and he is developing a safety plan in china town in response to a number of the alarming robberies of seniors, and the folks posing as city employees or perhaps, the utility contractors or breaking into senior's hopes to rob them and so he is calling upon the larger building owners to install safety cameras, perhaps in a centralized way and developing a comprehensive plan to increase lighting and safety, and change the environment to address crime, following up from that on sunday, following on that, i will be speaking to a large group of seniors about personal safety issues and he is expecting 500 seniors and family to attend and i thought that i would check in after the meeting and see if the occ would be interested and i know that the occ has spoken at this event in the past and maybe about ten years ago and it is a super sunday event, organized by the corporation. and next thursday, september 4th, in response to a very highly successful, national night, out event organized by the tender loin, station, i am sorry by the central station, they are going on to have a second, local

. >> 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

you go to china town and buy it and have seven different colors always. >> what did you do for hot flasheshe way? >> fans. >> i wake up ery night in a pool of fluid and not the good kind. >> we are in big trouble. >> do you have advice? >> i have advice for all the men who are with women over 50. if you are ever in an intensely deep conversation with a woman and the woman goes like this -- she is not listening to a word that is coming out of your mouth because the world has just ended until the hair comes out of the face. i can't focus on another thing. >> they say it starts out as one. >> it's like a couple of months you will all look like rob reiner. >> any other advice? >> you start to really not care anymore about what anyone thinks about you. >> that's true. >> it's great. i got married for the first time at 53. >> what? >> 53 years old. >> how is it going so far? >> not so good. it is good because he is handy. you have to have a husband who is handy. >> it's true. >> another great decision i made. i got divorced after 50. >> how many years were you married? >> 3 1/2 and they said it

and examples include, the welcoming of immigrants, and china town, and north beach, and the mission, and these would not be what they are known for today, without the chinese, italy an and the latinos immigrants who were welcomed and we have the assets of the fillmore and the bay view and the western edition to help to celebrate the contributions that the african american community has brought to san francisco. so, in order to live up to this promise, we need to attract, a diversity of traveler not only to add to the vibrantcy, of the diversity of our city, but also to support the small businesses and attractions that speak to and attract, the multicultural heritage visitors including the african american visitor, and so as a result of this pro-process, san francisco has a commitment to ensure that diversity is celebrated. and when we have taken the steps to actively promote the city assets that appeal to the multty cultural heritage traveler. and to keep us focused and to keep us honest in this effort, we are establishing a diversity of advisory council, which will, be connected dir

can get the city wide support on is the idea of extending the central subway not just to end in china town but to extend to fisherman's wharf of connecting the bay view to 16 million tourisms and the fisherman's wharf area and that is where we will see synergy and how it will be easy to get the folks in and around the city and i want to thank the colleagues to supporting the grant in that and i think that the longer term that is a conversation that i would like to see because if we can do that, that really opens up the entire bay area, but particularly our neighborhoods that have not had us easy access to all of those tourism dollars that are dumped into the north east and figure out how to get nem to the parts of the city. >> thank you. >> thanks. >> okay. >> i just want to speak to a couple of points. the level of organization that it took to get to where we are today we were not able to get it done before the budget cycle and we are aggressive because we recognize that there are some recommendations that do have and do require a budgetary act. and mr. jordan, alluded to many of them in

he was working in a tough bar in china town. ended up being told to write a song lyric, which he did. he learned that if he could do it, he could make money. his goal at the beginning was to make $25 a week so he didn't have to sleep in allies and flop houses anymore. >>> the song was so popular, it sold a million copies in 1911, which was very unusual. and then sold another million copy ins 1912, and berlin didn't have to work again, but, obviously, he did. >>> the song was so popular, that a number of other song writers wrote about a character named alexander that fed off alexand alexander band called when alexander takes his rag time band to france. you heard the lyric tell you that all that had to happen was for the band to play a two step, a two step was a dance. it was the way you danced to rag time songs. they would juch up out of the trenches and go cake walking back to jeremy. if we took al engs ander's rag time band to france, the war would be over. now, that was a joke, obviously. whether you or i find it funny is not

happening today, suspended state senator lee and china town association leader chow will be going back slow accused of soliciting bribes and campaign contributions in exchange for political favors like dealing with gun trafficking. the hearing starts at 10:00 this morning. it's a status conference. that means that the judge and all the lawyers will go over the progress of the case and set a timeline for future court proceedings. and the trial dates may also be set at that hearing as well. >>> and construction crews continue to work on st. francis drake boulevard. a portion of the road was damaged last month when a big rig flipped over and spilled 4,000 gallons of gas. and crews are work on part of the road that was saturated because of the gas. >>> investigators may have discovered the cause of a fire at a former hotel in san francisco. the fire may have been started by some renovation work by welders. eight construction workers were injured. 7 taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. and all injuries are considered minor. the fire burned for more than three hours. >>> turning down

. >>> the san francisco family evicted in their apartment in china town is making a push for a measureber ballot that is intended to discourage evictions by developers intending to flip properties. the lee family gathered outside their former home gathered by supporters of proposition g. that would impose a tax on residential properties sold in san francisco within five years of when it was initially purchased. the law is meant to discourage evictions of tenants from rent controlled apartments under a law known as the ellis act. >> to have specklators come in and make pretend it's a new gold rush they're making a gold rush out of property, flipping property, that is just too much. >> the ellis act enables owners of owners to evict tenants if they withdraw the property from the rental market. the number of ellis act evictions in the city has tripled within the past year. >>> the school that used to have a tarnished reputation now has a long waiting list for students. >> they offer high school in the movies. >> we'll explain how this one bay area school has done a complete 180. >>> plus

front lawn of the place that celebrates the american dream, kids from a nearby summer camp from china townpretended that their bat and ball were the real thing. they are obsessed with the taney dragons. >> we're getting kids from new jersey, delaware, p.a., saying what does it take to come to taney? >> reporter: they may have more competition next season. organizers are expecting record registration numbers. >> you look at them out there in williamsport and you think, hey, that could be me? >> well, i'll be 12 next year so hopefully i can play. >> the whole week was crazy. all of these teams from all over the world are there. and then i realized a team i know is in the world series? wow, that's crazy. >> reporter: at ninth and christian, sports stores are selling things to benefit the team and the league. she wants to give back to the player who is are giving other children in the city something to look up to. >> the kids see what they are doing and they want to be just like them. >> reporter: they are celebrating the tan knee drey d. the mayor's office says for right now they are taking i

. >> chow's background, but china town gangster who spent time in prison and wore an ankle bracelet fromhe feds. chow has not been granted bail and his lawyers say he is testifying for trial and he is not going to turn government witness. what about yee? what are you hearing from his camp? >> they are the ones who will probably take the brunt of the accusations. the fbi is going after an alleged gangster and a politician. a lot of questions will be raised on how big this investigation was. was it a fishing expedition? city council members talked to people in san francisco and oakland. >> on unrelated matters. >> right. and even joe montana. what they were doing was spreading money around. looking for somebody to take the bait. so in part, when this trial comes up, the fbi will be on trial as well for how they handed handled this case. but for now, it is chow and yee. >>> all right. richmond, mental health councils for the homeless. we have a link on our website on kpix.com. >>> homelessness got political this week as republican candidate neel kashkari gave it a whirl. he became homeless

we all stand against militarization of the police. >> the protesters marched twice around china town and ended on the steps of the national portrait gallery. >>> today the national park service will hold a special program to remember the [ inaudible ] of washington, d.c. it happened during the war of 1812. the british burned the white house that day. you can head to the ellipse south of the white house at 11:00 and 3:00 to see a replica of the flag that inspired the star spangled banner. >> coming up this morning we have a tropical system doing some damage. this is one to watch as it moves north. we'll get chuck's outlook right after the break. >>> chuck also has the outlook as you get the kids off to the bus stop tomorrow. his back-to-school and work forecast coming up next. . >>> right now a tropical depression is heading for the bahamas and it's growing bigger. take a look at your tv. you can see all the rain dumped there causing widespread flooding in puerto rico. the storm also cut power to more than 3,000 people. >>> i know chuck is watching all of what's going on. >> you bet.

. >> mostly volunteers spotted a war on graffiti by adopting four blocks in the new china town district, an area plagued by tagging. the face of oakland, tim hang of oakland has to change. >> they paint a, spray and i document the pray, knowing it is temporary. >> tomorrow this will be tagged. guarantee, the team will be back. >> every time the taggers spray paint their walls they will wipe them clean. in fact, they will come back to these four blocks every week. >> you have to learn from the tagger. what do they do? they're persistent. they go back. >> so you have to be persistent? >> yes. that's name of the game. >> they also have nicknamed. this is erase. >> i just painted that wall. it gets frustrating. but now i dig it. i come to work, i can't wait. i am debombing. these guys bomb. i debomb. >> they have a track record to be optimistic. they kept a two mile stretch free of graffiti. even the walls next to the railroad tracks. and this battle, delay have already seen good signs. a neighbor came out and painted over his walls. >> beautiful thing. that gives me chills. that's nice. i

. >> our investigation found that repeat offenders in china town and pennsylvania avenue both sited for rodents. department records show not one regular inspection since the week they were ordered closed months ago. >> after a place has been closed once, twice, three times. it seems to me if you're not going to put in a request that their license be permanently revoked that you will be going there pretty soon after that closure. >> so, we will change the protocalls here. i think it's a great idea. this is what i would recommend. within 90 days after repeat offender has been inspected, just go and see them again. >> you're thinking about changing policy right now? >> yeah. >> you just did it? >> not only did he change policy in the middle of our interview, a few days later, that's him in the field with inspectors. the agency closed two repeat offenders after our interview, making a third closure for victoria pizza, failing to minimize the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests. and now, for the fourth closure suspending heritage on p street northwest. you may remember the location

of soliciting bribe and campaign contribution in exchange for political favors and being part of china town crime gang. today indictment supersedes the original charges filed against yee back in april. yee now charged with 11 felony including 10 counts of corruption and bribery. he's free on 500,000 dollar bond. >> a's fan react to big news traiingd away one of the best and most popular players. a's trading him to the red sox and they get lester and gomes. here's nick smith. >> not going to be the same. >>reporter: news that the a's traded star outfielder to the boston red sox for john lester and former a's outfielder and bay area native gomes came as a surprise. >> we'll see if it happens. obviously really sad to see him go. and if hope it's worth. hope they know what they are doing. >>reporter: he's a huge fan favorite with great numbers known for being the slugger at the plate. as soon as the news broke josh reddick had some fun by posting this tweet our rotation with the link to the dramatic chip muvrping. this is him earlier this month winning all star home run derby for the second yea

lawyers for ye along with china town gangster raymond shrimp boy chow and former school board president keith jackson will be in court for a status conference today. >>> right now hawaii bracing for a pair of strong storms. hurricane iselle is expected to hit the big island tonight with hurricane julio not far behind. one flight is canceled this morning. >>> middle east, three day cease-fire will expire tonight. so far no agreement between israel and hamas. hamas spokesperson says if israel is making an effort to reach a truce, hamas will not fire rockets once the cease-fire is expired. >>> new this morning, russia granted nsa leaker edward snowden three more years of asylum. snowden's lawyer made that announcement just three hours ago. snowden was granted asigh laum for one year last year, but it ran out last week. the former nsa agent was stranded in a moscow airport last year while trying to get to cuba shortly after he revealed the agency's phone tapping program. in may, snowden told nbc he misses america and wants to come home. but he doesn't think he would receive a fair trial. >>

the young photographer he's supporting has been documenting changes in people and towns on china's coastlineareas that have undergone brisk developments since the nation's open market reform policy. zhang xiao has spent four years on his project shooting along 3,000 kilometers of coastline. an ex-photo journalist, he's witnessed close up the changes and imbalances in chinese lifestyle through his lens. he says he discovered a new theme while shooting along the coast. these characters were carved into the skin with a shard of glass. self-mutilation is the focus for this photographer. chen zhe also a had a history of inflicting harm on herself. in 2011, she received an award for promising young photographers from magnum, the internationally renowned photo cooperative. chen became motionally unstable when sars took more than 600 lives in china about ten years ago. when students at her school caught the illness she was quarantined at home for six months. while hearing news about the deaths of the sars patients almost every day on tv, she became withdrawn and began to feel isolated. while chen co

my father's first job was a dishwasher in the china town restaurant. >> incredible story. did that happen? >> well it started with sci-fi geeks and nerds. one of my missions in life is to tell the story of the internment. i think we learn more from those chapters our history where our democracy faltered than from the many, many glorious chapter that's we have. >> is there a lot of that in the documentary? >> there is a lot of that in the documentary. we developed a musical on that chapter of american history. and the documentary chronicles that. and it also chronicles my star trek life. one of the gifts is my star trek professional colleagues have become my dear friends. and they're all in the documentary. and th development of allegiance throughout. and we documented it in the documentary. >> well, great to finally meet very exciting. thank you so much. >> thank you very much. good to be here. >>> and it opens in select theaters friday. you can also find it on demand and on itunes. talk about living long and prospering, you're going to see why this man still loves his job

china sea. government officials met with lol town mayors. senior vice defense minister visited an island. chinese government ships violated japanese waters around the islands on 19 days this year. the islands are controlled by japan. china and taiwan claim them. the head of the foreign ministries ocean affairs bureau launched a complaint with a chinese official. he says the intrusion is extremely regrettable. >>> plans are in the works for japanese ground self-defense force units to be on a southwestern island. this would allow for emergencies in the east china sea. they met with local town mayors. senior 'defense minister visit at the island in her row she may prefecture and he saw where the troops will be stationed. they are planning to deploy 350 person nell to the city and 200 others in if neighboring towns. the local mayor says they welcome the plan and said it's important for the lives of the residents. the senior vice minister said the government needs to fill a gap in the ground self-defense forces geographical coverage and added that he want to the swiftly put the unit into operat

. >> reporter: rescue crews in this remote town had in china worked through the night carrying survivors from the rebel of a magnitude 6.1 quake on their backs. other his to be taken away on makeshift stretchers with iv bags hanging from sticks. close to 400 people are dead and 2,000 are injured after a quake hit the region of the province sunday afternoon. people north of the capitol city were seen running into the streets as buildings shook. about 12,,homes there, many of them old and made out of brick -- 12,000 homes there, many of them old and made out of brick, are reduced to nothing. thousands of soldiers are now in the disaster zone trying to reach an, as yet, unknown number of missing people. rescuers are racing against the clock to find those who may still be alive in an area where communecasion and power have been cut off. heavy rainfall in the region, making rescue efforts more difficult, is expected to continue for days. relief is on the way. the red cross society of china made equalities, jackets, tents for those who are homeless. both the u.s. and u.n. have offered their co

you go to china town and buy it and have seven different colors always. >> what did you do for hot flashesou. >> that's true. >> it's great. i got married for the first time 53. >> what? >> 53 years old. >> how is it going so far? >> not so good. it is good because he is handy. you have to have a husband who is handy. >> it's true. >> another great decision i made. i got divorced after 50. >> how many years were you married? >> 3 1/2 and they said it wouldn't last. >> happy birthday! >>> fabulous at any age. ♪ because i'm happy ♪ clap along if you feel like a room without roof ♪ ♪ because i'm happy ♪ clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪ nge. ♪ at famous footwear we're not just selling back to school shoes, we're selling straight up confidence. we've done our homework to find the hottest shoes to send your kids back in style. like our exclusive shimmer print converse high-tops. anybody sitting here? only at famous footwear. famous footwear. victory is yours. long way from the sandlot. first game in the majors? you don't know "aarp". because th family is enjoying a cross-coun

towns. >>> and china where 175 people have died after an earthquake jolted the southeastern provin province00 people have been your. >>> suspected foreign terrorists are transferred to country for interrogation and imprisonment. a senate report is due for the alleged torture subject. the u.k. uses the island t as a naval support facility. it has received a letter from the former british at the hague confirming the u.k. has discussed with the u.s. what it intends to reveal. abuses in counter terrorism teams joins me now. thank you for coming in. what do you think the government is planning to do with this report. >> the basic problem is in the words of president obama is that the united states government tortured some folks including those clients. the united kingdom was up to their necks in these operations. now that the united states is coming to terms with the full extent of its program in which suspects were kidnapped and sent to torture chambers overseas the u.k. is very worried about exactly what part is going to be published in terms of its role in this program. >> are you objecting b

town. and china had an appetite for furs met first with high valuable sable and they made their way to the eastern coast and crossed over the baring straight and discovered the illusion islands. they found sea otters there as well. these beautiful animals you see here. they referred to these animals as soft gold because their pelts were so valuable and in demand by the royalty in the chinese court. they have the densest furs over any animal. two times that of a seal fur and 18 times that of your pet dog. by cohearsing the people, they slaughtered the beautiful animals by the tens of thousands and shipped them across the pacific ocean to the eastern edge of siberia and went up the river to the lake and eventually took them to warehouses, sold them to traders and brought them to chinese court and they would eventually line the chinese royalty. you can see this one trade network. here are the elusions and here are the husks and the yen see river and lake mccall. but amazingly this trade wasn't sufficient to meet chinese demands. so there was a separate, now world, american trade network start

towns and cities. >>> rescue workers in china are racing against time to find survivors of sunday's earthquake in the southwestern province of yunnan. china's state-run xinhua news agency says the death toll from the magnitude 6.5 quake has reached 589. the quake hit ludian county in zhaotong city on sunday. chinese media says an 88-year-old woman was rescued from her collapsed home on tuesday, 50 hours after the quake. she broke her ribs but her injuries are said to be not life-threatening. the chance of survival for those trapped in the rubble is expected to drop sharply now that the 72-hour mark was reached on wednesday afternoon. rescue workers face a challenge as the area is mountainous and landslides have cut off many roads and bridges. >>> china plans to punish some global carmakers for what it says are monopolistic practices. local media in china say the companies are suspected of illegally setting high prices for auto accessories and servicing. >> translator: we found chrysler and audi clearly engaged in monopolistic acts. in a few days, they will be subject to punishment accordingly. >> li

our china correspondent adrian brown is in the town of long tu shan the quake's epicenter. >> reporter: migrant workers returning to homes in the quake zone. a sad silence procession. on the way we meet this person who has been traveling for three days. walking the final stage because he has no alternative. >> translator: it's hard to get a lift on a motor bike. there are not a lot of people with good hearts and it's expensive to pay for a ride. >> reporter: unless you're part of the emergency services, the only way into the quake zone is by motorcycle, or on foot. the returnees have come back to a village where if i% of the homes have been -- where 70% of the homes have been destroyed. some have lost loved ones but he's been fortunate. under the shade of a tree a reunion with his wife and son. savorsavors what he thought he d lost. new shoes and clothes, necessities now. then it's time to see for himself what happened to his old home. walking in his neighborhood he's lost in his thoughts. nothing's the same. >> translator: i felt really sad. i was devastated when i first saw this. i a

town. >>> a landslide hits sworn china, delaying efforts after a deadly earth quake. >> and we'll tell you about a much anticipated rhonda view that's been -- rehneda view that's been 10 years in the making. >>> welcome to the programme. a 3-day humanitarian ceasefire in gaza is holding. israeli ground forces have left the territory, allowing residents to return to what is left of their home. the process turns to the diplomats. the palestinians actions and israel have delegations in cairo for talks through mediators. these are pictures of the gaza skyline. quiet at the moment. we hope it stays that way. let's check in with our correspondent in gaza city. just over 24 hours into the accuracy fire, it appears to be holding. it's giving people a chance to get out and about, back to their homes, trying to get belongings and food supplies, i suppose. >> that's right, since the ceasefire started at 8am local time we noticed a lot of people coming on to the streets. back in gaza city, there are scores of people outside a bank machine, trying to get access to cash. filling up supermarkets, getting

town. and china had an insatiable appetite for first.by the mid seven hundreds russian trappers headhunter that most of severe intimate away to the eastern coast of siberia and then crossed over the bering strait in the 1730s and early 17 '40s and discovered, reached the aleutian islands. that they also found sea otters. beautiful animals that you see here, and they referred to them as soft gold because their pelts were so valuable, in demand by royalty in the chinese court. sea otters possess the densest fur of any mammal. 18 times that of your pet dog. so by coercing the hunters, the native people, they slaughtered these beautiful animals by the tens of thousands and ship them across the pacific ocean on the eastern edge of siberia and then carted them overland to the river and then went up river to the lake and eventually put them in warehouses and sold them to traders who in turn brought them to the chinese court were eventually they line the roads of chinese royalty. this will help orient us here. well, so you can see this trade net

least 400 people are dead after a powerful earthquake struck southern china about 12,000 homes collapsed yesterday. and one single town thousands of soldiers are now in the disaster zone trying to reach the survivors who are still trapped in the rubble. the earthquake monitoring agency in china put the magnitude of the earthquake at about 6.5. big earthquake. >>> tap water ban is now in its third day in toledo, ohio area after tests showed toxins still contaminating lake erie there. residents are scrambling for water. the mayor says the most recredit tests show a positive trend but there's still a lot of cause for concern there. the ban affects more than 400,000 people in ohio and southern michigan. >>> crews hope to wrap up repairs today on the massive water main that ruptured near the ucla campus. tuesday's break left a giant sinkhole on sunset boulevard and workers are nearly finished fixing the ruptured line and they started repaving the street. near the first look at some of the mud caked cars that were towed out of underground garages on campus. they were taken off-campus where owners can get a look at the damag