hilton world. from today in 51 hotels in 13 countries in cities as far apart as london, sydney, mexico city, toronto, san francisco, and new york, we will be offering unique services focusing on three touch points of the chinese traveling hotel experience -- there are rival, the guest room, and breakfast at hilton. the for your hotels in the program i am pleased to say are right here in the bay area. we are so grateful to hilton san francisco union square for hosting this event, and i would like to recognize the key members from those who tells -- those hotels are also in the room with us today. let's take a closer look at the program. ♪ be >> hilton has been an industry leader ever since our leader opened his first hotel more than i did two years ago. he believed in the power of travel and tourism to bring people together. today, we continue his legacy of filling the earth with the brightness and warmth and hospitality. this important program welcoming chinese travelers from around the world is led by our flagship brand, hilton hotels and resorts, and it is available to all hotels across our brand. for generation

san francisco to facilitate san francisco's strategy. bentley prince street. blue shield of california. cole hardware. gap inning, google, inc., hiltonsan francisco union square, the new resource bank, pacific gas & electric, wells fargo and yahoo inc. [applause] so on behalf of the department of environment i wanted to, first of all, thank our staff, who did a fantastic job of pulling together the panels as well as all of the advisory panel members. i know it was quite a time commitment over a number of months to have these discussions and make these recommendations, but we really truly appreciate your commitment and your time. now it is my pleasure and honor to introduce to all of you mayor ed lee, who's going to make a few remarks. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. first of all, i think that elephants and sharks are probably not going to be on the cuisine this year. [laughter] but i am very happy to be here, and i wanted to, first of all, thank you for these papers. i do take this very seriously, as you know. i know that johanna, my climate visor to the mayor's office, and she's here today. we've had a number of discussions about h

announced that maybe the best way to get chinese tourists to san francisco is bring a little bit of china here first. >> they are debuting 13 hilton hotels worldwide. four in the bay area. two in san francisco, financial district and union square. one at the international airport and one at santa clara. >> one yeng. >> the program is aimed at tourists from china and focuses on the visitors' arrival, room and breakfast. at arrival, a staff person will be available who is fluent in mandarin. breakfast important for chinese will feature food visitors are familiar with. and displayed at the roll-out. >> when you welcome the chinese visitors for business and tourism, and you give them a good breakfast because you know at the end of the day they are going to say hey, we also want to visit napa. what is this american steak all about? give me to north beach for some of the pasta you got. but the breakfast will be the traditional thing. >> a woman who brings chinese tourists to the united states says attention to the room, that is to say the authentic chinese tea and slippers is important to the chinese. >> the hotels are different in chin

announced that maybe the best way to get chinese tourists to san francisco is bring a little bit of china here first. >> they are debuting 13 hilton hotels worldwide. four in the bay area. two in san francisco, financial district and union square. one at the international airport and one at santa clara. >> one yeng. >> the program is aimed at tourists from china and focuses on the visitors' arrival, room and breakfast. at arrival, a staff person will be available who is fluent in mandarin. breakfast important for chinese will feature food visitors are familiar with. and displayed at the roll-out. >> when you welcome the chinese visitors for business and tourism, and you give them a good breakfast because you know at the end of the day they are going to say hey, we also want to visit napa. what is this american steak all about? give me to north beach for some of the pasta you got. but the breakfast will be the traditional thing. >> a woman who brings chinese tourists to the united states says attention to the room, that is to say the authentic chinese tea and slippers is important to the chinese. >> the hotels are different in chin

. >> hilton with us rolled out the red carpet for chinese tourists in san francisco today. are any programs during special services to accommodate an increase of chinese travelers. >>> we are going to remain slightly cool along the coastline but you are expected to top of it warmer for tomorrow. a little easier -- breezier throughout their fields. low 80s and livermore and concord 370 in napa and a santa rosa area-- and in santa rosa could we have a week to strip it out to the southeast. there could be some high clouds. in the meanwhile, we will wake up with low clouds and patchy fog out there. the high pressure is going to squash the marine layer a little bit. it will burn out quicker. a round of the day, and 80s. and again, warmer than what we saw today. your work as here, we will wake up tomorrow morning with patches of fog out there. i 9:00 orand we are dealing wit mostly sunny skies. i'd and, mid-and high-level scout street you look up and see those clouds. it should not be a big deal. you will start tomorrow morning of those similar to today. low parts of that they ex

music ] >> tourism is still our number one revenue-generating business in san francisco and in the bay area. >> mayor ed lee and hilton hotels unveiled the new program today. the program features services and amenities and food geared to chinese visitors. it's rolling out at 50 hotels in 13 countries, including several in san francisco and the south bay. mayor lee said the silty is working to attract -- the city is working to attract chinese travelers through a china-u.s. program. >> our next move is to have one of the major banks come here because we need the transactional business that can occur, in addition to the solar companies and the china rail companies that are here and they are visiting several different departments. >> mayor lee said as federal dollars dry up they must attract different investor and chinese business could provide those funds. mayor would like to see other san francisco hotels reach out to other visitors such as southeast asia, japan and south america to make them feel more welcome. >>> that stolen rembrandt worth a quarter of a million dollars was found in a church 20 miles away from where

hilton, charlie sheen, and our former governor arnold schwarzenegger. a big game for bragging rights this weekend. we have the 49ers, we have the raiders and san francisco mayor ed lee says if the 49ers win, he is going to send mayor jean quan some dungeness crab and ghirardelli chocolate. >> if san francisco wins? if oakland winds mayor quan will send him coffee, chocolates and wine. we have a special broadcast of that football game tomorrow at 4:30 on channel 5, kickoff at 5:00. excited fan here at the desk. >> i'm kind of leaning towards the 49ers. i think we have a raider fan here, too. >>> we'll be right back. hi, we're looking to save some money on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support