i'm the president of friends of mclaren park. it is one of the oldest neighborhood community park groups in san francisco. i give a lot of tours through the park. during those tours, a lot of the folks in the group will think of the park as very scary. it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves. once you get towards the center of the park you really lose your orientation. you are very much in a remote area. there are a lot of trees that shield your view from the urban setting. you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in

once pre-season preparations got underway at the spanish so i could have had f on tuesday for orient mclaren unveiled their new cars as the teams gear up three twenty fourteen season with wide ranging changes to the rules ferrari hope the return of turbo engines will help you tally into you when its first title in six years while returning mclaren chief executive ron dennis is keen to see their new car revive the english team's fortunes after disappointing twenty thirteen. now to a stunning game of basketball where moscow region side him key beat the buzzer to call rat a dramatic ninety points to eighty seven when a johnston in the d.t.b. league because of a bit up off reports. despite some inconsistent form to his gargantuan and blue world into the game of team q. as if they were the. their attack looked formidable the army man merciless scoring one basket after another and increasing their lead to double digits early in the second quarter to try to keep pace but seemed sad for the fifth with the red and blues militia dominating on the hardwood but the game was far from over i think disgust

the former lotus team principal has been up pointed -- appointed racing director at mclaren. there has been no mention of former team member. he has not worked since jr 16. we're going to the african union summit in ethiopia. it is taken over by the growing conflict in the central african republic and south sudan. joining me is duncan. thank you for taking some time to talk to us on today's inside look. with the central african republic. the crisis is high on the agenda. what is the diplomatic response from the au to that crisis? >> very much dominating the agenda. it was a meeting yesterday of the peace and security council oneh was addressed by president. he said the situation continues to spiral out of control. he has requested that the international community do more to assist that effort. >> tell us more about the donor meeting. what does it hope to achieve? saturdayng convened on to draw support and funding from multiple sources. importantly, from the european union's, the united states, and other major world powers. that is in the context of where there are limited fin

he took sally mclaren, a popular uk travel writer to a gigantic camphor tree that's over 1,000 years old. the tree has been enshrined as a god. >> that's called a shim nah wah around it. that marks the tree off as sacred. >> reporter: he explained how japanese culture values nature. >> it's a very important part of this kamano pilgrimage is these natural spots. >> when you're in key ota, you have modern japan at you on both sides. when you're in this kind of setting it's easier to imagine what it must have been like a thousand years ago. i think it's one of the special spots of kamano kodo and something i'd like to introduce to international visitors. >> kumano pilgrimage the quite nice because it goes beyond religious dogma. it touches the essence of all human beings with ancient nature worship and the mixture of the buddhist traditions. so it goes to the core of what people are. >> reporter: with the tokyo olympics coming in 2020, he has big plans to promote kumano codo to a worldwide audience. sach i don't sug geet toe, nhk world. >>> japanese have long seen calligraphy as one of

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robert mclaren of oxford university led the study. >> rather than taking a pill or proteins or taking tablets, we're actually correcting the disease at the genetic level. >> reporter: doctors say today's results hold promise for age- related macular degeneration the retinal disease that affects 1.8 million americans. dr. steven schwartz of u.c.l.a. is also working on treatment for progressive blindness. iy because this is something that's been hypothesized and worked on for almost two decades. the eye is the perfect organ into which gene therapy can begin to be successful. >> reporter: one way this therapy could be useful in patients with macular degeneration is to eliminate the need for monthly injections of drugs into the eye. a single gene treatment could teach the eye to produce the medicine itself. but more testing is needed. >> remarkable, jon, thanks very much. cecilia aaboutee is believed to be the first person in the country ever cited for driving while wearing google glass, those experimental lenses linked to the internet. but late today a traffic court in san diego threw ou

is the one team mclaren largest employer in my constituency. with the prime minister join me in congratulating them on the hundreds of new jobs that they are creating locally and the sellout of their sports car and the 50 million pounds of exports that they will achieve this year in china? an example surely of the success of british business and our long-term economic plan. >> i absolutely share my honorable friend's enthusiasm ronmclaren and the work of dennis, who helpfully brought one of his cars to our great meeting in china, where we are encouraging investment into the u.k. the finest of british manufacturing and it is worth mentioning that we have a vehicle rolling off a british reduction line every 20 seconds. >> can i also think the prime minister and the leader of the opposition for their kind work about my friend dell? a man who devoted his life working for peace and justice in afghanistan. new stock in affordable homes have fallen by a third since 2010. why is that? is it because tory councils are demolishing the most affordable-pric

return of turbo engines will help the italian team win its first title in six years while returning mclaren chief executive ron dennis is keen to see their new car revive the english team's fortunes after a disappointing twenty thirteen. now to a stunning game of basketball where moscow region side him beat the buzzer to clorox a dramatic ninety points to eighty seven win over johnstone in the league because of being brought up on reports. despite some inconsistent formed has got confidently rolled into the game a team game as if they were their hosts their attack looked formidable the army man merciless scoring one basket after another and increasing their lead to double digits early in the second quarter to try to keep pace but seemed sad for the fifth with the red and blues militia dominating on the hardwood but the game was far from over i think disgust are really strong we were in the last time and they come here to be aggressive and they want to beat us for sure however him to slowly began to turn things round after the main break the moscow region side refused to give up and began to

seen on malcolm mclaren circa 1982.33 straight and gay couples married to the sound of "same love"? a casting agent of course. this is l.a. among them, a pair of whose flash mob proposal in a home depot, already has gone viral. >> and now, without due -- >> reporter: queen latifah, with the requisite legal permission, officiated. and katy perry caught the bouquet. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >>> and thank you so much for watching tonight. always here at abcnews.com. and "nightline" later. and we hope you'll join us tomorrow, in washington, for "world news" and the state of the union tomorrow night. i'll see you then. >> >>> who is responsible when the driver of a car service gets into a accident? >> a bay area teacher accused of bricki bricking -- bringing pot to a potluck >> and a creek now inhabited by beavers and efforts to make them feel at home. >> this is the scene of a new year's eve pedestrian accident where a 6-year-old girl was killed in the crosswalk. should a ride service being held responsible for act

i just want to say, i was there, because my cousin, michelle mclaren, ep and director of "breaking bademmy. that's me. we've got some pictures i think of me with michelle and vince gilligan. there is the creator winning that gold en globe for the best show. so exciting to be with them. look at that, bryan cranston, best actor, hello. incredible. >> wow. >> and there is my cousin, michelle. i'm so proud of her. and nichelle, so good to see you. great job last night and thank you for your great reporting. >> thank you, dear. >> and thank you, everyone, for watching. "around the world" starts right now. >>> former nba star, dennis rodman, apologizes for what's going on in north korea. doesn't say he's sorry, however, for taking the trip. hear what made him so emotional at the airport. >>> peanuts and travel vouchers go

because my cousin, michelle mclaren, ep and director of "breaking bad" won the emmy. that's me. we've got some pictures i think of me with michelle and vince gilligan. there is the creator winning that gold en globe for the best show. so exciting to be with them. look at that, bryan cranston, best actor, hello. incredible. >> wow. >> and there is my cousin, michelle. i'm so proud of her. and nichelle, so good to see you. great job last night and thank you for your great reporting. >> thank you, dear. >> and thank you, everyone, for watching. "around the world" starts right now. >>> former nba star, dennis rodman, apologizes for what's going on in north korea. doesn't say he's sorry, however, for taking the trip. hear what made him so emotional at the airport. >>> peanuts and travel vouchers go to dozens of folks of a southwe southwest flight that landed in the wrong town. >>> and a love triangle in france. the first lady is hospitalized days after a tabloid reports that her partner, the president of france, is having an affair with a french actress. welcome to "around the world"