we have joanne white, the fire chief is with us.inda richardson, commissioner linda richardson is with us. let's welcome them, please. (applause) >> okay. we have greetings now in the program. i think we will go ahead and move forward with the greetings from the supervisors and we will then be followed by city administrator kelly will introduce the mayor upon the mayor's arrival. so, with that i'd like to ask supervisor cohen if you would come and extend greetings, please. >> thank you. amen, good morning, everyone. good afternoon. how are you? i have to say you look beautiful to look out and see so much red. this is an exciting time for all of us here in san francisco. and as i stand before you on this day, we celebrate black history month in san francisco. this is a day on which we acknowledge the being at the crossroads of equality and freedom. celebrating the emancipation proclamation as well as the march on washington, as well as the 100th birthday of our dear sister rosa parks. as our country continues to celebrate the beginni

with police chief greg suhr and fire chief joanne hayes-white.ust they want people to show the rest of the country that we can celebrate responsibly. of course, they want people to know who's got it better than us, nobody. reporting live in san francisco, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> they say no booze ban, just don't go overboard. >>> this weekend the city of turlock is raising money in honor of its hometown hero. talking about 49'ers quarterback colin kaepernick. yesterday a fundraiser was held at his alma mater, pittman high. turlock has turned it into a virtual kaepernick kingdom. his numbers and school pictures are everywhere. everyone at the fundraiser knows colin. >> a really tall guy and very good at sports, but also shy. that's how i remember him. >> humble. he's a good kid. you know, smart student. he was a great kid. >> and kaepernick would certainly approve of where this money is going. it's being funneled right into turlock's education fund. it seems abc7 news reporter wayne friedman has been just about everywhere this past week in new

the chief joined the san francisco mayor ed lee and fire chief joanne hayes white, in this public service announcement. in it, they call on 49ers fans to support the team, by respecting the city. and they also say bad behavior will not be tolerated. >>> meantime, just about everywhere you look in san francisco, there are signs of 49ers pride. a number of landmarks have lit up red and gold tonight. a live look now at the embarcadero center towers all dressed up in the niner colors. >> and be sure to stay with ktvu channel 2 after this newscast for our battle on the bayou, super bowl special. >> join ken wayne and mark ibanez and joe fonzy and former 49ers bubba paris, live in new orleans as the niners and the ravens get ready to face off. and tomorrow, remember to switch to 2, right after the game. for a live local post-game show. >>> 49ers corner back chris culver meantime says he is reaching out to the trevor project. in the wake of his controversial anti-gay comments. in a statement today, culver says he is seeking guidance and education from the group. and the 24-year-old player says h

. >>> chief suhr joins san francisco mayor ed lee and fire chief joann hayes-white in this public servicennouncement and they call on 49er fan to support the team by reinspecting the city and also remind people that bad behavior will not be tolerated. >> remember to switch to 2 after the game for a live local show. >>> chris culliver says he is working out to the trevor project in the wake of his controversial anti-gay statements. he says he is seeking guidance and education from the l.a.- based group. you may remember during tuesday a super bowl media day, culliver said he would not welcome a good player. the 24-year-old says he doesn't want to run from the involuntary manslaughter, but take the opportunity to learn and grow as i person. >>> and now to novato with video from a fire. crews responded to the fire on glen oak drive shortly before 6:00 people. officials say the fire started difficult inen of a second floor unit. three juveniles were found in a back bedroom and were taken out of home uninjured. cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> antioch police have arrested a

we have an exclusive mayor ed lee and the police chief greg suhr and fire chief joanne hayes-white.are helping the fans helping get the team to new orleans but they want them to show the country that nobody has it better than us. abc7 news. >> thank you, kira. we certainly hope everything is peaceful. let's go to turlock, which in honor of its hometown hero, colin kaepernick is doing some special fundraising today. osh yesterday a fund raiser was held at his old school, pittman high. he's turned into a virtual kaepernick kingdom. his numbers and t-shirts are everywhere. almost every remembers him. >> humble. he's a good kid. you know, smart student. he was a great kid. >> and kaepernick would certainly approve of where this money is going. it's being funneled right into turlock's education fund. wayne, larry, katie and schu are sending out a lot of great behind-the-scenes updates like this of 49er fans michael and ken. we are re-treating the best of those @abc7 news bay area. follow us for the latest up to the minute coverage on what is happening on and off the field. whatever happe

in response to that, this week mayor ed lee, fire chief joanne hayes-white and greg suhr went door to door to assure the business owners their response will be different this time around. there will be more police on the street and dui checkpoints will be in place today and tomorrow. part of the strategy is also to get all the garbage kansas off the street tharpe set on fire during the chaos that erupted in the mission after the giants won the world series. muni will run diesel bus that is can quickly be rerouted. assurances aside, people on public bikes will hunker down. >> the games close aft game but we will stick around until the game is over. we want to make sure the windows weren't tagged like they were before. >> it's been 18 years since we won a super bowl so people will have a good time and celebrate. we are just asking people to do it responsibly. >> for those fans who don't celebrate responsibly, they could end up like these 14 people who are now facing prosecution for destruction they caused after the world series. many were caught with the help of social media. the distri

joining me now, msnbc contributor and managing editor joann reid and white house "washington post" reporterwe'll go ladies first here. what is the convention am wisdom on this? will an agreement be reached? >> you know what, the irony and the problem is on the republican side there are some republicans i think who kind of favor the sequester in a way. this is a way to get the austerity that they've long wanted, big sweeping budget cuts. but at the same time, on a lot of local levels you have districts where those defense cuts are really going to bite. so you have some folks that are hoping for carve outs or hoping to sort of avoid it for that reason. it's kind of almost at this point sort of a tossup. it's not clear where the republicans in the house stand. >> david, what about the political calculation here? as well as a policy calculation? where does the white house fall on both? >> you saw, alex, this week the president came out on tuesday and he had an event with first responder emergency responders saying their budgets are going to be cut. then the pentagon came out the next day and sa

. >> san francisco mayor ed lee, the police chief greg suhr and fire chief joanne hays white filmed this, calling on 49er fans to disport the team by respecting the city. >>> local supermarkets predict today will be their busiest day of the super bowl week. they expect shoppers to stock up for the big game tomorrow. ktvu's alex savage live in san francisco this morning with a look at what people are buying. alex? >> reporter: well, good morning. the manager here at the store in predicts the store will be full with 49er fans stocking up for the parties, grabbing the chips, dip and the drinks, of course. another very busy spot will be the meat counter. we checked in with the butchers back there. they were here early this morning, cutting up the rib eyes, the t-bones, chicken wings and sausages. the butcher back there, anticipates selling 1500 pounds of meat just today, to all those 49er fans. the store itself will likely see a 20% jump in sales compared to what they do on an average day. >> every year we're a little earlier, but this ye we expect to be starting early. >> so you guys are he