official protest. he criticized japan's memorial ceremonies for world war ii victims. daniel seaman posted the comments on his facebook page last week, two days after hiroshima marked the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the city. seaman wrote, he is sick of the japanese over holding their annual self-righteous commemorations for the atomic bomb victims. he also said the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki were the consequence of japanese aggression. the comments have already been removed. the japanese embassy in israel launched a protest with the israeli foreign ministry. they're asking for clarification. the israeli prime minister's office told nhk the comment did not represent the government's position. seaman was due to become the head of the national information directorate's interactive media unit but he's been suspended from his duties. >>> people across japan have spent much of the month reflecting on the past. this week they marked the 68th anniversary of their country's surrender in world war ii. last week they remembered the atomic bombings of hiroshima and

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. >> a statehood rally begins at the memorial. officials plans have been made to transport attendees who need it especially older folks. >> the national action network will be shuttling people from foggy bottom to the lincoln and people may have to walk from the lincoln down here.. >> will emergency services be ready for the crowds? d.c. fire and ems has had its share of vehicle issues recent. deputy mayor of public safety we'll provide whatever services we're called upon on the 14th4th and 28th if needed. n >> on a related note they plan a to hold a press conference last week to talk about improvements made within d.c. fire and ems. new ambulances and a new effort to hire more paramedics. >> all right. and you may want to give yourself extra time if you are heading to the mall for the events this weekend.his the arlington memorial bridgel b off the gw parkway will be closed to traffic from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. memorial circumstance ll brie main open unless it need it's be closed for pedestrian safety. participants are encouraged to take

after successful protests this past week, a hospital official at northwestern memorial hospital met with group to begin a negotiation process. so dangerous, it may not be safe for shoppers. why officials in a south suburb say a shopping mall needs to be shut down immediately. plus, open for business, well, sort of. the first legal pot clinic already signing up customers. the village of matteson is asking a judge to shut down the lincoln mall, claiming it poses dangerous conditions to shoppers and employees. wgn's robert jordan has details on the lawsuit. i have to say that this is one of the most concerning facilities that i have inspected. extensive code violations, so many that matteson village officials think that people are in danger just by being inside pyrrhic want a safe mall, secure mall and one that promotes that we are pro development. in specters say there are pathways that lead to dead ends and doors that to not open, violations so blatant that the village is asking for permission to padlock the mall, closing all 45 stores inside and throwing employees how up work. there are

memories. >> reporter: officials in san francisco are monitoring the situation closely. the fire is threatening some of san francisco's vital utilities. the city owns power lines just outside the fire zone. 85% of its water comes from the hetch hetchy reservoir, about four miles from the inferno. the city is fearing ash contamination to the water supply. on friday, it announced its prepared to top backup reservoirs. >> the biggest message is the water is safe. we have emergency procedures for it. we know what today. we feel confident that we can provide the water to each and every one of our customers. >> reporter: the rim fire is burning in several different directions and proving hard to contain. fire officials say the thick smoke, dry brush and steep, rugged terrain has made it difficult to carve out control lines. >> it's dryer than lumber that you buy at a lumberyard. >> reporter: air tankers and helicopters are battling the fire's forward progress. three miles from the front lines, tuolumne city residents are under volunteer evacuation orders. nick and carl have al

. >> reporter: everyone will make their way to the lincoln memorial saturday. officialssay plans are being made to transport attendees who need it especially older folks. >> they will be shuttling people from froggy bottom to lincoln. >> reporter: d.c. fire and ems has had its share of vehicles recently. paul quaneder said this. >> we are prepared and ready and will provide whatever medical services we are called upon on the 24th. and the 28th. >> reporter: we should be learning more information about how the fire department is dealing with serious issues recently. next week a presentation given to the media on the new ambulances arife -- arriving as well as new medics. >> matt ackland, thank you. postal service will issue this, special stamp, forever stamp part of limited edition series, three-part step to commemorate 50th emancipation proclamation and birth of rosa parks. >> another step taken to renovate martin luther king library. the d.c. library issued a request to submit plans. no decisions made on the type or extent of renovations or additions. library opened in

officials want to make the memorial more accessible to the public by linking the bicycle trail north to the memorial. >> emirate team new zealand will challenge oracle for the america's cup capturing the challenger series yesterday. abc7 news reporter has more from the park. >> the team new zealand faced off against italy's team for the final time. in the end, the kiwis were heed as they were for most of the series of the louie vuitton spectacular. new zealand advanced to america's cup taking on oracle team usa. the managing direct stressed how important it is for them to win. >> my granddad said never start a speech with an apology. the only reason we are in san francisco is to take the cup away. >> relations between team new zealand and oracle team usa have been tense and was worse when team new zealand accused oracle of cheating for illegally modifying the boats dump the warmup. enthusiasts say it will be a great matchup. >> the teams will both put up a good fight but i think we have a good shot. >> oracle has their work cut out for them, to be sure, but we always have to root for

. >> the park is now known as chuck brown memorial park and district officials along with brown familyund on what will soon stand as a tribute to his musical legacy. >> remember it ain't got a thing if it ain't got the go-go swing. >> all right. >> i used to come and bring my grandkids. >> bernice says thinking about chuck brown brings her happiness. >> when i went to the first go-go it was in the northwest garden and at that time it was chuck brown and soul searchers and the song was we the people and we just loved that song. we just partied so hard that night. >> many of the neighbors say since the 1970s people have come here to listen to music in this small amphitheater. the original plan when making this the chuck brown park was to really expand the amphitheater but residents in the area complained worried about traffic and crowd issues so that project was scaled down. >> in this case the community spoke and they were listened to and heard and so we did modify the design approach to a more passive design. >> work will get underway in just a few weeks. these renderings show how the

. >> students and more, oklahoma are starting a new school year to date and officials hope tot the memoryem. students from the destroyed plaza towers and briarwood elementary schools will return to its temporary building. seven students the plaza towers were among the 24 who were killed by the twister. the side were the plaza towers high-school once stood has become a makeshift memorial. >> on to bay area sports. and is long gone season, the giants finally found a little magic. my mother third it is cordless. the top of the six, the score is 3-0 washington. the giants win in dramatic fashion. the score 4-3. they're now 17 games back behind the dodgers for first place. >> on to athletics. they a's were not supposed loose to one a row. in the first inningthe bottom of the 3rd the score was 3-0 days. pitcher sunday gray made his home debut for the a's. he strikes out of bread wallace and the sixth period strikes out mark cross and th seventh and k's robbie grossman and eight. the final score 5-0 a's. they a's are 1 and have a game behind the texas rangers in the a.l. west. look at 'em. livin

there was no official count of the size of the crowd, but it stretched from the lincoln memorial, down the length of the mall's reflecting pool and beyond. as jeff pegues reports, the day was filled with speech about race in america and one man's dream. >> reporter: today, the national mall looked a lot like it did 50 years ago as a new generation joins civil rights icons. >> we cannot go back. we've come too far. >> reporter: and the everyday heroes of a nation's painful struggle for justice and equality for all. clifford lee was here in 1963. >> i was inspired then. i'm still inspired by that speech. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. >> reporter: king's "i have a dream" speech inspired a movement and tens of thousands of people have come from across the nation to honor his vision. congressman john lewis says that vision includes everyone. >> it doesn't matter whether we're black or white, latino, asian, american, or native american, it doesn't matter whether we are straight or gay. we are one people. >> reporter: many cam

. >> watching the marchers as they make their way past the mlk memorial which was officially 11 and ont. it is the 50th anniversary of the march for freedom. the anniversary itself is wednesday. president obama is expected to be there. we will have live coverage on c- span and c-span radio. >> this is my purse. i made it. put it on tv. [indiscernible crowd noise] freedom want freedom, back up, back up freedomfreedom, racist jobs, we don't need them need them ♪ back up, back up freedomfreedom, all these dirty, racist jobs need themeed them, ♪ ♪ nurses in the house nurses in the house nurses in the house ♪ nurses in the house ♪ [indiscernible crowd noise] >> oh, c-span. i get all my information from you. [indiscernible crowd noise] >> hello, c-span. >> i got you. i just want to make sure. [indiscernible crowd noise] >> no, you target. you target. [indiscernible crowd noise] >> i don't want to be on film. >> we've got to go. i'll wait right here for you. [indiscernible crowd noise] >> hi, c-span. naacp.from the at the march for freedom. it was first led by martin luther king january 1960

summer society county officials want to make the memorial more accessible to the public by lidging thereat bicycle trail north to the memorial. >> there is less pain at the pump. the average cost of gasoline has fallen four cents a gallon, down 20 cents since this time year. the average nation-wide price is $3.56 and higher here in california at $3.81. analyst say lower prices at the pump are largely due to good domestic supplies, reducing the impact of higher foreign oil prices. >> it is official, team new zealand faces off against team usa for the 34th america's cup. the kiwi's were ahead for most of the challenge beating italy for the best of 13. new zealand advanced to the premiere event america's cup taking on oracle team usa. >> my granddad says never start a speech with an apology and do start with an apology, the only reason we are in san francisco is to take the cup away. >> the 34th america cup begins september 17 and the budget of seven is scheduled to take place in if weeks. >> bitterly cold is the winter being predicted by the farmer's only -- almanac predicting colder tha

today, officials gathered to break ground on the memorial underpass.e project wail lou traffic to speed along marina parkway. officer moody's brother is also a richmond officer and says that this bypass will safe lives. >> we have police officer that's have to take this roadway this, is going eliminate that issue of being held up. not being able to do our job. >> the project will open to traffic in 18 months. >> coming up next the national zoo's giant panda gives birth. the first baby video. >> plus, two dorable cubs we're going to take you into the nursery of the first surviving panda cub twins born in the us news 26 year autos girls separated at birth reunited for the first time. how their parents started to think they could be related. >> from east bay hills camera, temperatures below late august norms. what is coming our way this weekend? i'll have the forecast coming up in just a moment. >> taking a look at traffic and spencer, take a look at that fog moving down there, huh? traffic moving well so far. back in a moment. >>> there is a lot of excit

. >>> the park is known as chuck brown memorial park and district officials with the brown family brokewhat will soon s stand as tribute to the musical legacy. >> it ain't mean a thing if itna doesn't have the go-go swing. >> all right! >> bring my grandkids. >>> bernice taylor is a native i washingtonian and thinking about chuck brown brings her happiness as she remembers the good times in her life. >>> when i went to the first go-go it was in northwest garde and at the time it was chuck brown and soul searchers and the song was "we the people." we loved d enjoyedenjo and partied so hard that night. >> many neighbors who live in this area say since the 1970s people come here to listen to music in this small amphitheater. the original plan making this the chuck brown park was to really expand the amphitheater. residents in the area complained worried about traffic and crowd issues and that project was scaled down. >>> in this case, the community spoke. they were listened to and heard and we did modify the design approach to more passive designd >>> work will yet underway in a few weeks.

makeshift memorials mark the crime scene. officials say three teens admitted out of boredom they decided to randomly kill someone, and chose lane when he jogged by. >> i am going to do everything i can to ensure these three thugs pay for what they did to christopher lane. >> reporter: chancey luna and james edwards. and michael jones for driving the get away car. among grief and outrage, they caught up with the alleged shooter's mother. >> he needs to be punished, anybody that does that needs to be punished. >> reporter: in australia, a nation with strict gun control laws, some are urging boycott travel to the u.s. to what they call murder and mayhem on main street. >> we respect the right of all australians to express their views on any issue, including this one. obviously it is a tragedy. the loss of a child, loss of a loved one, that's always a tragedy. >> reporter: in the wake of acquittal of george zimmerman, president obama weighed in, the white house seemed caught off guard about the oklahoma killing. >> i am not familiar with t

yesterday richmond officials gathered to break ground on the memorial underpass.he officer's family was at the dedication. it will allow traffic to speed away long the parkway which can get congested by a railroad crossing. officer moody's brother is also a richmond police officer. and he says the bypass will save lives. >> we have a lot of police officers that have to take this roadway in order to get to -- call for service and this will eliminate that issue of being held up and not being able to do our job. >> the underpass project is expected to cost around $40 million. it will open to traffic in 18 months. >>> a project that promises relief for east bay commuters is almost finished. we are not talking about the bay bridge this time. we are talking about the long awaited tunnel nearing completion. laura anthony got a look inside the tunnel. >> reporter: no broken bolts here. construction is coming along on budget and on time. >> we made great progress. >> reporter: unlike their counterparts at the bay bridge the contractor and caltrans says it won't set in ston

makeshift memorials mark the crime scene. officialshree teens admitted out of boredom they decided to randomly kill someone, and chose lane when he jogged by. >> i am going to do everything i can to ensure these three thugs pay for what they did to christopher lane. >> reporter: chancey luna and james edwards. and michael jones for driving the get away car. among grief and outrage, they caught up with the alleged shooter's mother. >> he needs to be punished, anybody that does that needs to be punished. >> reporter: in australia, a nation with strict gun control laws, some are urging boycott travel to the u.s. to what they call murder and mayhem on main street. >> we respect the right of all australians to express their views on any issue, including this one. obviously it is a tragedy. the loss of a child, loss of a loved one, that's always a tragedy. >> reporter: in the wake of acquittal of george zimmerman, president obama weighed in, the white house seemed caught off guard about the oklahoma killing. >> i am not familiar with that. >

memory of yoo heung-jun. yoo's remains are the first of any south korean conscripted to sakhalin to come home. officials from the japanese and russian embassies paid their respects. russians took sakhalin from the japanese at the end of world war ii and have held it ever since. yoo had to leave what's now south korea six months before the war's end. he left his wife and son behind. south korean officials found yoo's remains in a cemetery on sakhalin and asked the russians to return them. yoo's son placed his father's remains in a tomb and hopes they will rest in peace in their homeland. some south koreans conscripted to sakhalin under japanese rule have been able to go home with financial help from japan. leaders in tokyo continue to offer that help on humanitarian grounds. >>> managers of duty-free stores in south korea are seeing a drop-off in customers from japan so they're trying to attract more with the help of some of south korea's biggest pop stars. staffer from the lotte duty free chain held a promotional event in tokyo. ♪ the star attraction was the south korean boy band cho shin sung, also kno

later today, president obama will lead the official celebration of today's anniversary. we're at the lincoln memorial. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. a light rain falling here in washington as the crowd begins to fill in along the national mall next to the reflecting pool. a quarter of a million people watched this speech 50 years ago. they're not expecting anything like that today but big names will be delivering speeches here. the headliner of course the nation's first black president, president obama president obama, delivering a speech, standing where dr. king stood half a century ago. just last week, president obama told a group of college students the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. lives on. >> we've made enormous strides. i'm a testament to it. you're a testament to it. the diversity of this room. and the students who are here is a testimony to it. >> reporter: the president has walked a fine line addressing the issue of race and equality. trying to voice the concerns of african-americans while attempting to avoid alienating whites. he's been criticized by black leaders

memories. >> the fire is actually moving to the north. >> reporter: officials in san francisco are monitoring the situation closely. the fire is threatening some of san francisco's vital utilities. 85% of the water comes from the hetch hetchy reservoir, about four miles from the inferno. the city is fearing ash contamination to the water supply. michael carlin is with the public utilities commission. >> the biggest message is the water is safe. we have emergency procedures for it. we know what to do. and we feel very confident that we can provide the water to each and every one of our customers. >> reporter: the rim fire is burning in several different directions and proving hard to contain. fire officials say the thick smoke, dry brush and steep rugged terrain has made it difficult to carve out control lines. >> it's dryer than lumber that you buy at a lumberyard. >> reporter: air tankers and helicopters are battling the fire's forward progress. three miles from the front lines, tuolumne city residents are under voluntary evacuation orders. nick has already packed pack up his belongings. now

generations of people going down and looking at the martin luther king memorial and the only monument in washington to a nonelected official and he's a black man and a lot of that init tied up in the very fact of its existence. 50 years later, though, if king able to stand in that spot and look out, what is the legacy that some people say we have a black president, everything's much better, and we have so much farther to go. >> i think it's mixed. tocourse there's no way diminish the astounding sense of having a black president. that would have been unthinkable. imagine someone saying that from podium 1963. that would be a great dream but it's a reality. legacy.art of the there's been obviously great growth in the black middle class. doinge african-americans all kinds of things in all walks of life so that's part of the legacy but you still have this 27% roughly of african-americans living in poverty. that's huge and that hasn't improved that much over the last 30 or 40 years. it was great improvement through that, thatbut after progress slowed so that's part of the legacy. inre's been great progress education but not enou

in washington commemoration of course noted there were no republican elected officials on the steps of the lincoln memorial yesterday. "the washington post" headlines says republicans absent from march on washington. a headline of "the wall street journal" reads at 50th anniversary of march, no gop speakers. interesting point here. for evidence of the shift over the years, let's take a look. let's take a look now at the relationship between the republican party and african-american voters. consider this example. contained neatly in two generations of the romney family. here is george romney marching with civil rights activists through detroit's gross point suburb in 1963. that's 50 years ago. the editorial information on that ap photo notes romney said he had not been asked to head the parade, but added since he was in the detroit area, he decided to come out anyway. in other words, he didn't wait for an invitation. he made sure he was there. in this 1966 reelection -- his 1966 reelection for campaign for michigan governor, romney won 30% of the black vote. one generation later in the same family, mitt rom

official? >> no. and great. we are done. and we are adjourning in the memory of alice kerri and all of the work that she has done in the buildings and also for the movement in preservation, and again to alice kerri. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hello, welcome to meet our district supervisor. i've neon norm from district 7 which includes accident twin peaks and san francisco wood and other neighbors neighborhood today, we'll get to know him and talk about the tough issues. welcome supervisor thank you for joining us let's talk about our background. i was born in san francisco and i grew up in the north area and basically went to the public schools and jean parker and san frays parker. i lived in this area and from there, i went to city college then i went to cal and received my bachelors in civil engineer and worked there for about a decision that's not where my passion was so i left the job and went back to school and never turned back. that's what i've been doing pretty much all my life in the classroom or working on organizations that will focus on children and families. tha

memorial service for him. they included prime minister shinzo abe and government officials. tepco president vowed to build on yoshido's efforts. >> translator: you took responsibility as a leader and did your utmost to deal with the crisis. we'll always remember how you tried to protect the land and people of fukushima. we'll remember how you acted with a sense of responsibility, pride and courage. >> an in-house investigation accused him of failing to take measures to protect against huge tsunamis. tepco officials said they warned him in 2008 that an unexpectedly large tsunami could hit the plant. he reportedly said the research was inconclusive. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is urging the syrian government to let inspectors thoroughly investigate the latest allegations regarding the use of chemical weapons. opposition leaders in the country say government forces targeted their towns with poison gas. ban is taking the accusation seriously. >> any use of chemical weapons by anybody under any circumstances would violate international law. such a crime against humanit

yesterday officials gathered to break ground on the bradley moody memorial underpass. the family was at the dedication. traffic gets congested by a railroad crossing. officer moody's brother is also a richmond police officer. he said the by pass will save lives. >> we have a lot of police officers that have to take this roadway during calls for service and this will eliminate them from being held up and being able to do our jobs. >> it will estimated to cost around $40 million. ." it will open to traffic 23 is 18 months >> a project is almost finished, not the bridge, but the caldecott tunnell. the fourth bore is nearing completion. laura anthony got a look inside the tunnel. >> no broken bolts here. in the new part of the caldecott construction, where construction is humming along on budget and on time. >> we've made great progress. >> unlike their counterparts of the bay bridge, the contractor and caltran said the caldecott won't set in stone an opening date, except to say it will be late 20 13. >> we want to make sure, number one, that the tunnel is safe and it is a

official? >> no. and great. we are done. and we are adjourning in the memory of alice kerri and all of the work that she has done in the buildings and also for the movement in preservation, and again to alice kerri. >> bryant, i want to start off by thanking sf gov tv and media services and every media of the commission and making it available to the public online as well as channel 26 to the public and the audience, please silence all your cell phones and electronic devices. if you are to participate in public comment, please fill out a public comment speaker card, there's some at the very front right there, i think they're yellow, and have it completed, put on the podium and the clerk will collect them. we're going to start with the call to order, and roll call. >> roll call. >> commissioner cavellini. >> present. can commission near lee, commissioner joseph, commissioner hyde, commissioner tan. >> here. >> we have a quorum, commissioner perez and akers aren't present this evening. >> i would like to make a couple of amendments before we go on with the agend

official? >> no. and great. we are done. and we are adjourning in the memory of alice kerri and all of the work that she has done in the buildings and also for the movement in preservation, the movement in preservation, and again to alice kerri. the movement in preservation, and again to alice kerri. aah! i'm a lion! yes, you are. come here. let's see how this looks. hey, how's my little horse? she's a lion. yes, she is. grrr! ha ha! announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. when you adopt a child from foster care, just being there makes all the difference. >> it's a pleasure to be here. i'd just like to say thanks to the city of san francisco and the mayor and all of you great people for keeping the legacy of otis redding alive. and a quick thing about the song. my mother said my father was in california and done some shows in los angeles. and he came home and he told her he wanted to be a new otis redding, not the begging and pleading, he wanted to do something totally different. he came home and started putting bits and pieces of a son

official? >> no. and great. we are done. and we are adjourning in the memory of alice kerri and all of the work that she has done in the buildings and also for the movement in preservation, and again to alice kerri. good name is my name namely kelly good on the city of mississauga city and county of san francisco. >> [applause] >> thank you my fan club fan club there and about. but welcome to the city of san francisco and welcome to usf. today we are gathered here as beneficiaries of the civil rights movement. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. i am proud to stand before you as the first african-american, first woman city administrator. >> [applause] >>thank you. i i am grateful to be inspired and mentored by many great civil rights leaders and my educational leaders which includes usf law school. >> [applause] >> and my family members who have mentored me and have paved the way for me along my career path. i could not have gotten there without them. my greatest inspirations are my parents william little and maria little, and i my gr

today richmond officials gather to brick ground on the bradley moody memorial underpass.dedication. the project will allow traffic to speed along the parkway which can get congested by railroad crossing. officer moody brother is also a rich mopped proof. he says the bipass will save lives. >> we have a lot of police roadway in order to get calls for service and this will eliminate that issue of being held up and not able to do our job. >> underpass project is expected to ks around 40 million dollars open to traffic in 18 months. >> the project that promises relief forest bay commuters now almost finish. not the bay bridge but the tunnel. long awaited fourth floor nearing completion. laura got a look inside the tunnel today. >> no broken if bolt here. in the new tunnel where construction is coming on budget and on time. budget and on time. >>a >> unlike county party bay bridge contractor at the tunnel won't set in stone an opening date. except to say it's in late 2013. >> we want to make sure number one the tunnel is safe. that it is approved by the people would need to ap

yesterday officials gathered to break ground on the bradley moody memorial underpass. the family was at the dedication. the project will allow traffic to speed along marina bay parkway, which can get congested by a railroad crossing. officer moody's brother is also a richmond police officer. he said the bypass will save lives. >> we have a lot of police officers that have to take this roadway during calls for service and this will eliminate them from being held up and being able to do our jobs. >> it is estimated to cost around $40 million. it will open to traffic in 18 months. >> a project is almost finished, not the bridge, but the caldecott tunnell. the fourth bore is nearing completion. abc 7laura anthony got a look inside the tunnel. >> no broken bolts here. in the new part of the caldecott construction, where construction is humming along on budget and on time. >> we've made great progress. >> unlike their counterparts of the bay bridge, the contractor and caltran said the caldecott won't set in stone an opening date, except to say it will be late 2013. >> we wan

official? >> no. and great. we are done. and we are adjourning in the memory of alice kerri and all of the work that she has done in the buildings and also for the movement in preservation, and again to alice kerri. >> health service board is now in order. please stand for the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> madam secretary, roll call, please. >> roll call. president breslin? >> here. >> vice president lim? >> present. >> supervisor farrell excused. commissioner fraser? >> here. >> commissioner fraser excused. commissioner scott sf >> here. >> commissioner shlain? >> here. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you. ~ item number 1, please. >> item 1, action item, approval (with possible modifications) of the minutes of the meeting set forth below. regular meeting of june 13th, 2013 combined with rates and benefits committee. >> are there any corrections? no corrections. >> i move adoption of the minutes as distribute

official. >>> the 2014 big game between cal and stanford will be plays at the new memorial stadium.cal athletic director barber made the announcement after bears fans made it clear they wanted a game on their home turf. the big game alternates between berkeley and stanford each year. the department reached out to alumni, students and season ticket holders before making her decision. >>> check in with our traffic map if you're expecting to come home from work or school, be patient, it might be awhile. you see red especially along the peninsula on 101 approaching the san mateo bridge. also on 880 going south. a lot of red on our traffic map with the bay bridge closed. people seeking alternative routes from 92 and of course the golden gate bridge and richmond/san rafael bridge. >> we'll keep an eye on the traffic situation and get updates online nbcbayarea.com. >> thanks for joining us at 5:00. hope to see you back here at 6:00. >>> on the broadcast tonight, making the case for a strike in syria. late word of what the white house is telling congress, and tonight a report from inside da

leadership of the congress of the united states it is my official privilege to welcome so many of you to washington, d.c. to the steps of the lincoln memorialolleagues and associate myself with the remarks of those from congress who have spoken before me. that's officially. personally it is my very personal pleasure to be here with each and every one of you because i was here 50 years ago. so who among you is going to be the speaker of the house, the president of the united states or whatever. you're a beautiful sight to behold, and at that time 50 years ago we heard dr. king inspire us with the "i have a dream" part of his speech, the part that was the call to action was the fierce urgency of now part of his speech. in that time dr. king says we refuse to take the tranquillity drug of gradualism. we must move

officials held him nine hours at london's heathrow airport. they let him go not before they confiscated laptop, camera and memory sticks among other property. te house admitted that british officials did indeed give them a heads up before they have detained-mile-an-hour ran davment. >> lauren: wald says britain will be sorry for detaining his partner and that he will soon publish many more democratics on the u.s. and england. catherine herridge with this from washington tonight. catherine. >> the obama administration confirming today that they knew about the controversial move in advance. >> there was a heads up that was provided by the british government. so, this, again, this is something that we had an indication was likely to occur. but it's not something that we have requested. both the white house and state department today pushed to explain whether they will get access to miranda's computer data confiscated by the british. and no condemnation of the incident. >> did the united states support his detention. >> i don't have anything more for you than i just republican senator james inhofe ranking member of the armed services committee c

official? >> no. and great. we are done. and we are adjourning in the memory of alice kerri and all of the work that she has done in the buildings and also for the movement in preservation, and again to alice kerri. >> all right, everyone, want to say thank you all for being here today at balboa park and want to say, first off, thanks to the trust for public land who played a key role in renovating balboa park and to put it to be where it is today. and i want to thank you all for your efforts. you know, one of the best parts about being an elected official is the ability to effect change in san francisco in a very positive way. and today i'm very proud to announce that after two years of incredibly hard work on behalf of a lot of people, we are announcing a new project in san francisco to bring free wi-fi to 31 different parks, plazas, and open spaces across our city. from areas such as the marina green to washington square park to sunset playground, all a moe square, civic center, bernal heights to right here in balboa park, this project is going to touch par

memorials are being held today, to remember the more than 1800 people who lost their lives. officials in new orleans, say the city is making huge strides of rebuilding but admits that there is still a lot more work that still needs to be done. those are the headlines at this hour, real money with alley is up next, on al jazeera. the economy kicks it up a notch, i will tell you how the u.s. measures up to the rest of the world, plus, i'll dig into seattle's massive underground project, and explore whether infrastructure megaproducts are an economic cure. as fast food workers do on strike, see the that's been good or bad for the businesses there. this is real money. >> this is "real money." yo uh are the most important part of this show, so join our live conversation, by using the #a j real money. well, mixed signals or not, the economy appears to be on the right track. gpd, on their own, perfectly fine letters but together the most important letters in the alphabet. gross domestic product. it drew at an annualized rate of 2.5% between april and june compared to the first three months o

he is now sharing his memories of walking up to that easel with those at home. >> he was the royal foot man. to officially announce the birth of the new prince to the world. the pictures were beamed around the world to millions. toit was an honor for me announce the royal baby. >> his time was short lived when he had to return to his home in calcutta after his visa expired. >> my visa expired on the 28th is the and i think that reason why i came back. >> did you see the extension? >> i did not seek any extension. >> amazingly, his exploits had been a total mystery to his family. they only learned of his role and they saw him in the indian press. it has been a thrill, he said, to work for the royal family. now, he has crashed back down to reality. switching the royal household for his hometown. a world that really could not be more different than the life he lived during the past year. he lives on the top floor of this apartment building with his two brothers, his mother, and his father. for many of the people that live around here, he is an inspiration to them. he is trying to work out what to do next. he

officials. speaking from the steps of the lincoln memorial, where dr. martin luther king jr.his "i have a dream" speech 50 years ago. eric holder, the nation's first african-american attorney general is scheduled to speak during this hour. his will be among many speeches that we will bring you live. but first, i want to talk about the legacy of that day, 50 years ago, and how it has become inextricably linked with the legacy of the day's most famous speaker. so, joy, we often talk about, king came to the march and delivered the "i have a dream" speech, but in fact, those words were not even used. that was a riff, a common riff he had used previously. >> it's interesting, the prepared remarks that he actually came to deliver were quite different. the "i have a dream" was a riff he used in churches and many times before. but his prepared text was about the blank check, the bad check. the negro had been given this bad check. and it was really an indictment of the american system and what it had done. the "i have a dream" came mid-speech when he started to feel it. if he just wen