the elizabeth ouyang has served as a spokesperson for danny chen's parents.ocates for victims of hate crimes and fair media representation for asian- americans. also with this is julia chung, a volunteer working on justice for private danny chen. welcome to "democracy now!" elizabeth ouyang, can you talk about the significance of the acquittal on the most serious charge of negligent homicide? >> i think it shows that they're trying to separate what they did to him from him taking his life when what they did to him very much contributed to his taking his life. >> what is happening with the others? how many people have been charged? holcomb is 30 days in jail? >> an he is allowed to remain in the military, more egregiously. asian american parents are going to be petrified to send their sons and daughters to serve in the army with a sergeant who has been convicted of racial treatment. there were eight soldiers charged in connection with his death. we still have four more soldiers to have been charged with negligent homicide, plus two of the high-ranking officers

david chen is here. from the adjacent coast guard facility, the commander. and we have staff members from our congressional delegation. we have staff members from senator feinstein's office, nancy pelosi's office, and others. thank you for joining us today. [applause]

chen with us? are you able to talk with us, mr. chen? lonni, are you there? >> i'm here. i'm sorry.y were finishing the national anthem. tough time hearing you. good to be with you, adam. adam: clint eastwood is there. there will be olympic athletes there. let's get right to it. what is the most important thing that mitt romney has to do with this speech? he has 40 minutes to win the vote. how does he do it? >> i think governor romney will present his vision where he will take america over the next four years. this will be a speech that let the american people know where he is comes from and where he will lead the nation. this will be a speech about the bitter disappointment last four years. americans were expecting so much more from president obama. he hasn't delivered the leadership america needs. adam: talk about a hard act to follow. paul ryan amazing last night. a lot of people on the left saying it was a terrific speech. then you have condoleezza rice, who summed up so well what so many people believe to be american exceptionalism. listen to what she said last night. >> the ef

not a good start for wei-yin chen and the birds. 3 run home run. buck showalter stayed with chen.he gets the win. home run number20 four chris davis. the orioles had new life. it is a one-run game thanks to j.j. hardy. he rips it to left. 5-4 in the fourth inning. nate mclouth, a shot. adam jones follows with a single. 7-5 orioles. jim johnson, one hopper to manny machado. nice picked up by mark reynolds. 7-5, the orioles come back to win the game and the series. >> that was a good game for us. that happened a couple times to chen. he deserves the win and the bullpen was great. >> the orioles move on to play the rangers. ravens preseason half over. they play the jack wires on thursday. the ravens held an open practice yesterday. a crowd of 3000 on hand. not a lot of the scrimmaging. you can see joe flacco. john harbaugh pleased with how his team practiced in front of the feans. >> you get the fans out and puts pressure on the guys to perform. the keys to that field and is been good for us. >> it switches bid it up. any time you can be around the fans, makes the players go harder.

chen explains that some of the garbage can be recycled. he also tells them that horse manure is a useful resource. it can be fermented and used as fuel. >> translator: i am going to stop throwing out garbage. >> i am going to take better care of our environment. >> translator: take time. we don't need to be in a hurry. so gradually, the whole society, the change in the whole society can happen. >> chen realizes that education is the key. he can't stop people earning money from tourism, he just hopes he can slowly get the word out to protect the wetlands. >>> and we are seeing tropical storm approaching the east coast of china. rachel ferguson from our world weather team has the latest. rachel. >> hi there, yeah, we'll get you updated on the tropical storm, haikui. it hasn't moved much since yesterday. it was heading towards the east coast of china. 24 hours ago. you can imagine what the conditions were like. throughout the east china sea here. also affected has been northern parts of taiwan. northern, central parts of the island were batte

soldiers court-martialed strolled in the death of army private danny chen has been demoted to sergeantand sentenced to three months confinement with credit for 90 days already served. in 19-year-old chinese-american chen allegedly took his life does weeks after he was deployed last october to afghanistan. his family says chen had been abused by comrades on an almost daily basis including racist hazing, with soldiers throwing rocks at him, calling him ethnic slurs and forcing them to do pushups or hang upside down with his mouth full of water. on friday, staff sergeant lamb dugas was found guilty of dereliction of duty for failing to prevent chen's hazing and making false statements to investigators. in response to the punishment, president of the civil rights group oca ny said -- republican congress member has apologized to his constituents after report emerged saying he had gone skinny dipping in the sea of galilee to in a fact- finding trip to israel last year. several republican members of congress reportedly took a late- night swim in the sea, some reportedly motivated by religious

embassy in china to get chen out so i think it's backfired on on the the u.s. and the u.k. tremendously as far as legal options i think julian assigned is a protected international person now that he has asylum that's what the law is he cannot be turned over to his persecutors which are the united states which means to me that britain has no right to arrest him if he leaves the embassy and he has to be given the same safe passage out unfortunately the politics of the matter are the u.k. right now is saying we are going to arrest julian assange if he leaves that embassy i think it's illegal but my saying that doesn't make the british stop doing that so there's going to have to be a negotiation and more pressure on the u.k. to get julian assange the safe passage she is entitled to an asylum his entitle to in ecuador you know there are there have been generations of. journalists activists still in the blank i mean all the way back to world war one is the famous cases of people who were trying to flee to the west or get assistance from the west how unprecedented is this interna

barely clears tghe fence,k but it's gone...a solo shot...his 10th...2-1 o's... ...meanwhile, wei yen chenowing a beeuty, scattering 9 hits but allowing just one ruu and struck out 4...mike avills the victim there... ...and then in the 6th, reynolds strikes again...jerking his secvvnd home run of the game over the wallé...a threeerun shhw..his 11th.,..and the orioles win 7- 1..afterward, buck showalter waa praising reynolds bat and his glove... é meanwhile...pitching phenom dylan bundy madeehis douule a debut tonight for bowie...last year's 4th overall draft selection got a start against erii and diudn't exactly set the woods on fire..he went 5 and a third, giving up 5 hits, struuk out 3 and walked 3...throwing 96 pitches...he did get the win though...and is 1-0 in double a. you can see the ravens next fox 45...they host the liins on friday...coverage starts with a pregame show at 7-30... and then stick around after the game for our wrap up show...lions and ravens only on fox 45... i'm bc...and beesure to ted...-

david chen is here. from the adjacent coast guard facility, the commander. and we have staff members from our congressional delegation. we have staff members from senator feinstein's office, nancy pelosi's office, and others. thank you for joining us today. [applause] throughout our history, safety and security has always been our priority. safety and security of our passengers, and safety of our employees. we are building on that commitment by commissioning what is the first fire rescue boat house facility on the west coast of the united states. more simply -- [airplane noise] we are at an airport. this is the first marine emergency response facility on the west coast. more simply, we can call it the first fireboat house at an airport. it is a core value for the airport team that we have worked together to provide an exceptional airport, that we are innovating, and that we work in partnership. this is a partnership between the fire department and the airport. great project work by airport staff and the division of design and construction, who designed this

so, denny chen recently agreed that the authors, who are one of the plaintiffs, did have standing in making is a class action suit. what happened was everything was going along for several years and the judge got promoted to the appeals court but this is one of his last outstanding cases, and he decided that the original settlement was not good, so he threw it out and everybody had to start over, they had to refile the suit. the aap decided to file it in a different way from the author's guild. there will rumors there were going to be separate settlements. so now that the authors guild has standing, it will essentially keep chugging along and it's possible they may be moving towards a trial date in september but we just don't know. so, developments are slow. just as they were many years ago. so, at. >> host: at the end of all of this, who is it going to affect and how? and how will consumers -- will they get better access to books? >> guest: it's hard to say because what is also happening is that google has become less of a player in the digital book space than it was in 2005. at the

to announce the first annual public-service announcement award, jack chen, general manager of sfgtv. and the executive director of day. please give them a warm welcome. >> being the first year that we're doing the apa contest, we had a total of 15 entries working with the academy of art university. the entries were very creative in promoting the apa heritage history and apa month. sonny will talk about the criteria that we use. >> it was selected based on the following criteria. the impact of promoting the heritage month, and finally, the originality of the concept. we received a total of 15 entries this year. i want to announce the winner. sean -- is he around? [applause] >> can we invite him onstage with us? we will first take a look at his injury. >> way is asian pacific heritage month. in recognition of cultural impact. it is a time of united pride for the first -- the diverse people of the asian continent. >> japanese, vietnamese. >> no matter what your background. >> i am english. >> it is a celebration for everyone. >> will have him come out and talk about his injury. >> this

a set -- seven shutout innings for chen. what a season for the rookie. jj hardy

zanetti se impuso con 15,900 puntos, por delante del chino chen yibing, que defendía el título y del. vamos con le resumen de las grandes ligas con los dos equipos del area en un domingo donde se gano todo tanto de local como de visita, tambien temos el resumen completo. lo iniciamos aca en el parte de los nacionales donde stephen strasburg lanzó pelota de tres imparables en seis entradas sin permitir carrera e impulsó dos carreras al regreso luego de su peor apertura de la temporada, con lo que ayudó a los nacionales de washington a superar 4-1 a los marlins de miami. strasburg ponchó a seis y dio un pasaporte, con lo que extiende su racha sin permitir carrera contra los marlins a 27 entradas. el venezolano jesús flores se fue de 4-1 con dos carreras impulsadas para la victoria de los nacionales. en la florida en un dia especial con las mascotas en el estadio, taylor teagarden salió de su mala racha ofensiva con un doblete productor de una carrera en la 10ma entrada para guiar a los orioles de baltimore a una victoria de 1-0 sobre los rays de tampa bay. el mexicano luis ayala regist

70 kilogramos al derrotar con claridad en el combate decisivo por el tercer puesto a la china fei chen al estadounidense joseph díaz en la categoría de peso gallo. alvarez, campeón en el último mundial y en los juegos panamericanos de guadalajara, es uno de sus mejores valores. dejamos por momento los olimpicos y les voy a contar como les fue a los dos equipos del area anoche en el biebsol. iniciamos en nueva york donde chris davis pegó el grand slam de la ventaja en una segunda entrada en que los orioles anotaron siete carreras y baltimore se recuperó de una desventaja de 5-0 para vencer 11-5 a los yankees. nick markakis aportó un jonrón de dos carreras entre sus tres imparables por los orioles, que han ganado cuatro de sus últimos seis partidos. por baltimore, el dominicano wilson betemit se fue de 4-3 con dos impulsadas. por los yankees, el dominicano robinson canó de 3-1 con una anotada y dos remolcadas, y el mexicano ramiro peña de 3-1. la derrota se dio aca en wasghinton donde cliff lee lanzó siete entradas y anotó carrera gracias al cuadrangular dentro del terreno de jimmy rolli

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chen has been taking classes here since last december. about 20 migrant workers learn how to fix computers. juan thinks with more practical education they will have a better chance of finding higher paying jobs. the classes continue for about half a year. during that time the school gives the students a place to live and a daily meal. now he dreams of opening a computer store using what he has learned here. >> translator: this is great opportunity for me. i think it will change my future. >> reporter: juan's activities are widely known on the internet and my word of mouth. now his organization runs and plans to open two more this year. >> translator: teaching skills can change one's life. we would like to support as many migrant workers as possible this way. >> reporter: migrant workers go to cities with dreams of a better life, but harsh reality soon dashes their expectations. juan is determined to help these people restore their lost hope. >>> london has long been known as a city of high culture. it has gotten a splash of new street cul

off royals starter, bruce chen yesterday.it was his third homer in four major league games.the o's went over the kansas city royals. 20-year-old machado now joins frank robinson, ray knight and lee may... as the only players to get an extra-base hit in each of their first four games with the orioles. an alligator act at an ohio county fair takes a turn for the worse. worse.how an experienced trainer's quick thinking... helped save his life. life. 3 ((break 1)) you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. from ink smears on their palms to fumbling as they shift gears in he car... left-handers have had to endure the discomforts of a right handed world.... but not ! today! toddy lefties take back the world they were born to live in because today -

army infantryman accused in the suicide of chinese-american soldier, chen allegedly took his life after he was deployed to afghanistan last october. his family says he had been abused by comrades on an almost daily basis including racist hazing with soldiers throwing rocks at him, calling him ethnic slurs, forcing him to do pushups or hang upside down with his mouth full of water. on tuesday, specialist ryan offutt led guilty to maltreatment and hazing in return for evading more serious charges of negligent homicide. he was sentenced to six months confinement and will be discharge from the military for bad conduct. reacting to the announcement, it is said that the punishment is send a message to prevent further hazing. >> this sentence will not bring back danny chen his life was cut short at age 19. but what the sentence and verdict can do is send a loud message to superiors that they will be punished and punished severely, including discharge from the military. that is if they engage in similar types of misconduct. >> a peace caravan led by mexican activists kicked off a month-long cro

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70 kilogramos al derrotar con claridad en el combate decisivo por el tercer puesto a la china fei chen joseph díaz en la categoría de peso gallo. alvarez, campeón en el último mundial y en los juegos panamericanos de guadalajara, ahora vamos a mostrarles como quedo el tablero de medallas en el quinto dia de actividad y con algunos cambios de posiciones. en el futbol olimpico clasificaron a la siguiente ronda, honduras, mexico y brasil. hasta aqui los deportes, buenas noches a todos. se aproximan dos importantes festivales centroamericanos, y los artistas ya estan llegando a la ciudad..le contamos quienes nos para concluir esta edicion, les presento a una de las agrupaciones que estara en el festival centroamericano este proximo domingo, tambien enterese si gano entradas vip para este evento se llaman los redd, hacen rock latino desde hace 18 años y vienen directamente desde el salvador... los redd estarán entre los invitados internacionales del festival centroamericano este próximo domingo 5 de agosto... y a continuación los nombres de las personas ganadoras de dos entradas vip para di

david chen is here. from the adjacent coast guard facility, the commander. and we have staff members from our congressional delegation. we have staff members from senator feinstein's office, nancy pelosi's office, and others. thank you for joining us today. [applause] throughout our history, safety and security has always been our priority. safety and security of our passengers, and safety of our employees. we are building on that commitment by commissioning what is the first fire rescue boat house facility on the west coast of the united states. more simply -- [airplane noise]

ted chen from our sister station in l.a. has that story for puss p. >> reporter: when serena williams won her first singles gold medal this morning no one was more excited than richard williams no, relation. he's a coach at the williams academy in baldwin hills. he marveled as serena dominated russia's maria sharapova. >> i was hoping it would be a little more competitive. but still the main thing is she won. >> reporter: the win gives williams a career golden slam. she won wimbledon last month and has 14 grand slam titles in her career. it's a career that's inspired many people to take up tennis and adults to pick up their rackets again. jasmine cannic became a tengs fanatic at serena's prompting. she did a profile on williams for "ebony" magazine and says serena's roots in compton make her appealing to many southern californians. >> you go, girl. she always represents well. being from compton and having that background and just looking at your hometown favorites go around the world and represent well, it really makes you f

. >>> red sox and orioles, chen on the hill for the o's. and he gets help from manny machado. ciriaco lays down the bunt, but gets him at first. only his fifth game. he's looking like a veteran. speaking of vets, mark reynolds at the dish. already a solo homer. this time he'll bring some friends in with him. a three-run shot to left hut putts the o's up 7-1. we got it all in. i'm so excited. ten games above . 500, red sox 3 hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> a raccoon family is back together after being trapped in an arlington, virginia, chimney. a raccoon mother set up house with her four babies in this chimney in july. humane wildlife services easily rescued the mother and two of the babies but two others got trapped after falling down in the furnace area. they hadn't nursed after four days. after being rehydrated they were placed in a box with their siblings. the hidden camera showed the mama raccoon returned for her babies and hopefull