we are a very special city, of course. as you know, charlotte and i have been working together for the last eight months, celebrating this wonderful diversity in the city as we will and in so many international visitors that come in. every opportunity we have, we market, but we also say, if you what a great experience, go to the asian. see what we have. it is one of the few cities to have its own asian art museum. that is a wonderful reflection of our city's commitment to not only the history of the population and growth and ties to the far east, but also honors the diverse art we have in the city. so many museums are looking at how they can contribute to not only the residents here, but what i think the nation is on course to do, something that i know charlotte and i talk a lot about, that is promoting our international status, making sure that we have an art museum that appeals to the kids in the tenderloin, to the kids all over the city, to the families we have in the city, but also to be special to our international vi

cooperation with the grand jury probe you will remember howard brooks refused to testify in front of a special city council committee earlier this year today we smoke to the chair of that -- spoke to the chair of that committee. >>> so i think what comes out of this will depend in large part what they conclude about mr. howard brooks role the thing we were finding he seemed to be a player in money paid to brown and you know, the funny documentation of some of these payments, so i think that if they are going in that direction they are probably going much further than we were able to go because of the amended privilege. >> it is important to tell you we did reach out to mayor grey for an on camera interview but were told his schedule was too packed this afternoon his communications department said they would send a written statement instead but so far nothing. >>> developing story for police in montgomery county they resumed their search through wooded areas, damascus and along i-70 for missing 11-year- old william mclane his mother was found murdered inside her apartment in german town last week he

the city council will hold a special meeting on making safety improvements and meanwhile here in san jose, police will be stepping up traffic violations again as part of operation safe passage. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> earlier amanda knox gave a tearful plea for freedom and now her fate is in the hands of a jury. she fought back tears as she asked the italian appeals court to set her free. she spoke before 2:00 a.m. our time and amanda knox spoke in italian and called her 2009 murder convictionup fair. >> i have not stolen, i was not there, i was not present on that crime... >> co-defendant, also asked for his freedom and both he and amanda knox were convicted for the murder of meredith kercher. a decision is expected today. >>> today is the day. certain criminals, a new law requires judges to sentence them to county jails and the goal is to ease over crowding in state prisons. the goal is to help pay for taking care of these inmates but they doubt whether it will be enough. >>> u.s. supreme court opens a new session with arguments on cutting medicaid payments to doctors

. >>> city leaders in brentwood are holding a special meeting this week to discuss the possible effectg box stores. the meeting will focus on the shortino ranch property on brentwood boulevard. the developers had discussions with several big box retailers including wal-mart. that has some community members concerned about crime, noise. traffic and how the store will affect small businesses in the area. >> the special city council meeting is set for thursday. >>> julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at the stories we're working on for ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> a fifth grader finds a disturbing note on her desk. the death threat made against her and why the students parents say it wasn't taken seriously enough. >>> one shot a hawk with a nail gun. these stories and more coming up. >>> now for a video that is certainly to take your breath away. i want you to take a look at what a kayaker managed to catch on tape. >> holy cow. >> holy cow is right. i don't know if you saw it there on your screen. this is actually video on you tube and it shows a very close encounter with a bl

next, the city's special use district ordinance is improper methods to propagate california codes based on property requirements. density bonus requirements require the city to adopt an ordinance that specifies how compliance with the density bonus law will be implemented. the city has not adopted an ordinance. if it did, it would go to some of supervisor wiener's concerns about how the process should proceed to continue and approved low-income housing. instead, the city passes and ad hoc ordinance under special use district ordinance to allow density bonuses. arguably, the city must pass an sud to comply with the density bonus requirements of state law. the city is in an untenable situation. if the city did pass an ordinance, that would comprehensively deal with the density bonus requirements, you would have a consistent and transparent application of the regulation. hear, there it -- here, there is no transparency, it is not consistent, and there is no way for the neighbors to understand and participate in a process because this ad hoc basis is opaque to the average resident. next, th

i delved into another part of what makes our city special, our innovation, are entrepreneurialism, and i founded and ran a small business for nine years. i decided to run for board of supervisors because for much of last decade, city hall was not as functional as it should be. i am proud that during my three years as president of our board, we are in a different place. our board of supervisors is working together to move our city forward and get things done. now, i am running for mayor because san francisco needs a new generation of leadership that has a record of results, of the visions for the future and is independent. my record includes performing our budget process and passing tough ethics rules to require transparency by lobbyists. i have helped to create thousands of jobs with the america's cup and help to keep companies like twitter ,zynga and yelp herre. i have helped to build tens of thousands of units of new housing in all parts of the city. my vision for san francisco is to build a 21st century economy, a world-class transportation system, and truly great schools. thanks to

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the sky -- >> deanna's parents are challenging a court ruling that granted the city immunity. in a special report this year, wjz rode with experts to identify stray electrical throughout the city. >> we took a measurement coming off that poll right there. this wire is connected to the poll, watch what happens when i touch this. >> indiana's case one of the poles came into direct contact. >> the notion that the city can let an electrical system that it has complete control over didn't belong to pg&e. deteriorate so badly now you have two hot fences with 240 volts they say they're not responsible, that boggles the mind. >> now the contractor who did electrical work for the city here settled with the family out of courts but stipulated that that is not an admission of guilt. reporting from druid hills park, i'm pat warren back to you on tv hill. >> it's not liable to check for defects unless there's reason to believe there's a problem. >> news for flyers at dwi marshall airport. it's one of the worst airports in the country for delays. travel and leisure magazine -- second worst in the countr

she says she'll give special performances at cities in the quake hit regions. ♪ >> at 46 years old, giems still a major presence in today's theater scene. she became the youngest top ballerina in the ballet at age 19. now she dances with the companies around the world. she's well known for one pose. in this technique one leg is straightened up above her head while the other is on the ground. her passion for dance has inspired many artists to create works. giem decided to dedicate the well known ballet to people affected by the disaster. she held a conference to tell reporters why she decided to undertake this tour. she is known for her reluctance to appear on television. >> translator: i was following the news on the march 11th disaster on the internet. i was shocked to see the situation worsening. i felt powerless. i started to think about what i could do. >> guillem says she will be in two in iwate prefecture and one in fukushima prefecture. >> translator: i wanted to go there to meet with people who were suffering. to offer mental support so they could move forward. guillem has visite

we've invited every kwau draunt of the city, every special interest in the city to come down and join in the efforts to make budget autonomy, statehood and voting rights a reality for the district of columbia. >> reporter: is that going to mesh with the other efforts? >> i think it's consistent with everything that's going on in washington right now. dr. martin luther king junior himself says now is the time to make justice a reality for district rez dents. we're building on that theme. >> reporter: i've seen some cross pollination going on. i've seen folks from this group coming over here asking you guys what you're about. do you think maybe these group wills play off of each other and can grow from thr effort? >> some of the members of occupy d.c. are statehood advocates. there are common themes between all of these movements between occupy kk and its cause for justice and fairness between our statehood movement and its call for self-determination and the jobs and justice movement of reverend al sharpton. >> reporter: your event gets underway at 9:30. until about 1:00 today there's

the french star says she'll give special performances at cities in the wake-hit regions. -- the quake hit regions. ♪ at 46 years old, she's still a major presence in the theater scene. she became the youngest ballerina at the age of 19. now she dances with companies around the world. she's well known for her awe-inspiring pose. in this technique, one leg is straightened up above her head and the other is rooted to the ground. it's known as the 6:00 position. her passion for dance has inspired many artists to create legendary works. she decided to dedicate the most famous ballet to people affected by the march 11 disaster. she held a news conference on thursday to tell reporters why she decided to undertake this tour. it was a rare occasion because she is known for her reluctance to appear on television. >> translator: i was following the news on the march 11 every hour on the internet and was shocked to see the situation worsening. i felt powerless. i started to think about what i could do. >> she said she will dance in two cities in the disaster stricken region. >> translator: i want

our great city sometimes, a lot of people focus on who is in room 200, but there are very special momentsy periods of the city where the city is defined by its great chiefs. today we celebrate one of those already. who is this movie star? that is a great thing. i want to thank john's grill for putting up, under their 40- year tradition, someone that we believe very much in our city, who has really led a great leadership and our fire department and has been a great leader on many fronts, helping us so much on anything -- everything from the toy drives to community participation, to everything that reflects a modern fire department and all the men and women that served the department. really give them the pride for working for the great city. chief, congratulations for making it on the wall. lee, john, to have this tradition, welcome our great chief. [applause] >> since you are the last one that has been hung on the wall previously, you two work so closely together, could you say something? >> i am no where near as good looking as joanne. kind of down the line there. joanne and i have been