. >> i am the owner of yoshi's san francisco.lso serve on the board of directors of the fillmore cbd. from the business owners' point of view, i think it is essential that we have a very effective working cbd to support the market in that area. being in business here for three years, i found out more and more every day still about how hard it is to get a big size of a new -- a big size then you to succeed in that area. we have to have something special to get people in the area from all over the city to make a business succeed. for that, the support of the community-based organization like fillmore cbd is something that must -- that we have to be able to count on going forward. thank you. >> i just think the arts is so important in san francisco, and particularly the music. the music that combines us together, gives us souls, feeling, etc. i have been on the -- on teh -- on the s train. people wanted me to sing, and the driver said then we would have trumpets playing and no. i said that there seems to be an invisible sign around

. >> reporter: the gathering took place at yoshi's with tickets costing from $50 to $50 to $500.among those expected to attend were the exsheriff. >>> a marching band marked the president's 50th birthday today in washington, d.c. a celebration took place last night in chicago. and white house staffers toasted the commander in chief today. another party was held tonight and the first family was planning a get away to camp david. >>> san francisco police are asking for help tonight in finding a missing man. 29-year-old maurice james was last seen on sunday. he's described as 6'tall, weighs about 150 pounds. he was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and black leather pants. james is said to be depressed and may have been headed to a beach. if you have seen him you're asked to call san francisco police. >>> a hayward man faces at least 40 years in prison after being convicted of killing a uc berkeley student. prosecutors say 22-year-old dwayne robinson got into an argument with a group of people inside an oakland restaurant back in march of 2009. when those two went outside, robinson pu

. >> reporter: the gathering took place at yoshi's with tickets costing from $50 to $50 to $500.among those expected to attend were the exsheriff. >>> a marching band marked the president's 50th birthday today in washington, d.c. a celebration took place last night in chicago. and white house staffers toasted the commander in chief today. another party was held tonight and the first family was planning a get away to camp david. >>> san francisco police are asking for help tonight in finding a missing man. 29-year-old maurice james was last seen on sunday. he's described as 6'tall, weighs about 150 pounds. he was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and black leather pants. james is said to be depressed and may have been headed to a beach. if you have seen him you're asked to call san francisco police. >>> a hayward man faces at least 40 years in prison after being convicted of killing a uc berkeley student. prosecutors say 22-year-old dwayne robinson got into an argument with a group of people inside an oakland restaurant back in march of 2009. when those two went outside, robinson pu

yoshi hikanoda, former finance minister, comes to power as they struggle to recover from the march tsunami and nuclear problems and staggering debt load. >> and "the new york times,"" the struggle against the rangers -- been more than eight years since a seat went unsold at fenway park. the streak is almost 250 games longer than the previous record held by the cleveland indians and, of course, next year is a huge year for boston red sox fans as fenway park turns 100 years old. >> thank god they didn't terry it down and -- didn't terry it down and build some modern -- >> unbelievable. i went to the '99 all-star game. they were talking about how they were going to tear it down. one of the reasons that larry laquino and john henry -- >> awesome. >> american heroes. >> they are american heroes -- tom warner. that's one of the reasons they got the team. >> it's amazing that the record had been held by the cleveland indians. >> don't forget the fans who also wanted to keep the stadium. >> well, the fans -- >> you know? >> they were about to tear it down and fenway is the best of the old and the