an opening program from the world expo to the mayor. thank you very much. [applause] >> as he will soon find out, you never really do leave san francisco. all right. not only is this an incredibly important and spectacular work by one of the world's most important artists, but as my 4-year-old daughter who goes to day care in the basement of city hall said here, that is really could. and i think we can all agree. i am going to ask the artist to speak next. a city is only as great as its people. san francisco is a great city. and its cultural life is only as great as its artists and the creativity, inspiration and things they bring to the life here. we are glad to be able to call him one of our own. [applause] >> good morning, my friends. [speaking chinese] >> i'm really honored today to share this moment with everybody here in san francisco , to actually have this ceremony of this giant god from the orient to san francisco today. [speaking chinese] >> he wasn't expecting that the mayor is so young and handsome and has such good taste of

just an example of our agenda for our expo. and the communications, this is a piece that we have come up with post katrina and that is a 1-800 evacuation check in number that our residents can call into in the event that we must evacuate. residents can call and let the improvement association know where they are. let us know their barriers. when i evacuate i'm responsible for taking the vontage router with me and plug it into a real phone or also receive these messages by internet. i don't have to have access to a phone. the voice mails come over the internet. this is something that we have done today after katrina. it is something you can do now as well in the event a disaster does strike. again, i told you about other things, the ride share program we have created now. it's aiding residents to get out. as i mentioned there is no place of last resort. again, it's the neighbors who are responsible for one another. we have residents can sign up to take an elderly out. we can take kids out or whom ever needs a ride, pets, things

host the golden gate international expo in 1939. the navy took it over after world war ii started and used it as a base until 1997. 6:15. you can tell from the shot it's kind of windy but always pretty wind on treasury yelled. >> it is. if you plan on moving there when that's developed where it's going to be windy all the time. you wonder what it will do for traffic on the bay bridge. interesting. >> worse? >> never became the airport like it was supposed to be. >> transit is an issue in that development. >> let's talk about this morning getting around. show you some of the clouds just in from sfo. flight arrival delays of nearly 45 minutes. check out sour flight tracker at abc7news.com. at the bottom of the front page. our next weather coming up in about ten minutes. let's talk temperatures under the cloud deck. san jose 61. mountain view at 59, san rafael 55. most of us mid to upper 50s and around los gatos 54. that's down in the valleys, up in the hills a little warmer, around 60, 61.

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 best gateway to china

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 best gateway to china, a pioneer in the development of u.s.-china relations. shrank thank -- thank you. >> he spoke to the context of what we are here, also putting that in context is the head of the sister city committee as well as your bart board member, james. >> thank you, b.j. we are very delighted to be part of this fantastic physical monument to the

that they do not want to hear, just to make your media -- especially if you are pointing out your expos -- that you are exposed.

that they do not want to hear, just to make your media -- especially if you are pointing out your expos -- that you are exposed. we also believe that in media there should come education. the word minority is a derogatory term. believe it or not. thank you. >> we have a little bit of time left. i want to make sure all of the audience members are heard. >> my name is bruce grimes. i am an independent writer and producer of television, going back to "rolling stone." my question will relate to the comment about quality from dr. abraham. specifically about journalists today. 250 people, ranging in age between 25 and 35, pretty frightening. they were new media folks from a content perspective. what i came away with listening to them talk about their audience, reaching out, being writers,

states navy in association with treasure island began 70 years ago, right after the completion of world expo, 1939-1940. the navy took this over, and from these shores, tens of thousands of sailors and marines left the fight in the pacific in world war ii, and a lot of those sailors and marines who left from here, this was the last time they saw america, and they made the ultimate sacrifice for us. as we transfer this treasure, this island, from the navy back to the city, i hope that all of us will remember the service and sacrifice of every sailor, every marine, living and dead. [applause] and the people who left from here and the people who serve today, risking everything, so that we can celebrate today. that legacy lives on in the young men and women who wear the cloth of this country and who are deployed around the world as we meet here today. when the famous or infamous bates 3 aligning closure process started in 1988, a final result of any individual base closure and transfer could not have hoped for a better ultimate outcome than what has been achieved in treasure island. the navy's c

that they do not want to hear, just to make your media -- especially if you are pointing out your expos -- that you are exposed. we also believe that in media there should come education. the word minority is a derogatory term. believe it or not. thank you. >> we

shanghai expo organizers are scrambling for electric fans and ice as it's 37 degrees celsius. long lines have waiting times up to three hours. the organizers are offering sun stroke treatments to keep the visitors entertained. >>> hundreds of artists from 41 cities display their skills at the first chinese paper cutting. visitors were surprised by the variety of designs and many used the color red and the symbols of good luck and animals and wealth. this is an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. >>> thailand zoo has a birthday for the panda that just turned ten. zoo visitors sang happy birthday and blew out candles near the enclosure. he's on loan to the zoo from china and weighs about 148 kilograms and is in good shape heading into his second decade. he's the father of the first panda to have been born in thailand. >>> hi there. time for an update on the world weather. there's going to be plenty of activity. we have the southwest monsoon bringing in heavy rain from the philippines we've already seen problems with flooding, particularly in thigh laailand. coming into eas

. >> elizabeth losh, you talked here at the gov 2.0 expo. the title of your talk was, if you cannot control the data, considered the message. >> there is a tendency to assume that, when there is a government website, it is just about transmitting your information as a commodity that everyone can in 0--transmitting your information as a commodity that everyone can understand. you have to think critically about the kinds of rhetoric that you are promulgating to the public. i had a list of four "don't's". don't pander. don't promise what you cannot deliver. don't get too far ahead of yourself. don't live for the moment. i talked about the different problems i see in public- communication strategies at public agencies. >> as this become more urgent? >> absolutely. the recent survey indicated that more americans are contacting the government by website. they are participating in retasking and sending out that data in new forms. they are finding information on's their web site and then -- on their representative's website and then repackaging id.

. >> reporter: this company, drawn to the food expo for the first time. it's created a special product called tofu shumai. that's a mixture of japanese bean curd and popular chinese dim sum shumai. enterprises from hokkaido in northern japan also promoted their local foods with unique ideas. this is frozen sushi. the company uses an original frozen technology to preserve its natural flavor. so when we unfreeze it, it tastes just as good as raw sushi. this is spicy salmon oil. the red package is carefully chosen to pitch the product to hong kong and mainland buyers. red is their favorite color. >> translator: japanese food tastes so good, and it's very clean. >> translator: i like this hokkaido brand very much. i ate this when i was over there. >> translator: hong kong gives us the chance to expand our products to other countries. that's why we decided to come here. >> reporter: rikishi came to hong kong as a sales representative for armory prefecture, also in northern japan. the local government and producers are hoping to export rice since sales in japan

performed by motor bike riders in red square another show is just hours away as the competitors in the expofind a serious professional and are saying new zealander levi show it wowed the judges in the russian capital back in june and want to repeat his success in the event station of the iconic battersea power station but robbie maddison in australia seen here is the former ryder after gaining the upper hand the previous tours stopped in madrid last month he pulled off some good flips and jumps during the training session throw down the gauntlet to his rivals including overall leader andre villa from norway who has yet to finish outside the podium this season in madison has obviously an astonishing multivariable trick to help him in the game. i. was pretty special time for me and i bring a new trick to the red black fathers and let go of the black and media spin around and got them back on the block was it was absolutely awesome to get it you know run and do a smooth running get the victory i mean it was i decided i'm going to pay to get in line i know that plenty of people coming to see th

performed by motor bike riders in red square another show is just hours away as the competitors in the expo fight a serious prepare for the london eye saying news even then levi show would wound to the judges in the russian capital back in june but want to repeat his success in the event staged near the iconic battersea power station but robbie maddison of australia seeing here is the former to gain the upper hand at the previous doorstop in a trade last month he pulled off some good slips and jumps during a training session straight down the gauntlet to his rivals to take over leading norway has yet to finish outside the podium this season madison has the slave an astonishing body varial trick to help him win again. as a pretty special time for me and i bring a new trick to the red lights photos and let go of the block and media spin around and get them back on the block was it was absolutely awesome to get it you know run and do a smooth running get the victory i mean it was i decide i'm going to create it again and i know that plenty of people coming to see that you're going it's a dange

into the different areas where they where the need to now the current expo ban runs into december when we should be clear what the winter wheat crop will be like how important is the when to harvest. well the affected areas think that something like eighty percent of the total annual production that comes from windsor wait so it's obviously incredibly important with the rain that's forecast and there is hope obviously the worst is behind us and they have announced that there will be. there will be a revision of the band early october so if we have if the weather behaves from now on we could potentially see the ban get lifted before december russia is moving closer to creating a new national first allies a champion is a sector the government's came to the pool that provides the country's third biggest source of export revenues united instead of over ports. the prime mover is in the consolidation of the sector billionaire suliman and his associates in june creme of what it controlling stake in anger chemical giant. now to offshore companies believed to be close to. forty four percent of

tiger woods's ex-wife speaking out for the first time since the superstar golf er's life was expos exposedrdegren went to "people" to tell her side of the story. she said she never suspected woods to have an affair let alone many and did not hit wim with a golf club on thanksgiving. now they're both moving on. >> my actions certainly led us to this decision. and, you know, i certainly made a lot of errors in my life. and that's something i'm going to have to live with. >>> still to come, hoops in the summer. team usa had just one thing standing between it and the world championships. that's next. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create jobs. fix sacramento. and deliver results. meg whitman. for a new california. what this droid does will change how you do web conne

into the different areas where they where the need them now the current expo ban runs into december when they should be clear what the winter wheat crop will be like how important is the will to harvest well the affected areas think that something like eighty percent of the total annual production that comes from winter wheat so it's obviously incredibly important with the rain that's forecast and there is hope obviously the worst is behind us and they have announced there will be. there will be a revision of the band early october so if we have if the weather behaves from now on we could potentially see the band get lifted before december. now in other news agricultural bank of china has raised a record twenty two point one billion dollars prison initial public offering the country's number three land upgrade fall in stock markets in shanghai and hong kong become china's last major financial list and i suspicioned it by double digit growth for the chinese economy for the second. time now to check out the figures on the u.s. stocks a four way off to a regional manufacturing report fell s

cia and military officials claims that israel is set to launch a surprise it's around the small the expos believe the jewish state is looking to make it impossible for washington truth to use giving its full minute. came. and belongs to us now convenes in english deejays and finding in all likelihood in the halls of the middle east jordan's younger muslims say they're looking west as they're snowed by in the open culture and a belief that learning english here jobs. now is the european union expands so you two does its personality is that these new nations each with their own way of wanting to do business for the former soviet state sounds proving to be an occasional thorn in the sunlight as we hear next now from a man who's been keeping a close eye on psychology. professor while the rest grabovski thank you very much for being with us today and thank you so in your own words how would you define these european identity the emerging new identity will have probably the same nature as our canadian identity here in canada our canadian identity means the charter of rights and the policy of mu

preparing the georgian military including ukraine and israel ukrainian arms were modernised by israeli expos georgia was planning a sneaky attack on south ossetia at the time of the beginning of the olympics which was another breach of international law however they failed to consider the bravery and persistence of the defenders of south the setia that first two attacks. as the supreme commander in chief for forty minutes i wasn't giving the order to counter fire even though we knew the attack was being prepared we didn't even announce mobilization so that the international community would not blame south ossetia for provoking and aggravating the situation we only cold's to arms on the eighth we would doing everything possible to avoid that scenario however the georgian side had been preparing for this attack with the help of the nato experts at. the moment of the attack there were one hundred seven u.s. military advisers who hadn't left georgia as they weren't prepared for such consequences later they had a problem trying to leave georgia. i believe the country that had organized such actio

the expos the firefighters and sheriff's deputies quickly leave it up fast approaching flames and this what was taking up has been burning. if you look closely and see a bulldozer pushing over the tree being consumed by planes. this was after the same location. at her from where it residents were of actuated and homes were destroyed. meanwhile they are dropping fire retardant where yet another wild fire it was sparked a saturday morning and so far about one dozen acres have burned. will talking to the media a governor schwarzenegger emphasize the fact that even gov. california is in a budget >> deficit> to give $20 billion deficit and every one is assured that if we had the money always available providing those fires in california. the public safety is our number one in priority. (music) >> high fire danger it continues and the worst fire danger conditions will be in this very area where the fires are happening right now. for tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. our forecast shows a high too extreme or fire dangers and gusty winds and hot temperatures over the mojave desert. that here in the bay are

artists and their living canvasses got a chance to get together this weekend at the annual body art expo san francisco. thousands turned out at the cal palace for a chance to look at 0 are get a tattoo. other forms of body modification were also there will including piercing. one man was having skin removed to make a permanent eyed scar. >> basically there is nothing going into my body as far as ink or as far as a piece of metal. it's the way my body is going to heal that creates the art. >> san francisco has a long history of tattoo from the days of the sailors to the rock and roller are a starting in the 1960s. >> a bay area woman swimming across the bay to raise $50 million swam right into a wall of jelly fish, forcing her to stop. 43-year-old patty borrow of pleasantton was halfway through her 23-mile swim yesterday when her coach said hundreds of jelly fish started to sting her. in accordance with english channel open water rules she could not use a wet suit. only one person has completed the bay swim. >> another teenager is trying for an around the world sailing record. according t

chemical properties that we know to be bio-accumulative, retained in the body, if children are more expos to, as you mentioned, we might be able to predict as opposed to having to test every chemical. there are various levels of testing chemicals from the cellular to the epidemiological approach. given the vast number of high volume and even greater number of >> the complexity of autism spectrum disorders -- our lessons learned at uc-davis is that you need a multi- disciplinary approach. you need to talk to toxicologists and others and pool their efforts and integrate their efforts and i understand this complex disorder. very large sides will address more global issues, concerted studies of populations will give you valuable answers that could lead to mitigation of what it is and. >> do you want to enter that? >> yes, given the prevalence of autism, even though it has risen in recent years, i think the kind of steady you would want to do is perspective, it would be large, and you would have multiple measures of various chemical exposures or the opportunity to go back and use a repository

the expo in washington on cyber- security and have young people used the internet on c-span 2. this morning, we will talk with the former cia director about u.s.-national security strategy

. >> reporter: tugboat tycoon vernicos, just back from the shanghai expo, is rooting for the chinese to succeed. >> as a tug operator in the piraeus ports... >> reporter: of tugboats. >> of tugboats. i'm proud that i am their servants. and everybody who is doing business with them here in europe is very happy with them in greece. >> reporter: well, not exactly everybody. >> you can see here the investment from greek government that will help cosco. >> reporter: in the industrial wastelands west of athens, the greek government has laid the groundwork for another hoped-for chinese investment: a sprawling new distribution center where cargo from piraeus would be put on trucks and trains bound for points north. leonidas vatikiotis, a journalist who has a ph.d in economics, says the privatization plan will benefit china, but not greece. >> first of all, we are worried about the employment. the problem is that the employment will not be increased and the very little employment will be made, it will be with very, very low salaries. >> reporter: in fact, as part of the deal, 500 union worker

industry insiders from the gov 0 expo. >> c-span programming -- politics, books, history -- is availabletime on c-span radio in the washington/baltimore area on 94.1 fm, nationwide on sirius xm channel 132. on-line around the world at c- span.org. and now listen to c-span on your phone. c-span radio is available any time. just call 202-626-8888. it is free, but check with your phone provider for additional charges. c-span radio -- even more available on your phone. >> now a discussion on the relationship between u.s. foreign policy and efforts to stop the spread of hiv aids. we'll hear from a speaker who says aids assistance is undermining u.s. foreign policy goals and the countries that receive assistance. the center for strategic and international studies posted this event. it is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> everybody ready? good morning. i'm susan dentzer, from the center for to take health affairs. thank you for joining us. the resolution we will be debating today is this -- resolve that the u.s. commitment to universal hiv aids treatment is unsustainable and decreases the u.s.

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the united states is good at expo exporting our intellectual properties, movies. things like that. services. financial industry services. caller: remember, the the united states was good in everything. we produced everything. but we are allowing our people to suffer on account of greed. host: do you want to jump in guest: she echos a popular concern which is back in the 1960's and 1970's the u.s. had a strong manufacturing sector and employed a lot of people and paid good wages and much of that has come undone in recent decades. i think people see that and say this is the source of a lot of the difficulties the middle class has had with stagnating wages. i understand that fear. i'm not sure that it is exactly right. one of the things we have seen is that even when manufacturing output in the u.s. has grown employment has fallen. there have been strides in technology and automation and the economy manufactures and exports $500 billion of goods a year. so it is not like we are out of the business of making things. we just don't employ many people to do it any more and that will be di