the parade will be on fillmore, down fillmore to mcallister, mcallister into the civic center. at the civic center, we will have outstanding entertainment for the two days. we will have a health care, and housing corporation, an exhibit, and we are going to have some outstanding entertainment. one of the entertainers that will be on the program i see is here now. he is one of the entertainers, so many other entertainers will be there. i want to thank you very much for coming out. [applause] >> also, let me remind you that the san francisco black film festival that lady montague started in build up to be internationally recognized, that will be june 17 through 20, and we just want to encourage you all to attend that as well. we are so excited and grateful to all of you for coming out. let me say very briefly that there are some people here who do not ever move to get their names mentioned, but i'm going to mention some of them right now. duane garrett, camille dawkins from the mayor's office, just as an outstanding job of helping and supporting on putting this together. mr. lero

we have tom mcallister on the right. let's see how this thing launches.s is the type of kite that actually has to be staked in the ground. if you didn't have it staked, it would drag you, wouldn't it? >> sure would. >> rob, watch yourself. >> look at that. and you wonder, we're talking about the bay's best places to fly a kite, talking about ocean beach earlier, bayland park in sunnyvale. you think this place right here is -- >> we're at cesar chavez park, berkeley marina, across the bay from the golden gate. >> there is the golden gate. and, tom, why is this place so conducive to kite flying? >> one of the best places to fly a kite anywhere. one of the reasons is when the valley heats up and gets 100 degrees in the summertime, that causes the air to rise, causes a vacuum, sucks the wind through the gate across this park. >> this is a different kind of wind. >> this is smooth wind or high quality wind. that's what you want to fly a kite, not a lot of turbulence and it is smooth because it is coming off the water. >> look at that up there, how big is that

biggest banks, if not the biggest bank in the west at that time, moves it's headquarters to jones, mcallister and market. that presence never... that direction never happened. and so all those dreams of market st. becoming the champs d'elysee of san francisco all died. in the tearing down of the fox, a developer wanted to tear down this building that no longer had, no longer had much economic justification- big movie palaces were a thing of the past. but in areas where they were kept, you actually created economic value there. and in it's place is this totally banal structure that's there today- the fox plaza. so that was a huge mistake and many of these things have been huge mistakes. they've torn down part of the important physical fabric of the city and replaced it with something terrible. carolyn: how to get improvement... sometimes has different ideas. there's been a lot of negotiation and a lot of speaking together and now everyone agrees what needs to happen in this area. chris: trinity plaza, in the mid-market at 8th and market, there was a proposal to tear down 360 rent-controlled un

is something for everyone out here, and the man in charge for this upcoming weekend, we have tom mcallister joining us. and these things are just -- this as you said earlier jaw-dropping. you can see them from the freeway. they're magnificent. >> they're amazing. the okay toe puz are almost 100 feet long, 22 feet across. we're going to fly 25 and set a world record. the most flown anywhere, any time. >> this is a world famed kite festival. 25th in berkeley. you can come out even if you don't have son obviously one of the big ones. you can enjoy the big one but fly your own. >> absolutely. there's free kite making. you don't have to have a kite 1. 1k to 1:00. bring a jacket. there's a candy drop for kids. it's a free event. >> you have to pay for parking to come down here but if you don't wasn't to park, tell them where that's at. >> absolutely. you can go to spankers and take the free shuttle in or ride b.a.r.t. and take the free shuttles. there's five of them. should be an easy breezy trip. >> very nice. thanks so much, tom, for joining us. kite festival and then you can get out here and s

that rally starts at noon on van ness and mcallister. >>> a small majority of california voters now support guy marriage according to a field poll out today. 42% are opposed. 7% have no opinion. these are roughly the same numbers as two years ago. proposition 8 passed anyway banning gay marriage in the state. >>> the center of the cell phone universe of course right here in silicon valley and it's drawing even more companies in. >> this huge gravitational pull like a black hole. there's news this morning that chicago-based motorola may send its cell phone division out to the west coast at some point. now, motorola is actually the oldest cell phone company. they had the very first one. they just sold part of its business to the finnish company nokia and analysts suspect it will spin-off the handset cell phones into its own company and move it to california. motorola makes the new droid phone and has a resurgence ever since. now, apple is not the world's largest cell phone company. darned close though. technically research in motion is quicker. watch numbers relating to its i-pad sales and al

witnesses say she was in a backyard near the intersection of mcallister and 82nd avenue when the owner of the pit bull actually asked if she wanted to pet the dog. they say that's when the dog lunged at her, biting her on the face. >> people really need to do their homework and if they do have a dog in their home that is exhibiting questionable behavior, regardless of the breed, they really should address that straightaway. and talk to someone who can help them. >> the attack came just two days after a 2-year-old was mauled to death by three pit bulls in concord. it is unclear whether the oakland pit bull owner will face any kind of charges. the dog was taken by animal control, but we don't know if it was put down. >>> investigators are still trying to find out how a fire killed an 8-year-old girl, how it started in san jose. it started around 1:45 sunday morning in an apartment complex near hamilton and meridian. the girl from north carolina was in san jose visiting relatives. the fire injured ten other people. >>> two other fires broke out overnight in san jose, one started just befo

the rally starts at noon on van ness and mcallister. >>> lindsay lohan is preparing to start her jail sentence. she is going to the lynwood prison in southern california and will begin serving a 90-day sentence later today. there is a little new confusion going on because rumors started swirling that her newly hired attorney robert shapiro quit overnight. last night this is video of people packing up some of her belongings at the southern california rehabilitation clinic where she was staying. this is video from when she had different attorney. she has been through a couple now. >> been through a lot. wedding plans are in the work for the clintons' one and only daughter chelsea set to get married in less than two weeks. she is now 30 and marrying marc mezvinsky an investment banker. the bride and groom first met as teens but didn't become a couple until several years later. the vows are set for the last day in july. word leaked out this month it will be held in a very secluded mansion about two hours north of new york city. >> we have the answer to the question about how do you open a

witnesses say they was in a backyard near mcallister and 82nd achb when the pilt pitbull lunged at her>> now, the attack came two days after a 2-year-old was mauled to death by three pitbulls in concord. it is unclear whether the oakland pitbull owner will face any charges. that dog was taken by animal control, but we don't know if it was put down. more local news coming up in a half hour. the "today" show returns in a half minute. have a great morning. >>> from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it is fun day around here. july 26th. it's not just any monday fun day. >> it certainly isn't. >> it's called our sextennial. >> oh. because we're 600 episodes. >> that surprised me. >> today. >> i know. did that surprise you? >> we. >> it just flew. >> i'm shocked. it does fly. is that a milestone, 600? what happened to 500? >> for 60 minutes it's not much. for frank's 27 years at "monday night football," it's nothing. but for us, two women, so competitive, it's a miracle. >> it is a miracle. and we