every tread should have striping. it would seem that the readily achievable standards for the cost of -- how much is this -- $1.29 a foot would provide a contrasting color stripe, two inches wide located no more than an inch from the front of the tread, i think it says. readily achievable. hand rails, everything else you can reasonably do. just because you can't make it wheelchair accessible doesn't mean you give up. >> that's right. >> here is another example of reasonable signage. the more signage, the better, in terms of trying for small businesses to comply. the more signage, the better. they don't cost much, it's reasonable to put them up, it shows that you are taking an active interest in solving this problem. >> it also gets people in the historic -- if i can't figure out where the front door is, i'm not going to go there. simple. >> moving on to finding your way to -- what was this, a burger king? kfc valencia at hill. this was nothing but trouble. it was so much trouble. because they did a remodel and there w

striping finished on the 680 express lanes. double solid white lines and two exit entry points separating carpool lanes between washington and 237 an eight-mile stretch. the remainder will open up next monday on the 20th. so things hopefully will be a little less congested in that area. right now let's check your forecast. here's tracy. >> thanks, gianna. forecast for the morning, out the door, got to head to work, what's in store? well, partly to mostly cloudy conditions. this is not the best part of the forecast. temperatures ranging from the lower to the upper 50s for this morning. for the afternoon more sunshine is expected. mild temperatures. 70 to 81 degrees inland, a mix of sun and clouds around the bay with temperatures ranging from the lower 60s to the lowe 70s. and low clouds in the forecast for the coastline and temperatures cool. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. coming up we'll pinpoint cities across the bay area and let you know more specifically who will be seeing what later on today. >> thank you. >

sometimes he wore a pin striped 3 piece and a dazzling tie. i have a mallet did he kiss her. lips red. did he stick her with a pins point much listen to the brass ware and butter fly the plastic and silence breaks. this is a man thinking he can build with a mallet. a martir with knuckles. this it is a man who through out the notes. wait. dammit, ms. sisly why won't you listen to the man who writes lynches. he had a mallet and the oils in the hands cripple the butter fly won't fly again so butter wait. butter stay. butter still. what have we made that awakes. stay still. listen to the song of a man in his sleeping shell. it come down it come down. the pinpoint, the knuckle, the mallet. wait a bit. no birthing. no saving. no feeding. dammit! >> listen to the song of a man who makes what have we made? thank you. [applause] . >> san francisco. . >> san francisco is a sanctuary city. . >> san francisco is a sanctuary city. san francisco is committed to providing safe access to public services to our community. . [music] ♪[applause] thank you. >> thank you for applauding. never kno

stripes and stars.very interesting party to look at. >> you mentioned a couple of moderates. mark kirk, mike castle. we have a very broad-based party. >> it will be interesting to see how they vote. >> mostly male, very monotone. in hue. >> in hue? a bunch of white guys? i think you said the tea party is nothing but a bunch of white guys. >> i think it's more diverse. have you been to a tea party? lots of women, christine, the lady from california, meg whitman is going to be the next governor of california. carly fiorina -- >> come on. >> suzanne martinez who's going to be the next governor of new mexico. marco rubio's going to be in the senate. >> we'll take this up next tuesday. to the wicked witch of the west we go. take a look at the nancy pelosi ads. >> hello, my pretty. i will save you from those evil republicans. but first, pay $18,000 a month for my downtown office. and then go in for wall street bailouts. then here are my monkeys to make you pay for it all. >> it's a good ad if nothing else. is

striped federal style wallpaper, that new beige rug bordered with famous quotes. the couches look living room comfortable, more normal as do the chairs. what a marked contrast to the clinton years, when it was big on color and stripes. except for changing the shape of the room, every president likes to put their stamp on the office. and the white house says no public money was spent on this redecorating. >>> when we come back, how knocking down a whole bunch of pins is making a big difference for a lot of kids this summer. >>> time now for our "making a difference" report. from a city that's become an illustration of the collapse of so much of america's manufacturing economy. flint, michigan, suffered from hard times for decades now. but a new program involving an old pastime is making a difference for local kids by teaching them how to have a ball while they're at it. here is nbc's lee cowan. >> reporter: on a hot summer day in vehicle city, flint's richfield bowl is all revved up. >> there you go. >> reporter: lanes are polished, shoes are sprayed. even bowling

red sneakers with white stripes brought back fwr america by her oldest son given to her youngest, both of them immediately rung outside kicking the soccer ball back and forth the older rustling the youngster's head after a goal, empty now. heavy and white, they were the first pair of shoes she ever walked in. the first she had learned to untie so that she could riggel out and once again feel the sand cyst between her toes, empty now. his work boots were resoled many times next season he would have bout a new pair or perhaps the season after that. but these old ones darkened from the oil had become supple and familiar. they knew his feet took his ankles and kept them strong. empty now. she had smiled when he offered her the embossed letter pumps made for her in italy from the pattern he carefully traced around her narrow feet long toes tapered in perfect symmetry. empty now. regulation boots, smoothed by the sand salt crystal seeming to be so much of the desert they had walked. the inside soles showing imprints of thick, heavy feet. empty now. and these, handmade slippers that were the

red sneakers with white stripes brought back fwr america by her oldest son given to her youngest, both of them immediately rung outside kicking the soccer ball back and forth the older rustling the youngster's head after a goal, empty now. heavy and white, they were the

sometimes he wore a pin striped 3 piece and a dazzling tie. i have a mallet did he kiss her. lips red. did he stick her with a pins point much listen to the brass ware and butter fly the plastic and silence breaks. this is a man thinking he can build with a

agency uses, that we would see a 50% increase in the utilization of bicycles when we paid -- as we stripe these bike lanes. you see that with the ability to enhance, and now, you see the enhancements, and that ability is going to follow and i think exceeded everyone's expectations. world-class city is a city that tries to democratize its streets, sidewalks, plazas, playgrounds, public realms. world-class cities now are competing for the best and brightest, and they understand the quality of life is that one differentiated that establishes those that will be the leaders 5, 10, 15, 25 years from now. san francisco does not want to see its world-class status. -- does not want to cede its world-class status. means we have to be a city that is friendly to bicyclist. it means we have to restate that recognizes that we cohabitate. this is not the old days where it is about bicycles versus cars. this is about bicycles and cars. this is about, again, quality of life. i want to congratulate everyone who worked so hard to get us here. this took a lot of time, a lot of money, and at the end of the da

different kind of striping on city streets in striping on city streets in russia ♪ . >> mid wotion collegeries to prove the new look is attention is droid has evolved to do even more. now it integras your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an itrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 byotorola. pa of the next generation of does. sdwroo here's something you ton see every take zebra crossing a busy intersection. police in moscow using the animal to teach chirp and to remind adults about road safety. now here's the funny part. they are in the actually zebra. several horses and pony are painted with stripes. just like the pavement. those intersections are called zebra crossings and are often ignored by brushing drivers. >>> animal story. san francisco woman could hardly believe her good luck. when her missing dog was found after seven years. tonight a twist in the luck. she can not believe that police and veteran committee gave the dog away to someone else. here's mark matthews. >> whe

members of >>> the first stretch of striping is it finished on the 680 express lanes. what that means for bart and your commute coming up in six minutes. >>>members of a catholic church in san francisco are mourning the deaths of two of their own. ♪ [ music ] >> people attending mass on sunday at saint cecilia church remembered a teenager and her mother. 13-year-old janessa grieg and her mother jacquelin lived in the fire area and were among those killed in thursday's disaster. >> we have been parishioners here fore15 years and it's been a very difficult time obviously the community and the children in the class that janessa was in. >> saint robert's church in san bruno not far from the disaster site was among many churches collecting donations for survivors whose homes were damaged or destroyed. >>> most of the pets brought to the peninsula humane society in the wake of that pipeline explosion have been reunited with their families. about two dozen were brought in immediately after the disaster. many though are still missing, mostly outdoor cats. the humane society sa

by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last g leaming whose broad stripesthe perilous nighfight o'er the ramparts we watched waere so gallantly streaming and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursing in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> that was beautiful. beautiful. wasn't that beautiful? by the way, she gives her talents and many community organizations around the bay area. she is with the sand francisco friends of samoa. that is her heritage. her family came from samoa. she gives her time and voice to a lot of community groups across the bay area. thank you for that beautiful and thumb. thank you. here we are at the sixth annual asia-pacific heritage -- american heritage month and celebration. this year, we have a special title. i think you see it in your program books. we celebrate the heritage fostering unity. that is especially meaningful today to celebrate. specifically, it is important to know, here in san f

the new striping is already painted along eight of the 14 miles. next monday, solo drivers can pay tolls to travel in the lane between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. the tolls are gathered electronically so a fast track transponder is required. car pools will be able to use the lane at no charge. >>> most of you watching, you could soon get another tax break. we will show you what is happening right now on capitol hill to end an extended tax cut and exactly who would benefit. >>> and for once, democrats and republicans may agree on something. >>> also new research on the link between vaccines and autism. and the message the experts want all parents to hear. >>> and what does your handshake say about how long you might live? we will explain. ======== >>> our weather for today, coming up, a pretty nice weekend, coming off a pretty nice weekend and today looking pretty good outside so far. some clouds in the mount vaca cam. which one will win out today? the clouds or sun? how about a little bit of both. the forecast is coming up. diabetes testing? it's all t

in about traffic jamconfusion. >> people were surprised and curious about the new signs, the new striping, pricing,. >> also the hot lane has only three exit points some drivers say those points don't correspond to where they need to go >> i think our money could be spent better. >> reporter: pro joint account officials say they are reviewing the route but changes might be difficult in places with curves or overpasses too narrow to add an exit lane such as washington street intersection. >> exits and entry points have an 1800-foot merge lane next to them. you don't just get in get out immediately. so there are some limitations to where you can put them for safety reasons. >> reporter: project officials met with cal trans to review traffic data. delays on 680 have returned to normal levels some commuters give the express lane a green light. >> probably saved me 15 minutes somewhere along those lines to get to where i need to go. that is a fair assessment to me that i am willing to take. >> so, for 90-cents, i will do it in a heart beat. >> this is the first one in the bay area, there are m

see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hail at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripesnd bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air dates proof through the night -- gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> it is a tremendous honor to be here today on treasure island with the honorable speaker of the united states, house of representatives, nancy pelosi. [applause] the honorable secretary of the navy, ray davis. [applause] and the honorable mayor of the city and county of san francisco, gavin newsom. [applause] today we stand on the brink of the future of this island by commemorating the historic agreement with the transfer of the formal the -- naval station from a united states navy to the city and county of san francisco. i know i speak for many people who have worked extremely hard to make this day a reality, people on all sides of

in about traffic jamconfusion. >> people were surprised and curious about the new signs, the new striping, pricing,. >> also the hot lane has only three exit points some drivers say those points don't correspond to where they need to go >> i think our money could be spent better. >> reporter: pro joint account officials say they are reviewing the route but changes might be difficult in places with curves or overpasses too narrow to add an exit lane such as washington street intersection. >> exits and entry points have an 1800-foot merge lane next to them. you don't just get in get out immediately. so there are some limitations to where you can put them for safety reasons. >> reporter: project officials met with cal trans to review traffic data. delays on 680 have returned to normal levels some commuters give the express lane a green light. >> probably saved me 15 minutes somewhere along those lines to get to where i need to go. that is a fair assessment to me that i am willing to take. >> so, for 90-cents, i will do it in a heart beat. >> this is the first one in the bay area, there are m

see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripesnd bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs burst continuing in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> thank you. she is a student at the school of arts here in san francisco. hopefully that was her warm up act for "american idol" there. welcome once again, everyone. my name is allen wong. i will be your master of ceremonies. i am delighted to be here. hopefully you watch abc-7 news. i anchor the newscast there. we are here to observe the fifth annual asian american haze damage month. this year's theme is celebrate heritage, celebrate community. is recognizes the many contributions and diversity of the asian and pacific island communities who r an integral part of this city. 31 years ago, president jimmy carter signed a resolution delivering one week in the mont

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$6.2 billion and scheduled to finish and 2013. , so but i 680, the hov can now experience a white stripe indicating a new 40 miles express lane. this will go into affect monday, september 16th this is designed for commuters to avoid peak hours, and however, fastrak and used 30¢- $6. commuters, will use this for north, this is going to start and 1 mi. south of 84 in stretches all the way 2680 until the region's highway 237. all the way 2680, and all the way 2237, 40 miles total. >> the oakland old korean town host--40 miles total. 14 mi. >> the new toll road is 14 mi.! >> and this new parolee system is affecting the development of this spring neighborhood. >> the only gun arms police officials have provided additional of and most people supported this a store but some residents are and against it. they have been open for over five decades. ♪ >> sunny and warm this afternoon and we are seeing some patches of fog along the coast. that is what temperatures are a bit cooler and we are maintaining that sea breezes. other than that, temperatures are in the 70's, 77 degrees in livermore, antioch

. >> you'd thick nautical stripes would be going out? this is a big trend. bridget is the original who wore in saint tropez in the '60s. a lot of women are aphrase of hour zo horizontal stripes. there's one out there for everyone. >> she's wearing a nautical stripe tom from loft that's $45. she has beautiful curves. if you have curves you want to choose a narrower stripe. we paired them with a skinny jean from old navy, it's $20. it's called the diva jean. >> what is it? >> $20, the diva jean from old navy. >> $20 jeans? >> yeah. >> the sweater is important, too. >> it hits below the hip and covers her buck. you pair it with a red shoe. i love a red accent. >> adorable. >> thank you. >> military sheik is on the runways. >> that comes around every couple years. >> it comes in and out. it's definitely big news this fall. we saw it all over the runways, but a lot of women are intimidated by it. this is how to get the military trend. >> this is the girl from goss"gp gir girl". >> do you have to be of that age to pull it off? >> that tall and

the express lane will open and key will see slowing because they are doing striping work.lan on that and we will follow when we see the slowing southbound. we will see the effects of that when it opens. the bay bridge, much more smoothly. a nice steady flow. the burst was because chp had to run on the east side of treasure island for a pedestrian walking across the roadway. the skies are pretty clear. we will let you know about the forecast in a moment. >>> some young girls spend their summer building up a business. you will never guess what they are spending mono. here's a hint. bieber. that's next. [ woman on tv ] if you won't let me in, you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35th and archer. next stop hamilton. [ brakes hiss ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your iphone when you get at&t u-verse tv. at&t. rethink possible. but what really happened? cnn -- not me -- cnn says his assertion about his tax record was "just plain wrong." jerry brown went

people were surprised and curious about the new science, striping, praising. >> also the hot lane only has three extra points and some drivers say they do not correspond to where they need to go. >> i think our money could be spent a lot better. >> officials say they are reviewing the routes that changes may be difficult in places with curves or overpasses that are too narrow to add exit lane suggested washington street intersection. >> the exit and entry point have an 1804 merge lane next to them. we do not escape in and out immediately -- not just getting in and out immediately. >> reporter: officials met with caltrans to review traffic data in and ac delays on i-680 have resumes to normal levels of. >> it probably saved me about 15 minutes to get to where he needed to go so that is a fair assessment for me that i'm willing to take. for $0.90 i will do it in a heartbeat. >> this is the first one in the bay area. we want to make sure that we learn from our experience here for the rest of the bay area. >> reporter: trade officials say they will be monitoring the traffic along 60 elite

. >> the pedestrian issues we are look to getting zebra striping and you have a lot of traffic with carsthey don't look for pedestrians. we will do things to make that more pedestrian friendly. >> you heard of the problems and challenges faces district 7. it's time to hear of the solutions and opportunities. >> there are positive changes traffic wise. i think of a person experience, i walk my dog for 5 years in the morning and at night. and thankful to a supervisor to get a stop sign and -- >> traffic at 7 avenue and (inaudible) where they meet, that traffic signal was long overdue and appreciated and a safer drive in this neighborhood. >> what this city needs is to get on top of its facilities, manage them more effectively, gets fiscal house in order and put priorities on things that count and stop trying to be all things to everyone. >> just the fact of the funding for so many things are not available. it's a sad thing where anything the community can do to put together is appreciated and does wonders. a group of us cleaned up a park off of juice and trimmed the bushes and hauled them

it is this stripe of orange, red, purple. you look over here and this does to get upwards of 10 inches reported in parts of far southern maryland. all the way up into the northeastern corner of the state, eastern baltimore, very heavy rain. for-7 inches common. 3.56 inches since midnight officially at the airport. -- 4-7 inches, and. b.c. the yellows and oranges, that is where you see the two and a half, five, yellow. -- you see the yellows and oranges. creeks and below-lying areas are likely to flood. there are wind advisories for the eastern shore as the remnants of this tropical storm comes up. gusts of up to 40 m.p.h. will be possible. over 30 in some areas of delaware. we are still under a tornado watch along the eastern shore until 7:00. showers and storms are in the forecast tonight. the wind will shift to the northwest, that will be our first sign of increasing weather conditions -- improving weather conditions. as this passes by and a front comes in to the west, the wind will shift to the northwest. this will allevia

the transformation included new striped wallpaper, modern light brown sofas and a custom made rug. those changes were paid for by the president's inaugural committee, not taxpayers. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,0014 after falling. the s&p was up a fraction and the nasdaq fell five points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo the nikkei climbed 102 points while in hong kong the hang seng rose 87. >>> stocks finished tuesday flat, ending a month on wall street most investors would rather forget. positive data surprises had stocks up most of the day, but damage in the tech sector eventually erased those gains. the s&p 500 went through its worst august since 2001 when the dot-com bubble collapsed. consumer confidence rose modstestly in august, a welcome sign because consumer spending is critical to the economic recovery. another encouraging sign, prices of single-family homes gained more than expected in june and rose in the second quarter. also hopeful? the federal deposit insurance corporation said p

this is the office of the director of public works, complete with a zebra stripes rug, a pedestal stint at a 12 footer dollars desk chair -- pedestal sink. david scott was the public works director at time and a member of the sheila dixon capita. the total cost was more than $27,000. on the director has now found other uses for the furniture. >> baltimore city police are looking for those behind a string of armed robberies in side the -- inside the mondawmin mall. >> these have hit several sources inside mondawmin mall over the summer. they're all armed robberies but please to not leave their all connected. a string of armed robberies over the summer has police searching for suspects. six holdups were at stores. >> there is no group of vigilante saying let's attack the mall. these are crimes of opportunity. >> the thieves made off with $100,000 of merchandise from a jewelry store. there are three patterns of robberies, possibly with different suspects. they have issued warrants in some of them. >> some of them pass notes, others go in pretending to buy watches and produce a handgun or a

he was the one who wrote the stars and stripes forever. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we play a lot of kids marches becauseon. ♪ ♪ >> i will have more on the ray ren bands at the evening parade when we return. so stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we met marine band known as the president's own. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now, meet the marine drum and bugle corp. they are known as the comidants own. well the zone was established in 1934 to supplement the marine band at the ceremonies here at the barracks. it became so good that he decided he would have his own musical unit and the president would have marine musical unit of his own. he had his own as well. ♪ >> and we play only drums an only bugles. they play every other kind of instrument but they are i would say ten times as loud as they are. ♪ ♪ ♪ all the marines are fully qualified to go to war. we are marines first and musicians second. >> once they acquire a position in the unit they come here in the marine barracks in washington d.c. they are the best of the best of marine musicians who try out recruiters. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the parade deck, there is a bit of friendly rivery between the zone

it's white with a two-toned burgundy stripe. >>> alameda prosecutors filed new charges that injured a police officer lat month in a shooting. police say officer todd young was serving the search warrant when he was shot by andrew barrientos. investigators say that the other suspect, sierra, picked up barrientos after the shooting and agreed to help him. police relatived him in a car driven by silva. barrientos and silva are due in court on wednesday. >>> in a letter to thomas rig, superior court, the family said they don't want the trial moved. >>> just four days after a dead whale was found stuck on the bow of a container ship entering the bay, another dead whale has washed up to a bay area beach. authorities are trying to figure out what to do with the carcass. david stevenson is near ocean beach with this story. >> reporter: even as marine biologists search for the cause of death, the u.s. national park service is now trying to figure out what to do with the body of that mammal. national park service officials say the calls came in at 7:00 a.m. with early-morning beachgoers reporti

support this very successful stimulus program that does exactly what everyone of all ideological stripes hope to do, and that is bring private sector jobs in an economy that desperately needs those private sector jobs. any questions on this? >> is there any way that saving these jobs -- i can almost hear the board of supervisors now, and the unions perhaps saying, ok, you've laid off all these city workers. how are you going to use city general fund money? >> yeah, the reality at the end of the day, there weren't that many people -- don't get me wrong. you'll find, i'm sure you'll check someone we did lay off can say how can the mayor say this? but at the end of the day, a rt of myth versus reality about a lot of people that were quote unquote laid off. a lot of that was done through attrition savings. a lot of that was done by moving people around, and being creative. but the bottom line is private sectors the engine of our economic growth. small business are the net job creators. if you want to grow your budget, grow the economy. if you want to have the resources to invest in people an

telling "stars and stripes, "i wasn't the only one there that night. they were all doing their jobs." he was 22 years old. >> 22 years old. originally from iowa. he's now serving in italy. it's unclear when he will get that award. it sounds like he deserves it. >> he ran directly into the ambush and saved three fellow officers. >> after having been shot. and his flak jacket stopped the bullet. >> a date is yet to be announced when he will be honored. we do commend his service. >>> coming up, hidden danger. could a massive underground gas pipeline explosion like the one in california happen where you live? we'll tell you what you need to know. 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 clinical skincare is clinically tested to undo the look of a year's worth of skin aging in just 4 weeks. do-overs do exist. [ female announcer ] new clinical skincare. neutrog

crews will start re-striping the carpool lane tomorrow evening after the commute hoping to get it red and the next two weeks to open as the bay area's first toll road. drivers using i-680 south will soon be seeing a very different freeway. >> i think the biggest change is going to be limited access in and out of the expressway, where people are used to being able to have unlimited access getting in and out, will now have a double white striped line that will be a two-foot buffer between the express lane and the mixed lane. >> reporter: solo drivers who pay a toll electronically with fast track will be allowed to use the carpool lane on a 14-mile stretch between pleasanton and mill vidas, operating monday through friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., replacing the current carpool schedule. >> i think it's a good idea. >> the fact of the matter is we've needed this for quite a while and this will be something helpful for everyone. >> reporter: carpoolers will still be able to use the lane for free, but solo drivers will pay a toll that will change depending on the traffic density. average toll

the marine who owned these stars and stripes that draped be a statue of saddam hussein in 2003 it believes it was. >> in incredibly proud of what i have seen their -- yes we incredibly proud of what i have seen there. people blow each other up all the time over there, and that is that. but i hope it will go back to a functioning country, however it decides to function. >> the tyrant has fallen and iraq is free. >> president bush was quick to declare victory, just as iraq was to descend into chaotic civil war. richard armiger it was the secretary of state -- armitage was the secretary of state. >> i am not sorry we invaded, but i am terribly sorry for the manner by which we invaded. we were unprepared. i do not think we took an of counsel from our friends prior to going in. you name it, we did it. >> president bush turned the military doctrine on its head and ordered an increase in trips, the surge. but for cindy sheehan, it was not just a question of tactics. >> just because america has the force behind it does not mean america can lead the world to really like it has been doing, especiall

there were not any american soldiers walking around in uniform, but lots of fans of the stars and stripes. >> they were a positive occupying power. in the end, all they were interested in was friendship and becoming our friends. >> the french, americans, and british made a lot of friends by providing steady work for more than at 250,000 berliners. allied civilian job market was crucial to the economic survival of the city surrounded by the enemy. one of the corridors to berlin it ended here at this form obliterate railway station run by the french. -- former railway station run by the french. this is where this man arrived in 1982. he cannot speak a german back then, that is not a problem. >> generally, all germans to work for the allied forces could speak some french. they really like us. >> this person got a job at the station and as manager of the french military train. that is when he met his future wife, a german. it was clear he would stay in berlin even long after the allies pulled out. >> it was the end of an era and a chapter in our lives. we knew we were going to lose our jobs w

>> we both have the pin-striped suits. we will figure something out.is: that is our show for tonight. catch me on the weekends on public radio international. i will see back here next time on pbs. until then, we are live in l.a.. thanks for watching, and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: >> join me next time with grammy-winning singer seal. that is next time. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we are pbs. >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin evening