[applause] >> uc-berkeley. >> i am also going to uc- berkeley. [applause] >> another scholarship winner who was not here was going to join us but he could not make it. that concludes. thank you. sf state and he plans to join the san francisco police academy. president yee: the next group is the alliance of black school educators. >> we have to have that bell, which is symbolic for all of us as educators. he is swahili and he has watched the news. we have good news tonight. and bad. we are surrounded by our 2012 scholarship recipients. on this beautiful tuesday evening in the city of st. francis, the san francisco alliance of black school educators, yours truly, vice president, we are pleased to present to normandy -- norman yee, rachel norton, distinguished commissioners, superintendent garcia, thank you for your service to our students. we hope you will have the glow on your face like all retirees do. to our incoming superintendent, congratulations. we look forward to working with you. special thanks to my supervisor. dr. patricia grey, who just

she has been a tremendous mentor to me and thousands of students at uc berkeley. all winners today. i am pleased and proud to announce at tonight's winner is dr. elaine kim. [applause] elaine is very proud to accept this award. she is out of town and could not be with us this evening. let's give her another round of applause in absentia, and thank you very much. [applause] do i get to keep this? [laughter] >> thank you very much. congratulations to dr. kim, and special thanks to our other nominees. we were like to thank everybody for all of their hard work for their time in coordinating and organizing the awards process. please could give them a round of applause -- please give them a round of applause. [applause] are your stomachs growling? there is a reception, catered by some of the best agent pacific -- asian pacific ches. at this time, i would like to bring up chris, the owner and chef to speak on behalf of all of tonight's chefs. that is a little nervous. i have been speaking to him backstage. give him a really warm welcome, and make him feel really welcome.

a uc berkeley student plans to participate in one of the world's most famous running events. how he won the chance to carry the olympic torch. >>> seeing green. america's biggest golf tournament comes to the bay area and that is welcome news for fans and business owners. a live report from san francisco with word on who will be teeing off first -- he went to stanford. >>> if you thought it was hot today, wait for tomorrow. your complete forecast, including fire warnings in effect for much of the bay area. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. we begin with some bay area businesses hoping for a boost this week. thanks to a golf tournament and a guy named tiger woods. the u.s. open starts tomorrow with practice rounds. hundreds of thousands of golf fans are expected to attend throughout the week. and nbc bay area's monty francis is in daly city near the olympic club with more for us. >> reporter: the conservative estimate is the bay area will benefit to the tune of $100 million, and that should mean big business for merchants in daly city. this is not your typical sunday evening a

this fall, i will be attending uc-berkeley as an undeclared major. i do not know what i wanted to get. preferably something in the social sciences field, something geared toward helping others. i want to thank the united educators of san francisco for giving me this wonderful award, the james b. vallard memorial scholarship. thank you. >> our other

she is a first-generation college graduate of uc- berkeley, and went on to receive a master's degreeng at san francisco state. she has really taken the asian- american community program and expanded it to four locations. the professional affiliations include member of the western association of administration personnel, where she is a board member, the selection committee for the uc berkeley incentive awards program, and advisory board member for the san francisco chapter of the young nonprofit professionals network. [applause]

she is a first-generation college graduate of uc- berkeley, and went on to receive a master's degreeng at san francisco state. she has really taken the asian- american community program and expanded it to four locations. the professional affiliations include member of the western association of administration personnel, where she is a board member, the selection committee for the uc berkeley incentive awards program, and advisory board member for the san francisco chapter of the young nonprofit professionals network. [applause] it is an extended break a family that has provided several awarding a opportunities that have contributed to prove professional development. i wanted to personally thank her for working with our public school students. [applause] >> thank you, everyone, definitely to the key minutes before -- definitely to the committee for honoring me this evening. i am an immigrant from the philippines. i came here when i was 7. i have been honored to live here in the bay area, pushing higher education. first of all, sorry if i did not say thank you to everyone. but i would

the chairman of uc berkeley's are for labor research and education says that so many people have already been benefiting from in law not to mention his research shows over a 10 year period half of all americans fan themselves uninsureed at some point. -- >> i know people any i have job-based coverage what does that mean for me? that means if you lose your job, or you have coverage through a spouse and there's a divorce or any of the other ways people end up losing coverage they can't get enough work hours, there will be a safety net there >> reporter: on the flip side the chairman of the california republican party is very disappointed. he says a tax credit to incentivize people to buy insurance would have been a better way to go than a tax penalty. >> we have a supreme court justice say the power taxes to destroy now the power to mandate. really, government cannot supposedly tell you what you have to buy but they can tax you into buying it. bad day for america. >> reporter: also this reaction from blue shield of california: as strong supporters of health care reform we will continue to

leaders communicate better with faculty and students before and during demonstrations and urges uc berkeley to set stricter limits. >> and coming up new finding that's blow the lid on what really leads to clogged artery autos details of a brutal beating of brian stow. recounted from friends with him that fateful night. >> i'm sandhya patel. summer around the corner. we're going to get an early taste of it. i'll have details coming up. >> and local students of invention created a device ta could bring electricity to developing countries and eliminating landfill pollution. abc 7 news continues in one minute. >>> a friend who witnessed the attack on brian stow took the stand today and says he used his body to protect stow's head while he was being attacked by two men saying fans encount yired a hostile atmosphere with people throwing food at them during this season opener in los angeles. cameras were not allowed to show him testify. >> and that is focused on brian. and very concerned. >> a judge will determine if there is enough evidence to face trial. >> still continues to recover from a trau

it recently moved back to the bay area and last july and both teaching uc-berkeley.ow you have a program called no worker left behind and i know with the the electrolux thing is that you went into defense of what to do with the autoworkers and read this america learn about what to do for so many people who feel like they're in a jobless recovery. >>> what we did because we had a huge generation of workers that found themselves displaced to no fault of their own but never even went to college to begin with recreated some the called no worker left behind tina but the business committee and the committee colleges and in each region of the state the business community centers for our needs are will hire people with the haft retrained in specific skills and my business needs a survey conducted the business community and the committee college's and said that we rid purpose of our federal workforce training dollars and said its a one time offer for the next two years anyway you comes the door will be able to have their tuition paid for and a committee, which $5,000 per year

but the reality is most college players don't go pro uc- berkeley most uneven graduates. players to graduation rate is zero. zero. kristin harris tells us the coaches are making any excuses. for every player in the makes it to the college level is the jury must making it to this level. but very few get to go to the nba draft. a reality the n.c.a.a. does untied. therefore hundred thousand nba basketball players and or so you'd think if you listen to arad's. >>> african-american males were student athletes are less likely to graduate. but african- american male graduation rates pale in comparison to their white counterparts. in basketball and the numbers are even more grand uc-berkeley or the federal graduation rate for african-american basketball players released this year was 0%. zero's a bad number. in each of have kids that come to school with the idea of graduating. the idea of going to school to graduating according to the past about coach mike cumbria's not practices often as you'd like. you're going to china when the highest level your winter occurred kids that are

not only is ucsf a part of that, but uc-berkeley and uc santa cruz. so we are part of this network. in addition, we have technology partners with berkeley laboratories. for us, a lot of the breakthroughs in our technology have really come from our partners that research laboratories and our staff. i would add to that, not only is that where it came from, but it is the type of environment that fosters creation. there is another benefit to being in this type of environment. lots of service providers, lots of other companies that are also starting businesses, whether you need legal assistance -- obviously, we have the lab space. recruiting is important for start-ups. staffing, exactly. so we have that as part of this innovation center. >> access to education and access to the right environment. >> yes, i would say so. >> ibm is a big company. i am sure there are a lot of people in the valley that still see it as an east coast-based company. the reality is you have been here for a long time. can you talk about the ontario culture here and what is being done that with the great ideas -- a

the chairman of uc berkeley's are for labor research and education says that so many people have already been benefiting from in law not to mention his research shows over a 10 year period half of all americans fan themselves uninsureed at some point. -- >> i know people any i have job-based coverage what does that mean for me? that means if you lose your job, or you have coverage through a spouse and there's a divorce or any of the other ways people end up losing coverage they can't get enough work hours, there will be a safety net there >> reporter: on the flip side the chairman of the california republican party is very disappointed. he says a tax credit to incentivize people to buy insurance would have been a better way to go than a tax penalty. >> we have a supreme court justice say the power taxes to destroy now the power to mandate. really, government cannot supposedly tell you what you have to buy but they can tax you into buying it. bad day for america. >> reporter: also this reaction from blue shield of california: as strong supporters of health care reform we will continue to

we talk to a uc berkeley grad who has inside path on the future of the space program. here is what is coming up later on nbc11. football legend joe montana is getting the go ahead to build a luxury hotel across from the new 49ers stadium santa clara. the city council approve plans. here he is with his wife jennifer. the hotel is due to open at the same time. >> great seats. front row. >>> bay area native play an important role in the future of the space program. rex walheim is a graduate of uc berkeley and took part in nasa's final shuttle mission last year. he is preparing for a new unmanned spacecraft first test flight scheduled to arrive at kennedy space center next week and launch in 2014. rex says nasa will play well with the recent launch of commercial space travel. >> we have the entrepreneurial start-up and we are being freed up to do what we do well at nasa and that is exploration. we will be manning the space station the next ten years and doing studies and pushing out farther to go to an asteroid and moon and one day to mars. >> a lot of kids dreaming of bei

he's a physicist as uc-berkeley and lawrence berkeley national laboratory, who has raised controversy with a sturdy skepticism towards some aspects of global warming, like the link to severe weather. last year, after he led a major independent audit of temperature data, mueller became known as a high profite convert to climate change. but when weapon sat down with him recently, we found mule earl's skepticism still thriving toward much of the science and some of california's plans to tackle global warming. what are you convinced of in terms of what's going on, the big picture with the way the climate may be changing and what might be causing it, that you weren't a couple of years ago? what have you changed your mind about, if anything? >> well, i would like to say that i didn't change my mind, instead, i developed a conclusion that i wasn't sure of before. global warming is real. and over the last 50 years, that's the period when the ipcc says the human component is evident, over that period, it's gone up by about .9 degrees celsius. if you include the oceans, it's more like .6 degree

>>> next month, a uc berkeley student from fremont will be living his dream to make it to the olympicsbut it wasn't just as he planned. instead of competing, he'll be carrying the olympic flame for team usa. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is in fremont today with more for us. hello, kimberly. >> reporter: hello, diane. he had big olympic dreams of his own, as you just mentioned not so long ago. in fact, he was a competitive gymnast himself and had to give up his dreams and his love for his sport after suffering an injury at the age of 12. now at the age of 19, he has a chance to fulfill his dreams of being a part of the olympics, running as a torch bearer. >> i was in complete shock. i remember finding out. it was the morning right before classes. i physically went to classes, but i mentally wasn't there because there was so much on my mind. i was looking forward to so much. i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: he was nominated by peers and chosen by coca-cola to participate in this, mostly because of his dedication to his community. the mission san jose graduate, who had served as s

that's jetse choper professor at uc berkeley and a legal joint.nk you for joining us inside the war room. >> next mitt romney at the helm of bain capital. hearing that should make your blood boil. if not, we have work to do. overshadowed by his in-laws and under appreciated by hist overruns we will look at the remarkable accomplishments of sergeant shrimp. we are getting started. we want you to connect with us. go to current.com/the war room. make your voice heard. you are gaeme inc. thank gaemezilinsky, thank you for joining . what happened to george prescott bush. >> no, he was jeb bush's son. >> oh, that one. >> the ricky martin look-alike yeah. >> going in another direction. the direction away from his father. [ nervous ] i hope no one recognizes us... you...you think these disguises will... no. [ male announcer ] salty. sweet. and impossible to resist. >> we were told to build a 30-foot stage. a group of people walked out on that stage, and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired. mitt romney made over $100 million by sh

that's jetse choper professor at uc berkeley and a legal joint.nk you for joining us inside the war room. >> next, mitt romney at the helm of bain capital. hearing that should make your blood boil. if not we have work to do. overshadowed by his in-laws and under appreciated by hist overruns, we will look at the remarkable accomplishments of sergeant shrimp. we are getting started. we want you to connect with us. go to current.com/the war room. make your voice heard. you are in the war room. we will be we will be right back >> we were told to build a 30-foot stage. a group of people walked out on that stage, and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired. mitt romney made over $100 million by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin. and it just made me sick. >> that's a powerful new ad from the obama campaign slamming mitt romney for making huge profits by laying off thousands of workers. of course, the claim is backed up by "new york times" inv

mayor lee has five siblings, he graduated from college in maine, he also went to uc- berkeley law school finished in 1978. he and his wife have two daughters. i also want to mention, prior to becoming mayor, one of the key points in his contributions to the community is after he completed law school, he worked as a managing attorney for the san francisco asian law caucus, where he was an advocate for affordable housing and the rights of immigrants and renters. mayor lee -- [applause] >> thank you. welcome to city hall. the people's city hall, san francisco. i want you all to note that that was such a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. please give another applause to the millennium -- melanie and her daughter. i am so excited about all of you and seen so many of you from all over our state. come to city hall anin san francisco, welcome. i would like to welcome the former secretary of transportation. [applause] thank you for being here. thank you, john, thank you. our board of supervisors comment david chiu, thank you very much. david campos, thank you for being here. he is our ad

she is a first-generation college graduate of uc- berkeley, and went on to receive a master's degreeng at san francisco state. she has really taken the asian- american community program and american community program and expanded it to four locations.

opportunity to help landeta who is an intern in my office from the goldman public policy school and uc- berkeley who has done an amazing job in sort of jumping into these issues and understanding the implications of some of the proposals and grappling with the complexity of it. i make that motion to move this item to continue this item to the call of the chair. supervisor campos: thank you. we do have a motion to continue this to the call of the chair. i want to thank supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos. i do appreciate we will be giving additional time to referring it to the ethics commission to give it greater community outreach and input. i want to acknowledge the concern about how we do outrage. -- outreach. it is hard to sometimes get folks and i completely get that. if we get a schedule of hearings, my office is happy to do outreach. the ethics commission does have elected funding and staffing to do that sort of average -- outrage -- outreach. i had four on my campaign who were attorneys and we would still make complaints -- mistakes. we all want to comply with ethics laws. sometimes y

and they come here, they succeed in go on to uc-berkeley and ucla and become lawyers and doctors. and before city college, they were in jail ... >> really, that much success? >> the valedictorian a year ago, that was his situation and he was in uc-berkeley to read >> financial analyst with a hard look at the $200 million annual budget to see what can be cut to save opportunities for some 90,000 students. reporting live in seven cisco, cbs 5. >> better news for one east a school district after a historic takeover by the states. the west contra costa district is now debt-free. the file for bankruptcy in 1991. when it was the richmond unified school district. at that time they had planned to close until the state took over. today the district handed over an $8 million check to the states. >> having the opportunity to put this behind us, we believe, is the community a sense that they now own the districts. >> the district bar of $28 million in 1991. with interest, they pay back $47 million. >> the pilot of a homemade airplane was killed when he crashed at a small airport in salinas. t