the sister wandered about the city, weeping for her brother. gestanana wandered about the city, weeping for dimusi. oh, my brother, who is your sister? i am your sister. oh, dimusi, who is your mother? i am your mother. the day that dawns for you will also dawn for me. the day that you will see, i will also see. i would find my brother, i would comfort him, i would share his fate. when she saw the sister's grief, when anana saw the grief of gestana, she spoke to him gently. dimusi is no more. i would take you to him, but i do not know the place. then a fly appeared. the holy fly circled the air above anana's head and spoke, if i tell you where dimusi is, what are you give me? anana said, if you tell me, i will let you frequent the beer houses and taverns. i will let you dwell among the talk of the wise ones. i will let you dwell among the songs of the minstrals. the fly spoke. lift your eyes to the edges of the steppe. lift your eyes to arali. there you will find gestanana's brother. there you will find the shepherd, dimusi. anana and gestanana

her husband, lover and king. and this is called the return. a lament was raised in the city. my lady weeps bitterly for her young husband. anana weeps bitterly for her young husband. woe for her husband, woe for her young love, woe for her house, woe for her city. dimusi was taken captive in aruk. he will no longer bathe in aradu. he will no longer treat the mother of anana of his mother. he will no longer perform his sweet task among the maidens of the city. he will no longer raise his sword higher than the kugar of priests. great is the grief of those who mourn for dimusi. anani wept for dimusi. gone is my husband, my sweet husband. gone is my sweet love. my beloved has been taken from the city. oh, you flies of the steppe, my beloved bride groom has been taken from me before i could wrap him with a proper shroud. the wild bull lives no more. his shepherd, the wild bull, lives no e.

she is a rare person, and it is our opportunity now to bring her into the city government so that we get the benefit of her skills and of her personality, and of all the experiences that she has. so i encourage you -- please do not continue this nomination, but give it your full support now that it might go forward. thank you so much for your consideration. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you. good afternoon to the board of supervisors. we are here on behalf of the confirmation of ms. leona bridges. will not go through a whole lot of rhetoric in terms of what others have said. ms. bridges is experienced. she is engaged. her ethics are just impeccable. and on behalf of the baptist ministers and ministers alliance throughout the city of san francisco, i come out lawrence hart, of the paradise missionary baptist church, trust and hope you will confirm this recommendation of ms. leona bridges. the city of san francisco will be the better because of what you will do at your earliest convenience. thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, p

the city life has come to her. now, she shops for food, works for the cleaners, and rents out rooms in her home to a team of road builders. she is saving for her children's education. she said her husband to a factory job in a faraway beijing to bring in more money, and then, she built an extension, more room for lodgers. but a demolition crew knocked it down. in theory, only the government and its approved developers are allowed to build in the new city. in practice, many people get away with it. they use their connections. in chinese -- she does not have them. [speaking for language] -- [speaking foreign language] >> of of the city, her lodgers are blasting their way towards the outside world. they are building a chain of bridges and tunnels through the mountains that have kept what was village isolated for so long. china plans to match the entire american highway network within 10 years. amidst all the turmoil of change, it is one man's job to keep the show on the road and the villagers on board. this has been t

her. the city, that the court date with the city. for now, it is closed with an emergency ordinance suspending its live music permit for the amount of 30 days. >> alive look, from our mount tam cam, sunny skies. a live look. and north bay, inland valleys, with the temperatures still chilly! only in the 40's for the north bay. 40 degrees in antioch, 42 degrees and their field. mild towards the south peninsula. with sunshine. and 11 degrees cooler in novado. and throughout santa rosa, and 10 degrees colder in napa. and also in our inland valley. that early morning fog it was extensive. although the into the north bay. through the delta, and that lasted until 2:00 p.m. finally, it broke up a little bit. and we will see that fog return overnight. to time it out on futurecast coming up in just a bit. >> a new terminal has been and demolished and in the earth below it were hundreds of archaeological gems that date back to the gold rush! and daniel villareal with the pound powered >> archaeologists, are looking for all of these artifacts. u

her as a point lady or ideal person. she really rises and drive san francisco. she will do a good job in serving our city hall. i urge you to appoint her to the city hall preservation committee -- preservation commission. thank you. chairperson kim: seeing no further public comment, public, it is now closed. -- public comment is now closed. thank you for being here. i am excited to support your nomination, just knowing your work, both to support new residence in san francisco through your radio show and charity work, but also your tireless advocacy for immigrant rights issues and creating more local jobs for san franciscans. i know you have done that through your work in your company, hiring and training, and bringing many new san franciscans in to the trades, but also for your work on local hire legislation. thank you so much for your work. seeing no objections, we will be moving this item forward. this item is now closed. madame clerk, i would like to continue items 9 and 10, if there are no objections. >> would you like me to read those items? item nine, motion approving the mayor's appointment of jason elli

the mayor opened up city hall to the general public tonight, including her new office. patti lee is live at city hall where the celebrating just wrapped up. >> reporter: about a thousand people attended the event which was rich in historical evidence. pomp and circumstance replaced by sign up streets. photo ops are standard activities for mayors but jean kwan ushered in a new era by inviting the public to visit her during an open house. >> i stood in line because i have never been in the mayor's office. i wanted to see inside. >> reporter: for denise parker, a 14-year city employee, this is a welcome moment. >> thank you for opening it up. 14 years i have been with the city. >> you never been in here? >> >> reporter: for others her assent to the mayor's office is historically significant. >> i'm so excited and happy. >> reporter: may beck and her partner can't wait for their 6- year-old daughter to meet kwan. >> she can see her in office and she can say i can be a mayor or a politician or president of the united states and you know, it starts here. and i'm getting goose

city, you have to show vision and leadership. you can't take two steps forward and ask for consensus. we'll be looking for her to show in the first 100 days what that vision will be with respect to crime or balancing the budget in the city and pension problems. there are all sorts of issues and i think the city will be looking to her for some bold leadership. >> do you think we'll see a drastically different oakland than we have in the last four years? >> i think some problems are beyond the mayor's control. i think what we'll see different is a mayor who is present and visible. i think any voter is willing to give a leader a little bit of slack if it hooks as if they're working hard and they're -- looks as if they're working hard and they're present. it's when things are going downhill and you can't find the leader you get nervous and talk about moving. so the answer to your question is i think people in oakland will feel better about their city having her there because she'll work very, very hard and be accessible to the voters and i think she'll have some success. >> all right. joe tuman, as always, thank

dispute over legal advice hitting new bay area mayor against her city attorney. >> how a former forty-ninerstar is changing the life of sap jose police officer and his family. all coming up in an hour on 7 news over on channel 7. >>> right now larry is here with sports big game for the warriors. >> yes. thinks a test. see how you fair against the were yours playing well lately. tonight they face the best team in the league over all. came in with a regard of 37 and 7. owners of 10 game winning streak against golden state. he's the big fundamental. look at the moves here against about him going to the wrack. lee big night for the warrior. then the offhand. hook on base lane. lee with 31 points. warriors shot 61 percent in the first quarter. wright come get some. but the spurs look at thvlt scored at will. nobody stops the reverse. spurs up 7 at the half. ellis teeing up. 25. warriors playing come back all second half here. making the extra pass. look at this george hill down the lane. spurs make the offense. run it so efficiently. jump shot looked easy. tiny parker. spurs win 113-102. rodgers

city attorney dennis her erherr. tom ammiano, george gascon. former supervisor bevan dufty is here with us. department of environment director emily nutter. interim police chief jeff godown. thank you for being here today. [applause] now on with the program. when phil told me he invited the speaker of the california state assembly to swear him in, i looked at him and said, are you kidding me? the governor is introducing his

she has moved her unique protest from belmont to redwood city, becoming a human sign board. this was her in august. the belmont sidewalk where she demonstrated day in, day out. and she ended up living among her belongings and signs, scribbled on card board, cloth, whatever she could find. her encampment stretched 132 square feet. police warned it was blocking the right of way. and i asked what is the message? >> ride to freedom and believe in god. >> she was arrested in late august shortly after our interview. she went to trial. a jury convicted her and she served sometime in jail. several agencies and people have tried to offer help and she's just determined and is set on course. >> and she refuses to touch her money in the bank. >> she has money. she doesn't qualify as being indiswrent for housing or assistance. >> she is now here on whipple and veterans boulevard. busiest intersection in redwood city, now clothed from head to toe in signs, this way, police can't charge her with blocking sidewalk. >> this is the only way to have four signs together and i'm sacrificing movin

not that many months ago we stood on the steps of city hall in recounting her behalf of our cities richard -- our path on behalf of the city . here we are celebrating the first chinese-american mayor in our great city. it is a remarkable thing and a very proud dana. -- thing. i spoke a little bit about this yesterday, but it is important set this reminds everybody this is the birthplace of the united nations. this is a city of remarkable diversity. we do not just tolerated. we celebrate it. that is a spirit of what makes sense and cisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people -- that makes san francisco a special place in the hearts and minds of people. mayor lee, here is my advice. you have a year, figure out what you want to accomplish. you were put in this position by the people to my right, but the people of san francisco are the people counting on you. [applause] do what you think is right, and remember that as important and impressive as this did not -- as this is, there are hundreds of thousands of people who require your attention and leadership. always remember the peopl

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the mayor opened up city hall to the general public tonight, including her new office. patti lee is live at city hall where the celebrating just wrapped up. >> reporter: about a thousand people attended the event which was rich in historical evidence. pomp and circumstance replaced by sign up streets. photo ops are standard activities for mayors but jean kwan ushered in a new era by inviting the public to visit her during an open house. >> i stood in line because i have never been in the mayor's office. i wanted to see inside. >> reporter: for denise parker, a 14-year city employee, this is a welcome moment. >> thank you for opening it up. 14 years i have been with the city. >> you never been in here>> rep assent to the mayor's office is historically significant. >> i'm so excited and happy. >> reporter: may beck and her partner can't wait for their 6- year-old daughter to meet kwan. >> she can see her in office and she can say i can be a mayor or a politician or president of the united states and you know, it starts here. and i'm getting goose bumps thinking about it. >

to test this theory, we took this actress named jessica to a local gym here in new york city and asked her to cry on command. >> she's not actually upset at you. >> that's good. >> reporter: this guy admitted he did not like it very much. >> might be slightly annoyed. >> reporter: but this guy said there are some circumstances in which crying could actually work in a woman's favor. >> she's crying and start kissing me, that's different.

city. it was affordable. we need to get back to that, and adding her on this commission will get us there -- at least it will be the start to get us there. i highly recommend, and i hope, as a former employee of the city for 35 years, that you will support her nomination, and you will not regretted. most importantly, the citizens of san francisco will not regret it. thank you. supervisor campos: 5 you very much -- thank you very much. next speaker please. >> good afternoon. i speak in support leona bridges. i wanted to offerme

franciscans, whereas she has worked with neighborhood groups in her district and around san francisco to preserve the unique character that makes our citycial. where is she has balanced the demands of her job while maintaining an active family life with her three children and her husband, and whereas she has treated her colleagues, the treated her colleagues, the public, and city

her town. when paula is not working as a real estate agent, she is getting rid of graffiti. she started about 12 years ago when the cityold her it would take 30 days to paint over one spot. now she orders the city's colors and works as a one-woman army to hide the imperfections and bring out the beaut any a city that she loves. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> in new york city, from the ground and the skies, pigeons are a dime a dozen. in belgium, however, one just sold for $200,000. a chinese investor bought the specially breeded blueprint purely for status. the breeder is selling his stock because his sons aren't interested in the business. the buyer named his pricey pigeon the great wall. >>> speaking of breaking it down, once a dance duo in china, they know a thing or two. they are bull doser drivers. despite their impressive performances from draw hundreds of onlookers, they haven't quit their day jobs. regularly construction workers, they meet after work to perfect their routines, believe it or not. wow. >>> well, mom may have told you

to test this theory, we took this actress named jessica to a local gym here in new york city and asked hercry on command. >> she's not actually upset at you. >> that's good. >> reporter: this guy admitted he did not like it very much. >> might be slightly annoyed. >> reporter: but this guy said there are some circumstances in which crying could actually work in a woman's favor. >> she's crying and start kissing me, that's different. i might get turned on. >> reporter: scientists we spoke to today about this new study were fascinated, especially by the notion that our tears could be sending out chemical signals that influence the physiology and behavior of other people. but from an evolutionary standpoint, if you hair con back to the cavemen days, some scientists aren't so sure that this whole idea of men losing testosterone when women cry really adds up. >> if you think back to cavemen, and if you had a family with children and suddenly a wild beast comes in and attacks one of the children, tries to drag it off and the mother starts to cry, i don't think you would want the testosterone lev

city. i am very proud. why not put her on a commission. she will preserve city hall. a great friend of everyone. i get choked up talking about pat. michaeah allen. his family is here. i will make him look good. a public applicant at the housing authority. i am very excited. he is going to serve. hi said to marion, she runs treasure island. she had great connections in washington d.c. as the housing director. she is very kind to serve again on the housing authority. henry, look out. that is the director. to mark keller, mark is here. where is he? there you are. a great guy. does so much good work and a great friend of all of ours. wel-known. i don't know what we were thinking. jose had a conflict. if you want to know what's going on, lean over, ask a friend. [laughter] >> juvenile policy commission. suzie has her work cut out ofor her but is -- for her but is outstanding. you will take this task. to paige oeratta, formerly page barry. nobody is more committed to the city. ginsberg would say that this would bring a breath of fresh air. this commission is getting into th

local hiring and how to get to a consensus, and i found her way of dealing with different community stakeholder groups, business, labor, community, city, to be incredible, and i think she is -- i'm just so happy to be here to support her. something people do not know is she runs a radio show and brings in a community members. city hall is the people's call. this is someone who should be in charge of preserving and advising on the preservation of it. the other thing that someone had mentioned -- i read had mentioned that ms., is a contractor. she does 90% local hire, so i expect to see that when work is done on the people's call that we are going to see our people, our communities, union work force, community work force rebuilding the city's tall, and i think that is something that florence kong can really make sure happens. supervisor campos: thank you. any other member of the public who would like to speak? seeing none, supervisor mar. supervisor mar: thank you. i look forward to supporting your in the future, but i'm going to continue this item. but i really strongly support your candidacy. supervisor campos: i, too, look forward to

franciscans, whereas she has worked with neighborhood groups in her district and around san francisco to preserve the unique character that makes our citycial. where is she has balanced the demands of her job while maintaining an active family life with her three children and her husband, and whereas she has treated her colleagues, the public, and city officials with courtesy and dignity, setting an example of how government can operate successfully in respectfully, led now be resolved that the members of the board of supervisors for the city and county of superbug -- san francisco on behalf of the employees and others of the city do hereby gratefully recognizes supervisor michela alioto-pier, and we wish you the greatest success in your future endeavors. thank you for everything. [applause] >> thank you, michela. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. let me start by thanking the president of the board, david chiu. i want to thank my colleagues, including some that sat on the board a few years ago, mcgoldrick, peskins, sandoval, gonzales. i know i am for getting a number of them. but the people that i really want to thank are the citizens

18 years. >>> a young fresno woman found her long lost father who was living on the streets of san francisco. the 23-year-old kelly christianson came to the city this weekend after spotting her dad in a newspaper article about san francisco's homeless. early yesterday, she found him in the city's mission district. marty christ yenson left his family 20 years ago while battling a serious drinking problem and thought they would never want to see him again. his daughter's trip to san francisco proved him wrong. >>> a southern california man is in jail this morning after authorities say that he planned to blow up one of the nation's largest mosques. 63-year-old roger stockhand was arrested last monday in the parking lot of the islamic center of america in suburban detroit. he had a large amount of fireworks in his car and someone called police the night before after they overheard him make threats against muslims. >> we're supposed to live in peace and one respect the other. i don't understand how somebody think of something like that, really. it's like unbelievable. >> investigators believe he was acting alone and say he was -- has a long history

san jose's city manage didn't go very far to pick a new police chief. acting police chief chris moore is herhoice but city manager deborah fignise said she won't confirm the name out of the respect for the city council asked to approve her choice on a closed session on tuesday. >> i've been through many, many meetings. heard a lot of input and applied all that i've heard. i used my judgment and i know that i am bringing forward the best candidate for the city of san jose. >> moore became acting chief in october. several community activists say they support the choice. >> oakland's police chief anthony batts was a finalist for top cop job. chief batts is still trying to figure out what he's doing with his future. he says i continue to have concerns surrounding resources being provided. batts said the number of officers is expected to drop with more budget cuts looming. >> 4:38 now. time for a look at the forecast and for the first time this week, you saw it. >> how about you, did you see it again? >> i saw it from the time i stepped out my door till the caldeco caldecott tunnel. >> would have

in our ongoing series "you're hired" she tells us how temping during her new york city job hunt helped her land a full time job. >> my first thought that i had was really shock and awe. i had never been in this situation and it was kind of depressing that so many people were in it with me. i started looking for a job and i was looking in management positions and i was looking primarily in sales, public relations. you know a variety of fields that i had touched on in my past work experience, so it did take a little time to recover but then, you know, i started collecting unemployment and i would go to the unemployment office like everybody else and i would get there and their was just seas and seas of people. whether the economy was up or down people were still going to say what did you do this year between this job and this job and you want to have a great answer. and that's really when i started to look into contract employment, temping. i thought it was strictly administrative. i thought it was nothing but short term. i really didn't know how great it could be and i had no idea they