chinese? am i american? am i chinese american? do my parents see me as that?"you kind of... >> yeah, there was no... intellectualizing it, that's for sure. it was just day to day life. this was just reality. >> hinojosa: well, was the united states, at that point, a welcoming country to a young chinese boy, or... >> we were in chinatown, and so that was kind of an enclave to a certain extent. we went to chinese school, you know? most of the students at lincoln elementary school were from chinatown. there was a mix, for sure. some of my best friends were japanese and african americans, but it was largely a chinese community, and therefore, you didn't really get that much of a sense of the outer society at that young age. and you know, how do you get through that? you bond as siblings-- which i did-- and you do what parents expect of you, which is to work hard and study harder. you go to the additional chinese school, which again, divides you some more, because now you're hearing one dialect of cantonese at home with your parents and speak mainly that; you go to.

i know the significance this has for the chinese-american community. as a person of color, as an immigrant myself, i know that there is something very special when the community that has felt it has been excluded feels that one of their own can take the position as important as being mayor of san francisco. i think that those of us who are casting this vote need to take that into consideration as well. that is an important part of why i will be voting this way. mr. lee need to understand it is not just the hopes of the chinese-american community that are being placed on his shoulders. it is the hope of every san francisco. it is the hope of the people i represent in district 9, the hope of the latino community, the hope of the african-american community, the hope of so many immigrants who will look to him as someone who will make sure their voices are heard, and that the doors of room 200 will be open to all san franciscans. with that, i will be supporting mr. lee. one of the questions i will pose to him as making sure that as he has been and probably

american friends present today. i also wish to convey through you the best wishes of the chinese people to the friendly american people and extend a cordial greetings to people from various sectors of the united states who have given care and support to the growth of china- u.s. relations. >> [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >> [english translation] the purpose of my visit is to increase mutual trust, deepen friendship, and advance the positive cooperative and comprehensive china-u.s. relationship for the 21st century. in recent years, particularly over the past two years since president obama took office, china-u.s. relations have made strong headway thanks to the joint effort of both sides. we have increased exchanges and cooperation in a wide range of areas, maintain close communication and coordination on major international and regional issues and played a positive role in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the asia-pacific region and to the whole world. >> [english translation] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >> [english translation] under this current

the asian american community having someone in the mayor's office, knowing the experience for chinese americans has not been a pleasant experience, and to have a leader like edwin lease is quite an accomplishment. i want to congratulate the asian american community for this incredible place we are at right now, and i look forward to many years of asian american leadership continuing in san francisco. i plan to vote yes. supervisor kim: thank you, and let me also a joy in my colleagues in saying it is an honor, and i am very excited to serve. -- let me also join my colleagues in saying this is an honor and i am excited to surf. --serve. also in bringing more equity. i am also excited to support ed lee for interim mayor, and i want to support a previous board, including share of tennessee -- share of tennessee sher -- sheriff hennessey. i have known ed along time. he spent 10 years as a managing attorney, and he was part of the litigation team that brought increased hiring and promotion for clennon, asian americans, latinos and -- for women, asian americans, and latinos. he also represented tenan

and say that this is obviously not just about a chinese american community or an asian-american community. this is about the american dream. the idea that anyone from any background of any color from any part of the globe can come here and someday be at the very top of what our community is about. [applause] in closing, i also want to just say that this is an historic moment because we have overseen the orderly transition of leadership. what we have done at the board here at city hall is what separates a democratic society from less democratic ones. free communities from less free ones. we have overseen a truly orderly and wonderful transition of leadership from our lieutenant governor, gavin newsom, to our now interim mayor, edwin lee. so without further adieux i will turn it back to our emcee and i just wish to say from the board of supervisors to our new mayor, ed, we look forward to doing many wonderful things together and with the entire city of san francisco. thank you all for being part of this wonderful community. [applause] >> i wish you had gone back to sacramento. because he ju

he said and i quote may the chinese and american people live in friendship from generation to generation and may they always safeguard world peace together. [speaking chinese] >> i want to thank all of those working so hard to realize this week and i'd like now to raise our glass in a toast to many more generations of friendship and peace. [speaking chinese] >> ladies and gentlemen. [speaking chinese] >> president hu. [inaudible conversations] [applause] [speaking in chinese] [speaking in chinese] >> vice president biden, mrs. biden, secretary of state clinton, ladies and gentlemen, and dear friends, i wish to thank vice president and mrs. biden and secretary clinton for hosting this luncheon for me and my colleagues. to begin, i would like to express sincere for your abiding commitment to u.s.-china relations. [speaking in chinese] [speaking in chinese] >> translator: this year marks the 40th anniversary since china and the united states reopened the door to each other. we cherished fond memories of the diplomacy, and dr. kissinger's visit to china 40 years ago. the handshake across the

becoming san francisco's highest-ranking chinese american official in 2005, still has really played a key role in the community. i know that he is as happy as anybody to be surpassed in that position, now having major league. we all celebrate your ascension. -- mayor lee. [no audio] [applause] [no audio][applause] the mayor talked about his great work. he has been groundbreaking in his environmental work. really, making sure that we bring environmentally sound energy production into the mainstream, not only here in the city and county of san francisco, but making that success the foundation for which the rest of us judge ourselves. as public officials from across the state are called to solve unprecedented problems, it is encouraging to know that phil will continue his work on behalf of good government policies and solutions. it is clear that he understands every dollar his office brings in leads to more funding for the crucial programs that make this a city and county that people so much enjoyed living in working in. the commitment that the mayor discussed with respect to real state

it doesn't need to be chinese-american that move here to sell our secrets. and the american or american of any race might sell our secrets. people will do such things. some people who wish to betray the country, we will build a defenses that can overcome whatever espionage may be waged against us. i doubt sincerely in our history we kept very many secrets. i believe the russians and chinese have known almost everything we are trying to do. we have tremendous capacity for deception but that is mostly self deception at the highest level. >> you used the term military establishment. i was wondering if you could, and why there hasn't been more demand between the generals and joint chiefs people to demand more funding for these programs and defense measures. if it is merely politics or blind optimism or some reason -- >> that is an excellent question. when you look at these generals and put their lives on the line and they're good men and decent and have done great things for our country but you ask them to think about politics and it doesn't go so well. look all

tensions over chinese currency. americans still demanding the chinese do something about letting their currencies appreciate so that the difficult trade unbilled that the americans get so annoyed about can be addressed. other types of economic tension surfacing as well over the last 12 months, and i think the next couple of days, what the americans are hoping for is that the atmosphere can be lightened up a little bit. some of the fractiousness can be drawn out of the relationship. presidents can have some conversation. chinese can go home having been stated and celebrated in washington, just to reassure everybody that the relationship has some balance to it. >> the president's plane at andrews air force base just outside washington. the country's need each other. they have to find a way to get on. >> it is absolutely imperative that they do, but early in paris for the entire planet. it is not too much of an overstatement to say that if the chinese and american economic relationship unravels, then their economies unravel as w

. >> this is a historic moment for the chinese american community, for a community that has been in this city for 160 years. a community that has struggled. >> but getting to this point wasn't easy. on tuesday the vote was split between lee and the san francisco sheriff, michael hennessey. and when a swing vote was declared in leigh's direction, chris daly lost his cool. >> i will haunt you. i will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of san francisco politics. it's on like don cee y kong. >> tonight's discussion was more civil. >> despite references to donkey kong, we have engaged in an orderly transition of leadership. >> lee was selected a 10 to 1 vote with daley casting the long dissenting vote. >> i have a reputation for raining on parades. today will likely be no different. >> even leigh himself didn't want the job at first, but several people called him and encouraged him including leaders which the chinese american community. >> because we will never have an opportunity if he doesn't take the first step. >> very emotional. i have never seen her like that. t

chinese american leaders agree the two superpower still. growing influence in the u.s. is making. next the inquiry into why the u.k. went to war in iraq will not draw on the private correspondence between the former prime minister tony blair and the former american president george w. bush the letters were thought to be able to shed light on exactly why the u.k. got involved with the invasion one of the politicians whose party was in power at the time now gives his insight in an interview to r.t. . today i'm in london with jeremy corbin he's a member of parliament with the labor party and also an antiwar campaigner we are here as tony blair appears before the chilcote inquiry for the second time jeremy cotton thanks very much for talking to r.t. now this as i've said is not the first time that blair is appearing before the iraq inquiry can you just remind us of what happened last time will he was very nervous to begin with came into the room and was asked some questions of a moderately robust way about the evidence leading up to his decision to recommend a pardon might we invaded

you become the city's first chinese american mayor long bob brown did city service oriented emphasis the government since 1989. and that time he served as director of human rights, city purchasing, public works, city administrator. board of supervisors president david who will serve as interim mayor says lee will bring stability back to city hall. >> he is a city administrator has great depth and experience. he is someone who has deep roots, he has worked with many of across across the aisle. >> there are all of the challenges he will face. >> a deficit from was warranted million dollars. we also of exploiting pension and health-care costs. there has to be a collaborative way to ring as in. >> the latest of a developing story at of arizona the shooting rampage or week of killing six, injuring 14. the first formal community doubt bring some saturday will be held at the tucson church tonight. doctors treating arizona congresswoman gifford says she still in critical condition, responding to romance she has been able to resist is two fingers on her left hand. freezing tent cancer and a f

. >> reporter: chinese americans coming to build railroads, work in mines, live in china town ghettos to keep them separate. >> many chinese americans, many asian americans come from countries where the government were repressive and political participation in those countries was highly discouraged. >> reporter: despite all the hoopla now the real first was actually 40 years ago in san jose. when norman maneta was elected as the first asian american mayor of a major american city. >>> an fbi employee who oversaw security clearances in the san francisco bureau pled guilty today to making false statements to the agency. in 2007, rachelle tomaskul declared that she owed 866,000 -- >>> burlingame has pledged to step up against high speed rail. and if burlingame wants underground tracks it must raise the money itself. the council plans to decide on january 18th whether to join a lawsuit against the $43 billion project. >>> the auto show is underway. many bay area drivers told us they are especially concerned about fuel circumstantiality as they -- fuel efficiency as they watch gas prices i

former city administrator ed lee took the oath at interim mayor and became the city's first chinese american to do so. ktvu's amber lee is in san francisco now with a live report, amber. >> reporter: julie many people are calling it a new day here at san francisco's city hall. hundreds came through these doors this afternoon to see ed lee make history as he became san francisco's first chinese american mayor. >> supervisor elsburn. >>> the board of supervisors voted unanimously to select the 58-year-old lee to become the city's interim mayor. the swearing in ceremony took steps in the steps of the rotunda, with hundreds of citizens filling every step to watch the swearing in. the new mayor told us he plans to hit the ground running tomorrow. and start tackling the deficit and hire a new police chief. he says he is proud to be the first asian american mayor but that he is a mayor of for all people. >> i promise to make the communities that you live a great city. >> reporter: community leaders say there's a sense of pride. >> this has been a milestone for the asian community, a long time in co

former city administrator ed lee took the oath at interim mayor and became the city's first chinese american to do so. ktvu's amber lee is in san francisco now with a live report, amber. >> reporter: julie many people are calling it a new day here at san francisco's city hall. hundreds came through these doors this afternoon to see ed lee make history as he became san francisco's first chinese american mayor. >> supervisor elsburn. >>> the board of supervisors voted unanimously to select the 58-year-old lee to become the city's interim mayor. the swearing in ceremony took steps in the steps of the rotunda, with hundreds of citizens filling every step to watch the swearing in. the new mayor told us he plans to hit the ground running tomorrow. and start tackling the deficit and hire a new police chief. he says he is proud to be the first asian american mayor but that he is a mayor of for all people. >> i promise to make the communities that you live a great city. >> reporter: community leaders say there's a sense of pride. >> this has been a milestone for the asian community, a long time in co

. >> reporter: chinese americans coming to build railroads, work in mines, live in china town ghettoso keep them separate. >> many chinese americans, many asian americans come from countries where the government were repressive and political participation in those countries was highly discouraged. >> reporter: despite all the hoopla now the real first was actually 40 years ago in san jose. when norman maneta was elected as the first asian american mayor of a major american city. >>> an fbi employee who oversaw security clearances in the san francisco bureau pled guilty today to making false statements to the agency. in 2007, rachelle tomaskul declared that she owed 866,000 -- >>> burlingame has pledged to step up against high speed rail. and if burlingame wants underground tracks it must raise the money itself. the council plans to decide on january 18th whether to join a lawsuit against the $43 billion project. >>> the auto show is underway. many bay area drivers told us they are especially concerned about fuel circumstantiality as they -- fuel efficiency as they watch gas prices inc

americans do. reporting from moscow their. rocket bulma is determined to keep pressure on the beijing on everything from economics to human rights issues during the chinese leading gentiles for a visit to washington or with the first day of talks over her obama echoed the concerns of american businesses that china is hurting us exports by keeping a currency artificially low will the chinese president. to address the trade barriers including easy go regulations for u.s. business. markets despite disagreement over current leave both leaders struck with a deal worth some forty five billion dollars highly sensitive human rights have also been addressed with the two presidents agreeing their differing views on freedoms cannot get in the way of economic cooperation. forward looks at what's behind us china relations. and we're going to burger king with my son and i. think it's a z.h. users who. choose the issue and recognize the that is chinese for seven americans the word china elicits fear recognizing china's rise means recognizing america's decline and now we are getting. our toys and our things that are a little happy meals which should be banned there so d

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he would become the first chinese-american mayor. serving in san francisco government since 1989.as director of the human rights commission, director of public works and city administrator in 2005. board of supervisors president will term as interim mayor says lee will bring civility back to city hall. >> he has the greatest debt of experience of many of the folks we looked at. deep community routes and works with many of us. >> reporter: there are a lot of challenges he will face. >> the budget deficit of $400 million a that we will have to balance in the next couple of months and we have exploding costs that we will have to figure out. >> reporter: christine connelly, kron 4 news. >> before leaving his job gavin newsom shook up the power structure by naming the current chief of police as the new distribute attorney. here you see him walking the hauls. although he has no criminal trial experience he believes he will help improve how the prosecutors and police work together. >> officers complained the prosecutors aren't aggressive enough and the prosecutors complain police aren't

. >>> a inauguration for oakland's mayor, jean quan, the first chinese american elected to that job. she talked to us about her plan tew tract business to the city. >> first of all, we are going to win the a's stadium and i will meet to talk to keep the jobs in oakland and the stimulus grant and the advantages. enterprise zone, huge tax credits and oakland has a business tax for new businesses. i plan to do a better job of marketing those and i will reach out to the businesses. >> jean quan says getting oakland's young people working is part of her top property. >>> kamala harris was sworn in today as california's attorney general. >> i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> the first woman, first affricken american to hold the job. she says she will reduce truancy in public schools by going after parents. >>> temperature said cold out there in a number of locations. north bay temperatures dropping into the 30s. 35 fairfield. 38 conquered. we saw the clear skies today. that is going lead to chilly conditions over night. helps that the cold settle in. overni

chinese private hu jintao. they had been meeting with american and chinese business executives.ast with secretary clinton and secretary of state, vice president and mrs. biden at the state department this afternoon. coverage this evening of the white house dinner gets underway at 5:30 eastern with the guests arrival. falling for dinner this evening at about 8:00 we will take your phone calls and get your reaction to what you're seeing today and some of the issues that are being discussed between the u.s. and china. the "new york times" writes about that this morning on their front page, writing that the two countries have to resolve a wide range of economic tensions including one american multinational corporations see as a deteriorating environment for investing in making money in what has become the worlds second largest economy. the times writes it's no longer justified overachiever chinese textile and electronics and toy imports. china won that battle years ago. now the question with japan in the 1980s is whether general electric and microsoft and other american companies th

this is an historic moment for the chinese-american community, for a community that has been in the city for 160 years. a community that has struggled. a community that has seen discrimination. a community that has had a place here in san francisco. a community like all committees similar to it, if you come to the city from another country, either you or your son or your daughter can someday reach the very top echelon of san francisco. this is a historic moment because this is an orderly transition of leadership. despite wonderful references to donkey kong, we have engaged in an orderly transition of leadership. this is what separates us as a democratic society. this is what separates us as a free society from other less free societies. i'm so proud of us for what we're about to do today. with that colleagues, thank you for being part of this historic moment. unless there's any for the discussion, we will take a roll- call vote on the nominations on the roster. the sheriff mike hennessey was the first person nominated. indeed, then we will proceed to vote for our city administrator. a ro

as a chinese american, i'm well aware of my community's long and troubled and proud history in this city. the san francisco of old was directly involved in racism and neglect. the san francisco that i fought as an attorney began to change. and now today, our struggle is here and it's succeeding. [applause] i am humbled to stand before you today on the shoulders of giants among many flagbearers on the day we moved that history forward. and i'm committed to move all san francisco, all of us, forward. and that is why i've accepted this awesome responsibility. so i hope you will join me. i intend to reach out to you, my colleagues, to my fellow citizens across all political lines and all potential barriers. there are so many talented people in this building and in this city. i know we can move san francisco forward together. and in the coming days, i will reach out to every member of the board of supervisors and meet with you personally to discuss my ideas and my agenda. and yes, president chiu, i will sit down with you, shortly, to work out the details of our question-and-answer session. i

here we are celebrating the first chinese-american mayor in our great city. it is a remarkable thing and a very proud dana. -- thing. i spoke a little bit about this yesterday, but it is important set this reminds everybody this is the birthplace of the united nations. this is a city of remarkable diversity. we do not just tolerated. we celebrate it. that is a spirit of what makes sense and cisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people -- that makes san francisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people. mayor lee, here is my advice. you have a year, figure out what you want to accomplish. you were put in this position by the people to my right, but the people of san francisco are the people counting on you. [applause] do what you think is right, and remember that as important and impressive as this did not -- as this is, there are hundreds of thousands of people who require your attention and leadership. always remember the people outside are the people we also need to represent. remember that just because you disagree with the other side

chinese americans who are here today.s, in a spirit of mutual respect for our mutual benefit. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> for as deng xiaoping said a long time ago is the same today. there's still possibilities for cooperation between our countries. president hu, members of the chinese delegation, we have these responsibilities together. welcome to the united states of america. [speaking in native tongue] [applause] [speaking in native tongue] [applause] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: mr. president, mrs. obama, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it gives me great pleasure to come to washington and pay the state visit to the united states at the beginning of the new year at the invitation of president obama. at this point in time, let me extend on behalf of the 1.3 billion chinese people sincere greetings and best wishes to the people of the united states. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator

chinese government is supportive of the pri and the exchanges between our two peoples. we have been creating all kinds of conditions to expand the friendly exchanges between the american and chinese peoples. during this visit, president obama and i reached an agreement that both sides will take positive steps to further increase the people to people exchanges. on the one hand, we will encourage the young people in our two countries to go into each other's countries to pursue further education and learn more about each other and, at the same time, we have also decided to put in place a dialogue and exchange mechanism between different chinese and american provinces and states. besides, we are also going to further expand cultural exchanges and develop tourism. we are going to use a variety of means to exchange people to people exchanges. i would like to particularly stressed that the young people hold the future of this relationship. it is extremely important to increase the exchanges between the young people and our two countries. through such exchanges, i hope that our friendship can be furthered. i also hope that day in the future can serve as ambassadors of goodwill fo

and with the city's first chinese /american mayor. he has been in san francisco city government since 1989. as he served as a director of human rights commission, director of purchasing, public works and city administrator. in the meantime, the next 24 hours, board president is sav- david chiu and this is what he had to say about as likely appointment. >> he is a city administrator of the greatest brunt of city experience that any of the folks will look at. greatest brunt--and greek community roots. political aisles i met very excited that we as a possibility to get him. >> christine, with some of the challenges that is going to face with this did the city budget? any idea where the cuts could be made? >> it is a $400 million budget deficit of their dealing with. and with 100 money dollars less than last year but still, a lot of concerns. with $100, less. it is too early to tell where those cuts are going to be what the $100 million less in the dollars less. $100 million less. >> thank you. >> mayor gavin newson made a surprising move

as a chinese american i'm well aware of my come moneyty's long and troubled and proud history in the city. >> reporter: but lee says he wants to be a mayor for all communities and people regardless of where they fall on the spectrum. >> for the powerless and powerful, for the left, the right and everyone in between, for everyone i will be a mayor who tackles head-on and moves the bar forward. i will be your mayor. thank you very much. >> reporter: entering the packed veption held lee was immediately surrounded by congratulations but on his tough days on the job lee will meet with every member on the board and begin the process of finding a new police chief while trying to plug the hole in the city budget. in san francisco jonathan bloom kron 4 news. >>> news around the bay area san jose police identified a suspect in a triple homicide. they say hector mia the man you see here was involved in gun fight outside a nightclub saturday night. two people were found dead at the scene and a third was found nearby. police believe mia was the driver of the get away vehicle. it's unknown if he's

he would be the city's first chinese american mayor. today, former mayor willie brown weighed in. >> i suspect, this afternoon, there will be an additional effort by the left to derail what obviously is a good idea and that's for a qualified person by everybody's evaluation to be the chief operating officer and manager of the city. >> reporter: on saturday, after the new board of supervise size ors is sworn in, it will officially vote to install a new mayor for one year and will meet for the first regular meeting on tuesday. mayor gavin newsom will be sworn in as lieutenant governor on monday but who will replace san francisco d.a. pamela harris? both the mayor's office and pamela harris are having a hard time fielding district attorney candidates. as of today, the announcement of a d.a. candidate will come on sunday. board of supervise voos or ed chu withdrew his name saying that he would rather serve as board of supervisors president right here. >>> an injunction against a group of latino members. they met at the alameda courthouse wi

history was made as the county's board of supervisors voted to make ed lee the city's first chinese-american mayor. >> it has to mean something. . >> lee will serve out the remar of newsom's term. lee's nomination tuesday thrilled the city's chinese community, but angried some supervisors. >>there's some buttons being pushed, but you know, it seems as if progressives as i define it, and that's those that want to challenge corporate power, actually are in majority. >> i think and hope that theres significant consensus at lee and based on his experience. >> four progressive supervisors to approve lee by a vote of ten to one. lee was not here for the vote but expected to return from a hong kong trip this weekend. the board will reconvene on tuesday with four new members and one day after gavin newsom is expected to leave office channel 2 news. >> he is still trying to decide who should be the city's next district attorney. city sources tell us the mayor is having a tough time picking from a short list of candidates. yesterday he said he wanted to announce his decision by saturday, but our sourc

american friends for today. i also wish to convey through you the best wishes of the chinese people to the friendly american people to people from various sectors of the united states who have given care and support to the growth of u.s.-china relations. .. [speaking in chinese] >> translator: the purpose of my visit is to increase mutual trust, friendship, deepen cooperation positive corporate and comprehensive chinese relationships for the 25th century. in recent years particularly over the past two years since president obama took office chinese-u.s. relations have made strong headways thanks to the joint efforts of both sides. we have increased exchanges and cooperation in a wide range of areas, maintained close communications and coordination on major international and regional issues and played a positive role in promoting peace, stability and transparency in the asian pacific region and the whole world. [speaking in chinese] [speaking in chinese] >> translator: under the current circumstances our two countries share broader common interests, showed their bigger common responsibilities and face more severe c