improvements for this project includes field lights, field drainage improvements, fencing, new pathways, new parkway entrances that meet accessibility for requirements, landscape and irrigation improvements. this project was bid in may of this year. we saw a total of four bids in june. so this year also. the low bid did not make the contract requirements because it did not meet the minimum qualifications that were set for the project. hence, we are moving to o.c. jones for this bid of -- amount of $4,483,000. this contractor has been approved by the city administrator's contract monitoring division as a medium to local business enterprise goal of 21%. this project has received c-e-q-a approval. a mitigated negative declaration which the commission approved in [speaker not understood] of 2012. although the commission approved this m. m.d. already, the lowest bid that we need to approve it at each phase of the project ~. there is only one mitigation measure left which we have to complete, which is to complete the back survey prior to removal of some of the trees. we have a biologist under

doctors are writing prescriptions on prescription pads for specific therapies in music that create new pathways in britain injuries. >> nfl hall of fameers has partnered for nearly 25 years through the "forever young" foundation. you can visit abc7news.com for more on camp arroyo and the amazing children it helps and how you can help. mike, always worthwhile. >> they made it, too. they made the goal. the generosity of the folks, there were 900, and it was fantastic. i got to shake his hand. his right hand. all the folks out there are doing a great job. i could go on and on but we will do the weather. look at our facebook page and look at that. you will see what it is all about helping the children, such a great cause. we will talk about the radar, it is minor drizzle. let me put that out there, you could get a drop or two, if you washed the car i would not worry. in san jose, afternoon sunshine, almost average highs today, so, pretty typical august day. clouds, patchy drizzle near the coast and of concern tomorrow and wednesday, there are some thunderstorms that will roam through the sierra and

again being a model to the nation by welcoming immigrants and empowering new citizens by launching an initiative called, pathways to citizenship, to ensure 100,000 san franciscans who are eligible for citizenship and pursue their new opportunities and be part of building our city's economy. when president obama conference of immigration reform is good for the country we begin by saying, here in san francisco and it begins with citizenship. that's the goal that we have. everybody must fully participate in our economy. >> [applause] >> we continue to be one of the most diverse cities in the country. that diversity helps us maintain our strength, our voices to be heard and that's why i believe our city becomes the number one model for affordable healthcare, and for housing, and for jobs. as you all know, san francisco city that celebrates and rewards pioneers and innovators. ground breakers and risk takers. our friend, dr. is just that person. dr. jones we are grateful for your contribution to the civil rights movement as not only the attorney, the advisor, and the speechwriter, but your words have been inspiring n

and, so, we want to announce today a new initiative, it's the san francisco pathways to citizenship initiative. its job, its focus is to work with all the community-based organizations in the public-private way, work with the foundations with historically supported these efforts to bring voice and communication to hidden communities and unannounced communities, and to bring them to a path of citizenship, and to talk in culturally competent ways what the benefits of full citizen participation are, and there are many. if you are becoming a citizen or if you become a citizen, you're going to have a lot more fuller rights. for one thing, you get to vote in san francisco. you get to vote in america. and that voting right is so precious. and we saw just a month ago or less than a month ago how we revisited how valuable that voting rights is, and all the sacrifices that heroes of this country had to protect that right for everybody. we want everybody to enjoy that because that gets you a voice and all the things we initially talked about. we want citizens to have a proper rich orientation and trainin

again being a model to the nation by welcoming immigrants and empowering new citizens by launching an initiative called, pathways to citizenship, to ensure 100,000 san franciscans who are eligible for citizenship and pursue their new opportunities and be part of building our city's economy. when president obama conference of immigration reform is good for the country we begin by saying, here in san francisco and it begins with citizenship. that's the goal that we have. everybody must fully participate in our economy.

by the senate and with the president who says any reform bill must include a pathway to citizenship. live, nbc bay area news. >>> same-sex couple at the pride celebration this week can do something they have never been able to do before, get married there. this year, they offered on sight marriage ceremonies. organizers renamed it matrimonial grove for the weekend. couples needed to get their licenses ahead of time and schedule the wedding ahead of time. it continues tomorrow in downtown san jose. >> hannah anderson's father spoke out today about his daughter and their future. they attended a car wash fund-raiser. it was organized to help cover funeral expenses for her mother and brother. a neighbor organized the event. hannah's father thanked the public for their support. >> it's wonderful that they are out here helping her and everything. right now, she just wanted to come out and thank these people personally. >> is it difficult? >> it's very difficult. every moment is difficult for her. thank you very much. >> funeral services for the mother and brother are said to take place on august 24th. their bodie

begins near yerba buena island so the s curve can be removed and new on- and off-ramps can be built as soon as possible. the bike pedestrian pathway will go up on tuesday. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and our coverage continues on ktvu.com. we're streaming live cameras of the construction work. plus, we have a list of resources to help you get around during the closure. >>> new information on a story we first told you about one week ago. late this afternoon, police in concord confirmed what we first reported. they have arrested a san francisco police officer and are accusing him of lewd and lascivious acts with a 15-year- old boy. officers arrested 37-year-old richard hastings last week after a two-week investigation. detectives have given the case over to the district attorney and are recommending that the d.a. charge hastings with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, sodomy and cricketing to the delinquency of a minor. >>> there is a new component to school safety in the south bay this fall. they spent the day training teachers how to react if a shooter ever attacked their students. >> if somebody came i

for comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship and a broad pathway to legalization. that exists. this newhere's 234 republicans, 118 members have to first agree before 435 of us can vote? that's pretty antidemocratic, but as you suggest, i'm going to be out in virginia in goodlets district this coming sunday. i'll be with keith ellis in minnesota. the movement out there is growing. it's strong. it's broad. and it's very deep. and it's not going to take no for an answer. >>> congresswoman castor also mentioned that business is weighing in. in full transparency i have to say i work for a company that is very much in favor of comprehensive immigration ref m reform. to have seasonal jobs, this isn't weighing in. >> sciu, the labor union, is say let's have an honest conversation. not just this but globally. it's critical to ensure that they are affecting choices. the immigration system is so difficult. >> do you think this will be affecting this? >> i sat down with mr. donoughe of the u.s. chamber of commerce, we're in contact daily. they're advocating for comprehensive reform. maria is absolu

news. >> reporter: the bridge opening ceremony dignitaries using a torch to break through a train. then noon tuesday, the bike pathway will open to the oakland side, but only to the tower. >> i believe they might be metering it as well. because you're only going to be able to go so far. we don't want this massive crush of people getting jammed up by the power, not able to get out, not able to turn around. >> reporter: meanwhile, the stress testing of bolts has continued for almost a month. >> the rods we've had out there have been performing very well. >> reporter: over the weekend, one broke, but far better than the 70%. >> 85% of the ultimate capacity, which is more than they ever see in service. one of those rods did fracture. >> reporter: the indication so far. >> one, it continues to tell us the rods are performing very well. that's above the left we see in the field. and two, the test doing what it's supposed to do. >> i feel like it's definitely a safer bridge. >> that actually puts me a lot more at ease. i just would like to be 100% sure. >> and the minute that new bridge opens, the old one begins a three yea

new normal. >> yeah, it's going to be an incredible pathway of healing and recove

new normal. >> yeah, it's going to be an incredible pathway of healing and recovery.wendy walsh, mark, thanks to both of you for joining us. mark, i know you'll be sticking around fsh the next hour. much more of "newsroom" straight ahead with don lemon. i'm fredricka whitfield. i know you're going to pick it up from here. >> absolutely, fred. thank you very much. as you said extraordinary c confluence of events. we're going to continue on with that and much more. i'm don lemon. we have bizarre new details of the alleged kidnapping of 16 hannah anderson, the couple who spotted hannah and her suspected captor in idaho say the teen was wearing pajamas and she and dimaggio were camping with a cat. >> these people did not want to talk to us whatsoever. and i said to the girl soaking her feet, i said what are you doing with your feet in the water, i said don't you know there's fish in there, kind of joking. and as we turned to ride away, she didn't make any comment until we started riding away and she says it looks like we're all

i say new but old because covered bonds have existed and have been successfully used in europe for more than 200 years. they offer a third pathway to mortgage financing beyond traditional portfolio lending and securitization. when it comes to housing finance, many in washington fight the new and defend the old failed status quo that gave us a government run monopoly, taxpayer bailouts, economic crisis, and delivered only mediocre homeownership rates. but detractors of the path act have claimed it will eliminate the early year fixed rate mortgage. that could be the biggest myth about the path act. in fact, section 213 of the path act specifically states that " the fha shall provide, among other mortgage products, for the availability of a 30-year fixed mortgage." legislation does not say fha can provide or may provide or should provide and instead says shall provide. i would note that section 213 would be the first time that the fha has ever been specifically required to offer a early year fixed rate insurance product which would conclusively refute that argument. some people have stated that the very existence of the 30 year fix

here is abc news with this headline. ."o pathwayhe citizenship the political arm of the republican party says they do not think it is good politics to have a pact with the citizenship. and then you have one of williams' writing the opinion that republican leaders are pushing the door open for immigration deals, citing paul ryan of wisconsin in the gop 25 ryan of wisconsin that the house is willing to vote in 2012, "he is opening the door to republicans allowing their leadership to pass the bill with votes from democrats." guest: there are a couple of different strategies happening here. they keep talking about it and congressman ryan a few weeks ago got into hot water talking at a town hall about a very clear outline that he indicated the house leadership was going to go through to get immigration reform done. what i do not understand and have not been able to figure out yet and have not heard anyone else do it either is how they -- the extreme right wing of the party is saying right now that they will not vote for anything because

new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathwayeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death. this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working

news organizations. reality of the war. just don't have the same pathways. for those that apply to two or three years ago it gets caught up in this sort of limbo, what is being called a security review. this is great example is the 70- year-old mother that has been left in security review for two years. >> what he said. >> it will take a long time. it is a bit complicated. came on a special visa. at a university in chapel hill. i was informed there was a grantl program that can them. where can i apply? they said you can't. i am in the states and i have come home -- they said that you have to do it there. in july of 2009, i got my visa of august 2012. i was supposed to arrive in july 1. they called the and they said your flight has been cancelled. they said we have no idea why. last medical check was done on july 15 and since it is only 14 days left, you have to do it again. i had sold my car, my furniture, almost my house and that only my luggage and my family waiting to get more on the plane. they said it has been cancelled. these are the difficulties they

can't get a lot done because the people that are used to these traditional political pathways sort of don't trust these new let me give one more proper introduction, a little belated, jonathan miller, former treasury of kentucky, you're the founder of a group no label, a group very much founded on the principles cory booker was talking about, that barack obama was talking about in 2004. i wonder, you know, you guys, no label, started in the obama era. i've always been curious about it because to me watching what's played out the last four years, at least nationally, i know it can be different, like in a state like kentucky, but nationally watching it played out has told me there's no room for a group like no labels. you have an opposition republican party right now that says no to everything because the goal is to deny the appearance of bipartisanship. >> the last couple years have been aiwful for the country but great for no labels. what's happening is proving our thesis, which is not a post-partisan world. those that loved obama's message at that point have been more realistic and realized there's no thi