my daughter grew up on that playground. those tennis courts are located in the center of the playground for a very good reason. there's walls, high walls on three sides. they keep the noise from traveling. the voiciest aspect of that playground is the tennis courts. if you relocate those tennis courts to any other streets where there are residents, those residents are going to be impacted severely by per cussive noise starting at 7:00 in the morning. it's not going to be easy to study, work or sleep with that tennis court along greenwich, along stockton, along lombard. it's also going to intrude into the hardscape there and i can tell you by looking at that playground, nothing is used more than that large rec tangal out there of open space. anything that intrudes on that is going to impact the kids that play on that. the majority of kids playing there are 5 and up. so if you cut into that with the tennis court, not only do you get noise, you get less use of that space for the age demographic that has most need of this. than

the small community opened up a new playground and that is one of two in the states making guidelines for which were with special needs. gurvir dhindsa checked it out. >> reporter: on a picture- perfect morning, the playground is bustling with young which were, parents and grandparents. the emphasis is on all. >> okay. >> and you can't tell the typical from the non-typical. >> children with special needs. >> yeah, so? >> playing alongside other which were. >> reporter: like 2-year-old matt who has an undiagnosed rare condition. >> tada! >> reporter: this -- . >> this offers him so much color, texture, feel, an opportunity to learn how to go up and down ramps and steps. and, you know, we don't have anything close to this. i would take them apart and it was limiting. ready, go. helping children reach beyond the limitation for the dream of linda reid and has autism and is visually impaired. >> i see myself as an advocate. >> uh. >> for myself and my daughter and family but for any family with a child for special needs and i think that you have to gain as much knowledge and know, you know

the playground where i played is going to be decreased by 12,000 square feet. i will be submitting -- drawing -- showing you how that's being done. the closure of mason street does add more park land and playground to the area, but that should not be counted in any true addition to the playground because it can be closed in any design scheme. the softball fields will be eliminated in the master plan. and that's because the fence will be moved 41 feet eastward. that's also shown in the plan. the public process since 2008 really hasn't shown property lines and where original lines are so when you look at a green site plan it does look very appealing. when i first saw that site plan in 2008, my initial reaction was positive. but the more you look at it, the more you will see that it contradicts many parts of the san francisco general plan. president miguel: thank you. >> thank you. >> will you use that one? >> actually i want to look at the time. thanks. i'm sue. i am disappointed in the e.i.r. and i will tell you why. but first i want to tell you what the present

that made the playgrounds. they will present their findings to the school board tonight at the meeting at the district office. for now, the playgrounds remain closed. and parents are standing by the superintendent and their schools. >> i think that the company that put them in should be responsible for the cost of switching them back. i don't believe that the school district nor our schools should have to take the cost of fixing their mistake. >> reporter: that parent is concerned because she knows the school district has already spent about $1.6 million on this equipment. and right now, the superintendent tells cbs 5 they are not really sure who is going to ultimately going to have to pick up the tab if the equipment needs to be fixed. that depends on the findings as to exactly what the problem is here and they won't know anything until after the meeting tonight. >> but still, jen, we have six kids with broken arms and nobody wants to see more of that going on? >> reporter: absolutely not. the superintendent h

here you can see the playground at hamalton elementary. that morning, kron4 started asking questions about possible problems with the equipment, and that afternoon, the superintendent ordered all of the newly opened playgrounds shut down, putting up caution tape, then fences. the school's director of facilities gave a report after going on a tour of those sites with the maker of the play structures. they found the structures were installed correctly and meet safety standards, but the district is going to make some changes recommended by the playground manufacturer. >> the installer set them at the highest level. >> some of the taller pieces of equipment like these monkey bars, about seven and a half feet high, will be lowered by over a feet. this spinner will be fixed in place and arth piece of equipment called a glider will be removed. the fences you see here will stay up until all that's done, and until the kids and yard supervisors get more training. >> we will do specifically the manufacturer's training. we will do the insurance carrie

playground at a time.n you say you are saving play, what does that mean? >> it's fundamental for children's development, play is crucial. we can all think when we are playing on the bray ground. >> reporter: we can. but kids are lured in by television and video games and sedentary and even the playgrounds that we used to play on, a lot of them are in disrepair. >> absolutely. we want to get kids embracing play, get them moving and active. and it's a challenge, but it's worthwhile. >> reporter: and the kids in this neighborhood helped design this. they submitted idea. >> about five weeks ago they drew their dream playground. we took the concept and made it happen. >> reporter: well people are looking at him, evan, what do i need to do. i'll let you give direction and meanwhile i'll come over here and check in with a volume unhere. this is michelle hurst and she's from kraft food. and this wouldn't happen without major sponsors to pull this off. good morning. so why is kraft foods signing up for this? >> we

and demolition of the open space improvement to be adjacent of the joe dimaggio playground. there's an environmental impact report for this project because it would have significant impacts on the environment. the draft e.i.r. found the existing pradge library is individually eligible for the california registered historic places because of its architecture and its association with a broad nationwide -- nationwide library modernization and program reform movement at the local level in san francisco is part of the 1956 library services act. thus the e.i.r. finds the demolition of the branch would be an adverse physical impact. the e.i. also finds that the existing branch contributes to an historic district or in this case multiple property listing. the branches, the fifth of eight libraries constructed by the firm of appleton and wolf during the period of significance. the e.i.r. considers the loss of this contributor a significant impact on the multiple property district. staff held a public hearing at the historic preservation commission yesterday and the commission had a n

one day can a playground make. that is if it's a kaboom playground. we're live here in southeast whereby the end of the day there will be new kids in the neighborhood. coming up we'll talk about how it works and what is going in and what the kids think about so far. >> thanks holly. >>> today's question, a beehive produces between 100 and 200 pounds of honey a year. how much does one worker produce in a lifetime? all of that is way too little, whatever it is. but that poor worker bee. the answer is coming up later but you can take a guess at our facebook page. keep it right here. we're back after the break. people are saying a lot of good things about fios. it's the future, it's the best technology out there... but you know, the cable companies have been trying to scare people about our installations. so we thought we'd take you on some actual fios installations and you can see for yourself that it's a very smooth process. we do have to set up a piece of equipment -- it's about this big -- we can put it on the inside, we can put it on the outside... b

what's wrong with brand-new playground facilities? that's in two minutes. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could do a lot to fix sacramento. i'm on a mission to create more jobs, stop wasteful spending, and improve our schools. let's get to work. ♪ erangry peasants can mess up a i parkcar really bad.tle at "medieval knight fest". matt, my mercury agent, helped me file a claim right away. turns out mercury not only saves me money, but they also cover medieval mob damage. they got my car fixed in no time. call 888-4-mercury or visit mercuryinsurance.com to get a fast free quote and start saving today. at the 85-hundred feet leved abov t two >>> in the sierra it seems summer skipped over fall. snow is falling in the sierra at the 8500-foot level and above. so far, about 2" have fallen. not enough to ski or do much else other than just simply enjoy it and kno

and played at the children's playground and the playground when i was at francisco middle school, particularly when we had our softball lunchtime tournaments there. and i too came out ok. first of all, as an architect and as plan

and played at the children's playground and the playground when i was at francisco middle school, particularly when we had our softball lunchtime tournaments there. and i too came out ok. first of all, as an architect and as planners you a all know that there are -- you all know that there are many possible design solutions to any problem. what we want to do as a community anded a a -- and as a city is to satisfy all the requirements and needs of the community and the city. and that is possible. the environmental impact report needs to study several things. one, that we do have an acknowledged resource and it can be renovated and expanded. there are alternative designs that haven't been explored. some of them you have seen a glimpse of tonight. but also the entire lower level expansion of the existing library is very, very possible because mr. appleton, the architect who designed it, once told a 80-year-old architect who grew up in our neighborhood, who works in our neighborhood, that this library has a secret and that secret is the library's expandble. also the library can be extended. not so

it prompted school officials to close down the playgrounds and call for a thorough inspection. they are considering three possibilities. first, some of the features are too high. >> i looked at it and i go, that looks too high. i had to trust in my board that everybody knows what they are doing. >> the second possibility, the structures are too popular and too crowded. a third explanation came from the manufacturer and the insurance company. >> you cannot open new play structures without proper training or retraining of your yard supervisors. >> since they don't know exactly why this happened, they are going to address most of the possibilities. they are going to be lowering the play structures. they hope the popularity of the structures will soon taper off, and there is definitely going to be more staff training. >> we will do specifically the manufacturer's training, the insurance carrier's training and our own training to ensure safety on our playgrounds. >> once they finish lowering sections of the structures and training the staff, they plan to reopen the playgrounds and h

well, we were only gone from the playground for a few minutes.

and then we close the playgrounds structures.ve not proactive. >> parents came to the meeting to find out what schools plan to do. here you concede the playground crawling with children last wednesday. that morning kron 4 ask questions about possible problems with the equipment and that afternoon the superintendent ordered all the playground shut down. bush prenup take and then putting up fences. they found the structures were installed correctly and meet safety standards. the district is going to make changes recommended by the manufacturer. >> the is dollars at the mud this the highest level because that's what they typically do. >> teller equipment like these monkey bars will be lowered by a foot. this dinner will be fixed in place. another piece of equipment called the collider will be removed. senses will stayed up until that is done. >> we will do the manufacturers training and the insurance training, and our own training to assure safety. >> the manufacturer just gave them the proper instructions. >> they did not give us t

soon to be a beautiful playground. we will tell you about the massive effort under way to help kids here in south san francisco. it's supposed to only take hours. . >>> a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. still moving smoothly. we have a look at the morning commute to help you get out the door. 3q lysol knows you work hard every day to help keep your family healthy, especially during cold and flu season. and lysol disinfectant spray is approved to kill more germs than any other brand, even h1n1. learn more at lysol.com >>> good thursday morning. thank you for waking up early with us this morning. easing into the day. here's a look at the predicted highs. milpitas 90 and danville 86 and palo alto at 87. >> new reports show the country is making headway when it comes to boosting green energy. the progress comes even though congress failed to pass two major environmental bills. today in the bay's tracy pots is live with a look at how california stacks up to other states when it comes to clean and grown and hope

but the playgrounds will stay closed at least until next wednesday. the school board is scheduled to take a meeting on tuesday to talk ain't. parents with questions or concerns are urged to attend. >>> and in san francisco dozens of pediatricians attending a conference rolled up their shirt sleeves for volunteer work. about 50 pediatricians gathered at walter haas playground and the nearby park this morning for maintenance work. they helped paint equipment, worked on landscaping and other projects as a way to give back to the community hosting the conference. one doctor from florida talked about why they decided to fix up playgrounds instead of other service. >> i think it's the idea doing something a little extra getting out of the office and getting into some of the other needs the community might have. >> dr. needle, that's his real name, says the playgrounds are important for the community and the health of the children. >>> let's take a look at the weekends forecast. mark, good afternoon. >> good afternoon. it will be cooler this weekend. nothing

the school dedicated the new playground today. the principal, thomas smith, says the old playground was outdated. students got a chance to vote in the design they like the best. >> parents and kids love it. i got a bunch of thank you cards in my mailbox the next day after it was opened thanking us for making the playground into a huge community project. >> smith says the new playground was funded with the help of local businesses and community fundraisers. >>> the pride of baltimore has docked in baltimore after a four four-month tour in canada and the great lakes. the ship returned to the inner harbor today. it docked at the broadway peer. it will be opened today until 6:00 tonight. you have 40 minutes left to make it out there. private baltimore two will take part in the race parade sail through the inner harbor. >>> this friday walmart will sell apple's ipad in hundreds of stores throughout the u.s. retail giant is one of the high competitors of best buy and target which started selling the tab let's. what it lacks in timelines

. >>> no playing on the playground. more than a million and a half dollars was used to buy new playground equipment for one bay area school district. so why is it off limits tonight? >>> from california to new jersey, bullying has turned deadly three times in the past week. these three young men are all from different parts of the country but it's believed all three committed suicide after being bullied because they were gay. ktvu's patty lee -- patti lee bringing the story. >> reporter: the three suicides bring the problem into the spotlight, problems that are being addressed locally. >> you're going through these frustrations, you know exactly what it's like. >> reporter: 11 and 12-year- olds may seem too young to deal with these issues. >> i deal with bullying on a daily basis, i deal with gay problems on a daily basis. >> reporter: now 18-year-old college freshman tyler clemente have jumped off a bridge after images of him having sexual relations with another man hit the internet. >> because it is just out there. a

they want a playground there. have any of you ever gone down there to see exactly where this spot is? it is right on the border of the f line. give me a break. you want a 2-year-old to run out in the street and get killed by an f line? then next to the f line shelter, there's a handicap ramp which is quite wide next to it. this is not the place for a playground. all of the parks and the major cities do not have sports, do not have play grounds at waterfront parks. it is about time we copied what is nice and successful. new york sydney australia. vancouver, chicago, all have beautiful tasteful parks. let's have the same thing here. the next thing is -- they -- the leftover electric generators which are huge a and block 202 of the ferry park which peter pan put there for their -- their show has to go. this cannot remain -- number one -- may i complete this statement. against the rules of the park when i -- were -- no buildings were to be built there-on. this has to be removed immediately. this will never be used aga

got the students off the playground within three minutes.yed in their rooms safe, construction workers even harbored some students in the area where we're expanding the cafeteria here at the school. kids were safe. we worked with tremendous help from our city. the police department, fire department, and the school district worked to develop a plan to reunite the students were w. their parents. i really want to compliment our parents that was a pretty or did hely reunion that happened out here. people very worried about their children. their children very happy to see them. i'm thankful that part of this incident is over and appreciate the support of our community. thank you. >> do you have any questions? >> who is he? >> sure, right now it's under investigation we are trying to identify him through fingerprints. we are not getting any statements from him. basically it's an ongoing investigation. >> somehow connected to the school in any way? >> don't have any evidence to indicate that so i can't answer your question outside that we are tryin

then it got started when the first playground was opened. and people started saying -- because it said age 5 to 12. and then another sign said something else. so they thought maybe they were switched or something. but the installation was exactly to specifications that were ordered. so there is no error in terms of the design of the particular grade level playground. >> it makes me feel sad. >> how many come. >> because it is shut down and we can't play. >> the district will meet with the manufacturer to make sure it is safe. >>> an 8-year-old girl that was kidnapped last night was rescued. the girl was playing with six friends last night in fresno when the driver lured her into his pickup truck and then drove off. witnesses including the girl's mother tried to find the vehicle and chp issued an amber alert. neighbor victor perez recognized the truck description, cut off the driver and approached him. >> the second time i cut him off he got a little aggravated and the little girl stuck the head out and i said that's the guy. >> the girl was

.  dedicated the new playground today.nd is outdated and three to four students were allowed to play at a time. the students got a chance to vote on the design they liked the best. >> parents love it. they cannot thank enough. i got a bunch of thank you cards in my mailbox the next day after it was opened thanking us for making the playground. > ing with the help of local businesses and community fundraisers. >>> let's look at how the drive is going tonight. looks like a lot of traffic 695 and liberty road. st: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? is a bird in the hand worth 2 in the bush? appraiser: well you rarely see them in this good of shape. appraiser: for example the fingers are perfect. appraiser: the bird is in mint condition. appraiser: and i would say if this were to go to auction today, appraiser: conservatively it would be worth 2 in the bush. woman: really? appraiser: it's just beautiful, thank you so much for bringing it in. woman: unbelievable anncr: geico. 15 minutes could

this will be a brand-new playground. unfortunately because it will take time for the concrete to cure, they won't be able to play on it for 78 hours. live here in south san francisco, today in the bay. >> thanks, bob. >> a little bit of patience for the kids. good news for them and south bay families in need. they will have a new place to call home. starting today, families can tour the monterey family village apartments. the apartment complex is made up of 71 new affordable unis located on monterey road and met calf. >>> the leadership may be changing in north korea, thaw the commander of u.s. forces said the u.s. and allies are ready to stop any north korean aggression. they made the comments a short i'm ago. the north president kim ginning ilnamed his youngest son as his replacement. he will continue nuclear ambitions. police pulled in $159 million worth of cocaine after a tip from u.s. invest gators. police were in biz bane to greet a ship of coke that weighed more than a half ton. the drugs came in from south americ

that means those new playgrounds are off limits for now. and some parents wonder if they'll ever be safe for their children to play on. sal castaneda live where there are a number of concerns tonight. >> reporter: i want to show you this brand new playground equipment. you might imagine how tempting for children it is for children to have this new equipment here. they want to play on it but now the school district says not so fast. today at rancho elementary school the brand new playground equipment was not available much to the disaappointment of children. the unified school district officials say six children have been injured, a higher number than normal. some have suffered broken arms after using the new equipment unveiled for the new school year. nevado school superintendent says the incidents concerned her and she ordered the equipment roped off until an investigation is completed. >> until we can get the manufacturing out here and we can have a meeting, i thought it was better close down the equipment for now. >> reporter: districts

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it is like a home makeover. >> definitely, playground edition.any kids would consider mud a playground itself. >> this is true. >> but go to our storm scanner right now, and we will see some areas of rain mainly in new england and pennsylvania. this has been giving us the unsettled weather for the path past couple of days. that was been around for a couple of days and kick out of here tomorrow. tomorrow, back to the sunshine. comfortable as well, 73. that is where we should be temperature-wise. we have been below average for several days. 73 but tomorrow, mid to upper 70's by the weekend. a good chance of mid 70's by friday through sunday, maybe by the middle part of next week we could see some showers. until then, it is looking present -- is looking pleasant with a good chance of sunshine. we do need a chance to dry out after the drought. >> when you see the seven-day forecast, it we wish we could >> when you see the seven-day forecast, it we wish we could start tom my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an

they entered the playground into a nationwide contest on the kaboom web site. it's a nonprofit devoted to creating accessible playgrounds around the world. they will receive $25,000 in new playground equipment. >> long time before we got started with this, there was no one in this park. it was like a dead park with people coming through doing things they shouldn't -- negative things. >> the on-line voting ended this afternoon. kaboom says the winners will be announced in the next few days. >> heads up here. if you see teams of armed police officers storming bay area buildings this weekend, it is likely part of a large training exercise called urban shield. you may spot them in san francisco scaling the transamerica pyramid. responding to a mock terrorist attack in livermore or checking for make believe dirty bombs in berkeley. police departments from around the bay area, the f.b.i. and three international teams will take part in this drill. urban shield is considered the largest tactical exercise in the nation. >> now we know. >> that's what it is. >> we're exp

as you know we're excited about the opportunity to to renovate the playground. it is part of a large irproject with the san francisco branch library bond project. our playground renovation would be funded largely through, we hope, state grants through proposition 84. it is a project we're excited about. it has been before you a couple of times for discussion, but i just -- the planning commission is actually currently hearing public comment on the e.i.r. literally as we speak. we'll keep you posted -- as things develop. public meetings. a public meeting will be held this saturday from noon to 1:00 to solicit support for the tennis complex. this is an exciting opportunity for one of the city's -- for a pro shop tennis less operation at the tennis complex. a request for proposals is scheduled to go before the rec and park commission on october 21st. another public meeting at the visitation valley clubhouse, next thursday october 14th at 6:00, our department will host a meeting to discuss the agency strategy to keep our city's clubhouses activated in the face of cu

until then, all playgrounds are off limits. >>> a week without water. yet he survived somehow. today he explained how he did it. you will hear from that hiker who was planning to die. >>> and it is time for an upgrade and we are the only ones who can tell you what it includes. the first look at what will be changing at dmvs across the state. >>> we had 63 degrees in half moon day when the sunset. 81 in sonoma. now in the sky what you'll see tomorrow. that's with the pinpoint forecast. >>> what good is a discount if you don't get full contract? >> you spend all this time search -- searching for the deals. >> the popular coupons. >> it is frustrating. >> coming up in minutes. y balo. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could do a lot to fix sacramento. i'm on a mission to create more jobs, stop wasteful spending, and improve our schools. let's get to work. ♪ from his frere jacques

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this shouldn't happen in a playground or anywhere. police in howard county say a girl was sexually assaulted by four men. linda so is here with the details this morning. >> reporter: jamie, parents in the area are concerned. the playground where police say it happened is a pretty busy one. it's behind talbot springs elementary school in columbia. police say the incident happened around 7 tuesday night a7-year-old girl told police four men with dread locks grabbed her and sexually assaulted her. the girl managed to get home and a relative took her to the hospital. the girl told police she didn't know the men and hadn't seen them and couldn't tell how old they were. police say three of the men left the scene on motor scooters and the fourth on a bike. >> i was -- i am not going to be send sending them up there at night unless i am with them. >> reporter: the girl was treat and released from the hospital. if you have information on the cause, call 410-313-stop. linda so, abc2 news. >> >>> 6:47. let's go to college park. a 21-year-old man

. >>> we uncovered a list of injuries sustained by children at two playgrounds.onight officials are taking actions to make sure no other kids are hut. a look at what is wrong with the playgrounds, the steps taken and reaction from parents when we return. [ mom ] my son ryan didn't know his voulez-vous from his frere jacques... [ speaking french ] [ mom ] ...so he decided to study in paris. ♪ to see french masterpieces with his very own eyes. we even linked our citibank account to his so when his account ran low we just transferred funds. i just hope the language isn't a barrier. bonjour. [ mom ] my ryan can be very shy. [ male announcer ] from linked accounts to citi mobile we make it simple to manage your finances. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. >>> tonight's headlines, president obama may be looking for a new chief of staff. rahm emanuel is expected to resign and run for mayor of chicago. the current mayor will not seek reelections. rahm emanuel will start campaigning on monday. intelligence reports out of pakistan, 8 germans and two british