i'm carolyn tyler. a federal report is revealing new details about a 2007 tiger attack. it was christmas day 2007 when a tiger at the san francisco zoo attacked three young men. one was killed. they revealed the tiger was likely provoked into jumping and clawing out of her enclosure. vic lee covered the story when it happened back then and now he has more. >> reporter: a tiger expert who investigated the fatal attack wrote that the siberian tiger must have been provoked to jump from her en klior. one agrees. >> in order to be aj tiajd enough to jump out of en klior, she had to have been really taunted by the individuals. from the cafe if you turn the corner and you go down here and that is where the tiger. >> he is a veteran tiger trainer that has worked at the san francisco zoo. he has read the report and saw the pictures by the investigators. it shows claw scratches and more scratches on the top of the wall and blood smears outside the tiger enclosure where he killed the person. >> to jump 12 and a half feet and pull herself up, it's an outstanding feat that is very un

i'm carolyn tyler with a special edition of beyond the headlines.ve been talking about important issues affecting the black community. a stunning report from august says america's education system is failing boys in the community. fewer than half graduate from school of african-american males. 78% of the white counterparts graduated from high school. cecilia vega takes a closer look at the report and filed this report back in august about why so bay area educators are not surprised by the results. >> there is a crisis in the classroom. >> there is a crisis in oakland schools, the graduation wait for black students is just shy of 50%. for other races it's 70%. why black students in this largely african-american city is not graduating is one of the problems principals are solutio to find solutions for. they now have a goal. >> we're saying in the next four years we have to double the graduation rate for african-american males. >> a new study found that oakland is hardly alone. schools around the country are failing black males. nationally the graduati

. >> in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> well, you can kiss the rain goodbye for a little bit. >> yes, those umbrellas for a little while because we have not only more rain later in the week, but another cold storm. right now it's starting to shine. a thin ribbon of fog in the north and east bay, still freezing cold out there. i'll tell you how much it's going to warm up and have your forecast next. >> and still ahead, a look at what can be become the pentagon's newest weapon. a drone of a different kind. >> plus, san francisco celebrated chinese new year with a parade through the streets, but in china it was a differenen >> welcome back to abc 7 news. the a live picture, a sweeping view of the bay, blue water, blue skies, one of the reasons for folks back east are really, really jealous of us right now. a gorgeous day in store for this three-day holiday weekend, and if you have a chance to get out there, get out there because it will be a little chilly, but you won't have to deal with umbrellas and other type of rain gear for is sometime. look at that, fantastic, mostly c

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> lisa argen is back.hilly but dry. >> i told you, i could barely get my car door open this morning. all that water froze. freezing fog out there. a clear sky. also a fog north and east bay valleys and still some snow on mount tam. but not for long. we're gonna see temperatures climb into the 50s today with some sun. your forecast is next. >> still ahead a [ male announcer ] did you know that aquafresh iso-active was just voted product of the year? in a national consumer survey on production innovation thousands of americans voted. aquafresh iso-active was the clear winner! we guarantee it will be your favorite, too, or your money back. try aquafresh iso-active. amazing. but the nicoderm cq patch gradually steps you down off of nicotine in just three steps, doubling your chances for success. nicoderm cq. 3 steps, 10 weeks and you're free. >> welcome back to abc 7 news. a live picture from emeryville looking across the bay into san francisco as the sun is rising over the bay area. another gorgeous shot. thi

i'm carolyn tyler. let's get right to lisa for the latest on those freeze warnings and more. >> freeze warnings a couple more hours and temperatures are already dropping into the upper 20s. we're at 29 in livermore, still 41 antioch, 41 san francisco but elsewhere below freezing in napa, santa rosa. we are looking at temperatures of that to come down at least five more degrees to break some records. here are the old records. you can see many 20s here and salinas. yesterday we saw 26 in santa rosa. so we'll continue to drop a couple degrees but may not break any records. nonetheless, it's a very cold morning out there. more frost and rain coming our way. i'll talk about that a lit better. >> abc 7 thomas rahman pound people in walnut creek that aren't letting the cold temperatures spoil their weekend. fire officials have good advice to protect loved ones and property from the cold. ♪ >> the emperor nero was using his fiddle. the temperatures outside plummets. >> and the cold weather? it's a little too co

i'm carolyn tyler. a federal report is revealing new details about a 2007 tiger attack that's been kept under wraps until now. it was christmas day 2007 when a tiger at the san francisco zoo attacked three young men. 17-year-old carlos sousa was killed. documents obtained by the associated press revealed the tiger was probably provoked into jumping and clawing out of her enclosure. vic lee covered the story when it happened back then and has more now. >> a tiger expert who investigated the fatal attack wrote that tatiana, the female siberian tiger, must have been provoked to jump from her enclosure. chris austria agrees. >> in order for her to have been agitated enough to jump out of her enclosure she had to be really taunted by the individuals. from the cafÉ if you turn the corner and make a right, you go down here and that's where the tiger exhibit is. >> austria is a veteran tiger trainer that's worked at marine world and the san francisco zoo. he read the report and has viewed pictures used by the i

i'm carolyn tyler. egypt's vice president met today with protest leaders representing a variety of anti-government groups. agreeing on a framework for more democratic freedoms, including freedom of the press. vice president omar silaman also agreed to release those detained during 13 days of protests and a list of emergency security measures as soon as possible. hundreds of protestors remain in the square. they're still demanding the immediate resignation of egyptian president hosni mubarak. in the bay area relatives of this missing google executive are trying to draw attention to his plight. he was last seen being carried away from an early protest in cairo by men in plainclothes. his family says government agents are holding him and they've been making some frightening phone calls to his bay area relatives. johnalston has more. >> this guy here, he disappeared on the 27th of january. >> she's talking about ganime, the google marketing executive in cairo who disappeared taking part in a protest more th

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> lisa argen is now here with the forecast.ere may be some snow flurries around? >> yes. you look outside our window here. clear, beautiful. sunrise 6:46. right around monterey we're looking at snow so definitely south of the area. clouds out there, no records broken yet in san francisco but we have broken records in the north bay with a hard freeze there and another freeze tonight. a look at your weekend forecast and beyond coming up. >> thanks, lisa. >> thanks, lisa. you can see to stay fit, you might also want to try lifting one of these. a unique sea salt added to over 40 campbell's condensed soups. helps us reduce sodium, but not flavor. so do a few lifts. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? . >> a chilly morning. meteorologist lisa argen is here with her forecast. >> freezing temperatures in the north bay, some records

carolyn tyler had a the story. >> crystal meth]iÑ pipe and crak pipe.porter: san francisco city attorney pointing to picture of illegal drug paraphernalia. confiscated not from drug dealers but from local stores. in the mission and this neighborhood. >> specialize instrument that have no other purpose, no other legitimate purpose than to be used or to encourage use of elicit drugs. >>reporter: 6 smoke sho lawsuit the city filed today in superior court. one shop is right across the street from a public library. activist have complained for years. >> just walk down the street. it hits you smack in the face. >>reporter: the complaints led to lengthy police investigation. >> we start off with admonishment. then we do seizure. then we did undercover operations. >>reporter: one of those targeted mission gift and tobacco. >> police came by. >> came and said you can't sell this stuff. these pichlts i said we have been here for 10 years. nobody said anything. now they said yes we can. oka okay. >>reporter: at platinum wireless the owner still offers bombs that a

carolyn tyler is going to be there.she'll have the story for tonight at 5:00 and 6:00.rry mcsweeney. >> in san francisco transportation officials are expected to vote today whether to provide special parking permits to child care providers. right now some nannies say they have to leave the kids alone in order to move their cars from two-hour parking zones. many san francisco residents pay $98 a year for an unlimited neighborhood parking permit but that privilege does not extend to nannies. the plan would only encourage more driving in the city. >> history unfolding right now in egypt. more than 2 million demonstrators have flooded cairo on this day of open defiance. they're trying to unseat their leader of 30 years. with the chaos there, they're trying to get american tourists out. >> eight days now and there are no sign protestors plan to slow down. right now it's tuesday night in egypt and so far all is peaceful. today the country saw its largest demonstration so far. the egyptian people remain committed to their message. they want egyptian president hosni mubarak gon

carolyn tyler is going to be there. she'll have the story for you tonight at 5:00 and 6:00.rry mcsweeney. >> in san francisco transportation officials are expected to vote today whether to provide special parking permits to child care providers. right now some nannies say they have to leave the kids alone in order to move their cars from two-hour parking zones. many san francisco residents pay $98 a year for an unlimited neighborhood parking permit but that privilege does not extend to nannies. the plan would only encourage more driving in the city. >> history unfolding right now in egypt. more than 2 million demonstrators have flooded cairo on this day of open defiance. they're trying to unseat their leader of 30 years. with the chaos there, they're trying to get american tourists out. >> eight days now and there are no sign protestors plan to slow down. right now it's tuesday night in egypt and so far all is peaceful. today the country saw its largest demonstration so far. the egyptian people remain committed to their message. they want egyptian president hosni mubarak gon

carolyn tyler is here. >> some of the biggest names, including hewlett-packard are doing business in egypt. we talked to the ceos of high-tech companies that have personal stages, they are from the middle east and investing in the future. >> just days before the protest begin, plug and play center created a bridge to egypt. like other technology giants, it opened an office in cairo's so-called smart village. it has taken seven start-ups under the wing bring the money of silicon valley to the middle east. >> we're on the tip of the its berg of an economic development of the region. >> he is monitoring the unrest in egypt. much of it fueled by the young and educated who are frustrated by high unemployment. nearly 25%. president obama cairo's speech in 2009 persuaded the ceos to make an outreach. he attended this conference in october. he was hoping the move to launch start-ups will survive the current up hiefl. >> business is continuing. we're going to have to slow down for about a month or two and make sure that it's safe. banks are closed in egypt but think it's very short hiccup to

and as carolyn tyler reports he's back with plan b. >> san francisco public defender calls this proposal son of b. the follow up of prop b. the pension reform measure defeated in november. today they met to talk of son of b he thinks voters will embrace. >> everything we've said was going to happen, happened. the pension costs goring up. and this city is facing deficits, people are seeing services cut. >> according to controllers office in the next year beginning in july, the city will contribute $422 million towards employee pensions. that is $65 million more than this year. under the plan the city won't pay more than half an employee's total pension contribution and caps amount at $85,000 a year. last year, city workers mounted a campaign against prop b. and now, their unions along with city hall representatives have come up with their own reforms. this is to follow through on a promise made in the fall. >> i think they're going to realize that there is a different model out here with labor. we're going to fix it before it turns into a crisis. something happening in the nation. >> one

carolyn tyler reports. >> there are 225 neighborhood parks in san francisco.y have been adopted by community groups. but there are 11 in bay view hunters point that no one has looked out for. >> many of the parks that we come to admire have great and other things. >> the fourth behind parks 94124 she and three other women who live in the zip code have started an advocacy group to revitalize their neighborhood parks. >> they have just been neglected. the usership has been down, so it's really not a priority for the city or for people either. >> the parks director says city government can't do it alone. >> no parks department anywhere in the country can be successful without committed volunteers and park stewards. >> the park group envisions raises money for playground equipment. >> according to the founders of the group, there are more than 11,000 children aged 10 or younger living in district 10. most of them right here in bay view hunters point. >> it's part of the bigger picture. it's part of what we're trying to do to bring a better quality of life to our c

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> well, timing is everything.for your sunday we're going to get some nice weather. >> that's right! although it is cold out there now. below freezing in the north bay. black ice, freezing fog. san francisco how about 40 across the bay in oakland. 38, brrrr! we will warm a little today. i'll detail that forecast for you next. >> still ahead a look what could can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announc ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. >> welcome back to abc 7 news. this is a live picture from mount sutro where you see traffic picking up on the bay bridge. even 5:39 absolutely clear as a bell and sparkling out there this morning. we'll look what's going to become the pentagon's newest weapon, the hummingbird.

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> hopes have all but faded that the big maverick surf contest half moon bay. organizers blame the lack of good waves frommal neenaway. as david louie reports there is plenty of disappointment along the san mateo county coast. >> mother nature hasn't created the swells needed for a world class surf competition this weekend. there isn't a surfer in sight. >> it's a shame. we have to wait a whole another year? too bad. >> last year there were several opportunities. >> last year we voted four different times, so many different cells coming through, great days the guys had to surf voted four different times and the fourth time produced a fantastic event. this year we haven't voted once. >> also introduced a rogue wave that injured 13 spectators and hospitalized three. it forced them to watch on tv instead. those plans turned into a wipeout. >> with this year and el nina, the water is colder so we don't get as many of those giant storms as we did last year. >> restaurants near the contest site are equally disappointed. they will lose the wave of busin

carolyn tyler has the story.>reporter: you are looking at about 1,000 phone books salvaged from the dump. symbol of the one and a half million yellow pages left on door steps throughout san francisco every year. if they were stacked up, the books would equal the height of 300 transamerica pyramid. according to supervisor david chu. >> in addition to the environmental impact, this has a very real cost to san francisco. total cost to dispose of phone book to recycle phone book in our city is estimated to be over 1 million dollars a year. >>reporter: he's proposing new law requiring distributors to get permission from customers for example by phone or mail before dropping off the books. the industry is threatening a legal fight. >> we think penaltyizing one form of advertising and not others is inherently unfair. >>reporter: bail bonds company advertises in the yellow pages. she believes that if the phone book isn't in every home it could impact her business. >> another form of advertising is also under scrutiny. ma

>>reporter: in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> all right. don't leave now.t. serenade from johnny mathis. ♪ you will never know just how much i care ♪ . >> only on abc 7. >> thank you. >> president obama says he has >> thank you. >> president obama says he has to pray a lot when it comes were prese i want you to about. >> we have a nice treat. music legend returned home to san francisco today. johnny mathis was the local singing star who went on to international fame and fortune. arts entertainment reporter don sanchez explains why he came back. >> contrary jewish museum looking at exhibit called black sabbath. history of jaw issue relation. how jewish song writer transform them into hit sojs. he grew up here. track star in washington high school and san francisco state but always wanted to sing is. >> something that my fat taught me an every time i sing i think of dad. >>reporter: he left in 1957. >> i had a hit record. first record that i had was called wonderful wonderful. i had had another one called chances are. >> reporter: his success singing he then

in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> construction crew are nearing the final stage for crucial part of the bay bridge project from sky 7 hd you can see crane laying some of the final pieces of roadbed along a section of the new span. next week the fourth segment of the suspension tower will be put into place bringing its height up to 4 80 feet. only 45 feet to go after that. segment will be lifted in an around the clock operation due to begin on monday. >>> listen to this. verizon i-phone is not getting rave review from consumer reports. magazine is not recommending the phone saying the same problems reported by at&t i-phone users. dropped calls and low signal strength. engineers tested the verizon i-phone in the consumer report lab. >> when you hold the phone in the hand and touch the gap if in a low signal area you can drop a call or be prevented from making a call. >>reporter: verizon has not commented on this review. consumer report engineer look at 5 other smart phone on the network and none had the same problem. you eek no the i-phone apparently. verizon sold more i-phone

in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >>> one more note about high tech companies. phone company nokia said to be seriously considering a move from finance lapped to silicon valley. the president wants to make the company more competitive. he left microsoft to take over at nokia last september and first ever non-fin to run the giant after 150 years in finland mav to the bay area would certainly be a big shake up as you can immanuel. announcement is expected friday. no kia is most popular smart phone manufacturer in the world. >> la vegas man has been arrested on a 29 count indictment of defrauding resident of alameda county in a mortgage rescue scheme. michael finney has been conducting an investigation of had own into accusations for two months. here's the exclusive report. about. >>reporter: this home on a 4 acre lot in brentwood washington supposed to be pat and her family's dream home. the recession hit. contracting business stop. home went that foreclosure. then a friend approached them about a program that she said would save their home. >> oh, first i was ver

i'm carolly -- carolyn tyler. hundreds of protestors remain in the square.he demonstrators are stilling demanding the immediate resignation of egyptian president hosni mubarak who insists on staying in power until his term ends in september. here in the bay area, relatives of this missing google executive are trying to draw attention to his plight. he was last seen being carried away in cairo by men in plainclothes. his friends say government agents are holding him and making frightening phone calls to his bay area relatives. john allston has our update. >> this guy here, he disappeared on the 27th of january. >> she's talking about gonamim, the google executive who disappeared while taking part in a protest more than a week ago. among the demonstrators in san francisco was a relative who grew up with him. >> this is my cousin. i grew up with him like four or five years. i know him since then. >> she has seen the video that supposedly shows her cousin being hauled away by men in plainclothes. it's been shown on al-jazeera's website and covered by the long ti

i'm carolyn tyler.the 13th day of the up rising a remarkable meeting between opposition leaders and is new vice president. it has produced an agreement for sweeping memories that days ago -- reforms were unimaginable now from cairo with today's developments. >> the first meeting about brotherhood for years. they have been banned since they tried to assassinate nassar. president mubarak has been very successful in dividing the opposition. >> omar suleiman had called for talks. the muslim brotherhood said they would not negotiate until hosni mubarak would step down. they will meet with suleiman today a big hurdle that hopes will play indicate the protestors. >> the ruling democratic party stepped down including the president's son and once presumed heir. on the square it was peaceful festive as most fear. after two weeks of anti-government demonstrations protestors are convinced they are making headway. >> every day they are making concessions is our monitor that we are successful. >> despite the concessi