Has the library with double number of computers and importantly how we put it together. It took longer and the reason it took a little longer was because people who lived in this community wanted the input they hadnt had in a long time. They wanted this building representative of them. Its more than a library. It is a community center, it is an example of how you get a contractor like freddie carter, [ applause ] to become romantic after 50 years of struggle. How he and working with public works and the architects and the library and the commission were able to get some 68 percent local businesses involved, 25 percent from bay view alone. Is this what we mean by invest in our neighborhoods . Absolutely. So, when you look at this library, think of the people that put it together. Think of the hours, think of the many hours that the kids and families will spend here safely learning, increasing their knowledge, improving themselves. Think of the friends of the library that will continue t
What a glorious day. Welcome to the library. It is my pleasure to be here for todays celebration. I would like to thank our people from the opera house. In particular i would like to give the executive director of the opera house a round of applause here. Where are you . How about that wonderful m. Music. They are led by mohammed bhangra. Lets give them a round of applause. It wasnt too long ago that we had our wonderful Ground Breaking ceremony and at that ceremony we were led in a beautiful invocation by the past or oral yus walker. Hes back to lead us. With that, pastor walk er. To our distinguished leaders and city officials, brothers and sisters. Before i do the invocation i would like to talk real quickly, a young man in the greek culture, he wanted to be wide and was determined to gain wisdom. So socrates, he said i want wisdom. Socrates walked down to the beach, walked to the water and deducted him in the water and said what do you want. He said noble socrates, i want wisdom. W
And pleasure to introduce our mayor, mayor ed lee. [ applause ]. Morning, everybody. Welcome to our bay view. As our poet said, hes about to wear a hat, so i was looking for a hat this morning. And i have a trunk full and i was looking for something that was representative, a world series type of hat because this is a world series event. When you look across our neighborhoods, you know its probably one of the best examples of building a community center. And you know as much as this brick and mortar is beautiful, its got a communicate Center Community center that is useful when the library is not even open. It has the library with double number of computers and importantly how we put it together. It took longer and the reason it took a little longer was because people who lived in this community wanted the input they hadnt had in a long time. They wanted this building representative of them. Its more than a library. It is a community center, it is an example of how you get a contractor
Thanks for joining us we start today with a story of one womans to ban plastic in guyana rubbish much of it plastic is often dumped in the streets due to insufficient bins and rubbish collection plastics bloke dreams that eventually end up in the ocean and now. Korea has launched a petition to get plastics banned in her country was victorian a bit but best yes more are gonna. Be effects of Plastic Waste this is a common sight on beaches across ghana Plastic Waste which wasnt properly disposed of washes ashore blocking drains and increasing the risk of water borne diseases. Make. For. To. Waste collection trucks coming like this of the exception rather than the rule more often than not rubbish is simply left in piles on the streets it ends up in the drainage system and then eventually the ocean while the perpetrators go unpunished Public Awareness of recycling is also a challenge. Unfortunately we we bundle everything together. The kitchen wastes. Waste Plastic Wastes solids liquid ever
A deadline is late friday night so theres just enough time for british Prime Minister to cross the border right please to berlin in paris for an. Extension. Of the journalist who crossed the Syrian Border while seven months pregnant to film a friend whod become a jihad jane if instead i was kidnapped and worse in captivity she tells us her story. Its election day in israel voters there are taking to the polls side whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is long conservative tenure hes up against chief benny gantz seen here at the polls earlier today is this. Centrist is made much of corruption allegations against netanyahu but hes new to policy as ever the choice of israeli Prime Minister has relevance for the entire region. Over the very latest lets cross over to our correspondent tanya kramer whos standing by at a polling station in jerusalem tanya israelis are casting their votes today what can we expect. Well thats right im just standing here right in front of a polling