their family. cara liu, ktvu. in oakland firefighters told us this afternoon they still haven't determined what started the fire that destroyed a house overnight. the flames started at the back of the vacant house on 35th avenue around 2:00. firefighters had the fire out about an hour later but say the house is now a total loss. neighbors say they have seen squatters but there's no word on whether the squatters are responsible for the fire. a man was rescued from a cliff. he was trapped on 32nd avenue and el camino del mar. it's not clear how the man became stuck but fishes plucked him off the cliff without injurys in a second man charged in the death of his three daughters pled not guilty. wilfredo reyes was arrested in north carolina earlier this month. he was soft smoken today as he

entered the pleas and denied he is a member of a violent street gang. reyes is charged in the deaths of anthony bolognia and his son matthew and michael back in 2008. another man edwin ramos has already been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for their murders. it is estimated that in alameda county alone there are hundreds of tons of unused drugs that need to be disposed of. supervisors are trying something never done before to try to get rid of them. >> reporter: every day people walk into these prescriptions but getting rid of unused pill social security a problem, alameda county is demanding the drug companies solve. this pharmacy fills up to 300 prescriptions a day. but what do patients do with pills they don't use. >> i throw them away. >> where do you throw them? >> in the garbage can. you know sometimes i put them

down the garbage disposal. >> reporter: the alameda county board of supervisors adopted a new ordnance that for the first time would require drug companies to pay the cost of collecting and disposing of unwanted pills. operating dozens of drop boxes like this one cost more than $300,000 a year. and the county estimates registration debits have about 700-tons of unwanted pills at home. officials say quite often those pills can fall into the wrong hands. >> the youth are telling us how much pressure they have in the schools, primarily but to some extent middle schools to start taking some of these prescriptions drugs that are coming out of people's cabinets. >> reporter: or people flush them down the toilet that gets into our drinking water. >> they're showing up in our water, they're showing up in

animals that they shouldn't be. >> there's nothing that says children are not going to get expired pharmaceuticals. >> i think this is a good thing because people don't even think about what they're going to be doing with the drugs around the house. >> reporter: the drug companies have a year to come up with a plan to collect the unused pills and get rid of them. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. a fiery big rig accident in the east bay injured three people and created a huge traffic problem. the highway patrol says a big rig sideswiped a car in the highway 380. the truck scraped a wall and slid to a stop. it spilled diesel fuel and hydraulic. the truck driver and 17-year- old son was able to get out.

a woman driving the other car also was treated for minor injuries. all lanes have been reopened. in election 2012 news, tonight president obama is spending time in three states today. spectators outside san francisco airport watched air force one take off ending a three day whirlwind trip here in the bay area. he left here around 11:00, headed for portland oregon for a fundraiser there and he's scheduled to be in seattle tomorrow night. mitt romney addressed veterans in reno one day after the president did. speaking after the vfw convention, romney said america is the biggest country in the world but says obama's policies are hurting our country. >> in 70 years, exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify. compromised our national security secrets. >> reporter: romney will spend

the next two weeks over seas in israel and poland to outline his ideas on american foreign policy. voters in liver mother will -- livermore will be voting on changing the city's election cycle from an odd year format to an even voting format. many cities and agencies hold their voting on even years to livermore would be able to share their expenses with them. now to our continuing coverage of the movie theater massacre in colorado. a gag order is now in place in the case of a shooting suspect. a judge has banned police an lawyers from discussing the case of 24-year-old james holmes. this comes as a handmade memorial is growing for the

victims. several of the victims will be buried on saturday. and a 26-year-old navy veteran will receive a full military funeral next month. a nonprofit group has raised almost # -- $2 million for the victims. the police chief first asked for donations to the fund last friday. giving first.org allows people to donate to a variety of groups helping the victims. including mental health services, victim's assistance agencies and blood banks. a new report shows that the number of people trying to buy new guns has gone way up in colorado since the shootings. the colorado bureau of investigation says gun dealers submitted 2,800 requests for background checks in the three days after the shooting. that's up 43% compared to the week before. now to those who survived the movie theater massacre. they're giving new accounts of

the terror unleashed by that heavily armed gunman. >> what's happening? >> somebody is shooting in the auditorium. >> reporter: best friends allie young and stephanie davies were inside theater nine. >> there's smoke, explosion, there's blood, there's death, there's guns being fired. >> reporter: one of the bullets hit davies. >> i remember falling on the ground. there was blood everywhere. >> reporter: davie was not hurt, she applied pressure on her friend's wound. both said the gunman yelled at several people telling them to stand up before he fired. >> you hear him yell at people and you hear the rounds going off, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: when the gunfire finally stopped, davies carries her friend across two parking lots to an ambulance. >> she saved my life which i, you know, that's always going

to be you know a little emotional for me. >> reporter: michael white is also feeling emotional about the actions of his father. the younger white was shot in the back and his girlfriend farah sudani was badly injured. he says his father saved sudani's life by covering her. >> i could not let them get both of our lives. i thought if he is going to get both of us. so i put myself over her. >> it was the second time that he met her, so for him to do that to save her live, i love him. and the new gun debate

sparked by the colorado shooting. a special benefit dvd will be released at at&t park during the opening ceremony. that dvd was recorded by tim flannery and the grateful dead to help bryan stow. the two men charged with beating bryan stow appeared in a los angeles courtroom. stow is still recovering from very serious injuries. and is suing louis sanchez and norwood for $16 million. both sanchez and norwood pleaded not guilty to the charges last month. their trial is set to begin next saturday. j.p. morgan is set to settle a suit. customers had accused the bank of improperly raising the minimum payment on credit card

balances from 2% to 5%. card holders claimed chase wanted to earn extra fees from people who could not meet those higher payments. a warning tonight for participants about a popular children's stroller. peg perego is recalling hundreds of thousands of strollers. the company said children can become trapped and strangled between the tray. one death has already been reported. consumers are advised to immediately stop using the strollers and contact peg perego for a free repair kit. to see the full list of all of the models affected, be sure to log on to our website ktvu.com and look under web links. a 13-year-old boy from san francisco who was pulled from the russian river this weekend has now died. authorities say eduardo corona was swimming on sunday afternoon when he ran into trouble. friends say he had been under water for several minutes when

another swimmer finally pulled him to shore. an onlooker tried to revive corona before he was flown to children's hospital in oakland where he later died. >> reporter: coming up, the simple game in a pool in the south bay that almost killed an 8-year-old boy. how his life was saved with literally no time to spare. the man who played george jefferson in the tv sitcom the jeffersons has died. >> i am the cleaner who thought muhammad alli. >> reporter: sherman hemsley played george jefferson. hemsley later starred on amen. hemsley died today in his home in el paso texas, he was 74 years old. san jose has been clearing out homeless camps near ellis park. we'll tell you where some of them ended up and why the homeless are worried problems may follow them. additional cooling on the

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it seems san jose's attempt to clear out homeless has created problems in other areas. we continue our coverage, the homeless were told to pack up their things from the quick site encampment and robert handa is live to tell us that they did but now another camp and another neighborhood have inherited the trouble. >> reporter: we're on key street about a half a mile away is where the homeless camps at kelly park were cleared away from the city. so where did the homeless go? many of them ended up here at this over homeless encampment and it's generating some familiar problems. a walk down trails and through brush brings you to the homeless encampment literally below k street. the trees and clearings have made this a popular place for

the homeless for years. after san jose cleared out homeless camps last thursday many who did not get housing vouchers headed to key street. raul hernandez is worried how the city will react. >> they might just over all kick us out because it's too many people to handle here, i don't know. >> reporter: hernandez says the influx of strangers is also causing tension. >> we have to just hope for the best. that nobody comes in and destroys our place. >> reporter: but minutes later hernandez confronted a man in his tent. >> hey, hey. you already looked in there okay. you already looked in there. there's nothing in there of yours, okay. i don't know where you kept your bag and your stuff whatever. >> reporter: that tension worries the manager of an apartment complex near the camp. >> a lot more desperate people living in the encampment. we've seen some upbeat in police activity. >> we've seen a little property theft in the neighborhood. >> reporter: one person who got assistance moved out of the camp today but says not many will be following.

>> i am so happy that catholic charities helped me get out of the hole here, out of the jungle. >> how come more people here are not applying for the aid you got? >> because they don't believe it's really going to happen. >> reporter: today a clean up group packed up 109 bags of garbage here. that situation bears watching since excess trash and environmental damage led to eviction at kelly park. robert handa. a 12 hour police stand off in oakland ended with the arrest of one suspect but a second suspect is still on the lose tonight. that stand off ended about 3:00 this morning. members of the s.w.a.t. team surrounded the home with two suspects inside. they say the men fired shots at a highway patrol car on saturday night. when the stand off finally ended authorities were only able to arrest one suspect. two other men were previously arrested in connection with the shooting of that chp car. the palo alto city council has approved a plan to keep the

city's animal city services open at least for the time being. the division has to cut its budget for $100,000. the city council approved a plan last night that will cut staff and raise fees. that move took away $479,000 a year in contributions. san francisco and china today entered a new agreement to boost business and trade between the two regions. city economic officials and china's minister took part. mayor ed lee says san francisco is a -- making it a good business partner for china. >> this is what happens here in san francisco. we don't just talk about the problems, we will try to discover ways to solve them. >> reporter: now under the new agreement, china and san francisco have pledged to work together to promote investment and opportunity and bio science

technology and other fields. the bay area real estate market is showing some signs of recovery with a promising jump in home prices last quarter. according to real estate site zilo, home prices rose in san francisco and santa clara county. those two areas are considered the top two markets in the u.s. for sellers. for all nine bay area counties, the average increase was 2.5% that could happen inventory levels as more homeowners decide to list their homes at higher prices. apple's copyright infriction may be worth $2.5 billion. that is how much the company is seeking. according to court papers filed last night, apple says that samsung copied their technology for smart phones and tablets.

this afternoon apple revealed its third quarter earnings the knew -- news is not good for investors. apple fell short of expectations. apple shares fell 5.8% in after hours trading. over all it wasn't a good day at wall street. the dow dropped 104 points closing at 12,617. the nasdaq was down 27. and the s & p500 lost 12 points closing at 1,338. yesterday rosemary mentioned that we were going to see temperatures drop just a little bit and indeed they did today. let's check in with rosemary about where conditions are right now. >> very pleasant out there. we're looking at another nice evening as we settle into your tuesday today. near replica for some areas and some spots did cool down a few degrees. additional cooling on the way for your wednesday. right now the wednesday any where from five to 15 miles per

hour. and most cases so lighter than what we thought yesterday at this hour. a little breezy through the delta. fairfield reporting 18 miles per hour but gusting to near 20 in areas right around fairfield, concord, napa also reporting breezy conditions at times. 69degrees right now in napa. 74 in santa rosa, our numbers already starting to fall off just a little bit. 84 in livermore, 80 in concord. our warmest spots warmed up to near 90. your satellite radar here so we are with a mild stable air mass in place. a ridge of high pressure did creep our way just a little bit but it really didn't have an impact on us. the trough will begin to deepen and by tomorrow our numbers will fall a few degrees from what we felt today. the clouds and fog will be back. we start off tomorrow morning

mostly cloudy back into the low 50s. 53 in san francisco, 52 in san mateo. 55 in concord. 56 for antioch. the morning clouds will be with us all the way inland and we'll peel back by the afternoon. tomorrow low 60s expected right along the coastline. low to mid-60s for san francisco, upper 60s low 70s for the east bay inland. numbers in the upper 70s near lafayette and concord. looking for low 80s for tomorrow and mid-80s expected in areas right around antioch as well as brentwood. this is not going to be the coolest we see these temperatures. i will talk about when we do expect to bottom out and we will have a look at your weekend coming up. well penn state may suffer yet another set back from that sex abuse scandal. just a day after the ncaa hit the university with a $60 million penalty, the college receives a warning about its credit rating.

and in seven minutes an exclusive ktvu news health poll in california, the staggering number of people who are having trouble paying their bills. wrap new at 6:00, searching for upon at the library. the plan to provide privacy. a closer look at the possibility both sides could be telling the truth in this case. and waging a war on minimum wage. we investigate the pros and cons of increasing wages in the bay area. >> more money for the people. >> tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

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moodies may cut penn state's credit rating as they deal with all of the fall out from the jerry sandusky child abuse scandal.

today moody's said the that the university is about a billion dollars in debt. and sanctions could hurt student enrollment and fund raising efforts in the future. and on top of that state farm announced today that it plans to pull broadcast ads from penn state home games. general motors is also reconsidering their sponsorship. top school officials are also accused of a cover up. a new investigative report claims that president obama's new plan designed to shield young immigrants from deportation may cost the government hundreds of millions of the dollars. president obama announced that new policy just last month. it would grant temporary work permits to many young illegal immigrants. ap also says the government would have to hire hundreds of new workers to process an

estimated 1 million permit request. a government investigative economy says bp overlooked major hazard risks. this is according to the preliminary findings by the u.s. chemical safety and hazard investigation board. 11 workers were killed back in april of 2010 when that rig exploded causing 200 million- gallons of oil to gush into the gulf. the newark city council will vote this week on whether to buy an armoured vehicle for the police department. the argus is reporting that police chief leal wants to buy a refurbished lenco bear cat. they would use the armoured truck for special circumstances including possibly confronting armed suspects during a stand off, during a terrorist attack or during a possible school shooting. most california voters say they have a hard time paying for their health care. we'll show you a break down of

the numbers in an exclusive field poll. a boy is recovering tonight after having a frightening experience in this san jose pool. we'll tell you how this all happened even while parents were watching.

no money for doctors visits or dental check ups and exclusive look tonight at the number of californians struggling to pay for health care. this exclusive ktvu poll shows the growing burden of paying medical bills and the cost of health insurance. our poll showed that 53% of californian voters reported some sort of difficult in

paying for health care. >> reporter: more latinos have difficult paying their health care costs than any other ethnic group. here at this oakland clinic many times dentists spend more time on emergencies than cleanings and cavities. at la clinica de la raza dentists see a lot of their patients when it's too late. >> it makes it very difficult for those of us who are providing the care because now you're dealing with a full blown energy situation. >> reporter: a good portion of patients are uninsured, unemployed or under employed. according to the field poll funded by the health care foundation exclusive to ktvu more than half of californians have difficult paying for health care. 39% say the high cost of premiums is the main problem. 46% delayed seeking services due to costs and 54% say they fear financial hardship due to the price of treatment.

>> i have a preexisting condition, luckily i've not been laid off like so many but i can guarantee you that if i were layed off i would not be able to get health insurance. >> i just finished school i'm in an in between period that i'm no longer on school insurance and i'm paying for my own. as a result i have chosen not to go for dental. >> reporter: californians delay dental care more than anything else. dr.choley tells us, what choice do people have if they can't afford preventable care. >> >> when looking at specific regions there is good news for the bay area. in the last five years less bay area voters reported difficulty paying health care costs than any other region in california. there's more details on the financial impact of the new health care law.

the nonpartisan congressional office said that president obama's health care overhaul will shrink the deficit. the budget projection is the first since the u.s. supreme upheld most of that law last month. scientists at the international aids conference reported that the majority of sexual active teenagers are using condoms. researchers and political leaders are meeting in washington discussing ways to try to eliminate hiv and aids. today the centers for disease control said 60% of sexually active high school students say that they use condoms. that is a drop when condom use peaked at 63%. but a big improve from 1991 when only 46% said they used condoms. the cdc says more work is needed to spread the message. the cdc says more than a

third of the births are from unintended pregnancies. this number has remained steady since 1982. women with unintented pregnancies are now more likely to be hispanic as opposed to white. cdc researchers say in 1992 white women accounted for most unplanned births. the man is in his late 20s and he was wounded multiple times in the leg around 3:00 this morning. now we're told the injuries are not life threatening. you may remember back in january officers say 22-year- old college student martinez was shot. but right now they do not believe the two incidents are related. several hikers have reported seeing a mother and

her cubs in the berkeley hills. near the greek theater and stern hall. uc police say the latest sighting was just last thursday: anyone encounters a mountain lion should remain calm. face the lion without running and try to appear as large as possible. it happened in an instant in a pool in san jose and an 8- year-old nearly diet as a result. janine de la vega shows us how a teenager and a woman at the pool saved his life. >> reporter: children were playing games and laughing in the community pool on nicolson lane. but people who live here tell us it was a game in the water that nearly cost the boy his life. >> they were playing who can hold their breath under water the longest. >> she just got up. and somebody screamed who's kid is this. and it was just as fast as that. >> reporter: witnesses say just after 7:00 last night a teenager pulled the boy out of the water and then another

mother at the pool performed cpr. emergency crews say the boy was lifeless when they arrived but they were able to resuscitate him. they say the good samaritan saved his life. he is recovering at lucielle packered. >> the mom is scared, very scared. lots of prayers for her because she is very, very scared. >> reporter: fire officials say this is the second near drowning this year. last year there were six near drownings in a one week period during the summer. that's why this mother is having her son take swimming lessons. >> that's why he's had swim lessons since he was a year old. every summer we have him either it's mommy and me classes or this year we finally decided to do one on one so he can learn more about holding his breath under water. >> fire officials say this near drowning serves as a reminder that it only takes a second of looking away for something to happen to your child. janine de la vega, ktvu news.

ktvu has learned that vincent calvary was taken into custody on july 15th. this video is part of a 2009 documentary that the openly gay lieutenant starred in. calvarez is charged with misdemeanor, and false imprisonment. the incident happened late thursday night at the gold's gym. calvarez was booked into jail then released. a spokesperson for the department says he is now on administrative duty and is expected to be arranged sometime tomorrow. second thoughts. the upcoming movie that is making a change in the wake of that movie theater shooting in colorado. >> and an honor given to a local airport and the airline that earned top honors.

in the aftermath of the colorado shooting, the studio that released the batman movie has now pulled the trailer for an upcoming film. the trailer for gangster squad pulled a scene that showed a

gunman shooting into a theater. the lawmakers said no civilians should be allowed to purchase a weapon capable of carrying 100 rounds of ammunition. a semi automatic rival is among the weapons the colorado shooting suspect legally purchased. senator mccarthy's husband and son were victims in a shooting back in 1993. >> this was made for military, for police. this is meant to kill as many people as possible in the shortest period of time. >> right now it appears that neither the democratic leaders in the house nor republican leaders have plans to any new gun control legislation. >> reporter: tiburon police say they have arrested a man who tried to run over a pedestrian because of what he was wearing. anderson drove up on the sidewalk in front of a fire station and almost hit the man

before he sped off. police searched for the driver in tiburon. police say he made incriminating statements including finding the man's plaid jacket offensive and wanting to hit him. san francisco international airport has been picked as the best airport. editors for online publication frequent traveler. other best of winners include united airlines for best airline and the expedia website for best booking website. it's the psychiatrist guide for what might be wrong with us. should it also include internet addiction. our cooling trent continued around the bay area. i'll have a look at what you can expect on wednesday. and also you can watch ktvu channel 2 news wherever you are any time by using our mobile app just download and click on

the live stream button to watch any ktvu newscast live. new at 6:00, searching for upon at the library. the plan to provide privacy to patrons as they watch x rated content. >> plus the text message that some say supporting allegations of perjury against san francisco's mayor. a closer look at the possibility both sides could be telling the truth in this case. >> and waging a war on minimum wage. we weigh the pros and cons of increasing the minimum wage in the area. o?oowq

if you spend hours on the internet are you addicted. do you need medical help. john fowler is live now in san francisco with the controversy of just what is an ailment. >> reporter: we're an always on society few of us without our smart phones or our tablets connected to the internet. >> reporter: outside on this beautiful day we found many

people including paul curtain on the internet. >> you have like global access to every distraction that there is. >> reporter: young and old spending more and more time with screens, not face to face. >> it's definitely got in the way of that. i think we take too much time on the phone, i'm guilty of that as well. >> reporter: internet addiction will be added to the next diagnosis manual. >> these are cultural addictions. >> reporter: lives are being ruined by too much internet. >> you don't have to spend all your free time on the internet other wise you're going to lose your family. >> reporter: hogwash says psychologist davis. >> as far as i'm aware nobody has lost their house, nobody has lost their family because of time spent on the internet. >> reporter: dr. davie says a lot of screen time might be a

symptom of troubled relationships not the cause. she does say face to face interactions use different types of the brain may atrophy. the los angeles council voted to ban medical marijuana clubs in the city at least for now. the city council has been struggling to control the hundreds of pot clubs that have opened up across los angeles. today they voted 13-1 to ban the shops outright until the state supreme court provide clearing guidelines. if the mayor upholds the decision, letters will go out to one dozen pot clubs. authorities say 27-year-old justin beldin had reached the summit and fell while descending the mountain with his two climbing partners.

park rangers were not able to retrieve his body until monday that's because of stormy weather in the area. the area says that belvin had been living in the area since april. a 14-year-old girl in ohio is not letting a thief spoil her hopes for summer camp. the thief made up with her purse which also had her i pod and camera. jessica says she plans to continue to raise money but would like her personal belongings back. >> i don't know what will happen to these people. i just know i want my i pod and camera back. >> it breaks my heart that she has to learn a lesson like this the hard way. jessica is off to church camp next week. she says though when life turns a little sour, here's her advice you should keep trying and not give up.

>> good advice. and in greenland almost every part of the massive ice sheet has sudden listen started melting. take a look at this it is a video of an iceburg creating a mini tsunami happened. the largest ice melts have only been about half that size. scientists don't know yet if global warming is to blame. another summer dust storm has hit phoenix, large dust storms like this one usually show up after thunderstorms. this one was near the airport and at one point caused visibility in some areas to drop to about a quarter of a mile. meteorologists are estimate that is the dust storm was traveling about five-miles-an- hour. >> it's amazing to see that happen. >> those pictures are remarkable. >> let's check in now with rosemary orozco to find about our weather here. >> for some missing that summer heat and for others quite enjoyable. temperatures well below average

in some places. i'll see -- show you that as we get through the evening hours. 78 in napa, santa rosa that's 7 degrees below the seasonal norm. concord 80 degrees today. normally hitting 88 in the afternoon. 79 for san jose this afternoon normally in the low 80s. an explain quickly of what's going on here. this trough here right off the coast it's going to deepen just a little bit. we do remain sandwiched right in between the two but as this steepness it's going to continue our cooling trend into your wednesday. so the clouds and the fog will return late tonight. be with us tomorrow morning. will remain fairly cool along the coast, low 50s in the forecast for the afternoon. around the bay, foggy then sunshine. clearing back to the cost we'll see that fog move away. breezy conditions for the afternoon. any where between 10 and 15 miles per hour. that sea breeze will drive right through the delta. the inland areas are going to see the low clouds and fog as

well. turning mostly sunny and a mild day in store for you tomorrow. here's a look at what we will expect. 6:00a.m. tomorrow, notice it is around the coastline. across the bay into the east bay little bits around the south bay and we have mostly sunny skies across parts of the north bay. a fairly quick burn off we're talking mid-morning and even the coast expected to be partly to mostly sunny. a lot like today with it returning in the evening hours. our overnight lows and into tomorrow morning. widespread 50s once again. 53 expected in san francisco tomorrow morning. 54 in oak land, mid-50s in fairfield and here is a look at your afternoon highs for tomorrow. we'll see a near repeat in santa rosa. 76 expected. upper 60s expected for the east bay. areas right around oakland and san leandro. low 80s for livermore. into the santa clara valley upper 70s. santa clara, san jose. up around the peninsula social

-- peninsula it's going to be a cool day. the extended forecast we're looking at thursday to be the coolest day well below average for this time of year. upper 70s at best. as we get into the weekends if you are missing that heat we'll warm it back up into the mid- and upper 80s on saturday and sunday. >> still sounds pretty comfortable. >> i love it. words of support the group that this message is really for and who in the bay area is sending it.

amelia airhart is being remembered on what would have been her birthday. the excavation has unfortunately turned up empty. iarhart and her navigator took off for an around the world flight. it is believed they crashed southwest of hawaii. researchers plan to review data from this most recent excavation. they're also planning another exhibition for next year. citizens in new york got their one and only chance today to officially weigh in on major michael bloomburg's controversial plan to ban sugary drinks. at city hall opponents showed

up calling the plan an assault on personal freedom. >> don't dictate to us, talk with us not at us. >> a vote on the measure is scheduled for september. >> officials in new york city estimate that gay marriage has brought in $259 million since it was legalized one year ago. mayor michael bloomburg said today that at least 8,200 same- sex marriage licenses have been issued in the city. the city also surveyed couples about their wedding expenses and included estimates on how much wedding guests have spent at the city's restaurants and hotels. san francisco general hospital is sending a message of support to gay teens. the hospital released this video today as part of the national it gets better project. dozensover staff members including ceo sue curren recorded inspiring messages

aimed at lesbian, gay and transgender. looking up upon at the library. coming up in two minutes the steps one bay area library is taking to provide more privacy in public for people surfing the internet no matter what they're looking at. >> it's $8 a night, the push and pull to make some minimum wage workers have enough to make ends meet.

people don't get on the bus and read hustler in front of everybody. >> reporter: but some people are looking at porn in one very public space. and one san francisco library is trying to give them some privacy. >> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. it may sound strange but some people are looking at pornography at public libraries and it's happening so much they are trying to kaoáep -- keep it away from the range of others. >> reporter: it's a question that libraries across the country have been dealing with whether some computer contact should be blocked from others view or whether it just needs

to be blocked completely. >> reporter: you never know what the person next to you may be looking online and at the san francisco library they would like to keep it that way. the hope of privacy screens will keep one person's afternoon past time from offending somebody else. >> you see a lot of people looking at porn and stuff. >> reporter: adrian haff is a fan of the new plastic screens. >> it seems kind of messed up people doing that kind of stuff in the public environment. i mean people don't get on the bus and read hustler in front of everybody. >> reporter: 18 of the privacy screens have been installedded over the past few weeks all at the main library. the city librarian says they are committed to providing free and equal access to information. and that these screens are a way to filter access. >> we're looking for elegant solutions that strike equal