Daily Debrief: PARK(ing) day turns gray to green Video

Video description: For one day only, on September 19, people in 80 cities across the world will be converting parking spaces into mini city parks. CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Daniel Terdiman discuss the message the organizers of PARK(ing) day are hoping to send with these urban oases.

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