bio, i'll talk about betty because betty is an amazing mother.ade san francisco her home. betty is the cultural bearer. she's always here for the community she will volunteer any time she's needed. i always know, if i need somebody i go to betty. she's my go too. betty earned a degree and she's worked as an advocate for the san francisco unified school district. she severed on the chair for the parent advisory committee. she's also the official volunteer with native-american health center. she volunteered at several community events and also an artist, an amazing artist. there are so many things i could keep going on about. it's an honor to be up here and honor you. we'll ask her to come back-up. [ applause ] the next honoree is chris our urban res from longoria. so much i'd like to share about chris. he was born and raised in san francisco. she's a san francisco girl. she's come out here during relocation. she's an enrolled member. she's arapahoe and cheyenne. her daughter is here and son-in-law that are here for her. chris' family history in sa

so he and betty have a talk, they decide, in 1974, he would stand for reelection once again, and then, after helping to see the next administration promote its agenda in his second term, and then in 1976, would retire and return to grand rapids. next slide. history intervenes. ford cars -- i haven't even mentioned watergate during this time. but watergate begins in 1972, and in 1973, nixon's vice president, spiro agnew, has a slowdown, not for reasons related to watergate, but for other reasons. and president nixon gets to exercise a provision of the 25th amendment, which had been ratified in 1967, that allows the president to nominate a person to fill the vacancy of the vice presidency, should it occur, with the advice and consent of congress. and as a tribute to gerald ford's bipartisanship, when the full congress has its hearing and they get to voting in november and december of 1973, there are only 35 members of the house that vote against gerald ford. there are only three members of the senate who vote against gerald ford, probably about as close to acclamation as you can get on

so class in 2016 and in betty ford footprint in that. a great deal about her advocacy on behalf of women's rights. the breast cancer, the betty ford clinic, for the arts in particular american arts and dance. also her and see for children. who are suffering health problems, mental problems. handicapped children time for that herself. that is been a long ongoing or mrs. ford. we cap quite a bit about her. we would like to as much as space allows. >> can you touch a little about his role in congress. let's talk about relations. it's a two-part question or will you answer whatever order you prefer. the relationship with ronald reagan beats them and then loses the carter. "again going to terms. i'm curious about that being a personal relationship there. then you talked about congress and the deregulation. i read similar in preparation for this he vetoed 66 democratic legislation because he disagreed. [inaudible] seems like a large number these days. can you sort of talk about his relationship with congress? >> perhaps i can answer the questi

accommodating school policies put forth by georgia's democratic governor in 2021 allowed betty to open up in the classroom. >> now our teachers, principals and counselors get the training and information they need to accommodate kids like betty, butteth also led to a serious backlash. >> reporter: current governor gren yompingen's administration proposed its own policy that has protections against discrimination and bullying but would require parental permission to change names or proannounce at school and require student use bathrooms that correspond to their sex assigned at birth. the move has led to a heated public debate. >> if you enact these policies, children will die. >> my presenting right don't stop where your feels begin. >> reporter: mom sarah vias supports the change. you cannot have good quality of education or of mental health excluding the parent from the process. >> reporter: the thomas family is most worried about the students who don't have support at home. >> that decision that i made changed my life so much. >> reporter: as students like betty wonder whether they'l

vibrant 11-year-old, identifiesa v as nonbinary, and uses the pronouns xe and xer. >> as soon as bettieords to describe what xe was feeling, xe was able to start moving toward a more authentic life. >> reporter: mom courtney thomas says accommodating school policies put forward by virginia's democratic governor in 2021 allowed bettie to open up in the classroom. >> now our teachers, our principals, our counselors, get the training and the information that they need in order to accommodate kids like bettie. but it's also led to a very serious backlash. >> reporter: current governor republican glenn youngkin's administration has proposed its own policy, that has protections against discrimination and bullying, but would require parental permission to change names or pronouns at school, and would require students use bathrooms that correspond to their sex assigned at birth. ( chanting protests ) the move has led to a heated public debate. >> if you enact these policies, children will die. >> my parental rights don't stop where your feelings begin. >> reporter: mom sarah vias supports th ch

now a vibrant 11-year-old, identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns z and zer. >> as soon as bettyas feeling, z was able to start moving toward a more authentic life. >> reporter: mom courtney thomas says accommodating school policies put forward by virginia's democratic governor in 2021 allowed betty to open up in the classroom. >> now our teachers, our principals, our counselors get the training and the information that they need in order to accommodate kids like betty. but it's also led to a very serious backlash. >> reporter: current governor republican glenn youngkin's administration has proposed its own policy that has protections against discrimination and bullying but would require parental permission to change names or pronouns at cool and who require students use bathroom that correspondent to their sex assigned at birth. the move has led to a heated public debate. >> if you enact these policies, children will die. >> my parental rights don't stop where your feelings begin. >> reporter: mom sarah valles supports the change. >> you cannot have a good quality of education o

betty yu is here. she talked to the chief tonight about his big plans. betty? >> reporter: the chief says right now, he is just laser focused on addressing homicides and shootings in oakland. also, i spoke to an owner of a local shop tonight who has been targeted by burglars repeatedly. he says more officers are needed in this area. in the overnight hours, a burglar broke the glass panel at quickly on lake shore avenue earlier this month. the thief stole a change box and emptied the cash register. it's the third time in the last year crooks hit this boba tea shop. bill knew nguyin prepares drinks for customers. >> reporter: on monday, oakland's police chief announced isol ctit's a part of department's holiday strategy. the initiative started in september after the city experienced its deadliest month all year. >> it's a pretty good idea, i'm not going to lie. i think it is more important to have a safer community and a place where no one gets stabbed once in a while. >> reporter: bill said just last week, an officer came by looking for any witnesses to a stabbi

betty yu went to the pal lance of fine arts to figure out if people there are safe. betty? >> reporter: the thing first we spotted tonight is glass on the street. that's actually been the case every time i've visited the pal lance of fine arts recently. residents are thinking about visiting the park less often. anna chung live about three blocks away. but after seeing video of the attack last week. >> that's unbelievable. that's kind of next level. makes us feel hesitant as well especially. >> reporter: on monday they did their lap around the tourist attraction, breezing by broken glass. the aftermath of the all too common smashing and grab. >> he drove his car up to the other car and then i couldn't >> reporteris year larcen theft, compared with nearly 4,80during the same time period last year. robberies have remained roughly the same. like ever safe. >> a little unsettled with little ones. definitely a bit more worrisome. >> reporter: around the park there are signs warning people not to leave belongings in their cars. it's normal. >> within the past few months is when i

>> betty, just a terrible situation. thank you for that story. >>> a crime scene at a concert ended in a murder and the beating of an off duty police officer. and that could have been the work of the hell's angels. police arrested five men who went on a violent rampage at a chris stapleton concert last june. local police and the fbi arrested the men today. an officer searched the hell's angels clubhouse in san francisco. police believe the suspects are involved with the group. june 18th, 41-year-old juan gonzalez from bakersfield was found unresponsive at shoreline amphitheater. he died a week later. that same night, an off duty police officer was beaten and officers think the five men were involved in both incidents. only one facing murder charges. >>> berkeley does not have a new police chief no night. the city council was . an officer released racist text message to other police officers. >> ultimately, the outcome of the investigation will find she was not aware of and made a public statement to this effect to my und

betty, you were able to see it firsthand? >> reporter: that's right. tonight, i felt very safe reporting in union square with the various layers of security on virtually every corner. some shoppers were surprised to see this area flooded with police officers and private security. others felt comforted by it. >> reporter: salazar and his friend are in the holiday spirit and ready for thanksgiving dinner. he's visiting san francisco from mexico city. >> i love the feeling of christmas right now. >> reporter: salazar has been staying in the city for a month. in union square, it was hard to miss the heavy police presence on virtually every corner. private security guards also made rounds. we spotted an ambassador whose purpose is to add another layer of security and make tourist years more inviting. >> they're doing their best efforts to make people feel welcome to the city. and they are trying to give you as much information as possible about the culture. >> reporter: the other popular destinations, more security. katherine stephanie said extra police wil

betty yu is here in the studio with that story.etty, i know you talked to the victim after he got out of the hospital. >> that's right. richard says right now he has five staples in the back of his head, and he's looking at at least several weeks of recovery. he said he hopes that more people speak up about these kinds of crimes so demand for a better quality of live in san francisco will be heard by public officials. >> reporter: richard showed us his head injury friday night. he said he had just parked his car and took a short walk to a friend's home around 9:30. he believes the suspects were after his rare rolex daytona. >> i heard footsteps behind me, and suddenly i was hit with something metal. when i turned around there were two people. >> reporter: then the suspects ran away. he was left with what turned out to be a severe concussion and fragmented memories around the event. >> i didn't actually realize how bad the injury was. my head was hurting, i was bleeding, and just wanted to get home and bandage my head. >> reporter:

hi, betty. >> reporter: hi, sarah. that's right. now this fan became a warriors fan because of steph curry. he made it a point to be here at chase center tonight to witness the super star break yet another three pointer record. in a sea of blue and gold, you can always count on one fan to sport steph curry's red davidson jersey. his name is dr. michael sherman. >> i was initially a new york knicks fan. but since they don't have a basketball team anymore, i became a warriors fan just watching him. and in 2009, i've been wearing his jersey, just short of the reminder on what they do on and off the court himself. >> reporter: on the court, the first shot during friday's game was a three pointer. it thrilled the crowd as usual. but this one made him the first player in the nba to make the three pointer in 200 consecutive regular season games. >> another testament to how steph is preparing himself to be a person of excellence and another milestone that is just another feather in his cap. >> reporter: he is an oncologist with the private

it sounds like betty was one of them. if you plan on getting up early to shop storm, best buy and old navy will open their doors before sunrise at 5:00 a.m. other stores are keeping their normal hours. a lot of people have been trying to get their hand on the new iphone. it has been sold out or back ordered a lot of places and now, more than 20,000 workers have left china's largest iphone factory after violent protests broke out. this was the scene at the fox con plant. hundreds of workers clashed with authorities in hazmat suits. all of this is because of salary issues with covid. now, they are apologizing to staff. >>> at the same time, workers are calling for better working conditions here and in 30 countries. >>> first alert weather now. it was so sunny. a lot of people spent the day out at the beach on thanksgiving. cal fire crews made air drops on a brush fire that burned in sonoma county today. seven acre fire broke out north of cloverdale near pine mountain road. strong winds blew embers from a previous pile burn.

. >> the search for answers began here, at the now silent home of betty and lester kester. >> what is happening here is not beautiful. it's not a pretty story. as beautiful as my parents' life was, and as many wonderful things they had in it, the p. vera, it really affected their life in a dramatic way. both passed away in 2008. the p. vera took their lives within about 5 years from the time that they were diagnosed with it. >> ground zero for polycythemia vera in the free world, or in the world in general, was betty and lester kester. when betty kester died, she had decided to donate her body to science for the investigation. >> her body tissues eventually found their way here to dr. ronald hoffman's lab in mt. sinai hospital in new york city. he has spent nearly 40 years studying pv. >> there were too many patients with polycythemia vera in that-- in that area than one could account for. whether the environment or toxins in the environment lead to an increased ri of polycythemia vera is unknown. that's really an area of researcand also speculation. the problem is that there are mult

thanks to a little-known clause added in 1980 to the consumer product safety act section betty yu five. >> no other agency has what britney five places on us. >> reporter: the man appointed last year says, part of section betty yu five requires his agency to get a company's approval before it can release any information about a product to the public, including warnings or recalls. it's something 6b advocates say, can protect the company muscular predation from unfounded complaints. >> at the end of the day, good companies will work with us. but he says, some companies don't, even when they talk to the public. the agencies take them to court a process that can take months, even years. >> section 6b provides the roadmap for how they can game the system. >> reporter: but that's not how it works at other federal agencies. the national highway traffic safety administration can force recalls of vehicles for dangers like faulty airbags and the food and drug administration will order potentially-tainted food off store shelves. >> it's unacceptable. >> reporter: the connor schuman of illinois i

that was his wife betty. betty was devoted to raleigh. even up until recently visiting him daily out at the nursing home during the covid lockdowns. betty would continue to visit conductor daily visits and sit outside his window reading letters. and notes though betty passed last july. i know she's still here with us today. is proud today as she's always been of her lifelong love? so without further ado on behalf of the ranger community. the army in the united states of america. i'd like to formally present mr. raleigh nas to congressional gold medal. mr. naze you are a giant amongst men. thank you for your service and your sacrifice for this great nation? it is an honor to truly meet one of a real life hero. thank you very much. all right, so it's a tremendous honor to be here today to award the congressional gold medal to staff sergeant robert e pastonisi for his service in the 50 third. oh seventh composite unit provisional merrills marauders for their service during the burman burmese campaign in world war two. so as many know the mer

and women, you know betty ford vote for betty's husband because everybody loved betty ford, and we've seen more and more of that that the wives often have higher ratings than the husbands and i don't think of that as surrogate in the sense of a substitute. i think it's an addition. so sea mart seymour martin lipset had a who's a political scientist at a category called the charismatic figure and he was talking about george washington that way and dolly madison really pioneered this role, which is that you could be this carrier of your husband's message. you could be a larger than life entity that had good and bad things because you could also be a but you could be imparting messages of authority and legitimacy of reassurance of americanness of modernity the way jacqueline kennedy did and michelle obama, so it's like an extension a personification of your husband's message. yeah. so lazy bird did that really well with great society programs extremely well, and another change that happens to get back to your question barbara earlier along these lines is women who open up the role of the

women, betty ford, vote for betty's husband because everybody loved betty ford and we are seeing more and more of that that the wives often have higher ratings in the husbands. i don't think of that a surrogate in the sense of a substitute. i think it is in addition. seymour martin lipset, had a -- he was a political scientist. he was a charismatic figure. he was talking about george washington that way. dolly madison really pioneered this role, which is that you could be this carrier of your husband's message. you could be a larger than life entity that had good and bad things. you could -- you could be emparting messages of authority and legitimacy, of reassurance, of americanists, of modernity, the way jacqueline kennedy did and michelle obama. it is like an extension of personification. >> lady bird did that really well. >> yes. extremely well. >> another change that happens, to get back to your question, barbara, along these lines is that women who open up the role of the first lady by opening -- simultaneously opening up the white house to the people and thinking about women who

it is betty who is the one to deliver rose's fateful message.now uncial 99th rose sends a message to general beauregard via betty devol telling him that the union army and northeastern virginia was about to move. beauregard sent general to confirm this. and then on july 16, rose gave that confirmation. she said the march was scheduled for tonight. so beauregard automatically wired jefferson davis with this news. jefferson davis then was able to send joseph johnson from the valley to reinforce beauregard. rose was not in the city when the battle of manassas of bull run was fought. she was actually in new york city. she had gone to take her daughter lelah to board a steamer. she decided to send lelah, her middle surviving daughter out west to join florence. and she kept it with her only her youngest child, little rose. when rose returned to the city , she saw this as a confederate victory. in a victory the women had helped to achieve it. she said the southern women of washington are the cause of the defeat of the grand army. they are entitled to t

betty? >> reporter: he says it still remains to be. said thearly in the termination process. workers wait to make sure the severance pay was available before making moves. some locked out of company accounts. an indication they would soon be formerly terminated. >> it's a little premature because we don't know yet what the employer is going to do. >> reporter: a partner who specializes in labor and employment at dwayne morris. >> my suspicion in this case is that twitter's lawyers, they will put severance back together that will comply with the act and pay these people a minimum of 60 days plus all the benefits. >> reporter: now in total 220 is eliminating 3,700 jobs or half of the total work force. sarah? >> thanks. despite the layoffs, the mayor sees a silver lining in the company's plan to bring remaining employees back to the office. kpix da lin explains from twitter headquarters. >> reporter: precovid, market street will be buzzing with office and tech workers, leaving work in the evening. but as you can see, it is very quiet right now. but some wonder if the shakeup cou

could landscape was sort of betty . yes, my york small watch an invalid again to your dog. watching bri up my beloved about jameer to sonya or did you not the bless. request or maybe to show more number in the day what still mean? yeah. it's right. yeah. what you must do. you do more your store know what that so much to cut dory. i need it's freshly by, you know, you're not really alive nor we have done. he's really love i, you know what you've been there you more with that's pretty nice. pretty be like when you move my you show through, but i mean to you, but that should move here more by your flagship. ah, it was in your one flight yet if so, the ration of ah rule, but you never know if you're marty your mind. but the way the way that you attempt to look for your mom. i love my daughter. ah or you go yeah yeah. you you are not. i know some reason i am still yes. it'll be interesting. it's yes. so speak about govern store values. grove. but in oregon, where you would golf? no, 3 deal up the scale. you sorta cough over,

. >> betty yu caught up with a store owner who says things are slower than ever. >> reporter: ambience clothing boutique has been here nor union street for more than 20 years, and the manager says this small business saturday might be the slowest one yet. gwen has worked at ambience clothing store for several years. she said even a small business saturday 20% off discount wasn't enough to lure many customers into the boutique. >> it's a little disheartening. you know, i expected, you know, even last year was a lot of fun. we're hoping for a good holiday season. i'm hoping that everyone is out of town. when i came this morning, the street was completely empty. lots of parking. >> reporter: items range anywhere from $10 to $400. rising costs and inflation are making customers think twice before purchasing. >> they're buying gifts, but they're very conscious of what they're spending. i used to have customers just knock it out in one sweep. now it's they're waiting. >> do you have this in extra small? >> reporter: damian porter came in looking for a great gatsby inspired outfit for his fia

betty yu got a chance to get an early look at the experience that touches on past and future. >> that'srom hong kong. hong kong is definitely a neon lights city. >> reporter: it's park comic book, part motion picture, part history and part fantasy. the immersive experience warning about the splash. a london based animator and visual artist who grew up in hong kong said the exhibit follows a legendary chinese poet's sole on a journey from a kingdom all the -- [ inaudible ] what i really want to do is connect at the emotions with people. maybe it's definitely frustration towards the technology or just feeling a loss of yourself. >> reporter: it's the version of what asian futurism looks like. where people question the question of liand tag. >> anime is creating a great insight on how to picture the future. the idea is everything. the real flow is from the era of a song. >> everything will flow? >> yeah. >> reporter: floating away in the river. to reflect the idea things are actually disappearing and changing. throughout the exhibit you'll old. all of that is intentional. >> sometimes i be

betty yu, kpix5. >>> sheng thao will be the next mayor of oakland thanks to rank choice voting. loren taylor is not conceding. >> da lin spoke to a woman who has given up on oakland to find out what kind of issues the new mayor will be faced with. >> reporter: with the small lead and few ballots left to count, sheng thao's camp believe she will be the next mayor of oakland but residents say the problems run too deep and they can't afford to wait for change. renee is leaving oakland, her home for almost half a century. 46 years to be exact. >> we are looking at my life, about 10 by 7 i have been able to cram into a storage unit. >> reporter: she believes changes in her personal life and the rise in crime. she no longer feels safe walking in her neighborhood. there was a mass shooting that killed one person and injured several others near her home last year. >> my college is gone absorbed by northeastern university. so a lot of what i have known and felt safe and proud about in oakland has been destroyed. >> reporter: and more importantly, she says she doesn't think oakland leader

betty yu kpix 5. >>> and now to a quick update on the local midterm races. the votes are still being counted like the one you see behind me. but still no resolution to any of the big races we've been watching like the mayors in oakland, san jose, or the d.a. race. a few, but just a few of the ballots were lost until they were discovered today on the side of the road in santa clara county. once they were found, the registrar turned the information over to the post office, which will be doing an inest gase. the registrar will see if the ballots are eligible to be counted. if you're wondering about your own ballot, check on its progress at the registrar's website. >>> meanwhile house speaker nancy pelosi is answering questions about the wake of her attack against her husband and the possibility of the house flipping republicans. >> my decision is going to be rooted in what the wishes of my family and the wishes of my caucus. it wasn't just the attack. it was the republican reaction to it, which was disgraceful. that i think, the attack is horrible. i mean imagi

supervisor betty yu talks with a former sentences go supervisor about milk's legacy, about how she, too, was a target. >> reporter: among the crowd of mourners who showed up at harvey milk plaza, in the castro, for the vigil, or people who knew the supervisor personally. >> we have to always remember what has happened in the past, so that, hopefully, we can look forward to a future where it will not happen again. >> 84-year-old carol ruth said silver was a sentences go supervisor and friend of harvey milk. they were both elected in 1977. milk, and mayor george moscone he was associated assassinated 44 years ago, today. >> in a, 44 years, it's time to stop crying, and to say, what have you done? i have done lots of things in harvey's name. i was on the board of supervisors for another 11 years, after he died, and as much as i could, the things that he had been interested in. >> reporter: milk was the first openly elected official in california, and one of the first in the united states. silver, a civil rights activist, has continued his work, fighting for lgbtq rights. >> he stood for al