horrified onlookers do not know what to do in the western chinese city. there was another immolation in the same city to of weeks ago. the bbc obtained the footage, but it is too shocking to broadcast. praying for answers and it century, a tibetan monks -- and sanctuary, tibetan monks flee to the temple and their spiritual leader the dali lama. "be patient die as he tells the new arrivals. he is not encouraging -- "be patient," he tells the new arrivals. he is not encouraging them to take the run last. >> that alone is not sufficient. >> you fear it can make things worse for people in tibet? >> many tibetans sacrifice their lives. nobody knows how many people killed and tortured. nobody knows. a lot of people suffer. the chinese response is more harder. >> the dali lama fled here, but there is little chance of returning home, and there is the suggestion that the campaign is immoral and inhuman and will never succeed. the suicides by fire or a sign of increasing desperation their. they know what the west have backed the arab spring, in china, discussions a

the chinese city of shenzhen. only about 30,000 people lived there in 1929.ast-forward to 2010, a population more than 10 million people. look at that. a skyline that is unbelievable. mckinsey, by 2025, china will build the equivalent of up to two chicagos every single year. john in your lectures you tell america to stop whining and start competing. >> yes, you know, christine, the issue is very simple. we have new competitors. we're working really hard, doing a great job and we have a choice. we either complain about them, like we complained about the japanese and say, oh, they shouldn't compete, or we accept the fact that these guys are going to do the best job they can to improve their economy and we have to do the same thing. so i tell my students and people across the country, it's time to stop whining and time to started playing serious ball. >> bringing in the ed ter in chief for multimedia. how do we get opportunity back? how do we do it? >> well, one of the things we have to do and i think americans are doing, is redefining what opportunity means. it

in some chinese cities housing prices tripled in five years. >> in kangbashar, the property bubble poppede sent his live savings on the flat. now it's fallen in value by 20% since the beginning of the year. but he still can't believe the good times will ever end. >> i didn't have very much money when i bought this, so it's a bit small. now i'd like to buy a new one, a bigger one that will be much more comfortable. >> they are not used to downturns in china. but the city shows that boom can quickly turn to bust. >> that was holly williams from our sister network sky news. back in 40 seconds with the fox all-stars and a super sized discussion about the economy, black friday and politics. >>> people are worried about the economy. 95% of people said they were worried about it. four out of five, 80% said they won't let it ruin the holiday for them. >> shannon: it is black friday. we have to talk about the economy. let's do it with the panel. fred barnes, executive editor of "weekly standard." charles lane, editorial writer for "washington post." syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. welcom

eunice yoon has this report. >> reporter: this man is giving away bmws in the chinese city of wen jao. it's also a signal that china's property market could be in for a rough ride. >> everyone is watching the housing prices in china. people are worried that the market is a bubble. agents say the prices have fallen by 20% so far this year. chinese real estate is a key driver of global growth, accounting for about a fifth of china's economy, helping to lift prices of steel, cement and other materials at a time when countries in the west are losing steam. in recent years, home prices in manufacturing towns like wenzjou rising, demand for apartments are on the decline, prompting agents like lynn to show in a new luxury car, worth 10% of one of his flats. homes are harder to sell, he says. an unstable situation was created for the real estate market. housing has been increasingly out of reach for the vast majority of people here. a concern for authorities looking to prevent any social unrest. the government should definitely be doing more, this laborer says. we work so hard, yet it's nearl

in some chinese cities housing prices tripled in five years. >> in kangbashar, the property bubble poppednt his live savings on the flat. now it's fallen in value by 20% since the beginning of the year. but he still can't believe the good times will ever end. >> i didn't have very much money when i bought this, so it's a bit small. now i'd like to buy a new one, a bigger one that will be much more comfortab. >> they are not used to downturns in china. but the city shows that boom can quickly turn to bust. >> that was holly williams from our sister network sky news. back in 40 seconds with the fox all-stars and a super sized discussion about the economy, black friday and politics. i know the name of eight princesses. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times bere they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmut

the city's chinese-american voters could have a big say in what happens tomorrow. a sacramento consulting firm found nearly 80- percent of expected mail-in voters in chinatown have already returned their ballots. that's much higher than the rates across most of the city. elections officials say only about a quarter of the 210- thousand mail-in ballots are in so far. president obama today unveiled plans to help put unemployed veterans back to work. the president says it's not right that people who served the country can't find employment. we can't simply wait for congress to do its job. as commander in chief, i won't wait nor will i let politics get in the way of making sure that veterans share in the opportunity that they defend. if congress won't act, i will. one of the initiatives is the veteran gold card. it will provide post-nine/11 service members with six months of personal career support. the president is also renewing his call for congress to enact tax credits to businesses that hire recent veterans. all eyes are on europe. but this time it's not greece. th

the waste is shipped in two chinese cities where it is disassembled by hand, sometimes washed in dirty river water and dried on city sidewalks. once have been watched parts may be sanded down to remove the existing part number and other marks on the part that indicates its quality or performance. in a process known as black topping. the tops of the parts may be recoded to hide standing marks. state-of-the-art printing equipment is used to put false markings on the parts, showing them to be new or of higher quality, faster speed or able to withstand more extreme temperatures than those for which they were originally manufactured. when the process is complete, parts are made to look brand-new to the naked eye. once they have been shipped through the counterfeiting process, -- on second once they have been through the counterfeiting process, the parts are packaged and shipped to other cities to be sold in the markets or to be sold on the internet. one of our witnesses today, has described to the committee quote, whole factories set up in china just the counterfeiting. counterfeit electron

city. the global. learn chinese and spanish. -- be global. learn chinese and spanish. all the programs. the challenges are to improve all of our communities and make them stronger. every time i have a chance to work with new leaders and department heads like nancy worling o -- working on 311, and get very excited. david campos is walking in now. we have worked together on challenging legislation. we still know we will be united around building our communities. i am very excited to do that on behalf of our great city. it is a city of diversity and strength. i want to present something i have wanted to do for some weeks as we talk about how to really give celebration. i know there are a couple of people that i wanted to help recognize on their behalf. we had a moment earlier this year with the passing of maurice vela. i wanted to recognize him by providing the proclamation to his family who is here today. >> carlos, eddie, rose. [applause] >> thank you. >> carlos, eddie, rose, i want to welcome you to the stage and express our great appreciation for the family of maurice

e-waste is shipped into chinese cities, where is disassembled by hand, sometimes washed in dirty iver water and direiredried on sidewalks. once they have been washed, parts may be sanded down to remove the part number and other marks on the part that indicate its quality or performance. as blackewsss known topping, the tops may be recoated to hide sanding marks. the state of the art printing equipment is used to put false markings on the parts showing them to be new or of higher- quality, faster speed, or able to withstand more extreme temperatures. when the process is complete, the parts are made to look brand new to the naked eye. once they have been shipped to the counterfeiting process, -- once they have been through the counterfeiting process, the parts are packaged and shipped to cities to be sold in the markets or to be sold on the internet. one of our witnesses today has described it to the committee "whole factories set up in china just for counterfeiting." electronic parts are sold openly from shops in chinese markets. this morning we will hear from richard homeland o-- hill

. >>> a huge explosion at a restaurant in the central chinese city this morning, china's state run newsmost of them passers by. the blast shattered windows as far away as two miles and threw an air conditioning unit more than 50 yard. >>> three senators are legislation calling to bring home the bodies of 13 american sailors who died more than 200 years ago. the men were killed when their ship blew up in tripoli harbor in 1804 during the campaign against pirates along what was known as the baree post. they are buried in mass graves in what is now known as libya. wolf? >> thank you. >>> to our viewers, you are in "the situation room." president obama throws fiery new counter punches as contenders hit him hard on foreign sl polcy. just ahead. our new cnn poll be numbers, revealing dramatic new details about who is coming out on top. at least right now. >>> plus a deadly blood bath in sir why. despite new pressure on assad to stop the violence and step down. is any of it, though, making a difference? >>> new fall out in the penn state university child sex abuse scandal. just ahead, what it

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city's history. three years ago, district 3 elected the first chinese- american to the board of supervisors, and immediatelyer he was sworn in, history was made again as he was sworn in as the board president. please welcome supervisor david to come here on behalf of the sentences go board of supervisors -- david chiu. >> aloha. it is an incredible honor to be here with you tonight. after 163 years, this is a glorious sight. i have spoken with mayor lee about the history of our community and we talk about what happened in 1870's with the first anti-asian exclusion acts. we talk about what happens after the 1906 earthquake when chinese residents were fighting not to be moved to a different part of the city. we talk about the japanese- american internment in the 1940's and we talk about the anti-communist purge of the asian-american communities here in san francisco in the 1950's. moving along to 1977 and the fall of the international hotel. our friends, we have come a long way. [applause] i have to tell you the most amazing moment of the year of 2011 was the first meeting of the board of supervisors this yea

san francisco a heavily asian-american, particularly chinese-american city. ed lee will also be the only mayor in the country elected in part due to a video endorsement that is anything at all like this. ♪ thank you for blessing me and the rest of the city with mayor ed lee ♪ ♪ too legit to quit ♪ ed lee >> let the record show that was emc m.c. hammer but not doing the dance, himself. we're waiting on the mayor race results tonight. the most closely watched race is where we're getting the live shot right now. the effort to repeal what ohio republicans did earlier this year to strip union rights. a yes vote tonight for ohio's issue 2 would leave what the republicans did in place, stripping union rights in the buckeye state. a no vote on issue 2 would repeal what republicans did and reinstate union rights. again, right now, with 13 -- excuse me, 15% of precincts reporting in ohio, tonight 64% of ohio voters have voted to reinstate union rights and 36% of ohio voters have voted against union rights with governor john kasich and the republicans. now, last night w

here in the city of san francisco that these challenges wrb certainly ones we are confronted by every day but amazing things are happening here. we have just now selected our first chinese the city of san francisco. [applause] on the board of supervisors, 11 of us, eight of us, eight members of the board of supervisors are people of color. this is true representation. but what has laid the foundation of the great muscle that has made san francisco well known in its reputation as being forward thinking also obligates us to answering the other questions some of the chals that i remarked on especially as it concerns the african-american population in after. i'm not so sure that the numbers really have dropped to 3.%. that's a quick drop from 6.2 two years ago. but whatever the case is, that decline in population is a healthy reminder that even the most forward-thinking cities have incredible work to do. thank you, everybody, and happy black history month. >> thank you, supervisors cohen and mirkarimi. just want to announce also that thanks to the efforts of lamont bishop and others, we do have for the kinseys proclamations or certificates of recognition for shirley and ber

. >> reporter: so far, early ballot returns show an unprecedented 30% surge in the city's chinese neighborhoods a surge that raised eyebrows especially after supporters of interim mayor ed lee were allegedly caught on camera helping elderly chinese fill out their ballots. >> i think that there's been an excitement ever since i became mayor back in january. i think a lot of people felt was not only special but the thanks we've done for the first six months of the office were resonating very positively. >> if it's enthusiasm around a candidate, i think that's great. i really do. if somebody is excited, i just hope that it's all above board and it stays on a fair playing field. >> reporter: there's also the last minute advertising and vandalism. even a breakup. last night someone burglarized the headquarters of david chiu. the secretary of state is going to send observers to watch san francisco's election. there will be observers here. it's unusual in a local race because of concerns about voters. and that has not stopped some of the candidates running against ed lee from raising that as a final i

good to have the newly- elected mayor with us, it elected a few days ago as the first chinese-american mayor of the city. a great city. many of us do not get here as often as we like. we are often in awe of this place. i think what he brings to the city is an important thing in the time of this city's growth, and as sean said, as all big city in america does, we have pockets of poverty, pockets of trouble, and i think the mayor is really looking at this with fresh eyes, and it is terrific to welcome you. [applause] >> thank you. well, thank you very much. it is my pleasure to be here. philip, thank you for that introduction, and as many of you may have heard, we just had a recent election here, the voters have asked us to step up for another four years. i do not know if you know this -- i have been a very reluctant politician. i think the real story is that i would never have been in the position i am in today of my cell phone had not worked in hong kong. [laughter] literally a year ago. but it is a government and a city i have had the pleasure of working in for the last 22 years. it has been a wonderfu

city. it took activism by chinese for affirmative action and other organizations in the early 1970's to get apa's hired into radio and television stations. ever since it turned out to be more than just the right thing to you. it has improved the quality of journalism and the quality of coverage for the audiences we serve. today, we have apa's in all aspects of this production and decision making, and it all started because of you. on behalf of all of us who get to tell these great stories day in and day out, thank you for recognizing the importance of what we do, and we are all very grateful for your recognition tonight. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. each of the winners of this evening in addition to the trophies and many proclamations from officials and each receiving two round-trip tickets contributed by southwest airlines. we want to thank southwest and hope you all have a good trip. [applause] and somehow, this guy never got introduced. i want to thank the members of the committee for doing excellent work, making sure the nomination opportunities are out in the community. i want t

chinese recreation center of san francisco meet our guidelines. her extraordinary terrorism made a significant contribution, not only to the -- her extraordinary heroism made a significant contribution, not only to the city, but to the country. on september 11201,2001, she became an example of heroism. i cannot say enough about how important i think this is to the chinese community, to san francisco, and to the rest of the country to honor betty ann ong. i'm going to ask harry ong and gloria ong to speak before we proceed with public testimony. >> good morning. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. commissioners, president buell, mr. martin, david lee, general manager, mr. ginsburg. i am the brother of betty ann ong. my family and i would like to take this opportunity to thank the park and recreation center. supporters who are here and in attendance, those who are unable to attend, petition signers, and all citizens of this great nation at large. we urge you to support the renaming of the recreation center. the ong family would be extremely honored to have the chinese recreation center renamed the betty ann ong recreation center. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> gloria or cathy, would you like to

there was a high turn out among asian american voters as the city elected the first chinese mayor. final turn out is expected to be 42%, typically the number is about 50% when the city is voting for mayor. >> i was just really surprised of all of the attention given to the election by the campaign and media i thought the voters would follow suit and it didn't happen. >> reporter: the final numbers should be certified by this thursday which means the may mayor will have another task he'll need to appoint a replacement for santori who has been voted sheriff. >>> the task force is recommending a 2% tax increase. the task force was created last year to help find ways to close a $20 million budget gap. >>> we hear allegations of police misconduct. now a ktvu investigation uncovers just how much those settlements are costing taxpayers. what we discovered in 20 bay area cities. >>> happening now, another live look at frank ogawa plaza, tonight there are only about 30 or 40 people and the encampment is gone. earlier in the evening hundreds of protesters marched to the plaza but the crowd ha

cities around china. angry home owners say they pay too much for their properties. and they want their money back. chineseedia report that residents in shanghai, beijing and other cities are demanding that their sales contracts be nullified or that they be given partial refunds. they say they paid too much for their homes. some of the protests have turned violent. on october 22nd, protesters invade and damaged a property developer's office in shanghai suburb. the incidents followed an announcement by the developer that it was slashing housing prices by 25%. china's real estate market began to overheat from late 2009, as speculators invested in residential property. but prices began to drop sharply in august, after the government introduced restrictions on real estate speculation. china's toppling high consumer prices, which had been rising at rates of more than 6%, are now showing signs of easing. the beijing municipal statistics bureau said last week, that the city's september consumer price index was up 6.5% compared to a year ago. that was down .1% from a percentage point from the previous month. the n

cities around china. angry home owners say they pay too much for their properties. and they want their money back. chineseedia report that residents in shanghai, beijing and other cities are demanding that their sales contracts be nullified or that they be given partial refunds. they say they paid too much for their homes. some of the protests have turned violent. on october 22nd, protesters invade and damaged a property developer's office in shanghai suburb. the incidents followed an announcement by the developer that it was slashing housing prices by 25%. china's real estate market began to overheat from late 2009, as speculators invested in residential property. but prices began to drop sharply in august, after the government introduced restrictions on real estate speculation. china's toppling high consumer prices, which had been rising at rates of more than 6%, are now showing signs of easing. the beijing municipal statistics bureau said last week, that the city's september consumer price index was up 6.5% compared to a year ago. that was down .1% from a percentage point from the previous month. the n

it appears the city will elect its first chinese american may your. what the numbers show. phil. >> dana, when the board of supervisors first appointed ed lee to fill out the term back in january, he promised he wasn't going to run for mayor. well, his reversal does not apore to have cost him. early returns show that lee received 33% of the vote so far. that is down a bit from earlier this evening, but the next on the race, the supervisor is at 17%. so ed lee has a comfortable lead, and dennis is at about 11%. but let's hear what ed lee had to say. >> from all indications that we look at, i think that the voters here in san francisco have said that they want this city to continue the work that we have done. >> there's still more ballots left to count, especially those two's and threes. voter turnout was a concern today. observers closely watched the asian vote, which has been surging in recent days. next up, the district attorney race where san francisco may elect its first hispanic da. george who came to america as a refugee as a child from cuba is now leading in the race

there was a high turn out among asian american voters as the city elected the first chinese mayor. rn out is expected to be 42%, typically the number is about 50% when the city is voting for mayor. >> i was just really surprised of all of the attention given to the election by the campaign and media i thought the voters would follow suit and it didn't happen. >> reporter: the final numbers should be certified by this thursday which means the may mayor will have another task he'll need to appoint a replacement for santori who has been voted sheriff. >>> the task force is recommending a 2% tax increase. the task force was created last year to help find ways to close a $20 million budget gap. >>> we hear allegations of police misconduct. now a ktvu investigation uncovers just how much those settlements are costing taxpayers. what we discovered in 20 bay area cities. >>> and crap system is here but commercial fishermen say they are on strike. what they want before they leave port. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come fro

chinese rule. suicidal by fire. monks in this city do not know what to do. there was another in malaysia two weeks ago. we have obtained the footage, but it is too shocking to broadcast. hankering for answers and sanctuary, the tibetan monks have fled to india and their spiritual leader, the dalai lama. >> be patient and do not given up. he is encouraging his followers not to sacrifice themselves. >> they have a very strong courage. but how much effect does courage alone have? it is not sufficient. >> you fear it could make things worse? >> many tibetans sacrifice their lives. nobody knows how many people were killed through torture. nobody knows. but many people suffer. >> this indian mountain town has become a little tibet. 15 years since the dalai lama fled here. little chance of returning home with china's grip on tibet as tight as ever. it has condemned the immolation campaign. nuns setting themselves on fire is a sign of increasing desperation, they say. with china, it talks with a much quieter voice. that leaves tibetans with few options. from inside

. >> it's considered by the chinese to guarantee a marriage to last a lifetime. city hall opened up just to perform weddings on this unusual date. >> stephanie and dylan todd exchanged vows at 11:00 for added huck. >> the number sequence represents one husband,

we do have one chinese tenant who is an affiliate of the government. china medical city. i do not know if they are here today. but if they are, hello. i thing that what i have learned is that a lot of people outside of the bay area are watching what we're doing with a lot of interest. because how to create the starting point for companies, other than just say go find money on your own, has been difficult, particularly in life sciences were a lot of vince vaughn -- infrastructure needs to be affected. with that, thank you very much. we hit the one week of the year were the weather is fantastic, or the one month, in -- i guess. so enjoy it. it is not like this all the time. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, tom. now i would like to introduce eric. he has rnd for solaria. they have been with us a little over two years. a clean tech companies to one of the companies, referred to earlier that the have had significant organic growth. >> thank you. two and half years ago, and want to emphasize that give the points that merely made and tell you a little better about s

we do have one chinese tenant, who is an affiliate of the government. china medical city. i don't know if they're here today. what i've learned is that a lot of people outside of the bay area are watching what we're doing with a rot of interest, -- lot of interest, because how to create the starting point for companies other than just say go find money on your own. has been difficult. particularly in life science where is a lot of infrastructures needed to be effective. so with that, thank you very much. we get the one week of the year where the weather is fantastic, or the one month, so enjoy it. it's not like this all the time. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, tom. now i'd like to introduce eric cher. eric has r.n.d. for solaria. solaria has been with us a little over two years, one of the companies that tom referred to earlier that they've had significant organic growth. >> thank you. >> solaria technology started 2 1/2 years ago. at that time, we were down the peninsula. we were two people, hadn't raised money yet. the idea was try to take on big oil and r

there are a number of changes come to chinatown but a city college is currently being constructed. chinese hospital will be constructed sen. central subway is under construction. this will change the nature of what is needed for restaurants, but maybe we need to look at it after our toward the end of the construction. so i want to ask that you please remove the chinatown excuse district and this version of legislation. we can revisit it at another time when there is an opportunity to really make outreach to the merchants and the merchants associations. i want to end by saying that think we actually have a winning model of the zoning in chinatown right now. if there is really not a problem that we see needing to be fixed in the neighborhood, why change in why jeopardize that model? president olague: thank you. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. vice president miguel: i appreciate the office of small business having commented and consider this item. i think this is an area where planning and small business have to come together more often in the fu