the plastic straw ban prohibits the sale of plastic straws in san francisco, so they couldn't even -- they're not supposed to purchase it unless it's for the disabilities community. for private events, that's where the requirement comes into play around re-usable cups, that does apply citywide. i can't speak to some of the others. >> supervisor safai: so we put that in there as a way to make sure that they're using re-usable cutlery, but we'll make sure as it moves forward that up a applicable packaging and environmental rules apply. >> supervisor tang: i think it's very important to clarify that. the only thing i would add, we're trying to reduce plastic bottles and their usage in the city and county of san francisco and we've limited them, of course, in our public events and buildings. i'm not suggesting anything specific around that, but it would be good to have companies have a goal around plastic bottling and having the water stations out with re-usable bottles. that's impacting all of us and i know there's a recent story of a whale that was found and all the plastic bags and tha

franciscans will say goodbye to plastic straws in the new year.state prison inmates will be saying hello to a new menu choice. catherine heenan has a preview.... of the new laws of 2019. nata=b 748, from san francisco assemblyman phil ting requires that body camera footage be released within 45 days of a police shooting, or when an officer's use of force causes death or great bodily harm. another bill by state senator nancy skinner of berkeley, grants greater public access to police misconduct records.cell gate natskinner also sponsored a bill that will make california the first state to offer vegan meals to prison inmates.the option will be offered to the nearly 130=thousand men and women incarcerated in the state's prisons system.it also mandates vegan option meals at state psychiatric hospitals. beerpour natsomething to think about before having that third or fourth cocktail.s=b 1046 cracks down on repeat drunk drivers.anyone convicted of a second d=u=i offense will have to install an ignition interlock device . you'll have to breathe into it t

banning them as of january first.a new statewide law is not as strict.restaurants can give you a plastic straw ... but only if you ask.and the restriction does not apply to fast food outlets, delis and cafes. (ken) still ahead...

they're working to find new alternatives because january st, plastic straws will be outlawed in d.c. aper or hay straw. we have to use up the last of our plastic straws and at the end we'll take a straw poll and see what people like best. >> head over to 9trtht and shaw. you've got until december 30th to swing by and see it. >>> it's a tradition for a bde and groom to receive grififts o their special day. >> one couple took their guests somewhere unexpected for a surprise shopping spree. >> reporter: at most weddings -- >> you may kiss your beautif bride. >> reporter: -- the invited guests gift the bride and groom gifts, but this weekend brad and jessica bond flipped that script. 80 guests, some from as far away from the philippines handed red envelopes. inside, $10 gift certificates. everyone, including jessica in her wedding dress and brad in his tux went to target to buy gifts for toys for tots. >> we brought our whole wedding party here. we're excited. it's really something that has been a tradition for >>us. store managers got a heads up and were happy to host this unusual wed re

will only be able to give out a plastic straw upon request.staurants and businesses have voluntarily been not giving out straws. it is a citywide effort called no straws, we have seen this happen in seattle, fort myers beach, florida, they are passing this to stop the pollution of the waterways. jillian: boy scouts having an issue. >> boy scouts of america are considering filing bankruptcy. they have been consulting a chicago-based law firm over this because of the mountain of sexual abuse lawsuits they are facing and declining membership. by filing for bankruptcy this would stop litigation on all those lawsuits and give them a chance to negotiate with those who have sued them. not just sexual abuse lawsuits but girl scouts of america suing boy scouts over trademark infringement. they lost 4 million members since the 70s. they've seen a decline in membership. jillian: budweiser is weighing in on a brewing christmas controversy posting a picture showing a brief over the us a tree over the d on its new jersey plant. rob: it comes after one perso

january 1st, plastic straws will be outlawed in d.c. >> you can try straw.nd then at the end we do want to take a straw poll to see what people like the best and we've n from there. >> it opened last night. if you'd like to check it out, head over to 9th street in shaw. you have until december 30t to stop by. >> people go to great lengths to raw attention to important issues. if you can have fun while you're doing it, so be it. >>meanwhile, i want to draw attention to the cold in the air this morning. >> temperature in the 30s and 40s. we'll warm up into the mid 40s. that's as good as it's going to get today but grab the sunglasses. you'll need them today. you'll need them tomorrow and you'll need the umbrella on thursday and then all of the rain gear as we get friday because we have a soaker coming our way on friday. could have an inchra of . could have some more flooding around on friday and if you're traveling onfriday, could create some big issues. not only here buthroughout the mid-atlantic. so as far as what we're looking at on the cital camera, clear

. >>> next at 11:00, deck the halls with straws and plastic? see the d.c. bar that's been transformed by garbage for the end of the year. >>> colin kaepernick may not bebe on the field, but tonight, he's having a big impactn the nfl's plans for super bowl sunday. >>> and hometown olympian katie fansdeck can i meeting big tonight during a christmas parade. >> it is always fun to see my neighbors and see santa and get teryone in >>> we don't know if they'll keep the government open yet, but congress cou pass some big legislation before the christmas break. tomorrow, the senateill vot on a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill. now, earlier thi year, kim kardashian west successfully lobbied president trump to support the fir step act. now, it would expand judges'di retion to avoid mandatory sentencing and reduce three-strike sentences on som convictions from life to 25 years. >>> we told you more and more teenagers are p aking up bad habit. they are using vape pens. tonight, a federal report shows an alarming spike. 1.3 million teenagers say they started vap

this move will eliminate more than a billion plastic straws per year from starbucks stores. >> that will> so far we have a score, it is 1-0, dana leads greg. caitlin is that right? >> yes. >> good job, caitlin. >> let's move on. during a recent trip to a texas protest, which liberal mayor broke the law -- you have to let me finish the question by illegally crossing into the border into mexico? >> de blasio. full name and title? >> mayor bill de blasio? >> you are not alex trebek. get over yourself. my god. >> new york mayor bill de blasio try to get in touch with his inner illegal alien earlier this month. he illegally crossed into the united states. it went he went over the u.s.-o border while protesting family separations so he allegedly violated both u.s. and mexican law. nice going, bill. >> laura ingraham, i've met her. >> can we check the score again? 1-1. let's move on to question number three. scientists all over the world are racing to eradicate something called panama disease. it's a fungal infection that could soon make which proved go extinct? >> i don't know. i was watching

i want to thank you for the plastic straw band. my son, dominik asked me, he said, can you please ban plastic straws? you've done it. and thank you for everything you've done on the environment. i, too, care deeply about that. and look forward to picking up where you left off. i want to thank you for everything you've done for working mothers. as supervisor yee mentioned, lactation hubs and everything. there is one time you called me when ashley was coming back to work and she just had her baby. and you asked me what it was like to be a working mother. and that stayed with me. it struck me that you cared so deeply about providing an environment for one of your legislative aides that just had a baby. not everybody does that. in a society where working mothers need to work like they don't have children and mother like they don't have jobs, the fact that you took time to call me and ask about my experience for your aide is just -- it's amazing. and i -- you are that type of person. i love you. i'm going to miss you so much. and also -

they're working to find new alternatives because january 1st plastic straws will be outlawed in c. >> try a paperstraw. at the end we want to take aw stoll and see what people like the best and we'll move on from there. >> this pop upnear o last night. if you'd like to check it out, head over to 9th street in shaw. >> this is bananas, right? holiday music combinedith an epic light show at somebody's house. you have probably seen a few of the viral videos. this one is right in northern virginia. he ramirez family from springfield set up this very impressive display for the holidays. tonight doug will be out there checking out the lights up closl and persos he brings you the storm team 4 forecast. his live reports begin at news 4 at 4:00. if you know of another great lightou display, know, something really cool, or maybe even something reallyetgaudy, us know about it. use the #doug's holiday lights. the music coordinated with the lights, that's a lot of t work. t's a lot of work. >> i got my tree up and my one little wreath. >> there you go. >> what do you have? >> i have aup tree >> sh

at typical british christmas party table but something is different this year plastic straws are out and paper straws. in. the usable shopping bags are also in to make the festive season more eco friendly. spirit of christmas fair in london showed how here its top four eco trends eco trend number one no animal products that are rehashed in bates christmas fruit cakes the sale now that more and more of her customers are asking for gluten and dairy free products she's even developed regan versions of the traditional treat. although we have got some the toll free the majority we've made all we've developed our own royal icing that's got no eggs in it. we had to search to make sure we got the get the alcohol because there's plenty of alcohol in it so why should it have some alcohol. why not indeed as long as you remember it number two plastic free packaging. sustainability doesn't end with the ingredients in the cakes the cake baker off his customers plastic free alternatives in their packaging . we've decided to buy children's. boxes which people can reuse and keep using for storage and

banning them as of january first.a new statewide law is not as strict.restaurants can give you a plastic straw ... but only if you ask.and the restriction does not apply to fast food outlets, delis and cafes. (ken)(ken) tonight we are learning about another instance of a tesla catching fire following a crash. three teens were hospitalized after a crash last night. (vicki) one of them has life-threatening injuries. our grant our grant lodes joines us live in the studio with details on the crash and explains how a good samaritan was able to help... grant? (grant) unfortunately -- we are facing another story of a tesla crash that ends with a devastating fire. this time three teenagers are invovled. two 17-year-olds and a 19-year-old driving a tesla model x crashed into a tree... slicing it in half just before it burst into flames in new hampshire. the 19-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and the two other teens are in better shape. a couple -- who do not want to be identifed say they found a girl trapped inside the car. he and his wife didn't think twice about helping -- ev

other laws taking effect january 1st, all mail ballots must be prepaid by officials, plastic straws can received by special request, and motorize the scooters don't require helmet for 18 and older. >> when you're on a bicycle or scooter or motorcycle, you have whatever you're wearing to protect you. so, the fact that a helmet isn't mandatory is just mind-boggling. >> reporter: and despite the new law, the sfmta strongly recommends all scooter riders wear a helmet. it's part of their best practices, same thing for the department of health, which is currently studying the number of people injured without wearing helmets using nontraditional transportation methods. the first look at those results will be available in the next six months. reporting live from the embarcadero, sam brock, nbc7 news. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay" -- >> a product arrives addressed to you but you never ordered it. do you pay for it? the federal trade commission says no. federal laws prohibit mailing unordered merchandise to consumers and then demanding payment. as for the prod ftc says it's y. you have

straws. rob: plastic is a problem but paper straws, don't know what you do about it.w it is a problem. >> a crazy world we live in. rob: wednesday took a big step toward legalizing magic mushrooms. remember college? are there any health benefits to this? carley: doctor nicole safire is here to weigh in. ♪ i'm free ♪ freefalling ♪ and i'm free ♪ here... or here. kick your antacid habit with prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. >> coming up on "fox and friends" did you see on jeopardy we were actually an answer on the big show. and we have great guests lined up, advises the president of the united states during his campaign. and anthony scaramucci, and and the colorado town. to petition to overturn the ban, he has the one snowball the mayor was going to throw. he is going to join us and tell us his story coming up on "fox and friends" 12 minutes from now on the channel everybody trusts for the morning news. >> put it in a cooler or it will be a cup of water by the end of the show. massachusetts getting massive backlash for constitutional nativity scen

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among other things they want to ban on plastic straws and cotton buds as well as an increase from five to ten pounds for plastic bags given out in stores the possible changes could come into effect in january twenty twenty environmental journalist oliver to cal told us that commendable cutting out plastic in a single shot could pose challenges. the real problem is that passive his cheek that it does such a good job. in keeping food fresh and in reducing waste in the supply chain. and so if we have to take a pass we got it straight to work in the night that we shift to another material which would also have. its. own although we will find that the cost of food goes up and that we move food is it is being damaged and wasted in the supply chain and that show floyd's shoot. and that we are replacing one problem with another it. seems that facebook has its own rulebook when it comes to banning members and some of those surprising guidelines have been published in the new york times. and that show all the news for now thanks for checking in with us this saturday at x. update from a the same

among other things it wants a ban on plastic straws and cotton buds as well as an increase from five to ten pence for plastic bags the possible changes could come into effect in january twenty twenty and why a mental journalist all of a to kells hold is that although commendable cutting out plastic in a single shots could pose challenges. db real problem is that pasty he's cheap and it does such a good job. in keeping food fresh and in reducing waste in the supply. and so if we have to take it straight away then either we shift to another material which would also have. us. over all we will find that the cost of food goes up and that we are more food it is it is being damaged in the food waste in the supply chain and that show lives short . and that we are reposing one problem with another. thanks for joining us this hour on r.t. international we're back at the top of the hour with the latest see them. you know callout of crazy things going up a lot of people you know. twitter izing and occasionally somebody pops up with something really insightful really interesting. nice someone doi

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that means cutting down on items like plastic bags, straws and food packaging. who have swapped plastic wrap and boil in the kitchen and they use washable bea kers instead boil in the kitchen and they use washable beakers instead of straws. each year, more than 8 million tons of plastic into the sea. the majority of man—made plastics are not biodegradable. meaning, they will not rot. and not all plastics can be recycled. but some academics have warned that we need to be careful about what to replace plastics with. glass and metal containers are heavier which means mourn energy is needed to transport them and that is going to lead to an increase of greenhouse gas emissions. the new year may be a new start but the fight against how to clea n start but the fight against how to clean up our planet continues. it's just weeks since the ‘camp fire' ripped through california, becoming the deadliest and most destructive in the state's history. at least 86 people were killed, many of them trapped in the town of paradise. as the community looks to recover and rebuild, the b

starting tomorrow, plastic straws and stirrers will receive the boot in the district.andestaurants will have to give out compostable or reusable straws. businesses will begin facing fines for noncompliance starting in july. other cities have already banned straws in a movement to curb plastic waste. >>> and ainman is h to open more wholesale locations. the goal is to make sure people can have groceries delivered within two hours. you can order online and then pick them u in as little as 30 minutes. celebrities can be a source of inspiration. d ahead, thets they use that might help in your quest to lose weight. >>> r plus,n around the region. some of us beginning to dry out. some of us beginning to dry out. rsur new yea right now, the best internet meets the best things to do on the internet. switch to fios, the 100% fiber-optic network, and get a year of amazon prime and an amazon echo on us. already have prime? we'll cover another year. it's all yours when you sign up for fios gigabit connection, plus tv, plus phone, all with a 2-year price guarantee, all for just $79

banning them as of january first.a new statewide law is not as strict.restaurants can give you a plastic strawast food outlets, delis and cafes. ( darya ) property property and business owners in lake tahoe are now suing... trying to block new restrictions coming on short terms rentals. a ban on short term rentals, which voters approved in november does not begin until 20-20. but the limit on the number of people who can stay in a rental home... is already in effect. property owners are saying this is casuing chaos for people who had already planned on visiting the mountain resort for the holidays. a lawyer for the south lake tahoe property owners group says the rules changes are unconstitutional... and is hoping to get a temporary ruling suspending the new rental rules. the entire the entire town of paradise is now back open to its residents and the public. inside city limits.. the power is back on and some places are open for business ... including the post office. fire survivors were seen picking up mail for the first time in weeks. downtown ... parks and rec crews work to prepare for the o

that you weighed in on had to be amended for the disability community because of the need for plastic straws as a tool, not a convenience, to use their words, so there's been a lot of activity in the last couple months around zero waste from the legislative side, the infrastructure side, the ordinance side. i feel like we're getting our arms around the push and it's going to help the mayor talk about what we're doing to meet our commitments from the global climate action summit where we have new zero waste commitments from the city. for the future, i would just say that christmas is coming, the holidays are coming. if you aren't already aware, and we have some holiday traditions in the department of the environment. one is our green christmas tree program, which is literally buying a live tree -- or renting a live tree, i suppose is the way it is, because after you decorate your live tree, they be it goes back to friends of the urban forest, and they plant it. so we're putting a big plug for that. if you'd like more information, let me know. there's also our annual tree chip event that you a