marja is a region in the hellman province. in nine months, four new schools have been added and the number of students have gone from 200 to 1,000, with girls in the mix. >> so this a little success story. 40 girls sitting side by side the afghan boys is a big deal. >> in of the training and ideas came from this school, the middle school in san francisco's unset district where she was teacher o and on track to be a principal. >> her colleague remembers her tenacity. others have been following their accomplishments. >> to me it's overwhelming. it's what she does. she comes in with hope to change. >> they are set to return to san francisco in march but she will have ties to afghanistan. she is on the board of an all girl school in kabul called cald razzi's ray of hope. >> lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." >> a lot of businesses have changed hands duringand recession and it can cause problems for loyal customers. michael finney set out to help one such customer in napa. >> she still has the paperwork she signed six years ago. it cam

i forgot earlier it is mentioned by 3 sues, sue hellman, carlyle, and kernin. a wonderful job. [applause] years ago, i sat at a dinner party next to talent. i fell in love with the hospital. i want to thank you all. it has really been my honor and my pleasure. this really was a surprise. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> hello, i'm meg, welcome to "culture wire." for this episode, the director of cultural affairs, luis, will take you on a journey through presidio has been tet. -- presidio habitat. >> welcome to "culture wire." today i'm at the presidio trust, a treasure within san francisco, because the presidio trust is really a national park in the center of an urban setting. it dates to the very founding of the city. national park. toting me today to talk about this amazing exhibition at presidio habitat is cheryl hanes. can you tell me a little bit about the idea of the presidio habitat? >> succinctly, i have been long involved in the presidio. i was here when it was still a military base in the 1980's. i remember driving down walmart to the golden gate b

i forgot earlier it is mentioned by 3 sues, sue hellman, carlyle, and kernin. a wonderful job. [applause] years ago, i sat at a dinner party next to talent. i fell in love with the hospital. i want to thank you all. it has really been my honor and my pleasure. this really was a surprise. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> the you have any announcements? >> thank you. >> i've been one deals with the enrollment procedures and outreach. i call to this hearing so we could learn and little bit about the program. the school board is spreading the word about enrollment. it is critical that we reach families about power and >> procedures. in >> has serious implications for state and federal funding. i would like to think of the school district staff for coming today to provide an update. -- the enrollment has serious implications for state and federal funding. >> these have been going on for some time. there has been some new changes to the school enrollment process which i think would be an improvement for many of the parents and the school district to allow for more

i forgot earlier it is mentioned by 3 sues, sue hellman, carlyle, and kernin. a wonderful job. [applause] years ago, i sat at a dinner party next to talent. i fell in love with the hospital. i want to thank you all. it has really been my honor and my pleasure. this really was a surprise. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> ♪ lift every voice and sing 'til earth and heaven ring ring with a harmony of liberty let our rejoicing rise ♪ our ancestors are to be honored as the roots of the treat, and the greatness and health of the tree depends on the death and health of its routes. when we do not honor our ancestors, we become like trees without roots. there is an unbroken continuing between the realm of the living in the realm of the dead in african culture -- an unbroken continuum. the spirit pervades the everyday world of the living. in a community such as this one, we begin by honoring the ancestors, and we pour libations to honor them, and that is what rashid is going to do. we pur water -- pour water, the primary ancestral offering, the source of life in the un

i forgot earlier it is mentioned by 3 sues, sue hellman, carlyle, and kernin. a wonderful job. [applause] years ago, i sat at a dinner party next to talent. i fell in love with the hospital. i want to thank you all. it has really been my honor and my pleasure. this really was a surprise. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> i think it ae's public and private property. i'm against graffiti. >> who can get it out the most who can be noticed the most. >> i i've seen seniors doing graffiti. >> the city is art, other people who have their names tag -- >> [inaudible] our unit there are 2 sections we are doing one is abating and others are notice of violation to private property. all the utility boxes in public right-of-way we abate. >> we abate calls that come within 48 hours. >> we are a small group in g f graffiti. we don't have enough help. >> i have a group in town down and china town and the north tunnel. [inaudible] the graffiti we abate everything is coming up to the areas now. >> i'm willing to take it on. i think -- >> you are telling me you are ready for thi

i forgot earlier it is mentioned by 3 sues, sue hellman, carlyle, and kernin. a wonderful job. [applause] years ago, i sat at a dinner party next to talent. i fell in love with the hospital. i want to thank you all. it has really been my honor and my pleasure. this really was a surprise. thank you. [applause] [applause] i'm robert chief and i'm the park's supervisor in the parks in the sunset district. i've been working here for 3 years. we are 60-70 street below street level. the 64 acre park. the park is divided into 2 sections we are in the stern area. when you get over to pine lake meadow and pine lake, pine lake is considered a natural area. in 1847, the green family came out here, back then this was kind of an empty canyon and sand dun area. they claimed this property. in 1892. george green who's a second generation built the truckdaro club house. there was a hotel then. it was said this was the place to go if you were weary of the dirty city and the police. there were a couple of gun fights the front door has bullet holes. i don't ever repair them. 1931

if we're going to be up near the border in the same in south there is an operation in the area of hellman province that was very important. that was a displaced safe haven and necks to have taliban narcotics -- and necks us of the taliban industry. >> i want to ask you to do something that are that you're familiar with in a television format. i'm not going to treat this as a lightning round. >> they are very hungry to have these questions asked and more importantly for you to answer them. this is my question. you said combat troops could be included in the july 2011 withdraw timetable. will they be included and at what number and is it a sufficient number to convey to the american people that this does have a foreseeable end point would in the not undermine what the president promised the country in 2009? >> would you like the specific designations? >> as specific as you're prepared to be, general. >> as i explained on capitol hill, i literally am still developing the options. i am doing it with a very, very small group of individuals. there is only two other people on isaf headquarters w

went wrong after an airstrike in afghanistan ended with the deaths of civilians on friday in the hellman province. the strike was meant to target taliban fighters inside two cars bubba when troops checked on the the wreckage they found the deceased civilians. the number of people who died has not been released. >>> people in the bay area will be out supporting yes, ma'am pen the rest of the middle east today. there's a rally and march scheduled this afternoon at market and 8th streets in san francisco. muslims are expected to speak at the rally. and that begins at 1:00. >>> four of the 11 monitors keeping track of radiation in california were off line last week at the beginning of japan's nuclear crisis. the epa operates the 11 radiation detectors, including one in san francisco. but the agency admits four of them were out of service for repairs or maintenance last week. this happened when there were fears radiation could hit the united states from japan's damaged nuclear power plant. but nuclear engineers say radiation monitoring is not just up to the federal government. >> certainly la

mark wells died earlier this month in the hellman province.al today where his wife's family lives. he leaves behind a pregnant w and a toddler. >>> weather and traffic, right after this. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. grab a jacket on the way out the door but leave the umbrella at home. if we see any activity in terms of rainfall today, it will be very light in nature and pass very quickly. the bulk of the moisture from the next system doesn't arrive until tonight into tomorrow morning. enjoy today. st. patrick's day. temperatures will be in the 50s. luck of the irish on the roadways? >> travel times approaching that area, highway 24, the worst of it out of walnut creek and lafayette. live look out there. smooth here. on the highways, reports of a port-a-potty in lane number two. not a joke. >> all right. thanks a lot, mike. >>> more local news in half an hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. >>> 8:30 on a thursday morning, march 17th, 2011. st. patrick's day. big parade in new york kicking off in just a little while. i

i forgot earlier it is mentioned by 3 sues, sue hellman, carlyle, and kernin. they do a wonderful job. [applause] years ago, i sat at a dinner party next to talent. i fell in love with the hospital. i want to thank you all. it has really been my honor and my pleasure. this really was a surprise. thank you. [applause] [applause]