. >> michelangelo would see images in the rock. i would see it in the materials i used.tarted creating. the work got bigger, bigger, bigger. >> soon he was making people, the woman making the espresso and the guy on the computer. plastic people telling many stories at once. the creativity along with a little paint and glue to keep it all together. these pieces are plastic that he finds on the side of the road or center. he called himself work that stands on its own. if it's good, it's good. if it's great, it's great. >> his favorite work simply called waiting. >> it breaks my heart when i see a person waiting for the phone tree. i've been there, too. makes jewelry out of plastic trash and last week we saw the design break at the huge trans bay transit center. but his reclaimed work talks to you and you come back. >> i come from a background where my work tells a story. not only my story but the story you bring when you look at the work. >> one man's stress, right? we'll be right back. >> today at 5:00 we're staying on top of all the developments in japan including the nu

. >> michelangelo would see images in the rock. i would see it in the materials i used.tarted creating. the work got bigger, bigger, bigger. >> soon he was making people, the woman making the espresso and the guy on the computer. plastic people telling many stories at once. the creativity along with a little paint and glue to keep it all together. these pieces are plastic that he finds on the side of the road or center. he called himself work that stands on its own. if it's good, it's good. if it's great, it's great. >> his favorite work simply called waiting. >> it breaks my heart when i see a person waiting for the phone tree. i've been there, too. makes jewelry out of plastic trash and last week we saw the design break at the huge trans bay transit center. but his reclaimed work talks to you and you come back. >> i come from a background where my work tells a story. not only my story but the story you bring when you look at the work. >> one [ mom ] yes.nte. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t hi

>> michelangelo costello, jersey city. >> jimmy: hey, good man.ets from hoboken. >> jimmy: very cool. >> christina montessero from long island. >> michael costello from jersey city. >> and tim pets from hoboken, new jersey. >> christina montessero. >> tim pets. >> michael. >> christina montessero. >> tim pets. >> christina montessero. christina montessero. >> michael. >> christina montessero. ♪ >> michael. >> christina montessero. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: getting ready to get promoted to the head of the licking department? >> yes. >> jimmy: all right. higgins, what will contestant number one be licking today? ♪ >> announcer: well, jimmy, it's a sheet of 60 grit sandpaper. [ audience groans ] you'll feel like you're french kissing a leopard when you lick this item. it's great for smoothing out a rough patch on your wood or putting ten bucks in your wallet. it's a pack of 60 grit sandpaper and it retails for $5.99. jimmy? >> jimmy: sandpaper. you ready to do this? >> yes. >> jimmy: sound good to you? >> delicious. >> jimmy: all right. [ lig

and let me take a moment to thank former supervisors sophie maxwell, evan dufty, and michelangelo alioto-pier for your -- michaela alioto-pier for your support and trust of me. i am grateful and inspired by

and let me take a moment to thank former supervisors sophie maxwell, evan dufty, and michelangelo alioto-pier for your -- michaela alioto-pier for your support and trust of me. i am grateful and inspired by that show of support. but more importantly, i was inspired by what it portends. a new era of trust.

and let me take a moment to thank former supervisors sophie maxwell, evan dufty, and michelangelo alioto-pier for your -- michaela alioto-pier for your support and trust of me. i am grateful and inspired by that show of support. but more importantly, i was inspired by what it portends. a new era of trust. a shared sense of purpose and commitment to this city that we all love. a sense of unity. i may be your interim mayor, but i intend to utilize this year and office to tackle our problems with resolve and seriousness of purpose. this is an unprecedented opportunity and perhaps it is just what san francisco needs at this time and in our moment of history. ness an opportunity to come together -- this is an opportunity to come together, to roll up our sleeves and go to work on the significant challenges we all face. for the benefit of all san franciscans. i hope to move us past the labels that have pigeonholed us at city hall or at least to not be bound by them. because if you're a so-called moderate, then i'm a moderate. i've spent the past two decades trying to make this city work, to work for

to that, we have played a role in the acquisition or facilitation of dl sol park, alioto park, michelangelo part, the parcels of the visitation valley greenway, and the gardens. mostly early, from the 1970's to the 1990's on most of this. and for part design and development, which has become an apartment, which transfer newly acquired sides in existing city parks into thriving parks and playgrounds. we played an extensive -- employed extensive community outreach and purchase of the tory design process and manage design through construction to insure that the projects are built. we worked very closely with the department, with phil's staff. we appreciate your contributions to the project. because we not just want to create parks that are going to last for a long time, that are going to meet city standards and be something the city is proud of, but we want to try to help communities connect with recon park said they can support the department and the ongoing stewardship after a park is built. some of the past projects include we are the sponsor and fiscal agent for the renovation of to the el

. >> michelangelo would see images in the rock. i would see images in the materials i used.hen i saw them, i start creating, the work just got bigger and bigger and bigger. soon he was making people like these folks in this cafÉ scene. plastic people telling many stories at once. he brings the creativity along with some paint and a little glue to keep it all together. even though everything he uses is plastic that he finds on the side of the road, he calls himself an environmental artist. >> the work basically has to stand on its own. it's good, it's good. if it's great, it's great. >> his favorite work simply called waiting. >> other artists. jewelry out of plastic trash. a new sculpture for the stores he just tore down. my work tells the story. not only where you look at the work. >> in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> how would you like to own a whole mile of coastline? it could be yours for a mere $4.5 million. the owner of the popular jeremy's clothing store in san francisco is selling it for a quarter million in 2004. sounds like a bargain. it doesn't hav

i feel like a michelangelo moment right now. you know?money and is at work on a lint sistine chapel. well, part of it anyway. how big is this one going to be? >> about six feet tall and 18 feet long. >> reporter: 18 feet? >> yeah, i want to go bigger. i want to challenge myself. >> reporter: wow. how many loads is that? >> i'm sure probably 1600 to 2,000 loads will probably be the next. >> reporter: do you have a warranty on.... >> five-year warranty on my washer and dryer. >> reporter: and what's been the reaction to her work? created in this unique medium? >> i have had people stand there and cry. other people were simply amazed at the fact that you could do anything with lint. or they might have said i'll never look at lint the same again. >> reporter: some people think it's bizarre? >> yes. that is really weird. art is in the eye of the beholder. i love that. >> reporter: now her creation hangs on a museum wall for all to behold. you'll find it right across from the car made of over one million match sticks. >> trying to make sense of