mount st helens, usa, 1980.ch 20th 1980, observers picked up seismograph readings indicating minor earthquake activity 20 miles north of mount st helens, a strato-volcano in washington state. seven days later - as the earthquakes continued - the volcano suddenly roared into life, spewing ash 20,000 feet into the atmosphere and forming a 250 foot wide crater on the summit. during the first week in april there was another eruption lasting five hours. then there was an ominous development as the north side of the mountain began to bulge. as this was a sure sign of enormous pressure building beneath the rock face, a state of emergency was declared. a mass evacuation of people living in the area got under way and the national guard was called in to prevent anyone from getting in too close. by early may the bulge was 2000 feet long, 500 feet high and still growing. finally, at 8:30 on the morning of may 18th, mount st helens exploded with a roar which could be heard 200 miles away. one side of the mountain was blown a

as for helen's house, this is it right here. as you can see it's almost done.s to move in later this week, scott. >> pelley: good to see the progress, ben. thank you very much. there was a security scare today that forced a u.s. airways flight from paris to charlotte north carolina to divert to maine. a french citizen from cameroon told the crew that she had a surgically implanted device which the crew feared might be a bomb. the plane landed safely. no device was found. sources are telling us that the woman appeared to be mentally unstable. ronald reagan's family is condemning the auction of what is said to be the late president's blood. that story up next. but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be u

. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visi

hell 11, helen mayberg is radiology in the chair in psychiatrist, in therapeutics at emory university and my cohost is dr. eric kandel, se a nobel laureate, professor at the university and a howard hughes medical investigator and begin as usual with dr. kandel. >> thank you, charlie. >> >> rose: what should we be doing? >> we should think about how we got to where we are. you began that very wonderfully, at the beginning of the 20th century, the founder of modern psychiatry divided the major psychiatric illnesses, the psychotic illnesses into two groups, disorders of thought and cognition and disorders of mood. disorders of cognition equaled dementia, we call it schizophrenia and discussed that, a couple of programs ago. the disorders of mood, we now realize depressions and this is what we are going to discuss today, depression comes in two forms, uni polar depression and bipolar depression. uni polar depression is, as you indicated was appreciated as early as hypocrites in the fifth century bc he thought all diseases of the body were due to imbalance between the four humors, they did

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org.

>> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> let me thank the marine corps division band and the color guard for joining us and making this such a very special occasion. let me welcome each and every one of you on behalf of the war memorial opera house board, last that i come for dissipate, and they extend an invitation to each one of you to for this update because this retired member of the united states marine corps, a veteran and his wonderful wife, george n. charles schulz -- george and charlotte shultz. this afternoon, we are doing something that, frankly, should have been done a long time ago. in this city, when the concept of a memorial for veterans what spurs done, they said it would be right here. of course, we have finally, after many, many tries, got this right. in 1936, the construction produced it, and then there was six or seven additional times from the original time, and it does not to work, but finally, about two or three years ago, we got it right. the

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what is interesting about helen gahagan douglas is that she was married to the hollywood actor melvin douglas. served during the 1940s, from california. and had a very distinguished acting career, and so we have -- actually have some of her stage photos. very imposing presence here. this is a promo photo from the one film that she made which was called "she." and the name of the character that she played in this was she, who must be obeyed. >> after the festival in the hall of kings, there will be slaves waiting at the outer wall to guide you in safety into the world. >> it is a, probably more of a cult film now than it is a well-known film, and it has something to do with, you know, the fountain of youth and eternal light. >> how did she get involved in politics? >> well, she and her husband moved from new york, and the east coast, to hollywood, and she got involved in the plight of migrant workers in california, and her activism there also then drew the attention of eleanor roosevelt. she became a democratic committee woman and then ran for congress in the wartime era of world war i

i'm helen -- commissioners and members of the board of supervisors i'm helen ying, executive director for the high school division. and along with brent stevens, who is the executive director of the elementary division, we have been charged with coordinating summer school for this school year. and so i will be maybe talking about the secondary portion and the dcyf funded program for this school year. and although we realize that summer school is not the only vehicle for students to meet the a-g requirements, we realize that it's also an important option for students to make up those courses that they have failed for those a-g course requirements. so when we were planning the summer school, it is all in the context of students meeting the a-g requirements. so we have to take a look first of all at the picture. and notice that we're not -- not just looking at the english and algebra. we're also looking at geometry and biology. and you should also note that a big effort this year at the high schools has been to ensure that students who have taken algebra in the middle school have access

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helenler playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> a lot a ton with the community and we say to ourselves, there is this one and this one. we all compartmentalize them, we have our own agenda. our agenda is to create great work. if you are interested in that, you are part of our community. >> hello and welcome to brava theater. >> we are trying to figure out a way to make a space where theater and presentation of live work is something that you think of the same way that you think of going to the movies. of course, it has been complex in terms of economics, as it is for everyone now. artistically, we have done over 35 projects in four seasons, from producing dance, theater, presenting music, having a full- scale education program, and having more than 50,000 visitors in the building almost every year. a lot of our emerging artists to generate their first projects here, which is great. then we continue to try to support figuring out where those works can go. we have been blessed to

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. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink in their hands, getting to know maybe somebody new, may be looking for a day, or chatting with friends. there jellyfish. i mean, they are beautiful. >> the culmination of the animals. >> it is very impressive. we do not hav

good >> if you love music, the 9-year-old instructor helen -- the 90-year-old instructor helen brown has been here since the beginning. , anyone who is commo able. >> she taught music for 35 years. today she is at the helm of the renaissance koreas, a group made up of -- -- tenors,, tanners commo altos, and basses. >> she called a teacher inspirational. >> she is music itself, and she loves it all, and she loves all of us, and we love her. >> she is remarkable, and she is very enthusiastic of everything she does. >> helen brown is also humble. she claims it is the music that is invigorating. >> my daughter says, do not ever give up, so i keep going. >> her daughter is right. ?ou thought things were banned things are about to get a little worse, starting thursday. a emergency closures are this weekend. all northbound lanes will be detoured from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. onat will put motorists da jfx. the five million-dollar traffic improvement allows for two directions, allowing cars to turn left in traffic. it will be closed starting early may. it should be completed by sometime in

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> kids with special needs have access to a venture on may 5. over 25 businesses and nonprofit organizations build the music concourse with free refreshments, games, and bluegrass. access to a venture is part of sf rec and park's year-round activities in partnership with activities in partnership with families. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the regular meeting of the government audits and oversight committee. my name is supervisor farrell. i'm also joined by supervisor elsbernd. i would like to thank the members of sfgtv for the broadcast. do we have any announcements? >> please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. items at the upon today will appear on the may 22 agenda. during on the department's progress on implementation of audit recommendations by the comptroller -- controller. supervisor farrell: we have only one item on the agenda today. >> good afternoon. i am tonia lediju, director of au

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helenler playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> five years ago here in san francisco, and i was toque -- joking with the mayor that it only took us four years to realize the error of our ways and move back here. it did the warriors 41 years. on a day when the city is excited about the basketball team coming back, we are thrilled to have the mayor here to help us open our san francisco office. thank you very much for all you have done. want to hand it over to you. [applause] >> congratulations. i wanted to come by. my staff let me know the background and history of this company, and i'm very excited for it and not only wish you success, but it is our success as well as the success of the city to have you here. you're so glad to join our friends at pg&e as well as the department of the environment. their staff. we have some past commissioners as well that have served in various capacities. we are excited about clean energy, and we are excited about the reason you started here. ac

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this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> welcome. today, the mayor took time out of is very, very busy schedule to present you guys with the mayor's award. before he does that, i want to talk for a second about why, out of all of the thousands of students in san francisco, he chose you guys. it could have been anyone and he chose you. because of a really incredible decision that each and everyone of you made. after school, every day for the fat -- for the past couple of months, you could ever gone to the park, went to the movies, on out with your friends. but you decided to stay in the classroom for two hours per week with your teammates and think about the community that you represent when you put your soccer jersey on. you decided to think of the challenges in the bayside community and think about how you could solve them to make life better for people living in it. the mayor, myself, people from parks and rec, we are here to recognize you and remind you of somethi

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. supervisor chu: hello and welcome. i am joined by supervisor and joined by supervisor: and supervisor wiener and supervisor kim will be joining us shortly. our clerk is mr. baker young. you have any announcements for us today? >> please silence any bonds or electronic devices. adams acted upon today will appear on the may 22, 2012 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. also wanted to mention that sfgtv -- we have mike and jennifer. >> item #one. hearing to receive update from the comptroller's office. item two. hearing to include financial update and information on budget instructions and process. supervisor chu: we havemr mr. rosenfield and howard will talk to us about the edges -- budget. and there are some impact we might expect from the state. where do we begin with mr. -- why don't we begin with mr. rosenfield? >> our office issues periodic updates regarding the current your financial status and t

cooling on the weekend. 66 right now and arlington and chevy chase, 64 in manassas, huntingtown and helen, 61 degrees. warm and muggy today. thunderstorms expected for around and after 4:00 p.m., some strong to severe if with hail and wind. highs today will be from 85 to degrees. mid 80's tomorrow. mid 70's by sunday. partly cloudy throughout the weekend for the most part with a slight chance of storms on saturday. i think the weekend will be dry for the most part. lisa baden. >> a broken-down vehicles on the george washington parkway near the memorial bridge is gone. that is the story from park police.