francis medical center for partner with us every year. the care that they have for each and every patient walking through the door is amazing. the burn center does great work for people who are burned, either through fire or scald injuries. it is the holiday season and we want to ensure a happy holiday season, so we have this demonstration for you. we want to make sure during the holidays you do not leave those candles unattended. certainly, you want to keep those trees hydrated, as they can cause great damage. i want to thank engine company 38 for coming out to provide the vigil. we have the fire chief battalion here with us. once again, have a healthy and happy christmas, holiday season, and 2011. thank you very much. >> next from st. francis memorial hospital burns center, we have our medical doctor. >> thank you everyone for coming here this morning. i also want to thank assemblywoman mauck for being here this morning. i also want to thank the wonderful firefighters that keep our city safe. as we celebrate this holiday season come as

francis. -- on top of the state francis. the equipment you see painted green, that is all the original equipment from 1972. we are just now in the middle of modernizing this equipment. >> why modernize? doesn't the equipment works fine? >> it does, it is of analog and intensive, and there are some additional controls. let me introduce the foreman to you. this is vince. he can do a better job explaining the project details. >> what is happening here, what are you doing? >> we are doing a major modernization. we are tearing out the old system, logic controls, and generator controls, and we will be going over to solid state. this is not your standard selector. it does not have a tape that runs it. because these are outside elevators -- these are unique to the city. >> and this is going away with the upgrade. >> that is right. none of these will be here. we have retrofitted three elevators so far and now we're doing the outside cars. >> so this is what will be replacing -- >> this will be replacing the generator controller and c

where is francis? claudine? is she coming? is francis here?es, well, you can help me thank them. >> we want to say a special thanks to the shaft -- chef. francis was going to make this presentation, but it is on behalf of the chef, the owner and executive chef and also peter wong. here we are. come on, everybody. they did a great job. >> the chef will be the incoming chair person of the chef association. it will be with us every year catering and contributing to our community. we want to express our appreciation, and thank you so much. [applause] >> we are all about good food and pictures, of course. we would love for you to say a few words. >> good evening. it is such an honor for us to be here tonight. in the partner of the asian chef association , and in the founder of -- i am the founder of chefs without borders. for us to be year to stand in front of you, it is an honor to be here to be part out the asian pacific americans five years in a row, and we are honored to do everything to serve the food, and we try the best we can, so tonight, i

patricks seminary and have taught other places as well. >> francis can school of theology, berkeley. >> you are a historian of note. published i have a book here that you edited. i want to talk with you a little bit about northern california and catholics in general. kevin star the popular arthur in california, described the archdiocese as a wonderful idea of its time. what do you thing he was talking about? why did the archdiocese of san francisco, when it came into being, why was it a good idea? >> at the time all you had in california was the 21 mission that is went up and down the coast but when the united states took over from mexico in 1848, we had to create an american church that was difficult to do. the thing that connects what he was talking about basically we are an immigrant church then we continue to be an immigrant church today. we are cosmopolitan, multicultural and multiethnic and face those issues today. >> i want to get the ideas that connect the issues of the archdiocese life in northern california and immigrants as one when by sop wall may any came to california h

francis yacht club and the st. francis -- san francisco yacht club. i have been part of five america's cups, and in the mid- 1980's, i was the general manager of the first challenge for the america's cup. this is a very historic and exciting opportunity. set aside what you know about the grand 159-year history of the america's cup because its san francisco gets to host the america's cup, in our city, we can transfer the america's cup on the most exciting, popular, financially viable america's cup ever. there are three reasons why this is the case -- our natural a minute, our reliable wins, and a spectator-friendly, spectator- oriented race course -- our natural arena, our reliable winds. this is a great contrast to the offshore races, which have been characteristic of the america's cup until now. the races are all 20 miles offshore. a spectator could ever see them. secondly, reliable wins. in newport, about 40% of all the races were canceled. in valencia, half of all the races were canceled. by contrast, the reliable wins in san francisco, averaging 2

it is the most exciting part of being here. >> francis, thank you very much for being part of "cultureire" and thank you for being one of the great artists of san francisco. >> thank you so much. >> welcome to "culture wire." today we're headed to smpling f. camera works, a premiere venue for artists working in photographer, video, and digital media. the latest exhibition lists clearness as a set of political alliances and possibilities that it is behind the sphere of dominant gay and lesbian culture. the curator fills us in on the process of creating this thoughtful exhibition. and what she would like you to take away from it. >> i co-cureated with danny, a chicago-based writer and curator. the conceptual framework is what it means to be clear and radical for our generation. clearness as a set of political alliances and possibilities, not necessarily related to institutions of gender and swam formativity. danny and i wanted the show to feel funky and to have a really tangible quality to it. so part of that was incorporated handmade objects and installations and beautifully printed pho

when ronnie francis was here, he wears francis' old number 10.nning of the year i had a tough time dealing with that but not anymore. mark letestu has done a terrific job for the pittsburgh penguins. >> pierre: one of the great players in the history of the national hockey league and one of the top players to play in pittsburgh, ronnie francis. he's really endeared himself to the coaching staff here in pittsburgh. >> mike: matt cooke banged into by mike green. reaching in is malkin. trying to take it away is cooke. fed on to the back, paul martin. off the boards for michalek. backhander floated in front and varlamov got that one. jim cantore with an appraisal of our weather. where are you, jim? >> jim: we're up here on the weather roof. no question, it's cooled down. we have dropped about eight degrees from our high today of 56 degrees. that may be a reason why the ice is a little soft. the key about having a front come through is not only does the air cool down but it also takes the moisture out of the air. if you're thinking about moist and sof

temperatures warming up next weekend to pray for that. >> john: thank you, francis. the day when america sits on the couch and watches bowl game. >> mike: pretty much. if you're into college football, and ill know you are. today, michigan wolverines lostÑ mike mike. >> mike: if michigan's loss, wolverine head coach may be gone. that means former michigan quarterback and current stanford head coach, jim harbaugh, will be the first name brought up to replace rich rod. michigan off to a good start. robinson, beautiful job. 14-10 wolverines. that lead would not last in the second. fowler with the first of his three rushing scores on the day. 17-14 bulldogs, and the flood gates open. chris rod hits carr. 31-yard for the score. rich rod good as gone. the wolverine's worst bowl loss in school history. >> michigan state should have been in the rose bowl. instead in the capitol one bowl facing alabama. and roll tide in the second. mark ingram, second rushing score on the game. 21-0 bama. jones gets to the corner. turns on the burners down the sideline. alabama rushed for 270

monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> if you were looking for snow today, you didn't have to go all the way to the sierras, this was the scene in napa county. snow covering cars and roads. nick o'kelly is here now with a look at what's going on right now. >> we get this little storm system pinwheeling down the coast, the showers are picking up in intensi right now, we haveenry weather through most of the santa clara valley. it's been raining pretty good. from about sausalito toha tibern anup through napa and son oemhr mark rain coming down through at a pretty good clip. temps in the 40s to 50 degrees, and tonight can you expect those winds o to pick up that low pinwheels down the coast. we'll detail your full forecast here in a few minutes. >> thanks a lot, nick. >>> marijuana possession will cost you, but it will not set a mark on your record. kimberly terry is live in oakland where some people are fired up about these little changes. >> the penalty for getting pot with an ounce or less of marijuana in cal skifornia is t equivalent of getting a parking ticket. getting caught with an ou

nbc bay area's monte francis joins us with a story and sensitive timing. take it away. >> raj, many people who attend the gun show today were stocking up on ammunition. because a law requiring or restricting the sale of ammo goes into effect next month here in california. they're havin challenges. as of february 1, gun owners will have to provide photo id and thumb print to buy ammunition. concern among owners, renewed effort by state lawmakers to overturn the state's 1968 open carry law which enables gun owners to carry unloaded weapons in public including at political rallies here in california. many gun owners also carry ammunition on their opposite hip. >> one step at a time to eliminate people from owning guns, carrying guns, having anything to dupe wio with guns. guns don't kill people. that's what happened down ther n in tucson. >> similar bills to carry open carry law, failed to pass days before the legislative session ended. supporters of it are hopeful that the political climate has changed. because of what happened last week in tucson. live, mon

francis. i mean, after all, you might catch the spirit of st. francis. fire burning, people may come to see us burn. and that's -- that spirit is strong in somebody's like myself. somebody who has given themselves to god as a kid. here's a song for you. little girl in the garden. she digs and she plants. and she plant a rose bush beside the garden path. snap, crack, mr. johnson's foot, he broke the rose bush, he broke it, it's a stem. oh, no. oh, no. little nelie cried. please, no. nobody listens to her. people blamed nellie. nellie belly swelly, nellie belly swelli. nellie goes to the dark. she goes and returns and takes away her toys. nellie, no more a child, nellie no more a child. no ticket parade. but in her little tiny heart -- president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm clementinaagriev. i'm a member of de sen pofment ra guadalupe. -- de senora guadalupe. i represent thousands of latinos. we are the ones who bring food to your

francis work. the only location where we could switch back was at broad and the imf, roughly eight minutes from the terminal at geneva, which affected the seven or eight stops. in a lot of cases, what we had to do was make adjustments at the other end of the line at embarcadero by extending trains out to fourth and came, or do what john mentioned earlier, reordering trains. it was necessary to balance the lines. so to your larger question as to the n line compared to others, it has more service. so the opportunity to service is greater. there are 17 trains operating in rush-hour on the n judah, compared to the l or m. so the percentage is larger just by sheer numbers. supervisor chu: just so the public is aware, the slide shows 0.03, but that is percentage. supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: i am just someone unfamiliar about the n judah line. you have to walk a great distance through the sunset to get there. you are waiting longer and you already have to walk a long way to get to the n judah. t

monte francis joins us with that part of the story. >> reporter: the gun show is just wrapping up. you might remember when they had rallies with people toting unloaded guns on their hips. many also carry ammunition on their opposite hips. many of the gun owners who attended the gun show at the cow palace support that law but there's been introduced a bill to overturn it, citing the tragedy in tucson. anthony asked the support of the california police chief's association, but gun owners told us here that tragedies such as last saturday's shooting in tucson cannot be prevented by taking away the rights of law-abiding gun owners. >> it doesn't stop the violence. and you're not going to be able to ledge slate away the violence. only the criminals would have them. and i'm sure that they would not have any trouble acquiring firearms. as prevalent as they are in this society. >> reporter: and last year, a similar bill to overturn the open carry law died in the assembly just days before the legislative session ended. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you why so many gun owners today were stock

monty francis is live in oakland with more on what experts are saying about child behavior at school. monty? >> reporter: garvin, experts tell us that there are a variety of reasons that children could have acted out in this way. but they say what makes this rare is where the incident is alleged to have happened. a second grade classroom at markham elementary school is where the incident allegedly occurred sometime last week. school officials said there was a claim that the teacher was in the classroom while two of the second graders ran around without any clothes on and a boy and girl engaged in oral sex. based on early findings, the school district says the accusations appear to have merit. >> i've never seen a situation like this where you've got children doing, you know, again, whatever it is ultimately that we learned that they did, in such a public space, with so many other children around. you know, clearly the difference in this case is that it's a very -- at least my understanding is that this is a very large group of people that were present when this happened. >> reporter:

. >>> francis lawson is in for leigh glaser. >> sunny skies and a string of nice, dry days ahead. we are still under clouds, but we have this beautiful live shot looking toward the embarcadero. it is still lit up for the holidays. but for the most part the rain event is over. here is a look at live doppler 7hd, and there is not much rain out there, but there may be a sprinkle or two in parts of monterey county as the low continues to move south. for us, we can expect dry days ahead. here is a look at temperatures right now. if you are heading out the door, in the 40s. if you are not heading out the door, this is what you can expect. 49 in san francisco and a lot of 47s in oakland, fremont and mountain view. things will cool down overnight and into tomorrow morning. we will be cool and dry, and no rain the rest of the week. you can put your umbrellas away for awhile. it is a well deserved break. take a look at how much rain we are -- we have year to date. we are well above normal in santa rosa at 18.9 inches from july 1st to today. and in san francisco, 153% of normal and above nor

as monte francis reports, it's a crime that often goes unpunished. >> reporter: at the marine mammal center in sausalito, a sea lion nicknamed silent night is drawing quite a crowd. while he seems healthy, expert says he will never return to the open water. bullet fragments lodged in his head have left him completely blind. the marine mammal center's john oswald says there has been a city increase in sea lion shootings since his organization started tracking them almost two decades ago. >> on the gunshot wound side since 1992, we have taken in close to 500 animals, mostly sea lions again. so that's a lot of animals when you look at the narrow statistics of that. >> reporter: in 2009, federal figures show 43 sea lions were shot along the california coast. that's nine more than there were in 2008, and 14 more than five years earlier. wildlife experts point out while sea lions are popular with tourists, they are sometimes considered a nuisance by fishermen, who are competing with the animals for same source of food. in one of the rare cases a sea lion shooting was prosecuted, a fisherma

nbc bay area's monte francis is live in oakland with the story. monte?reporter: well garvin, this kind of shooting is very rare for a school district. in fact oakland unified says this is the first time ever one of its officers has been involved in a fatal shooting. joaquin miller park was the setting for a school dance for skyline high school students saturday night. which was why two oakland unified police officers were patrolling the nearby area. the officers came upon what turned out to be a stolen car parked on joaquin miller road with a man and a woman inside, and there was a confrontation. >> one of the occupants stabbed one of our officers with a screwdriver. one of the other officers shot and hit one of the occupants of the car. >> reporter: the shooting victim, a 20-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. district officials said the officer who was attacked was not hurt by the screwdriver because he was wearing a protective vest. school officials also said the woman in the car was not hurt, and that a gun was found inside the vehicle. o

francis circle of around the st. francis circle of 19th avenue.

this is the francis drake hotel. putting trees up and down the street are going to be really bad. on our block, on powell street, this is our windows. a restaurant, pancake house, around -- they have lines around the corner in the morning hours. the congestion of having trees on the street is also -- going to be a really bad thing. there's no trees to track litter and dogs. it is going to be a really sad thing. the idea of blocking the storefront windows, these valuable storefront windows, would be a very sad thing to see happen. on union square. i hope you -- you let us not have to do that. i appreciate your consideration very much. i think that -- other than that, i'm very appreciative. if you have any questions. >> great. thank you. >> is there any public comment on this matter? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner moore. >> this is a very funny store, i'm going to have to tell it. for the last 20 years, each time i go to the dentist, which i do every three months, i look at upper floors of the building. it is actually -- i ask everybody, why is this beautiful bu

monty francis is live in oakland with the story. >> reporter: garvin, oakland unified says this is the first time in the district's history that one of its officers has been involved in a fatal shooting. the shooting happened at about 9:15 last night near joaquin miller park where skyline high school was holding a dance. the officers were patrolling the surrounding area to make sure no one crashed the dance when they came upon a parked honda with a man and woman inside. the car was determined to be stolen and according to district officials the 20-year-old man started fighting with one of the officers and then pulled out a screw driver and tried to stab the officer. the district says that's when the other officer fired his gun at the man, killing him. the district says the officer who was attacked was not hurt by the screwdriver because he was wearing a protective vest. oakland unified has about a dozen police officers who work exclusively for the school district. >> these are fully trained police officers. they are experienced and they are doing work in the streets all the time. they'

facet of government. >> we will start with the budget we need to have a conversation with all san francis cans about what our top priorities are, how will we continue to cut back as we have been doing. >> in past times, i have been at that board when that conversation seems to be limited to a rather limited group of activists and most san francis cans going about their working day, the big push this year will be between social services and sort of nuts and bolts epw, law and enforcement how are you going to balance those? >> there will be cuts to all of it, right? >> this will be i don't want to mince words about that. we will cut deeply that being said i think we will continue to have the very robust discussion we need to engage everyone in the public to let us know what priorities of the board should be especially during these tough times we need to think how we can save not just basic city services but ensure we continue to protect the most vulnerable in our community. >> how do you listen to people you say you want to hear from your constituents you are sending an e-mail? >> i expect

in san francisco monty francis, nbc bay area news. >>> a new and controversial report looks at pg&e'sctice of increasing the pressure on some of its natural gas lines, including the san bruno line. the "san francisco chronicle" reports the utility pushed levels to the legal limits on 11 lines. in san bruno pg&e increased pressure three times since 2003. the last time happened in 2008. experts are concerned the practice could weaken the pipeline prior to the blast that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. while a pg&e spokeswoman said increasing pressure shouldn't represent a safety issue, the utility suspended that practice last week. >>> snap a photo and share it with your friends. smartphones make it so easy. but what if you were also broadcasting that information to stalkers or even thieves without knowing it? nbc bay area's vickie nguyen shows us how geotags work and what you need to do before sharing that next photo. >> reporter: you just had a great meal. just bought a new toy. just got a new do. then you do what millions do these days. take a pic and share it with

ann francis died yesterday of pancreatic cancer. she was 80.r also took the life of pete postlethwaite. with jutting cheekbones and piercing eyes, he didn't have movie-star looks but steven spielberg, who directed him in "the lost world, jurassic park" called him probably the best actor in the world. postlethwaite earned an oscar nomination for "in the name of the father." >> did you do it? did you do it, son? >> no, i do not. >> couric: pete postlethwaite, who kept working even as he battled cancer, was 64. and coming up next, george hartman with tonight's "assignment america." "assignment america." [music playing] confidence available in color. depend® colors for women. looks and fits like underwear. protects like nothing else. depend®. good morning. great day. [music playing] confidence available in color. depend® colors for men. looks and fits like underwear. protects like nothing else. depend®. good morning. great day. you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need

francis girls presented with the army national guard trophy today in a ceremony at the school. st.rancis won california division two state championship max prep had them atopt list of some 17,000 teams across the country. >> i hope girls get to enjoy this for a few more months. and it's a wonderful experience for them. you couldn't ask for anything more for 13 teen-aged girls to experience this is just unbelievable. >> that is incredible. >> and we have more ahead. coming up next natalie portman ashton kutcher get involved with "no strings attached". xçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxçxç >>> update on a search for a 4-year-old boy boy wex understand the sheriff's department detected yet another car in the canal they've been searching. and this westbound the fourth car pulled. they are beginning to pull it out of the water, we going to have that story for you tonight at 11:00. >> and join me at 9:00 and coming up, from iphones, things that experts say will cost you less. and if this is a lawsuit over one of taco bell's menu main stay autos and in theaters tonight natalie portman is out o

francis circle of 19th avenue. one significant concern in the morning is the amount of children commuting to school. i drive new kid of we will preschools, five elementary schools, and one high school and two universities. hundreds of our children in countering hundreds of cars, buses, and trains daily. his fortunes a big safety concern to so many people who travel through the west side of the everyday to get to work or school or conduct their daily business. i wholeheartedly embrace any program, development, or initiative that develops -- addresses the ever-increasing problems of transportation, traffic, and public safety. due to the city fuzzy budget problems, they singularly are unable to deal with this monumental task. the proposal by the developer to operate road and highway intersections, extend streetcar lines and provide car and 5- sharing options would collectively go a long ways towards relieving the pressure on the currently overburdened commute options. i trust staff to oversee the developer agreement,

and the san francisco icon and door man of the francis drake hotel fore the last 800 years. it's only been really 32. pillar from the newspaper, david from uncle vito's pizza, maggie baxter from abc channel 7. i must turn the page. deputy chief antonio para, san francisco police department, lynn bruney, director of consumer marketting for the san francisco convention and visitors bureau and wes tyler, general manager, chancellor hotel on union square and president of the union square association. let's hear it for all those judges, ladies and gentlemen. now, these judges have a very, very difficult job. they have to rate the competitors. each bell ringer will be judged on rhythm, originality, and style. today we're going to find out who has the it factor and before the amateur competition stuff starts, i'd like to bring up a former bell-ringing champion, mr. carl payne, ladies and gentlemen. not one, not two, not three, 10-time bell-ringing champion. the only bell-ringing champion who is even close to this would be mr. byron cobb, who has five wins. and buddy, my second husb

francis drive. the victim a 35-year-old woman told police a man approached her as she parked her car in front of her home. the woman handed it over. the victim was not hurt and later described the thief as a young african american male. clean shaven and tall with a medium build. police cannot say if it's linked to other robberies. the department has made seven arrests. but in many descriptions it matches the thief. all of the robberies have been through main thorough fairs. reporting live in palo alto this morning jade hernandez. >>> time now 6:08. you better bundle up and pack on clothes this morning and be prepared to scrape off your car windows. this is a picture of really frosty cars. this is a picture of oakland. temperatures are expected to warm up a bit for us. steve will bring you a full forecast in a minute or so. >>> all right now let's check in with sal. sal. >> i just spilled coffee on myself. that's what people go through at home. if you will get out on the road -- [ laughter ] i don't

francis drive. she told police a man approached her, pointed a handgun at her and demanded her purse. the victim was not hurt and gave the victim a vague description of of the. the woman said the sedan with a motor running but police don't know if the car had anything to do with the robbery. we spoke with a sergeant from the department learned from that sergeant that there has been 16 robberies since september. the department has made several arrests but in many of these cases the picture matches the thief. >>> our time now 5:30. in san jose a body found inside an suv is believed to be strict avenue connected to a nightclub violent scene that left two other people dead. they found a latino man in his 30s shot to death in the back of a black suv. 12 hours before there was a shootout. two men were found dead inside that club. a third man is in the hospital now with life threaten injuries. >> right now quite honestly anything is possible. we need to figure out who is the aggressor, who is trying to fle

francis. i look forward to working with you here rat the board to doing this work, to leading together together, here as elected officials, as public servants, and as san francisco cans in this beautiful city by the bay in our beautiful city of san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] and at that time let me ask madam clerk, do we have any more business in front of our board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. supervisor chiu: our meeting for today is officially adjourned. there is really, only one boy... one girl... one tree... one forest... one deep, dancing ocean... one mountain calling... one handful of sand through our fingers... one endless sky overhead... and one simple way to care for it all. please visit earthshare.org and learn how the world's leading environmental groups are working together under one name. earth share. one environment... >> ok, let's get started. good morning, everyone. i am happy to see so many city leaders here as well as students from

police say 36-year-old francis fuhay died from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. he robbed the bank of the west. in 1999 he pleaded guilty to robbing banks in san jose and coopertino and was sentenced to nearly ten years in prison. >>> the oakland police department are now back on the streets. budget cuts forced the city to eliminate the community policing program last summer. the program though was re- established this week. tonight the department spokeswoman told us it didn't hire any new officers but reassigned 57 from within the force. about half of them are former problem solving officers. >>> the berkeley east bay humane society held an open house today for the first time since a mysterious fire gutted the building and killed 15 cats. cleanup and repair work has been going on ever since that fire broke out eight months ago. the work isn't completely finished yet. the city of berkeley is only letting the society use a small part of the building. in fact, the animals available for adoption are kept somewhere else at night. >> this is the first official kickoff