we have literally lost one life a year over the last 4 years in and around chinatown. i requested our staff work with sfmta staff to utilize our planning dollars so we can fully realize the recommendation in the chinatown neighborhood transportation plan, which was approved in july of last year and would like a update at the next meeting where we are with that. we can't afford to delay the plans so status report would be greatly appreciated. i want to chat about the [inaudible] bus yard. years ago in the early 2000's when i was last on this board working with the mta in partnership with citizens advisory committee process, we did a land use study on the kirkland bus yard and at that time the mta thought the bus yard would be sur plus to their needs and did studying whether we can utilize that as a affordable housing site. it is a huge site, 2.6 acres at the northern end of district 3 and thanks to the work of supervisor kim, the voters last year passed proposition k which requires the city to expand the affordable housing on public sur plus sites. unfortunately this si

we have literally lost one life a year over the last 4 years in and around chinatown. i requested our staff work with sfmta staff to utilize our planning dollars so we can fully realize the recommendation in the chinatown neighborhood transportation plan, which was approved in july of last year and would like a update at the next meeting where we are with that. we can't afford to delay the plans so status report would be greatly appreciated. i want to chat about the [inaudible] bus yard. years ago in the early 2000's when i was last on this board working with the mta in partnership with citizens advisory committee process, we did a land use study on the kirkland bus yard and at that time the mta thought the bus yard would be sur plus to their needs and did studying whether we can utilize that as a affordable housing site. it is a huge site, 2.6 acres at the northern end of district 3 and thanks to the work of supervisor kim, the voters last year passed proposition k which requires the city to expand the affordable housing on public sur plus sites. unfortunately this si

a nonprofit organization and . >> the activities to join the swimming pool the chinatown activities and pay a fee so those cooking classes and what else besides the cooking class. >> some healthy cooking and some preservation and anything else. >> we've got nutrition classes and a series of workshops hopefully with the cohort of a new clients. >> so i those people can go into and take those classes without joining or pay another fee. >> that's correct. >> so there will be free memberships but that will at least other offering will be bulb u public offensive for people to attend. >> thank you. >> any other questions. >> yes. commissioner. >> you might are covered this i was confused by the scheduling. >> yes. >> it sound like the first site you'd like increase the hours but in the document it says that the facilities currently opened from 4 to 8:00 p.m. to you'll expend from 4 to 8 but your document says it closes at 2:30 p.m. >> the stone town will end the programming at 3:30 and reopen at 4. >> the only other minor thing a typo under location of the services for the chinatown branch it

. >> i did not see my chinatown. >> were you sad?. i am not only sad i felt old. >> he didn't like that feeling so frank wong embarked on a project that would last for decades. >> my first miniature was the herb store. >> he also recreated his uncle's favorite shoe shine stand. >> he shined his shoes every sunday no matter if they needed or not. >> although no one is shining shoes anymore and the neighborhood dry-cleaner, the new year's meal and his family kitchen. >> my favorite look up there and you see lots and lots of chilly. look at the lights fixtures. what is in the center of the light fixtures? >> a little wrap around the paper? >> with yellow stripe going down. what is that? that's a straw. >> that you took from mcdonald's? >> yes. now does it look familiar? >> i would never have known that. >> the details is astounding with his permission we reached into a tiny refrigerator to pull out the ice cube trays. >> filled with ice, also. >> it has ice in the ice trays,s that amazing. >> and you see the frost on the side. >> on the

he took time to read to students at the chinatown learning center.hat is o on the 1000 block of spring street. kenney has been pushing universal prek for all philadelphia students saying it puts all children on an even playing field. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, concerns over lead in drinking water prompts new jersey lawmakers to propose mandatory testing at a place where children spend much of their time. >> the system that brought us about a half inch of rain this morning is now helping pull down some cool gusty winds. i'll have the lay of the on the winds of change moving in in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> and we'll go live to the villanova campus where the basketball team is focusing on the final four. those stories, much more when "action news" continues tonight. i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected ou

we have literally lost one life a year over the last 4 years in and around chinatown. i requested our staff work with sfmta staff to utilize our planning dollars so we can fully realize the recommendation in the chinatown neighborhood transportation plan, which was approved in july of last year and would like a update at the next meeting where we are with that. we can't afford to delay the plans so status report would be greatly appreciated. i want to chat about the [inaudible] bus yard. years ago in the early 2000's when i was last on this board working with the mta in partnership with citizens advisory committee process, we did a land use study on the kirkland bus yard and at that time the mta thought the bus yard would be sur plus to their needs and did studying whether we can utilize that as a affordable housing site. it is a huge site, 2.6 acres at the northern end of district 3 and thanks to the work of supervisor kim, the voters last year passed proposition k which requires the city to expand the affordable housing on public sur plus sites. unfortunately this si

>> chinatown. >> reporter: which means we had to check in on that station. >> we're currently at the chinatown sthaismghts station is going to be about 90 feet down below grade. >> reporter: what's hard for the layperson to see is all the different digging techniques being brought into play. but what you will notice is how different the stations look when all is said and done. >> yerba buena, very modern box- type look. in china town, last the traditional arch look, as in the stations of yesteryear. >> reporter: hope is -- >> we're able to enhance the city and move the city at the same time. >> reporter: but they wouldn't mind if things went a little faster. >> are you guys on schedule? >> we -- we're -- as most projects, we're striving to be on schedule. we're under budget. we're doing very well on budget. schedule, a bit strained, but we are doing everything possible to open this project in the first quarter of 2019. >> reporter: in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> u.s. trade regulators implemented a ban on virtually all imported hoverboards today but not because

i think the chinatown model as well.will at some point in the future of our agenda will try to bring without looks like from the city perspective, possibly come from their office to show that information with you. >> thank you. if there are no further questions or comments, we will move on to our next item >> item 4 is general public comment and we have one request >> public comment. [calling names] >> friday when making public comment i'm in a timer and there's 3 min. on the timer and when it beeps and your time is up. >> cannot begin? >> yes, please >> dear members of the health commission. a statement from the san francisco forest alliance. i'm a member of the san francisco forest alliance. the san francisco forest alliance is concerned about the use of talk toxic herbicides in public places. there's a growing consensus that herbicides are more toxic than the manufacturers claim. now that, long regarded as a safe pesticide has been declared a probable carcinogen. herbicides don't have a place in our part with a good i

we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant communities in the city as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor mar: a lot of people bring this up, but is one of the most exciting, culturally diverse places in the world. learning about new cultures and people from different par

i put myself at the street level of chinatown hanging out with the chinese people, chinese folks if chinatownthem fold up my paper [inaudible] of good planning for the improvement formula for body and heart. i will continue my work on this pathway until such new studies will become the central core of applications for the system. one medical doctor in this chinatown, clinic actually [inaudible] my paper to the patient. my words were in chinese only but i'm trying to translate it into english. thank you very much. >> any other members of public item six. >> first, you might be up ♪ ♪ then you're down ♪ then you might be ♪ all around ♪ just like a yoa yo yo-yo ♪ ♪ just like a yo-yo ♪ there is one thing i want you to do ♪ ♪ fix those mental health blues ♪ ♪ like a yo-yo ♪ and ring you can ring adelle ♪ ♪ ring adelle ♪ ding a dl ling ♪ ♪ you're looking swell adelle ♪ we can del ♪ make us well ♪ pick adelle ♪ pick adelle >> thank you very much. any other members of the public item six? seeing none, you be lick comments closed. >> i move approval of angela pawn for seat 14. ulash seat 15 and [inaud

we'll have a group of folks on the outside of chinatown marching around while we go inside the movie. inside the theatre we'll purchase tickets to chris rock's movie, walk over the exodus and shut it down. propaganda. >> no more lies. [ chanting ] we felt we made a difference. if only one person understood where we were coming from. we and the job. life was not going on. it wasn't business as usual. you'll have to replay that movie and refund money to people. and i saw my comrades standing down cheering as we came down. it gave me a different rush of energy. all right, keep it moving. everyone fall out. i yelled fall out, fall out. we did a massive movement right there. >> we disrupt your movie, it is full of lives. we were kings and queens. you have us there as slaves. we are sake of the lives. [ chants ] >>. >> the national march will take place. i don't think al sharpton will give us his platform to yet young people, targeted leaders, who have an uprising in the country follows. they have to have a platform. ultimately, if they are speaking, we shut it down. if you are with us dow

mary's is a k-8 in chinatown. and today, only 80 students. the san francisco archdiocese saying they can't keep it going. parents were notified yesterday. >> sad moment to hear that. hopefully reopens, right? >> the school is going to close at the end of the year and could reopen kindergarten in a few years. the bling wall bilingual school. >>> a fire on #u8 0 -- 880. no one injured. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> sinbad's is being torn down. been there since 1975. and a plan to demolish it and a contentious battle and -- close about four months ago. >>> san francisco international airport want the passengers to feel like rock stars when they come through the terminals. >>> looking at airport butler. anyone can request a personal concierge. and provide baggage assistance, super accompanying a senior or minor. >> we know that international passengers enjoy that airport concierge as much as at major international airports. we're hearing it loud and clear that the passengers want that at sfo as well. >> the minimum char

so here, chinatown. >> such as it is. >> but are there any chinese left in havana? >> no.ut they pretty much cleared out after the revolution as did most of the russian, jewish who were here so the state erected a few quintessential chinatown gates. muster the 14 chinese people left and summon their relatives. >> for more than 35 years, john lee anderson has been reporting from conflict zones such as syria, lebanon, libya, iraq, and afghanistan. >> i lied about my age and traveled around africa. when i was 13, i told people i was 26. >> in the early 1990s while researching a biography, he and his family moved to cuba and ended up staying for three years. you lived here during the special period which was not so special. that was the bad times. the russians had pulled out. soviets all done. >> the economy went like this. >> completely tanked. >> 90%. it just tanked. >> cuba lost 80% of its import goods which led to widespread hunger, malnutrition, and a nose dive for the already difficult quality of life on the island. >> there was one place where we could buy food which wa

>> reporter: the ninth call her morning, judy knowing the word of the day was chinatown, and this moneyld not have come at a better time for her. she will pay off her bills. she is out of a job and really excited about this. we are happy to give her this money. >>> another $1,000, and you can watch tomorrow to be the winner. you could win the last 1,000- dollar giveaway. > look at mitt romney's speech planned for later this morning, addressing the state of the presidential race. excerpts were just just give tonight associated press. within the planned remarks, he argues trump's campaign promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university, and he goes on to say he doesn't have the temperament or judgment to be president. those are just piling on to the shots had has already said on twitter. trump said failed candidate mitt romney who ran one of the worst races in presidential history is working with the establishment to bury a big republican win, and trump will have his turn to speak tonight at the debate. this could get very interesting very quickly, mike. >> it already is. it l

friday, when a crosswalk at powell street and broadway near chinatown. the man has been identified by the san francisco medical examiner's office as sun-choi law, a 62- year-old san francisco resident. the suspect vehicle, which police described today as a white van with no back windows and some possible front-end southbound powell street onto westbound broadway at the time of the collision. it was last seen driving west on broadway toward mason street, police said. the second collision occurred at 6:46 p.m. saturday in the tenderloin. a man later identified by the medical examiner's office as 56- year-old michael gilmore was crossing south on leavenworth street at ellis street when he was struck by a silver dodge minivan, according to police. gilmore, a san francisco then a nearby building, train car travelling next to you trevor >> pam: >> grant: is also real trouble in the western side and a partner will remain open. the purpose is to increase pedestrian safety no word on when it will make a final decision. and for bowriders the for the future connect

i think the chinatown model as well. we will at some point in the future of our agenda will try to bring without looks like from the city perspective, possibly come from their office to show that information with you. >> thank you. if there are no further questions or comments, we will move on to our next item >> item 4 is general public comment and we have one request >> public comment. [calling names] >> friday when making public comment i'm in a timer and there's 3 min. on the timer and when it beeps and your time is up. >> cannot begin? >> yes, please >> dear members of the health commission. a statement from the san francisco forest alliance. i'm a member of the san francisco forest alliance. the san francisco forest alliance is concerned about the use of talk toxic herbicides in public places. there's a growing consensus that herbicides are more toxic than the manufacturers claim. now that, long regarded as a safe pesticide has been declared a probable carcinogen. herbicides don't have a place in our part with a go

. >>> a deadly hit-and-run in chinatown. now mayor lee is getting involved.his morning on powell street. witnesses say the driver of a windowless white van struck an elderly man crossing. the man was thrown several yards on impact. after the collision, the van sped off. police are combing over surveillance video looking for clues. >> the pedestrian has died and we want to make sure someone is held accountable for this tragedy. >> earlier this year, ed lee spearheaded the effort for vision zero, a program aimed to reduce pedestrian deaths in the city. >>> back to the storm now. let's give you a live look from our roof. kpix 5's anne makovec telling us about the troubles for travelers all across the bay area today. >> reporter: we have seen a lot of heavy downpours here in the oakland hills today. you can see the water pooling here on the roadway and flowing like a river downhill. okay. we know we need it. but that doesn't make driving in the rain any less painful for many commuters out today. >> just really hard to maneuver around. >> reporter: from the freewa

assembly member david chiu presents the student voting act today at the city college of san francisco's chinatown campus. the bill would kick off automated voter registration for eligible students once they have enrolled in classes at a california public college. . >>> less than an hour from now san francisco's supervisors will discuss a new plan to reimburse businesses that were affected by super bowl activities last month. although the game itself was held in santa clara, san francisco hosted a lot of super bowl-related events causing street closures and a lot of gridlock traffic-wise. supervisor aaron peskin has proposed a super bowl 50 impact fun to help businesses that suffered. >>> a city by subway shutdown is crippling the commute for dc workers. the cause behind that and just how long it's expected to last. coming up. >> plus, the atf operation connected to "el chapo" months before his capture. >> adding a new menu item what starbucks is adding in time for spring and when you can buy it. >> did somebody say spring? spring officially arrives on saturday night here in the bay area. these ar

officials say a private catholic school near chinatown only has about 80 k-8 students, far below thening. in a statement, the school's director said, unhappily now, the numbers just aren't there. our parish is under financial pressure to balance our books at both the school and parish level and we can no longer sustain the annual losses brought on by low enrollment. landree met with parents tonight to formally tell them of the position. the parish is helping students and teachers relocate. eugene moss is a proud graduate of st. mary's which opened in 1921. >> a sad moment for me to hear that it is shutting down, but hopefully it reopens. right? >> reporter: the parish may consider reopening kindergarten and a few lower classes. the montessori preschool will continue. >> the intent over time is to try and build enrollment up. and to reopen. it's a beautiful facility. superb academic record there. so the intent is not to close it. certainly forever at all. >> reporter: the suspension is not a reflection on the quality of the school or its staff but rather of forward thinking decisions.

what they're calling the area between tribeca and chinatown. christina: first here's tonight's new york minute. >> all year long, different things, but easter is the biggest molding season. christina: bonn these folks are ready for the big easter rush. they have a variety of custom made chocolates and no judgments about how you eat that chocolate bunny. >> it's a subjective thing. everybody does it differently. the important part is to the look at it, enjoy it and bite whatever part you want. christina: an easter celebration is underway. kids made easter baskets and colorful egg art. >> anything that involves clay the kids go crazy for. we can combine this with the themes downstairs. we're making our easter programming pertinent to what we city and its cultures. christina: there will be a special concert on easter sunday by the students from the manhattan school for music. you can find out more at cmom.org. and that's your new york minute. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few award

. >> reporter: this is seven street in chinatown. their led lights and bars and bistros. after the final buzzer sounds, basketball fans get out the dig dc. washington does not exactly shout hearty town. -- party town.it's a solemn city where serious affairs of state are handled. that is until a bunch of virginians cavalierly cross potomac street and flood seven street. acc and dcdc >> it's different because i grew up with it in winnsboro. here from holly springs. they are still sampling their way through but then along comes a blue devil named colin reed who also lives across the river. is there any place to get barbecue around here? >> there is a place called hill country. it's a few blocks from here and it is not as good as north carolina barbecue but it gets by your >> reporter: this one from greensboro stops to tell us about his postgames stop's. -- stops. we went to the green turtle before the game.he says it's good for the acc to broaden the menu. >> i feel like it is therefore to move around. we have teams in new york, syracuse. i hate that maryland left. here.>> r

we have literally lost one life a year over the last 4 years in and around chinatown. i requested our staff work with sfmta staff to utilize our planning dollars so we can fully realize the recommendation in the chinatown neighborhood transportation plan, which was approved in july of last year and would like a update at the next meeting where we are with that. we can't afford to delay the plans so status report would be greatly appreciated. i want to chat about the [inaudible] bus yard. years ago in the early 2000's when i was last on this board working with the mta in partnership with citizens advisory committee process, we did a land use study on the kirkland bus yard and at that time the mta thought the bus yard would be sur plus to their needs and did studying whether we can utilize that as a affordable housing site. it is a huge site, 2.6 acres at the northern end of district 3 and thanks to the work of supervisor kim, the voters last year passed proposition k which requires the city to expand the affordable housing on public sur plus sites. unfortunately this si

so 6 of course is close to 3 and that of course is chinatown. but i think if we can figure out what is the formula- for success formula so that we can model it and we can transported to another district. i give you an example of my high school for instance. i went to high school many many years ago and i won't say how many but there were a handful of - students and there were 45% chinese and 40% jewish and the rest were everything else. and it was myself and my sister and i knew that if the school district had cloned the model then we wouldn't have necessarily had that cluster. but, here if we got that model that the asian community is using an applied in hunters pointe and applied in all these other areas that i think we would see more success. >>one other thing i want to tell you is that it is helpful when we are able to ask the question and collect the data when the question is how did you find out about this or get this opportunity? then, we will be able to track what people found out. i think that there are-- there are we encourage our folk

uh, hell's kitchen, murray hill, lower east side, chinatown. all right, if our profile is correct and all 8 murders were tests to gauge response times, we're looking at 8 suicide bombers who are about to hit every one of those lations. call homeland security. tell them to pour troops into all of those sites. actually, if we're correct, there'll be 16 suicide bombers. 16? yeah, we predicted that they'll hit the second wave of emergency responders also. breaking news now. we are just getting an update. the bomb is now reported to have been inside an suv. a black suv parked just blocks from 26 federal plaza. now, it is un... agent rossi? we heard there was some kind of explosion. rossi: where are you? we got this. i just walked into the cctv command post. can you see anything? i literally just walked through the door, sir. we got on the news it was an suv that exploded. a black suv within blocks of the federal plaza. oh, god. now, do you have eyes there? i, uh--yeah, yeah, i've got like 300 cameras right there. give me a sec. yes, sir. and, garcia

almost by chinatown. we have fun, i'm playing.t's great. >> you really thought about soccer player. >> yes. what soccer taught me is there's a kid working as hard as you. you probably in life have to listen to coach, listen to chef. talent. it may not work out. circumstances might change us. it was a good lesson, humbling experience. i took that energy and the work ethic. >> you just want to the belong to something. going from a soccer team to a christmas team, it's us against them. you work hard. it's a great rush, you try to improve yourself every day. >> how did it start out. what was the first thing you did living? >> i would say getting a scholarship in cooking school and showing that this could make a difference, you could go places with this. i remember being 19 and working in switzerland, where you have to learn german and french and wow, i'm in a different country, i'm in the middle of europe and i'm, you know, my room-mate is from south america, we converse in german and french. this is a different world. they threw me i

in chinatown at broadway and powell streets. the man who died was in his 60s lived in the neighborhood there. witnesses saw a white van with no back window making a right turn towards the broadway tunnel when it happened. >> we don't know if it was -- in the pedestrian was in the crosswalk, don't know if the light was green or red. it's under investigation. >> police say the van involved probably had some front end damage. they are looking for surveillance tape to establish the driver's identity. >>> campaign 2016 now. the gop front-runner is picking up an endorsement from a former rival. just about everyone is reflecting on last night's kinder, gentler republican debate. craig boswell has more from the white house. >> reporter: dr. ben carson endorsed donald trump during a news conference in florida friday morning. >> there are two different donald trumps. there's the one you see on the stage. and there's the one who is very cerebral. >> reporter: perhaps it was the more cerebral trump who showed up at last night's debate which

folsom street also has some heavy rain and chinatown and the richmond district moderate rain, as well. this is the prefront associated with a bigger storm that's lurking offshore. that particular storm will cause some urban and small stream flooding around the bay area here. the evening commute is sure to be a mess tonight. we are going to talk about all the rain all the gusty winds, the watches and the advisories, and even the snowfall in tahoe, got to get down to some business later on in this newscast. >>> thank you. developing news now in southern california. another twist in the o.j. simpson case 20 years after the murders of his wife and ron goldman. teri okita says lapd says a knife reportedly found on property he once owned is undergoing forensic tests. >> reporter: los angeles police announced friday that investigators are now testing a knife that a construction worker allegedly found on the property formerly owned by o.j. simpson. >> within the last month, lapd became aware of an item that was allegedly recovered by a citizen at the rockingham property possibly during the de

nine games since they last won in chinatown. it's also been a while since we've seen this out of kristaps porzingis. he broke out a renaissance game, matching his career-high the next build a 22 point lead but chicago had a little fight left in them, derrick rose gets it to single digits. momenta was short-lived, mello feeling great as he knocks out the bulls, the knicks win by eight, 115-107. same two teams tomorrow night. >>> finally tonight the devils using social media to announce a really cool and classy promotion. police appreciation night at the rock on friday. with their own take on the old tv show police squad. [ music ] [ sirens ] >> that brought back some serious memories. leslie nielsen, george kennedy. >> i miss that type of theme thank you, otis. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com slash eastern. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog train

operation, the san francisco elementary school is shutting down, st marys is a bilingual school in the chinatown that opened in 1921. today it only has about 80 students. the archdiocese says that because of the low enrollment they can no longer afford to keep the school open and they have been notified of the closure.>> i hope they reopen. >> reporter: the school re- close at the end of the school year, and the parish may reopen the kindergarten and lower classes in a few years, and the bilingual preschool will continue to operate. >>> being charged with animal cruelty after 19 severely neglected dogs were found in the back of their u-haul truck, and they found this 19 dogs crammed in a u-haul truck, starving, dirty and without proper air circulation, and two of the dogs were so bad they had to be euthanized. 10 have been adopted, seven more are still up for adoption. >>> a runaway piglet caused quite the same in the san francisco mission district, spotted running in the traffic about 7 am yesterday morning. the piglet was captured by brother damien with the society of saint francis, a church n

chinatown opened in 1921. the school was pioneering at the time, providing a bilingual education to immigrants. the archdiocese is working on alternative schools for the students. >>> this is it. "abc7 news" was on the embarcadero in san francisco as crews started demolishing sinbad. it will be replaced by an expanded ferry terminal. >>> have you done your taxes yet? you only have a little more than a month left before the deadline, april 18th. >> and if you have question, we have answers. michael finney has a team of experts standing by to help. michael? >> we're in the social media room for our operation here. if you do #askfinney, you can ask any consumer question you have about your taxes. you can also give us a call at 415-954-7621. working here on the hash tag questions of don ellison. let me ask you about the child care credit. >> some of my clients and some of the folks that are calling in don't know that they -- the child does not have to be a toddler to claim the child care credit. any time you have

steve: people in chinatown vowing not to let a skyscraper go up without a fight. dari: why people who have lived in the area for decades say their concerns have been pushed aside. steve: doctors may know exactly why our hair turns gray. dari: but first, here's tonight's new york minute. [music] >> today we are celebrating dr. suess' birthday. dari: teachers put on dr. suess shows. off in the corner, one teacher sat, reading kids the lorax and cat in the hat. >> the books are catchy and the students relate to them. they're easy to read. they have a strong message that a lot of moral lessons. dari: today kicks off a new lorax theme recycling initiative at the school. >> it's colorectal cancer awareness month. people were educated by walking through an inflatable colon today and talking to the experts. >> colon cancer is something that's very scary for people. they're worried about getting colon cancer and they're worried about the tests that we use to try to prevent colon cancer. we allow people to come to this fair, answer their questions, dispel myths. dari: and t

chinatown opened in 1921. the school was pioneering at the time, providing a bilingual education to immigrants. the archdiocese is working on alternative schools for the students. >>> this is it. "abc7 news" was on the embarcadero in san francisco as crews started demolishing sinbad. it will be replaced by an expanded ferry terminal. >>> have you done your taxes yet? you only have a little more than a month left before the deadline, april 18th. >> and if you have question, we have answers. michael finney has a team of experts standing by to help. michael? >> we're in the social media room for our operation here. if you do #askfinney, you can ask any consumer question you have about your taxes. you can also give us a call at 415-954-7621. working here on the hash tag questions of don ellison. let me ask you about the child care credit. >> some of my clients and some of the folks that are calling in don't know that they -- the child does not have to be a toddler to claim the child care credit. any time you have

morning, police are looking for a suspect would shot someone at the side of a husbanding project in chinatown after 3:00 a.m. this morning near the center on pacific avenue. the victim is in serious condition in the hospital. the suspect was last seen driving away in a gray sedan with parent plates. >> oakland police are searching for a shooting suspect would shot a man inside of his home. the shooting happened at 1:30 this morning, near 7th street. that victim is expected to survive. >> a celebration of our heroes today. the alameda board of supervisors will honor the incredible efforts of first responders to the ace train derailment in niles canyon. exactly three weeks ago weapon the two train cars derailed because of a mudslide. two sheriff deupties, brandon and king, were forced on the scene pulling two people out of a submerged car and carried them to a mile to a waiting plan. because of their efforts only nine people were hurt in the derailment. >> commercial crab fishermen could clear their final hurdle today before starting long awitnessed fishing soap. we were in hyde street yesterda

. >> it's chinatown time for our crew. >> there is no cell phone here. there's no internet. there's no television and no cars. >> just adventure. >> so what did you think? >> i love debt. best day ever. >> and peaceful and the castle creek valley and the shadow of the elk mountain range. jennifer broome, fox 31 denver. >> pine creek cookhouse is open for winter through april 3. you can rent gear and get chill in their open for summer on june 11. >> coming up, why the kids are doing everything they can to raise money for childhood cancer research. >> and a 12 -year-old sacrifices his life to save his own father how lawmakers lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month

new calls for people in chinatown to stop the construction of skyscrapers. skyscraper. creating 200 of them. the mayor is destroying the fabric of their community. >> a are not building things that are affordable. oklahoma city. a federal grand jury. let's go to lauren simonetti. a weird story. >> the timing is very questionable. a real pioneer in this industry. the oklahoma city thunder. energy leases in oklahoma. on wednesday morning at 9:00 o'clock, he was driving an suv into crashed himself straight into a bridge. he was expected to turn himself in. a story with a lot of? 's. his background is a little tricky. they're looking into potential suicide. >> it looks like he had many chances to turn away. he could have correct it himself. >> all right. the department of transportation. juliet: the sets are saying that they took action to illuminate any confusion. nobody smoking on any flights. protecting passengers and crews. also applies to all carriers. ben: thank you. our temperatures will be climbing as we have do the next seven days. 36 degrees only. tomorrow also so

the mayor visited chinatown learning center this morning.ce taking office in january, kenney has been meeting with parents, teachers and city leaders to promote his goal earlier this month of course kenney proposed a 3-cent soda tax to help pay for universal pre k but critics say it's wrong to create attacks on one industry. you looking for job? well wawa planning to add thousands of jobs over the next three months. the company announce dag that will hire more than 5,000 new associates. wawa says it needs new talent at all of its more than 700 stores throughout the spring. some of the stores will be holding open houses to learn more about working at wawa. so if you're interested, just apply online before a 10ing. >>> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. rainy off the bat but once it moved out the wind moved in. >> chief meteorologist scott williams with your complete forecast in 15 seconds. >>> iain and lucy, trading in the umbrellas the rain gear for the wind breakers out there. take look at old glory just kind of flapping in the wind

in chinatown at broadway and powell. witnesses say the victim was hit by a white van with no back windows. police hope surveillance cameras might have caught the van. we checked with at least a dozen businesses in the area and didn't have any luck. anyone with information is asked to call the san francisco police department tip line. >>> if you want to be innovative go where it lives. ford has announced plans for a sillicon valley subsidiary called ford smart mobility. the company will be based in palo alto and work on car sharing and ride hailing services. ford has already tested dozens of services including a van pool in kansas city and car sharing in london with guaranteed parking. general motors looking at a new transportation option in the bay area. the detroit automaker bought a small software company that's been testing driverless cars on the streets of san francisco. the purchase of cruise automation is intended to jump- start the development of self- driving car. >>> california parents could get time off. a new

ed: new at 4:30, boston police have arrested this man accused in several armed robberies near the chinatown t stop. he is 30-year-old jose lopez is accused of robbing people, kitchen knife. heather: a huge show of support today by law enforcement. hundreds waiting to get into this virginia church to honor a police officer killed in the line of duty. ed: ashley guindon was shot and killed on her first shift. newscenter 5' s maria stephanos is here with more on today' s tribute for the fallen officer. maria: a huge outpouring of support for the 28-year-old rookie police officer who was remembered today by family, friends and colleagues. both her viewing and funeral were open to the public. law enforcement from all over the country waited for hours to pay their respects. officer guindon was gunned down saturday, responding to a domestic violence call. it was her first day on the job. other officers were hurt. they are expected to survive. she graduated from merrimack high school. she will be buried in west springfield right next to her father. ed: major fallout for a roman catholic diocese in