lincoln high school. how you feeling today? see many of you coming out today to celebrate the giant sweep in joining with our schools and, of course, the san francisco giants. >> you guys want to know why this is important? because it gives us the chance to work with the police department and the fire department. and it gives us the opportunity to be the leaders and as a whole we can really make a difference. >> by sometimes young people get on unfair wrap for not caring about the world around us. we do but sometimes, we don't know how to show it or what to do >> and i want to make a really, really good point san francisco lincoln school is the only school that supports picking up trash and the giant with sweep. >> giant sweep is a way for us the young people to build our community. >> so let's kickoff the giant sweep. >> thank you and please give it up for kimberly and her friend. >> well, certainly there's layoff a lot to cheer when it comes to the giant sweep. so are you ready to get fired up? let me just say as a former chee

and thank you to lincoln high school. this is going to be a very exciting day as mayor lee and the giants kickoff the campaign. it is our goal along with your hope to keep san francisco clean and beautiful this wonderful city that we love for generations to come. we're going to keep you very attend let's get this program started with a beach blanket babylon with an original song and let's welcome renÉe wilson. ♪ ♪ to keep you clean is why we gather here. it's time for us to care. that's why i'll help our mayor to polish every street with one big giant sweep. oh, whistle why while you work. and carefully together we'll show our pride. just like the giants we will triumph but there's work to do. no litering so make sure you pick up your trash. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ so whistle while you work. we must work hard to reach our goal keep san francisco beautiful. just work don't be a quiter. keep our city all a glitter. san francisco. open your golden gate you've let no stranger wait outside your door. san francisco here is you're wondering one

the young man was walking home from lincoln high school. he was crossing these caltrain tracks when aain came passenger train came out of the bend and hit him. >> we need to console each other in these times. >> tonight many were ungone solaable. the 16-year-old was walking along the trans tuesday when he was hit by a passenger train. >> the train hit him and he wasn't paying attention. let it to to be a lesson. come on. the train tracks are not cute. >> he was wearing headphones as the train approached. he was just a few yards from his home. >> the lincoln high school junior was loved, hundreds filled the park with memories, tears and wishes. >> today.... >> he loved music. he made this video for a web channel called silicon dchtd bug recently. >> music has been a big part of my life since i was a kid. >> he walked the halls of lincoln high school with his guitar in hand and smile on his face. >> he brought joy to those around him. tonight they struggle to find meaning in the loss. >> you were an angel and we all love you. >> the medical e

the young man was walking home from lincoln high school. he was crossing these caltrain tracks when a passenger train came out of the bend and hit him. >> we need to console each other in these times. >> tonight many were ungone solaable. the 16-year-old was walking along the trans tuesday when he was hit by a passenger train. >> the train hit him and he wasn't paying attention. let it to to be a lesson. come on. the train tracks are not cute. >> he was wearing headphones as the train approached. he was just a few yards from his home. >> the lincoln high school junior was loved, hundreds filled the park with memories, tears and wishes. >> today.... >> he loved music. he made this video for a web channel called silicon dchtd bug recently. >> music has been a big part of my life since i was a kid. >> he walked the halls of lincoln high school with his guitar in hand and smile on his face. >> he brought joy to those around him. tonight they struggle to find meaning in the loss. >> you were an angel and we all love you. >> the medical examiner

the young man was walking home from lincoln high school.e was crossing these caltrain tracks when a passenger train came out of the bend and hit him. >> we need to console each other in these times. >> tonight many were ungone solaable. the 16-year-old was walking along the trans tuesday when he was hit by a passenger train. >> the train hit him and he wasn't paying attention. let it to to be a lesson. come on. the train tracks are not cute. >> he was wearing headphones as the train approached. he was just a few yards from his home. >> the lincoln high school junior was loved, hundreds filled the park with memories, tears and wishes. >> today.... >> he loved music. he made this video for a web channel called silicon dchtd bug recently. >> music has been a big part of my life since i was a kid. >> he walked the halls of lincoln high school with his guitar in hand and smile on his face. >> he brought joy to those around him. tonight they struggle to find meaning in the loss. >> you were an angel and we all love you. >> the medical examiner ha

the collaborative has chosen for the second place at 12 greater, from abraham lincoln high school. stephanie chung (applause) and then we have a number of first place winners. i'm sure this is all about collaboration, talking about it, what it means absorbing the purpose and working together. the first place poster altogether for all of us to see. i would like to name everybody. community youth center of san francisco, the young asian women against violence youth participant jennifer chang. kimberly how. erica lam. allie lee. adriana wen (sounds like) diana -- and amy ung. congratulations everybody. (applause) (applause) (applause) good job everybody. thank you. and so at this time supervisor -- or do i give it back to -- nancy. thank you again. >> at this time we would like to call supervisor carmen chu. (applause) >> i think that is part of the program they wanted the winners to perhaps say a few words. >> thank you for choosing our picture. we were really surprised when you did. we are really happy. (applause) >> we were very surprised. thank you very much. (applause) >> i'm tif

. >>> an 11th grader from lincoln high school, we're talking about the principal and his friends for love of music. tmz is up next on tv 36 .

and classmates at lincoln high where he went to school. gil is about to begin here in san jose. he was a 16-year-old guitar player, a songwriter, a junior at lincoln high school. what you are about to watch is the youtube tribute video, where his family and friends and classmates are still struggling with his death. he died tuesday afternoon after the train hit him on the trackings. police are investigating why he was on the tracks. they are ruling his death an accident, he was on the rise, the fork folks who organized this vigil, the social advocate award. he has been playing the guitar since he was in 7th grade, and recently he could be seen at open mike nights and caves around downtown san jose. again, back here live, the vigil under way as they honor his life. nbc bay area news. >>> george, thank you, now to an nbc bay area follow-up. we learned that a morgan hill pre-school teacher trying to drug toddlers in her care is now facing charges. 59-year-old deborah gratz is facing multiple charges, police say the co-worker at the kiddy acade

. >> he was a junior at lincoln high school. he taught himself how to play the guitar in the 7th grade and recently performed at open mike nights around san jose. >>> south bay residents have another chance to turn in guns for cash. santa clara hosting the second gun buyback in east san jose. the first one was held earlier this month and paid out $114,000 to residents bringing in handguns, rifles, and assault weapons. tomorrow's event will run from 8:00 a.m. to noon at reid-hillview airport in san jose. authorities say guns should be broad unloaded in the trunk of a car or bed of a truck. >>> san jose city leaders hope a new program will bring more businesses to downtown. start up san jose is a proposal by three city councilmembers aimed at filling vacant store front in the downtown area. under this plan the city would waive permitting fees for small businesses if landlords agreed to lease the space at a discounted rates. the a launch held where residents can preview vendors. additional vendors will set up shop at the legacy tow

. >>> grief counselors were available at lincoln high school as word spread that the victim was an eleventh gladier at the school. officials have identified donye as the pedestrian killed on the train tracks. the school's principal said he was known for his love of music. there's no word on why he was on the tracks. >>> san jose police are looking for a light colored suv involved in a drive by shooting. the shooting happened just before 8:00 last night on hopkins drive. school leaders ran outside when they heard the shots and offered help to the victim. he suffered at least one gunshot wound and is expected to recover. school officials say they believe he may have been a former student at fisher but the shooting was not school related. >> it didn't involve the activities on campus. wasn't directed at the school. we have lots of staff here this morning to make sure that the school gets off to a smooth start. >> police are looking into gang connections. they're checking on two or three individuals who were with the victim when he was shot. >>> the changes to hayward streets is only days old a

he was a junior at lincoln high school and loved playing guitar. his friends and family came to share memories of him during an emotional vigil. >> i just want donae back. >> cal train already had plans to install fences in the area where donae was killed. his mother is also asking other parents to warn their kids about walking along the tracks. >>> lei la was riding her bike to school back in november when she was hit by an suv. investigators have now determined that the girl was add fault for the crash because she should have yielded to the suv. her family rejected the police findings and launching its own investigation. >>> a parolee wanted on felony weapons charges is still missing after he evaded police in a san jose neighborhood. officers tracked him down yesterday afternoon. police say he ran off. disguarded a loaded gun and jumped fences to escape. officers set up a perimeter, went yard to yard searching for him but they did not find him. >>> law enforcement agencies are trying to figure out if a shootout with deputies in texas could be lin

he was a junior at lincoln high school and loved playing guitar. his friends and family came to share memories of him during an emotional vigil. >> i just want donae back. >> cal train already had plans to install fences in the area where donae was killed. his mother is also asking other parents to warn their kids about walking along the tracks. >>> lei la was riding her bike to school back in november when she was hit by an suv. investigators have now determined that the girl was add fault for the crash because she should have yielded to the suv. her family rejected the police findings and launching its own investigation. >>> a parolee wanted on felony weapons charges is still missing after he evaded police in a san jose neighborhood. officers tracked him down yesterday afternoon. police say he ran off. disguarded a loaded gun and jumped fences to escape. officers set up a perimeter, went yard to yard searching for him but they did not find him. >>> law enforcement agencies are trying to figure out if a shootout with deputies in texas could be lin

>>> grief counselors will be at a san hoe they san hoe they high school after the death of a student hit by a train. he was a jr. at lincoln high school who had a passion for music. his life was cut short tuesday. >>> i knew who he was and he was known around campus and everyone was just sad and everything was quiet. >> friends say he often took a shortcut home near the tracks. already warning signs to prevent illegal crossings. it has planned to put up a fence around the tracks before the young man's death. >> 6 people were rushed to a hospital after a multivehicle crash in oakland. it happened at 94th and international. the speeding driver who ran a red light appears to have been at fault. one of the cars included a mother and her father children. investigators say that none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. >>> the house is expected to approve a stopgap spending bill. the senate approved the legislation yesterday and keeps the government funded for another six months. it does not reverse the cuts that took effect march first and gives some flexibility to agencies on how to make the cuts. >>> time now, fligh

he was a junior at lincoln high school in san jose.s also an aspiring musician and a guitar player. friends and family members who attended the vigil, will not to disclose any more details. >> the golden gate bridge will start in all electronic next wednesday and the speed limit the toll both will also change. if the speed limit to the toes will no longer be 50 mi. per hour. it will be 25 mi. an hour to keep traffic moving more smoothly. on another bridges in the bay area, the fast track planes are set at 25 mi. an hour as well. bridge officials of the chp are expecting less congestion at the toll plaza when the electronic toll and comes on line. >> we will be right back. >> we will be right back. been waiting for the price of mattresses to fall? >> we will be right back. then hurry, sleep train's beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale ends sunday. save up to 40% on closeout sets from beautyrest and posturepedic. save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. these prices are falling fast, but these deals won't last. sleep t

. >>> grief counselors were available at lincoln high school as word spread that the victim was an eleventh gladier at the school. officials have identified donye as the pedestrian killed on the train tracks. the school's principal said he was known for his love of music. there's no word on why he was on the tracks. >>> san jose police are looking for a light colored suv involved in a drive by shooting. the shooting happened just before 8:00 last night on hopkins drive. school leaders ran outside when they heard the shots and offered help to the victim. he suffered at least one gunshot wound and is expected to recover. school officials say they believe he may have been a former student at fisher but the shooting was not school related. >> it didn't involve the activities on campus. wasn't directed at the school. we have lots of staff here this morning to make sure that the school gets off to a smooth start. >> police are looking into gang connections. they're checking on two or three individuals who were with the victim when he was shot. >>> the changes to hayward streets is only days old a

donae was a junior at lincoln high school. >>> your time is 5:34.orts of an attack on a crowded muni bus in san francisco. police say it happened at mission street. ktvu claudine wong is right there with more on the man that police say punched a teenage girl and her mother. claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. this is mission where there are two muni bus stops. this morning this is where the focus is. this is apparently where the attacker got on the bus pushed and strangled and robbed a woman and her teenage daughter. the search for that suspect still under way. now according to the examiner this all happened last weekend on the 14 mission bus and about 7:30 at night. the mother and 15-year-old daughter were apparently standing in the back of the very crowded bus near the doors when two people got on the bus. one of the men was apparently a large man who was trying to push his way on to make room. police tell the examiner he kept pushing and pushing until the teen reacted by turning around, slapping him, and saying there is no more room. that

donae was a junior at lincoln high school. >>> your time is 5:34. reports of an attack on a crowded muni bus in san francisco. police say it happened at mission street. ktvu claudine wong is right there with more on the man that police say punched a teenage girl and her mother. claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. this is mission where there are two muni bus stops. this morning this is where the focus is. this is apparently where the attacker got on the bus pushed and strangled and robbed a woman and her teenage daughter. the search for that suspect still under way. now according to the examiner this all happened last weekend on the 14 mission bus and about 7:30 at night. the mother and 15-year-old daughter were apparently standing in the back of the very crowded bus near the doors when two people got on the bus. one of the men was apparently a large man who was trying to push his way on to make room. police tell the examiner he kept pushing and pushing until the teen reacted by turning around, slapping him, and saying there is no more room. t

. >> at lincoln high school, he taught himself how to play guitar in the seventh grade and recently performed at mike nights and cafes around downtown san jose. >>> 5:6 right now. the oakland police department graduating a new group of officers from its police academy and will start another round next week. opd says 45 officers will graduate from the current academy today. the department still looking for more recruits to add to the next police academy which starts on monday. so far, 43 of the 55 slots have been filled. oakland police say there has been a lot of interest in the community. they have received more than 3,000 applications today. >> several police officers received honors for their courage in the line of duty. the american society of industrial security recognized 20 officers from northern california yesterday. i have the opportunity to m.c. the event. two of the officers were involved in high-profile gun fights with suspected robbers late last year. despite being shot at several times, the officers were able to catch the suspect and later his accused accomplice. surrounded by a

he was a popular student at lincoln high, a school for the performing arts. a huge crowd turned out tonight for a vigil to remember him. >> i had no idea my baby had been loved by so many people. i had no idea that he was in the world just blessing people and loving people and making them half. i'm so proud that my baby touched all of these people. >> the accident is still under investigation but dena's mother says her son was listening to music and didn't hear the train coming. >>> a pre-school teacher was charged today for spiking toddler sippy cups with sleeping pills. 59-year-old deborah gratz is charged with five counts of child endangerment and five counts of assault. she was walking at the kiddie academy at morgan hill, she's been there since 2007. she was arrested several days after a fellow teacher witnessed gratz putting sominex in those cups. the teacher confiscated cups before students drank out of them. >>> a long time bay area baseball coach is wanted on charges of molesting boys. the district attorney's office charged 52-year-old joel kaufmann

downonae was a junior at lincoln high school in san jose and an aspiring musician and guitar player.president obama is in the west bank today meeting with palestinian officials to emphasize the importance of reaching an israeli- palestinian peace deal. >> the palestinian people deserve an end to occupation and the daily indignities that come with it. >> president obama says a mideast peace with to end and the states is still possible but says it is still difficult to achieve. the presence of is that politics and palestinian territories and in israel complicate the search for peace. the only thing we'd ever grown together was a record collection. no. there was that fuzzy stuff on the gouda. [ both ] ugh! when it came to our plants... we were so confused. how much is too much water? too little? until we got miracle-gro moisture control. it does what basic soils don't by absorbing more water, so it's there when plants need it. yeah, they're bigger and more beautiful. guaranteed. in pots. in the ground. in a ukulele. are you kidding me? that was my idea. with the right soil... everyone g

soane was a junior at lincoln high school and san jose at an aspiring musician and guitar player.mily members live in the evening vigils, but will not disclose the details. >> we're following march madness here on the kron 4 morning news four games we play today in san jose mike pelton has the latest. >> montana and syracuse of the nightcap and tipping off at 657 our time. the winner of today's game will practice tomorrow and then play again in the next round on saturday. going back to the cal and u.n.l.v. game it is a little unusual in the sense that the selection committee does not usually give regional advantage to lower seeded team that is what is happening. cal is the 12th seed. playing u.n.l.v. and with the fifth seed. the committee does not giving rematches in the first round cal and u.n.l.v. played each other on december 9th. u.n.l.v. won the game got a point. we will see what happens today. we talk about how much money employers lose during march madness. they say millions of dollars in lost productivity because employers are checking their brackets or calling in sick to

grief counselors will be at lincoln high school to help students cope after a student was killed by ain. 16-year-old donye was ap student. he was killed tuesday when he was hit and killed by a cal train near virginia street. >> at this point in the investigation, there's nothing to indicate this was the result of foul play or an intentional act. >> friends are saying he often took a shortcut home right near the train tracks. already has warning signs to prevent illegal crossing and also had plans to put up fences even before his death. >>> six people including four children were rushed to a hospital after a multi vehicle crash. 94th and international. a speeding driver who ran a red light appears to be at fault. a mother and her four children were in one of those cars. investigators say none of the injuries are life threatening. >> police are now investigating whether a stand off suspect was killed by officers or self inflicted wounds. 11:30 yesterday morning, police received calls about a man waving a rifle outside a house. when officers arrived, the suspect who was not armed at the

he was a junior at lincoln high school and loved playing guitar. his family and friends came together last night to share memories of him during an emotional vigil. >> the hardest part is i want him back. that's the hardest part. cal train already had plans to install fences in the area where he was killed. his mother is also asking other parents to warn their children about the dang over -- dangers of walking along train tracks. >>> police will not seek criminal charges against a driver who hit and killed a 14- year-old girl last year. she was riding her bike to school back in november when she was hit by an suv on the corner of jefferson avenue and -- investigators have now determined that the girl was at fault for the crash because she should have yield to the suv. the family rejected the police findings and is now launching its own investigation. >> time now, 7:35, an audit of who city council members is now in the hands of the district attorney's office and the fbi. the auditor listed more than a dozen alleged violations by council members. am

high school basketball! the boss of sf >>> basketball up top. my gosh! four periods of regulation. not enough to decide the boss of san francisco high school basketball. lincolntes coming in, versus mission. double overtime. antwan porter, tied at 67. and that was beautiful. who shot that? wow. mission wins it 78-71. they are the city champions. >>> all right. no 54-point night for stephen curry against the celtics. warriors down nine. the w is creeping in. look at harrison barnes, finished the break strong. game tied. doc rivers going, hey, man. curry, a complete miss. boston took over. and here comes jordan crawford. dagger! celtics win it. warriors now 1-and-3 on the road trip. >>> ncaa came down hard on the st. mary's gaels and placed them on a four-year probation. among some of the restrictions, a reduction in scholarships, a five-game suspension for head coach randy bennett and bennett cannot recruit off campus the entire next season. a somber bennett responded this afternoon. >> i think the penalties are harsh, so it will have an effect on our program. but i feel confident that we'll work through it. >>> ravens quarterback joe flacco getting paid on mo

high school student. he was a junior at lincoln high. he was a budding guitarist and focused on his studies, killed tuesday when she was struck by a cal train. he took a shortcut home along the tracks. >>> the oakland a's move seems to be a sun around. that news came on the latest news by the owner, lou wolf. >> he addressed a crowd at an event this morning in san jose. he did not know his plant to move the team would soon be up in the air. he did not comment on major league's baseball handling of his request to move but he did emphasize the need for a move. >> we tried oakland and free mont. so many aspects of landownership and other influences indicate to us that we need to be in a downtown area. >> but land ownership is again the problem. the as bought the property from san jose through a successor agency created when governor brown ax axed city development issues. it goes back to the successor agency and must be sold with the money going to school districts and other agencies that benefit from property tax. >> see all of those agents

high school city championship. it goes three overtimes before admission tops lincoln, 78-71. highlights from the late show. currie. creates nice space for himself. 25 points, including that three. an air ball by currie, here come the celtics. give me a jumper. 94-86. 1-3 on the road trip. philadelphia is next. mcllroy, withdrew from the honda classic today. 7 over was the score. then my tooth hurts and he withdraws from the tournament. woods out of the cat box. in danger of missing the cut. made birdie here, finished at even par. but he is way out of it. guthrie is your leader. and super bowl mvp, joe flacco cashes in. he reportedly will sign a contract. he'll be the highest paid player in

lincoln had to deal with. >> host: leonard ornstein, hi. >> guest: hi, leonard. >> host: do you know him? >> guest: i know him. >> host: well is william county high school? >> guest: i don't remember. i'm pretty sure it's arizona. >> host: arizona, okay. what are your views and feelings about the decreased history instruction time in american middle schools and high schools as a result of no child left behind and race to the top and common core? should instruction of history be dependent on a standardized test? should history teachers really be english and math teachers since that is what schools are judged upon in common core and race to the top? >> guest: yeah. these, these programs are disastrous. no child left behind had, as most government programs do, a good intention. which was to institute a series of tests and thresholds over which every person should pass. everyone should know certain things when they get out of high school, when they get out of, you know, junior high, whatever. and it usually becomes more about telling teachers what they must teach and, therefore, restricting what they cannot teach. and as a result, it looks as though history

riggins from lincoln, illinois a few miles away from my home in springfield died, the 16-year-old boy died after taking a dietary supplement taking a drug known as ephedra. sean was a high schoolin the game he went to the local gas station and bought something called yellow jackets. it was a form of ephedra marketed to children to give them an energy boost. how often do you hear that? sean washed the pills down with a bottle of mountain dew. sean was unable to finish the football game that day and died of a heart attack. before his death, metabalife claimed they had no ephedra-related adverse events to report. this is 2002. under pressure, they later gave f.d.a. over 13,000 ephedra-related adverse reant reports that showed people taking their products with ephedra and getting sick. in 2006 i worked with senators orrin hatch and tom harkin to pass the dietary supplement and nonprescription drug consumer protection act. the law requires dietary supplement manufacturers to report serious adverse events to the food and drug administration. today's g.a.o. reports since the law was enacted serious adverse events reported to the f.d.a. have increased dramatically from 400 reports of