of yanza media group and commissioner, natasha cowersaw, california commission on asian and pacific islanderaffairs, and law partner with the law offices of g.c.r. l.l.p. unfortunately, all three judges were not able to join us tonight to present the awards. but we have three very capable individuals who are proud to make the presentations on their behalf. and now for the presentation of the emerging leadership award, please join me in welcoming supervisor eric marr. [applause] >> thank you. i'm actually not speier mar. -- supervisor mar. but we went to the same high school in sacramento so i'll stand in for him. i'm pleased to announce the finalists and recipients for the emerging leadership award. in the interests of time, we have all of the criteria listed in the award booklet. but it's important for us to recognize and celebrate the next generation of leadership, passion, and commitment to serving the asian pacific community. and it's critical also that we ensure that our voices, our needs and concerns continue to be heard and addressed. i would like to ask the finalists for the emerging

we see it in the stronger fires, the devastating floods, the pacific islands confronting rising seas. and as countries with large carbon footprints, the united states and australia have a special responsibility to lead. every nation will contribute to the solution in its own way -- and i know this issue is not without controversy, in both our countries. but what we can do -- and what we are doing -- is to work together to make unprecedented investments in clean energy, to increase energy efficiency, and to meet the commitments we made at copenhagen and cancun. we can do this, and we will. as we grow our economies, we'll also remember the link between growth and good governance -- the rule of law, transparent institutions, the equal administration of justice. because history shows that, over the long run, democracy and economic growth go hand in hand. and prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty. and this brings me to the final area where we are leading -- our support for the fundamental rights of every human being. every nation will chart its own course. yet it is al

when we talk about the groups of students we have identified -- african-american, latino, pacific islander, and students with disabilities -- we are not leaving any student to be anonymous. they have names, stories, and a learning plan. regardless of what happens as we go through the next few years, and budget times may continue to be rough, but i will tell you -- we have great people in these classrooms. it would be easy to say that these types of games have been made because we are becoming more selective about who takes algebra, for select -- for example. a few years ago, we have very few students at the eighth grade level taking algebra, and we have blown the doors open in terms of access. we have tripled the number of students taking algebra in the eighth grade and being successful in algebra in eighth grade. that means when they go to ninth grade, they are taking geometry. when they get the 10th grade, they are taking algebra ii. they have completed their requirements their sophomore year. it is very powerful that we have invested in this notion. the other thing i want to say, and i

more than one-third of the population is asian-american and pacific islander. you rock. next speaker is no stranger to this event, but within the last few years, he represented mayor newsome at this very celebration. in january of this year, a new chapter was written when the board of supervisors unanimously voted in city administrator edwin lee to be the mayor of san francisco. he was noted as the best candidate for leading the city for work because of his more than 25 years of experience as a leader in city government. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the hon. edwin m. lee, the mayor of san francisco. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you for that wonderful introduction and thank you for being here. it is the seventh annual celebration. sydney already explained our history, what president carter did for us, and what we are doing for ourselves, joining the whole city and region in celebrating asian-pacific portage month. i am so grateful to the board of supervisors for this whole four months of leaving this great city. i will say once again as i have said throu

they're pacific islanders.re not going to know the things. >> you're taking this too seriously. they'll say this themselves, they'll say, i'm not asian, i'm a pacific islander. they don't consider themselves asian for some reason. i'm like all right, cool, if you want to be the mexicans of asia, that's cool. >> wow. >> ouch! >> therefore, there's more latino than the rest of asia. that's fine. there's not, you guys taking it the wrong way. that means you guys are racist. i'm not saying anything derogatory about it. >> i think we found a new race correspondent here for "right this minute." >> thank you for joining us. >>. >>> that's it for our show today, thank you so much for joining us. we'll leave you with a last look of the guy surfing the 90-foot wave off the coast of portugal, if you want to watch today's show again or see some of your favorite videos online. go to rightthisminute.com and favorite videos online. go to rightthisminute.com and we'll see you tomorrow. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

they're pacific islanders. they're not going to know the things. >> you're taking this too seriously. they'll say this themselves, they'll say, i'm not asian, i'm a pacific islander. they don't consider themselves asian for some reason. i'm like all right, cool, if you want to be the mexicans of asia, that's cool. >> wow. >> ouch! >> therefore, there's more latino than the rest of asia. that's fine. there's not, you guys taking it the wrong way. that means you guys are racist. i'm not saying anything derogatory about it. >> i think we found a new race correspondent here for "right this minute." >> thank you for joining us. >>. >>> that's it for our show today, thank you so much for joining us. we'll leave you with a last look of the guy surfing the 90-foot wave off the coast of portugal, if you want to watch today's show again or see some of your favorite videos online. go to rightthisminute.com and favorite videos online. go to rightthisminute.com and we'll see you tomorrow. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.c

4,000 qualified people at an arkansas plant, specifically against women, in favor of asians and pacific islanders. federal officials want to cancel hundreds of millions in cargill contracts. >>> facebook is settling charges brought by the federal trade commission of misleading customers about its privacy settings. >>> and finally, justin bieber topped kim kardashian as bing's most searched celebrity in 20 11. not a big surprise there. this may be a surprise. the casey anthony trial topped osama bin laden's death as top news story search. at least i found it surprising. >>> coming up, a valentine for boston. a shakeup in jacksonville. new york's rangers take another on the ice. >>> plus, two giants square off on the college hardwood. and it wasn't even close. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and as one snow system fades out of the country we'll talk about the new one heading into the rockies coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, a boston red sox team left in shambles by a summer swoon and s

claims that cargill discriminated against several thousand people and in favor of asians and pacific islanders hundreds of millions in cargill contractses. >>> facebook is facing charges of misleading customers about the privacy settings. >>> and finally, justin bieber topped kim kardashian as the most searched celebrity any 2011. that may not be a surprise. this, on the other hand is a surprise. the casey anthony trial topped osama bin laden's death as the top news story search. kind of leaves you scratching your head there. >>> coming up, a valentine for boston. a shake-up in jacksonville and new york's rangers take another on the ice. plus, two giants square off on the college hard wood and wasn't even close. your first look at sports is straight ahead. confidence. available in color. depend for women is now peach. looks and fits like underwear. same great protection. depend. good morning. great day. ♪ it's nice to be here ♪ it's nice to see you in my bed ♪ ♪ ♪ there are diamonds in her eyes ♪ [ male announcer ] this is your moment. ♪ and they sparkle in the night ♪ ♪ when the moment comes

there are different sets for white inmates, blacks, hispanics and others, those are asians and pacific islandersto make sure all the pieces in there. and after the job is done, when you turn it in, they have to check it again. let the officer check again. they don't have to worry about what's missing and what's not. >> this inmate, a native of cambodia, only services the others, like fellow cambodians. >> i give haircut by inmates assigned to another flock. he cut the other's hair. we are the minority of the prison. we're the smallest group in the prison. >> could a white barber cut your haircut or a black barber cut your hair? >> no. i mean, if you're really cool with the person, yeah. but i prefer to be cut by my own people. to be safe is better, stick to our own. >> safe. and well groomed. >> he's good because he did that as his profession on the street. so, we got one real barber here in prison.

. >> the organization asian pacific islander legal outreach represents over 200 victims of forced labor trafficking in the san francisco area. but according to a 2004 report from the u.s. department of justice, an estimated 14 to 17,000 people are trafficked into the united states every year. making the crime as prevalent has homicide. put to work in popular restaurants, major hotel chains and factories, these silent victim, says liou, are the human cost of the low prices customers pay for food and services in big cities like san francisco. >> we' seen anyone as young as 7, anyone as old as 75 years old. men and women. we've also seen sex trafficking cases. but also a lot of labor cases so that involving domestic servitude, hotel restaurant work. >> and says liou, when they're healthy foreigners or diplomats, they have little incentive 20 respect u.s. laws. >> heidi who works out of her home would often see lily when she went to pick up the mail. >> once in a while, she would be there and she would see me standing there getting my mail. she would fly over and start talking to me. and sh

from the bombing of darwin to the liberation of the pacific islands, from the rice paddies of southeast asia to a cold korean peninsula, generations of americans have served here and died here. so democracies can take root, so economic miracles could lift hundreds of millions to prosperity. americans have bled with you for this progress and we will not allow it -- we will never allow it to be reverse. here we see the future as the world's fastest-growing region and home to more than half the global economy. the asia-pacific is critical to achieving my highest priority and that's creating jobs and opportunity for the american people. with most of the world's nuclear power and half of humanity, asia will largely defined whether the century ahead will be marked by conflict or cooperation. needless suffering or human progress. as president, i have therefore made a deliberate and strategic decision. as a pacific nation, the united states will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future by upholding core principles and in close partnership with our allies and friend

from the bombing of darwin to the liberation of the pacific islands, from the rice paddies of southeast asia to a cold korean peninsula, generations of americans have served here and died here. so democracies could take root, so economic miracles could lift hundreds of millions to prosperity. americans have bled with you for this progress and we will not allow it -- we will never allow it to be reversed. here we see the future as the world's fastest-growing region and home to more than half of the global economy. the asia-pacific is critical to achieving my highest priority and that's creating jobs and opportunity for the american people. with most of the world's nuclear power and some half of humanity, asia will well largely defined whether the century ahead will be marked by conflict or cooperation. needless suffering or human progress. as president, i have therefore made a deliberate and strategic decision. as a pacific nation, the united states will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future. by upholding core principles and in close partnership with our

these two men from the pacific island of kiribati, are now found. e 300 miles from their home island until being rescued by the u.s. coast guard. the men are weak. but considering, are in pretty good shape. they'll be flown back home as soon as the one plane that flies to kiribati is, in fact, repaired. something tells me they can wait it out. >> take their time. >> terra firma. >>> good morning, everybody. and good morning to you all. time for some "pop news." last night, at buckingham palace, the prince and kate helped the queen kick-start her diamond jubilee celebration, marking her 60-year rein as monarch. and members of the media got to mingle with members of the royal family. the east gallery was on the night for those who wanted to post online messages. and kate looking fabulous in green, if you wanted to know. >>> we know hugh jackman does killer workouts. but no need to do so for his one-man show. hugh jackman, back on broadway. the actor says he has been going to vigorously, they've taken his pants in three times. not enough to impress his

[gags, spits] from the air, the pacific island country of fiji looks like a tropical paradise.i came here to see. our guide was johnny, a skilled diver and conservationist. >> we all just have to realize that we are the guests in that place, so we have to respect whatever we see out there. >> this is a proper dive. while sue, julie, and i were exploring the coral reef, johnny dove to the sea floor to bring up something we'd never seen before. johnny, can i see that? can i see this? >> wow! >> golly day! oh, johnny... the sea cucumber he found was not as defenseless as it looked. >> it's just gonna stick to you, ok? that's how sea cucumbers protect themselves. >> my gosh! how do you get it off? look at this! >> yeah, you got to use a lot of wet sand. >> super glue! >> yep! >> oh! you got it on me! ha ha ha ha! >> the long, white threads are called cuvierian tubules, a very sticky kind of protection these creatures use against hungry predators. >> sea cucumbers are the reef's garbage collectors. they vacuum sand through their mouth, which is over here, ok, like a vacuum cleaner.

case, desperately needed food and supplies to seven fishermen who were stranded on a deserted pacific islandnavy later rescued the men. >>> the penn state child rape case has shocked the nation, especially those who played football for coach jerry sandusky. bryan scott currently plays with the buffalo bills, that's him right there, number 43 making the tackle in this highlight. scott was a three-year starter at penn state and played one season under then assistant coach sandusky, who is now facing these charges of rape. i spoke exclusively with bryan earlier this morning. >> my first reaction was, i really couldn't believe it. and i still can't believe it. this is just like a nightmare. never in a million years would i have ever thought that jerry would be capable of doing these things. these allegations are just so serious that i'm just completely floored. >> now, he coached you in 1999. tell me what he was like and did you ever get any strange vibes from him or think that his behavior was odd in any way? >> as a coach and as a person, he was just, he was top notch. i saw the way that he in

we see it in the stronger fires, the devastating floods, the pacific islands confronting rising seas. and as countries with large carbon footprints, the united states and australia have a special responsibility to lead. every nation will contribute to the solution and its own way and i know this issue is not without controversy in both our countries. but what we can do and what we are doing is to work together to make unprecedented investments in clean energy, to increase energy efficiency, and to meet the commitments we made at copenhagen and cancun. we can do this and we will. has we grow our economies will also remember the link between growth and good governance, the rule of law, transparent institutions, the equal administration of justice. because history shows that over the long run democracy and economic growth go hand-in-hand. and prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty. this brings me to the final area where we are leading. our support for the fundamental rights of every human being. every nation will chart its own course. yet it is also true that certain

they were found on a tiny island in the pacific, 300 miles from where they started. >> they floated inoat for almost six weeks before finding the island on friday, where they were rescued by the u.s. coast guard. >> "gilligan's island," right? >> really is. lucky, lucky men. >>> call this one the rich getting richer without even trying. >> lottery officials in connecticut introduced three men who won a $254 million lottery ticket. they took a lump-sum payment. it could work out to $150 million. >> not bad. there's a report that those wealth managers were there to collect for an anonymous client who wanted to avoid the hassle of his name becoming public. but they did say a lot of the winnings will go to charity. do some good. yes. >>> here's a christmas combination at least we've never seen before. this one from arizona. >> this one blows my mind, folks. how about santa and your favorite high-powered firearms? the scottsdale gun club put on the event. you could grab a gun and jump in for a picture with santa. >> after the picture-taking, you could also fire the weapon. >> not quite sure

but pacific countries largest island is the team lead to speak to somebody said fiji. in the back. there we go. go deep. [laughter] i think our finalists have probably got to be right here at least, probably right there, sir. maybe it right here. so the of multiple ones come out. i think a skeptic to people like you. there were many so why don't you come on up. let's hear it for the panelists. [applause] i guess the microphone to some folks to tell me your name starting on the end. chris. where are you from? now living in the area? you didn't come all the we just for this? next to chris? >> friend from redmon. >> chris from california. you drove all the way up for this? >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> i'm sure that you are very excited about the book coming out. i thought you might. [laughter] the guy from mountain view answers questions like he's seen the answers. he password through and might have it on his smart phone right now. i'm going to read the question when you see the answers to your name sort of like established and then give the answer. okay? we will keep score and to ten

. >>> seven missing mariners were discovered on a deserted pacific island between hawaii and australiar crew dropped boxes of food until rescue crews could arrive. the men were reported missing last week. everyone is okay this morning. >>> and this is nasa video of that smacking into the earth la night, it's the size of an aircraft carrier and at 6:28 eastern time last night it came within 202,000 miles of our little blue planet, that's closer than the moon. you're now caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" back after a short break. ♪ it's true. you never forget your first subaru. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have 6 grams of sugars. with 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] new glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabet

the remaining 21% or from central asia, europe, north america and the pacific islands. >> staggering. i listen to your description of what i guess you'd call a sting operation that you set up. i also noted in a press report last month about a lady and her mom -- lady and her mother in bakersfield, calif. just creating a company that built it out of nowhere and got on some approved list and started delivering parts to the department of defense and over three or four years sold $2.7 million worth of parts were purchased and sold to the department of defense and they just got them off the internet. they got numbers and a number of them were counterfeit. action has been taken, but i am astounded you could carry out that operation with the department of defense. i'll look at it as a problem on the other end, but there is obviously a problem on our and with respect to how these companies like the one you created are able to get on that list. what sort of recommendation would have to think about how we address that issue? >> in our investigation, we attempted to obtain membership on three di

the remaining 21% were from central asia, europe, north america and the pacific islands. >> staggering. mr. hillman, i listened to your description of what i basically guess you would call a sting operation that you set up. and also noted in a press report last month about a lady and her mother in bakersfield, california, just creating a company that just built it out of nowhere and started, got on some approved list, started delivering parts to the department of defense, and over a period of three or four years sold, according to this report, 2.7 million dollars worth of parts were purchased and sold to the department of defense, and they just cut them off the internet. just went and got numbers. it turned out a number of them were counterfeit. action has been taken, but i am astounded that you could carry out that operation with the department of defense. and i look at it as certainly a problem on the other hand, but there's a problem on our end, too, with respect to how these companies like the company you created are able to get on that list. what sort of recommendation would you h

regional tuna fishing treaty with 16 other pacific island countries. part of the problem that came out of this treaty arrangement was because the tuna fishing fleet at the time felt that because tuna was a highly migratory fish they could fish despite what the zones are. well, they tried that in latin america and we had our vessels compensated. what happened is the tuna fishing fleet moving to the western pacific. one was confiscated by the solomon islands and the whole thing went up in air. it was necessary that then secretary of state george schultz and mr. neglect reponte came -- negraponta came in and this was for and on behalf of the tuna fishing industry and this is what we did to make sure that there is a constant supply of tuna that can be brought in that can be processed whole fish by the two processing plants that we have in american samoa. this is no longer the case. i respectfully ask my colleagues, vote down this proposed amendment, and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentlelady from california. mrs. napoli

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. >> midway atoll is an island out in the middle of the south pacific. about 2,000 miles from the nearest continent. and midway island is home to hundreds of thousands of albatross. chris jordan put this film together called midway. documenting the breeding grounds at midway atoll. it's the film of beauty and horror. >> oh. >> thousands upon thousands of baby albatross and grown albatross are feeding on plastic that is part of the giant pacific garbage patch. estimated to be two times the size. they eat and regurgitate into their chicks' mouth and they're passing the plastic along and killing their babies. >> he's finding these carcasses and showing what's on the inside. >> yeah. this is just one species that's being affected by how we consume and how we dispose of our trash. >> the ocean currents swirl around our planet. however the trash gets into the ocean. it all collects. >> the albatross only land on certain parts of our globe. so this goes to show you how polluted our oceans are, because that's the only place that they really feed. >> i don't think

seven people now safe after being found on a deserted island in the pacific. this u.s. guard video shows a herculese airplane crew dropping supplies. now, an australian navy vessel later took them all home. >>> joe paterno is retiring, despite a rallying cry from some of his supporters. the latest on the sex abuse scandal that is rocking the penn state campus. we'll get reaction from the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the lead. ask your doctor if including advair could help im

obama's next step in the asia pacific is to the nation island of bali, where he'll attend the annual summit of asean, the alliance of southeast asian nationed. asean has become a much bigger voice in this region, particularly as north america and europe struggle with economic issues there. what does the president want to get from the asean group? >> reporter: andrew, president obama has been very clear all along this trip that he sees the economic long-term future of the u.s. with asia. this is likely to be what we'll hear once again here in bali. he is going to be putting the economy very high on the agenda, not surprising when you see what's happening in the u.s. and also what's happening in europe. when you consider that asia is the one growth area in the world at this point. so the economy definitely is going to be front and center. the u.s. and also russia will be attending the east asia summit, just after the asean summit. it will be the first time ever that the countries have been involved in that, underscoring, once again, the u.s. commitment to this region. >>> just four yea

inviting me to speak my parents brought me here when i was 14, 10 years ago, from the island country of fiji and the south pacific. and they came here illegally and applied for a green card. no one told them it would take 10 years to get it. my grandmother is a u.s. citizen and today my parents and my sister, my entire family here are citizens. i am the only undocumented in my family. that is because immigration officials refused to follow the law. i will explain why. it took so long to get my parents residency that i aged out. they do not care when you turn 21. they tell you to get in the back of the line. even waiting nine years, they are asking me to go to the back of the line again. i will be 23 by the time i can immigrate to the country legally. in the meantime, growing up, my parents had no idea this would happen. i graduated from college with a bachelor's in political science with a master's i as well. we fought hard to stay in the country. according to the law of the land, i am supposed to be able to use my old date for filing for immigration to the country, but so far immigration is refusing to let me us

pacific northwest. this is a huge storm near vancouver island. high wind warnings and rain. nasty weather along oregon and washington state. let's take first off this storm here in the south. this one is going to be moving over the next two days from over missouri now and then tomorrow afternoon it will be exiting southern new england. that's kind of the storm track. the heaviest rains right now and the thunderstorms are just pushing towards the shreveport area. nothing severe. no tornado or anything like that. beneficial rain this morning and heavy downpours near austin. done in little rock. over six inches of rain in the last 24 hours. this is a soaker for you. that heavy rain is moving through southern illinois, northern missouri. in indiana, you're about to get drenched. an umbrella day in indianapolis. it's going to pour there. working into ohio and pennsylvania this afternoon. here's how it looks. let me track this for you. here's the clock. this is 8:00 this morning. let's fast forward to the evening when everyone is coming home from work. the heaviest rains in the ye

when we were out in the pacific and we pull in an island, you know, it had equipment, soft balls andats and different things. and a bunch of guys get together and we would start a little game, it was just for fun, relax your mind, you know? one of the really scariest things that happen, every evening, the japanese torpedo bombers would come after us. and the third night, our ship was starting to swing around and here comes a jap torpedo bomber plane all aflame, right at my eye level. i could have reached out and touched the wing. i seen the pilot and the gunner land plane was afire. and the good thing we were swinging and just missed us and went along and crashed in the ocean, exploding. when veterans day arrive, it is a happy feeling and a sad feeling, because when it's veterans day, the first thing you think of, all the men and women that died. if you believe in the lord, then you say, well, the lord knows my number isn't up. maybe he lost my number. young fellas that are coming out of the service, at least to be active, go out and get into it. basketball. play golf. you're inside