. >> on the frozen waters of resolute bay, samson simeonie and tommy salluviniq are hunting seal. for hours on end, they take aim at seal breathing holes in the ice. >> if you move around too much they're not going to come up. they're going to go somewhere. >> how long do you have to stay still for? >> until a seal comes up. >> that could be a long time. >> yeah. the inuit depend on hunting, and have adapted to the harsh environment that way for thousands of years. >> they're just curious animals. so, once he hears a noise he goes and checks it out, eh? >> where there are no roads, little employment and the highest food costs in canada, seal hunting is more than a way of life. it's part of survival. for many inuit there is fear that all the changes could alter this landscape forever. rich with untapped natural resources, nunavut is canada's largest territory. among the 28 communities scattered across it, 85 percent of the residents are aboriginal inuit. >> in greenland you cannot go hunting by snowmobile, you have to use dogs. >> by law? >> yes by law. >> aaju peter is originally

resolution. earlier today, james bays who is al jazeera's diplomatic editor, caught up with the syrian foreign minister. james pressed on him on whether or not when it comes to geneva two, whether he will accept that the syrian leader will have to stand aside. take a listen to james talking to him just now. >> nobody can speak about the role of president assad, because it is mentioned in the constitution. so we will not violate our constitution. his role is for the syrian people is very important and crucial. >> reporter: so he didn't say no, but he didn't say yes either. back to you. >> now, let's pivot to iran. hassan rouhani spoke today. really markable the change in tone from iran out there this week, and it seemed to change more every day. talk about the highlights. >> he is still here on his charm offensive. and he has just given a news conference here, and the main thrust of what he had to say was that he is looking for tangible results from the p-5 plus germany coming up in geneva on the 15th and 16th of october. where iran has now been invited to bring its own proposals to the table. and he is

bay bridge. we got a lot of mixed reaction on the kron 4 facebook page regarding the resolution. owry i will always say bay bridge, i want it to be that. i don't feel the need to rename it because there was a new span built. kevin kirby: i think it's fitting..its old, and just won't go away.kinda like the person it's being named after karen says simply " it will be the bay bridge or simply the san francisco bay bridge to me. "join the conversation by first "liking" the kron 4 facebook page. then sound off below in the comments section of the story. president obama speaking right now on the 12th anniversary of the september 11th. it will take a listen and hear as we go to break. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-en

bay areas as permitted under the m l u >> thanks we have ms. alden. >> thank you ms. alden the item before us is the resolution that approves a new initiative. you know that this is a recreational grant organization that grants funds around the bay hear e area. it's not a j pa it exists by the memory between oakland and san jose and the surrounding counties. it's been in existence and it's charred by my depended head and deputy from the san francisco fire department is the other member. we have this he organization that is why this item is here today. the board of supervisors recently approved the m l u and that expires on december 1st. it has no substance changes it only expends the date and it was approved. all the member jurisdictions need to pass it through their board of supervisors are city council's. there's no fiscal impact of the m l u but because san francisco is the agency we want the budget committee to review it. i'm not aware there's a budget report and i'm happy to answer any questions >> supervisor avalos. >> thank you for your presentation. i have a few questions to understand how the program works. i notice that grant amount

today the state senate is expected to take up a resolution to rename the western span of the bay bridge after former san francisco mayor willie brown. the state assembly unanimously passed the resolution. brown was assembly speaker for 15 years. governor brown says he were opposed the name change and says the bridge should remain the bay bridge like it has always been but the governor may not have were say in the matter. he cannot veto a legislate i resolution. >> president obama has nominated congresswoman barbara lee of oakland as representative to the u.n. general aassembly. her term in the house ends next year and will not be affected. she is an antiwar advocate and announced her opposition to the plan for military action in syria. the nomination needs senate approval. >> you can feel the steam kicking up today. >> absolutely. like yesterday. we will have small craft advisory on the bay shore and in the delta so watch out for that will set as far as our day planner, we have spotty drizzle through 7:00 this morning. temperatures are in the upper 50's to low 60's. it will be partly su

security council passed a resolution to get rid of their chemical weapons. james bays reports on this global decision. >> just three weeks ago military action in syria seemed close. >> i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. >> an entirely different outcome for now. a unanimous vote by 15 security council members to authorise the disarmament of syria's chemical weapons arsenal. a resolution based on the deal drawn up by the u.s. and by russia. >> together the world with a single voice for the first time is imposing binding obligations on the bashar al-assad regime, requiring it to get rid of weapons that have been used to devastating effect as tools of terror. >> his russian counterpart made it clear what this is not. >> translation: this resolution does not fall under chapter vii of the u.n. charter, and does not allow for automatic use of coercive measures of enforcement. >> there was talk about what happens after the meeting. talk again of trying to stop the war. and a new date for the much-delayed geneva peace conference. >>. >> we have agreed and it has

the senate will vote today on a resolution naming the western span of the bay bridge after former sanrancisco mayor willie brown. the state assembly passed the measure three weeks ago and the senate is expected to go along today but there is a new wrinkle in the map, a lawsuit is expected to be filed today, claiming lawmakers fast tracked the bill and slipped it influence without following proper procedures. the governor brown opposes the name change saying spans can only be named after someone who is deceased. there have been exceptions. >> mike nicco, is the sun the exception? >> right now in some places it is but in other places it is coming out quicker and here it is now from our exploritorium camera, the port of oakland has flight arrival delays at sfo but i will show you where the sunshine is and the seven-day forecast ahead. >> the animal voted as the world's ugliest... >> you have heard of tiger moms, how about an eagle dad? the guy who admittedly is using extreme parenting to raise his >> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> y

. >> the state senate will vote on a resolution naming the western span of the bay bridge after former san francisco mayor willie brown and it was passed unanimously and the senate is expected to go along today. there is a new wrinkle: a lawsuit is expected to be filed today claiming that lawmakers fast tracked the bill and slipped it through without following proper procedure. the governor brown also opposes the name change pointing out state rules say bans cannot be named after people who are alive >> now the weather. mike? >> good morning, again. we will break down the next 12 hours. more drizzle. more clouds. temperatures are mild. we will see more sunshine by noon at the coast and that is where they will cling the longest at 62. 68 at lunch time. 74 inland and mild to cool. by 4:00 county we are looking at temperatures under average, 82 inland and 70 around the bay and 20 degrees cooler at the coast. by 7:00, sunny conditions. but we cool in the low 70's inland and mid-60's around the bay and 60 at the coast. that is jacket weather. friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures are warm

okay >> item 6 the resolution authorizing the renewal of lease the 3801 with bay view for uses at themonthly cost of $38,000 plus. >> we have mr. up dike here to speak. >> we're seeking a 5 year lease and one 4 year option for the space in the bay view plaza at third and evans. this is psychiatrist 4 hundred and dph has been there occupying it. it's for a foster care and health needs. the programs are in the footnote of the budget analysis report. the lease starts on july one we're seeking retroactive. that's an enable over the prior years. we believe the market rate is in excess of 2 hundred and $0.82 per no. looking over the x 194013 for class c space in the city those prices are now running a little bit over $3 per secret over the month. the improvement is for new flooring. to accommodate that we need to move around some furnishings and that's $25,000 toward that project as a moving expense allocation. it includes annual rent and it's collared though no more than 2 percent every year. the renewal plan is we're asking for the 5 year term. the moving expenses are consistent with the

>> thank you, of course i'm supportive of this resolution and i want to notice that in the bay area of the quron acre -- chronicle about the john king story of maclaren park and while many are restoring the park, it didn't almost, it was like a reference of the old maclaren park and no what we are seeing as the changing maclaren part and there is a great deal of advocacy and volunteer ship around the park and we are so many different ways this project is going to get restored and didn't quite get to that in the story today. i just want to make sure we can have some real positive things to say about maclaren park. i there probably three or four times a week walking through trails and i see people everywhere with the dogs and without the dogs and i see new games being played there all the time. it's wonderful so sea. this is a wonderful thing being made to improve the parks in san francisco. >> thank you, i will share that information with our public information officer. perhaps you can rebuttal or provide more information. >> okay, thank you very much. any public comment? seeing none, p

bays has more. >> there's the prospect of twop different resolutions being produced.he russians say they want to come up with a plan for these chemical weapons to be transferred to the international community. but france has decided it wants to speed up the process. it is worried this could be a stall tactic. and they are drafting their own resolution including some things which i think the russians will support, syria's chemical weapons should be handed over to the international community and a number of measures that i think the russians may not agree to. it says the assad regime must hand over those responsible for the attack to the international criminal court. syria has said it had nothing to do with that attack. and what we understand of the french draft resolution, is that it will be made under chapter 7 of the un charter. what that means is it will be backed by the use of force if assad does not comply with any part of the resolution, that, then, could trigger military intervention. >> and people on the other side are also speaking out. the syria national coun

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. >> the state senate will vote on a resolution naming the western span of the bay bridge after formercisco mayor willie brown. the assembly unanimously passed the measure and the senate will go long. there a new wrinkle: a lawsuit is expected to be filed today claiming the lawmakers fast track the bill and slipped it through without following proper procedure. the governor also opposes the name change pointing out that state rules say the ban cannot be named after people who are still alive. >> now a closer look at the forecast. mike, it will warm up but it is drizzly and damp. >> we are off to a not so warm start. 58 in portrero hill and 59 in forest hill and everyone else is 60 to 61 degrees. 62 in richmond and bell monday is 63 and santa clara, saratoga, 64 in pittsburg, walnut creek and union city, and american canyon is at 63 and petaluma at 60 of the we will breakdown the day planner the next 12 hours and we will remain cloudy with drizzle through 7:00 hour, and temperatures in the upper 50's to slow 60's and by noon, more sunshine and 74 inland, and 68 around the bay and 62 at

> as soon as today, california lawmakers could approve naming a section of the bay bridge after willie brown. the resolutionoving through the legislature. it would rename the western span of the bay bridge after mayor brown. brown wrote an editorial against naming the bridge after him. but the chronicle reports that the proposal has the support of the politically powered naacp as well as many lawmakers. >>> meanwhile, the new eastern span of the bay bridge had a lot of traffic this weekend. this was the first weekend visitors had access to the bridge since reopening last monday. officials estimate roughly 450 people visited the bridge per hour. the chp officers were seen patrolling the officer bike path. they say it was to help with crowd control. meet. >>> metering lighting are on for concord and pittsburg along the highway 4 and 242, they will glow green to get drivers used to seeing the lights. they will be on during commute times. >>> santa rosa, may be putting an end to the idea of a county wide plastic bag ban. for two years, sonoma county has been trying to build support for the measure. the ban woul

most have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases and one is a baypper who is more than a wannabe. >> we have an inmate come in a couple days ago, international rap artist named drew down. >> my kids know his songs, my daughters. they're all into the rap. >> he was around when 2 short was around and pocket man was around. he been around for a while. ♪ >> in the '90s i listened to a lot of his music. i was a fan. so we got a celebrity here. >> i'm right here right now. i don't have all day, though. so you will see me back on the street. you will see me blow my music again, you will see me doing movies because this ain't going to stop me. i'm a boss. dru down's real name is danyle robinson. he was arrested for driving under the influence, violations of probation for a prior dui. he must serve the remainder of his sentence, three years, in the santa rita jail. >> i never really wanted too many people that don't know me. me, i'm distinctive to me. i have this certain look and aura about myself. i stay in ocean ways for the bays and i might have shorted c

bay bridge. he may not have much say in that matter. the governor cannot veto a legislative resolution.e will see what the law i can makers decide to do. -- law i can makers decide to do. >> tonight the people have spoken. the fate of anthony wiener and his bid to become the next mayor of new york. >> and did she cheat? what endurance swimmer diana nyad have to say about those skeptical of her swim from cuba to florida. >> and are you throwing away money? what food safety experts say about expiration dates and why they may not mean what we are lead to believe. >> i'm sandhya patel. low clouds are making a big push tonight. we are looking at some damp roadways in the morning commute. side-by-side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board -- what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] split atoms? [ flo chuckles ] [ whirring ] hey, how's that atom-splitting thing going? oh! a smarter way to shop around -- now that's progressive. call or click today. the iphone 5 with not one but two new designs. >> with that apple introduced a pair of iphones in cupertino

few weeks old and the spotlight has already turned to that other stretch of the bay bridge, the western span. resolution the assembly would name this portion of the bridge the willie l. brown, jr., bridge after former speaker and san francisco mayor willie brown. it has its supporters like senator roderick wright. >> the first speaker of color and being the longest serving speaker, at least we can do is the bridge. >> reporter: the resolution to rename the bridge sits with the senate transportation committee. in a 6-1 vote that committee allowed the resolution to move forward but only by waiving key senate rules. one obvious rule, people are usually dead before a bridge is named in their honor. >> there are a number of things named after people who are dead so i'm certainly not advocating we kill willie to name the bridge after him. >> reporter: but outside the capital some want the entire resolution killed. senator darrell steinberg received a letter from three former san francisco supervisors. aaron peskin, matt gonzalez and quinton kopp all don't want the bridge named after brown saying it does not r

and russia will seek a security council resolution that could authorize military action. >>> happening today, bay demonstrators will hold a protest over america's possible response to the crisis in syria. there have been several similar events in recent weeks including protests staged in front of senator dianne feinstein's office and house. today's event begins at 1:00 and will be held on the pedestrian path of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. >>> governor brown and a high-ranking chinese official signs a landmark agreement to fight climate change. the signing took place yesterday. the memo of understanding calls on china and california to curb carbon gases, reduce energy consumption and invest in clean technologies. currently china produces more greenhouse gases than any other country. governor brown says china's pollution problems are also california's. >> build-up of greenhouse gases is diffuse, it's spread throughout the entire world. and greenhouse gas comes from africa, from china, from california, from texas, from great britain, from all over. >> a chinese government representative

resolution to protect this legacy. and it's a symbol for the black community throughout the bay area and for black bookstores throughout the country and thank you very much for your time. i have a letter here on behalf of the vice president chair on behalf of the department of african studies >> president and commissioners. good afternoon. i'm the cleveland of the japan task force. i want to echo the support for moving forward with land marking here. i don't have to go into the long history of this business and this family with - is being such a key part of japan town community for so long. i would only underline that number one marcus books is listed among the historic resources in japan town the 3 hundred that are in a latter report and also i want to make a point i don't know anyone else has the unique collection at the store makes this tore i think will have a unique and i think very good business prospect and this land marking will help insure the successful of this business >> thank you our next speaker. >> hi i'm dr. marion john i'm with the mental health center. i want to stress highway important it is to maint

bay area news. >>> now, to the crisis in syria. one step closer. today a senate committee passed a resolution to use military force in syria. the bipartisan vote gave the green light for the u.s. to launch limited air strikes against the regime. the proposal goes to the full senate for a vote. nbc bay area finds people in the bay area also divided on the issue. >> those images coming out of syria it is so powerful it is hard not to feel something. the problem is there are a lot of people who just don't want the u.s. to get involved with another conflict. each side watching carefully to see if lawmakers give the president -- >> keep the pressure on. >> reporter: the voices against u.s. military strikes at protests in san francisco and san jose may be loud but the voices for strikes are no less urgent. >> you are not going to stop a mad man on the loose been half years and no eone stopped him yet. the more you let this go the more he is going to be killing. >> reporter: a member of the bay area chapter of the syrian council feels fortunate to have escaped syria. >> in 1982 his father killed over 45,000 people and many of my fa

. >>> no resolution in the effort to name the bay bridge in honor of former san francisco mayor willierown. today's meeting at the senate transportation and housing committee, opponents said it's inappropriate to name the span, the western span, after someone who's still alive. spir supports of the brown bridge say his service as the first african-american mayor of san francisco and assembly speaker make him well worthy of the honor. some want to name the bridge for emperor joshua norton, san francisco's self-proclaimed emperor who called for such a bridge in 1872. >> i don't need to necessarily talk about emperor norton, but he was not the mayor of san francisco, wasn't the speaker of the assembly. his accomplishments wouldn't even fit in mr. brown's, you know, top dresser drawer. >> so here's where we stand. the transportation committee may vote as early as tonight on whether to pass the bill naming the bridge for willie brown. it would then move on to the full senate. >>> all right. let's turn things over to meteorologist jeff ranieri. very hot temperatures outside. low humidity. it

resolution that could authorize military action. >>> happening today bay area demonstrators will hold protest over the response to the crisis in syria. there have been several similar events in the recent weeks, including some staged in front of senator feinstein's home and office. it will be today at 1:00 on the pedestrian path of the bay bridge's new eastern span. >> governor brown and a high-ranking chinese official have signed a landmark agreement to fight climate change. the signing took place in downtown san francisco yesterday. the memo of understanding calls on china and california to curb carbon gases, reduce energy consumption and invest in clean technologies. currently china produces more greenhouse gas than any other country. governor brown said china's pollution problems are also california's. >> a buildup of greenhouse gas spreads throughout the entire world and greenhouse gas comes from africa, from china, from california, from texas, from great britain, from all over. >> a chinese government representative said the agreement is vital to help china meet its clean energy

bay bridge, after former san francisco mayor and assembly speaker willie brown. governor brown has already come out against the proposal, but doesn't have the authority to veto the nonbinding resolution. an activist plans to file a lawsuit, claiming lawmakers can only name state roadways after the deceased. >>> prosecutors say an east bay mcdonald's manager masterminded an inside job, robbing his own restaurant. it happened at the mcdonald's at santa rita road and 580 in pleasanton back on august 28th. investigators say felix gonzalez wore a mask, climbed through the drive-through window and demanded money from the safe. he ordered workers into the freezer before making his getaway. five days later he allegedly targeted another mcdonald's in san mateo. >> he put the girls in the freezer in the back, then took the manager that was working and took him to the safe. >> after that robbery, an officer spotted the suspect's vehicle on the san mateo bridge. police say they found stolen cash, a fake gun, and mask. gonzalez has reportedly confessed to both robberies and is in jail. >>> an invasion of wild pigs in the east bay, pigs going wild in a residential neighborhood. >>> we know now the

bay bridge. it's now the willie l. brown, jr. bridge that resolution passed today and it took effect immediately. and i caught up to willie brown this afternoon and he says, this is an unbelievable honor am. >> an iconic place like the bridge named after an african america is really earth shaking shaking. while i might joke about it, i really know how important it really is. >> you have your critics. people who, you know, don't like you, don't like decisions you've made, frankly didn't want this bridge named for willie brown. what do you say to those people? >> the democratic process works in strange ways. they didn't win the fight. so they ought to join obama and hook up with putin and find a diplomatic way to apologize. >> reporter: there are a number of supervisors former san francisco supervisors kopp among them who hated the idea. even governor brown didn't like it. he said he would not vote to approve it. it doesn't matter. it's just a resolution, doesn't require the governor's signature. a lot of you are probably asking, you know, how much is th

bay bridge. the senate expected to take up a resolution to rename it after former san francisco mayor willie brownovernor brown says the bridge should keep the name it's had 77 years. >> meantime city manager is calling it quits after a 44 year career of public service in silicon valley. she today announced her plans to retire in december. she started kt city in 1969 as a part time recreation aide while in high school. >> apple debutted new iphones today, take a look. these sherbert ones are plastic. this is the lower priced iphone 5 c. there is also the 5 s. it offers long-rumored fingerprint sensor letting you unlokt phone without a pin. abc 7 news has now on how it may open overseas market as well. >> signs in apple dominate bid colored circles, what is coming was colorful iphones. but below, apple has done major engineering to propel the iphone forward. >> the 5 s is the most forward thinking phone created, perhaps anyone has made. >> apple added a fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone. watch how it scans to learn swirl asks ridges that eliminates the use of a pass word apple said half of th