimed some muslims. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the capital and he told me how the authorities were trying to deal with the attack. >> shortly after midnight, worshipers or coming out of the church in alexandria and the car bomb exploded killing at least 8 people and wounding another 24. this is according to official figures. i have spoken to the police at the church and they expect the death toll to be much higher than that. they could see body parts all around. he also said that they were fortunate that not many people had gone outside after the mass and had the bomb exploded just a few minutes later, the casualties would have been much higher. alexandria is a city at the north of egypt which has seen sectarian violence. this church had seen violence when they were attacked. there was counter d

icon. [applause] >> and this was the scene in new york city. with 1 million people packing times square. and >> >> the ball has dropped in times square, and the crowd went wild! bringing in 2011. >> with pageantry, and pizzazz that only new york city can offer. >> and with thousands of people of cast members bringing in the new year with affection. with lots of music and a ton of confetti and an unusual source of emotion. worldwide celebrations with a variety of this new year's eve varied from subdued to the elaborate. and this fresh start of harmony, celebration and. earlier, the historic storm was no match for new york. all elements working together to make sure that it was a happy and safe start for the new year. from one party to the other. >> and just like any party, there comes the clean up. but this is nothing but it cannot handle. this is a party that n.y. host's every year. >> and reporting live, i am amanda kaust. allison kausic >> and st. peter's basilica, this has been a long time tradition. for the first of every year, the polope polk reflected on to the 52 fatalities in ira

hundreds of thousands of people jammed into times square in new york city for the customary ball drop to usher in the new year. it's the most iconic in the united states and draws people from all over. kraig boswell was in the middle of it all. he joins us now with more. [ crowd noise ] >> reporter: music stars including rick springfield and kesha performing. >> if there's one thing americans know how to do, it's putting on a show. they're great at doing it. >> reporter: about a million people from all around the world welcoming in 2011. >> there's only one place to come to see the ball drop basically and see out 2010 into 2011, it's new york city. >> this is my first time. never been here before. i'm from hawaii. >> reporter: the famous new year's eve ball, the 12-foot 6- ton sphere putting a a dazzling display. meanwhile, security gets tighter this year after the foiled car bombing here in may. there's no specific threat against the city tonight. of course, they had 20 inches of snow here just a few days ago. they managed to get that out. they had great weather tonight. it was a balmy 36 degrees as the ball was dropping. years p

hundreds of thousands of people jammed into times square in new york city for the customary ball drop to usher in the new year. it's the most iconic in the united states and draws people from all over. kraig boswell was in the middle of it all. he joins us now with more. [ crowd noise ] >> reporter: music stars including rick springfield and kesha performing. >> if there's one thing americans know how to do, it's putting on a show. they're great at doing it. >> reporter: about a million people from all around the world welcoming in 2011. >> there's only one place to come to see the ball drop basically and see out 2010 into 2011, it's new york city. >> this is my first time. never been here before. i'm from hawaii. >> reporter: the famous new year's eve ball, the 12-foot 6- ton sphere putting a a dazzling display. meanwhile, security gets tighter this year after the foiled car bombing here in may. there's no specific threat against the city tonight. of course, they had 20 inches of snow here just a few days ago. they managed to get that out. they had great weather tonight. it was a balmy 36 degrees as the ball was dropping. years p

city is even starting to warm up. if you are watching us in anchorage, alaska, see photographs in screen and film for one of the most iconicrtists of the 21st century. andy warhol manufactured at the anchorage museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. oprah winfrey's long rumored secret was finally revealed on her program monday when she called the b, quote, the miracle of all miracled. winfrey revealed t a half sister which until recently she knew nothing about. >>> and patricia, a 48-year-old milwaukee woman was given up for adoption by winfrey's mother when the talk show host was 8 years old and living with her father. patricia knew since 2007 she was related to the talk show host but had difficulty contacting her. >>> ted williams, the homeless man with the golden voice left a texas rehab facility yesterday against medical advice. >>> reports say regis philbin's departure from his show was about abc wanting him to take a pay cut of millions. responding yesterday, philbin responded he's been planning it for a long time. >>> christina aguil

icon, send me your good question. >> troubling activity on the rise in one bay area city. >> we have a few gangs around here that should be out of here. because this used to be a very quiet town. >> where gangs are leaving their mark and what police blame for the resurgence. >>> a violent beating caught on camera. investigators have the video. why they still say there is nothing they can do. >>> if you have a few minutes to kill before the next bart train arrives. how about some shopping? the stores you might see popping up at b.a.r.t. stations. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills more people... than aids, drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combined. we have a lot more work to do. area. but people in livermore say it rarely happens there. police >>> it is something that happens in bigger cities in the bay area but people in livermore sa

icon and still making cover page appearances. in 2009 she was voted the most fashionible woman in paris by readers in a newspaper. >> certainly i'm quite flattered to be the -- people sense that i love the city i live in. but i think it's also my attitude towards life. to still be a bit call keptish. >> the title of her new book. >> i'm often asked for advice on how to dress. where to go in paris? what boutiques or restaurants do i recommend? that was happening so much that i thought i'd write a book with tips and addresses. then i wouldn't always have to say the same thing. >> she's an author and business woman, and she's continued to model. she exudes that on the runway which made her appearances so popular. >> you shouldn't take fashion too seriously. first and foremost, fashion should be fun. >> designer jean paul takes the same view and engaged the model to make regular appearances at his shows. >> she's so beautiful and elegant. couture needs that. >> i like jean paul's message. he shows he likes women. not just young models. but women in their 50's in the middle of their lives. women who work. and who have homes and families. >> in her day-to-day life she keeps it casual with a pair o

our icons -- bob kennedy, john kennedy, john lennon -- sds, cities burned in united states -- it was a violent. , and we cannot discount the nature of the population leads for a very active population, and that is a fact or a variable, one must consider this in pakistan's future. the second point that i thought of this btu was very well covered, and that is the political islam. i couched it differently. in terms of the civil war, over foul use, the values of the idea of pakistan, as steve wrote in his book, the vision of pakistan as a secular, democratic nation, rolled under a constitution or laws had their roots in the british system is now being challenged, and several of the speakers mentioned the assassination of -- this revealed the conflict of values in pakistan, the conflict of whether it is a government responsibility to provide for its poor, whether it is the security agency's responsibility to provide for security for all not for minorities, which is the ugly truth we saw with the assassination. and the economic issues that we discussed. pointing out that as the economic is

city. >> reporter: 95% of households in south korea, have broadband access, compared to just 60% in the u.s. and the latest craze? augmented reality technology. >> see these iconsinformation about the places that i am pointing at. >> reporter: with the app object, you can get instant info on your favorite locations. like hours of operation, menus and daily sales. all through the camera of a smartphone. >> i'm akkiko fujita in tokyo. home to high-tech gadget and high-speed broadband access. the average connection here is nearly twice as fast as the u.s. >> reporter: like koreans, the japanese use smartphones for everything. from making purchases to recording tv shows. >> you have the record button pop up right there. >> reporter: and by the way, the smartphone screen is likely in 3d. >> and it doesn't require any 3d glasses. >> in korea and japan, the governments in each of those countries have made it a point of national policy to improve the quality of the internet. that's something we've never done in the united states. >> reporter: our next stop -- >> i'm lara setrakian in dubai. growing strong here is green technology. >> reporter: nearing completion is a h