behalf of all of those assembled dignitaries, leaders in the city, and on behalf of not just our two cities, but our respective countries. we look forward to an outstanding and fruitful relationship. i am honored that you took the time to come out to our great city. [applause] >> mr. mayer, please? >> good morning. first of all, i want to thank mayor newsom for making this available, for facilitating this, and as well, for arranging this from a long time ago. mayor newsom, you were talking about 17 system agreements. in on on, we have only one. that was the one that was arranged by this measure. allow me to remark on sister city agreement, my understanding on what they're feeling is, what their motives are. we managed to establish a well defined and genuine relationship. in chicago there is a jordanian community that is vibrant, that has been there for many years and has proved the resilience and good work and passion that looking around, this is my first day here. i can see some jordan to in the city. i have no doubt. i am very hopeful. i think there is a lot that can be offered from the c

better understanding for the mutual interest, not only of these two cities, but of our country. the date is the right time to recognize and honor the effort this project. the mayor of the city of san francisco gavin newsom and his team, the mayor of barcelona and his team and all institutions and private citizens who helped make possible this relationship between san francisco and barcelona. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. council in general. next to let me introduce someone who is very important. that is not just about establishing the sister city relationship, but making sure it is a meaningful one. that would not be possible without the work of the sister city committee. the president of that committee is here. she has been working diligently for the last few months. we are excited about the leadership that she will continue to provide. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome and thank you for being here. it is an honor to have such key figures here today as we welcome the formal recognition of the sister city relationship between barcelona and san franci

a mayor who has brokered -- this will be the fourth sister city in his administration. may i introduce the other two sister cities, the father of four cities, mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you all for coming out. charlotte, matthew, the protocol team. getting you all here on the balcony in city hall. i want to welcome my friends from spain. thank you. thank you for your leadership. i want to pay particular note and complement to supervise a david campos for his hard work and tenacity and commitment to this sister city. he has been talking about this for months. i want to congratulate him on a job well done in helping to organize this and being a good steward in the process. i also want to thank --where is he? but they acknowledged supervisor bevan dufty. there is jose cisneros. we thank him for his strong support. as well come a department head, commissioners assembled. this is our 18th sister city. formally, our relationships go back to 1957. the idea behind sister cities began when then-president dwight eisenhower recognized we need to reconcile that there were agreed -- disagreement bet

city in america. there are not one but two bay area cities. oakland is number five and richmond is number six. it's basically two of the top ten. they take the number of homicides over aggravated assaults, rapes, and attempted rapes, and a couple other violent categories. they came out with oakland number five and richmond number six. number one most dangerous city was st. louis, missouri. california wasn't the only state that had two cities on the list. michigan did too. reporting live in okay -- reporting live in oakland kraig debro. >>> the caribbean island that is the base of operations for can war -- for can artists. >>> rescued rats and where they are coming from. >>> good morning if you are driving on 24 or anywhere in the east bay right now so far you are off to a good start. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. ñsxóxgñ >>> good morning. a few showers around. mainly around san mateo coastline. maybe highway 17. a mix of sun and clouds today. continue cool with highs in the 50s. >>> thank you. iran has set a new trial date for the uc berkeley graduates accused of

. >>> san francisco is now one of two cities in a battle to host the america's cup. 4's christine connelly shows us what kind of things can happen. >> reporter: this is one vision of how the america's cup could transform san francisco's water front. if the america's cup comes to san francisco could mean upgrades to dozens of peers. under the current offer we could see big changes in these three areas highlighted on this map. let's look at peer 50. this could be the base for the event. there are businesses in the area that would be relocated. here is what it could transform in to. the hub of the event would be here, peer 30-32. this is what the area looks like now. a big parking lot. if the america's cup comes to san francisco it could become the main hub, looking something like this. where this arrow is pointing, you see a canopy. this is a area for the public to meet with the competitors. right now this area is a parking lot. it could turn into a children's activities and entertainment center. >> if it comes to san francisco what will it mean in terms of dollars and

it's a list upon which know city wants to be include. now we have two bay area cities on the list of most dangerous cities in the whole nation. >> that's kind of strange because i live in west oakland. i'm getting upperry morning and i don't feel like it's d angerous. i'm pretty safe. the list is compied by cq press. this is the 17th year they've published the list. st.louis, mo mo -- st. louis, missouri is one of the -- is number one on the list. >> can you believe we're ahead of compton? >> yes. >> richmond is number six. >> i thought richmond would be number one. >> reporter: the press says the most dangerous cities in the bay area are in oakland. richmond number 6 and then number 8 is compton. 39 stockton, 57 salinas. 72 sacramento and antioch also made the list at number 91. california, by the way, wasn't the only state with two cities in the top ten. detroit and flint, michigan are numbers 3 and 4 respectively. >>> a vallejo man is in critical condition after being shot at a comedy club in fairfield. this happened just after midnight yesterday. at

they expect the trinz cover the two cities in less than five hours at up to 280 kilometers per hour. they hope it will relieve the increasing air/traffic congestion. the line is expected to open in october of last year after the final phase of construction is completed. >>> here's the latest market figures. >>> finding ways to prevent overfishing is now a major global challenge. japan has introduced a unique eco-labeling system that promotes sustainable fishing practices. >> reporter: star dust shrimp are a specialty of this bay in central japan. these cherry pink crustaceans are only about 5 centimeters long. they're sold raw, boiled or dried for us in tempura and japanese pancakes. last year, a group of fisherman received eco-label certification from the japan fisheries association. star dust shrimp, with this label are sold for $10 for 30 grams, higher than average. >> translator: i think we can maintain a higher price. consumers recognize that eco-labeled products such as these are value-added items. >> reporter: about 40 years ago, there was a dramatic drop in star dust shrimp d

. >> reporter: think of it as a tale of two cities. market street at fifth, one side tourists going in and out of some of the most expensive stores in the nation, one block away empty stores, empty streets and it's been that way for years. why? >> swap shop and graffiti and people that are hanging out doing bad things. >> reporter: the five block stretch got a nice scrubbing for the world series parade. but when the last bit of confetti fell, it was pretty much back to business as usual. >> there is nowhere to go right now. you go to the theaters that are great there but once you get out of the theater they are out of there. >> reporter: five years ago newsom pitched a big redevelopment plan for the area. >> it got to the board of supervisors and it's laying there dying a slow death. >> reporter: now some people are thinking small, one idea to turn old newspaper kiosks into ticket outlets or cafes, with outdoor piano players, right next to some of the toughest streets in the city. >> this project is small scale and something we can imp

stretching across two city blocks to jewish center also includes a library and fitness center all built with donations from abroad and the local community. play services a jewish woman circle bar mitzvah sunday hebrew school for a large range of activities organized. for jewish ex-pats responding to moscow many are taken aback the amount of events on offer so i can. go for work. i was surprised to see all those year synagogues to see. how much is happening you know how many people come to holidays and every time i'm i'm here. how many people actually show up here it's really amazing it's a big thing so because everyone comes together this food drinks celebration music it's a nice way to kind of feel like you're at home when you're very very far away from your family. but it's being pretty cynical which is the focus of the venue on busy holidays the synagogue is just it's they have three seventy's a day and also the rabbi offers various privates all good cos it's all jewish culture history and current practices for many people it's not just a religion it's a complete way of life they can

. >>> and it's down to two cities in the race for host of the 2013 america's cup sailing competition, san francisco and an undisclosed port in italy. yesterday mayor newsom introduce aid host city agreement showing the city's commitment to the sailing tournament. >>> cans of spam, pop-tarts? when thousands of vacationers on board a stranded cruise ship will finally get home to eat real food. >> plus, mystery solved? the pentagon's explanation for this mysterious sight in the southern california skies. >> every woman i know my age with kids has the same back pain in the same place. >> it's a growing pain for anybody stuck in front of the computer for hours. how to leave that discomfort sometimes without even leaving your chair. >> the rain has moved out and the sunshine is all over the bay area. it is going to be a gorgeous day, here's a look outside from our mount vaca cam. coming up, today's high temperatures, your veterans day forecast, it is tomorrow, and the weekend. i know you want to know about that. your weekend forecast in just a few moments. ,, [ female announcer ] at&t makes

the two city employees who served as project managers -- one i know is here, the current project manager, joe connors. thank you and john predecessor stole away from us, michael lane. thank you, michael, wherever you are. lastly, my personal reflection on this building. this building, to me, is truly a monument to the tremendous capacity of generosity in the heart of sentences go. the voters of san francisco in their great willingness to support this facility will always have this hospital as a sign of their willingness to help those most in need. these neighborhoods that surround this facility, i think, consider laguna honda at their private treasure. we really do look at this hospital as our own. we love this hospital. we have great care and great love for the residents of this hospital. on behalf of the neighboring residents, to all of the current residents of the hospital, this is for you. we are thrilled we were able to do this for you. thank you, everyone. [applause] >> the work of the health department would never be possible without its commission. the commission is the governing

they know the poll workers name and they want to get his motive. >>> mclaughlin fought off two city councilchnology sector. >> voters are rejecting a plan to build a casino on the shoreline. went down 52 to 42. the measure is not legally binding but it could weigh heavily on richmond city council which must approve the environmental report for the proposed indian casino resort to finalize a deal to turn the land over to developers. >> voters speak out loudly on measure to legalize pot. >> and jerry brown survives a tsunami of spending to get another crack. >> and the race for u.s. senate in california is not over yet. barbara boxer is declared the winner but republican carly fiorina says it's still too close to call. the story is coming up. >> and hundreds of people are kept outside city hall this isn't about politics this is about giants. i'm teresa garcia. they are already staking out their spot for today's parade. we'll explain the motivation and celebration at t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

remaining working class districts in san francisco where two carpenters, two plumbers, you know, two city workers can still live here and have a decent quality of life. and it's time for all three of our neighborhoods -- actually, probably 10 of our neighborhoods to actually get together and form one district 10 fission. we are not separate neighborhoods. we are one district and we need to unite around those three issues to really move our district four where we can continue to have a working class nabet. i will do that by working hard to have a district office, keeping district hours, actually attended all of our neighborhood association meetings and ensuring that everyone knows what's going on. putting all the content online. it really needs to be one district vision. thank you. >> mr. kelly? >> well, there are examples about how we've done that. one of the first things i worked on was redistricting in 2002. where environmental justice in particular in bay view the district you see now, instead of the alternate proposal. that is the first thing i worked on, working with the neighborhood

>> item two, ordinance on many of the san francisco administrative code to establish the city's open data policy and require city departments to make appropriate data available to the public. supervisor mar: thank you, and we have jason elliott from the mayor's office. >> good morning. thank you for having this hearing this morning. we are discussing this morning a proposed ordinance, but did of policy that would establish what already exists in the form of the executive director that the mayor -- executive directive that the mayor issued about a year ago whereby departments would be required to submit data sets to an online landing pad, 311, where that data would be publicly accessible by anyone to develop applications, to see what the city is doing, and generally promote transparency, accountability, and openness. i would like to let jane speak more eloquently about how this works and why we are doing it, but before i do that, if i could read a couple of amendments into the record. i believe you were given paper copies of this. ok, great, on page two, starting with 11, section two

we do not have a lot of activity that is going on in this city as whole, with two helicopters that checking around the city and we had 24 calls in one is at burglary it related incident and we of roughly 21 of the 50 people in the square and they are peaceful, i just don't buy their rap music is going on and we have people standing in the area and we have a number of officers from a number of agencies walking in the area and greeting people and standing in locations where we have hot spots but what we have done is to identify people that we have arrested in july for being part of the legal disfunction all activity and we have identified them and we are keeping an eye of them that we introduced ourselves to them and let them know that we are aware that they are in the crowd to at the same time and date are not doing anything at this point other than participating and we will allow them to do it as long as they do within an orderly manner. other than that the it city-state's status quo appeared under the questions i can it's >> a for it? (inaudible) >> my name is off the sir anthony batts fro

. >>> city police also made arrests in the theft of a dozen exotic animals. two teens are accused of taking the animals from the caring murry nature center in west baltimore. other teens may be charged soon. >>> facing growing anger after the strip searches. the transportation security chief gets an ear full on capitol hill. >> i wouldnd want my wife to be touched in a way they're touched. i recognize the invasiveness of it and we must prevail. >>> critics are calling for a thanksgiving slow down and urging travelers to refuse the scan. >>>> here, the jewish center thanks the police officers for helping bring 1200 people here for athletic programs and art programs. and. >>> and last week, we showed you these incredible pictures of a black hole after it was created. it was created by an exploding star and the man who discovered it was a state park worker in garrett county. he discovered it with a telescope in 1979. >>> and turning to sports, it was a baltimore basketball battle as loyola faced off against unb c. travis king scored 22 points on the night and it was

the moss coney member wall march remembers two city leaders last night at the harvey milk plaza at the castro district. they came to remember the city's first openly gay supervisor harvey milk and the former mayor george mossconey who lost his seat on the board of supervisors. >> every year november 27th, the community gathers to commemorate and to remember what supervisor harvey milk meant for the community across the country and across the world. harvey milk is our martin luther king. >> this started at market street and ended at the side of milk's old camera shop on castro between 18th and 19th. tomorrow is the big online shopping day known as cyber monday but right now many retailers are trying to figure out how they did on black friday. shoppers spent only slightly more than last year. according to the research firm shoppertrack, retail spending rose just three-tenths of a percent. that's still a record for the day. the web research company says online merchants saw a 16% spike on black friday. meanwhile paypal reports an increase of about 27% in payment volume compared with last

president obama said it is a big deal now let's talk about somewhere that he didn't go we have two cities we want to cover but first i want to start with bangalore i mean this is essentially like india silicon valley why would no one would go there absolutely this was seen as a huge slap in the face to indians as you know alone i got a chance to go to bangalore in july this is the center of most of you know india is i t. i t. boom i guess you could say but you know president obama didn't really want to go there because he didn't want to see this he didn't want to americans to see it as him kind of endorsing outsourcing but a lot of indian americans and entrepreneur is over in india in bangalore really weren't too happy about this you know president obama also says that india needs to open up its economy to right now you know wal-mart starbucks they're not really seen in india because india only allows foreign companies to have fifty one percent of the retail space so basically they're trying to prevent foreign companies from coming in and kind of boosting out all the mom and pop local bus

city. she has two months left to do that. sure she is pleased to hear the results. reporting live, jodi hernandez. we'll send it back to you. >> jodi, we know that don perrata has been relatively quiet since the ranked choice results the day after the election began to show that perhaps these results were changing. assuming that he was nowhere to be seen tonight. >> we have not seen him tonight. i have not been able to reach him or actually, even reach out to hip. not sure, exactly where he is i can tell you i was there at the registrar's office yesterday, watching the workers, tally the votes. and don perrata had an observer there, keeping a close watch over that count. again, we are not getting any reaction from don perrata yet. i did make contact with jeanne kwan's spokesperson. said they would be coming out with a press conference very soon after the announcement. but, they were waiting to hear the results along with us. they didn't get a heads up on this. they heard is just -- as we did. >> all righty. thank you very much. jodi hernandez. in oakland. where jean

in the city two accidents. one at cold spring lane and green spring avenue. second at bowling lane and you will find northern parkway closed at mcclain boulevard because of debris. paring parkway closed at mcclain this morning and parkville putty hill avenue closed at conway court. paring parkway closed at oakley road in parkville and kateonsville between route 40 and cedar circle drive and route 7 closed at old mountain road because of debris. as you head out, be on the lookout for downed tree limbs and possible downed wires as well. >>> we have been hearing that all over the area downed trees and debris in the road. keep that in mind. >>> 5:35. more on the severe weather, but also, a little bit of light heartedness. not all dogs get around on four legs. look at this guy. he needs a home but it's going take a special family to adopt him. we have details on how he is growing into people's heart. >>> but if you are taking the train or bus, you have to find out how it's moving. that's where mark jones come in. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. out there

you and your families traveled two two cities within mexico. >> that's exactly right. ks. >> it's a great time to visit there. >> it's a two-edged sword. there's never been a better time. you see that stuff in the news but it's been amazing. prices are rock bottom and the places are as beautiful and safe as ever. >> it looks that way. tell us a little bit about puerto vallerta. where did you stay? >> we stayed a couple of places. we show different properties. we showcase them an stay somewhere an have adventures. so we stayed at a partner of ours, via group. via dell pamar las flamingas. and then a spa. >> tell us about the adventures that you went on with your family. >> we did a lot of stuff. we had a very packed schedule. pleasant holidays. we just go. a lot of people don't realize that the sierra madre i lands are right up in the shadow of the mountains in puerto vallerta. jungles and mountains. we headed up on a lot of adventures. one on mules and then we came down on a zip line. some are a thousand feet long, it's amazing, hauling. >> what an adventure it. >>incre

two accidents in baltimore city one at northern parkway at jfx. and we have debris issues from baltimore city into parkville especially along perring and mcclean boulevard. i will have a list of those in a few minutes. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:18. before we get to more severe weather, we want to take a break and talk about thanksgiving. we know the holiday brings nice, quiet, four-day weekend, perfect for relaxing. but for some, it means the days are fighting off the crowds or searching for the best holiday deals and it's chaotic. black friday. if you need help, we have you covered. here's charlie crowson. >> reporter: it's a day that is part scavenger hurt, part rock concert. we are talking about black friday. day after thanks giving where retailers roll out the holiday red carpet with big deals and savings. >> every year, it gets bigger and bigger. people come out early and earlier. >> reporter: this is a manager at best buy in timonium and suggest above all else, shoppers should have a game plan for stops, sales and strategy. >> you

of course that is impacting several races here in district 5 on the san jose city council. two candidates just 236 votes apart and listen to this, juliette. in the city of milpitas, there are two would-be city council members separated by just 13 votes. so what happens with those 150,000-plus uncounted ballots here could have an impact on a lot of local races. >> absolutely. thank you, mark sayre. >>> a local congressional race in question. jerry mcnerney leading republican challenger david harmer by just 121 votes. >>> our time now is 5:06. >>> san pablo police looking for the parents of a little boy left abandoned on a street. the boy is between 18 months and three years old. he was last seen with a woman in her 20s. police say she left the boy on the street and jumped into a taxi. the boy was left on valencia way in san pablo yesterday morning. he apparently doesn't speak clearly, but otherwise appears to be healthy. >>> sentencing is scheduled tomorrow for the former bart police officer who killed a passenger. a jury convicted johannes mehserle of involuntary manslaughter f

the city council may ask for a credit extension from two other banks to buy more time while they negotiate a solution. >> whether it's golden gate park or many of the others, officials want to know what you think. they are carving out a budget and want to determine where the priors should be directed to. it's an opportunity to offer feedback on how to preserve and enhance the park. if you are asked in participating, head to nbcbayarea.com. you will have until friday to make your opinion count. >>ing this is two weeks from thursday and it will come with the tradition of pardoning the presidential turkey. in new york california's foster farms, they'll raise the national turkey. the lucky turkey has not been selected, but several birds will now visit children. the turkey visits are more than just fun. it's part of a program to support agriculture and literacy in classrooms. >> there will be an interesting discussion at stanford auditorium focusing on the nation and how world nations can prevent another eruption. actor george clooney will preside over the student form on the challenges leading

she fought off two city hall challengers both her rivals criticized her for not embracing companies likeon. she prefers to diversify richmond's economy and welcomes the growing green technology sector. >> and big day in wall street, not just because of the elections. >> jane king is live with more on the money scope report. >> sorry you couldn't be here for the parade for the giants? >> yeah, yeah. that was not even competitive, right? they just swept it. it's interesting to watch the markets, we are seeing very little reaction to the election. we have a big fed meeting we expect them to announce plans to bolster the economy that could be in the trillions, or husband of billions. extra cash for the economy will keep interest rates low. so likely, sectors, see some of the republican policies pro business. reaction this morning is mixed. dow up six points, s&p 500 is barely hire and bloomberg is trading up just about 2/10s of a point. on google a british watchdog is violating british law. google will not be fined as long as it doesn't do it again. google data personal e-mails and passwords