. >>> the contra costa board of supervisors meet to consider a property tax transfer agreement to help keep doctors medical center in san pablo open. officials rescinded a closure notice for the hospital and offered a plan to instead try and keep it open as free-standing emergency room. the move buys four months for the county to seek funding from other sources and private foundations. last month the voters rejected a partial tax measure to fund the hospital can loses roughly $18 million a year because of low reimbursement rates for patients. ought board of supervisors in san francisco takes up new legislation to give the public utilities commission the option of providing hydropower to new developments in the city. the proposal could raise millions each year to pay for underfunded infrastructure. according to the chronicle it could take a big bite out of pg&e's future customer base. currently the city sells cleaner power to public agencies at deep discounts and sells excess power on the wholesale market to residential and commercial customers. under the new plan the city could sell po

. >> the president of the west contra costa school board says a ruling for a los angeles judge that teacher tenure is un-constitutional is a victory. especially for students in his low performing district. >> teaching is hard. it's not a profession everybody needs to be in. and it can't be a situation where they can just stay, now, we're having a conversation about how there are issues around bad teaching. >> they make it almost impossible to fire ineffective teachers. . >> i don't think this decision will end up having affect. >> the attorney for the california teacher association is based in san francisco. >> tenure serves important state interests such as fostering academic freedoms and also provides teachers the job security they need to make a long run investment in schools. >> we lose half of all new teachers within five years this, decision is not going to do anything to address the core problems our students and teachers face. >> the children come first even fit hurts teachers >> others say the ruling could be good for students if it pushes some out of the door >> if this is not the

. >>> the west contra costa unified board voted in favor to continue the junior program. board heard from the community last night and in february the board endorsed the junior rotc program. but when details of the proposed program got out, a group of people mostly anti-war activists rallied together to oppose it. the meeting was planned to give those opposed to the program a chance to voice their own opinion. >> outrage. there is a lot of conversation about is this the appropriate role of the school district to incorporate military entities into the schools? >> the district will pay $100,000 a year for that program for three years. >>> in the east bay, a mother outraged after her son is reportedly assigned to clean the school bathroom as punishment. magdalen claims her 11-year-old son ended up getting whooping cough because of the punishment. the cleanup was assigned because of a playground bullying incident. her son was no more than a bystander but after that punishment he missed school for four days. >> instead of picking up the papers up, they were touching urine for

the west contra costa school board approved spending $100,000 on a junior rotc program with the air forcehe board is considering implements it at other high schools but many oppose the program. the military coming in is enticing students into a program which is dangerous. >> people are saying that we're trying to make recruit kids for the military. that's not our goal. the princess 200 -- principal says that 200 have signed up. >>> a kayak rescued in the middle of the pacific ocean. the piece of equipment that broke and stopped his trip. >>> bay area families are not prepared for the future. i guess we figured everything would take care of itself. one man is trying to make sure others don't make the mistake he did when it comes to long- term care. >>> helping millions with student loans, why it hit a roadblock. bulldog: [yawning] i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. choose $300 in free gifts, and, get up to 48 months interest-free financing with any tempur-pedic mattress. ♪ mattress discounters thank you! thank you! dedicated banker

. >>> contra costa county board of survivors passed a strict new ordinance. it bans smoking anywhere on property that's owned or leased by the county including in the parking lots. >>> sanford doctor have a 6- year-old boy doing something he's never been able to do. he's walking. >> reporter: he was born in the west bank region of palestine. >> i said, yes, we can treat this young man. i was surprised that he hadn't been treated where he came from. >> reporter: he was born a crippling condition similar to polio that causes muscles to shrink and joints to lock up. >> he stood on the top of his foot and there was no way to wear shoes. >> reporter: that didn't steam right for a kid with his spirit. last fall a group called the palestinian children relief fund sent him and his mom to the doctor lawrence rinsky for surgery. >> kick it hard. >> reporter: a mother who always had to carry her son everywhere, now gets to see him walk. but he says, his favorite surgeon has given him a new dream. . >> i want to be a doctor. >> if i could bottle his spirit and enthusiasm

board meeting over plans to launch an rotc program at a local high school. it is a military training program. many california high schools have rotc training on campus. the contra costa school board approved bringing it here. but then were surprised by the anti-war activists' reaction. board members are reviewing the decision tonight. the rotc costs the school distribute $100,000 a year. >>> punishment is causing raised eyebrows tonight. the mother is outraged saying that her son was required to clean bathrooms for six days. did the mom not know this was happening as of day one of that punishment? >> reporter: the mom did not know. she had no idea. and the mother claims that her son was simply a bystander, not a participant to a bullying incident that took place out here on the playground. she does not believe her son should have been punished at all, let alone assigned to clean bathrooms. >> even now, after so long, i still can't believe it. >> reporter: she gets choked up just thinking about the school punishment she says her 11-year-old son endured. she says ishmael, a 5th grader, was given bathroom cleanup duty for taking part in an alleged play ground bullying i

the county board of >> tonight, a lifeline for a struggling contra costa hospital at risk of closing this summer. the county board of supervisors approved a $6 million loan to keep doctors medical center in san pablo open. that loan will be repaid over three years as the hospital explores more long term solutions including a major downsize. >>> well it is one of the toughest and oldest foot races. the dipsea race course from mill valley to stinson beach. tonight, linda yee talked to a marin county man who ran the whole thing while suffering a heart attack. >> reporter: this is 72-year- old wolfgang zech at the dipsea race finish line. a 7.5-mile course he ran suffering chest pains. he caught it was heartburn. turns out, it was a heart attack. >> my body was not feeling too bad except for the chest pains. >> reporter: the dipsea is a grueling race up and down trails, steep hills, and steps. this is the first of three flights of stairs. 684 steps, as tall as a 50 story building. and guess what? this isn't even the hard part yet. but wolfgang zech pushed on. chest pains increasing as he

costa school. members are considering action to remove the board's chairman. last month the board fired the operations director and the athletic director because of personnel conflicts. the school converted from a public high school into a charter school in 2012 despite concerns over funding. >>> further cooling today. temperature yesterday took a drop, today they took at drop. 82 in antioch, 68 in santa rosa, 70 in san rafael action long the coast they have not even seen the sun. you saw the sun in oakland and alamita. it took a while. the marine layer is deep. it is really pushing inland and having a big impact on air quality and fire danger. the air quality is better and the fire danger is reduced, it is across the hills now. into berkeley and oakland. by tomorrow morning it is in most bay area cities. there's the cool air, that's the bay area natural air- conditioning, this low is what's triggering it. as it gets closer we could see drizzle. not unusual for this time of the year, it will be breezy, that's tomorrow, tomorrow is a lot like today. and in the

. >> the board of supervisors in contra costa county meets to consider a property tax transfer agreementep a hospital open. the county is seeking funding from other sources and private foundations and voters rejected a funding of the 64-year-old hospital that loses $18 million a year because low reimbursement rates. >> in san francisco the board days up new legislation to get the public utilities commission the option of providing hydropower to new developments in the city. the proposal could raise millions to pay for underfunded infrastructure. according to the corner debt they will take a big diet out of the pg&e customer base. they sell power from a public agency that gives discounts and sells excess power to residential and commercial cause informs. the city could sell at market rates to new customers. >> a disabled fairfield man is lucky to be alive after a 14-year-old neighbor pull him and his dog from the apartment. the boy came to the rescue of richard smith when he realized the home was on fire the he grabbed the fire extinguisher and rushed my the burning apparent ignoring the

. >> reporter: charles ramsey board president of west contra costa unified says tenure laws leave schoolts without options. he says his district has spent millions fighting to remove failing teachers. >> we have to have that flexibility because if we don't, then we'll constantly see the same results over and over and over again. >> for a brief period of time, we might be without a tenure system. >> reporter: even with yesterday's ruling, existing law stays in place during the appeals process and state lawmakers could add more time evaluating teachers before they're tenured. >> it would just take a few minutes, you might imagine, for the state legislature to supplant that with a new tenure system, one that the judge indicated a three to five-year system would be appropriate. >> reporter: things are rarely easy in the california legislature. a lot of the lawmakers in sacramento have close ties with teacher unions. it will be interesting to see what they do. right now live in burlingame, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> a family with a sick child takes a chance on an experimental new dna test deve

. >> reporter: charles ramsey board president of west contra costa unified says tenure laws leave schooltricts without options. he says his district has spent millions fighting to remove failing teachers. >> we have to have that flexibility because if we don't, then we'll constantly see the same results over and over and over again. >> for a brief period of time, we might be without a tenure system. >> reporter: even with yesterday's ruling, existing law stays in place during the appeals process and state lawmakers could add more time evaluating teachers before they're tenured. >> it would just take a few minutes, you might imagine, for the state legislature to supplant that with a new tenure system, one that the judge indicated a three to five-year system would be appropriate. >> reporter: now, three of the nine student plaintiffs in this original case are from the bay area. we'll hear from one of them coming up in the next half hour. right now, live in burlingame, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> the family of jahi mcmath wants her school to grant her an honorary diploma. the 13-year-old 8th

costa health officials are going to downsize it to keep it open. it has been bleeding money for years. it was set to close for good next month. the county boardalso considering a half sent tax to fund it. doctors have the largest emergency room in west contra costa county. >>> a big crack down tonight on medical marijuana dispensaries in san jose. the council voted to limit new and existing pot clubs to select industrial areas that make up less than one% of the city. that means the vast majority of clubs will have to close. other restrictions, all of it has to be grown in santa clara county. they must have round the clock security and limit their hours. >>> an unknown tea party republican defeated the house majority leader in the virginia primary. in his concession speech tonight, eric canter offered the political understatement of the the year. >> obviously, we came up short. >> reporter: canter, the second most powerful republican in the house lost his republican race to political newcomer dave brat. it was a defeat few if any saw coming. canter, a conservative heavyweight was known for his ability to raise the ire of democrats, particularl

. >>> contra costa county moving forward with a sales tax that could keep doctors hospital open. the board of supervisors is going to do more research into the half cent sales tax proposal. the money would pay for operating the san pablo hospital as well as police and fire services. once the study is complete, the proposal needs to be passed by the full board of supervisors, then it can be placed on the ballot possibly in november. >>> other bay area headlines, a heated debate expected tonight as richmond considers raising its minimum wage. the council will revisit a controversial proposal to push the wage to $13 an hour by 2018. that would make it the highest in the state. it would exempt local manufacturers that do more than half their business outside richmond. >>> palo alto streets may soon look leafier. tonight the city is considering cutting back on street sweeping. the city wants to outsource the job and reduce the frequency of sweepers in residential and light commercial areas. university and california avenues would still be swept three times a week. the city expects to save about

supports the intent of the board of supervisors to perhaps join the jpa, will give them some cover to make some difficult decisions in richmond and the county of contra costa county. the rest, colleague, i will submit. >> thank you, supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. >> thank you. i have one item today that i want to talk about, but first i just want to acknowledge i appreciate the housing balanced proposal introduced by supervisor kim. i know many of us on this board are frustrated and we don't feel that enough is being done to strike a balance and to deal with our affordable housing crises in the city. and many of us have taken steps to address this issue. and i just want to talk a little bit about what my concerns are with the proposed legislation. i'm looking forward to a discussion with the board in order to come to some sort of resolution, but i do have a real concern. and i want to just start by explaining that market rate construction provides the much needed monies that we use for affordable housing. so, if we ashe trayerly restrict new construction, it means less funding for affordable housing and fewer homes for san francisco of all income ran

mta board plans to vote in july if approved, the program will be beginning in august. >> contra costa county public health officials confirmed the first human case of west nile virus. a man in his 60s from central park was hospitalized and has been released and is recovering the virus is spread by the bite of an infected motorcycle. symptoms include fever, headache and body ache. the motorcycle and vector control district confirmed three dead birds did test positive for west nile virus the birds were american crows experts say the two species breefr to frooed feed on birds however, a person can infected if it bites an infected bird, then a person. >> california jerry brown signed california's record-breaking budget that is built on temporary tax increases and surging revenue. here are the details, setting aside $1.6 billion for the rainy day fund, another billion covering higher than expected enrollment rates. $264 million going to free preschool and day care for low income families and $250 million going to high speed rail. >> jury deliberations underway in the shooting death of a 3-

board when it collided with a truck. service resumed this evening. >>> meantime the contra costa coroner's office has identified the victim of an amtrak collision yesterday. that incident happened about 2 miles down the track near the richmond train station. 37-year-old michael shoemake cruz struck and killed by a -- struck and killed by a capital corridor train. he was hit by a train as it approached a station. >>> buses and trains are running tonight but talks between the unions and the company stopped. >> reporter: during the evening commute, trains and buses appear to be rolling along as expected. and essential to many passengers who rely on public transportation. >> we need munni to keep the city moving, i believe. >> reporter: the passengers are concerned of roll outs. such as the stick out. >> you can't afford a car. we would love to see them figure it out. >> reporter: the board held a special meeting this morning to discuss the agencies latest offer to its workers. this proposal was worked out by an independent mediator. one worker agreed to talk to us as long as we did not identify him. key sticking issues betwe

avenue and soto street in north richmond in unincorporated contra costa county, just west of rum rail. the train had 131 passengers on board when this happened, no one hurt. all those passengers still on the train. as we take a look at this live picture from news chopper 2, you can see exactly what happened. a truck right into the side of an amtrak train, clearly both vehicles stopped. investigators are working to figure out exactly what happened and why. again, this is the situation in richmond right now, at soto and market, actually north richmond. steer clear of that area, if you can. keep in mind that scene is going to be active for quite sometime. >>> a man struck by an amtrak train in richmond yesterday has been identified as 37-year-old michael schumacher. coroner's office says it appears he was accidentally hit and killed, but it's still not clear what he was doing around the train tracks. the train was going from sacramento to oakland and it hit shoemaker as it approached the richmond station. >>> muni is back on track, after an incident involving a disabled light rail vehicle. it happened at the westportal statio

the board will rescind the closure notice and try to keep the hospital emergency department open. with 25 beds it is the largest in west contra costa county and would be temporary and will buy four months time to seek funding from other hospitals and private foundations. voters rejected a partial tax measure to fund the medical center and is the only health option for many of the county poor. >>the battle to save the century 21 domed theater goes before the city council and the counsel will hold a hearing to figure whether the 50-year-old movie theater, the first of the dome theaters, should be considered a landmark. it has been closed since march, however, a city landmark designation doesn't necessarily mean that the dome would be preserved. however, it would create more obstacles for the developer who wants to tear it down. >> the san jose city council will again consider an ordinance recenting medical marijuana dispenselies. last week the city council deadlocked on requiring dispensaries be 1,000 feet away from schools and day care centers and libraries and 150' away from homes. another part of the fordance require -- the ordina

board member. >> that is an intervention where we're crossing a line there that maybe we should or shouldn't, i don't know. >> reporter: rodriguez family from costa rica came to the art by way of the museum steps which could some day change dramatically. >> not just from the movie, but it belongs to everybody else, i don't think it is a good idea. >> reporter: ambitious, expensive modernization with the first phase costing 150 million-dollar laid out in the summer public exhibit where philadelphia icon, attempts to envision its future. pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> well, as you saw the talk of these pages had people talking to us today, we'd love to hear from you as well. look at the plans for yourself on cbs philly to the come, then share your thoughts with us on our facebook and twitter pages. >>> it is thursday, it is summer and that means orr at the shore. >> what a great day to be at the shore right now, meteorologist kathy orr live in sea isle sit on it promenade, kathy? >> reporter: great place to be this afternoon and it already feels like the weekend. we are with the live mobile weather lab. temperature is 82 degrees. the

contra costa county officials approved a loan to keep doctors medical center in san pablo from closing. the board of supervisors voted four- to- one at a meeting tuesday morning, to approve a six - million dollar loan. the county's loan will have to be repaid over three but years and gives the hospital extra time to create a financially stable health care model. without the loan, the hospital would have had to close this summer. the marin county coroner's office says the deaths of two women found on mount tamalpais in april-- were accidents. the coroner found that the first woman, magdalena glinkowski of menlo park, died of exposure and hypothermia. and the second woman, marrie sanner of mill valley, died when she fell off the trail and hit her head. the coroner says sanner had a blood alcohol level of point-12. an inmate who escaped from san francisco county jail earlier this month was located at a san francisco homeless shelter. timothy midgett escaped on june 7 when he was escorted to the basement of the hall of justice to take out the trash to the building's dumpster. midgett took advantage o

actually, where i was watching the costa rica game, all the mexican fans jumped on board. somewhat neighbors. why not cheer for then. we are seeing a lot of surprise. that's what the whole world cup has been about so far. it's really quite exciting. >> let's not confuse why i'm down here. i need to find out what jersey they are going to wear so i can be in the proper kit. look at belgium. belgium won all of its games. u.s. does not have a great record against them historically. this side is supposed to be really strong but underperforming. size it up for me. what do we feel full strength and how strong the side is. i hear there's another broken nose for the u.s., right? >> reporter: jermaine jones has a broken nose. now we have two on this american team. clint dempsey and jermaine jones. belgium, they are a strong team. i wouldn't say they're underperforming. they're just getting their feet wet. they are an inexperienced team. the more they play, the better they look. they have been working on mental lapses, which is what you get with inexperienced teams. and i would say t

board were killed. >>> it's day 3 of world cup action in brazil. we have action from today's matches, italy defeated england by two goals to one after a stunning header. costa rica upset uruguay. coming from behind to pull off a victory. columbia put on a dazzling display of skills. the ball handling and skill were no match for the european side. two teams fighting for survival in the opening round of the world cup were not just playing each other. they were battling heat and humid city. we are joined live to hear about the conditions for the ind yap, italy match. it was hot. >> it was. it's a good way to put it. one word sums it up. it was hot. people in the city, in england and italy woke up to the front page of the local paper saying they were expecting 93 degrees farenheit and that's what it was. it was an incredible amount of humidity. it didn't stop the fans. we saw them out at the port, one of the main tributaries in the amma zone region taking photos, out there sweating at the arena. amma zonize arena. it was spectacular. it was very hot for the players, and we sensed that in many parts of the match. the show went on. >> reporter: another training d