are the things that we are starting to see a drop the city, not so much the shoe repair or the dry cleaners that you would see of yesteryear. i do not know the answer to that question, but it is something of great concern. at the end of the day, you want to be able to go on one street in your neighborhood and by rush rhees, stop by the bank, have lunch, go to the -- and by your groceries, stop by the bank, have lunch, go to the coffee shop. there is no one recipe as to how those things come together on one particular street because we do not control who gets to do business on a particular street. i would hope that people will support the local banks. and then the space that is turning over will be the banks that we do not like. >> commissioner sugaya. >> a question for staff. do you know what exists the next to this particular space that the conditional use it on? >> i beg your pardon? >> i would like to know what is next to this space. >> there are two stores. one is vacant and the second is a flower shop. >> and on sanchez street? >> sanchez street -- i think 24 mail and at the corner. it

so we got gas, food, and a dry cleaner.hing else, we were just desperate and hopeful that something would pop up. and in the third month, we got a general merchandise outlet. and in the fourth month, we finally found a place to buy clothes and shoes for our daughters. >> reporter: in the meantime, they kept finding establishments like jay's fresh meats. >> we thought it would be like kind of a small grocer where we can buy fresh meats and produce. there was nothing fresh in there. it was just canned goods, some frozen burritos, frozen pizza, you know, a couple of house wares. so that was the first thing, like, wow, this place is terrible, and the people who live in this community have to put up with it. >> solman: eventually, the andersons found an actual full- service black-owned grocery store. >> reporter: but there used to be a lot of black groceries. >> thousands. thousands nationally, yes. >> reporter: and now? >> well, in january of 2009, there was one black grocer in the entire state of illinois. one-- that was it, a

. >>> wire hangars you pick up at dry cleaners is going to make the bill go up when you pick up your clothing. the u.s. imports most wire hangars from vietnam more than any other country. now with new trade penalties on vietnam they are expect to cost more. dry cleaners will probably have to pass the price increase to you and me, the customers. >>> you can get ready to pay more for electricity by consulting and construction firm. 500 executives will take part in a survey and majority said they can expect -- we can expect the monthly bills to go up. half said the bills will rise a lot. they blame rules requiring for those renewable energy and mandate a cut in pollution fromcoal firepower plants. >>> lieutenant governor brown is hosting a conference to show support for minority and women owned businesss in maryland. it will offer training sessions to help business owners expand and create jobs at the howard community college. >>> state and baltimore city officials are holding a news conference today kicking off thestar-spangled celebration to celebrate the bicentennial of the war of 18

of how you have things like an apple store and then you have -- how do you go to things like the dry cleaner in your neighborhood. they have two of them. a lot of neighborhood do not have that makes. it is interesting because what we might kick -- might think of that makes the perfect combination, it is all of those things. if you have a farmer's market, then people have to have cash. the vendors along the farmers' market always want to have cash providers. if you do not have a bank, it can be a deterrent to shopping at the farmers' market. and the issue around turnover of spaces, every neighborhood has the spaces that are cursed spaces. there are multiple restaurants or businesses that go into them. it sometimes sounds like if they are not of a certain caliber, and businesses will cycle in and cycle out. the space -- the face of retail is changing. it is changing because of the internet. a lot of people buy things on amazon. people go to a local shop and then will find it cheaper elsewhere. where we see it most often, even within the retail space within san francisco, you see more high-end

. >>> expect to pay some more at the dry cleaners and blame all of this on the price of wire hangars of all things. -- hangers of all things. these are big expenses for dry cleaners and are expected to get more expensive as new trade riles go -- rules into go effect effect. they have to buy ones and the price is expected to change substantially. >> everybody bring your hangers back to the dry cleaners because we all have a hundred of them. >> who knew. >> thanks, jess. >>> like your seafood from the chesapeake bay? later today there's a meeting to make sure that catch stays plentiful. the story is coming up. >>> plus, if you're a fan of the big cable hit game of drones, one of your favorite characters or a character you love to hate is blowing out birthday candles today. >>> it is 5:38 this monday morning. it is a muggy morning. it's mild to warm. it's going to be another hot, humid day. a chance we'll see a shower or storm this afternoon. rain chances go up, especially tomorrow. here's a look at your day planner. you can expect a nice quiet start. temperatures early will rise toward

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cost you more money and it's all because of metal hanger's they are already a big expense for dry cleanersnow hangars are expected to cost even more since the united states is imposing a new trade panel take on vietnam the commerce department says that the vietnamese government has been unfairly subsidizing wire hanger exports to the u.s. imported $31 million of the hangars last year dry cleaner owners say that they could pass the price increase on to customers and 11 year-old boy in rochester minnesota is going to bring an excuse to school today as to why he missed class's last friday tyler sullivan was with his father at the honeywell co. will president obama had been visiting after president obama gave his speech tyler was in the meet and greet line with his father where he had a chance to shake hands with the president the fifth grader said that president obama asked him about his absence from school that day and then he pulls a letter- writing pad and signed an excuse note for tyler tyler will show his teacher the note but he intends to ask for it back still coming up a man is nearly

. >>> hangers a big expense for dry cleaners and they're about to get a little more expensive. many cleaners have come to rely on vietnamese hangar is. >>> and a big one day strike against at our hospital will take part in june the 17th. the walkout will affect nearly 4500 note nurses. the revolving around is sick pay. >>> sacrifice san francisco lab will launch was just dabble the up and a cash deal. starbucks hopes open more nationwide. the star rex plans to a dear crashes into a store. as police tried to corner at the deer jump through a second window attacking its own reflection in the mayor. the police were forced to put the animal down due to its extensive injuries. and a woman fell about 100 ft. in rugged terrain. she was hiking along aiding canyon. the rescuer to occur by a nearby hospital. within the year, rescuers say that to about 60 people had to be rescued from that canyon. >>> they came to the barrier to get a firsthand look of the full scale version. he build a replica on his farm near wichita. >>> the one and only previous time marry saw the bridge was when he wa

. >>> we might be paying more for dry cleaning the culprit, wire hangers major expense for dry cleanerse price could be edging up the u.s. is imposing new trade penalties on vietnam. last year we imported 31 million dollars worth. many dry cleaners say they will probably pass the increase on to consumers. >> >> get ready for a spectacle this afternoon it won't be visibility again on earth for another 105 years or so it is called the transit of venus when venus transits across the face of the sun. this shows what you can expect to see but you can't see it by looking directly the sun. you will damage your eyes. the small black dot is the silhouette of venus. the observatory deck of the science center will be open for viewers today the next one won't occur until 2117. >> i intend to be around for the next one. >> absolutely. just if case, how is the viewing tonight? >> fine. a little breezy that's about it. maybe a cloud or to passing by. >> i'll meet you guys at the sports bar. i'll buy the first round of ice-tea, 2117. >>> we look from sutro tower in san francisco right now. i want to sh

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dry cleaner operators may not have a choice but to pass the higher cost on to you. >>> temperatures will into the 50s and 60s this week for the northeast. >>> in sports have you seen this guy before? well, the old tiger woods is back. at the memorial tournament in dublin, ohio, he not only won the sensational chip from off the green late in the final round, he also tied the golden bear jack nicklaus record of 73 pga tour victories! >>> 154 days until election day and dead heat in the race for the white house. we are seeing a shift in public opinion. our new cnn/orc poll shows republican mitt romney favorable rateding up but he still trails obama. the president has a 56% favorable rating. in the head-to-head contest obama leads romney 49% to 46% and that would be a statistical tie. >>> one of the battle grounds of 2012 is the state of wisconsin and, tomorrow, it will be the first early test. that's when voters will decide if they want to recall republican governor scott walker and replace him with tom barrett, the democratic mayor of milwaukee. walker was pushed into the recall by people

also ahead, a banned chemical used by dry-cleaners for years is ending up still in too many places ite. >> welcome back. it's 6:43. again, we are taking you to the queen of england's diamond jubilee celebration. you see her right there with her husband. they are preparing to join a flotilla of about is thousand boats that are making their way down the tems river. you see there some of the boats from all over the world really coming to celebrate her 60 years on the thrown. she became heir to the thrown at the tender age of 10 and ascended to the thrown when she was -- to the t. throne when she was 25. >> dangerous chemical used in dry cleaning is being phased out here in california, but state regulators say we may still have to live with the toxic legacy for years to come. in this morning's assignment 7 report dan ashley takes a closer look at the problem leaching into our soil and drinking water across the state. >> at crystal cleaning center in san mateo, owner lynette uses a chemical called perk for short to clean the stains. >> it's the favorite solvent because of how well it clean

california is really the only state that has taken such a progressive stand. >> dry-cleaners have beene liquid solvent since the 1930s. other industries have also used it as a lubricant. in 2007 the state air resources board ordered perk phased out because it is linked to cancer in laboratory animals. >> there have been many studies now look at workers exposed, and the evidence is definitely suggestive that eats a human carcinogen. >> according to the national institute of environmental health sciences, short term exposure can cause dizziness, fatigue, headaches, sweat being, lack of coordination is unconsciousness. long-term exposure can caution kidney and liver damage. it's toxic legacy will likely be around for years to come. >> it can get into the air from the soil. so it's very volatile. it would rather be in the air than in the soil. it also gets into the drinking water. >> so that's the problem with perk. it's found in too many place where's it shouldn't be. >> todd thompson is with the state water board. he said unsafe practices and accidental spills have contaminated ground wa

are there a dry cleaners? yes. who remembers grand auto. they have solvants, cleaners, octane boosters. it's great until there is a natural disaster. where does this end up? on the floor. it gets mixed together and becomes a hazardous soup and it's usually slippery. safeway, what do you think they have in there, kids? we will show you. bleach. okay. bleach is great i used it this afternoon to get my shirt white it's great. do we need this much bleach at home? no. safeway need it? probably not. look what they have across from the bleach. it says don't mix ammonia and bleach makes a gas. these are bad things to mix with bleach. who's got these under their sink in i do. everybody does. you want to separate the ones that don't go to together. how do you find out? read the labels. these are department of transportation placards, they are colored. they are all red. they have the sort of flame thing up there. the little number here and number here. we've got books in our rig that tell us what these are. based on a number. we will see a 1219, look i

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: is your regular suit at the dry cleaners?immy: i had no idea. i have to say, i did not know you were a kings fan. it's weird because remember we worked together on the radio and i used to go to kings games all the time and you really never came with me. >> i was always talking about the kings back in the day. i'm not one of those bandwagon guys. no. hell to the no, jimmy. i've been a kings -- a kingnatic, i call it, for many years. listen, if you're going to insult me, i could be down at the forum right now just waiting for tipoff. courtside. >> jimmy: they moved to the staples center. >> i know they play at the staples center because as a child my father used to take me there when i was this tall. >> jimmy: is that right? >> he had season tickets and he would take me -- >> jimmy: this is well before it was built i guess then. >> okay, you know what, jimmy -- >> jimmy: do you know who number 32 on the kings is? because you're wearing that jersey. >> you know, guy -- guy robi- -- guy robitussin. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, not

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and vern said the dry cleaners shrank my clown shoes and michael david he wrote in saying there's no place like home there's no place like home. we have been enjoying your response. keep them coming of a if you've e-dale e-mail the picksture to pix at wmar.com. >> the pants are something. >> they are. >> the shoes are crazy but the pants. tough to go go et -- go over>> bring the shoes back because that's a fashion statement. >> yes one person says who needs to know whatnot to wear? that guy>> thanks. >>> young man staged driving stunts on an overpass southwestchina and controlled the car with the right hand while the feet were on the window frameand door frame with the driver's door open. >> the driver opened the door and hung from the car with only his right hand controlling the vehicle. while driving. the driver did this several times and as you might expect, it upset many drivers around him. >>> hill rest for fire crews working on a fire in colorado. >> mother nature is not giving any help. the latest on efforts as we speak to put this phrase out -- blaze out. you are watching goo

to pick up my dry cleaner, 5th and main, take to it 3rd and main. get there before 4:00 because it closes. interest shouldn't cost too much money. i will go with the cheapest one is f it was dependable the last time. >> we found that people who are trying to outsource their jobs are busy couples, people that are busy professionals. they don't have time. part of finding the best price for something involves like some work. right? you are thinking about is this a fair price? is this the cheapest price? are they going to get it done? we want to remove those questions. we want to make it so when you use exec it always works or tells you immediately. and it is always easy. there's no negotiateding, a flat rate. you don't have to worry about how much it costs or whether you give them the best price. all you have to worry is about you know it is going to work. it just happens. >> r ever will it work in every region of the country? i'm thinking about, you know, the age old how will this play in peoria? there is a different ethics or mindset they may be will

child care, people selling in the flea market, on up to janitorial, landscaping, restaurants, dry cleaners, and in some cases, small manufacturers. we sometimes bridges of it in even larger transactions if we think there's community benefits, we might wind collectively with the city's working solutions fund or with another lender. so far, -- and we work throughout the bay area. we work in four bay area counties, said francisco obviously being one of the importance, but also said the clara, san mateo, alameda. we have laid out over $15 million to bay area businesses with a medium loan size of about $7,000 -- median loan size of about $7,000. who do we work with? principally, we want to work with businesses that have at least one year of sales history. we will look at start of businesses in the case with there is significant industry experience and significant owner injection or investment into the business, but if someone comes was without experience and without capital to invest, we will recommend that they go through a training program and go get some experience before we would be able to

. >> it has been tough to be a dry cleaner these days. last year 4000 went out of business. >> 20 years ago labour was a majority of the cost. >> now a new wrinkle is forcing this owner to do something he is not have to do for three years -- raise prices. many cleaners now get their angers through distributors -- get their hangers. >> there is going to be about to run % tax on the same -- that means there's going to be about a 200% tax on hangers. eliminating imports would increase american jobs because u.s. regulations on making hangers here are too stringent. >> we support that but it has to make sense. >> you'll have a net loss of jobs. it is a negative impact. >> the future could be in biodegradable cardboard hangers. >> i kind of like the cardboard hangers. >> i take the wire ones back. the state department says no thanks to the apple ipad. is on thehase's ceo hot seat today. jane king has the bloomberg business report. hi, jane. >> hello. good morning. it is a big day. we're talking about jamie dimon. we just looked it is prepared t

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. >> not at this mexican food restaurant not at this gas station, a pizza place, or dry cleaner. >> there never been a locksmith here? >> 25 years no. >> they list themselves as local. it even happens at her home. she posted a sign out front no locksmith here. >> stop using my address. it is fraudulent. >> she was concerned after people showed up at her door and complaint letters started coming in the mail addressed to three different locksmith's using her home address. >> they're trying to appear local. >> he believes the local phone numbers actually go to a call center in new york. his office sought locksmith complaints jumped 25% in 2011. >> they get a low "over the found. when the locksmiths shows up, they are significantly overcharged for labor and material. >> that happen to patty murphy when she needed a lot changed. >> the lot was $565. --the lock was six -- $565. >> good luck finding that local locksmith. we did manage to find one local locksmith but not at any of these addresses. he has been working in the area for 32 years and says this scam is a major problem. >> they are hopi

entourage including 30 bodyguards, personal chefs, yoga instructor, acupuncturist, even an on-site dry cleaneressing room with 20 international phone lines, she wants the whole things draped in a special fabric and the room filled with lilies and white and light pink roses, whose stems are cut to exactly 6 inches. even her hotel room. she wants to feel, her hotel room is her home away from home. she gets all the furniture out of the hotel room and has her own personal pieces of furniture shipped in to the room. that is how the material girl travels like that. >> you are not as high maintenance as that? >> what real person is high maintenance like that? come on. come on. >> nobody. nobody. >> lives of the famous, folks. >> such a thing as good plastic surgery. and really, really bad plastic surgery. we have an example of really bad plastic surgery. lil kim, picture of her in '02. this picture on the right is her at the l.a. pride, 2012, west hollywood last weekend. now an expert, a plastic surgery expert says that it is plastic surgery gone bad. looks like she had a brow lift top to bottom. lip

some bad news if you get your clothing cleaned at the dry cleaners. might cost more. the cost of metal hanger's is expected to increase. the united states is imposing new trade penalties on vietnam saying it has been unfairly subsidizing wire hanger exports. >> new this morning leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries will meet today to try to stop another worldwide economic recession. nelson has more. >> an emergency economic summit, finance ministers and central bank pevspresidents will participate in a telephone conference call later today. although european problems are contributing to the economic slowdown here, economists don't think the u.s. will wind up in another recession if. households owe less money, banks are more profitable, earnings are up, and even the housing market is getting better. starbucks is a credit pastry's by purchasing a big rebrand. and taco bell says the new doritos taco is very successful. yesterday was the anniversary of china's crackdown on pro- democracy demonstrators in tiananmen square. the shanghai stock exchange closed d

♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: is your regular suit at the dry cleaners? i did not know you were a kings fan. >> it's weird because remember we worked together on the radio and i used to go to kings games all the time and you really never came with me. >> i was always talking about the kings. back in the day. i'm not one of those bandwagon guys. hell to the no, jimmy. i've been a king mattic, i call it, for many years. if you're going to insult me, i could be down at the forum right now waiting for tipoff. courtside. >> jimmy: they moved to the staples center. >> i know that because my father used to take me there. it's his call. he had season tickets and he would take me -- >> jimmy: well, before it was built then, i guess. >> okay, you know what, jimmy. >> jimmy: do you know who number 32 on the kings is? because you're wearing that jersey. >> you know, gee -- >> jimmy: gee something? >> robe tusin. kobe. >> jimmy: no, it ain't kobe. you look great and you look enormous in that outfit, i have to say. are we done with this? >> no. i'm a kings fan. [ appla

. >> get ready to pay more to take your clothes to the dry cleaner.re considering slapping taxes on the hangers. since many hangers get their hangs from vietnam, whole sale prices are expecting to jump from 5 centses to 9 cents a hanger, a cost that will likely be passed on to you, the customer. >> it's 5:46. let's turn to thomas kierein. >> we're down into the 50s. the cool air over the warm waters of the potomac has triggered a fog bank where it crosses the potomac river. that's where our hd sky camera is focused on this cool thursday morning. a few clouds floating over the metro area. there's the washington monument. under a partly cloudy sky. 58 at reagan national now. a light breeze coming in from the south and the dew point comfortably dry. a look at these areas in blue. these are areas where it's in the 40s on this june morning. it includes much of western area. all these other areas in green in the low to mid-50s. it includes all of va. these areas right near the bay waters but away from the waters it's just near 50 degrees on the eastern shor

since many dry cleaners get their hangers from vietnam, whole sale prices are expected to jump from 5tss on a cost that will likely be passed onto you, the customer. >>> this morning we're hearing one man's incredible story. he says a blow to the head helped turn him into a musical genius. derek amato says he was drawn to the keyboard ever since he hit his head in the shallow end of the swimming pool in 2006. he suffered a concussion. now he is working on his second album. he doesn't know how to read music and he has never had a piano lesson. what an incredible story. >> he didn't realize what happened when he hit his head in the pool. came out, didn't realize he hit his head. cow. hear anything, found he had a concussion, went back to say good-bye to his frnlds, saw the piano and just sat down. >> if you tap the right things, i could be playing the cello tomorrow. >>> why one of the biggest companies in the world is leaving virginia. leaving virginia. >>> what former when mitt romney says "planned parenthood we're gonna get rid of that." leaving virginia. >>> what former romney is sa

there are a big expense for dry cleaners and they're about to become even more expensive. the u.s.ose new trade penalties on hangers from vietnam last week. many cleaners have come to rely on vietnamese hangers. >> not uncharacteristic those of rainfall over the past 24 hours. rain will be ending and then we will be looking for warming and an unbelievable rare event in the sky tomorrow. we will talk about that and the forecast after the break. >> a huge day in the bay area ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. great. so, you're all set up. what's going on? installing cable. you know this is an ikea, right? yes, but look at this sofa! it's so comfortable. we don't want

a trade dispute would could end up costing you when you go to the dry cleaners. the u.s. department of commerce is considering slapping higher tariffs made on hangers in the vietnam, after accusations they're being sold in the u.s. for less than their value. wholesale prices are expected to jump from five cents to nine cents per hanger. a cost that will likely be passed on to customers. >>> maryland live, the state's fifth and biggest casino is now open. thousands of people are pressing their luck today, after being turned away last night during the grand opening. because it was just too full. news4's tracee wilkins has the story. >> reporter: well we showed you the lines from last night and just how hard it was to actually get up on the casino, let alone inside. well, folks who didn't make it, they're back out here early this morning. because they want to get inside. and some people never left. >> i've been here all night long. since yesterday. i have not been home. >> you didn't leave? >> i have not left. >> did you get in yesterday? >> i didn't get in, there was 10,000

. >> that we all live in sort of three square blocks where we know the dry cleaner and the butcher and the guy who sells you the paper in the morning and the person at starbucks. and the florist and-- we did stuff in the movie where meg buys flowers from a pregnant florist and the next time she's at the florist is a sign in the window that says it's a girl. now of course no one will notice that stuff but me and now perhaps you. >> rose: yeah. >> but we were trying to get a-- across that thing that people simply don't get about new york which is that you can live, you know, kind of a wonderful life in the city with children and dogs who are not unhappy. >> rose: right. >> and the-- . >> rose: it is a place of community. >> it really is. and these are, you know, you're a little urban family and everybody has that. you see the same fathers and kids going to school in the morning. and mothers pushing their kids and they grow up and everyone knows, blah, blah, blah. >> rose: you then go eventually to wellesley. >> yeah. >> rose: when are you at wellesley you're writing letters back to your