i have seen marines out of the military prison -- i have seen them in leavenworth dying in solitary confinement. marines. because they got aids or hepatitis c. convert visn's into what i call residential treatment centers. -- convert prisons. knock down the gun towers. take down the razor wires. inspired the corrections officers, the people with badges that make $150,000 a year -- inspire their asses. [applause] i am all for the union. i do not like their union. what you do is you rehire people back as correctional workers. what happens is in a state of california, where somebody needs help because they contradict or alcoholic or have a bad temper and they are going to be of their wife or sexually assault her stepdaughter -- whatever their problem is, let's do something about crime before they commit the crimes. they have this urge to do something illegal. they call the police and say, "i need help. i'm drug addicted. an alcoholic. please help me." right? they are directed to this treatment center where they can voluntary commit themselves for three to six months. they will do a workshop -- wor

>> police dispatch: okay, code 33 adam 11 david, shots fired at geary and leavenworth. >> 911: fire department, may i help you? >> caller: ...i hear the ambulance, but i wanted to make sure they're coming here. >> engine 8: command, engine 8, go ahead. >>> fires...medical...and police emergencies require that we get there in a hurry. lives and property are at risk! a quick response requires your help. every second counts. hello, i'm san francisco fire chief joanne hayes-white. the following video will show you how to safely move over for red lights and sirens and help us get there. in today's fast-paced world, we are all in a]< hurry. while driving, many of us are prone to the distractions. we are listening to our music...loud! we talk on the cellar phone...or we zip in and out of traffic, just trying to get to our destination. the cars we drive today are well insulated and almost soundproof. so, it's no wonder that we do not hear the sirens of emergency vehicles. >>> well, the main reason why people today don't move over for red lights and sirens is that they are in a big hurry. a lot of tim

that is when a shuttle bus was coming up leavenworth and make a left-hand turn. we got some surveillance video that shows the incident. about 12:30 this afternoon calls started coming in from witnesses who saw the woman on the ground. >> i heard the impact. i immediately grabbed my cell phone. >> reporter: a shuttle bus operated by uc san francisco hit the one in. >> he had -- hit her once and then again. >> reporter: you can see the woman stepping up the curb and then you see the bus turned left and suddenly stops. >> they found a 55-year-old woman had been struck by a shuttle bus and she was later declared dead. >> reporter: a crowd watched as investigators analyzed the scene. traffic was backed up for nearly three hours in service was delayed on three bus lines as police shut down the area forcing cars to take detours around the crash scene. staff say the bus driver involved in this crash was hired three years ago and had a clean driving record. >> the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with police and investigators and gave a statement. >> report

and then seconds later, the ucsf bus makes a left turn from leavenworth on to geary and suddenly stops. >> when officers arrived on scene they found an approximately 65-year-old woman had been struck by a shuttle bus and later declared dead rep investigators analyzed the scene and waited for the medical examiner to arrive. traffic was backed up for nearly three hours and service was delayed on three muni bus lines as police shut down the area, forcing cars to take detours around the crash scene. ucsf staff said the bus driver involved in the crash was hired three years ago and had a clean driving record. police say at this point they aren't sure whether the driver will face any charges. >>> the driver of the shuttle bus did remain at the scene and he is cooperating with the police investigators and gave a statement regarding the collision. >> reporter: tonight ucsf released a one-page statement which included this message. tonight i did speak with a medical examiner's office. they say that they have identified the woman who died here today but they are not releasing her name until they

october 17 at the parlor, 2801 leavenworth, a suspect, or actually one of the patrons, a lady was dancing on the dance floor, somebody knocked into her. spilled her drink, and came back with a new drink and then she felt like it had been drugged so she was wondering when the person went to go get the drink that they put something m it. so they made a report on that. and the incident at 561 gary street as far as a female patron felt like somebody approximate had -- had put something in her drink as well. and at show girls a patron got into a verbal fight with the doorman. the doorman went inside and all of a sudden somebody came from the inside and got in a fight and weat -- beat him up. i don't know if there is any correlation between the doorman and this person. and the last is named powa. october 21, around 11:00. the impala security pointed out a car that was going at a high rate of speed at broadway and kearney streets, blowing through all the red lights and almost running people down. security was able to point out the car and the officers were able santo go make the arrest. another

and then seconds later, the ucsf bus makes a left turn from leavenworth on to geary and suddenly stops. >> when officers arrived on scene they found an approximately 65-year-old woman had been struck by a shuttle bus and later declared dead at the scene. >> reporter: a crowd watched as investigators analyzed the scene and waited for the medical examiner to arrive. traffic was backed up for nearly three hours and service was delayed on three muni bus lines as police shut down the area, forcing cars to take detours around the crash scene. ucsf staff said the bus driver involved in the crash was hired three years ago and had a clean driving record. police say at this point they aren't sure whether the driver will face any charges. >>> the driver of the shuttle bus did remain at the scene and he is cooperating with the police investigators and gave a statement regarding the collision. >> reporter: tonight ucsf released a one-page statement which included this message. tonight i did speak with a medical examiner's office. they say that they have identified the woman who died here today but

witnesses say she was in a crosswalk at gear reand leavenworth when she was hit. police impounded the van. investigators say the driver is cooperating. >>> the head of the tsa says we better get used to it. he is defending the tough new security screening procedures, the pat downs that are here to stay. abc7's lisa amin go legion is live from the mineta-san jose international airport. >> they are one of the first airports in the country to get the full body scaners. now 60 have them and the head of the tsa is trying to defend them. >> today the chief of the federal transportation security administration admitted the screenings are invasive and necessary and they are not going anywhere. >> what we have to do is clearly more invasive. the purpose of that is to obviously detect those types of devices that we had not seen before, for example, last christmas. >> the tsa insists last year's so-called underwear bomber would never have made it through security if these measures were in place. alice and others who lost loved ones on september 11th agree. >> all it takes is

it's destination shopping right here at the corner of leavenworth and golden gate. widely known as pill hill. >> oh were, we didn't make that name up. >> a lot of people know that this is where they can come to get pills. >> reporter: sure enough. just minutes after we pull in a buyer crosses the street in front of us. >> he is looking for some sort of narcotic. >> reporter: he approaches a man in a wheelchair. minutes later -- >> here he is. he did a deal. >> the chemo is driving registered to a business on the waterfront. minutes later another transaction. >> this is interesting. >> this buyer is really bolder negotiating right out of his car. >> he is handing him the pills right now. >> reporter: apparently unphased by the people walking by it looks like he is crushing a pill on his. he is snorting it. he just snorted it. >> reporter: but what happened next surprised even our detectives. >> see, how now he isn't going to pay him at all. he isn't paying him for the oc. he just ripped him off. >> >>> buyer drives off, the license plate registered to a address in sa

police say the victim was in a crosswalk at gary leavenworth yesterday afternoon when the passenger van made a turn and hit her. it was caught on a nearby surveillance camera. at the top of the screen, you can see the woman crossing the street. the ucf bus then makes the left turn and suddenly stops. ucf says the bus driver involved in the crash was hired three years ago and had a clean driving record. the driver stayed on the scene and gave a statement to police. it is unknown if the driver will face charges. >>> let's see what is happening on the roads now. how's the commute? >> we will start with the south bay this time around. northbound 280 traffic is busy in to the valley, which is typical. looking for crashes and i don't see anything going on right now that would cause alarm. traffic is moving well. a couple of things in the east bay and one in san francisco i will tell you about in just a moment here. go to the bay bridge. it is backed up for a 15 to 20- minute delay. nothing unusual. there crossing in to san francisco. if you are going to get off at the ninth street off ramp, t

leadership 904 united states army before he passed away from cancer at age 39 while serving at fort leavenworthent a lot of time talking and learning about the vietnam war from him. my wife's sister was in the army for 10 years, retired as a captain, and her son, my nephew, just returned from afghanistan, an infantryman. i did not serve myself but i am especially proud of my family members to have. in the early 1980's, i have the honor of directing a play in chicago that was written by a group of vietnam war veterans based on their experiences during that war. the time spent with these veterans along with my wife's two brothers and another brother in law was a medic in vietnam, left a lasting impression on me. i have committed my time and energy to veterans ever since. in 1993, i had the distinct honor of portraying a disabled vietnam veteran on screen. having spent so much time with veterans, i felt i was well prepared and eager to play the role of lt. dan in the film "forrest gump." such moments are rare for an actor. playing this role changed me and educated me about the strength and charact

it's destination shopping right here at the corner of leavenworth and golden gate widely known as pill hill. >> a lot of people know that this is where you come to get pills. >> reporter: sure enough, just minutes after we pull in a buyer crosses the street in front of us. >> he is looking for some sort of narcotic. >> reporter: he approaches a man in a wheelchair. minutes later -- >> here he comes to get a deal. >> reporter: where's he from? the company car he is driving is registered to a business on the san francisco waterfront. minutes later, another transaction. >> this is interesting. >> reporter: this buyer is even bolder, negotiating right out of his car. >> see he is handing him the pills right now. >> reporter: apparently unfazed by the people walking by it looks like he is crushing a pill on his dash. >> see, he is snorting it. just snorted it. >> reporter: but what happened next surprised even our detectives. >> see now he is all pissed off because he is not paying him the amount he wanted for the oc. he just ripped him off. >> reporter: buyer drives off in a hurry his lice

the bus was reportedly traveling north on leavenworth street and attempting to make a left turn ontoeet pedestrian in the crosswalk. incident in the 30-year history of the shuttles run by the university, according to jon gledhill, director of ucsf transportation services. the intersection was closed for some three hours. with this latest accident a report was released. to get to more news faster return to jackie sissel live in san francisco to break down the costs that traffic incidents cost to the city. >> according to the study these intersection at 6 and howard is one of two interceptions they have the most traffic collisions with pedestrians in the city according to this new study that was released earlier this month. by the sec and the scope miscible transportation agency. there were five in 2008, that's when the numbers were lost gathered is not just the human toll, it is also the cost of the city. let's take a look at some of those numbers. for each fatality occurred in the city $3.5 million is spent by the city. 200827 deaths, $95.4 million was spent by the city to deal with