people singing and dancing along with stevie wonder. everyone who left the park that night was grinning ear to ear, spontaneously breaking into song as they left the park. as in years past, up to 25% of the artists that were in the festival were local, which we are excited about. we had 60 local restaurants this year. that is 98% of the restaurant on site or local. we had a local chocolate maker curate that area, and those were all local restaurants, including candy bar, and i'm not sure of all the other ones. we had 36 wineries all from california, curator by peter eastlake. we added a beer land this year, 16 microbreweries all from california, and 200% were from san francisco proper, which was no easy feat to find -- 25% were from san francisco proper. finally, we've brought back the bari, -- the barbary, a 100- year-old belgian tent. i do not know if you all got to check it out, but it is beautiful. we focus on, be there this year, and we worked with sf sketch fest, a local comedy producer, to curate that, and they did a wonderful jo

[applause] >> how many know the song living in the city by stevie wonder. that great skit at end where stevie plays all the voices and gets arrested. new york city, skyscrapers and everything. this is a poem that reimagines that gentlemen exists the bus in that skit as john henry. this is a section of it. skyscrapers and everything. j hammer henry mallet [inaudible] could barely fit hammer poking out like natural man's skyscraper to the concrete for deep machine sleep abouts income. don't go john henry traffic man, don't go across that street. the flood song poems were poems written in reaction to katrina. how can i enter that space of writing poems about that. i'm not from there and don't have family there. who benefits from that tragedy? who benefits from that disregard for humanity and the thought animals would benefit from that. this first poem is flood songs number 4 mosquitoes drinking didy. >> drink every hour next up this hour and every hour after. was born in the river there is enough to go around. drink every hour on the hour and every hour after.

[applause] >> how many know the song living in the city by stevie wonder. that great skit at end where stevie plays all the voices and gets arrested. new york city, skyscrapers and everything. this is a poem that reimagines that gentlemen exists the bus in that skit as john henry. this is a section of it. skyscrapers and everything. j hammer henry mallet [inaudible] could barely fit hammer poking out like natural man's skyscraper to the concrete for deep machine sleep abouts income. don't go john henry traffic man, don't go across that street. the flood song poems were poems written in reaction to katrina. how can i enter that space of

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stevie wonder. sheryl crow. the rolling stones were there. jimmi hendrix back from the dead. i can't believe it. oh, my god, wolfgang amadeus mozart was there. and there he is, hype we can believe in. >> with profound gratitude and great humility, i accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> yes, great humility. a less humble man might have delivered his speech at the grand canyon. my god. while the venue may not have been modest, obama's presidential agenda surely was modest. >> i will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts. i will restore our moral standing. i will end this war in iraq. i will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy. i will cut taxes. i will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty, genocide, climate change and disease. >> and then, on my second day. i will put everything back. on my second day, everything will go back to the way it was. give me something to do on my third day. and then. if senator obama's positive vision of the future didn't do anything for

. >> we got journey, teddy pendergrass, marvin gaye, stevie wonder. >> barry white would go a long wayrtunity. >> but you know, it all works. we're here, like i said, to learn and to celebrate and decide the future. >> his real name is cassidy. >> by 18 he was partying with models is spinning-for-p diddy, even jammed at the president's birthday. >> it's a big ticket item? it's your top secret file. >> i guess so, sign, sealed and delivered. ♪ oh, baby here i am, signed, sealed, delivered i'm yours ♪ >> reporter: that was his too. he works with the campaign to choose the perfect song. with his trademark top hat and gold microphone, sitting always in the best seat in the house. >> this is like watching c-span, you must be the most well informed citizen. i wish every young person my age would actually be home and have this on tv. >> hold on a second. ♪ >> reporter: did you watch much of the republican convention? >> i watched some. >> what did you think of the music selection? >> i didn't think much. >> ouch. >> i'm just being polite. >> if there are doubts about whether the hope has fade

to go, i got to visit the jazz club along the river and then i got to hear for the very first time stevie wonder saying my shari amor in paris, look it up, that's why of course mayor dell way has invited me to be making my first official visit some time next year and certainly charlotte and tom and others have jumped on the occasion, matt and everybody else, but it is one of those relationships that i have understood as being one of the most porn -- important in the city, one is an international status, one we hold dearly because there's a lot to learn, each of our cities as great as they are become greater as our goals of becoming environmentally responsible, creating our opportunity for our economies to fwroe and our dialog in our country is the urban cities that have to create the new jobs for the new economy. i know paris must do so as well, and if we work tokt, we can create those and instigate and innovate our new ideas for the new economy and our mutual obligations on the environment, and then there is something that paris and san francisco hold very dearly and that's an ongoing co

los angeles say two people have pleaded no contest to charges of trying to extort $5 million from stevie wonder for a salacious video. both were sentenced to time served. >>> and according to guinness world records that ganga style -- >> i've never seen this. >> it was the most liked video on youtube. you will be logging on to watch it. there have been over 2.6 million thumbs up on this. it easily surpassed the lmfao party rock anthem 1.5 million. >>> this guy right there is also the number one song in 31 countries on the itunes chart. i just discovered it yesterday so please don't feel uncool. actually, feel uncool. >> i'm looking it up. ignore me. >>> this comes to us from jordan, minnesota, where a kit ten has found an unlikely new foster mom. they are now so close that the dog is nursing the cat, even producing its own milk. the stray feline was found in a family barn apparently just days old. when it was brought inside it was cold and me ouing which drew the attention of the dog named mittens who then took it upon herself to care for the kitten named bootsy. >> mittens is the name o

and after that, stevie will return to his other gig, an nfl replacement ref. [ cheers and applause ]d applause ] >> jimmy: oh, man, we have a great show tonight. a great crowd. he is such, a funny, funny man. a very funny comedian. we're happy to have him back. ricky gervais is on the show! [ cheers and applause ] he has an -- he has a new app. talented guy. plus, he stars in the new abc drama, "last resort." scott speedman is coming by. [ cheers and applause ] ladies love that dude. and boy, do i love the music. they're back. they have, like, the number one album. they have the number one song. little big town is back on the show! [ cheers and applause ] country music fans love little big town. it's gonna be a good show. hey, guys, raise your hand if you're either a man or a woman. [ light laughter ] yeah, me, too. me, too. and you know, one thing i've noticed lately is that men and women are totally different. they almost never see eye to eye. in fact, sometimes they can be in the exact same situation and be thinking two totally different things. what kind of things are men and wom

los angeles say two people have pleaded no contest to charges of trying to extort $5 million from stevie wonder for a selacious video. both were sentenced to time served. >>> according to guinness world records this music video -- you know it -- it's gangnam style. it easily passed the lmfao "party rock anthem." it's also the number one song in 31 countries on the itunes charts. they obviously haven't seen bill karin's version of gangnam style. google that. >>> a kitten has found an unlikely new foster mom. a dog. the dog is now nursing the cat, even producing its own milk for the little guy. the stray fee line was found in a family barn. apparently just a few days old when he was brought inside and was cold and meowing which drew the attention of the dog named mittens. can you see why. she took it upon herself to care for the kitten who is named bootsy. they're destined to be together forever. this is your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one park in indonesia is home to some larger than life lizards. visitors can see the more than 1300 komodo dragons that rome roam

. >> that's going on in "our world" up next. [ stevie wonder's "i just called to say i love you" playsi just called ♪ to say i love you ♪ ♪ i just called ♪ to say how much i care ♪ [ female announcer chevy cruze. from the top of your mind to the bottom of your heart, chevy runs deep. ♪ the mcdonald's 365 black awards honoring those who do good in the neighborhood was the place to be. the event was star studded with honorees bishop t.d. jakes, grant hill and tamia, chaka khan, and presenters and performers like doug e. fresh, melanie fiona, fred hammond, and laz alonso. the 365 black awards. see it all at 365blackawards.com. i'm tai davis and this is good news. ♪ [ voice cut. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it doesn't really matter how you present it. it doesn't matter how you pr

. >>> now a first look at this lics.ng's dish of scrambled next month, stevie wonder is among the starserforming at benefit concert for president obama in los angeles. the hollywood reporter also says that on the bill with wonder will be jennifer hudson and kat perry. >>> michael bloomberg is on the nuerneheer in political office in the u.s. according to the annual forbes list of richest americans. >>> according to the weather channel, up to 35% of undecided likely voters say bad weather could keep them from heading to theolls on electn i november. >>> paul ryan, a green bay packers fan from wisconsin, chimed in on the referee ruling that cost his team a win monday night. ryan joked,quote, i hal think these refs work part-me f tham aision budget office. >>> mitt romney had kind words for bill clinton yesterday, saying a few nice words from bill clinton can do a lot of good, he said. and he joked that he would wait for his clinton bounce in the polls. s on the "tonight show" with jay leno talking about his husband's plans for america's future and she explained to jay how she feels about

. >> that's going on in "our world" up next. [ stevie wonder's "i just called to say i love you" plays ♪ ♪ i just called ♪ to say i love you ♪ ♪ i just called ♪ to say how much i care ♪ [ female announcer ] chevy cruze. from the top of your mind to the bottom of your heart, chevy runs deep. ♪ the mcdonald's 365 black awards honoring those who do good in the neighborhood was the place to be. the event was star studded with honorees bishop t.d. jakes, grant hill and tamia, chaka khan, and presenters and performers like doug e. fresh, melanie fiona, fred hammond, and laz alonso. the 365 black awards. see it all at 365blackawards.com. i'm tai davis and this is good news. ♪ [ voice ] cut. >>> recent headlines reveal an array of injustices impacting our community. questions about the fairness of the economy and the criminal justice system has sparked a rise of social media driven abili activism. and the killing of trayvon martin caused such an uproar that even president obama had to comment. >> my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. you know, if i had a son he'd look like trayv

>> when it came time to deliver her speech she entered to cheers a standing ovation and a little stevie wonder. ♪ [ music ] >> the first lady told the crowd the past four years has not changed her husband. she talked about his efforts for students, women and healthcare and reminded people that real change will take time and she talked about one of the best parts of her job as first lady. >> everywhere i have gone and the people i have met and the stories i have heard i have seen the very best of the american spirit. the people -- >> president obama is expected to arrive in charlotte later today. he and vice-president joe biden are scheduled to speak outdoors at the bank of america stadium tomorrow. >>> today ann romney will head to ohio to campaign for her husband. mrs. romney will host a women for myth rally later. she will be joined with republican women officeholders including mary taylor. paul ryan continues his campaign in iowa this morning. he will attend a victory rally at the dallas county courthouse. mitt romney has no events scheduled today. >>> president obama's new campaign

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palestinian resistance against the israeli occupation broadcast on the i must affiliated al could stevie it highlights the fate of palestinian prisoners in israeli jails allegedly a topic close to the heart of its young presenter back in two thousand and one on this busy intersection in downtown jerusalem was one of the most popular pits or restaurants in the city it was just after two o'clock in the afternoon when atlanta mimi said goodbye to a suicide bomber and left him to his mission it was the busiest time of the summer holidays and the restaurant was packed with schoolchildren and their parents fifteen people died that day in the suicide bombing had helped plan another one hundred thirty wounded one is still in a coma i want to mutal i would. listen know that you are religious. see the both sides see what it's happened before many of the clothes. understand that this is what the right way to do to fight. was sentenced to sixteen life terms for her role but in the end a home served only ten years of her prison sentence in october last year she was set free during a deal between isra

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. >> next month stevie wonder will perform at a fund-raiser for president obama and after that steviementment. >> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad gave a big speech at the u.n. today. he was actually applauded. yeah. of course he did start his speech by saying these replacement refs suck! >> i tell you, these replacement refs are bad, they're bad. >> how bad could it zblb if they were players, they'd be the cleveland browns. that's how bad. ♪ >> the media has taken a stand on an issue of this day and said, let's bring our boys home. bring them home. to the nfl, because mr. goodell, tear down that wall. look, america finally learned what it would take to quickly set a labor dispute. a blown offensive interference call and interception call that cost the green bay packers a victory but caused one unnamed american who had taken the packers loss while giving the poi points, and one man walking around the office wearing a seattle seahawks jersey and a thong. >> easy target, right? >>> "early start" continues right now. >>> good-bye replacements. a good-bye, replacements. a deal with t

stevie wonder. >> barry white would go a long way with equal opportunity. >> but you know, it all worksre, like i said, to learn and to celebrate and decide for the people. >> by 18 he was partying with models is spinning-for-p diddy, even jammed at the president's birthday. >> it's a big ticket item? it's your top secret file. >> signed sealed delivered. ♪ >> reporter: that was his too. he works with the campaign to choose the perfect song. with his trademark top hat and gold microphone, sitting always in the best seat in the house. >> this is like watching c-span, you must be the most well informed citizen. i wish every young person my age would have this opportunity. hold on one second. ♪ >> reporter: did you watch much of the republican convention? >> i watched some. >> what did you think of the music selection? >> i didn't think much. >> ouch. >> i'm just being polite. >> if there are doubts about whether the hope has faded, the buzz has died, the cool has gone, the faithful celebrities aren't buying it. they're in the convention hallways, like wil eyeam and ashley judd, also hosti