it is also my pleasure to introduce mark leno. he has been to just about every single ribbon cutting, and he really cares about libraries. so it is my pleasure to introduce to you senator mark leno. [applause] >> good morning, bayview. it does not get much better. i want to join mayor lee in welcoming everybody here and thanking our city librarian and his hard-working staff, the devoted and committed library commissioners, friends of the library folks to raise additional moneys to finish each of these projects. of course, supervisor cohen and weener -- weiner, leland yee as well. i have been not to over 20 of these ribbon cuttings. it is not often we get to say your tax dollars are at work with a smile on our faces, but we can do so today. voters knew what they were doing in 2000 when we passed proposition a, which provided $106 million for 24 renovations and a few new constructions. this being one of them. yes, this will be a 9000 square foot educational resource center bridging the digital divide with 21st century technology. bu

mayor, mark leno, aaron peskin. we are thrilled in the r.e.c. -- rec and park department to be the home of this incredible department. as you heard before, this is an inspirational symbol to the world. the mayor often talks about beacons on a hill. this is really a beacon on the hill that speaks to the world about the values san francisco has. one of those values is really preservation of things, making sure that when they're built, they're built to last, that they're beautiful, that their aesthetics are great. this is 75 years later and it's never looked this good. i really want to thank every single person today, i particularly want to thank rose dennis and her team. i want to thank the park rangers and the police department and the fire department and every single city employee who worked so hard over the last few days to make this work today. yesterday we were at the california academy of sciences unvietnamming an incredible sculpture by the artist maya ling. and to me, san francisco has this her i tange of art.

he's a represent of senator mark leno's office. b.j.ion is here. stewart. from the public library. and pete fitzsimmons and tannish col -- hollins and camille dawkins. camille is over here. without camille and tannish rkt , none of this happens. so let's give them a round of applause for their wonderful effort. the society's primary mission is to enlighten, to inform, to inspire and to empower. we achieve that mission in a variety of ways. almost always in partnership with others. through our current partnership that trevor spoke to with the finance -- kinsey foundation shall the san francisco public library, and the california council of the humanities, we are now hosting an incredible exhibition of art and artifacts from the kinsey collection, the kron -- that chronicles the story of people of frick desnent america. if you haven't done so you owe it to yourself and particularly to your children to visit and see this important exhibit which is at our library in the frake american -- african-american art and culture complex at 762 bolto

mark leno was not able to be here but he did send a proclamation. thank you, mark.so have a former supervisor for mr. tdistrict two. thank you for being here. we also have a state senator, leland yee. he also brought a resolution for us. that is also inside. we appreciate it. the mayor mentioned bayview police station, our neighbor to the left. we want to thank them and the captain for everything they did. we want to thank you for keeping an eye on our building and apprentices. [applause] he also mentioned our neighbors to the right, the san francisco housing authority. after you see how nice our school is, i am sure you will want to hire about 100 apprentices. i am holding you to it. [applause] i also want to thank the caterers for providing the lunch today. they may be the only union catering company left in san francisco. thank you. [applause] the u.a. national training fund was originally set up at a 5 cents per our contribution for every member. it has recently been raised to 10 cents. this trust fund gives grants to every apprenticeships program in the united

they worked state senator mark leno, the police chief through their science class and writing classes many. >> i'm trying to do something per with my life. that's why i came here. that's why i try to do my best. >> and that was one of the students in those classes. altogether, there are 72 students enrolled here. before they were referred here by those principles, counsel lowers and in some cases the court system, many dealt with problems like chronic tunesy and were at risk of dropping out of school. at this school, however, 90% of students graduate, many going on to internships, jobs and others. >> something like 90% of homicide victims under 25 years of age in san francisco are high school dropouts. and high school dropouts, 75% of those who are colonally truant will become high school dropouts. >> there are 72 kids who are not a problem in san francisco because they are here and they are having a good time being in school. that's a great model. >> reporter: now, the school is fund by the state scruff nile justice crime prevention act and school administrators tell me that the budg

i know mark leno already did knowledge then risk and -- ed riskin. it is dpw's loss, but it will be mta's game. i know that i will be able to call on him for ongoing report -- support. so with that, it is my pleasure to introduce ed riskin. [applause] >> thank you. it has been a long time coming. the people in the bayview hunters point has it been patient as this project has taken its course. we are delighted to be here today to celebrate a great neck step in this project. the department of public works has the pleasure of working with the library management and commission, and with the community to help envision what the library is that they want. once that is done, our job is to get it done and to work with all the people to get it designed, built, stalked, staff, and opened. this is where the rubber really hits the road for us. we have been engaged in this project for a long time, but now we need to make sure that you will get a library that you want and deserve. in doing so, it takes -- to use a corny cliches -- it takes a village to build a libr

[applause] we have a surprise hear from senator mark leno, who i believe has not made an endorsementuld you like to make an announcement? >> speaking of better looking -- >> it is my pleasure to join mr. mayer and our chief on this auspicious occasion. i think all the kind and generous words have been said. if you look on this wall, joanne, you can see the threshold to get on this wall is rather high. withe

. >>> those who want an extra kick in their drink, mark leno wants to allow bartenders to pour drinkis alcohol with steeped vegetables or herbs. they prevent bars from altering the drinks they serve. but bars mixing these infused concoctions are basically dealing moonshine. >>> there is a new study that shows men seem to get sick more often than women. they found female mice produce twice as many infection fighting cells and this men. it shows women bounce back from an illness quicker than males and have less severe symptoms than males. >>> releasing those two american hikers imprisoned in iran, where they are now and where they are likely to go next. >>> a restaurant owner makes a gruesome discovery and we will telling you about what happened. >>> good morning traffic is moving along 101 as you approach the 80 split, we will tell you more about the traffic and the weather coming up. stay tuned. in one day, i could have three auditions. and, it's really important that you go in looking like the role. i go straight to t.j.maxx. i find what i'm looking for. done. it's amazing to find s

the bill was written by state senator mark leno and of this law to allow the sale of alcohol confusedh fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. but hopper >> a developing story, the man suspected of killing a woman found dead inside a richmond restaurant earlier this week has been shot by police. craig skalar is live at the scene in san leandro. >> it all ended at this house. 87 led police to this 42 year-old man. he was wanted in the death of a 30 year-old woman. the woman's body was found inside of this bakery on tuesday. she is his ex-girlfriend. a swat team took over late last night as they tried to negotiate at a standoff at the house. he was barricaded on the second floor in a room up there. unfortunately it ended violently. >> he decided to come downstairs of the residents holding what appeared to be a long rifle. officers felt threatened and fired at the suspect. he was taken to hospital where he is in stable condition. >> police say negotiations had gone on for hours. they tried everything it could to prevent this from

mark leno wants bar tenters to cold -- bartenders to pour drinks with infused liquor.tors say under the old law, those confused concoctions are literally moon shine. >>> a study shows men are more likely to get more sick than women. they found that female mice produced twice as many infection-fighting blood cells. scientists say it also also proved that women bounce back from symptoms sooner. >> i think we tend to take care of ourselves a little bit better. >>> all right. 8:23. let's check in with sal, gettal -- get an yul date on the commute -- get an update on the commute. >> tori, it wasn't my idea to use moisturizer. enough said. [ laughter ] >> traffic is going to be slow as you pass the coliseum. you will see a lot of slow traffic waiting for you at the bay bridge toll plaza. this morning's commute will be backed up to the toll plaza. i want to look at the east shore freeway because it has been very busy, it's getting a little better in pinole and richmond, then pretty -- pretty slow. the nimitz freeway, it's very slow 880 -- if you notice northbound 880 is also

state senator mark leno and tom you a me you a know will be there as -- amiano will be there as well.also asked people if they thought this was maybe a step towards getting closer to legalizing california's same- sex marriage and that debate will -- and that adebate, we'll have more on next hour. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. back to tori. >> thank you, pam. >>> in southern california, two marines were killing -- were killed in a helicopter crash in camp pendleton. the military officials say the two marines died at the scene. their names have not been released yet and the cause of the crash is under review. in the meantime, the brush fire is 780% contained. it's burned about 120 acres. firefighters are allowing a large -- the large compost fire to burn out on its own. the fire chief says it 0 would take too much water to put the -- it would take too much water to put the fire out. >>> 7:49. construction on the new b.a.r.t. connector to oakland airport is now causing a lane closure. a rain on the outside of b.a.r.t. drive between ron parkway and doolittle drive will stay closed until

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leno about his meltdown earlier this year. >> i said some things that were a little out there. >> let me ask you -- >> a little bit out there. >> might have just overshot the mark, i didn't really believe i had tiger blood or adonnis d.n.a. these were just jokes, you know. >> what was the catalyst? what made you go whoa, hit the wall? >> i realized i was pretty much losing! >> he's got a good sense of humor about it at least. sheen says he and ex-brooke mueller are still friends. he adds that he's now sober and he's no longer angry at the producers of "two and a half men." gretchen? >> america is spending more than ever before on education now, yet, test scores remain flat across this country. now john stossel is telling us some exciting things are happening in the classrooms. watch this. >> but school is boring! >> no, it's not! >> yes, it is. i know. i went to school. grade school was boring. so was high school. so was princeton. except for the party parts. but fourth grade? you have to learn reading and writing. that's work. >> reading is work! but it's rocking awesome! >> rocking awesome? and these kids say school is fun? >> yes! >> how is it fun to learn?