l.a. san francisco. my part-time driver and i enjoy representing my company. it is a great job. i've never spoken here before, so excuse me if i am a bit nervous. i'm confused by what i have heard here today because i have heard a lot of vagaries. some people say you are ready to vote but there are procedural issues and you have not told us what the drop would increase to. you are talking about the package of services in the pipeline, but that has not been specified. i'm confused about that. the recommendation on the time and distance sounds just about right. but, that will be neutralized by the credit card feeno

l.a. san francisco. my part-time driver and i enjoy representing my company. it is a great job. i've never spoken here before, so excuse me if i am a bit nervous. i'm confused by what i have heard here today because i have heard a lot of vagaries. some people say you are ready to vote but there are procedural issues and you have not told us what the drop would increase to. you are talking about the package of services in the pipeline, but that has not been specified. i'm confused about that. the recommendation on the time and distance sounds just about right. but, that will be neutralized by the credit card fee now being imposed on drivers. i have heard a couple of people talk about micromanagement. while not being in control of their own issues -- something i was shocked by today was i went to pay parking ticket on the anti a website. i was entering my credit card information and i noticed i was entering on a not secure web page. are you aware your credit card acceptance system is not secure? that is amazing to me. i have never seen a merchant website that's not secure where yo

ultimately, the line will run 520 miles linking san francisco and l.a. even though billions of dollars are still needed, construction will begin by the fall of next year, otherwise the state would lose previous federal grant money. >>> san francisco's mayor says the city will provide free charging for electric vehicles for everyone. 19 city owned garages and the san francisco international airport will provide the charging stations. mayor lee says the new infrastructure will make it easier for people to charge their electric cars when they're away from inhome stations. the first charging station will be installed in june with more than 80 others in place by the end of the year. lee is hoping to reduce greenhouse gases 20% below 1990 levels by next year. charging stations will remain free until 2013. in the meantime, san jose's mayor isn't commenting object the weekend of arrest of a city council member for drink driving. ash car ra publicly apologized for his early morning arrest on saturday. the mercury news is quoting chuck reid, it's a personal matter

i'm amy hollyfield live at san francisco general hospital where the head of neurosurgery will take over the care of injured giants fan bryan stow who will be transferred from l.ato san francisco today. >> eric: countdown to history. nasa making final preparations for the launch of space shuttle endeavour. we'll take you live to the kennedy space center. >> we make some of our own history. scattered showers this morning, a record cold-high temperatures are possible and rain, a steady rain is on the way with more showers tomorrow. >> slick roads and live shot this morning and few accidents but so far no major delays. live shot from the bay bridge toll plaza. >> and governor brown releases his plan to close the budget deficit and how the increase in tax revenues may make it easier. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. space shuttle is fueled up to launch. wounded arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is at the kennedy space center to see her husband, commander mark kelly lift off. john hendron is live where nasa anticipates a launch date crowd possibly in the hundreds of thousands. >> reporter: good morning. that's ri

l.a. to san francisco general hospital. >> san francisco police say two people were hurt tonight's. it happened on hayes street near buchanan. somebody in a four-door gold car shot a group of teenagers. two victims were hit in the leg. one was taken to at hospital and the second victim left the sane as police arrived. muni service on the line was shut down for an hour while police investigated. >> doomsday prophet harold camping says he is shocked prediction that the rapture did not happen yesterday. we caught up with him, he kent want to talk on camera but he told people that he doesn't understand what went wrong and he'll have to had look at the information again. radio international says he owes the public an apology. he calculated the rapture would happen on saturday at 6:00 zblm. >> san francisco celebrated harvey milk day today by transforming the historic camera shop into gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. >> we will take the cause from these kids all over the country to help provide them a better future. >> several members of the inner circle joined the lifeline c

l.a. to san francisco next week. the family's website says he appears stable enough to be transported. the family says stow is showing more eye and mouth movements although he may be involuntary. >>> there is a new push in the hunt for a suspect. a southern california at company is paid to put up 300 billboards around -- is paying to put at 300 billboards around l.a. >>> the revitalization of a downtown street is not happening fast enough. business owners say drugs, prostitution and robberies are commonplace. >> the intent here is to work with the community and try to make the community safe by having a more visible presence. >> if this happened anywhere else in san francisco it would not be tolerated. >> ministate police presence alone will not solve crime in the area -- many say police presence alone will not solve crime in the area. >>> police are looking for a missing 3-year-old girl tonight spree police say jane martin and her ex-boyfriend joey ravi says are missing along with martin's daughter dajeh. >>> a grass fire may have been deliberately set this afternoon in pittsburgh. th

san francisco. >> reporter: if all goes as planned, brian stow will be flown by jet from l.a. san francisco and taken by ambulance to ucsf. the giants owner even recommended a doctor to deal with stow's delicate recovery. his sister spoke to us by phone about the overwhelming support. >> people say this story has really touched them as well as made them angry. so it's just really helped us get through and realize how good people truly are. >> reporter: that outpouring of love and concern came to stow's home. the city of beverly hills sent a proclamation in honor of the giants fans, something stow would love. >> he always wanted to be famous. a weird way to go about it. not the path most of us would take, but hey. stranger things. >> family and friends want people to be aware of thieves offering support. >> people love to give and especially in this situation, and you may not know who you're giving to. >> reporter: people have been giving in a big way, and it comes at a time when family and friends' hopes are high. >> for me, if it's up on the website, it's legitimate. >> repor

san francisco. >> reporter: if all goes as planned, bryan stow will be flown by jet from l.a. to san francisco and taken by ambulance to ucsf. the giants owner even recommended a doctor to deal with stow's delicate recovery. his sister spoke to us by phone about the overwhelming support. >> it's just people who heard this story, it's really touched them. and as well as made them angry. so it's just really helped us get through and realize how good people truly are. >> that outpouring of love and concern came in the mail to stow's home. the city of beverly hills sent this proclamation in honor of the giants' fan, something stow would love. >> he always wanted to be famous. and in a weird about way of doing that. exactly the path, i think, most of us would take, but, hey, stranger things. >> family and friends want stow's fans to be aware of thieves taking advantage of their support. >> you can go stick a can outside of a safeway and say, hey, donates for bryan and nobody would know the difference and people love to give and especially in this situation and you may not know who y

l.a. to san francisco general to a renouned trauma center specializing in brain injuries. a team of specialists is monitoring his recovery. >>> they are investigating a third rape in nine days of an unconscious and intoxicated student. the latest happened sunday in a dorm room. it is the same area where a woman was raped on may 12th. the first attack was may 7th on at an off campus fraternity house. they are not saying if the women were drugged, but they do say the incidents are not related. >>> another surveillance video has surfaced showing san francisco police officers taking eye thems from a suspect's room -- items from a suspect's room they say was never entered into evidence. it was released and it shows a search and subsequent drug arrest at the hotel in february. the officers can be seen walking into the building empty handed and then walking out holding what appears to be a laptop and camera. >> these officers are entering hotel rooms and removing property that doesn't belong to them. they have no right to legally remove from the residence. >> they say it is steal

l.a. to san francisco and he went to san francisco general. the hospital is of course closer to stow's family from santa clara county and is nationally known for expertise in treating brain injuries. >> basically, there is imaging, a large pile of medical reports. >> we don't know how long he will be in the icu at san francisco general but at some point he will be transferred to a long-term care facility for rehab. >> he has been in a coma for six weeks. >>> 1,000 law enforcement official will gather today in downtown san jose to explore ways of protecting kids from predator. u.s. attorney generic holder is among those attending the 2011 national strategy conference on combatting child exploitation. the focus is on trying to keep kids safe from sexual abuse and slavery. child porn has been one of the fastest growing categories of cases in u.s. courts over the past decade. the conference runs through friday at mcenery convention center. >>> closing arguments set to begin in oakland today in the murder tried of two men connected with "your black

l.a. to san francisco. his parents and many of his family members have been by his bedside every day since the attack in late march. leaving their homes in santa cruz to do so. police are still searching for the suspects. >>> across california today, students and teachers hit the streets trying to raise awareness about school budget cuts. in san francisco, some groups marched from their respective schools to the civic center. now, helicopter working the scene here, this is the big event wrapping up a week of protests and events aimed at getting the attention of state lawmakers looking to make deeper budget cults. cuts. the notices have been sent to 185 employees including teachers, teachers aides and early childhood educators and the district has voted to eliminate 152 teaching and administrator positions. governor brown is trying to extend a series of temporary increases in sales, vehicle and income taxes to avoid deeper cutts to layoffs. without the tax extensions, governor brown says there will be deeper

l.a. to san francisco san francisco north three states break new york into two states new york city represents about half the population your state make it its own state break texas into two states the southwest in texas is blue it's republican democratic break that away from the rest of texas into two states break florida into two states the southern part of florida lou separate that from the rest of the two states what that would do is it would bring in ten new senators it would make these larger states smaller and it would increase at all ten of the senators of the democrats we have more even represented representation in the united states more equal representation and a more small d. democratic process. just. the. it's the good the bad of the very seriously ugly person the good senator john mccain maverick is back and i just say he's the good yeah take it on those in his own party who think that torture is what led us to bin log mccain himself wrote an op ed in the washington post yesterday arguing that those who exalt torture are wrong and that information derived from torture was usually

l.a. to san francisco general hospital. a team of specialists will monitor his recovery. >>> santa cruz bowling alley where he once worked and was considered a good bowler held a tournament for him. they held a silent auction and raffle to help defray medical expenses. if you would like to contribute we have a link at abc7news.com. >>> doesn't look like the rain is coming down right now, but the bay bridge, what did you have rain? >> there was a wind advisory on the bridge and sign was lit up. >> we're talking about this morning. just a little bit of rain, light showers lingering after effects of last night. we talked about the steady rain would give way to showers. that is what we're seeing from 101 from san rafael down the richmond san rafael bridge and up to hercules and pinole. we have showers showing up in the higher elevations on either side of the santa clara valley. every once in a while one will spill in the valley in the form of light rain. those are the two hot spots but the wall of water that moved, just as adve

l.a. to san francisco general hospital yesterday. a.m. of specialists will monitor his recovery a trauma center that specialized in brain injuries. >> a santa cruz bowling alley held a tournament last night. if you would like to contribute to his fund, we have a link on our website. go to abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. >> oakland city council is s expected to decide whether the d.a. or police department should spend more month moaning money on gang injunctions. one is a standing injunction, 15 members in north oakland and one is in the fruitvale district awaiting a judge's decision. a law firm hired by the city attorney to pursue the fruitvale case has already been paid. it's unclear whether the police department will spend money to continue the enforcement. >>> the trial of murder of chauncey bailey continue scheduled today. prosecutors rested their case on tuesday after presenting six weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses. the defense called only a handful of witnesses. the lawyer needed extra time to find a missing wit

l.a. to san francisco and taken by ambulance to ucsf. the giants recommended a doctor there to deal with his delicate recovery. now friends and family are overwhelmed with the support that stow is getting. >> he always wanted to be famous. a weird way to get to it. >> the city of beverly hills sent this proclamation in honor of the giants fan. and stow's family and friends want to make sure the people who are supporting them and brian stow aren't duped by criminals looking to take advantage of the situation. here are some of the legitimate ways you can donate to stow and his family. the san francisco police credit union, sfpcu.org. you can also get information and updates on the family's website, support4bryanstow.com. >>> this morning an east bay man is behind bars booked on charges of firing a gun into a wedding reception. 20-year-old andrew tokyo was pulled over yesterday. he surrendered peacefully and now faces attempted murder charges. >>> also this morning, santa clara police are offering a $5,000 reward for help track down a perso

transferred to san francisco hospital this morning the 42 year-old has been hospitalized since been beaten to six weeks ago. he will be transferred from loss angeles to use the medical center in l.a. to san francisco general. they stopped the medication keeping him in a coma. they say he opened his eyes on friday but couldn't focus. more and his condition through the day today. >> justine: at 5:00 a.m. police will search for clues to on the murder of the churchman. he was found thursday morning bleeding from a head wound. he's called a charge man because he always had a bible with him. they will go to the area where his body was found handing out fliers and canvassing the area as part of the air investigation. we will have updates throughout the morning right here on kron 4. his nephew is pleading for justice. >>, people to know we can't let this slide. it's not right. kids, older adults, your mother, father, i just want justice. >> justine: nicole spoke with larrothers that knew this man. >> reporter: police say this is where they found him lying here on the sidewalk right along and lafayette street. his friends and loved ones brought flowers and candles making this new tool for

he arrived here in san francisco on monday. he had been in a l.a. hospital since the attack. his doctors here at san francisco general they've done comprehensive testing and bryan is not out of the woods yet. they don't know if his progress will plateau. they plan to be aggressive with his treatment. >> the plan with the next several days is to continue to follow anymore h i am in the intensive care unit, making sure that he has no seizure activity now that we have one medication off. over the next several weeks we'll taper the medications back so we can better understand what the true level of his brain function. >>> l.a. police have sketches of the two attackers could possibly look like. they have about 500 leads. they are especially interesting finding a woman that worn a dodger jersey. they believe she gave the men a ride. they have increased the reward in the case, it's now up to $200,000. doctors and police are being very aggressive on the bryan stow case. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> oakland city council voted early this morning to continue funding two controversia

he arrived here in san francisco on monday. he had been in a l.a. hospital since the attack. his doctors here at san francisco general they've done comprehensive testing and bryan is not out of the woods yet. they don't know if his progress will plateau. they plan to be aggressive with his treatment. >> the plan with the next several days is to continue to follow anymore h i am in the intensive care unit, making sure that he has no seizure activity now that we have one medication off. over the next several weeks we'll taper the medications back so we can better understand what the true level of his brain function. >>> l.a. police have sketches of the two attackers could possibly look like. they have about 500 leads. they are especially interesting finding a woman that worn a dodger jersey. they believe she gave the men a ride. they have increased the reward in the case, it's now up to $200,000. doctors and police are being very aggressive on the bryan stow case. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> oakland city council voted early this morning to continue funding two controversia

. >> reporter: while doctors monitor stow's progress here at san francisco general hospital, authorities in l.a. continue searching for the two men who attacked the paramedic. in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> a giants fan who does not know bryan stow personally was also at san francisco general hospital to welcome stow home. >> well, bryan stow, he's out there working, saving people's lives, and now he's fighting for his and all we can do for bryan stow is pray that he gets better. i saw his mom and dad today. i gave them my sympathies that he gets a full recovery. >> at a news conference yesterday, stow's mother spoke about the family's mixed emotions leaving los angeles. >> this press conference is very bittersweet, because we're taking bryan home. so on behalf of our family, we would like to say thank you to the community that has embraced bryan and supported him, the people of l.a. have been in our hearts during this six-week journey and your prayers and support have guided us through. we have made life-long friends. thank you doesn't say enough how much we appreciate you. you

l.a. hosting san francisco for the first time since the bay area paramedic was beaten into a coma. bryan stow left county usc on monday for a hospital closer to home, where doctors updated his status a short time ago. >> bryan stow remains in critical condition. however, i'm happy to report that after 30 hours of continuous eeg monitoring, he has had no further seizure activity. >> reporter: the neurosurgeon says stow has been taken off one of four seizure medications, a process that needs to continue for his true level of brain function to be assessed. >> it's possible he may have to be on some of these medications for the rest of his life, but at this point, again, we ear re we in a day-by-day situation. >> the two men wantd are depicted on hundreds of billboards, police looking for the woman wearing a jersey like this who drove the getaway car. >> we're hoping this fact, the jers jersey, jogs somebody's memory, because that's what this case depends on. it's not enough just to have a reward out there. >> beverly white reporting. the reward is at $200,000. the game between the gia

. >> finally coming back home the san francisco giants fan severely beaten in l.a. on baseball's opening day. elizabeth wenger is at san francisco general where he will arrive some time this morning. >> that's right. doctors told reporters and others at a press conference yesterday brian stowe is no longer in a medically induced coma but still in critical condition. the family spoke at that news conference yesterday, the stowe family said they leave l.a. with no ill feelings there were hugs, tears, gratitude for their new l.a. community. he was severely beaten walking through the parking lot of dodger stadium after the opening day game. for six weeks he has been at usc being treated for injuries to the right and left frontal lobes of his brain he is now stable enough to go home to the bay area he still remains in an unconscious state from time to time he is able the open his eyes the case has gotten nationwide attention still no arrests billboards show sketches of the two suspects rewards for information is more than $100,000. stowes parents have been keeping vigil b

l.a. to san francisco and planning the next steps in the treatment. we'll find out today. >>> 5:09. a big step for congresswoman gabrielle giffords today undergoing surgery. doctors will replace a part of her skull with a plastic implant. surgeons removed that section back in january to help with brain swelling after she was shot in the head. today surgery comes two days after giffords watched her husband blast off on the space shuttle endeavour. >>> it will arrive at the international space station this morning. here's new video of endeavour docking. today starts 12 days of operations including four spacewalks. the first spacewalk is set for friday. >>> a shake-up in the murder of oakland journalist. the suspect's surprise testimony just as the trial was about to wrap up. >> and yet another video claims to show san francisco police officers behaving badly. why those officers caught on camera are being called thieves. >> from pillows to strollers, the toxic chemicals found hidden in baby products when we come back. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking s

l.a. police will talk about putting up some 300 billboards to try to catch bryan stow's attackers. stow was transferred to san francisco general yesterday after being flown from l.a. his colleagues from american medical response took him from the airport to the hospital. he is now closer to his family in santa clara county. san francisco general has a national reputation for its expertise in treating brain injuries. >> basically, at least imaging for to us review. there is a very large pile of medical records which we will leave no stone unturned. >> we don't know how long he will be in the icu at sf general but at some point he will be transferred to a long- term care facility for his rehab. >> stow has made some progress but he remains unconscious and in critical condition. >>> oakland city council members holding a key vote tonight on money for gang injunctions. a move against 40 defendants in the fruitvale district is awaiting a judge's decision. a separate injunction which is like a restraining order to restrict the criminal organization's ability to plan or commit more crimes is already in place against 15 others

francisco general hospital. doctors are currently evaluating the medical records in lfrom l.a.. in san francisco kron 4 news. >> justine: you can post comments to bryan stow on our facebook. there is a giants fan who is said sam francisco's hospital yesterday to welcome him home. >> brian is out there working saving people's lives and then he fights for his. all we can do is pray he gets better and pray for his family. and that his mom and dad today. i was giving my sympathies that he gets better. >> justine: leave well wishes on our facebook page and you can also leave, and for his family on our web site. >> james: police tell us they have made an arrest in the case of a medical student who was killed in a club in january. 22 year-old tracy and tapped one of the victim's friends with a high heel. they believe she is more part of by a larger group that is more to blame. this is video from inside the night club that is the person they are looking for. fluffthe family hopes somey can help. >> reporter >> my son wanted to help people. >> reporter: his son was attacked in this building clu

san francisco giants fan severely beat none l.a. will move to a hospital closer to home. ss bit wenger at -- elizabeth wenger is at san francisco general. >> good morning he will arrive by ambulance in the next few hours, until noon is what they are telling us more on that in just a minute in the meantime we want to tell you quickly we got off the phone with the los angeles police department a short time ago regarding the search for suspects they tell us still no arrests but they are holding a press conference tomorrow where they are going to announce they are putting up 300 billboards around los angeles, they will have the suspects sketches on those billboards hopefully to get the public's help getting theseus februarys caught. all right -- getting these suspects caught. all right. to the bay area, brian stowe and his family scheduled to arrive here some time later this morning. doctors say brian stowe is no longer in a medically induced coma but still in critical condition. his family and doctors held a press conference yesterday, stowes family said they leave los angele

ultimately the line will run 520 miles, linking san francisco and l.a. even though billions of dollars are still needed, construction will begin by the fall of next year. otherwise, the state could lose previous federal grant money. >>> reports of mortgage fraud were down last year. that's the upside. the downside, mortgage fraud dropped primarily because the real estate market is so poor. regardless of the market, though, be aware for the fifth straight year california is one of the worst states for mortgage fraud. the "sacramento bee" reporting california ranks third behind new york and florida. >>> arizona's governor is going straight to the top and predicting that the u.s. supreme court will allow her state to enact its controversial immigration law. governor jan brewer says she'll ask the u.s. supreme court to overturn a ruling that put parts of that law on hold. that decision came last month. arizona's attorney general says going straight to the supreme court will save time and money. among the provisions are mandates that immigrants carry registra

. >> tripled in the land size and lahore to islam ma bad is like driving san francisco to l.a. >> how did you practice the different religions? >> part of what happened, the zea who came in, moved the government officially toward being an islamic state and at the beginning, janaa saw it as pakistan was muslim with a lot of rights guaranteed to other religions but more and more it moved officially to be a muslim state, and so everyone has to attend classes on islam and so on and so on there is a small christian minority, 5% perhaps of pakistan is christian centered mostly in the punjab. there are a few hindus but not nearly as many, you have to remember in indian there are more muslims in india than there are in pakistan. >> true. >> and so -- but religious minority persecution is huge even within these different sects of islam,. >> with that being a central location what i hear how is education handled? >> education is handled primarily through state owned schools but you are required to take classes in islam, and now you can sort of exempt out if you are christian, but very very few

. >>> we begin in los angeles where the san francisco giants and l.a. dodgers are meeting for there first series at dodger stadium. our news crew was there as well as fans and police. the game will get underway in just under 10 minutes. fans called the attack on bryan stow senseless. >> to have it happen here -- where fans like to has a friendly environment a shameful. >>> doctors offered some optimistic news today about stow's condition. they say they have gleaned him off of -- weened him off of anti-seizure medications. >> is beginning to show some primitive functions but how that relates to his long-term prognosis is still unclear. >> doctors plan to reduce the other medicines in the coming weeks. they say that will help them better assess brain function. >>> we are also following the stow saga online at ktvu.com. >>> it is a blockbuster ipo, wall street's biggest deal of the year. it is a deal worth billions being closely watched by other social networking companies. >> reporter: before baseball and before twitter there was linkedin, the company was

san francisco's mayor called l.a.'s mayor and texted him to thank him. sydnie? >> thank you, sharon chin in san francisco. >>> and as sharon mentioned, bryan stow's mother is telling kcbs radio that she never gave up hope that the l.a. police department would track down the suspects in her son's beating. >> they were so compassionate with our family and reached out to us and made a promise that they were not going to rest until they got these guys and so that's why i put it out of my mind. i didn't think about it. i knew it was going to be taken care of. and obviously, they did what they promised. >> the san francisco giants president said there's been a cloud hanging over the team ever since that attack on opening day. >> to the extent that a little bit of i won't say closure but a little bit of the recognition that the people that perpetrated this crime will not be perpetrating these crimes again. >> the giants organization raised $75,000 for stow's medical expenses. we have posted more video and reaction to the arrest as well as the entire police news conferen

l.a. county usc medical center to san francisco general. today stow's family thanked everyone who has been caring for brian, not just doctors and nurses, but also the people of los angeles. >> so on behalf of her family, we would like to say smu to the community that has embraced bryan and supported him. the people of l.a. have been in our hearts during this six-week journey, and your prayers and support have guided us through. we have made life-long friends. thank you doesn't say enough how much we appreciate you. you will never be forgotten. this is truly the city of angels. >> reporter: about a week ago, stow, who sustained severe head injuries in the beating was taken out of a medically induced coma. his doctor says he has since shown signs of cognitive function, opening his eyes and moving his arms when family members spoke to him. >> most optimistic is bryan gets better and wakes up. we'll have a long recovery process. we'll have to do a lot of therapy. that's our hope. >> reporter: they are still looking for the men responsible for t

. >>> police in los angeles arrested a suspect today in the brutal beating of a san francisco giants' fan outside of l.a.'s dodgers stadium. the case prompted outrage in the sports world and an outpouring of support for the victim. nbc's george lewis has more tonight. >> reporter: it was early this morning when a s.w.a.t. team stormed this apartment building >> the los angeles police department has arrested a suspect in the senseless and brutal attack that occurred here at dodgers stadium on opening day. >> but officials haven't yet identified the suspect. >> there are at least two outstanding suspects that we are actively searching for. because of that, i am not going to give you some information that you want. i'm not going to give you the name. >> the victim, paramedic brian stow, a father of two, is a giants fan and was wearing his team's jersey at the dodgers' home opener against the giants back in march when he was jumped by a pair of angry l.a. fans. delores donnelly witnessed the beating. >> i heard someone yell some cuss words in the van. then we seen brian on the ground. >> reporter: beaten so

l.a.? or do we want to be san francisco? president o'brien: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is jesse think. i am here as a retail store owner. i am here as a parent. i am here as a resident of san francisco. i totally support iraq m-- eric mar's legislation. you have to realize, and i think you do, we are not talking about an even playing field. it will never be even. companies have attorneys on their payroll that do what they do. they go from city to city and state to state and fight the little guys. that is what they do for a living. in the last few days, with starbucks -- what we are talking about is not just pet food stores. it is the identity of our city. i went down to low celtuce the other day. -- los altos the other day.

l.a.? or do we want to be san francisco? president o'brien: thank you. next speaker. >>

l.a.? or do we want to be san francisco? president o'brien: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is jesse think. i am here as a retail store owner. i am here as a parent.

. >>> the family of the san francisco giants fan brutally beaten at dodger stadium is suing the l.a. team and its owner. the lawsuit filed today in l.a. superior court alleges cutbacks in security and outdated facilities at dodger stadium contributed to that attack. bryan stow's family say the dodgers should have provided more security, especially for opening day. stow was beaten in the parking lot and then flown to san francisco general hospital last week after more than a month of treatment in los angeles. l.a. police just made an arrest in the case over the weekend. 31-year-old giovanni ramirez is being held on $1 million bail. >>> happening right now, another deadly tornado strikes. we're tracking the storm from close up. this is video from our oklahoma city station where at least one tornado touched down this afternoon, killing two people. trees and power lines as you can see, no match for the strong winds. that storm system is now on its way toward joplin, missouri, that's where cleanup from sunday's storm has just started. nbc's jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: emergency

l.a. to anaheim or the bay area, san francisco to san jose or maybe even san jose to the central valley.e second thing was, you know, you guys aren't really doing a very good job. you were set up to promote high-speed rail. now it's time to plan it and build it. let's give it to cal tran. as much as they're criticized, they're used to dealing with the public, and not just selling a job, but telling people why this should be -- why this is the best way to go, why it's the best thing to do, and they're also good at purchasing property. >> you know, that's what they do. they analyze these things. who is the high-speed rail very accountable to? i mean, who do they really answer to if there are inefficiencies, if they're not doing the right outreach? who raens them in or tells them what to do? >> basically the ledges e legislature. the members of the high-speed rail authority are appointed by the governor and by the legislature, and you know, the legislature does have the ultimate power even with the bobbed money. it has to be approved on an annual basis and released to the high-speed rail au

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