hi, there, welcome to assignment 7. today our program, michael finney questions the safety of a popular baby product. a northern california come our that took a roadside produce stand and launched and organic revolution. the 49ers are bet a new effort to build a new stadium in santa clara. ticket holders can get with a feel for what they are buying by a preview center. >> normally at 49er headquarters

superbowl trophies have a new home down the street. 7,000 square foot center let's prospective luxury suite buyers show what they are investing in. so far the team has sold $173 million of luxury suites, but that still a long way from the $987 million total stadium price tag. >> we will be open in time for the 2015 season. in order to achieve that, there is certain number of milestones we need to hit. we tracked exactly along what we wanted to. >> the entrance is a walk through the team's history leading to the future. an interactive experience. the center opened in november by invitation only to current box owners. >> any customer can come through and go through the whole presentation or any area of the

building. you'll notice the model lit up. it lights up in 200 different areas. >> not just suite holders but corporate partners come here, this is where it comes to life. okay, i know what you were talking about now. i see it. >> a screen shows the entrance and exit points, a mini jumbotron on the model and senior ticket holders can get the same experience as the luxury suite fans. general manager is sold. >> i'm very impressed. it's fantastic. it's been a long time coming. >> season ticket holders will get their chance to take a look starting in january. >> a consumer advocates recall want a popular baby sleep bags.

a san francisco couple said their baby had a terrifying experience with a sleep sack. here is michael finney. >> these wakes up her son julian from a nap. these circumstances were quite different from than the frightful night back in october last year when her husband ran on to the room to see what was wrong. >> as a parent, a typical crying and moaning but this was a panic scream. >> that night julian was wearing a sleep sack from halo, wearable blanket can be zipped up. halo promotes products as the safer way to sleep. his parents say the ten-month-old julian this crawled himself into the fetal position. the eyelid hooked on his tooth. >> he got stuck on his tooth. he panicked trying to get it

lose. >> he kicked so hard he yanked his own tooth out. blood was everywhere, his mother said. halo declined an interview but this type of incident was extremely remote, less than one in a million. but they are continuing to sell the sleep sack with the old zipper, as well. john fox he doesn't see the logic in there. >> clearly there was a risk enough for them to redesign the product. they should have removed the previous product from the shelves to prevent any risk for future kids using older versions of that product. >> we wanted to know if this type of incident had ever happened before. so we filed a freedom of information act request the consumer products safety commission. we learned the exact same thing had happened to taylor stern eight months earlier. like julian, 15-month-old taylor

was wearing a halo sleep sack and the zipper hooked on to her thtooth. they described what happened next. >> and what happened to your tooth? >> it pulled out. >> federal regulators investigated the incident and concluded there was no product defect. "7 on your side" learned there have been six other zipper complaints involving the sleep sacks. five involved crumbling in pieces or being bit off by a child. >> it's very dangerous and faulty product that should be taken off the shelves. the fact that they come off is one problem but the fact they disintegrate is even worse. >> in 2005, old navy voluntarily

recalled a product following complaints that the zippers would break or come lose. halo said the product achieved all safety standards and analyzed complaint and found to pattern of defect. >> when we continue, it's something we complain about and see every single day. the effect of fog on plants and animals. off highway vehicle territory now off-limits because of a cancer risk.

school officials in san francisco are trying a new approach to get students who chronically skip school to come to class. kids that miss more than ten days are considered as offenders. >> san francisco's burton academic high school are focusing on ninth graders.

here is why. they analyzed the school district's data and found those were a grade point average of less than 2.0 who showed up for class only 85% of the time was very likely to drop out of highs school. >> and these warnings indicators had only a graduation rate of 15%. it's something that goes out at you and we have to do something about it. >> so instead of being taken to the resource center, counselors come to the school once a week. its pilot program being tested only at burton. >> they are obligated to work with the other person to get them reengaged back in school. >> since the program started in august, once identified as truants have added 25% more school case. >> graduation means you can go to college and college degree

will make your life easier. >> the money is coming from the district attorney's office. >> the pilot program will run for at least one year. if the results are good they will implement it at other san francisco high schools. >> the goal here is to get the group rate. that is the only way we're going to be a success. lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." you know fog contains a lot of water but how much. as wayne freedman reports a researcher has set out to measure it and in the process study the consequences of climate change. >> we have been told there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. on this day, dr. dan fernandez is going to big sur in search of something. >> water that is airborne. >> fog, mysterious and right about now, so far below. >> there is a water in the fog.

>> how much? >> in a cubic meter you might have about a gram. >> doesn't sound like out? >> there are a lot of cubic meters of fog out there. >> the doctor does research at california state university monterey bay. when we met to fog by satellite, the stuff behaves like water. it flows and fills valleys as if were basins which led him to wonder. >> can we measure the fog. how much water in the following and how much is necessary plants and fauna to survive. >> when the mist comes in it accumulates on the grids and driosts down on collection areas. a heavy day might yield a couple gallons. >> one of the questions, with a warming world will we see fog along the coast in hundred years and what would be the effects be. >> it's possible the fog on the

gold golden gate would disappear or significantly reduced. >> more than visible, such a change could have far-reaching consequences for plants and animals that use information as the main source of water. >> when the fog changes there is a possibility that certain plants and animals won't survive. that will affect us. there is a possibility that our lifestyles will change. >> which raises the stakes significantly. mystical fog, precious fog, tenuous fog, from big sur, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." >> people who love off-road vehicles are fighting to get one of their favorite parks reopened. clear creek management area was closed because of high levels of asbestos. some call the concern overblown. >> this is how ken of santa clara likes to spend his spare time, riding the hills of the recreation area with his

12-year-old daughter. he wishes he could take 50 miles away where he spent his childhood learning how to ride. clear creek recreation area covers 48 square miles of former mining roads and trails. the landscape is like any other in california. >> the amount of mileage you could ride in a day, you can ride 50 miles, have lunch, ride 50 miles and not cover the same area two-twice. >> they abruptly closed clear creek. they have ordered all off road vehicles off after the epa found potentially dangerous level of naturally occurring asbestos in the soil. indicated the recreation activity that we were authorizing on public lands with exposing the public to levels of asbestos, it will increase their

lifetime rick of cancer. >> we are concerned about what the had you been health impact. we were surprised how high levels are. >> the epa study concluded that five visits a year could lead to lung cancer or other disease. the effects often take decades to appear. >> it's not safe for children to taking part in the activities. it's not safe for adults to participate it in on a frequent basis. >> they are skeptical of the findings. he has been coming here most of his life. >> for many years, just about every weekend. >> he says most of the tests were done in dry conditions. so he started reaching out to other off-roaders that spent significant time. he has yet to identify a single illness. >> there has been studies done

on cancer rates. but a 2005 u.c. davis study that people live near natural occurring asbestos have a higher risk but he is not the only one questions closing the parks. >> people of california have an investment in this area. >> the state agency that oversees off-road vehicles, california has spent millions over the years maintaining clear creek's roads and trails. so the state commission add harvard scientist to investigate whether the risk is lower when the ground is wet. >> they found the risk to human health was below the danger level. it was was acceptably low levelf risk. >> they are working out with the state to allow limited use of clear creek. phil jenkins says all extreme sports come with risk, mountain

climbing, surfing or off road vehicles. >> as long as we're informing the public of what you are going to be exposed to, that should be left up to the individuals to make their informed decisions. >> still ahead, are you looking for new gentler laser treatment? one that takes care of sun damage without painful side effects. plus... monterey couple who launched an organic revolution. we'll havery next.ñ!xxxç/ç/ ú

a new laser treatment is promising to help skin damage. it comes with less down time than earlier treatments. carolyn johnson reports. >> any questions? >> no. >> mike turner says his skin bears the battle scars of active life. >> i did a lot of swimming. >> he is going to reraise some of the damage with a new laser marketed under clear and brilliant. >> not all that skin damage,

fine lines. >> dermatologist says the system is genetics her on the skin than earlier lasers with a recovery time of under 24 hours. >> these are very gentle. three or four more days of hiding up and aggressive ones were up to a week. >> these before and after photos show the effect on sun damage. they say it's effective on minority skinch c types which ce vulnerable to blotchyness from more powerful lasers. they can remove microthin layers of skin. >> the reason why lasers have created problems in all skin types, darker skin types is too much energy. we can still get from point "a" to point "b" without giving all that juice. >> so with the lower intensity

beam, there are more sessions, he has five sessions lasting about 45 minutes each. >> perfect, all right. all done. >> the reddishness that is left behind is mild enough that most patients can return to work the same day. he says he is looking forward to seeing his sun damage finally fade. >> it was visible. it could be seen and it was time to get it removed. >> if you love the convenience of those ready made salads in a bag, you might want to thank a carmel valley couple. the unlikely duo that created earthbound farms. >> they took a simple chore and transformed it into an extraordinary journey. the adventure begin when they took care of the raspberry bushes. the year was 1984. >> we fell in love with growing food and enjoying food and not living in a concrete jungle.

>> in exchange for free rent, they took care of the property. myra was a berkeley grad. somehow spraying the berries were chemicals just didn't feel right. >> when we began farming, we were not scared by what we did not know. >> they started growing organicly and set up a stand called earthbound farms. >> so every night we would be sitting there our organic salads and this is the most amazing product. imagine if you get this to new york, everybody would buy it. >> the idea of prewashed bags started slowly but the pioneering product quickly took off. >> in 1983 they landed a contract with coast co-, it was a deal that transformed local organic farming into big

business. >> earthbound farm is the largest grower of organic food in united states. the produce stand, although more elaborate remains a tribute to the company's humble beginnings. >> i've been coming here since they opened years ago. >> there had been challenges along the way. the e. coli outbreak involving bagged spinach killed three and sickened more than 200. the spinach did not come from earthbound farms but was at another plant. they provided a video. since then they have faced stricter regulations. the earthbound farm that was on the forefront of food safety now tests before and after the washing process. >> we have done things like implemented a raw product test and hold program where we are

actually testing the raw materials before processing them. >> more than 70 of markets carry their salads. sales are expected to approach $500 million and myla has published two cookbooks. >> we have 11.5 million pounds of synthetic chemicals are saved by organic farming. >> they have new salad line called power meal. >> yes to entrepreneur, yes to environmentalist but more so we're just inspired by this idea of organic farm and healthy eating. >> drew and myra had no idea more than 25 years ago these

raspberriesnch an organic revolution that is still growing. karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >> still ahead, a mexican art exhibit in san francisco, we'll take a look how artists are putting lifefefefefefefefefefefú

a major exhibition of mexican contemporary or the art is on display n in fort mason in san francisco. >> bright colors, inspired messages, 17 artists trade their life experiences. >> california has such a strong thing everything hispanic and latino. >> this is low rider mambo. there are car wheels that look like drums. it's one of three local artists. >> the message i got very young

was that it was bad to speak spanish, it was wrong to be mexican. there were issues about it. >> it had a profound effect and translates into her piece inspired by her grandmother. >> all of the herbs that have anything to do with healing the breath the mouth and lumps. >> they are concerned that the language is being lost. they created this haunting piece. they are works that capture the vitality of life. a collection is out on national tour and at time they have found a permanent home here. >> contemporary art meant to engage children. >> there are other generations and sometimes they are more readily accepting. >> it's an exploratory work of glass, she says it's a reflection of society. >> culture moves, it changes, it

transforms itself. if it's not taken care of, it can break. >> pieces will be part of 14,000 objects in the museum's collection. don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> that is all for this edition of assignment 7. i'm kristen sze. thank you so much for joining us. us. >> problems for the port of oakland where officials hope to avoid a second shutdown by "occupy" protesters. >> a railing topples over at a football game at at&t park. and people are looking for a and people are looking for a place to live after an apartment

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