as a san franciscan to see san francisco speaker nancy pelosi up there with senior senator diane feinstein front and center in this, and our boys and girls chorus -- [applause] i know not everyone of the same political persuasion. but yes, the president that we have chosen, which we chose wisely from my humble perspective. [applause] but we are from san francisco. we can say that. this is an exciting moment. we're here because these folks are extraordinarily talented. these are grammy winners. isn't that amazing? what have we done in our lives? these are grammy winners. albums, prince charles comes in, let's bring out the boys chorus and the girls chorus. you've got all kinds of world leaders. and we just get to show off to the rest of the nation something that we get to experience more often out here in the bay area. so i'm just here to celebrate with you. we thought we would bring you together and a nice way to kick off the preinaugural ceremonies. and just to remind ourselves how blessed we are to be out here. and the great city and county of san francisco. but first, i just wanted to r

sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator."plause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was a w

leaders such as open hands, bruce brinker, barbara, congresswoman nancy pelosi, senator diane feinstein. and let me take a moment to thank wells fargo's own mario diaz. [applause] tom jensen, and him hanlin. [applause] >> for encouraging wells fargo to do what's right. and of course all the volunteers who make a difference every day on aids walks, aids hotlines, delivering meals or working here in the grove. i could go on and on. but let me leave you with this. as henry wells said, we have accomplished much, as we do render good. perhaps in the not too distant future we can return here to the national aids memorial grove. we can return to this very spot and celebrate all that we did to stop h.i.v. and aids and celebrate a cure. we are not alone amidst these trees and in the warm embrace of this grove, together we have, we can, and we are making a difference. it's a pleasure to be here. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, martin. as i conveyed in my remarks a few minutes ago, were it not for the courageous leadership and the risk-taking ability of the community that we live in, the city

diane feinstein, the democrat, is one of those people. she voted against the bill in the senate judiciary committee. the issue is making that statement of why are we telling them their business. if they don't want cameras, they shouldn't have cameras. why not let them make that decision? >> if this passes by the house and senate, it doesn't force the supreme court to place cameras inside the chamber. >> what it would do is allow the supreme court to decide. first of all, this would only be for proceedings that are open to the public. oral arguments where, you

. >> okay, the republican party, was anybody else there talking about taking on diane feinstein? taking on california congressional people jerry brown? >> we talked with one of the senate candidates, she's running a spirited campaign. she's had statewide people with statewide experience. she has like $30,000 in the bank. she has no name recognition and she has no money. that's a deadly combination. >> okay, over all the mood at burlingame with the gop? >> hope, help. >> i think a lot of questions -- the people i talked to didn't know who they were going for. even after, they weren't even necessary. >> romney is not walking with it. >> it's absolutely undecided. romney has little amount of enthusiasm here. >> one thing, we decided on, we're out of time. we've got to move on. we'll be back with more news in just a minute. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, budget crunch. the latest field poll shows 63- t for the tax . >> 8: >> -- looks like more california voters is willing to pay more highers taxes to bail out the state. governor brown initiative earned 58% and another initiative proposed by los ange

. >> governor diane feinstein admits that she regrets about not adjusted his position on free birth controlented on the president abandoning consistent that religious organizations offer free birth control to their employees. she said that she regrets the fact that the president felt he had to do it. >>> two. are the first charged under h huff truancy law that charge. if there kids miss too much school. it promotes is only chronic instances. parents prosecuted face a misdemeanor count. >>> a powerful message from the san francisco police department. the goal to stop teen suicides in the gay, lesbian, and transgendered community. >> it does get better. until it does, we here in the san francisco police department's got for you. believe me, it gets better. >> the san francisco police department teamed up with that it gets better campaign to support gay and lesbian youth. it's the first video of its kind from a law enforcement agency and the san francisco giants made a similar video last year. very cool. and it does get better. >>> california's ban on same- sex marriage may end up the highest

. >>> senator diane feinstein says she regrets that president obama adjusted his position on free birthol. the california democrat talked yesterday during her party's state convention in san diego. she commented on the president's abandoning and an insistence that religious organizations offer free birth control to their employees. feinstein said in her words i regret the fact that the president felt he had to do it. >>> two parents in contra costa county are the first to be charged under a tough truancy law that punishes parents if their kids miss too much school. state law went into effect of january of last year and it criminal ietzs only chronic truancy. the child of one of these parents charged missed nearly half a year of school. parents prosecuted face misdemeanor punishment of up to $2,000 in fines and a year in jail. >>> a powerful message. the goal is to stop teen suicides in the gay lesbian and transgender community. >> it does get better. and then until it does, we here in the san francisco police department are going to stick up for you. believe me, it deaths better. >> the

diane feinstein 9, the chair of the senate intelligence committee says that there is another threat closer. the report calls them a to be, for home grown violent extremists. last year federal agents say they discovered a new plot about every two weeks. since the hearing last year, there were at least 20 individuals arrested in the nine escaped. they're resting on terrorism related charges and 17 different investigations. >> they include a saudi arabian students in texas allegedly plotted to blow the home of former president george w. bush. a florida man that bought materials for a car bomb and two men in seattle that allegedly wanted to blow up members of the military. the report cites a third threat with yet another acronym that stands for a computer network operations. hackers in russia and china are repeatedly trying to gain access to american secrets. unaffiliated groups like anonymous and fbi director robert miller told the committee that he predicts cyber security will eventually become the number-one threat against the u.s.. >>reporter: by comparison al qaeda has lost a lot of momen

feinstein. i digress. i was just reminded of that quote. willie, don't take offense and please don't write about that on sunday. [laughter] >> i'm just, as dianews, i'm a big fan that goes back to my high school days when i was that little nervous teenager that was invited in the mayor's office. she asked me what i was interested in, a shakespeare class i was talking. next day, a beautiful book, collective works of shakespeare, 300 pages, it hasn't been open. i did open the first page, there is the mayor of san francisco, dianne feinstein. i still proudly have that book on my bookshelf. i have been a fan since then. boy, do you get to know someone on a personal basis and work with them and you get to admire them more. i drive around this city, i kid you not, i see so much of the work that you probably don't know senator feinstein thas has done. a lot of work at hunter's point cleaning up the shipyards, dianne feinstein's fingerprints are on all of it. the work in transbay terminal, you see it right now, dianne feinstein, work that is being done or soon will be done on treasure island, dianne feinstein. you drive around this city, cities large