and youth advocates to announce that we will be introducing legislation to make san francisco the first city to band smoking on all our athletic fields. prolonged use can cause cancer death, and so many other ill effects in between. it's time to show tobacco in any form should no longer claim the lives of our family and friends here in san francisco. as somebody who played baseball in high school and college and chewed tobacco for many years, i know how addicting it can be but the benefits do not out way the cost. i want to be clear. i am doing this for my children. my wife and i are blessed that they've been in the chambers. we have three beautiful children one of which two of my

it's the first city on the west coast to get the upgrade from at&t. launched its giga power program today. city officials are applauding the move since the city was overlooked for google's high-speed internet program. >>> who exactly is he? "the daily show" has a new host. a south african comedian will take over for jon stewart. his name is trevor noah. comedy central calls him the top comedian in africa with a huge international following. in february stewart announced he's leaving the show after 15 years as its host. no word yet on when he will have his final show and when trevor no ha will take over but he has big shoes to feel for sure. >> he's popular, right? >> i think. i don't know too much about him. >> we'll have to see him in action. >> i was going to say, see how the ratings do. >> give him a chance. >> jon stewart got the big numbers, i'm just saying. [ laughter ] >> jimmy fallon is next. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his

savannah was georgia's first city. it was founded in 1733 by james oglethorpe for king george ii of england. oglethorpe was a visionary. he designed america's first planned city around 24 large open squares with their giant oaks and hanging spanish moss. but he was also a realist. the general made the streets between the squares wide enough to accommodate an army. this way, soldiers could be moved quickly from one part of town to another. during the american revolution three black soldiers from haiti fought here alongside the americans and french against the british. this monument honors revolutionary war hero general pulaski, who died during the battle of savannah. cotton made savannah wealthy. in fact, eli whitney developed his cotton gin just outside of town. until the civil war, savannah was a major port for the slave trade. today river street is crowded with tourists and shoppers. you can ride the trolley or book a seat on an old-fashioned riverboat. the pirates' house has been a meeting place for seafarers since

transportation and need to get mta to get on board with this and we need to stop talking about a transit first city which clearly did not work that was decades ago that we decided we were transit for the city and didn't accomplish much at all but basically say we're going to be a transit only walk bike only city and the cars people drive need to be car shares and i'd encourage you to if you are going to expand electric vehicle use if we get a lot of individual homeowners to buy their electric cars that takes a lot of money and resources out of building a much more efficient electric transit system so we need to ask the authorities to build us a system and fund the system that will be a hundred percent 24-hour 7 days a week coverage for for the entire city that's free to the riders we need a free public transportation system citywide and if san francisco does this i believe it would be the first major city in the world of this size to do it so i'd like to start that ball rolling and i planned as pushing for that myself as an environmental organizer as as soon as cleanpowersf is off the ground and i

this road leads all the way to the iranian border and herat is the first big city you reach after the crossing. >> more than 100 people were killed in herat last year. in so-called targeted assassinations. kidnappings are also common, but most people don't report it. >> this year, president ashraf ghani fired the herat chief of police and all 15 districts chiefs in a mass sacking. the new police chief said they need to build up trust with the community to get more information about criminal gangs. >> the terrorist groups, kidnappers and so-called taliban are not as strong as afghan security forces. they are small groups operating in a guerilla way. if the community cooperates, the criminals are nothing. >> the boy told us he didn't think he would ever see his family again. >> he said they beat me, showed me guns to scare me, they tied me up and moved me three times. the family still receives threatening phone calls from men they believe are the kidnappers. the boy is home, but still far from being safe. nicole johnston, al jazeera, herat. >> in hong kong, three people have been arrest

thank all of the folks who worked with us to make this happen it's very exciting that we'll be the first cityn the country to have a registry for legacy businesses and i want to thank my cosponsors supervisor supervisor farrell and supervisor mar and the emphasis behind this is how we as a we as a city can help long time businesses that have given character to our neighborhoods that are being pushed out and this is a first step in this direction and i ask for your support. >> colleagues -- without objection this ordinance is finally passed. can you please call the next item madam clerk. >> extend the reduction of building coincide code fees and to affirm the planning department's determination. >> same house same call this ordinance is passed on the first reading unanimously item 7. >> the competitive bidding requirement and to authorize the director of public works to enter into a construction contract with pneumatic tube products company in an amount not to exceed 953 thousand for for for the delivery system at san francisco general hospital. passed unanimously. >> item 8. emergency public

as you all know san francisco was the first city in the world enacting a local ordinance for all forms of discrimination against best of my women and this was made possible by san francisco bay area woman who attended the 4th u.n. conference on women in bejing in 1995 and believe it or not this is the 20th anniversary of the conference where hillary clinton famously stated women's rights are human rights. mayor lee helped to launch the campaign together with the first lady last march and charge last march challenged 100 other u.s. cities to join in the campaign. we'll be in new york next week for the status of women meetings and you will hear more about this campaign in the lead up to the u.s. conference of mayor's conference that's going to be held in june that mayor lee is hosting. yesterday they honored 4 truly amazing women. you will hear more about these women at a reception immediately following the board of supervisor's presentation so after this ceremony we invite everyone to the reception at at the mayor's conference room where the district attorney will recognize his honoree

they're the first city in california to get the service. packages will range from 110 to 180 dollars a month. >> a lot of people are seeking faster speed. we experienced frustration when we're waiting for a video. >> just to give you an idea on how fast the service will be, customers will be able to download 25 songs per second or a full length hd movie in 30 seconds. >>> a big repair job in fremont after a water main break. a giant hole was left behind. a private contractor working on the road caused the mess. it's not clear when the road will reopen. >>> easter is less than a week away. our mike sugerman went hunting the real rabbit and some returned with an interesting word of apology. >> it was a crime. >> one that sent walnut creek children's center down the rabbit hole. >> teenager boys and girls i don't know how much, but they decided to steal the bunny. >> 6 older kids, mostly girls climbed over the fence and made off with them last week. they were quick like a bunny. >> we protected them against night predators which we thought is

tikrit was one of the first cities they seized and has remained pretty much an i.s.i.l. stronghold since then. they tried otake back the city but stopped short of this kind of major offensive. this one is huge. more than 20,000 fighters. iraqi military forces along with iranian backed shia militias. and sunni tribes men about 2,000 of them. it is the sunnis that prime minister haider al-abadi appealed to saying those who had been misled would be pardoned if they lay down their arms. he reached out to the iraqi parliament going had and talking to sunni members of parliament who ended their boycott. on the ground, military forces have approached the city from three fronts and in the town of andur they have taken it back after street to street fighting. there are major worries still. not only taking back that city which has been rigged by explosives by i.s.i.l. but revenge killings which might happen in conjunction with the fighting. this city is important not just militarily but because it was close to a camp spiker, where 1,000 recruits were killed by i.s.i.l. a huge polit

we're talking about today we have a resolution that would put san francisco on the record as the first city to come out in full support of the gerawan farm workers who have been fighting for the rights for a number of decades now. in 1990 farm workers at gerawan farming voting for representation by the united farm workers and was a state conducted secret ballot election. the labor relations board at this point certified the united farm workers as the farm workers union representative for those workers and for almost a quarter of a century this company -- gerawan, has been fighting the effort of these workers to simply exercise their rights. they have pulling all the stops to prevent implementation of the union contract. in fact things gotten so bad that the united farm workers invoked california's mandatory mediation law in a state appointed mediator was actually imposed, and that mediator issued a three year contract which included retroactive wage increases, holiday compensation that was supposed to take immediate effect to protect those workers. this happened again in 2013. it is now 201

tikrit was one of the first cities they seized after that, and it's been a stronghold since then. the iraqi military has been trying to take back the city of saddam hussein's hometown, but it stopped before this major offensive. 20,000 fighters iraqi military forces along with iranian-backed sunni militias, and most importantly sunni tribesmen about 2,000 of them. it's the sunnies that prime minister hired al abadi appeared to in the start of this operation, saying that those who had been misled and aligned themselves with isil would be pardoned it if they laid down their arms. he has reached out to the iraqi parliament going there today and talking with sunni members of parliament who ended their boycott. on the ground iraqi military approaches the city on three fronts. on the town where saddam hussein was found hiding, they have taken them back. but there are major worries. not only taking back that city, but of revenge killings which might happen in conjunction with the fighting. this city is important not just militarily but because it's near tikrit where more than 1,000 young

the human resources has just joined us i'm sure you're aware of in 998 san francisco became the first city in the world to enact a local ordinance with the united nations the illumination of all forms of discrimination against women a intertional bill of rights for women the united states is not gratified but the other countries have this landmark ordinance was made possible by the advocacy of the san francisco bay area area women attended the fourth convention on women in bay you didn't know in 9995 it's between 20 years when hillary clinton proclaimed infamous women's rights have human right human right are women's right and to come reiterate are a the form of action san francisco was asked to be a peer leader to luggage the presidio champion with the enthusiastic support of mayor ed lee what has challenged other cities 80 join san francisco's leads we'll be hosting the u.s. conference of mayors in june we're so fortunate to have a mayor it gets it i want to share a quick story when he was the head of public works he, he we participated to make it a better workforce one of the things he

years ago in this very city a new philosophy was born of the negro struggle, month rate was the first city in the south south in which the entire negro community united and squarely faced its age old oppressive. out of this struggle more than than -- desegregation was one. a new idea, more powerful than guns or clubs was bored. negroes took it and carried it across the south in the battles that electrified the nation and the world. strangely the climactic conference always one on the alabama sword. white america was probably around was by birmingham because it witnessed the whole community of negroes facing terror and their talent to with just the center wrote courage to and from the rails of the democratic spirit the nation finally forced congress to write legislation in the hope that it would eradicate that stain in birmingham, the civil rights act of 1964 gave negroes somme part of their rightful dignity. with out the vote it was dignity without strength. the method of nonviolence resisted. was unsheathed and once again an entire community was mobilized to confront the atmosphere. and a

. >> a city becoming the first in california to get it. >> today a cool >>> stub hub is suing ticket master and and the golden state warriors tonight. being told sell your tickets and forget about tickets to playoff games. >> season ticket holders are really not happy about that one. we asked the warriors for a comment, so far, they haven't given us one. >> warrior fans are being told to get tickets on resale through ticket master. >> they said sometimes tickets are sold twice. and so it's risky for us to do it. i would not recommend going to stub hub. >> that has ticket resale companies steaming mad now suing ticket master and the warriors. they hope to stop business practice that's prevent fans determine how they want to resell their tickets. antonio flores, a fan says he'll continue to buy from any website the warriors have threatened season ticket holders. >> it's a monopoly thing. when you're good, you can do anything. >> keselman has been a season ticket holder for years. this gives me like we're not going to want you this year? you wanted me 30 years. why not this year? >> stu

city and in the state. against the wishes of developers and the railroads, we created a beautiful people oriented waterfront and bikeway along lake champlain. we developed the first land trust for affordable housing. we won national recognition for urban beautification by planting thousands of trees throughout the city, and we made major improvements in our streets and sidewalks. we implemented the largest environmental program then in the state's history by building a new wastewater facility to prevent untreated waste from going into the lake. we started a youth office which created a beautiful day care center a little league program, , afterschool programs, all of which continue to exist today. we were the first city in vermont to break its dependence on a regressive property tax. we made changes to the police department, moving in the direction of community policing. we started a very active and successful arts program. the result for the last several decades, burlington has been considered to be one of the most beautiful and livable small cities in america, and i invite all of you not only to visit burlington, but to visit our beautiful state of vermont. in 1

and youth advocates to announce that we will be introducing legislation to make san francisco the first city to band smoking on all our athletic fields. prolonged use can cause cancer death, and so many other ill effects in between. it's time to show tobacco in any form should no longer claim the lives of our family and friends here in san francisco. as somebody who played baseball in high school and college and chewed tobacco for many years, i know how addicting it can be but the benefits do not out way the cost. i want to be clear. i am doing this for my children. my wife and i are blessed that they've been in the chambers. we have three beautiful children one of which two of my boys are playing baseball on a team i'm coaching. i don't want my children's features or the future of any child in san francisco growing up chewing tobacco no more. we will state that chewing tobacco is not allowed on any sporting fields in san francisco. yes, it will apply to at&t park but no, it will not apply to anywhere else when you step out of the field. we will have similar requirements and penalty structur

. >> they are hoping that san francisco is the first city in the nation to pass legislation and havend. there is another screening of t the film "mobilize" in april on the campus of berkeley. jean elle berkeley. >> thank you. arkansas is threatening to ban wine from california in retaliation for a new law on the books about pigs. the california voter approved chicken law went into effect this year saying that laying hens have more room to move and they want lawmakers to float a bill to outlah wine that will impose a burden on the agricultural industry, and about 9 0 90% of the wine sold in arkansas comes from california. >> so it is a food fight. and now shgs, we can say it, join us for the weekend forecast. >> and it is going to be advancing from the peninsula to alameda to contra kosta county, and it is not especially thick, but outside of the sky network temperatures, in the 50s across the south bay, and even though it is 57, when that colder and westerly western wind advances with the fog in place, the temperatures in the mid 50s in san francisco, and with the low clouds in place

montgomery was the first city in the south in which the entire negro community united and faced oppressors. out of the struggle a new idea more powerful than guns or clubs was born. the negro took it and carry it across the south. it is electrified the nation and the world. strangely, the climatic conflict always was fought and won on the alabama short. white america was profoundly aroused by birmingham because it witnessed the whole community of negro facing terror and brutality with her row it current. the nation finally forced congress to write legislation in the hope that it would eradicate the stain of birmingham. the civil rights act of 1964 gave negroes some part of their rightful dignity, but without the vote, it was dignity without -- once more, the method of nonviolent resistance was -- once again, a community was mobilized to confront the adversary. again, the brutality of a dying order strings across the land. selma, alabama, became a shining moment. if the words of american life lurked in dark streets it arose passionately. the concentration of good and evil compressed in the

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they are the first city to get the service.ustomer packages will range from $110 to $180 a month. >> a lot of people are seeking a faster speed. we have all experienced frustration when we are looking at video and we wait and we wait and we wait. gig a power with fiber coming directly to the presence solves the last problem. >> to give you an idea how fast the service will be, at&t says it will allow people to download 25 songs in a second or a full length hd movie in 30 seconds. >>> 49ers santa clara stadium attracted the biggest crowd yet and it wasn't for football. the turnout forresting mania. >>> and dramatic video. firefighters heroic actions to save one of their own. >>> we have sunshine, foggy, and increasing wind. we have your life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. >>> well, look at that much a -- at that. the dow up 280 points. a good start to the wo

as they have questions --. >> city postponed collecting money until now. the firstd of april. >> with a flip of the switch san francisco is back in time. >> three, two one. >>> abc7 was at the ferry building in san francisco yesterday evening where officials including mayor lee and former mayor brown honored the 100th anniversary of the world fair back in 1915. >> a look at the ferry building from the roof camera with the outline of the l.e.d. lights 1,100 being used. what is interesting is not only is it going back in time to 1915 but to the future with the l.e.d. lights. >> very nice. very clear outside. mike, no fog covering the ferry building. >> you could see it for a long way this morning. we will talk about what to expect during an average march in oakland the we start at 63 and 49 for high and low and warm to 65 and 50. we have been as warm at 88 and cool as 34. we do not expect frost. rainfall 3.39 is the westest. around the state sunshine to the coast and 64 in monterey and 59 in eureka, and mid-to-upper 60s through the central valley and low-to-mid 70s ar

a lot changed since a number of us including i called for the cities first hear ings on city colleges accredidation crisis over 2 years ago and the crucial economic impacts that we identified from our budget analyst report thot shows how much benefit the city has because of the city college system. not just to the the city economically, but also the work force. at that time we are also learning about the anticoffs the accreding commission for the junior colleges, but we also focused on the importance of city college as a economic driver and helping people out of pover ety in the city. we stood up to [inaudible] from english classes. english learners need and rely on city college. non credit and skill building technology class jz other courses while they don't always lead to a degree gives san franciscans the skill and job and profession develop needed. that is what st. is about reflecting the cities needs. in our bijt and legislative analyst office report in 2013 we quantifyed the econom ic impact of city college is more than 300 million kls annually to the city. 2 years later a trial

tikrit was one of the first cities they seized after that and it's remained an isil strong hold since then. the iraqi military has tried to take back the city but it's stopped short of this kind of major offensive. and this one is huge. more than 20,000 fighters iraqi military forces along with iranian-backed shia fighters. it's the sunni's al abadi appealed to saying that those who had been misled and aligned themselves with isil would be pardonened as they lay down their arms. he's also reached out to the iraqi parliament talking to sunni members of parliament who ended their boycott. on the ground, iraqi military forces have approached the city from three fronts. they have taken one town back after street-to-street fighting. but there are major worries still, not only taking back that city which has been rigged with explosives but of revenge killings that might happen in conjunction with the fighting. this city is important because it's near tikrit where more than 1,000 young recruits were killed by isil. a huge political issue. >> now here's a closer look at the battle of tikrit a

. >> reporter: marks is hoping berkeley will be the first city in the nation to pass the right to knowtion and have it stand. now the berkeley city council will consider its right to know legislation in may. if you want to so mobilize it is being screen at uc berkeley in april. >>> ready to run, rock and roll style. ♪ . thousands of runners took to the streets of san francisco this morning for the third annual transamerica skprok roll half marathon. they raced from the golden gate bridge through the press idioto civic center plaza. live bands performed at many points along the 13 mile course. once runner crossed the finish line they enjoyed a concert by the band american authors. >> you probably know this about rob. there is an athletic event that took place in the bay area he was part of it. i wouldn't doubt it if you said you ran this and came straight to work. >> no, that 13 miles i would pass on. we had coworkers, i believe a director and one of our technical directors ran that with no problems today. you can see right now still 70 in san francisco. 76 degrees in san jose right now

drive private automobiles are now able to live car free getting us one step closer to the transit first city we want to be, but while most of the conversations about these shuttles focused on those riding the buses we wanted to discuss the people driving these vehicles. the shuttles are operated with private companies that contract with them. drivers work for the shuttle operators and not for one of the big companies here in the city. the drivers are behind the wheel for eight hours a day and commutes and stand by time of four, six hours between shifts. these stand by times are often unpaid and because the drivers may live in other parts of the bay area they don't have the option of going home during these stand by times. they usually have to wait in the bus in the middle of the day not getting paid. today we will hear from a few folks who will talk to us how challenging the shifts can be, navigating our city veets, driving up and down the highways is not easy, but just as important because prief shuttle operators share muni bus stops it's important that we do as much as we can to minimize t

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san francisco would be the first city in the country to require the warning labels. the soda industry says the plan is not the way to fight obesity and diabetes. >>> well' spirg writers are often advised to write when wha you know when it comes to helping others and that advice might be just as good. >> it worked for a sunnyvale man. here's garvin thomas with "bay area proud." >> we're talking about theater. and although steven brown took it up really just a few years ago, it transformed him so dramatically, he couldn't wait to try his act out on others. >> five minutes before we start the run-through -- >> reporter: when your personal demons threaten to drag you to some dark places -- >> all right, ready? go for it. >> reporter: -- bright lights might just be your best defense. they were you see, for steven brown. >> so go back to face the window. >> reporter: discovering theater six years ago, steven says didn't literally save his life. it did, though, save him from the life he was living. >> i saw no future for myself except death or jail or something very very ba