was a wonderful opportunity to experience the thief of live opera in one of the most fabulous houses in the world right here in san francisco. what is more special is that our children have an opportunity to experience writing and performing their own productions under the expert guidance of the san francisco opera and their wonderful director of education ruth knots and her staff. my thank you to her and the opera general director and to our department for assisting with the organization and plans for the event. in the san francisco unified school districts, we truly believe that the arts are an essential part of life and are a critical component to a well-rounded education. i was particularly moved to hear so many of our adult staff members say that as long life san franciscoans this was the first time that they had attended the opera, so we are changing life by the day. so i am pleased to announce that sfusd has been selected as the host district for the nation alanty bully summit. it will open with approximately 3,000 of our district 6 to 12th grade students attending a viewing of the movie bully at various theatres thr

tickets to the san francisco opera. best seats in the house. night visitors are the three kings and they're following the star to bethlehem. that's very nice of... i'm sure you'll enjoy it. i'm sure i would too, but i can't make any plans. i have to cram for my final exams. a ton of school work, huh? yeah, i lost so much time because of... it's going to take every waking hour just catch up. well, maybe a little diversion might help. look, if i fail my exams, i lose my scholarship. now, i would really love to, but... i'll take that as a "yes" and you can see how your studying is going later on in the week... thank you. she has a great voice. there's real talent there. ♪ all the lights are shinin' bright down in the city... ♪ but you need more than talent to make it in this business because this is a business, you know. i mean, being a success in the music business means more than just making music. it means making money-- lots of money-- selling product, doing big tours on the road and making money. making music is all i care about. making music

san francisco opera web core builders and giants partnering to bring this live simulcast. and there is a building at at and t spark free. you can go down on the grass and watch or stay up in the seats and check it out. >> that is fantastic. how to get this? >> dial this number. then, i'll tell you. and you can log on and while you're there, there are two additional item autos more >>> coming up, michael fin gee back looking into how the fbi can get away with obtaining records without telling you. and the violence continuing to mount at western embassies and great divide between religious freedoms and tolerance. what is wrong with this picture? there is a group trying to bridge the racial divide in the great outdoor autos and that is go dog it for us. >> yes. world news is next. i'm larry deal. >> and from all of us here, thanks for watching. next newscast on abc 7 news.com

thank you for joining us in celebrating good government, celebrating san francisco. opera iit is often said that as goes san francisco, goes california. as those california, so goes the rest of the country. i want to thank the awardees tonight and all of our civil servants when you are helping us how to figure out how to better manage our parks, r-texas, to figure out how we deliver our water. we are setting in example truly to the rest of the world. i want to thank spur. i know that the best ideas in city government do not come from the politicians. they come from all of you. i want to thank spur for helping to convene not just the smartest people in san francisco, but the smartest people from around the world to help us figure out how to innovate. it is my honor to introduce the first award thee of this evenin. this is a very unique award. this is the lifetime achievement award. mfac has to select one individual out of 26,000 who best exemplifies what service is to our city. when i was first elected to office, i asked a lot of people, literally hundreds of people, who is

she's sung lead roles in the huston opera, san francisco opera and opera frankfurt. >>> the family of an 18-year-old man killed by oakland police rallied against what they call racial profiling and police brutality. it took place at the east mount mall police station. two friends were stopped and searched by police and that's when blue ford was shot three times after he ran for unknown reasons. >> their job is to protect and serve. that's no service. and we got no protection. and it's a shame. it's a shame. everybody should be outraged. >> oakland police say bluford had a gun found near his body at the scene. the family says that weapon was planted. >>> new this morning the woman charged with murdering nursing student michelle lee goes on trial tomorrow. 28-year-old giselle esteban killed lee last year because she blamed her for ruining her father. lee's body was found new months later in a remote area between pleasanton and simole. an alameda grand jury reviewed the evidence last december and indicted esteban for murder. >>> a mom accused of ditching her daughter in morgan hill durin

and the san francisco opera they could not believe the backup. and the symphony. >> it was pretty frustrating. just to do it one step at a time. you might as will just listen to the radio. the giants game also starts soon. >> the concert is expected to end at 10:00 p.m. expect these road closures to remain in effect from 6:00 p.m. tomorrow another concert tomorrow for its sales force employees. reporting live, reggie kumar, kron 4. >> temperatures are once again on the cooler side this afternoon. 70's for the inland valleys. temperatures for in the 70's for the north bay but it is pretty much in the 60s. thweek will see a bit cooler temperatures coming up. >> decision 2012. we now know that president obama and the gop contender will talk mainly about the autonomy for the first debate. a list of topics talking about the--economy. the first three of the six segments will focus on the economy. the other will focus on health care and the role of government and government governing. the first the bed debate is in university of colorado. most of the re

san francisco police and officers were trying to direct traffic, but there was still major gridlock. all the drivers were trying to get to three events. the chilli peppers concert, the san francisco symphony's gala, and an opera performance. i was on 9th heading toward larkin and traffic was forced to change lanes and take hayes instead. my entire trip which usually takes less than 15 minute took 35. >> how long have you been waiting? >> 2 hours now >> where are you coming from? >> marin county , that vatto >> how snooze trying -- there's nothing you can do. >> reporter: larkin will close again around 6:00 pm for another concert friday evening. >> reporter: lady antebellum will be performing here tomorrow evening, so expect more delays. >> temperatures were once again on the cooler side this afternoon. we saw temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s, and it's getting quite chilly out there in spots around the bay area this evening. we are going to see cooler conditions for the overnight hours, the fog not as widespread, and it's going to clear quicker than today. temperatures are still going to be in the 60s and 70s tomorrow, but we are going to see a warmer friday forecast. >>> prosecutors do not plan to file

the san francisco symphony and the opera performance.ce i was on ninth going towards larkin it was forced to change planes this is usually under 15 minutes took me 35 minutes. some drivers were frustrated. >> how long have you been waiting? >> for about two hours. i am coming from marin county and it is pretty frustrating to a panel i'm trying to take it one step >> as you mentioned, maj gridlock. it all starts at the 101 freeway. and all the way to larkin street. larkin street is closed. that is where this is taking place the entire area around city hall is fenced off. from the street. it took me about 35 fact video. this is the wrong the on. that-were that sells conference foot traffic it for the cars. people trying to get to three different opera show. and the san the symphony. officials say that the west more mosquitoes and birds. @p@p o' >> good morning. we will see some fog returning. and as we take a look at the fog tracker 4. along the coast and towards the east bay. and these however by 10:00 a.m. mostly sunny. near the san mate

san francisco police returned adam young's cello. it was taken from his san francisco of music sunday. last night around midnight following news reports someone the opera house and the security office brought it inside. staff member then called police after seeing the story on ktvu's morning news. >> i'm so thankful to the community, whoever helped me find this. i -- i just am speechless. >> investigators are searching for the $10,000 instrument seen here in the surveillance tape from the conservatory. >>> our exclusive k tvu found proposition 30 does have a lead. 51% of voters saying they will vote yes but that's down from 54% back in july. have been increased from 8 to 13%. prop 30 was temporarily increased by 4%. voters are divided on whether on the ballot. 41% support proposition 38 including taxes on the sliding scale money for education. 45% back the decision. 39 say on their california sale. . >>> california's new online voter registration service got off to a running start today. as of 5:00 tonight all of 2,000 people hatd registered to vote online. the new service is available on the web site of california's secretary of state you need to have

san francisco 56. lots going on this weekend including the festival in downtown lafayette opera in the ballpark saturdayight will be chilly and likely dry and cool and pleasant. satellite radar revealed the cloud cover offshore begins pushed inland. mostly cloudy for parts of the bay to start the day lots of sunshine to finish the day. high pressure dome dominates southern california. we get and onshore wind in southern california 110 degrees on the other side we get and onshore flow purine that keeps temperatures just about perfect and pleasant weather. their results will be nine degrees cooler for san francisco 64 hike tomorrow. inland areas five degrees above average. other temperatures morgan hill 88 san jose 80. lots of sunshine inland. pittsburgh 85 pleasanton 88 dublin 87. san francisco 64 degrees tomorrow. the onshore flow get stronger near the bay it's all about the '70s near seventies thi >>> for the second time in two months new photos of royalty have surfaced cbs reporter tina krauss reports the circumstances are different and the royal family taking action. >>> duke and duchess of cambridge

opera so i'm not going to be singing i apologize for that. um what do we do today? we approved over one billion dollars of bonds for the san francisco airport congratulations 2 billion dollars of debt wonderful what else did we do today? we developed properties all the redevelopment properties in san francisco are like now added to a commission that's basically sent to the office of the mayor. >> sir? sir? you cannot speak on this particular matter. >> excuse me -- i'm going on. >> the item is on the agenda sir and you are not able to speak on that item. >> it's finished. >> okay please continue. yes please continue. >> hello? all right so these types of we're are in the hundreds of billions of dollars already get added to what's going on in treasure island and hunter's point public property for private gain. now we have the mayor's office merging with the housing authority for federal funding and nobody can oppose any of this stuff and this is called organized crime and we have a very smooth operation working here that violates the brown act and state public records act and amounts to be a criminal enterprise. i filed a case agains

to have had a happy ending, thanks to some nearby opera house staffers who recognized the stolen chello after seeing it on channel 2 news. san francisco conservatory of music student adam young is making music again after getting his stolen chello back. >> i'm so exactly to the community, whoever helped me find this. i just -- i'm speechless. >> reporter: channel 2 was the only news crew on the scene, as police this morning returned the instrument to the 23-year- old student. >> in the words of a famous gangster, right? say hello to my little friend. >> oh, my god! >> open it up. >> reporter: police say the chello was stolen sunday afternoon from the conservatory by the well-dressed couple seen in this surveillance video. >> the only reason why i think we recovered this is the story went viral and everybody was talking about it. >> reporter: channel 2 was first to learn that the instrument was found just before midnight tuesday at the war memorial opera house, after a performance of rigelotto. someone pounded on this theater door and ran away. the chello was found lying on the plaza. >> the chello was like right here. >> reporter: war

sphere >>pam: h hello stolen from a san francisco conservatory of the week and was found this morning. it was found three blocks away in front of the operalice are still searching for the thieves. this is surveillance video of a couple walking into the building and walking out with the cello. >>pam: police have released a sketch of this man, he was struck by a southbound train. authorities described as between 60 years old and 75 years old, 5 ft. 5 in. tall with 130 lbs.. >> of vallejo mayor is calling on the mayor office to conduct an independent review of the september 2nd officer involved shooting. he believes under the current circumstances a second review will help establish trust and communication between the police and the community. off the incident has given rise to many incidents and a recent city council meetings. the mayor is requesting some proposals from the city manager as well including in our cameras, additional by cameras and more. >> the search continues for this man who was last seen near omaha nebraska. an amtrak conductor spotted him thursday evening the family continues to search but to in colorado and nebraska. >>

student at the san francisco arts is making museum ache again tonight now that his stolen cello mass been found. earlier today police returned it to adam young. it was found at the war memorial operase tonight and recognized by someone who said she saw the news -- news coverage of the theft. >> words of -- famous gangster, say hello to my little friend. > its was onto a day. >> open it up. >> police say it was taken on sunday by a well dressed couple caught on tape. staff member said she knew instantly it was the same cello she saw on the news. >> in news of the world tonight in france police are stationed at the offices of a magazine that published cru d e- mails of mohammed. they also stepped up security at some embassies during a potential black lash similar to the one following the movie trailer movement in syria rebels took control of two border crossings. the checkpoint with turkey could be strategicly significant because it would allow rebels to bring in supplies. it's about a hundred miles the largest city of syria. >>> in cambodia a teen elephant has been moved to a zoo. it had charged at cars, causing several accidents and had destroyed sugar cane and attacked cattle. it

student at the san francisco arts is making museum ache again tonight now that his stolen cello mass been found. earlier today police returned it to adam young. it was found at the war memorial opera house tonight and recognized by someone who said she saw the news -- news coverage of the theft. >> words of -- famous gangster, say hello to my little friend. > its was onto a day. >> open it up. >> police say it was taken on sunday by a well dressed couple caught on tape. staff member said she knew instantly it was the same cello she saw on the news. >> in news of the world tonight in france police are stationed at the offices of a magazine that published cru d e- mails of mohammed. they also stepped up security at some embassies during a potential black lash similar to the one following the movie trailer movement in syria rebels took control of two border crossings. the checkpoint with turkey could be strategicly significant because it would allow rebels to bring in supplies. it's about a hundred miles the largest city of syria. >>> in cambodia a teen elephant has been moved to a zoo. it had charged at cars, causing several accidents and had destroyed sugar cane and attacked cattle

san francisco conservator of music on sunday. security cameras caught a couple walking out with that instrument. earlier this week, it magically reappeared, leaning against the stage door of the war memorial operaouse. so far, however, no arrests have been made. >> happy ending on that one. >>> 5:50 right now. coming up, some changing fortunes right here. it happens in the bay area as well. some techies have been knocked down a little bit on the forbes richest measuamericans list. >>> we'll take a look coming up. >>> it is a sight up in the air right now. space shuttle "endeavour" is taking off on its second leg of its cross-country farewell tour. the shuttle lifted off from houston less than an hour ago. today it will be making low-level flyovers at the white sands test facility and other nasa locations in new mexico before finally touching down at edwards air force base in southern california. now, "endeavour" will also make a high-profile appearance above the skies right here in the pba area tomorrow morning. that will include a fly-by over the golden gate bridge and moffett field as a special tribute to all the workers at the nasa ames research center. scientists there actually train shuttl