. @ at the marina green and there will be speakers like supervisor farrell and joanne white. and the walk will go into servante street where we'll expect water to rise and it will end at the marina branch library and there will be a preparedness group there. i know this council takes a great interest in emergency preparedness. i hope i may see some of you down there on saturday, march 29th because i know i will be there. that concludes my directors report and i thank you for your patience. >> thank you very much. >> this month's mdc meeting is focused on homeless individuals who have experienced self neglect. during our executive committee meeting last month, we talked about our experience with homeless clients spending time at the library, many of them with mental illness demand need of help. we wanted to provide information about mental health and community resources that are available. we will hear from adult protective services, the san francisco library, a mobile shower pilot project, and the community ambassadors program. so, please stay with us for an informative meeti

>> i just had a chance to talk to joanne hayes-white the san francisco fire chief. she is sitting over there where you can see the fire trucks in front of the building that is still burning as we speak. i'm going to play a bit of the interview. but first probably the most important thing is that this building under construction was actually left by the construction workers as they left work and then it took a while for the fire to build and then for the fire department to be called. so listen in this is joanne hayes-white the fire chief. >> no fire protection systems in, anything like that. we are told the workers got off around 3:30 or

fire chief joanne hayes white and mayor ed lee got a closer look at the gutted building this morning. >> as you can see, there's lots of other properties around. we're very fortunate that it wasn't as windy last night as we're experiencing this morning. that might have made a huge difference. >> the mayor also credits another thing for keeping the flames from spreading. >> but for that high pressure water system, this fire would have been perhaps very hard to conta contain. >> reporter: now two fire fighters were injured in this blaze. up sprained her ainge. the other had second-degree burns to his face and hands. you can still see this excavation machine here. it took several hours for it to get here. it will be here overnight and possibly into the week. reporting live in san francisco, i'm cheryl herd, nbc bay area news. >> that scene could last for several weeks in terms of the ultimate cleanup and that's right next to the ballpark. the giants, of course, come home in just a couple of weeks to begin their season at at&t park. now our continuing coverage you can find it on our websi

. >> we want to go now to allen wong with fire chief joanne hays-white. >> they have a mic.ing throughout her defensive mode fire is still spreading but they feel like they have an upper hand. she says heat was so intense they had to start what is called a water curtain to spray out radiant heat cracking windows across the street from this fire. there were people living there at that time. she didn't have a number on evacuees but they're comfortable almost everybody in this area is safe at this time. at least. >> reporting no injuries. >> she's reporting no injuries, allen? >> yes. can we listen in right now? >> let's listen in right now. >> i do not believe we initially, it is huge. that is my understanding, yes. yes. probably sooner to contain it we're getting a -- we can see the change in smoke here. so would say it's likely to come down. >> we don't believe anyone is in danger right now. so we feel no one will get injured. >> that is a press conference on the corner we're watching. north side of the fire you get further back >> that is what it looked like. so hooks like

. >> we want to go now to allen wong with fire chief joanne hays-white. >> they have a mic.g throughout her defensive mode fire is still spreading but they feel like they have an upper hand. she says heat was so intense they had to start what is called a water curtain to spray out radiant heat cracking windows across the street from this fire. there were people living there at that time. she didn't have a number on evacuees but they're comfortable almost everybody in this area is safe at this time. at least. >> reporting no injuries. >> she's reporting no injuries, allen? >> yes. can we listen in right now? >> let's listen in right now. >> i do not believe we did. initially, it is huge. that is my understanding, yes. yes. probably sooner to contain it we're getting a -- we can see the change in smoke here. so would say it's likely to come down. >> we don't believe anyone is in danger right now. so we feel no one will get injured. >> that is a press conference on the corner we're watching. north side of the fire you get further back >> that is what it looked like. so hooks li

mayor ed lee and joanne hayes- white just wrapped up a press conference in the last 20 minutes.is still not safe coming up. i'm brian flores. let's get your day started with weather and traffic. >>> and steve, there's sunshine. >> that's correct. we have a lot of sunshine. any clouds, down to the sanwa kiel valley. not affecting us. wind vig end end at 8:00 this morning -- wind advisory ended at 8:00 this morning. 72 beautiful degrees. 50s on the temps. had a couple of upert 40s. 30s -- upper 40s. 30s to the north. the breeze is out of the north and northeast for some. there will be upper 70s and low very low 80s. it looks like this is tailing off a little bit. a lot of 70s, clear skies. 60s, 70s, santa rosa 81. >>> a lot of the traffic -- some of the traffic in areas has improved because it's shifted to other spots. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge which seems to be slowing down now heading out to the high rise. it continues to slow all the way over to the peninsula. the bay bridge has not improved. it's backed umed for a 30, 45- minute delay -- up for a 30, 45- minute

. >> reporter: today it was about creating a safety zone around the building according to joann hays white. >> as you can see, there is lots of other properties around. we were fortunate it wasn't as windy last night as this morning. that might have made a huge difference. >> reporter: at 3:45, construction crews started dismantling the building. it's been 24 hours and the fire is still burning. firefighter steven mcguire was one of the first on the scene to battle the blaze and 24 hours later, he's still here. >> it was pretty bad. we kind of retreated back to the occupied building, the strata, which is fully constructed and occupied and the heat started to pop the windows. >> reporter: despite the size of the fire, nobody was killed. two firefighters were injured, one had a twisted ankle, the other had second degree burns on his face and hand. i don't know if you saw my my earlier live shot they stopped pouring water. the fire is still smoldering inside. no one knows how long this fire will be. the fire department here for certainly several more days and construction crews will be here f

the exact cause of the fire is under investigation, but fire chief joanne hayes- white says they are looking into preliminary reports that workers were doing torch work at the site shortly before the fire was reported. a warning from police to parents in oakland. they released this sketch of a man behind two sexual assaults on children on school campuses. on march 7th, investigators say the man went to "world academy charter school" and molested a 7-year-old girl. investigators say, a *second assault happened in january at "think college now" elementary school. and police in austin have arrested the suspect drunk temporary barricades into a crowd at the south by southwest festival earlier this morning. so far, two people have been killed in the incident and 23 others were injured. a 430 let's check in with our weather. good morning erica. >>erica: san francisco right now 54. none of this for your eyes will '70s along the east bay shoreline. vallejo a high of 74. mid to upper 60s along the coast line and looks like sunnyvale checking in with a high of 75. astra satellite every hour yo

. >> diversity, joanne, you started a white power group at college. how do you feel about this? them saying you can have your own thing? >> that's what i was trying to do. i. >> i admire that. >> whenever you title a group or event diversity something you are projecting discrimination. you are asking for it. it should have just been happy hour if you want anyone to come. >> that's true. >> and i think the ms. black horn who is in charge of this group should be fired. it is fascinating that it says this is a hate free space, but then says you are not welcome in this space if you are white. that's hateful. i am white and it is hateful. >> but are you a white supremecist and i hate you. >> okay. >> andy, are you jewish, and the only black person on the panel. what do you make of this? >> he said on the panel. >> by the way, that's not why i fired him from diligence. >> we'll see if the lawyers agree. >> it is as if you pointed out full of exclusionary happy hour. some minorities feel they can have a more open discuss of race without white people around. i do. you are not ending rac

fire chief joanne hayes-white says the the cities to invest in medics and ambulance maintenance, butot be concerned about their safety. >> coming up on of the kron4 new is. a big deadline is looming for two former members of chris cris the staff. we will have the latest in the bridge gate scandal. >> the storm on the east coast is making for: this road conditions. how long some traffic backups have remained. >> athlete oscar pistorius is in the midst of a large rocker it will have the latest.murder trial. we will hae the latest coming up. >> welcome back. the time is 8:10 a.m.. we are looking at traffic. it is slower than usual in to san francisco where is stalled on 280-test because of where it is positioned. it is slow your ride down on interstate 2 way. >>280. >> a big deadline today for two former top governor chris christie staffers involved in the "bridge- gate" investigation. bridget kelly and bill stepien have refused to comply with subpoenas. today -- their lawyers have to explain why they're not required to turn over documents to a state legislative committee investing the

joanne's new book, every day is st. patrick's day because i am a terrible drunk. they are filled with white trash. well, we have mccurio on tonight. >> the quality of tv has been going up significantly in the past decade with hit shows like trudy -- true detective and sons of anarchy and true blood. what do they have in common? they are centered around for -- around poor, white communities and met for rickly calling it, white crash. it is the -- white trash. he says it has allowed red states to be seen in a humanizing lies and it confirms the stereo types. let's look at this scene from the finale of true de trect tiff. true detective. spoiler alert. >> that was a big let down for somebody who was watching the series. >> the dog was running in a flat serk kill. people who watch that will get that joke. >> all five people that will get that joke. >> millions and millions of people watch that show. some of us have tv's. >> have i to plug in that thing. paul, you were in the deliverance remake where your lips played the raft. >> i had to uh -- uh diecious four times. >> they are like do we even want a

joanne's book. every day is st. patrick's day, because i am a terrible drunk. television shows the, filled with white trash.do have mccurio on tonight. ♪ ♪ ♪ it was the best day whoo! yes! ♪ it was the best day ♪ ♪ it was the best day yeah! ♪ it was the best day ♪ecause of yo [sigh] [echoing] we make a great pair. huh? progressive and the great outdoors -- we make a great pair. right, totally, uh... that's what i was thinking. covering the things that make the outdoors great. now, that's progressive. call or click today. going up significantly in the past >> our television cast. hit shows like true detective, breaking bad, justified, sons of anarchy, true blood, facts of life too, the reckoning. they're centered around colorful white trash. the author calls it the white trashing of american tv. he thinks his shift is allows red states, and violence and immorality, confirms stereotypes. let's lack a's look at the scee detective." spoiler alert. >> a big letdown. >> the dog was running in a flat circle. >> all five people that will get that joke. i think. >> millions and millions of people watch that show. gr

joanne ikeda: when i first started as a nutritionist, we told people that it didn't make a difference whether you ate white bread or whole wheat bread. now we say the exact opposite. at one time, we actually put polyunsaturated oil in a cup and gave it to patients in hospitals because of "the health benefits" of polyunsaturates. now we know that total fat in the diet makes a tremendous difference and we would never do that again. so, over time, a lot of what we used to do has changed dramatically. however, a few nutritional facts remain constant. our bodies need the nutrients found in foods to function-- to power muscular movements and cell activities, repair tissues, and maintain body temperature. to carry out these metabolic activities, cells need the energy stored in three nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. linda gigliotti: the body prefers to get energycarbydrate, and carbohydrate we may refer to as sugars or starches, but we get carbohydrates from grain products, fruits and vegetables primarily. joanne ikeda: carbohydrates are really a great source of energy for the body, particularly compl