. >> to build your vocabulary you need to persevere. p-e-s-e-v-e-r-e.means to be constant to a purpose, even in the face of obstacles. here's one way you can persevere in the effort to learn more words on a regular basis. when you encounter a word you don't know in a book you're reading, in the newspaper, whatever, look it up. then add it to your calendar, say a week or two ahead. persevere. let me see. when that day rolls around, see if you remember what the word means. if not, look it up again. but now you're going to make it your word for the day. use it as often as possible and you will persevere in putting it into your memory. i'm natalie, persevering towards helping you make the grade. >>> this report is brought to you by hidden valley. think veggies are boring? well, this should change your mind. >>> are we going to make fun faces? >> yeah! >> are you going to get super creative and do fun things on your faces? >> yeah! >> do you want me to make one, too? >> yeah! >> reporter: that's angie harmon. she's a famous actress and mom. >> i've got three

praises to all of those whose courage, strength, determination, perseverance, blessings, grace, bloodrs, and sacrifices have uplifted us, our community, our people. i want you to take a moment and out loud and with passion and with gratitude, call up the name of those whose shoulders you stand upon. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. we call -- praises be. we call upon you all to join us in this commemoration of the past and join us in the celebration of the youth leaders of yesterday and today and those of tomorrow. we ask you to participate as we ourselves become more energized and inspired to follow their example and to take action, to be healers, peacemakers, social justice activists. we call upon you, great ones, to ask that you give us your blessing. bless all of us, and especially, bless our youth. bless their bodies, their spirits, their minds. we call upon you, ancestors, to ask for your guidance for all

the people you are about to hear about today will be people that displays the courage, the perseverancession for helping others in our community. they are the city's role models, and helped make san francisco general hospital stand head and shoulders above all other public hospitals nationwide. in addition to the heroes we celebrate today, let's also celebrate the gigantic steps we have taken together to make sure the hospital is rebuilt and meets california seismic safety standard requirements for an acute care hospital. [applause] while there was only two and a half years ago, it still rings in my mind, as your former city administrator. you have watched virtually a miracle happened at our ballot boxes. when it was presented with the biggest on ever in the history of the city -- bond ever in this city to rebuild our hospital, but again, thanks to people like jean o'connell end to the guggenheim, and all the hard working people involved in this effort, san francisco general hospital rebuild received 84% of the vote in 2008, the highest of any bond in the history of the city. [applause]

you just have to persevere through that process. commissioner murphy: [no audio] there may be a budget shortfall. requisitions are not quite frozen [no audio] >> freezing or semi-frozen requisition approval process. commissioner walker: even though we are an enterprise department, probably the only department that covers its own costs -- it is a city-wide policy. as you can say with all of these charts, it takes a long time. >> so the commission knows, we have 40 vacancies, a full-time position. our attrition rate is between 25 and 26. as you can see from the list, we have much more on the list. this also includes some positions that were approved in the budget that we could not hire until march. that is part of our reasons. they will show up in the organizational chart in the next outcropping of that organization chart. commissioner hechanova: what is the general approach when you are coming to the end of the fiscal year, you need somebody and that is not in the budget? do you just shortfall on the staff side and wait to roll them

playing alongside whites over time we've rightly paid tribute to this amazing display of courage and perseverance and while today we continue to remember and honor and celebrate the fact that jackie robinson was a pioneer in the fight to integrate major league baseball the harder edges of what he was all about were softened in the sentiment from the start that it. will. i can be the first negro to ever play an organized baseball mom if i'm good enough if i can make a great point i'll be taking a big hit and it was a spin on history that was set in motion when robinson himself appeared in a nine hundred fifty bio pic about his achievements i know when and why and the united states can be mighty tough for people who are no different from the majority i'm not because i've had a chance open to a very unique role american but i do know that democracy works for the old are willing to fight for it and history's telling jackie robinson just smiled worked hard never complained and eventually broke the color barrier so well i know i would do a second date and when i get up i say you'll go back to one soul

here there is no blame, only perseverance and fellowship in the face of so much loss., cbs news, koizumi, japan. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. we leave you with a reminder of the friendship between japan and the united states, the cherry trees presented to washington, d.c. by the mayor of tokyo 99 years ago this weekend. now in full bloom. a delicate symbol of hope and rerule in. good night.,,,,,,

sacrifices and perseverance build this nation to where it is. we are honored to be joined by four leaders that have guided us. , in your current president. thanks for your presence and her being here. [applause] i cannot imagine a more fitting a ofe to discuss the erro partnership across this area and the americas. within my first 100 days of office, one of my first foreign trips was through trinidad and tobago to meet with leaders across the hemisphere. i pledged to seek partnerships of the quality and sheer irresponsibility. i want mutual respect on shared values. i pledged a new spirit of partnership with our latin american neighbors. words are easy. there have been times when the united states took this for granted. even now, our headlines are dominated by events in other parts of the world. let us never forget every day the future is being forged by people in latin america. the world must recognize latin america for the dynamic and growing region that it truly is. civil war has ended and insurgency has been pushed back. in colombia, great s

them and said heroes of course they come out of the japanese tradition of government which needs to persevere be strong don't give up think of world war two japanese fox. bravely until the end i think that that strong mindset of keeping us. in face of all difficulties is still here when we talk about our strong mindset and you mentioned world war two we get it we saw it not because i just decimated and yet japan went on to become arguably one of the most advanced countries on the planet but we're going to see the same mindset again they're going to recover and move forward with strength. though and much i think the economy will certainly be found i'm not sure that it will rebound in the same way as it did after the war and i think it's because this time we have a background of twenty years of stagnation and so to me we found that probably that state if that holds in the fridge so i left a little bit that's a cost i mean the government interest for a moment if i may as a japanese government insists that it's not withholding any information about the radiation levels or how dangerous it is alth

she had such tenacity and perseverance that even though i was born with a physical challenge she neverup. there's a song that my mother absolutely loved and it's called "red is the rose," and we'd like to do this song for you. ♪ come over the hills, my bonnie irish lass come over the hills to your darlin' you choose the rose, love, and i'll take the vow and i'll be your true love forever red is the rose that in your garden grows fair is the lily of the valley clear is the water that flows from the boyne and my love is fairer than any 'twas down by killarney's green woods that we strayed when the moon and the stars they were shining the moon shone its rays through your locks of golden hair and you swore you'd be my love forever red is the rose that in your garden grows and fair is the lily of the valley clear is the water that flows from the boyne and my love is fairer than any it's not for the parting that my sister pains it's not for the grief of my mother it's all for the love of my bonny irish lass that my heart is breaking forever red is the rose that in your garden grows and fair

no matter what happens we are still looking for work and perseverance, ahead. paint this volunteer firefighter returns to his house this volunteer firefighter. pain. >> my wife, my wife's family, four grand children are lost them all. >>reporter: others looked for love ones, searching for their son to work at the post office. (calling his name) new worries with food supplies. this man says that he has nothing to sell anymore and he is apologetic. >>reporter: at the a evacuation center, they still wait for help. all of th80 percent are over 65 years old and the one doctor. they have high blood pressure, diabetes. >> my blood pressure has got up and i forgot my madison. >>reporter: he is freshening he forgot-as medication--and it is he is rationing >> i cannot last for only three more days. so far, i've not getting any. a federal declaration could come anytime. this search swamped a harbor. with $30 million in damage. rob fladeboe has the latest in the cleanup efforts. >>reporter: recovery efforts for back at it today for destroyed boats. this is at the main boat

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' your arms tired let em' know you're there ♪ ♪ that you struggling and survivin' that you gonna perseverehe show goes on ♪ ♪ all right, already the show goes on all night, till the morning we dream so long ♪ ♪ anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun up ♪ ♪ just remember when you come up the show goes on all right ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: sounded great. lupe fiasco! that's what i'm talking about. that was great. you got to pick up his record, "lasers." see him live, monday in new york. we'll be right back! lupe fiasco! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to kathy bates, chris pratt, lupe fiasco! and the greatest band in late night, the roots, right here, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for watching. stay tuned for carson daly, have a great weekend! i hope to see you next week. buh-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

he hopes the people will persevere and continue to exercise their patience. he says he will make this point again -- for the japanese people, this is a great test of all of the people of japan. he says in the past history of japan, this small island nation has made it miraculously economic growth. thanks to the effort of everyone of the japanese citizens. that is how the nation of japan was built. there is no room to be pessimistic or dysenteries. -- or to be descanting courage to -- discouraged. we cannot do so. we are going to create japan once again from scratch. that is the strong resolve that we all must share. he says that he hopes that all of the japanese people will face this challenge together. the prime minister calls on each and every citizen of japan within their family, within the local community, within their workplace, and within their schoolmates -- they will work hand in hand and do what they can. he hopes they will think about what they can do to make a contribution and keep their wishes to get there and be united so that we can overcome the

said, congressman poe, i fear there are dark days ahead for america because we may not choose to persevere. and what he meant by that was that his son and others who have died for this country, died for that concept of freedom, that people that live after them, our soldiers that are over there and we who make decisions may not persevere and finish this war. war is hard. it is expensive and america never quits and america should never quit in this war. our enemies in iraq and afghanistan have always had the policy and philosophy, america will get weary, americans will quit, they don't have the stomach for it. and we need to send the message to them and the rest of the world and to our troops who are on the front lines today that we will support them and we will not get weary, we will not quit, we will not give in or give up just because this war has been long, and that's just the way it is. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i'd like to reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida reserves. the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: i would like to put in t

i appreciate your perseverance. [laughter] you can see as we look through the policies of this administration why we want to the next election to be about policy. these are the wrong policies. these policies make it harder for us to create jobs. we should not ever forgets that the goal is not to cut spending for the sake of cutting spending. the goal is to grow the economy. the goal is to return to the chance where every young man and woman can live the american dream and see the opportunities in front of them. when we talk about these policies i urge you to remember the most important thi. cutting spending is the means to an end. the end is to can you to grow our economy to continue to improve the quality of life for americans. my old friend and fellow mississippian, fred smith the ceo and founder of federal express has a great saying. he says the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. [laughter] the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. the main thing is economic growth and job creatio

i think they have demonstrated such resilience and as such perseverance that it makes me really proud. when i was minister of the interior i saw the most horrific examples of terrorism, but against that, i witnessed great heroism by ordinary people, by women who insist every day i'm going out and helping others. at great risk to themselves. i lost also sadly a member of my closes =tt friends to terrorist assassinations, but one of them who lost three sons and they were all killed, told me, when i was talking to him and asking him whether he thought it is worth it. whether he thought he could still go on. he said, samir the idea of stopping never crossed my mind. so iraqis have gone throug a h a l ot. ot. and they are determined to complete the course. the question is whether the americans will complete the course with them. i think this great country and the great people of america know instinctively what's right and what's wrong. they know that they have done a great deal to help iraq, irrespective of whether there were against the war or with the war. and they know that success is w

. >> a lot of perseverance there, i suppose. >>> check out your weather for today. be the pacific northwest. expect rain and snow from seattle to portland with an avalanche warning in effect for most of the cascades. sunny and dry in most other spots. >> it's always raining in the pacific northwest. have you noticed that? chilly in the northeast with temperatures running 10 to 20 degrees below average. also spring and summer-like in the south. expect readings there to be in the mid to high 70s. >>> there's an odd sight in front of pittsburgh's art institute. students and faculty unloading an 18-wheeler filled with 1 million pop tarts. >> breakfast of champions. tyler won a contest from creating pop art from pop tarts. he's use the boxes, wrappers and the pastries themselves to make sculptures. he is even making a pop tart dress. >> no. >> yes. >> he says he can't use all those pop tarts so the leftovers will be donated to charity. nobody's going -- >> i like the wild berry or the cinnamon pop tart, very tasty. >> i like the strawberry. do you actually toast the pop

they have demonstrated such resilience and such perseverance that make me really proud. when i was minister of interior in baghdad, i saw the most horrific examples terrorism. but i witnessed great heroism by ordinary people, by women who insist every day on going out and helping others. at great risk to themselves. i lost also a number of my closest friends to terrorists. one of them lost three sons and they were both killed. he told the me when i was talking to him and asking him whether saw -- whether he thought it was worth its if they could still go on. he said, the idea of stopping it never crossed my mind. they're going through a lot. they are determined to complete the course. the question is whether the americans will complete the course with them. i think this great country and the great people of america know instinctively what is right and what is wrong. they know they have done a great deal to help iraq in respect of of whether they were against the war or with the war. they know that success is within sight and it can be achieved if they can stand by a this

he hopes the people will persevere and continue to exercise their patience. he says he will make this point again -- for the japanese people, this is a great test of all of the people of japan. he says in the past history of japan, this small island nation has made it miraculously economic growth. thanks to the effort of everyone of the japanese citizens. that is held the nation of japan was built. -- that is how the nation of the japan was built. -- that is held the nation of japan was built. there is no room to be pessimistic or dysenteries. we cannot do so. we are going to create japan once again from scratch. that is the strong resolve that we all must share. he says that he hopes that all of the japanese people will face this challenge together. the prime minister calls on each and every citizen of japan within their family, within the local community, within their workplace, and within their schoolmates -- they will work hand in hand and do what they can. he hopes they will think about what they can do to make a contribution and keep their wishes to get

but he also expressed a sort of deep confidence in the resilience and perseverance of the japanese people to meet a challenge like this. maybe not as much confidence in the government, and but i think there's a feeling that this is a very strong society. and it can overcome. >> i just have to speak up on behalf of the american people. i think you underestimate our willingness to sacrifice, but we have to be asked first. >> i was -- when you look katrina arkady our most natural disasters that happen. but if i could ask the question of charlie, you seem to think things are going to be basically okay. going to? if something terrible happened, wouldn't that indeed change the balance of support for nuclear power both in japan and around the world? >> it could well, but the only problem i see is when you realize the implications if we're going for nuclear power, it's about 14% of the world's electricity. the near-term answer is fossil fuels. if we hope to let anything come out of the climate change negotiations and change u.s. policy, you know, if china and india said we're going to not build n

they have demonstrated such resilience and such perseverance that make me really proud. when i was minister of interior in baghdad, i saw the most horrific examples terrorism. but i witnessed great heroism by ordinary people, by women who insist every day on going out and helping others. at great risk to themselves. i lost also a number of my closest friends to terrorists. one of them lost three sons and they were both killed. he told the me when i was talking to him and asking him whether saw -- whether he thought it was worth its if they could still go on. he said, the idea of stopping it never crossed my mind. they're going through a lot. they are determined to complete the course. the question is whether the americans will complete the course with them. i think this great country and the great people of america know instinctively what is right and what is wrong. they know they have done a great deal to help iraq in respect of of whether they were against the war or with the war. they know that success is within sight and it can be achieved if they can stand by a this

so, he hopes the people will persevere and continue to exercise their patients. he says he will repeat this point again, and that is that for the japanese people, this is a great test of all of the people of japan. that is the current situation. he says in the past history of japan, this small island nation, as so they say, we have made a miraculous economic growth thanks to the effort of every one of the japanese citizens, and that is how the nation of japan was built. with the tsunami and earthquake, we do not have any room to be pessimistic, or to not be encouraged. we cannot do so. we are going to create japan once again, from scratch. that is the strong resolve that we all must share. he says that he hopes that all of the japanese people will face this challenge together. prime minister kan calls on each and every citizen of japan within their family, within the local community, within their workplace, and within their schoolmates, to work hands-in- hand, and do what they can't. he says they will think about what they can do to make a contribution and keep t

we're moved by the strength of the perseverance of the japanese people. it is natural to feel anxious about what all of this means for us. one big area of concern has been the cost of security of our energy. the situation in the middle east implicates our energy security. the situation in japan leads us to ask questions about our energy sources. in an economy that relies so heavily on oil, rising prices at the pump affect everybody. workers, farmers, truck drivers, restaurant owners, students who are lucky enough to have a car. businesses, you see rising prices at the pump hurt their bottom line. families feel the pinch when they filled their tanks. and for americans who are struggling to get by, a hike in gas prices really makes their lives that much harder. it hurts. if you are somebody who works in a relatively low-wage job and you have a commute to work, it takes up a big chunk of your income. you may not be able to buy as many groceries. you may have to cut back on medicine in order to fill the gas tank. this is something that everybody is affected b

we're moved by the strength of the perseverance of the japanese people. it is natural to feel anxious about what all of this means for us. one big area of concern has been the cost of security of our energy. the situation in the middle east implicates our energy security. the situation in japan leads us to ask questions about our energy sources. in an economy that relies so heavily on oil, rising prices at the pump affect everybody. workers, farmers, truck drivers, restaurant owners, students who are lucky enough to have a car. businesses, you see rising prices at the pump hurt their bottom line. families feel the pinch when they filled their tanks. and for americans who are struggling to get by, a hike in gas prices really makes their lives that much harder. it hurts. if you are somebody who works in a relatively low-wage job and you have a commute to work, it takes up a big chunk of your income. you may not be able to buy as many groceries. you may have to cut back on medicine in order to fill the gas tank. this is something that everybody is affected b