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contamination on a campus with measures one san francisco university is taking after finding dangerous toxins in one of its buildings. >> also, a tragic shooting in the east bay. what the neighbors are saying about the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old boy. >> good morning. right now on the drive time, we are getting slower unfortunately. as you look at highway 24, i will executive you the drive time here and also look at -- i will give you the drive time here and also look at the bay bridge. >> and it has gone from 32 to 42 here in san francisco and other areas are up to 58 degrees. what is going on? details in a minute. [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? . >>> good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. we are live if oakland where police say an 11-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself. what neighbors ar

. >> san francisco university is now in talks with cleaning up hazardous material so see if there iselated deaths. they have been raising the total so far to 28 and in the latest cases two men and two men and one woman, san francisco each reported a new death however they are end couraged by the number of people taking their advice and getting the flu shot. they say the flu will spread throughout the campus at the tanks center and any one in the community can get a shot it is free. >>> they will investigate allegationels of caltrans where they allegedly tried to coverage problems on the eastern span of the bay bridge. a report came out saying when people found problems with the construction instead of fixing. problems caltrans reportedly replaced the workers who discovered the problems and the report said bridge officials were warned in 2008 that some of the anchor records were not properly tested and some of those rods snapped last year. >>> arrested in miami beach, the serious charges justin bieber is facing which could land him behind bars. >>> and we are live on the san mateo coa

and the san francisco unified and i think that we pride ourselves on being data driven and here is pulling from the university of san francisco mccarthy school of public policy and pulling on the reauthorization of the fund and the children's amendment. and the top line approval rating, 86 percent of the population approves the reauthorization of the public education and enrichment fund and 85 percent of the population approves for the reauthorization of the children's amendment and so anyone who is saying, that the sugary beverage tax with pull down, pulling 35 do 36 percent has a personal political agenda or works for the american beverage association. and the math just is not there and if we are going to be a data-driven district, we can't be only data driven when the data works the way that we want it to work, if it is inconvenient politically that the data tells what the data tell us, we still have to listen to the data and so i have five copy ts of this poll and you happy to share with it anyone who likes it and that is whatvy to say. >> okay. >> next speaker, thank you. >> good evening, commissioners.

a former san francisco police captain who is now senior director of public safety at the university of san francisco called that a red flag. >> that could then trigger the officer to pull a firearm, keep it at a ready position, at a very safe position, but then proceed with caution. >> bart says it's not uncommon for its detectives to conduct these types of searches for stolen property. you can go to ktvu.com for more coverage. we've posted photos, information, and bart police chief's entire news conference. look under the top story tab when you're at our home page. >>> oakland police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead last night. it's the second deadly shooting involving chp officer wan 24-hour period. it happened during a traffic stop last night near international boulevard in east oakland. a chp officer try today pull a car over as a passenger inside got out and ran. a chp dog caught him. when officers saw he had a gun, they shot and killed the passenger, but the driver then sped away. >>> tonight a vallejo woman is facing charges after police arre

san francisco high school. the man said nothing is left without touching any girls. >>> thousands of steven seagaller are not be -- south san francisco universitydents are not being let in after toxins were found there. they are working with experts to determine health affects from those who spent time in the building. >> a lot of our class were moved and our schedules were changed. it was inconvenient for us since we have to move away from classes. >> the university says it doesn't know when the work will be completed. >>> we are under a drought emergency and desperate times call for desperate measures. farmers are choosing to sell off live stock to avoid losing everything. ktvu's rob roth is in petaluma. >> reporter: many dairy cows may not have the chance to produce milk for much longer. >> reporter: he has been a dairy farmer for three decades. he is worried he will have to cut his heard of 300 cows. >> i spent 30 years doing this. and it is -- you know, this is your life. >> reporter: he says without water he doesn't know how he could afford to keep operating. >> these are your animals. we raised them from young. >> reporter: high says at

and the san francisco unified and i think that we pride ourselves on being data driven and here is pulling from the university of san francisco mccarthy school of public policy and pulling on the reauthorization of the fund and

san francisco con grilletes. >>> estoy encadenada frente al juez y mi familia, muchas veces mi mamá se puso mal. >>> esta práctica de ice en san francisco era universal1 dio inicio a una demanda de la unión americana de libertades civiles. >>> antes de la demanda, todos los detenidos, como las mujeres embarazadas, los ancianos, personas que fueron víctima de tortura o violencia en sus países tenían que llevar grilletes. >>> y no solo en los tobillos. >>> en la cintura, en las manos. >>> pero a raíz de la situación, el gobierno federal y los querellantes llegaron a un acuerdo. >>e> l gobierno terminará la práctica. >>>e n san francisco no pondrán grilletes en la corte de inmigración, a menos que la persona sea violenta o haya gran cantidad de detenidos. >>> también ice está obligado a mantenr la seguridad del público y empleados de visita o trabjaando en las cortes, ice ha trabajado con las cortes >>> aunque el acuerdo abarca soloa las audiencias de ice en san francisco los abogados dincen que espera que sea un mensaje en contra de poner grilletes a inmigrantes en nivel nacional. >>> gracias, beatriz, activistas retomarán la huelga de hambre por la re

i'm also an artist and teach at the san francisco state university and diablo college. we are in a midst of housing crisis in san francisco, in the midst of cars killing and maiming people crisis in san francisco. from my perspective dense development does not provide for on street parking and encourages residents for transit and walking. thank you for letting me speak. that's all. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, my name is aideey an abet. i have a performer. i have a petition signed by 278 people in favor of your findings of the draft conditions and i have comments made by the people who signed these petitions. the marsh is an integral part of the district. the developer should respect the conditions of the december 11th ruling if they want to build next to the theatre. don't let it trump in fairness. the san francisco board need to stand by decisions to mitigate impact on this wonderful neighborhood theatre. and finally, we must not allow the machination of the wealthy to over turn unanimous decisions. it was clearly a sound decision. it seems the next mov

. >> we're live at san francisco state university. where it's day one of the spring semester. we'll tell you why this building behind me is closed for the semester. >>> good morning, we have a problem on the bay bridge. a crash on the san francisco side. now traffic all the way across the span is beginning to slow. we'll tell you what this is doing to the toll plaza. >> a little bit different pattern this week. will it bring us rain? if you're watching us north definitely. but the big news for this morning, some thick fog. okay. let's train like it's race day. what's up ted? i think i forgot to pay a bill. yep, paid that one. what about your mortgage? yep, paid that too. alright we're good then. man i feel like i'm forgetting something. eh, it's probably nothing. you worry too much ted. alright, hammer down! bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. citi, with you every step of the way. >>> there it is, right on time. the opening bell this morning and they are celebrating national school choice week at the new york stock exchange. over on the nasdaq they have a littl

. >> science building at san francisco state university is shut down after officials discovered a toxic substance after finding mercury, lead paint and asbestos in the science building. 9,000 students scheduled to attend there starting today classes were relocated. officials let students know what is going on inside. >> a controversial proposal requiring condoms made available at california prisons made it through the state assembly today. the bill crafted by a assemblyman from alameda intended to reduce the spread of hiv and other sexually transmitted diseases. >> average cost per patient with hiv in medical system is $25,000 a year and could be hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life of a patient. >> opponents worry making condoms available would encourage sex between inmates, condoms are contraband and is considered a felony to have sex while incarcerated governor brown rejected a similar piece of legislation saying the corrections department already aluz family visitors to bring condoms in for overnight visits. >>> a possible outbreak of noro virus has a cruise liner heading

while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggestedo 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 and

. >> the science building at san francisco state university is shut down after a toxic subs stance wasdiscovered. there is a risk assessment to understand the size of the program after minding mercury and asbestos in the science building. 9,000 students were scheduled to attend classes starting today but they have been relocated. officials have an information boot to let students know what is going on. >> the presidio trust meets to examine three proposals to develop the we site next to crissy field which is now occupied by a department store. the trust hope to make a fin am decision by mid-february. the three preparals are a museum by george lucas, and a cultural, and a facility to focus on the environment. they will have the option to approve nothing at all. mailing bills snowed it will cost more to mail a letter with the cost of first-class stamp now 49 cents up three cents. regulator use proved the hike in december. the last increase was a year ago when the cost of a letter went up to 46 cents but if you bought forever stamps, those are still good. love those forever stamps. right?

. >>> a science building in san francisco state university is closed today an will remain shut down for the rest of the semester after harmful toxins were found there. an inspection of the building earlier this month found asbestos, mercury and peeling lead paint. the university is working with experts to determine any potential leath effects of those -- health effects of those who spent time in the building. the closure affects 10,000 student and faculty who work and study there. >> it was a big impact. a lot of our classes were moved. our schedules were changed. it's inconvenient for us since we have to move away from some of our classes. >> the university is making repairs but says it does not know when the work will be completed. >>> it's not mandatory yet but our dry weather conditions prompting south bay water officials to recommend cutting water usage. the santa clara valley water district is set to vote tomorrow on several new water conservation policies. they include water usage and appliances and drought resistant plans. since last july, the county has only gotten 1.5 inches o

. >>> spring semester started at san francisco state university this morning, but one building will be closed off to students. high levels of mercury, lead paint and asbestos dust were found in one of the science buildings. the university must now find space for more than 2,500 stuaf and students. the chronicle reports the university is working with health and safety experts to understand what needs to be done to make sure that building is safe. >>> the upper midwest is facing arctic cold temperatures with windchills dipping into the minus 40 degree area. wendy is braving elements among chicago's navy pier. >> reporter: the sun rises over a frozen chicago, but it won't help the city thaw. bone-chilling cold is once again settling in on much of the country, bringing temperatures that won't climb above zero for many parts of the midwest. >> just got to tough it out, you know, and wait until things get better. >> reporter: the month of january has seen wave after wave of frigid air pushing down from canada, unrelenting cold that just won't let up. making matters worse, 24 states have decl

. >>> we are learning tonight there may be a fourth sexual assault victim at san francisco state university. police stepped up patrols on the main campus and reminding students to walk in groups and use the university escort service that is available 24/7 on campus. >>> bargain rate parking spots could be a thing of the past in the south bay. san jose is proposing parking meters that could double the price to park. terry mcsweeney has more details on the proposal which some think will drive visitors away. >> reporter: right now downtown san jose has some of the least expensive metered spaces in the country. for a dollar you can park for an hour. the convenience part they like but the overall plan, not so much. you might not think doubling downtown parking meter rates in san jose would concern stave barkley, co-owner of ecocity bikes but it does. he is also on the board of directors of the downtown residents association. >> i can go to santana row and park for free. why do they want to come to downtown san jose and risk getting a ticket. and now they are adding more money to it, they are cha

major work needs to be done on the science building at san francisco state university. a recent report found signs of harmful materials inside. now the building is closed for the rest of the semester. brian flores is live to tell us more about the impact on the students and the staff out there. >> reporter: well, it's day one of the spring semester for faculty students and staff here at san francisco state university. in terms of the immediate impact, though, it's gonna be inconvenient as 250 faculty and teachers need to find other offices. 10,000 students who study here or have classes here, they need to find out where their classes are this morning now that the building is closed for the semester. that decision was made to close it after routine inspections. they found evidence of asbestos, mercury and peeling lead paint. according to a second inspection, it was much worse than originally thought. according to a report, asbestos was discovered in the basement of first and second floor and several areas for mercury vapors and a large concentration in the basement. a re

. >> my name is anthony ryan and i live in the mission district and i teach at san francisco state university. i wouldn't be here tonight except about two years ago i was hit by a car on on my way to work and i lost my front piece. you're looking at poers lynn right here and the person who hit me was running a red light, but in my report the officer cited me at fault for unsafe movement. that's not rare. there is a culture of insensitive to the plate of street users whether they're pedestrian or cyclist. that needs to change. it's too easy it blame them because we need to redesign this city to have safer streets and that's on this body. this body needs to take action and the mayor's office needs to take action to make vision zero a reality and to make all the people here that want to see this happen and hope this isn't just words this time. all that needs to happen. thank you very much for letting me speak this evening. >> thank you very much and thank you for sharing your experience. next speaker, please. >> good evening, and i'm cathy and i like to thank you forgiving me this opportunity to

i got my degree in social work at san francisco state university, and while i was in school in social work school i did a lot to learn the landscape of services and programs for childrens and families in the city. i had an internship for two years as an intern. then another three years as a staff. in 1991 coalman and community groups associated coalman and children's community led the effort to establish a children's fund, a ballot measure that was put on the ballot by decision and loaded up here to the department of election in wagons that were filled with petitions signed by residents of san francisco. that passed in 1991 and again in 2000 was reauthorized and extended for 15 years. i was part of that campaign working closely with stephanie, who is now working in the da's office. and in that process i learned the landscape of how our city has benefitted from the children's fund program. it has been remarkable the ref /hraougs it has caused and how we think about children, how we care about children, how we develop young people from early age and make sure they have active and exciti

. >>> a contaminated lab building on the san francisco state university campus remains closed tonight as crews continue their cleanup efforts. school buildings have been shut down since friday when a chemical inventory turned up evidence of mercury, lade and asbestos dust in the building. right now klasses are not in session. about 200 faculty members with offices in that building have been relocated while all the toxins are removed. the goal is to finish clean up by january 27th. that's when school is back in session. >>> east bay nurses today accused their hospital group of fiscal mismanagement. >> who's got the power? we've got the power. >> more than 100 nurses picketed outside the berkeley facility this morning. about a week ago, their parent company, sutter health, announced it'll be cutting about 360 nursing positions. the company says it will close its infusion clinic in oakland which leaves patients worried about their treatment options. >> it's terrifying to think about having to find a new place to go and not knowing any of the people there or what the conditions are going

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

. >>> san francisco police are looking for a 32-year-old university of san francisco student who may need a mental health evaluation. he was last seen in fresno on january 8 and bear valley on january 13. he was scene wearing dirty clothes and may appear homeless. his family lives in kentucky and they are concerned. he is 6 feet tall with several tattoos. >>> details were released outlining california's strategy for increasing water supplies. the plan includes educating people to make conservation a way of life in california. and recommends increasing self- relicense. expanding water storage and improving ground water monitors. officials spent the day dealing with the drought. ktvu's robert handa is live where the district is trying to figure out how to make conservation appealing to people who live there. >> reporter: we are at the santa clara valley water district. the agents has a long list of -- agency has a long list here. >> reporter: sometimes you have to spend money to save water. >> they already offers free equipment to help the public conserve water but tomorrow they will h

the zombie bees were first discovered in 2008 by a prose ferrer from san francisco -- professor from san francisco state university. >>> parts of the south are under a state of emergency this morning because of a rare snowstorm. there's snow in states that don't normally see it. ice and snow warnings in places like mississippi, alabama, even florida. some parts of virginia and the carolinas could get up to a foot of snow by the end of today. almost 5,000 flights have been canceled since monday. now, the bay area airports report no major problems but it's possible we could see a ripple effect later today. >>> meantime, hundreds of children in the south, they were stranded overnight at school because the icy roads were just too dangerous for school buses to ride on. some of the students in atlanta were able to finally go hoege late last night -- home late last night after spending hours driving on those icy streets. >> i was like if i don't get home, i'm gonna freak out. my mom and dad don't know where i am and they will be calling me and i don't have my phone. >> we all love this little girl. [laughter] >> i know.

san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials at san francisco state university hope to have a contaminated lab building cleaned up before the students return at the end of the month. the science building is off limits after a chemical invertory turned up mercury and lady. - - and led. some 500 students and facultiy use that building. >>> now, many are out lying what they think needs to be done to stop refinery fires. the safety and hazard investigation board or csb is recommending a number of safety improvements, they include requiring refineries to present formal plans out lying how major hazards are to be controld and how risks at plants will be reduced. last year the csb found chevron failed to follow the advice of the engineers who proposed changes earlier that could of prevented that massive fire. >>> a 17 and 19-year-old have been identified as suspects in a shooting outside of a wendy's in concord and now the police say they need help tracking them down. the police released these photos and say arrest warrants have been issued for the two. last friday's shooting seriously injured a person outside of the we

san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials at san francisco state university hope to have a contaminated lab building cleaned up before the students return at the end of the month. the science building is off limits after a chemical invertory turned up mercury and lady. - - and led. some 500 students and facultiy use that building. >>> now, many are out lying what they think needs to be done to stop refinery fires. the safety and hazard investigation board or csb is recommending a number of safety improvements, they include requiring refineries to present formal plans out lying how major hazards are to be controld and how risks at plants will be reduced. last year the csb found chevron failed to follow the advice of the engineers who proposed changes earlier that could of prevented that massive fire. >>> a 17 and 19-year-old have been identified as suspects in a shooting outside of a wendy's in concord and now the police say they need help tracking them down. the police released these photos and say arrest warrants have been issued for the two. last friday's shooting seriously injured a person outside of the we

san francisco general hospital. >>> potentially dangerous chemicals including asbestos, mercury and lead paint have been detected at san francisco state university leaders have locked up the campus until the toxins are cleaned up. it's winter break right now but 65 students and staff typically use the lab. >>> weather that is going to break some records. our -- coming up our chief meteorologist will track the warm up. >>> and pictures are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive. >>> more now on tonight's breaking news from san francisco where the bomb squad detonated an explosive device. the device was found in a home there. officers blew up the device just before 9:00. the detonation apparently sparked a fire. and the store owner also told us that the man who lived in the house where the suspicious devic

san francisco general hospital. >>> potentially dangerous chemicals including asbestos, mercury and lead paint have been detected at san francisco state universityool leaders have locked up the campus until the toxins are cleaned up. it's winter break right now but 65 students and staff typically use the lab. >>> weather that is going to break some records. our -- coming up our chief meteorologist will track the warm up. >>> and pictures from the scene of our breaking news in san francisco. the detonation of an explosive device by the bomb squad and the damage we found. >>> more now on tonight's breaking news from san francisco where the bomb squad detonated an explosive device. the device was found in a home there. officers blew up the device just before 9:00. the detonation apparently sparked a fire. and the store owner also told us that the man who lived in the house where the suspicious device was found had died recently and people have been clearing it out for the last couple of weeks. so far police are not releasing information about the type of the device. they do say there are reports of in -- no reports of injuries from tonight's blast.

and a justice is headed to the university of san francisco today. e outspoken conservative justice will be speaking at the university school of law with brian garner starting at one. they will discuss legal ethics and they have wring a book together called "reading law, the interpretation of legal text." >>> can you believe it? we're less than a week away from the start of the winter olympics and the athletes are starting to prepare for that long are trip to russia. our own polina edmonds is getting an olympic send off, it looks phenomenal. >> you know when their hometown hero arrived, this place went crazy. she is on her way to the olympics. the crowd roared as the olympic figure skater entered the gym. this is her day. and there to surprise the sophomore was a few alumni, kerry walsh and brandi chastine. >> she is pursuing a big dream and she already has had a big one come true being able to go to the olympics. >> being able to skate on to the ice that she is skating on, those are champions. >> she thanks her schoolmates before speaking with report

. >>> new developments tonight in a toxic discovery at san francisco state university. officials there are scrambling to find alternative locations to hold classes following that discovery. ktvu's heather holmes is live at sf state after looking over the results of a recent infection that led to the closure of a university building. >> reporter: julie, this 82 page report right here details not only levels of asbestos, but also lead paint and mercury. this is the science building and all the contaminants are above recommended levels. so tonight, this building is off limits. the sprawling science building, where 250 faculty and staff work and 10,000 students per semester study, suddenly shuttered. >> we're closing the entire building for the full spring semester at sf state. >> reporter: the university spokesperson says a routine inspection earlier this month turned up potentially hazardous materials. prompting what officials thought would be a temporary closure at the building. but this revealed a problem greater than first thought. asbestos was discovered in the baseme

. >>> a building in san francisco state university will be closed for safety reasons as students starting back. asbestos, mercury and lead paint were found in the science building during a routine inspection. the classes that are usually held in that building are going to be relocated. the building will stay closed for the entire spring semester. >>> students start the spring semester with a warning from police. a man is groping female students. in both cases the man road up to the student on a bike then grabbed them. students are now being told be aware of your surroundings when you walk on campus late at night. >>> a trial begins in los angeles today in case that authorities say is an effort to reach bad students. nine california college students are reviewing the case on protections they say keep bad educators in the classroom. now unions say eliminating tenure would take away a vital support system for a profession that's already losing talented people to the private sector. president -- >>> president obama is expected to give his state of the union tonight. in his speech, he will