applause] and elaine, who took me as a freshman many years ago, 19-, and i was a young kid from new york chinatown, and every other word that i started out with came out with "f," and it was not "frank." she has been a tremendous mentor to me and thousands of students at uc berkeley. if they are all winners today. i am pleased and proud to announce at tonight's winner is dr. elaine kim. [applause] elaine is very proud to accept this award. she is out of town and could not be with us this evening. let's give her another round of applause in absentia, and thank you very much. [applause] do i get to keep this? [laughter] >> thank you very much. congratulations to dr. kim, and special thanks to our other nominees. we were like to thank everybody for all of their hard work for their time in coordinating and organizing the awards process. please could give them a round of applause -- please give them a round of applause. [applause] are your stomachs growling? there is a reception, catered by some of the best agent pacific -- asian pacific ches. at this time, i would like to bring up chris, the owner and

new york. as randall pinkston reports, nearly all of them left or arrived in chinatown's community. >> reporter department of transportation has shut down 26 bus operations, based in six states, hoping to prevent tragedies like this one. 15 people were killed as they returned to new york from a casino trip last spring. transportation secretary ray lahood, and new york senator charles schumer announced the d.o.t.'s unprecedented crackdown. the largest in the agency's history. >> by ignoring safety rules, these passengers put both operators and other motorists at serious risk. and shutting them down will save lives. >> reporter: this applies primarily to eight companies. apex bus, i-95 coach, and new century travel. they are accused of using drivers without valid driver's licenses, failing to test drivers for alcohol and drug use, and using buses that had not been properly inspected and repaired. >> reporter: the enforcement action involved just over 30 bass -- buses that transported over 1800 passengers a day. most of them began or ended here in new york's chinatown. >> i'd say most of them are

most of the bus routes began or ended here in new york's chinatown. >> i'd say most of them are safe.'t be on the road. >> reporter: the department is now working to create tougher penalties for bus companies that violate federal laws. >> the most important piece is allowing them to pierce the veil. unfortunately, these companies keep changing their names and keep going. it's very hard to track them down. >> reporter: under the proposed legislation, fines would increase from $2200 a day, to $25,000. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> the new bill would also require bus companies to post their safety records near ticket windows. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00, for all new stories, vic is coming up in the newsroom. >>> gruesome crime. a man murdered in harford county. eats his victim's body. >>> more on what he saying now that it's over. check in for more on these stories and all the breaking news at 6:00. >>> a stressful day for a raccoon in missouri. the furry creature spent several hours, stuck on top of this 25-foot light pole. residents in the neighbo

. >>> bueno, si no cumplen de una forma aoen que aoen que pa cambiar partÍan de chinatown muy new yorkmuy el bronx y 2 meses despuÉs, otro se volcÓ en la i'95, matando a 4 personas. segÚn las autoridades, el chofer se habÍa quedado dormido. la clausura de estas niÑas de buses, ocurre al mismo tiempo que legisladores buscan regulaciones mÁs estrictas para esta industria. en miami angie sandoval telemundo. >>> se divulgÓ la ficha de pedro as el niÑo de 6 aÑos que desapareciÓ en 1969 en new york. el caso era un misterio para las autoridades, hernÁndez de 51 aÑos se encuentra en un centro psiquiÁtrico acusado de asesinato en segundo grado. la fiscalÍa de nueva york considere que es pronto para comprobar la confesiÓn de hernÁndez, se tiene identificado a otros 2 posibles sospechosos. el gobierno de mÉxico, dice que cada dÍa se reportan mÁs muertes con armas que se venden en estados unidos. y que llegaran a las manos del crimen organizado en su paÍs. y hoy, el embajador de mÉxico aquÍ en washington, reiterÓ un llamado al gobierno de estados unidos. carlos botifoll nos amplia. >>> las denunci

cross between a rabbit, a kangaroo, a camel and a giant new york city sewer rat. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it does, yeah. >> we found him in chinatown yeah. i don't believe you. >> they're one of my favorite animals. they're really cute. they're the second largest rodent in the world. >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah, she is shedding quite a bit right now. i'm covered in it. >> jimmy: i thought that was you, yeah. >> yeah, the gray hairs. you're old, you know how it is. you get like 30, 35, start losing hair, gray. have kids, just life sucks. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hey, jeff! >> sorry. >> jimmy: don't be depressed. >> i'm not, i'm happy to be here. >> jimmy: did you get a new watch? >> i did. my wife bought it for me. she's a hair dresser. she makes the big bucks. [ laughter ] they're pretty cool. >> jimmy: where do you find them? where are they from? >> south america. second largest rodent in the world. they don't like water. they live in big -- like mobs pretty much. not like a kangaroo, but a big family group. and they can have babies, like a rat, like every three, four times a year. >> jimmy: is that right? all right, that's it.

new york plus the latest on the nationals and bryce harper's eye. lot of people talking about that. >> our team coverage continues now, news 4's darcy spencer joins us live in chinatownh some disappointed caps fans. darcy? >> reporter: well, chris, disappointed, they're sad. as a matter of fact, i was tweeting and telling folks here at the station there was one gentleman i tried to interview had a caps jersey on and simply would not talk to me. perhaps he couldn't talk to me because he was so upset and angry. that just goes to show the level of emotion that people have in this game. now, we were right here at the red line bar on g street in the chinatown area of northwest washington in the final few minutes of the game this evening. obviously a big disappointment for the caps fans, big crowd had gathered out here and hoping they would be able to pull it off. i was able to get a couple people to talk to me, even though they were disappointed they say the caps had a good run this season. >> i thought they played hard. they had a lot of missed opportunities. could have scored a couple more goals but the rangers' goalie played good. can't complain. seven games, the defen