a city spokesperson said as of april 11th, 485 volunteers cleared to work at city park and rec facilities. friday afternoon immigration and customs officials said this is the second time contreras has been in the country illegally. philadelphia police wouldn't say anything about his criminal history and they haven't looked into his immigration status. >> we don't ask. >> that's the obligation to protect the kids. >> reporter: parents who work and live near the park where he coached want to know exactly how the city's background checks work. >> very important to me, and should be for every parent. >> reporter: now, the mayor's office says the city relies on outside organizations to clear their staffs before they start working at city park and rec facilities. they did not say how or if they checked to make sure that the results are accurate. for the investigators, mitch blocker, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 6:00, pennsylvania second in command is now stripped of his own security detail amid accusations that he mistreated troopers. governor tom wolf hand delivered a letter today to his lieutenant

i am looking forward to what i was able to accomplish and getting parks to the city and i grew up in the richmond district and born and raised 43 years -- yes, i am 43, in the richmond district and i have had parks around me all my life, golden gate park was my background. i had the luck of play soccer on the polo fields and took my parents that sat through the games in the fog and rain and take them to see paul mccartney, one of their favorites on the fields. you know those are the things that make parks special. we get to commute, we get to be there, and congregate and sees lots and lots of great cultural stuff, be there with our families, see kids grow up and play and have a great time and that's what it makes it special for me to be on the park board so i hope you guys reappoint me. thank you. have a great day. >> thank you. any questions? seeing none we will proceed to the next applicant, our fifth applicant and the chair of prosac currently and steffen franz. will you please come forward. >> greetings supervisors. thank you for having us today. my name is steffen franz and curre

i mean they have use the least amount of chemicals then any other park department i know of.the city inspecting the park for potenial hazards that might have made two dogs foam at the mouth and vomit.there are many theoriessome point to the mushrooms cropping up with rain.others to an intestinal parasite that could be gobbled up in the mud.but at least one believes it could be a human cause.i have a feeling that because people use drugs out here i've heard that dogs get pieces of marijuana cigarettes and then get sick from that. so i wouldn't be surprised.a local vet says that is not out of the question.here in san francisco unfortunately we do see a lot of thc intoxication or marijuana intoxication in animals. the most common thing we see is that they will eat human edibles.so particularly chocolate brownies or whatever, whatever is available. and that can cause a small dog to have very significant clinical signsthat told me she sees anywhere between one to four cases of marijuana toxicity cases a day at her clinic. maureen kelly kron4 news ( mark ) white house press secretary, sean

i am looking forward to what i was able to accomplish and getting parks to the city and i grew up in the richmond district and born and raised 43 years -- yes, i am 43, in the richmond district and i have had parks around me all my life, golden gate park was my background. i had the luck of play soccer on the polo fields and took my parents that sat through the games in the fog and rain and take them to see paul mccartney, one of their favorites on the fields. you know those are the things that make parks special. we get to commute, we get to be there, and congregate and sees lots and lots of great cultural stuff, be there with our families, see kids grow up and play and have a great time and that's what it makes it special for me to be on the park board so i hope you guys reappoint me. thank you. have a great day. >> thank you. any questions? seeing none we will proceed to the next applicant, our fifth applicant and the chair of prosac currently and steffen franz. will you please come forward. >> greetings supervisors. thank you for having us today. my name is steffen franz and curre

i am looking forward to what i was able to accomplish and getting parks to the city and i grew up in the richmond district and born and raised 43 years -- yes, i am 43, in the richmond district and i have had parks around me all my life, golden gate park was my background. i had the luck of play soccer on the polo fields and took my parents that sat through the games in the fog and rain and take them to see paul mccartney, one of their favorites on the fields. you know those are the things that make parks special. we get to commute, we get to be there, and congregate and sees lots and lots of great cultural stuff, be there with our families, see kids grow up and play and have a great time and that's what it makes it special for me to be on the park board so i hope you guys reappoint me. thank you. have a great day. >> thank you. any questions? seeing none we will proceed to the next applicant, our fifth applicant and the chair of prosac currently and steffen franz. will you please come forward. >> greetings supervisors. thank you for having us today. my name is steffen franz and curre

i am looking forward to what i was able to accomplish and getting parks to the city and i grew up in the richmond district and born and raised 43 years -- yes, i am 43, in the richmond district and i have had parks around me all my life, golden gate park was my background. i had the luck of play soccer on the polo fields and took my parents that sat through the games in the fog and rain and take them to see paul mccartney, one of their favorites on the fields. you know those are the things that make parks special. we get to commute, we get to be there, and congregate and sees lots and lots of great cultural stuff, be there with our families, see kids grow up and play and have a great time and that's what it makes it special for me to be on the park board so i hope you guys reappoint me. thank you. have a great day. >> thank you. any questions? seeing none we will proceed to the next applicant, our fifth applicant and the chair of prosac currently and steffen franz. will you please come forward. >> greetings supervisors. thank you for having us today. my name is steffen franz and curre

park's hippie hill. thank you for joining us i'm steve aveson.(pam) and i'm pam moore. this year the city of san francisco tried a new approach... all, in an attempt to reign in rowdy crowds... and cut back on the trash left behind. (steve) kron-4's lydia pantazes joins us live tonight with how their plan turned out. lydia? (lydia)the difference this year is that there was a promoter for the event....his name is alex aquino, he's a local business owner. (lydia)because of that there were sponsors who are helping pay for clean up, fencing, porta potties and even security.a spokesperson for the city parks and recreation department that helped take some of the burden off the city.also, you may remember last year there were 11-tons of trash.this year, a spokesperson for the city parks and recreation department says much of that trash will be diverted. <"we have for the first time because of the event producer, on site we have 3-stream collection, so we will be composting and our recycled no anything that can go to be composted or recycled."alex aquino/organizer "i think that we had a good game

paying. >> reporter: if you thought you paid enough to park in philadelphia, get ready because cities parkinguthority is planning to hike up the rates. >> crazy, just crazy. >> reporter: on friday the authorities board adopted a budget that already assumes raised rates for parking meters and parking ticket fines. >> i think this whole situation with parking keeps getting worse and worse and worse. >> reporter: alex bono works in olde city and pace $2.50 an hurry to park her car here, she's also gotten a few tickets at $36 a pop and thinks that is enough. >> i don't know what i will do , parking garage can be just as much to go in the parking garage. >> reporter: parking authority has not given a number for exactly how much the hike would be, city council will have to determine if that they even approve the raise in rates to park in philadelphia. the incentive for the city, a raise in the parking rate is expected to generate about 10 million-dollar a year, money that would go to school districts and pension costs. but people like ines menendez believe the rate hike could have an opposite effec

way in the city of san bruno just outside city park where it appears stop is nothing more than an tap on pedal there's been a lot of near misses of accidents people just going and turning they almost hit each other and it happens a lot a viewer tip sent me here, they said it's a dangerous intersection because people are ignoring the stop sign, they treat it more like and inconveniencenats: ambiance now the interesting part is when i sitting in my car recording it's a constant stream of drivers running the stop sign however when i stand outside with the camera they stop they stop? yea with the camera yea woooow except for this one nats ambiance and this one oh and this one nats: ambiance this area has a park, a school nearby and saint robert's church so it has lots of pedestrian traffic yet even with four-way stop drivers are running the stop sign in all directions sometimes piggybacking off another driver. sometimes you just have to dart across ans somebody will literally driver in front of you and you have to keep going or stop a little bit in the middle of the street and walk ar

finished their walk in precita park and soon after their dogs started were vomitting and foaming at the mouth. some residents wanted to blame lawn fertilizer. but the city'sec and park's department confirmed there have been no fertilizers with chemicals used in over a year. so residents and vet's are still searching for the cause. "they dump fish in emulsion as an alternative to chemical fertilizers. and you can get all the herbicide and pesticide information online at department a park and rec. i mean they have use the least amount of chemicals then any other park department i know of."(vicki) rec and parks is sending officials to search the precita park and the surrounding areas for potential hazards. a local vet says, the illness could be caused by many things. they are seeing an increase in mushroom poisoning and intesitnal parasites ... with all the recent rain. (pam) new information about a great white shark ... that died after beaching itself at pleasure point, in santa cruz on friday. a necropsy was performed over the weekend... and scientists say, an infection is to blame for making the shark sick."the shark as anticipated had severe brain legion

all the time they don't stop you gotta run fast it's the intersection of crystal springs ave and city parkay in the city of san bruno just outside city park where it appears stop is nothing more than an acronym. slight tap on pedal there's been a lot of near misses of accidents people just going and turning they almost hit each other and it happens a lot a viewer tip sent me here, they said it's a dangerous intersection because people are ignoring the stop sign, they treat it more like and inconveniencenats: ambiance now the interesting part is when i sitting in my car recording it's a constant stream of drivers running the stop sign however when i stand outside with the camera they stop they stop? yea with the camera yea woooow except for this one nats ambiance and this one oh and this one nats: ambiance this area has a park, a school nearby and saint robert's church so it has lots of pedestrian traffic yet even with four-way stop drivers are running the stop sign in all directions sometimes piggybacking off another driver. sometimes you just have to dart across ans somebody will literall

we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, where it was raining marshmallows at a city park.t's an annual tradition in the >>> an unusual atmospheric event in detroit where it was raining marshmallows at a city park. it's an annual tradition. the motorcycle made several passes aiming the gooey treats at children. as tempting as they are, the marshmallows aren't for eating. they turn them in for candy and prizes. >>> we know by now the easter bunny should carry an umbrella tomorrow. especially for few of us that got a surprise this year. >> rabbit adoptions were all the rage at this pet smart in dublin today as you can see. while it's always a fun time of year to adopt a bunny, be sure you're ready for all the responsibilities that come with them. because bunnies multiply as i learned. these are my 4 little bunnies. they're about 4 weeks old. the mom and dad are now living in separate hutches. i will be keeping two of them. not sure which two. my sister has dibs on the other two. this bunch will be properly stayed or neutered. they can certainly multiply. >> after the bunny ra

they think park workers may have applied some sort of chemical to the grass. the city is looking into it and the parks and recreation department said it has not used fertilizer therefore more than one year and does not use toxic chemicals. >>> the coast guard has found the exact position of the barge, benton's. the 112-foot freight barge sank near the bay bridge. there was concern about the damage for the transbay tube. the coast guard said the barge settled on the floor of the bay above the tube, protected by a 25-30-foot layer of earth. the vengeance carried thousands of gallons of fuel and it's a big concern on the day that it capsized. >> this is not something we see on a frequent basis. 4000 gallons is more significant than we are used to. >> the coast guard said it flew over the site and did not detect this. they set a minimal amount of fuel has spilled, if any. >>> the time is 4:46 and we will have a check of the weather to start the day. some showers? >>> you have a lot of things, a lot of things in the air and i was wrestling with this and getting the weather

paying. >> reporter: if you thought you paid enough to park in philadelphia, get ready because the cities parkinguthority is planning to hike up the rates. >> crazy. it is crazy. can't do it. >> reporter: on friday's authority's board adapted a budget that assumes raising rates for parking meters and parking ticket fines. >> this whole situation with parking is worse and worse and worse. >> reporter: alex bono works in olde city and pays $2.50 an hour to park her car here. she has gotten a few ticket at $36 a pop, and thinks that is enough. >> i don't know what i will do parking garage is just as much in the parking garage. >> reporter: parking authority has not given a number for exactly how much the hike would be, city council will have to determine that if they even approve the raise in rates to park in philadelphia. the incentive for the city, a raise in the parking rate is expected to generate about $10 million a year, money that would go to school districts and pension costs. but people like ines menendez says rates could have an opposite effect reducing revenue by deterring people from uti

the size of central park in new york city. it has been called the art park of the south with an inventory markers, tablets, monuments, and blacks. it may be the largest museum of sculpture and commitment -- tablets, monuments, and plaqu es. it may be the largest museum of monuments.nd there are irreplaceable sculptures. ainre was one gated m entrance like this. there is a second entrance to the national cemetery. this is the main gate. several lines of symbolism to this as well. first, the monumentation marks the siege lines that continue to surround the city with all of applied by perpetually surrounding the city of vicksburg with commemorative federal siege lines. to this day, unless you go west, across the mississippi, you have to pass through the siege lines. is heldthe landscape apart, it is sanctified. as happens, you must enter the park through the arch. but the arch is the point of entry into a temple. theaterhe elements of and drama are present. almost all of the dates and narratives terminate in 1863. the participants

i am looking forward to what i was able to accomplish and getting parks to the city and i grew up in richmond district and born and raised 43 years -- yes, i am 43, in the richmond district and i have had parks around me all my life, golden gate park was my background. i had the luck of play soccer on the polo fields and took my parents that sat through the games in the fog and rain and take them to see paul mccartney, one of their favorites on the fields. you know those are the things that make parks special. we get to commute, we get to be there, and congregate and sees lots and lots of great cultural stuff, be there with our families, see kids grow up and play and have a great time and that's what it makes it special for me to be on the park board so i hope you guys reappoint me. thank you. have a great day. >> thank you. any questions? seeing none we will proceed to the next applicant, our fifth applicant and the chair of prosac currently and steffen franz. will you please come forward. >> greetings supervisors. thank you for having us today. my name is steffen franz and current o

dozens of city park and wreck workers began the massive cleanup. last year they cleaned up a whopping 11 tons of track left behind and this year city workers picked up all day long, and most will be recycled or composted. >> smokers were asked to do their part. >> put one piece of garbage and take it with you. >> this tiny piece of paper was this man's contribution. >> the city issued a permit so you had to be 21 to get in, and no selling marijuana inside, and local merchants paid for fencing and port a potties and security. >> we tried a few things and we are pleased with how it went. >> do you want to see more or less rules? >> it is what it is. people still came out and had a good time. >> we found this man giving pudz away to some delighted pot lovers. in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> well, as up and go to work, today national dug tresirug testing d, then the day after is national losing your job day. losing your job day. >>> good morning, everybody. here's the high pressure dominating the forecast. today here's a look from tam. sunshine and sp

that's where nine schools are under lockdown right now near a city park. local media is reporting philadelphia police received several 911 calls that murder suspect steve stevens was in the park, although sightings unconfirmed at this point. stevens is the suspect in the shooting death of a 74-year-old man in cleveland, ohio. cleveland police say he posted video of the killing on facebook, and detectives claim he boasted about killing 13 people. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, that story, of course, and town hall meeting with senator feinstein is just getting underway. at 4:00, where protesters from the left say the senator needs to be more to appeal to her base. >>> one of president trump's fiercest critics in the area where a former president of mexico told us about the wall and immigration tonight at 5:00. >>> arguably the most anticipated birth in recent history. >> no argument, right? we're talking, of course, about april, the giraffe's baby. the boy calf got a clean bill of health this morning. no small bundle of joy, though, already standing 5'9

dozens of city park and rec workers began the massive garbage cleanup. last year they collected a whopping 11 tons of trash left behind. this year, city workers picked up all day long. most of it will be recycled or com posted. >> our hope is about 50% of what we collect doesn't end up in the landfill. >> reporter: smokers were asked to do their part. this tiny piece of paper was this man's contribution. there were new rules at 4/20 this year. the city issued a permit, so you had to be 21 to get in. no selling marijuana inside. local merchants paid for fencing, port apotties and security. >> we tried a lot of new things this year, and we're pretty pleased with how it went. >> do you want to see more rules or less rules? >> it is what it is. people still came out. people still had a good time. >> reporter: pot selling not allowed inside but we found this man giving buds away to some delighted pot lovers. >> happy 4/20. >> reporter: in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> sky7 was over haythe street as authorities weric taing a man into custody aft

been a chemical in this fertilizer that caused their dogs to vomit and foam at their mouth, but city's parkent claims they haven't used fertilizer in this park in about a year. i spoke to a dog owner this morning who was in the park about this issue and here's what he had to say. >> they should put a warning. if they are going to put pesticides they should march, you know, the people who come here, so i wouldn't want my dogs to be sick. >> did you hear any residents talking about it? >> no. >> reporter: because parks and reck say they haven't used fertilizer in about a year. >> i see them cutting the grass and usually have a very friendly staff and polite people and we never had any problems. >> reporter: paper reports that the two dog owners sent an e-mail to the district supervisor hillary ronin who is looking into this matter with the city's park and recreation department but at the time these are the only two incidents that have been reported in this park. in san francisco, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> pete, thank you for the very latest. the santa clara board of supervisors may

city officials say this extension will connect southwest philadelphia to the city's park system. it's one of many planned improvements. love to see those changes and progress. love to see the rain move through too. >> it's not going the be terrible tomorrow and dry in the second half of the weekend. but we are eyeing a major warmup by next thursday for the nfl draft. we are going to see a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures in the 80s. >> 80s on thursday and friday. that's nbc 10 news at 11:00. thanks for watching. have a great weekend, everybody. good night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- salma hayek, mike birbiglia, musical guests clean bandit and

dozens of city park and rec workers began the massive garbage cleanup. last year they collected a whopping 11 tons of trash left behind. this year, city workers picked up all day long. most of it will be recycled or com posted. >> our hope is about 50% of what we collect doesn't end up in the landfill. >> reporter: smokers were asked to do their part. this tiny piece of paper was this man's contribution. there were new rules at 4/20 this year. the city issued a permit, so you had to be 21 to get in. no selling marijuana inside. local merchants paid for fencing, port apotties and security. >> we tried a lot of new things this year, and we're pretty pleased with how it went. >> do you want to see more rules or less rules? >> it is what it is. people still came out. people still had a good time. >> reporter: pot selling not allowed inside but we found this man giving buds away to some delighted pot lovers. >> happy 4/20. >> reporter: in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> sky7 was over haythe street as authorities weric taing a man into custody aft

in town >> reporter: if you thought you paid enough to park in philadelphia get ready because cities parking authority is planning to hike up the rates. >> crazy. just can't do it. >> reporter: on friday authority's board adopted a budget that assumes raised rates for parking meters and parking ticket fines. >> i think that this whole situation of parking is just keep getting worse and worse. >> reporter: alex bono works in olde city and pays $2.50 an hurry to park her car here and gotten a few tickets at $36 a pop and thinks that is just enough. >> i don't know what i will do parking garage can be just as much going to the parking garage. >> reporter: parking authority has not given a number for exactly how much the hike would be. city council will have to determine even if they approve the rates to park in philadelphia incentive for the city a raise in the parking rate is expected to generate about 10 million-dollar a year , money that would go to school districts, pension costs. but people like ines menendez believe the rate and hikes could have an opposite effect reducing revenue by dete

at 1800 acres, it is more than twice the size of central park in new york city and has been called the art park of the south with an inventory of 1330 monuments, markers, tablets, and plaques. it may be the largest outdoor museum of sculpture and commemoration in north america, unlike any other civil war battlefield. to enter the vicksburg battlefield park proper is to enter grounds that are fenced off and separated from the city, to secure the grounds and irreplaceable sculptures. there was one gated main entrance. there is a second entrance to the national cemetery, but this is the main gate. you can imagine security is impractical. but there are several lines of symbolism to this as well. first, the monumentation marks the siege lines that continue to surround the city with all of the irony that is implied by perpetually surrounding the city of vicksburg with commemorative federal siege lines. to this day, unless you go west across the mississippi, you have to pass through the siege lines. second, the landscape itself is held apart, it is sanctified. you must enter the park through

>> the daffodils aren't endangered but it is unlawful to pick or cut flowers from city parks and otherlicly planted areas. you see her writing stuff down. the only thing i can see is that she provided advice to this family. i don't believe she offered any type of citation or ticket. it's a bummer in the middle of mother's day. the daffodils did not go to waste. the officer did take them to an old age home. >> it's so ironic and twisted. ♪ you know how it goes. any time we're about to go hang out as a family or with friends you take a selfie. >> document the moment. >> that's right. that's exactly what this family is doing. you've got mom and dad, two sisters here. that's their son's girlfriend there in the middle. they're all saying cheese. >> just as they realize it's a video, they're trying to prank dad. >> a little to the right. >> and everybody goes bananas because rowen is a marine and he told them he wouldn't be able to make it home for spring break, but -- >> did you know he was doing this? >> dad was the only one in on this? >> yes. dad went and picked rowan up earlier and they

city park and animal control workers will join in a conservation group to teach you how to teach themgo away, to talk about ways to cozy up with coyotes. >> nothing like a coyote scaring technique. >> 5:43 right now. californians are still more than 18 months away from selecting their next governor, but that is not stopping the campaign rhetoric from heating up right now. three leading democratic candidates seem to be emerging. gavin newsom, antonio villaraigosa, and john chong. yesterday, all three of them were speaking separately to members of a crime viver's group. >> turns out arrests are down at the mexican border and the head of homeland security said arrests for people illegally entering the u.s. plummeted in march. john kelly said arrests were down by 400,000 when compared to just the month before. kelly says this is due to president trump's approach to illegal immigration. >>> it's almost quarter to 6:00. the u.s. customs department so far is declieping to say how many bids they received to build president trump's proposed border wall. yesterday was the deadline to submit a p

just to do this, man, we go through the park and we make sure there's no needless in the park. >> reporter: cityrs know it's a constant battle. >> the school actually stopped using the park during the school day because they're worried about the students safety. >> this box has gotten a lukewarm reception from neighbors. while they're focused on cleaning up the park, boxes like this might have the opposite effect. >> i think the needle box is encouraging to get drug people to come in and use it. >> 50 needle boxes been back here, now i'm starting to find needles in the box again. >> most needles aren't being put in the park by people who are using them. >> reporter: which is why some people believe the boxes only work if the city or designated neighbor is there keeping watch. >> someone using a needle is not going to take it and stick it in the box, just not going to happen. >>> visit fors to the san diego zoo are stopping by to pay their condolences to the polar bear. at 36 years old, she was the oldest polar bear in america. she will contribute something profound to her species and to all of u

with the nfl but check this one out that happened earlier this morning, the eagles, the nfl and cities park and regulars creek department all teaming up together to create a pollination protection habitat for monarch butterflies. catherine oroville said she's thrilled, thinks one of the many environmental projects connected with the draft. >> the fact that the nfl really wanted to do these community project and to have an environmental focus, it is tremendous and we applaud them for that and we are thrilled that they chose to partner with parks and recreation and to do this in hunting park because it shows that the draft will in the just have an impact on center city, tourism but right here in communities that really need and deserve that impact. >> reporter: very good, nfl leaving that green footprint here in philadelphia. >> and finally goats than way, there has been hike. coming up later in the show, we will hear from experts about who eagles should take an an old tiny, draft story, about the city of philadelphia don bell, leslie van arsdal we will see you later in the show >> all right

there have been frequent sightings in and around city parks. coyotes usually avoid humans but they can go after little pets. city park and animal control workers are joining this conversation group to try to teach you how to teach a coyote to go away, move away. it's going to be at the county fair building, talking about ways to coexist in a loving way with coyotes. >> following up on a story from yesterday, san francisco muni did vote to approve a new advertising policy that rejects ads about public or political issues. this coming after muni received plaints about politically charged advertisements. >> happening today, the first couple meeting with royalty in the nation's capital. president trump meets with king abdullah jordan at the white house to talk about how jordan can defeat isis and advance peace between israelis and palestinians. we'll have a special report when it happens. >> scott mcgrew has been examining the president's first 100 days ipoffice. today, we're at day 76. >> undoubtedly, the most important day so far of the trump pre

i mean they have use the least amount of chemicals then any other park department i know of.the city e will be inspecting the park for potenial hazards that might have made two dogs foam at the mouth and vomit.there are many theoriessome point to the mushrooms cropping up with rain.others to an intestinal parasite that could be gobbled up in the mud.but at least one believes it could be a human cause.i have a feeling that because people use drugs out here i've heard that dogs get pieces of marijuana cigarettes and then get sick from that. so i wouldn't be surprised.a local vet says that is not out of the question.here in san francisco unfortunately we do see a lot of thc intoxication or marijuana intoxication in animals. the most common thing we see is that they will eat human edibles.so particularly chocolate brownies or whatever, whatever is available. and that can cause a small dog to have very significant clinical signsthat told me she sees anywhere between one to four cases of marijuana toxicity cases a day at her clinic. maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) in menlo park... they are d

just to do this, man, we go through the park and we make sure there's no needless in the park. >> reporter: cityders know it's a constant battle. >> the school actually stopped using the park during the school day because they're worried about the students safety. >> this box has gotten a lukewarm reception from neighbors. while they're focused on cleaning up the park, boxes like this might have the opposite effect. >> i think the needle box is encouraging to get drug people to come in and use it. >> 50 needle boxes been back here, now i'm starting to find needles in the box again. >> most needles aren't being put in the park by people who are using them. >> reporter: which is why some people believe the boxes only work if the city or designated neighbor is there keeping watch. >> someone using a needle is not going to take it and stick it in the box, just not going to happen. >>> visit fors to the san diego zoo are stopping by to pay their condolences to the polar bear. at 36 years old, she was the oldest polar bear in america. she will contribute something profound to her species and to all of

hope to make more arrests and connection with yesterday's violent clash between demonstrators and a city park. they planned to identify suspects using images from social media as well as their own surveillance footage. at least 20 people were arrested yesterday. some are facing charges that includes assault with a deadly weapon. a spokesman went over the list of confiscated weapons. >> the metal pipes, baseball bats, wood, poles, bricks, rocks. >> reporter: several people were hospitalized. police say all those injured were a part of the demonstration. they also said two of those arrested were associated with the march 4 confrontation. >>> the golden state warriors started their second season today. their march for another nba championship. >> they played game one of their seven game playoff series for the trail blazer in oakland. ktvu joe fonzi is here with the details. >> you remember they gave them all they wanted last year. it's a one verses an eight, but again the blazers are off to a challenge today. the warrior's mission at the beginning of the season was simple. win an nba championshi

city officials say this extension will connect southwest philadelphia to the city's park system. it's one of many planned projects to help rejuvenate the her. >>> a free philly flash is ride is part of the week's activities. you can get a free single bus ride today and tomorrow. just present your admission ticket for the new museum to the phlash driver as you board. 5:13 right now on this saturday. coming up, going sideways. the warning from police in new jersey about why this could easily happen to you. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads. trading in our selling your car is hassle-free with just three easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying centre. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now. ♪ find out how much your car's worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com >>> if you drive along interstate 495 in delaware, then you've probably see

the shooting happened yesterday at a city park. police say a 11-year-old boy, a 6-year old girl and a woman were shot. their injuries are non-life-threatening. police questioned people at the scene to determine what happened and say several fights the started between people at the party. no arrests have been made as of this morning. ( will ) recently on kron four, we told you how a new poll finds traffic to be one of the main reasons why people want to leave the bay area. this morning, kron four's dan kerman shows us how people in the bay area. want to solve the gridlock. sotthe worst bay area comute from tracy to san franciscosot anything crossing dumbarton in south bay is pretty badsot80 in berkeley in either direction while drivers can't agree on what's the worst commute in the bay area they can agree on one thing sottraffic seems like its getting worsesotevery week its getting worsesotbeen working here for 15 years and its never been this bada new poll by the bay area council finds 60% of residents in the 9-county bay area thin

the shooting happened yesterday at a city park.an 11-year-old boy, a 6-year old girl and a woman were shot. they are all expected to be okay. police say before the shooting there were several fights between people at the party. so far nobody has ben arrested. ( darya ) a man is safe this morning after nearly drowning in bodega bay. this video was taken after the man was pulled out of the water at duncan's cove last night. authorities say they received a call of a person that was unresponsive. by the time they got there, the man was out of the water and alert. they checked him out but he decided not to go to the hospital. there is a high surf advisory in effect until later this morning. ( mark ) a white tulsa, oklahoma officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black man said race was not a factor in her decision to open fire. she said the man caused his death when he ignored her commands. officer betty shelby made her comments last night during an interview on 60 minutes. shelby is scheduled to stand trial next month in th

toward provision and improving just ability to provide electric vehicle charging to the public at city parking garages which have been the leaders often but face challenges in expanding that infrastructure currently partly because they weren't built with this concept in mind and for other reasons as well, and then also there's robust discussion on better provision of -- more widespread and how to potentially provide electric vehicle charging at curb side or other public locations in addition to public parking garages but that's not the building code so it's would be a different -- >> got it. thank you. >> commissioner gilman. >> and i apologize again i wasn't here at last meeting and this question and this legislation moves forward and adopted by the board of supervisors. where is the project in the planning cycle now and they filed their [inaudible] but haven't gotten it yet and how does it affect san francisco construction? >> sure so the state law is ambiguous and in the data code and for the ferment determines the publicity of all codes and that can include a application for site permit he

but breaking it down for the viewers at home, this is mayor kenney's $500 million-plan to remake city parkscreation centers, and libraries essentially by rehabbing them and leasing them back to nonprofits. but council president darrell clarke thrown a big flag on this. he thinks that it really could be a backdoor towards privatizing parks, public spaces, libraries, as mentioned. he wants the council more involved in the bidding process, the oversight process. is that a death nail for this otherwise ambitious plan? >> i think darrell has a point, and the point is that, particularly in many of the districts where you don't have strong occupants that can get the subleases and continue the operations and do the work that's necessary. i like the option that the library has used and the museum has used, which essentially is they have all created nonprofit organizations in which everything is still the city's property, still the city's organization, and the nonprofits essentially do the work and continue to improve whether it's the museum or the -- or the library. i think that this function is gon

if you want to see if your county is open or closed check your county or city parks web site. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> district attorney says two police officers will not face charges in a deadly shooting of this man, lopez. the shooting happened two years ago. we are live where the announcement came late this afternoon and it took two years before they came to this conclusion. >> reporter: that's right e jessica. the district attorney's office received a lot of criticism. the d.a. said it took this long to interview all of the more than three dozen witnesses and gather evidence. you may recall that this case was from 2015 where the two police officers shot the man six times. lopez was from guatemala and died at the scene. they released animation today of what they believe happened back then. it shows lopez flailing a knife at the officers forced to respond to the scene. police used deadly force in self-defense. >> there were a total of six shots fired by the officer. five shots were fired by one officer and one shot by the other. lopez was declared dead on the sce

we have a bunch of different e-mails and memos that went out from the city, parks department, everybody typical city fashion is off by a couple hours on when they will close a particular street down but here's the bottom line for morning rush hour. martin luther king drive will be closed at sweet briar. coming in the city on the kelly drive you will be pushed off at fairmount. from university city that spring garden street bridge will be closed at 31st. spring garden coming out of the neighborhood you won't have access to the parkway. the ramps from the vine street expressway to the parkway are closed and in cross traffic, so just put a big square around that entire area, art museum, parkway and all of the numbered streets and that is a no go zone beginning today all the way through the weekend. we mentioned the penn relays. there are two small amounts that happened today decatlon today and tomorrow and huge event happen thursday through saturday. but we will start to see the folks arriving, out of towners coming in setting up shop here in our fair city. if you are flying in or flying o

such community is san francisco where 420 parties over years have attracted thousands to the cities golden gate parkthis year city has arranged only two entrances to that park and alcohol, unauthorized music and concessions are prohibited. >> our objective are simple and anybody who is coming to this event, with any sense of responsibility would agree with our event objective. >> of course, it is all about safety, making sure that the impact of the park is less and we want to keep beautiful park , beautiful, right. >> the city of san francisco is stopping short of the golden golden state gathering a sanctioned event. by wait is there debate about the origin of the term 420 as a way to refer to marijuana. >> i thought it was a law. >> i thought it was the best time of the day, allegedly. >> ahh, that is how i heard it not that i know much about it. >> i thought it was a law. >> how is the weather today. >> why did i ebb gauge in that conversation. it put myself in these ridiculous positions, more than anything, all right. lets just completely, switch gears. overall it is somewhat of an unsettled patt

." >>> two teenagers say they were attacked after leaving a carnival in the city's hunting park section this week. the victims, identified address jaylaand miguel were jumped for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. and they were attacked at east airy and whitaker streets. >> someone ran up randomly and punched her. we were surrounded. >> they were hitting me and pulling my hair and punching and stomping on me. it was boys and girls hitting me. i didn't know it was guys until i saw the video. >> both victims are released from the hospital and one suffered a concussion and remains in a neck brace. as for the alleged attackers they identify themselves as a girl gang and are planning an encore fight this weekend. and philadelphia police have stepped up patrols throughout the weekend and coming up later on "action news" vernon odom has a live report on more details on how police plan to respond to at tack. >>> on the weather front, this upcoming easter weekend means outdoor plans and hopefully mice weather to go along with it. the sky 6 hd looking at penn's landing. many folks are of

parks. they already exist at 18 sites throughout the city. more than 6600 syringes were deposited in the last eight months and 90% picked up by city workers. the director says installing more boxes could encourage drug use in city parks. >>> today, b.a.r.t. broke ground on a project to make them saver, clean suguru and more convenient. >> it came after riders complaining about the transit system. >> reporter: when you talk about b.a.r.t. riders coming to concord, you can tell they haven't thought about this station. they rush through everyday. >> sounds good. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. has big plans. look at these renderings how they plan to improve the concord plaza. riders will soon have raised crosswalks, better riding, want to walk from todos santos plaza to b.a.r.t., you'll have a new way. >> to walk that red carpet setting they can get off in downtown b.a.r.t. and travel that avenue to downtown concord. >> reporter: some riders question whether this is necessary. >> didn't need improvement at all. takes up more parking and overcrowded as it

the bartram's mile trail opened yesterday, it links south philadelphia with the city's parks. the trail runs 1.1 if you are counting and stretches from graze ferry avenue to lindbergh avenue. >>> american airlines is investigating a claim that an employee hit a woman and got into a shouting match with another passenger in san francisco. nbc10's cline thomas spoke to philadelphia's international airport who were stunned by this video of the incident. >> cell phone video shows a woman with a baby sobbing at the entrance of american airlines flight 591. passengers say a member of the flight crew violently snatched a stroller away from a mother before she boarded the plane and in the process the stroller hit her and narrowly missed her small child. >> that is terrible and i can't believe people like that are allowed to work. >> another passenger, a man, demands the name of the employee. when the employee who took the shoulder takes that plane, that passenger gets up and an argument ensued with the employee and passenger threatening to knock the other out and the exchange lasts les

the city's other parks are also expected to receive that city's technology upgrade. >>> facebook ceockerberg is keeping his promise to travel to every state by the end of the year. zuckerberg spent some time on the assembly line. he helped assemble some new f150 pickup trucks by adding antennas and cleats and even drilled some screws. he even signeded the inspection sticker for one of those trucks. this trip was part of his new year's resolution to connect with more americans and mend what he calls societal divisions. >>> well the giants host the padres tonight. kevin durant enjoyed his day off yesterday at at&t park. giants trail by one in the 6th inning until christian aroyo. unfortunately the giants bull pen fell apart. >>> well the oakland a's play in houston tonight after being swept by the an yells in anaheim 2-1. he held the angels to six hits and two runs over six innings. the two runs came on three straight hits in the first inning. unfortunately the a's couldn't get enough run support to win-win the game. >>> there is an ongoing tense situation we are following this morning

toward provision and improving just ability to provide electric vehicle charging to the public at city parking garages which have been the leaders often but face challenges in expanding that infrastructure currently partly because they weren't built with this concept in mind and for other reasons as well, and then also there's robust discussion on better provision of -- more widespread and how to potentially provide electric vehicle charging at curb side or other public locations in addition to public parking garages but that's not the building code so it's would be a different -- >> got it. thank you. >> commissioner gilman. >> and i apologize again i wasn't here at last meeting and this question and this legislation moves forward and adopted by the board of supervisors. where is the project in the planning cycle now and they filed their [inaudible] but haven't gotten it yet and how does it affect san francisco construction? >> sure so the state law is ambiguous and in the data code and for the ferment determines the publicity of all codes and that can include a application for site permit he

(áávoáá) the shooting happened just before 4 at the party being held at a city park.say someone started shooting at people gathered for the birthday party... then the suspects drove away. police have not released a motive for the shooting and do not have any suspects.. two of the victims went to the hospital. (jrstone) president trump has approved federal assistance to help california counties recover from february's storm damage. this is video of the coyote creek flood in san jose earlier this year. according to fema the funds will aid state, tribal, and local recovery efforts. governor jerry brown requested the aid last month. the funds will go to the counties affected by severe weather between february first to the 23-rd... alameda, contra costa, marin, san mateo, santa clara. santa cruz, solano and sonoma will all get aid. time for a check of the weather. lawerence karnow has our forecast. lawrence karnow: i was a beautiful sunday with temperatures soaring above normal again. upper 70s and low 80s were seen in the warmest valleys. it was sunny and mild after patch

a warning for dog owners in daly city: coyotes are lurking at city parks. the owner of this yorkie says a pack of coyotes got to her dog just outside broderick terry park last december. but the dog didn't survive.. animal control strongly suggests for pet owners to keep dogs leashed.. and if they encounter a coyote to make a racket to scare off the wild animals. california students would get to sleep-in a few minutes more... under a bill going through the senate. the bill would prohibit middle and high schools from starting classes before 8:30 a-m. that could mean big changes for the san mateo union high school district. right now, five high schools there start at 8 a-m. one starts at 7:45. in a district survey, teachers, parents and students cited homework as the main factor to students losing sleep. the start-time bill is scheduled for a hearing on april 14-th. an "epi-pen" recall is spreading beyond the u-s - after reports of a defective part. jill wagner of cbs moneywatch dot-com has that story and more. good morning kenny! it's the first day of the sec

we are in vallejo city park.ddaughter and her sister to the park and watch them play. much better than me sitting in prison. know what i mean? can't even compare it. >> after spending 19 of his 37 years behind bars, due mostly to violent crimes inside prison walls, scanvinski hymes is finally a free man. >> i really appreciate the ability to just walk out the door and walk down the street to the store. the little things that i do out here mean so much to me. you can't do it in prison. i gotcha! you want to go back home? you want to go back home? i'm more of a mellow type out here. people don't realize i'm more mellow out here, you know, than the things i was doing in there, >> once considered one of california's most problematic inmates, scanvinski has found that the simplest things in life can be the most enjoyable. >> take her on that one. this beat anything, you know? this is what life is about, enjoying being around the kids, you know, watching them grow up. that's what i'm trying to see. you know? this is my

(ááávoáá) the shooting happened today at a city park.oy, a 6-year old girl and a woman were shot. their injuries are non-life- threatening. police questioned people at the scene to determine what happened.... and say several fights the started between people at the party. no arrests have been made. (jr stone) new a 10. san francisco police need your help tonight in identifying a man suspected of stealing about $100 grand in jewelry from a store in chinatown. it happened february 24th at a jewelry store on waverly place. police say the suspect broke through the front window of the store... and nabbed thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. the man was then seen running south on waverly place and then east on sacramento street. the suspect is described as a black or hispanic male in his 20's. last seen wearing jeans, a dark-colored jacket and a red and green shirt. lawrence karnow: another gorgeous weekend is almost in the books but we did start with a few more clouds tomorrow. and it looks like we have some major changes for the week ahead