after cities like san francisco and portland banned business from using styrofoam containers, dreisbach drafted a similar city ordinance with the durham's environmental affairs board. but she ran into too many bureaucratic hurdles, and it failed to gain approval. >> i was disappointed but undeterred and there are many other ways to encourage behavior change not just an enforceable >> reporter: dreisbach decided to focus on small-scale change. she partnered with amy eller to launch green to-go, a local takeout service that is garbage- free. >> most people get takeout food and they don't even they don't think that this is a problem i'm taking on this container and i'm going to just throw it away. and that's just the way it's designed. they wouldn't have designed it this way if it was a problem right. >> reporter: here's how it works: the green to-go team stocks restaurants with reusable take-out containers. at a member's request, the restaurant packs food orders in checked-out green to-go containers. once finished, patrons return the dirty container to stations across the city. green to-g

. >> a styrofoam box parachuted to the groundhere with a message for the president. >> the note on thethat says i find disturbing. references something about the president and call this number if this lands near you. >> this happened on tuesday in south unswick. the note in the book said nasa atmospheriearch instrument, not a bomb. if this lands nea wthe presiden at nasahpart of an ozone experiment and the note was written by a sntmern meant to be a joke, apparently. nasa says that person has been removed fromec the pr nasa still waiting for four more balloons to land. >> not the way it was sup.sed to just a nasa experiment. oh, well. >>> turn the plane around, a federal judge gave that order esterday after finding out a mother and daughteinvolved in an ongoing immigrationoawsu had been deported to el salva r salvador. news 4 tracie potts hase m from capitol hill. all right, tracie, what is this about? >> none of the plaintiffs were supposed to be deported before midnight tonight but not only deported, but already on t ground on el salvador when they had the he attorney d and general j

things like shrinkwrap, styrofoam, plastic, grocery bags, and other soft plastic that can easily get mixed into paper recycling when they go through the machines. it ends up contaminating a bail of recycled material at the processing facility. the more time the company spends on pulling out contaminants the more expensive their operations become. >>> students are heading back to school soon in san jose. coming up we will take you they are live head of some students arrival. >>> the aftermath of a shooting all caught on camera. look at the pictures. the plea in one neighborhood as a community member fights for his life at a hospital in san francisco. >>> we have a couple of things on the bay area commute the first one is 80 westbound. the second one is an accident on the peninsula. we have a crew on the way to a crash in millbrae. we will let you know more about that coming up. >>> a good fall bank yesterday brought temperatures way down. even and linda temperatures were below average. we will see what's in store for the wednesday forecast. >>> welcome back. rescue and recovery work c

and when he did the reveal and showed me essentially a round thermostat carved out of styrofoam i was crest fallen. >> we'll be back in a minute. that's our show for this week. thank you. damian trujillo: hello, and welcome to "comunidad del valle." i'm damian trujillo and today, the history of the spanish language in the united states. we have a professor from princeton university on your "comunidad del valle." male announcer: nbc bay area presents "comunidad del valle" with damian trujillo. damian: we begin with the monthly visit of the consulate of mexico in san jose. with me is consul rodrigo navarro, the consul de protection for the mexican consulate here in san jose. welcome back to the show. rodrigo navarro: thank you so much. damian: it's good to have you back. so, last week, we spoke with the san francisco consulate about the workers' rights, but it's important to repeat it because there are a lot of people, especially here in silicon valley, who are working who are being taken advantage of, they're not getting paid, they're being underpaid.

when the balloon pops, the equipment lands, hopefully protected by the styrofoam box. >> the ozone project has been going on for months. this is not just something that started and the first one fell out of the sky. >> reporter: what started as a science experiment turned into a lesson for all, clear labeling matters. >> here is my contact information, here is my e-mail information. we could have handled this in no time at all. >> i think we're going to put the labels more clearly on it and very official looking to emphasize that this is gathering weather data and it's not dangerous. >> reporter: the research equipment lost in this explosion is worth about $1,000. the investigation did cause traffic problems during the peak of the commute and a few nearby homes were evacuated as pecaution, a small price for safety and science. live in castro valley, katie utehs, abc 7 news. >>> coming up on abc 7 news, a push to keep you safe on b.a.r.t. why one group is pushing the agency to ask for help and why b.a.r.t. says it can't do that. >>> then, scam warning. 7 on your side's michael finney shows

rings of carefully manicured styrofoam were gathered underneath his lawn chair. floating like bubbles in the currently mountain grass. the darkening clouds moved regally like galleons and full sale. and i know we also deeply grateful to the people have given us so many wonderful afternoons like this up here. the roundabout friends and great music e. i encourage everyone to visit the donation bucket and see how generous you feel today. the plywood outdoor restaurant sat empty. the doors slightly ajar. the lights still glowed. to the left three children shook the thin frame of a swing set with chipped paint. there was a small boom as he clicked off the mic then donnie faded in a kenny chesney cd end line began forming. a breeze flew in. caramelized chicken and cool pine. the beer can be was just full enough to rattle each time a new empty dropped in. anxiety felt impossible.at least for all but one of us. after a trusting isle of lawn chairs and cross legs, a man in a gleaming white cowboy hat strode determinedly toward jim. he was late 30s , hairless except for a

our consciousness about plastic straws clearly though plastic shopping bags and bottled water and styrofoam cups are also ending up in landfills too right absolutely but i think by focusing on straws you can make one simple change in your life and once you've done that you see how easy it is to change other thing that's why initially i tell people to focus on straws focus on how you can reduce the number of strides you use and then from there it's easier to explain and it stars have been called a gateway plastic meaning once you stop using straws you can look around the other plastics and you like you can help produce a gateway plastic you've been at this since age nine and you just turned seventeen so you've been at this for half your life are you encouraged that we are now more conscious about plastic. i am very encouraged and these recent developments are very exciting i hope they don't become standard the restaurant's opera strands instead of serving one with every drink automatically similar to the way it became standard for grocery stores to offer suppers the choice between paper and

with no money and he spent hours a day talking to reporters on his bus and drinking coffee with styrofoamups. people said it was like having sex with a scorpion. you never knew when you would get stung. but we got to know the real man who denounced communists in the back of the room. but the press liked him better as a maverick taking on the gop establishment. this navy pilot as everyone knows was tortured during his 5 1/2 year captivity in vietnam. he became a voice against american forces employing torture. joining me is bill bennett, host of the bill bennett podcast and top official under george w. bush. we know where the "new york times" is. symbol of courage. "washington post," always a fighter. but as everybody is talking about the late senator's achievements, let's talk about what you know about the man, the character. >> good for you. all we heard this morning was john mccain was without fault. he had faults, as you know, he has no saint. shakespeare, saints and honors have equally them. i was with him as you were and i saw not always the soft fuzzy guy, but a guy with a lot of sp

experiment set jersey.omb scare in new >> the staff at a solar panel field called police after a styrofoamted to the ground there with a message for the president. >> there'a note o the side that says i find disturbing. it references something about the president and call this number if this lands near you. >> this happened on tuesday in south brunswick. the note on that box read, quot nasa research instrument, not a bomb. if found, please call. if this lands nar the president, we at nasa wish him a great round of golf. concerning since president trump isn new jersey. turns out it was part of a nasa ozone experiment and that note y was written summer intern meant to be a joke. nasa says that person has been removed from this project. nasa is still waiting for four more balloons to land. >>> on monday, the trial begins for an army veteran charged with killing his wife and a police officer who responded to his woodbridge, virginia home. 34-year-old ronald hamilton is cused of killing his wife and officer. she was working r first shift. the officers were responding to a domestic disturbance c

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a number of ways, by banning plastic bags and styrofoam. those are products that are going to end up in the environment. we can't recycle them in our current systems. those policies don't stay in san francisco. they've gone beyond. we've been very aware of plastics being a carrier of toxic chemicals into our bodies as well as into the marine environment. so today we're going to be talking about a forward thinking policy that we understand is not the whole picture, but we think it's a very important first step in addressing the global plastic pollution. and with the wonderful partnership and leadership of supervisor katy tang, the supervisor single use food ware plastics, toxics, and litter reduction ordinance was born. it has made it past its first hurdle in a hearing at the committee of the board. we held a rally about that on the steps of city hall, and i want to thank the commissioners who came out to that. we're really appreciative of it. it's passed its first reading, but not without controversy. there's a tremendous amount of support,

. >> staff at a solar panel field called police after a styrofoam tbox parachuted to ground there with message for the president. >> the note on the side that i safind disturbing. it references something about the president and call this number if it lands near you. >> now, this happened on tuesday in south brunswick, new jersey. atmosphere research instrument and not a bomb. if found, please call. if this lands near the pr ident, we at nasa wish him a great round of golf. concerning since president trump is in new jersey at his resort. the joke w written by a summer intern and has been removed from the project. nasa is still waiting for four more balloons to land, too. >> probably didn'texpect that to happen. >> no. >>> well, happy friday. we are finally a the end of the week and we have another good day in theocast with sunshine, dry conditions but another day around 90 degrees. that will make sew.en in a r enjoy it, though, because this weekend we have clouds and rain in the forecast. chuck will show you the details and timing of that coming up. >>> and in triangle take a look at th

no money and he spent eight, nine, 10 hours a day fielding reporters about stricken coffee from a styrofoamup and sometimes he would talk himself into trouble. his long-time advisor said it was like having sex with scorpions. you never know when you might get stung. if you were lucky you got a 10 minute availability with a presidential candidate. eventually reporters would run out of questions he would talk about sports or movies. we got to know the real man who then jokingly denounced town halls as communist and others in the back of the room. he lost to george w. bush but turned out the press like him better as a maverick taking on the gop establishment. he got four more negative coverage running up against obama in 2008. many stories questioning his temperament and the endless media access quickly faded. this navy pilot as everyone knows it was torture during his five and half year captivity in vietnam. he became an eloquent voice as a lawmaker against american forces employing torture techniques. he was above all, a fighter. john mccain will be buried in annapolis near his beloved naval

things like shrinkwrap, styrofoam, plastic grocery bags, and other soft plastic that can easily get mixedo paper recycling while going through the machinery. that ends up contaminating a bail of recycled materials at the processing plant. the more time the companies it spent on removing those contaminants the more expensive their operations become. >>> aretha franklin fans are gathering at her childhood church to pray. coming up, we have an update on her condition this morning. >>> the aftermath of a san francisco shooting caught on camera. a neighborhoods plea as a committee member is fighting for his life. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well driving on bay area roads. with a couple of exceptions. we will talk more about some of the bridges coming up. >>> welcome back. in italy the search for survivors goes on after a bridge in genoa italy collapsed yesterday. this is drone video taken from above that collapsed wreckage. you can see crews looking for survivors buried by the damaged concrete and twisted steel. 39 people now confirmed dead after cars and trucks fell 150 f

when the balloon pops, the equipment lands, hopefully protected by the styrofoam box. >> the ozone project has been going on for months. so this is not something that just start and the first one fell out of the sky. >> what started as a science experiment turn bad is a lesson for all. clear labeling matters. >> here is my contact information. here is my e-mail address. we could have handled this in no time at all. >> i think that we're going to put the labeling more clearly on it and very official looking to emphasize that this is gathering weather data and it's not dangerous. >> the bomb squad evacuated nearby homes as a precaution, and the roadway was blocked during that peak commute hour. however, the equipment lost, it cost about a thousand dollars only. so that's a small price for both safety and science. in castro valley, katie >> thank you, katie. >>> it will take place a month from today. abc 7 news was at terry bridges plaza across the street from the san francisco ferry building where leaders behind the rise for climate, jobs and justice spoke i ahead of the big event. the septe

. >> a lot of plastic and styrofoam and the sff i set aside where the fishing hooks and hypodrmic needles. >> reporter: she found one needle. we want to make that clear. she is a member of the chesapeake bay foundation. their motto is save the bay. she found the hypodermic needle right here on bay ridge. just outside of annapolis, chris gordon, news 4. leon,ack to you. >> what a mess. be careful out there. wendy? >> it's the 2nd o august and it's back to school for kids in alexandria. the yellow school buses rolling in bright and early taking the students to samuel tucker elementary. the school runs on aie modif calendar. the students have two two-week breaks in the fall and in the spring and then a shorter summer recess. the kids and the school system's new superintendent say they are excited to start the new year. >> i feel excited to see my friends again. >> i like school because i like to learn and math. >> coming back home it's a feeling, you know,hat i can only get if i come home. so when i'm walking around i see things that a very familiar to me, and there's no place like home so i

the ban effective january 2019 will include, my favorite, straws, plates, cutlery and styrofoam cups. be a reason to visit dominica. that wraps up this hour. >>> coming up, more news with kristen welker. >> hey, steph. that's right, straws are out, as far as i've been told. >> excuse me, i haven't used one in well over a year. >> that is a good plan. we'll take that lead, stephanie. thank you. i am in for hallie jackson on this very busy monday. this morning, the omarosa offensive. the reality show star turned white house aide out in force and dropping bombs. nbc news obtaining a new tape

the ban effective january 2019 will include, my favorite, straws, plates, cutlery and styrofoam cups. excellent news. may be a reason to visit dominica. that wraps up this hour. >>> coming up, more news with kristen welker. >> hey, steph. that's right, straws are out, as far as i've been told. >> excuse me, i haven't used one in well over a year. >> that is a good plan. we'll take that lead, stephanie. thank you. i am in for hallie jackson on this very busy monday. this morning, the omarosa offensive. the reality show star turned white house aide out in force and dropping bombs. nbc news obtaining a new tape featuring president trump. we'll play that for you. manigault-newman teases another recording, this one with the president using a racial slur. >> the context you allege the president used the "n" word -- >> he was talking about african-americans in the production during the course of the "apprentice," which is unacceptable. here's the thing, why don't we ask donald trump a simple question? donald j. trump, have you ever used the "n" word? and allow him to respond. >>> were also t

it is nice to hear another voice and i can visualize everything, down to a styrofoam cup setting out of place. ike seems change in a movie. and they don't have the same pair of shoes on that they had in the last scene. i can visualize things like that. so, thank you for all of your books. >> what a nice call, thank you. >> i'm presuming you read your own audiobooks. >> no, i don't they're not hearing my voice. they are professional actors who do that. i have long since learned my strengths and weaknesses. it really is a performance, they act out the scenes. there's a lot of drama and inflection. we professionals to do that. i say go listen to jim dale who reads the harry potter books. she's like a hundred 58 voices. it's phenomenal. i set my garage listening to one of my books trying to see how it in even though i wrote it. i know how it ends. the audio is a different performance. >> join us for live coverage of the 18th annual library of commerce book festival next saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. our caller includes pulitzer prize-winning jon meacham in his book, the soul o