i know we have a representative from diane feinstein's office. could you raise your hand? where are you? [applause] thank you so much. within two days we had a letter from senator feinstein that was sent to the shanghai office of foreign owe fares urging their support and expediting the paperwork. now with this very official letter, we worked with the vice counsel of the chinese consulate and of the shrank high -- shanghai office of foreign affairs, and the director of the asian arts music and his director. we refer to mrs. yang of the shanghai cultural association. i want to say that the shanghai team and others finalized the paperwork, obtained the customs cleernls, not with a moment to spare. we had already missed two boats. this was the last boat in order for us to make this dedication. with that, with the mayor's future and schedule, who knew if we would ever get this gathering together. we are really pleased that it all worked out. i had a terrific professional team of staff at the arts commission. smart problem solvers with a good sense of humor. i would like to sing

the former mayor, diane feinstein proclaimed the inception of the sister-city relationship between the two cities. and thanks to the concerted efforts after these 30 years. this relationship has achieved remarkable and substantial rulls. there have been 225 projects of cooperation between the two cities. many chinese companies have found a home here. i think what is more significant is that this city is going to stage a san francisco place at the world expo in shanghai. that is an expression of profound friendship and strong special bonds between our two cities, and it will surely give new impetus to the friendship and cooperation between our two cities. this sculpture will stay here for a period of time. i think it will help local people to understand china, understand chinese history, chinese culture and the chinese philosophy of harmony. it will remind us to work hard to promote our mutual understanding and caption. i am confident with our joint efforts, we will surely make the san francisco exhibit a highlight at the world expo in shanghai, but also we will make san francisco the b

. >> dozens of people rallied outside the san francisco office of diane feinstein to demand jobs. organizers say an earlier program helped almost 4000 people in san francisco get jobs. that money came from the economic stimulus package. >>> time now 6:19. the matriarch of a well known wine making family has died. she was 88-year-old old. mrs. . fetzer was born in minnesota. she married barney and together they opened fetzer vineyard. she and her children operated the vine yard until they sold it in 1995. she was 88 years old. >>> 6:19 is the time. one hero of the disaster in san bruno is telling his story. >> right where that light post is right there in my neighbor's yard is where i saw him walking at me begging for help. >> he describes how he came to the rescue of a man dealing with a truly horrific situation. >>> a poor report card for some of the levees. we'll tell you where the problems are and what could cause one of them to break. >>> we'll tell you more about morning commute and the bay weather. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honk our outback always gets us t

>>reporter: after seven years of fighting and 100 million dollars in funding senator diane feinstein says the completion of the first phase of the bay salt pond restoration project is a milestone in preserving the health of the bay. >> i have come to really believe that this bay is the destiny of the san francisco bay area. and to return this bay to the wet land that had existed is an imperative. >>reporter: imperative to opportunity once lush natural habitat back to the original healthy state. thousands of shore bird are expected to begin nesting here this fall. >> first 2 have 30 nesting island and habitat. third cell remain dry in the summer and we expect it will attract snow bird. >> shall we cut the ribbon. all right. >>reporter: 2 37 acre site opened today restoration pond sf 2. the located on the south edge of the dumb barton bridge and part of the 16,000 acre the state bought from car gill in 2003. porch was collaborative effort between government and private businesses. obama administration praises the project as a benefit to nature and mankind. >> we see this all around the

. >> senators diane nine stein and barbara -- feinstein and barbara boxer will double the fines, increase the fines for safety violations and require automatic electronic shut off valves where ever possible. >>> a federal judge in san jose blocked what would have been stall fourneau's first execution in five years, albert green wood brown was set to die on thursday but the same judge who cleared the way for the execution says the court needs more time to assess the states new lethal injection procedures. >> gerry brown and meg whitman stood on the same stage tonight for their first debate both have memorable one liners, brown made light of his past, simon fresh shows us whitman compared her opponent to a vampire. >> putting gerry brown in charge of negotiating with labor unions around pensions, around how many people we have in the state government is like putting count dracula in charge of the blood bank. >> she was very aggressive. >> i have a wife, i come home at night i don't try to close down the bars of sacramento like when i was governor of california. >> i thought gerry was funny.

but barbara boxer and diane dianne feinstein say that order does not go far enough. they are demanding inspections of the 1500 miles of interstate gas pipelines regulated by the federal government. >>> two new pieces of dramatic video clearly capture the horror of last week's huge explosion. walter mcaffrie was just getting home when he heard the loud blast. he grabbed his iphone and began shooting this video from his home. you can see how close the flames came to his house. he says he only had had a few frantic minutes to find his dog and get out. had his home suffered minor damage. the second video is from a gas station surveillance camera and glenview and san bruno, just a few blocks away. you can see names on the left of the screen. the explosion produced different reaction. some people ran for cover but others immediately headed towards the blast, perhaps worried about family members, friends or pets. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, is in egypt today. she's meeting with israeli and palestinian leaders. she sat down with benjamin netanyahu and palestinia

. >> but the real victim here is senator diane fine dye -- dianne feinstein. she puts on a nice outfit and thinks she looks okay. oh, senator gilibrand. >> i think it was directed at pelosi as well. >> i won't play the whole she deserves it card, but the tube top she wore, inappropriate for that kind of office. >>> well, was david duke just misunderstood? anna gilligan will explain her schoolgirl crush. first, what is the latest on lyndsay lohan? if if you check her poke pockets, an 8 ball of six vie caw den. she stole them from me. >>> jimmy carter is awesome and everybody else sucks. that's according to jimmy rt kaer. in an interview with nbc news, a network that does news, the georgia jughead says he is superior to former other presidents. check it out, check it outers. >>> i feel my role is superior to other presidents. partly because of working at international affairs and to some degree domestic affairs. they have decided to fill vacuums in the world. when the united states won't deal with troubled areas, we go there and we meet with leaders who can brin