and you will be able to access that directly from the embarcadero level itself. across from the red is a plaza that is substantial and it prosides also the views out to the bay as you enter the edges of the pier in the future, and this is up at the top of the event center and looking off to the bay bridge and to the south, and we only have a couple more points i will move along, one of them in fact is a very important is insuring that the site lines are protected to the bear area and the south bay and first of all we would like to point out to be the previous design of 2.0 and if you look closely, the little, red dot, at the high line, and on the north of the page, is where people would first see this design as they approved from the city and they were looking straight into a craoe tail and the vaek access point and in the current scheme. it stays? the same place and you procedure vieded a view along the passage and directly to the northwest access point and to the pier as you are going up the retail and you do kind of a hairpin turn and turn back to the north an

and the embarcadero is crowded day and night now, before we even have a terminal there or recreation facility. and now i just asked you, to think very, very carefully about the traffic congestion and the traffic flow before you improve this facility because rate now things are very serious and they could be much more serious later on, thank you. >> thank you. >> michael mckenna? >> >> the out reach to the neighborhood associations and the traffic and they have provided the out reach to the building trades and to the local hire, and what she said about providing good, paying jobs for san franciscans, and i'm started my career in construction, on the water front and working in the ship repair industry and actually, started some of the first projects. i can see the pier, 30 and 32 deteriorate, since i gun working in that area, and it is really sad, and to see the opportunities in the beginning and we missed the opportunity of the cruise ship terminal there looking towards the bay bridge and so that i think they have done the outstanding job in toning this down and building open space, a

and but, what we have along the water front, is no outlet, there is embarcadero and there is the bay on one side and there are hills and bay bridge on the other side it is not like you have a lot of choices unless you are a shurpa and you want to go over the bridge. but we don't have transit worth crap in this area. and no one seems to care about it except for the district six supervisor. but if we don't resolve this problem, in conjunction with this study, we are not addressing the problem. >> we have arena that is not basketball, it is a 252 day arena and on the other side there is a hotel and up scale housing, right converging at the same intersection and we have to solve what exist nows and you have heard about the congestion and apart from that, all of the letters from the editor and oh, the warriors are not going to have that impact and they are only going to be in there 80 days a year. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> hello. chair and commissioners, my name is jessica lovejoy and i am here in support of the warriors arena and i want to thank you for taking the time to

tonight embarcadero is closed at 11:00 p.m. celebration with slow traffic on bay street in san francisco. outside we have a slot for you, with some fog, san jose, 101 at 880, fog is settling in and limiting your visibility. matt and kristen? >> a 13-year-old oakland girl is on life support after her family wins a last minute court extension barring children's hospital oakland from taking the brain dead girl off the vice president late. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the latest. >> this morning we have a new deadline, a week from today a judge says children's hospital oakland must keep jahi mcmath on a ventilator until next tuesday. that extension gives her family more time to work out the plan to move her to a facility that will care for her. despite multiple doctors confirming she is brain dead they are claiming she moved her leg and is responding to her mother's voice. the hospital says involuntary muscle movement is not uncommon. a hospital spokesman talked to us after the ruling. >> we won, it could be a small victo

kron 4's will tran is live along the embarcadero with more. >> do not even attempt to drive because it would just be maddening if you try to get on the embarcadero. if they are going to pretty much shut this down. this is just a handful of barricades' that are a lot of embarcadero. the police officers set this up over my or the past couple of days. they are anticipating a lot of people. this is a walking area if you come down here. bart obviously is an option with the ferry building. public transportation is highly encouraged. the buses, and the bart trains will be available. bart will not be free but they will have an extra and going into san francisco. we will get reactions from people the hotel's bar time the are also want have parties. if you're not able to make it out of your own, kron4 will have you covered. >> we have our live special starting to-11:30 p.m. bread will bring in the new year. maligned >> although some transportation around the bay area tonight will be free.some will cost more than you're used to paying. all muni rides wil

and the map here, is the sea wall from china basin north as you see as part of the embarcadero national district and the sea wall south appear 54 was constructed after the 1950s, and my poor attempt to show you where mission creek is located. and mission creek provides a really ideal location to study adaptation strategies because it is one of the lowest lying areas. and storm water run off from mission bay, also trains to mission creek and complicating future flooding events and this is an ideal place to study and this graphic shows the existing condition in green, and in red, the 2050 scenario, and with 15 inches of sea level rise and in blue, the scenario with a55 inches of sea level rise. >> this proposed study is the out growth of prior sea level rise work and led by dcdc on its adaptation adapting to rising tides project and this project is a collaborativive planning effort to help san francisco communities to adapt to the rise and event flooding. this project has engaged local regional and state and federal agency and organizations as well as non-profits and private association.

embarcadero today. have some mostly sunny skies, hazy conditions coming our way for today and these temperatures running well above average. about 64 in san jose. 65 in redwood city. and 65 in oakland. next couple of days, looking out to the new year's, yeah, it is going to stay dry, guys. unfortunately, no rain, above average temperatures through friday. some of the long range models pointing to the possibility of a few showers next wee doesn't look like much. >> it will rain every day in february and march. >> to make up for it. >> thanks for watching kpix 5 news this morning. >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. sit monday, december 30, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." over night another deadly bombing in russia. what the new violence means for security at olympics less than 40 days away. >> new power outages in the the north as storms batter many. ships trapped off antarctica may not be free until next year. >>> the best day of the year to get a new car. an analyst shows how you can show

so five were completed as part of phase one and the remaining 6 escalators are at embarcadero and since those were the last stations to be added as part of the system and so those are our newest escalator and will be completed as part of a phase three. >> and so explain to me as we replace these, and they are supposed to be hopefully easier to maintain, because a lot of the things that you are doing, why are we paying more for maintenance? >> i am not saying that we would pay any more, the contract that we have is the standard contract that we have and so the 1.5 million is over a five year period for the main nens of the escalators and the major issue that i have with maintenance right now with cone has to do with the parts because the actual escalators are so old, the parts are being fabric ated and the cost is higher, as we replace, we are counting on the actual cost of the main nens to go down as we go down through the system. >> thank you. >> i see no other questions, thank you. are there other reps from the departments that would like to make any points as well? >> and i am intere

amy hollyfield is on the embarcadero with what to expect the amy? >> good morning. we are going to expect big crowds. this is an indication with the barricades out already. they have to set them up. they are expecting thousands on the waterfront to enjoy the fire works. if you would rather celebrate in the kay there are ideas for you: you can go over to the asian art museum in san francisco for the annual ringing of the japanese bell from 11:30 this morning until 1:00 in the afternoon, said to be one of the greatest events in the country. there are plenty of fancy parties with hotels hosting in the new year include the fairmont which will cost you up to $429 a person. >> the fairmont has been such an integral part of our social fabric for so many years so if you want to celebrate in style there is no better play than on nob hill. >> a shot of last year's fireworks show, and what you can expect over the bay: a beautiful way to ring in the new year. we have our own beautiful show here in san francisco, sydney has nothing on us. they expect thousands. it is a "spare th

along the embarcadero i think we could see a little flooding.hese are the astronomical high tides we see at this time of the year. we are going to see that around 9 a.m. so the tides will be high but by the afternoon running very low so you can get out there and check out the rocks. high pressure overhead will bring with it lots of sunshine outside today. and again some very, very mild temperatures into the afternoon. well above the average for this time of year. sunny and dry weather likely to continue right into 2014. that ridge too strong. even a couple of systems can't break it down. one to the north will bring some rain up to the pacific northwest. we are going to catch the trailing edge of that so high clouds tomorrow and that is it. temperatures around the state looking at 71 degrees, very mild into fresno. 66 into monterey bay and 53 degrees in yosemite. around the bay hazy sunshine, 66 in morgan hill. 63 in mountain view. and 62 degrees in pacifica. east bay numbers up into the 60s, as well. hazy sunshine inside the bay. 65 in oakland.

the bulk head building along the embarcadero as well as a limited portion of the pier shed. this is represented grapple on attachments 3 and 4 of the staff report. the staff report issued an rfp for the bulk head or by a and received two smildz in march, 2013 san francisco waterfront partners and t m g pier 38 partners that he they also get an consulting firm to analyze the port and their analyze is on part 6 of the staff report. staff formed an elevation panel that included a south beach member as well as those having expertise in reaming and project management to restore the two proposals. in june 2012 the panel reviewed it analysis of the submittals and scored the interviews with each of the developers. the scoring of the proposals is shown as table 2 and the elevation panel was scored as the highest rank to the rfp. based the b.a. e consultant analysis the scoring the port staff has reached the convolution with respect to the qualifications both responded to the rfp are qualified to increase talk the pier bulk head project both respondents developed waterfront or a histo

new year's eve forecast, chilly at the embarcadero.idnight temperatures dropping down to the 40s but a great night for the fireworks. sunrise 7:25, sunset at 5:01. a lot of fun to be had out there tonight and roads will be dry of any rain at least. >> all right. okay, lawrence. thank you. >>> hackers have been stealing customer credit information from a san francisco sandwich shop. representatives from witchcraft located in soma say card hackers broke into their system in august and had access through october. customers are told to monitor their accounts. witchcraft's 15 new york locations may also be affected. >>> 6:18 now. it has been so dry here in california, some of its buried secrets are resurfacing. reporter george warren takes us deep into folsom lake. >> reporter: every once in a while folsom lake reveals its secret that nearly 60 years ago, lake water flooded what was left of the gold rush town of mormon island portions of which have emerged as the water level drops. >> it's a shame that the lake is this low but it really is

northbound 880 approaching that fifth embarcadero exit. there's a mile long backup due to the multicar crash that's also involving a big rig. two lanes are blocked right now and you can see all the delays behind it on our sensors. so definitely you want to use 580 as an alternate until they are able to clear it. an injury crash with this as well so it may take a little while out there to get it out of lanes. towards the bay bridge toll plaza, it's really just those left lanes beginning to stack up. no metering lights yet. just checked a couple of minutes ago. we'll let you know as soon as they turn them on so fast track ones still look okay but in the other lanes it's backing up towards the end of the parking lot. that's your latest "kcbs traffic report." here's lawrence. >> all right. the sea breeze kicking in is going to change everything outside as looks like the air quality should improve today. a whole lot by tomorrow. hi-def doppler radar has been tracking a change in the weather, too. couple of raindrops in the sierra nevada. did ha

this is the embarcadero with some lights on. the christmas lights are still on. warm temperatures for december. it is 4:53. >> robin roberts has come out publicly for the first time as a gay woman. yesterday, the "good morning america" host posted a "thank you" to her family and girlfriend of 10 years a massage therapist from the bay area. yesterday was 100 days since roberts bone marrow transplant. can you see robin and the team on abc7 news each weekday from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. >>> harry porter has lost some of the magic. a 30 year british library study of the most borrowed children's books about the boy wiz arrest was on top since first published in 1997 dominate the top five spots from 2000 to 2002 but fell east top ten borrowed list entirely last year. >> travelers could say goodbye to he tell mini bars. travelers prefer socializing in hotel lobbies and surfing the web rather than opting to stay in the room drinking from the mini bar. speakers say the refrigerator stocked with expensive snacks costs too much to maintain. only 21 percent of travelers rank them

the fire works that mike was talking about, the embarcadero will be closed at 1 p.m. so do not forget mass transit a great way to go. muni, bart, everyone is on time this morning. the golden gate ferry is on holiday service and the buses are running normal. we have muni and bart flow fares tonight after 8:00 p.m. >> a look outside, this is 80 through berkeley, with light conditions and the left lane is still blocked with road work until 5:00 a.m. to powell street. walnut creek is clear and smooth sailing. 680, southbound, no delays. matt and kristen? >> sue, thank you. next, better news just if formula one car-racing legend, michael schumacher after a weekend ski accident. doctors are encouraged. >> a new controversy for the "duck dynasty" patriarch withent economies -- payment dark with d patriarch with comments from an old video. >> gasoline prices are up six cents from a week ago and in the midwest it was up a dime. the minimum wage is up tomorrow in 13 states good news for 2.5 million loci -- low-income workers. ford is again the best selling brand of autos in the

this is a picture from our camera of the almost dessered embarcadero with a lot people off. we will check the both for you if you are off this week. traffic, too, coming up. >> now, a check with what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >> good thursday morning to all of you on "good morning america" next. stranded at sea, a cruise ship is stuck in the ice on the edge ofant architect that as we wait for a rescue mission and we have the latest on the voyage that has gone horribly awry all next right here on "good morning america" next. that is in 38 minutes. "consumer reports" has partnered with "7 on your side" for a report on what really in your groceries. mike finney has the details. >> good morning, everyone, looks can be deceiving and with food that means you may not always be eating what you think you are eating. "consumer reports" takes the lid off what is included and what is missing from the supermarket products. >> expecting to find blueberries in your blueberry cereal? confident there is cream in your cookies? or in your creamer? think there is bacon

boy, what a beautiful shot on the embarcadero, the bay bridge. that is going to be a big scene tonight. >> absolutely. >> as san francisco and the rest of the world ring in the new year. we understand sydney australia is ringing in the new year right about right now. >> as well as new zealand. >> yes. and hoping to get pictures around the world live this morning. there is san francisco. we will tell you more about those celebrations in a moment. thank you for joining us i'm pam cook. >> it is new years day somewhere. i'm brian flores in for dave

also a look from our roof camera toward the embarcadero and the bay bridge.hows very light winds at the surface. but there is a red flag warning above 1,000 feet. i'll have more details on that. spare the air. no woodburning today. dry and mild all the which into the new year. looking out toward emeryville, the poorest air quality today will be in the santa clara valley. medium air quality elsewhere. so keep that in mind. probably another one tomorrow. and with the weather system set up right now, a red flag warning is in effect until 10:00. above 1,000 feet, mainly in the north bay and east bay hills. the areas highlighted in red. no humidity with gusty winds mix it potentially dangerous for fire. notice in the north bay, knoxville creek, gusting up to 41 miles. this road up to 33 miles an hour. it will be quite breezy in in te higher elevations. the pacific satellite image shows you the jet stream kind of driving through c., bringing us the slight offshore flow and the high fair danger weather with a high pressure system in place over the pacific. that will

and then the lights get turned off at the embarcadero. so enjoy it. official sun-up this morning 7:24. with it again 30 santa rosa, 30s throughout the tri-valley, 30s in oakland after a record high yesterday of 67 degrees. it's in the 50s in san francisco. today the 20th winter "spare the air" of the season and the fifth day in a row with unhealthy level of pollution close to the surface. need a good breeze, not going to see it today. those northwest winds about 5 miles per hour late day. numbers coming down just ever so gently, 60s at the coast, mid-60s central bay to just shy of 70 degrees throughout walnut creek and in concord. going with 70 easily towards santa cruz and also towards the brentwood area. notice there's not a raindrop in sight each and every day all the way through the new year. but elizabeth, coming up at 4:46, i'll tell you when i see a chance of rain back in the forecast. >> chance of rain. all right, we all need it. and on the roadways right now the dry conditions are at least making for easy driving conditions. right now westbou

this was taken at a san francisco hotel near the embarcadero. authorities say the man pictured here was identified by a witness as the person who threw the cats into the water. >> we're making progress. we have been getting calls from the public. we were able to -- my officers have been canvassing the area and got video surveillance. they have been looking at hours and hours and hours of surveillance down there at market street. they were able to find the suspect coming out of the hyatt. >> animal care and control says the suspect was spotted this afternoon on the embarcadero but was gone before officers could get there. >>> from a strike to contract to court. bart's two largest unions could file a lawsuit as early as this week. the bart board of directors voted to approve a contract last month but removed a provision that gave workers six weeks of paid family leave. bart says that clause was not supposed to be included. the unions dispute that and say what bart did is unfair and illegal. >>> in other bay area headlines, protests over a planned

and the other thing that we have done is making sure that the cycle traffic along the embarcadero can move freely and not find itself in intersections with people and cars are having to interact in a severe way, and so this has been a part of our thinking and the second point, that we would like to make, is that the northwest corner, not only is improved in terms of safety, but one that we hope to show you a more graceful design and because we have moved this support vehicular entrance towards the center you can see that the previous design which suffered from the challenge of this vehicular conflict made it so that the only one available to use to the event above is only about 10 feet wide which is preconstrained and so we all recognize that as an issue and the new design that you will see, that we are able to get about 170 feet, of space around which you can access the core of the site without having to interfere with traffic flow of any kind. and this plaza, of sorts, is surrounded by retail space, that has outdoor ter aces for outdoor seating so it can be restaurant or activity he

back here at the rink on embarcadero, skating is still just about having fun. russian laws have raised questions about what could happen to athletes who wear badges or carry flags supporting gay rights. russian president vladimir putin promises gay athletes will not face discrimination in sochi. i'm brian webb, kpix 5. >>> today new mexico became the latest state to allow gay marriage. that's because the state supreme court said it is unconstitutional to deny gays and lesbians a marriage license. 16 states and the district of columbia now allow gay marriage. >>> a robber gets more than he bargained for when he points a gun at a passenger. the dramatic takedown on a bus. >> and it's everywhere. the surprising report on bacteria and raw chicken. and what you should know before you cook. ,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone 'round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. starbucks is just $6.99, that's a cup of good cheer. get sweet clementine

if you are headed to do shopping in alameda it is 47. 51 in san francisco where the embarcadero leftou of a cheerful frame of mind. >> near record remainth today like yesterday with a record in oakland and "spare the air" day, and probably all the way through friday. it will be sunny and warm through the year end with not a chance of rain even through the 9 of january on one model i have been watching. from the east by hills, you can see the haze developing. all of us could have poor air quality today. now, temperatures, san rafael is the closest, with the record at 62 degrees. i am forecasting 64. 66 in oakland but the record is 69. san jose is 66, santa rosa is 68 and warmer spots, the records are near 70 for today. as far as tonight's temperatures in the mid-30's to low 40's and upper 30's to mid-40's when you wake up tomorrow morning. the seven-day forecast is almost as warm tomorrow and low-to-mid 60's thursday, friday, low 60's on saturday and low-to-mid 60's on sunday and monday. have a good one. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, i want to let you know mike is waving to