i'm reading about manila, about china town in manila. there was a china town in the 17th century in manila where you could get stir fried chicken. and jim says, oh. and then he said as i finished this book, this remarkable book, what was it about finally? i said, i think the thing i will take always with me in the end is this story about an african in florida naked whom the indians see and confuse or maybe truly see as a spiritual and blessed man, and they give him gifts appropriate to his station. i never heard of him before. to my surprise reading this book, charles, um, this book is about five centuries, not one year, 1493 seems a bit of a misnomer. >> it's a sort of a stand-in. [laughter] >> tell us a little about the ambition of this book and what you, what you refer to as the colombian exchange. >> the ambition of the book is, um, really to find out why the tomato is growing in my garden. i mean, that's sort of the start. >> that's how it starts. >> yeah. basically, if you're a journalist, which is what i am, you get two kinds of s

of the funds to be used in more residential areas and the property values and from areas such as china town and mid market. the proposed descriptions are more in connection there and for the public and previous legislative amendment that allowed the art money to be used for the building of the dome or the architectural dimension of the mint. and they are very enthusiastic about the

we hardly go to china town. before i came here, i held his hand. now my heart is a chinese box of riddels, no one understands. i blew hot soup for her on foggy nights. she trims the ends of my thinning hair, still she can't forget that day she faced the interrogation officers and said she was my sister. i have not told anyone we move like shadows in a haze of secrets and lies. now stairs fascinate her. she knows the neighbor's house by heart. 21 steps to the door. 9 windows. 1-1/2 bathrooms. she counts every timely visit just to make sure. in case one day she has to know. before i came here, i had a name. >> ships of wind. softly size the swaying trees in the secret place stilled by time. we toil between the deep brown earth crumbs past frommant toant in orderly procession surrounded by crushed new born grass and flattened flowers. many of us have died here. who's secret [inaudible] we do not know. nor the shift of wind the sudden wake that blocked the sun changes the course and brought with it the endless nights. we enl know the passing of formles

political consulting firm redirecting partners told "the chronicle" that 7% of china town's expected absentee voters have already cast their ballots. >>> the mayor's race is not the only item that san francisco residents will be voting on tomorrow. the sheriff's position is on grabs without michael hennessey running. george gascon is fighting for reelection. and voters will also weigh in on pension form with props c and d. >>> other races of vote in the -- of note in the bay area, the one to replace david smith, newark's mayor. he's held the position since 197. sunnyvale voters will decide if their mayor should be directly elected. in ma -- in marin county, voters are asked to raise the sales tax up to offset property taxes. >>> mr. obama urged congress to support tax credits for businesses that hire veterans. he also said the labor department was putting a special emphasis on helping veterans find job. >> we ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families and jobs and risk their lives to fight for our country. the last thing they should have to do is fight for a job when th

of course china town. thank you. thank but i want to thank all of you who have been volunteering with us would come from all the wonderful neighbor of the city to make sure that we represent and we touch everybody in this great city. because that's what san francisco should do as government. i want to also thank, i want to thank anita my wife. what a. >> okay you are listening to interim mayor ed lee having a very good night thus far against 15 other challengers in san francisco. you look at the latest numbers we have still early so it is early for him to come out to thank supporters but 37 percent of the vote over the closest 2 contenders. john avila with 11 and dennis with 10%. keep in mind a candidate would need to get 50% tv plus one veto win out right. now if that doesn't happen rank choice voting kicks in and you look at mayor ed lee speaking live. with he have to look to see where things stand in terms of the rank choice voting method first time used in the mayor race in san francisco and some people want to d

it's light but fluff to make people break out their umbrella in oakland's china town. similar scenes in downtown san francisco. the rainfall was expected to stay mainly on the coast. meteorologist rosemary orosco says that the system is different from the typical ones that hit the area so it's hard to pre different rosemary joins us live from the weather center. how long will that stick around? >> it can be expected for at least friday. a cutoff low, we call it. that's just enough east to send rain all the way into the valley. giving a look at a soggy, gloomy bay area. light rain began falling. i put a three-hour time laps here so you can see at some point, most of us, if not all of us have seen some light rain. we are fully getting a break in many spots. you can seat bay area actually looking pretty good, maybe a little bit of light drizzle is what we are seeing over vallejo. antioch is seeing some moderate rain. you can see moderate rain falling. mostly gray skies. quarter inch of rain so far reported over the santa cruz mountains. most of us not reported much at all

. >> i have a group in town down and china town and the north tunnel. [inaudible] the graffiti we abate everything is coming up to the areas now. >> i'm willing to take it on. i think -- >> you are telling me you are ready for this? >> i think so. >> okay. >> there you go. >> all right. >> all right. >> ready to do it. let's go. >> want to get the gray signses this over here and the garbage can and normally we don't do private property since it's on the corridor route you can come with me we will use black. >> we had a lot of changes in the graffiti unit. we do private property if someone moved we remove it and send it to the attorney's office and they take appropriate action. >> damage their property there. it's important to write the color in case they want to say what part of our house you abated the graffiti on. >> using your safety glasses the gloves. >> you got it. >> you know some places we gashi, people appreciate that. you know, a lot of timeses they say, thank you. >> the time where it's visible. a lot of people put it on the ground. >> i like

is china town to find out i don't think we have to be afraid of china but i do think that we should be concerned well i think concerned might be the right word for it and angelina isn't the only one how much twenty eleven b.b.c. poll shows that many in the west aren't exactly thrilled about china gaining more economic steam in the span of just five years negative attitudes towards china have skyrocketed with france germany italy the u.k. and the u.s. on unhappy at the thought of china nipping at their heels and for the us nowhere is that clear that in the race to the white house china is on almost every dimension cheating this is no longer a time for us to sit back and say we're going to let them steal our jobs what we need to do is stop enriching china with our money i want to beat china i want to go to war with china and make america the most attractive place in the world to do business woah woah whoa does it have to be us or them and is anybody buying it the world changing you know so like the fact the fact that like china's economy is modernizing. isn't there a reason why our econo

that's what is missing right now -- i think that what is missing right now because when we go to china town car, it is hard to get there so we do not get a lot of people to go, and people are sort of in a different group over there as well. i think for the parents, it is very important to feel like there is a supportive community. i cannot believe someone actually told me there are hundreds of thousands of children nearby. because i started this group, actually met more parents, but there are a lot of parents kind of left alone. i think with that, they will leave our city. the second thing to consider is that if we want people -- we are a city. everyone loves san francisco for our food, how innovative we are, how cosmopolitan we are. we also want to be known as family friendly. i recently visited monterrey. the dennis the menace playground is humongous, right in the middle of a major freeway. i was so impressed. what i remembered about monterey as someone with small kids is that was a wonderful place. i think san francisco wants to be known for that and i think we want to move towards that.

. >> we're able to touch from china town, sunset and richmond or castro district. we're going to touch them all. i'm very proud of the city. and also, what buoyed me this morning, though, i was so happy to get up to hear that proposition b and c passed. so important to a message in working with the board. and that unity resonates. they're willing to vote to spend more money on roads and infrastructure and to trust us with the most collaborative effort ever experienced with our labor units and management to put forward a good, honest effort to reform our pension system. we didn't get everything. we're going to have cham yempks but i'm up for it. we're going to figure out things as long as i don't eat pork buns too often. and brianna will write about me. i am very, very thankful to the residents of san francisco. >> that is mayor ed lee elected with 61% of the vote. and there is to get to us this point becomes the first elected asian-american mayor. >> there are other results to pass along. and it's official in san francisco district toush's race, gornl gascone is th

allegations surfaced that an independent group supporting lee may have engaged in voter fraud in china town. there was video footage that showed workers that appeared to be helping voters fill out the ballot. lee's campaign distanced himself from the group. a spokesperson from his camp is quoted saying they're glad to have the observers in to ensure the integrity of the election. in another twist just before the election, supervisor david chiu's staff is saying his campaign headquarters were ransacked with documents, phones and computers stolen. the city will choose ranked voting for the first time. polls open at 7:00 this morning. i'm christie smith. back to you in san jose. >> thanks for the update. >>> big brother will have its eyes on the ballots in the east bay. alameda is one of eight nationwide locations to be monitored by the department of justice's civil rights division workers. they are allegedly violating the voting rights act. the county failed to provide efficient access o the electoral process for spanish and chinese assistance in order to vote. >>> it is 5:04. a parolee accus

. >> in areas of china town in district three and he had people who were out there showing them how to feel embellished. using stencils to feel embellished, that's something undeniable. >> reporter: leland yee, dennis herr era and joanna ruiz standing in solidarity. they are calling for an investigation. lee's spokesman called the attack a quote desperate dog pile. >> we've been the first to denounce any questionable activities by anyone in the campaign. >> winniker said ed lee's campaign is 100% in compliance with the law. >>> the man who has sued for half ownership of facebook has been ordered to return to the united states. paul saglia claims he has a contract with mark zuckerberg giving him a 50% stake in facebook. the company is now worth an estimated $50 billion. seglia has been living in ireland. yesterday a judge ordered him to return to new york to search for a missing flash drive. attorneys believe that flash drive contains important information that saglia's claim is false. >>> many are advertising their services on tweets. old navy recently hired khloe kardashian. for $8,00

and she was, when i met her, living on her own in a room that she represented in china town. so for one english teacher, that was the student she couldn't stop thinking about when she went home at night, and every other student i basically found that way, except for a burmese girl who i found because i wanted to observe a new student, and i really just ran into her on the first day of school and sounded very interesting that she was the only person in the whole school who spoke her language. no one else did. so i thought she would be an interesting person to follow. >> and back live at the miami book fair. it's a street fair this weekend on the campus of miami-dade college, and here's the book, you just saw brooke hauser talking about her book in brooklyn, "the new kids" is the name of the book. and now joining us here in miami on our outdoor set is the author, brooke hauser. brooke hauser, what is the international high school? >> the international high school is a high school in brooklyn that, um, teaches english to new immigrants and refugees from are around the world. so

it was raining in china town. now despite the feel that the rain was coming down pretty heavy the accumulations are just about a tenth of an inch. going now to the next camera and you will see the downtown san francisco. umbrellas out, slowing it down. people -- some had a holiday today and others still at work. then on the freeways and the afternoon you can see what's happened. we have 80 here by emoryville. headlights toward san francisco. that's slow. both ways because of the rain and perhaps because of the holiday. first thing i want to point our you can see the coverage from oakland, richmond and san rafael. the oranges normally would show heavy rain but it's moderate to light rain. sometimes the radar does this. this one -- over aggressive on the reflection or the returns, we have showers in oakland as i said. here is how the rainfall totals look. you can see as the rain moved through this morning and this afternoon it's widely scattered but look at the accumulations. ground observations, 1,300ths of an inch

many china town residents are now waiting to make their voices heard.have been able to vote at city hall or mail-in absentee ballots since october 11. the political consulting firms redistricting partners told the chronical that according to their calculation that 79% of china town's expected voters have already cast their ballots. that's farred ahead of other neighborhoods. >>> all right, our time is 8:05 from the classroom to the picket line. the faculty members of all 23, the cal state campuses are planning to protest tomorrow and on wednesday. and the faculties are calling attention to several issues including what they call the lavish giveaways to the executives, the massive sea hikes, what they call unfair bargaining proposals. one faculty member at san francisco state told them that, well, 500 professors are expected to protest tomorrow. and faculty members at san jose state and east bay that they are due to demonstrate on wednesday. >>> and later this morning, supporters of medical marijuana in california they will bed holding a news conference

. >> now, lee's campaign was supported by many san francisco power brokers, including china town political activist rose pak. >>> although state senator leland gee finished fifth, he hopes somehow the ranked voting will pull him to the top. >> we continue to be very, very optimistic with the ranked choice. hopefully we will be able to pull this race and be victorius. >> he received 7.5% of the vote. he and his wife thank supporters at their campaign party last night. >>> san francisco may still be uncertain, but there are clear winners in mayoral races in other parts of the bay area. in vallejo incumbent ostry davis will remain in office. davis led the city through and out of bankruptcy. >> and in newark meggy won the race there to become the city's new mayor in more than 30 years. he will replace david smith, who is leaving office after 15 terms. now, we will continue to update any election news throughout the morning. we have continuing coverage on the election results on our website as well ktvu.com. >>> our time now 5:37. well, a charter school proposal was denied. last night the mount

. >> the new allegations on the heems of an event in china town where supporters are accused of manipulating. >> we called the man behind the e mail. but he did not return our calls. candidates say it's imperative investigations be settled before this election but time is running out. >> thank you. >> and still ahead this afternoon, finger pointing from g.o.p. presidential candidates herman cain. >> we've been able to trace it back to perry campaign. >> now cain's rival is reacting to this accusation. >> and the person who has everything, there are pit falls. my add vigs to make sure cards you give are useful. that is straight ahead. >> then at 5:00 best day of the year to shop online and get in on free shipping deals. >>> holidays are coming. it's tempting to give gift cards. >> but there is a big down side. up to 19% of the cards will never be redeemed. >> now i prefer to shop individually for you and carol. >> oh yes. >> but those that want give gift cards... >> and nationwide people are coming forth. there are many rules and guidelines to keep track of. consumer reports says if you decid

san francisco mayor took a victory lap celebrating election in asian neighborhood lick china town, congratulated by many over joyed by his rise to the top. >> a lot of people know him. know his character. so like we all support. we are really, really happy about it. >>reporter: lee says one of the priorities as mayor elect will be programs and policies to help small and medium size businesses lake the ones he visited today. but also at the top of his agenda the pressure of thousand handle the occupy san francisco m.and avoid what has happened elsewhere. >> saw with a little bit of horror what happened in berkeley last night and i, i need to make sure everybody is communicated with very clearly before we make a move here. >>reporter: police have arrested 2 men at the camp this week including one they say was carrying this concealed handgu handgun. lee met with police chief greg sir yesterday and also held 2 session was representatives of occupy sf. >> i'm going to be very sparingly thrusting anything to do with our police on there but i think everybody needs to know what direction we are all head

>>reporter: new alleges come on the heel of an event in china town mr. lee support remembers accused of manipulating the balance of some voters. also being investigated. as well as campaign contributions by an airport shuttle company. >> to me 3 criminal investigation in one election cycle is pretty dramatic. >> with the election just 5 days away the candidate say it is imperative that the da conclude the investigations and announce the results but an expert on mayor politic at sf state doesn't believe the controversy will have an impact on the election. >> for people strongly supported people strongly against them will add fall to that as well. so at the end of the day it's not going to matter that much total voters. >>reporter: approximately 45,000 absentee ballot have already been cast. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> let's switch gear and talk about the weather here and elsewhere. she you this picture live from lake tahoe. snow furious. leif picture from the heavenly ski resort tonight. wind is blowing up there as well. >> yes. >> lac

candidates are of asian descent and are running for mayor in that city which boasts the oldest china town joined by jeff idachi. he is running for mayor. thanks for your time. it's great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> the current mayor of san francisco, ed lee, he's asian. but he was appointed and not elected. so i want to ask you, what would winning this election mean to you and asian-americans across the country? >> it's a very exciting time in san francisco. we have six asian-american candidates out of a field of 16. and what we're going to see in san francisco, i think, is a historic turnout in the asian american vote. as you mentioned, although 1 out of every 3 people here are asian-american, the electorate is only about 18%. so it's not enough to constitute a voting bloc in and of itself but, obviously, the asian vote as well as the chinese vote is going to make a huge difference. and with all the candidates, you know, out there, campaigning every day, you know, we're really going to see a historic election here in san francisco. >> well, that brings us to this question. if

china's long term best interest either it's. want to see the rest continue to harm itself are we really in the post given all the problems we have talk talk town to china and say what we've decided is correct and what we think is good and what you would do is. you see crosstalk next now in about an hour and twenty minutes from now nato may have ended its operations in libya but the western presence is far from over with big companies replacing the warplanes of the countries the bulk of the oil rich country and are getting lucrative contracts to rebuild it. as up the profits of war . first british bombs tourists apart now british companies will get paid to put it back together libya is open for business and u.k. firms are being encouraged to join the gold rush the relatively wealthy country. and i expect. british. companies to get involved in the reconstruction of libya philip hammond is urging c.e.o.'s and sales directors to pack their suitcases and head to the north african country the u.k.'s bill for its part in the nato intervention in libya is estimated at just under five hundred million dollars but according to the u.k. department of trad

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and now their community china town is a major tourist attraction. >> dan, how are you?their own in the mayor's office. >> our own local government back in the late 1800s and early 1900s were anti-chinese. >> reporter: mayor ed lee whose parents immigrated from china and lived part of his youth in a housing project symbolizes another advance in overcoming racial injustice. >> we have the opportunity to write a brand-new chapter of resonant participation, everything we do. i'm very proud, very proud of the roots that i have. >> reporter: lee's appeal is much broader. he won the endorsement of tech heavy weights like twitter's biz stone. >> go brad lee. >> reporter: celebrities, too, like the black eyed peas, will.i.am. they appeared in a music video that went viral on youtube. an old mc hammer song called "2 legit 2 quit." it had real meaning. he was appointed to the post after newsom got elected governor. lee had no appetite for politics. lee wasn't originally going to run for the job but a dwrougrou swell of support made him change his mind. in fact, he was just what vo

my colleagues from harvard university of very well known academic, he comes back from china trying to get into town the neighbor sees two black men trying to push the door and a neighbor calls the police i don't know they are trying to break in but maybe they are. check it out by the time the police come henry is in his house and police officers check it out and he shows id. the police officer is still skeptical. one thing leads to another they have words professor gates it is quite upset thinking racial discrimination had something to do with that. >> host: but specifically? >> guest: may be. let's say for the sake of argument that henry louis gates was short tempered and was deferential what's even suppose he was being fought -- eric and is that the crime? i don't think so. i hope not and i would also hope that will trade police officers would be trained to look with this is a sense and not arrest people simply because for the sake of argument being arrogant. in any event the officer event the the the profs showed this was him. this is a firestorm, a press conference, the president is asked his v

a group that supports lee held an event in china town where video shows them helping people fill outls in the stay say it's common to have state monitors come in for election day. >> the impact on our operation is minimal, really. we have been doing this for a while. we've had elections in san francisco. >> mayor lee is running against 15 other candidates. the city will be using the rank choice voting system for the first time this year. we'll keep you posted on the outcome. >>> right now, want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> if you're headed out to vote any time soon, grab a jacket. you can't blame it on the rain. it's crystal clear out there for the most part. 33 degrees in santa rosa. it's cold. 36 in novato. 36 in livermore. 33 in gilroy. one of the coldest mornings we've had since since april 5th. make sure to bundle up this morning. the highs will be warmer than where we ended up yesterday. just about as much sunshine. 62 in redwood city. 61 today in oakland. we have rain on the way late thursday to friday. an area of low pressure sets up just offshore. that

insisted on more influence for beijing as a growing power followed bamma zeroed in on china's trading decisions argue the town avoid the explains the differences that have piled up between the two. there is any view a state where the movement has little chance it's probably why despite the high concentration of politicians in wall street be quick socializing at the apec summit the only place people are willing to occupy here on the ass of the beach is with one exception these protesters are against greed and social injustice they're against economic inequality and they are against china. that. the mood at the podium was similar to look. i think we can benefit from trade with china and i want certainly to continue cultivating a. a constructive relationship with the chinese government but we're going to continue to be firm in insisting that they operate by the same rules that. everybody else operates on his political opponents were even in the later and that i happen to think that the. communist chinese government will end up on the ash heap of history if they do not change their version we have to have china u

a low in welcome across town timekeeper little china's maneuvering power china's fortunes faring during the global financial crisis the eurozone fiasco political uncertainty in the u.s. and the arab spring is china and the gainer is the world undergoes massive economic and geopolitical ships and as the world changes will china take on a greater leadership role. to keep the story. across not china's growing influence i'm joined by greg audrey in irvine he's an entrepreneur and co-author of death by china in miami we have already changed cars he used a ford motor company chair in global business management at ohio state university and in beijing we cross to doris nesbitt she's the director of the nesbitt china institute all right folks you have difference of points of view on this and i want you to show my viewers ok but first marcia people say china is set to save the world well i don't know about that but there is little doubt that over the last decade asia and china specifically has been steadily moving to the fore of the global economy and in the wake of the two thousand and eight cre

. >> this is in the outskirts of a town in china.s an attraction that people come and watch these, more than 80 dwarfs perform twice a day. there are dwarf dancers, dwarf singers, darfur acrobats. some dressed as medievel soldiers, some dressed as butterflies. this is a man dressed in auld gold. each dwarf makes $147 a month. to work there. also free room and board. now one worker, who is considered to be the princess of the dwarf empire told a website where we got this video, that it's actually really hard for little people to find jobs. she believes more than half the people that she works with have probably considered suicide in the past, before getting this job. >> they've got to really there . it's like a circus. >> i'm glad that they're being respected and they've got a good life out of it. >> is it really hard for them just because they're dwarfs to get a job in regular china? and this is an opportunity for them to do something, why not. >> the man who started the empire of the dwarves said he created it out of respect. he sai

. >> this is in the outskirts of a town in china.s an attraction that people come and watch these, more than 80 dwarfs perform twice a day. there are dwarf dancers, dwarf singers, darfur acrobats. some dressed as medievel soldiers, some dressed as butterflies. this is a man dressed in auld gold. each dwarf makes $147 a month. to work there. also free room and board. now one worker, who is considered to be the princess of the dwarf empire told a website where we got this video, that it's actually really hard for little people to find jobs. she believes more than half the people that she works with have probably considered suicide in the past, before getting this job. >> they've got to really there . it's like a circus. >> i'm glad that they're being respected and they've got a good life out of it. >> is it really hard for them just because they're dwarfs to get a job in regular china? and this is an opportunity for them to do something, why not. >> the man who started the empire of the dwarves said he created it out of respect. he sai

my colleagues from harvard university of very well known academic, he comes back from china trying to get into town the neighbor sees two black men trying to push the door and a neighbor calls the police i don't know they are trying to break in but maybe they are. check it out by the time the police come henry is in his house and police officers check it out and he shows id. the police officer is still skeptical. one thing leads to another they have words professor gates it is quite upset thinking racial discrimination had something to do with that. >> host: but specifically? >> guest: may be. let's say for the sake of argument that henry louis gates was short tempered and was deferential what's even suppose he was being fought -- eric and is that the crime? i don't think so. i hope not and i would also hope that will trade police officers would be trained to look with this is a sense and not arrest people simply because for the sake of argument being arrogant. in any event the officer event the the the profs showed this was him. this is a firestorm, a press conference, the president is asked his v

mean you raise an interesting point to me because if you look at siberia some of the towns on the on the border with china you'd expect them to be booming but they're not. you know what what more can be done to both increase trade generally with with asia but also to to explore it will survive what is obviously you know the world's fastest biggest economy versus growing biggest economy in the world at the moment. when those of us normal well we need to create favorable conditions for everyone to work the sort of the i believe that the muslim and the russian past must is a mutual process on the other hand by partition to be open to accommodate it best when we map needs to protect them but on the other hand it's a balance meter vastest desire to invest oftentimes investors avoid on countries where the investment climate is a problem favorable but on the other hand they go to the interesting word their arms problems more than the last mechanic so there is no direct relation can really investment come to places where they are welcoming of them so our goal is to make sure that you know russia and this particul

mean you raise an interesting point and a big if you look at siberia and some of the towns on the on the border with china you'd expect them to be booming but they're not. you know what what more can be done to both increase trade generally with with asia but also to x. to exploit or to ride what is obviously you know the world's fastest biggest economy versus growing biggest economy in the world at the moment. well we need to create favorable conditions for everyone to work through the sort of the my belief that the hospital knew there was no investment is a mutual process under what they had one party should be open to accommodate investment and greed of magnets to protect them but on the other hand it's about the investors desire to invest oftentimes investors avoid them in the countries where the investment climate is a verbal but on the other hand they go to the interesting word their arms problem smugglers investment climate so there is no direct correlation but generally investments come to places where they are welcoming the good so our goal is to make sure that you know russia and this particular

. >> the ice carvers all come from a little town in china. >> yes, they do.d's top ice festivals in china, many people in north america are not aware of this but people in asia and that part of the world, recognize the harbin ice carvers as best in the world that is why we bring them to us they create an amazing city out of ice there, every single year, 300-acres in size this is a small representation of what they create there. >>> really they do this in a relatively short amount of time like 30 days. >> they come, they arrive mid- october and take 30 days to build and hand carve our attraction for us. >> they just finished yesterday. >> and as if a couple slides were not enough last year, now you have expanded. >> we have our slide room, it is bigger than ever before this year we have five ice slides, they are longer, wider and one slide in the center where you slide through a tunnel and madagascar characterses are flying santa's sleigh over the top of you. >> let's make sure people are prepared when they come you provide parkas they have the blue gaylord pa

and china now ranks second between barack obama and fusion a town in forbes list of the world's most powerful people those stores are going to publish on like an article called. the california city of oakland is reeling after one of the biggest protests the occupy wall street movement has seen at least eighty demonstrators were arrested and several injured after their rally culminated in a heavy handed police crackdown it started out peacefully the protesters managing to shut down the city which is the country's fifth largest without incident at the same time a general strike america's first in over half a century paralyzed several businesses in downtown oakland and a correspondent you see up north was there when things got vonage and describes how events unfold. we're standing across from oscar grant's plaza which is the site of the alibi open to the french work protesters out there camping out for weeks in order to raise their voices against the equality social injustice the same issues that are motivated. thousands of art by wall street movement all across the country but of cours

we were near a town on the coast of the south china sea.there in early march 1967. we had a lot of patience with malaria, fever, and other problems and patients coming in who were wounded. what i do remember -- all of the medical patients had been evacuated to empty the ward beds for the incoming wounded. and after that, it just went on and on and on and on. and everybody just worked constantly, constantly, constantly as the flow came through. and the wounds were of all kinds. head wounds, extremity wounds, body wounds, everything. we had patients who got care just to keep them comfortable because there was no hope for them. i stopped trying to feel badly about it all because i don't think i could've dealt with that. so i just accepted it as part of what i had to accept. i think nurses at one time were thought of, well, they're not really in the military, they're not in combat. but you look at the situations, we were just as subject to incoming rounds as anybody else. we were just as subject to small arms fire as anybody else. i was always

. >> jon huntsman, the former ambassador to china and utah governor is wagering his entire campaign on a new hampshire upset. he has held 100 town halls there, but nationally he's still polling in the single digits. >> nice to see you. >> reporter: the republican candidates meet face to face again on tuesday when they debate national security in washington. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> mitchell: next up on tonight's "cbs evening news," human growth hormone testing coming soon to a major league ballpark mere you. >> mitchell: in an historic first for professional sports in america, major league baseball is expected to announce this week that the players' union has agreed to mandatory blood testing for human growth hormone. tony guida has more. >> when major league baseball players show up at spring training next february, they'll face a challenge they've never faced before, blood testing for h.g.h., human growth hormone. >> i think it's imperative to do it. >> dr. gary wadler, world renowned for his expertise on performance-enhancing drugs, is pleased with published reports that baseball's about to test for h.h. but stil