merritt ordered the most comprehensive investigation ever done on dust explosions.clusion: hundreds of industries create huge amounts of lethal dust and aren't even aware of the risk. >> if this material were gasoline, there would be no doubt in any owner's or operator's mind what needed to be done. >> that would be an emergency. >> absolutely. >> is dust, functionally, the same thing? >> it has the same power if a dust explosion occurs. >> can you just explain to me how it is that the dust is explosive? i mean, what's going on here? >> okay, if you take an ear of corn, you're not gonna be able to light it with a match. but if you grind that into a powder, the smaller the particle size, the more explosive it is. metal dust. i mean, people don't think metal can burn. but you turn it into a fine powder, and you have a very explosive and flammable material. >> even a thin layer of dust, once airborne, can be ignited by the smallest spark, a machine being plugged in or a forklift scraping the ground. one explosion, also in 2003, at west pharmaceutical industries in kins

. >> oakland police hope you can help identify a man who tried to kidnap a woman near lake merritt on new year's day. police released this sketch. the suspect is african-american, his mid-20s to early 30s, about 5'7", 180 pounds, wearing a gray hooded parka, dark pants and smelled strongly of cigarettes. the victim was walking on 17th street near jackson near lake merritt when the suspect appeared and grabbed her. they both fell and the victim was able to run away and get help. >> a yahoo! employee has not been seen since celebrating new year's eve in san francisco. police say a missing person report has been filed for luke. he posted photos on line on the night of his disappearance. he then took an you beer car. there are tattoos of his. she considered at risk. >> a warning about a phone scam in the east bay. the contra costa county sheriff's department says a man is calling pretending to absheriff lieutenant. the man identified himself as lieutenant jackson of the warrant unit. the scammer demands money from people to clear up fake traffic tickets or other violations. several have b

. >> tom merritt, a retired engineer, knows he's witnessing something so unique few people have everured it on camera. >> they're twisting the ice. >> oh, god. no, no. >> must be something very important where they're all going. maybe a meeting has been called. >> merritt loves nature and loves to videotape the things he finds there. that's why it made sense for him and his wife, sharon, to make the long trek to the end of the earth for vacation. >> it was after supper, and suddenly there was an announcement over the loud speaker system that they'd seen orca. we hadn't seen orca yet on this trip, so we were pretty excited and we wanted to go see. >> so tom grabbed his camera and his wife and headed above deck. it's 10:30 p.m., but it's still daylight this time of year. tom keeps his camera rolling. he and his wife are riveted by what they see next. the killer whales work their way around the ice floe. every few seconds one whale, then another, pokes its head up to get a better look. >> here they come. two of them. look. underneath. you can see them underneath. >> circling, stalking,

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the consist see determination process will weigh project merritts and the task and encourage the development of needed healthcare infrastructure and without creating negative land use consequences. consist see determinations first incentives this determination could apply to project on balance address the guidelines as being eligible for incentives. may be second the consist determination this would apply to those projects that positively impact health or healthcare access but don't specifically address the recommendation that identify eligible for incentives and lastly inconsist determination could apply to projects that do not positively address the guidelines and conversion ly projects that adverse ly effect access to healthcare may also receive this inconsist determination these determinations will be based on a balanced assessment of the project as a whole and will be made by the department of public health staff. dph will forward the recommendation back to the planning department where we will post the recommendation on our website for 15 days as lori mentioned we're now at the end of

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police say the 19-year-old woman was walking on 17th near lake merritt and the man jumped from between two cars and grabbed her and dragged her down the street the she escaped. >>> there was a hit-and-run that left a student with severe injuries, run over, deliberatery. the 20-year-old and a friend were offered a ride by an unknown man in an s.u.v. after a new year's eve in portland. they refused the driver drove off, did a u-turn, came back and hit mcmahon and he was drug for 100' and broke his pelvis and nose and the skin and muscle on his back was ripped off and he lost a third of his blood. his rehab could take a year and police are hoping witnesses will come forward. >> >> the lack of sierra snow is hurting small towns that count on winter sports business. a ski resort in pine crest is empty with no skiers, no paychecks for 350 employees and very little spending. it is a double whammy for another county hit bit rim fire that left campgrounds closed. two years ago, dodge ridge did not open until january 25. the latest opening was january 27 during a drought in the early 1990's. >>

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mayor jean quan handed out free anti-theft devices known as clubs, near lake merritt. they say this area has seen a spike in auto thefts. gadgets are aimed at deterring thieves. police say some cars are easier to break into than others. >>> traditionally hondias and toyotas they are easy, especially the '90s types models and they use them for transportation and we end up getting them somewhere else. >> a police spokesperson told us that a similar giveaway is planned in east oakland. >> yahoo! posted an apology for a tweet it sent yesterday during google's g-mail outage. the tweet read, "g-mail is temporary unavailable, and had an image of a google screen shot announcing service is out. >> yahoo! has its own problem with e- mail. last month some uses were unable to access their accounts for several days. yahoo! posted an apology, saying "that the original post showed bad judgment. >> in antioch an out of control car crashed into two homes. allie rasmus talked to the those around. >> there is chunks of insulation from a neighbor's wall sitting on the roof. >> you never e

ineffective teachers, and they claim that the lawsuit does nothing and that it has absolutely no merritt >> this is about creating an atmosphere, and fillfying teachers. part of a national agenda that makes public sector teachers as the enemy and i think that's bogus. >> they said that they want to get rid of ineffective teachers. >>> now, with this movement, and youia ramirez joins us live from philadelphia, the founder of the foundation for parent empowerment, an education reform. and thank you for your time, what fact do you think teacher tenure has on education. >> well, the way it is in california, it has education but it would be wrong to say that it's the school's fault. that's a victim notion. and this lawsuit, pure and simple, is about making sure that we have good teachers, great teachers, and the avenue and the laws in place to ensure that we get them. >> gloria ram era with the foundation for parent empowerment, thank you for your time tonight. >> all right, rochelle, thank you, and let's head to washington d.c. and joie chen is standing by to tell us what's coming up on amer

right off lake merritt. 19-year-old woman walking down the street when man jumped out from between 2 cars. he wrapped both arms around her. >> he grabbed her in a bear hug style and started dragging her down the street. fortunately they both fell to the ground and she was able to escape. >> man is described as african american in his late 20's. here's the key. he was wearing a gray hooded parka. not sweatshirt but parka. sdichbingtive. police rae mind resident not to be distracted by cell phone or electronic devices when walking that never good idea no matter where we are and remember always try to stay in well lit areas of course and pay attention the our woundings. >> possible cease fire tonight in the class war fare that is he runed in san francisco. at the center of the controversy commuter buses that say google and apple l employee from san francisco to silicon valley. activist have blocked even vandalize these buses claiming the influx of tech workers is driving up rent and home spray sprays. about lee ann explains a new pilot program that could ease the tension. >> they have b

is there any merritt to his argument. what strikes me about the e-mails is that samson was most interested, not in what happened to the people of ft. lee and the other new jersey commuters, he was most interested in, we have to protect the governor and we are angry for putting the story out here. his primary interest was political damage control. >> he thinks he is the source for the wall street journal stories. they are all furious. you know, because you worked at the port authority. part of the context is the snake's nest that is the port authority. these are really brutal politics. because there is a $20 billion budget or something crazy. it is co-appointed by new york government and new jersey government and they are all basically at war with each other. >> that's great context. the port authority, there is so much tension between people in new york and people in new jersey. that's the context. there is this push and pull that goes on. what's problematic for governor christie, former attorney general sampson knew, the

the victim was walking on 17th street near jackson, again near lake merritt, and the suspect appeared from between two cars and grabbed her. the victim was able to run away and get help. >> officials in the bay area getting ready or an all-out warren the flu. the number of deaths in the bay area has jumped to nine. in several counties reporting death sonoma, marin, san francisco, san mateo. alameda and santa clara counties. numbers could go up today when the department of public health shares the recent information about flu activity in california. christie smyth is live in san jose where san jose regional set up a tent just to deal with flu patients. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. to give you an idea how seriously they are taking this, this is the first time they set up tents in the parking lot to handle all of the people coming in complaining of flu-like symptoms. they have two tents, popped up another. stanford hospital doing the same thing. they have a tent outside of their e.r. this morning. the idea is that these patients may be able to be seen here, treated and

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>> reporter:a scary new year's day attack near lake merritt - has police offering five thousand dollars for information leading to an arrest. >> reporter:it happened here on 17th street near jackson street. police say the male suspect approached a 19-year old female victim. the suspect appeared from between two parked cars.around 8:30 lanuary 1st. >> reporter:the victim says the the man grabbed her, told her he had a gun and started dragging her down the sidewalk. the woman and suspect then fell to the ground.the suspect let go of the woman.and she ran away. the suspect in described as a black man in his mid-20s to early 30's. >> reporter:about 5-7, 180 pounds. police said he was wearing dark pants and a gray hooded parka that covered his head. >> reporter: them? pam ? >> reporter: >> pam: san francisco's first murder of the year, is a stabbing. it happened early this morning in a hayes valley apartment building. you are looking at the scene on market street, near haight. >> pam: the victim called 9- 1-1. but was found dead in the lobby when officers arrived. officers put the building o

there's a cleanup of lakeside park at lake merritt in oakland. that begins at 9:00 a.m.in oakland. >>> 8:11 is the time right now. it may come as no surprise that trust in the government is down. details on a worldwide study and how the u.s. is partly to blame. >>> also, a game of catch. this one has gone viral why this video is melting hearts around the world. >>> good morning. traffic on the san mateo bridge looks good as you drive out to the high rise. we'll tell you more about the bay area bridges in our next traffic update. >>> another awful-looking january day. sunshine and warmer temperatures. it will be above normal on the temperatures but for how long and is there any rain in sight. [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >>> welcome back. 8:14. the man accused of shooting and critically injuring his wife at a nevada hospital is on suicide watch. 88-year-old william dresser was taken into custody yesterday. he's accused of shooting his wife who was staying i

investigators the suspect grabbed her as she walked on 17 17th street near jackson, not far from lake merrittuspect also had a gun. but as he was dragging her, she fell to the ground, and then was able to escape. a $5000 reward is being offered in this case. >>> in a story you'll see only on 2, two east bay police departments worked together to break up a human trafficking ring. richmond police officer amit nase says earlier this week, he saw a teenager who he had recognized from last year. they started talking and she gave him information that led to a prostitution ring in hayward. >> we went to the motel and were able to identify the two male subjects that had kidnapped her and had been forcing her to prostitute herself. >> the girl identified 23-year- old ronny mac brown and 20-year- old najee thompson, police are trying to find out the true size of the prostitution ring. the girl is in the protective custody of social services. >>> time is 7:57. last night, a deadly shooting at an auto parts store near sacramento. the victim, a store employee. we'll tell you what happened before he died.

. >> you're looking live at bart police headquarters near the lake merritt bart station in oakland.ge group of bart police officers is expected to leave the bart p-d headquarters and head to castro valley to attend sergeant tom smith's funeral, set for later this morning. the motorcade is sure to be a meaningful impactful showing from the officers. keep it here for live coverage. >> will tran is following this story and castro valley. all these officers are headed towards wells location. >> we have seen hundreds of police officers here. we expect this to even stretch up. >> it is getting quite busy. the duck alameda up fire department came out here and they are getting ready to extend their ladders. we expect about 3000 people to come into this location. officers not just from the bay but from all over the country are going to pay their respects. here's a picture of tom smith. last monday, he was told a probation check with other police officers and that is when he was shot and killed in the line of duty by so officer. that investigation is still ongoing. i had a chance to speak to

police say it has been used in burglaries in the north oakland and lake merritt neighborhoods. male. the other is a blonde white female. anyone with information about the case is asked to call police. >>> a live look at the hazy skies over san jose this morning. san jose just a tad warmer than where we were 24 hours ago. all of those clouds in the sky, helping to offset our cooling in the overnight hours. some areas, especially over the north bay, anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees above where we started yesterday at this hour. giving you a look here, a six- hour time lapse, so you can see sort of the southerly flow and where all these clouds are coming from. this will continue to be the case for today. not going to see any rain out of these clouds, but they will be drifting overhead. mid and high level clouds in store for today, as well as tomorrow. with that said, we will have mostly sunny, partly cloudy skies for today and temperatures this morning, again, starting out warmer than yesterday. 50 degrees right now in santa rosa. 47 in napa. 54 walnut creek. 47 outside your door in

hilton is following a strategy that merritt and starwood and others in the lodging sector are doing ands. so, we do think the pipeline is quality. what's important for the pipeline is that it generates and stimulates attractive fee growth and for the next couple years and as far as the eye can see, we should have nice recurring low double digit fee growth and that should be a segment that gets a relatively higher valuation multiple. >> the people publishing today, 5 of the 11 are neutral or more positive, 23 to 27 is the price range. deutsche bank is the most enthusiastic at $27 a share. how did you get to the valuation that you're at now? let me mention that last week morning star rated hilton a sell and put a price target of $16 on it because in their view the street is overestimating the long-term growth potential, the cyclicality of the business and the significant capital expenditures they say that it will require for the hilton-owned businesses. how would you respond to that more bearish view? >> we certainly disagree with that view, obviously we're outperform with a $25 target pr