and in that time we helped to secure peking, which would later be called beijing. it was a -- it was one of the first examples of the american army fighting alongside other nations, and really became the first real international operation marked by american cooperation with other countries. one interesting piece we have in our collection here at the army heritage and education center , and is accessible via several of the q.r. codes we have in the exhibit, in this case is calvin titus. titus won a medal of honor for daring and galant conduct, he was one of the first soldiers to scale the walls of peking during the boxer rebellion. this q.r. code will take your your cell phone, to a recording of his actual oral history. >> this is something that took place a long time ago and it's followed me. i can't get away from it. >> but the wall looks like the one you scaled? >> yes, that's a very good representation of it. of course, as you see that fellow standing on top there, well now, that would have been impossible. that thing, those stones are round up on top and narrow

these children are beating the summer blues with a summer rouge of peking opera.equirement is patience. >> translator: they have stretch your eyes like this. the first time they did makeup was a real shock. >> translator: it makes more than an hour just for the makeup. >> reporter: now 12 years old, lynn has been going through the same elaborate ritual for the past six years. she was first introduced to it by her mother. >> translator: my daughter was a bit shy, so i thought it would be good to learn something that helped extend herself. >> reporter: makeup and costumes in this room. high kicks in the studio. while the boys are in the next room, hitting the high notes. whether pushed by their parents, or self-motivated peking opera requires dedication, up to a year of practice to get the right standard ready to perform. the children are rehearsing for an upcoming performance on tv. in an internet age of endless distractions this 200-year-old tradition has been struggling to engage a younger generation. it has prompted recent government moves to reverse that, and t

. >> they also sampled all kinds of foods, from the famous peking duck... to fried scorpions on a stick. yum. and they wandered through the marketplaces. >> i got lost in a chinese mall. [ chuckles ] and i only knew my host sister's english name, so i kept going around, going, "chloe zai nar?", which is like, "where is chloe?" and everyone was like, "i don't know who you're talking about." >> there was a lot that was wonderfully strange and a lot that was strangely familiar. >> and when i got to stay with a chinese family and see, like, what their daily routine is like and going to school and seeing that there's a lot more similarities than i thought between our two cultures. >> china was a lot more open than i expected. i expected it to be a lot -- you know, a lot more police and, like, a "government presence" kind of thing, but it seemed a lot more similar to the u.s. than i was expecting. >> and they did beautifully. whether it was from the schools that we partnered with to the vendors at the pearl market, the kids were really actively using their langua

peking duck. tikka masala. and that is just for starters. you won't see any hot dogs anywhere.re frankfurters. >> also german. >> almost 80% of the suppliers are within 150 miles of levi stadium. pretty fresh stuff. the majority of the items will be made right there in santa clara. >>> well, we have a list of all the events coming up at levi stadium on kpix.com. there is also a full guide to the new digs. >>> argentina and the netherlands did not score in today's semifinals so it came down to a shoot-out. i'm dennis o'donnell and can i'm dennis o'donnell and can hunter pence give so i get invited to quite a few family gatherings. heck, i saved judith here a fortune with discounts like safe driver, multi-car, paperless. you make a mighty fine missus, m'lady. i'm not saying mark's thrifty. let's just say, i saved him $519, and it certainly didn't go toward that ring. am i right? [ laughs ] [ dance music playing ] so visit progressive.com today. i call this one "the robox." [ yodeling plays ] worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans

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for a repeat violator, that's right, repeat violator, a june, 2012 report showing inspectors closed peking express the first time with the violation being customers must pass through the food production kitchen to access the single toilet. on june 27th this year the app shows a report with 15 violations including rodent droppings found in the kitchen and no thermometer in reach-in refrigerator. in the mood for soul food, pizza or subs? type in eddie's carryout on bladensburg road northeast and check its june 18th closure inspection with violations including no hot and cold running water provided on premises. you can track all their followup inspections in the wusa9 restaurant alert app. they passed them all. they're all back in business. text food to 25543 to get the app. we'll send you a link. i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek. >>> we're all repeat violators on this one hopping on facebook, texting or friend or even playing candy crush or angry birds while we're at work. >> your boss might think us zapping your productivity, but a new study says that is not the case. researchers at k

is the only place besides beijing that can call itself the chinese silicon valley with the help of peking university and sing while university. an eco-friendly campus and 133 thousand with r&dre meter rmb center -- center. all three will be chipping in to build infrastructure around the area, including a fiber-optic network. by march 2015, the company projects an annual output of $5 billion from the facility with 12,000 workers on site. theonn is touting this as greenest and eventually the most high-tech industrial park. it is not just the manufacturing assess that is green. the glasses self-cleaning and even the food is tasted -- food is tested for safety. this is a big step moving forward. foxconn wants to move away from -- he wants to service clients at every step of the chain, from components to consumers. day, they maye supply lines all the way from raw materials to final delivery of consumer products. >> once we put a foundation here, it takes time, three to and we do not want to go back to traditional, labor-intensive jobs. >> big ambitions. for a company that has 30 production loc

. >> the one in the center is peking duck. chicken masala.hat one is our lamb curry. >> i can get one of each? >> absolutely. >> oh!! >> right here. >> poached portobello mushrooms. [ loud background noise ] >> we blend soy milk with olive oil. >> organic produce. we also have our golden beet salad right here. >> that looks yummy. >> and a napa cabbage slaw. >> mmm! >> our [ inaudible ] cilantro, infused [ indiscernible ] curry. >> oh, my gosh. >> then the last one we have here is our vegan option. >> definitely not stadium food. >> roasted garlic aioli. >> oh!! >> a lot of flavor. >> what would you say? >> i think i have to go with the curry as the favorite. it's really good. >> kick in the pants. [ laughter ] >> i was against the new stadium the whole time. but it's -- i'm almost speechless! this is incredible. >> oh, boy. >> where there's life there's food and where there's food there's liam neeson. [ laughter ] >> liam and leeann both enjoyed it. >> if you would like to get in the stadium for -- this is the last time you'll hear this word

but there is beating the pizza pizza inis peking duck london. there is a u.s. movie studio that you are interested in. tell us how incredible the chinese movie viewer is going to be? >> china now represents the largest box office sales market growing very rapidly. it won't surprise me if it is number one. moviemaking takes a lot of accumulation. hollywood represents a lot of expertise. the idea is to not only support a company for what they do for global market, but also link china element to the making and distribution of the movie. pizza and, between movie is a very clear line. china is changing its economic structure. we said we -- we see more internal consumption. we have a middle class that is growing. anything from eating, entertaining and living, we invest along that line. >> looking for another hit like 4," in terms of best box office hits in china. >> the next one will have a chinese person eating pizza. [laughter] >> you will have to make sure the fine print is fairly clear. thank you so much. eat and mystery. >> friday was all about declining markets

is the only place aside from beijing that can be the chinese silicon valley with peking university. arehe two universities partnering with foxconn its fourth-generation industrial campusnd eco-friendly built largely with recycled steel which will produce smartphones, large-screen tvs, and house 100 or a thousand square meter r&d center and a big data center housed in an energy efficient windtunnel. nearby, other companies are also billing -- building facilities. all three will chip in to build infrastructure around the area including a fiber-optic network. by march, 2015, the company projects an annual output of 5.6 ilion dollars in this facility with 12,000 workers on site. foxconn is touting this as the greenest and eventually most high-tech industrial park. it's not only the manufacturing process that is green. insulating and self-cleaning and they treat their wastewater on-site and even the food here is tested for safety. the chairman has said this is a big step moving forward. because it embodies what foxconn wants to do eventually -- moving up the chain and moving away from la

. >> this is our peking duck. >> what's that one?that one is our lamb curry. >> i can get one of each? >> absolutely. >> oh. >> right here. >> poached portobello mushrooms. >> we blend soy milk with olive oil. >> organic produce. we also have our golden beet salad here. >> looks yummy. >> a napa cabbage slaw. [ inaudible ] >> cilantro infused [ indiscernible ] [ inaudible ] >> oh, my god. >> the last one we have is our vegan option. >> definitely not stadium food. roasted garlic aioli. a lot of flavor. >> what was your favorite thing to eat? >> i think i have to go with the curry. the curry is really good. [ laughter ] >> i was against the new stadium the whole time but it's -- i'm almost speechless. [ laughter ] >> this is incredible. >> yeah. wilton walker shot that. he probably had something to eat there, too. you saw liam neeson in the shot. everybody who wanted to try it was down there. and leeann was the perfect person to send because she has a history with the 49ers. she was at candlestick. she knew all the food there. so now

the menu includes wine, peking duck, chicken masala and other items.ill call hot dogs frankfurters. nearly 80% of the suppliers are within 10 miles of the stadium and most of the -- 150 miles of the stadium and most of the items will be made at the stadium. the sounders game is about 3 weeks away. we have a list of the events at levi's stadium at kpix.com and there is a fuel guide to the new digs. -- a new guide to the new digs. it looks fancy. >>> the number of americans signing up for jobless benefits is way down in this morning's update. >> here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: we continue to see stronger signals on the u.s. job market. the labor department this morning is reporting that first time weekly unemployment claims fell by 11,000 to 304,000. that continues to hang near a seven-year low. we saw the four-week average dip a little bit to just over 311,000. this comes on top of job openings in may that were near a 7-year high and also the overall unemployment rate in june for the country down to 6.1%, also a mu

with the help of peking university and semi-university.ampus built mostly with recycled fuels and house 130,000 square meter r&d cener. -- center. unicom, china -- there will be chipping into develop the area. foxconn is touting this as the greenest and eventually must high-tech industrial park. it is not the manufacturing process that is green. the glasses alternate insulating -- is old translating -- ul tra-insulating. foxconn wants to do is move up the value chain, moving away from labor-intensive low profit workinganufacturing, with the countries top brain trusts at the forefront of top technology industries. services at every step of the chain, from components to consumer. perhaps one day, they may supply clients from raw materials to final delivery of consumer products. >> once we build a foundation here, maybe three to five years, then we will [indiscernible] want to go back to traditional, using labor-intensive jobs. >> big ambitions. for a company that has 30 production locations across china and employees over a million people, i

in you 20in 2008 when i pointed how peking has been transformed, this is still though not communist with free press, i didn't hear that i was mixing politics with sports because they liked what i said. but also keep this in mind. i wouldn't have made that comment had the olympics not been held in beijing. it was impossible not to talk about vladimir you putin and the irks circumstances under which the olympics were taking place in sochi. we brought this experts from different perspectives. and i questioned them and at other times i made comments that were still appropriate. it would not have been talking about russian circumstances if the olympics were being held in paris. i did not talk about terrorism even when there were more horrific at least in total numbers of fatalities, more horrific circumstances elsewhere. didn't talk about terrorism when wasn't directly connected. but the 40th anniversary of what happened in munich this 1972 directly connected to sports. how in the world the name of the washington redskins football team is not a sports issue is beyond me. ultimately it will be

host: connie in peking, illinois, independent caller. good morning. caller: good morning, and the guy before me was exactly right. but everyone wants to say what god says, what the bible says. well if you read the bible, you would know what jesus would say. jesus would say i'm very sorry, go home, come back, obey the laws of the land. we are commanded by god to obey the laws of the land. but i have one more comment on that. he was talking about tel aviv and all that. no flight back and forth to -- host: i'm going to leave it there. stick to our topic for this first part of today's washington journal. we're going to be talking about the foreign conflicts coming up here later on, but let's stick to our topic here. front page of arizona republic, another botched execution. the execution in that state drawn out, takes more than two hours to kill the murderer. the story below that has a picture of g brown, whose sister and father were murdered by the -- mr. wood, the person who took more than two hours to kill yesterday, and says in the story state officia