34th america's cup or even the 2013 america's cup, i believe it will come to be known as the san francisco america'si think i said sometime ago and i have always believed that the america's cup, because of this is fortunate, very, very fortunate, very lucky in fact to have san francisco. but san francisco is also lucky i believe to have the america's cup and here is why. where we are today will be the race village. for fans this will be their headquarters. this will become a social hub of the city, not just for the america's cup, but for the long term also. in the olympic games and america's cup that i have seen firsthand, enduring legacy that such waterfront developments have it leaves for a long period of time. yet here in san francisco, we are only minutes away from the downtown offices and hotels and the embarcadero is the main tourist route along the city front. the official opening of the america's cup event village will happen sometime around the commencement around the lucy vuitton cup which tom says starts on july 5. the ambition is to have parts of the village open to the public from may o

34th america's cup or even the 2013 america's cup, i believe it will come to be known as the san francisco america'sk i said sometime ago and i have always believed that the america's cup, because of this is fortunate, very, very fortunate, very lucky in fact to have san francisco. but san francisco is also lucky i believe to have the america's cup and here is why. where we are today will be the race village. for fans this will be their headquarters. this will become a social hub of the city, not just for the america's cup, but for the long term also. in the olympic games and america's cup that i have seen firsthand, enduring legacy that such waterfront developments

enthusiasm or combine that enthusiasm with the natural stadium that san francisco offers, then the america's cup i think we can all perhaps start to see will be simply sensational. they have raced all over the world and i can tell you that san francisco was at the front of the cue when the natural attributes were handed out. to me, the bay area is the perfect sailing stadium. you have strong winds. you have an open relatively deep waterfront where the boats can cut the sail right in close against the peers and so forth and having competed in the olympics in america's cup quite a few times, i have seen firsthand the positive and enduring benefits, and, jennifer, you mentioned a lot of them, that such an iconic world class boating event can bring, not just to the host city, but often the host nation. so i'm convinced that people that will eventually look back on this america's cup, instead of calling it the 34th america's cup or even the 2013 america's cup, i believe it will come to be known as the san francisco america's cup. [applause] >> i think i said sometime ago and i have always believe

cup event authority which makes the defense of the 34th america's cup in san franciscolity. i would like to ask the mayor, board president david chiu, port director, the america's cap c.e.o. and the chairman and >> i'm impressed. >> all right. here is one. thank you, mayor. >>s

let's encourage them to remember this as the san francisco america's cup. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> the san francisco cup, i like it. i was just thinking back about the comment i made about your success in california over the years. in 1995 in san diego when the cup left, i think you won that one, too, didn't you? one of them, yes, a good success. thanks, russell, terrific stuff. mr. mayor, jennifer, now we have got a special treat for all of you. we got a special treat and i would like to invite up here a colleague from oracle racing, the team coordinator who is going to show you the game called america's cup speed trial on ipads live and in color on the tv screens. please welcome ian burns. [applause] >> hi, how are you? >> great, thanks. >> ian is from sydney, australia, his nickname is fresh. half of the people don't know his real name is ian. he is known more commonly as fresh and he and a group of people from around the world, an international group at russell's behest have developed an ipad game for what you call it, the mobile crowd. the mobile devic

cup event authority which makes the defense of the 34th america's cup in san franciscolity. i would like to ask the mayor, board president david chiu, port director, the america's cap c.e.o. and the chairman and >> i'm impressed. >> all right. here is one. thank you, mayor. >> this is interesting. >> those of you who can't see, this is taking a few minutes, not because the mayor is slow at signing, but he has to sign with so many different pens. >> camera is in the way. >> it even looks like my signature. [laughter] >> here we go. >> braff joe. >> all right. [applause] >> we have a special video we call flying on water. it's a great video. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ please stand by [applause] >> i was going to say that that video is one of the best sailing videos i think we have ever seen. i think our colleagues on the team would agree. it's just terrific. it's probably the closest, again, i defer to the sailors and the sailing team. it's the closest thing to experience what these amazing boats are, these a.c.-45's, the bits and pieces that are here. the cup next summer which

that means the national anthem for san francisco and literally for america have come from this extraordinarilyented human being. >> ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ >> ok, here we are down memory lane. we are at the at&t park, home of the san francisco giants. as you know, we sing your song after every win of the giants, so we have been sitting here a lot. you were here in 2011 for the opening, and you sang your song, and guess what? we won the world series. so, tony, we want you back. [applause] >> tony bennett has said his song "i left my heart in san francisco" changed his whole life. well, it has affected our lives as well. from the first time tony sang this beautiful love song to every time we hear it sweet sounds after a winning giants game, it deepens our love for our home town and for tony bennett. >> ♪ above the blue >> here we are above the blue and windy city been -- sea in your city by the bay. remember 25 years ago, you were to come here and sing with the san francisco symphony for the 50th anniversary of the golden gate bridge -- you were before me at the theater, and you may

where san francisco remains one of the most congested cities in america, we will explain. stay tuned. . >>> welcome back, when it comes to san francisco it is one of the most congested cities in america. people were stuck in traffic for 48 hours last year. the city ranks third for worst traffic congestion. honolulu number one and san francisco is at its worst on thursday afternoons by the way from 5:45 to 6:00. let's check in with sal. >> sal, that is a benefit but i always tell people what time we get up in the morning... there is no traffic. >> right, no traffic. >>> if you are getting on the road soon, we have some pretty good conditions for you. if you watch us on the 430 show, you probably know there is not a lot going on unless there is a problem. certainly there are people out there but it is not really that crowded. right now traffic looks good getting to san francisco. even though they don't have any stop and go traffic and it looks good from walnut creek to oakland, let's go to steve. >>> the weather is fine but if you like to on the coast it look like a cool week

area's lauren scott introduces us to a local on one of the san francisco bay teams competing this week in italy. >>> san francisco's hometown america's cup team has made its way to italy this week, venice hosts one of the several world series events. a key member of one of the competing oracle racing teams is a bay area sailing standout, john. >> this is all the america's cup competitors there so it's quite important to do well. we're in it to win it. >> reporter: a single point in the standings. after venice, there's a late june meeting in rhode island before san francisco hosts two events to close out 2012. one in august, the second in october. and for this bay area native, all of this racing on the bay is part of a dream come true leading up to the america's cup finals in 2013. >> it gives me chills basically. it's really cool to be from san francisco, you know, racing on a local team here, you know, an american team, and racing on my home waters. >> reporter: as for his three keys to success in venice -- >> starting really the tactics which were more my area and then really our onboard communication with everybody working togethe

is if -- san francisco and san jose among america's fittest cities. an francisco which includes oakland and fremont the nation's fourth fittest city top three minneapolis, washington, d.c. and boston. the ranking is based on exercise, health insurance, biking, walking, transit use, rates of obesity and smoking and the availability of parks. san jose was looked at separately and came in 12th >>> three cities in the running to host the olympic summer games announce. they all made the international olympic committee's short list the ioc eliminated doha. they will make a final decision september 7th in 1. -- in buenos aires. >>> arrest in a three decade old cold case. man in custody for the disappearance of the boy who first was on a milk carton. >>> poll just released shows californians are unhappy with the job the governor is doing itch >> reporter: -- president obama is staying here at the fairmont getting ready for that breakfast that will bring in 700 thousand -- [ inaudible ] >>> here's a look at temperatures across the bay area from upper 50s along

america's cup. we are so lucky to be here in san francisco. thank you for participating.ause] i will continue telling you that i am so lucky, not just to be a mayor, but to be a resident of san francisco at this time the. to see the rebirth of our old port and to welcome in thousands of people. with your help and thanks to david chew and his leadership at the board level, and all of the different departments working with the event authority, with the organizing committee. thank you for your wonderful leadership here. charlotte, i like that title, "sir." the mayor is 1 thing, that is elevating it a bit. i would like to thank everyone because there are so many elements that were done to put this together. this is working with our local patrons, our commissioners on the port. all the different elements that have come together, they have such fantastic people to step up to get an agreement with the city, with the event authority to make this really happened. you look beyond just behind me, these are the wings of a c-34. this was literally in just 4 months. the wings in all wh

san francisco. have i the privilege of working with the industry that lks 15 million people to the steefer year. i wanted to let you know we still continue to strongly endorse the america's cup and thamplinge the city, event authority and port of san francisco for everything that you're doing to bring this event here. i think it's important to recognize that for every $300 spent in a hotel, additional $700 are spent in businesses surrounding the hotels. and those are often small businesses in other areas of the city. events that market san francisco to a global market have an effect and benefit beyond the event itself. while the america's cup will be wonderful for the city, there's also a way of getting a word out there we have an incredible city and world class waterfront and some of the changes coming about because of america's cup will help us for generations to come. we wanted make sure that you know we support this and urge you to approve the recommendations that are before you today. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. norman pierce, is this for 9-a? go ahead. >> norman pierce. i'm a sailor and staff commoner and big supporter of this project from day wu

my last comment is san francisco commitment to the america's cup and all the construction that is going to be happening -- i urge the supervisors to vote against this project. thank you for your time. >> hello. my name is mary baldwin. i have been a city resident for i think 20 years. i started playing tennis i think 10 years ago. we need more recreational opportunities in this city, not fewer. we are facing an obesity epidemic. surely, everyone understands that a diverse range of recreational opportunities is what makes the city a vibrant place that people want to live in. it is not enough to fill the city with housing. we have to have something for people to do once we lived there. golden gateway is part of a vibrant tennis community that spans across public courts. thousands and thousands of players come to the city to play at golden gate why -- gave way. golden gate with yields for the teams in itself -- golden gate fields 40 teams itself. we need to respect the fact that a city needs to offer a range of opportunities for all kinds of people. please respect the community that golden

. >>> in san francisco, it is one of the most congested cities in america. rage, san francisco drivers were stuck in traffic for 48 hours last year according to the score card. san francisco ranked third behind los angeles and next is honolulu. they go between 5:45 and 6:00 p.m. m. >>> that is surprising for honolulu. >>> there is a gravel spill southbound 101 in south san francisco, this is on the peninsular here and this gravel spill has as many as 10 cars pulled over. including one guy who first reported it was driving a very expensive car. he tried to avoid it but ten people didn't and now it's on the shoulder at grand avenue in one of the right lanes and it could be causing some slow traffic. just give yourself plenty of time to be on the safe side. not causing a huge jam, the bay bridge toll place do is packed -- backed up. ones you get into a nice drive it is already getting thick into san shows and gets better after certain roads. >>> most live cloudy, nice breeze from julia who said it is ponytail weather. i understand that but temperatures coming do

. >>> well, an unusual sight today in san francisco helping celebrate the americas cup race. organizers displaying a full-size catmaran. a new p partnership with a global sports and media brand. now, the catamaran will be on display today from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. >>> let's check the forecast. it's going to be cooler today, right, christina? >> cooler and unfortunately we're not talking about the vitamin d we were so blessed with yesterday. we had a gorgeous day. lots of sunshine. now today, quite the contrary. mostly cloudy, just about all day long, that marine layer will push all the way inland and those clouds will hang out over san jose and livermore until at least noon. so keep that in mind as you're trying to make your outdoor plans. temperatures nice and mild, 51 in san mateo and 56 degrees in san jose. weather headlines tell the story for today. fog and drizzle early likely be using those windshield wipers at some point on your morning commute, especially over the course of the next two hours. cool and cloudy conditions. breezy at times for today and a much warm

board came together unanimously after a fairly contentious debate to support bringing the america's cup to san franciscon 2013. it is estimated it will not only be an incredible sporting event, not only showcase our city and the natural amphitheater of the bay, but it is estimated to bring in over $1 billion in economic activity with 8000 to 9000 jobs. it will be a lot of fun. i am very excited. >> should we spend money to keep the 49ers? >> i just had a conversation with the head of the organization. i told him that i and many others would love to do what we can to keep our beloved 49ers here in san francisco. they are having a conversation with santa clara. we think they need to be part of a city that is in their name. there is so much history intertwined between our 49 years and san francisco. i am very committed to doing what i can to keep them here. >> governor brown has proposed to eliminate funding for redevelopment agencies. what is your opinion of the plan? >> we knew that by electing a governor brown he would have to make incredibly difficult choices. i do think this through development propos

. >>> 4500 researchers and united states and latin america in san francisco for a conference starting today. the celebrity getting attention is the daughter of ralph will castro. some are blasting the decision to allow her in the country. two homes are destroyed as a wild fire rages near the california and nevada border. it started kindergartner ville nv strong winds fled the flames across 4,000 a.. the winds have shifted direction to push the fire away from home crusoe for full containment by saturday the suspected cause was a controlled burn not put out properly. san jose city council trying to deal with raising the minimum wage >>> when passengers claimed that forced the pilot to make an emergency landing >>> howe bride and groom did not let mother nature ruin ,,,,,,,,, >>> burglars police chief not commenting on allegations he had servile officers investigate the theft of a sudden cellphone. he department confirms our officers were paid overtime in january the chief would not speak with cbs 5 at a city council meeting but mayor tom bates had this to say >>> if you deploy people in

san francisco's financial district in solidarity with the protest in san ramon. during previous protests demonstrators call on chevron to cleanup waste left by oil drilling in the amazon in south america. >>> san francisco police looking for the person who attacked a man at the city's carnival festival over the weekend. investigators say somebody attacked a 48-year-old man saturday following a disagreement police say attacker hit the victim with some sort of weapon knocking him in the ground the victim is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries attacker is believed to be 50-years-old. anyone with information is asked to contact police. >>> ethics commission has decided on the rules and format on suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi's hearing. last night's meeting lasted six hours and did not end until shortly before midnight. attorneys for the city and for mirkarimi spent the bulk of the time haggling over what type of testimony would be submitted and by whom. the next meeting scheduled for june 19th. >> we are hopeful we can have it concluded by the end of june it should have been concluded by now the mayor filed charges before he was ready to prove them. we don't think he can pro

>> let's hear it for the noble pursuit of making staff -- stuff, and making it in san francisco, and making it in america. [applause] let's hear from our house. >> . host. >> thank you so much for that. thank you to all the folks from the city for coming out. kate, thank you for doing this. you are such an important part of the city. it was a dying breed before you stepped up to the plate. as kate mentioned earlier, manufacturing was a dying breed in a way, or a renaissance at a different way of looking at it. it used to be about cranking out widgets, and now it is not. it is about passion. it is making things from the heart. it is a very passionate thing. it is not something that you can crank out like a widget. we're very proud of the city. i want to thank you very much for this honor. [applause] >> here is your award. thank you. i want to thank kate and janet and faron. the team at sf made has really made this happen. i am the founder. i do not have to do anything. and i also want to thank city hall. both for your moral support and financial support. and to mayor lee, thank you. mayor lee has been her

america." good morning, paula. >> good morning to you, terry and good morning to everyone in san francisco. coming up on "good morning america" we have new shock details about the kidnapping of those two young girls from tennessee that sparked a nationwide manhunt, but have amazingly been found alive. and more about their terrifying time while being held captive. we will have the very latest. also justice for jennifer hudson. the superstar shedding tears in court as the jury returns guilty verdicts against her exbrother-in-law in the murdering of her mother, brother and nephew. but did her star status sway the jury in any way. and more drama. whitney huston's family agreeing once again to live out their lives on national tv, including her daughter, bobby. but is it too soon for the still grieving family? a lot of people say yes. and finally, our adventure us ace meteorologist, she is now taking on her next talent. she's gone ice boating. she's gone para gliding but now this, the amazing results to come. and i'm not sure about you, terry, but all of a sudden my life feels very boring after lo

. >> tom: still ahead, our "made in america" series, we head to san francisco to meet a few women runng a custom hat company that's almost 100 years old. "nightly business report" is brought to you by: captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: it wasn't so much europe today that hung over stocks, but the american economy. a set of disappointing readings on the job market, accompanied with a regional index of factories weighed on wall street. manufacturing slowed in the midwest for the third month in a row. the chicago area institute of supply management index showed was down to 52.7. any reading over 50 shows growth but this is the slowest growth since the fall of 2009. the dow fell more than 26 points. the nasdaq was down ten. the s&p 500 was off three. tomorrow, we will get an update on the u.s. job market. but ahead of the government's employment data, we saw three disappointing reports today suggesting hiring is still sluggish. sylvia hall breaks them down for us, from washington. >> reporter: the first piece of today's bad news comes from the private sector. payroll company a.d.p. found

and she will be talking about gay rights issues over the next few days at san francisco general hospital and the latin america study conference. >>> court documents show several key witnesses have altered their accounts of what happened the night that trayvon martin was shot and killed by zimmerman. one witness who initially told police that someone was being chased now says she saw just one person running. another witness who reported seeing people on the ground after the february shooting says she is sure zimmerman was on top. a third witness says he isn't sure if it was zimmerman calling for help. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder. >>> two men accused of beating giants fan bryan stow faces a federal charge. they were arrested last night and charged with felony assault and mayhem in the attack that left stow critically injured. federal prosecutors have indicted a man. authorities say a serge of their home uncovered weapons including semi automatic rifle and 12 gauge shotgun. >>> san francisco police are looking for people to come forward who may have witnessed vicious fight following the bay to

francis, time stood still as the historical accounts of african americans in america and in san francisco were acknowledged for their contributions that helped to build the nation and the city. as we allow this invitation to lend itself to truth, i pray that there can be an understanding, that there can be no history that does not weaved into the fabric of its record the true, undistorted account of the slaves, the negros, black folks, and african americans, calling forth the truth of our journey today. and truth be told, while our babies were being sold, our men were still call boys, and our women were referenced as dell's and girls. black people, my people, our people even then, were daring to make differences and contributions to american history. you can say amen. from harriet tubman to slave porters in the underground railroad, to michelle obama and today's white house. the footprints on history from african-americans cannot be washed away. and the bells of greatness, ingenious, artistic talent, philanthropy, and leadership cannot be on rum -- cannot be unrung. we have come this far

america. >>> san francisco celebrating a milestone in a big way.e bridge or golden gate bridge excuse me, turned 75. a lot going on near the bridge that is 1.7 miles long. the golden gait festival wrapping up tonight with fireworks on the waterfront. claudia cowan is live outside san francisco. >> hi, harris. a parade and special exhibits and even an app. given how famous it is it is hard to believe it almost didn't get built. >> as the cable is burned in two, new golden gate bridge is officially opened. >> on may 28, 1937, the golden gate straight was spanned by an art deco landmark that over came years of lawsuits and controversy. wilbur are remembers participating in the opening day festivities. a 16-year-old clare net player in the high school marching band. >> i think my most important contribution was following the base drum who was ahead of me. >> riding the ferry with his father, he watched the construction and 75 years later is still in awe. >> every day i go across i look at that bridge and say how smart those people were to engineer that

there will be two america cup world series events in san francisco this year and san francisco will bee to the 2013 america's cup final. back to raj and jessica. jessica looking great as always. raj, you're looking nervous, a little bit nervous about the giants/a's series. it's coming up. >> thank you, henry. >> you got t. >>> for a full half hour of local sports coverage watch sportsnet central tonight at 10:30. >> we'll be right back. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, she's a 5-year-old on a mission. a little girl dealing with some very adult problems. tonight we introduce you to sammy. her emotional story is inspiring others to make a difference. see for yourself at any time at 11:00 right here on nbc bay area. >> brent cannon joins us to tell us what's coming up at 7:00. >> we're on the verge of going public here. we're going to talk about facebook's fauche and which of the companies are poised to profit from that ipo. we have team coverage of facebook tonight, including expert analysis, plus running past recovery. with beta breakers days away, we'll talk to the man who survived a do

direct service to portland, oregon, jetblue directly to san juan puerto rico, southwest nonstop to austin, texas, and virgin america nonstop to san francisco city will receive one new nonstop round trip per day. this will be virgin america's first service at national. >> if you're virgin america, it's a big deal because now you get to fly into the nation's capital. >> reporter: consumer travel alliance is a watchdog group monitoring everything but the cost of travel. >> what the dod has done is added mixed cost carriers of the mix of flights out of reagan and that ultimately will mean more competition and lower prices for consumers. >> competition and lower fares is exactly what u.s. transportation secretary ray lahood hoped to create with new nonstop flights. >> options are always good and in the competitive market pricing is always going to come down. so just to stay competitive. >> this is a great place to live because we've got three major airports. so i think it will maybe incentivize dulles airport and bwi to think about doing some similar things. any time the prices can come down, we're going to be more incentivized to want to trave