now, san francisco travel association is working to come up with a disstressed passenger hotel rate. of course they're not going to do that when flights are delayed noenl real emergencies now, one thing sfo did do was upgrade web sites to allow more hits in the event of real emergencies like the one in july. i want to add one more thing. 850 flights were cancelled after that crash. now, i asked sfo about the cost. they say they're still crunching numbers. >> a jet blue flight had to make a landing in orlando after a emergency chute inflated inside of the plane. this is video of the plane on the tarmac. officials say it was shortly after taking off. there were 78 people evacuated at the rear doors the aircraft has been taken out of service for inspection. >> can you imagine how frightening? >> usually when it's rains here, it means snow in the sierra. right? let's check in live in truckee tonight. dina? >> reporter: not a lot of snow fell in the sierra today we're live in truckee this evening at about 5800 feet. it continues to be a little bit of rainfall here this evening. but not a

. >> the san francisco travel association says it did wonders for the city's image around the world. >> we now have a super hero in a super city. holy empathy.. >> i think did help communicate san franciscoins are different and unique. this is something people want to visit. >> the chairitable organization make a wish says more people want to be involved but make a wish did not want to sit down with an interview to answer if they'll grant similar extravagant wishes to other kids. and then, there is san francisco's supervisor eric marr tweeted wondering how many thousands of sf kids living off food stamps could have been fed from the money. he was blasted for that comment. today, he wonders how many people agree with him. >> others say that i'll continue work to focus attention on many kids that need help, especially low income kids in the city. >> over the top, or not, the reality is that miles touched many hearts. including those who may need it the most like these american soldiers in afghanistan who wrote, all the way in afghanistan this, child has inspired us all. >> keep in mind

. >> we work through our partnership with the san francisco travel association to come up with some agreements at local hotels to establish a distressed passenger rate to avoid price gauging, so those were some examples on the customer service side. >> the draft report also noted the airport's emergency alert system failed and needed to be replaced. it even recommends that sfo officials keep restaurants open 24 hours to accommodate delayed travellers after a disaster. one thing not mentioned in the self-assessment, the fact that one of those killed in the crash died after accidentally being run over by one of those first responders. sfo officials say that that will be addressed when the ntsb report is released, and that will happen on december 10th. reporting live at sfo, i'm sheryl herd, nbc bay area news. >>> in oakland tense moments after an armed robbery turned into a hostage standoff. police say just after 11:00 this morning two men riding bikes and armed with guns robbed a home on 83rd avenue. officers swarmeded the area and the men ran off in opposite directions. police say one suspect

now the san francisco travel association is working to come up with a distressed passenger hotel rate. for those stranded during an emergency. and sfo is asking airport restaurants to take open around the clock when the emergency situations arise. >> and we are told that the airport has upgraded the website to allow more hits in the event of another emergency. a jet blue flight had to make an emergency landing today after a chute inflated at the plane. this is a chute that inflated in the gallie. 78 people on board the plane had to evacuate off the rear doors. the aircraft has been taken out of service for inspection. happening now, thousands of uc workers are taking part in a one-day strike. the union is accusing administrators of unfair labor practices and dangerously low staffing levels. some hospitals postponed eelectric i have surgeries and treatments and hired replacement workers. >>> pick ets were held at a total of nine uc campuses, one of those where 100 people protested and held a rally. >> there's every indication that when the b.a.r.t. board meets tomorrow, they will not a

. >> the san francisco travel association says it did wonders for the city im am. around the world. we now have a super hero in a super city. fichlt i think this really did help communicate that san francisco are different and unique and something people want to come and visit and know us a little better. >> charitable organization make a wish says more people want to become involved in some way but make a wish did not want to sit down for an interview with us today to answer if they will grant similar extravagant wishes to other kids. and then there is san francisco supervisor eric mar who tweeted wondering how many thousands of kids living off food scams could have been fed from the money. he was blasted for that comment. today he wonders how many people agree with him. >> i'll just say that i'll continue my work to really focus the attention on many kids that need help especially low income kids in our city. >>reporter: over the top or not the reality is that miles touched many hearts including those who may need it the most lick these american soldiers in afghanistan. now keep th

there was san francisco's first sort of downtown plan back in the early '80s, i think '84, that was introduced by the travel demand management associations, large businesses downtown as a way to coordinate commute patterns and to sort of provide employers with incentives that they could offer their employees for working, commuting during off side peak hours, peak hours, resources -- back at that time there wasn't so much working from home, but there needs to be a new version of that. so, the demand management side is something that especially as the city is planning to grow much more into soma, we need the demand -- new demand management tools and the capacity expansion. so, those are a few things that i wanted to highlight and the themes are also summarized in this sheet. everything is on our website. and we're looking for feedback on the investment scenarios and the policy recommendations. >> great, thank you. any commissioner questions? commissioner dooley. >> i wanted to check back in on the proposed congestion pricing. in the northeast corridor, i work with a lot of the merchant associations in that area and i would really recommend

san francisco traveling with the president. and of course nbc news senior editor mark murray, we'll start off with you here. interesting back drop, also that the community center services the chinese community there. so many people associateino or the latino vote. and this reminds us it is not just that. >>. >> reporter: we 1.3 million of them are of asian descent. 25% of the population of the u.s. is from asia, that's particularly significant in this community. he's speaking at the recreation center named after a woman killed, a flight attendant during the 9/11 attacks. not just for the chinese community but the entire region, the san francisco bay area, this is a significant issue. the technological community, startups throughout this area benefit heavily from foreign born talent. one of the points the president is sure to emphasize today. he'll also stress according to advisers that there is only one faction within the republican party that he insists that's blocking common sense immigration reform from happening, that he says that's the tea party. the real challenge, tamron, for the president right now, given all of the talk right now and debate in washington about the failures of the obama care website, the real chal