>> help by donating to us, part of san francisco state university. you can donate directly on our web page. we're the only project of this kind in the world and rely on donations and whatever we can gather together to purchase these multilingual, multieducational materials like the films. we have to show families hope, and how they can learn to support their lgbt children. our material, by the way, are a best practice for suicide prevention in the best practices registry suicide prevention. >> thank you, doctor. >> sounds great. >> thank you for your work. >>> we do have to take another break. when we come back we're going meet a local group working to prevent suicide, one of the world's most iconic landmarks. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> people it's a romantic, beautiful spot to end your life. >> the golden gate bridge sees two to three suicide victim as month. more than any other place in the world. >>> welcome back to "beyond the headlines." we've been talking about suicide prevention, about 1,600 people have jumped to their deaths at th

. >>> there is a warning to students at san francisco state university after a violent post was writteny the president of the palestinian group. a man is holding a knife claiming he wants to stab an israeli soldier. >>> be wear of the brrr. after a warm thanksgiving weekend, the cold is coming to the bay area. get out your winter coat and your cold weather gear. when is it getting here and when is it leaving? >> reporter: through the overnight hours. we will have chilly conditions the entire week. it was mild or the thanksgiving weekend. we saw mild conditions today as well. 60s for the north bay. we do have the tail end of it here pushing into north california bringing us cold conditions. we are getting a blast of cold arctic air. it will be much cooler tomorrow afternoon and down right freezing. we will talk more about the frigid temperatures in a bit. >>> a new report from the state department of water resources say california could face a third straight dry winter. >> reporter: california's rainy season started dry and then wet. both winters were dryer than normal. the resser reserv

>> as we first reported last night on kron kron 4 news, they have issued a warning to san francisco state university about a potential threat to jewish students. this shows a young man holding a knife and claiming that it makes him want to stab an israeli soldier. a statement was released regarding the alleged threat. the statement, quote, we are confident that our campus community is safe. we will continue to explore all aspects of the incident and take additional actions that may be warranted. we'll withhold any further comment until that is complete. >>> new tonight at 11:00, richmond's antismoking laws are some of the toughest on record. tonight a new step to expand those laws to include e cigarettes, banning the electronic cigarettes in certain areas. it says violaters can be hit with fines up to $1,000. it will get a second rating early next year and may become law 90 days after that. >>> some families on treasure island say they're being forced to move and they're angry about it. >>> huge tips at restaurants, we'll look into the history of who is doing it. >>> you won't want to miss sportsnit

while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggested to make ends make. with no formal culinary training he opened his own bakery and is now the no. 1 producer of gourmet cookies in the biarea and thank you for joining us on quick bites. how do you feel? >> i feel great. >> so i want to get to the bottom of some very burning questions. why cookies? >> it was a recommendation from a friend. hard to believe that's how it all started. >> why not pies and cakes? what do you have against pies and cakes, anthony. >> i have nothing against pies and cakes. however, that was the recommendation. >> you were on the road to be an account apblt. >> actually, an engineer. >> even better. and it led to making cookies. >> in delicious ways. >> delicious ways. >> this is where the magic goes down and we're going to be getting to the truth behind cookies and cream. >> this is what is behind cookies and cream. >> where were you when the idea came to your mind. >> i was in my apartment eating ice cream, cookies and cream ice cream. how much fun, cookies an

san francisco into a union family and i'm now 78 years old. i didn't start lookbacker work at the ballpark until after i retired of my clear job in san francisco state university as part aof the financial aid, i worked in the loan department of san francisco state for almost 25 years where i retired from and i had to go back to work to supplement my income because i accept support members in my family that should be out and about on their own which includes a great granddaughter now of 17, i'm applying for a contract not for myself because i am retired but for the next generation that includes my son who also works at the ballpark. i want to make sure these people keep their jobs and remain in good jobs. please support us by joining to our boy cut of center place, thank you. >> linda chaplain from the land use committee. i know many of you are concerned about affordable housing, and there was a conditional use appeal of larkin that they voted to change as an emergency measure and they decided to -- the fact that the project for [inaudible] instead of the tndc project which we pontbacker wanted and we felt it was the best sites for senior housing which would ha

the free ♪ and the home of the brave >>> as it was at moat veterans' day ceremonies, at san francisco state universitye people of honor were easy to spot. be their service on full display or hinted at. >> what veterans are, they're our family members. >> except one man in the second row. >> daniel bernardi is also a naval veteran serving among his many tours of duty, one in iraq just four years ago. >> 2009, my number gets punched, right? it's a presidential recall to iraq. i have a pregnant wife and a little kid. i'm tenured and i have to go and i go. you can do your thing over there. we'll support you. >> reporter: daniel says at least around campus he keeps his military past low key. he prefers to keep the focus on student veterans which makes sense, because putting the spotlight on other veterans is what daniel is spending a lot of time doing these days. under his leadership, san francisco state has embarked on an ambitious project, the veterans documentary corps, a series of short films telling the story of an individual veteran. all wars, both genders, different stories with one goal. improve wh

my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organization supporting kids and families, working for labor. i got to see how city hall could be an effective tool to create change. i looked at running in 2007, 2008, and somehow i made it. i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in college as well. >> i never got involved in supporting a candidate. i never thought a candidate was someone that i would support. then when tom ammiano ran against willie brown, i got inspired. i thought, someone with integrity and honesty, if they can run for mayor, maybe i can be somebody who represents what is true about our people. that is what inspired me to run and be a candidate. one

and since 1970 he has been a professor of english at san francisco state university.has also been a visiting and

that was an audition tape made by a young san francisco state university grad who hoped to join the "mythbusters." well it worked. tori has been on the tv show since its third season. he put himself in harm's way ever since his dad taught him how to make a molotov cocktail. he was almost arrested for making a pipe bomb in his front yard. his latest show is "blow it up." so i'm a bit unclear as to what the point of "blow it up" is. can you sum it up? give me three words. >> "blow it up" is little self-explanatory. identify been working on "mythbusters" for ten years and the thing i love the most is we get to blow things up. when i was 19 i almost got arrested for making pipe bombs. don't try this at home. it was something i was curious about. i loved fireworks. i loved fourth of july. so when i started on "mythbusters" it was just like that was like the most exciting part of the show for me personally was when we blew stuff up. it would be cool to do a web show. so luckily we were able to pull it off. >> you say don't try this at home, kids. you blew up a teddy bear. >> the thing is if

threat to some students at >> pam: the simon weisenthal center has issued a warning to san francisco state university. about a potential threat to jewish students on campus. a violent online post has been uncovered -- allegedly written by the president of the campus palestinian student group. >> pam: a picture in the post shows the young man holding a knife. and claiming that. it makes him want to stab an israeli soldier. today, the school says, it has performed a threat assessment procedure. and released a statement regarding the alleged threat. >> pam: the statement says. -- quote -- we are confident that our campus community is safe. we will continue to explore all aspects of the incident and take additional actions that may be warranted. we will withhold any further comment until that exploration is complete. >> pam: new tonight at 8-- >> pam: one extremely generous restaurant - goer. has been dropping big tips all across the country. including and here in the bay area. sometimes leaving thousands of dollars on a single check. kron 4's charles clifford has a closer look at this mystery. >> report

the simon weisenthal center has issued a warning to san francisco state university.about a potential threat to jewish students on campus. a violent on line post has been uncovered -- allegedly written by the president of the campus palestinian student group. a picture in the post shows the young man holding a knife. and claiming that. it makes him want to stab an israeli soldier. today, the school says, it has performed a threat assessment procedure. and released a statement regarding the alleged threat. the statement says. -- quote -- we are confident that our campus community is safe. we will continue to explore all aspects of the incident and take additional actions that may be warranted. we will withhold any further comment until that exploration is complete. >> in the north bay. people are gathering for a protest and vigil in honor of teen andy lopez. who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy while he was carrying a replica assault rifle. >> supporters of lopez gathered at the old courthouse square in downtown santa rosa. they came together to protest and wa

they would vote for her. 22% say they are voting for joe tuman who is a professor at san francisco state university. 150% pay tour port commissioner brian parker. 20% are still undecided. >>> anticipation is building for the last fight hunger bowl ever at at & t park. wild, wild west there. pep rally was held in union square yesterday. its battle between the washington huskies and the byu cougars. organizers say they will donate one meal for every ticket purchased. kickoff is set for 6:30. the game will move to the new santa clara stadium. >> they certainly have nice weather. >> absolutely. >>> they held local political office decades ago but they are still receiving health insurance on the public's dime. in the next half hour taxpayer medical ever funding for -- medical funding for life. >>> our traffic is looking pretty good at this hour as you head into the weekend. right now this is a look at san francisco 101. we'll have more traffic straight ahead. >>> a cloudier, cooler day in the forecast. coming up how much cooler and whether this is a trend that all carry for your weekend. >>> welcome bac

the simon weisenthal center has issued a warning to san francisco state university. a potential threat to jewish students on campus. >> pam: a violent on line post has been uncovered -- allegedly written by the president of the campus palestinian student group. a picture in the post shows the young man holding a knife. and claiming that. it makes him want to stab an israeli soldier. >> pam: today, the school says, it has performed a threat assessment procedure. and released a statement regarding the alleged threat. >> pam: the statement says. -- quote -- we are confident that our campus community is safe. we will continue to explore all aspects of the incident and take additional actions that may be warranted. we will withhold any further comment until that exploration is complete. >> pam: an unwanted animal was left outside in the cold sunday night. at an east bay animal shelter. it is an act which people who work with animals call - holiday dumping. the manager of the facility tells kron 4's haaziq madyun. pets being abandoned by their owners. sadly, is not uncommo

i'm dina inrahim, an associate professor of broadcasting at san francisco state university. i will be your chair for today's program called "your fatwa does not apply here." we also welcome our guest from the turkish parliament and we welcome our listening and internet audience and invite everyone to visit us online at www.commonwealthclub.org. and now it is my pleasure to introduce our distinguished speaker. a veteran of more than 20 years of human rights research and activism, karima bennoune is a professor of law at uc davis. she grew up in algeria and the united states. she has served as a legal advisor at amnesty international and has taught at rutgers and the university of michigan. she is widely published on the issues of fundamentalism and counterterrorism. would you please welcome professor karima bennoune. [applause] >> thank you so much for being here today. it's really an honor for me to be here. i would like to thank the commonwealth club for inviting me and for courtney this event and thank you for the lovely introduction. so what i want to do today is share wi

state of california. senator mark leno will now share with you how san francisco, university of california, and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. senator mark leno. >> good morning everyone, it is a great privilege and humbling opportunity to be able to address you today. as nelson mandela of course transcend eded one of the most severe human dignities, harsh imprisonment for the crime of being who he was, for being the man who believed in the dignity of all and the fair treatment of all and for having dark skin. that was his crime. but he chose, as we heard, to forgive and he chose the path of peace when he could have chosen the path of war and he knew in his heart that only love conquers hate. i have personally experienced the dividends that have been paid as a result of his teachings and his mentorship. my good friend alice huffman who drove down early this morning from sacramento to share her thoughts, is one of her disciples. when i first introduced the nation's first air quality bills in the state legislature back in 2

san francisco area. commemorating nelson mandela this past week city leaders invoked the area's own contribution to end apartheid. >> san francisco, the university of california, and the statecalifornia played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> anti-apartheid protest students took place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley. including a sit in and rallies that brought thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here again overnight all day long in solidarity to ask our regions to divert. >> nancy skinner now a state assemblywomen, was a student who led the anti-investment committee. >> we felt we were morally i am ply crated in the regime that was denying the people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and other parts of democracy. >> larry wright harass a longshoremen unloading ships at port. he recalls how union members refused to remove cargo off ships. >> every day there was a demonstration. every day the longshoremen refused to work. they tried to negotiate to get the ship unloaded but we refus refuse

. >> san francisco, the university of california, the state of california played a leading role in beinghe initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> anti-apartheid student protests took place here in the 1980's at uc berkeley including a continuous sit-in and rallies that brought together hundreds of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police in more than 150 people were arrested. >> reporter: students, community people here again overnight all day long in solidarity to ask our regions to divest. >> nancy skinner, now a state assemblywomen, was then a graduate student who led the divestment committee. >> we felt we were morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people of south africa, their freedom, their ability to participate in government and in any democracy. >> reporter: many others took action not only students. in 1984 larry wright was a longshoreman. he reports how union members refused to move south african cargo off ships. >> the ships sat there for 11 days. every day there was a demonstration. every day the longshoremen r

san francisco bay area. commemorating nelson mandela city leaders invoked their i know contribution to the apartheid movement. municipal and international divestment to south africa involving billions of dollars. >> san francisco, the university of california and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests look place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley, including a 100 day sit-in and rallies bringing together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police. more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here, again overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner was a great ute student. >> we felt that we were morally implicated in the regime denying the people of africa their freedom, and ability to participate in government. >> many other took action, not only students. in 1984 larry wright was a long shoreman, recalling how union members refused to move south african cargo off ships. the ships sat there for 11 days, every day there was a demonstration. the long shore man refused. they tried to negotiate but we refused. >> the union gained momentum until the devestment became i

. >> san francisco, the university of california, and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement of south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests took part in 1980s. including a continuous 100 day sit in and rallies bringing together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police, 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here - again, overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner was a graduate student who the let the campus divestment committee. >> we felt morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and any democracy >> others took action, not only students. in 1984 larry wright was unloadingships at port, remembering how south african cargo was refused to be moved off the ship. every day the long shore maup refused to work. they tried to negotiate with us on how to get the ship unloaded. we refused. >> the movement gained momentum until divestmen

. >> san francisco, the university of camera and the state of california played a leading role in initiating the movement in south africa. >> anti-apartheid student protests took place here in the 1980s at u.c. berkeley including a 100-day sit-in and brought together thousands of students. >> police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, here, again, overnight, in the solidarity. >> now, a state assembly woman was then a graduate student who led the campus divestment committee. we felt we were morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people in south africa their freedom, ability to participate in government or any democracy. >> many others took, not only students. in 1984, larry wright was a long shoreman unloading ships at ports. he recalls how will union members refused to move south african cargo off ships. >> the ship set there for 11 days. every day there was a demonstration, every day the longshoremen refused to go. they tried to negotiate to get the ship unloaded but we refused. >> the movement changed momentum. >> until the world stood

. >> san francisco, the university of california and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests took place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley, including a continuous 100 day sit-in and rallies that brought together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police. >> students, community people here, again, overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner what is a graduate student who led the divestment committee. >> we felt morally implicated in the regime that was denying the majority people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and any democracy. >> many others took action. not only opportunities. in 1984 larry white was a long shoreman, and he recalls how they refused to move cargo from the ship. >> every day there was a demonstration, they tried to negotiate with us to get the ship unloaded. we refused. >> the movement gained momentum until devestment was inevitable. >> until the world sto

. >>> california higher education leaders meeting in san francisco this morning to discuss how to rebuild the state's public colleges and universities. uc president, janet napolitano, will join administrators from the cal state system and the community college system for a panel discussion before a national gathering of educators. they will look at key dhal challenges of the next decades, keeping higher ed affordable, accessible and relevant. technology and innovation in higher education will also be part of the discussion. >>> this morning, a holiday homecoming months in the making. a baby born four months early is defying the odds and not only thriving but could be home by christmas. abc 7 news reporter john allison reports from lucile packard children's hospital in palo alto where he spoke to the thankful mother. >> reporter: blanca aroscoe almost didn't get kiss her baby's hand or save earth feel of his gentle touch. baby jake, her second child, entered the world when it was least expected, four months early. >> he was supposed to be due december 26th. he was supposed to be a christmas baby. but he was born on august 27th. 24 we

university college of dublin. i went back to the states and went to law school at university of pennsylvania. then i came back, and choosing to live in san francisco was natural to me. when you are a child, you do not realize what you had until you leave home. i had the opportunity to live in los angeles, abroad in ireland, and there is no place like home, when you are from san francisco. i have been a corporate attorney at palo -- in palo alto. i became an >> i worked in the finance industry about 5 1/2 years. in the summer of 2009 i joined a venture capital firm with two other partners. >> we are all excited about the americas cup here in district two but one thing if you think about it everyone knows what fleet week is like here in the marina. this is fleet week on steroids. think about fort mason, these will be the most brings taken places to watch the americas cup. what we're working on and working to continue to work on and want your input on, how do we make it a positive experience for the people that live here. >> i'm happily married and my life and -- wife and i live around laurel villa.

. >> the three leaders of california's university, state and city college systems all together today for a panel discussion in san francisco. the new uc president janet napolitano joined the chancellors and the three will discuss reinvestment in higher education. it marks the first joint appearance for all three leaders. >> the bipartisan budget bill is one step closer to becoming law after passing the house last night. the 2-year agreement reduces the deficit by up to $23 billion and reverses some of the automatic spending cuts from earlier this year. now its passage depends on the senate but a power struggle over the president's nominee has forced the senate into a marathon session that will likely occupy them into saturday. >> i can't wave a wand and heal hurt feelings. >> the bill is expected to pass the senate next week but the vote will be closer than it was in the house. >> outrage from twitter users has a san francisco-based company backtracking. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to bertha coombs live at cnbc in new jersey. good morning. >> good morning, terry. first let's look at how the fu

. >>> california higher education leaders meeting in san francisco this morning to discuss how to rebuild the state's public colleges and universitiesident, janet napolitano, will join administrators from the cal state system and the community college system for a panel discussion before a national gathering of educators. they will look at key challenges of the next decades, including keeping higher ed affordable, accessible and relevant. >>> this morning, a holiday homecoming months in the making. a baby born four months early is defying the odds and not only thriving but could be home by christmas. bei bei jiden wasn't supposed to arrive until christmas day but instead, arrived on august 27th. jade unwas just 1 pound 2 ounces when he was born at a central coast hospital. # his mother, blanca, was confronted by a gut-wrenching choice. >> i was told he only had a 30% chance of survival. and i was asked at the time if i wanted to let him go. because he was so critical, but i refused. >> the boy was transferred to lucile packard children's hospital in stanford, suffering from breathing trouble and bleeding in his brain, complications

university of the san francisco organization. and they are so expiring in what they do and fair faculty to their advisors as well. but i taught at sf state before becoming a member of the board of supervisors and dan and many of the faculty from the folks that came out of the third world strike were combrooirg to me. there is a struggle here in the universities that is xektd and we stand on their shoulders. i think that this gentleman stands on the shoulder of bill and others from the hotel. they stand on the shoulder of phillip and others and i just wanted to say as and organized in the san francisco and serve the people it's my honor to be supporting them. so i didn't you have u.s. f and sherry (clapping.) we would like to thank everyone for thanking us and we wanted to continue to honor and serve the community. >> we appreciate every opportunity we as a constitute organization gets to serve our immediate community. so thank you (clapping.) i just want to say thank you. again. u.s. f used to be known as the university of spoiled filipinos but i think the work of those students this new generation is challenging that nickname. we're no

around saratoga, you're waking up with 38 degrees outside your door, low 40s near the university of san francisco stateit's not as widespread as we had yesterday morning. i've been talking about it this morning. areas like oakland and heyward, where we had the blanket of low clouds yesterday morning, we didn't have the sunshine, but we were warmer because of that blanket of low cloud deck. now this morning, mostly clear and chillier. but do you have the sunshine. hazy sun in store for today. mike and claudine talking about spare the air day once again, so that to be aware of. we will continue this warming trend as we get through the weekend. monday could bet warmest day. for today, afternoon high of 61 for oakland, 59 for san francisco, low 60s for fremont, as well as san jose. morgan hill, you're checking in at 63. we go to the inner east bay, looking at 63 in livermore, 61 for antioch. and to the north bay, low 60s in the forecast. 63 santa rosa, 60 degrees expected for napa. the extended forecast here, bay area weekend always in view, temperatures even warmer for tomorrow. monday topping out in the

san jose state on the 29% of its rainfall has failed. san francisco is stating 20%. >> come new year's day, the competition will be fierce but for today, bolt stanford and michigan state universityn 100 students, alumni and other volunteers from both colleges will take part in a hunker project. they will help pack food for a nonprofit organization. stanford takes on a michigan state tomorrow in the rose bowl in pasadena. >> the 49ers are trying to make it back to the super bowl. they will have to do something they have never done before, win a playoff game in green bay. >> kickoff is scheduled at labeau field to four 1:40 p.m.. the 49ers beat the packers in the divisional playoffs last year. >> stay with kron4 for continuing coverage for the 49ers. they will visit the green bay packers sunday in an nfc wild-card game. kron4 mike pelton will be in green bay for the gang. he will give us live updates. >> we're waking up to cloud the conditions. coming up on the kron4 morning news. how one day a couple is doing their wedding up a big. >> new this morning, doctors treating michael schumacher says such a formula one champion is shown small signs of improvement. he was skiing with his

the auburn university tigers face the florida state seminoles in pasadena, california on january 6th. r-j's dad will use the other ticket. >> here is a live look outside at san franciscog up a kron 4 news. we are going to recap some of the biggest stories of 2013. >> we have the spare the air alert today. this is the fourth day that we have had this. we need to clear the arab. the claws are clearing up. we have very good weather. partly cloudy conditions for tomorrow. it will warm-up plenty by the afternoon especially for this time of year. 55 degrees currently in san francisco. 487 for hayward. 434 for novato. los gatos will have a high of 68. 674 mountain view. we are looking for a 65 and danville. 64 for richmond and 63 in concord. >> we are looking great in the north bay. 68 degrees for now but. 674 san rafael. downtown will be a very nice day. >> the kron 47 day or wrong the bay shows much of the same. we do not have a lot of wind. it will not be the last sunshine that we will see. 2014 looks to be a pretty good sendoff. a high of 60's and will stay out of the 30's. the time is >> 5:00 p.m.. >> we had an accident reported that we thought would contribute to slow