you prole another article of petitions out seeking to recall mayor kwan. do not sign them. now is not the time to fuss with replacing our mayor in midterm. now is the time to work with her, to support her and her administration and council in making this the best city in america, the no. 1 can-do city in america. with that, it is my pleasure and pride to introduce to mayor jane kwan. >> this is an introduction i am going to remember for a while. i know the media -- last week, and gave the state of the city address. there were upset that my speech was not occupied. they said why don't you talk about them. based on the last arrest, more of them lived in san francisco and oakland. i wanted to talk about the state of the city and where oakland is going. before i do that, i would like to wish my good friends have the new year. the first time i spoke in front of the business times group, i said it does not really mean " happy new year," but may you get rich and prosperous in the new year. most of us are from merchant families. probably, for our families, being rich was the same a

at this point, the councilman says it is no secret that he and kwan have major differences when it comes on insuring public safety. >>> and a piece of the world trade center from the september 11 attacks, here in the bay area. and john sasaki has more on the huge project. >> reporter: frank this is a newly completed monument. there were developments along the a, and the inspiration has now arrived. we caught up with the artist at his oakland studio, where he and the head of the city's chamber of commerce opened a special delivery. it is a piece of new york's world trade center. he says that 911 was what originally inspired the monument. >> the connecting rod. to 911, that makes all of this come whole, so to speak. the idea was inspired from it. it is being finished from it. >> reporter: a likeness of this piece of twisted metal will be put into section four just to president lincoln's right. >> and i'll have the rescuer reaching over, touching the piece of metal. >> reporter: at the monument today, kids from a nearby school were enjoying lunchtime. area residents have been upset because

lets you know >>> tie kwan dough -- tie kwan dough can improve your health lou physical exercise and conditioning. the latest class visit bid our fitness expert steve sxhas joins us to tell us about the benefits. good morning. >> good morning. >> who do you have with you? >> mass t master from the black belts martial arts academy. >> great to have you with us. you took the class. what do you think so far? >> barbara, off the chain. oh, wow. incredible. oh, yes. >> real strenuous class? >> starts off from the beginning. >> five, six, seven. >> you see he's such a great instructor. he had me -- that's the warmup. that's basically the warmup. abs, quads, hips, everything. whole body is work. >> wow. that looks like it is. let's see. you say it is martial arts class but is it also good for physical toning? >> absolutely. what we usually do is -- physical movement. we start them off with our class about 45-minute segments. first 15 minutes of just warmups. as just saw, throwing lie punches. basic techniques. we start enhancing it to more of an enhanced drill of keeping the pads as they ar

and mayor kwan we are so thrilled you are here again. certainly, both of you have been very preoccupied, so to speak. with many challenges that you really did not foresee that we met last year, and many opportunities as well. our tradition is to alternate this event between the two cities from year to year. last year, we hosted the event in san francisco, which is why we are here at the oakland convention center this year. so thank you for being our gracious host this year. we are delighted that mayor lee traveled across the bay to be here in oakland. doesn't this convention center look fantastic? it has been a great renovation throughout. really terrific asset for this city. i hope your year is off to a good start. i personally feel rather optimistic as we talk to the many

. >> and oakland mayor jean kwan kicked off her summer jobs program giving priority to young people living in 100 block areas. she says those are the areas hardest hit by unemployment. >> and next hire event takes place tomorrow from noon until 4:00 in san francisco. and some include federal reserve bank and sleep train. you can find more details on our web site under see it on tv. >> a federal judge sentenced payroll manager to 21 months for stealing $2 million from the team. robin o'conner pleaded guilty tomorrow properly reducing tax withholdings and creating fake employees then transfering money into her person ak.s she was ordered to pay $1.4 million to the giants. her lawyer had argued unsuccessfully she should not receive prison time to care for a young autistic child at home. >> politics republican presidential candidate mitt romney making a campaign pit stom. the protesters waiting for the candidate to arrive at the sofitel hotel. and there are three fund-raisers scheduled tomorrow. and rick santorum holding a rally here thursday. >> the u.s. supreme court tomorrow will head into

was unable to obtain sufficient funds and the surviving campaign called the committee to recall jean kwan now says it expects to gather enough signatures by the deadline. >> we're talking about the two earthquakes that woke up part of the bay area this morning and rattled a lot of nerves. the u.s. geological survey says the 2.9 hit at 5:33 followed seven seconds later by a 4.0. wayne freedman joins us from the epicenter. wayne? >> i'm only at the golf course because this is the epi center of the quake. they may have felt big, but they were a drop in the bucket in terms of relieving stress. how far stable the ground seems until a morning like today. >> this woke me up. big jolt. wham. >> then it rang the bells on my grandfather clock. >> this is where i slept. i ended on the floor. >> a wiggling and potentially dangerous line of uncertainty. millions held hostage to its whims. there is a familiar part of the area where the usgs keeps an earthquake monday terk it's a pocket where quakes cluster, experts tell us. >> this cluster has been fully active. there have been 18 earthquakes there in

and a little layover, i came to kwan ti co and we were making training films. andhen i was sent to the second did i vision a division. and that is another story. >> thank you. so that is how it all began for both of them. let's jump forward. ed, i want you to talk about d-day. where were you on d-day? >> on d-day. i was in england on june the 5th, 1944. i was briefing the battalion by companies, by platoons by squads on the sand table. i was the operation sergeant of the battalion and i had fabricated the sand table to indicate the positions where we were to jump and our objectives and our drop zones. i had 18 people to help me fabri kate the sand table. there was only one problem. nobody landed anywhere near the sand table on d-day. that was the plane that i was going to be on. that was where my commander was killed, his feet never touched the ground. on the drop zone where it was independe indicated.

mourners gathered outside the home near city college where a 62 year-old kwan yu chu and four others were killed last friday. as part of chinese tradition day it burn incense and symbolic paper money crime scene investigators were also that house today gathering more evidence. quite the end of the workweek for some employees of food processing plant in vallejo about 100 of them ended up in hospital reported gasoline and specialty foods plan on benicia road was reported shortly after noon today but stringent tells us and nobody really knows what the problem was. it looks like a disaster emergency crews rushed thousands of workers from gear dollars specialty foods to the hospital also was cutting shaken when he felt sick. the least he doesn't know exactly what happens. but there was a lot of people that felt nauseous. >>> medical centers set up a tree as tens they treated and released more than 90 people for not jet business vomiting and difficulty breathing one worker was admitted to hospital in serious condition and the honor this processing plant said the trouble started when one wo

. >>> some of the major supporters of the first recall oakland mayor jean kwan announced they're dropping out of the petition drive. they still support a second better funded recall effort. the man who started the first of two separate recall campaigns vowed to carry on even if some of his principle backers are backing out. >>> i feel this is a really good way to raise awareness about it and try to make a difference. >> thousands of bay area students have been on the move and converging in one particular place. >>> the bay area weather is cooling down. we may see rain. rosemary orozco will have details just ahead. >>> food going to waste, our cameras were there as a bay area store had to dump most of its inventory. >>> when something like this happens, everybody wants to help pull together to help each other out. >> the cleanup is underway following the violent tornados in the midwest and south. rescuers are still looking for survivors in some of the worst hit areas. 39 people were killed including a 15-month-old toddler who was taken off life support yesterday. her father, mother and two

both an official washington and from at least one presidential kwan tender, whit johnson is covering that part of the story. >> reporter: with the shooting spree threatening to undermine america's afghan war strategy, today president obama called the incident tragic and shocking, saying in a statement that it does not represent the exceptional character of our military. a point reiterated by obama campaign advisor robert gibbs. >> i think obviously this is a deeply regrettable incident. >> reporter: democrats calling for an early withdrawal from afghanistan today found an unlikely ally in republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich. >> is it time for us to leave afghanistan, mr. speaker? >> i think it is. i think that we are have to reassess the entire region. >> reporter: gingrich who has blasted the president for his apology on the koran burns on "face the nation" said today's killings are different. >> we obviously want to offer condolences to the families. i think we want to offer compensation. we want to recognize this is a terrible event. >> a recent poll shows 56% of america

kwan. we would consider -- right now, the current design that was approved had these put levels leadfoot at 8 foot 8 inches wide. basically right up to the edge of the tree wells. we would consider a narrow width of the split will sidewalk, still living today -- split level sidewalk, still living -- still leading a pack of trouble. it would be a split level sidewalk within that 8 feet 8 inches, 5 feet wide or would ever is required for ada with that in access, with a wind design. the remaining portion, 4 feet minimum, would remain as the existing sidewalk for those that wanted to walk through. we would consider that. >> i -- commissioner hillis: i guess my concern is the 3 ft. 8 in the middle of the sidewalk. clement street is a vibrant commercial corridor. >> that was taken into account during my first visit to the site. commissioner hillis: we saw some pictures were this was done before, it down on fisherman's wharf. there are huge variances. this does not have a lot. it is a pretty modes

and there's more. >> due to the fact that he also works around children. >> teaches kids tae kwan do.t. >> which is a physical activity. >> correct. >> roach was later charged with four felony counts, including attempting a lewd act upon a child, transmitting pornography to a child, and using a computer to seduce a child. he's pleaded not guilty. roach was still listed on the tae kwon do school website months after he was arrested but we were told that he no longer works there. later, that previous suspect, brian dory, is also questioned by an investigator. >> did you think you were going to have sex with her? >> i thought at first but actually this past hour that i've been driving around it's been like no, no, no in my head. >> when you were driving around saying no, no, no in your head, what was that reason for? >> age, felt uncomfortable. because she was 14, didn't feel comfortable just doing that to that age. >> dory is charged with three felony counts and he also faces a misdemeanor charge for possession of marijuana that police found in his car. >> there we go. >> reporter: he l

and just last week as i, along with mayor kwan and mayor chuck reed were being interviewed at the siliconadership c.e.o. forum about technology, and about what our cities are doing in the region, there was david louie covering that information, that news, trying to highlight for the peninsula and the east bay and other communities in the bay area what our three mayors were doing. what we were doing with business, how technology was part of that. he's been the first minority elected chairman of the board of national academy of television arts and sciences in 1984. he's an emmy award winner of course. but more importantly, i think, is that he's used his position all these years and also as a member. asian-american journalists to promote others. that's really to me the key to success. when you get to a position of dignified contribution, you then open the doors for others. that's what i continue to aspire to in this position. so i want to thank the judges for putting forth david louie as a finalist. for janana hero. we've grown up with jan. evening magazine from the mid 1970's to the 1990's,

they are still investigating. >>> a group trying to recall oakland mayor jean kwan says it's callingrun out of money to pay canvassers and won't make the signature deadline. two other recall groups, though, still up and running. both are still in the signature-gathering phase. they need 20,000 signatures by july. the mayor's critics say she hasn't done enough to decrease crime or stop the violence stemming from those recent occupy protests. >>> they knew an earthquake was going to hit before it happened. technology at stanford detected shaking from monday's quake ten seconds it hit the university. stanford's quake-catching network used a series of sensors plugged into the computers of 2,000 volunteers. the sensors are relatively low cost and send data to stanford through the internet. the system can be used to alert users before the stronger shaking hits. researchers say the few seconds of advance notice could be critical in saving lives. >>> help is on the way for struggling commercial districts and small businesses in san francisco. mayor ed lee introduced the invest in neighborhoo

jt kwan carter" opened in second with a disappointing $31 million. "project x" was third with $12 million. >>> and it a dream team? what are the chances of tebow and manning on the same team? and after her death, her dear defends her mother's image with who else, but oprah winfrey. i tried it and my body felt so right, for a change. and then there's you... why should i try it? my system gets out of sorts but that comes with age, right? wouldn't you like to feel great? just because we're in that over 50... what does that mean? are we done? activia helps regulate your digestive system when eaten daily. these could be our best years yet. activia >>> well, you might call it a rock star or rocky reception for hollywood's newest and biggest celebrity. and we do mean big. a giant rock arrived in l.a. over the weekend after making an 11-day journey from a riverside quarry. the 340-ton granite bourlder will be installed at the l.a. county museum of art as part of a $10 million exhibit called "levitated mass." >>> for morning road conditions wet on i-70 and 80

here's a live look right now traveling at the okay ka kwan. taking 11 minutes to get from the occocquan to the beltway. if you continue on to 395, we'll take a look begagain. take 1g 2 minutes to get from the beltway crossing over to the 14th street bridge. no issues there either. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning that italian cruise liner once stranded in the indian ocean with no power arrived at the main ports in the sayshell islands. more than a thousand people including americans were onboard with no working toil it, showers or lights for three days. the red cross, crew operators and people from tell bacies are helping the percentaassengers. >>> today governor o'malley is passing the law. it makes them the eighth state to legalize gay marriages. >>> opponents to same-sex marriage are one step closer to get it on the ballot. they're putting together the language to use. they must collect nearly 56,000 signatures to put the issue on the ballot in november. >>> now to capit

mayor gene kwan has also refused to pinpoint the exact blocks or whether there really are 100 of them. >> she has put out some graphics that show pretty clearly where they are. so, i'm not sure why she's keeping them confidential. i don't think they are a big secret, particularly to people who have lived in oakland for a while. >> reporter: oakland city leaders have provided this map highlighting general areas in the east and west parts of town. the mayor could not be reached for comment but her staff says that the 100 block plan will focus on coordination among various agencies and not just oakland police. >>> despite vehement opposition, the oakland school board will close five elementary schools this june. >> just unacceptable. just like it's unacceptable -- >> teachers, parents and students urged the district to reconsider that decision. ten people were arrested at the regular meeting on wednesday night. lake view, maziere, maxwell park and sante fe are expected to close. >>> a group of students on an expedition to clean lake merritt came on something that people only dream. a sun

mayor kwan says it could generate up to 32,000 jobs for the city. oakland's three sport teams are all being courted to move away. leaders hope the complex will keep them in town. san francisco woman is recovering from a stroke after a crew came to her rescue. tatiana found her mother on the floor yesterday. about the same time a crew member from the tv show alcatraz knocked on the door trying to get local residents to move their car. the crew member and a police officer with him jumped in to help. >> i think it was pretty lucky. if my mom had a chance to have a crisis, today would be a good day. because they are right there on my door step. >> paramedics on the set of the show helped out until ambulances arrived. >> the men who hit a baseball fan with his car outside at&t park will go to jail. andrew vargas pleaded guilty for hitting 9-year-old ryan white as he and his family left a giants game. vargas will perform community service and pay restitution. he was sentenced to a year in county jail but is expected to be released soon with credit for tim

[applause] and mayor gene kwan. thank you for being here. [applause] >> i want to acknowledge a wonderful friend and former chief of protocol, charlotte. thank you, charlotte. [applause] >> now as this summit comes to a close, we will adopt a decoration for the first time in apex history that will affirm this organization and each member economy's commitment to improving women's access to capital and markets, to building women's capacities and skills and supporting the rise of women leaders in both the public and private sectors. it is fitting that this decoration would be adopted here in san francisco because it was just one mile from here in the herbst theater where the united nations charter was signed 66 years ago. in fact, the apex summit which brings you all here is a celebration of that important occasion and a recognition that history is made right here in san francisco. because san francisco is an appropriate venue for this economic discussion. this is a community that is renowned for its spirit of inclusion and opportunity for all.

we will then hear from li jing, wife of human rights and democracy advocate kwo kwan. she and democracy advocate married in 1999. she worked for "modern express" newspaper for five years. li also worked in import and export businesses. she arrived in the united states in january of this year, 2012, and has publicly advocated on her husband's behalf. kwo is currently serving a ten-year sentence for subversion of powers after a court found he used the internet to organize an illegal political party and publish allegedly reactionary statements online. we'll then hear from jared genser, founder of freedom now, an independent non-profit organization that works to free prisoners of conscience worldwide. he is also managing editor of a law and consulting firm focusing on human rights and humanitarian projects. he was a partner in the government affairs practice of dla piper and a management consultant with mckinzie & company. he has worked for this commission as well as for my committee. i share the human rights committee of the house of representatives, has been a great sour

today, was no exsechlgs her spokesperson told abc 7 the mayor would have not no comment saying kwan prefers to focus on, quote, city business. >> this mayor is the most available mayor we've had. >> pamela drake is with part of recall, encouraging voters to reject efforts. >> it's a waste of time. it's a waste of money. and this is very deadvicive at a time when oaklanders need to pull together. >> supporters say they're shooting off the measure on the november ballot that, way the city would avoid costs and trouble of having a special election. in oakland abc 7 news. >> thousands of people got a wake up call today when an earthquake rattled the east bay. two of them just after 5:30 in the morning. first was a 2.9 magnitude foreshock followed by a main quake. and there is neither caused damage except for thing that's fell off shelves. and there was a good jolt. >> i heard a roar, then, all of a sudden my house started to shake. i walked around to make sure there was no damage and in fact there was none. >> jumped out of bed. and mick sure everybody was okay. >> the epicenter has a shaip sha

court-mandated reforms and those were a point of contention between the previous chief and oakland mayor kwan. >> they will comply with the terms on my watch. >> this first official duty to preside over a badge-pinning ceremony to members receiving promotion autos there is more still ahaetd 4:00. next, lawmakers weighing in who controls your social networking profiles once you die. >> are you planning to get the new ipad? well, get in lichblt right after the break we'll talk apple mania. >> this is the mcarthur maze, 80 heading east there. you can see it's very slow going. doesn't appear to be much rain on the roads now, but that will change. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. >>> lawmakers nationwide trying to give your family a say in what happens to your facebook page after you die. oklahoma legislature passed a law letting relatives access their loved ones social networking sites, now nebraska and oregon are considering similar legislation. issue is going to be important as families struggle with how to handle private experiences people record online. several chinese authors want t

. >> jean kwan gets her way, three city professional sports teams won't lant to leave oakland. city leaders unveiled what they're calling coliseum city today. abc 7's nick smith has the stri coliseum city is a game changer and that oakland is playing to win. >> oakland city council approved spending $3.5 kblinl on plans for a stadium this, view shows just where they plan to build coliseum city. a destination housing the three professional teams and include shopping, hotels, a conference center and entertainment. for a city hard hit, one more thing. >> we believe that it could generate up to 32,000 job autos council member reed said the $3.5 million remains of the redevelopment money p will not come from the general fund. pointing out the project would be financed privately not falling on backs of taxpayers. city leaders would co-say knot say how much would it cost sh or how much they're willing to spend we think it's going to be a net profit to the city. maybe that will pay down some of the old debts. >> developing the area has become a priority for city leaders. first, the inf

little to say and her spokesperson told abc 7 the mayor had no comment on the demise of a group saying kwan prefers to focus on, quote, city business. supporters. second efforts told us they're shooting to put it on the november general election ballot with long with a second item having a list of candidates that is replacing the mayor, saying in that way the city would not have to go through the expense of having a special election. >> thank you. >> and quite a bit windier out there. >> there is a a preview of the accu-weather forecast. >> we've had a wide range of conditions in terms of temperatures. there is some low to mid-70s inland but cooler, this evening, skies now mainly clear becoming partly cloudy. evening temperatures from mid 40s to mid-50s. and chilly with lows ranging from 38-48. afternoon will be sunny but turning windy, and cool and will be blustery tomorrow. tomorrow night we're going to have temperatures that are well below freezing. i'll have more in just a few minutes. >> thank you. and a lot of investors want a piece of google. but who does google want? there is a look

in a press conference today, mayor kwan called plans for the policy a game changer.y council approved spending $3.5 million on plans for a new stadium which includes shopping, hotels and a conference center. and there is larry reid says $3.5 million remains of the redevelopment money will not come from the general fund. and quick to point out the project itself would be privately funded. developing the area is a priority for city leaders because there are warriors discussing possibility of leaving oakland. organizers stress oakland is the best place for all of the teams. and city committed to putting their best foot forward. >> we want to say we want to day here, and they want to keep their options open. >> people talk about it's phone shall we're oakland. there is a hip city. we love it. >> and now, take a look at this from sky 7 hd. there is 750 acres. and the raiders hoped for a stadium by 2015 and a's will get makeovers. the warriors lease agreement uping 27 teams and if they continue to explore in the bay area, including oakland. when asked how long review and d

california state university system are taking drastic measures to reduce some in romance kcbs radios holly kwan joins us live by the phone now to explain why applying for csu schools is about to get a little tougher. good morning. already 316 when they stop accepting new missions for spring and next year and a way to reduce and rahman's but if voters don't approve another coming tax proposal essentially slam the door on thousands of the community college french students who counts on finishing up their degrees at csu in another big decision is thomas to pay their leaders this coming in a fire when they got a sample of students now under new rules the parents will be the first to face with no more than 10% above their predecessors robert trent is cal state budgets are. >>> with a hole in line all day we've actually pass a lot of people who work for our university as it stands these presidents could get more than $8,000 to 60,000 housing and a $12,000 car allowance. deadweight think it's a much sense as a state university is among the csu schools most overrun with applicants so as jay as you will