san francisco >> i guess you recognize where i am. you left your heart and lots of memories for thousands and thousands of patrons for the san francisco symphonyere here with k.d. lang and you all were having the best time. it was for the black and white ball, and you made us have a wonderful time, as you always have. what i really remember is when you were here, sitting right up there was her royal majesty queen elizabeth of england. you made her smile. you made her laugh. the show was by beach blanket babylon and cast of about 1000. mary margaret sanger "getting to know all about you" and you ended the show with your song, "i left my heart in san francisco." you have left it here, but please come back many times because your heart is waiting for you here, and so are we. much love. thank you. >> thank you. >> it has been the height of my career to welcome you here. >> so nice to have you with us again. >> ♪ your golden sun will shine for me ♪ [applause] >> 50 years of "i left my heart in san francisco." phenomenal. lot of san franciscans have left a big part of their hearts with you, and one of those is the man who leads our world champion sa

my grandfather was a side -- violinist with the san francisco symphony.as quite a good pianist. my brother was musical, my sister was not. i have a musical cousin. i do not really know. >> let me put it this way and i will try to stumble through a scientific explanation. let me remind the audience at this point that we are going to take questions in five minutes. there are microphones set up in the aisles. please be ready with your questions. if you had not become a musician professionally, do you think you would still be playing? >> yes, i think i would still be playing, but everybody should play a little bit, sing -- not everyone feels confident about their medical abilities, -- musical abilities, but it is such an import way to connect. it is, after all, a vibration. whether you are doing it to relax, get excited, to jump up and down, i think it is an import way to connect yourself to something that is a little bit bigger in life. life is a constant stream of vibrations, whether you are in traffic or sitting quietly next to a pond. >> do you feel like

san francisco. we have donated thousands of dollars to various events, such as the cleanup of the river, the symphony of the philippine cultural center, and the list goes on and on. we would not have been able to do that without being partners with the philippine consulate general. [applause] and in the five trade and cultural missions led in 1994 and 1998, 2005, 2006, 2010, one of the key posts for our entire committee and all of the various leaders, the people that head of the business circles, the political circles has always been the filipino channel, and we thank you. the most wonderful addition, the fresh blood that is going to come in and lead the sister city committee from this point on, as represented by the very beautiful and multi talented. [applause] thank you all. >> before we have them leave the stage, i want to take this opportunity. linda and dennis have given so much heart and soul to the manila sister city. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, we love you so much. we are broken hearted that you have stepped down, but we know that your leadership will not go away becaus

san francisco silent film festival is debuting the film napoleon. it's 5-1/2 hours long and shown with a live orchestra in this case the oakland symphony performing there written and cubbed by carl davis. we'll have more own that later. >>> but first we want to revisit the bay area's riff -- area's rich culture around. one of the most prolific language companies in the world was on the nile. in 'twixt, bonn mackenzie told us how it's came to pe and how its end came to an abresult end. >> our story starts in 1903 when a film caused the great robbery revolutionized disney. there was a full 12 minute epic with a real story. real locations instead of sets and the coal quad of actors. anderson soon to be known as anchor billy. >> i said to myself then, that's it. it's going to be the picture business for me. >> reporter: he proceeded to crank out bronco for his choice, niles chose minnesota. bruce gay says it's no wonderful niles pick the moore. >> natural setting for making movies it was just a perfect place. >> reporter: indeed bronco billy saw niles canyon as location. anthony brought an old realistic place. billy comes to town as a dude. gets harassed

san francisco, abc 7 news. >> coming up next, a sounds of the city. >> you'll meet some local musicians turning your commute into a symphony. >> my parents wanted me toe a doctor but l you can see >>> we have a progress report tonight for you on injured giants fan, brian stow according to his family he no longer needs medical care and now getting aggressive physical therapy. he had surge troy help him stand and is working now on moving two and from his chair, dressing and making his own meals. unfortunately he doesn't remember a surprise birthday party thrown for him in the hospital. stow is the paramedic severely beaten last year on opening day at dodger stadium. >> and it might surprise to you know there are free concerts going on every day in the bay area, wayne freedman takes his camma ra into the bart system and listens in. this has become the never ending blending sounds of urban people and machines in motion. and down a stairway there is a haven where you can go. >> this has quality. you don't know until you go. and maybe you've never heard of earl gaston but they know his face and music. and he's not alone. >> my parents wanted me to be a doc

starting this weekend the san francisco silent film festival will present four special screenings of the 1920s napoleon. also debuts composer carl davis and east bay symphonyrst time in three decades the film will be screened with a live orchestra. the first screening will be held tomorrow at the paramount theater in downtown oakland. >>> we have new video of a memphis television news crew threatened while doing their job. >> everybody is lying, my best friend is saying, man look. get the camera off of me. >> you can't touch the camera now. >>> the suspect brandon odom got angry at a reporters question so he went to his truck and grabbed a gun. the memphis news team was reporting on the murder of an elderly man. the photographer showed the video later to a sheriff's deputy who issued an arrest warrant. odom later turned himself in. >>> the irs is sounding the alarm about identity theft. what you need to know to make sure your tax return actually comes to your mailbox. cçrrú >>> pope benedict xvi arrived in mexico today as he begins a pilgramage. on monday benedict will travel to cuba. >>> the irs is sounding an urgent warning for anyone filing taxes this s

symphony. it found that visitors from outside the bay area spent $2 of every $3 generated. >> we know that these, that these nightlife interests are important to san francisco'sultural fabric, but now we know, we have the numbers to prove, that it's really important to san francisco's economy. >> reporter: a coalition of nightlife groups says it's working to weed out bad club owners and cut down on violence. all from an industry that's happy for a chance to blow its own horn. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> well, a woman who's paddled across several oceans alone in nothing more than a row boat is teaming up for her next adventure. the pair plan to paddle all the way to london. they'll leave newfoundland and paddle across the atlantic and then through streams and rivers to reach london just in time for the 2012 summer olympics. >> i'm ready to share what we can do as a team, about getting on, and how we can work, facing the elements. and if you put your mind to it, what you can really achieve in life. >> reporter: the journey is expected to take about two months and cover more than 2,000 miles. you are going to cover the olympics in london. why don't yo

[applause] and now, everyone, please join the san francisco symphony and our chief of protocol, charlotte schulz, here on stage in welcoming our host, mayor edwin m. lee and first lady anita lee, and the man of the our, our special guest, mr. tony bennett. [applause] -- the man of the our -- the man of the hour, our special guest, mr. tony bennett. [applause] [applause]