see if henderson switches things up again. >> joe: you look at these two physically, henderson literally has razors twice the size as gilbert. >> mike: looking for a takedown here. i asked you on camera, do you feel henderson would be the bigger, stronger athlete? so far we haven't seen a significant damage. >> joe: gilbert has a bigger, stronger upper body. the way they're staked out proportionat proportionately. benson's legs are responsible for most of his attack. >> mike: a question of seeing benson overpower his opponent. >> joe: they're exchanging body punches. he has not been able to overpower gilbert. >> mike: something general by been on the side of henderson. past the midway point of the fight now. up the middle. low kicks getting through for henderson as well. the shin is bruised up. the calf is bruised up. the thighs on both sides showing marks of red. >> joe: gilbert responds. goes in deep. >> mike: gilbert right there, though. >> joe: outstanding takedown on melendez. >> mike: 90 seconds now remain in the third. henderson switches again. see if he requires the kick. >> joe:

her best friend shares the last time she heard from henderson just hours before her death. that's next at 11. developing news out of the central valley. a neighborhood is on edge. after a 9 year old girl was stabbed to death in her own home. it happened in valley springs which is 115 miles from san francisco. kron4's philippe djegal joins us live with the latest on the manhunt for killer. developing news out of the town of valley springs. the neighborhood is on edge. after a 9 year old girl was stabbed to death in her own home. police are on a manhunt for the suspect who they say is considered armed and dangerous. right now they're urging residents in the area to lock their doors. valley springs is located just 60 miles from sacramento. a local station is reporting the victim's 12 year old brother found an intruder in his home and saw the man run a way. police say the boy then checked on his sister -- and found she had been stabbed. she later died in the hospital.. tonight oakland police are looking for the suspect behind the deadly shooting of an oakland mother. police say

supervisor john avalos and the executive director from our department of emergency management and paul henderson from the mayor's office and thank you so much for being here today. the vips up here on the stage are going to be presenting awards to hero and honorees. as the answering point for services, the 911 center in san francisco processes 1 million 91,000 calls a year, and with the first agency in the state of california to accept our own wireless 911 calls and have done so successfully for 12 years. 75 percent of the calls that we receive are from cell phones so it is important that you train your kids and family members to know how to dial from a cell phone and if they speak a language other than english to call for help saying what dialect they can speak, we can translate into three languages if someone that you knows or loves dials 911 and english is not their first language, give us the dialect and be able to connect them with someone that can speak their language as quickly as possible. >> it is my pleasure to present the first 911 hero. tala hall. if you come up and we have superviso

paul henderson, representing mayor ed lee's office. [laughter] >> and to my right, i have the open house, our state association vice president and i'm sure other names, past president san francisco chapter. we have lots of our membership here including a couple of board members, kerry greenberg from fresno. [speaker not understood] is here. we have two representatives from san mateo county, barbara arieta and mike miller. i know people. at this time i'd like to say a few words about the california grand jurors association. it's an all volunteer group, 501(c) (3) dedicated to promoting the participation in the grand jury system, qualifies applicants to be grand jurors, bidthv awareness so we have consumers of the grand jury's product, report. at this point i'd like to turn it over for some lengthy introductions. >> thank you. thank you, keith. welcome, everybody. we're glad to see so many friendly faces. as president of the chapter in san francisco now for 3-1/2 years and have been really proud of our board who has done so much great wo

gilbert melendez, fighting for the lightweight championship against the reigning champion benson hendersonit is catching a lot of attention because he was the champion of strike force, bought by ufc. the co-main event 5s daniel corporalier, which will take on former champion frank mir, we spoke to bought about getting to battle for the first time in the biggest fights in their career in their home town. >> the shark tank is familiar and i am excited and i hope everyone from san francisco and california comes to back me up. >> every time we come out here they come in droves and scream and yell and support us and i am excited to be a part of it. >> this is video of henderson winning the title last december, that is the title that melendez wants to capture, ufc and the world of mixed martial arts is a billion dollar industry and taken over in popularity when it comes to pay-per-view events, fighting fans favoring ufc over boxing events and this event is expected to sell out here at the ph pavilion, people are flying in to watch live. tickets are available from 50 to 250 dollars but you want w

so, my name is paul henderson. i'm the deputy chief of staff for our mayor ed lee. we are here today and i am here today to present this certificate of honor to the san francisco civil grand jury association. and, so, i have a certificate here that i'd like to present and thank you all so much for the work that you've been doing and the contributions to the city. you know, people don't say it enough, but the work that you do actually does matter and the work that you do, people pay attention to. it creates changes that ripple all throughout our local government. so, i thank you all for your work and i look forward to working with you in the future. thank you. (applause) >> thank you. and then [speaker not understood] representing state senator mark leno. >> good morning, everyone. and i'm here, as keith said, on behalf of state senator leno. and i just want to say how proud i am to be here because, you know, most of us seek ways to make government better. usually, you know, we have something that we don't like about our government, our local government. we want to c

henderson was asked to find out. dr. henderson: there was a friend of mine working in taiwan at the time who published an elegant study showing that hepatitis b virus looked like a common explanation in taiwan for liver cancer. so we did studies with them, collected blood from about 10,000 people, tested the blood back here in the united states, and followed them and demonstrated that the same virus was causing liver cancer in china. and from that evolved a series of national vaccination programs. it's just such breakthroughs that have intensified data collection efforts around the world. dr. bernstein: we collect information on the type of tumor and all of the characteristics of the cancer, the stage, the cell type, the extent of disease, laterality, anything we can get about that. we also collect information about the individual who is diagnosed with cancer-- their gender, male or female, their race or ethnic background, their age, where they were born, if we can get that information, what their last occupation was. we

police say donitra henderson was gunned down in front of her four-year-old son on wednesday. near 54th street and shattuck. today kron 4's jeff pierce spoke with henderson's best friend about the tragedy. >> reporter: jaudon goode tends to the streetside memorial where 21 year old donitra henderson was gunned down in north oakland last wednesday while her four year son watched. they have known each other since the fifth grade. >> we both went into the foster care system in separate counties and we reunited again. >> reporter: they remained close all these years. >> we talked on the phone every morning, every night. >> reporter: they would send each other video messages. they shared the moniker best friend instead of their names. >> hey best friend. jaudon called her in the last hours of her life. >> i asked her "best friend what are you doing in north oakland you're never in north oakland." and she said i'm going to call you again best friend cause i'm driving. i promise, i'm going to call you right back i promise. >> that was maybe her last call trying to tell me something.

henderson when he was first born was in a car near by but not hurt. officials stayed with the boy until relatives arrived. >>> we have new information about a fatal shooting in san francisco. the medical examiner has identified the victim as 27- year-old vixen trevon of rodeo. he was shot and killed just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon on a street in the city's bay view district. a black car pulled up to a vehicle that trevon was in and opened fire. the shooter remains at large today. >>> police in san jose arrested two teenage drivers for an accident that sent a car plowing right into a home and sent five people to the hospital. as robert handa tells us, speeding cars are a familiar problem in this neighborhood. >> reporter: this is new video of an idea of the house that show it is full force and damage that comes from the speeding car cashing into the occupied home. now the house is a crime scene and police announced the 17- year-old boys involved were arrested and released to their parents. police say the teenagers were racing on lee avenue yesterd

henderson when he was first born was in a car near by but not hurt. officials stayed with the boy until relatives arrived. >>> we have new information about a fatal shooting in san francisco. the medical examiner has identified the victim as 27- year-old vixen trevon of rodeo. he was shot and killed just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon on a street in the city's bay view district. a black car pulled up to a vehicle that trevon was in and opened fire. shoothr remains at large today. >>> police in san jose arrested two teenage drivers for an accident that sent a car plowing right into a home and sent five people to the hospital. as robert handa tells us, speeding cars are a familiar problem in this neighborhood. >> reporter: this is new video of an idea of the house that show it is full force and damage that comes from the speeding car cashing into the occupied home. now the house is a crime scene and police announced the 17- year-old boys involved were arrested and released to their parents. police say the teenagers were racing on lee avenue yesterday b

police say donitra henderson was gunned down in front of her four-year-old son on wednesday.54th street and shattuck. kron 4's jeff pierce spoke with one of henderson's best friends about the tragedy. >> reporter jaudon goode tends to the streetside memorial where 21 year old donitra henderson was gunned down in north oakland last wednesday while her four year son watched. they have known each other since the fifth grade. we both went into the foster again. they remained close all these years. hey best friend. jaudon called her in the last hours of her life. i asked her "best friend what are you doing in north oakland you're never in north oakland." and she said i'm going to call you again best friend cause i'm driving. i promise, i'm going to call you right back i promise. that was maybe her last call trying to tell me something. it was another shooting death in oakland that ripped apart so many lives. and i love you best friend. and i'm going to call you right back. i love you best friend. in oakland jeff pierce kron four news two san francisco siblings are thankful to be a

her name is donitra henderson. she was killed in her car, after visiting a friend in the area of 54th street and shattuck. as the murder investigation continues. oakland police are asking witnesses who were in the area at the time of the shooting. to come forward. there was a vigil last night at oakland tech where she was a graduate. friends and family of donitra shared stories and mourned the loss of a young woman who always had a positive attitude and worked hard to care for her young son. sinologist of powhatan, ms people crying in the wrong chivas test positive sign not been around any more precise than last. >>."i know that" the crimestoppers program is keep offering up to $10- thousand information leading to the this case. police released a sketch of a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in santa cruz. police say the woman met the man at a downtown santa cruz bar. after having drinks -- the suspect offered to walk the victim home when the bar that's when police say, he began making sexual advances towa

. >> oakland police have identified 21-year-old danitra henderson as the woman killed wednesday night in front of her son in her car on a residential block of 54th street. her 4-year-old son was in the back seat and was not hurt. henderson was a graduate of oakland zpek a student at laney college. >> former grateful dead member bob weir collapsed on the stage last night nrkts middle of a song when he started slumping and crumpelled to the ground. he he was helped up and finished the song in a chair before leaving for the night. basist says he was suffering from a strained shoulder, his manager declined comment its been 30 days since the golden gate bridge switched to electronic tolling and the district says things are going better than expected. >> though, speeds are up. heather? >> yes. speeds were up. but maybe in the for long. the bridge is the first to go all electronic. and based on the success so far, none of us should be surprised to see other bridges are soon to follow. the district were looking to low down and stop but problem has been illegal speeding. the limit is 25 miles

joining me now again is nia-malika henderson back with us for the "washington post."king at massachusetts at the senate primary. we've got link versus marky. and you have a republican primary as well with candidates who were frankly off their game because of the obvious reason they suspended campaigning with the boston bombing. >> that's right. there was a bit of a detour there and even with link who is running the democratic primary, he has been ill for the last couple of days. he had to cancel a bunk of his events yesterday. he did manage to have one event, the iron workers's union there. that gives a sense of where he is. markey is the odds on favorite. he's been up in most of the polls. he is campaigning as the liberal's liberal and hoping that he can pick up really where elizabeth warren left off and he has a pretty big grassroots organization there that draws from the obama coalition and the warren coalition. i think the problem is turnout. i think they're predicting something like one in five registeredoters will show up at the polls. and that doesn't bode well

. >> reporter: at 55, judi henderson-townsend is working with a much younger crowd. >> it's like livingthe land of dorian gray here. nobody ever ages. >> reporter: after a career spent working with stiffs in the corporate world, says townsend, she started mannequin madness. >> i sell mannequins, i rent mannequins, i repair mannequins, i blog about mannequins. here in our warehouse, we recycle them for the stores for free and then we resell them or rent them to other people. >> reporter: so you mean all those good looking folk back there were going to be dumped. >> those were going to be tossed into the landfill because the store didn't need them anymore. they're just maybe a few years old, but structurally nothing is wrong with them. it's like having a pre-owned lexus. >> reporter: townsend thinks she's modeling a trend: the rise of the mature entrepreneur. and indeed, since 1996, the share of businessowners age 55 to 64 has grown more than 9%. and whereas just one tenth of the total u.s. workforce is self employed. >> you look at workers in their mid 50s, it's 15%. you look at workers

. >> did you know florence henderson is a hypnotherapist? >> jimmy: she is not. so mrs.hypnotiiypnoti people? >> i thought you would have loved it so much you would have had her on it. >> jimmy: guillermo, we should get mrs. brady to make you pee on yourself. did you know you can't hypnotize people on television? >> you can watch online. >> jimmy: they made it a law because people were watching tv in the 50s and 60s and they were becoming hypnotized in their homes. and on the radio. >> do you remember the number that was in the film that says easily suggestible people? >> jimmy: the number? >> percentage of the population? 5% of the population is easily suggestible. >> jimmy: okay. i don't think i'm one of those people. i tried very hard, maybe too hard and it never seems to work for me. have you been hypnotized? >> i have been. it was great doing all the research. and i remember getting this cd from a woman. it said do not operate heavy machinery or any of those different things when you're listening to it. so i was off having, you know, going to sunday dinner, which wh

. >> cooperwood asks to speak to officer henderson who tried to get through to the 18-year-old inmatepast. >> i already talked to everybody, you know, members and i'm getting out -- >> done with it. >> i'm done with the familiar. >> what made you come to this decision. >> i've been sitting on it. i have two sons and when i get out they'll be two years and change and three years and change. i want to be there. because of them i ain't going to come back to jail. i spent too much time here it ain't cool. >> that's awesome, i'm proud of you for real, that's real good. that's showing that the maturity. >> i think he's sincere. all i can do is believe in him and hope the best for him. >> like other officers at the jail, henderson grew up on some of the same tough streets as inmates like cooperwood. >> the things i've been through at their age as a teenager and 18 years old, i could have been just one of these guys. so i tell them, what i've been through in life and let them know if i can change, you can change. 2200 inmates in here, if i can talk to one inmate and get that guy to change his

henderson, thank you, sir, i appreciate that. >> i'm excited.m excited to have this finally done and over with and -- they found me guilty of major disruptive conduct which i don't understand that but i'm not going to sit there and question it, my out date is the 19th. i'm going to go. i'm happy. >> thank you so much. >> take care. >> rest easy. >> for dean, time in segregation is a small sacrifice for going home as scheduled. ronald wells, however, is facing serious robbery and home invasion charges and could have a long stay here as his case works it way through the courts. >> i've got to be out there to talk to my mom and relatives and all of that. by me being in the hole, as you can see, like, i can't do none of that, like nothing works in my favor. >> wells problems began when jail officials received a letter claimed to be from a family member warning that wells was planning an escape. when they listen back to the phone call, the suspicions grew deeper. wells insists, he was only joking. >> he was very upset because i feel like they knew if

>> we have to go before the planning commission henderson find this next week so it will be before theboard may first. >> chair adams: motion to approve? >> i will move. >> second. >> commissioners for the second? >> commissioner dooley. >> we are all in support. >> the president would like a roll call? >> chair adams:yes >> commissioner dooley: yes >> commissioner o'brien: yes o2 >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena: yes w1 >> commissioner white:yes >> commissioner riley:yes >> this motion passes 6 to 0. >> next item. >> next item. >> displaces you an item four. discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the board of supervisors on board of supervisors file no. 130244 [health, business and tax regulations code - regulate and establish annual fees - cottage food operations] ordinance amending the health code, by adding section 452.1, to establish a procedure for regulating cottage food operations; amending the business and tax regulations code, by adding section 249.1a, to establish annual fees for cottage food operations; and making environmental findings. explanatory docume

paul henderson. >> san francisco treasurer, sisneros. >> san francisco port commissioner kimberly brandon. commissioners south east city, toya moses. >> oakland port commissioner, brian parker. director of workforce development office of economic workforce department rhonda simmons and president jack and jill of america incorporated san francisco chapter and former soul service commissioner karen clopten. thank you all so much. well, we are so thrilled that our most distinguished keynote speaker was able to work us into his schedule today. welly has a way again of folks to show up. you know? he attended the american conserve torrey theater in san francisco and went on to appear on the big screen and the big stage. give a big warm welcome for the great amazing delroy lindo. can everybody hear me? >> i have to say that after agreeing to be here this afternoon, a few or some short time after i was sent a schedule, and on the schedule, i saw that i had ten minutes from my keynote address. and then, some while later, they sent me another schedule and i had 15 minutes, and then, they sent me an

paul henderson, representing mayor ed lee's office. [laughter] >> and to my right, i have the open house, our state association vice president and i'm sure other names, past president san francisco chapter. we have lots of our membership here including a

i want to bring in jose and neah maleeka henderson, good morning. >> good morning. >> to the president's point, jose, there's a brand-new poll out showing 91% support background checks, 88% of gun owners support it. i know you are a gun owner. we have talked about it before. how does a lawmaker say this isn't what the american people want? >> well, polls reflect a snapshot of what people think at a certain period of time. i think that a lot of people both gun owners and those who oppose, you know, gun law or gun availability will say that, you know, if you can have an opportunity to check the background of the person who asks to get a gun, i think it's a pretty clear cut case of logic saying, you know, if i buy a gun and another guy who is a criminal wants to buy a gun, i think i'd like the government to know which of the two shouldn't have one. the problem is, when you add other things to that request, then is where i think the gray area, you know, comes in. >> i think the gray area may be by the whole idea of the slippery slope. the president made a lot of the focus of the speech, read

all i can do is believe in him and hope the best for him. >> like other officers at the jail, hendersonsome of the same tough streets like inmates at cooperwood. >> the things i've been through at their age as a teenager at 18 years old, i could have been one of these guys, so i tell them what i've been through in life and let them know, if i can change, you can change. 2200 inmates in here and my goal since i started, if i can talk to one inmate and get that guy to change his life around, i'm happy and feel like i did something. >> gang rules dictate before cooperwood can officially leave, he must be assaulted by other members of the gang in a ritual they call clapping out. >> you don't get to see the punch coming. they come from behind. it got to be two or three people. can't be just one. you're out of the game. no longer heartless felon. >> i ain't worried about it. they are going to come. i have to clap somebody to get in, you have to clap to get out. i'm ready for it. i ain't tripping. i worry about myself and my family. >> weight on my shoulders. >> nick says jail has taken a weig

well skitch henderson didn't like me.guy couldn't even look at me. >> you've had an amazing life. you're married twice, six kids. one is a young boy. >> one is seven years old. i married a catholic woman with bad rhythm. >> and if i could say to you, of all of the things that have happened outside of marriage and children, what would be the moment, if i could relive it for you now, that you'd choose? the great moment of your life? >> wow, that's so, so tough. i'd have to go back to the beginnings and the first time that i went on ed sullivan, a show that i watched when my link to life was the radio. and there i was on ed sullivan singing that song "dianna". and later, dick clark with his number one hit. and that was trama for me. they taught me something called lip syncing. and what it is, you know, they do it a lot today unfortunately, you need to stand there and follow a record. i'm in the middle of this song. i'm elated i'm with dick clark and kids are screaming. i'm carrying on, oh my darling, oh my lover, i love you

joining me, nia malika-henderson, and ana maria cox for the guardian.ou are the senior south carolina political analyst since you are from there. what are we hoping for here just in terms of fun. are we hoping governor sanford wins so we can take him all the way through the general election here against elizabeth colbert busch? >> you know, i think that's right for fun. here is a guy who has this checkered past, but is a charismatic guy, he comes across in early ads like a preacher with a slow drawl in the way he talks. he has so far resonated with south carolina voters there. of the internal polls, some ways you have to take any internal polls with a grain of salt, but i think they show a close race. they also remind us that in 2008 a woman named linda ketner ran as a democrat, ran as an openly gay woman, campaigned openly with her partner, and came within 2 percentage points of winning this seat. that was in 2008, it was an election year, so she was able to ride the obama wave and the obama coalition showed up, but there does seem to be real energy on

. >> henderson's murder, another family left calling for justice. >> i just want the guys that did this to my daughter caught and locked up for the rest of their lives. >> now there was at least one other witness at the scene. an adult. police do have some idea of some sort of a description and possibly the car that suspect was driving. elizabeth. >> what is opd doing to try and keep the murder rate down? it's out of control. >> it really is. it was last year and we're seeing the murder rate rising this year as well. that's where this program cease fire comes in. he says this targets gang members and he is hoping it cuts down on retaliation. he is hoping he'll see a decline this year, but we'll have to wait and see. >> see if it makes a difference. thank you. >> additional charges could be filed against the two teenagers involved in a horrific crash that sent one of the cars into a house. those teens were arrested and charged with wreckless driving for the crash on lee avenue in south san jose yesterday. neighbors say speeding is common when the high school down the street lets out, but

so now fighting champ benson henderson gets to wear the gold belt. and his fiancee is wearing the gold ring! how sweet! and how warm it was in los gatos? >> 80s. >> good night

joining me now, nia malika henderson, amy holmmes and ana marie cox, political columnist for "the guardian." ana marie are the media and their enthusiasm overstating the degree of progress? >> i'm not sure because so little progress has been made. let's think about this. a vote to filibuster was overcome. the fact that counts as a success is a sad commentary on how little progress has been made on any gun control or gun legislation at all. the nra has had an effective lock on congress. they're still threatening to grade senators on any vote going forward on amendments. and senators and congressmen run scared from the nra. that's the problem with this debate. not so much that, you know, individuals in the media are misinformed about guns, some people are, or congress want a registration, although some might. the way we debate this has been hijacked by this powerful group that doesn't represent that many americans. >> with the focus on the filibusters, i think there is this kind of feeling in the press that let's at least have a vote, that filibusters are bad because they're blocking action.

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joining me, nia malika-henderson and dick harpootlian, chairman of the south carolina democratic partyck, i want to go to you first. nancy pelosi references were flying on the stage tonight. mark sanford really making attempt to tie colbert busch to nancy pelosi and unions and national democrats. she repeatedly pushed back. let's take a listen. >> first of all, i want to be very clear, mark, nobody tells me what to do except the people of south carolina's first district. if you have been looking at the commercials, i am fiscally conservative, independent, tough business woman. if you notice one last point, i push back on the obama budget, so let's talk about independent reach across the aisles and being reasonable. i told you no one tells me what to do. i am an independent business woman and i will reach across the aisles. [ applause ] >> dick, i thought she might reach across the debate stage and knock one on sanford's chin there. she was not pulling any punches, not tying herself to nancy pelosi. elizabeth colbert busch was channeling the fighting spirit of nancy pelosi. what did you

. >> angela rye, political principal of impact strategies and nia-malika henderson, reporter for thet." nia-malika, i go away and take my daughter on a college tour, democrats, republicans, business, labor, believe there may be a deal for comprehensive immigration reform on the table. do you think it's time to put the champagne on ice? >> maybe you should go away more often. >> thank you. >> and things like this will happen. >> yes. >> much more often. you know, this is a reason to celebrate for those that want to see immigration reform get done because you had a situation as little as a week ago where you had the u.s. chamber of commerce in labor at loggerheads, not speaking, unable to figure out a way forward on the guest worker program. it looks like they've nailed down details around that. the amount of guest workers they'd allow into the country, anywhere from 20,000 to 200,000. you remember in 2007, this was a big sticking point and you had republicans already preparing to blame unions for any immigration deal that collapsed. they were essentially ready to point the finger at u