the principles that the practice, the compassion, the vision, the perseverance, are all those same kind of values and principles that i know are being practiced within the iranian american community today as well. whether you want to see a green iran or whether you want to help participate in the civic process in california or in your own city, this is what is very heartwarming, by us coming together on a night like this. i very much appreciate all the dedication that has been applied in making these nowruz events as special as they are. i also would like to say that we would like to have -- we like to have fun. it is really the best part of introducing what nowruz means. that is why over the last six years, we have had art shows in my office. we would have exhibits down here, supported by the mayor, and introduce it to people exactly how we like to celebrate, through the arts, with great food, civic engagement, and it is wonderful to see, and it really helps us appreciate just what an incredible holiday this is. i want to thank everybody for being here today. it is a great pleasure to

. >> reporter: hey pardon police lieutenant roger says it's the perseverance of michelle le's family that led to her discovery. police came up empty-handed in seven separate searches. the family refused to give up. >> we had come to a point where we said we search and we searched and weren't able to find anything. the family said, we're not going to let that lie there. we are not done with this and want to bring michelle home. tell us where to search. >> reporter: it was that family driven effort that finally led to the nursing student as they located le's remains in rural alameda family over the weekend. >> major kudos to the le family for their efforts. >> reporter: they are applauding the family. anthony gonzalez of child quest international, a non-profit aimed at helping families of missing children said the le family did everything right, from organizing searches to keeping the media interest in the case. >> part of any recovery effort is to keep the case in the media. michelle's family did an excellent job working with the media, doing press conferences and leddi iletting the co

he embodied the strength, the perseverance, and the faith that has propelled immigrants for centuries to embark on dangerous journeys, to come here, to give up all that was familiar for all that was possible. he judged as good as things were and had been for many americans they could and would be better for more americans in the future. it's this vision for our country that guided his administration over the course of eight years. his commitment to making america stronger, better, more resilient, is what allowed him the freedom to challenge conventional wisdom, reach across party lines, and dare to put results ahead of political opportunityism. everybody in this room, and countless other rooms across this great country, has his or her favorite ronald reagan story. for me that story happened 30 years ago, in august of 1981. the air traffic controllers in violation of their contracts went on strike. president reagan ordered them back to work, making clear that those who refused would be fired. in the end, thousands refused and thousands were fired. [applause] i cite this incident not as

so many people talk about my story and the perseverance and what i overcame to accomplish my goals inese moments. those moments define us. >> sean: did you get better equipped dealing with the tragedy? as each new thing you have to deal with, there comes an expectation, you know all of a sudden i'm a little kid, slowly uncle so and so dies and aunt so and so and then my father passed away, then my mother passed away. i'm a little more immune as i get older. do you feel you got stronger in terms of your ability to accept these things are going to happen? >> i was 21 as a mother of zack when he was injure. i think my -- when he was injured. i think my youth and ignorance, i didn't think bad things would happen like that that rocked my world. they said he wouldn't live and he kept living and i said he has a purpose let's figure out what this is and make him a gate life. >> sean: i think it is terrific. it is -- very relatable. you see a lot in the nfl these guys get cut and how painful that and they worked hard and put their life all the chips in one basket. >> everybody goes through it.

>> i cannot stress enough how much the -- how much perseverance there was. 13 searches over the last few months. that's an indicater of how difficult it was to locate michelle. if it weren't for the perseverance of michelle's family and their desire to bring her home, i don't think we -- we would have that piece of the puzzle yet. >> reporter: police thanked volunteers and supporters for their help and they indicated they may be organize -- oaking some public vigil. live in hayward, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:04. some san francisco parents say it's time to give their kids a free ride on muni. but many are wondering who is gonna pay for that. tara morally artie -- tara moriarty just talked to an official from muni and they are back now. what are they saying now. >> reporter: well, muni will not be raising fares to pay for the free ride but exactly where the money will come from is still up in the air. we did speak to one patternier in the morning. she has ties to the mission district and she says during these tough economic times, many parents c

the remember them champion sculpture, the artist thinks it reflects the ideals of courage and perseverancethe poets, one of the first students of integration will attend today's ceremony. >>> honoring soldiers and u.s. air men who lost their lives in afghanistan and kevin graves is a gold star father whose son died while serving in the army. he is working with families to create banners to memorialize -- memorialize the fallen troops. >> there will be those that get it and those who don't. >> we were sad ended about the ages of these young men. >> there are 26 banners hanging in discovery bay and each one honors one soldier from southern california who died in iraq and afghanistan. >>> an adult was spotted on saturday and sunday in the ridgewood parking lot and wind mill pasture. another lion was seen and there is also debate whether a lion cub was in the area. police are warning residents to be cautious and call 911 if they spot a mountain lion. >>> a giant crocodile caught in the philippines is becoming a national attraction. they captured this 21-foot salt water crocodile that weighs in

. >> and i think having a governor that is smart and that has the perseverance to do what's right is rter: contrast that with letterman's top ten ways the country would be different if chris christie were president. >> number two, instead of iraq, we would invade ihop. >> reporter: prepare for a steady diet of jokes. jeanne moos, cnn -- >> i think his mantra could be no more vetoes, only cheetos, yea! >> reporter: -- new york. >> that's it for me. thank you for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the "the situation room." i wish all of our jewish viewers out there a very happy and healthy new year. for our international viewers, world report is next. in north

. >> i think having a governor that is smart and that has the perseverance to do what's right is hot r: contrast that with letterman's top ten ways the presidency would be different if he was president. >> no more vetoes, only cheetos. yeah. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> day three of the trial of michael jackson's doctor. we're expecting more gripping testimony about the day that he died including how dr. conrad murray reacted after jackson was pronounced dead at the hospital. cnn's don lemon is outside of the courthouse in los angeles. tell us about the testimony. >> reporter: the testimony today we're going to hear about what happened in the final moments of michael jackson's life. we're going to go inside the bedroom. we did that yesterday. we went inside the bedroom. they showed us pictures and told us what happened when the security guard got there and he saw conrad murray trying to revive michael jackson with one hand on the phone with the other all the while his children watching. and then finally once paramedics arrived and then two hours later after around 12:1

the terrorist that to defeat america has failed to kill the spirit of perseverance.as a proud american i believe our perseverance of the countries to grow and continue. we need to identify what it means to be an american today in a post-9/11 world and explore what we can do collectively and individually to pay it forward by selfless and good deeds made to our community and to our country to continue to make america the greatest country in the world. their stories about history and individuals who stepped up and gave of themselves to become pioneers for betterment of mankind. too often we believe our inabilities and shortcomings are fierce and prevent us from doing the google to effect change. however, each and everyone just looks within ourselves, there is something we can have to offer that can ultimately make a difference. it's my hope in sharing my personal story and experience in fighting terrorism that people identify within themselves what it is they can offer not only to her country, but communities to effect change for better good of all. the question i posed

here in california, the landscape is dotted with farmers that have stories of courage, dedication, and perseverance in the face of adversity. however, none have quite the history of the ikeda family, but to see how far they have come, you first have to see where they've been. in the early part of the 20th century, many of the hills above the arroyo grande area were farmed by japanese families, who planted a variety of crops each spring. together they banded together to form pove, the pismo oceano vegetable exchange, which was highly successful until world events hit this small coastal community in the 1940s. >> before the war, there was probably between 40 and 45 members of pismo oceano vegetable exchange. during the war, all the japanese families got shipped off to iernment camps further inland, mainly to utah and arizona, and during that time, there was an alien exclusion act in which aliens couldn't own land, so you either had to buy land through a child who was a citizen or have some other citizen buy the land you and leased it from them, and so not a lot of people owned land back then. >> the

the city's most prominent and most expensive piece of art. it is called champions of humanity. it reflect sacrifice courage and perseverance. the nearly $9 million project was most live paid for by private funding. >>> well the postal service is running out of money and there is a threat it could shut down by the end of the year. >>> what you will not be able to do here after this week. >>> and a transit hub will get a much needed makeover designed to keep people safe. . >> well good morning to you, it is monday, it is labor day september 5th, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook thank you for join us on labor day and time now is 6:30, changes are coming for stow lake. allie rasmus is there to explain what will be happening for visitors. >> reporter: starting today -- [ technical difficulties, stand by ] >> reporter: they are here along with a new concession operator at stow lake. it has been here since 1940 and their lease expired. they will be bringing in a new company to do concessions at stow lake and this company is based out of numb. they will also rain cafe an update a snack bar and bring in a new fleet of paddle and

unveiled the remember them features 25 people the artists thought reflected the ideals of sacrifice, courage and perseverance. go to ktvu.com to learn a lot more about the unique sculpture. just -- just go to the top of the front page and click on the "remember them" tab. >>> we have a breaking news update right now in that mass shooting in nevada that we reported earlier. the carson city sheriff now says the man suspected of shooting seven people at an ihop restaurant has died. the sheriff says the man went hon a shooting spree inside the -- on a shooting spree inside the restaurant and then shot himself outside in a parking lot. three shooting victims are also dead including two members of the national guard, a man and a woman. we've also learned officials say the state capitol and supreme court buildings in reno were shut down for about 40 minutes as a precaution. we have a news crew on the way. we'll have an update on this story tonight. >>> still ahead on the noon at news, a messy but fun event like this one may be coming soon to a fairgrounds near you. >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall st

it is pleasure to speak to on labor day weekend as we honor the ingenuity and perseverance of america's workers. of course, our raw the best workers in the world, and given a level playing field, they can compete and win against anyone, except we do not have a level playing field. our employers face the highest tax rates in the world. endless red tape makes it harder to plan and invest. our national debt, much of which is owed to china, is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy. the president's stimulus spending has proven counterproductive. the government has got in the way, when it can be part of the solution. with millions of americans still asking where all the jobs, the president should help lead a bipartisan effort to remove government barriers to job creation. we can start by eliminating burdensome mandates and regulations, stopping policies that drive up gas prices, expanding american energy production in order to increase jobs and american manufacturing, and improving free trade agreements that open new markets to american made goods. these ideas and other, much need

. >> i think having a governor that is smart, has the perseverance to do what's vit hot and sexy. >> top ten way it is country would be different if chris christie would be president. >> we would invade ihop instead of iraq. >> reporter: prepare for a steady joke. >> no more vetoes, only cheetos, yea. >> i just think it is mean to poke fun at his weight. i mean -- i don't know. like some of the late night comics last night, they were really mean. >> you look at the excitement on some of the republican party about him as a potential candidate and you can see it is other stuff clearly what they are going after. >> the state of his health has been brought up because he had the asthma attack. people are worried because he's carrying so much extra weight that may affect his health. people worry about that when they elect a president. >> i forgot how much weight huckabee lost. he really -- that's amazing. >> it is. >> he looks good. >>> all right. let's talk about something happy. what better way to pop the question than to invite a few dozen total strangers to take part in it. video of a

the artist selected 25 people he felt reflected ideals like sacrifice, courage and perseverance. the "chronicle" reports most of the $9 million price tag was paid by private funding. >> you probably know where that is as a cal grad. >> i do. 19th avenue. >> we'll check it out. >> not too far. >>> there is a massive wildfire that has doubled in size. tell you about the threat to homes in southern california. >> he wants to get out so he is growling and thrashing around. >> "he" would be a bear and getting out would be getting out of a prius. and a wild ride he had. the test drive that ended with an incredible story for a bay area family coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yo

after the moments of devastation on september 11, 2001, unified our nation and demonstrated the perseverance and the will of the american people. we remember the people who refused to leave an injured coworker and those who led others to safety. we remember the firefighters, the policemen, and all of the first responders who saved lives that day. many gave their lives in doing so. and we remember the heroes at the world trade center, the pentagon, and the brave passengers of flight 93. we also remember all the brave servicemen and women who fought and continue to fight to keep us free. they do so by choice. they do so out of love of country. and they do so to protect our nation, our freedom, and our values. since the 9/11 attacks, thousands of arkansans have been deployed to far regions of the globe to fight terrorism. the arkansas national guard, which has historically been a reserve unit, is taking on a more active duty role in the war on terror. units from the arkansas national guard have played a vital role on the war on terror, with deployments to afghanistan and iraq and some units hav

happened to the families during the terror attacks as the title indicates they have allowed before and then he toured run that love when and then allow perseveresd been they made a very decisive choice to let love, her hatred in both a big and small ways they have set up mental health clinics. they have set up 11 health care clinics brought the world about the bidders family did a small gesture setting up an eye care clinic in india to make sure people can live their lives and function if i can get up and walk again you can to with he teaches them not to call and enjoy life. >> how did they do it what did you learn about these people? >> the mother has the best sound bite in the moving with she says you have two choices when you can't kill yourself figuratively or literally are eager make the best whoppeof the situation depend. >> we didn't documentary on the bay area survivors in and the resilience of the survivors whopper it is unbelievable but all like you to think we could be like that when. the movie love/hate love will be shown at the marine memorial ballroom on september 21st met at 7:00 p.m. walker >> that is all for us this morning and

men and women are undaunted courage, uncommon resolve and a stubborn, stubborn perseverance in the facefathomable challenges. we teach our children these are qualities engrained into our natural character as americans, and i believe they are. they animate our national identity. i believe they'll continue to define america because of the example of the men and women who we pay tribute today, the passengers and the crew on flight 93. none of them, none of them asked for what happened. they didn't go on that plane, they didn't board that plane to fight a war. but when they heard the news, when they found out what happened in new york, they knew that they were going through was something more than a hijacking. they knew it was the opening shot in a new war, and so they acted. they acted as citizen patriots have acted since the beginning of our country. they stood up and they stood their ground. they thought like captain parker said in lexington, and i quote him, "if they mean to have a war, let it begin here." as many times as i recall and all of you who are not family members, like me, hav

. >> what does feel good and this really is an applaud to the le family is their perseverance in continuing their efforts to do searches. and it is through those efforts that michelle was ultimately found. >> 27-year-old giselle esteban has been charged with le's murder. le's former friend made a brief court appearance yesterday, no plea entered. esteban will appear again next week in court. >>> san francisco's police chief is depending the actions of an officer who accident his shot two tourist in north beach. last night the chief held a community meeting near saturday night's crime scene. police say officers were chasing a suspected drug dearly on broadway street when the suspect pointed a pistol at them. one of the officers fired but the bullets struck two bystanders instead. the officers involved are now on paid administrative leave. >>> the former san ramon officer accused of selling drugs and guns from police seizures in contra costa county is in jail again. 39-year-old lewis lombardi was arrested tuesday night at his home for a domestic violence incident. he had been free on bail aft

the way. she had failed at this swim twice before, once in 1978 and again last month. she said perseverancet a third attempt. now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> president obama came to office wanting to reset relations with russia, which he believed had veered off track. are we now in better shape with this country still the other superpower with a united nations veto and with interests ranging from europe to iran to asia? my next guest has been part of this crucial relationship for nearly four decades. sergei lavrov represented the then-soviet union at the united nations in the 1980s. he is back now as russia's foreign minister. thank you for joining me, mr. lavrov. >> thank you for the invitation. >> in may, 2010, there was a leak of a 70-page document to the russian edition of "newsweek" in which you are supposed to have written that barack obama had the potential to be a transformational president who would change the character of u.s.-russian relations. and he was battling an intelligence military foreign policy establishment that wanted a more confrontational relationship. so two y

but let our actions be guided by a spirit of wisdom and perseverance. >> the government and the peopleur solidarity with the united states, whatever it takes, our commitment is total and we will give our undivided support to the united states. [applause] >> there was no doubt now which side canada was on. >> canada does not have a history as a pacifist or a neutral country. canada has soldiers that are buried all over europe because we fought in defense of liberty. and we're not about to back away from a challenge now because we think that somebody might get hurt. >> but a year after the attacks, the prime minister was more critical of the americans. he said the u.s. and the west must bear some responsibility for 9/11 because of the gap between rich and poor countries and because of u.s. foreign policy. a decade later, has he seen any improvement? >> you're asking me a question, if i see a change and i said there have been no change at all on these things, you know, fundamentally. in fact, when you look at the situation in the world today, there's less money going for the poor countrie

the artist reflected sacrifice courage and perseverance and it includes mother theresa and winston churchill. the almost $9 million project was mostly paid for by private funding. >>> 517 is the time -- 5:17 is the time. >>> everything seems to be right on cue. our cameras you can see the 580 split and the traffic is moving great in all directions no delays to report. over at the oakland coliseum no delays to report. you can see traffic on the left- hand side northbound on 280. at 5:18 let's head over to steve. >> thanks, tara. we have a decent sea breeze, 52 to 60, everybody has hourly observations and that fog will be getting back from the coast. it will be warm inland and if you are by the coast, lots of tropical clouds, also up in the he sow era valley but if you are heading home you dealt with it more like lick and for us -- likely and it is for us making its way through after that fog burns off. but a definite sea breeze in place and temperatures are hard pressed to warm up when it gets to the delta. a lot of mid-50s as we talked about oakland santa fe. clouds are firing up thunderstor

the belief that if you persevere, a better dailies ahead. i suppose the reason i enjoy coming to the c.b.c. what this weekend is all about is you and me, we're all a little bit crazy but hopefully a good kind of crazy. [applause] we're a good kind of crazy because no matter how hard things get, we keep the faith. we keep fighting. we keep moving forward. and we've needed faith over these last couple of years. times have been hard. it's been three years since we faced down a crisis to begin on wall veto and spread over main street and hammered families and hammering already hard hit black communities. unemployment rate for black folks went up to nearly 17% the highest it's been in almost three decades. 40% almost of african-american children living in poverty. fewer than half convinced that they can achieve dr. king's dream. you got to be a little crazy to have faith during such hard times. it's hardbreaking and it's frustrating and i ran for president and the members of the c.b.c. ran for congress to help more americans reach that dream. [app

extraordinary things, men and women of undaunted courage, uncommon resolve, and a stubborn, stubborn perseverance in themable challenges. you know, we teach our children that these are qualities that are engrained into our national character as americans, and i believe they are. they animate our national identity. and i believe they'll continue to define america because of the example of the men and women who we pay tribute today, the passengers, and the crew on flight 93. none of them asked for what happened. they didn't go on that plane, they didn't board that plane to fight a war. but when they heard the news, when they found out what happened in new york, they knew that they were going through something more than a hijacking, they knew it was the opening shot in a new war. and so they acted, they acted as citizen patriots have acted since the beginning of our country. they stood up and they stood their ground. they thought like captain parker said at lexington, and i quote him, if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. as many times as i recall, and all of you who are not family members like me

it becomes a test of who the cad is and how they persevere and move forward. newt gingrich is being tested on that right now. it's part of the adversity of campaigning that helps to prepare people to become president. one of the grinding facts about working on a campaign. we get to measure the candidates over time as they deal with adversity, whether personal nell or policy. >> james carville sl grinning like a cheshire cat so i got to ask why. >> i just said, she wasn't. it's pretty clear to anybody. i go back to my point. it's hard -- it's heck to work on a campaign that has a chance to win. it's mighty near impossible when it doesn't have a chance to win. ed, he's an old friend of mine, he's hardly idealogically -- he worked for christine todd whitman. christine todd whitman and michele bachmann are on a different planet if you ask me. aopposed to somebody committed idealogically to this. >> congressman bachmann and four other republican hopefuls spent is afternoon courting conservatives in colombia, south carolina, in a forum hosted by senator jim demint. w

it does become a test of who the candidate is, how they persevere and move forward. newt gingrich is being tested on that front now. it's part of the adversity of campaigning that helps prepare people to be president. it's a grinding fact about working on a campaign. we get to measure the candidates over time as they deal with adversity whether personnel or policy. >> james carville is grinning like a cheshire cat. why? >> i didn't say who was going to win, i just said she wasn't. it's hard to work on a campaign that has a chance to win. it's nearly impossible on one that doesn't have a chance. ed is a friend of mine. he's -- he worked for christine todd whitman. and whitman and bachmann are on a different planet if you ask me. he's a political professional. >> obviously worked for reagan for a long time. michele bachmann and four other republicans were at a forum today at a forum hosted by senator jim demint. who do you think made the best impression for the crowd? >> i think making an important impression was romney whose decision to come was a surprise. because sen

our war fighters took up the charge and now persevere in tough conditions, having felt the call to serveember 11th, many carry the names and pictures of people they never met nor ever will. no one asked them to do this. their valor and spires and they save lives every day. no burden compares to that borne by the families of the fallen. yet when vigilance is needed most, it comes first from those who lost the most. no one has asked them, asked this of them, no one expects this of them. we are blessed to call these men and women fellow americans. memories as powerful as these come easily. capturing their meaning, though, is much tougher. we turn to the wisdom of our forbearers, the declaration of independence, does not guarantee happiness. instead, its pursuit is entrusted to our good sense and our god given nature. this remains an awesome charge. but one americans have always met, no matter what the cost, otherwise, this great nation will not stand above others as a beacon of life and liberty. so it is up to we who live on, particularly we who served, to never forget. to every deal. but t

what is the biggest challenge trying to do that? >> perseverancethe right team. i am so lucky to be surrounded with like the superstars in the worlds of entrepreneurism and technology. my business partner, mark wolfe and i embarked on this journey over a year and a half ago and we have received incredible, good advice from the people in silicon valley and they pointed us in the right direction in terms of where to go to find the right talent to put this company together. >> yeah. can i just ask you, i'm curious, because look at all the things you've been associated with, lots of iconic television shows, "roots" "reading rainbows" "star trek" which do you get noticed for most? >> depends on the demme grasks you a demographic you're talking about. people my age "roots" the reading rainbow nation are adults beginning to have their own children and that's why it was so important to me to try and do what we did with "reading rainbow" for the new generation of kids, the reading what i call rainbow nation, reading rainbow nation they are sick that there's

the silk working women. i like to write about groups of people who persevere and make a life on their own aside from what the general culture is doing. i find that i don't consciously sit down and do that but it happens. in this particular book something that has fascinated me is sumo and sumo wrestlers and how they get so big and what it's like in their culture. one of the brothers becomes an sumo and that's why it's a big book! [laughter]. >> do you think that -- being a woman who is in women have been oppressed -- i don't know if they are now or not, dou think that has stimulated you in your writing coming out of that? you specifically and in general, do you feel like a lot of women have been stimulated by being part of an oppressed class? >> good question. >> very much so. i will try to answer a, b, c. for me, i know that the first thing i began to think about when i thought i wanted to write a novel was that i wanted to write about my culture. and because i had grownup in the chinese culture i wanted to write about china. i wanted to find out more about myself because of i was raised in the bay area and

the silk working women. i like to write about groups of people who persevere and make a life on their own aside from what the general culture is doing. i find that i don't consciously sit down and do that but it happens. in this particular book something that has fascinated me is sumo and sumo wrestlers and how they get so big and what it's like in

the immigrant community, housing rights, and housing justice. he has meant so much to so many people. he struggled for over seven years against cancer. his perseverance was inspiring. how quick it was, his endurance of cancer -- he is survived beyond what anyone expected of him. the great community he had around him is emblematic. his partner has such incredible spirit as well. that gave him a lot of sustenance and a lot of community to help keep him going. his daughter is a very beautiful young girl. my thoughts go out to the family. i look forward to getting together with the greater community to celebrate his life and continue on his work. it is a great loss to the city. that is where my words and, right there. -- end, right there. i have environmental legislation i am introducing, addressing the ongoing liability we have had as a city at sharp park, where we have two in danger of species -- the california redleg fraud as well as the san francisco garter snake. -- frog as well as the san francisco garter snake. we need to create a long-term management agreement with the national park service, along with a finance road map. there are urgent infrast

the middle passage. praises be. praises to all of those whose courage, strength, determination, perseverance, blessings, grace, bloodeat, tears, and sacrifices have uplifted us, our community, our people. i want you to take a moment and out loud and with passion and with gratitude, call up the name of those whose shoulders you stand upon. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. we call -- praises be. we call upon you all to join us in this commemoration of the past and join us in the celebration of the youth leaders of yesterday and today and those of tomorrow. we ask you to participate as we ourselves become more energized and inspired to follow their example and to take action, to be healers, peacemakers, social justice activists. we call upon you, great ones, to ask that you give us your blessing. bless all of us, and especially, bless our youth. bless their bodies, their spirits, their minds. we call upon you, ancestors, to ask for your guidance for all of us and especially our youth. especially our youth. guide their feet, their heads, their hearts. be to their left,

gerald is also praised for his perseverance and compassionate speaking out against violence. he recently completed the program at city college where he focused on green technology and will soon transferred to louisiana state university. he will be missed. [applause] [applause] lauren dangerfield, 16, has led the forefront of campaigns for people winning in time of rights. -- employment rights. she also institutionalized ethnic studies. she is working to build more awareness on working to bridge the gap between ecology, race, and community. [applause] [applause] lucky fisher travis, 17, is a youth supervisor with new ideas. he strives for greatness and also pushes and support this project leaders to envision britain is in themselves. -- greatness in themselves. [applause] [applause] michellechu, 17, is a committed youth board member and on the youth empowerment advisory board. she is a college-bound ambassador in march from mentor school, where she is a wonderful model tutor. michelle is a responsible and motivated later working to bring you up voice to her community. [applause] nataliegranados, 18, ha

perseverance. each of these women, first of all, weren't even born in the u.s.em launched their empires in the u.s. three stayed in their home country. but also, it's across really diverse industries and some of them inherited wealth, some of them were born into it. others married into it and some came from nothing. they also started their businesses at very different life stages. as mowers, some started their business without kids while others waited until their kids were fully grown to launch their new enterprises. >> and these women have to be a shining example to the sheered number of other entrepreneurs in this country. i was struck by the number of women that own businesses in this country right now. >> about 50% of all new businesses are started by women. that ratio changes when you look at bigger businesses scaling to multi million dollars. so these women are truly an exception. they've bucked trends and they've all taken unconventional paths to get there. even in our list, 2011 list of the world's billionaires, there are only 14 self-made entrepreneurs.