. >> reporter: hey pardon police lieutenant roger says it's the perseverance of michelle le's family that led to her discovery. police came up empty-handed in seven separate searches. the family refused to give up. >> we had come to a point where we said we search and we searched and weren't able to find anything. the family said, we're not going to let that lie there. we are not done with this and want to bring michelle home. tell us where to search. >> reporter: it was that family driven effort that finally led to the nursing student as they located le's remains in rural alameda family over the weekend. >> major kudos to the le family for their efforts. >> reporter: they are applauding the family. anthony gonzalez of child quest international, a non-profit aimed at helping families of missing children said the le family did everything right, from organizing searches to keeping the media interest in the case. >> part of any recovery effort is to keep the case in the media. michelle's family did an excellent job working with the media, doing press conferences and leddi iletting the c

>> what's amazing is that they have very little in common outside of their drive and perseverance.ese women, first of all, weren't even born in the u.s. four of them launched their empires in the u.s. three stayed in their home country. but also, it's across really diverse industries and some of them inherited wealth, some of them were born into it. others married into it and some came from nothing. they also started their businesses at very different life stages. as mowers, some started their business without kids while others waited until their kids were fully grown to launch their new enterprises. >> and these women have to be a shining example to the sheered number of other entrepreneurs in this country. i was struck by the number of women that own businesses in this country right now. >> about 50% of all new businesses are started by women. that ratio changes when you look at bigger businesses scaling to multi million dollars. so these women are truly an exception. they've bucked trends and they've all taken unconventional paths to get there. even in our list, 2011 list of the

his perseverance was inspiring. how quick it was, his endurance of cancer -- he is survived beyond what anyone expected of him. the great community he had around him is emblematic. his partner has such incredible spirit as well. that gave him a lot of sustenance and a lot of community to help keep him going. his daughter is a very beautiful young girl. my thoughts go out to the family. i look forward to getting together with the greater community to celebrate his life and continue on his work. it is a great loss to the city. that is where my words and, right there. -- end, right there. i have environmental legislation i am introducing, addressing the ongoing liability we have had as a city at sharp park, where we have two in danger of species -- the california redleg fraud as well as the san francisco garter snake. -- frog as well as the san francisco garter snake. we need to create a long-term management agreement with the national park service, along with a finance road map. there are urgent infrastructure needs.

the principles that the practice, the compassion, the vision, the perseverance, are all those same kind of values and principles that i know are being practiced within the iranian american community today as well. whether you want to see a green iran or whether you want to help participate in the civic process in california or in your own city, this is what is very heartwarming, by us coming together on a night like this. i very much appreciate all the dedication that has been applied in making these nowruz events as special as they are. i also would like to say that we would like to have -- we like to have fun. it is really the best part of introducing what nowruz means. that is why over the last six years, we have had art shows in my office. we would have exhibits down here, supported by the mayor, and introduce it to people exactly how we like to celebrate, through the arts, with great food, civic engagement, and it is wonderful to see, and it really helps us appreciate just what an incredible holiday this is. i want to thank everybody for being here today. it is a great pleasure to

gerald is also praised for his perseverance and compassionate speaking out against violence. he recently completed the program at city college where he focused on green technology and will soon transferred to louisiana state university. he will be missed. [applause] [applause] lauren dangerfield, 16, has led the forefront of campaigns for people winning in time of rights. -- employment rights. she also institutionalized ethnic studies. she is working to build more awareness on working to bridge the gap between ecology, race, and community. [applause] [applause] lucky fisher travis, 17, is a youth supervisor with new ideas. he strives for greatness and also pushes and support this project leaders to envision britain is in themselves. -- greatness in themselves. [applause] [applause] michellechu, 17, is a committed youth board member and on the youth empowerment advisory board. she is a college-bound ambassador in march from mentor school, where she is a wonderful model tutor. michelle is a responsible and motivated later working to bring you up voice to her community. [applaus

you have to have a lot of energy and perseverance. i'm not surprised and i think john pointed out she's had trouble keeping staff at the congressional level and some people are hard to work for. maybe she's one of those people. i obviously don't know that much about her. >> to john's point, ari, about, entrance of mitt romney maybe i changing or stealing her momentum, do you think that's true? how big a problem do you think that is for her? >> you know, i think michele bachmann attracts people that work for her because they believe in her and she has this special appeal and charisma. even if you're working on a campaign that's not winning but she does have a chance. it's way too soon for anybody to say who's going to one the republican nomination. that fires up a staff and gets them energized. so i think you have to let this play out. if she loses staff at the end of the day it's not the worse thing to happen to candidates. many candidates go through staff changes. it's a regular part of campaigning. it becomes a test of who the cad i

praises to all of those whose courage, strength, determination, perseverance, blessings, grace, bloodeat, tears, 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 of us and especially our youth. especially our youth. guide their feet, their heads, their hearts. be to their left,

because it has to go through civil service review and it is going to be difficult, but we're going to persevere. >> i take it this will be coordinated or you will work with the guidance, or will we bring in a consultant to address the needs? >> we have some people in house that will do the preparation of the documents. the majority of the work would be done outside, but then we have to do quality assurance and make sure the indexing is correct so we can actually find those documents. we are in a situation where we are running out of room in our building and for our records, we have to go forward into digital. >> i cannot emphasize enough with our city and within the bay area here being technologically rich, how backwards our system can be, not only from the standpoint of retrieval, but also from compartmentalization storage which could be easily be done. >> it is interesting, when you look at the five-year plan for the committee on information technology, there are a lot of projects throughout the various departments to do all electronic data management systems. we are not the only ones in this

you have to have energy and perseveran perseverance. i think john pointed out she's had trouble keeping staff. some people are hard to work for. i don't know that much about her. >> to john's point about the entrance of mitt romney changing or maybe stalling some momentum, do you think that's true? if so, how big a problem do you think it is for her? >> you know, i think michele bachmann attracts people working for her because they believe in her and she has a special appeal, charisma and energy. even if you are working on a campaign that's not winning, but, remember, she does have a chance to win this thing. it's too soon to pronounce who will win the republican nomination. that fires up a staff and gets them energized. you have to let this play out. if she does lose staff, at the end of the day it's not the worse thing to happen to candidates. many candidates go through staff changes. it does become a test of who the candidate is, how they persevere and move forward. newt gingrich is being tested on that front now. it's part of the ad

the terrorist that to defeat america has failed to kill the spirit of perseverance.as a proud american i believe our perseverance of the countries to grow and continue. we need to identify what it means to be an american today in a post-9/11 world and explore what we can do collectively and individually to pay it forward by selfless and good deeds made to our community and to our country to continue to make america the greatest country in the world. their stories about history and individuals who stepped up and gave of themselves to become pioneers for betterment of mankind. too often we believe our inabilities and shortcomings are fierce and prevent us from doing the google to effect change. however, each and everyone just looks within ourselves, there is something we can have to offer that can ultimately make a difference. it's my hope in sharing my personal story and experience in fighting terrorism that people identify within themselves what it is they can offer not only to her country, but communities to effect change for better good of all. the question i posed

remember them features 25 people the artists thought reflected the ideals of sacrifice, courage and perseverance. go to ktvu.com to learn a lot more about the unique sculpture. just -- just go to the top of the front page and click on the "remember them" tab. >>> we have a breaking news update right now in that mass shooting in nevada that we reported earlier. the carson city sheriff now says the man suspected of shooting seven people at an ihop restaurant has died. the sheriff says the man went hon a shooting spree inside the -- on a shooting spree inside the restaurant and then shot himself outside in a parking lot. three shooting victims are also dead including two members of the national guard, a man and a woman. we've also learned officials say the state capitol and supreme court buildings in reno were shut down for about 40 minutes as a precaution. we have a news crew on the way. we'll have an update on this story tonight. >>> still ahead on the noon at news, a messy but fun event like this one may be coming soon to a fairgrounds near you. >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall st

. >> their perseverance in continuing their efforts to do searches and through those efforts she was found. >> reporter: giselle esteban is seven months pregnant. she appeared in court yesterday but didn't enter a plea. investigators say as for a motive for murder and how le died, it may only be known by esteban right now. the le family is now in the process of planning a memorial. they weren't going to start to even plan or think about a memorial until they had michelle home and now they do. carrie is down in escondido. i talked to her by phone today. she plans to hold a news conference tomorrow to talk about saturday's discovery. >> thank you. >>> oakland police are looking for a missing 15-year-old girl. she hasn't been seen since she left for school on august 21. police say she ran away once before but came right home. she was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, white jacket and cream colored skirt. if you have seen sade or know her whereabouts, call the oakland police. >>> a milestone today in rebuilding a san bruno neighborhood still scarred by tragedy. this was ground zero there

. >> what does feel good and this really is an applaud to the le family is their perseverance in continuing their efforts to do searches. and it is through those efforts that michelle was ultimately found. >> 27-year-old giselle esteban has been charged with le's murder. le's former friend made a brief court appearance yesterday, no plea entered. esteban will appear again next week in court. >>> san francisco's police chief is depending the actions of an officer who accident his shot two tourist in north beach. last night the chief held a community meeting near saturday night's crime scene. police say officers were chasing a suspected drug dearly on broadway street when the suspect pointed a pistol at them. one of the officers fired but the bullets struck two bystanders instead. the officers involved are now on paid administrative leave. >>> the former san ramon officer accused of selling drugs and guns from police seizures in contra costa county is in jail again. 39-year-old lewis lombardi was arrested tuesday night at his home for a domestic violence incident. he had been free on bail aft

i like to write about groups of people who persevere and make a life on their own aside from what the general culture is doing. i find that i don't consciously sit down and do that but it happens. in this particular book something that has fascinated me is sumo and sumo wrestlers and how they get so big and what it's like in their culture. one of the brothers becomes an sumo and that's why it's a big book! [laughter]. >> do you think that -- being a woman who is in women have been oppressed -- i don't know if they are now or not, dou think that has stimulated you in your writing coming out of that? you specifically and in general, do you feel like a lot of women have been stimulated by being part of an oppressed class? >> good question. >> very much so. i will try to answer a, b, c. for me, i know that the first thing i began to think about when i thought i wanted to write a novel was that i wanted to write about my culture. and because i had grownup in the chinese culture i wanted to write about china. i wanted to find out more about myself because of i was raised in the bay area and

and then what they do is they walk a path every single day with courage and perseverance and discipline so they get to a place where they ultimately transform their own lives and they have a tremendous effect on the lives of others. what i have learned doing all of this work is that every single one of us has a tremendous capacity for courage. every single person is a tremendous capacity for courage. and all of us have a frontline in our lives. all of us have a place where hope is for ourselves and our hopes for the people that we'd love come right up against the reality that the world presents to us. if we are willing to challenge ourselves and if we have got the right kinds of friends around us and we asked him for help along the journey it is amazing to see when we tap into our own courage the way we can transform our own lives and perhaps most importantly the way we are able to have an effect on the lives of others. it is an honor for me to be here with all of you tonight. thank you very much. [applause] >> we will have a 15 minute q&a. if anyone has a question let me know and we wi

california, the landscape is dotted with farmers that have stories of courage, dedication, and perseverance in the face of adversity. however, none have quite the history of the ikeda family, but to see how far they have come, you first have to see where they've been. in the early part of the 20th century, many of the hills above the arroyo grande area were farmed by japanese families, who planted a variety of crops each spring. together they banded together to form pove, the pismo oceano vegetable exchange, which was highly successful until world events hit this small coastal community in the 1940s. >> before the war, there was probably between 40 and 45 members of pismo oceano vegetable exchange. during the war, all the japanese families got shipped off to iernment camps further inland, mainly to utah and arizona, and during that time, there was an alien exclusion act in which aliens couldn't own land, so you either had to buy land through a child who was a citizen or have some other citizen buy the land you and leased it from them, and so not a lot of people owned land back then. >> the

i like to write about groups of people who persevere and make a life on their own aside from what the general culture is doing. i find that i don't consciously sit down and do that but it happens. in this particular book something that has fascinated me is sumo and sumo wrestlers and how they get so big and what it's like in

>> i cannot stress enough how much the -- how much perseverance there was.e 13 searches over the last few months. that's an indicater of how difficult it was to locate michelle. if it weren't for the perseverance of michelle's family and their desire to bring her home, i don't think we -- we would have that piece of the puzzle yet. >> reporter: police thanked volunteers and supporters for their help and they indicated they may be organize -- oaking some public vigil. live in hayward, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:04. some san francisco parents say it's time to give their kids a free ride on muni. but many are wondering who is gonna pay for that. tara morally artie -- tara moriarty just talked to an official from muni and they are back now. what are they saying now. >> reporter: well, muni will not be raising fares to pay for the free ride but exactly where the money will come from is still up in the air. we did speak to one patternier in the morning. she has ties to the mission district and she says during these tough economic times, many parents

men and women are undaunted courage, uncommon resolve and a stubborn, stubborn perseverance in the facefathomable challenges. we teach our children these are qualities engrained into our natural character as americans, and i believe they are. they animate our national identity. i believe they'll continue to define america because of the example of the men and women who we pay tribute today, the passengers and the crew on flight 93. none of them, none of them asked for what happened. they didn't go on that plane, they didn't board that plane to fight a war. but when they heard the news, when they found out what happened in new york, they knew that they were going through was something more than a hijacking. they knew it was the opening shot in a new war, and so they acted. they acted as citizen patriots have acted since the beginning of our country. they stood up and they stood their ground. they thought like captain parker said in lexington, and i quote him, "if they mean to have a war, let it begin here." as many times as i recall and all of you who are not family members, like me, hav

it reflect sacrifice courage and perseverance. the nearly $9 million project was most live paid for by private funding. >>> well the postal service is running out of money and there is a threat it could shut down by the end of the year. >>> what you will not be able to do here after this week. >>> and a transit hub will get a much needed makeover designed to keep people safe. . >> well good morning to you, it is monday, it is labor day september 5th, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook thank you for join us on labor day and time now is 6:30, changes are coming for stow lake. allie rasmus is there to explain what will be happening for visitors. >> reporter: starting today -- [ technical difficulties, stand by ] >> reporter: they are here along with a new concession operator at stow lake. it has been here since 1940 and their lease expired. they will be bringing in a new company to do concessions at stow lake and this company is based out of numb. they will also rain cafe an update a snack bar and bring in a new fleet of paddle an

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. >>> perseverance pays off, an incredible effort by by standard to rescue a man trapped under a car.ch what they do here, it's all caught on camera. >> the airline extra you're paying for that's bringing in even more money than before for some carriers. >>> it's a rescue you have to see to believe. one man rushes over to try to lift a burning bmw. then another man tries but with no luck. then more people join in and try to lift the car as flames are shooting from the motorcycle. finally watch what happens here. more than a dozen people join in and they're able to lift up the car then check out the man in the lime green shirt. he pulls the pinned motorcyclists out from understood beneath the car. the motorcyclists was taken to a hospital. where tonight he is recovering from broken bones and burns to one of his feet. >> wow, there are changes ahead in how children undergo security checks at the nation's airport. the department of homeland security says the government will be ruling out a different pat down policy for travelers under 12 in the coming months. children will also no longer

the artist reflected sacrifice courage and perseverance and it includes mother theresa and winston churchill. the almost $9 million project was mostly paid for by private funding. >>> 517 is the time -- 5:17 is the time. >>> everything seems to be right on cue. our cameras you can see the 580 split and the traffic is moving great in all directions no delays to report. over at the oakland coliseum no delays to report. you can see traffic on the left- hand side northbound on 280. at 5:18 let's head over to steve. >> thanks, tara. we have a decent sea breeze, 52 to 60, everybody has hourly observations and that fog will be getting back from the coast. it will be warm inland and if you are by the coast, lots of tropical clouds, also up in the he sow era valley but if you are heading home you dealt with it more like lick and for us -- likely and it is for us making its way through after that fog burns off. but a definite sea breeze in place and temperatures are hard pressed to warm up when it gets to the delta. a lot of mid-50s as we talked about oakland santa fe. clouds are firing up thunderstor

the remember them champion sculpture, the artist thinks it reflects the ideals of courage and perseverancethe poets, one of the first students of integration will attend today's ceremony. >>> honoring soldiers and u.s. air men who lost their lives in afghanistan and kevin graves is a gold star father whose son died while serving in the army. he is working with families to create banners to memorialize -- memorialize the fallen troops. >> there will be those that get it and those who don't. >> we were sad ended about the ages of these young men. >> there are 26 banners hanging in discovery bay and each one honors one soldier from southern california who died in iraq and afghanistan. >>> an adult was spotted on saturday and sunday in the ridgewood parking lot and wind mill pasture. another lion was seen and there is also debate whether a lion cub was in the area. police are warning residents to be cautious and call 911 if they spot a mountain lion. >>> a giant crocodile caught in the philippines is becoming a national attraction. they captured this 21-foot salt water crocodile that weighs in

the title indicates they have allowed before and then he toured run that love when and then allow perseveresd been they made a very decisive choice to let love, her hatred in both a big and small ways they have set up mental health clinics. they have set up 11 health care clinics brought the world about the bidders family did a small gesture setting up an eye care clinic in india to make sure people can live their lives and function if i can get up and walk again you can to with he teaches them not to call and enjoy life. >> how did they do it what did you learn about these people? >> the mother has the best sound bite in the moving with she says you have two choices when you can't kill yourself figuratively or literally are eager make the best whoppeof the situation depend. >> we didn't documentary on the bay area survivors in and the resilience of the survivors whopper it is unbelievable but all like you to think we could be like that when. the movie love/hate love will be shown at the marine memorial ballroom on september 21st met at 7:00 p.m. walker >> that is all for us this morning and

extraordinary things, men and women of undaunted courage, uncommon resolve, and a stubborn, stubborn perseveranceunfathomable challenges. you know, we teach our children that these are qualities that are engrained into our national character as americans, and i believe they are. they animate our national identity. and i believe they'll continue to define america because of the example of the men and women who we pay tribute today, the passengers, and the crew on flight 93. none of them asked for what happened. they didn't go on that plane, they didn't board that plane to fight a war. but when they heard the news, when they found out what happened in new york, they knew that they were going through something more than a hijacking, they knew it was the opening shot in a new war. and so they acted, they acted as citizen patriots have acted since the beginning of our country. they stood up and they stood their ground. they thought like captain parker said at lexington, and i quote him, if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. as many times as i recall, and all of you who are not family members

she said perseverance was the key at giving it a third attempt.aria gps." >>> president obama came to office wanting to reset relations with russia, which he believed had veered off track. are we now in better shape with this country still the other superpower with a united nations veto and with interests ranging from europe to iran to asia? my next guest has been part of this crucial relationship for nearly four decades. sergei lavrov represented the then-soviet union at the united nations in the 1980s. he is back now as russia's foreign minister. thank you for joining me, mr. lavrov. >> thank you for the invitation. >> in may, 2010, there was a leak of a 70-page document to the russian edition of "newsweek" in which you are supposed to have written that barack obama had the potential to be a transformational president who would change the character of u.s.-russian relations. and he was battling an intelligence military foreign policy establishment that wanted a more confrontational relationship. so two years in, has obama transformed u.s.-russia

marty is still alive because of his ability to persevere. >> but that may not be enough to help him tothe again. and just recently, he found out whether he will get the transplant that could save his life. >> i was being considered to be listed again for a second transplant. and then a month ago they told me no, i wouldn't be considered. >> with columbia not wanting to do the second lung transplant because of your inflammatory lung disease from the polymyocytis. >> yes. >> a new lung was his only option, his only hope. >> breathe in and out. >> without a transplant, marty has one, maybe two years. >> at some point i would get sick where i'd have to be in the hospital on a respirator, probably. and that would be it, which isn't what i wanted to hear. >> meanwhile, his brother david, who like marty worked tirelessly on the pile ten years ago, is physically well. but emotionally wrecked. >> i'm blessed with each day to watch my kids grow. then all of a sudden you're drawn back by that guilt because someone else can't watch his kids grow up. sometimes the person who is healthy feels more g

you have to be determined, and you have to persevere.u've got to work as hard as you know how to work. and it means that you've got to take some risks once in a while. you can't avoid the class that might be hard. you're worried about getting the best grade if that's a subject that you need to prepare you for your future. we have to wonder. we have to question. we have to explore. every once in a while you need to color outside the lines. that's what school is for. discovery new passions, acquiring new schools. making this the most incredible time you have to prepare yourself and give yourself the skills that you're going to need to pursue the kind of careers that you want. and that's why when you're still a student, you can explore a wide range of possibilities. one hour you can an artist, the next an author, the next a scientist or a carpenter. this is the time to try out new interests and test out new ideas. and the more you do, the sooner you figure out what makes you come alive. what stirs you, what makes you excited. the career tha