fast forward 40 years, i did not expect that i would be the head of an international city, a city known for its relations not just as an american city but a city that offers relationships between the people's republic of china and the people of the united states and offering cultural exchanges as well as sports exchanges, and i am constantly reminded of that because we have a chief of protocol. charlotte schulz has been such a wonderful participant in our government here, and to make sure that we keep attention as an international city, so i find myself as part of history, being very lucky to be the mayor of the city at this time and also finding ourselves to be so fortunate that we remember 40 years of history, 40 years of building relationships between our two countries, and i continue to feel that i am is a student of this activity because there's so much in our futures in our country working with china to understand how we could help in that relationship, help people to people, culture to culture, and then realize that we are as a city, a gateway to so much of this activity, making

whether or not we consider ourselves a local city, our regional city, an international city, it is job creation that makes the city run well. for all of us here, i know you have great hope that the city will be able to have decent jobs here that can maintain, that they can spend a good amount of their careers in, and that is why i spend a lot of time with chief adviser kim and supervisor david chiu and the other supervisors talking about how we can sustain the midmarket. that is why we passed a week ago the midmarket payroll tax exemption. we wanted to welcome new companies into the city and understand what it was blocking their ability to stay and to grow. to hear a company -- not just from the cfo, from the president. when i visited twitter, i closed the door and they allowed me to speak to their engineers, to their workers, to the people doing the engineering work atwitter. as we closed the door, i laid out -- ok, kids. what do you really want out of the city? in very plain language, they said, "mayor lee, we like the culture of the city. we like the local restaurants. we like that

charlotte shells, our protocol officer knows, we will keep our position as an international city, and the best way to do that is to offer all the help we could to areas lies -- like christ church in new zealand and to be a city that is supportive of their recovery and helping to instigate any ideas for a quick recovery. i know as prime minister key visits president obama our countries will work together and our mutual cooperation will be cultural and economic, but the city and council of san francisco is also there for new zealand. we look forward to from the competition, but we also look forward to help them recover as well. with that, i wanted to present a proclamation to his occasion to visit us and visit our bay, and by the way, prime minister, every day in san francisco is like this. [laughter] clear, enough when it for the sales. prime minister, if we want to present to you this proclamation, declaring it to be prime minister john key day in san francisco. [applause] prime minister. >> thank you for welcoming me, mayor lee, and my delegation here to san francisco. we have had a

we are an international city. we want to maintain the world class feeling we always have. really want to thank hilton for this additional work that it is doing to maintain that world- class status. so you welcome the chinese visitors for business or tourism, and you give them a good breakfast because at the end of the day, they might want to know about stake or pasta, but the breakfast would be their traditional thing, and they will feel comfortable doing that and come back. that is the main thing. we would visitors not only to experience the first visit. we want them to keep coming back. there's a lot of business to be done that is consistent with what our city is doing with our china-sf program. we're recording chinese businesses. we have over five of the major solar companies in china locating their offices in mission bay already. we have more to come. we're working on their banking business so they can come here and establish banks so that trade can go on, and it will be more comfortable for them. so thank you to hilton. congratulations on hilton huanying, and huanying

right now that's part of the skolkovo project an international city of science and technology over the next decade in all directions from this spot just outside of moscow so the next time technology update brings you a high tech success story it might just be born and raised right here in enjoy the ride. that. he's going to cover. to take scientific groups. to give them kind of conditions like. what we discussed with you when we were there and. in order to develop. a prototype and get custom attraction. and this has to be done in russia immediately otherwise we would never you know cross the breach between science and manufacturing between because between science and. there is a huge gap there is a prototype development and scientists i myself am a scientist very often say don't understand how huge. it used to be an ideal place for a holiday for the film changed in a moment. the wounds of war are still visible. the republic is not only relieved but also shaping the future. fifty. ft.

. >> we're an international city. anything i can do to welcome in more of the national business from all over the world and in europe, as well, we have done it traditionally. i would be doing this. i'll be a great cheerleader for them. >> mayor lee says this is not just good for tourists. he is talking about chinese businesses, setting up shop here. the five top solar companies in china located to san francisco or are about to. and he is looking to getting banking industry in here as well. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> latest entry in the crowded san francisco mayoral race will face off against the rival for the first time at a debate tonight. san francisco public defender jeff adachi confirms this morning that he will be at the debate at the mission bay conference center sponsored by the alliance for job and sustainable growth. achi fedil papers to run friday before the deadline. a few days after the interim mayor ed lee who changed his mind about not running. the candidates wil

. >> we're an international city. anything i can do to welcome in more of the national business from all over the world and in europe, as well, we have done it traditionally. i would be doing this. i'll be a great cheerleader for them. >> mayor lee says this is not just good for tourists. he is talking about chinese businesses, setting up shop here. the five top solar companies in china located to san francisco or are about to. and he is looking to getting banking industry in here as well. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> latest entry in the crowded san francisco mayoral race will face off against the rival for the first time at a debate tonight. san francisco public defender jeff adachi confirms this morning that he will be at the debate at the mission bay conference center sponsored by the alliance for job and sustainable growth. adachi filed papers to run friday before the deadline. a few days after the interim mayor ed lee who changed his mind about not running. the candidates w

resoundingly answer from moscow right now that's see idea at the heart of the skolkovo project an international cityof science and technology set to fan out over the next decade in all directions from this spot just outside of moscow so the next time technology update brings you a high tech success story it might just be born and raised right here in still then enjoy the right. i hope that school confident is going to cover these pork to take thank you for groups with a deer's to give them kind of in kuwait or conditions like we get it in a mist factory which we discussed with you when we were there and set up a small manufacturing and all that can develop your sample or your prototype and get custom corrections and this part has to be done in russia immediately otherwise we would never you know cross the bridge between science and manufacturing because between science and avoiding manufacturing there is a huge gap there is a prototype development and find just i myself am a scientist they very often they don't understand how huge the things get. if used to be an ideal place for a holiday but it cha

contamination spread over about forty percent of europe and turned the chernobyl blast into an international city today only tourists are permitted to enter the exclusion zone but there are extreme health risks when doing so the proponents claim nuclear technologies have become much more sophisticated this still vulnerable to natural disasters the earthquake and tsunami the tristen quickly japan turned to the city before her she went into a dead zone because afraid asian levels of push him a severity level was raised to seven the same as. some experts remain steadfast in the face of chernobyl and for question and continued to think nuclear the only major energy source that is available when all your missing and running short is nuclear power and we better get prepared for many european countries continue to have the rely on nuclear power in france for example it amounts to seventy five percent with its tricity needs to ennoble seriously undermines the nuclear industry and many countries who refuse to build more nuclear power plants but resistance gave way to what many call in nuclear renaissance

central's -- economic centers in europe, and we want to stay that way, and we are an attractive city for international business, like the american and asian companies that like to have business in amsterdam. it is a real nice place to stay. experts like to live in amsterdam, and is accessible from all parts of the world. it is also very important case of cycling. what irony said, 2.2 million and happens, but the last line may be the most important, about 120 kilometers per day traffic jams. that is qu7?) a lot. this distance is not more than 25k. we have a real problem. that is not good for business. for us, it is active transport, really important as a solution for being accessible. ok, does it work? yes. this is the city. at the red lines, these are the congestion. this is the pattern of workers who go to work in the morning and in the afternoon. most of the workers come from outside of the city of amsterdam. they come mostly by car, but also a big part from public transport. what was the conclusion of all the businesses? if we go on like this, we have a real big problem in one, two years, maybe a l

the girl who is now 4 years old was apparently sold to an international adoption agency, and eventually adopted by an american couple in liberty city. >> all i want to tell them is to return my girl. i don't feel anything against them, because perhaps they took my daughter without knowing she was stolen for me. >> she posted flyers and staged a hunger strike at one point. they say this is an emblematic case. >> it's an absolute tragedy. if something like this is what it takes for them to be real reform and oversight over the international adoption process, that portion is a good result. but i would never wish this on anybody. >> the american couple apparently had no idea the girl they were adopting was kidnapped. they had no comment when a local station in missouri asked for an interview. >> i would just have to think about, like, what if the situation was reversed and my own child was kidnapped. it's sad to know somebody in our community is going through that. >> and rafael joins me now. the adoptive parents had been quiet until now. >> very quite. a half hour ago the family spokesman issued a statement and the statement says the

about the south especially in conflicts the president says georgia's leaders like a city should face an international tribunals for crimes against russia and its nationals you can see that full interview at r.t. . as accurately to britain's times newspaper has revealed a western backed blueprint outlining how rebels plan to control libya after moammar gadhafi is imposed it describes aims to take over the security infrastructure with foreign help marty darrius was a research associate for the center for research on globalization joins us now live from tripoli via broadband thanks for being with us it looks like nato has gone much further than just stopping the bloodshed what do you make of this plan. well the plan confirms things needle i said several months ago the secretary general of nato and said the nato plans to be in at the top of the conflict and this involves reconstruction and security so this actually confirms what they've been planning i'd also like point out that two months ago chad and i was released from a meeting with the transitional council there is an opposition figures as well as a

the south the setting of the conflict the president says georgia's leader of soccer city should face an international tribunals for crimes against russia and its nationals this interview is in full at our t.v. dot com. syrian forces have launched a fresh attack on anti-government protesters across the country gunfire and explosions have been reported in the cities of dare al gore and hamas more than three hundred people have been killed in the past week the bloodiest in the five month uprising against president assad's rule kuwait and saudi arabia have pulled their ambassadors from syria adding to the international condemnation of the crackdown on protesters international relations expert professor mark allman says syrian politics are riddled with intrigue and is not everything and everything i should say is not as it seems. hard to dispute. that. is what. i want. to hold. your go. so we have also. had. rhetoric. about. the real grander. war in sort of. next hour more on the situation in syria and the arab world when our team talks to iraq's foreign minister a look at some world news in brief for you

in syria activists say government forces have killed 15 civilians normal a western city despite international calls for an end to its bloody crackdown. pressure on the regime, the obama administration slashed sanctions on syria's largest commercial bank and cell phone operator. >>> in what is being called a sensational potential breakthrough in the treatment of leukemia, researchers at the university of pennsylvania say they've genetically modified white blood cells in three patients to attack and kill tumors within their own body. one year after the treatment, two of the patients appear to be cancer-free. >>> the national park service scene the statue of liberty will be closed for one year beginning in october for a $27 million renovation aimed at making its impeerinterior safer and more accessible. the that chew was closed from 2001 to 2009 following the 9/11 attacks. the nasa rover opportunity has beamed back new images of a 14-mile wide crater on mars where it will study rock samples. it took the solar powered rover nearly three years to drive from a smaller crater just 13 miles away. >>> and in new p

international help. we believe that the city and should address their problems as part of their domestic agenda this is an internal civil conflict and it should not be internationalized as for the situation in libya of course every country is unique in terms of its particular situation the background of its conflict the form of the scale of public protest etc on the other hand we should learn our lessons this is the first the un resolution on libya you've mentioned we are all witness to it and we still see it neither the number of international players tend to digress from the strict observation of both the instructions and the spirit of these resolutions therefore we are not really concerned that such loose interpretations could only result in making some of the opposition circles tighten their position and opt for a tougher approach which is by no means opposed of achievement in terms of finding a mutually acceptable solution europe is becoming increasingly wary and disappointed with nato military campaign in libya the conflict shows no sign of ending the plight of the civilian population is deteriorati

morning in syria, activists say government forces have killed 15 civilians in a western city, despite international calls to anto its bloody crackdown. ratcheting up pressure on the regime, the obama administration slapped sanctions on syria's largest commercial bank and cell phone operator. >>> and what's being called a sensational potential breakthrough in the treatment of leukemia, researchers at the university of pennsylvania say they've genetically modified white blood cells in three patients to attack and kill tumors within their own bodies. one year after treatment, two of the patients appear to be cancer-free. >>> the national park service says the statue of liberty will be closed for one year beginning in october, for a $27 million re making itsle. the statue's crn was closed from 2001-2009 following the september 11th attacks. >>> the nasa rover "opportunity" has beamed back new images of a 14-mile-wide crater on mars where it will study rock samples. it took the solar-powered rover three years to drive from the small crater just 13 miles away. >>> and a new poll finds casey anthony, who was acquitte

ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver theessage of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is stl regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place. the disapproval rating is down three points. 44% said it seems better than any potential ruling block. among those who say they do not support t

ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is still regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place. the disapproval rating is down three points. 44% said it seems better than any potential ruling block. among those who say they do not support

demands an end to the fact us of protesters rules out for an intervention calling instead of for internal political dialogue it comes as the syrian city of hama has reportedly been overrun by president assad's forces with over one hundred reported casualties and local school a quote massacre is taking place argues but it apart ny has been following the un's moves in new york. following two and a half days of intense deliberation the fifteen members of the u.n. security council finally came to a consensus on the text of a presidential states. and surrounding syria all members of the security council adopted the presidential statement which first and foremost calls for an immediate end to all violence and urges both sides of the violence and conflict to drain immediately the security council presidential statement also condemns widespread violations of human rights and the use of force against civilians by the syrian authority it calls on the syrian authorities to fully respect human rights and to comply with international law the u.n. security council of course is issuing this presidential statement following more than four and a half

to the people being subjected now to three or four days to brutal shelling to an assault on the city. i think the internationalassing. >> embarrassing. listen to secretary clinton here. in addition to once again saying assad has no legitimacy. she put the stamp of the united states behind a specific number. let's listen. >> we think to date the government is responsible for the deaths of more than 2,000 people of all ages and the united states has worked very hard to corral and focus international opinion to take steps toward a unified response to the atrocities that are occurring. >> perhaps belatedly, but the secretary has been out there, has been outspoken. but poem has said he lost legitimacy but he has not said assad must go. and some of the european allies of the united states still won't impose the harshest economic sanctions, like give up syrian oil. why? >> well, that's right, john. i'll tell you, you know one of the things that damon said in the report tonight is the most important thing that neither secretary clinton nor secretary rice addressed in speaking to you. that is when the crackdown happene

an internal temperature of 165 fahrenheit. petaluma throwing its support behind an ordinance that would regulate disposable shopping bags. city leaders voted in favor of the countywide ordinance this week. the ordinance isn't written out yet but would likely be a ban on plastic bags and a fee for paper ones. sonoma county waste management wants feedback from all cities in the county so it can decide whether voters would approve a county ordinance. >>> it's 6:09 right now, time to check the forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina. >> good morning, laura. seeing a pretty nice forecast, which by the way will be the warmest day we see over the next seven days. still mild by august standards. just patchy low clouds in san jose, sunshine in santa clara valley this morning, 56 in oakland and 50s around san francisco where you do have the low clouds. in fact, the clouds much lower this morning in the north bay which may slow your commute in a few spots towards novato and santa rosa. visibility dropped to a half mile. look out for that. 52 in novato. about 55 in livermore. clearly we still have that sea breeze going. s

an hour. traffic on international boulevard slowed to a crawl. as an estimated 100 members of various bay area motorcycle clubs leveraged their street credibility. >> stop the violence in the city of oakland. we're fed up with it. we don't want to deal with it anymore. >> reporter: members of the clubs, see parts of their former selves reflected in today's events. >> we have validity from our past and how we've changed. >> reporter: today's rally started at 88th and international where two people were gunned down memorial day weekend. it ended at 55th and international where a 53-year- old was shot to death two weeks ago. >> there's just been a lot going on. we decided that it had to be now. >> reporter: the march down the middle of international boulevard led drivers to lay on their horn. not out of frustration, but out of support. >> i think it's fantastic that people come together to put down violence. i think it's awesome. >> reporter: the memory of carlos nava is bringing the community together again next weekend who's proceeds of the event will go to the nava family. >>> oakland police are still trying to figure out the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a 2-year-o

violent weeks yet in syria, where despite international condemnation, the ruling regime has continued an intensified crackdown against anti-government protesters in the city of hama. nbc's martin fletcher has our report on syrians under siege. >> reporter: with foreign journalists banned, local media muzzled, this is what the syrian government does not want the world to know. it is the sixth day of a syrian army assault against a town of hama. water, electricity, internet and phones cut. tanks in the city center. 13 people shot dead today, activists say. with reporters unable to work, these pictures are from protesters' cell phones, showing bodies dumped in the river. around 2,000 citizens killed since march. troops arresting people, more than 15,000 dissidents jailed according to human rights watch. but the syrian government is fighting back with pictures too, saying it is fighting against protesters with guns. it calls them armed terrorists. whose pictures to believe? america has decided. >> president assad has lost his legitimacy to govern the syrian people. >> reporter: across syria today, tens of thousands of syrians rallied in support of the towns p