how good is carlos santana [applause] -- as carlos santana of? -- carlos santana? [applause] an internationally renowned artist that lives his life with the generosity of a social worker, but is one of the biggest stars in the world today. he is also an international superstar who always keeps his heart here in san francisco and the bay area and we are so fortunate to have someone like him that always comes home to us to perform, held the community, just to be with us. he is an expert -- he is an incredibly special person and we are honored to be able to honor him tonight. quickly i would like to bring up -- you cannot do this alone, we have the help of many city departments throughout the year, we needed sponsors from the private sector as well. we had a wonderful partner for the past few years, louise came on the scene with "the san francisco examiner, who has underwritten tonight's events half. without further ado of would like to invite the publisher, john wilcox, to come and say couple of words. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. like so many other nights in

this year's award is to none other than carlos santana. before the award ceremony, the director of cultural affairs had a chance to sit down with carlos to ask him a few questions. >> once a year, mayor gavin newsom gets to select one distinguished individual to receive the mayor's arts award. in 2010,á(át that distinguished individual was none other than the legendary musician carlos santana. carlos, it is so great for the city to be able to recognize you. given all of your accomplishments already, from the awards, all of the other distinctions you have received, what does it mean for you to get the mayor's part award? >> i am very grateful, moved. i always want to be in the company of illuminaries like cesar chavez. people making a difference, but to people's hearts. giving people a sense of tangible hope. one thing is to be famous, it is quite another for people to like you. i am grateful for this award. it is another blessing. i do not take it for granted. this is an incredible city. everywhere i go, i tell everyone that this is the a

it's chipper jones took santana 13 deep. rays improved, a 35-13 at home with a 4-1 win. >>> yanks and blue jays. another five at-bats, but no home runs for alex rodriguez. he's been to the plate 48 times since hitting 599. nick switzer had no problem hitting the long ball. he hit two. unfortunately they weren't enough, and the blue jays won it, 8-6. >>> to tampa, rookie jeremy hellickson made his major league debut. it was a good one. jason kubel, thanks for playing, take a seat. then he made the veteran jim thome look like a minor leaguer. hellickson struck out six over seven. >>> to the fifth now, matt joyce, an rbi double off the wall. rays won it, 4-2. they're now tied for first place in the a.l. east with the yankees. >>> red sox and indians, if you're squeamish, you may want to turn your head. a single to right. a play at the plate. and catcher carlos santana got the worst of it. these are not supposed to have been like that. he remained down for over ten minutes and was carted off the field. he'll have an mri today. t

santana, ten strikeouts, and pitching a complete game. good thing too. mets' suspended closer francisco rodriguez, two games after he was charged with assaulting his father-in-law on wednesday. no closer, no problem. mets win, 4-0. >>> to toronto, red sox up three in the ninth. jose batista with his league-leading 39th homer in the year. blue jays down, 5-3. they would tie it with an rbi double, which sets up the most exciting play in baseball. okay, maybe not. a sack fly, completing a three-run comeback. the sox collapse in the ninth. jays win it, 6-5. >>> pga championship, tiger's starting to look like tiger again. birdies on three of his first four holes, struggling a bit on the back nine, but finishes a respectable 1 under. bubba watson and francisco molinari are your leaders after yesterday's opening round. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> actress julia roberts takes on a group of manly men at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll tell you about a college s

also with me us is legendary jorge santana.arlos santana lived in your shadow growing up, correct? >> all the time. it's been very hard. i don't know how he manages. tell us who you brought here tonight. >> through the grace of abel sanchez, i'm here because he's always attending this event for cesar chavez and earlier he reminded me we've been doing this since '85 with the post office. abel decided to put this unit together called richard bean and we have got monso on base. we've got marcos percussion, a percussionist for war. and we have gary on keyboards who's helping us. and most of us are here because of abel's effort to put us together and come in here and to join the celebration. >> it's all in the memory of the legacy of cesar chavez. >> i would also like to mention at the saturday event, we're also having gabriel amanso here, he's got a new group called manso, and you should check it out. >> you all might remember this song. this is called "love the way." ♪ ♪ ♪ i love the way you make me love you ♪ ♪ i love the way you

santana, taken off by a cart. his leg was in an air cast.nd the indians win that thing, 6-5. >>> that's all for your sports update. i'm don bell. now, back to you in new york. >>> it is a cultural display of synchronized motion 100,000-strong. >> that's how many dancers and gymnasts are taking center stage in the usually stoic and recl e reclusive north korea. hundreds are packing the stadium in the capital to take in the colorful festival, which runs for two months. >>> coming up next, the stories we are following today, including that delay in the gulf.h@h@ >>> and formchchchchchchchchchch >>> now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this tuesday. bp engineers will have to fix a small leak before they can begin preparation to permanently plug the busted gulf oil well. >>> and several louisiana families are mourning the loss of six teenagers who drown during a picnic in shreveport. they were wading along the banks of the red river when they stepped into a drop-off. none of the teens could swim. >>> it is decision day for the a

y no debe ser poca cosa que carlos santana, le vaya a cantar a ustedes su cumpleaÑos.mendo concierto que mÚsica escuche usted? tiene ipod? >> si tengo. que gusta todo sobre todo el jazz. la mÚsica mexicana y la salsa. tambiÉn me gusta la mÚsica clÁsica y opera asÍ que me gusta de todo. >> dolores muchas gracias le agradezco que estÉ con nosotros y felicidades por sus 80 aÑos. y felicidades por ser alguien tan importante sus 80 aÑos. vamos a volver para hablar los temas que van incluyendo la anulaciÓn en california. a la prohibiciÓn de los matrimonio el nuevo presidente de colombia, juan manuel santos, se reunÓ con su colega de ecuador, rafael correa, y con el canciller de venezuela, nicoÁs maduro, en un intento por mejorar las relaciones con esos dos pÍses.qÉ tal, les saluda enrique teuteÓ. fallece de un un paro cardio- respiratorio el compositor mexicano roberto cantoral, autor de "el reloj", "la barca" y otras exitosas canciones.bp dice que se ha endurecido el cemento que sella el pozo averiado en el golfo de Éxico y que se prepara para perforar un pozo de alivio.y e

. >> el guitarrista santana, encabezÓ este concierto. >> los fondos serÁn utilizados para pagar los distintosano, secretario de seguridad interna, de esa depende la polÍtica migratoria de estados unidos el grupo el presidente tiene un problema de credibilidad con los hispanos. >> hay que reconocer que no puede aprobar un proyecto de ley, los republicanos se tienen que involucrar. >> hablamos con el polÍtico de utah, que quieren ese estado una nueva ley contra los indocumentados. >> no se le puede interrogar porque usted es latino, tiene que ser alguien que estÁ teniendo acceso de velocidad en una autopista o cometiÓ un robo o algo. >> explotÓ un coche-bomba en bogotÁ,1 mensaje para el presidente santos, hablamos con ricardo alarcÓn, presidente de caracol radio. >> interesados en armar un lÍo en colombia, puede venir de diferentes lados. >> todo en al punto. >> este domingo a las 10 de la maÑana o a las nueve si vive en el centro del paÍs. >> al volver de la pausa,1 persecuciÓn policial que terminÓ con una persona fallecida. ♪ >> imÁgenes tomadas desde varios autos policiales muestran una dram

does not need the building and the company is digging its heels and because of another property anin santana fr row and the city has refused to rezone this for at&t and now at&t is not offering his property to the city. >> with three suspects in april stabbing at this park. it was did mid-19th/and beaten, robbed, stabbed a 1:30 on saturday. a rich like a police thought that at least one dozen people were involved but they just thought that there were innocent bystanders. three people a been arrested, 16, 17, 21 and is seeking to others. a 40 year- old victim is and general hospital with a life-threatening injuries daniel villareal >> new details on the wildfires in southern california. crews are finally beginning to get the biggest scandal with the key vicki liviakis who started this, and when crews can have this fully contained. >> the rush of oil fires that flared up in southern california they appear to be under control. the largest, the crown fire near palm dale and the high desert scorched 14,000 a. and burned nine houses. at one point, 2000 were forced to leave their homes. mechanics w

the ballpark because we tonight a zoning change and santan and because would did not approve the santana. and since then, they say that now this land is not for sale. >> and now, the mayor says that the at&t will come around because it is not a crucial building for their operations. also, they think that at&t is up above the fray that the giants are keeping and san jose. >> and remember that there is a place called at&t part with major-league baseball. and it is a decision that at&t is not going to be out ahead of baseball. >> so, the waiting game continues. jeff bush, kron 4 news. >> jonathan blum is in or this controversial land is. >> it is in the middle, the ballpark that is proposed. it is a 31,000 seat park. it is unclear smaller than at&t part because they wanted a more intimate than you. and it is actually-smaller record to zoom out, and show you that it is right above the caltran tracks. you are taking a nice look at downtown and beyond. it is supposed to of a nice view and threw gravel earth, why it is a desirable location it is right next to the caltran. and our according to t

estan demandando al pitcher johan santana de los mets de nueva york...una mujer de 35 aqos de edad de demanda contra el pitcher venezolano luego de que las autoridades se negaron a presentar cargos contra el ... la demanda es por aprisionamiento ilegal y violacion... y esta pidiendo 15 mil dolares por daqos... y para terminar.. tal vez usted recuerda a este grupo de jugadores de un equipo de futbol de islandia por su creativas celebraciones... pues ahora se inventaron otra peculiar forma de festejar el gol... que tal la interpretacion de un nacimiento... claro que el bebe era el balon... y no podria faltar los brincos de gozo.... esa es la informacion deportiva.. cesar regreso ---la adiccion de una mujer por los "mcnuggets" la llevo tras las rejas... rejas...---porque, al enterarse que esa comida no la estaban sirviendo, emprendio a puÑetazos, araÑazos y mas ... contra la empleada que la estaba atendiendo en un mac donalds de ohio. ohio.---entre dos empleados mas lograron cerrar la ventanilla, pero ella rompio el cristal con un objeto y siguio agrediendolos. ---¿y para esta noche? ...

at&t wanted a free zone and a santana row. the city refused.as taken this property of the market. and the san jose, jeff bush. >> and gabriel slate's tech report wifi network can sometimes be difficult however, this cisco valet of installing this very easy. three simple steps, and it works! and i installed this in under five minutes and it is very easy. anybody can do it i really like this thing! it is $100 and it is called the cisco vaelt >> the makers of the snuggie and how you can produce and even appear in a new commercial for this blanket with sleeves. >> that is right, and it really, this came around 2008. you can see that quickly became a viral hit on the you tube. and they really skyrocketed 11 now, they are looking for a new way to capitalize on the success of the previous campaign. the rules for this this stopped the snuggie choice awards, make your own. , attribute it just has to be no longer than three minutes. and submit it to this website, and the six finalists will be thrown flown to newark's city in october, and the grand prize

. >> reporter: the key may not be the stadium site property but at&t property near the santana row shopping center. where at&t once proposed building housing but was turned down by the city because the area was not san -- was not zoned for residential use. >> there are a lot of views and voices on that particular issue. so i guess that would get hashed out in the next couple of months. >> reporter: the san jose city council is expected to have a meeting tomorrow. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police are trying to reduce -- spread the word of thieves stealing products. >> if you're in the market for something, you can hear it being hawked out to you. >> san francisco police say there's not much more they can keep up with the crime other than just keep up patrol. some of the stores that are being targeted are now trying to lock up the items thieves go after the most. >>> changes are on the way to california's education system. details ahead. >>> plus -- >> reporter: question, would you rather pay with these or would you rather pay with this? i'm consumer edito

the busy crosswalk between valley fair and santana road won't change until later this year. >> it would be nice if it is longer to get across, because for some of us we don't walk as fast. >> reporter: the new guidelines slow the walking speed. longer green lights for pedestrians mean lengthier red lights for drivers. >> i have to say i feel like red lights are already long enough as they are. >> reporter: transportation officials say drivers will see a 12% increase in waiting time at red lights, which cater to the slowest pedestrians. >> many times drivers are sitting at red lights looking around, saying, "what am i waiting for?" if you look down the street, you see a pedestrian who finished crossing 10 or 15. >> maureen nailer reporting. >>> we will update you on tonight's big story, a wildfire burning. >>> meteorologist phil martin has the story for you. >>> you can watch bay area news at 7 on your computer, streaming live on the internet at ktvu.com. [ male announcer when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership

. >> reporter: the busy crosswalk between valley fair and santana road won't change until later this year. >> it will be nice if you get longer to cross. >> reporter: the new guidelines slow the walking speed from 4 feet percent to 3.5 feet percent to address the elderly population. but longer time for pedestrians means longer red light time for drivers. >> i have to say red lights are already long as they are. >> those drivers are sitting at red lights looking around wondering, why am i waiting, what am i waiting for. you look down the street you will see a pedestrian that has waited crossing 10 or 15 seconds ago. >> reporter: extra crossing times only added when the sensor detects someone taking longer to cross. this one paid by funding. reporting live in san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> a chestnut tree that offered hope to anne frank and her family while they were waiting for the nazi's during world war ii may live on in the bay area. a powerful storm toppled the original tree yesterday. but now a number of sapling are being planted across the united states to offer hope.

number 2, indian catcher carlos santana paid a big price trying to block the plate against the red soxcation no serious damage to ligaments, indians won the game. >>> birmingham, alabama, atop the 56-foot tall vulcan statue, nothing but net. check the ground level angle. it is now considered the world's longest basketball shot, i always am rather sceptical with the legitimacy of these accomplishments. >> we don't believe it for a minute. >> ha ha. >> that's three syllables there. >> you know. people are often underrated. >> ,,,,,,,,,, . >>> i bet you anything the oakland a's provided another free beer. >> you want a free beer. >> i heard that brad pitt brought that guy a free beer. >> ha. >>

. >>> and in boston, catcher carlos santana of the indians was involved in a violent collision at homeheck that out. cleveland's manager says he may not be seriously injured, though he will have an mri later today. the indians beat the reds 6-5. the red sox, that is. >>> and in the national league, cincinnati is now in the central division in first place. the 4-0 shutout was cincinnati's fifth win in six games. >>> and instant replay is being expanded for this year's little league world series. team managers will now have the option of challenging umpire calls on force outs, tags and missed bases. the series begins august 20th. >>> and when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. plus scheduled exit. u.s. combat troops in iraq begin their homecomings this month. their home comings this month. when i was seventeen i was not good to my skin. long summer days, and not enough sleep. what i wouldn't do for a do-over. [ female announcer ] new neutrogena® clinical skincare. exclusive ion2 complex combined with activating cream helps restore collagen depleted skin. neutrogena cl

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california un millÓn de hicieron ciudadanos. >> a este mensaje se uniÓ la estrella de la noche carlos santanao. >> el viernes estuvo hablando con nosotros. >> esta comunidad que necesita tanto a los trabajadores del campo. continÚa luchando en diferentes Áreas. >> ahora mismo estÁ defendiendo los derechos de los homosexuales. neida hablÓ con ella el viernes pasado. quÉ bueno tener gente que tenga la compasiÓn por los demÁs. ser compasivo por los derechos de los otros y no por los nuestros. >> para todos los hispanos, muchÍsimas feliicidades. >> el presidente barak obama estuvo... eso sÍ que es un sorprezÓn que en el cumpleaÑos de uno aparezca el presidente y que tome de su tiempo una felicitaciÓn. ella se lo merece. >> tenemos que hacer una pequeÑa pausa pero vamos a ver quÉ tendremos mÁs adelante, raÚl. >>pues entÉrese qué cosas producen disficaciÓn sexual en los hombres y la mejor forma de tratar el tema con su pareja, ademÁs, antes de hacer dieta empiece por saber interpretar las etiquetas de los productos que consume. >> hoy comienza la temporada de pesca en las costas de lousiana y las a

nada más y nada menos que carlos santana. >> depredadores del ocÉano aquÍ en santa mÓnica!uso daÑos materiales.---el estallido desaÓ el rechazo de la ciudadaÍa y obliÓ al alcalde >> usted piensa que los hispanos somos penosos o un poco mÁs atrevidos, somos bastante deshinibidos. >> se atreverÍa a quitarse la ropa en una playa nudista? >> y la respuesta fue la siguiente. (en pantalla) >> en 4 % no quiso hablar! [risas] >> somos medio sin vergüenza. cuando estamos con gente... mira la primera vez que ana se puso un bikini. >> mejor vamos directamente con nuestro compadre rafael josÉ. [risas] >> dinos, dinos. >> tengo una conversaciÓn muy buena con beto terrazas. [ aplausos ] >> Él lleva 28 aÑos de carrera, 5 como solista. ahora se habla del duranguense ligth? >> igual aplacamos el ritmo del duranguense. total... yo grabÉ dos canciones. lÁstima mi mujer y la muerte de vÁzquez... >> como decÍan esos temas para las personas? >> hacen bonita pareja adiÓs, amor. adiÓs. >> y ahora a lo romÁntico, que le cambiaron un poco y ya le dicen duranguense ligth. [risas] >> ok. >> estuviste

. >> carlos santana, thank you for accepting the 2010 mayor's part award. >> to watch the ceremony, visit the home page of the arts commission website, sfarts commission