what do you hate about going to the bathroom when it's a public bathroom? >> oh, my gosh, it's so creepy. it's not even the germs that are involved in the bathroom. it's the idea of someone in the next stall hearing me or knowing what i'm doing in my space. i prefer to go home in my own bathroom. when i'm forced to use a public bathroom, my bladder completely shuts down and won't function. i can't go. dr. oz: that's a big problem for a lot of folks. you get past the emotional issues and your bladder becomes shy. it's a physical reaction to anxiety. let me show you what's happening inside of you. you have the bladder in front. there it is. but look at the size. you actually have a tube coming out and muscles hold it in place and the bladder is supposed to squeeze to empty out that urine but if the muscle doesn't squeeze it doesn't create the pressure to push the urine through and nothing is going to happen. when you get stage fright and freeze up, the same thing affects the muscles of your bladder. psychologist jen hartstein is back with us. what's the first

people still love their bathrooms. people think of them as an important room, as an investment for their home. yes, there is the gamut. some people are really just for function and utilitarian. some of them are large and lavish and everything in between. >> we are going to start looking at a couple of little vignettes of bathrooms. we can talk about fixtures and use that as a springboard for questions for our audience and discussions from some of the manufacturers we have here. let's start by looking at one right back here. this is a really interesting one because this has some of the characteristics of a traditional san francisco building. it has this starting with the board, i think it is called, and it has both old-fashioned kind of pictures and real modern stuff. what do you see here? >> looking around, it has gone a soaking tub. >> it has little jets in a, so like a spot/hydrotherapy kind of thing? >> exactly. what people need to be mindful on for these types of tubs are two things -- number one, they have a motor

now they're nice bathrooms.sed to go to the trough and it would splash all over you. >> ew. >> first of all, you referred to them as the defending super bowl champions and they lost to the ravens. >> i know. >> that's still not over. >> i know. >> candlestick is where i learned my fear of urinals so i get stage fright now. now i can't pee. >> oh, my god. this is exact -- i grew up in -- >> is that true? >> candlestick did it for me. i used to go when i was like 10 or 12 to candlestick park because i lived in san mateo to see the giants usually on my birthday with my dad. i was talking about this in our editorial meeting. you show up in the bathroom with your shorts. the trough is like right here. >> waist high. >> a guy just hanging out peeing. it's hitting you. you're like, i cannot pee. >> everyone thinks that at niner games, i know san francisco has this awful -- that people assume it's a bunch of people who are like, have some white wine. those are people that move there. i'm talking about the dudes from con

so, what is the issue regarding expanding the bathroom? or the abilities? >> that is fine. as a tenant, i'm entitled to the protection under the building code, the building code says that when showers are replaced they are going to be brought up to certain minimum size. it is a very small room in order to get that minimum mandated statutory area the configuration needs to be changed. as you can see, on the photograph, you have in your package and that i have given you, we have all of the tiles that come off from the... excuse me. the large number of the tiles have come off on the walls and our shower pan and deteriorated and these needs to be replaced and when they are replaced it requires a minimum area for that new shower and that configuration then triggers a change of design. >> is that... >> there is a certain minimum circle, you need to be able to put in. >> for accessibility issues? >> i don't think that it is accessibility. i think that they say that any shower needs to have a minimum size. and when you get that minimum size, in where you have something that does no

what was he doing in the students' bathroom? well, he says the janitor was cleaning the teachers' bathroom at the time. all right, check that and his alibi afterwards. we're doing background checks on all the teachers, too. okay. these are the fingerprints of all the school staff. have forensics run them against the prints found in the bathroom. okay. what about the parents? father works as a sporting goods manager in port jeff, and the mother works as a paralegal in the city. not good candidates for ransom. no. apparently, the boy stopped by the school psychologist's office this morning. he wanted to talk. what'd the psychologist say? she's out with the flu, but i'm told he was pretty upset she wasn't there. maybe he knew something was going to happen to him. maybe. maybe he knew something was going ♪ ♪ hanes. a perfect fit for every body. now in colorful new styles. ♪ walter: do you think it was someone at the school, a teacher? jack: well, we're still in the preliminary stage of our investigation, so we have to consider every

look at the way the x5 cuts through the dirt on this bathroom floor. you're cleaning, you're helping to sanitize and you're deodorizing all at the same time. it's quick, it's easy, it's effortless and it's hot. and if you think the x5's a great mop in the bathroom, wait till you see me use it as a handheld steamer. >> the x5 is so easy to maneuver. i don't feel like i'm struggling to get around the toilet. it's just mopping at ease. >> one of the things that i like best about cleaning with steam in the bathroom is the fact that you're cleaning with superheated water, and that means no chemicals, especially in confined spaces. so if you want to clean around your sink fixtures, use the power of steam. now, right now i'm using the jet nozzle. but i want you to see how it gets in these hard-to-reach areas. it'll get around your fixtures, you don't have to rub and scrub and inhale those chemicals, and you can see, all that is just melted down and it wipes away. but even if you just use the x5 for this next job, i promise you, it is worth every single penny.

with all the things in the bathroom. how about a sink? >> oh, yeah. good answer. steve: the sink. i would have said it. only one strike, kim. tell me something dirty you'd find in a single guy's bathroom. >> i got this. they're always gonna leave towels and washcloths laying around. steve: towels, washcloths. hey, katie, only one answer left. if it's there, you clear the board. >> how about the countertops? countertops. steve: the countertop. i think i got this one. i think i got it. one answer left, colleen, but you got 2 strikes this time. you got to be careful. williams family can steal. >> how about a razor? steve: wow. a dirty razor. hey, don't worry, folks. we'll be right back. don't go away. man, i love these new red button roast coffees. it is exactly what i need, 'cause i woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. tell me about it. this french vanilla one is a great way to start the day. did you just say, "tell me about it," and then keep on talking? 'cause i can't really tell you about it if you keep on

so, what is the issue regarding expanding the bathroom? or the abilities? >> that is fine. as a tenant, i'm entitled to the protection under the building code, the building code says that when showers are replaced they are going to be brought up to certain minimum size. it is a very small room in order to get

and a boy to go into the girl's bathroom. think it will cause a lot more problems than it was intended. >> an actual shot of a boy's bathroom. in case haven't seen them. if you move slightly to the right, you will see greg jarrett. >> i smell pulitzer. >> this seems like it could create more problems. why don't they just make the bathrooms separate? just have unisex and avoid the whole problem? put in cameras. no, that would not work either. >>> no. that definitely wouldn't work. >> i agree with one part of what mike said. i think we on like to see a counseling component. however, at the same time, in the meantime, there should be some tens taken. if you look at the statistics of the amount of verbal and physical abuse that transgender students suffer in their schools, it is staggering. not good. something we need to make some type of concerted effort. >> this seems like a misguided attempt to deal with what is a very real problem. >> okay, the survey on friendliest and unfriendliest cities in the united states. new york, new

it wasn't easy. >> i never use the bathroom during school. >> went all day without using the bathroom? you didn't feel comfortable going to the boys bathroom? didn't feel comfortable going to the girls bathroom? >> the new legislation is creating worries that others won't feel safe. >> here you have girls in the locker room doing their showers and you also have a boy that can come in there undress, be naked at the same time. >> brad is founder of the pacific justice institute. a conservative legal foundation. >> this allows a large male to play on the girls wrestling team. this is a high touch, high impact sport. this is going to cause many girls to feel violated when you have wrestling, a male wrestling a female. >> lawsuits are expected before the law takes effect january 1. supporters say school systems in los angeles and san francisco have been operating under similar rules for years with no problems. and that transgender students need this help not something you choose? >> no. >> you are stuck with it? >> yup. >> you're making the best of it. >> the number of transgender students

. >> the bathroom battle. transgender students will soon pick rest rooms that match their gend gender identity regardless of the sex on the birth certificate. >> not a person looking to get a thrill. >> opponents are gearing up for a fight to overturn the new law. a bay area school district sign as landmark contract that includes new teacher evaluations. we'll go behind the breakthrough. here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. >> welcome to our "class action" education special. it is back to school, so a lot to report on tonight. i'm jessica aguirre. first up, quality of air in your child's school. now these end of summer days can be hot, which can mean stuffy classrooms and bad area. researchers examined quality in california classrooms, and the results even surprised them. more than half of classrooms studied are not properly ventilated. >> reporter: the jungle gym's no match for 9-year-old nathal. but on the days asthma flares up, his mom worries about the singe act of sending him to class. >> it's stuffy, h

. >> reporter: the bathroom battle. transgender students will soon pick restrooms on their sexual identity. >> this is not people looking for a thrill by going into the opposite jen ser bathroom. >> reporter: but opponents are gearing up for a fight. we'll go behind the breakthrough. here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. >> hello, and welcome to our class action education special. it is back to school, so we have a lot to report on tonight. i'm jessica aguirre. first up, the quality of air in your child's school. now these end of summer days can be hot which can me stuffy classrooms and bad air. they examined air quality and the results surprised them. more than half of the classrooms studied are not properly ventilated. the jungle gym's no match for this child today. but on the days his asthma flares up, his mother worries about the simple act of sending him to schas. >> it's stuffy, hot, humid in the classrooms. if you're a parent of a child with asthma, that's where they spend the majority of their time instead of a

to make a wheelchair-accessible bathroom, it takes a lot more space than a regular bathroom. so, it is a problem oftentimes with small businesses. especially if you have to do two of them. and it cost about $15,000 to $25,000 to build a wheelchair- accessible bathroom. for restaurants, bars, it's a truck, there is an issue on the height of the counters -- for restaurants, bars, at such wreck, there is an issue on the height of the counters. that keller would make the person wheeling up on in the chair not be able to be eye level. you cannot have it like that. you have to have a portion of the counter down level. it is 34 inches. i daresay most of the counters will not be that size if you have a business like that. however it may be. that is not what the normal business layout is. tables. there is a percentage based on the number of seats that have to be wheelchair-a accessible. they are required to be appropriately designated with a placard. you can get that any press run supply store. in place with commercial interiors can furnish you with those placards. you also have to ha

. >> i never used the bathroom at school. >> you went all day without using the bathroom? >> yes. >> a first for strands gender students. the critics who say it goes too far. >> we have surprising developments in the weather department. fire alerts and the prospects for a very warm sunday. that odd combination coming up when we cover the forecast after a break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, more bay area headlines. >> tomorrow we are going to learn more about the deadly limousine fire that killed five women last may. the back end of that limo burst into flames while traveling across the san mateo bridge. the joint investigation by the chp and county and city authorities is expected to reveal what caused the fire and whether or not negligence is involved. the four surviving passengers say they told the driver there was smoke in the cab before the fire ignited. >>> and starting tomorrow, there will be a series of town hall meetings in the east bay to discuss fire service cut backs. there's a consulting firm studying how the fire protection district can be most effective after recent closur

where the [ bleep ] is the bathroom? >> sometimes you have to go. >> especially when they're selling all those drinks. >> one of the store employees is frustrated with this fella. maybe he's just wanting him out. >> i've got to pee. >> whether you have to tinkle or not, you don't talk to another human being this way. >> you don't have a bathroom? >> no. >> all right, fine. >> no! >> no he >> cops will get here long before i do. >> he grabs some kind of snack and then starts to walk out of the store. the employee originally talking to him says uh-uh. >> yeah. >> ooh. >> oh! >> continues calling names and then walks out the door. >> good. >> i started this off by saying, come on, man, don't do it. it also applies to this video. surveillance footage from new zealand. a couple of guys who break in and they quickly go for, you guessed it, the cigarettes. they start whacking at this thing, hacking at it with what looks like a crow bar, some kind of weapon. but he's getting what's coming to him. >> oh! >> that is wedged between

. >> and go to the bathroom. >> and go to the bathroom. i was like, if i go to the bathroom, them bullets don't have no names on it. they're going to shoot us all because nobody is going to know i'm in the bathroom. >> this is also really a teachable moment it seems in how to respond in an emergency situation. antoinette, you know, this tape could be played in classes in terms of how to remain calm and the importance of remaining calm in an emergency. >> yes, and just being yourself and being personable with the person and sympathizing with the person. we get a lot of calls with people in the same condition that he's in, but a different situation. and that's what we're trained to do, to sympathize with them and keep them calm until help gets there. and no situation where we want anyone to get hurt. that was my biggest fear. >> as i said before, i think a 911 operators have such a difficult job, and i want to thank you for what you did in this situation and want what you do every day. so thank you. >> thank you. >

>> now you've started something. >> michael have you been in the ladies bathroom again?icked. like the new digs. >> thank you. so do i. >> she's cheeky. >> she is very cheeky. >>> "around the world" starts right now.

i asked where the bathroom was. >> are you serious?where the bathroom was, he said right this way, sir, was very nice. walked outside, pointed down the road, said good luck, have a good day. i go back around, my wife said what happened, i said i just got kicked out. he just didn't know. that's fine. >> facial profiling. i don't like facial profiling. >> he was very polite. >> at least he was nice. >> great way to handle an embarrassing situation. andrea, can you tell us an embarrassing situation that happened to you? >> i can. >> please do. >> i used to be mary matalin's intern, they invited me to their house. they had a trampoline, was doing kicks and jumps, everyone was watching, i split my pants wide open. bare cheeks everywhere at a picnic. >> what were you wearing? >> that's not important. but thanks, bob! anyway, turned out okay, i laughed about it, and mary loaned me a cardigan to tie around my waist. >> god, wish i had been there. >> can i just point out that's the way to handle an uncomfortable situation as opposed to the way

look at the through the dirt on this bathroom floor. you're cleaning, you're helping to sanitize and you're deodorizing all at the same time. it's quick, it's easy, it's effortless and it's hot. and if you think the x5's a great mop in the bathroom, wait till you see me use it as a handheld steamer. >> the x5 is so easy to maneuver.i'm struggling to get around the toilet. it's just mopping at ease. >> one of the things that i like best about cleaning with steam in the bathroom is the fact that you're cleaning with superheed water, and that means no chemicals, especially in confined spaces. so if you want to clean around your sink fixtures, use the power of steam. now, right now i'm usi jet nozzle. but i want you to see how it gets in these hard-to-reach areas. it'll get around your fixtures, you don't have to rub and scrub and inhale those chemicals, and. but even if you just use the x5 for this next job, i promise you, it is worth every single penny. clean,elp sanitize and deodorize with superheated water at 230 degrees. [steam hissing

. >> and go to the bathroom.he bathroom. i was like, if i go to the bathroom, them bullets don't have no names on it. they're going to shoot us all because nobody is going to know i'm in the bathroom. >> this is also really a teachable moment it seems in how to respond in an emergency situation. antoinette, you know, this tape could be played in classes in terms of how to remain calm and the importance of remaining calm in an emergency. >> yes, and just being yourself and being personable with the person and sympathizing with the person. we get a lot of calls with people in the same condition that he's in, but a different situation. and that's what we're trained to do, to sympathize with them and keep them calm until help gets there. and no situation where we want anyone to get hurt. that was my biggest fear. >> as i said before, i think a 911 operators have such a difficult job, and i want to thank you for what you did in this situation and want what you do every day. so thank you. >> thank you. >>> more of our

. >> and go to the bathroom. to the bathroom. i was like, if i go to the bathroom, them bullets don't have no names on it. they're going to shoot us all because nobody is going to know i'm in the bathroom. >> this is also really a teachable moment it seems in how to respond in an emergency situation. antoinette, you know, this tape could be played in classes in terms of how to remain calm and the importance of remaining calm in an emergency. >> yes, and just being yourself and being personable with the person and sympathizing with the person. we get a lot of calls with people in the same condition that he's in, but a different situation. and that's what we're trained to do, to sympathize with them and keep them calm until help gets there. and no situation where we want anyone to get hurt. that was my biggest fear. >> as i said before, i think a 911 operators have such a difficult job, and i want to thank you for what you did in this situation and want what you do every day. so thank you. >> thank you. >>> more of

he thought he was shooting an intruder hiding behind the bathroom door. today's indictment goes against the story oscar pistorius gave to investigators. prosecutors cite witnesses who say they heard a woman screaming before the deadly gunshot. the case will now go to trial. but it will not be a jury deciding his fate. instead, under south africa's legal system, single judge will decide whether he is guilty. amy kellogg with the news live in london. the indictment calls it an intentional murder. what else are prosecutors claiming? >> that's pretty much the same as premeditated murder and that's what the prosecutiones going for. of course pistorius will be going for something lighter because he said he thought he was shooting an intruder. the prosecuting authority says that is irrelevant because the fact is they believe that pistorius wanted to kill whoever was in the bathroom and the indictment reads, quote, an era -- we heard that reena steenkamp was hiding in the bathroom, and that one of the 107 witnesses called to trial is a former soccer star who has