but those who attended the expo ...other step in the long journey to change attitudes about people with disabilities." there are 54 million disabled americans in the united states... about one out of five americans. preparations are already underway for students planning on graduation in december. at the spartan bookstore this week, the soon-to-be alums were taking their graduation photos....buying announcements and frames and of course--what would graduation be without you cap, gown and tassle. it was all part of a grad fair. gifts and clothing associate aimee thomas says students are a little discouraged with the cost. ">>>(aimee thomas/ grad fair associate):"some people get really down when they see the prices, but most of the time they are super excited to be done with school."" if you missed the grad fair...not to worry. students can still buy all their graduation items at the spartan bookstore up until graduation. the spartan shops has extras like class rings, grad shirts, and tassles. for the first time -- san jo

they secured a donation 3,000 lunches and snacks for the third annual sf promise college, and career exponot only save more than $5,000, but the donation was delivered and supervised and they helped to supervise the distribution of the meals and some of the qualities, are examplely follow through, and friendly, customer oriented service, strategic out of the box thinking and creative problem solvers and really nice to work with and going way beyond what is expected of them. for the past three years, they have worked to help provide meals for over 3,000 students at this off-site event and they have always had a yes attitude from the beginning and worked hard to accommodate the question. they promised on time and with a smile, but they worked around many complicated parameters. the career expo is the only fair held during school time where we provide transportation for all students and chap rones. most are held in the evenings where only some of the students can get it. this ensures that all of the students have access and the nutrition team believes in the concept of the event and wanted t

bge and baltimore city officials hosted and energy assistance expo earlier today. reps from bge and the office of home energy program helped citizens apply for financial assistance and other resources to help manage their energy and utility bills. >> what most google do not know about -- mostpeople do not know about is that they can get assistance. do not wait until your utility as cut off. you can sit down with the utility company and say i am having a problem. >> officials say fewer people showed up this year which they say is good since it means more people are learning how to manage their income better and do not need assistance. tomorrow is veterans day. the va maryland health care system team up with the local organization to hold a memorial service today. the third annual memorial service was held this afternoon after -- at american legion post 22 in towson. the advent honored all veterans who passed away in the maryland health care system this past year. >> this ceremony would remember those veterans that have passed away. trying to remember those of given

bge officials hosted and energy efficiency expo and earlier today. representatives from bge and the whole energy program helps people apply for financial assistance and other resources to help manage their energy and utility bills. >> what most people do not know about it, and i think that is what this program is about, is that they can get assistance. now wait until your utility as cut off. can go down and sit down with the utility company and say i am having a problem. >> officials say fewer people showed up this year which they say is a good thing since it means more people are learning how to manage their income better and do not need that assistance. in baltimore city, police are looking for more information into an afternoon shooting in southeast baltimore. police responded to the 2900 block of mceldry street at 2:00 this afternoon were a 21-year- old man with a gunshot wound was found. are no suspects right now but detectives are still investigating. >> tomorrow is veterans day. the va maryland health care system teamed up with the local team

the country hosted the beijing olympics in 2008 and the shanghai expo in 2010. years of economic growth paid off that same year. china surpassed japan in gross domestic product to become the world's second largest economy behind the u.s. the chinese government, with its growing leader, started to flex its muscles in the region. it wrangled with asian nations over control of ireland, in the south china sea, and the east china sea. >>> now we're joined by our correspondent in beijing. you're in the great hall of the people listening to president hu's last speech as communist party general secretary. what do you make of what he said? >> reporter: the most notable part of the speech was when he spoke about an idea he's long supported. he wants to make scientific development, one of the communist party's guiding ideas. it calls for a review of the party's growth for economic policy by promoting sustainable development, which takes into account social welfare and the environment, making this idea a guiding principle would be part of hu's legacy. it would give him the

certified building and i can't think of a more appropriate place to host the 2012 green build and expo conference here in san francisco with a city with more than 48 million square feet of green certified real estate. [applause] . absolutely. our innovative green building policies ensure while the city's population and economy continue to grow we are decreasing our carbon emissions and achieve a sustainable environment. for instance this requires all new buildings designed to meet the gas reduction goals. that means more than 6 million square feet of commercial space and 11,000 housing units all in the development pipeline have been designed using these principles. [applause] in fact san francisco was recently recognized by the world green building council as having the greenest building policy by any local level in the year 2011 and we just began implementing our existing commercial energy performance ordinance which helps private property owners lower energy use. through san francisco's program green sf we are making it easier for property owners to secure financing for green buildin

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. >> in other news, bay area's largest expo opened in san francisco today.ur reporter found that thousands of families chose to to spend their thanksgiving at mocone center. >> the international autoshow is a holiday tradition for thousands of people. his father started the tradition 55 years ago. >> it's the best show we have had in three years. >> the majorer manufacturers have their models on display. this is their first thanksgiving at the show. she is looking at new suvs. >> i think we're looking at bmws and looking at fords. >> they have been coming for 20 years. now living across the state they reunited every year for this day. >> that is one of wonderful things i think about this tradition it has grown from just being our parents and us coming to this. so now we are bringing our own kids. >> wendy went along with the ride and thanksgiving tradition she married in to. >> i think women were brilliant to get the husbands and kids out of cooking for the whole day. >> crowds are swarming around a few concept cars. >> this lexus future luxury coupe. one of

. >>> contra costa resident were treated to a free one stop emergency preparedness expo today.he event offered information, demonstrations and tips. to help prepare for earthquakes, fires and disasters. >> it is if, but when. it is so important to be prepared. doesn't mean they have haefrg thhaefrg -- doesn't mean they have everything they need. >> participating in the event sponsored by chevron. right now check in with the weather. there is the storm coming in. going to be a crazy couple days. >> does look that way. here and in the sierras. changes. snow up there, near 7,000 feet. as of this hour. dropping quickly later tonight. right now see the rain, aiming in on santa rosa. petaluma quickly moving into marin county here. within the next half-hour, hour. spilling toward san francisco. quieted down in the south bay. breezy, partly cloudy, san jose. main rain event coming in. two, three hours. the sierra. highway 50. interstate 80. snow levels. 7,000 feet. winter storm warning. snow levels, 6,000 feet. mid tomorrow morning. some of the snow on the higher peaks. yosemite. and t

from across the globe more than ten thousand participants from dozens of countries flocked to the expo center along the moscow river to handle the influx exhibition halls were decked out to fulfill all the. needs. as a unique gathering of leaders in the fields of science business and government to encourage innovative development put in seven hundred speakers gave talks over the forums for days the schedule is jam packed with high powered conferences and coffee fuelled negotiations normally this time of year plays host to a different event in two thousand and twelve the roost nanotech forum combined with this open innovations forum. is one of the main organizers of the rodeo bruce nano certainly let its presence be known to tiny take giant showed off many of its affiliated projects that stand. exhibiting the size and breadth of this portfolio there are companies ranging from composite materials to solar panels. the one that caught our eye was a company whose main offering sixty keeping stores. in tip top shape mind you attack which has grabbed a few headlines in the past with. has rece

the company hosted the beijing olympics in 2008 and the shanghai expo in 2010. years of economic growth paid off that year. china surpassed japan in gross domestic product to become the world's second largest economy behind the u.s. the chinese government with its growing military started to flex its muscles in the region. it wrangled with asian nations over control of islands in the south china sea and east china sea. >> reporter: the congress opened thursday morning in beijing's great hall of the people. it's about a ten-minute drive from our studios. i went there to watch it unfold. 2,300 delegates from across the country gathered inside the great hall of the people. >> reporter: president hu jintao is now in the midst of giving a work report on past achievements and future goals. >> translator: the communist party has united all ethnic groups across the country and led the people. we have also transformed the old, underdeveloped china into a new china that is prospering every day, but we have to realize there is room for improvement in our work. the unbalanc

. >>> well, i was honored to be part of the second annual comcast youth tech summit and expo this morning in san francisco. hundreds of students from all over the bay area came to learn how the internet and multimedia skills can help with their education and career. comcast spoke about its internet essentials program, which helps connect low income families to the internet. san francisco mayor ed lee and nbc analyst and super bowl champion coach tony dungy also spoke at today's event. >> very nice. >>> how about access hollywood and access napa? yes. the red carpet is coming to wine country. in fact, it's here, and it's rolling out. up next we're going to be joined by billy bush. >>> and if you thought this year was a bad allergy season, think again. the reason doctors say allergy season is going to get worse. >>> stock up on tissues. new research shows allergies are going to get worse in the future. in the year 2000, pollen production began in april and peaked in may. allergists say by the year 2040, that peak will come a month earlier, and that means allergy suffering will last longer.

the country hosted the beijing olympics in 2008 and the shanghai expo in 2010. years of economic growth paid off that same year. china surpassed japan in gross domestic product to become the world's second largest economy behind the u.s. the chinese government with its growing military started to flex its muscles in the region. it wrangled with asian nations over control of islands in the south china sea and east china sea. >> and joining us now is michitaka. michitaka, you were with me in the great hall of the people when president hu was giving his final speech as communist party general secretary. what do you make of his words? >> the most notable part of the speech was when president hu spoke about the concept he's long supported. he was to make scientific outlook on development one of the communist party's guiding principles. it calls for review of the party's growth and economic policy and aims to incorporate sustainable development, which takes into account social welfare and the environment, making this concept a guiding principle would be part of hu's l

earlier today we were at the expo center. for a lot of those people picking up their race numbers, excited about the marathon, but clearly disappointed this evening. >> tom: ruben ramirez in midtown new york tonight. mayor bloomberg one of those leaders you in the microscope with hurricane sandy. the eleion is about a lot of things, the economy, jobs, taxes but also about real leadership, and this week that'sio what l has been thinking about, authenticity. here is author and educator, lou heckler. >> on a recent trip, my wife and i attended a church service where the sermon was about authenticity. it got me thinking about the best boss i ever had. this gentleman had thatauare ability to be squarely in charge and yet make you feel like he always had your back. he demanded much of those of us working for him and was equally generous with rewards for a job well done. if you made an error he was concerned but forgiving and particularly focused on the lessons you learned. better still, we all knew this wasn't just what he did, it

tell him stop this is not what we want to be ok these are normal people we're not talking about the expo barker jeem who by the way he's using his brain and ministries to form his government. you know i very i still read their own injuries as a way that any one of the muslim brotherhood supporters are on board with this power franklin do you want to reply to that go ahead well well just that i accept a lot of people have questions about the muslim brotherhood you know for their past and their broken promises that they weren't going to run for the legislature and they weren't going to run a presidential campaign and they're and they're very well organized they've got money and organization that no other party has had so they've got power they can turn people out on thursday they can tell them not to come today but i can see what you say i spent a lot of time in the universities in the last week talked to a lot of people a lot of people don't like the muslim brotherhood because they're afraid and their fear is based on ignorance of what's going to happen remember history red china everyone

global they said though at futures industry association expo in chicago week before last though that there were people that wouldn't talk to them if you can believe that a senate committee a senate investigations committee and there are people that wouldn't talk to them they didn't get the cooperation they needed so i think that there is actually still a lot going on on the m.f. global side certainly the banks are still under scrutiny when i wrote about j.p. morgan at the beginning of january of last year and said jamie diamond will lose his job by the end of the year i never even anticipated the whale trades let alone everything else that they're being investigated for now including anti money laundering libel or you name it jamie diamond has to defend himself against so many other regulatory issues that bankers in europe have lost their jobs over why is he still in his job yeah i want to ask you about this cross atlantic regulatory arbitrage if you will you've got jamie dimon and j.p. morgan in new york along with goldman sachs but principally j.p. morgan involved in the m.f. globa

when they go in they are bringing some money and expos our to the store. >> beyond the boost it giveshe small business it's bringing people and communities together to make a difference. $20 at a time. >> i think the importance of the cash mob concept is to build community and show people that they have the power to make a difference in their in the community. is it the answer to our economy woes? absolutely not. but i really think that it's leading to something that can show people that they can make a difference. >> time now to answer some of your business questions. alfred and angela are with us again. the first one is planning versus luck. >> how much does strategy count and how much does serendipity count when you're on the road to finding a business? >> can you put numbers around this? >> you can't put numbers around it but the key is not to look at them as two separate things. serendipity is the fruit of strategy and planning and preparation. what you have is bad luck if an opportunity comes around and you can take advantage of it or you flub it because you're not prepared. str

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investors from across the globe more than ten thousand participants from dozens of countries flown to the expo center along the moscow river to handle the influx the exhibition halls were decked out to fulfill all the gadget driven needs build itself as a unique gathering of leaders in the fields of science business and government to encourage innovative development one in seven hundred speakers gave talks over the forums for days the schedule is jam packed with high powered conferences and coffee fuelled negotiations normally this time of year plays host to a different event in two thousand and twelve the roots nanotech forum.

there is an energy assistance expo saturday at baltimore city college.e city office of home land programs helped citizens apply for financial assistance and other resources to help manage their energy and utility bills. >> what most people don't know about, and i think that's what this program is about today, is that they can get assistance. don't wait until your utility is cut off. that you can actually go down and sit down with the utility company and say, look, i'm having a problem. >> officials say fewer people showed up this year which is a good thing since it means more people are learning how to manage their income better and they don't need that assistance. >>> today's veterans day. and the va maryland health care system teamed up with a local veterans association to hold a memorial service. it was held on saturday afternoon at american legion post 22. that honored all veterans who passed away in the last year. >> this is a ceremony that will remember those veterans that have passed away. again, trying to remember those who have given their time,