for example, we don't mandate that you have a lactation room, but rather lactation space.city hall we have a lactation pod here open to the public. ♪ ♪ >> so the more we can change, especially in government offices, the more we can support women. >> i think for the work place to really offer support and encouragement for pumping and breast feeding mothers is necessary. >> what is most important about the legislation is that number one, we require that an employer have a lactation policy in place and then have a conversation with a new hire as well as an employee who requests parental leave. otherwise a lot of times moms don't feel comfortable asking their boss for lactation accommodations. really it's hard to go back to the office after you have become a mom, you're leaving your heart outside of your body. when you can provide your child food from your body and know you're connecting with them in that way, i know it means a lot to a mommy motionlely and physically to be able to do that. and businesses and employers can just provide a space. if they don't have a room, they

the bill was inspired by the san francisco lactation ordinance that was passed back in june. ( darya ) the u-s senate has blocked a bill that would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks. the

a workplace lactation policy, a process by which employees request lactation accommodation, and alsow construction and renovations of a certain size and occupant load to include lactation facilities. joining senator wiener at the announcement was san francisco supervisor katy tang, who authored san francisco's lactation ordinance, which went into effect on january 1 and which made san francisco a national leader in requiring lactation facilities in businesses. senator wiener and his colleagues drew inspiration from supervisor tang's work. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: there were plenty of high clouds today that helped to keep temperatures down today. it was still dry and that is a trend that will take us throught the rest of the week. a look at doppler radar shows dry conditions around the bay area and most of the state. on the satellite image you can see that most of the rain is going well to the north as high pressure begins to build in. this will become a very dominant ridge tha

the senator will announce a new bill to create requirements to support lactation in the support lactation in the workplace. the golden gate bridge district approved a plan to lease and purchase a vessel. ferry ridership from the north bay to san francisco has spiked over the last decade. if all goes as planned, the new vessel could be leased as soon as next month at a cost of almost $19,000. >>> marin transit leaders aren't giving up on a plan to speed up bus service by having them drive on the shoulders. the county transportation authority is applying for a $350,000 grant to study that idea. the chp raised concerns about narrow shoulder width, disabled vehicles and conflicts at on and off ramps. it works in other cities and are worth considering here they say. >>> if you haven't stepped outside yet, you noticed the heater didn't run as much last night. look at temperatures in san francisco on the low end. you have bay view and ocean beach at 54 degrees right now. you're i little warmer than the rest of us. it goes to show what's happening on the rest of the bay. here's a look at the bay

if it passes, employers would have to provide a private lactation room with a place to sit, a table, a refrigerator nearby and access to electricity. companies would also have to give a comb of the policy to newly -- copy of the policy to newly hired employees guaranteeing them access to a lactation space and protection from retaliation. >> women should decide for themselves when they come back to work. they should decide for themselves how long they're going to breastfeed and that decision shouldn't be made for them by default because of poor access at work. >> reporter: ruth says having a private space to pump is crucial, but just as important is a law that supports this conversation that so many women are afraid to start. >> so if that can be like already like written when you first start your job, you don't even have to worry about it in the future. >> reporter: in san francisco, susie steimle, kpix5. >> now this bill is modeled after a law that recently went into effect in san francisco. >>> after years of spinning its wheels and millions of dollars spent, vta officials put the

current law gives mother time for lactation unless it seriously disrupts work.ployers need to provide a room, if not they could face a $100 penalty. the new bill would require access to a sink and refrigerator. employees can apply for exemption from now allowing lactation breaks. >>> the county has applied for a grant to study a plan to speed up bus service. transportation officials are looking at letting buses drive on shoulders of highway 101. buses have to make pickups on the right side, then cross all lanes of traffic to get back into the carpool lane on the left. >>> in contra costa county a new place opening up for kids in foster care to visit with your loved ones. it's not just a visitation center. it will provide family focused treatment services. 1,100 children go through the system and on average many spend a year and a half in that system. >>> overnight we investigated the numbers from all bay area counties. according to kids data.org. in solano county kids stay in foster care for more than 19 months, san mateo is the lowest with ten months. >>> at 4:

the legislation was inspired by the san francisco lactation ordinance that was passed back in june. ( ) public works crews in san francisco have cleared a road after a tree fell on muni lines in the pacific heights neighborhood. the tree came down yesterday afternoon on fillmore street between sutter and post. this is a picture form the scene showing the tree in the middle of the road. the road was blocked until 8:00 last night. nobody was injured when the tree came down. there is no impact on muni this morning. ( robin ) san francisco police are looking for a man they say threatened a muni bus driver with a gun. it happened around 9:30 sunday night near near sunnydale avenue and santos street. authorities say the man got on the bus... and claimed ot have a gun. the man told the driver to take him to a specific location. but after one block... the man got off the bus and took off. no one on the bus was hurt.

the bill was inspired by the san francisco lactation ordinance that was passed back in june. ( darya) the u-s senate has blocked a bill that would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks. the bill... authored by senator lindsey failed to get the 60 votes advance. the final 46.did include exceptions for rape or incest... or if the mother's life was at risk. president trump backed the bill. he's now urging the senate to reconsider. opponents argue 20-week abortion bans are al. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a registered sex offender is behind bars sex offender is a registered sex offender is behind bars after offering a teen basketball lessons in the east bay. we'll tell you where it happened ( darya ) and after the break... alarming images from a san jose images from a san jose market-- raw meat in a this health getting involved. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your and i am ( rebecca ) ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 10

coauthors say it's going to create new requirements supporting lactation, including access to rooms dedicatedht now only about half of mothers have workplace breast-feeding support, making it very hard to follow expert advice which says to nurse for at least a year. >>> a new procedure could help blind people see. it's a bionic eye that could give people freedom from darkness. >> reporter: victoria lopez says her 61-year-old mother lydia was diagnosed at 17 with a disease that causes blindness. >> she has lost pretty much a big chunk -- pretty much everything. she's not even legally blind. she's just blind at this point. >> reporter: their only hope is a surgery for a bionic eye. >> at this point, she's pretty much dependent completely. when she leaves her home, she has to have somebody guiding her with her. she can't do it anymore by herself. >> reporter: ophthalmologists are placing the argus two system in lopez's retina. eventually external cameras are help her brain decipher images. the coil on the classes sends the signals wirelessly to tim plant. signals travel along the optic nerve to

the bill was introduced to provide a private lactation room. it is similar to a law that just went into effect in san francisco. the katie tang sponsored san francisco's law and says it is a family-friendly policy years overdue. >> so many women came to us and said we wish we had this legislation 20, 30 years ago, so many shared with us their horror stories. >> the authors say while two out of three mothers typically return to work after giving birth, few have a breast feeding room at work. dedicated lactation facilities would have to be built in new buildings larger than 15,000 square feet. >>> new fallout from facebook's changing platform today. >> we're already at a disadvantage in that we're law enforcement. how many people want to necessarily follow law enforcement? >> why local police departments are so concerned about new policies on the social media platform. plus. >>> a special visit, screaming students greet teen idol zendaya as she drops by the elementary school. >>> and it's the first day you can file your taxes. we'll talk about th

here's what a lactation room looks like. there's going to be a new bill introduced to create requirements to support lactation in the workplace for working women. the bill currently requires a clean area with a chair, a surface area for a breast pump and electricity. >>> a high school teacher faces criticism. you won't believe this when you hear it, for making anti-military comments to a students. >> people that you know, stupid uncle who -- [ bleep ]. >> they're not like high level thinkers, not academic people or intellectual people. they're the lowest of our low. if you join the military, it gives you no other option. if you didn't pay attention academically and your parents didn't love you enough to push you. >> the student who recorded the comments wants to keep his identity concealed. the teacher began ranting after seeing the boy's marine corps shirt. >> it hurt me because i have an uncle who was in desert storm and my dad went to afghanistan. >> the teacher serves on the city council in pick owe rivera, a los angeles

here's what a lactation room looks like.er is going to introduce a bill for lactation for working women. a clean area with a chair, a surface area for a breast pump and access to electricity. >>> all right. let's check out the neighborhood temperatures. we'll start in the east bay. the cool spots. san leandro and at 45. then we jump up to 50 at alameda. 49 at richmond and about 53 in el sobrante. san carlos, towards san jose, low to mid-40s in. inland east bay neighbors. look at napa, 39 and 49 right now in pacifica. here's a look at the san mateo bridge looking westbound. looks pretty quiet here. no fog. it's dry. there is fog around napa and around santa rosa. that could ooze through some of the north bay valleys. keep an eye on that. mass transit, it's a little cool this morning. mild this afternoon and light breezes on the bay. east bay valley starting off mostly cloudy and 42. by 10:00, 53. we'll be in the low 60s from noon all the way to 4:00. upper 50s at 6:00. about 56, mid-50s and 53 at 8:00. let's go up to the nort

the cities lactation in the workplace ordinance adds to those ordinance that there should be a private space that should have a sink and electricity and there needs to be a refrigerator near the the mothers workspace to store her breast milk. she hopes that other cities will follow suit. >>> a domestic violence suspect is in jail tonight. sky fox was over the scene after police arrested him late this afternoon, the firefighters used fire hoses then they took the partially clothed man into custody after a three hour stand off. he said that he doused himself with a dangerous chemical and the suspect was taken away by ambulance and police say he has severe mental problems. >>> there is rain in the forecast for the bay area. and people in the north they rain areas -- burn areas were worn. they have been laying down barriers to protect property from debris flows. the county is keeping the people in the burn zone in the loop. >> we advised these owners with cards we mailed out saying, stay prepared, stay alert and these are the different ways you can register for an alert so that we can noti

current law gives women break time for lactation, unless it, quote, seriously disrupts work.ployers need to provide a room besides a restroom, if not they could pace $100 penalty for each violation. the new proposed bill would also require access to a sink and refrigerator. employers can apply for an exemption from not allowing lactation breaks. >>> happening today congress takes up a bill to better protect young athletes from abuse. today the house will vote on new requirements for amateur sports groups recognized by the u.s. olympic committee. the group will have to report sexual abuse claims to police. it will prohibit athletes under the anyone of 18 from being alone with an adduct who is not their parent or guardian. the move comes in response to the sentencing of former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar accused of abusing more than 150 women and girls. >>> scott mcgrew joins us now. there's pressure on congress to protect robert mueller. >> donald trump's white house insists there is no plan to fire mueller despite reports trump ordered the firing last june only to be talk

employers can now ask for an exemption from not allowing lactation breaks. >>> also today the senate hold a procedural vote on a bill that would ban owe borings after the 20 week mark of pregnancy. this weekend in san francisco tens of thousands took part in the walk for life west coast. >>> if the president fires the special counsel his presidency is over, that's the word from a powerful republican senator. >> scott mcgrew, there's pressure on congress to protect robert mueller. >> that's right, maybe make it impossible for the president to fire him. donald trump's white house insists there's absolutely no plan to fire mueller despite reports trump actually did order the firing last june only to be talked out of it by his lawyers. over the weekend republican senator lindsey graham made it plain trump must not fire the man investigating him. >> i see no evidence that president trump wants to fire mr. mueller now, i don't know what happens back last year, but it's pretty clear to me that everybody in the white house knows it would be the end of president trump's presidency if he fired

the city lactation in the work place ordinance adds to those requirements specifying the private space must provide a sink and electricity. there has to be a refrigerator near the mother's work space where she can store the breast milk. chan hopes other cities will follow suit. >>> our time is 4:56. ahead, the san francisco board of supervisors will meet to talk about the process of picking an interim mayor. we'll tell you -- >>> no one matched all six numbers many the mega millions. we'll tell you how much the jackpot is expected to get. >>> san mateo bridge looks good heading to the high rise and traffic is moving well all the way to 101. >>> well, not any threat of rain this morning, but by this evening, it does look like some should get here. he says should get here. if you're headed out, you're all right. but by the time you head home, it could be a different story. s s >>> good morning, the police search goes on in san jose for a man who went into a middle school classroom and robbed and sexually assaulted a female employee. you'll see more of this surveillance video that may hel

. >>> all women in california will have access to lactation facilities at work thanks to a new bill. bay area state senator scott wiener introduced this bill today. it requires businesses to provide a comfortable place for new moms by 2019 or face a fine. >>> offensive or too pl politicallycally. the cleveland indians says it will remove the image from jerseys and hats starting in the 2019 season. it has been used by the indians. some say the image is racist and needs to go while others say it's tradition and shouldn't be changed. the commissioner of major league baseball urged the team to lose the logo because, it's, quote, no longer appropriate. >>> tonight all the hype begin. it's super bowl week. the patriots and eagles are in minnesota as everyone around the country gets ready for their various super bowl parties. the patriots arriving in minneapolis. they're used to this stuff. it's the patriots' eighth time in the super bowl in the last 16 years. that's every other year basically? there's tom brady coming in looking very cool there. what did jeff say, about 12 degrees right no

they have to get out of the helicopter hovers it's impossible to lactate thank. the injured woman has broken bones and needs primary care as quickly as possible. that you feel a factor for the other for the record within just a few minutes they can call the helicopter and start lifting the patient i. i also expect but on the one hand we develop a thick skin after doing this work for many years people might say we've become emotionally numb book but that's not so we see awful scary things and we're not fazed by them but we're never numb to the suffering that the family or the people who witnessed the event the wife who sees her husband fall or the child who sees its father having a heart attack and being green. i made those things affect us all deeply in. the dolemite so named after the geologist they were dad to build immune who was the first to investigate their rumps. the mountain ranges located in northern italy a third of it in south to avoid the highlights leg blades and the landmark three peaks the main valleys of our god dana and the valve body are where t

one of the provisions was a task force to improve the evaluation of drugs for pregnant and lactating women. they are in a very difficult position often today, whether it's treating morning sickness or chronic condition, because there's so little research today on how medication might impact them. and we all know if they don't get an answer from the doctor, they go online. and that just to me is unacceptable in today's world. and i wanted to ask you, how do you plan to integrate the task force work into the broader efforts to advance innovation and impact clinical research? >> thank you for the question. we welcomed that recommendation in the legislation. and we have moved swiftly to set up this group, the prglac, chaired by dr. cathy sponge, who is a very respected neonatologist and ob-gyn expert at nih. that group has already met twice and is going to meet again twice more in the next coming months. and by may of this 2018, we'll have a series of recommendations, which we intend to take with great seriousness. as you understand very clearly, this is an issue where we want to be sure

that lactation in the workplace ordinance calls for the private space to have a sink and electricity. backers of the bill say only 52% of mothers are given a private place where they can pump. >>> today, the senate is due to vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. the bill is not expected to pass, but, antiabortion groups say they will be watching. they want to see how individual senators vote and they say they will campaign against those who vote against the bill in the upcoming midterm elections. a california senator tweeted she opposes the bill saying once again, republican lawmakers are trying to take away women's right to make their own choices about their bodies. added your name if you are as sick and tired as i am of republicans playing politics with our reproductive health. >>> the house is set to vote on a bill that would require the u.s. olympic committee and their amateur sports groups to report sexual abuse claims to police. in response to the case of larry nassar, the former sports doctor who admitted to molesting and gymnast, he was supposed to be treatin

. >>> new legislation aims to give all women in california access to lactation facilities in the workplace approved, it would require businesses to provide a comfortable place for new moms to breastfeed or pump by the year 2019. >> i really cherish those times when i came home from a long day's work when i could snuggle him and feed him the way i wanted to. no employer's decision should be able to take that away from a new parent. >> california has a similar ordinance that took effect january 1th. >>> happening right now, the reason the bay area native tom brady is being asked a lot of questions about his 5-year-old daughter. a grass fire burned bos of highway 87 in san jose. >>> the question tonight how did this start? a grass fire burned both sides of highway 87 in san jose. it happened around midnight around santa clara street. and the fire, as you can see, part of it here is burning up the hill on both sides. >>> well, the first day that you can file your income taxes. you may want to do it soon so an identity thief doesn't do it for you. an identity thief needs your name, birthday and

state senator scott wiener, pushing forward legislation that would create lactation facilities for workinghers. this builds on a recently enacted law which gave the city the long estrequirements in the country. >>> san francisco's acting mayor is addressing the move to replace her with interim mayor, mark ferrell. >> as i said, whatever decision my colleagues wanted to make, i would support that decision. i may not agree with that decision. but i support it. and my goal is to focus on doing the work, running for mayor, and making sure we are going to have a mayor that isn't going to divide people, but bring people together, so we can solve our city's most pressing issues. >> reporter: some supervisors complain that breed held too much power as mayor, board president and supervisor. so they held a vote last week to led to ferrell being sworn in as interim mayor. breed is one of eight candidates now running for mayor in the june special election. >>> a notorious serial stowaway is back in jail. police spotted marilyn hartman at an airport in chicago. a judge had already warned her to stay aw

lactation in the work place orders specifying the private space must provide access to a sink and electricityhere has to be a refrigerator near the mother's work space where -- she hopes other cities will follow suit. >>> our time is 5:56. the number of autism cases involving teenagers and children could finally be levelling off here in the u.s. the study found there were no is statistical change in the autism rate between 2014 and 2016. however, the research says it's too early to determine why the autism rates stabilized or if this trend will continue. about 2.5% of children in the u.s. have been diagnosed as autistic. this new report was published in the journal of the american medical association. >>> 5:56. we're tracking rain that should be heading down to the bay area. in a moment we'll show you how north bay fire victims are preparing for the worst. >>> coach steve kerr talks about marijuana laws and what he says about the drug itself. >>> a live look now at highway 101 in san rafael. traffic is moving well as you approach interstate 580. >>> it looks like rain is on the way. we hope s

the city's lactation in the work place ordinance adds to that. specifying the private space must have access to a sink and electricity and there has to be a refrigerator near the mother's work space where she can store the breast milk. katie tang sponsored this and hopes other cities will follow suit. >>> the tesla model 3 rollout may have been behind, but the electric car set a new record. the editor took the car on a cross country trip from los angeles to new york in 50 hours 16 minutes 32 seconds. but beat the previous car electric record by an hour. alex roy documented his -- roy confirmed the extreme cold, it negatively affected the model 3, it doesn't stop them from setting that record. bravo. >>> highway 4, sal. >> we've been looking at these commutes and i'm lining it up here and the commute is going to be slow at the bay bridge. there's a little backup here. i can show you that. it's backed up for a 10 to 15 minute delay. it's better than it normally is. that means you start getting used to good things quickly. but this is probably not f

good morning, supervisors, i apologize i wasn't hear promptly, i was using your lactation and there was someone ahead of me. made my morning much easier, thank you for having that. good morning, i'm the cofounder and executive director of the center for good food purchasing and here to provide an overview of the good food program. each year, cities and school districts spend billions of dollars on food. many of these institutions recognize the transformative power their food purchases can have on our food system, but it's nearly impossible to know where the food is coming from or how it was produced. the good food purchasing program offers the framework and tools to help institutions ensure that our public food dollars are invested in a food system that supports good jobs, supports the environment, supports high welfare for farm animals, supports the regional producers and protects the health of our communities. the good food purchasing program is a center of the good food purchasing. we work with institutions to increase supply chain transparency, provide information and leverage the b

lactation spaces may soon be a statewide requirement.te senator scott weiner introduced a bill requiring employers to provide a room set aside for moms to pump specifically. it would provide a place to sit, a table, access to electricity and a refrigerator nearby. federal law only requires women to have a clean space that is not a bathroom. >> women should decide for themselves when they come back to work. they should decide for themselves how long they're going to breastfeed and that decision shouldn't be made for them by default because of poor access at work. >> if the bill passes, employers would also be required to provide a copy of the policy to all new employees. women say this opens the door to a conversation many moms are afraid to have. >>> california is one step closer to allowing home cooks to sell meals they prepare in their own kitchens. the state assembly today unanimously passed the homemade food operations act. the bill requires home cooks to be trained in food safety and have their kitchens inspected. the measure now go

the lactation in the workplace ordinance calls for the private space to have a sink and an electricitybackers of the bill say two out of three women will return to work after giving birth, but only 52% of mothers are given a place where they could pump. >> and the senate is scheduling on banning abortions halfway through their station period. it is not expected to pass, but the groups say they will be watching to see how individual senators vote and they will campaign against those who vote against the bill in the upcoming midterm elections. california senator tweeted her opposition to the bill saying once again, republican lawmakers are trying to take away women's rights to make their own choices about their bodies. add your name if you are sick and tired as i am of the republicans paying politics with our reproductive health. >>> coming up in a moment on mornings on 2, a new series all about silicon valley featuring hamilton's lynn manual my -- lin-manuel miranda. hey hun. look at all this extra room i have on this king size ikea bed. are you wearing a... duvet cover? why yes. yes i

rome's cabinet decided to chop it into souvenirs and they're making a lactation hut for new mothers.hborhood. they spent three whole days building this 18-foot frosty. they say they build one every single year. the snow man features a garbage can for a hat, and bowls as buttons. it takes a whole lot of work and leaves them sore but they say it's worth it to see the looks on the faces of those who stop to take a look at their handy work. >> cool. a bbc reporter has gained notoriety after a group of lemus stole the spotlight while he was trying to record a story. eight of the primates began jumping on i am h. he joked he has reported on location during violence in the middle east and was left unskakt yet he couldn't escape the lemus without a few battle wounds. >> he was pretty calm. >> i didn't know lemurs could leap like that. >> inside story coming up a little later. >> coming up on inside story this morning, we dig into a big week in the da's office. some people said it needed to be done. he's changing course, other people said it was done poorly, that it was vindictive. we asked t

the lactation in the workplace ordinance says they must have access to sinks and electricity. returned to work but only 52% are given a place to pump milk. a state lawmaker will make it a law to give -- so that servers would face punishment for serving straws without being asked. he says his goal is to reduce litter and water pollution caused by straws. >>> fans of girl scout cookies will see sales starting tomorrow. for the past two decades the girl scouts have used this pickup process. >> i am helping to store cookie cases that go to all the different troops.>> the annual sales teaches lessons about money management and teamwork. >>> hockey games are today in florida. it features all-star teams from each division. winners will face off in the final game. last night there was a big announcement for sharks fans. the next year all-star event will be in san jose. the last time it was hosted here was back in 97. that will be remembered. there is the point. >> festivities in tampa. brett bird was under 92.5 miles per hour. that was only good enough for second place. here's one wit

liberal hosts like chris matthews made the point after the lactation that hillary clinton never mentiono illegal immigrants at the democrat convention, and i think that if she had touched on that issue it would have had an impact with a lot of americans and instead president trump was the one that made illegal immigration a cornerstone of his complain and it's important not to conflate that with legal immigration. griff: by turning the wall into the bogeyman on an issue for which they have supported for years and years and affects 800,000 young, illegal immigrants who are seeking legal status, you've now created a problem not for the white house, but more, i would argue, for democrats, because he has a deal on the table, he has an offer which is to continue this fence, the security that was already in place. not what they've made it out to be. and if they walk away it's going to be on them and not the president, even though the president needs bipartisan supp.rt pete: and what scares the democrats the most is this president has shown that he's going to do what he actually says he's goin