. >> reporter: brisbane school teacher singsia dellmaci o received a notice that she may be laid off. she is one of eight teachers in brisbane to receive a preliminary pink slip. >> it means that i have no security of having a job next year, it means instead of planning for teaching third grade again next year, i don't know what to plan for other than looking for a job. >> i love what i do and put a lot of time into it. and to know that it's not going to be there next year is tough. >> reporter: at a news conference thursday afternoon, the california teachers' association announced nearly 20,000 teachers statewide have received preliminary layoff notices . 1,400 of which are in the bay area. in past years, the number of teachers actually laid off was significantly less than those who were notified. this year could be different. >> there isn't the job, the federal government isn't going to come and save us, local budgets have been impacted for so long, there's not much left to bring them back. it's hard to use the past as a predict osh for the future. >> reporter: teachers and parents

>> this is happening within the city of brisbane. >> two scenarios were developed. one was a proposal that comes from the landowner. our understanding is that there are some components of the committee that prefer a different plan. this is done through a community process. currently, there are two scenarios that are under consideration. >> where is the college to line up in terms of this? >> this is a separate proposal. as you talk about this, it is pretty complicated and there are several moving parts. there is a proposal that a separate it from the developer'' proposal and i believe it is separate from the committee proposal. there might be some accountability between what is being proposed. until this point, there is a need for them to come together and for them to be reconciled. that is part of the process that we're watching unfold. >> ok, thank you. >> at the slide on the screen shows the development cost but there is full detail in chapter 3. i will provide some highlights here. of the three alternatives, they differed in how they locate the station facilitie

two accidents on the peninsula, one north 101 at sfo now in the center divide, one north 101 brisbane in the left lane we'll keep you posted. >>> 6:10. >>> new trouble for toyota the new problem forcing the automaker to recall more than half a million of its most popular vehicles. >>> how the price of gasoline is having a huge impact on those who help the bay area's neediest residents. >>> breaking her science. one of whitney houston's closest confidantes speaks out for the first time since the >>> we continue to follow our breaking news. stunning pictures sent by one of our viewers. he lives close to that burning building. as you can see the flames were visible and huge from his advantage point. fine. thank you andrew for sending those. if you have pictures upload them to ureport or e-mail the pictures. >>> dionne warwick is talking for the first time about the tragic death of her beloved cousin whitney houston. she reveals the singer's last words and her favorite whitney moment. she talks about the future of bobbi kristina, whitney's only daughter. >> there's a lot of concern about

with brisbane in daly city -- chester fung has been leading this effort to allocate the fair share of financial contributions to a large infrastructure program. we will be bringing that report to you shortly. we anticipate initiating the feasibility study, which will look at the rail conversion options to support the future will use of that infrastructure. the freeway circulation study may not be obvious that there is a connection here as well. we will reduce the contents and reduce speed -- with increasing the bicycle and pedestrian access. restoring this to the pre- central freeway, the earthquake conditions. we will be applying for planning grant, to advance these concepts. and there is the 19th avenue transit corridor. the operations there hopefully will improve, and allow for the more efficient allocation of the balboa area. this is part of the daily -- the line to daly city and may alleviate the demand. with the relationship between stations. and the study that is listed here also has the fair city component, looking at the potential -- the benefit of the daly city. and the -- a

a real station of -- are version the in fact, part of the station actually reside in the city of brisbane. including the visitation of the stage flight,

we moved here from brisbane from our old innovation. we do printmaking, gallery shows, and we have a fabulous retail store where there are lots of fun things to find. >> we will look at all of that as we walk around. it is incredible to me how many different things you do. how is it you identify that san francisco was in need of all these different services? >> it came from stepping out of graduate school in 1972. i wrote a little thing about how this is an idea, how our world should work. it should have printmaking, archiving, a gallery. it should have a retail store. in 1972, i wanted to have art sales, point-of-sale at the grocery store. >> so you go through the manifesto. with the bay area should have. you are making art incredibly accessible in so many different ways, so that is a good segue. let's take a walk around the facilities. here we are in your gallery space. can you tell me about the current show? >> the current show is jeff chadsey. he is working on mylar velum, a smooth, beautiful drawing surface. i do not know anyone th

an accident this is freeway 101, problem with temporarily all lanes blocked with an overturn in brisbane before candlestick park. according to our traffic spotter, slow approaching hopefully they will get that out and it won't affect your morning commute this is southbound 101 towards candlestick park. here's the 80 i wanted to show you quickly -- pardon me gilman we've got an issue with lanes temporarily blocked left lane there that is getting cleared out two lanes blocked. if you would like to join our waze spotters you can learn more by going to abc7news.com/ waze and click on the information button and join the traffic spotters and get more information that way as we'll continue to update you all morning. >>> 5:10. >>> still ahead, major encyclopedia publisher makes a major change based on how people look up information these days. >>> next, incredible rescue performed hundreds of miles off the mexican coast. the local crew that saved the day for two injured fishermen. >>> conditions at ski resorts as cold -- [ talking over each other ] >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini

. >> now, brisbane expected this. the city put up parcel tax measure on the ballot. and residents will vote on april 10th it's $156 a year six years, if it passes those teachers will have a job next year. >> leanne, thank you very much. >> first it was the birds and bees. now, flies teaching us about human sexuality, coming up. >> there is a activists taking their demands heard over sheriff mirk yeem's conviction. >> new or used? michael finney reports on which cars deliver more for your deliver if you buy them new. the news continues in one minute. stay with us. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> several antidomestic violence activists demanding ed lee force out sheriff ross mirkarimi, he was charged with abusing his wife. and pled guilty to a lesser charge of false imprisonment. >> activist say the trust has been broken and say if ross mirkarimi won't step down, the mayor needs to try to force him out. we're here to address what we think and we believe the mayor thinks the national embarrassment. >> this is the second time that this grou

a real station of -- are version the in fact, part of the station actually reside in the city of brisbane. including the visitation of the stage flight, further out chemistry this almost completely surrounds bay shore station. in anticipation of the new development, the local agencies have already proposed for new transportation improvements in the area including a new extension to u.s. 1 01. also the extension of the rail line from where it ends now into the station. finally, what is relevant is a new rapid transit line that would make transit east west through this area. a number of pieces of land are currently vacant. this is really a blank straight -- slate. this is a chance for us to create a successful station. if you look at the current conditions, it is far from that vision. it is isolated, kind of scary to be at at night because it is a little bit remove from activity that is happening. the focus of the study is how do we transform what we have now to a vibrant station? and the authority began the study in 2009 and i would like to thank our funders to the steady. we also got more

i would say it is inevitable that we would see this part of san francisco and brisbane developed into a station that will actually be workable. right now, it is not. it does not serve a lot people. i am pretty familiar with it. i think that the study is really important about how we can proceed and different options. i appreciated the effort that was behind it. if there are no other questions, we can go on to public comment. >> good morning, mr. chair and the commissioners. i am with the city county association of governments and i would like to first thank the transportation authority, your staff, especially for leading this station access study project. we fully are in support of of the study's findings and we look forward to continue working and collaborating on future projects that impact both san francisco and san mateo counties. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> good morning. our staff has been involved with this study since the beginning and i am here today to articulate our support. we feel this is a great opportunity to make sure that we have sufficient in place being pro

>>reporter: is just one of eight in the brisbane district. >> it means that i have no security of havingof planning for third grade i do not know what to plan for. >> the knowledge of not know why is difficult. >>reporter: the california teachers association is saying that these preliminary layoff notices 1400 are in the bay the actual teachers laid off was significantly less that were notified. however it this year could be different. >> there is not a job that the federal programs for local budgets that can help us any more there is not much left. it is difficult to use the past for the predictor as the future. >>reporter: as students looked on parents looked to restore education funding. without that schools could be devastated. these are preliminary notices. the final leg off notices will go out by may 15th in a brief spring, dan kerman, kron4 news >>vicki: it is one thing to see the damage but coming up we have a video of the monster twister as it was going through a a video of the monster twister a[ male announcer ] if you believe the mayan calendar, on december 21st, polar shifts

in brisbane kron 4 news. >>> there is growing concern among parents, they don't want extra students added to their child's classroom. >> less teacher means less education. >> reporter: that's the feeling across the board among parents at james logan high school. nearly 10 teachers at this school received pink slips and more than 100 were issued throughout the school district. >> district. >> it's important they have the same teachers throughout the year so there is consistency with what they are learning. >> reporter: parents are worried how their children will perform when clasts size ratios increase. programs are also at risk. in the middle school electives could soon be no more and sciences is? jeopardy at the elementary school. a spokesperson said the district could be forced to cut after school activities like football band and forensics at the high school because they may not have the $200,000 to contribute for those extra programs. >> programs. >>> this just into the kron 4 newsroom a small earthquake. a magnitude 2.5 hit at 7:56. a little over ten minutes ago. no reports of damage

. >> the california teachers association picked brisbane to hold its a news conference. >> to many studentsn the classroom, that is one of the biggest concerns from parents and spoke with. take a listen. parents are worried their children might fall behind in school because they do not get the attention they need. >> it will be a big impact on my daughter. >> here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. all of the lanes are solid and crawling as we head towards san francisco and points beyond. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a

a look at further south, alameda and chavez streets, we're getting wet through brisbane and san bruno redwood city probably next 20 mitts. mid 40s right now. 48 in fremont. it's breezy around the delta. this setup is going to stay with us throughout the day today and evening hours. rain will be light to moderate. we could she heavy yen rain in the santa cruz mountains. 53 today in richmond. 52 in napa. snow levels coming down to about 3,000 feet up in clearlake. chilly there. down by the monterey bay, later morning hours and early afternoon so you get wet, but the rain is going to stay with us throughout the evening hours. then tomorrow morning. then it turns showery in the afternoon and more rain on tuesday. it's a very wintry week ahead. >> terry: coming up next at 8:00 one house, five people dead. the latest on the puzzling crime scene in san francisco. hundreds of people hold a vigil one week after a bay area teenager vanished. latest on search for sierra. the next is next.

[ ♪ ♪ ] >>> and we have been tracking a hot spot for the ride into san francisco coming up from brisbanehe candlestick off ramp along the candlestick causeway, turned out to be closer to 280, the accident now completely cleared and the back up along the candlestick causeway has now cleared out. a much better ride now heading into the city with the accident not only cleared from the lanes, but completely cleared from the freeway. and the southbound ride, which is of course the critical one, that one is not a problem for your ride. taking a look at the bridge, here, for you, let's start or bridge check. looking first at the ride at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see that there is no problem here for the westbound ride other than the slow traffic, but this 880 approach is not backed up at all. we have been incident-free for the bridge. and the golden gate bridge ride also a pretty good commute as you can see, although northern marin is heavy now coming down from the county line to 37 south of there, just spots of 20 mph traffic. drive time through marin county, still under 40 minutes, t

. >> reporter: we went it a bar in brisbane to check the pulse in the community in these post- wax days. >> i think it's better for business. >> reporter: she said it doesn't matter that it's usually dark in here anyway. >> if it stays light later people stick around longer. >> my dogs are sleeping late, i'm sleeping late. >> reporter: then there's the accumulation of people all messed up because of the change. >> affects my biorythyms. >> i feel behind... [ audio ] >> that's a little editorial comment. >> that's what daylight saving dogs. >> good evening, we fired it up, it's live our high-def doppler radar. let's get to it because so far, according to our doppler sweep atop mount vaca, not a raindrop in sight. but that's going to change beginning in the overnight hours. right now we are looking out towards the increasing cloud cover at mount diablo where today's high temperature only in the upper 50s typically in the mid-60s and now, number- wise, sitting in the 50s and 60s. but it's breezy out there with those southwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour adding to the evening chill. here

we talked to concerned teachers in brisbane and parents say this is a growing problem. >> it means thatcute of having a job next year. it means instead of planning for teaching third grade again next year. i don't know what to plan for other than looking for a job. >> i put time into it and to know it is not going to be there next year, it is tough. >> my kids are doing in school and there are more layoffs. i am going to be more concerned. >> they called on a meeting calling for tax hikes to restore education funding. these are preliminary layoff notices. the final layoffs will be handed out in may. >>> time now is 9:22. we will be back with more of the big story. the coverage of the storm in the bay area. what is happening for you. right now. what is happening on wall street. not doing too much. just barely in positive territory. >>> breaking news story in san jose. blossom avenue here. we have a suspect holed up in a moment. it started around 4:00 this morning. they think he was involved in home invasion robberies and a carjacking. so they are surrounding the scene here. we will come