motion confirming the appointment of jerry lee to the board of directors. >> if you wouldn't mind coming out. we love to hear from you. and why you would like to continue your service. >> i currently serve as the vice chair of the mta board of directors. i also serve as the chair of the governing committee. i see the mta at a critical juncture right now. we're going through contract negotiations. and with the outcome of that, we're looking at several areas of continuing priority. one is safety, the other is service. budget. over time. once after the negotiations we start to move forward, whether to make sure the proper things are in place to make sure that we move forward. that we also have a contract that is fair to the city of san francisco. >> hopefully with the changes, will make sure that the management team is in place and ready to handle the job. my background as a professional manager gives me that expertise working in a labor environment also. i would like to continue that service and offer my expertise to the agency. supervisor kim: any questions? supervisor elsbernd: you have

the convention concludes tomorrow with both governor jerry brown and san francisco major ed lee addressing the democrats. >>> former alaskan governor sarah palin is being sued for $100,000 over traffic. -- palin's attorney is calling the lawsuit frivolous and says it's nothing more than harassment. >>> a top official resigns over fares about the safety of school children there -- over fears about the safety of school children there. >>> and a network is being pushed to postpone a show. >>> and outside, a cool brisk start to the day. and there's the view there of the skyline. we have a beautiful day in oakland. we have a beautiful day just about everywhere. we'll take a look at those afternoon highs comes up. >>> in equador lava spewed from a volcano. the volcano is 80 miles from equador's capital. >>> yesterday the japanese professor resigned. the professor said he could not stay on the job and allow the unsafe nuclear levels. this all comes as demonstrations against nuclear power continues to grow in japan. >>> tomorrow's show would have combined shows. the show was going to depict a torn

. >> jerry brown is going to attend the 2011 bay area council outlook conference. he's joined by ed lee and other speakers. they will talk about education reform, politics and the economy. the first conference was held back in 1946 as a way for elected officials and business leaders to talk about ways to strengthen the bay area. he will sign a landmark bill today and we'll have more on that coming up at 5:30. >>> we told you yesterday high way 4 is the most congested road in the bay area. if you are driving on highway 4, sorry, get ready for more delays. there is road construction this week. a result of b.a.r.t. expansion. eastbound traffic will be down to a single lane. westbound traffic will go to one lane in the afternoon. in antioch, crews close down one lane in both directions. drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid the delays. we'll see if mike can help us out. >>> time is 5:07. we want to check in with christina taking a peek at the forecast. >> good morning to you. a nicer day than yesterday in the sense we aren't going to have as many clouds overhead. if you ar

lee with the story. >> it's very sad to be leaving. absolutely. because i love the public. i love helping the public. >> as jerrys search said he might not be dead yet but his drugstore is. the pharmacy prided itself on customer service for 54 years. bonnie has been a customer for a quarter of a century. >> just like an old friend coming here. and you can get advice here for anything and not treated like a machine or a number. >> earlier this month, its doors closed. the last independent pharmacy in belmont was gone. it went the way of many other mom and pop drugstores. california has lost about 700 of them in the last decade. calendar says insurance companies are doing them in. >> it's now at a point where sometimes we lose money on filling prescriptions. >> pharmacists say insurance companies have cut reimbursements even though drug costs have skyrocketed. >> pharmacy does not really have a good way to negotiate with insurance companies so it's a take it or leave it kind ofa5 contract.ymi]u!Ñ >> paul÷!ç2md8)w< rossq% val pharmacy inlúwymmiran county ag past president of theç califora pharmacists associati

jerry rice will be speaking to them before the president . everybody tonight will get a cut of the action. garage right in back of me here raised their fee to $40 tonight. the american way, vick lee, abc 7 news. >> it is indeed. >> president obama will spend the night in the bay area and take part in a private breakfast in the san francisco neighborhood . after that a town hall event in reno. >> more coverage of the president this evening. a sunny dale woman doid this afternoon when the apartment building burned. this shows the flames in the background. crews say the roof collapsed in the fire. we have learned that a 71 year old woman did not make it out. >> jurors in the chauncey bailey murder trial watched a secretly record video today. it shows them voke laughing about the brutal killing of the oakland journalist. >> for the first time jurors saw for themselves a key piece was evidence in the chauncey bailey murder trial. a video showing them laughing and joking as he talked about the journalist murder. >> wow, wow the video was taken just days after bailey was gunned down in downtown oakland. investigators tricked the former leader of the bakery and half brother and recording

lee has the story. >> it is very sad to be leaving because i love the public. i love helping the public. >> as jerry calendar's shirt says, he may not be dead yet, but his drugstore is. >> his pharmacy prided itself on customer service for 54 years. bonnie has been a customer for a quarter of a century. >> just like an old friend coming here. and you can get advice here for anything. you are not treated like a machine or a number. >> earlier this month it's doors closed. the last independent pharmacy in belmont was gone. it went the way of many a mom and pop drug stores. california lost about 700 of them in the last decade. calendar says insurance companies are doing them in. >> it's now a point where sometimes we lose moen or filling a prescription. >> pharmacists say insurance companies have cut reimbursements even though drug costs have skyrocketed. >> pharmacy doesn't really have a good way to negotiate with insurance companies so it's a take it or leave it kind of contract. >> paul owns a pharmacy. he's the past president of the california pharmacist association. >> what's happened is that we a

lee has the story. >> it is very sad to be leavin leaving. absolutely. because i love the public. i love helping the public. >>reporter: as jerry calendar shirt says he may not be dead yet. but his drugstore is. karl's pharmacy prided itself on customer service for 54 years. bonnie has been a customer for a quarter of a century. >> discuss like an old friend coming here. and you can get advice here for anything. you are not treated like a machine or a number. >>reporter: earlier this month the doors closed. last independent pharmacy in belmont was gone. it went away many of other mom and pop drug stores. california has lost about 700 of them in the last decade. calendar says insurance companies are doing them in. >> it is now at a point where sometimes we lose money on filling a prescription. >>reporter: pharmacist say insurance company have cut reimbursement even though drug cost have sky rocketed. >> pharmacy does not really have a good way to negotiate with insurance company soyts ace take it or leave it kind of contract. >>reporter: paul owner ross valley pharmacy in marin county. also the past president of the california p

minority leader at the time was jerry ford, and jerry ford sent over to me a republican member from my state of the indiana, and that republican member said to me, leeyou just made a mistake, the minority leader noticed it, and this is the way you correct it on a bill they didn't approve of. i just cannot imagine that kind of thing happening today. the environment today i just wouldn't accept that, but in this case, the minority leader, mr. ford, and his republican colleague from indiana saw a young member of congress who didn't know what he was doing and told him how to correct it. extraordinary curtesy and civility it seems to me. i just can't imagine that sort of thing happening today. >> there's a great passive in the new -- passage in the recently new biography of george washington that notes that after benedict arnold was unmasked and had fled and he had tried both to end up with taking over annapolis over also kidnapping washington, benedict arnold sent a note asking washington, since he had to flee, can you please send my clothes after? general washington did send the -- send benedict arnold his clothing with some sort of a polite note. [lau