national aids memorial growth. by providing support to people with hiv and aids. i have seen that people with hiv sometimes feel rejected, and lonely, and hopeless. like the national aids memorial grove, she nurtures people touched by aids through love and hope. i would like to add a the national aids memorial grove for helping me to be the first and my family to attend university. i am to become a lawyer in human rights, because my parents and i are immigrants, i do not qualify for federal aid and honors, nor can my parents afford tuition. thank you very much. have a good day. thank you. [applause] >> before i introduce our fourth winner, and want to let knowledge that three of our winners this year will be the first in their families to attend university. [applause] our final winner of our new two- year scholarship award is stephanie zolaya from san francisco. [applause] >> ok, hello. i currently in 10 lowell high school in san francisco as a senior. i wrote that before us -- taking health class at school, i would not have been able to describe what hiv and aids are. i would not have had the slightest clue that hiv and aids can be transferred through sharing needles. this shows tha

recreation and park commission, we honor the thousands of volunteers and our partners at the national aids memorial grove. take a little picture. [applause] >> thank you for this honor. my name is john cunningham. i am executive director of the national aids memorial grove. i really feel as a tribute to the public/private partnership that was entered into with the city and county of san francisco and the courage that his body as well as the board of supervisors and the then mayor took to step forward and realize that the community needed a space and had the courage to get a 99-year lease to a private organization that was very loosely assembled at that point -- working together over the last 20 years, we have transformed not only that landscape, but we have also transformed countless lives to have assembled there together. this year, which culminated the restoration of a 100-year-old victorian waterfall that resided in the location. we could not have done it without the public/private partnership that we forged 20 years ago with not only the commission and the city -- and i really want to commend general

a new film documents the growth of the national aids memorial grove in golden gate park here in san francisco. what began has a grassroots effort is now a national memorial. but not without growing pains. i recently spoke with filmmaker andy abrahams wilson about the story. but first, a flip from the documentary, "the grove." >> welcome, everyone. i'm jack. i'm with the volunteer but also on the board. as you know, we have our workdays the third saturday of the month. >> it seemed pretty daunting. but i think there were about 200 people at that first workday and it was almost as if we got in there and thought, well, i can do something about this. >> we didn't want to see lots of reminders of death. physiological changes happen when people go into nature. so it is a healing space. >> just the therapy of going out there and cutting away and planting and to do it in friendship with so many of the people who had a shared experience. so the minute we saw that, we knew that it was a magnificent metaphor and that we had to make it a national aids memorial. >> belva: why did you decide to make a film

perhaps in the not too distant future we can return here to the national aids memorial grove. we can return to this very spot and celebrate all that we did to stop h.i.v. and aids and celebrate a cure. we are not alone amidst these trees and in the warm embrace of this grove, together we have, we can, and we are making a difference. it's a pleasure to be here. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, martin. as i conveyed in my remarks a few minutes ago, were it not for the courageous leadership and the risk-taking ability of the community that we live in, the city and county of san francisco, not only would we not have this space, but we would not have perhaps a national memorial to h.i.v. and aids. it's a unique relationship that was forged here 20 years ago. unlike almost any other in this country, but looked to on an on going basis as an example. for this is a public-private partnership. you as a community has a 99-year lesion this space. we as an organization take no money from the city. we support all the compensation of our gardner, and we have a beautiful relationship with

. >> we would like to look at ceremony held last night at the national memorial grove. more are planned throughout the city as a reminder that millions are living with the disease and millions of lives have been lost. this morning president barack obama will take part in a panel discussion on the disease at george washington university. it is estimated more than 2 million people worldwide are injected with the disease. >>> the 10-cent charge only applies to restaurants in san francisco. it is their way of complying with the new city law and the new law prohibits restaurants giving out free kids meals with toys that do not meet strict standards . they will impose taxes to deal with the ongoing budget deficit. they plan to put it on the budget and he will ask them to approve a temporary increase for people who make more than $250,000 a year. >>> california state trustees are discussing the salaries of campus presidents. they canceled the meeting over safety concerns. the trust he toos are expected to take up presidential salaries up at their next meeting. >>> stamford uni

it's been 30 years since the if first reported case of aids. 20 years ago they opened the national memorial groven golden gate park. at noon today medical pioneers will be honored in the grove. ea vigil is set for 6:30 tonight. free hiv testing will be offered from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> it is 4:54 right now. christina loren talked about the winds. >> even though we get a clearer view of the roadways, we have to hold on tight. hold on tight, folks. right now we're looking at high street. a live look at oakland. we'll show you the traffic break going on northbound. they're clearing construction. the top of the screen is the red lights starting to break up as the crews are clearing the right two lanes if for overnight construction there. we'll get you a look at the south bay as well. overall san jose is showing speed sensors. not a major problem. highway 152 over towards watsonville. wires are down there. it's out of the area for most of our viewers. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. all kinds of goods and glamour goes on in hollywood. one thing you don't expect to see on the market, how abo

. >> in the bay area in less than half an hour hundreds will gather at the national aids memorial grove in san francisco's golden gate park. this was an event there last night. former president clinton will be honored today for making this grove a national monument. for a list of events to mark world aids day log on to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. >>> the children's program sesame street is being broadcast in afghanistan. it is not exactly the same show seen here. the show is being tailored to be culturally sensitive for afghan children encouraging kids to exercise as opposed to showing dancing or singing, puppets will he ed entertain with educational messages. 30 years of war left the educational system in shambles. [ unintelligible ] the producers are hoping afghan kids will get to see -- images like themselves on tv. 0ñ >>> lots to do this weekend in the bay area. >> don sanchez has it all in today's what's hot. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: be while saturday in the -- [ inaudible ] celebrating with the san francisco symphony the best of the time year with holiday favorites. youth bal

. >> in the bay area in less than half an hour hundreds will gather at the national aids memorial grovefrancisco's golden gate park. this was an event there last night. former president clinton will be honored today for making this grove a national monument. for a list of events to mark world aids day log on to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. >>> the children's program sesame street is being broadcast in afghanistan. it is not exactly the same show seen here. the show is being tailored to be culturally sensitive for afghan children encouraging kids to exercise as opposed to showing dancing or singing, puppets will he ed entertain with educational messages. 30 years of war left the educational system in shambles. [ unintelligible ] the producers are hoping afghan kids will get to see -- images like themselves on tv. >>> we have what is hot, next. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wirele

. >> reporter: at the national aids memorial grove. >> ernest summers. >> reporter: a solemn readingnames. >> steven scott gafney. >> reporter: today hope is strengthening that there will soon come a time when there'll be no more names to that list of those who died of aids. >> it's one of the gratest accomplishments in modern medicine. >> reporter: pioneered by these people, aids ward workers who gathered for a 20 anniversary portrait. as news today that hiv infected people can live as long adds uninfected if they take those medicines. the workers were hailed today by former president clinton. >> more people are living and living well bauds of the things you've done. >> kind of a sad and pointiant but extremely important time. >> the harsh reality is in the bay area a gay man of color stands an 80% chance of contracting hiv. >> we are still losing far too many from hiv and aids. >> reporter: activists say about .25 million americans do not know it. they say nationwide testing must become like it is here in san francisco, routine. reporting live, health and science editor john fowler

closed captioning brought to >>> on this eve of world aids day, 500 people gathered on the national aids memorial grove at golden gate park. >> as leslie brinkly reports, the beauty of that setting was stark contrast to the disease causing so much pain. >> they were real stories and real people remembered here. >> i think it has been 20 years since he passed away. >> i was 15 when my dad died of aids. it was tough to go through it, but it is amazing to see something like this come out of the whole process. >> this is a magical place of healing for those who lost loved ones to aids over the last three decades. this memorial grove was created on seven acres in golden gate park in 1991. it was 10 years into the aids epidemic when 17,000 san francisco citizens died. >> they were going to more funerals in a year than birthdays. they started to come here and plant trees. 1 twenty,000 volunteer hours later and 20 years later we have not only the most revered part of this park we feel, but also a federally designated memorial. >> on thursday they will honor bill clinton for making this a national monument. on

. >> at the national aids memorial grove. >> ernest summers.olemn read are of more names. >> steven scott gasney. >> today, hope is strengthening there may come a time when there are no more names to the list of those who died of aids. >> it is one of the greatest accomplishments in medicine. aids workers who gathered for a 20th anniversary portrait. as news today hiv infected people live as long as uninfected if they take the immediates. workers were hailed by former president clinton. >> more people are living and living well because of the things that you have done. >> sad but extremely hopeful time. >>ics 600 people -- 600 people gathered in for support. >> we are still losing too many from hiv and aids. >> reporter: activists say a quarter million americans who are hiv positive do not know it. nationwide testing must become like it is in san francisco, routine. health and science editor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> beer drinkers everywhere may be raising a glass for one ever the best known boy bands ever. how a catchy tune from the '90s can t

day, 500 people gathered on the national aids memorial grove at golden gate park. >> as leslie brinklyorts, the beauty of that setting was stark contrast to the disease causing so much pain. >> they were real stories and real people remembered here. >> i think it has been 20 years since he passed away. >> i was 15 when my dad died of aids. it was tough to go through it, but it is amazing to see something like this come out of the whole process. >> this is a magical place of healing for those who lost loved ones to aids over the last three decades. this memorial grove was created on seven acres in golden gate park in 1991. it was 10 years into the aids epidemic when 17,000 san francisco citizens died. >> they were going to more funerals in a year than birthdays. they started to come here and plant trees. 1 twenty,000 volunteer hours later and 20 years later we have not only the most revered part of this park we feel, but also a federally designated memorial. >> on thursday they will honor bill clinton for making this a national monument. on this night though, the honoree was the first o

hundreds ganlered at national aids memorial grove. some are alive thanks to medical break throughs in drugs and treatment. the ceremony honors doctors and nurses who opened the nation's first ward. >> there are a lot of thing that's we got wrong and then, we started getting things right. >> there are men living with the disease and are aging. >> we're seeing gung gay men becoming infected in their 20s. there are a lot of latino patients, african american paish yeents today marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of the grove as a permanent memorial to victims of aids and hiv. >> today, the president announced a goal of getting aids drugs to two million more people around the world by the end of 2013. 30 million people died from aids-related causes. the president is ordering $50 million here in the united states. >> great progress has been made in this country whit comes to children. the disease has been all but eliminated among kids. and cheryl jennings reports scientists says it has been reduced among adults as well. >> we have new

the reunion took place at national aids memorial grove in golden gate park. the grove is celebrating its 20th anniversary. it's a beacon of hope for many. now, most of the people who met there today worked at ward 5 b and 5 a at the beginning of the epidemic. and here in san francisco, aids is still a gay man's disease, it has affected other communities. >> we're seeing a lot of latino, african american patients, injection drug users. it's a lot of different faces. it's all of our faces. >> and at george washington university, president obama pledged to increase spending on hiv treatment here in the united states and in other countries. the president said he was confident we can beat this disease which killed 30 million people so far. >> thank you, leanne. on to business news, groupon's quiet period is over. why is the retailer so angry? first to the latest on what is the yahoo story. for that and more let's go live to bloomberg west with today's after the bell report. -- bell report. >> continuing to evolve, yahoo could be heading into the end game now. the

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hundreds of people went to the national aids memorial grove in golden gate park.san francisco mayor ed lee promised to continue to support hiv aids work. >>> president oe what today pledged millions of the dollars to help battle hiv -- president obama today pledged millions of dollars to help battle hiv- aids. >> we're going to win this fight. but the fight is not over, not but a long shot. >> at a world's aids day event is washington today the president announced several new initiatives they include more funds for hiv clinics and state drug assistance program. aids medication for pregnant women who are hiv positive and more than a million condoms to distribute. >>> coming up at 5:45, health and science editor john fowler takes a look at a push to abolish a ban that stops hiv patients from becoming organ donors. >>> the california public utilities commission today moved the state closer to achieving it's renewable energy goal. the commission accomplished new procurement amounts for the state's utilities. it's renewing the standard goal from 20% to 33% by the end o

this year, the national aids memorial grove in san francisco is marking a smile stone of its own. ony was held last night on the eve of world aids day to mark the 20th anniversary of the national aids memorial grove. dozens of people gathered to reflect on the lives lost to the disease. >> those of us who remember 20 years ago, remember a time when aids was reaping the finest people. >> more events are planned today at the grove, and throughout the city, as a reminder that millions of people are living with the disease and that millions of lives have been lost. >>> a former scientologist now claims she was imprisoned for 12 years on a cruise ship. she says she was held against her will when she was 18 years old, after her mother denounced scientology when her father committed suicide. she also claims she was forced into hard labor and was never allowed to leave the cruise ship without an escort. the church of scientology says those claims are not true. >>> we want to check in again with sal who says there's big approximate on 580 near livermore. >> that's 580 to dublin where there'

is he back in san francisco people also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the national aids memorial groven golden gate park. >> we must realize the fight is not over. every hour on the hour equivalent of jump about jet crashes losing all the passengers to aids. >> scary place at scary time and i think our community we have learned to deal with death and we have also become toughe tougher. ♪ about. >>reporter: grove still a beek open of hope for many. abc 7 news. giants software ready for thitial offering. social networking software company plans to sell about 12 million shares starting at 8 dollars a share. company will list on nasdaq as jive. co-owner of the oakland a's expanding his hotel business. lou wolf who is president of wolf development purchased the note downtown san jose. no word on purchase praise for the 82-year-old hotel. >> for the first time in decades the annual holiday parade in san jose cancelled. city initials say the budget deficit prevented them from funding the parade and no outside vendors stepped in to produce it this year. >> more on these ahead nrins tomorrow pr

. >> reporter: this place is the national aids memorial grove where hundreds came today to remember 3 decades of a devastating disease. >> we will overcome. we will. >> reporter: 30 years ago, in 1981, the cdc published a report about a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in five homosexuals. that was then. >> no one could have imagined the worldwide epidemic that's occurred. >> reporter: to date more than 60 million people have contracted hiv nearly 30 million have died as a consequence. the good news antiretroviral therapy has turned and almost certain death sentence into a chronic manageable disease but not everyone responds. and for those who do, the drugs are expensive and full of side effects. >> you can't imagine that you're just going to keep putting people on drugs and have them on these really somewhat toxic drugs for a lifetime. we have to find better solutions. >> reporter: clues to one better exclusion, once thought impossible might be found in this man. 45-year-old timothy brown is no longer infected with hiv. >> i'm cured of hiv. i had hiv but i don't anymore. >> reporter:

at noon today, medical pioneers will be honored at the national a.i.d.s. memorial groveight in harvey milk plaza. let's check that can forecast right now with christina loren. >> good morning to you. dry gusty winds continuing. our sustained wind speeds are picking up. 20 miles per hour now in san francisco. we'll hit the 70s today. winds relax tonight. look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes... ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons ♪ gt35 turbo charger and they'll all know that it's kevin's awesome car. ♪ bought 'em! (clears throat) sorry. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> we're back with more of "today" on a thursday morning the first day of december, 2011. chilly and crisp here in new york city. you know what? it's supposed to be. just 25 days to go until christmas. and we've got a big crowd out on the plaza. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie. ann is on assignment today. mr. roker is joining us as well. and joining us as well today's professionals. >> we have a lot of to

today they will honor former president clinton at memorial grove there for making it a national monument san francisco citizens who died of aids since it was recognized three decades ago. >>> california's department of social services is being sued for trying get money back for overpaid welfare benefits from kids. the suit wants state to stop trying to get funds from the children whose parents or guardians received the money. critics say it means people trying to get out of poverty are being driven further into it with >> recover from a parent, grand parent, nothing in state law that says you can take -- take money back from a child. >> one woman's monthly aid is being cut until they pays the debt incurred when her mother was pregnant with her. the department of social services says state lawman days counties first go after adults when seeking a refund and then anyone in the family who was helped. >>> head for higher ground, not today you need to head for lower ground. >> and wide open ground too. so nothing falls on you or gets blown into you. winds noisey overnight. right now they are

today they will honor bill clinton at the grove for making it a national monument he will deliver tape taped remarks. the memorialst of bay area events to mark world aids day log on to abc7news.com click on see it on tv. >>> fire crews in san francisco remain at the scene of that mission district fire that damaged two apartment buildings. >> katie marzullo is at valencia and 24th street with the latest. >> reporter: the fire is out at this time but it did plenty of damage and sent four to two hospitals with injuries. two of those people went to the burn unit at st. francis with burn injuries they are said to be in critical condition. a lieutenant was injured on the scene, he was not taken to the hospital but he suffered mild smoke inhalation when he give his mask to one of the people he was rescuing. the fire started on the top floor in the back. crews continue to put out hot spots and investigate. we do not know the cause. the fire chief tells us high winds did play a role in hindering the firefight this morning. there are six billion dollars between the two buildings, the -- are six builds between the two, 35 p

memorial grove. this is something that this congress designated as a national memorial. a national memorial. it's of great significance to our community for sure. i think very appropriately so. but also with the issue of aids. when you go there you have to go to the aids memorial and go see it as a spirit of renewal, a garden, a grove, always that fresh new growth as we have it as a remembrance to those who have lost and a comfort to their families. so with that, again, mr. chairman, mr. speaker, i join others in calling to our colleagues' attention and those in congress the importance of fighting hiv-aids, to people, to communities, to our country, to the world, for our good health, for our economy, for the success of individuals. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, maya angelou w

national a.i.d.s. memorial. it also marks years of immeasurable pain at the loss of so many loved ones and friends. ♪ [ music ] a lone man played the bagpipes as he walked down the paths of the grovesound, and the setting evoke deep emotions of the 400 people gathered here tonight on the eve of world a.i.d.s. day. >> he died almost 25 years ago. it's hard, every time. >> reporter: david jenson's boyfriend was among the first to be stricken with a baffling new disease in the '80s. >> he was sick and went into a coma and died all within two weeks. >> reporter: his name was added to the circle of friends. while jenson volunteered, he couldn't bear to see his friend's name here until tonight. >> over the last 30 years, this community and communities across the country, you know lost an entire generation. >> reporter: it's a crisis that is far from over, with more names added each year. jim hormel knows about loss. he was the first openly gayambassador and helped get this memorial created. >> remember a time where a.i.d.s. was reaping the finest people, so to have a place to come to honor those people, to reflect on their contributions, and to reflect on how we have grown from them, is