. >> only 75 out of 340 students went to school today at bellaire elementary school. students and parents confronted the superintendent david hunt. the school district is facing a more than $2 million deficit. they are looking to cut teachers and put more children in each classroom. [ inaudible ] >> we don't want to lose them. the board wants to cut some of them. that is why we are fighting for them. >> a message i have heard from people this morning, i understand that. i also know the grownups need to come together to be able to solve this. i do not want today to be a day of loss of schooling for the children of bellaire. >> teachers are currently working under a contract that expired last june. >> this morning the chief engineer of the new eastern span of the bay bridge insists the bridge is safe despite cracks in the rods. according to the "san francisco chronicle" brian mulroney told the program oversite committee the structure would bearly move in a major earthquake even if all the rods that secured the span tower to the foundation were missing. independent exper

our camera were rolling here on campus as the connolly center's bellaire terrace, dozens of fans packed every level there what a roller coaster it was. you can see from the very beginning there was worry on the faces of the fans there. the the eighth seeded nc state leading at half time of course this of course meant more hard trouble in the second half as wildcats made a serious late game push came within one point, in the final minute but they could not get it done. you could see the the delayed reaction disbelief as heartache turned to heart break and we were there for that moment. >> i don't know what to say. that was rough. that was rough to watch. >> everyone is just holding out until that last hope and i thought the we were going to get it. that was tough to see. >> oh, my gosh i can't breathe. unfortunate outcome but we're still proud to be wildcats and to be proud of the community. they work really hard. >> reporter: certainly some painful stuff there. you can hear disappointment and all of the student who were there yesterday certainly no consolation as nova is packing it up a

the connolly center's bellaire terrace, just a roller coaster. you could tell from the very beginning that something was off with nova. eighth seeded nc state leading the at half time. really doing a good job with ball movement. of course inside there it would mean more heart trouble for second half. the wildcats did make a another just run pushing it to about one point within the the final minute, of the game but then they just could not push it, past that point and just could not get it done and so we spoke to some fans student, afterward who had the heart breaking reaction to really a terrible terrible loss. >> i don't even know what to say. tears in my eyes. that was rough. rough to watch. >> everybody holding on to that last hope. i thought we were going to get it. the that is tough to see. >> my gosh i just can't breathe. unfortunate, you know, outcome but we're still proud to be wildcats and still proud to be part of this community. they work really hard. >> reporter: sixteen game winning streak snapped in one night, you know, one thing yo

kron 4 is daniel bellaire is live in martinez tonight with more.eporter: the seasonal maintenance that they start to perhaps begins in early february. prep... they were tabled access the fielding did to do the work that they needed to do the only thing they could do was cut the grass. a machete some of them video of what the flurry of work was light today. the been raking leaves picking up trash a number of things to prep the 15 fields for tomorrow. there's a lot of work to do >>: none of our filled are unplayable conditions right now obviously we have to work of all 15 feels was to tell the house filled senses and the winterizing. >>reporter: nudge to concede there's plenty more to do and this is what tilly in entirely voluntary effort everybody is out here on their own time. they're trying their best to get these bills ready. with us seven weeks to get this ready by this date. in their turn to get that much done within 24 hours. a lot of people have been taken to the time off from work and they're here on their own time trying to help prepare the

ville know of students staffers supporters, everyone gathered at connolly center bellaire terrace for a watch party. wildcats easily beat them 93-52. villanova will play nc state saturday at the consul center. our very own howard eskin will have highlights from last night's win. chris is still over here checking his brackets but things are not looking up. >> i had them at the top there funneling down. everything else is bad. >> that is about the only thing you having on over there. >> other side last night forget glit governor of virginia is calling for an independent investigation after a college student end up bloody during an arrest. live look outside for you right now, sue serio is tracking the storm that is impending here. the nice and quiet the right here from the american flag at sixth and market in olde city. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you

this is the connolly center, bellaire terrace. what a roller coaster. the you could see from the very beginning that something was up. the fans were worried as to the state of play that nova was putting on. nc state was shooting lights out. by half time fans were very worried. the second half was, of course, a lot worse as it went back and forth. wildcats did push it within one, within a minute left, and so fans got up and started cheering. they thought they were going to win. they were so in it, so close but could not seal the deal at the end. we spoke to nova fans who were of course very upset after last night's loss. >> tears in my eyes. i'm not kidding. rough to watch. >> it is rough because they had a good season and you expect so much from the team. oh, my gosh i just can't breathe. it is an unfortunate outcome but we are so proud to be wildcats and proud to be part of the community. they work hard. it was such a tough, tough game but we will get them next year. >> reporter: something else is going on with nova right now. there is a viral thing on