say, i will to respectfully disagree, and our will continue towards working to a situation where sam francisco does not divide people by progressive nor conservative or anything in between. of a lot has been made of that division this evening, albeit with a personal interest because i've put my name forward. i would love to see the day we do not have this discussion in a more -- this discussion anymore and the board makes appointees and that the mayor's office will do like wirese and of the commissioners will elect their president or vice-president with weighing in on what they think will bring to the table rather than anything about cross the boundary lines or anything like that. i am disappointed i could not appeal to the members who are appointees. i would love to be able to get a unanimous rate, but i am putting my name forward because i love doing this work. i have put more credits in then i have been given credit for. i could have arrived for many more people to come here and testified. i did not. i elected to leave them alone. i just try to get my own support are offering what i offer o

the very next day a man told police he found banana sam into san francisco's stern grove and lured himo the backpack. after weeks in garn teen he'll be returned to his exhibit today and a bonus if you bring banana sam a valentine you'll be treated to $1 off admission all week long. police still investigating how banana sam ended up in the backpack. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay," growing food tr lyfaa matter how much space you have. anything not moving forward is moving backward. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs. with the lexus enform app suite, the most connected information and communication technology available in an automobile. [ tires screeching ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming

banana sam, san francisco's favorite squirrel monkey, is back in the public eye.es over new year's weekend when he was stolen for a few days from the zoo. he has been recovering from his ordeal since then and yesterday he was reunited with the rest of his troop. >> he's eating, he's integrated very well pack into the group. he did undergo a 30-day quarantine time. we brought another monkey from his group to the hospital with him so he had a pal. >> zoo keepers will be giving special education natural talks at 11:30 and 2:30 today. if you bring a valentine's card for sam you get a dollar off the admission price. the circumstances surrounding banana sam's disappearance are still under investigation. >>> this morning there's a new place for dogs to roam in san francisco. yesterday was the grand opening of the dog park. it's at the corner of beale and bryant streets. event had dogs for adoption, advice from vets and trainers and free dog treats a silent auction was also held to raise operating funds for the park. it's going to be maintained by neighborhood volunteers.

you can once again see san francisco's new celebrity banana sam this weekend.er weeks in quarantine the squirrel monkey will be returned to his exhibit tomorrow. someone stole the monkey from the enclosure in december. the next day a man told police he found sam in san francisco's stern grove and lured him into his back pack. employees are checking to see if that man can receive the $5,000 reward. >> time for a business and tech report. scott mcgrew is checking in. >> the latest is we have steve jobs' fbi file. back in the early '90s, steve jobs was consider forward a position in washington during the administration of george herbert walker bush. the background investigation found much of what anybody who knew him knew, that he was a bragert, insisted on his way, several called jobs dishonest. the report also details a plot by an unidentified man who claimed to have placed bombs in silicon valley and demanded steve jobs pay him $1 million to defuse them. no bombs were discovered. to this day we don't know who the extortionist is. back in modern day apple shares

francisco giants also made a similar video last year. they were the first professional sports team to participate. >>> well, banana sam is back. the squirrel monkey was stolen from the san francisco zoo new year's weekend. sam has been quarantined for a month after he was found in some bushes near the zoo. police say the investigation into his kidnapping is still open. zoo visitors who bring a valentine to welcome sam back this weekend will get a dollar off admission. let's check in with elizabeth to see if there's rain in tomorrow's forecast in case you are heading to the zoo. >> what do you get a monkey for valentine's day? >> i guess you get them a banana. >> that would make sense. let's head out the door. these are your current conditions outside. as don knapp showed us earlier, it's a nice night. now overnight, we could get a few more clouds roll in and some fog, some patchy fog in our inland valleys. temperatures aren't going to be too bad. a little on the chilly side. mostly in the upper 30s to low 40s for coast, bay, and inland. for tomorrow, we're going to see partly to mostly cloudy skies. for the bulk of the day, a c

>>nichole: a cloud of all ages gathered to see good and a stamp, bound for the san francisco zoo. banana sam now has a fan club that started when he was snatched from the zoo but then returned by someone whom sought a $5,000 reward. police task ... also on giving the man and a reward because they questioned his story. they won't release his name and are continuing to investigate the case. after bananas >> was returned, he was quarantined. >> he is healthy and doing fine. it's always a precaution that would take. >> we prepared all of the damage that was sent to the exhibit. we now have more lights and cameras. any time you go to something like this, you always reevaluate. >>mark: of we saw some showers this morning from a departing storm system. we have some wet weather early on but disguised it clear a little bit today. temperatures in the '50s. we already have another storm system headed our way. it is just off shore. of this will bring a chance of rain for tomorrow evening. right now, temperatures in the '40's and '50's. for tonight, partly cloudy skies of breezy wins. this is a live the

sam is back. the sciewrl monkey was stolen from the san francisco zoo new year's weekend. quarantined for a month and after being found in the bushes near the zoo, he was returned. the information still open. two visitors who bring a valentine will get $1 off admission. all right, that's it for eyewitness news at 11:00, we'll see you back tomorrow night at 5:30. our updates are always on cbssf.com. we'll leave you tonight with what you have missed at the lunar new year parade. have a great night.

banana sam is back on display at the san francisco zoo. the squirrel monkey gained national attention when he was stolen over new year's weekend. sam has been quarantined for a month and after he was found in some bushes near the zoo apparently unharmed, police say the investigation into his abduction though is still open. zoo visiters who bring a valentine to welcome sam back this weekend will get a dollar off admission. >>> for more than 150 years, san francisco has hosted one of the biggest and best chinese new year's celebrations in the world. and don knapp is in san francisco where the annual new year's parade is just getting under way. don. >> reporter: that's right, ann. i think it looks like controlled chaos where we are right now. on sutter and market, the parade begins at second and market to chinatown. it will be all strung out in a little bit but right now this is what you see a lot of people a lot of floats and you're hearing a lot of sounds. it was much quieter about an hour ago when we got here. there seem to be more dragons

. >> we called met sam enterprises at its san francisco offices. they refused to comment on the lawsuit saying they had not yet seen it. >>> two people are in the hospital after a san francisco house exploded. it happened just after eight on capitol avenue in the inc. ingleside district. we talked to a man who lived in the home. he says his fiance and her son were in the back of the home when it exploded. they both were hurt and taken to the hospital. the family living there grow their own medical marijuana and there is a possibility it may havebeen involved in the explosion. >>> and a lot of people are looking out there at the surf this morning. claudine wong is live. a lot of people looking at the surf? >> reporter: it's quite something to see. you can see the ocean still rocking and rolling. people do tend to get a little too close. they just shut down the pier about 30 minutes ago because people were walking all the way to the end and the water was crashing over that pier. it will do that and also crash over the sea wall. if you take a look dow

sam. >> absolutely is. we want to share the love. something to think about. the handsome squirrel monkey became a bay area star, making head leans after being stolen from the san franciscoow, banana sam back in the monkey exhibit. the bonus, take along a valentine for bs, take along a valentine, treated to $1 off admission all week long. >> valentine like a banana. >> a banana with a heart drawn on it. >> now we're thinking. >> creative. good thing for the family to to do. >> banana dessert, cupcakes with love. >> join us tonight, 5:00, 6:00, 11:00. we're gonna erase breast cancer once and for all. once and for all. walking 60 miles... in three days. join us. join us. (woman) we're united. (woman) a family. (man) a movement. (woman) a coming together of thousands. (woman) thousands... (man) with one goal. join us. we're committed. relentless. (woman) we've refused to surrender. (woman) refuse to give up. (woman) we will never give up. (woman) never. never. never. join us. so that no one's life is cut short. no one has to suffer the agony of a loss. the agony of my loss. no one should have to experience what my family went through... go through what i went through. no on

. >> the most famous monk caney in town is bank and the san francisco zoo is offering a sweetheart deal to see banana sam. >> leigh glaser says the rain is coming. >> oscar sunday is february 26th right here on abc-7. but you don't have to wait. download our exclusive oscar app for iphones and ipads, you schursive path to live video from the re oh will you grab us some yoplait? sure. what flavor? mm, one of each. lemon burst, hm, cherry orchard, blackberry harvest... my daughter's grabbing some yoplait. pina colada, orange creme. i can't imagine where she is... strawberry cheesecake. [ grocery store pa ] clean up in aisle eight. found her! [ female announcer ] yoplait original. 25 flavors for you to love. it is so good. >> banana says back, the 17-year-old squirrel monkey that made headlines when he was stolen from his cage. the little guy returned to his exhibit today, and adoring fans lined up to get a look. banana sam was returned a week after he was taken. until now he was being kept under quarantine. >> he has been out for a little while. but we needed to give him a time to acclimate. we're asking p

. >>> the san francisco zoo is celebrating banana sam back in the house this weekend, the monkey househat is. someone stole the squirrel monkey from the enclosure in december. the next day a man told police they found him and lured him into his backpack. well, after weeks in quarantine banana sam returned to the exhibit today. he is so cute. if you go to see him this weekend take a valentine for $1 off admission price. we'll check in with rob and check on the valentine forecast along with the rest of the weekend, i suppose. >> we may see more showers and first today's weather running cool around the bay area, highs that were mainly in the 50s around san francisco, oakland close to 60 and look at san jose, 59 degrees and a couple days ago in the 70s so things cooled off and took time for the clouds to clear out. mostly in the 50s tonight. i do think we could see upper 30s around the north day and a little breezy still and you can see the west wind at 14 through oakland and west-southwest winds at 15 and the headlines tonight watching out for patchy fog with a brief clearing we see tonig

san francisco has a son of sam's law. >> he could sell a $5 million book. what it would be up to is the victim's family one of them saying, this is wrong. suing him then attaching that money and taking it away from him. >> reporter: the law does work despite laying the burden on the victim's family. >> they shouldn't have to do that. that's another revictimmization. >> reporter: mark class who's own daughter was kidnapped and killed says the law has been flawed. he says he's been following the shermantine case. he's opposed to any death row inmate profiting from his crime, but shermantine being made is a unique situation. >> so many families will find resolution from this that it's an investment that's well worth the cause. >> i spoke to the families of wheeler and vandeheiden they both say their loved ones bodies have been identified. both say that they are grateful to padilla. >>> a bit of a warm up today, it's mild outside tonight. temperatures will get into the low 40s. some patchy valley fog. we had it this morning, there'll be less of it tomorrow morn

san francisco has a son of sam's law. >> he could sell a $5 million book. what it would be up to is the victim's family one of them saying, this is wrong. suing him then attaching that money and taking it away from him. >> reporter: the law does work despite laying the burden on the victim's family. >> they shouldn't have to do that. that's another revictimmization. >> reporter: mark class who's own daughter was kidnapped and killed says the law has been flawed. he says he's been following the shermantine case. he's opposed to any death row inmate profiting from his crime, but shermantine being made is a unique situation. >> so many families will find resolution from this that it's an investment that's well worth the cause. >> i spoke to the families of wheeler and vandeheiden they both say their loved ones bodies have been identified. both say that they are grateful to padilla. >>> a bit of a warm up today, it's mild outside tonight. temperatures will get into the low 40s. some patchy valley fog. we had it this morning, there'll be less of it tomorrow morn

>> san francisco regs favorite monkey is bank in this hibt. ban -- banana sam was stolen from thesee and has been recovering. other. >> he did undergo a quan r quarintine period. he was in the hospital for a month. we brought another monkey from his group so he had a pal. >> if you bring him a special valentine tomorrow the zoo will knock a dollar off the price of admission. >> today was the grand opening of the rincon hills dog park. the event had dogs for adoption, advised frock vets and trainers and free dog treats. a silent auction was held to raise operating funds for the park. >> some dogs are showing they have the right stuff when it comes to saving lives. here's a look how an al hype canine unit rescues victims. >> 10,000 feet above sea level, it's home to amazing views, rugged peaks, great skiing, and one remarkable rescue team,. [barking] >> six rescue dogs with thety ski patrol. kevin and rudy have been together for eight years. >> he has been tested, mission ready, since 2004, and he has been on three live missions and three body recoveries. >> a ha

sam? >> i do. >> i do, too. he is now heading home. the squirrel monkey stolen from the san francisco zoo will return to his exhibit on saturday. zookeepers discovered the 17- year-old monkey missing from his enclosure back in december. visitors can bring banana sam a special valentine and get a dollar off zoo admission all weekend long. >> he's a star! >> he is. [ laughter ] >>> here's something you don't expect to see in a major city. >> this is strange. a fox jumping around in the snow but we're in london. take a look. a resident in southeast london saw a fox outside her kitchen window. she captured the image jumping playing in the neighbor's yard. it bounced around the neighbor's collapsed snow fort. it was a lighthearted moment in the midst of a blast of winter weather. >> good camera work for an amateur. >> all you can see outside now are salmon spawning on the golden gate bridge. >> we are getting our blast of wintery weather around the bay area. right now, storm clouds moving onshore. the rain continuing outside looks like it will do so for a while. let's take a look at the do

. >>> squirrel monkey will return to its exhibit at the san francisco zoo this weekend. remember banana sament sv% [ male announcer ] for a better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyquil cold & flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. [ deep breath ] ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪ [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> an exciting night for warriors fans is coming up not tonight but tomorrow night. >> we're here to bring you tomorrow's news now. they're not one of the nba's most glamorous cities. but the thunder of oklahoma making their way into the bay to play the warriors tomorrow. one of the true all that glitters teams though, at least through the last 30 years, the lakers they are all time guy kobe bryant big night. two of the 38, that puts him past shaquille o'neil for the all time scoring list. yeah he is one of the greats of course kareem is number one. but the sickers steal the show. lou williams with the big three there. he had 24. in fact, 14 of his 24 in the fourth quarter. sixers spoil k

. >>> squirrel monkey will return to its exhibit at the san francisco zoo this weekend. remember banana samugh a harrowing monkey napping. after several weeks of quarantined he will finally rejoin his squirrel monkey family. they'll be offering a discount for anyone who brings banana sam a valentine card this weekend. >> hard to resist. we'll be right back. >>> an exciting night for warriors fans is coming up not tonight but tomorrow night. >> we're here to bring you tomorrow's news now. they're not one of the nba's most glamorous cities. but the thunder of oklahoma making their way into the bay to play the warriors tomorrow. one of the true all that glitters teams though, at least through the last 30 years, the lakers they are all time guy kobe bryant big night. two of the 38, that puts him past shaquille o'neil for the all time scoring list. yeah he is one of the greats of course kareem is number one. but the sickers steal the show. lou williams with the big three there. he had 24. in fact, 14 of his 24 in the fourth quarter. sixers spoil kobe's night. 95-90. >>> tom brady's wife says her

sam clearing. temperatures really breezy as well. it's a colder pattern today. >>> the san francisco arch diocese is reacting to white house changes over birth control coverage. on friday president obama announced schools and hospitals operated by the catholic church will not have to cover birth control. insurance companies will do so directly. in a letter to perishers, the arch diocese says that change does not go far enough because many schools and hospitals operated by the church are self- insured. >> i think he wants to find a balance and compromise he's not there yet. and i know. >> they want the white house to define church run schools and hospitals as religious institutions. >>> over the weekend mitt romneyly narrowly beat ron paul in the maine caucuses. paul is pleased with his second place finish. >> just remember the revolution is just beginning. >> rick santorum came in third. newt gingrich in fourth. >> this is a two-person race right now. that's how we are focused on it. if you look at the results from maine, we didn't spend any time there. we did much better than expect

the squirrel monkey that made headlines when he was stolen at san francisco zoo is now ready to go on public. banana sam safely returned after a week somebody took him. he will back on public display when the zoo opens this morning. and banana sam fans who bring in a valentine's card will get a dollar off their admission. nice day for visiting banana sam perhaps. >> a few raindrops. but the system continues so slide to the east. monterey bay could see a chance of showers in the early afternoon. upper 50s and 61 san jose, dry tonight. chinese new year's parade, clear conditions from clouds tomorrow. increasing clouds late in the day. a little more rain sunday night into monday. >> terry: million people down there. thanks for joining us. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter. talk about it at facebook.com/abc7news.com. have a fantastic day.

sam is coming back. the squirrel monkey stolen from the san francisco zoo will return to his exhibit on saturday. zookeepers discovered the 17- year-old monkey missing from his enclosure in december. visitors can now bring him a special valentine and get a dollar off zoo admission all weekend long. he is a celebrity monkey. >> i like how we keep doing updates on him. >>> you never know what might happen during a live sporting event. this is a soccer match in liverpool england. a cat makes it on the field and joins the fun. stopped by the goalie. doesn't seem too interested in the cat. that cat is scared running by exiting the field. you will see later on security. >> get the cat off the [bleeping] field. would you? [ laughter ] >> facebook, how many fans does the cat have? >> 14,000. >> like banana sam. >>> the hacker group "anonymous" strikes back at oakland city officials. we'll have the latest. >> and the circus stunt gone bad. how this final act takes a terrible turn. >>> an appeals court will rule today on the constitutionality of proposition 8. >>> the bay area is getting drenched. coming u

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new visitors who bring a valentine to welcome sam back this weekend will get a dollar off admission. what a deal. >> coming soon to the san francisco bay, one of the most assiduous races. we're talking about the american cup. spin at its turning out to be more complicated than ever. the questions about the development of the port of san francisco's ability to handle the race, who uses it after the race and the ability to raise the money. for that we turn to eberle and former mayor willie brown about the concerns about this high- profile event. >> that discussion we will have this week is about the development. i'm very interested in that. i want to know what parts of the port we can rebuild. we started with. 27 already with the cruise ship terminal. that's exciting to me because for decades we've been talking about the need about really modern cruise ship terminals. there are other peers under water. we can get the america's cup to invest in most peers, i think it's good for the city. >> the question is, what's the return on that investment? this deal was pretty rushed through. is anybody taking a close look at how much he puts in

sam's life. he was stolen and then stole our hearts. what happened to the squirrel monkey stolen from the san francisco zoo.more on that rainy forecast coming up in 30 minutes, right here on nbc bay area. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy dinner. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. school night ideas made easy. >>> we're back on this saturday morning, february 11th, 2012. it's a cold morning with some snow here in new york city. we have a great crowd, which i noticed is shrinking, let's be honest. we want to thank them for joining us and keeping us warm this morning. i'm amy robach along with lester holt. still to come this half hour, the secrets of a las vegas casino. >> you talk about your reality tv, they've got more cameras anded monitors than

of it was sam, and for that reason, people thought that the weather and the san -- it was really not a place that people wanted to live, and it was going to be very typical for san franciscovery difficult for san francisco to expand west. >> if you look at the early maps, it was 3 miles wide by about 6 miles long, this huge sand dunes that just moved around. >> here is an 1875 map of the laguna. says along the side of the map, high sand hills between the pacific ocean and the like. by the way, this had actually opened directly into the ocean. >> lake merced had a high water level. since we paid over much of the city, the water levels have dropped, but at one time, the late actually trade out into the ocean approximately where the dog diner is that now. somewhere in the 1870's, they saw the damage at the water in the late so it did not exit out uncontrolled, and for 10 years, people were drinking lake merced water as drinking water. it is much bigger, too. if you go to san francisco state, the practice will appeal this part of the lake. i do daily city, that was part of the lake. it was huge. >> the southern area [inaudible] but there is a different area. >> there was a cr

sam reunited and it feels so good. a bay area woman putting her body on the line to help out the san francisco spca. laura grech known to many as the ferral cat wrangler is letting a bidder choose her next tattoo. it closes at 10:52. here's what the winning bidder can choose. a selection of tattoos. they will not, however, get to choose exactly where that goes. the tattoo will happen tonight at the spca's cat cocktails a s voodoo party. >> we'll have details 18 live report. >> b.a.r.t. considering a plan to raise revenue without raising prices. >> the latest bay area tradition that could fall to the budget ax. >> a live look outside on this friday. that is san francisco. that looks like a snapshot. very nice. >> for the latest news, traffic and weather, find us on facebook we'll log on now.ce we'll log on now. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully sele

sam is back and returning to his exhibit. at the end of december the well known squirrel monkey you see him was stolen from his enclosure at the san francisco keepers say someone climbed on to the roof of the exhibit, cut some holes in the mesh wire, and stole him. the next day a man returned banana sam saying he found him in stern grove. banana sam will be back on display on saturday. >>> oh shake up at the top of the susan g. komen foundation. the executive who is stepping down following the planned parenthood funding controversy. >>> plus, we're looking live in new york, it's happening right now, the giant celebration for the super bowl champions, the new york giants. you can see it happening live. we'll keep you posted. introducing the new flip & fresh from air wick with 100% fragrance oil. it's something new to brighten your home with two scent levels to choose from for when you want something light or something more. it's the new flip & fresh from air wick. the lasting fresh fragrance that brightens your world with a flip. something in the air wick. mom, i'mwho's the girl?!. it's not a girl. it's bacon. if you love bacon, make it offi

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