cup event authority, along with san francisco america's cup organizing committee, was signed in december 31. it set forth a number of time lines for being able to deliver the 34th america's cup in 2013. the key date we are here to talk about today is that we are on track to deliver compliance with the california environmental quality act in 2011. the ceqa study work that we envision over the course of the next year is going to look at the impacts associated with all of the visitors who would come to san francisco to watch the events, and and all of the different locations where they will go to view the race on the bay, as well as construction activities for improving port property that are needed to be undertaken in 2012 in order to be ready for the 2013 event. it is quite a large amount of analysis. it is also a forum for public participation in the design of the event. we will talk about that a little later. the timeline to undertake a secret document like this in san francisco is 18 to 24 months. we are trying to accomplish a lot in about half the time. the proposal before you today w

america's cup. and the words on everybody's lips for the next few years will be san francisco. d of the process will be the america's cup itself. this will be the new tour, and an annual champion will be crowned in the world series of the america's cup. part of that will also be here in san francisco in august of 2012. we are hoping and we are expecting to introduce a whole new generation of fans to this event. not only the sports fans, but to the general interest fans. how'd we do that? by top quality tv broadcasting, by making the sport and the event much more understandable than it has ever been, by guaranteeing race start times, by great industry standard television camera coverage, and by great programming. let's face it, this will be a great american story. it's an american defender of one of the greatest sporting trophies there is. sailing on american waters to fend off challenges from all over the world. it will be a great american story. [applause] let me just go back to the world series schedule. this will start in june of 2011. only five months away. we will already b

at our thanks to the mayor, the city of san francisco, and the board of supervisors for having the confidence and making the commitment to bringing the america's cup to the presidio san francisco. -- to the great city of san francisco. we are extremely proud to be coming to this great city. we are going to tell you a little bit more about what the america's cup coming to the city will really mean. i think it is right to say that we stand on the edge of an event that will provide enormous drama and theater over the next three years and add to the rich history of the america's cup. in a way, it is a gorgeous marriage between a great event and a great city. we know that the city of san francisco will embrace this america's cup like none other before. like the mayor said, it's likely to bring in something in the region of 10 million visitors from outside of the city to enjoy this event. this is something really special and really big. and this is one of the reasons why. please take a look at the screens. this is truly unique in the history of the america's cup. the ability to stage the entire race in the harbor in view of hundreds of thousands of

. >>> if you want visual proof that the america's cup is coming to san francisco -- the america's cup is coming to san francisco, we'll tell you where you can see it. >>> nice and sunny right now. but that will change. we'll have the forecast in a minute. >>> also -- >> and the oscar goes to -- >> stars shined bright on hollywood's biggest night. ahead, hear more about the film that was treated like royalty. >>> the chp is clearing the scene in sonoma county between a big rig and a car. it happened around 9:45 on highway 16 near adobe road east of petaluma. the road was shut down for an hour and will be shut down shortly to tow the big rig. there were no fatalities, but at least one person was trapped in a burning car and needed to be cut free. officers say the driver of the car made an unsafe turn and hit the big rig. >>> sheriff deputies in san mateo county have a warning for people living in woodside. watch out for conmen posing as utility workers. investigators say two people are making the rounds, claiming they are checking out the damage from the recent storms. one person distra

san francisco and an event. i traveled to sacramento last saturday to speak to the planning conservation leak in the state conference. there were hundreds there to talk about the america's cup process. they see this -- it is interesting to hear the perspective of environmental leaders and elected officials who affiliate intimately with the environmental community from california. they see this event in san francisco as a one and only kind of the event that they want to assign a brand, maybe this will be, a kind of dream event. carbon neutral, perhaps carbon negative, perhaps a zero waste, something they would love to have the super bowl subscribed to, or the olympics, or world cup soccer. that level of thinking is not really mainstream. it really does not happen. they have elevated the expectation that san francisco will put that kind of caliber of green credential into this event. i responded to them that the ceqa process is going to require groups like psl to be right at the table with us, holding us and obligating the city and the organizers that much more responsible, or else, it will just be another gimmicky, novelty kind of thing. in this day and age, people like

i am sitting here and i am listening to the possibility of san francisco hosting the america's cup. i want to expound on the gentleman who just spoke before. he was making references and talking about the kids in terms of different things that will be involved with the hosting of this cup. the other thing i am concerned about, the gentleman making the presentation with the amendments and this kind of review, i hope that -- with the involvement of the kids, trafficking issues have been dealt with. one of the things i'm really concerned about upon reading, we know that to the super bowl is coming up this weekend. dallas has done a full-out, major educational -- to the residence and the overall to the dallas community regarding these events and these kinds of events that draw many people from many different places, to be aware, to be concerned, to be educated regarding the human trafficing issues that are involved with our young kids for the sale of sex. i hope all of this is taken into account with the possibility of posting the america's cup. supervisor chu: thank you. are there othe

many people refer to me as an early supporter of the idea to bring america's cup to san francisco. as many of you know, for me, it is a generational level of support because growing up in southern rhode island where southern rhode island newport was the host of the america's cup for 53 years out of a 150- year tradition, of course, that enthusiasm is compounded once we knew that mr. ellison had won the cup, the san francisco should pounce on the ability to try to become the host here. naturally, we wanted to do everything we possibly could to work together as a city family to extend our families to secure that particular right. needless to say, the people of rhode island are a little bit upset with me, and i and my home town, as my mom likes to remind me. i'm sort of kidding. they said the politics thing does not work there. come back home. that idea is completely off the table. as it relates, i think, to index steps, we are very appreciative of the fact that the city family came together in what was amid very extraordinary circumstances. the board of supervisors, supervisors, room

america's cup for larry ellison bmw racing team. because it was so good and they were so good larry ellison was able to pick san francisco to host the next america's cup. it's here in san francisco bay right now. >>> also this year many of the hundreds of teachers the administrators and the aids who received pink slips in san francisco may actually be laid off. tomorrow the school district will send out layoff notices to 172 teachers. 139 administrators. if the tax extensions proposed by governor brown does not approve a lot of the pink slips will be converted to real actual layoffs. >>> pg&e crews are working on a power outage that is effecting more than 2,000 customers in berkeley and oakland. that outage happened just after 5:00 this morning. now pg&e is not sure of the cause but there is a word that a transformer may have blown. >>> time now 6:35. i have a feeling the toll plaza is wide awake. >> it's getting crowded dave, and pam. right now if you are trying to get into san francisco, give yourself a little extra time. it's not undoable for sure, but that is a little bit of a delay backing up. they have turned the metering ligh

san francisco. thank you. [applause] [laughter] >> larry for in interim mayor. i like that. thank you. most importantly, we want to thank everybody in this room for all the tremendous support in bringing the america's cup to san francisco bay. it is because of our great city and our great community that we were awarded the solder. a big round of applause to everybody in this room. [applause] let's bring this to a close. thank you very much. the media, please report right across the way for a press conference. the rest of you can take a picture of this >> you said you have an expectation of 14 to 16 teams? you have four counters now, five counting you. when you expect to see the other dozen? >> we know of about four more -- five more that i think will be entering shortly. there are a bunch of countries that are very interested. the chinese, the japanese, but over the next 12 months, i think we'll have more entries. >> do you expect that the team will be announcing, now that we have the venue selected, the fifth team. minder standing is that there are four challenger teams. will the sixth team now be mentioned? >> [inaudible] >> ok, thank you. >> i have a question. ian, a lot of our readers are curio

america's cups. that is all about to change. we are holding this cup in but san franciscopectacular amphitheater for sailing that god created on this earth. [applause] of hundreds of thousands of people will be able to watch these races, whether they are cheering on their favorite team, or in one of the office buildings that are in downtown san francisco. they could be in sausalito or any place on the shoreline, or in the buildings around the bay. people are lucky enough to the palms on broadway can look out their window. [laughter] it is really very unusual. for the first time, the america's cup will be witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators because of this spectacular venue. also for the first time in a very long time, the america's cup will be racing in the fastest boats on the planet. typically, the america's cup boats -- they were boats you could go out and buy. not anymore. these new 72-footers, they will routinely go 30 knots. if you are not easily frightened, they can probably reach 40 knots in that crazy san francisco breeze. consistently every afternoon

the yacht won the america's cup for larry ellison last year. it allowed ellison to choose san francisco to host the 2013 america's cup. >>> wild fires rushed through homes. >>> the local crops lost to cold temperatures and why farmers say the weather is also effecting their future plan. >>> good morning, traffic in marin county looks good as you head south on highway 101 we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good morning, few clouds mean slightly warmer lows. mid and upper 30s. we'll have sunshine. partly sunny and cloudies. highs today 50s to 60s. >>> an entire town in texas has been ordered to evacuate as wild fires threaten hundreds of homes. 650 people live in madadore. firefighter says high wednesday are making -- high winds are making it difficult to contain that fire. 20 homes have been destroyed. >>> texas prosecutors say they plan to file a charge where a fire killed four children. jessica tata will be charged with reckless injury to a child. investigators are look into the possibility she left several preschoolers alone in the home when that fire st

that victory allowed larry ellison to select san francisco to host the america's cup. >> we think that might be the cargo ship. we are watching the bay live to see. it's amazing it's so tall it can't fit under the golden gate bridge. >>> san francisco based twitter is under talks for an investigatement opportunity. they are interested in taking a minority stake in twitter. the amount of money that are talking about would put the value of twitter at $4 billion. there is another report that jp morgan chase is interested in investigating in bazinga. >>> he is serving 150 years for fraud. madoff told new york magazine the whole new regulatory reform is a joke. he also expresses concern about how he is perceived about the public saying he's not a monster. >>> the video game developers conference opens up moscow a little later today. as smart phone and tablet computers become more popular. those companies need game developers to make products for they devices. >>> the skyrocketing price tag of that new zealand earthquake. the cost of the damage and helping survivors get back to work. >>> a l

the ski jumps. 2010 ended with the news we had all been hoping for, that the 2013 america's cup would come to san francisco indeed, it has. are really pleased with that. [applause] today is really a celebration. today is really a celebration to honor the people who have done so much hard work to bring it to this city. mayor gavin newsom. [applause] richard worth and fred thompson of the america's cup event authority. board of supervisors president david chiu. [applause] oracle racing team owner, larry ellison. [applause] we also have representatives of two of the teams that will be competing. from oracle, john. [applause] and paul. [applause] so let's start with the man who made this all possible, under his watch, america's cup and a world series, san francisco's mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you. welcome, everybody. this is a day many people did not think was going to happen. i could not been more proud of that so many of you took the time to be here to truly celebrate and reflect on an extraordinary moment in san francisco's history. this is a big deal. i will confess, though at my own peril, t

congratulations to all the san francisco latino heritage committee honorees for providing leadership and service to the san francisco bay area. the many contributions of latinos reflect america'smericans will continue to add to our national portrait, to our culture and to our history of progress. tonight we honor the waves of hispanic immigrants who have come to our shores and enriched our nation. many have been here for generations. others may have just arrived. with their determination to build a better future and their commitment to safe family and community, we are all making america more american. this is the essence of our history, to honor the character of america. we must pass comprehensive immigration reform. [applause] i am proud to support the dream act and i hope that its passage -- [cheers and applause] -- i am proud to support the dream act and i hope that its passage will mark the first step toward reaching that goal. in congress, working with president obama, we have acted to address the challenges facing the hispanic community and shared by all americans. we passed health care reform, which will extend coverage to 32 million more people and nearly nine million

. >> san francisco apparently the vagueness of people in america. according to a new survey. ing to that web site san francisco spends more money on looking good that people in the country. boston comes in second, new york is third. it looks at times and in the spot, a horse in the gym, tanning, grooming. we spend $111 a month on personal care. 50 percent are not overweight, 20 per cent belong to a gym. >> we will be back as the news continues. i don't even know what to say. >> of breaking

transportation provided by coach america san francisco. call for all your sightseeing or charter needs. coach america, we make the trip. special thank you to united rentals for equipment support. united rentals, the right equipment right now. . . >>> the search for two teen boys ends in tragedy. >> a small church and it's city respond in a big way to a shooting that happened a year ago. >> it almost looks like mount shasta but it's in the east bay. new pictures of mount diablo covered with snow. >> this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> i'm heather holmes. less than 30 minutes ago sheriff's officials confirmed that the tragic end to a lastings trip during a storm yesterday. paul chambers was at that news conference where it was said that search crews found the bodies of two missing teens. >> reporter: it was a joint press conference between walnut creek and contra costa. we found information about the two teens. we found they were expected to be home yesterday and they were reported missing just after midnight by their parents. two walnut c

. >> and there are some cheap fights from san francisco to chicago and san francisco-based virgin america says it will be soon flying to o'hare from sfo. and the competition and passengers affairs to get publicity, they're selling seats for as little as $100 but have you to book right away. these new flights won't begin until may 25th. >> the nation's banking industry is warning it may have to increase charges for checking accounts and other services if a new proposal goes through. fees which are already as high as $30 for banks. the federal reserve considering limiting fees banks charge merchants to 12 cents per skrip of a card. right now merchants pay 1% to 2% each time. and the banking industry is lobbying hard to keep it that way. the final decision is expected by april 21 we'll let you know how much you'll be paying for banking after this. >> thank you. >> sure. >> and coming up here next one of the stars of the hit show "glee". >> opens in theaters tomorrow. you may know one of the stars from the tv show "glee". and don sanchez caught up with her in southern california. >> he's a te

[applause] we would like to thank the city and county of san francisco and our community partners, bank of america, caw, levi's, coors and miller, sales force.com, diamond foods, and charles schwab who helped make this possible. we would like to recognize broadcast partners knbr 680, the sports leader, comcast sports net bay area and nbc bay area, who bring giants baseball to our fans all season long and who have made it possible for today's event to be watched by giants fans throughout northern california. now, everyone, let's get this show on the road. let's get this party started. it is my great pleasure to introduce two members of the best broadcast team in all of baseball -- please welcome dave fleming and john miller. [applause] >> thank you for that. i always thought that this must be what it is like to be code, to go out to st. peter's on the balcony, and go out and there's hundreds of thousands of people, so i would like to bless you all -- i always thought that this must be what it is like should be pope. amen. i would also like to introduce the man who is now the new lieutenant governor

next why san francisco is now america's top city for vanity. >> also, you may have seen commercials forreplaces made in amish country. why it's a target for a lawsuit. >> a deal that could bring nfl football back to l.a. nstststsi >> pro-egyptian president hosni mubarak, protests has gone on for days, more than a week. after the president made his statement about not running for re-election in september, this is the scene. you see people throwing rocks, people carried away with injuries. and it's now getting a bit dicey in the streets of cairo. we'll keep you informed all morning long. >> certainly will. now other news stories. those fireplaces made by the amish are the subject of a lawsuit. you may have seen them being sold on tv. this is video from hsn where five people are now suing over whether those fireplaces are actually made by amish workers. the suit said parts are actually made in china. it questions whether the fireplaces can lower heating bills as the advertising claims. the suit is class action status. no comment from the makers of the fireplaces. >> los angeles is making a

san francisco gets down to work. the to do list the city must tackle as it gets ready to host the america's cup. >>> plans for the 34th americans cub in san francisco is coming to a focus. we got a look at the upcoming activities, and projects include making improvements to several piers. the planning department will conclude a report on the impact. >>> and the corporate clam bake i like to call it. down the peninsula, the last couple of days a lot of fun mixing and mingling with the celebrities. serious business today. we may have a local story brewing. fred inglis has the story. >> reporter: mark, you know 22- year-old joseph bramela is from saratoga, he played at stanford. first played golf here at pebble beach when he was 15 years old. today bramela shot a 2.65. he was playing here with his old college teammate zack miller. now bramlet became the first african american in 25 years to earn a pga tour card by way of that grueling qualifying school process. he now joins tiger woods as the only black golfer on the pga tour. >> yeah, i just take it as a complement and try to keep doing what i'm doing. >> you really had