supervisor cohen, and others assembled, i'm aim yes, sir brown, president of the san francisco naacp. and i just want to simply say that, number one, the issue of incarceration in this nation will be at the top of the agenda at the naacp national convention in los angeles next week. number two, as we think about the topic, realignment, as it pertains to those inmates who are incarcerated from the state to the county, might i suggest that maybe he would do ourselves a favor by first having a realignment of our thinking. i want to recommend that everybody gets this book and reads it. chairman mirkarimi: "the new jim crow" right? great book. great book. >> my by she will alexander dealing with the mass incarceration in the age of so-called colorblindness. if we read it, it just might help our thinking on this issue. thirdly, i wish to say that we appreciate all of the data that has been given and all the representation that's come from the various departments. but i'm missing something here. we are missing something. not much was said about what goals or visions we are setting. i just re

that organization plus the naacp san francisco chapter plus marman's family will be here today aroundto deliver those signatures. it was about a month and a half ago that marman was arrested. he was on a flight out of sfo back to college in albuquerque when u.s. officials asked him to pull up his sagging pants. and according to his attorney, he actually his hands full at the time couldn't pull up his pants and said i'll do it when i get to my seat. there was a fight between the pilot and marman. marman was removed from the plane and arrested on battery of a police officer, resisting arrest and trespassing. now, the d.a. never officially charged marman. but "colorofchange" and the naacp said that marman's arrest is a clear case of racial profiling. they point to the fact that just a couple of days after marman was arrested, u.s. airways allowed a white male dressed in women's lingerie to fly on u.s. airways without any issue. u.s. airways has responded by saying that marman was not arrested for the sagging pants but because he actually refused to follow instructions. they have yet to r

san francisco man. at 10:00 a.m., there is going to be a demonstration where change.o rg and the san francisco chapter of the naacp will join deshon marman family and deliver 40,000 signatures to the ticket counter a u.s. airways. this is video from youtube on the flight warmer was kicked off. he was arrested and jailed. charges were dropped after the senate can county d.a. determines there was not a case. >> all eyes on wall street were this to be the ninth losing day, that has not happened in 20 days. >> one of the reasons the market is down today and hovering above the flat line is concerned about the job numbers later this week. the government has painted itself in the corner. one thing we could see is the fed's begin pumping money into the system again. >> with the debt deal done, the market is now turning their attention to the week market information and the ongoing financial crisis in europe. >> we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside. look at all those thick clouds from the mt. tam cam. >> following breaking news in florida where they're talking about the approbation of ca

they plus the san francisco chapter of the naacp plus deshon marman's family will be here at the u.s. airways counter at sfo around 10 a.m. to deliver those signatures. so it was about june 15 that deshon marman was on a flight out of sfo going back to college in albuquerque and that's when u.s. airway officials asked him to pull up his sagging pants and according to his attorney, his hands were full at that time. he said let me get back to my seat. i'll pull up my pants then. then a fight ensued between the pilot and marman. he was removed from the plane. the d.a. never officially charged him but "colorofchange" and the naacp said that marman's arrest was a clear case of racial profiling. they point to the fact that just a few days after marman's arrest, a white man who was dressed in women's lingerie was allowed to fly on u.s. airways without any issue. u.s. airways has said that they didn't arrest marman because of the baggy pants but for his behavior on the airplane. confrontation with official, et cetera. and they have yet to actually acknowledge that claim about racial profiling

today the san francisco chapter of the naacp and other activists will deliver a petition with 40,000 signatures to the us airways ticket counter at sfo. in june a flight crew asked 20-year-old desean marman to pull up his pants before walking down the aisle of the airplane. marman refused saying he would do so when he got to his seat then argued with the pilot over the pants. he was kicked off the plane. in the process a police officer was injured. no criminal charges will be filed but his lawyers say he plans to sue the airline for racial discrimination. >>> well, it's a done deal. the country no longer in eminent danger of default but the deal will have a major impact on programs and services in california. the plan calls for more lawmakers to cut federal spending by more than $2 trillion over 10 years. that means some state programs are at risk including nutritional programs, federal funding for high-speed rail, clean drinking programs as well. these are, i believe, the cuts you're seeing. keep in mind, no cuts have been laid out just yet. congress will decide on the first round o

today the san francisco chapter of naacp and other activists will deliver a petition with 40,000 signatures to the us airways ticket counter at sfo. in june a flight crew asked 20-year-old deshon marman to pull up his pants before walking down the aisle of the airplane. marman refused saying he would do so when he got to his seat then argued with the pilot over the pants. he was kicked off the plane. in the process a police officer was injured. no criminal charges will be filed against marman but the lawyer says he plans to sue the airline for racial discrimination. >>> a 16-year-old from antioch is under arrest this morning. he was the subject of a statewide amber alert after it and he was grabbed during a robbery at a barber shop. this morning it appears he changed his story. christie smith live in antioch with details about what police are saying is a confession. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. according to antioch police, the teen has now admitted his involvement in the keep. we talked with the barber before the arrest, the owner of the salon here. he said at the time he

the san francisco chapter of the naacp and color of change.org plan to deliver 40,000 petitions to theairways ticket counter at sfo today. they say deshon marman was a victim of discrimination. in june the 20-year-old was arrested and jailed after a confrontation with a flight crew of a us airways flight. they removed him from the flight after he wouldn't pull up his pants. the charges against marman were eventually dropped. us airways denies any wrongdoing. >>> this morning the salmonella outbreak involving ground turkey is hitting close to home. health officials say one person from san francisco was affected. in total 77 people from 26 states have been sickened by salmonella since march. one person died. that person was from sacramento county. center for disease control and prevention still looking for the source but cdc is not calling this a national outbreak. they say people need to thoroughly cook ground turkey to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. >>> construction projects of bay area airports still at a standstill this morning as both sides of congress battle over funding f

. >>> today, the san francisco chapter of the naacp is holding a noon press conference on the steps ofity hall to call for the resignation of city attorney and mayoral candidate, dennis herrera who has criticized theappointment of mohammed to head the department of public works. nurru had been the deputy of directions. he says that the employment shows poor judgment. accusing herrera of putting his political agenda ahead of the city's interests. >>> and time now is 7:35. a vallejo special ed teacher is accused of raping and peg nateing a development -- and impregnating a developmental student aid. jerry johnson was arrested in june, a teacher in vallejo. the alleged victim is 18 years old with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. the vallejo times herald reports that concerns about her health that prevented a paternity test. >>> and a maryland woman still missing this morning after disappearing while vacationing in aruba with a friend. but now her travel companion is being called a prime suspect in her disappearance. right now gary giordano remains behind bars in aruba. a judge says th

san francisco young man. the sanford cisco chapel of the naacp have a 4000 signatures the day are going to shot take to the u.s air ways ticket counter this is video from the day he was arrested after he refused to pull his pants ups. charges on the 20 year-old were dropped and the d.a. has said the charges or not war did >> the opening bell on on wall street it was a bloodbath on wall street yesterday's stocks went diving stocks were down for seven straight sessions down yesterday to 65 bear in as simply draw to lowest for all year >> the downgrade is still possible in the future there reinstated the trouble expert a you credit rating for the united states. now that the deal is done in washington what is next they will have to find 1.2 trillion dollars in budget cuts by thanksgiving congress must approve cuts by december 2011 with the current deal that was passed yesterday the operating budget will be working for next year. who will be hit by these cuts? federal workers and a government worked services social security and medicare will not see any cuts on the first go around. >> state senator hopes to introdu

san francisco city attorney dennis herrera is slamming ed lee over his appointment to head the department of public works. a 2004 investigation conducted by his office imlicated him in a series of scandals. the naacp says he is putting his political agenda ahead of the city's interest. they said he should apologize and resign and says he can't be a candidate for mayor. >>> autism has a deeper link than previously thought. ktvu's john fowler is live in oakland with the new research. >> reporter: about 1-100 children will get that diagnosis but if a brother or sister has autism that risk jumps 20 times. >> reporter: dyingedinoseed -- diagnosed at three. when his brother didn't talk their mother hesitated. >> i think i was afraid to face the diagnosis again. i didn't pursue it early enough maybe. >> reporter: researchers discovered the risk of autism for a child whose sibling as autism is greater than previously thought. 1-5. >> i think what it tells us is they should be watching that child closely. there is early intervention and treatment programs that can be very effective. >> 80% of autistic children are boys and two triggers in common. >> now that we are faced with two kids in the family with au

san francisco, amber lee, ktvu. >>> allegations of racism are being batted around city hall tonight. as we reported last night at 6:00, the naacp is taking issue with recent statements by brown for criticizing the -- to acting director of department of public works. >> his assault and our public standing from the african american community will not be tolerateed. >> numerous, nonprofit to vote and work for gavin newsom and using city funds for personal use. >>> new video tonight of an accident involving a transit bus. three people are in hospital with serious injuries. it happened around 7:00 this evening in oakland at the foothill boulevard. investigators say a ford taurus collided with the bus. three people in the ford were taken to the hospital. the driver was the only person on the bus. and was not injured. >> a large wildfire is burning east of lake tahoe and it is closed a major highway. highway 395 is shut down southover gardenerville. a pilot flew over and says that the 2000 acres have burden of proofed: someme people have evacuated on their -- have burned. some people have evacuated. it is close to a toxic dump. >>> in

san francisco, amber lee, ktvu. >>> allegations of racism are being batted around city hall tonight. as we reported last night at 6:00, the naacp is taking issue with recent statements by brown for criticizing the -- to acting director of department of public works. >> his assault and our public standing from the african american community will not be tolerateed. >> numerous, nonprofit to vote and work for gavin newsom and using city funds for personal use. >>> new video tonight of an accident involving a transit bus. three people are in hospital with serious injuries. it happened around 7:00 this evening in oakland at the foothill boulevard. investigators say a ford taurus collided with the bus. three people in the ford were taken to the hospital. the driver was the only person on the bus. and was not injured. >> a large wildfire is burning east of lake tahoe and it is closed a major highway. highway 395 is shut down southover gardenerville. a pilot flew over and says that the 2000 acres have burden of proofed: someme people have evacuated on their -- have burned. some people have evacuated. it is close to a toxic dump. >>> in