and nadia, our city finance public director. welcome all. without further ado, let me give you our mayor, gavin newsom. >> thank you all for taking the time to be here. this is an important moment. we have been working diligently behind the scenes for the last number of months to try to solve a bump in the road in terms of the future of this extraordinary museum, the finest collection of asian art artifacts anywhere in north america. we are very proud of this museum, its place in history, our city, and the contributions from americans that have built this extraordinary place. in fact, last year i gave my state of the city here because of all of the accomplishments and contributions that were made. it goes without saying, when we first made aware of some of the challenges that were taking place and taking shape here, the city family came together very quickly to try to help work through those challenges. we are blessed to have not only outstanding current leadership but outstanding leadership that was formally here and continue to be represen

he partnered, in particular with nadia, and was able to organize a framework working with j.p. morgan, mbia, working with willie brown and working collaborative lee with carmen chu and others on the board of supervisors so that we can get to a place where we can say the future of this museum is now significantly secure. [applause] you are all supposed i did not y applause time, a lesson for you students here. what we're doing here is important. we are also announcing a new team of people, and that is notably why mayer brown is here. he is committed to lead a civic effort to help significantly enhance the foundation's already good work, to raise additional money for this museum. mayer brown and dennis herrera, are leading that effort. as the future ex-mayor, perhaps i can be committed to that effort, to go out there and to seek to reach, not only within the san francisco community but throughout the bay area and state, nation, and for that matter, around the world, to raise the millions of dollars that need to be raised by the foundation to put it on more permit financial footin

two of the most expensive r fayid and nadia. nadia says she loves making children everywhere last. "it is fun," she says. fayid is 14 and says he does not like to think about the war at home. "i just like to concentrate on putting on good shows." as you can see, i am just here in observer status, for it has taken nadia to get this a good, and she is one of the 120 children that are part of this. the circus has made its own video of its short stay in italy. everywhere they go, lay let -- they let the world to know there is another side to the afghan people. but it is on stage, there mixture of innocence and innovation that enthralls. it is fantastic. "thank you," says one of the youngest performers, and another show ends. circus, an international language. duncan kennedy, bbc news. >> the argentine football league, they have named the fifa world player of the year. the award for best coach was also given. just briefly, the main news again. the 22 edition of suspect of the arizona shooting has appeared in court in phoenix to face charges of murder and attempted assassination. much mo

of course, to the comptroller ben rosenfield and nadia, we would not be here without your hard work. today, i simply want to give two messages. one is just how important the asian art museum is to san francisco and to our history. san francisco and asian american communities are intricately linked. we have had a huge mystery here. one of the things that this museum represents to me personally is not just an arts museum that shows bali and the shanghai exhibit. it is the history from where my parents came, from where many san franciscans have come. if there is any message i could leave today, for my lincoln high school mustangs out there, communities in the richmond, bayview hunters point, visitation valley -- this is not my museum along. this is your museum, this is your history. please support the museum. please make sure that this can stay here for your generation and for our kids. thank you for the tremendous leadership we have seen today, and thank you in advance to the community for their support. [applause] thank you -- >> thank you so much supervisor carmen chu. now i think we

>> i wanted to first thank tom and nadia who is in the audience and is our finance officer who has been with the department only a few months and unfortunately, nadia is also preparing to leave us as of tomorrow. so, i'm both intoufing her to you and bidding her farewell at the same time. just a note on the budget. i think -- i think a couple of notes of interest for you i think. one, just the citywide budget which is interesting to me that out of -- of a nearly $ 00 million shortfall, 30 million is costs not shortfall. it is interesting to note. i think most importantly for us is -- is slide number six. that shows several projects which -- which for us are going to have substantially increased costs next we're. it it is going to be a chalfoning us given the fact that on the one hand we're being asked to cut our general fund and then we're being asked to take on several substantial projects that will cost substantially more money. so we -- we -- i will, we will keep you informed on how the discussions are going and how the fund-raising for these projects are going. it is important that

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my name is nadia, and i work for the san francisco human rights commission.the commission investigates cases of discrimination based on a number of categories, one of which is national origin, whether that is discrimination in housing, public accommodation, that means any business establishment you go to, or employment. we interpret, especially in instances of housing-based discrimination, that immigration status is part of national origin discrimination. we just want to let the forum know about this, and my colleague been talking about the sanctuary city. in addition, on tuesday, november 17 of this month, we are going to be having a forum on issues affecting -- immigration issues affecting l.g.t. immigrants and same-sex bye national couples not being bye national couples not being together.

>> reporter: we first met nadia jones at our time five years ago. >> you feel -- like -- you get rejecteder: today she's waiting tables, a job that would have terrified her before, while working to become a nutritionist. >> you have to make them listen. you have to step out of your comfort zone and just talk. >> listen to each other, support each other. >> reporter: now she's back to give hope to those just starting to find their voice. >> she says stuff that i have wanted to say, not just be rushed. >> i learned that i can be anything that -- just to be myself. ♪ >> the cause of stuttering is not clearly understood but about one out of a hundred americans do stutter. one thing kids say is please don't try to finish my sentence for me. that's frustrating because you get it wrong sometimes and they have to start over. they understand it's difficult but let them finish their thought. >> i like what the little girl said. i can do it when i want and i don't have to be rushed. it was nice that she's comfortable and at home with people going through the same thing. >> i'm glad we could share th

. >> brown: nadia guerrier is a young volunteer working with the aid group oxfam. at her tiny way-station by the river, she showed me how she mixes a chlorinated solution of drinking water for villagers. in kacite, where she lives, oxfam is working with locals to get out the word about cholera prevention. they test water for contamination, offer purification tablets, and explain that the chlorine taste, while not to the villagers' liking, is necessary. new latrines have been built that can last many years and be shared by members of the community. the message, carried by a local community leader and an aid worker, is simple, if not always easy to follow in practice-- drink only treated water, wash your hands, and use the latrines. >> ( translated ): i come around every three days to get the word out and help people understand that cholera can kill them very easily. the emphasis is to make sure that personal hygiene is the most important thing to prevent cholera. >> brown: such messages are now everywhere around the nation. while cholera began in the countryside, a