, ho, ho.reen giant ♪ [ beep ] [ mom ] scooter? the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> cruise and pakistan are destroying the compound where osama bin laden was killed last may. -- crews in pakistan are destroying the compound where osama bin laden was killed last may. they're trying to prevent it from ever becoming a shrine. >> nelson mandela is expected to be released from the hospital on monday. he was admitted into a hospital in johanna this morning. he is trying to figure out what is calling a stomach ailment. the 93-year-old is not in any danger. >> the son of the late robert f. kennedy faces misdemeanor charges. douglas kennedy was trying to take his newborn son out for a walk when somebody tried to stop him. they say he became viol

. ♪ ho, h ho. giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >> at this time tomorrow we'll be watching the oscars. there's no sign of rain in the forecast so crews took the plastic off the red carpet. we're there live. hi, melissa. >> there's a lot of activity on the red carpet. the oscar statutes are covered in plastic and not in their final positions just yet. that happens tonight. then tomorrow they get their touchup of gold, and got their first gold in october. this year you're not going to see flowers on the red carpet has in previous years but there will be a lot of greenery at the entrance. this afternoon tv crews of doing live broadcasts and rehearsing for this oscar preshows, the stars will arrive tomorrow are in partly sunny skies and in past years the weather has been almost as unpredictable as who will take home oscar gold. this year there's no need for the rain tent and that allowe

i would like to congratulate commissioner woo ho, and pass the gavel. [laughter] [applause] >> i guess my first order of business, i would like to say a few opening comments and call for nominations, opening the floor, for the port commission vice-president. i would like to move to not make kimberly brandon for the vice president of the commission. are there any other nominations for the vice president of the commission? are there any other nominations for the vice president of the commission? seeing no one, shall be closed the nomination process for vice president? -- shall we closed the nomination process for vice president? -- shall we close the nomination process for vice president? all in favor? congratulations, kim. [applause] i wanted to open with a few comments. i wanted to recognize kim for her leadership in this past year, as well as ann lazarists. i am very proud to take on this role but know that i will be hanging on them long term. i would also like to thank lesley and francis for their contributions over the past year. 2012 will be an exci

, ho, ho. there is a lot more to the chinese new year's parade than dragon firecrackers. ktvu's christien kafton shows us how the hundreds of thousands of visitors are helping businesses. >> reporter: the sights and sounds of new year's festivities fill the year. chinatown restaurants is looking to fill the bellies of the tourists who flow in annually. >> all the restaurants are by why. ana wong says the flood of customers couldn't control at a better time of year. >> january/february is a slow time of season in san francisco, so it's good to have something to do, you know? >> reporter: the influx of visitors is also music to the ears of hotels in the area. the chinatown hilton sits on the parade route and management here says a busy lobby means full rooms. >> it gets probably 99%, in terms of our occupancy. so that is the chinese new year coupled with a few other things going on in the city right now, but chinese new year's bumps it up. >> reporter: these two came from bogata, colombia and say

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. ♪ ho, ho, ho. giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >>> this valentine's day is marked by progress for add crow cats of same sex marriage. washington allows same-sex marriages. the law will take effect june 7th. opponents want to put the law up for vote on the november ballot. >>> the new jersey state senate passed a bill that would recognize same sex marriage. it is expected to pass the assembly thursday but republican governor chris christie says he will veto it. new jersey allows civil unions. >>> in maryland a less certain path for same sex marriage laws. patrick hogan reportedly considered supporting the bill but today said he is not sure if he would. martin o'malley is looking for more support in the house. >>> virginia does not allow same sex marriage but that didn't stop a couple from trying to tie the knot today. john henrehan is live with more. >> reporter: shawn, first, discl

. ♪ ho, ho, ho.reen giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >>> is there a racial divide in maryland? they say yes, claiming they're underfunded by more than $2 billion. >>> a landmark $2.1 billion lawsuit, pits maryland's historically black colleges and universities like morgan state against the maryland higher education commission. >> at the core of this is simply racism. the failure of the leadership to value the african american american citizenry in maryland. >> reporter: the lawsuit says over a decade, maryland has shortchanged its $2.19 billion in revenue that would have gone to things like campus infrastructure, teacher salaries, technology upgrades and student aid. maryland has four hbc us, morgan state university, buoy state university, coppin state university, and the university of maryland eastern shore. students tell me they see the underfunding firsthand. >> could you imagine

. ♪ ho, ho, ho.reen giant >>> two students dead after a school shooting in ohio, three others injured. this is video of one of the victims. the teenager gunman opened fire in the cafeteria of chardon high school. he has been arrested. his name t.j. lane. he is a student at a neighbor school. students have been speaking out about what happened today. here is one who saw the tragedy for himself. >> my back was turned. i heard one shot. i turned, i saw another one. pointed towards the victim. and then i went under the table. i heard two more. and coach -- i saw coach -- he was returning towards him. there was silence. no shots fired. i got up and i ran as fast as i could outside to the soccer field, across the street. i heard one more shot. >> officials say classes are canceled tomorrow. grieve counselors will be made available. >>> plane made a rough but safe emergency landing in new jersey without front landing gear in place. no one was hurt. the airport was briefly closed because of the landing. then

, h ho. >> good evening. >> in tonight's headlines, gas prices continue to climb. the national average is 3.67 a gallon. the state average is now 4.25. $5 a gallon to be right rind the corner. >> gas and the economy on the mind of given given -- newt gingrich today. the featured speaker at the state republican con vefnlings he says if -- >> police in south san francisco arrested two men following a long standoff. the suspects confronted a former employer using a baseball bat and a gun, inflicting minor injuries, then they fled when police arrived. >> we're just minutes away from oscar sunday and hours away from the first awards being handed out. >> but when he oscars hit the air tomorrow the san francisco bay area will have more than a passing interest. our region has multiple nominees so a local university has an impressive track record. here's the story of an underdog film program with a lot of stake. >> allison huffman was nice enough take time too speak to a reporter. she isn't famous yet

. ♪ ho, ho, ho.nt those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >> your forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> there is a cool front coming in. there is rain and snow up in pennsylvania and new york state. it is close to cecil county. it is just a sprinkle or two. it is the cold air behind the front that is in poor and with the approaching storm. that is the storm we will be watching carefully. it will be combining with the cold air. it was anything but cold today. 57 for the high at the airport. the inner harbor was 59. it is hard to believe a major winter storm is developing with these conditions today. 28 and 38 were the morning lows this morning. the typical high this time of year is 46 degrees. it is 47 degrees in annapolis. it is 45 on the boardwalk. it is still in the 50's at westminster. it is in the 30's in far western maryland. here is the whole satellite image looking at the larger pic

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. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> sharks home from a season-long road trip a little beat up.oaching the team tonight, matt char, and jay woodcraft. todd mclellan, the head coach with concussion-like symptoms, struck in the head by a hockey stick. and ryane clowe, the only goal of the game. and that was it. the flyers putting pressure on. but ante niemi was tough in goal tonight. two seconds left, they're going to lose the game. but niemi cannot be beaten. so they're going to fight a little bit. 1-nothing, san jose. 26 saves for niemi . sharks, their second win in their last nine. >>> the all-star break did the warriors no favor. boy, they came out and were just terrible. one highlight for golden state at the end of the first quarter. monta ellis going off class. noy seth curry tonight -- no seth curry tonight. but indiana just tore them apart. roy hibert delivering and then danny granger. 45 for the game . mark jackson's warriors blown out pretty much start to finish. 102-78. >>> st. mary's won their first outright league title since 1999. and -- gail is a 25 and 25. and they

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. ♪ ho, ho, ho.reen giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >>> in afghanistan two soldiers are dead, 4 more wounded over amid unrest over the burning of the copies of the koran, protests began yesterday over the burning of old copies of the koran along with other old books, the president, the pnt gone and nata have all apologized. >> opposition forces in syria says the president assad there is increasing attacks there. an american war correspondent was one of two journalists killed, the united states will take part in a conference to talk about a strategy to ending the violence there. >>> and 50 people are now dead, including three children following a deadly train accident in argentina. police say a train overshot the platform and crashed right into a metal barrier. more than 1200 people were on board, nearly 500 remain hospitalized. investigators say the conductor was having problems wit

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. ♪ ho, ho, ho.ant >>> we've seen a couple of different videos that show animals appreciating music. this one shows animals singing along. this is donkeyotee -- >> nice. >> and his owner, alicia schuler. [ donkey sounds ] ♪ >> i don't know if donkeyotee is appreciating alicia's violin play or if he's saying, you're off pitch. i don't know. >> he wants to talk about being off-pitch. but i have to say he's keeping tune with the music. >> does isabel go on itunes? >> that is hilarious. i think if the donkey didn't like the music. but instead, he's singing. [ donkey sounds ] >> donkeyotee wasn't as healthy as this, when alicia got him. this is what donkeyotee looked like, this is him at four and a half months. he was very mall nourished. his vet didn't even think he was going to survive the night. to tell us a little bit more about donkeyotee's success and his singing, we have "right this minute," alicia schuler and her little boy, john. >> did you know that donkeyotee was a singer? >> no. i was just goo

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> people already talking about the new book by j.k.ling and it's now even out yet and here's a twist. it is not for children. it's been five years since rowling released the seventh and final book in the potter series. all we know is the new book is for adults. >> no har ry potter. >> thanks for joining us tonight. we will continue to follow our news in the north bay. the fire started as a controlled burn, but fire crews lost criminal, but it's 50% contained. it's happening in napa county, just north of the silverado country club. we'll don't to follow this story at 6:00. we'll see you then. >>> on the broadcast tonight, the surge in gas prices up again overnight and up and over $5 a gallon in some places. what's driving this? >>> the politics of birth control, women, contraception and a national fight over this issue that came out of nowhere.

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. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> funeral arrangements are now set for witness houston.er body arrived last night. the funeral is set for saturday. there won't be a public memorial service just as quiet family service where houston grew up singing. official cause of death could take weeks. officials say houston was unconscious and under water saturday when she was pulled from hotel bathtub. >> i think my plan is to have flags fly half staff on the day of her funeral. >> the state of new jersey is planning to memorial rise her -- she legend along with frank sinatra and bruce springsteen. >>> but this was not a aboard a pirate ship. were led to the seas nearly a million dollars worth of cocaine from cruise ship in stan -- san francisco bay. >> but federal officers in san francisco say what they found aboard last month was anything but whole some. >> they have learned seen here in this promotional video was the after it's arrival on january 25th. the ship arrived during a worldwide tour. >> it was during normal interview of passengers as we normally do when they come in. we

. ♪ ho, ho, ho.n giant >> is. >> scientist have been able to grow a plant from ancient fruit long buried in siberia called the narrow leaf champion. died 32,000 years ago. but a squirrel stored the fruit in its borough and laid there frozen until scientist found it a few years ago. researchers able to take cell from the plant and grow them in culture dishes. this is the oldest plant ever grown from ancient tissue. fascinating stuff. >> tomorrow night abc "nightline"will take exclusive look inside the chinese factory where apple most popular products assemble. they helped get our camera into the fox con factory at shin day at workers conditions there. some settled other high tech device but working conditions are blamed for driving some work investigators commit suicide. "nightline"factory inside apple airs tomorrow tonight at 11:35 right here on abc 7 news medley following our broadcast. larry is here with all the sports tonight. >> inside the warriors. look like last second mystery for golden gate c

, ho, ho.reen giant >>> breaking news now. two american soldiers have been shot and killed in afghanistan in violence linked to the burning of the muslim holy books. afghan official said a frustrated afghan soldier turned his weapon on the and blamed them for violent protests sparked by the burning of the koran at bagram air force base on tuesday. president obama has sent a letter to afghan president karzai formally apologizing for the incident that sparked three days of deadly protests. the letter expresses deep regret to karzai and afghan people. mr. obama also writes that the mishandling of the religious materials was an error and not intentional. he promises a full investigation and says those responsible will be held accountable. >>> at least 50 people are dead and another 225 injured from multiple coordinated bombings and shootings across iraq. the worst attack was a car bomb near a security checkpoint in baghdad. killing nine and injuring at least 26 more. at least eight more bombings ha

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. ♪ ho, h ho. green giant >>> welcome back. upper 30s around the great lakes, low to mid 30s boston, new york, 60s around phoenix and dallas. warm spot new orleans and miami. all major airports on time. snow moving out of great lakes heading towards the northeast there may be delays at the new york and boston airports. flight tracker abc7news.com. >>> it is not everyday when you get extra federal money. bart's expansion plans on track to receive 250 million dollars in federal funds. the amount is 20 million more than local officials expected. it is the first infusion of 900 million dollars in federal funds. the project is expected to get final approval by mid march. the two billion dollar extension will run from fremont san jose it could open as soon as 2016. >>> the countdown is on for the weekend's westbound closure of the bay bridge caltrans needs three days for finishing touches,s1uñ rain cod postpone or prolong the project. >> reporter: the work is nothing like the extreme engineering feats requiring closures in the past.

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. >>> here's what's happening in your neighborhood. >>> here is our address for next week's saludos. if you want anything to put on our calendar, drop us an e-mail or you can also pick up a copy of our el observeador newspaper. our calendar is shown there as well. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us again here on "comunidad del valle." we want to encourage you to get civically involved, if you can. once you get home, feed the kids, head on out to the y. head out to your nonprofit and give them a hand. right now they are in dire need. the more we can help them out, the better our future leaders will come out ahead. again we thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. once again, we are leaving with a special tribute. jorge sanchez playing here in our studio with a farewell song. take it. ♪ ♪ >> i would like to play this song for michelle, my daughter, on her 21st birthday. ♪ rainbows from above falling down from above, she's my love ♪ ♪ and i know shell be there when

. ♪ ho, ho, ho.bc's new show tonight, smash, features a behind-the-scenes look at broadway. now, some local high schoolers will get to see that magic. they've been selected for nbc's making a musical program. it will help the students develop a sustainable music theater program. we visited the school recently when a master theater teacher let students and staff do a workshop to develop their skills! we really want to focus on creating an arts program so that our students become more confident in their skills and they have a creative side that they can let out, you know, during the school day and after school. >> and you can watch smash right here on nbc 4 monday nights at 10:00. it debuted just a little while ago. >> that's an exciting opportunity for those kids. >> yeah, um-hmm. >> hey, the tonight show is next. thanks for joining us. >> we'll see you tomorrow, have a great evening. ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating the

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant chris: welcome back. this week's big question, it's a big win.ill barack obama back israel if it decides to strike iran this year? >> publicly or privately? i think that he's publicly going to have to do it but i think that there's tremendous pressure from the administration right now on the israelis not to do it and by the way, i don't think that the israelis are going to do it. because they're not stupid. chris: will we passively say go ahead because we can't stop them? >> i don't know. chris: ok. >> the pressure at the moment from the white house is to try and persuade the israelis that they have the timetable on when iran will have access to nuclear weapons. it's very hard -- chris: will he face down ben when he gets here? >> it's hard to see america opposing israel. chris: but beforehand? will he say don't do it? >> that's what they're going to try and say. privately. >> i don't think israel will do it. this year. but that's a guess. but particularly in an election year, i want to say any other election year, united states presidentworks thi

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant the squad beat maryland early in the year in double overtime., nick foust in transition. check out this move. afterwards, doing a little bit of zaching. everybody likes that. maryland down by five. shawn moseley, the senior, big triple right here. maryland down by just two now. less than a minute to play, terps still down by two. panky off the mark. padgett, strong rebound and the bucket. he gets the foul. next miami possession, scott gets his pocket picked by the freshman nick foust. maryland comes back to win it 75-70. you think the coach is just a wee bit happy? >> we just played hard. we just played hard. played with a lot more toughness. it doesn't count as three wins. but it sure feels like it tonight. i'm really proud of the guys. we were hustling. those three things we talked about, confidence, play as hard as you can and play together. they did those three things. and it worked tonight. >>> this is how doug kammerer used to do it back in northern colorado a few years ago. 45 degrees in newark, new jersey. >> that's doug? >> georgetown,

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> wow, it's not new orleans or san diego or miami. about freezing indianapolis. northwest most of them don't have tickets. a sea of patriots blue and giants blue and even colts blue flowing through the area. more than 300,000 people have walked through this neighborhood in the past week. your neighborhoods might be among them. there patriots and giants fans here in the area. will find them watching the super bowl at two bars. the connecticut yankees and a new york giants bar. the walls are covered with jerseys from all of the legendary players and fans from both sides seem confident. >> we open the doors and let it fill up and hope for the best. >> i would like to go with the difference of dogfight, but i'm seeing more of a shootout. i see the giants come out on top. >> plenty of local players playing. you want to go through them? tom brady grew up in san mateo and looking to win his fourth super bowl to match his childhood idol, joe montana. that will rage on. other patriots. julian edleman, nick mcdonald and sterling moore from anti

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> a live look at downtown san jose.s is the intersection of 280 and 17. you can see the highways here have dried out nicely mostly cloudy and cool out there. looking for a warm-up, we've got one in store, you just have to wait until tomorrow. temperatures keep climbing as we head into the middle of the week. today coolest day of the week, 55 to 58 degree as gros the greater bay area. tomorrow up to 67 inland. peak warmth thursday. talking about 75 degrees in san jose. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >>> fresh off her super bowl performance look likes madonna's world tour will be a family affair. britain daily mail reporting lourdes will join her mom up on stage as a backup dancer. that's right. the 15-year-old, she's done if before in israel and in her video for "celebration" the tour kicks off in israel. she'll abthe san jose day's hp pavilion october. are you getting tickets. >> yes, i'll be there. i'll look for lourdes. >> maybe we can get you up on stage as a backup dancer. >> i'd love to. >> i'd pay to se

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> welcome back.ublemakers are facing much more than detention at two east bay school campuses. the lafayette school district may install surveillance cameras to crack down on theft and vandalism. the direction has seen a rash of laptop, copper wire, solar panel sets over the past year at lafayette and stanley middle school. the district has to decide if cameras are worth $16,000 price tag. >>> this morning students at an east bay high school fed up with restricts on their bathroom breaks. students at the high school say the school locks both of its bathrooms during school hours. there are only five toilets available for girls. two toilets and four ur rin nals available but 1400 students. california law requires more facilities. >> some people go to the bathrooms and smoke weed or just do inappropriate stuff. but they keep the bathrooms locked and it's unfair for people who actually have to use them. >> a district trustee says bath rooms were closed because of graffiti. we called the principal and sch

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time.o strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> right here in washington, actor, director and former politician client eastwood received a big honor from the smithsonian. eastwood was presented with a james smithson by centennial medal for his embodiment of the american experience of his more than six decades in movies. the former mayor of carmel, california, was all smiles with news4's barbara harrison. he admitted he's better off acting than politicking. >> reporter: who has the most power to persuade, do you think, actor/director, or politicians here in washington? you've had both jobs, politician and actor. >> politicians usually pontificate on all that stuff, but don't usually follow through on it. >> after talking to barbara, clint eastwood helped cut the ribbon at the museum of american history. what an honor. >>> you might not know it, but just down the street from news4 station, there's a wrestling powerhouse. american uni

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. ♪ ho, ho, ho.reen giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. . >>> people who live in san francisco seem to be feeling optimistic about the state of their city. a poll released today by the san francisco chamber of can herself finds 58% of voters think the city is going in the react direction . that's up from 44% last year. 27% named homelessness as the biggest issue facing the city ahead of jobs and the economy at 24%. >> mark with sports, starting the second half of the season in the nba not the way the warriors wanted. >> yeah you figured they would be well rested, ready to g quite the opposite as they start the second half of the year. out on the road against the pacers of indianapolis, it could not have gone worse. they were 1-18 from the out received side outside. right on the spot to ram it down roy and that's how it went all day. clay thompson, one of 16 turn opens, he is involved in

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> welcome back to nbc bay area.ed, buster posey did not catch any bullpen today in spring training, but he did take batting practice after workouts. jamie sayer explains that wasn't the biggest news of the day. >> reporter: on sunday it was all about buster posey, but monday was the brian wilson show as he threw a bullpen for the first time during spring training. he said he was throwing at about 75 to 80% intensity. >> i feel like i'm right on schedule, we've got a pretty detailed map of bullpens and throwing, so that's just another check on the checklist. things are good. >> reporter: wilson revealed he pitched most of last season with hip or elbow pain but refuses to use it as an excuse for anything, especially for taking a day off. >> you're going to have to physically take me off, so that means i have to pitch left handed, i will. i don't care if i get injured, i pitch to get three outs, then i'll worry about tomorrow when i wake up. >> reporter: ryan vogelsong was sent home sick on monday, a day after he told

. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> it will mark a monumental day in the bay area. bridge is set to open on labor day next year. september 22nd, 2013. the original plans called for the westbound span to open in 2013. with the eastbound span opening a year later. both directions will open at the same time. another closure closer to the opening date, will allow crews to finish the approach, landing and toll plaza. >> we're so not used to things being done ahead of schedule. >> that's a good plan. >> a great plan. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. >> bye-bye. [ male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >> announcer: it's "the tonight featuring rickey minor

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. ♪ ho, ho, ho.reen giant >>> so far plenty of sunshine for this holiday weekend but we do have a few changes setting up for day three which actually we could be tracking more clouds and rain showers. right now in the maps, the clouds have been on the increase. i'll go ahead and switch this over for the radar. rainfall not here just yet but closing in. rain showers moving in for crescent city, right into eureka and lake counties as well. today we had plenty of sunshine but this was a time lapse looking out toward the bay. you can see the clouds on the increase. low level clouds and mid- to upper level clouds as well. most observations for this 10:00 hour reporting mostly cloudy skies. tonight we continue to look at that forecast. tomorrow showers. an extended forecast, a big bump in the numbers especially by midweek. coolest locations will be in the upper 30s for santa rosa, napa, we will have a few showers out there. especially for the northern half of the region from san francisco, oakland and conc

. ♪ ho, h ho. green giant >> we just went through a dim sum collection.it stop in china town for the president. he shelled out cash for the dim sum and took a little time for picture pictures. good evening. >> the president is in town campaigning for cash. we have team coverage tonight. we are live with a look at the president day in san francisco but first, lillian is live at the knob hill masonic center where fundraiser just wrapped up. lillian? >>reporter: it has been a whirlwind trip for the president. the event was the fourth fundraiser of the day at the masonic center the president appeared before an adoring crowd. 2500 people paid at least 100 dollars dollars to attend the fund requires. in the 25 minute speech the president said much has been accomplished in the three years he has been in office. health care has been overhauled. gay can now openly serve in the military. and the world motor wanted terrorist is dead. >> we refocus our effort on the terrorist who actually attacked us on 9/11. thanks to the brave men and women in uniform al qaeda is w

kfi in the middle of misery when people suffer the loss of a loved one, it's okay call her a crack ho. no buying deal. they took the license to do it. and then of course there's probably some asian parents who were watching this jeremy lin and now they have to explain to their kids who are 7, 8, 9 years old of an impressionable age what that really meant and how we have to deal with it and it forces parents and kids at a young age to have to deal with this stuff. that's why we have to call them out to be responsible. >> we have to give people tools. sadly i've had those conversations with my children and i want to plug a book called american born chinese. a great novel that excavates a lot of the different asian american stereotypes that we have in our society. it will make you laugh but it will also make you think about the ways in which we think about certain groups of people. we have to have those conversations with our children and these kind of conversations on your show and same kind of discourses in our classrooms so we can sensitize people to this insensitive language. >> than

. ♪ ho, h ho.reen giant >> eric: san francisco land marks of another era are being celebrated at the annual garden railway show in golden gate park. don sanchez shows us some of the recycled creations. >> it is a nostalgic return to an era. only thing is missing selling of hot dogs. they go back to the 1920 arrest. >> we thought for anybody who was lucky enough to go to playland it would be an awesome chance for them to come and feel the old stuff they remember from their childhood. >> mr. ri go round revolves around an old table. >> all the cars on it or pencil sharpeners. >> the buffalo have real fare. seat cars climb to the stars. there is a live camera on one of them. sutro baths return. >> this museum was slightly different back then. >> there is many old arcades and in the middle of this, an icon. the laugh now seems insulting. >> this is one of the bumper car bumper cars from 1935. the people that drive today may have learned on this intraining. training. >> playland was torn down in 1972. >

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