this year's award is to none other than carlos santana. before the award ceremony, the director of cultural affairs had a chance to sit down with carlos to ask him a few questions. >> once a year, mayor gavin newsom gets to select one distinguished individual to receive the mayor's arts award. in 2010,á(át that distinguished individual was none other than the legendary musician carlos santana. carlos, it is so great for the city to be able to recognize you. given all of your accomplishments already, from the awards, all of the other distinctions you have received, what does it mean for you to get the mayor's part award? >> i am very grateful, moved. i always want to be in the company of illuminaries like cesar chavez. people making a difference, but to people's hearts. giving people a sense of tangible hope. one thing is to be famous, it is quite another for people to like you. i am grateful for this award. it is another blessing. i do not take it for granted. this is an incredible city. everywhere i go, i tell everyone that this is the at

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morgan freeman this weekend, carlos santana, they're being honored as well.ad a chance to get all three of them in the same room. you don't want to miss my conversation with them coming up a little later at this hour. >>> wachbt nt to bring in our g friend at hln sports ray d'alessio. >> you are the stud if you were interviewing all of those three men. >> i was so severely out of place. grammy winner, oscar winner, hall of famer, then t.j. but i'm back in proper company now. >> yeah. oh, thanks. >> no. but this was a good one. we talked about this story yesterday. ocho cinco, people know his name by now, he's always doing something a little quirky. >> t.j., he makes for great tv especially during the nfl lockout. if we didn't have chad ochocinco. the latest publicity stunt, riding a bull on the pbr tour. a challenge issued by the pbr. if he got on the bull he would get $10,000. if he stayed on bull that required eight seconds he would win a pickup truck. as you saw he lasted all of 1 1/2 section. now fortunately, look at this. it's a very good thing his hand

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each mind is a world with carlos santana and edward james almost. he is a research for center of life research. omb re al omb re. he just finished a film called latie on youth. he is a father and his 2 children are here. daniel and elma and his daughter in law and megan m burns and suggested we contact him. we are so happy to have you here and look forward to hearing your address. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen. you know i got to share this with you. i know how to drive a tractor. don't forget what you come from. culture cures. it's like coming back to our mom. i want to first and formost jeff adachi, thank you for the opportunity. patty lee. and sury to all the students. can i see the hands of the high school students? you know what i like about that? mihose means my children. look where you are sitting. in the front. i did a presentation for 2 thousand students and they were 25 hundred chairs. where do you think they sat? it breaks my heart. they sat in the back. i had all the ushers remove the first 5 hundred chairs and we started getting c

carlos santana, a grammy winner, stressed the important of latin jazz. >> also, our national artform jazz is being assaulted and contemporary jazz has been cut out, traditional blues, traditional r&b, american-made music, hawaiian music, it's been a sweep. >> the president of the academy told ktvu the cuts were made to categories that did not get as many entries as others and he says artists can still submit their music under alternative categories. >>> a mountain lion roaming in el paso, texas caused quite a scare. the mountain lion was spotted near train tracks. neighbors cornered it in a car wash. several buildings were evacuated, evening -- including a school. this all happened hours before president obama's visit to el paso to talk about immigration. the lion was shot and killed. o?oowq >>> taking another look at the big board on wall street, a drop in the euro is putting a drop on the numbers. >>> santa clara county is cracking down on owners of dangerous dogs following a series of attacks. just last month in san jose, a pair of dogs attacked dawn wilson and her siberian husky

we're talking about the legendary rock guitarist carlos santana. beacon change award. he called the immigration anti-american. he took his podium at the field in a pregame ceremony before the braves/philly game to criticize the immigration bill which was just signed into law by the georgia governor. on friday, he took the microphone and said arizona and the city of atlanta should be ashamed. he was booed by fans at turner field as you might expect. now, this law will allow immigration officials to check the immigration status of some. and new hires. it's pretty bold of him. i've always known carlos santana to be a guy who speaks his mind, regards of the circumstances. >> a.j., many thanks. if you want information, a.j.'s got it tonight on "showbiz tonight" at 11:00 p.m. >>> zach hemple is a legend, he's not a player, but a fan. he's got a hall of fame statistic, nearly 5,000 balls caught in the stands. he will pass the secrets on to you in less than ten minutes. >> to me, that would be unsettling, hey, we got to get out of our house, where are we g

the results can be devastating the season ending for the carlos santana and pete rose barreling over fosse. fosse's shoulder was never the same. the millions of fans that watch these games have fundamental change to america's pastime. >> people come to the game and want to see excitement. if players are putting themselves out there and taking a risk, it can be exciting. >> hit 'em, knock 'em down. do whatever you got to do. tackle the guy. play old time baseball. it shows the kids give 150%. play the game. >> reporter: does the game of baseball need to redefine fate. barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >>> when we come back tonight, we'll take you on board diving into the atlantic tonight, pulling up a 300-year-old relic of the notorious blackbeard the pirate. choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regu

. >>> carlos santana, paul simon and hermie hancock are among those who signed the letter to the recording the academy unfairly targeted ethnic music in choosing the category to cut. the grammy editors say the cut was not aimed at ethnic music. >>> the state could reduce a merger between at&t and team mobile. the utilities commission has a -- the deal will reduce competition and result in increased prices for cell phone service say opposers. >>> the court has sited with social network. facebook, twitter, google, and online match making sights are some of the companies opposed to the bill. >>> the holiday weekend is upon us but the weather is not cooperating. it's not going to be that warm this week weekend. we go to storm tracker 2. the jet stream is going to remain in our area. when it's up here it continues to increase our winds and bring more cloud cover into the bay area proper. with that in mind. temperatures below the average than they were today. >>> out toward half-moon bay, you can see the jet stream the winds, the southern part of it. this looks like march to me. this doesn't loo

. >>> carlos santana, paul simon and hermie hancock are among those who signed the letter to the recording the academy unfairly targeted ethnic music in choosing the category to cut. the grammy editors say the cut was not aimed at ethnic music. >>> the state could reduce a merger between at&t and team mobile. the utilities commission has a -- the deal will reduce competition and result in increased prices for cell phone service say opposers. >>> the court has sited with social network. facebook, twitter, google, and online match making sights are some of the companies opposed to the bill. >>> the holiday weekend is upon us but the weather is not cooperating. it's not going to be that warm this week weekend. we go to storm tracker 2. the jet stream is going to remain in our area. when it's up here it continues to increase our winds and bring more cloud cover into the bay area proper. with that in mind. temperatures below the average than they were today. >>> out toward half-moon bay, you can see the jet stream the winds, the southern part of it. this looks like march to me. this doesn't loo

last year's season ending collision for cleveland catcher carlos santana and pete rose barreling overll-star game. fosey's shoulder was never the same. another question, the millions of fans that come out to watch the games, embrace a fundamental change to america's pastime. >> people come to the game and they want to see, they want to see excitement. and if players are putting themselves out there and taking a risk it can be exciting. >> hit them. knock them down. do whatever you have to do. tackle the guy if you have to. play old-time baseball. shows the kids, give 150% and play the game. >> reporter: does the game of baseball need to redefine safe? barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> you have to feel bad for the catchers, they're like a sitting duck. >> sitting ducks. you don't think about baseball being violent, the same debate that goes on in the nfl or nhl. >> you don't think it was a contact sport. >> when you see a hit like that you do think about those rules. >> exactly. now speaking of baseball, we remember the mother who made a pretty spectacular catch if you can see here.

also, special look at carlos santana and george lopez coming to the bay area. >> sounds fun. >> you're:00 newscast on comcast digit 186. we'll see you.

hall of famer ernie banks, morgan freeman and carlos santana were given beacon awards tonight, emblematicthe civil rights movement. >> mr. banks, could you imagine, i guess there was a time you couldn't imagine there being a black player in major league baseball, but now there's a black president. what was your thought? >> it was very unique. i didn't think there would be a black manager, black general manager. jackie said this in 1972, he felt baseball had reached its pinnacle unless you see a black man standing on that third base coaching. it began with him. back with him. jackie was really a pioneer. i think he's responsible for barack obama being the president of the united states going way back then. before the civil right movement. jackie was a person who lived up to all of that and hadding changed that superiority and inferiority to -- >> more equality. >> very profound statement. jackie robinson is responsible for barack obama being in the white house. do you think people forget that sometimes and sometimes put in the category because it was sports? >> it's a long string. but ever

the musicians carlos santana and paul simon says it unfairly targets ethnic music.s the academy is doing a disservice to many musicians. changes are coming to the grammy awards next year. again, some are calling them a form of subtle racism. just ahead on abc7 news at 6:00 -- why pg&e is telling newark residents not to worry if they are smelling natural gas today. buyer beware. the string of robbery that could have you rethink a plan to buy a car on craigslist. >>> a call for help. and no one helped. i'm amy hollyfield live in alameda. tiff story of a man -- i will have a you can see beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios.

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three icons of our age, morgan freeman, carlos santana, ernie banks in town for honored therefore theirat really made them feel like they reached the top. >> you guys, whether it's in the profession you're doing or outside your profession, what would be the highlight in your career for you? >> i'm going to have to say one of my main career highlights was having the opportunity and the ability to channel nelson mandela. >> wow. >> great man, and i didn't embarrass him. >> that's a good question. i probably would say going to cuba and invite mr. mandela and the dalai llama and invite them to the world, so my highlight is still ahead. >> what about you? >> still ahead. i haven't found it yet. i'm still searching for that. >> everything you've accomplished as a hall of famer, you're telling me you're still looking for that thing in life you want to do? >> that's correct. my long-range goal was to win a nobel peace prize and still is. >> what's stopping you? >> huh? >> what's stopping you? >> i don't know. is 80 too young or too old? >> no. you're never too old. never too old. get on the bus

they say they are not done, three icons, morgan freeman, carlos santana and ernie banks in town honoredstill haven't really hit the high light. take a listen. you guys, whether it's in the profession you're doing, something outside of the profession, what would be the highlight in your career for you? >> i'm going to have to say that one of my main career highlights was having the opportunity and the ability to channel nelson mandela. that was something. great man, and i didn't embarrass him. >> that's a good question. i probably would say going to cuba and invite mr. desmond tutu and mr. mandela and the dalai lama and do what we did with woodstock with cuba, so my highlight is still up ahead. >> what about you, mr. banks? >> it's still ahead. >> still ahead? >> i haven't found it yet. i'm still searching to are that. >> everything you've accomplished and a hall of famer, you're still looking to are that thing in life you want to do? >> that's correct. and my goal was, my long range goal was to win a nobel peace prize, and still is. >> what is stopping you? >> huh? >> what's stopping yo