enable unable to issue reports this is the current situation for city construction management reporting the civil grand jury didn't find anyomparable city with a management procedure close to this this is why the civil grand jury xash the construction efforts against the city take the opportunity to present. >> it was my fault i should have given the department the option to come up first and usually the grand jury will respond so for the next item i'll make sure the department comes up first. >> can you from the department of public works. >> good afternoon, everyone p i'm nick king king from the department of public works and you you know there is a consolidated letter you have interest the mayor's of public works and from the office of controller i don't want to muddy the waters by saying anything different but briefly add some context to the response that i think you know for the record so number one the the civil grand jury focused on construction citywide only through public works so this is off because there are other chapter 6 departments i don't want to pretend i'm puc for all so number one and number 2 as you may

he denies the claims. >>> in 2015, chicago recording the most murders of any city in the u.s. it is a city where a lot of families there live every day amid the silence. for kids, it's especially traumatizing. there's a group trying to help them deal with the stress based around yoga. we have more from chicago. one group is helping the kids deem with the stress based on yoga. >> in the suffocating violence on chicago's south side. >> inhale. >> it helps to breathe. >> hold it. exhale. >> once a week students in the tough englewood neighborhood practice yoga to help clear their minds of the gangs, guns and police to infiltrate their lives. >> hey, get off the drive! >> how do we get into the warrior pose? >> it can help you like calm down and when you get angry. >> it helps cool you down and like helps cool your mind down. >> bend down when you look at me, you have your hand here. >> the two instructors are from the non-profit i grow chicago. they grew up in englewood and started teaching yoga at the school last fall. they say it's a great way to reduce conflict. >> it helps me

these are critical to the long-term survivability of any city or any community.believe it can be fixed, but we need the legislature to do that. >> reporter: he couldn't say what might happen if the state fails to act. but the teachers fear it could mean even fewer teachers, and an even tougher learning environment for detroit's children. diane eastabrook, al jazeera, detroit. >>> in a statement, the teachers union responding to the school district's request to ban those sickouts all together, saying, quote, it is regrettable that the detroit public schools seek to punish those who speak out about the deplorable conditions in our schools. >>> martin murphy has taken over the probe of st. george's school from the former massachusetts attorney general. not clear what is behind the change. >>> in alabama, a man is scheduled to be put to death today using a controversial drug cocktail. he will receive a combination of drugs that includes madolazon. his attorney said the sedative was used in these problematic executions. this is alabama's first execution since the stat

these things are very critical to the long term survivability of any city or any community, so let's just say that we're at a point now where we believe it can be fixed, but we need the legislature to do that. >> darnell early couldn't say what might happen if the state fails to act. the teachers fear it could mean even fewer teachers and even tougher learning environment for detroit's children. >>> we're getting a better sense of the confusion at the start of the water crisis in flint. rick snyder released emails, some showing his top staff unsure who was responsible for cleaning up the mess, including this email that understands the real responsibility rests with the county, city and k.w.a., the local water authority. flint's new mayor has a warning for other cities around the country, don't let this happen to you. >> there are increasing calls from michigan's republican governor rick snyder to resign. >> democratic karen weaver is no fan of the governor but doesn't say he should resign. >> trust was broken over a period of time and you don't regain trust within a matter of second

year, the fact that people are acknowledging that this is a problem and it's a serious issue that any city in the us could face," wsls 10's duke carter will have a recap of tonight's meeting and how the community reaction tonight on wsls 10 at 11. the search for a missing and endangered blacksburg teenager expands to a ground search. more than a thousand police officers and virginia tech corps of cadets members combed the area around the home of 13- year-old nicole lovell this afternoon. she was last seen there around midnight tuesday. police say she is on liver medication that she must take twice a day. irreversable damage. lt. mike albert, blacksburg police department it's one of the darkest and worst things that you can deal with, but nicole also requires medication daily for a medical condition. we know that we're going on 36 plus hours without her not having the medication. the blacksburg police department has set up some phone numbers for anyone with information to call. for the numbers you can visit our website wsls dot com. lynchburg police investigate a string of burglaries. there

which is such a backbone of almost any city. if an nfl franchise, nba franchise walks out of your city, what they're basically telling you is leave the keys, because there's nothing left. timeframe. that must have been a harrowing timeframe. was it close to the election time? or just post the election time? >> the saga started in 2011 and so it was like a three-year, four-year kind of saga. we prevailed, thank goodness. we started a campaign called here we stay. and our fans just went crazy and they raised money and they wrote the nba and they wrote the board of governors and everybody who made decisions. it wouldn't have been cool for the mayor of sacramento who played in the nba to lose the nba team on his watch. that wouldn't have helped my political career. >> i'm going to move this conversation towards technology now. and you started initiative to talk about sacramento or cities, cities 1.0, cities 2.0, and now there's initiative on cities 3.0. talk about what the role of cities is now. >> i started talking about a new era o

year, the fact that people are acknowledging that this is a problem and it's a serious issue that any city in the us could face," marc edwards who is a cvivl engineering professor here at vrignia tech will also speak tonight. he was flown out to flint to help in the water crisis. community and share their reaction about what students learned about flint's water supply. in blacksburg dc wsls ten. working to put an end to hunger. the event taking place next week .. hunger continues to be an issue across the commonwealth... and right here in southwest virginia. each year - thousands of families in our area rely on food banks to feed their children. to help prevent another family from going hungry, wsls 10 is once again teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia and kroger for the 10 feeding america stocks the shelves of more than 100 partner organizations throughout our region. wsls 10's rachel lucas went to the salem food pantry to see how big of an impact these volunteer organizations have on our community. the lines are long.... are plenty... "times are hard." one of the 53 hundred

the afternoon.a number of complaints have been reported to police, but the music doesn't violate any city ordinances.the owners of a restaurant across the street from the building say having to hear the u-i fight song for temperatures are warm now with a south wind which will lead to temperatures rising above the freezing mark today. skies are clear now but clouds will start to move back in this afternoon and evening. temperatures will continue to warm throroh the week and the end of the week will be dry. a more active pattern starts to unfold this weekend. there could be a few scattered flurries in the north and some drizzle further south as a clipper system passes to the north though the day. otherwise a few flurries popoible in far eastern n counties tomorrow. temperatures will warm as the polar jet stream stays to the north and storm systems stay to the north. by the end of the week, there is a dip in the jet stream that could lead tonight,t,breezy with temperatures ininhe 20s, tomorrow warmer with a few more clouds. temperatures warm up to the 40s by the weekend with rain/snow chance

. >> walmart puts a stronghold on any city when they come into that neighborhood and they tend to drive that little boy out of business all the time. >> reporter: the retailer says wal-mart will continue to invest in its future with plans to open more than 300 stores worldwide over the coming year. but only half of those stores will be here in the u.s. steve osunsami, abc news, north carolina. >> i had no idea about the smaller counties. >> we were fine before they got here. words to live by. but that is sad. i can understand why many communities feel cheated by that. >> absolutely. >>> a 99-year-old woman she had a scare over an exotic animal. where else but -- >> it's my home state florida. they always make fun of me about this. have you heard of a kinkajou? apparently neither did she till she woke up with one on her chest. she thought at first it was a cat. when had he got a good look, she freaked out. then it freaked out and it ran into her attic. >> so the woman called a daughter and friend who were able to lure it out. it turned out to be someone's pet and they were reunited at a

. >> we are not safe in any city when the people who live here, whether they're documented or not, areearful of the police. >> reporter: immigration advocates are now lobbying democratic members of congress and the presidentialed candidates who-- presidential candidates who have also criticized the rates >> i think they have lost faith from the latino community when they're going after women and children and say they're for immigration. it doesn't make sense >> reporter: appeared voluntary indicates continue to call for immigration reform and warn the undocumented not to answer the door >>> 12 people suspected of links with thursday's i.s.i.l. attack in indonesia's capital have been arrested. police say the gunmen had planned to attack other indonesian cities. seven people, including five of the gunmen, were killed in the attack at a star buck's coffee house in the main business district. it is called start-up india, a program to encourage young entrepreneurs to build new businesses. the initiative aims to support those young people who are shunning traditional jobs, but as our corresp

. >> we are not safe in any city when the people who live here whether they're documented or not are fearful of the police. >> immigration advocates are now lobbying democratic members of congress. >> i think the democratic party absolutely has lost faith from the latino community when they are going after women and children and then they say they're for immigration doesn't make any sense. >> advocates continue to call for immigration reform and warn the undocumented thought to answer the door. kristin saloomey, al jazeera, philadelphia, pennsylvania. >>> afghans currently make up the second largest group of refugees trying to reach europe after syrian. syrians. omar al saleh reports from kabul. >> 20-year-old afghan journalist who is scared by the news that the islamic state of iraq and the levant gaining ground in eastern afghanistan. he is a muslim shia minority who were the first victims of i.s.i.l. and before them the taliban. >> we're disappointed, the government is not paying attention to us. it makes everybody think of leaving. it is our last option. we're very concerned. >>

button would be easy and simple and convenient. >> reporter: he said it could be a game changer any city coping -- in an at this coping with a massive crime problem. >> blue light is active on more than 300 college students. preet told us he hopes to wring it here next. >>> tonight, the city says it's ready. the city normally gets about 5,000 calls in a month, but with an expected million visitors in the bay area for the big game, the city could get that many calls in a week. >> we've increased our 911 call receiving capabilities by 40%, so that means that during the week of celebration, folks that have a need to call 911 will be able to get through this com center or get to an officer, whatever they need to get help. >> opening a second center inside levi stadium for super bowl week, normal staffing levels will be tripled to cover calls and a game related emergencies. >>> police chief, the bay area biggest studies met to discuss safety measures during the super bowl. they posted this photo on twitter. emily turner asked san francisco's police chief if his department is prepared for any

he declined to specify any city. he did rule out one though, dan and ama and that is st. louis. the now former home of the rams. in houston, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you, laura. >> the entire world minus saint louis. katie continues the coverage of the raiders future. >> there are still questions about if the team will get a in you stadium in oakland. >> that's right. that was addressed and she says $100 million from the nfl is, qot, an encouraging sign. as for fans some were ready to abandon the team if the team abandoned oakland again. he gave the raiders a second chance the first time they left. >> when they moved from l.a. to oakland we thought, oh good, it is on. we did it. >> reporter: he was not going to be so forgiving this time. >> they move to l.a., they move to l.a. if they did my plan was never to be a raider fan ever again. >> but it is game on for now. >> when they moved to l.a. i hung in and they moved and i am still a raider fan and my boys are raider fans and i am happy to hear they are staying. >> the oakland mayor says it buys the city more time. >>

ready to jump, they're like the fire department, in any town, in any city in the united states. sharyl: to illustrate how close the u.s. special forces in croatia were, a commercial flight taking off at the start of the benghazi attacks with an hour and a half layover in turkey, still could have arrived in libya before wowoods and doherty were killed.ial forces offered up by the military ended up at the u.s. naval base at sigonella, italy instead of benghazi. and in a delay that remains unexplained, it took 1hours from the time the military said they'd spun up for them to make that hour and a half flight from croatia to italy, far too late to help. col. wood: i operated there under the belief that those reactition forces would be there for us if we got into some kind of trouble like what happened. sharyl: two groups of testimony given under oath by government forces that could have responded quickly, and that even if they couldn't have gotten there in time to make a difference. gary berntsen: i don't believe either of those reflect the truth of what occurred on the ground there.

whether or not any city will pay attention is doubtful. >> there is another point to be made here which is a supply side point. i know the term has been dragged through the mud over the past few years. le in some cases when you raise tax rates you get less revenue. as clinton proved in 1997 he lowered the capital gains tax with the republican congress and guess what happened. within a couple of years they had 70% more revenue from capital gains. >> you also -- that's a good example. you have other examples you see today with the same promises or claims by governors in new jersey or kentucky or wisconsin that promise by lower corporate taxes you will get more jobs which we know those three states are hurting in job creation. i think it's not just in lowering taxes here regarding new york. it's what their neighboring states are charging and if they are lower people will go buy a cheaper pack of cigarettes there than in new york. >> the point is and i thought david was on board for a second. the point is sometimes when you lower tax rates you actually get more government revenue and the re

home grown terrorist is real and can happen in any city. >>> in the stands will be bob coughman he began going to those games in 1962. he has been making scrapbooks since the '70s. >> someone asked me the other day, are you nervous? what if you don't win? what have you come this far and monday night you just don't complete the journey? my answer is, we've already won. we've already won to get to this point. >> the biggest difference is ticket prices. tickets this year started at $450. >>> the columbia company has designed the t-shirt. the shirts will be printed and ready. if you want to watch the game with your fellow tigers. it is going to o going on. >>> now the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >>> we have seen clouds throughout the evening and it continues to be on the cool side. temperatures have been holding steady. it is still 50 degrees. that's what it was at 6:00 this evening. we have cloudy skies at 6 miles per hour. 46 degrees. we are expecting a high of 57 but we will see an increasing chance for some rain late in the day and into the evening

according to the legislation, sacramento will take control of the mayor one policy in any city that doesot have regulation open cultivation in place by match. the city council admits the ban is temporary next until they have more time to revisit the issue. >> nine stores are recalling two flavors of store brand children's medicine because an overdose risk including dollar general, c.v.s. and right aid -- rite-aid. it contains a dose cup with incorrect markings. the recall covers batches of children's grape and cherry liquid cough medicine sold in four united states bottles. so far no overdoses have been reported. for a list of rawed medicine go to abc7news.com. >> say it ain't so, new research suggests surey drinks are responsible for the deep stubborn belly fight. people would downed at least one sugar sweetened drink a day had a large increase in deep abdominal fat over since years. fat belly fat surrounding the vital organs that is linked to diabetes and heart disease. >> passenger, get ready for opboard sales pitches from your airline while you are subjecting the when. airlines are i

so these things are critical to the long-term survivability of any city or community.o we're at a point now where we believe it can be fixed but we need the legislature to do that. >> reporter: darnell couldn't say what would happen if the state fails to act, but the teachers fear it could mean even fewer teachers and a tougher learning environment for detroit's children. >> and the union responding to the school districts request to ban the sickouts all together saying: >>> a boston attorney is looking into allegations of sexual assault at a prestigious rhode islander boarding school. not clear what is behind the change. the middleton, rhode island school, acknowledges it did not report those accuses to authorities. >>> in alabama a man is scheduled to be put to death today, using a controversial drug. he will receive a combination of drugs. his attorney arguing that the sedative had been used in problematic executions. this is alabama's first execution since the state added the substance to its lethal injection combination. >>> a british judge saying that russian pre

any city building that has single stall restrooms to provide at least one to all genders. multi-stall restrooms would not be required to change. the measure would also require city-owned building and multi-stall bathrooms to designate one as gender neutral. >>> happening later today, major riff among california teachers makes its way to the nation's highest court. supreme court justices are set to hear arguments on the efforts by some teachers to defect altogether from one of the leading unions. teachers are required to pay a minimum of $400 a year to state and local unions fair share fee, but they can already opt on higher payments. some believe a high court ruling could cause unions to crumple entirely. >>> ten-figure bank accounts as in $1.3 billion. that's the estimated world record jackpot for this wednesday's powerball drawing. this after no one matched all six numbers in last saturday's draw. i think that shows you how hard it is. come on. the powerball jackpot has grown to unpres dchcedented highs eve since the start of november. when it started at a million dollar

that street untouched residents claim by any city plow. >> how do you describe it? >> horrendous. they haven't passed by to plow the streets. it's been already what? two days? it's horrible. >> it's ridiculous. this is the only straight in queens that's like this. >> reporter: not quite. last night, our live truck got monday night, vehicles still going nowhere at the very same location. the mayor heard from residents who feel the city has left them out in the cold. >> help. don't forget us. >> life is not back to normal here in woodhaven, or richmond mark, or so many other neighborhoods in queens where people are literally buried under 2 and a half feet of snow. >> this is not your average storm. .2inches more it would have been the greatest snowfall in new york city in the last century and a half. we've got to get that through everyone's head. so, so much snow accumulated. >> reporter: the mayor says too many people are putting snow they remove from their vehicles back on the street. >> you literally will block a street. >> reporter: the mayor says he understands patience is wear

the alamo dome is not a good situation for any nfl team. that is a city that doesn't have money to build a new stadium. so oakland is what it is right now for al davis. i would caution the politicians not the rest on your laurels and say you are stuck here. they have to get a new stadium. >> thanks dennis. >>> we turn to breaking news in oakland. a harrowing rescue stretching into the 11th hour. dozens of emergency crews are trying to free a man who is trapped underground. it is all happening near 21st avenue and east 24th street. kpix5's andria borba is there. andria, seems like every time they are about to get him out, he slips back in. >> reporter: that's right liz. they are not only racing against the clock to get 41- year-old rojelio esparza out of the ground, they are racing against the weather. there is a tarp ready to go in case he is still in the ground when the storm rolls in. it is a problem oakland firefighters are facing is that the sandy loamy soil keeps filling up beneath him. they began making progress. when it began, rojelio esparza was b

>> there is no doubt that if the shelter system is failing in any city, it is responsibility of the state. and i'm going to speak to that in >> the state of the state. >> state officials say they do inspect city shelters annually and monitor to make sure that violations are being corrected. clearly, though, yru can see it sounds like governor cuomo has big plans to boost his versieht of new york city shelters. all this coming just a couple of weeks aftpe mayor bill deblasio ordered a shakeup of his homeless services agency forcing out his commissioner and ordering a top to bottom review. sibila. >> lr, melissa, let's talk more about the weather after the it finally feels like winter has arrived. it's hard to see, but there were actually even little snow flurries greeting brooklyn commuters this morning. today a record 279 straight days at or above the freezing mark and we nl feel it tonight. storm team 4 j ice huff is here to show us how cold it will be. >> we are feeling it already, sibila. several fthe warm streaks since the late '90s with the latest one being at the top of the list. 27

. >> we're here to see the mayor or any city commissioner. >> but we got no response. >> communication is not to the it hard. you have a city that thinks it's says it's more of a city issue than the county. >> the county tells me if the city doesn't decide on something soon, they will pull their offer on safe harbor. >> thank you. good news at this hour about a traffic alert. troopers tell news 6 the beachline is now back to normal after a pair of wrong-way crashes. what is amazing here is that no one was seriously hurt. that's because troopers say an older man was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes for eight miles. he caused two crashes in east orange county, one at mile marker 24 and the other at mile marker 21. it is not known yet why he was going the wrong way or if he will face any charges. >> two brevard county sheriff's deputies are being treated at the hospital tonight after they say they were attacked. they say it happened as they were responding to a domestic violence call on pineapple avenue in mims, near the intersection of state road 46 and u.s. 1. sky 6 was over the

which has been a tremendous supporter of so many things in the city, certainly the foundation from the philadelphia eagles have supported any number of good causes here in the city, but on the field, you know, we need the players to play to their maximum ability, win some games, take the division and go on and get the big trophy at super bowl time. >> there were so many expectations for chip kelly and i want to talk about the expectations for you and that you had when you came into office. i was looking back at your inauguration, your first one. and something that you said. you spoke directly to the law breakers. you said that you are the small minority and that basically we are taking the city back. do you feel that you have? >> we have made some gains. you know, you can look at all the various statistics, reduction in homicides, shootings are down compared to when i came into office. i think we with the great leadership with police commissioner ramsey and his first deputy and soon-to-be police commissioner and first deputy, their entire team, the 6500 brave men and women out on the streets every day, we've made significan

live in any city you had to be more conscientious of surroundings, and aware ofbe who >> he said that you need a key to enter the complex, it has been pretty safe, as litter the past couple of months, police confirming that a significant amount of marijuana was found in the apartment complex, stay with us for updates . korea, identified as otto frederick warm beer, a third-year student at virginia university . fox news reports that his page identifies him as being from cincinnati, several media outletsas said that he was detained january 2 on a trip stores,or north korea since he entered the country then plotted to undermine the government, this family is working to bring him home. >> customers in several towns have been warned of above normal lead levels, our sister station in youngstown spoke to the seething water superintendent in alliance, he says 8,000 customers in sebring, beloit, maple ridge in parts of smith township are affected, the schools are closed today because of the water. >> school bus driver the place i cause a chain reaction involving two other school buses is facin

he declined to specify any city. he did rule out one though, dan and ama and that is st. louis. the now former home of the rams. in houston, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you, laura. >> the entire world minus saint louis. katie continues the coverage of the raiders future. >> there are still questions about if the team will get a in you stadium in oakland. >> that's right. that was addressed and she says $100 million from the nfl is, qot, an encouraging sign. as for fans some were ready to abandon the team if the team abandoned oakland again. he gave the raiders a second chance the first time they left. >> when they moved from l.a. to oakland we thought, oh good, it is on. we did it. >> reporter: he was not going to be so forgiving this time. >> they move to l.a., they move to l.a. if they did my plan was never to be a raider fan ever again. >> but it is game on for now. >> when they moved to l.a. i hung in and they moved and i am still a raider fan and my boys are raider fans and i am happy to hear they are staying. >> the oakland mayor says it buys the city more time. >>

something happening out there that's bigger than any city itself.ranscends jurisdictions and there's a lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration. >> whenever this mayor thinks he's going to cut ribbons and kiss babies and develop projects, we will be there to address this issue. just as mario woods. >> now, mayor lee did sort of touch on the tension saying in his remarks in part, i won't stop until we build better trust between law enforcement in the communitieies they're sworn to protect, especially men of color. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. >> a milestone for women in uniform. san francisco officially has its first female sheriff. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> vicky hen asea this morning at san francisco city hall being sworn in by san francisco's first female mayor, senator dianne feinstein. she received a standing ovation from a packed room. she's worked in the police department for nearly 40 years. she was california's first female captain and eventually was also the deputy sherif

vehicles stuck on 101st street and ozone park untouched by any city plow. >> horrendous. they haven't passed by to plow the streets. it's been already two days. it's horrible. >> it's ridiculous. this is the only street in queens that's like this. >> not exactly. sunday night our truck got street at 69th and 76th street. >> the mayor visited queens and heard firsthand from residents who feel the city left them out in the cold. >> help. don't forget us. >> wife >> life is not back to normal in so many areas in queens where people are buried under 2.5 feet of snow. the mayor said help is on the way but we have not seen any help. >> this is not your average storm. .2 inches more would have been the greatest snowfall >> the mayor also said too many people are putting their cars back on to the street. >> you take 27 inches of snow off a bunch of cars and you will block a street. >> the mayor said he understands patience is running thin and it is. >> it's not getting done. it's aggravating. >> reporter: we are looking at this particular street that was just plowed down to the b

. >> walmart puts a stronghold on any city when they come into that neighborhood and they tend to drive that little boy out of business all the time. >> reporter: the retailer sails even with today's action walmart will continue to invest in its future. with plans to open more than 300 stores worldwild over the coming year. but only half of those new stores will be here in the u.s. this one closes tomorrow. david? >> steve thank you. >>> now, to indiana tonight, the investigation under way into the deadly school bus accident that killed a beloved principal of 22 years. susan jordan was hit by the bus while saving the lives of students pushing them out of harm's way. the bus jumping the curb in front of the elementary school tuesday, two children were hurt. police so far finding no evidence of mechanical problems with that bus. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. new details coming in about the young american nanny killed overseas. >>> also the explosion today. this truck in an american neighbor. pieces of the garbage truck flying into homes. what c