my beloved has been taken from the city. oh, you flies of the steppe, my beloved bride groom has been taken from me before i could wrap him with a proper shroud. the wild bull lives no more. his shepherd, the wild bull, lives no more. dimusi, the wild bull, lives no more. i ask the hills and valleys where is my husband. i say to him, i can no longer bring him food. i can no longer serve him drink. the jackel lies in his bed. you ask me about his reed pipe. the wind must play it for him. you ask me about his sweet songs. the wind must sing them for him. satur, the mother of dimusi, weeps for his song. once my boy wandered so freelly on the steppe, now he is captured. once dimusi wandered so freely on the steppe, now he is bound. the ewe gives up her lamb, the goat gives up her kid. my heart plays the reed pipe of mourning. in a place where he once said my mother will ask for me, now he cannot move his hands, now he cannot move his feet. i would see my child. the mother walked to the desolate place. she looked at the slain wil

for those of you who have not met her or been in her presence, she is an amazing woman, beloved by all, and truly, no amount of praise will do justice to the banks you deserve from our city with the palace of fine arts. she was plain and simply the linchpin of the project. without her, she would not -- without her, it would not have happened. you put your heart into the project. i saw it, and we all see it today. from all of us in city hall, for all of us who hold the palace of fine arts dear, thank you so much. donna is also, by the way, a collector of pieces of memorabilia from the 1915 world's fair. in addition to these commendations, i actually have two original pieces from the world's fair that were originally purchased by my godparents' and given to my parents until this morning -- purchased by my godparents and given to my parents until this morning when i picked them up for you. a book of postcards and a book of inscription detailing all the inscriptions from the world's fair and the meaning behind them. i look forward to giving this to you. on behalf of the city hall of all of

when his beloved wife died only after a year and embraced his newborn son, i will raise you myself. the elder women with argued against it saying you'll grow up wild without a gentle hand of a mother, a gentle hand to guide him. must divide by custom, take another wife or give the baby to a mother who is childless. how will you feed the baby? you have no milk to give. dinka would not change his mind. the tortoise doesn't have milk to give but knows how to take care of its young. shamelessly he tied the baby on his back like a woman and headed for his forge at the place where 7 generations of his clan had once stood. he set his feet firmly on the ground and called to earth, takoma, thank you for yielding up the ore from your underground storehouse of treasure. he lit the fire in his porch and called to fire, tokumbi thank you for making the ore plyable for i might shape it. thank you for setting the iron and making it strong. dinka fanned the bellows and the fire rows began and called to win, thank you for revising fire and keeping my brow cooled in the heat of the day and lifting hi

wow. 36 tracks of john's most beloved songs.f music, and this means that we'll see more of john denver right here on your public television station. >> ♪ sunshine in my eyes ♪ can make me cry. ♪ sunshine on the water... >> announcer: public television is your front-row seat to the best in performing arts. we make top-notch performances freely available for everyone to enjoy music, theater, dance, and more. the financial support of donors is vital to produce and purchase programs of this caliber. call the number on your screen or go online to learn more about these featured items and others like them. invest in the finest arts and entertainment programs you will ever find, delivered right to your home. donate now. thank you. [dramatic violin music] ♪ >> ♪ his spirit joined ♪ and so was formed ♪ 10,000 years ago, ♪ between the swan ♪ and hercules, ♪ where even dark clouds glow. ♪ to live in grace, ♪ to ride the swell, ♪ to yet be strong of will. >> yeah, it's our way of saying thank you by offering you these great thank-you gifts,

the beloved community. the beloved community that jim lawson first mentioned to him. and he was a person who could have had a wasted life that we would never reach. i joined the new york times that year, the day after john kennedy's election. and one of my last images of nashville, right before i left: the sit-ins are over, they've won, everybody's sort of gone back to their normal lives. i'm downtown on a saturday picking up something, and there on a street corner, absolutely by himself, is john lewis. nobody else, just doing this on his own. and he's trying to register black people to vote. and i thought, "boy, he has really got staying power." and 40 years later, he still has staying power. but it's a reminder again of untapped potential in our society when we don't make full democracy, full education, full economic possibilities available to ordinary people. the children took a risk when they went into the lunch counters in nashville and staged the most organized early sit-ins there. initially, those encounters were peaceful, and then they grew more violent. and t

god watch over my belove ed and all the mother's sons. [music]

[applause] this team has given us so much over the years, and we can all recall memories of our beloved giants that we will never forget. through all those memories and the heartache and the joy they have brought, there was one memory, one feeling that has eluded us for 52 very long years, and that memory, that feeling is eludes us no more. [applause] let me hear you make some noise because today, you are world champions. we are going to be saying that a lot today. do you think you could get used to it? since it was so long awaited, and it is so sweet to here, it is once again my pleasure to utter those magical words in succession that this city has been dreaming about hearing since the giants moved west, ladies and gentlemen, it is time to celebrate your 2010 world champion san francisco giants. [applause] we would like to take a moment to introduce several giants and special guests and san francisco dignitaries that have joined us today. first, please welcome the governor of the great state of california, the honorable arnold schwarzenegger. the chief of protocol, charlotte schulz. we

. >> the man sitting over here, the beloved 2010 giants, honor not just our city, our remarkable 2010 giants fans, but the company and of this team is to be to more than 1500 men who were the giants uniform before them, from willie mays to allah gallagher, to william a covey, will clark, body and barry bonds, jimmy davenport, gaylord perry, from marishow to murph, and on and on. they all fought for this for 52 years and you brought it home for them. thank you. and how many of you out there remember going to giants games at candlestick park in the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's? what this 2010 giants team did, what it accomplished pays tribute to more than 90 million of us who passed through the turnstiles at field stadium, candlestick park, and of at&t park in the past 53 years, leading with your hearts, wearing your, coming with your infants and grandchildren, booin g the dodgers, shared experiences of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, this 2010 giants team, well, you brought it home all for us, too. thank you all so much. i was one of them taking the bus with my father out to

but it's a beloved part of the culture. conservatives have always said n.p.r.ed, they don't like that and they don't want their people paying for it, meaning their voters and estimates so a lot of friction approximate, but bert and ernie -- chris: do you think it could be made more centrist? >> i think n.p.r. say great news organization. the problem is not that it's too liberal, it's too elitist. it's high-end. chris: the good part is it covers the world the >> ovechkin seen as elitist -- the value of npr is it does have correspondents around the world and that's very expensive when a lot of news organizations are cutting their coverage. there say security argument for the idea that we need more foreign coverage the i don't think most republicans actually object so much to the sums. as you point out they're very small. it is the idea that you are funding public broadcasting that they believe has a bias. if you are funding public broadcasting you have to make very sure that your news reporting is objective. >> i think they've done a good job the last 10 years. t

the unique block of ord is beloved in the neighborhood. we do feel the process should be followed properly. and we are going to consider having a building in the middle of that garden. we want to feel very confident that the planning department has done the diligence. and apparently that did not happen. whatever, what ever happened, the review and analysis of the categorical exemption simply was not done for this project. you already heard in great detail the categorical exemption attached to this project was actually done for a completely different project. with different impacts. this new project is a new building on the lot. the old project, the regional project, was an alteration of an existing building. you also heard that it was not picked up by the department. this was not mentioned in the categorical exemption. it is significant for this new project. the new project is immediately adjacent to an historic resource. this needs to be considered. we want an honest and sincere review. to see whether there are any environmental impacts.

unintelligible] the high point is the rose monday parade, but it is preceded by countless costume balls beloved by old and young. >> as you know, they fly solo. >> the children's costume ball is getting underway at the hall. it is 11:00 a.m. and it is a point to be a long day. all the children are dressed up. >> i am an indian. >> i am a magician. >> i am in musketeer. >> at noon, highpoint of the day. kids raced through the halls. throwing confetti is an important skill for the festival. meanwhile, behind the scenes, ballet dancers from the carnival association are warming up. here they come. at 3:00 p.m., the event is over, for the little ones at least. two hours later and the decorations have been changed. the formal carnival review starts at 7:00 p.m. sharp. the last remnants from the children's party are being removed. the head chef and his staff are getting ready for the evening. 55 waiters and waitresses, 2400 guests. that demands almost military organizations. 500 liters of bubbly have to be cool. the bosses are checking the hall one last time. >> there were some wineglasses missing bac

neighbors rally to save an old beloved tree that just needs a little bit of help. what happens next? one of those classic tales that proves nothing is easy in the city of san francisco. phil matier in san francisco with that story tonight. phil? >> reporter: that's right, allen. you've got good intentions but mix in a little bureaucratic red tape and rules. you add in a little question about the streets of san francisco. mix in everything from a blunder to a black-out even you've got the story of the telegraph avenue tree. think of it as the public works project from hell. a simple four-week job that has turned into a three-month nightmare, complete with blunders and black-outs as full- time crews working up to six days a week toil on a job where everything that could go wrong seems to have gone wrong. >> every day there has been something interesting to watch. >> reporter: it started out simple enough. neighbors wanted to save this 70-year-old pine tree from getting banged up from transfer trucks around it. the idea was to put a bumper around the tree to divert th

spoke to the help commission three years ago, in strong opposition to the proposed closure of our beloved hospital. i am now happy to have the opportunity to return and support the cpmc plans to rebuild. i represent my fellow physicians and the nurses and therapists who have the privilege of caring for children every day. the dedication and passion that we brought to the save st. luke's effort continues. morale is high as we look to the future. we have been working closely with the architects and administrators to ensure that the communities we serve a continue have -- continue to have access to medical care through the rebuilding process. this is a state of the art facility where we can provide quality care. the will be separate child- friendly rooms for families, electronic medical records, and dedicated laboratory and radiation services. these advances will help us see more patients more efficiently. the labor and delivery and postpartum units have been expanded to safely deliver babies into the loving arms of their community. many design improvements will help us improve patient care.

. >>> plus why nfl fans have another seven days to sweat it out over their beloved sport.comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. i'm feeling sleepy already. nighty night. >>> a heartwarming update to a story we first brought you last month about an oakland man who's prosthetic leg was stolen. today turner was fitted for that new leg. >> it makes a huge difference in my life because that would have been a lot of sitting down. and there would have been a lot of anger, and there would have been a lot of wheelchairs involved and i don't like either one of those. >> turner lost his real leg in a motorcycle accident 25 years ago. we're told his new leg should be ready in two to three weeks. >>> mark is here now with sports. some potential good news i guess when it come to the nfl. >> i mean, we've been saying there's just way too much money at stake here for these two sides not to get it together and more signs today that they are headed that way. literally millions of the dollars at stake. and owners and players agree to extend that deadline another s

the neal family was out running errands, but their beloved dog elmo was home all alone.e house, the firemen raced in. and that's when they found him, a 60-pound boxer lifeless on the bathroom floor. >> started i.v.s, giving him oxygen. they put him on a heart monitor. it's just amazing. >> reporter: for nearly an hour, the rescue team used every tool they had to keep him alive. elmo was suffering from severe smoke inhalation and had a faint heartbeat. they used this doggie oxygen mask specifically designed to fit over a boxer's muzzle. as they continued pumping oxygen into him, slowly and miraculously elmo finally started to regain his strength. his will to live intact. >> i've owned dogs all my life and i would wish something like that to happen to my dog. >> reporter: completely revived and rested, elmo is now at home with his family. and despite a small limp, he's happy and healthy. >> those guys yesterday did an awesome job. they did a real nice job. and that dog is alive today because of the actions of the long beach fire department. >> he summed it up. those fireme

>> the royal couple are making their rounds before their highly anticipated wedding celebrating a belovedon. prince william and kate middleton showed off their chef skills by flipping pancakes for a crowd in northernç ireland. the pancake toss celebrates a tradition that mark the day before lent, and the crowd went wild for the pair who managed to master the flap jack flip. you know, this roll-out of the royal couple has gone flawlessly. no major gaffs. >> i don't know who can do a pancake like that. did they practice before they got there? >> exactly. it's like they have -- they truly are perfect. >>> well, time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. in arizona tucson shooting suspect jared loughner will be arraigned on new charges inside the same courthouse once preceded over by district judge john, one of the victims of the tragedy. last wee week he was indicted on 49 felony counts. sdmrifshlgts the space shuttle discovery is on the verge of ending its nearly 27 year flying career. it's expected to land for the last time today at the

fans mourn the sudden death of germany's most beloved zoo animal. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. >>> welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with targeting libya. american and european militaries spent the weekend launching intense strikes on libya in a mission aimed at halting the brutal attacks on anti-government rebels. although american officials say the u.s. is not trying to kill gadhafi, operation odyssey dawn appears to have hit close to home for the libyan leader. nbc news has learned that english forces conducted a strike on his compound. it was not known where gadhafi was at the time, but according to the "new york times," journalists did not report any casualties. meanwhile robert gates says that the u.s. expects to hand over control of the mission to a coalition in a matter of days. that coalition will probably be headed either by the french or english or by nato. for more information on the operation, we go to nbc's brian moo

. >>> police in livermore, searching for a theft that stole a beloved pet dog. the dog vanished on monday. the thief made off with electrics, jewelry and other items but the most valuable was zoe. her owner says zoe was wearing a pink and brown polka dot collar. some of the items stolen were found on tuesday in hayward. so far no sign of zoe. >>> about seven00,000 people here in california are getting bad news from blue -- 700,000 people here in california are getting bad news from blue cross. they are going forward with a rate hike of 40%. >> reporter: union workers protesting at the state building demand a fair economy in california for working families and the service employees union says there is nothing fair about the rate increase proposed by anthem blue cross. >> and no red flags are raised? i find it objectionable. >> reporter: anthem blue cross members are being notified of the increase. some say they may end up without coverage. >> that is too much of an increase. maybe 10% or 5% i would take but that is about all. >> reporter: in a statement anthem bl

. >> that means the beloved dark chocolate could start to shrink. >> you could have one and a quarter ounce bar. everything is on the table. i don't know if we're going to make things smaller, but we have to definitely consider raising our prices if the price hikes come to us. >> so will tadessa keep shopping? >> absolutely, of course. if you like it, you like it. you have to have it. >> that was julia bag reporting. >>> back here in the bay area, the weather is causing widespread problems. nick o'kelly is here now with a look at just how long this stormy weather is expected to last. nick, is it not the first day of spring? >> it is. it is officially, yeah. 4:21 if you can believe it. wouldn't notice if you look outside. we have seen a series of storms here the last ten days, and there is another round of storms heading our way for this week. in the sierra, it's been plentdty of snow. we take you to the south shores and those coming down in bunches up to three feet. the freezing level is between 3 and 4,000 feet, but good enough to put together a snowball fight or two and hit the slop

he was so well beloved that they decided not to use his locker anymore.s is the babe ruth exhibit. he changed the game of baseball. the home run record at that point was about 29. he responded by hitting 54 home runs, which was more than any other team in the american league had hit. monument park. it's so, so dear to me. to take a look at the retired numbers plaques of those greats that i had lived through. >> there are a lot of yankee greats! so what was the first number retired? >> it was number four, lou gehrig. and that was the first number retired in all of baseball. so why does jackie robinson have a different color? >> that was the colors of the brooklyn dodger uniform. >> jacky robinson, the only number retired in all of baseball. ladies and gentlemen, yankee stadium! we're out on the field right now. how's it feel? >> it feels unbelievable. ahh, that's what i want to hear. >> as many times as i've stepped on the field, i never lose that feeling just take it in, just enjoy that moment. it's the best view of the field. one very special item is in

. >>> as the country mourns their beloved kanut, a zoo in germany is introducing twins that could fill his shoes. gregor and alleyut made their appearance with their mother close behind. the little ones tested the waters of a new outdoor enclosure, getting a taste of spring there. their debut is the first time visitors can watch a mother polar bear care for her young. >>> in the wake of japan's massive earthquake, a museum in beijing is educating its visitors on survival skills. the china fire museum offers a simulation of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake and other natural disasters. among the scenarios, patrons get a taste of what it's like to be caught in a building or subway fire. a record 700 people visited two days after the quake in japan. >>> to cook this next tasty treat, you'll need a shovel instead of a spoon. the largest food company in venezuela has managed to whip up the world's largest arape. it is a traditional favorite in the country, it is a flat corn and flour patty, normally the size of a hockey puck but this record-breaking one was 1,000 pounds and measured at almost 20 f

. >>> there will be all talks at the berlin zoo to find out what killed a beloved polar bear. knut became an international star, after he was abandoned by his mother and then nurtured by zoo keepers. thousands visited him every day. and knut memorabilia made that zoo millions. he died suddenly saturday, leaving fans to mourn. >>> parents are getting new recommendations on how to buckle up their kids. doctors and government safety experts now say that children should ride in rear-facing car seats until their 2 years old, instead of just 1. booster seats should be used until the age of 8 or until a child is tall enough for a regular seat belt. and all children 13 and under should ride in the backseat. recent studies show kids 2 and under have a much higher accident survival rate in rear-facing seats. >>> well, more and more men are opting for a bit of nipping and tucking. new figures show 13% of all plastic surgery in the u.s., was actually done on men last year. up from 8% in 2008. some of the most popular cosmetic fixes for men, face-lifts, ear procedures and liposuction. ther

. >> translator: they are beloved.nd we hope they live long. >> translator: just like us, when they age they cannot live without extra care. >> reporter: wild animals are internationally protected these days. that means zoos are acquiring fewer young animals. unfortunately, caged ones have less chance of meeting a mate and having offspring. michelle yamamoto, nhk world, osaka. >>> hi, welcome back to your world weather update. now for east asia, looking at some snowy pictures coming in from japan. really looking at another round of wintry weather that will impact the country today. mainly for those upper elevations we are expecting another round of heavy snowfall, up to 60 centimeters. mainly in parts of northern japan. so you want to watch out for that. it's going to be slippery for those of you here. the korean peninsula and towards china, much drier conditions again today. plenty of dry weather for you. high pressure in control. in the south of china there's going to be this little bit of rain that comes in from the

there are others like myself who actually feel beloved also that this community has given to me. there is also a lot of benefit. when events happen in california, people actually flock to california to go to them. they fill up hotel rooms, and they pour money into the local economy. it is actually estimated that a rave in one area brought in about $40 million for the county. there was also aid money for japan. a regulated party can be shut down, and unregulated one can be happening. it is my note important thought -- it is important that they are not shut down. thank you. note president newlin: next speaker, please. >> thank you. i am honored and humbled to be here. my name is -- and i was introduced to music and dance when i was a child. including hip hop in the 1980's. i went to the school of the arts in san francisco. music that made me feel, touched my soul, and let me see what could be created. this is electronic music, and it has never left my heart. this is a part of my role that i share with people. the music i chose. it was the whole experience, and we fell more in love

and it's really been a tragedy for them to see this beloved center really of the community, to take such a hit. >> reporter: at least 100 boats are damaged, 18 completely submerged. four were swept out to sea. crews are working to get the sunken vessels out of the water and to mitigate fuel spills. so far the coast guard has only spotted one and taken care of it. they're trying to get the harbor safe enough to get the live-aboards, for those who call their boats home, back into their homes. >> we're housing some of the people that were live-aboards at our house across the freeway. and, you know, we con soled everybody last night. had a little crab feed. >> reporter: it's also home to a large commercial fishing operation on which many local families depend on for their livelihood. another reason the harbor is trying to work quickly to reopen. even with the damage, estimated to be $17 million, and climbing, many people here say they're counting their blessings. >> the people in japan are so far, and much more trouble than we are. so we have to be grateful for what didn't happen. >> it sure