palo alto high school painting over mules by actor james franco. >> reporter: james franco has severaltings in different locations all over campus. given everything that's happened and their educational mission, all of it has to go. palo alto high school in the process of scrubbing itself clean of one of the most famous alumni, james franco. this is all that's left of a nine foot tall mural. james franco painted the black and white mural himself in 2014. he did it as part of the grand opening of the media arts center and painted one dozen more pieces to hang on the walls. >> i don't think anyone like them to begin with so no one misses them. >> reporter: a freshman at the time remembers the hollywood star on campus. >> it was cool to see him here and he's done a lot with the arts and the school but the mural itself was not amazing.>> reporter: trouble began for him last month when he showed up to the golden globes wearing a times up lapel pin and shortly after five women accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior. you denied the allegations. >> the things that i heard on twitter, t

the murals james franco personally >>> a bay area celebrity leaves his stamp on his high school alma mater. the mural is gone. kit dell is live at palo alto high school with a story behind the vanishing artwork. >> reporter: james franco has multiple paintings in different locations throughout the school here. the superintendent today says given that everything that's happened and the educational mission, the paintings have to go. >> reporter: palo alto high school in the process of scrubbing itself clean of one of their most famous alumni, james franco. all that's left of the mural.>> i'm glad it waess. >> reporter: he planted a black and white mural himself in 2014. he did it as part of the grand opening of the media arts center in painted one dozen more pieces to hang on the wall.>> i don't think anyone liked it to begin with. no one's missing them. >> reporter: a freshman at the time and remembers the hollywood star on campus. >> it was cool to see him here and he's done a lot with the school. but, the mural itself was not amazing. i would say. >> reporter: trouble began for fran

james franco is obviously a big star. but he's come back to palo alto high school since he graduated in 1996. now the sexual misconduct claims have come out against him. what's a school to do? this school pabted over his mural. the movie star painted one on the school's student center in 2014. according to the school newspaper, the voice, kim deoreo decided to have workers paint over it because it's the most visible. the future of his paintings inside the media arts center will be left up to that community. he's come back several times to speak and taught a film class here in 2015. franco has publicly said the claims are not accurate. reporting live in palo alto, matt keller, abc 7 >>> at the live desk. i'm tracking a muddy, watery mess in palo alto. abc 7 news was on kipling street near loma verde avenue. no word on damage. firefighters were able to help out objen scene. the crews are on the way to fix it and the water has been shut off. >>> i.c.e. will not arrest undocumented immigrants at courthouses unless they're wan

and white muro apollo also high school painted by actor james franco is no more. the wall covered in colds apparent -- brown paint. recent allegations of sexual misconduct against franco made by five women. accusation he denies.>> a lot of people are confused as to why it came down. he has been accused of something. it is nothing official. >> the district is making no comment about the sexual misconduct allegations. the interim superintendent says the out -- the hard work he has donated in the past were intended to be temporary. another muro was removed in 2016. artwork was taken down during the renovation last year. part of the statement reads district staff recently considered the best interest of our students in the light of our educational mission and decided to remove and return the remaining artwork.>> parents were complaining because of the accusations.>> reporter: student groups apollo also are working on a concept for a new muro that will celebrate diversity on campus.>>> bay area woman mauled by a pit bull is speaking out about the attack. it happened nea

a black-and-white mural at palo alto high school pena by actor james franco is no more. the wall now covered in coats of brown paint. it follows recent allegations of sexual misconduct against franco made by five women. accusations that franco denies. spot people are confused about why it came down. obviously has been accused, but it is just rumors right now.>> the district is making no comment. the superintendent tells us the artwork and murals that franco has donated in the past were intended to be temporary.>> another mural was removed and 2016. part of the statement reads district staff recently considered the best interest of our students in the line of our educational mission, and decided to remove and return the remaining artwork.>> i heard can -- parents were complaining.>> reporter: student groups at palo alto high are working on a concept for a new mural. it will celebrate the diversity on campus.>> reporter: we also learned -- >>> the cofounder at clothing company guess is the latest high profile man to be publicly accused of sexual misconduct. in a tweet and

it's erasing the mark left behind by actor james franco. we're live at palo alto school to explain. >> reporter: franco graduated from palo alto high school 20 years ago. they took pride in the fact james franco graduated from the school in 1996. the movie star also maintains connection with the campus, donating artwork and murals and even taught a film class in 2015. >> he's kind of a legacy in the school. >> reporter: but the relationship has taken a turn since sexual misconduct claims have come out against him. the actor has said they are not accurate but in poway students and parents express concerns if his artwork should be on campus. the artwork and two murals were always intended to to be temporary with one removed in 2016 and artwork in the library taken down this past summer. in light of their educational mission, district staff has decided to remove and return the remaining artwork. the second mural was painted over last week and plans for a new mural are in motion. they say the remaining franco artwork in our media arts center ar

james franco, the actor, has visited pali many times since he graduated in 1996. this week the school is erasing his contributions. >> reporter: art is a big part of palo alto high school. but tonight there's outrage over where it's been removed. >> it's gone. the history is erased. >> reporter: a noticeably blank wall once home to a mural painted by actor james franco. the golden globe winner wecht to palli '93 to '96, he created this in 2014, painted several other pieces that still hang in the media art center. but the student publication "the paly voice" writes the principal ordered the mural be painted over this week as the actor is under fire accused of sexual misconduct. >> not many movie stars come back to their high school to do things like this. you know -- we disrespected him like that? ridiculous. >> reporter: this was franco's journalism teacher. >> i support the principal in what she did, she pretty much had to take down the mural because she was responding to the community, which i think is really important. but i think that he has not been given an

james franco's response is look, hey, i didn't do the things that i am accused of but if i did in thebehave badly then i am going to work my very hardest to put things right. i wonder now about the atmosphere that you see in your industry and in entertainment and other industries too where, it seems that some men feel that they are, in a sense, being presumed guilty without due process. i think that whatjames said is terrific, and i think that we've all behaved at a certain level unconsciously, and done things that were insensitive, inappropriate, without necessarily understanding that they were. i mean, we've all operated with a certain amount of tone—deafness. and i like the culpability, and we have to have restorative justice. this is about men and women being altogether, and having a more equitable and just workplace, home life, social spaces. i mean, we know that, when women are empowered in the workplace, and are in decision—making positions, that workplaces have better financial outcomes, and there is less harassment when there is more diversity. and it takes that kind of indiv

james franco is obviously a big star but he's always come back to palo alto high school. a move by the school's principal may make him feel a little less welcome. franco painted a mural on campus in 2014. according to the school newspaper, the voice, earlier this week, the principal there decided to have workers paint over it on the school student center. the future of his paintings inside the media arts center will be left up to that community. this comes after sexual misconduct allegations against the actor. he's publicly said the claims are not accurate. franco graduated from palo alto high school in 1996. he's come back several times to speak and taught a film class in 2015. reporting live in palo alto, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> from our live desk, i'm tracking a muddy watery mess in palo alto. look at this. people in one neighborhood woke up to a water main break this morning. abc 7 news was on kipling street near loma verdicte avenue. getting close to homes. no word on damage. firefighters helped out on the scene. a city worker says the water has been shut off and

>>> palo alto high school is painting over a merrill made by one of its most famous graduates james franco. this follows allegations of sexual misconduct against franco. it is reported the school principal has ordered workers to paint over the mural at the student center. five women have accused franco of sexual misconduct. he has denied the allegations. there are other paintings by him inside of the media arts center at the high school. the principal says she made the decision because that merrill is most visible. >>> the future of an elementary school in alameda in serious doubt because of the expense to protect it from an earthquake. it is reported that seismic upgrades for donald alum elementary would total $34 million. the district does not have the money and is now looking into ways to fund the upgrade or replace the school altogether. it has been closed since june over structural concerns. >>> coming up on "ktvu mornings on 2", a meet and greet for candidates running for mayor. the issues that residents are most worried about. >>> and we take a look at how lawmakers in congress jump

. >>> james franco is a graduate of the school, his murals were always intended to be temporary, they intend to paint a new mural soon and other murals by james franco will be commissioned out for other pieces. district staff recently considered the best interest of our students in the light of our educational menu -- mission and decided to remove and cover up the artwork. struck a maintenance vehicle damaged the rail causing some delays.>>> bart is back on schedule after a tough morning for commuters. there were delays along the fremont line and all because of a maintenance truck that derailed along the tracks during the early morning hours. is happened at about 3:20 am near the south hayward bart station. it took crews some time to move that truck off the track and in the meantime, bart was forced to singletrack trains which caused significant delays. >> i am supposed to be there at 715-7:30 pm but i might not be there until 8:00. >> i am supposed to be a juror at san francisco at 8:00 a.m., if i am not there, i am worried. >> reporter: they are coming for you -- that derailed maint

. >>> palo alto high school were james franco graduated is now reportedly painted over a mural that the actor made at the school following allegations of sexual misconduct. the high school student newspaper reports that the school's principal has ordered workers to paint over his mural on the student center. five women have accused him of sexual misconduct. there are other paintings by franco inside the media arts center. the principal said she made the decision to take down the mural because it is most visible to the outside community. >>> more than 600,000 cars have been recalled. we'll see about new concerns about airbags and the models affected. >>> in the house of cards resumed production without kevin spacey. who is joining the show ? >>> temperatures for april 1 that . >> wait a minute, it is february 1. we are in 60s and the 70s. we'll see how long this continues. >>> we are breaking news in arizona. these are live pictures, while fire burning in coolidge, arizona about 50 miles southeast of phoenix. a lot of smoke out there, 40 acres have burned so far. we have not heard of any

determined to be a danger it could be put down.>>> a mural at palo alto high school painted by james franco is gone. they painted over the mural. this comes following five sexual misconduct allegations made against the actor. several other pieces of art around the school that franco painted will be taken down. some are questioning the timing. >>> i think a lot of people are confused as to why it came down. obviously he has been accused of something. it is nothing official. it is room is right now. >> the unified school district is not addressing the sexual misconduct allegations against franco. they said they had already planned on removing the artwork. officials say they removed another mural of his in 2016. student groups are working on a new mural that will celebrate diversity on campus.>>> san francisco interim mayor said he is not going to run for mayor in next year's general election. in an interview inside the office that once belonged to his good friend atlee he told ktvu the reason behind that decision -- ed lee.>> reporter: san francisco city hall. upstairs room 200 a new leader i

coming up next on "today in the bay," more controversy surrounding palo alto's james franco. a piece of artwork he's created at his bay area high school that's now been erased. >>> and continuing coverage on the breaking news of the major delay on b.a.r.t. this morning. it is 6:27. you're watching "today in the bay." we )re following breaking out of the east bay-- delays on bart. >>> right now at 6:30 we're following breaking news out of the east bay, delays on b.a.r.t. that could snag your morning. a live look from the warm springs b.a.r.t. station in fremont where the story is beyond where we can see. we have team coverage to help you get out the door. thank you for joining us on this thursday. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. to mike inouye with the issue on b.a.r.t. there's good news in all of this. >>> look at that, the good news is we've seen sparks flying, they're doing repairs right now to damage there. now let's look at the map and that b.a.r.t. update, we'll have some good news. five or ten minute delays as you travel along the war

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thank you very much, thom. >>> a mural painted by actor james franco is no longer up at his alma materit is erasing contributions following allegations of sexual misconduct. the principal ordered the mural to be painted over this week. we talked with franco's former journalism teacher there. >> i support the principal. she had to take down the mural because she was responding to the community which is important but i think he has not been given an opportunity to defend himself. >> we did try to reach the principal for comment but we haven't heard back. >>> happening now, right now, police say in the south bay they're looking for more victims this morning. a popular soccer coach is accused of sexual assault. the morgan hill police say this man sexually assaulted a minor he met while coaching. he coached at oak grove, live oak high school in morgan hill and south valley junior high in gilroy and worked as a lyft driver. they say it happened at a home in morgan hill. >>> happening today uc students and members of the largest uc workers union are planning several different rallies. they ar

. >> james franco's alma mater in palo alto is distancing itself from the actor as he faces claims of sexual misconduct. palo alto high school's newspaper, the paly voice reports crews at the school this week began painting over a campus mural created by franco. he still has other paintings displayed at the school. franco is denying claims of sexual assault from five women. >>> one of the first harvey weinstein accusers is oemg up now about the encounter she says still haunts her. tonight at 12:30 5 on night lin rose mcgowan sits down with juju chang after jimmy kimmel live. >> they will reduce or toss out altogether criminal convictions for marijuana dating back decades. district attorney george gas cone announced more than 3,000 misdemeanor convictions will be reversed and the defendant's records expunged. more than 5,000 felonies will be reexamined to see it they could be thrown out. that move is allowed under the ballot measure that legalized recreational cannabis use in california. he says many of the convictions just no longer make sense. >> i believe that long ago we lost our a

.>>> palo alto high school is reportedly painting over a mural after james franco made it at the school. this follows allegations of sexual misconduct. the high school student newspaper reports the school principal has ordered workers to paint over the mural on the student center. five women have accused franco of sexual misconduct. there are other paintings by franco inside of the high school media arts center. the principal says she made the decision because it is most miserable -- visible to the outside community. >>> youth soccer coach in the south bay has been accused of sexually assaulting one of his players. 27-year-old marcial gonzalez jr. was arrested wednesday at his mother's home in morgan hill. authorities say the assault happened two years ago but the victim and her parents just came forward. gonzalez coached at oak grove high school in san jose, live oak high school in morgan hill, south valley middle school in gilroy and the sentinel soccer club. the girls varsity soccer coach was surprised to hear the news. >> when you hear about that, it brings it home. he is from morga

. >> james franco's alma mater in palo alto is distancing itself from the actor as he faces claims of sexual misconduct. palo alto high school's newspaper, the paly voice reports crews at the school this week began painting over a campus mural created by franco. he still has other paintings displayed at the school. franco is denying claims of sexual assault from five women. >>> one of the first harvey weinstein accusers is oemg up now about the encounter she says still haunts her. tonight at 12:30 5 on night lin, rose mcgowan sits down with juju chang after jimmy kimmel live. >> they will reduce or toss out altogether criminal convictions for marijuana dating back decades. district attorney george gas cone announced more than 3,000 misdemeanor convictions will be reversed and the defendant's records expunged. more than 5,000 felonies will be reexamined to see it they could be thrown out. that move is allowed under the ballot measure that legalized recreational cannabis use in california. he says many of the convictions just no longer make sense. >> i believe that long ago we lost our

we were at palo alto high school which is trying to remove items about james franco. murals are being taken down, removed, or painted over. >> so yeah, i feel like they've done the right thing. >> the district says that franco's artwork was always intended to be temporary. franco's representatives did not return our request for comment. >>> tonight 7 on your side has a new case in an ongoing investigation into electronics fires. >> new video and new information about the danger of lithium ion batteries. plus. >> it's under never-ending construction. >> will the mystery be solved? next, a sneak peek at the movie >>> tomorrow is national wear red day to raise awareness for heart disease and advocate for women's heart health. heart disease is the leading cause of death for well in the u.s., a lifestyle including a healthy diet, exercise and limited alcohol can help reduce your risk. >>> tonight the movie "winchester" starring helen mirren opens in theaters. it's the story of the famous haunted mansion. it's a tourist attraction, it's great. >> we've been there twice, lov

james franco has denied the allegations. there are several other paintings by him that hang inside, but so far there are no plans to remove those. >>> across the state, some are staging a demonstration to protest what they call a growing wage gap between administrators and workers. >> we're live with more on this story. allie. >> reporter: the uc workers and their union have organized this demonstration. the union is local 3299 and represents about 25,000 employees in the uc system who work as pharmacy technicians, patient care assistance and security workers. they are the lowest paid workers in the system. they have been in negotiations for more than a year, no resolution in sight. uc representatives, when we asked them for their response to these demonstrations today, they said they are offering competitive pay, healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, in their statement they say they have bargained in good faith since spring for service workers and since fall for patient care employees. we hope the next steps including a

. >>> james franco is out to distance himself. >>> >>> details on a styrofoam state wideband proposalck san francisco traffic, motown 101 looks okay. when we get back to the east bay commute i will tell you more about the bart line that is delayed. >>> all quiet on the west coast, sunny and warm. temperatures are taking a plunge. is only 26 below. >>> welcome back. insurance claims were last year's wildfires are approaching 12 $12 billion. the fire that swept through the wine country in october and then in southern california in december of the costliest wildfires in state history. claims for the north bay fires alone are about $10 billion. the california's fires combined to destroy 32,000 homes, 4300 businesses in more than 8200 cars. the 1991 oakland fire was previously the costliest fire and it was at $3 billion. >>> a push to band styrofoam food containers was rejected by the state senate by three votes. that bill would have band restaurants and other food vendors from using the containers to reduce pollution. support is a styrofoam litter threatens marine life and our ecosystems.

. >>> a palo alto high school appears to be distancing itself from actor james franco as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct. this painting by franco added the high school is going to be returned to the actor. a wall that once displayed the mural was painted over earlier this week. the school superintendent tells cbs 7 news the mural was always intended to be temporary. franco has given film seminars and fund raised for the school in the past. he has yet to respond to cbs 7 news about the removal of his work at his old school. >>> well, can art heal the pain of loss? that's a powerful and important question in sonoma county certainly. and the answer is yes. for some it's through pottery process. here is abc 7 news report wade freedman. >> the meat has gone but in many places the soot and ash remain for a person like bridgette palmer there is more than missing the old cottage on the property. >> the content. >> when the fires burned and ashes fell last october pain and shared loss rained down on everyone. the ashes fell on gregory roberts too. the difference, he sought a way to make some

) the principal of palo alto high school is erasing a campus murual painted by former student james franco's newspaper... the paly voice. workers are now painting over the mural. franco has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women. the actor still has other paintings around campus. the principal says she's leaving those up for ( darya ) l-g-b-t-q activists are urging amazon to reject states without anti-gay- discrimination laws for its secondary headquarters. amazon has narrowed the location to to 11 finalists. those cities are in texas, north carolina, indiana, georgia and virginia. the group says they want to raise awareness about what they call anti-lgbt laws in those states. that includes the bathroom bill which requires transgender people to use the bathroom based on the gender on their birth certificate. <" the issue is still present, it's still relevant and its still a threat. we need to take that seriously.">( darya ) amazon plans to invest over 5-billion dollars for the new location and hire thousands of employees. ( james ) in marin county... the marine mammal center is

james franco peninsula high school taking action after accusations against that hollywood star. the stories and more at abc 7 news at 11:00 on channel seven that's the report for for all of us i'm tasch are dan - [announcer] the following program is based on a true story. some of the names have been changed. the program contains reenactments. - i'm former fbi agent joe pistone, the real donnie brasco. the mafia put a contract on my head but i've got stories to tell. federal agent louis diaz was tough.

we were at palo alto high school which is trying to remove items about james franco.ls are being taken down, removed, or painted over. >> so yeah, i feel like they've done the right thing. >> the district says that franco's artwork was always intended to be temporary. franco's representatives did not return our request for comment. >>> tonight 7 on your side has a new case in an ongoing investigation into electronics fires. >> new video and new information about the danger of lithium ion batteries. plus. >> it's under never-ending construction. >> will the mystery be solved? next, a sneak peek at the movie >>> tomorrow is national wear red day to raise awareness for heart disease and advocate for women's heart health. heart disease is the leading cause of death for well in the u.s., a lifestyle including a healthy diet, exercise and limited alcohol can help reduce your risk. >>> tonight the movie "winchester" starring helen mirren opens in theaters. it's the story of the famous haunted mansion. it's a tourist attraction, it's great. >> we've been there twice, love it.

and alan ginsberg known for howell a number of other things an played strangely by james franco in a recent film, he's also in san francisco at the time. he's quite prom an numerous ac lates to a national profile. he attends fursly morality in december of '64 so moved by it that he brings organization back with him when he returns to new york and forms first east coast chapter. so with the support of ginsberg he goes quickly national. but coast legalization also get wrapped up? something else which is the youth movement at the time. finding these old reports which the government has, obviously, back pedaled on the fence, a growing number of young people saw a familiar story that -- the government could lice. it was currently lying about waiting war in vietnam. it was lying about the necessity of segregation and now people very finding that it was lying about effects of marijuana as well combined with baby boomer and raising rates of the youth cry ares for legal vaition got swept up with people to antiwar marches and civil rights demonstrations it was a moment of real -- historical --

or james franco. at least in that movie.bill crystal, rick wilson, thank you for wrapping it up for me today. and that will be it for me. two hours of breaking news. remember to follow me and all of the things you could follow people on and e-mail us if you want e-mail. we do read them. ali velshi. >> what did he say. >> a far in a hurricane. >> that is amazing. i want to leave it at that. >> i have nothing else to add. >> are you back today or done? >> have i not done enough. look at this table. >> this is what i get. this is what i inherent. >> look at this table and then tell me that i'm doing a great job at keeping it all straight despite the mess that i've made. >> i'll use this space. have a great afternoon. thank you so much. listen, we'll stay on top of this story but the memo but other bigtory going on right now. the memo is about the complicated stuff going

or james franco. at least in that movie. bill crystal, rick wilson, thank you for wrapping it up for me today. and that will be it for me. two hours of breaking news. remember to follow me and all of the things you could follow people on and e-mail us if you want e-mail. we do read them. ali velshi. >> what did he say. >> a far in a hurricane. >> that is amazing. i want to leave it at that. >> i have nothing else to add. >> are you back today or done? >> have i not done enough. look at this table. >> this is what i get. this is what i inherent. >> look at this table and then tell me that i'm doing a great job at keeping it all straight despite the mess that i've made. >> i'll use this space. have a great afternoon. thank you so much. listen, we'll stay on top of this story but the memo but other bigtory going on right now. the memo is about the complicated stuff going on in capitol hill and something going on in wall street as well. a plunge in the market. this could be the worst weekly performance in two years. the dow near

alto high school has reportedly taken action to erase a campus murual painted by former student james francog to the school's newspaper, the paly voice. workers began painting over the mural this week. this after accusations of franco's sexual misconduct. the actor still has other paintings around campus. school principal kim diorio told the paly voice she plans to leave those up for now. (pam) an officer injured by a vehicle fleeing the scene of a sideshow in richmond has now been identified... as onome (oh-no-me) ojo (o-jo). the former n-f-l player is still recovering from the incident... and according to lieutenant felix tran ... ojo is "banged up pretty good." these are the two 18- year-olds charged in connection with the crash. it happened around one-20 - sunday morning at marina bay parkway, near regatta boulevard. suspect juan vargas allegedly sped toward ojo, knocking him onto the windshield. vargas fled the scene, but his vehicle was found a few blocks away. ojo suffered a dislocated shoulder and head injury in the crash. he is an 8- year veteran of the department. (pam) despite obj

james. he learns by doing and learns by reading. he was not an intellectual in any sense. people think of thomas jefferson phile. great franco he never learned french. his mother was a very lively funny woman. twain was always a reader. he said when he worked in a book store in hannibal, missouri, as a young boy, he said that the customers were always getting in his way and never allowing him to read in peace. [laughter] he also worked in a drug store and said his prescriptions weren't very good and they ended up selling more stomach pumps than soda water. [laughter] , and yet not dely systemically, which is part of the charm of the man. >> how did he get along with harriet beacher stowe when he lived in hard forward? >> they seem to have accepted as as much of a provincial he was. this confer of whether or not he had some gentility in his background, for such a rough character right out of the mining camps of the west, he adjusted very well to high society. the farm was a community in hartford, connecticut, settled by -- tended to be very well educated, socially progressive people. harriet beacher stowe was a neighbor. he s