. >> reporter: san francisco fire station number one behind me is set to be demolished to add a new winguseum but the hotel says the construction is going to make life on the street ugly for everyone. [ music playing ] >> they share one of the busiest blocks in the city and now things are out of harmony with the museum and the hotel. >> the hotel and museum enjoyed a good relationship thus far and they hope it will continue. >> reporter: they share this block of howard and third street in the south of market district. they plan to demolish this fire station to build a new wing, adding more space. the hotel supports the addition but says construction will close down this alley way, thoughing hotel operations into chaos. >> garbage, loading and unloading of supplies, the valet operations and taxi. >> important to realize this neighborhood grew up around them. that's when the neighborhood took off. >> reporter: they are appealing the environmental impact report. they says it expects the appeal will be rejected. >> we are working closely with the neighbors to moderate the impact of the const

. >> items 29 through 31 pertain to the san francisco museum of modern art expansion. fire station number one housing and relocation project. item 29 is amending the zoning map. item 30 is the ordinance of ordering the summer vacation of hunt street. item 31 is the ordinance amending the map of the community facilities element. >> on these three items, if i can ask supervisor kim, we need to continue this until january? >> yes, my apologies. i would like a motion to continue item 29, 30, 31. >> i would like to continue until january 10th. >> is there a second any motion to continue. colleagues, without objection, these will be continued. item 32. >> resolution approving the lease the property near the intersection of phelan and ocean avenues. >> same house, call? this ordinance is approved. item 33. >> ordinance amending this act as the minister of code to establish a sentencing commission, set forth the purpose, powers, and duties. >> our sheriff elect and the current share of have some concerns about the legislation. there are ideas about how to address these concerns. i would li

a fire near san francisco's mission district just a block from the bart station. >> there are a lot of streets blocked off in the area, a lot of fire crews and four ambulances were all called to the scene. this is in san francisco's mission district at 24th and valencia right there by the mission street -- 24th street mission bart station so we're hearing reports of people being rescued, injuries. we are on the phone to confirm that. as far as the street closures, 24th is closed between orange avenue an mission street. bartlett is also closed for a couple of blocks in that area. this is a two-alarm apartment building fire. we have a reporter heading to the scene. the wind is causing issues for the bridges. we have wind advisories for all the bridges in the bay area this morning. we'll have more on that coming up in a little bit. >>> a little more on that wind now. another day of wind warnings right here in the bay area. lots of problems, plenty of problems out there this morning. gil diaz is in the oakland hills to show us just how hard the wind is blowing. >> reporter: hi, good mornin

i would like to tell you why san francisco fire department is looking forward to moving into the new fire stationfolsom st.. fire station 1 located at 676 howard st. is inadequate to meet the safety needs of the south of market and the tenderloin area that it serves. first, the station is poorly located, located at third and howard streets which is congested 24-7. the station is too small. it was designed to house the arson task force. it had to apparatus bays and three pieces of equipment. two of them are parked in tandem. if the rescue squad were to get a call, the engine would have to drive out into traffic on howard street. the rescue squad would leave and the engine would have to back in. this causes an incredible amount of congestion. fire station number one is obsolete that when the 1989 earthquake hit, the doors proved inoperable. living conditions for that firefighters at the station are unacceptable. that was designed for an arson task force of approximately three or four people and they have 13. on any given day. dopw estimated the upgraded $9.50 million and it would be too small and p

san francisco. group planning to make a big donation to the san francisco firefighters toy program for the holidays is dodd hand over the money some where other than a fire station. the donors, exotic dancers. the details on this. >> reporter: well, actually it was $20,000 that was donated today from 11 different gentleman p. clubs from here in san francisco to the toy program. it was supposed to be handed over here at fire station one on howard but the chief, jo ann hayes white said that was not going to happen. instead it was held at a warehouse where they keep the toys in the bay view district. and everything went smoothly. it went well. i spoke to the chief earlier today about why she didn't want it inside of the station. she said first of all, the proper are paper work hadn't been filed but even if it had she probably still would have said no because she didn't want to impede on the operations of the fire station and quite frankly didn't think having entertainers inside the station was conducive to the wholesome work place that she is trying to promote. here is what the chair person of the toy program had to say. >> i think there must be a happy meeting pla

a fire burning near a bart station in san francisco's mission district. anne makovec heading to the scene. we'll have a live report coming up shortly. >>> plus, a family is still holding out hope that a toddler reaches his second birthday. the urgent plea to find the shooter. >> and a deadline to move just hours away for the "occupy sf" campers. the key demand campers have for the city coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, fire near san francisco's mission district just a block from bart. let's get to >>> good morning. ea

by the way, if you want to give something to the kids, stop by a fire station anywhere in san francisco and make a donation. they are taking them all the way up to christmas day and they will take them from anybody. okay? back to you. >> thank you. >>> a top star for the golden state warriors is caught up in a "sexting" scant dal. a former team employ is suing monta ellis for sexual harassment and the warriors for allegedly trying to cover it up in the scandal. the former warriors staffer, erica smith, told her story alongside her attorney. smith says that ellis reputedly sent her lurid text messages for three months during last year's season. it ended only after smith says ellis' wife contacted her after finding the text messages in january. and in august, she says, she was fired. >> treated unfairly. i was let go. >> i really don't want to even ruin mr. ellis' career. we just hopes this goes -- that it stops, that there's an apology, there's some compensation. >> at a news conference this afternoon, golden state warriors president and ceo rick welts denied the allegations against the

mike sugarman of our san francisco station kpix shows us many of those bargains may be back-firing. >porter: all of those black friday bargains just called out at you. on local saturday, cybermonday, you just couldn't pass them up! but maybe you should have. >> bought a pair of michael jordan tennis shoes that was $180. >> reporter: milton johnson of richmond is now walking around in $40 slip-ons, no athlete, professional, nor amateur, could lend their name to. >> couldn't afford them. ♪ jingle bells >> reporter: smart and he is not alone this time of the year. >> certainly a lot of reports right now that returns are up. >> reporter: bargain binging has turned into buyer's remorse. stores are giving back almost a dime of every dollar spent in returns. that's 30% more than in better economic times. >> you have to remember your basic fundamentals which is you want to shop with a list and you don't want to deviate from your list and more importantly, have your list with you when you do go shopping. >> reporter: otherwise you may be asking rico and his colleagues for help. >> thank you fo

station's fire boats. tethered to this crumbling pier. >> they say that has about 18 months of life. so it should collapse just before the america's cup comes to san francisco. >> reporter: firefighters union president thomas o'connor says the department is dragging its feet in repairing and reopening the station. >> our concern is they're trying to keep the fire house closed to save money. in our business, we're not about cutting corners and saving pennies. >> due to budget constraints we just didn't have the money to fund the fixes. >> reporter: fire department officials say there is now $20 million available to fix or replace station 35. >> we've probably spent over 3 and a half million dollars just making sure it doesn't fall into the bay without even touching the physical house on top. >> reporter: but the department is still evaluating four different plans that may require approval from 22 different agencies. deputy fire chief monica fields says that means this station will be completely ready -- won't be completely ready for the america's cup competition in 2013. >> probably will not make it. we probably won't have the complete fix. but again, we are

san francisco. let's go back to the desk. >>> the san francisco fire department has been fined $21,000 in connection with the deaths of two firefighters. tara moriarty is at the station involved with more on why today's date makes the news of the fine even worse. tara. >> reporter: pam, today is the six month anniversary of the deadly house fire that happened only blocks from fire station 26. it's a fact that is not lost on firefighters here. kind of a double whammy since the cal osha report just came out. firefighters would not speak to us or comment about the report. there were four violations. three serious that will cost the san francisco fire department $21,000. we have pictures from that day june 2nd when firefighters perez and valerio died in a house fire. what investigators found the battalion chief entered the home alone and did not keep in contact with firefighters outside. and also two backup firefighters were not kept outside. finally there was a break down in communications between firefighters as you can hear from the 911 tapes. >> how much fire you got? what is the location? >> we are looking at low visibility. >> 26 come in. give me an update. what is

in san francisco, we've been following this apartment fire in the mission district it is on 24th street near mission and valencia near the bart station no delays on bart, but it is causing muni to recruit buses around the area and other mass transit systems reporting no delays. >>> 6:10. >>> how would you like to earn an extra $1,000 for the holidays? that's what the government says it has for thousands of bay area residents. we'll show you how to find out if you are one of them. >>> a scare for santa, a look at a klutzy and even though you do what you can to take care of it, sometimes you want to give your immune system some support. try new airborne chewable tablets. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs... including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>>:14. about 99,000 of us could get a little extra cash in time for the holidays. the irs is trying to give 153 million dollars back to

fired back and killed him. today's meeting will include san francisco's police chief at 4 p.m. in the community room at the northern police station>> we are learning that san francisco police have run up half a million dollars in overtime cost. police saying -- policing occupy san francisco. demonstrators resurfaced over the weekend with tents set up in a park near embarcadero one. they later took them down. the police union president tells the chronicle the real money drain is the need to post 20 to 30 officers around the clock at the foot of market street making sure protesters don't camp out near the federal reserve bank. >>> banjo-picking billionaire warren hellman died last night of complications from leukemia. he spent as much time distributing his wealth as he did acquiring it. using his fortune to fund the san francisco free clinic and development of aquatic sports at uc berkeley. he was well-known for bringing the blue glass festival to san francisco. hellman was 77-years-old. >>> ago secretary of state clinton said she hopes for improved ties with the north korean people. that, as north koreans mourn the death of their

they can see the fire station won't be completely ready for the america's cup. >>> san francisco is celebratingion that will help build a new skate park. skateboarding champion tony hawk is giving the city a $10,000 grant. they will build a new skate park and improve others around the city. the new park will be at mission street and dubose avenues. the construction, due to begin in the spring time. this afternoon, the city will celebrating. donation with skateboarding performances at waller street. >>> a lot of us don't let alarm clocks on saturday. tomorrow you might want to. the last total lunar elimbs for three years will be visible in the morning. nasa says a red shallow will start to cross the moon around 4:45 a.m. by 6:45, the moon will be totally engulfed in a red light. nasa says the lunar eclipse will appear red and not black. that's because a layer of dusty air will fill the darkness behind earth with a red glow. >>> traffic could be tied up in parts of walnut creek tomorrow as thousands of runners hit the streets. the walnut creek half marathon is tomorrow morning. it starts at 7:00

fired back and killed him. today's meeting will include san francisco's police chief at 4 p.m. in the community room at the northern police station>> we are learning that san francisco police have run up half a million dollars in overtime cost. police saying -- policing occupy san francisco. demonstrators resurfaced over the weekend with tents set up in a park near embarcadero one. they later took them down. the police union president tells the chronicle the real money drain is the need to post 20 to 30 officers around the clock at the foot of market street making sure protesters don't camp out near the federal reserve bank. >>> banjo-picking billionaire warren hellman died last night of complications from leukemia. he spent as much time distributing his wealth as he did acquiring it. using his fortune to fund the san francisco free clinic and development of aquatic sports at uc berkeley. he was well-known for bringing the blue glass festival to san francisco. hellman was 77-years-old. >>> ago secretary of state clinton said she hopes for improved ties with the north korean people. that, as north koreans mourn the death of their

san francisco supervisor mark ferrell and his family will ride along on a fire engine from station 1ocated near sixth and howard street downtown. >>> the salvation army got a couple large cash donations in the little red kettles this week. somebody dropped a $10,000 check into a bell ringer's kettle on friday, and that doner wishes to remain anonymous. last tuesday another donor slipped a $5,000 check into a kettle in redwood city. the salvation army said the donations will go a long way to help people in need. that's wonderful this time of year, making sure everybody has a little something. >> that's right. and a freeze warning again for the third time-out there. we are talking about the last time because we are going to see some warmer air head our way overnight tonight. but right now several areas in the 20s, and you are look live where we have a little bit of haze in the atmosphere. another spare the air. the forecast straight ahead. >> cold just thinking about it. plus, where to go to see a dazzling christmas lights display right here in the bay area. get the technology they lov

san francisco fire fighters collect toys for underprivileged children. each year there are one of the biggest supporters, a group of strip clubs. this year, their donations were not welcome at the fire station. jeff bush tells us how everything worked out. >> a group of strip clubs in the city and usually get their money and its way to give to the firefighters union. this year, the fire chief would not allow the presentation to take place. the adult clubs have been doing this for years. last year, the stripper's raised $17,000 which was enough to buy the toy drive a new van and a lot of toys. the union says the strippers are a big help year after year. >> they have that consistent donors. >> that did not matter to the fire chief. according to a department spokesperson, she was uncomfortable with the adult nature of those giving the money. the union says, that is no reason to pull out the welcome mat. >> many people may not approve of the circumstances the way these establishments raise money, but it is a business. it is a legal business. many single moms are there. i do not have a problem with it. this is >>brian: here is the view from the roof looking out over san francisco. the skies are

san francisco, b.a.r.t. says it will no longer blackout cell phone usage at its train and bus stations. the transit service came under firemmunications during summer protests. b.a.r.t. says that action will be used only in the most extreme of cases. >>> 72 hours under water. that's the goal for florida diver alan. he is attempting to break the world record for the longest saltwater dive. he began his three-day dive yesterday. >>> all right. now a look at jobs and uncertainty low the eyes of baby boomers. millions of them are entering into their retirement years, but will continue working for one simple reason. they have to. many face the terrifying prospect of running out of money in their declining years. >> no matter what your spouse or partner says to you, save your money for retirement. i listened and i shouldn't have. my name is betty wung and at this time i'm 68 years old and fortunate enough to work as a part-time recruiter at city harvest. am i worried? am i apprehensive of my future? yes. 50 something year olds have a problem looking for a job, a woman past 65 is really not going to have much choices. so i though

san francisco announced millions of the dollars worth of city improvements to be funded from bond sales. the construction projects total $325 million. they include improvements to seven city parks, also seismic retrofitting of 18 neighborhood fire stations. the bulk of the money $248 million though will go to paving and repairing streets. >> this is really our way of creating jobs for our city and making sure that we are continuing economicically strong. >> reporter: the mayor's office says the projects will create more than 2,000 jobs within the next year. >>> san francisco supervisors approved a resolution today to encourage the county to limit the use of local money to enforce federal immigration policies. under the u.s. secure communities program, immigration officials asked local jails to fingerprint and hold individuals for possible deportation. the goal is to identify illegal immigrants who have committed serious crimes. but opponents including former sheriff michael hennessey says the program results in undocumented immigrants who are not accused of serious crimes being deported. >>> contra costa county says it has made an arrest in a shooting last night. deputies responded to san miguel drive about seven -- 7:15 last night. the

san francisco set sail on one of the first major development projects for the america's cup race. although some groups are not yet on board. >>> after 12 years mountain view finally gets a new fire station. >> back here in 10 minutes. i have the forecast. it is going to be cold for saturday morning and plenty of frost. ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends, so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coffee... or we could t it on the patio for watching the game with the guys. or in the kitchen? but, these curtains are... i can't believe you moved the tv. it's like a whole new living room. it actually is a whole new living room. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver, only from at&t. now get u-verse with dvr at the lowest price ever. at&t. . >>> employees with their hands raised, freed from an office building after a deadly shooting. it happened at 2:00 this afternoon in the los angeles county city of irwindale. three people, including the

fire stations. jeff bush tells of how this all end up working out in the in. >>reporter: this is a san francisco tradition a group of strip clubs usually gather money into ways to get to the firefighters union for their annual toy drive usually the check is presented here on howard street at fire station number one. but this year the fire chief said no way would not allow the presentation to take place on the property. many adult clubs have been doing this for years. last year, they raise $17,000 which was enough to buy the toy drive a new van and lots of toys. the union says that the strippers are a big help year after year. >> they have been a consistent over for the past zero years that i have been here and there one of our biggest donors. >>reporter: the chief was are comfortable with the adult nature of those giving the money but the union says there is no reason to pull out the welcome mat at the state. >> allow people may not approve of the circumstances that these establishments and raise their money but i think it is a legal business and if it wanted on to help the kids i do not have a

san francisco may not respond quickly enough for fire on a water. it was deemed seismicically unsafe and yellow tagged in 2006. because the stationloor could k no longer support a fire engine, outside engine companies must go there and board the fire boats that are tethered to a crumbling pier. >> they say that has about 18 months of life left in it. it should collapseth collapse just before the america's cup comes to san francisco. >> the fire department is still confident in meeting response times. >>> time now 6:55. a lot of us don't set an alarm clock. but tomorrow you may want to. the last total lunar eclipse will be visible. a red shadow will start to fall across the moon at 4:45:00 a.m.. by 6:05 the moon will be totally engulfed. the lunar eclipse will appear red and not black. the layer of dusty air surrounding our planet will redirect that light in the sun and fill the darkness behind the earth with a red glow. that is tomorrow morning. >> 4:45 is sleeping in with us. i might make that. let's check in with sal for traffic. >> maybely make that, pam. maybe. good morning everybody. let's take a lock at what we have now. tr

fire, killing him. today's meeting will include san francisco's police chief. it is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the community loom at north police stationpolice have run up after a million dollars in over time cost, policing occupy san francisco since the movement started three months ago. demonstrators resurfaced over the weekend with 10 tents set up in a park near embarcadero one, but later took them down. the police union president tells the chronicle the real money drain is the need to post 20 to 30 officer at the foot of market street making sure protesters don't camp out near the federal reserve bank. meteorologist mike nicco joining us with a look at the forecast which has some of what we need and some of what we don't need. >> we don't need airport delays but we got some. >> because of the cloud cover that minor disturbance kicked up enough cloud cover, 53 minute flight arrival at sfo. pollution at a minimum now. later high pressure going to slide air air could stagnant enough for poor air quality in the north bay all under a spare the air until midnight not a classic set-up one that is possible. the same in sutro tower -- the s

. >>> in san francisco, strappers trying to help disadvantages children this holiday season, that's too controversial so the event took place off-site today not at the fire stationppers donated $1,000 in toys to a firefighters charity. the donation happens over year by exotic clubs in the city. >>> not in my backyard. but now in palo alto it will be in their backyard. at&t has been given the green light to set up antennas in 20 locations throughout the city. the wireless carriers distributed antenna system has the approval of palo alto's planning and community environment director. the approval follows the backing of palo alto's architectural review board. the antennas will include a backup battery. opponents will have until december 30th to file an appeal. >>> the holidays are here. a lot of people have the day off. the rest of the week off. they're probably enjoying sunshine. let's get a check of our forecast. >> another stellar day outside. we started with clear skies and cold weather out here. even that patchy fog to the north and east bay. some of the coldest levels into than pa. sonoma 29. livermore 31. redwood city topping out this morning with a 35 degre

fired immediately after they learned of the allegations. >>darya: police are looking for a man who robbed a south san francisco gas station. a man pointed a small handgun at the cashier in demand money. half faugh >>darya: faugh sphere and the sun is up, you can see the clouds.--the sun is out in the you can see the fall. oft the clouds will be with us until next year. that is the weekend. we will be right back. >>darya: wall street numbers have been good after the game almost an hour after the opening bell. stocks higher this morning falling home prices falling. they are trading at 12,316. they are looking good this morning. we have a few public transit agencies offering free rides on new year's eve. safe 80 do not want to go anywhere, turn on the television. we have our kron4 new year's live special coming up. here is a focused look at the weather. very dense fog in some areas. it is not as cold this morning, only 55 degrees today for the warmest spots. it is going to be a cold and cloudy day. the clouds are hanging with us all week long or should i say all year long. right up until sunday which is the first day of the n

san francisco firefighters union toy drive. the union wanted to have the event at a firehouse, instead it was moved to the union's toyland distribution center. >> i understand, they wanted to be inside the fire station. that wasn't allowed by the chief, i guess. but she must have a reason. i'm not sure what they are, but she must have her reasons. >> the fire chief told ktvu, the department ordered the event moved because the union did formally request it. and she wants to maintain a professional workplace. >>> wal-mart says it has pulled a batch of infant formula as a precaution after a newborn became gavely ill with an infection and died. he died last weekend in missouri after drinking enfamil powder. no government recall has been issued. the formula's manufacturer says the batch wal-mart pulled tested negative for the bacteria. >>> a patient died the last time. in just hours from now, thousands of nurses poised to walk off the job again. what could avert the describing. >>> a freeze warning in effect tonight from the north bay. it it will be cold at your house as well? i'll let you know if there's any rain in the five-day forecast. >>> trip out and see like [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot an

san francisco firefighters union toy drive. the union wanted to have the event at a firehouse, instead it was moved to the union's toyland distribution center. >> i understand, they wanted to be inside the fire station. that wasn't allowed by the chief, i guess. but she must have a reason. i'm not sure what they are, but she must have her reasons. >> the fire chief told ktvu, the department ordered the event moved because the union did formally request it. and she wants to maintain a professional workplace. >>> wal-mart says it has pulled a batch of infant formula as a precaution after a newborn became gavely ill with an infection and died. he died last weekend in missouri after drinking enfamil powder. no government recall has been issued. the formula's manufacturer says the batch wal-mart pulled tested negative for the bacteria. >>> a patient died the last time. in just hours from now, thousands of nurses poised to walk off the job again. what could avert the describing. >>> a freeze warning in effect tonight from the north bay. it it will be cold at your house as well? i'll let you know if there's any rain in the five-day forecast. >>> trip out and see like patterns and colors. >> it's called rob

the san francisco fire department has been 49ed $21,000 in connection with the deaths of two firefighters. tara moriarity is in -- at the stationnvolved in this with the details. tara. >> reporter: firefighters from station 26 spoke to us and recalled fond memories about their fallen comrades. today is the six-month anniversary of their deaths but they're not allowed to comment on the cal osha report. that will be left to the chief. we're waiting to hear back from her. investigators say four violations happened when crews responded to the house on june 2nd. firefighters vincent per pez tony valero died from internal thermal exposures. cal osha found that the chief entered the home alone and didn't keep in contact with firefighters outside. other violations, two backup firefighters were not kept outside, there was not an affected injury ill and illness prevention program, and a breakdown in communications between firefighters as you can marry from the 911 tapes. and >> and there was no response. these fines as we mentioned total $21,000. they're due within 15 days of notification. the fire department of course can appeal, but no

san francisco fire station 35 dates back to 1908, but it's