i have had the opportunity of being involved with the bond issues for the symphony hall, the restorationthe opera house, and, of course, the city hall, may gift -- helping mayer brown with that a bit -- helping mayor brown. it was said that the only thing that was not done when these buildings were built is the memorial for veterans because we ran out of money. have you all heard about that before? what happened is that writing in not on a carriage but on a charger was mike and wilkes little group because they came in leading the charge to raise the money for this memorial, so they are certainly to be commended. and then to go out and get their army of people for money and, most particularly [no audio] and by the way, happy birthday, steve. it is his birthday today. [applause] it is a great honor to know that that memorial that will be here and this horseshoe drive will put its arms around a wonderful memorial for veterans who i know that we respect so much and admire so much, and this is a long-awaited, and we are so happy to be part of it. so, may i present my veterans, my marine, my s

mariinsky theatre in st petersburg and since two thousand and seven principal conductor of the london symphony orchestra caregivers the several major international musical spooktacular on the band's most notably the white knight festival in st petersburg and moscow east of festival one of the foremost international conductors of all time gary give has never been shy to react to major world issues especially those concerning his native focuses after the two thousand and four busline school massacre he conducted a series of concerts in tribute to the victims following the two thousand and eight war south a said he came to team and conducted a concert of the room when parliament building in memory of those who died in the congress. hello mr gifford welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us today my pleasure while the first of all i would like to ask you. you do different things you do so many things in your life except music well you know lots of things along with music so music for you is in a treat a business or admission. can you choose one of three music is my world so i am mo

there is fast food, government buildings, the symphony. there are two many neighbors. -- there are too many neighbors. the applicant has reached out to resident groups. we were at a meeting last night where they spoke to their immediate community and talk about that plan. we have not received any communications expressing concern or reservation about the approval of its permit. we have received several letters of support for the place of entertainment permit application. staff is recommending approval. in fact, i believe there is actually a grant because they have done all of their specials. kudos to them. that does not happen very often. they are clearly anxious to get moving along. >> ok, welcome. do you want to tell us a little bit about your -- >> good evening. we are located at 524 van ness, as jocelyn just mentioned. this used to be the palate -- california pizza kitchen. we have been open for about five months now. we are currently applying for a place of entertainment permit. the reason is because of the close proximity to city hall

i'm just a reminder that my guest on the show today is valley get the principal conductor of the london symphony orchestra and director of the muddy theater. the annual easter festival easter music festival which which is your child your one of your beloved children it's opening this weekend so this is becoming like a world event he when you found it you promised you would make it a world world event is the geography increasing first of all it's called more is surface they're all it's clearly. indicates that it's a russian cultural group but b. event starts in moscow traditionally and comes from there and also has a big concert in moscow in between money's curious and also leading singers some of brilliance always instrumental is the violinist or peonies cellist. visit many regions of russia every year. it is good differently we go east so it will be perry more you can tell him more. or the more go almost where they built the stick new hole by the way gnomes very quickly build that hole there this time we go two more months which is part of the war thinks it was a was our congress when we go bac

as new groups come in, they rewrite the symphony. there's a dynamic character to this that will persist through american life. does this make sense to you guys? now, what this means in the short run is not that much. you see in the immediate aftermath of 1915, america enters world war i, the campaign for 100% americanism kicks in, that push against hyphens kicks in. anger against immigrants escalates during and after the war. immigrant restriction, which has sort of been on the back burner of american public life since the 1890s, becomes much more significant, much more powerful, and in 1921, a more substantial immigration restriction law is passed, and in 1924, that law is revised further to make it stricter and more draconian. in 1928, you get the first real representative of ethnic america as a candidate for president, al smith from new york city. he's a member of tameny hall, an irish catholic. he is very much the embodiment of urban america. he speaks with a new york city accent. this matters now because radio is the medium of co

and we think that music is a critical part of the child's education. >> reporter: the symphony's firsts held in 1956 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. paul simon is expected to start performing soon. the other concerts will follow. this event and the area surrounding davies symphony music hall will continue until 1:00 a.m. >>> coming up next on nbc bay area news, republican leaders lash out at president obama after a tough jobs report. we'll show you his message to congress today. >>> good evening. in the bay area weather center, we are tracking warm temperatures for sunday. many areas got back into the 80s inland. however, an unseasonably cold blast of air moves in by the start of this upcoming work week. details on that coming up later. ♪ [ kari ] i used to serve my country in the u.s. army. ♪ then, i was hit by a drunk driver and lost my legs. but that didn't change a thing. because i still serve my country, i just wear a different uniform. [ male announcer ] citi is joining kari miller to give back to the paralympic military & veterans program. join the mo

the symphony's black and white ball is in full swing at the civic center.imberly terry there is with more for us. >> reporter: hello, diane. just a few minutes ago, cyndi lauper took the main stage over there. i hope you can get a peek at her. she's just one of many headliners here for one of the city's most popular parties and it's one that has a purpose. streets around davies symphony hall filled with people and the air with music. ♪ >> reporter: ten bands on five stages until 1:00 a.m. paul simon, the wallflowers and the drifters. tickets started at $250 and proceeds from the san francisco symphony's black and white ball go to the organization's educational and community programs which serve tens of thousands of kids in northern california. >> well, we think music changes children's lives. it shows them another avenue, another purpose, it helps developer sister tense, tenacity, and attention to detail. and we think that music is a critical part of the child's education. >> reporter: the black and white ball happens every two years. >> it's 51 to come out

the big draw, paul simon playing with the san francisco symphony. veral other bands playing tonight throughout civic center plaza, including the wall flowers and cindy lauper. organizers expect between 5000 and 6000 people tonight. food and drink is included with the ticket. money raised goes to the symphony's music education programs. >> we're big supporters of the arts and also generally education. so very excited to be here. >> reporter: tickets range in price from $250 to $5000. right now, some of the biggest donors are attending a dinner and will then head over for the paul simon concert at 8:00. the rest of the ticket holders will be led into the civic center plaza here. we'll have more from civic center plaza tonight on the 10:00 news. live from san francisco, matt keller, ktvu channel 2news. >>> flights being held up at san francisco airport. what's causing the delays and what passengers can expect if they are traveling this weekend. >> voters cast their ballots early for next week's election. why officials say they are not expecting a big tu

sound of a teacher played the fifth symphony and spoke about fate. that there is a theme in the symphony of fates knocking at the door. it was the idea is that only by overcoming a harsh fate can one find true happiness. that he. doesn't even know what this is what i thought when i heard that story the great comes knocking on everyone's door. that. if you want out with me that what matters is how we respond to. as i came into middle school and high school i joined the band and i love music very much. i love to sing i love i started playing trumpet and. i really really wanted to play french horn but i don't have fingers on my left hand so i was you play with your left hand so i was very sad but i went to trumpet and then i did marching band so for someone with one leg that was very difficult. you need physical strength to play the trumpet. he didn't know was it hard for you. know. a lot of it there. but music was freeing to me i know i met pierce and met friends some acceptance that i hadn't had before so we are common in that that we found some life

the symphony's first ball was held in 1956. initially meant to mark the 50th anniversary of the san francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. the tickets to that first party cost $10. >>> well, another san francisco tradition got underway today, but instead of raising green this event is aimed at getting you to think green. the 35th annual festival kicked off and in addition, to all the great food, shopping and arts and crafts, there were also demonstrations on sustainable living and healthy cooking. if you missed out on it today, you can check on it tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >> in election 2012 news, donald trump is campaigning for mitt romney. >> we need a president who has business acumen. we need a president who has business ability. we also need a president who has heart. mitt romney has a lot of heart and the reason i decided not to run i got to know him. >> he spoke at the state convention in north carolina and repeatedly raised question about president obama's birthplace. democrats have been pressuring mitt rom

free of charge from the symphony. >> reporter: one note this stretch will be shut down for the party,that the concert tickets almost sold out but there are still tickets for the after party that are available. you can get those up to tomorrow night at the box office. they are $250 per person. reporting live in san francisco. >> it's prom night for special young people who usually don't get to have a lot of fun. more than 12500 patients at the hospital are enjoying a under water paradise. the a 16-year-old was nervous, the pain us cord kept him from going to a pain for five-years. >> you know girls. >> going to be girls there. >> yeah and -- you know -- haven't really gotten to talk to i at love people in the past five-years. >> hundreds of volunteers spent countless hours getting everything just right for the prom. they wanted to make sure they would have a night to remember. >> next tuesday will be the last time most of us will get a chance to see the transit of venus a very rare event when venus passes in front of the sun. these are from the last time it happened in 2004. the transi

for example, they found $1.5 million to give to the north carolina symphony. $500,000 to the north carolina grape growers council. $500,000 to a private culinary school. $300,000 for the north carolina transportation museum. and $100,000 to the north carolina oyster sanctuary. and $420,000 for a future gubernatorial inauguration. this one is interesting, $5 million in economic development projects but what those projects are is undisclosed. we tried to find out and we were unable to. >> so it seems at least at first glance that there's enough money there. why would the legislatures not want to compensate the victims? >> we asked legislatures this. they said a combination of things. some cried poverty. some said these are tough economic times. we have to make choices. some said it worry us to compensate these victims because

free of charge from the symphony. >> reporter: one note this stretch will be shut down for the party,anizers say that the concert tickets almost sold out but there are still tickets for the after party that are available. you can get those up to tomorrow night at the box office. they are $250 per person. reporting live in san francisco. >> it's prom night for special young people who usually don't get to have a lot of fun. more than 12500 patients at the hospital are enjoying a under water paradise. the a 16-year-old was nervous, the pain us cord kept him from going to a pain for five-years. >> you know girls. >> going to be girls there. >> yeah and -- you know -- haven't really gotten to talk to i at love people in the past five-years. >> hundreds of volunteers spent countless hours getting everything just right for the prom. they wanted to make sure they would have a night to remember. >> next tuesday will be the last time most of us will get a chance to see the transit of venus a very rare event when venus passes in front of the sun. these are from the last time it happened in 2004

the fun isn't all at the inner harbor the next fun comes at the symphony call. tonight governor's o'malley's band will also be performing there. should be a good night. >> we're expecting some highlights. a lot of fun and tuesday morning, the tall ships will be doing what they call a parade of sails. also jessica kartalija and mary bubala here for our special tomorrow on wjz. >>> greek voters went to the polls today choosing leaders that want to keep the country in the euro zone. the party plans to form a coalition government it will work to make sure greece sticks to its tough conditions of that $130 billion bail out. many feared if greece left the euro zone it could send global markets tumbling. >> this means that millions of citizens are demonstrating during the last two years, now make it clear choice. >> in a statement tonight the white house congratlatted greece but quickly called on the new leaders to make timely progress. >>> there's no more waiting for a wegman's at howard county. the store opened to eager people waiting. wegman's is one of the most requ

also, because of the close proximity of the theaters, you know, the opera, the symphony, and the ballet, we feel that having music or a d.j. adds to the experience of the patrons that are coming in for dinner to go to the theater and then come by afterwards. it adds to the experience. we understand we do have neighbors above, and the next closest neighbors are residents of the opera plaza. we have reached out to the property managers and let them know our plans, we are trying to do we have residents who frequent our establishment and have signed letters of support for what we are doing as well. we have reached out to the community leadership alliance to reach our to the community to let them know this is what we are trying to do. >> ok. commissioners, any questions? >> when did you do that meeting with the community, because it does not say on your application. >> it was just yesterday. >> which security company do you plan to use? >> we spoke with epic, which i believe is headed by john windsor. we will probably end up using him, or maybe a couple of other independent securities. >> i

thousands put on their best for the event put on by the san francisco symphony. sergio quintana, how is the party going right now? >> i think there are party goers that were fooled by the sunny skies because there are plenty of people dressed up in beautiful gowns and tuxes but they condition the have a coat and it got chilly as the fog rolled in but the party is expected to continue on till about 1:00 a.m. ♪ >> reporter: paul simon head lined the black and white ball. outside the following rolled in to help with mood lighting prompting plenty of partiers to take shelter inside. >> it is very cold out there. >> us believable. >> summer at its best, fog, wind and cold. >> but the weather didn't wrestle away the fabulousness of these attendees. >> this is wonderful event. we need to keep the arts going. this is terrific. >> today are two of the more flamboyant 500 attendees for this affair. it's build as party for the purpose. this is the symphony signature money raising event and proceeds go to fund san francisco public schools. >> it's a great event. it's also for

at charity event raises money for the symphony's education program. 75,000 bay area children participate in that program every year. the ball will be tomorrow night and it is expected to draw 5,000 people all of whom will be dressed in black and white. 10 bands will be playing on five stages and paul simon is the headliner. >>> one ad, one controversy. tonight why bay area shoppers are being asked to boycott jcpenney. >> also the search for sierra lamar is still going strong. the new questions investigators had today for sierra's parents. >>> temperatures with this fog is going to start to cool down, i'll show you how cool. >>> authorities in the south bay are still looking for signs of missing teen sierra lamar. investigators reinterviewed sierra lamar's father. >> sierra's activity in social media, texting, that kind of thing. >>> coming up at 7:00 tonight, sierra's parents will meet with family and friends in fremont for a rally at washington high school. >>> police in pleasanton are working on a sketch to try and help them identify a woman who's body was found in a crash can last wee

is the light on when they are walking their dog or back from the symphony? i mentioned earlier, we have electronically-owned asset management of our street lights. we are able to look up whether it is our light or a pg&e light. we do not have access to the assets that pg&e has, so it is a "if it is not ours, and must be therirs" scenario. if pg&e says it is not theirs, then that is probably a light that has not been accepted by the city. there is not a lot out there. it would be better to be able to definitively say looking at the map, this is pg&e, as the"post tohmm, i don't see it -- as opposed to "hmm, i don't see it on the map. it must be pg&e." it could be a great learning process for both departments to figure out how to improve. we would like to keep that effort going. and it is an option for the city to consider establishing lighting assessment districts. we have a lot of capital maintenance out there in the street lights and limited funds. one of the ways to address president concerns would be to allow them -- resident concerns would be allowed them

how the baltimore symphony orchestra is welcoming musicians from around the country. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, what's turning the inner harbor green? that story as eyewitness news continues. >> i'm mike schuh, along the outfield fence at camden yards. some little leaguers are getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. a day to remember their story when we return. >> wjz is keeping a close eye on these dangerous temperatures. how long will this weather last? bob turk will be back with the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's mostly sunny and 100 degrees. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. if you've seen the inner harbor lately, you may have done a double take. that's because the water has changed color. alex demetrick reports. shades between glean and teal are new. they're kind of like a ghost. >> reporter: dur the past few days, the -- during the past few days, the normally brownish water has taken on almost a brownish hue. not a color most of us are used to. >> no. but it's pretty. i'll take it. >> reporter: but along with the col

there is fast food, government buildings, the symphony. there are two many neighbors. -- there are too many neighbors. the applicant has reached out to resident groups. we were at a meeting last night where they spoke to their immediate community and talk about that plan. we have not received any communications expressing concern or reservation about the approval of its permit. we have received several letters of support for the place of entertainment permit application. staff is recommending approval. in fact, i believe there is actually a grant because they have done all of their specials. kudos to them. that does not happen very often. they are clearly anxious to get moving along.

in addition to honoring those veterans, the memorial gave a permanent residence to the opera, the symphony, and eventually, the ballet. the war memorial and performing arts center has great historic significance, including housing, the signing ceremony of our united nations charter in 1945. today, we are making history erosity and support of mr. and mrs. stephen bechtel. with a grant of $1.5 million -- [applause] from there foundation and in honoring charlotte and george shultz, we are that much closer to fulfilling the original vision of the war memorial complex, which was to include a moral right in his courtyard. as a small token of our city's appreciation, i am pleased to present to you a certificate of honor. i know it is not worth $1.5 million, but maybe the personality of me added with willie brown comes close. if i may present to you

off thousands of people party to raise money for the symphony. the middle of the glitz and glamour is a vicki liviakis. >>vicki: i am here at the black and white balls. this happens every two years to support this anthony valerio they call it a party with a purpose. there are several hundred people who are partying with a serious purpose. i just left the paul simon concert. the best in the law firm, the drifters, all kinds of music. the proceeds go to preserve music in the schools. >>justine: we have much more ahead on this monday morning, here is a live look from the roof camera in san francisco. there is a partial eclipses happening. we're hoping to get some new video and the kron4 news and. stay with us. the >>justine: a new study finds a positive trend would it comes to teens in car crashes. >> we have seen dramatic deductions in fatal crash rates over the last 15 years or so. we think the biggest impact is new team driving laws. >>catherine: nearly 10,000 collisions could be avoided if all states strengthened team licensing laws by adopting

with deductions are rich people that give paintings to metropolitan museum and contributions to the symphony. a few modest changes in the rates at the bottom. you will have to decide on the rate first and then say what do we have to do to get to that and keep the current progressivity and will that be attractive enough to put together the coalition to do it and the low rates are an amazing attraction. >> with all due respect to the senator, you can't come close to maintaining reasonable cost at a rate like 25 unless you also do what he did in '86. you must eliminate the differential for capital gains and dividends. >> we did that in '86. >> if you maintain it, it turns out when you analyze tax expenditures, once you move gains and dividends to the side, the remaining tax expenditures are proportional. they don't help people at the top because of things like exclusion for employer health insurance. if you settle one rate and maintain capital gains differential, you have a huge rate of regressivity. >> you say this must happen or this must happen under your frame work because you look at prote

it is the black and white fundraiser for the symphony music education program. organizers say there will be dancing to 10 bands on five stages including cindy lauper and paul simon. there are still tickets available. >>> a planned runway closure, likely resulting in flight delays. one of two primary arrival runways are scheduled to shutdown at 8:00 tonight and stay closed until 8:00 on monday morning. that is so workers can improve the lighting as part of a federal he man dated safety -- mandated safety project. 30 flights an hour will be able to land instead of the usual 60. >> we are trying to avoid it during the summer weather. >> work is taking place at oakland airport where the officials say nighttime flights will shift to north field this weekend while repairs are done on taxiways. the officials say it should not effect travelers there but there may be more noise if flight paths change. >>> as of today the infineon raceway no longer exists. they decided not to renew the naming agreement. before that the racetrack was called sears point. it will be known as

under maevaluate ra marin alsop, it is quite an honor. >> reporter: at the joseph meyerhoff symphony hall, novice musicians prepare for the performance of a lifetime. ♪ [ music ] 104 musicians are welcomed to baltimore state. >> the baltimore symphony invites nonprofessional adult musicians into our home for an intensive eight days of music immersion. >> reporter: jane marvine has been with the bso for 34 years. she and other members of the orchestra work one on one with students. >> if you hear the first rehearsal, compared to the concert, you would not believe that it's really the same group of people. >> reporter: people like henry green. >> by profession, i am an attorney. you about i do -- but i do play for my church and my local orch stral ensemble. >> i've gotten a lot of tips. i've gotten a lot of insight, in terms of the thing that i had been doing incorrectly, as far as practicing, and also as far as performance. >> it has really transformed me. raised my playing to another level, especially with psychology. >> reporter: the entire ensemble, students and the bso, perform ton

consumption may not represent my total power that i have if i have high income because i get on the symphony board. i get to have buildings named after me at the syracause university. i can give $20 million if i find a man i'd like to run for president. so there's a lot that comes with having high income that may not be taxed under the consumption tax. i think the charts we have today are very helpful. i think when you think of fairness, maybe we can't define it but we with look over time what has happened. we can look across countries to see what happens. there are clearly countries where our sense of fairness and wanting a progressive tax isn't given the same weight as it seems to be given in the united states. they will adopt a flat-rate income tax even with no exempt or zero bracket amount. a few countries have done that. they said it wasn't important. the first dollar should be taxed. the first zulle lotty or something. and then we look at what is happening in this own country. at least the last chart, prepared by tax justice, shows that it almost goes back to what we used to call at th