that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >> "wicked plants" is now showing at the san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play.

it detailed every, all the rare plants, specimen plants, horticultural, introducing them to texas. i was so excited about all of this. i used to say to my brother, this apple thing, you have gotten from your grandfather who had a reverence. he would say that is ridiculous. when my brother announced he was going to give up his life as a trial lawyer to be an apple orchardist. my father said i have one thing to say, jews don't farm. but they did. his father clearly did. >> just to wind up, then, what are you working on next? >> i have become fascinated with the personal. this is the most excruciating difficult book. >> so you are going to turn around and do it again. >> i have been spending a great deal of time in india every year my next book is a memoir of going through india and what this has done to transform my own life. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> [applause]. >> [applause]. we have a very special guest. [inaudible] is here with us tonight. [inaudible] dancing. step dancing which we are familiar with. you may have seen this before. this will be a treat. [applause].

that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >> "wicked plants" is now showing at the san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play. >> ♪ lift every voice and sing 'til earth and heaven ring ring with a harmony of liberty let our rejoicing rise ♪ our ancestors are to be honored as the roots of the treat, and the greatness and health of the tree depends on the death and health of its routes. when we do not honor our ancestors, we become like trees without roots. there is an unbroken continuing between the realm of the living in the realm of the dead in african culture -- an unbroken continuum. the spirit pervades the everyday world of the living. in a community such as this one, we begin by honoring the ancestors, and we pour libations to honor them, and that is what rashid is going to do. we pur water -- pour water, the primary ancestral offering, the source of life in the universe. it is associated with the womb of creation and with the fountain of life. in the spirit of honoring the ancestors, we

that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >> "wicked plants" is now showing at the san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play. >> good afternoon. i have wanted to say this for some time. thank god for heroes. thank you very much. [applause] thank you for being here this afternoon to do something that is a great, great celebration for our city. last october 19, while driving her daughter to school very early in the morning, she saw a crash, a very horrible crash. she decided she would stop. she decided to take a look at what occurred. as she saw the flames and the truck overturned and noticed there was somebody in the street, she stopped her car and got out. she did not hesitate. she went out and pulled somebody out. in danger to herself and she had no hesitation. as a result, she saved somebody's life. in fact, she saved a life of mike, who is here today. thank you. [applause] we have invited her here today, not only to praise her, but we ask that she bring her whole family. one of the things

and as the frozen north thaws, greenland turns to horticulture. russian's ruling party seems certain to nominate vladmir putin as its presidential candidate. if they do and they will, he will replace dmitry medvedev who will then replace him as prime minister. one might be tempted it had all be planned in advance. putin remains popular, even poor rural communities trust him to deliver on promises that have been broken before. >> this is a sleepy town with 20,000 residents in provincial russia, far away from moscow and the kremlin. this woman leads a modest life here. she and her husband and son have one room in a worker's dormitory and share a bath and a kitchen with the other tenants. the dormitory belongs to the local factory where she works. she earns the equivalent of 250 euros a month. >> we can't afford an apartment of our own and no one would approve a loan for us. how could we pay it off with our wages? that's why we live here. and that's how things will remain for a long time. we have no prospects of a better life at the moment. >> most p

what kind... is there horticultural... is there green infrastructure that you can add to that place? like for example, in the new orleans are, many wetlands were destroyed, and that's one of the reasons why hurricanes have those increased storm events, because there are not... those natural defenses that really attracted the water are gone. so helping the folks in northeastern north carolina do some of that and really make them leaders, build the workforce of the future, help improve... create taxpayers where they were tax burdens. that's what we're doing. >> hinojosa: majora carter, thank you so much for your vision, for your energy, for you dreams... >> thank you. >> hinojosa: ...and for making them reality. thank you. >> thank you so much! >> hinojosa: continue the conversation at wgbh.org/oneoneone. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

. >> reporter: with a focus in horticulture, georgey has learned a lot about herself. >> it's okay tore's nothing wrong with admitting there is something wrong with you. >> reporter: last year, the festival brought in a million dollars, part of which goes to help the high school. this year, they hope to top it. and by seeing the faces the festival helps, they may just pass a $1 million mark. andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> the kennedy krieger institute festival of trees is open and runs through sunday at the timonium fairgrounds as part of wjz's continuing community commitment, we're a proud sponsor. for more information, go to wjz.com. >> we're excited. we're going this weekend. >> yes. >>> a final update ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a fantastic day after thanksgiving. a live look outside right now. perfect if you plan to do some evening shopping. or evening eating. mr. williams agency favorite pastime. he's here now with the updated first warning forecast. >> well, you know, kai. weather will cooperate for whatever you plan to do tonight. tonight, we go down to around 39 degrees. that's

security, sanitation, horticulture and a lot of programming to draw people into the park at off hours safety for a park is not a tough security force but a lot of people in it. >> john: private funding meant you got the businesses around the park to cough you up the money. there were four principle sources. the businesses around the park. real estate owners. concessions, events and sponsorships and since 1996 we have not asked the city government for a single dollar. >> sounds good to me and park looks great. what is wrong? >> it looks good but it could be better and it could be public? >> what is wrong with sucking the money from private businesses as dan does? >> because it goes into private pockets. >> so what? >> because it is very good to use for dan to use the public land for running a private business. a rent a park where, you know, all year round there is commercial revenue from renting it out to businesses. he keeps all that money. people don't realize that. i was in the park yesterday and i walked around. i did a little survey. i asked 20 people if they thought this money wa

it's a look into baltimore's history of horticulture.re used to be a lot of conservatories here, and this is the last remaining one. it's located in druid hill park. the conservatory is open wednesday through sunday. come each day. it's a free event, but they do suggest a donation, and they use those donations to help to refurbish the conservatory. let's get a check of the weather forecast. 61 this foofpblet you see more clouds in the sky. then the storm system heads our way, but it's most likely going to go further south. southern maryland may see showers tomorrow. baltimore, only a 30% chance this. weekend looks mostly dry. fortunately, we're under cover here, so no matter if it rains, we'll be dry. my favorite mums, this one is a spider mum, but i think it kind of looks like a golden poodle. it's called golden rain. >> it does look like a poodle. >> put it in your purse. >> gorgeous. >> really pretty, especially this time of year. i could never have the patience for something like that. >> looks good there, though. >> the time is 6:37

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. >> with the focus in horticulture, george you learned a lot about herself. >> it is okay to ask for help. >> reporter: last year, the festival bought in $1 million. part of it goes to help the high school. this year, they hope to top it. by seeing the faces the fete vehicle helps they might pass the $1 million mark. andrea fujii, eyewitness news. >> and the institute festival of trees is open and runs through sunday at the fairgrounds. as part of eyewitness news's community commitment. eyewitness news is a proud spouser. >> for more information go to wjz.com. stay tuned. andrea fujii is live in the 7:00 hour. >>> all right. still to come -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. the bottom of the hour. 40 degrees. a mild start, a gorgeous day. anything that you want to do outside, yard work on shopping the weather is gorgeous. we have a calm day and a light wind from the southwest that will continue to bring in mild air. going up today, to near record highs around 72 degrees. so the forecast starts off with t

that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >> "wicked plants" is now showing at the san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call

that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >> "wicked plants" is now showing at the san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play. >> i am the director of visual arts programming at intersection for the arts. intersection for the arts is based in san francisco and has always been an organization that looks at larger social political issues through the lens of practice, and we are here today at our exhibition of "chico and chang." the original inspiration was drawn from a restaurant chain in new york city. half of their menu is -- what struck me was the graphic pictures and a man in a hat on a rig truck carrying take that time is containers and in the black sea to representation of a mexican guy wearing a sombrero and caring a somali horn. it struck me that these two large, very subversive complex cultures could be boiled down to such simple representations. chico and chang primarily looks at four topic areas. one of the man was is whose stories are being told and how. one of the artisans in the sh

that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >> "wicked plants" is now showing at the san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jennifer mats. i'm director of the mayor's office of economic and work force development. i'd like to welcome you here this morning to the grand opening of pearls and for announcement regarding our community ambassador program here on central market as well as some increased public safety measures. without further ado, i'm going to introduce mayor ed lee and then a few other speakers to talk about the initiatives and talk about pearl. so mayor lee? >> thank you. thanks, jennifer. >> good morning, everybody. can everybody hear me? all right. well thank you, everyone, for coming to the new pearls delux burger here at sixth and market. thank you. [applause] i want to thank silvia, the owner. jim is the manager here. thank you for managing this place. and also congratulate all 16 permanent employees who have just started here today. that's be

that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >> "wicked plants" is now showing at the san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play. >> we have much to discuss. i am looking forward to getting started. we are honored that the mayor of san francisco has stopped by. i am very pleased to introduce him and give him a few minutes. he said he only needed 45 or 50 minutes. [laughter] i am kidding. here is the mayor of san francisco. please join me in welcoming him. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to san francisco. i want to thank all of you for being here. i have two more weeks to say this. let me say it clearly. welcome to the world series champion city and county of san francisco. it is a great testament for web .0 to be here for the eighth time. it is your decision to bring this back every year for the last eight years. it just goes to show and prove we're leading the world in technology. san francisco was ranked the no. 1 annual growth for high-tech jobs. this growth is not slowing at all