the asian and pacific islander wellness center.applause] founded in 1987 as a grass-roots response to the hiv/aids crisis in the asian and pacific islander community, whose center is a health services and education, research and policy organization, his mission is to educate, support, and power and advocate for asian and pacific islander communities, and particularly, for those living with or at risk for hiv/aids, as the oldest american not as profit that focuses on api communities are and how and a teddy services, the organization has been effective in putting innovative and holistic and effective programs and services in place and programs that benefit all communities. in addition to help and counseling services, the organization has lost numerous innovative initiatives to fight stigma as well as from a generational understanding of issues facing the asian-pacific american families and communities. congratulations. [applause] >> the good evening. thank you so much. of i and the executive director of asian and pacific islander wel

here in san francisco, the city and county, one-third of the population is asian american and pacific islanderat is why if you look at all of us who were able to be here tonight to celebrate this particular month in this particular fashion -- clearly, one-third of us living in the city of san francisco are asian- americans and pacific islanders. that is why it is so important to know that our voices count, and our boys in a celebration like this counts as we lead the nation in a great celebration. right now, i would like to call upon the san francisco assessor, bill ping, who is here to present the city's proclamation from our mayor of sentences go. i would like you all to say come on up bill. thank you for being here with us. give him a warm welcome. he is our san francisco assessor, bill ping. [applause] >> thank you, jan. can i ask some other commissioners to join me on stage? i know that commissioners mar and chu are here. if there are other elected officials, if you could join me. our community in san francisco is something we are extremely proud of. frankly, if it was not for all of you

the asian and pacific islander wellness center.applause] founded in 1987 as a grass-roots response to the hiv/aids crisis in the asian and pacific islander community, whose center is >> weren't they great? i think they deserve another round of your thanks. they are thurgood marshall high school like school crew. -- light show crew. they were formed to demonstrate asian culture through the art of glow sticks. glow sticks are synonymous with the buyer dancing from hawaii. they did a great job with those close sticks. -- with those glow stick. i am going to serve as your mc. >> i like to welcome you to the multipurpose room. we did a ribbon cutting with the -- on friday. it houses the health center and child development center. this is a gorgeous green building and we are happy to be in this building to make a special announcement. many of you

one community but many communities that come from north asia, south asia, southeast asia, the pacific islandss are here to pay homage to the leaders getting awards but also to thank the heritage committee for all the work they have done. can we call up claudia chang to presenter this proclamation? it was not for her and the committee, this would never have happened. please give her a round of applause. [applause] all the committee members are on page three or four of the handbook. problems, a political system in which to many people have lost faith, and the new government will face the worst inheritance of any incoming government for least 60 years. that is exactly why it is so important that we have strong, stable government that lasts. a strong, stable government, which has the support of the public to take the difficult decisions that are needed if we are going to put this country back on the right track for a stronger future. there is one further point i want to make. i believe that it is not just important for this country to have strong and stable government. it is important that we get

. >> the asia-pacific island cultural center receives help from the census but our commission. john mean today to talk about in off festival is the executive director. welcome. i understand this is the 13th annual festival. can you tell me the name? >> the name is a celebratory name. we also celebrate what we call the asian-pacific islanders as well, in terms of culture, experience, and multidisciplinary arts. >> the festival is actually very wide-ranging. you have 16 venues, and how many different performing arts centers? >> we have over 85 artists participating, 16 venues, 21 events. there are over 15 groups that are performing. >> there recently kicked off at the beginning of may and will continue through june 13? correct? >> that is correct. unlike in the past years, we have had to expand the festival because there has been so much activity and so many people want to be part of the celebration. we're very honored and pleased to have the festival going all the way into june. >> we're kind of coming in on one of the groups. >> francis is one of the pioneers of the asian ameri

it incorporates both group treatment and individual treatment for asian and pacific islanders who are struggling with chemical dependency. we use incentives to keep people motivated in treatment and we use both sort of informal and formal interventions. i like the diversity of the clientele that we get here at team 360. regardless of ethnicity, each of their stories is so different from the next. but for some reason, when they come into group, they support each other and they know how to- there's just this warmth and this support, even though they are so different. it's just a very comfortable place to be at and i think there's a lot of open-minded individuals. so like if i come in, they are not going to be like look at that drug addict. just like the opposite, they are like out here willing to help you out. the challenge and the rewards of what i do in recovery is that i get to see individuals really improve their lives, not only in their recovery, but focus on their everyday stressors, and they are able to cope with it in a much better improved way. our program is based on the matri

. >> double disasters strike the pacific island of indonia. the number of victims of indonesia tsunami has topped 400. hundreds remain missing and many have been swept out to sea. on top of that disasteis volcanic eruption. heather sells has more on the rescue and relief operations. >> reporter: aid supplies are finally ly beginning to trickle in. cbn operation blessing have struggled with rough seas and bad days. >> our team was on for 16 hours beforethey could disembark and head for shore. not all of our relief supplies have been able to be unloaded. >> new ariel shots reveal widespread devastation. the tsunami left homes inhabitabl >> the medical team we have are working until late into the night working to help people with a wide variety of medical needs. the reports we havgotten, they are extremely busy, tax ed to the limit and bringing in a second and third team. >> operation blessinhas a medical team where the most volatile volcano erupted on tuesday. the thousands who fled not to return right now, experts fear a lava dome coulcause bli

meg whitman has also touted her support for asian and pacific islanders. >>> the president is scheduled to attend a private fundraiser in san francisco on thursday for pamela harris. harris worked on the president campaigned in 2008 and is running for state attorney general and is in a tight race against republican steve fully. >>> a federal judge says she's inclined to deny a request by the white house to delay her order over the military's don't ask don't tell policy. the judge said she would make a ruling by late today or tomorrow but indicated she would deny the justice department request to keep in place the ban on openly gay service members while the federal government appeals for injunction. >>> city leaders in seeing carlos are at a meeting in this hour that could dictate the future of emergency services. they voted to eliminate its police force and as christien kafton reports seeing carlos is considering doing the same thing to its fire department. >> reporter: with sales and property taxes down, they are looking to outsource fire and emergency services as a way to cut more tha

the candidate for governor appeared with top asian and pacific islanders elected officials. there was support announced for brown at the conference. brown sees the job as one that brings people together. >> i'm confident that after these years of what i call break down that we're ready for a breakthrough and i say that with full knowledge of how difficult the political process is. >> first asian american -- >> reporter: he says he will spend a lot of time on the road over the next two weeks talking to voters in every part of the country. he plans to sue his schedule in a few days. >>> the register of voters will lead on online web nare to help understand ranked choice voting. for the first time ever it will be used in the upcoming e. coli election in three cities in al immediate damore county, burkery, oakland and more. it asks people to choose a first, second and third choice candidate for a single office. this eliminates the need for an expensive run off election. you can go to ktvu.com for more election information. there are details how to register. again, today is the l

freshly endorsed by state leaders, from the asia-pacific islander communities attorney general jerry brown likes the prospects to be the next governor. >> we're seeing elespecially in the last two weeks -- especially in the last two weeks a real enthusiasm among the voters. >> reporter: a new poll shows otherwise for the democratic candidates and the associated press measures excitement levels among voters and it shows only about barack obama supporters two years ago say they will definitely show up this time. on the contrary, among those who voted for john mccain in 2008, two-thirds say they're sure they will be voting two weeks and a day from today. >> in california, i see a lot of enthusiasm everywhere you do. when have you high unemployment and 500 thousand people losing their homes and cut backs in the schools, it is not a happy time. >> reporter: many polled on both sides expressed disillusionment with president obama and that includes a quarter who voted with president obama last tight time say they will vote republican this time. >> we cleared $2 million from the campaign las

the last census showed, we were 53% asian-pacific islander. the community has continued to grow and change. everyone has really embraced that. we liked that sort of diversity here. >> now, let's meet the president of the dogpatch neighborhood association. she will tell us about life in dogpatch, a clean neighborhood on the eastern edge of potrero hill, and we will learn how the residents convinced the city to a vigil -- to designate the area a historic district. >> dogpatch and the health and cottages are the historic houses in the area. those were built for the union ironwork. this really is one of the most original live-work neighborhoods in san francisco. because of this mix of housing and industrial, they need to sit in terms of scale and mass and height for the neighborhood. during the whole dot-com boom, we saw many move into the neighborhood. we found ourselves in combat before the planning commission for one project after another, and that was actually an impetus for the community to try to become a historic district. >> the process to

wants to be governor again, jerry brown was in san francisco picking up the endorsement of asian pacific islander leaders and he again was criticizing his opponent for not releasing how much money she herself would save under her proposal to eliminate the capital gains tax, which he favors keeping. >> she can talk all she wants but the truth is she wants to enrich herself and her contributors and the very wealthiest people in our society. >> reporter: in a satellite interview a few minutes later i asked former ebay ceo and billionaire meg whitman to respond to her opponent's accusations. >> well, it's ridiculous that jerry brown is asserting that i'm running for governor to make money. okay, he said what i'm going to make 10 or $15 million in capital gains? i don't even know if that's the right number but lets say it is. anyone in their right mind would not spend $140 million to save $15 million. >> reporter: whitman says eliminating the tax would create jobs as for president obama and his wife coming here to stump for her opponent. >> you would not have all these democrat leaders including the p

on the pacific island of western samoa, there was a place called paradise cove. modification their specialty. it is a long way away, samoa. was that part of it? that it would be a good id to have him far away for awhile? >> we weren't focused on finding the farthest place we could send him. we were very hesitant about samoa. we investigated it rather thoroughly. >> reporter: it was expensive. paradise cove charged $25,000 a yea but -- >> we just had enough. what else could be do? >> porter: the suttons knew there was no way christopher would aree to go on his own. attory sutton did what attorneys do best -- and got a court order to have christopher forcibly sent to samoa. >> he was kidnapped in the middle of the night. 17 years old. >> reporter: they kidnapped him. put him on a plane. he was sent to samoa. >> reporter: but christopher could not break so easily. and paradise cove was no paradise. in fact, there were many reports of physical abuse and restraints used on those who were uncooperative. something christopher learned when he first arrived. >> we knew th

contrary to what some think, all asian americans and pacific islanders excel academically and face noarriers. my parents cared about my educational success very much because growing up in laos during the war they never had an opportunity to go to school. and they tried the best they could to support me in any way possible but still in order for me to attend a university i've had to save up on my own working the past six years while going to school full time. and while i went to a public university, i will be graduating this june with over $30,000 in student loans. however, i do believe that no student should be denied a high quality education just because they can't afford one. i believe one nation working together can change this. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon, brothers and sisters, my name is isaiah tony, a student from oakland, california studying here at the george washington university. i have the great honor and privilege of working with jobs with justice in the united states student association as the d.c. coordinator for the student labor action

[applause] >> hundreds of thousands of miles from populated areas, the pacific islands gave birth to some unusual species. those are not your typical caterpillar feet. what follows is not your typical caterpillar behavior .ellet = = = this is a carnivorous caterpillar with a vise-like hold. [applause] >> it is my honor to accept this award on behalf of the discovery channel and the bbc. the incredibly talented and cinematographer's you got this footage -- thank you. [applause] >> our next presenter is one of tb's most respected correspondence, now in his 15th year as a correspondent for 60 minutes. it is my pleasure to introduce bob simon. [applause] >> it is nice to know you are going to wind up here. my first day at cbs 43 years ago, the news director said to me, "just remember one thing, never believe anything they tell you." i thought that was a bit harsh. some people in some countries do tell the truth sometimes. children especially. i have learned that the sources we love so much is often an oxymoron. i highly safe source is even worse. what is problematic about becoming a vete

pacific ocean. the pineapple express they call it as storms come from the hawaiian islands to the pacific northwest.er harbor 57. 80% the humidity. the barometer has slipped a bit from yesterday, but still it is high pressure keeping us in great shape weather-wise here. we get a nice break from all that rain we have had from the past six weeks or so. the winds are calm at the moment . if we have a calm breeze temperature be from a westerly direction. typically 70 for the high, 47 for the low. 70 is the only typical high this time of year. we're usual losing grip on summertime. parkton 57. frederick registers a 54. it is in the 40's out in far western maryland right now. here's the satellite image showing the eastern country. a few clouds and departing sprinkles in parts of new england. the only problem you have, if you go to yellow stone, you might hit snow. other than that, it is clear sailing. here's what the map will look like. a cool front will slip to our south. it is too dry for any rain. high pressure is in good shape. there is a storm in the plains states. we will have to wait a few more day

islands. they were all centered in the pacific ocean about 60 miles southeast of the islands. red toxic sludge has reached a major river now. the volume of it has exceeded the gulf oil spill by 30%. emergency officials have declared a local river dead as they gathered hundreds of dead fish. thelesser voir burst at a nearby toxic metals plant. killing more than four people. in chile the minister of mining says the shaft could reach the 33 trapped minors as soon as tomorrow. if all goes well the actual rescue could begin 2-10 days after that. no injuries need to determine if the rescues will work smoothly or if some reenforcement of the shaft needs to be done first. >>> american astro naught scott kelly were now on their way toward the international space station on board a capsule. >> t minus 15 seconds. tower moving away. first engine should be at flight speed. three, two, one. fueling tower separates and booster ignition. >> and that's how it looked. the russian spacecraft launched within the last hour from southern kazakhstan. the men will be there for five months. the work

islands in the pacific and caribbean did not, and they were told, if you do not pass those and enforce those laws and you continue to be money laundering sanctuaries, the united states, u.k., germany, france, japan will no longer convert your currency. i had the pleasure of calling the prime minister of one of those little caribbean countries and delivering that message. it was kind of fun. it took about two weeks to get the parliament into session and pass them all along. we could be doing things like this with regard to cyber crime sanctuaries, but we are not. we could have sanctions against countries that refuse to cooperate in prosecution of cyber crime. we could limit their access to the rest of cyberspace. we could scan all of the message traffic leaving their countries. we could have an international system to do that. they could pay a price. but right now, we are paying the price. the government has been unable to get its mind around the problem of cyber crime and thinks it is something that we need to send assistant u.s. attorneys off to worry about in 90 different jurisdictio

pacific ring of fire. right now on remote islands, rescuers are still looking for more than 500 missing people after a 10-foottsunami crashed ashore. >> it was a wall of white water came into the side. some were carrying up to 200- meters inland. fortunately we all had something to hang on to. >> reporter: last year 7.6 magnitude quake killed at least 700 people on sumatra. >> at this hour there's been at least 95 after shocks to yesterday's quake. the latest just a few minutes ago. some of it as large as magnitude 6.2. reporting live, john fowler. >>> bedbugs are taking center stage tonight in one bay area city. why they will be topic furl one at a meeting that will include renters and landlords. >>> also how development projects across the country could potentially impact plans to redevelop this key piece of bay area land. >>> contra costa county officials will provide residents information about bedbugs. speakers will be providing information about how to detect and manage bedbugs. they'll also be explains tenant rights regarding the species. >>> protests greeted today's official ground breaking for ucsf n

especially down towards the south along the pacific side of the country and also down in the southernmost islandsf okinawa as well, looking at significant rainfall. tokyo coming in at 21 degrees today. 19 in seoul. quite mild for this time of year in ulan bator. 11 for your daytime high. 32 degrees down in bangkok. as for the americas, then, we are looking at this tropical low over the caribbean, and that is showing signs of intensifying. possibly becoming a tropical depression or a tropical storm in the next couple of days. it is going to be moving away from honduras, so moving over the waters, it will pick up a bit more energy before heading into jamaica and cuba, so look out for some heavy downpours here. as for the united states and canada, not much has changed. we've got this frontal line that's going to be sagging into the deep south. a couple of showers to watch out for, then some more severe thunderstorms erupting in southern california as well as parts of the four corners. british columbia, more rain to come. vancouver will escape the rain and the eastern side of canada dealing with wint

pacific is to become a part of asia pacific market which is the biggest market on earth and russia is making serious steps and is direction all the projects on the an island for example we are the projects to develop natural gas oil and l. and g. production is oriented towards the markets of asia pacific japan china russia is more and more active or in the market of atomic energy in asia pacific in it is not just china and vietnam and some other countries of southeast asia russia is very much. interested in investment from asia pacific countries one interesting figure. during the here is a year or years of economic crisis for investment into russia from the west decreased. but if you look at asia pacific. foreign investment from asia pacific to russia tripled during the time of crisis there is a very important development so also in one of your recent interviews you called russia a hero pacific country does russia sate self as one i think russia should consider itself as you are a pacific power. russia is still looking for its identity some people say russia is a european country and it is because our culture is european and our trade relationship mostly

turtles got a helping hand from junior and senior high school students in the marshall islands in the northern pacificthe rescue sent us this ireport, take a look. green sea turtles are endange d endangered. they're supposed to head for the ocean after they hatch but one student found a baby turtle heading inland instead, they got confused. so classmates launched a search and collected a dozen more misdirected sea turters, apparently from a nest that was facing the wrong way. extraordinary how that happens. they took the turtles to the beach and they watched as they scurried safely into the surf. more turtles hatched later on and they were taken to the beach as well. in all, about 100 baby turtles were rescued, so they at least made sure that those turtles got to the shore. oftentimes, seagulls scoop them up before they make it to the water so they got that far. let's see if that increases their survival rate. less than half make it. >> they usually go towards the light, the moon over the ocean. so there's some regulations the east coast of the u.s. and carolinas and georgia, that you can't have your

it's a lake of lava on an island in the south pacific. there are plenty of warnings to televise fors to keep the distance from the crater. he said he wanted to experience inside the volcano. we do not recommend you ever try that. >>> there's new optimism this morning that those 33 miners trapped in chile may soon be rescued. cbs news correspondent seth stone has more. >> reporter: the trapped miners may be freed much sooner than expected. so says chile's president. in a radio address broadcast in chile, he said he hopes they are out by mid-october. that could mean the rescue would come two months earlier than originally predicted. at the drill site, though, that suggestion was downplayed by the rescue operation's technical chief who says -- i understand that everyone's wish, myself included, is to get them out as soon as possible. however, we cannot afford to run any risks. trapped below 700,000 tons of rock, the miners are reportedly getting laundry service. three hot meals a day. sometimes with ice cream for dessert, and believe it or n

and when islands in the pacific and caribbean didn't, they were then told if you don't pass those modellaws and enforce those model laws, if you continue to be money laundering sanctuaries, the united states and united kingdom and germany and france and japan will no longer convert your currency. i had the pleasure of calling the prime minister of one of those little caribbean countries and delivering that message. it was kind of fun. it took about two weeks to get the parliament into session and pass the model law. we could be doing things like this with regard to cyber crime sanctuaries, but we're not. we could have sanctions against countries that refuse to cooperate in prosecution of cyber crimes. we could limit their access to the rest of cyber space. we could scan all of the message traffic leaving their country. we could have an international system to do that. they could pay a price. but right now we're paying the price. because the government has been unable to get its mind around the problem of cyber crime and thinks it's something that we need to send assistant u.s. attorneys

the south is a different story from hainan island into indochina peninsula, dealing with more heavy showers this weekend. we have typhoon megi over the pacific that will make its way in a westerly direction, not affecting land masses just yet, but it is showing signs of intensifying further as it makes its way towards the northern philippines, probably arriving here by early next week. so we really want to keep an eye on where this is going to be heading. as for indochina, it has been dealing with rather a lot of rain in the last 24 hours, central vietnam, thailand as well. so some of these areas dealt with severe flooding just a week ago, so it is going to be quite vulnerable to flooding and landslides, hainan island, vietnam. it looks like there will be torrential rains this weekend. thailand too looking at the possibility of flooding. tropical depression that will be making its way slowly across northeastern india will also be raising risks of flooding and landslides here as well, especially in and around arisa. keep updated with your local weather reports. looking quite mild on your saturday, across central and southern china. 27 degrees

the south is a different story from hainan island into indochina peninsula, dealing with more heavy showers this weekend. we have typhoon megi over the pacific that will make its way in a westerly direction, not affecting land masses just yet, but it is showing signs of intensifying further as it makes its way towards the northern philippines, probably arriving here by early next week. so we really want to keep an eye on where this is going to be heading. as for indochina, it has been dealing with rather a lot of rain in the last 24 hours, central vietnam, thailand as well. so some of these areas dealt with severe flooding just a week ago, so it is going to be quite vulnerable to flooding and landslides, hainan island, vietnam. it looks like there will be torrential rains this weekend. thailand too looking at the possibility of flooding. tropical depression that will be making its way slowly across northeastern india will also be raising risks of flooding and landslides here as well, especially in and around arisa. keep updated with your local weather reports. looking quite mild on your saturday, across central and southern china. 27 degrees

pacific. >> china's growing presence in the southeast. >> our state of confrontation when southeast asian nations and china, which has laid claim to a number of small islands in the south chinese sea. china's military is strengthening its surveillance and military operations in the area under the pretext of protecting china's fishing fleets. the government of neighboring countries think china is proceeding with the intention of dominating the south china seas. china's presence presents a great threat to fishermen in the area. in the case of vietnam, many of their fishing boats have been captured by china. all of their fish, petrol and even boats have been confiscated. seven vietnamese fishing boats were captured by chinese authorities last year and this year at least three fishing boats were confiscated. >> translator: the chinese pointed guns at us and ordered us to go aboard their ship. then we were held on an island for 16 days. >> we were punched if we raised our heads. we were terrified. >> in response, vietnam's government is strengthening its ties with the united states, its former enemy. the philippines and indonesia are also deepening their milita

pacific, and those coming home. when the base was set to close, leaders of this city and its representatives in congress recognized the potential for treasure island to remain a vital piece of our region poses success and future. today on the basis of this great history, treasure island officially entered its next chapter, this time as a center for jobs and economic development. thanks to the agreement, we can now move forward on plans to build essential infrastructure, open space and parks, hotels and housing for local residents, and very respectful of the residents who are already here. thank you for being with us today. remaking treasure island will mean significant contributions to indiana sets -- industry central, san francisco's economic vitality, tourism, retail, restaurant, and entertainment, and manufacturing. this project is of innovative practices to extend our leadership and sustainability. the mayor and secretary have already mentioned them. green building standards, congested management, innovative storm water treatment, and infrastructure that the uses energy use, and it marks another step forward in our drive to transform former mi

pacific, and those coming home. when the base was set to close, leaders of this city and its representatives in congress recognized the potential for treasure islandremain

pacific. >> china's growing presence in the southeast. >> our state of confrontation when southeast asian nations and china, which has laid claim to a number of small islands in the south chinese sea. china's military is strengthening its surveillance and military operations in the area under the pretext of protecting china's fishing fleets. the government of neighboring countries think china is proceeding with the intention of dominating the south china seas. china's presence presents a great threat to fishermen in the area. in the case of vietnam, many of their fishing boats have been captured by china. all of their fish, petrol and even boats have been confiscated. seven vietnamese fishing boats were captured by chinese authorities last year and this year at least three fishing boats were confiscated. >> tnslator: t chinese ind guns at us and ordered us to go aboard their ship. then we were held on an island for 16 days. >> we were punched if we raised our heads. we were terrified. >> in response, vietnam's government is strengthening its ties with the united states, its former enemy. the philippines and indonesia are also deepening their military coope

pacific, and the only way to win is to play. good luck, everybody. [cheering/applause] chris: welcome back to pokerstars.net million dollar challenge, where long island financial planner joe sticco is in the match of his life, playing for 25,000. he holds a slight chip edge over poker pro vanessa rousso. daniel negreanu is coaching isolation booth, while his mom stella and friend rachel watch in our soundproof poker buddies room. remember, anything joe wins goes toward stella's cancer treatments. vanessa: so, did you do any research when you knew you were going to be on the show, like watch the-- joe: yes. vanessa: okay, so you did all the recon on me. joe: yes. vanessa: do you have any reads and tells? joe: other than the fact you're very good, it's hard to read you. vanessa: but you probably wouldn't tell me if you had a tell anyways, or daniel's probably in your ear, "don't tell her." [laughter] chris: blinds at two and four thousand. action begins with joe, 7 high. daniel: you can just call here, see what she does. if she raises, then you've got to fold. joe: i call. chris: limps in. vanessa, king-9 suited. vanessa: all in. chris: she's all in! d

the unique nature of our island life and our environment that we have here on our islands in the middle of the pacific. if we did not have this commission, we would not be able to make broad stroke decisions about where developments should go, agriculture should be, conservation land should be in order to preserve our environment and allow for us to have development which brings us prosperity and not room for the environment or the style of life. the question is not whether or not to have a land-use commission but the direction set by the governor. the governor sets the policy direction and takes them to the legislature and remove forward. we need to have a governor and government committed to environmental sustainability and those commission decisions to reflect what is best in hawaii. >> i agree with the position taken by public radio members. i believe that reform is necessary. i will give you a couple of reasons why. it does duplicate a lot with the colonies to. we need to change the structure. it must be colossi legislative. checking the box asq -- quasi-legislative. it means checking the box. we

the pacific tsunami warning center issued a local alert seven minutes later but eyewitnesses said tsunami waves were reaching the islands around the same time. it's reported early warning boy wis failed to detect the approaching wave because they'd been vandalized but with the quick so close there would have been little time to respond. aid is now leaving the capital jakarta for the islands but some is heading the other way for indonesia's geological woes are double. on the island of java, mount merapi is erupting again. despite efforts to evacuate 40,000 villagers from its slopes, at least 28 people have been killed, smothered by scalding plumes of ash spewing from the crater. >> sreenivasan: thousands of people across indonesia have fled the disaster zones. more relief arrived in haiti today to fight an epidemic of cholera that's killed more than 290 people. two planes carrying humanitarian aid shipments landed in the capital, port-au-prince. aid agencies there are working to prevent the disease from spreading to camps of earthquake survivors. the world health organization confirmed the death rate is slowing. it said

the pacific tsunami warning center issued a local alert seven minutes later but eyewitnesses said tsunami waves were reaching the islands around the same time. it's reported early warning boy wis failed to detect the approaching wave because they'd been vandalized but with the quick so close there would have been little time to respond. aid is now leaving the capital jakarta for the islands but some is heading the other way for indonesia's geological woes are double. on the island of java, mount merapi is erupting again. despite efforts to evacuate 40,000 villagers from its slopes, at least 28 people have been killed, smothered by scalding plumes of ash spewing from the crater. >> sreenivasan: thousands of people across indonesia have fled the disaster zones. more relief arrived in haiti today to fight an epidemic of cholera that's killed more than 290 people. two planes carrying humanitarian aid shipments landed in the capital, port-au-prince. aid agencies there are working to prevent the disease from spreading to camps of earthquake survivors. the world health organization confirmed the death rate is slowing. it said

islands west of sumatra. this after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. another 400 are missing. meanwhile, further south, 28 have been killed by hot ash and debris caused by the eruption. indonesia sits on the pacific ocean's ring of fire. the meeting of the continental plates causes highball can again seismic activity. -- causes seismic activity. >> houses and fields in ruin, families left with nothing. with many still missing, the death toll is estimated to be in the 100 -- in the hundreds. emergency supplies are beginning to arrive. >> we're bringing in aid such as daily foodstuff, all the water come in temporary shelters, tents and other items needed in times of emergency. >> indonesia faces yet another natural catastrophe. after tuesday's eruption, the volcano is only spewing ash and gas. there could be another powerful eruption, experts warn. many people have been badly burned by the gas and the ash. local doctors are struggling to treat all those in need. >> the victims are coming to us with serious burns. we have not got the facilities to take care of them. they are being taken to a bigger hospital. >> authorities are trying to evacuate more than 11,000 people on the slopes of the volcano.

pacific ocean off no reports of damage or injury. the u.s. geological survey said the quake struck at 10:28 p.m., 200 miles southwest of naha on okinawa island the japan meteorological agency issued an alert for a mild tsunami for nearby islands, but lifted it 45 minutes later. >> a look at mt. tam camera blowing around in the wind blowing through the trees. breezy this morning and it could pick up as we head into the afternoon as well. the breeze contributing to the cool temperatures we experience. chance of showers today could stay dry. expected to stay cool all week. a look at our 7 day around bay. chance of showers in the picture for today breezy into the evening a chance of showers by year wednesday. heating and up towards saturday and sunday as well. here's a look outside of your current temperatures 55 for san francisco 61 through oakland 58 through hayward as we get through the day will remain cool. that system pass right through our area to the east of us bringing in some showers through the lake tahoe area. temperatures should warm up slowly by 10:00 a.m. plenty of '60s out there than by noontime throwing in some '70s. your afterno

island. strong storms south and east of atlanta, georgia. 72 and sunshine in dallas. and sunshine in the southwest. but rain moving into the pacific by volkswagen. george, over to you. >>> in "america's health" so glad to welcome back a man in our "gma" family. he's written "the truth about getting sick in america." and great to have you here. >> great to be here, george. >> you've been on a crusade, in our health system. and you seem motivated by one line. america has the best health care in the world. >> we don't have a system, even thp everybody knows that. we have a hodgepodge of plans. there's no system that binds it together, so one person can move from one part of the country to the other. keep their insurance. keep their data. there's no system in the sense that we keep track of quality or cost. >> that means we're not getting the care for the money we put in. >> that's the bottom line. here's statistics that i've used in many public talks in the last few months. it opens the eye for everybody. we spend more than twice as much per person. twice as much per person, on health care, as the average of all other industrial coun