i am deeply embarassed by my action and i apologize to carolyn ford and to the citizens of sausalito. going forward no matter how passionate or heated the debate, i promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner that be fits the office of sausalito councilmember. >> ford said she appreciated and accepted the apology, but she has filed a complaint with police. >>> four months ago nursing student michelle le was seen for the last time. tonight friends and family held a vigil in her memory. the site was the university where michelle was on track to graduate in december. the 26-year-old was in clinical rotation at kaiser hospital in hayward in may when she disappeared. >> in the blueness of the sky and the warmth of summer, in the rustling of the leaves and the beauty of autumn, in the beginning of the year and when it ends -- >> we remember michelle, he went on to say. michelle's former friend has been charged with her murder. >>> a plea for witnesses tonight who saw a vehicle hit and kill a man in a wheelchair and then drive on. robert schmidt was crossing a street at 1:00 a.m. on sun

now, this incident happened two weeks ago after carolyn ford shushed him at the end of a long councileeting. last night's meeting was the council's first since that incident. a new seating chart has them separated. >> this was truly uncharacteristic behavior on my part. i am deeply embarrassed by my action and i apologize to carolyn ford and to the citizens of sausalito. going forward, no matter how passionate or heated the debate, i promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner that befits the office of sausalito councilmember. >> thank you, vice mayor kelly. i appreciate and accept your apology. >> ford sought an assault charge against kelly last week but the marin county district attorney's office has not yet made a decision in the case. ford had said that she might stop pursuing that charge if kelly apologized. >>> well, smokers can no longer light up in downtown concord. the city council voted to ban smoking in a 17 square block area around toto santos plaza in concord. that means not just public places. private property is also included if it's accessible to the public. >>> w

i am deeply embarassed by my action and i apologize to carolyn ford and to the citizens of sausalito. going forward no matter how passionate or heated the debate, i promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner that be fits the office of sausalito councilmember. >> ford said she appreciated and accepted the apology, but she has filed a complaint with police. >>> four months ago nursing student michelle le was seen for the last time. tonight friends and family held a vigil in her memory. the site was the university where michelle was on track to graduate in december. the 26-year-old was in clinical rotation at kaiser hospital in hayward in may when she disappeared. >> in the blueness of the sky and the warmth of summer, in the rustling of the leaves and the beauty of autumn, in the beginning of the year and when it ends -- >> we remember michelle, he went on to say. michelle's former friend has been charged with her murder. >>> a plea for witnesses tonight who saw a vehicle hit and kill a man in a wheelchair and then drive on. robert schmidt was crossing a street at 1:00 a.m. on sun

. >> after a polite nod to councilwoman carolyn ford, he publicly apologized. he slapped ford on the hand two weeks ago. >> don't hit me. >> don't shoosh me. >> this was truly uncharacteristic behavior on my part. i am deeply embarrassed by my action and i apologize to carolyn ford and to the citizens. going forward, no matter how passionate or heated the debate, i promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner that befits the office of the council member. >> thank you vice mayor kelly. i appreciate and accept your apology. >> assault charges against kelly, launching a police investigation. the police chief turned the case over to the district attorney today to decide whether to prosecute on battery charges. ford and fellow councilwoman had complained that councilmen had a history of heckling and belittling the councilwomen. the other council members called for civility after kelly's apology. >> they call on us to solving problems. >> i look guard to the real change that needs to happen on this council. >> i think it's time that we attempt to respect each oth

on the far right councilwoman carolyn ford. next to her councilman kelly. she puts her hand out towards kelly. when she brings it back he slaps or hits it. she waited for an apology, when it didn't come, she went to the police. >> he said don't put your hand on my side of the table. i said, you've sunk to a new low. >> reporter: councilman kelly only says that he will have a public statement atto tight's meeting. councilwoman ford -- said she wants them to be more respectful. she says there has been a problem at the meetings for sometime. kelly and another member have been out of control. she complained to the mayor, she did not get a satisfactory response. now he wants something done about this lateest incident. council meeting tonight. we'll know at that time whether he is facing -- facing assault charges. >>> 6:06. >> this morning a marin county superior court judge will approve a ban on plastic bags at grocery stores. several environmental groups will be celebrating. the coalition challenged the ruling claims the county needed to conduct a lengthy envir

watch as councilwoman carolyn ford on the right puts her hand out towards councilman kelly next to herher or hits her hand, telling her to keep it on her side. she said she waited for an apology but didn't get one so she filed the complain with the police. kelly says he will make a statement at tonight's meeting. >>> the city of concord set to consider a tough ban on smoking. people could be charged with a misdemeanor. the ban would encompass a 17 block area around the heart of downtown. it would force customers at many bars and restaurants in the area to walk several s if they want to smoke. the current restriction -- prohibits smoking within 20 feet of a business. for some that is not enough. >> if i can smell you smoking, i don't see -- i don't care 40 feet away doesn't count. >> taking 10 minutes out of my break to make me walk a couple blocks to have a cigarette. >> if they write tickets for customers that may chase off business. >> some businesses could apply for an exemption. but it might require the construction of a ventilated smoking area. >>> oakland school officials are ann

what the tape shows is carolyn ford putting up a hand in an attempt to "shush" vice mayor mike kelly so she could hear. >> i put my hand back down and all of a sudden, vice mayor kelly reached over and smacked me a good one, hit me hard. it hurt. it stung. >> reporter: ford said she thought about it for a week and when kelly did not apologize, she decided to press charges. >> this crossed a personal boundary for me. and i had to do something. i couldn't just stand by and do nothing. it's wrong for a person to hit another person. >> reporter: this woman who wouldn't give her name says the meetings were getting rough. >> i guess it was the first hitting incident but there was also a lot of verbal abuse which i have observed at times when i attended the meetings. >> reporter: you've seen that. i have seen that yeah. i have heard it. >> i don't think that anybody has excuses. >> reporter: some others here wonder why a councilmember would go to the police over a slap on the hand. >> i guess all press is good press. so if somebody got slapped, that's great for her. >> reporter: how far is

the councilwoman carolyn ford said she couldn't hear a report because two colleagues were talking. e puts her hand up. the vice mayor next to her mike kelly slaps it down. what you can't hear is ford shussing the vice mayor. he snaps back don't "shush" me and that's when she said he slapped her hand. 10 days after the slap she filed assault charges against the vice mayor for what she says is a pattern of disrespect. >> this crossed over a personal boundary of mine. i can't tolerate this kind of behavior. i don't think any person should hit another person. an apology would be very nice. i would have to be assured that this kind of abuse would stop. >> and the other woman on the council, linda pfeiffer, didn't want to talk to us on camera but said, quote, there's been a real history of verbal abuse, hedging, belittlement from the start. she is courageous to take a stand and speak out. now, mayor herb wireline didn't want to talk to us because it is under investigation right now. if the d.a.'s office decides to prosecute it would be a battery misdemeanor case which carries a maximum of

councilwoman carolyn ford says she couldn't hear a report that was being given because two councilmembers were talking. seeing the bottom right there she puts up her hand, puts it back down herself and then the vice mayor, mike kelly, slapped it in a quick motion. what you cannot here is ford shussing the vice mayor and he snaps back, don't "shush" me. that's when she says, he slapped her hand. ford tells us the men on the council have mistreated their female colleagues time and time again and 10 days after the slap she filed asaw the charges against the vice mayor -- she filed assault charges against the vice mayor. people understand both sides. >> it's ridiculous that she is -- not taking it that far. it is a personal attack on her but a bit outrageous to be filing a full police report by going ahead and pressing charges, some saying it's a minor deal. >> i think it actually establishes a line in the sand the way one needs to conduct oneself. >> linda pfeiffer another councilmember says there's been a real history of verbal abuse, heckling, belittlement, from the start. she is courageou

i apologized to carolyn ford and the citizens ofs so lee doe. going forward no matter how passionate or heated the debate, u promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner. >> thank you vice mayor kelly. i appreciate and accept your apology. >> assault charges against kelly. the police chief turned the case over to the district attorney today to decide whether to prosecute on battery charges. linda fiver complained that he had a heckling of belittling the councilwomen. the other council members called for civility. >> i call us to focus on problems rather than creating them. >> i think that is it. it's time we attempt to respect each other. >> this meeting is the first since the hand slapping. the mayor sat between her and kelly. some long time residents called the dispute juvenile. >> if you have an attitude that anything goes, the infantile will push the city as long as they can. who knows,. >> how do you feel about all this? >> embarrassed and angry. >> after tonight, do you expect things to be more polite? more civil? >> i don't know. >> d

. >> carolyn ford says mike kelly slapped her hand after she shhhed him for talking. she said the slap was hard, it stung and it follows a pattern of verbal abuse. police say it's up to the sausalito district attorney's 0 office whether to file formal charges. >>> there's new information about the federal loan program being investigated following the bankruptcy of the fremont based solyndra. lawrence summers and treasury secretary, timothy geithner, it's reported warned white house officials about about potential trouble back in 2009. sumner and geithner say it was too easy. the company laid off its 1100 employees last month. >>> there's still a lot of questions after two dogs were shot while running loose in a san mateo park. kraig debro has spoken to the heartbroken owners of the dog and joins us live. good afternoon, kraig? >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. lori meadows park is clearly a park built for kids, two play structures and lots of grass. we spoke to several people who knew the jobs. the problem is no one who knew the dogs was here to stop what happened ye

carolyn ford shushed kelly at the end of a long meeting.t night's meeting was the council's first since the incident. a new seating chart now separated them. >> this was truly uncharacteristic behavior on my part. i am deeply embarrassed by my action and i apologize to carolyn ford and to the citizens of sausalito. going forward, no matter how passionate or heated the debate, i promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner that befits the office of sausalito councilmember. >> thank you, vice mayor kelly. i appreciate and accept your apology. >> now, ford had said she might stop pursuing the assault charge she filed against kelly if kelly apologized. and as you see, he did. >>> more than a million toys recalled. the choking concerns with a very popular toy brand coming up. [ slurred speech ] >> michael jackson's words come back from the grave, the haunting recording played at his doctor's trial and a live report on what we'll hear today. ,,,,,,,,,, i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're deliv

michael kelly apologized to councilwoman carolyn ford. she accepted. the two no longer sit next to each other. two weeks ago ford held up her hand and said, shsh, to kelly. kelly slapped her hand and told her not to shsh him. >>> tonight at a special meeting benicia city council will consider forcing its firefighters to take a pay cut. city leaders say it's necessary to help deal with the projected $1.7 million budget deficit. the proposed plan would impose a contract on firefighters calling for cuts in wages and holiday overtime pay. the firefighters union says it already helped the city last year when firefighters agreed to salary reductions and benefit changes. >>> today five san jose unions will announce a plan that they say will reduce pension costs by nearly $500 million over the next five years. the unions represent police, firefighters and three other groups. the san jose is facing a deficit that could lead to more service cuts. mayor chuck reed were the skyrocketing costs of pence benefits needs to be trimmed. >>> 19 people are dead and 35 are

and i apologize to carolyn ford. and to the citizens of sausalito. going forward, no matter how passionate or heated the debate, i promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner that be fits the office. >> good evening. >> ford said she appreciated and accepted the apology but she has filed a complaint with police. >>> a woman was arrested after damaging several sfpd patrol cars overnight. police say she was armed with a butcher knife tan did serious damage to at least three patrol cars, including breaking out windows. witnesses say the woman was a transient and may have been disarmed by a homeless man before police arrested her. >>> another spare the air day the third in the past week. >> yeah and it is september and it is going to be hot, right? >> absolutely. good morning. welcome to a warm wednesday. poor air quality will build through the east bay valley. all of us under a spare the air during the day. winds calm this morning, less than six miles per hour everywhere. calm just about everywhere. stagnant air has lead to warmer temperatures this

mike kelly apologized at last night's council meeting saying, quote, i responded to councilwoman carolyn ford'sesture to silence me by inappropriately slapping her hand. something i have never done to anyone before. in an act which is against everything i stand for. he has promised to conduct himself in a respectful manner from now on. the two no longer sit next to each other at council meetings. >> wise move there. >>> outbreak of listeria illness traced back to colorado cantaloupes continues to claim lives. as many as 16 people died from eating bad cantaloupes according to the centers for disease control making this the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. total of 72 illnesses have been reported. shipment was from the jenson farms rocky ford cantaloupes in colorado. you should know some of that fruit did make it out here to california. the fda recommending produce like cantaloupes be scrubbed with a produce brush, under running water, dried with a clean cloth or a paper towel. >>> amazing video this morning of a dust storm rolling over arizona causing major traffic snarls. the dust

is the first since the >> so this is not -- >> reporter: councilwoman carolyn ford said she was just trying to hear the report on dredging at the sausalito city council meeting two weeks ago, but two colleagues were talking. she's on the far right. she'll raise her hand and tell vice mayor mike kelly next to her to shush. >> for us to attract -- >> don't shush me for god's sake. >> don't hit me. >> don't touch me. you put your hand on my side of the table. don't shush me. >> come on, you guys. >> it hurt. >> reporter: after her hand got slapped the councilwoman filed assault charges against mr. kelly. >> it was hard. it was meant to hurt and was totally shocked. >> reporter: councilwoman linda five who didn't want to talk on camera -- pfeiffer who didn't want to talk on camera and said there has been history of abuse and councilwoman ford is courageous to take a stand. >> i can't tolerate this kind of behavior. don't think anyone, any person, should -- i don't think anyone, any person, should hit another person. >> reporter: police say their investigation will determine whether the t

you can see councilwoman carolyn ford on the right shussing the vice mayor seated to her right. slapped her hand. ford said the slap was meant to hurt. she has filed assault charges against the vice mayor but she says she will drop the charges if he apologizes. >>> hikers, beware. there may be a black bear roaming in marin county. mike sugerman is near mount tam with why officials don't need to see the animal to know it's around. mike. >> reporter: elizabeth, jean martirezly the only bears you find -- elizabeth,les , the only bears you usually find are in the hills. you can find wildlife in marin, a doe and a couple of bucks but not bears. >> bears aren't normally in marin. we don't know them to be here. we have had visits in the past. >> reporter: lots of tourists visit marin. but it came as a big surprise when more than one person found the results of bears doing what bears do in the woods, in the woods of the mount tamalpais watershed near kent lake. >> it's a large quantity, the sides of what a bear would deposit and it's packed with manzanita berries. >> reporter: which the

>>reporter: sauce let city council member carolyn ford wants a little more than an apology. here's why. this is last tuesday city council meeting. watch as council member ford puts down her hand. >> don't hit me. >> didn't put your hand on my side of the table. >> i held up my hand and said shuvrnlt put my hand back down and the next thing i knew vice mayor kelly had hit it and hit it hard. it was meant to hurt. >>reporter: the exchange went downhill from there. >>. >> he said don't put your hand on my side of the table. and i said you have sunk to a new lo low. >> can't behave like an infant and slap people for putting the finger on my desk. you ate my cookie it's like. i'm going to punish you. >>reporter: bob is a long time resident whose reaction was shared by many would say the meetings are often contentious. but never violent. >> i think it's ridiculous. i mean men are out there losing their lives and they are in there slapping one another. >>reporter: we caught mayor coming out of the post office and wanted to ask him the reason for the confrontation but he hurried awa

thens didn't was caught on tape of the you can see councilwoman carolyn ford on the far right tells vice mayor mike kelly to "shush" so she can hear a report from the public works director. she puts up her hand and that's when the slap occurs. >> it was not a light tap or just a medium slap. it was hard. it was meant to hurt. and i was totally shocked. >> councilwoman ford has filed assault charges against vice mayor kelly. and their seats were moved apart. >> they will not be sitting next to each other tonight. >>> at a loss for words when someone you know is suddenly out of work? hallmark wants to help you out. >>> , mr. it's a tall task -- plus, it's a tall task. why these men are rappelling down the side of the washington monument. >> we are enjoying the beautiful fall sunshine. but we are in for major changes. we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,, i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inf

carolyn ford had her hand slapped by vice mayor kelly.rected her hand at kelly asking him to be quiet and that's when he slapped it. ford filed a complaint with the police and up to the da's office to decide whether to file battery charges. indications are that kelly will apologize in tonight's meeting. >> oakland is debating closure of 13 camp pass. lake view and marshall and santa fe. eight more schools eliminated by merging with other schools. closures and mergers will save two million a year. parents are not pleased and asking why upgrades are made to schools slated for closure. >> it is a wonderful city. i am done. >> you are closing it and yet at&t is installing wi-fi. what is going on. i am tired of the back and forth. >> closures , bring the number of oakland schools in line with districts of similar size in california. closures would be in line with what the state faces. >> high unemployment is improving traffic in the bay area according to a texas transportation institute. san francisco metro comes in 7 in the list was cities wi

translate into action i want to take a look now at a major influence coming out of washington one that carolyn ford found out may have played a significant role in president obama's changing tune and pledge to stand by israel and veto palestinian statehood same floor same nations same debate we come back here next year we're going to have agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations an independent sovereign state of palestine living in peace with israel but one year later a different american position the palestinian move at the united nations is not going to create a state not in reality. not even in fact in effect in theory because the fundamental issues that divide the parties will remain to be resolved as palestinian leaders push to become a full member state at the united nations pro israel groups have been pushing to influence leaders in washington by congressman tim scott i would. and i have the greatest spiritual and political revival i've had more very long time thank you men's filed with the house ethics committee show that scott and his nephew took a twenty one thousand

i'm deeply embarrassed and i apologize to carolyn ford. and to the citizens of sausalito. ing forward, no matter how passionate or heated the debate, i promise to conduct myself in a respectful manner that befits the office. >> ford said she appreciated and accepted the apology but has filed a complaint with police that could lead to criminal charges. >>> don't make apologies if you like it hot, you might see 90s. >> definitely a spare the air day. >> definitely. it is mainly the east bay valleys that will have the poor air quality. everybody is under the spare the air umbrella so do what you can during the afternoon hours. warmest day of the week, conditions that are calm now fastest wind hayward only six miles per hour that has lead to warm conditions. everybody one to seven degrees warmer than yesterday except for fair feel one degree cooler. 8:00 still mainly in the 60s in many areas. a few 50s in the north bay valleys. sunshine at noon also start to become hazy with low to mid 80s around the bay shore to upper 80s if the rest of our inland neighborhoods 70s along the c

councilwoman carolyn ford shushed them when they talked over someone answering one of her questions. councilman kelly reportedly told ford not to shush him and slapped her hand. ford complained to police who are now conducting an investigation. the council has gathered for team building sessions for the past two years. apparently the hearings are still contention anyway. >>> friend and family of michelle le want to thank the communicate for supporting them as they search for the missing nursing student. the family has organized a vigil tomorrow night which, in a four-month anniversary of le's disappearance. they're tlk public to oakland's samuel merit university from 6:00 to 8:00 tomorrow evening. le's body was just found about a week ago. her former friend is accused of killing her. >>> a high profile convict could be in jexd we're learning some of the evidence that led to the murder convict in the death of oakland journalist chauncey bailey is on the line. the supreme court will decide whether police can install gps trackers without a warrant. as they did while investigating the fo

michael kelly apologized to carolyn ford. she accepted but they won't be sitting next to each other. two weeks ago ford held up her hand and she said, shoosh right there to kelly. kelly then slapped her hand. she filed charges accusing him of assault. the marin district attorney is examining that case. >>> this morning state senator leland ye will appear at a press conference in san francisco to push for legislation that would allow people to register to vote online. several other states already offer online registration. in california online registration has been delayed till at least 2010. senator ye is introducing a bill he says would have greater safeguards to fraud than the current paper registration process. >>> our time now 6:18. two of san francisco's best known concert venues will stop selling tickets through ticket master this weekend. the warfield theater and the regency ballroom will start using a new ticket service on sunday. they say the new ticketing service will be accessible on the website so the two -- websi

>>reporter: sauce let city council member carolyn ford wants a little more than an apology. here's why. this is last tuesday city council meeting. watch as council member ford puts down her hand. >> don't hit me. >> didn't put your hand on my side of the table. >> i held up my hand and said shuvrnlt put my hand back down and the next thing i knew vice mayor kelly had hit it and hit it hard. it was meant to hurt. >>reporter: the exchange went downhill from there. >>. >> he said don't put your hand on my side of the table. and i said you have sunk to a new low said you have sunk to a new low. >> can't behave like an infant and slap people for putting the finger on my desk. you ate my cookie it's like. i'm going to punish you. >>reporter: bob is a long time resident whose reaction was shared by many would say the meetings are often contentious. but never violent. >> i think it's ridiculous. i mean men are out there losing their lives and they are in there slapping one another. >>reporter: we caught mayor coming out of the post office and wanted to ask him the reason for the con

i'm deeply embarrassed and i apologize to carolyn ford and the citizens of sausalito. te side now and has filed a complain with police that could lead to criminal charges. >>> the concorde city council has unanimously voteed to -- entirely ban< of the city's downtown area covering a 17-block radius around todos santos plaza. downtown business and property owners have wanted this ban for two years. saying cigarette and cigar smoke was killing business. others are complaining that restrictive ban could drive customers away. >>> looks like the air quality is not going to be so great. >> . >>> we'll start with the spare the air that's what we have. poorest air quality developing in the east by valleys. good morning. we also have the hot temperatures today will be the hottest day in the forecast. stagnant air leads to the heat this time of year also to the bill-up of that pollution. eventually -- to the build-up of that pollution. right now as you step out, 1 to 7 degrees° warmer than yesterday everywhere except fair feel where the same. 50s mainy -- fairfield where we have

mike kelly, it's reported, slacked -- slapped carolyn ford's hand.d it happened when she couldn't hear someone, she hood up her hand and said shhh. kelly said he responded with shhh, don't hit me. and then this follows a pattern abuse. police say it's up the sausalito district attorney's office whether or not to file charges. ford also says in a written statement that she's suffered constant heckling and belittling from fellow council members. so far, we don't have any comment from any other counsel memorials on the issue but the marin "independent journal" reports that sausalito council meetings have become con ten smiths with council members snapping at each other. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the new healthcare law seems heeded to the it's supreme court. the obama administration will likely ask this to be roomed. the we digs -- the decision will come down in the middle of next year's race. the vote was 2-1 that congress overstepped its authority in passing this act which requires nearly every american to obtain health insurance. >>> california s

at last night's meeting, councilman michael kelly apologized to councilwoman carolyn ford.d. however, the two no longer sit next to each other. two weeks ago, ford held up her hand and said shhhsh. kelly slapped her hand. she then filed charges accusing him of assault. the marin d.a. is now examining the case. >>> an amazing morning of bad traffic all over the place. but sal's got it all covered. sal? >> well, it is kind of a tough one out there today. >> the traffic at the taupe -- you are gonna be -- at the toll plaza, you are gonna be there for a while. whenever there's traffic problems in the critical hour, it affects traffic for hours, hours. now that the bridge has cleared, it's getting a little bit better. traffic here is slow getting into the valley. 280 is also slow getting into the valley. we're seeing a lot of slow traffic this morning getting into sunnyvale. let's go to the 280 freeway. you can see how slow it is. it's backed up from 101 to the lawrence expressway. now highway 85 is slowing to 17. i would still say, though, out of all of the freeways, 85 is the