this is a wonderful city. part of its beauty is inheritance of being a gateway to all the different viewpoints that happened around the world. i want to thank all of our artists for helping share that with us. through their various art forms and participate through this movement of more voices, more viewpoints, more languages, more different cultures, contributing to the diverse views that we want to have in our city. that is how we established ourselves as an international gateway of the viewpoints of innovation around the world. when you see this, and i hope you come here at night because it is not just the beauty in the daytime, its contribution to what we want to see happen in the evenings as well as for all of our residents and neighbors. this is going to liven the discussion about the contributions of art to our daily lives. thank you for being here. thank you for helping us chr isten this beautiful piece of art. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the

is a wonderful city. you n ance the city budget.t rere a t of pgrs e city where we need money to keep these programs in e mental health system running. jushope to rksomethin out, bse know you are very busy. thank you for the consideration. [applause] >> hello? vi am 78 year old. i want to thk the government for givings e opportunity for english citizenship, so that we canpply for citizenship. before, i don know english, but now i canspeaka little english. [unintelligible] thank you. >> [speaki a forgn language] >> ok, tha you, i will do the translation. first, she would like to an the city and county of san services and the different incentives in the bay area. especially the organization for the elrly.th center is now a paf their le, with the volunteers and frenchy hazmat there, that is her family. they give her sport and energy, more tha her chiren get hurt. in the center they receive a variety of meals, and educational opportunities, such as [unintelligible] anddancing. s felt happier and healthier aer

only swear in the people, but to also think so many members of our community throughout this wonderful city of barours to hep with how we run the city and what policies and values we set forward. and how all these individuals are going to help all of us make sure that we are connected to all of our constituents. a big thank you to everybody here today. thank you very much. [applause] i want to welcome supervisor wiener, the chief of police, thank you for being here. i will miss other officials, i am sure, because my age and height are always working against me. [laughter] our district attorney, george? you are right behind the bright lights. [applause] we have members of our community -- john burton is here. i have a lot of people giving me some great advice of how the city can be run better. it can always be run better. no matter what i am doing, how hard i am working, there are always people who can help us. whether it is on a police commission, a veteran affairs, all the numerous departments, we can always do better. that is what i will be asking you to help us do. we have 24 appointment

as an asian american born and raised in this wonderful city, i think san francisco concelebrate is like no other city. we're proud to be part of it. asia-pacific american, is time to celebrate our rich history with our employees and the work we do in our community. target has given 5% of its revenue every year. that equals about $3 million every week. education happens to be the cornerstone and heart of target's giving. we have collaborated with several organizations this year to celebrate the month of may, including the asia pacific fund, asian american festival, and the asian american museum. there is a common theme this year around education, honoring students, teachers, and educators. this coming monday, we have partnered with the school district. our employees will be visiting title one schools drop the sunset and richmond neighborhoods donating over 5000 books from local as and authors. each student will receive books. we have a special surprise. one of the authors will join us in doing reading from her newest book. target interesting part of the committee and it is ingrained in o

you know, it's a wonderful city to live. i think very similar to new york. >> very similar. i'm... from what i know of new york. i mean, i was always, like, sort of dreamed to come here and study here but it was just easier to go to london. >> jon: what did you... oh, you mean studying acting? >> yeah, to go to acting school. >> jon: i went to an acting school here, and you can see it's not very good. (laughter) you made a much better... (laughter). the choice that you made to study with the masters. whereas i came to new york and... >> jon: what did you study? >> jon: where or what? >> where. >> jon: i studied at a place called h.b. studios. and i can say this now because both teachers are dead. herbertbergoff and uta haggen very talented... >> oh, wow! >> jon: yes and for $5 you could sit in the class and have herbert in the back eating candies going "really?" (laughter) "why are you wasting an old man's time?" he would just flip role lows into his mouth and he'd scorn upon me. for five bucks. >> my teachers as well. by the time i got to the school it was... they were in their so

is a wonderful city. i hope that there is so light you can balance the city budget. there are a lot of programs in the city where we need money to keep these programs in the mental health system running. i just hope to work something out, because i know you are very busy. thank you for the consideration. [applause] >> hello? vi am 78 year old. i want to thank the government for giving us the opportunity for english citizenship, so that we can apply for citizenship. before, i do not know english, but now i can speak a little english. [unintelligible] thank you. >> [speaking a foreign language]

we have been working for months to save a worthy and wonderful city asset, the bernal heights branch library mural, featuring a range of working women and musicians. scaffolding went up to prepare for a paint out that was supposed to start yesterday. luckily, we have found and alerted the city to a legal issue that we hope will provide at least a temporary stop. here is the merrill as it was a few weeks ago. this is before the scaffolding went up. this is the famous and chilean singer-songwriter. what is that going to be replaced by? no people. no words. on the side is a panel honoring working women. friendship and unity is to be replaced by this. on the back side, there has not been a decision made. we have heard a great deal about a community process that supposedly made a good decision about what would happen to the mural. when we asked supervisor composts for his files, we got heavily redacted material. none of it should have been redacted. the task force found that this was a violation of sunshine. we find, at bottom, maybe this is what is motivating it -- a 10 times more expens

we have been working for months to save a worthy and wonderful city asset, the bernal heights branch library mural, featuring a range of working women and musicians. scaffolding went up to prepare for a paint out that was supposed to start yesterday. luckily, we have found and alerted the city to a

just to wade through how does one implement a process like this in a wonderful city like san francisco? and the pc -- epc means educational placement centers. thank you for taking this out of order. we have a 5:00 that we have to get over to that we are actually doing the meeting. we need to be there on time. otherwise, we make everyone late. but we are going to do this by simply talking about what is transitional kindergarten? we will quickly go through that and then dived into the governor's budget and what it has missed, not only for kindergarten, but pre-k. this is important to know because in this county, preschool for all, for the last seven years, has been a really big thing and a lot of effort has been placed into building a sound and robust pre-k. you will see where the governor starts to intertwine tk with pre-k in his may revise. after we put some context to this, we will move to some of the things we have been able to gather from talking to our communities. i see a couple of my parents. i think heather and i must talk every other week. [laughter] at least. even though we ta

it's great to have governor patrick welcome us to this wonderful city. you know, when i joined ncta a year ago, i set out to wring more creativity and energy into this industry. our efforts are bearing fruit, and you will see it reflected throughout this gorgeous convention hall. our new ad campaign which is up in washington reflects the emotional connection we hope to get across in telling our story. let's take a quick look. ♪ ♪ >> cable is thriving. with new energy, new products and a very promising future. as the ad makes clear, cable is the platform that offers instant access to infinite possibilities to great programming, the web, friends and family and the hottest internet applications and devices. cable is how we connect to the world and to one another. now, americans, they adore television. we watch about 147 hours of tv per month, which may not be entirely healthy, but there is no escaping the immense pleasure we get from the tube. television is the original social medium. watching is a communal experience. sharing what was on last night, convin

partner for our city, -- you have been a wonderful partner for our city, actively shapingtion policy for the 21st century new economy. you are a true capt. of change. week as leaders need to live by the values of social justice. these reforms in higher education have impacted generations of students across the world. congratulations on your well- deserved retirement and a big welcome for dr. leslie wong, the incoming president, who will have to fill big shoes. i want to say to the alumnus today, as you go around the west of the world with your values reject -- around the rest of the world with your values as a graduate of this university, make sure people know san francisco is and always will be a sanctuary for the rest of the nation. [applause] and to your student commencement speaker, if i may say -- [speaking foreign language] congratulations. he didn't know i could speak russian, did you? i hope to see you start a new tech company right here in the indonesian capital of the world, san francisco. -- in the innovation capital of the world, san francisco. [applause] i am

able to invite everyone here to have a great time and experience the warmth and charm of our wonderful city of baltimore. >> we will have all the regular favorites, a food, vendors, and entertainment and the contest that started it all. >> there is someone every year that embodies the warmth and affection and love and there is this endearing quality about that the woman who -- women who win. >> she has enjoyed every minute of her title and will hand over her crown to the winner. >> i will try to remember to be an ambassador to the community. >> i have had a wonderful year of it. it is time for somebody else to enjoy the same thing. >> put on your makeup, sunglasses, make uand jewelry. >> we give people permission to have fun. >> if you come here and you're not dressed up like this, you might feel a little awkward. even if you do not come prepared, you can always get prepared here in the glamour lounge. more information on wbaltv.com. >> that is all for us at 5:00. here is what is coming up new at six. >> how bad information landed a teenager in jail. the same could happen to you or me. >> p

. >> kind of a crazy, wonderful city. >> number two -- brooklyn, new york. h is where they have the baby chinos. number one -- >> no surprise. >> -- new york city. some nursery schools in new york and manhattan can cost over $30,000 a year. >> that's a nursery school. before school. >> it's outrageous the lengths people -- sometimes people, the minute they have a child, line up to get in certain schools. i knew something was amiss -- talking about spoiled, too. one of my children's books came out a couple years ago and i went to a book signing. they invited 100 kids from an area of manhattan. i sat with the kids for about an hour, read the book to them and all of that. they all got a signed book as they left and i said good-bye to them. or when i signed it. and i asked, too, at the time, how many of these kids out of 100 do you think said thank you? one child out of 100 kids said thank you. i was so upset about this. i just thought, no wonder our whole society's deteriorating. we haven't even been taught the basics of how to see please and thank you and good-

orleans, we decided that the city of no thing is a totally inappropriate web address for such a wonderful city. this thing, we decided, this wing, we could actually fix. so we bought the domain name, cityofyes.yes, and offered it to the city of new orleans free for the taking. we bought the address cityofyes and we redirected to it their lousy web address at cityofno. it was the best we could do. a few months ago, new orleans got a new website with a new address, nola.gov, so city of no, no more. so it looks really cool. but we still had the matter of new orleans still being the city of yes, and us holding the web address for cityofyes. but the new orleans city web manager got in touch with us and asked if the city could please have it. they could bring it home to the rightful city of yes. and the answer is, yes, of course, yes, you can have it. beloved city of new orleans, you know own cityofyes.us, as you should. it is our gift. for the record, just to be safe, i should also tell you that we also still have cityofheckyeah.com, and also have getyouroiloffourcoast.com, and we have set both of

from what i can tell you, even though there are many wonderful things happening throughout the city and many wonderful things happening here in district 9, it is also important to recognize there are specific people, specific groups throughout the city that have certain needs that need to be addressed. we want to make sure the budget is a budget that takes care of everyone. that's why this discussion tonight is so important. with that, i'm honored to introduce to you supervisor wiener, who represents district 8. supervisor wiener and i have known each other many years. we went to law school together. it's my honor to introduce to you my colleague the, supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: thank you,, supervisor campos. we're in district 9, but we are a half a block from district 8. it's an amazing district. i'm honored to be representing it. this budget process is the most important thing i'm honored to do. i'm honored to be sitting on the budget committee this year. having gone through the budget process last year, i can say, i can't corroborate what -- i can corroborate what superviso

it is one of the few cities to have its own asian art museum. that is a wonderful reflection of our city's commitment to not only the history of the population and growth and ties to the far east, but also honors the diverse art we have in the city. so many museums are looking at how they can contribute to not only the residents here, but what i think the nation is on course to do, something that i know charlotte and i talk a lot about, that is promoting our international status, making sure that we have an art museum that appeals to the kids in the tenderloin, to the kids all over the city, to the families we have in the city, but also to be special to our international visitors. i think, n.j., your honor, creating -- i think, jay, creating this and branding is a great thing. last year, there was a financial challenges that occurred all over the world. worldwide economic challenges. if the old models of how you depended on certain bonds or going to be challenged, well, of course they became a challenge to our museum. we got together with the city, the board of sup

it's wonderful to be in the capital city. it's wonderful to be in a city where it is emblematic of the changing force in this nation. >> reporter: amidst all the celebrating for capital pride members say there's a strong message they're trying to get out. >> just the quality. >> one group or organization or government agency that is on our side is one for the better. it helps everybody else jump on the bandwagon. >> reporter: for the first time ever, an american president has officially supported gay marriage. locally, the state of maryland passed legislation allowing for gay couples to wed. it's set to go into effect next year unless a referendum vote from the public strikes it down. >> it's wonderful to see the tide changing in favor of gay rights to recognize the jim crow 2.0 is ending. >> reporter: for many, this weekend's events are not just an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments made by gayadvocates but a chance to recharge their efforts for the battle they will continue to fight. >> we have a long way. there's

the answer and more, coming up on this special edition of "daily rundown" in this wonderful city of nework. i have extra sugar in my extra large drink here, mr. mayor. we'll be right back. ♪ surf's up everybody get your boards and your wetsuits ♪ free-credit-score-dot-com's gonna direct you ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tape ♪ ♪ so hit free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ find out what credit's about ♪ ♪ or else you could be headed for a credit wipeout ♪ offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com™. diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ female announcer ] live the regular life. you do a lot of no.aking? look i'm going through the rapids. okay... i'll take it. sync your card with facebook, foursquare and twitter for savings. that's the membership effect of american express. that's good morning, veggie

our goal is to make wonderful programs for the city of san francisco. our newest exhibit of by the way, the we just opened -- i will do a little advertising, is earthquake. you might wonder what that has to do with san francisco, but i think you know the answer to that question. so do come to the academy and the quaked. check out the ostriches. it is wildly popular. our visitors aren't joining in. something like 95 of those who have seen it earthquake say it is terrific. if you have not, unless you are in the 5%, you are in for a terrific experience. we have a major project for fy 2013 that we have to implement, and it is a capital project that has to do with creating a new and expanded animal care conservation facility. we need that to continue. that is sort of the zoo world good housekeeping seal of approval. that will cost several million dollars. we hope to be talking with you about that at some level. our goals, of course, are to get on a trajectory in which a larger fraction of the strident -- steinhardt aquarium funding comes from the city and not

city. and i wondered exactly where elizabeth city was in reference to jamestown. >> well, it's now where hampton modern hampton is. actually, virginia beach, it was a larger county at one point that took almost all of hampton roads. so it's not far from here, probably 20, 30 miles. >> raleigh, north carolina, next up is betty. go ahead with your comments. >> caller: hi, bly, this isty fitzgerald. ancient planters and we just had dr. earl imes, a curator from raleigh and we're all excited about what's going on the pimlico. and we're excited when you come down, we'll see you in the fall, and i've been coming up there regularly. now, my question was, of course, i have the bellarmine jar, and that's what i'm doing my article on right now, b-e-l-l-a-r-m-i-n-e, you call it by another name and you also know why we don't celebrate -- well, we know some things that were done by henry adams but we don't use those names. you can't, but i can. why don't you use the word bellarmine jar? >> you want to fill us about betty's comments there. >> sure. we use the term bartman, which means bearded man, because the