a great moment for us, not only because we're opening what is arguably the best recreation center in the city and county of san francisco, but i also get to practice my chinese. [says hello in chinese] [my name is phil ginsburg in chinese] [speaking chinese] welcome to the chinese recreation center. [cheers and applause] a for effort. we're killing time. i could try to do it again. no. all right, 61 years ago, major robinson officially opened the doors to the original chinese recreation center here at washington and mason streets. in those 61 years, there have been generations of chinatown kids who have grown up playing here and who have considered this their second home, their backyard, their place to play. a safe place to meet friends, exercise, or as we like to say at the san francisco recreation and park department, a place to just get out and play. chinese rec was never the biggest and certainly not the fanciest recreation center, although i think it is now. but it definitely, definitely, definitely was the most beloved. in a neighborhood like this or population density is one of the hig

a city center that is returning to its pre-war opulence. but is the war really over though the situation in baghdad has improved other cities have been tossed into the garbage saluja for instance my parents' hometown after the war the city was totally cut off only the inhabitants had the right to come and go freely. but i have family and friends there and i speak iraqi arabic i make contact with a friend in flu. chemistry quite close to the stats i'll come pick you up and we'll go wherever you want. this is eunice he's thirty two years old a former football player for now unemployed. i first met him while doing a news report four years ago it was he who called my attention to these seriously deformed babies he came to baghdad to fetch me because it's not possible for me to get a flu shot without his help. this road is closely monitored in traveling the fifty kilometers that separate baghdad from fallujah we go through more than twenty checkpoints this city is located in the middle of the sunni triangle also called the triangle of death by th

it is more or less come off chorus they are managing some militants to go into the city center and to make some trouble with gunfights but the war itself is located to the suburbs around a little it is right now not a real war inside the city i think this is an important fact but what makes the situation may be different is the fact that aleppo is located close to the turkish border and we all know that they are a lot of training temps located in turkey right at the border where militants are foreign militants are. infiltrating certainly what we've heard the turkish officials are job i do apologize for breaking in here but we've certainly seen the build up of tensions along the turkish border with all sorts of accusations about how tookie might get involved with serbia for it before i run out of time there is one question i must ask you the german government believes that all going is ations with ties to al qaida have committed needed one hundred terror attacks in syria if that is the case why is in and the rest of its nato allies still supporting these rebels. well first of all i am

for instance he would pray in any place even in the city center. is good for if it's. the thing. to do with the kind of. have nowadays. they don't know what. because they live for twenty thirty forty years on the islamic government. for the muslims that are already in our societies i have a very clear message either you. tell us in our laws and our constitution and then you are equal to anybody else and we will even help you to integrate but if you don't if you cross the red line of violence or wanting to implement sharia. terrible thing that we have to either put you in jail or expel you out of our countries. in the summer of two thousand and ten the freedom party by here too will do this came in the parliamentary elections in the netherlands having received twenty three mandates this is known for his right wing views and harsh criticism of his film fitna demonizes the qur'an comparing it to. the problem of allah is that we were told we should stop immigration of people from muslim countries we should stop the islamic symbolism i wouldn't want more loss and i want islamic school

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center. we also thank the people of the city and county of san francisco, the petition-signers, and everyone involved in urging that the center be named after betty. it is a tremendous privilege to the new center that it be named after betty, and our family does not taken lightly. in so doing, it is an honor and a tribute not only to betty and her legacy, but also for all the other victims and heroes who died on september 11. betty ann ong ann foundation would like to thank everyone for their generosity in supporting our fund-raising effort to fully equip the center. and now i would like to take these last few minutes to thank some very special people. i would like to thank and acknowledgement chiu, elaine, and all the past directors and their ancillary for their tremendous dedication in serving the community of san francisco and to the new director. as our foundation has gone through our grass-roots fund- raising journey these past six months, we found that people are so giving if they believe in your cause. and in their support of betty's legacy and her heroism, people from everywhere have

for instance he would pray in any place even in the city center. every place is good for prayers if it's there you can pray to the south thing is that the muslims think that you can pray. to do with the kind of modality that the most of us have nowadays they are ashamed to be muslim they don't know what. that is the reason is because they live for twenty thirty forty years of the islamic government. for the muslims that are already in our societies i have a very clear message either you adopt to our values and our laws and our constitution and then you are equal as anybody else and we will even help you to integrate but if you don't if you cross the red line of violence or wanting to implement. a terrible thing that we have to either put you in jail or expel you out of our country. in the summer of two thousand and ten the freedom party and you buy here too will this came third in the parliamentary elections in the netherlands having received twenty three mandates this is known for his right wing views and harsh criticism of islam his film fitna de

with the dew point it is going to feel a little bit on the sticky side. 77 in the city center right now. headed for highs into the middle range 90s for tuesday and even

assaults against opposition but in the eastern outskirts of damascus some fourteen kilometers from the city center now we're hearing about at least four neighborhoods in the southern part of damascus some twenty minute drive from the city center where government told troops are fighting gunmen governmental sources are saying that most of these gunmen are not from damascus but they've come here from homes in central syria and from in the country's north where the army has seen the success the opposition has been claiming that army has been using all tars and shelling these areas and also that they been using armored vehicles many roads within this city are blocked especially in troubled areas and troubled parts of the city obviously what we can confirm is that we hear shootings and when daylight we've been able to see smoke over the city. solving the syrian crisis amid deep divisions between foreign powers will be the focus of today's meeting between international peace envoy kofi annan and president vladimir putin in moscow russia is accusing western nations of not working toward peace in syria an

people still need to work, even in hot places like temperature hits triple digits. 11 cooling centers in the city. "114 degrees...underneath some " air!"other "cooling" places in baltimore county officials suggest... community centers churches malls movie theaters museums neighbor's home with air conditioning restaurants other hints... light colored clothing.. we want to know what you do to beat thh heat... or at least deal with the heat. go to facebook and let us know. live in mt. vernon, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. 3 the money generated by the alcohol tax will take center stage today in baltimore.sttte health officials are scheduled to discuss how to spend money generated by last year's dime-a-drink increase.the tax has generated more than 68 million dollars so far.most of the money is now set aside for health initiatives.. including aid for the developmentally disabled.today.. health advocates will discuss using the money to support long term home care. construction is set to begin... on three new buildings at the metro centre at owings mills. mills.a groundbreaking ceremony was held t

against opposition hotbeds in the eastern outskirts of damascus some fourteen kilometers from the city center now we're hearing about at least four neighborhoods in the southern part of damascus some twenty minute drive from the city center where governmental troops are fighting gunmen governmental sources are saying that most of these gunmen are not from damascus but they've come here from homs in central syria and from live in the country's north where the army had seen a success late the position has been claiming the army has been using mortars and shelling these areas and also that they've been using armored vehicles many roads within this city are blocked especially in troubled areas and troubled parts of the city obviously what we can confirm is that we hear shootings but i have to say not quite heavy and all the time and when daylight we've been able to see smoke over the city all these areas i mentioned where the fighting is going on right now between the army forces and the rebels are densely populated but so far no reports on casualties from any side. solving the syrian crisis amid

adjust it to the side you will see that the street names are exact -- almost exactly the same as center city, philadelphia. they've copied the street grid. and the accent, local accent in cincinnati with the ex end it persists is very much like the accent of philadelphia. they're going directly -- the new england yankees are very much setting up these voluntary associations, making a lot of noise moralistic, the philadelphians coming sort of from the quaker tradition are quiet, they're tolerant of corruption outside their own circle but they insist of moral behavior within it. they're part of the anti-slavery movement, too. in the south you've got the great movement of slave holders and of the slaves themselves. across from the atlantic states. virginia becomes a state exporting slaves in large number. south carolina, many of the great planters in south carolina are buying plantation land from which the indians have been expelled recently in alabama and mississippi and building huge plantations so that the charleston in many ways is the richest significant city on per capita wealth, at least

go at the downtown street and you adjust it that the street names are almost exactly the same as center city, philadelphia. they've cop ed the street grid and the local accent persists and it is very much like the local accent of philadelphia and they say old, and things, and so forth. they're going directly -- and the new york yankees are making a lot of noise, and the philadelphiians are more quiet and they're tolerant of corruption and they insist that it's part of the anti-slavery movement. in the south, you have a great movement of slave holders and of the slaves themselves across from the atlantic states and virginia becomes the state exporting slaves in large number. south carolina, many of the great planters in south carolina are buying plantation land from where the indians had been expelled in alabama and mississippi and building huge plantations so that charleston, in many ways, is the richest significant city per kap capita the beginning of the civil war and the richest colony -- county in the united states is adams county, mississippi, which the county seat matches with the miss

damascus not far from the center of the city center we've been here for one the month now and we've been. to these districts many times. by something talking to people and of course it's been very sad to see how different the picture is right now people are trying to deal with this situation and we are in mazed how brave they are in this situation facing horror of war that has come to their home they say yes we know it is happening right now here in damascus and in our country it's been here for seventeen months already but we cannot do anything with these and life has to go on and we have to leave so they're trying to do with this is just waiting for this nightmare to end this is what they say. well you can always i stay up to date on exactly what is happening in syria you can just follow maria's twitter feed she is one of the very few international correspondents still reporting right from the heart of the fighting in the photos are from the scene and impressions just find maria. underscore. meanwhile the word has been going around that assad may be ready to step down with some interna

of building a new financial hub in the southwest of the city and those involved in that project will be hoping it can benefit from its out of center location and even compete with moscow city when it comes to attracting business but what is astonishing about the boundary changes is that as much as this is moscow now so is here as well listen p. village seems a far cry from the gridlocked traffic and skyscrapers of the city center but things are set to change here not only in terms of construction projects for the locals here registration documents are going to have to be changed taxes filed in new locations and for senior citizens the basic pension is set to rise by around one hundred euro per month so what the locals here feel about becoming muscovites who are pushing fifty years i've been living here i think is bad for a villager who got used to our farming land here in the movies made the changes lincoln immediately victory think we'll see development take place cricket in our area and now that we part of the city doing any of them over goes i think is positive i'm all for the project i think it will be profitable this will cre

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the community action program will operate five centers around the city, the centers will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., each will have cool air and free water. the health department's office of aging and care services will offer 6 additional centers on a code red heat alert day. the health department recommends that you remember to drink plenty of water or juice. avoid alcohol and caffeine, wear light colored clothing. remember to check on senior citizens and you can call 311 with a heat related medical emergency and log on to abc2news.com for a complete list of the cooling centers. that story is listed on the home page. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> in the midst of the weather, news to help you cool down, july is national ice cream month and a good excuse to head to the nearest ice cream shop to help clear down. today 42 baltimore county public scales will be closed -- schools will be closed. teachers are already in the classrooms. the last time there were this many schools closed was for hurricane irene. activities are canceled and principals will contact staff letting them

overtaxed departmant 4:28"24 hours a dayy, 365 days a year e neverrclose"heee in office, the nervv center for cityerighhingg operations...the true costs of false calls are well understood seven men and women under the guidance of battalion chief anita hatteltrring to balance demand, with limited resources 1:40for us, sometimes it's difficult finding thh where they're needee"a task made more difficult because the ciiy must respond to a call noomatttr what.3:37"the thing you have to understand when someonn calls 911, it's an emergency to them, it may not be tt you or i,,but when yoo're in the idle of something haapening and it's your life, it's an emergency to you. "still as calls come in and medic units are dispatcced with responding to a calla&even if it's fakeais not without risks.1:15evvrytime a pieceeof apparatus goes out, on the street you have a possible danggr to theepublic as well as fiie personal for injuries bbcause of accidents and such" that's why fire officials saa while they're committed to answering every calllthey also &pwant city residents to be mindful that criticcl care...is some

damascus it's not far from the center of the city center we've been here for one the month now and we've been to these districts many times. by and something talking to people and of course it's been very sad. to see how different the picture is right now people are trying to deal with this situation and we are in a maze how brave they are in this situation facing horror of war that has come to their home they say yes we know it is happening right now here in damascus and in our country it's been here for seventeen months already but we cannot do anything with these and life has to go on and we have to leave so they're trying to do with this is just waiting for this nightmare to end this is what they say. the u.n. security council has agreed to disagree on syria russia and china have vetoed another attempt by western states to push for a resolution threatening sanctions and use of force against the assad regime now the extension of the u.n. observer mission in syria is at stake as are. reports russia has said for from the get go that he would not support any resolutions on syria that wou

center. the broadband technology grant program has purchased about 40 systems to be distributed throughout the cityfind out if your local senior center is part of that program and has a wii. i am going to be doing training with all of the senior center a activity directors in the next couple of weeks so that all of them will know how to supervise and manage and use the system. by this summer, there should be wii at a senior center near you. we urge you to try out this new activity. it is really fun to play golf, tennis, baseball, even boxing. challenge someone you do not belong with well at the senior center to a game of boxing, but do not actually punched a person -- punch the person. do not do that. it should be a great opportunity this summer to experience the wii. they will start with the formal program in a few minutes. we wanted to give you a demonstration of the wii. look forward to seeing you soon look forward to seeing you soon in the future. >> how about we get a big thank you to the wi-fi folks were in here earlier, getting us ready for the day. let's give a big round of applause for all

and because of that they have been working in staggered 12 hour shifts here at the cool center in baltimore city -- call center in baltimore, right now, at a 95% success rate and more crews coming into to help. joining me right now laquisha has been here 13 days. >> 7 straight days for the storm anxiousing phone calls. >> -- answering phone calls. >> reporter: how has ha been for you, taking the calls, i'm sure the frustration is taxing on you. >> we have to be empathetic and i lost my power so i can understand how they feel. >> reporter: when you're relate to go a customer is something you might tell them because the human element of what you're trying to do, but you're saying i'm in the same boat you are. >> that's the first thing i advise them, i'm out of my power as well, and they understand i'm in the same boat they are. >> reporter: are have you had a caller who was especially polite. >> we've will people call in and say hey, thank you, i see you guys are working this one lady didn't have the power on and she wanted to thank us for the hard work we've done. >> reporter: to the other side o

damascus suburb it's not far from the center the city center we've been here for one of the months now and we've been to these districts many times. by something talking to people and of course it's been very sad to see how different the picture is right now people are trying to deal with this situation and we are in mazed how brave they are in this situation facing a horror of war that has come to their home they say yes we know it is happening right now here it damascus in our country it's been here for seventeen months already but we cannot do anything with these and life has to go on and we have to leave so they're trying to deal with this is just waiting for this nightmare to end this what they say. to date on what's happening in syria followed maria's twitter feed she's one of the few international correspondents still reporting right from the heart of the fighting and get photos from the scene and firsthand impressions of the notion of underscore r.t. . well let's discuss now the latest resolution on syria and what's been happening there with her she's a syrian activist and blog

center. i would like to remind you of the important and implemental worked as some members of the chinese community performed by picking up bottles and cans from the city's streets, parks, and commercial establishments. those people pick up the recyclable items from sunset, chinatown, and this is illegal. it affects my job at the recycling center. unfortunately, this activity has been confused with criminal behavior, such as the recyclable threat. it affects the recycling center and makes me lose my job. please support more recycling centers in the city and do not lead this will close before replacement can be opened. thank you. supervisor olague: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i am executive director of bayview hunters point foundation for community improvement. human waste is always complex, and by virtue of being human, it is political. no one knows that more intimately than those of us who live in bayview. we have the sewage treatment plant. we are home to recology and several other kinds of bottles and cans to a large metal. it is interesting that when you push on one part of the system, other parts of the system support. if -- other parts

center. people picking up recyclables help keep the city clean. e need more local places to take those bottles and cans and other waste. recycling centers are an important part of the waste goal. and in dealing with the redemption value -- they take materials that don't fit in new blue bins, and cooking oils not taken by the blue bins, and provide cash back to people as the state law says people can get their deposits back. thank you. >> my name is david -- and i am biased, but i want to express what green streets has done. we have had recycling issues that all failed, and we went from zero recycling compost, to 60%, all through the efforts of green streets. a great public-private partnership. they have signed contracts to do this for five years. the young men and women developed this from the beginning. we deal with some of the core issues. i want to say "thank you" and i look forward to working with you. >> thank you. >> i am john nulty. the city took away all of the corner trashcans. we had dbw going through this, to see which businesses were ha