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and by the end of 2021, corporations must have at least two or three female board members depending on the size of the board of directorsiolations of this new law can be punishable by fines up to $300,000. also in california, pet stores are no longer allowed to sell cats, dogs, or rabbits unless they come from animal shelters or nonprofit rescue groups. the golden state is also home to a new law that gives pets more rights. no longer will the family dog and cat be treated by courts as physical property. judges can now decide who gets custody of the family pet during divorce proceedings based on what is in the best interest of the pets. fashion forward hunters in illinois will now have another color option for their hunting wardrobe. the state becomes the seventh to expand the color options for hunting from the standard blaze orange to an equally bright blaze pink. and in the age of tweets and texts, the state of ohio is going retro. students there will now be required to learn how to write in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. just some of the new laws americans are waking up to this new year. >> and right here in n

and item 43, repine supervisor fewer to the brisk transportation board of directors term ending january 31, 2021. >> president yee: okay. can i have a motion to excuse supervisor fewer? supervisor brown, and seconded by supervisor peskin. if there's no objection, then, supervisor brown is excused. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call roll call for items 40 and 41. >> clerk: items 40 and 41 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are ten ayes. >> president yee: okay. this motion's approved -- these motions are approved unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 42 is a motion to appoint supervisor gordon mar to the san francisco city college finance oversight committee for an indefinite term. >> president yee: okay. can i have a motion to excuse supervisor mar? and can i have a second? okay. so i have a motion made by supervisor ronen and seconded by supervisor mandelman. and without -- to excuse supervisor mar without objection, then, supervisor mar is excused. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call roll. >> clerk: m

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for instance, makeale board of directors. several european countries and california is now saying yes. california requires in the state to have at least one woman on the board by the end of the year then two women by 2021 and three if there are more than seven board members. coach chair, we had on the show five years ago and the idea of the law was just an idea. joined by jennifer and mark nu. before we get to the five years of the law. you just got promoted. >> i am executive director as of today and it is all good. >> it sounds marvelous. >> madame executive director, tell me about five years ago. you and i discuss the concept of the law. is this the law that california passes? is this the one you had in mind? >> it taken five years to get there and i never thought it wouldpe 2013 which was apreamble. >> would you have added anything else to it if you were writing it yourself? >> i think true deference to men and women working together. mandating change is stuff if you know. >> i also talked to a college professor he does no

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board of director has been working hard to harden their stations. they've added these cables to make it hard tore jump over the wall. they have signs making it clear that it's not an entrance. and over here at the fare gates, they'll do more to make sure that they're harder to jump of and adding more pressure so you can't push them apart. they may raise the entire system or replace it all together eventually. and there's a big meeting about that tomorrow. kate larson, "abc7 news." >> all right. thank you so much, date. fare evasion is just one of the rider complaints b.a.r.t. board directors are taking up. today's meeting was the first opportunity to discuss the dismal rider survey results released this week. riders are increasingly concerned about homelessness and cleanliness on trains and station. >> we didn't know how to handle some of these issues. this is very complicated, and, again, we're a transit property. we're focusing on reinvesting. there are good things that we can show. >> he says homeless outreach programs are also under way in san f

of the graffiti advisory board for three years to march 1, 2022, and to require the videoory board to submit annual rather than buy annual reports to the mayor and board of supervisors. >> larry stringer, deputy director of operations for public works, and i also chair the graffiti advisory board. just a little about the board and what it does. it was established in 2003, and it was formed to advise the mayor's office and the board of supervisors about graffiti in san francisco and the downtown area. the advisory board advises the mayor about graffiti enforcement, prevention and cleanup strategies. there are three subcommittees of that board, which is education, enforcement, and abatement, and recommendations in all three of those areas come forward. we meet once a month, every second thursday, and i'm just going to share with you some of the things that have come out of the board over the last ten years. so we now have the blight ordinance that's used for graffiti enforcement. which we've seen a reduction for property owners abate about 95% of the time their graffiti, which was not the case prior to that. it was more like 45 or 50%. that recommendation came from the advisory board. we formed two prog

i am the president of the board of the directors of the episcopal community services.thank you all for being here on this wet but very important day as we inaugurate the bryant street navigation center. i wanted to take a minute to give a special welcome to our distinguished roster of guest speakers will be hearing from in a few minutes. the mayor is here, filled tagging tag tony tried various, and rebecca from google. i would also like to welcome leaders and staff of the department of homelessness and supportive housing, here. i would also like to welcome all our other partners and friends and members of the press who are covering these issues so diligently. a special welcome to the board members and staff who showed up today. one of our senior staff members will be offering some interesting insight into this new facility a little bit later on. last but not least, i want to welcome our navigation centre residents who are here in the room. the folks who are on the front lines who are experiencing or have recently experienced homelessness first-hand. as you probably kno

board of directors. it's important to note that only about 100 organizations have charters with federal agencies. only six organizations require the respect of government agencies to select one member for their board of directors. f.f.a. is the only organization that requires a majority of its board of directors be chosen by its partner government agency. mr. speaker, while we can all appreciate the integrated relationship with -- between the department of education and the f.f.a., it must be our prerogative to determine the best path forward for both this federal charter and the students it serves. f.f.a. functions through a network of local chapters that may be chartered in any public school with an agricultural education program. local chapters are run with student leadership. students are elected each year by the chapter's members with their agriculture teacher serving as an advisor for the chapter. local chapters then make up state f.f.a. associations which operate within the bounds of the national f

ideas are being floated around after a bart board of directors meeting yesterday. using them for firefighter training, having them displayed in museums... or interestingly... use the bart cars as different kinds of housing. ( darya ) and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... more rainfall on it's way into the weekend and it's way into the weekend and next week. expect showers to return into the afternoon after a foggy start to the morning for much of the bay area. showers will increase through the day leading to the heaviest of rainfall overnight. high temperatures will peak in the upper 50's and low 60's. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. it's like christmas for football fans christmas for it's like to 101. it's like christmas for football fans this weekend.. divisional championships.. you can sit on the couch all saturday and sunday watching games all day long.the patriots and the

board of directors will go over all the numbers from the latest survey of the riders and news was notina joins us live in san francisco at the ferry building where the board will be talking about how to raise the rating from the all-time low. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you frank. depending on who you talk to it could come as no surprise that only 56% of art riders have a satisfactory approval rating. that is a 13% drop from 2016. the survey comes at a time when part is dealing with homelessness issues, and other issues such as safety. the survey was taken late last year and as you mentioned the results in a good. people are concerned with homelessness, cleanliness and fact that it is not safe for them to ride on b.a.r.t.. and it marks an all-time low for when a survey was taken 15 years ago. in 2004 they had an 86% satisfactory rating. we spoke with riders this morning and they said the low scores today are not surprising. >> i never encounter issues but i always take it early in the morning and avoid the crowds. the new trains now, it is cleaner and hardly any homeles

board of directors will be discussing this today. this is the second day of a two-day workshop where they're tackling issues, quality of life issues for b.a.r.t. riders. reporting live at the contra costa b.a.r.t. station, amy hollyfield. >>> the effort is to get people to pay the fines which doesn't happen very often. >> right. >>> new at 6:00, a major safety inspection is about to begin on golden gate bridge. the effort to make sure it's safe for years to come. >>> senator harris is on the campaign trail. where she's headed today and the questions surrounding an e-mail around her upcoming oakland rally. >>> i want to show you the forecast for the weekend at the beaches. we'll have a little less sunshine than today. high clouds come in. mid-60s to near >>> we've got 45. places like ocean beach, 50, 52 excelsior. ferry building coming into the financial district. 38 palo alto. cooler most of the bay. mid-30s in walnut creek, pleasanton and upper 30s in the north bay valleys. near 70 in santa cruz the next couple of days. warm sunshine

california public held corporations based in the state must have at least one woman on the board of directorsend of the year. and by the end of 2021, corporations must have at least two or three female board members depending on the side of the board of directors. violations can be punishable by fines up to $300,000. and in california, pet stores are no longer allowed to sell, cats, dogs or rabbits unless they come from shelters. judges can now decide who gets custody of the family pet during divorce proceedings based on what is in the best interest of the pets. >> fashion forward hunters in illinois will now have another color option for their hunting wardrobe. the state becomes the seventh to expand the color options for hundred dollaring fr hunting from the standard blaze orange to an equally blaze pink. >> and in ohio, students will be required to learn to write in sursi cursive by the end of the fifth grade. since this goes state by state, the best thing to do is to go to your state, look it up and you'll see the laundry list of new laws that are in effect in your state. >> thank you. up

and by the end of 2021, corporations must be at least two or three female board members, depending on the size of the board of directorsns of this new law will be punishable by fines up to $3,000. also in california, pet stores are no longer allowed to sell cats, dogs or rabbits. in longer will the family dog and cat be treated by courts as physical property. judges can now decide who gets custody of the family pet during divorce proceedings based on what is the best interest of pets. fashion forward hunters in illinois will now have another color option for their hunting wardrobe. they expand the color options for hunting from the standard glaze orange to an equally bright blaze pink. and in the age of tweets and texts, the state of ohio is going retro. students there will now be required to learn how to write in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. just some of the new laws americans are waking up to this new year. cnn new york. >>> okay. secretary of state mike pompeo speaking out about an american detained in russia, accused of spying. here is what mike pompeo said just a few moments ago. >> with respect to mr. w

next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, board of directors. i'm evelyn. 'm the owner of alliance cab, small business cab company. i'm here to tell you that this plan will ruin the industry. 259 pre-k cabs will be banned from the airport. others will be given second class treatment and wait 4-5 hours before they get a ride. if you think that banning the cabs from the airport will bring supply to the city, let's look at reality. there are 40,000 clogging the streets of san francisco. the drivers are not going to go to the city that is dominated by them. they will not rely on uncertainty to put food on their table and pay for their rent. let me just give you an example of the superiority of our competitors that are truly the root of the problem and that sfmta has not found a way to control. in the last j.p. morgan convention last week, a big group arrived at the airport the day before. there were a lot of -- there is about 200 people there. there were a lot of cabs lined up in the street. despite the rain, they did not take the cab. they were waiting for uber

for six hundred twenty five million euros the company is currently seeking the support of the board of directors its already secured support for its offer from also boys shareholders representing almost half of the outstanding shares here an x. which operates voices in paris amsterdam brussels london this been an dublin city found also bars position in seafood derivatives and oil services and shipping attractive. is. on the government's reelection campaign is that it is complaining different this time. yeah the ruling government lost three key state elections late last year which left them on a bit of shaky ground and has them concerned about reelection prospects in the upcoming general election so they are hoping to put forward something using the budget as a way of appealing to the wider public particularly those sections like farmers or the poor who are unhappy with them just to did the principal opposition party the congress announced a minimum income guarantee for poor people which will certainly force the government to have to respond as well so if they're able to put forward enough for fa

board of direct there's the firm money by covering of sexual abuse and paying them millions as they were let go. the attorneys said the lawsuit has one clear goal. >> we are saying to the board of directors, that it is time they stand up and do what google says can't do the right thing. they have not been doing the right thing. >> the scandal spurred protests in november with many employees walking out of their offices. in response, google said they have no tolerance for sexual misconduct and they have fired over 24 employees. >>> in oakland a woman accused in a hit and run crash made her first court appearance. a 14-year-old boy was riding a bike when he was hit and dragged for four blocks. he suffered critical injuries including 30 broken bones. he also had part of his lung removed. leah connor was in court today to face felony hit and run charges. police believe she was a passenger in the car and they are still looking for the man who was driving the car. >> a man stabbed to death in san francisco was a manager of a nightclub. he manage the nightclub in the 1990s when it was known for punk rock. police say he was stabbed in an apartment at about 5:45 pm on monday. the suspect in the c

address the potential sale of assets directly, but did acknoweldge that among other things, the board of directors is "reviewing structural options to best position pg&e to implement necessary changes while meeting customer and operational needs. it has been more than 3- months since the salesforce transit center was shutdown ... following the discovery of two cracks in the structure. now repair plans have been approved.. but, it is still unclear how soon buses will start rolling through the facility. kron 4's dan kerman is live at the transit center tonight with an update. dan dk transit center january 0104186 insertprogress is being made towards the eventual repair and reopening of the salesforce transit center, which was shutdown a month after it's opening last august when two cracks were found in steel beams on the bus deck above fremont street sot christine falvey/transba y joint powers authority :15 the repair has been approved by the independant peer reviewers that has been enpaneled by mtc, so now the tjpa is purchasing steel to begin those repairs.a repair completion date has not yet been

we are at an exciting point and glad to add jeb bush to the board of directors. how many house calls will be done? traditional visiting the doctor will hopefully get better. >> i like to think, and i am an optimistic ceo, i think this is the future of medicine, and your family doctor should come to your family home. in 1970, care was in patients homes, and we can go back there with more care that lowers health care costs. >> tim cook said he thinks apple's greatest contribution to mankind will be in health care. do you agree with that? >> there is no question, you can event diseases before they turn into something more complicated and expensive to treat and affects your life. that is an area heal is focused on. we can monitor chronic conditions and let doctors know when something is going wrong, and a doctor can take care of you. that will change the way health care works. people think about technology and medicine as dehumanizing a person, we see this technology as re-humanizing medicine, bringing the doctor back to personal contact with the patient for a longer

yesterday the airline issued a the firstwhich is time acknowledging there could be a change in the board of directorsting the shareholder chairman -- there could be a change. he could be replaced by his son. there could be a key structural change in the board of directors, which also means it is likely to infuse additional money and investors who seek a change in management. in simple terms, management will have to step down from the chairman position. options what about the jet airways has in front of it? they must be diminishing, i would have thought. if you were called they were in talks with a group. now they are going back to seek a better value for the airline. he is also talking to liquidity partners which own 20%. additionalo infuse investment into jet airways, they can go up to 29%. getting shares of he can infuse more money. one thing is clear in this option. they are running out of cash. david: and on that positive note, let's leave it there. thank you. out of mumbai, i had a look at my clock. they are 10 seconds into the cash market in india. let's get a sense where we are. our guest is h

jes: one of the main risks was one-way ticket to the board of the morgan to get it approved, one of the directors i am leaning to not voting in favor of this acquisition. what's ironic is i have a lot of my own money with hybrid. the reason is because my view is the best portfolios in the world which you find in hedge funds , they won't work for a big bank. i took that to heart. what makes an asset management business is -- right after that acquisition, i moved my office into hybrid and spent all of my time with those portfolio managers, trying to make sure we had the right dynamic so they wanted to stay part of jp morgan and keep those portfolio managers that were managing our board of directors investments. david: you can keep people happy if you tell them yes all of the time. it's fine if you say we're going to play by a different set of rules. sometimes you have to also make sure you're managing them, they 're not taking risks you do not want to take. how do you strike the balance? jes: obviously, you can't say yes all of the time. loyalty begets loyalty. one of the best conferences i go to e

the club's board of directors was notified by the contra costa county district attorney's office that sanchez was arrested in connection with one of their undercover sex sting operations. he's accused of attempting to arrange to meet a minor for sex... but it turns out the minor who allegedly exposed his intentions was an undercover officer.sam singer/spokesperson- "there have been no allegations by anyone at the soccer club of any wrongdoing amongst any of the kids at the club or by any of the parents of the children." as of friday... club spokesperson sam singer says sanchez has been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.sam singer/spokesperson- "he's a respected coach, uh, this is something that comes as both a shock to the parents and the kids." singer says, for now, sanchez is barred fthe clu he was the leader of four teams.sam singer/spokesperson- "other coaches have stepped up to take the four teams that the coach was responsible for. so, they're functioning and operating, uh, just fine right now. the parents are talking to the kids abou

but in november of 1957, the board of directors had to have a meeting. they are similar to apple in a way. the board of directors slip up and little sleepy town think they are going to be safe and alert state policeman who have been looking into the background of these people, didn't like what he saw at the estate of joe barbera. meeting,his enormous people were jumping in taxicab's. -- attendedeople that meeting, letting you know the stature of our family. with the uncovering of groundswellit was a . the newspapers, law enforcement, investigating reporters. the whole thing became quite the story. j edgar hoover, who didn't recognize organized crime, but nobody else did at that time, taken a lot of heat for that. meeting heer the forms what he calls the top hoodlum squads. and gradually the law started to catch up. >> that's a timely we had a series of successions from kansas city. away in 1953. represents joe. >> first of all, most unlikely person you would ever imagine to become the boss. twice they tried to kill him. how he rehabilitates himself i don'

the board of directors president said bart is working on ideas such as adding ambassadors on trains. they recognize that writers are unhappy. >> when you walk on that train and it smells, and you have a gag reaction, you have to get off of the train or you have to be uncomfortable. >>> officials say by 2027 they hope to reach more people with improved stations got greater capacity and new trains on more routes. >>> coming up, we have new information on the man who killed five women inside of the florida bank, including how he was training to be a prison guard weeks before the massacre. >>> tune in tonight for an all new episode of gotham. didn't stick around for the 10:00 news and the 11:00 news. -- after that stick around for the 10:00 news and the 11:00 ms.. >>> we are learning more about what happened at a florida bank and a man who opened fire. >> we have more now from florida. >>> still no firm answer following the mass shooting that left five people dead. police in a small town to a man walked into a suntrust bank on wednesday and opened fire with a nine millimeters handgun. he

they wanted to stay part of jpmorgan so we would keep those , portfolio managers managing our board of directorsnts. david: you can keep people happy if you tell them yes all the time. it is fine to say we will have glenn do been play by a different set of rules than regular employees. you have to make sure you are managing them. that they are not putting the overall company at risk. how do you strike that balance? jes: you cannot say yes all the time. loyalty.oyalty begets one of the best conferences i get to go to every year is the bill gates microsoft conference. a couple of years ago, they had a group of millennials on stage talking about their world and their lives. there were two women that had started a tech company. they said something that really struck me. they said, we think that most of the people in the audience, they were all you thinkolder men, that we are not loyal. we think it's the opposite. we think, who lacks the loyalty are the major corporations. we corrupt in the 2001 recession , the financial crisis of 2008. many if not most of us had a parent laid off. a factory in roche

the second thing is that companies have agreed to appoint new members to their board of directors, ande independent, perhaps more western leaning, and the third thing is they will be subject to more oversight and sharing more information with treasury officials to demonstrate to them that they are willing to work with us authorities going forward. these sanctions were extremely divisive both within the us in extremely divisive both within the usina extremely divisive both within the us in a political sense and worldwide. of course, us lawmakers wa nt to worldwide. of course, us lawmakers want to see that the trump administration will punish russia for what it sees as interference in the 2015 presidential election. they we re the 2015 presidential election. they were worried that president trump was going soft on vladimir putin, so it was important to them that the trump administration did something like this. the second thing, of course, is that because the aluminium price surged, that affected businesses around the world, manufacturers, carmakers and many countries, so many of america

shareholders are suing its board of directors. this comes three months after an explosive "new york times" report. the suit claims the board cost the firm billions of dollars by covering up sexual abuse by senior executives and paying them millions as they were quietly let go. the attorneys involved in this case, say this lawsuit has one clear goal. >> we are saying to the board of directors, that it's time they stand up and do what google says, do the right thing. and they haven't been. >> the scandal spurred a massive protest in november, in which thousands of google employees walked out of offices around the world. in response, google said it has no tolerance for sexual misconduct. and it fired two dozen employees for the past two years for violating company policy. >> police have arrested a second teenager in connection with an alleged pot plot for a mass connection in school. last week, a 14-year-old student was arrested after being accused of planning a mass shooting at river middle school and vintage high school in napa. pol

representing share holders from the parent company of google announced today they are suing its board of directors tied to a recent scandal. this come there's months after an explosive new york times report detailed how google allegedly shieldlet executives accused of sexual misconduct, claiming the board cost the firm millions of dollars. they were let go. >> we are saying to the board of directors that it's time they stand up and do what google says, do the right thing, and they haven't been. >> the scandal spurred a massive protest back in november, in which thousands of google employees walked out of offices around the world. ins response, google contends it has no tolerance for sexual misconduct and has fired two dozen employees during the last two years for dry violating company policy. >> macy's stocked a its worst one day drop in its history after the company reported week holiday shares. shares fell nearly 18%. macy's said the holiday season started off strong, and then slumped by mid-december. they also lowered their sales and profit forecast for the year. shares of other retailers inclu

board of, out of it's directors -- alphabet's board of directors being sued for their handling of sexualisconduct claims, but lawyers are hoping to make changes that go beyond google. if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio. listen on the bloomberg app, bloomberg.com, and in the u.s. on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ in november, thousands of google employees walked out in protest at the company's approach to sexual misconduct. now, shareholders are going after the board. on thursday, a group of investors sued alphabet directors for approving a $90 million exit payment to andy rubin, father of android, while covering up his alleged sexual misconduct. the suit filed represents the first legal action against the board directly, targeting top executives, including cofounder larry page and sergey brin. google did not respond to bloomberg's request for commen. so you obtained the board minutes, which were in the complaint filed, but we got. wha-- redacted. what can you tell us about what is in them? >> unfortunately we cannot tell you wha the details in their we . we have five

a shareholder lawsuit filed thursday claims that alphabet‘s board of directors, including larry page, sexual harassment by numerous google executives. from business insider — ford's shuttle—van company chariot is shutting down this march. the car giant paid $65 million for the startup in 2014 — which allows you to book seats on a shuttle bus via an app. it launched in 9 us cities and london but didn't take off from cnbc — goldman raises gold forecast for 2019 on recession fears, sees 10% gain. and don't forget — let is know what you are spotting online — use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. that's it for the business briefing this hour but before we go, here are the markets. asian stocks creeping up to 5—week highs the government has performed a second u—turn on its flagship benefits reform, universal credit. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has scrapped plans to extend a limit on benefits for families with more than two children. she's also confirmed that a vote by mps, on moving three million existing benefit claimants onto universal credit, will be delayed. 0ur political co

pg&e told the sec the company's board of directors had determined filing for bankruptcy was appropriate.as friday, pg&e said it was facing roughly 50 lawsuits stemming from a wildfire in november that destroyed the town of paradise and killed at least 86 people. it was facing another 700 or so lawsuits stemming from wildfires in northern california in 2017.the cause of the paradise fire is under investigation, but investigators are looking into the possibility it was sparked by a pg&e power line that malfunctioned.california gov. gavin newsom says he'll work to make sure consumers have access to safe and affordable power and that fire victims are treated fairly after pg&e announced plans to file for bankruptcy.pacific gas & electric announced monday it plans to file petitions to reorganize under chapter 11 on or about jan. 29.the utility has already been blamed by state fire investigators for wildfires that broke out in october 2017.it also faces lawsuits from victims of last year's northern california fire that killed at least 86 people. it was the deadliest wildfire in recent u.s. histor

farmers is very proud to be a member of the board of directors and shares a strong commitment to improving safety for all road users. as one of the largest insurers in the country, we have seen the devastating effects of motor vehicle crashes each day on average, more than 100 people are killed and 8500 are injured on our nation's roads. it's on acceptable and very preventable. the toll comes at a tremendous cost to society of and were $800 billion in damages each year. as farmers, we are committed to working with our safety partners to address significant problems to keep families across the country safe. we measures are successful in reducing grasses. -- in reducing crashes. in 2019, the policies recommended have demonstrated to be effective. we urge state lawmakers to take action now, or take action this year without any further delay. the problems being experienced on our roads are very clear. too many people continue to drive and ride impaired and distracted. however, the solutions are also very clear. the advocates report will find the roadmap making the roads safer in improving safe

we'll hear from the president of bart's board of directors... on what he thinks the best course of action for the vehicles is... as they leave service. (ken) and... the latest on the president's visit to the u.s. mexico border... and the impact of the shutdown on federal workers here in the bay area, kron4 news at 6 is next. (ken) tonight at 6. two arrests... and one hospitilization... after an international flight was diverted from s-f-o to oakland. passengers allegedly became unruly after waiting on the tarmac for three hours this afternoon. thank you for joining us, i'm ken wayne. (pam) and i'm pam moore. the flight out of guadalajara, mexico .... was diverted to oakland because of thick fog at s-f-o. kron 4's gayle ong is live with more. gayle? one passenger received medical assistance for breathing difficulty after being stuck in the aeromexico plane for at least 3 hours. here's a look inside the plane - cell phone video shows it was apparently a full flight as those passengers

directors, i'm not aware of any. seeing none, your next item is item four, board of directors new and oral business. also seeing none. item five, executive director's report. >> good morning, directors, and happy new year. i have several updates for you this morning. i will begin by updating you on the progress we are making toward reopening the salesforce transit center, which is our highest priority. the two multilevel shoring systems remain in place at fremont and first street, and we have tested samples extracted from the girders at monitoring continues. we continue to find no additional issues at first and fremont street, and we have found no issues found at first street. the m.t.c. and review panel approved the design for repair at fremont street, which we will use to enforce the girders at first street. we have directed webcor last month to proceed to implement -- obtain the materials to implement the repair. you will marry from the director later this morning about the status of the repair. we continue to make significant progress with the peer review panel in determining a cause and issue t

board of directors president -- >> my analogy is it's the report card i wouldn't rush home to show my. >> reporter: board directors will discuss the results during the workshop this week. >> our focus on quality of life issues is the right focus, and we need to do more. >> reporter: riders agree. >> we see a lot of homeless people sleeping on there, taking care of their personal business, doing drugs, things like that. >> there'snseover, you know, ene seats and a number of seating. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. officials say the homeless outreach team has been in the downtown stations. workers made contact with more than 700 individuals. 76% were connected to service and more than 26% of cases were resolved, meaning they found housing or shelter. >> the biggest dissatisfaction i have with b.a.r.t. cleanliness. >> reporter: most riders agree the new trains are pretty nice. 23% of riders say they're concerned about crime. b.a.r.t. police officers were in plain view at b.a.r.t. today, but rider tom mare says he usually doesn't see officers. >> rarely, hardly at all. >> reporter: vanetia says she

all publicly-traded companies headquartered in the state to have at least one woman on their board of directors by the end of the year. several states also have new laws on sexual harassment in the wake of the "me too" scandals. in virginia, legislators and their staffs must undergo sexual harassment training. utah is now home to the nation's lowest blood alcohol content standard for drunk driving -- at .05. that's as little as one drink for most women and three drinks for most men. and some good news for low wage workers, several cities and states are boosting their minimum wage requirements. in new york city, the minimum wage will jump to 15-dollars an hour for all businesses with more than ten employees. that's more than twice the current federal minimum wage. and hunters in illinois, can now wear pink. thanks to a new law that expanded the list of acceptable colors for hunting safety clothing which had previously only included bright orange. >> when we return. a snowman 4 billion miles away. could it unlock secrets about our solar system? soledad: finally this week on matter of fact. space

s chemical engineering department, joined xyleco's board of directors after medoff told him about thelectron beam accelerator, his inventive way of breaking down biomass. >> armstrong: the electron beam is truly a game changer. >> stahl: i was told that it's the holy grail, getting access to the sugars. >> armstrong: people at m.i.t. are working on it, people in the national labs, but nobody's gotten it done yet. >> stahl: has xyleco done it? >> armstrong: xyleco has done it. >> medoff: yeah, he knew i did it, yeah. of course, m.i.t. couldn't get it done. >> stahl: he's right about that. he outsmarted m.i.t., and now he's lured some pretty powerful men to his board of directors, including former shell oil executive sir john jennings, and three former cabinet secretaries: steve chu of the department of energy, george shultz, former secretary of state, and former defense secretary, william perry. >> william perry: well, i thought he was another thomas edison. >> stahl: another thomas edison? >> perry: another thomas edison. a genius. a very eccentric genius, but a genius who had come up

. >>> time is 6:45, with lawyers representing google shareholders, suing its board of directors. e lawsuit comes six months after an explosive "new york times" report. details how google allegedly protected those who were accused of sexual misconduct. the lawsuit claims the board cost the firm billions of dollars by covering up sexual abuse by senior executives by paying them billions of dollars as they were quietly let go. a lawyer claims this lawsuit has one clear goal. >> we are saying to the board of directors, that it's time they stand up and do what google says, do the right thing. and they haven't been. >> reporter: now, the scandal caused massive protests in november, where thousand of employees walked out around the world. in response, google said it has no tolerance for sexual misconduct and that it fired two dozen employees over the last two years for sexual misconduct. >>> the company mountains announced it is ending operations. chariot launched in december 2014 and has spread across several areas in the country. it is described as a yoses between ride-sharing and publ