i'm dwayne stevenson i want to touch on a few points my brother said we're only asking for a 9 months extension until the weight to project starts that won't start until the privilege of 20169 months b will give us enough time to look for a new location to rebuild the raging restaurant not to displace our employees i've been there 40 years i've got a lot of dedicated people they can't find a job because of their age and so on and so forth this is will be in the best interests the city and the port and everybody copyrighted what we need is to get the support of the port with barbara boxer open bcdc and amend 9 s ap plan with bcdc we met with bcdc a few months back they basically told you that the bcdc plan was oriented a couple years ago when they did the boat race thinking they needed our pier and we never know the wheat at that project was not going to start for another year and we didn't notice it or whenever there's no need to demolish a restaurant that didn't need to be diminished it didn't make sense until it needs for done what we need to do is amend bcdc plan with the ports sup

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in a separate incident a san francisco police officer fired at a burglary suspect. the police department says the burglar alarm summoned the officer at 8:30 a.m. yesterday morning. police say the suspect came towards the officer, prompting the officer to fire his gun. the suspect was not hit but was arrested at the scene. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. a community coming together against a new school. the plan is to build the school next to this park and residents say that is too much. the concern is the crowds and the traffic the new school would attract to the neighborhood. the proposed school would be built on old county road. ktvu's rob roth tells us about the new campaign neighbors are launching to stop it from being built. rob? >> reporter: a community park here, now the school district wants to build a new high school across this parking lot and many neighbors are upset about it. >> reporter: it was play time this afternoon for these little ones at the park

ktvu's david stevenson explains how this is raising allegations of civil rights violations although some are defending the police in this case. >> a number of people said they were shocked to see this happen inside the hall of justice but they say police may have acted within their rights. the san francisco public defender's office released cell phone video of deputy public defender jami tillotson taken into custody by police officers. >> placed in handcuffs when i am doing my job was a very surreal experience. >> police say she resisted arrest after interfering with an officer. >> the sergeant advised he was conducting a separate investigation. and the council or the public defender stepped in between those two. >> these officers need a primer on law. and they need a primer on profiling. >> reporter: he is a defendant in a lawsuit. >> reporter: at one point an officer apologizes as the client asked why they were being questioned. analysts say police may have acted within the law. >> even though they have been charnelled and are represented -- charged and are represented police can ask t

new at 6:00, ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco with the ads that some call offensive and others insist are free speech. david. >> reporter: julie, the ad comes at what all say is a volatile time in wake of the terrorist attacks in paris. revenues bring in $18 a million for the municipal agency. there are ads the mta would clearly not run. >> we certainly understand that people might be offended by these ads. >> 40muni buses and vehicles this weekend began carrying this ad. equating islam with naziism. they feature muslim leader, and adolf hitler. >> people need to understand that this hatred is a religious imperative. >> the american freedom initiative paid for the ads in the wake of recent terrorism in paris. we feel this message in critical in light of what happens in paris, the slaughter of four jewish people at a kosher supermarket. >> it's not the first time the controversial ads have shown up on muni vehicles. this is the 8th time over the last few years that this organization posted ads like these. it is something we hear from our riders, from people in san francis

. >> david stevenson tells us how both sides hope to use the raid at san francisco's henry hotel.ny in the case .z:koagainst two san francisco police officers. seen on surveillance video arresting the room's occupy for heroin position. >> if we can't trust officers to be truthful, what hope is there for the justice system? >> reporter: six officers were indicted by the u.s. attorney after a public defender publicized tapes of several raids. officers are on trial for civil rights violations and falsifying records. prosecutors say the video contradicts the police report that officers knocked and obtained permission to enter. >> what the videotape shows is what the police said happened and what really happened were two different things. >> reporter: attorneys for the officers say this and other tapes don't tell the whole story. the u.s. attorney dropped 2-6 charges against had officers tied to -- the officers tied to a separate raid. he was indicted in this case, return said to work today after a year c8$j-- returned to work today after a year on leave. >> this tells us we have to be

david stevenson takes us below ground to see the items. >> reporter: 59 is the site of two children'sygrounds and a renovation center. but hidden 27 feet down and behind these stairwells is brook's hall. it's known as the city's attic even though it's under ground. the facility was part of bill graham's civic auditorium from 1957 until the early 90s when it became a two acre storage lot. >> they don't even know everything they have here. >> reporter: the library department uses half of the store to keep from books to ornately carved card boxes. >> it's beloved by city workers so we keep it here. >> this is a treasurers office ledger from 1867. >> reporter: we also found bonds dating back to the late 40s and vintage furniture. >> it's just like really a, a time capsule. >> it's a mix of the old and the new. along with old telephones and equipment from city hall's former courtroom. there's the massive pipe organ from the 1950s exhibition. >> we think there could be some commercial use of this. step one is to find a spot for all of our storage need other than where we're standing today.

ktvu's david stevenson is at the station now.the investigation is ongoing tonight. >> reporter: yeah. replica guns have been at the center of a number of controversial shootings around the country. in this case the mat that was fatally shot approached officers asking them if they have been part of a officer involved shooting. >> reporter: the shooting sunday night outside the san francisco police mission station came after three police chargants say a man block -- sergeants say a man blocked their cars. investigators say he lifted his sweater displaying a hand gun. two police officers fired, striking the man. he died in the hospital. they found a bb or a pellet gun. >> it is very worrisome because it looks and feels like real gun. it is heavy. metal. >> reporter: police showed us how similar they are. it is unclear whether the one found yesterday had a orange tip to indicate it was a replica. >> when you come across a situation when one of these weapons is displayed you have a fraction of a second to determine whether or not it i

i said, but i am a stevenson supporter. they said, not here. [laughter] in georgia, if stevenson wins richard russell appoints the federal judges. if eisenhower wins, we get to nominate the judges. and the whole bevy of southern judges that really saved the nation were all republican appointees. >> there is this -- as a historian, i am so glad that lbj has all those amazing tapes. if those tapes didn't exist, people would be pushing a consensus that johnson never had his heart in any of those things. if there is one thing that overshadows the tendency of race to determine how we reform, it is our tendency to miss remember race. i was taught the civil war had nothing to do with slavery. those tapes preserve the intimacy of johnson's feelings. we really need a balance. i think race -- johnson shows that race was the gateway to a broader freedoms for lots of other people. it opened the door for the women's movement, for the disability movement, things that are hard to imagine. back then, women couldn't serve on juries. they couldn't dream of going

ktvu's david stevenson has the video and reaction. >> reporter: cell phone video shot yesterday show one of their own arrested outside a courtroom as her client looks on. >> i was needless to say, shocked by the situation. >> reporter: she is an 18 year veteran of the public defender's office, she was handcuff, and taken into custody for resisting arrest, and held for an hour after sergeant brian stansberry asked to speak to her client and another man outside the courtroom, about an unrelated burglary case. she says she tried to protect her client's rights. >> i was trying to ascertain why he was being detained, and they would not give me any information. >> what are they being detained for? >> reporter: the public defender calls it profiling, and a blatant civil rights violation. >> i have never seen something like this happen to anyone at the hall of justice. yet, they selected these two gentlemen to give this treatment to. >> as far as we can determine at this point, the sergeant acted appropriately. >> reporter: police say she was obstructing a criminal investigation into a set o

david stevenson spoke to the family and they're scared they will come back. >> we're all shocked. >>reporter: the homeowner did not want us to identify him or his family for fear of retaliation. it began when burglars forced over this iron gate at 7:00. startling the people inside. >> i'm guessing they used a crow bar to break it open. they got in in less than three minutes. >> reporter: damage to this interior door shows what happened next. >> they kicked down the door. the wooden door. the third door wasn't looked so they just open and they just yelled, this is a police officer, stay where you are. >> it was a traumatizing moment for the family. >> reporter: it's unclear whether the family was targeted. more troubling is the intruders claimed to be cops. police last week warned of burglars posing as utility workers to rob residents. >> it is very disturbing when you know you have people that are posing as city workers, police officers, especially because we're entrusted with the public trust. >> reporter: the family here plans to add extra outdoor lighting and a surveillance camera

ktvu's david stevenson is here with information on the expression why the suspect's attorney says heet up. >> the man arrested lived here since he was released from jail last fall. >> reporter: investigators responded to a fire behind this salon in san francisco saturday morning january 17. it was the first of four arsons in the neighborhood in 48 hours. last night police arrested david munoz diaz of san francisco. >> taken into custody on the streets and charged with arson. >> reporter: david munoz diaz lives near the salon and his boyfriend owns the bar next door. he is known by his conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge. he strangled a ban and set the body on fire. he was released after his conviction based on good behavior. david munoz diaz denies setting the fire. >> his life was going well. i can't imagine him running around the castro lighting small fires. makes no sense. >> reporter: police indicated surveillance video and tips from the public lead to the arrest. he has not been charged in connection with two trash can fires set monday. >> at this time he is only ch

ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco. you spoke with the family about the ordeal and what they are doing recover from it? >> reporter: yes, we did. many families rely on security doors to keep thieves from getting inside but that didn't work last night, the thieves came through several doors to get in. >> reporter: a new door today for this homeowner in san francisco after two men forced their way in and pretended to be police officers. >> we are all shocked. >> reporter: it began when burglars forced open this iron gate last night, starting the adults and children inside -- startling the adults and children inside. . >> got in in 3 minutes. >> reporter: damage to the door frame shows what happened next. >> kicked down the door. the wooden door. and the third door wasn't lock. they open and yell, police officer. stay where you are at. >> it was a traumatizing experience. >> reporter: san francisco police department says it is unclear whether the family was targeted. they fled without taking anything or harming anyone. mor

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a warning from the national weather serviceides and possible flooding overnight in low lying coastal areas so called king tides have been peaking since yesterday and will continue through tomorrow. today water came on the road in unincorporated -- one commuter says drivers may not realize that salt water can damage your cars. >> in the winter we won't park over here. because this is saltwater. it's bad for your car. the brakes, everything it's rust. a lot of these people driving through here will not rinse their car. they won't know. they don't know it's saltwater. they just think it's a puddle. >> reporter: king tides may increase rip tides at the beach. it's best to stay out of the water until the king tides subsides which is expected to start happening on thursday. >>> and we're looking for the rainfall, we're looking for some storms out there. but nothing showing up in fact, the complete opposite over the next few days. as you can see, patchy fog forming in the valley. a few patches will develop up in the north bay and the

ktvu's david stevenson is outside the home. and david, police are saying the man who lives at that house was specifically targeted. >> reporter: tourists have been dropping by here all week. and police have been posted here all day too in hopes of spotting that arson suspect. the house add broadway and steiner street in pacific heights neighborhood has become a shrine of sorts. >> we're on a famous movie sites of san francisco today. >> reporter: it's known as the doubtfire movie. now it's a crime scene. >> we don't know what the suspect is capable of doing next. >> reporter: the owner and a surgeon specializing in transgender surgery yesterday hat a physical confrontation with a former patient described as a woman in her 40s. he later smelled gasoline and discovered his door mat was on fire along with the garage door. the doctor declined to talk to us but invited neighbors in to view the damage. >> can you smell the gasoline. >> reporter: police are now searching for that former patient and guarding the house. >> because of th

plus a look at your forecast with rebecca stevenson. >> winter weather outside and an ice storm around. i show you how much ice you can expect, and when it changes to snow. the timing just ahead. >> call amy smith at work >> when we're behind the wheel >> basically we just don't multi-task as well as we think... >> are we focused on what's ahead? >> what could those misses mean? >> distracted driving... the new road hazard >> i'm driving like a maniac >> you're distracted... >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie... what can you tell me about my future? >> can effect and surprise us... >> don't try this at home >> techknow... where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >>> a big part of legalizing marijuana is how much the state could generate in fees. that number was $59.7 million. legalization advocates are using the results to push legalization in states with weak economies. 23 states in the district of columbia allow medical marijuana use. there's little scientific research showing the affects of pot on the brain

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in sana new resource and learning center for veterans. >> bridge and main. >> mayor ed lee and kim did the honor. it includes a brand new library center called the bridge at main. it has computer studios for things like 3d printing and literacy skills. >> we're really a tale of two cities. while we're in the tech community and we have a very literal population, we also have a huge segment of our community that needs support in basic writing and reading skills. >> veterans will be able to get one on one tutoring along with access to state and federal programs that can help them and their families. >>> we are just minutes away from the president's state of the union address. >> we'll give you a live look here from capitol hill. this will be the president's sixth state of the union address. we know he has left the white house and is making his way here to capitol hill as you see senator john kerry shaking hands. we'll have the state of the union address for you in just seconds. stay with us. fo

as ktvu channel 2 news' david stevenson reports, that has pitted officials against the uc president.romise. >> reporter: she opened the report with the state of the system. >> uc graduates lead the creativity upon which california prides itself. the fact remains we do not continue to do these things with additional revenue. >> the tuition hike voted on in the last meeting was poorly structured and bad policy. >> reporter: napolatano says the hike is needed to raise the money for the system. governor jerry brown says they need to instead reduce spending including administrative pay. >> we fund what we fund indiamanage the best you can. >> reporter: brown asked to form a committee for uc finances. >> we are using students as pawns in this game. putting a gun to our head to increase the general fund contribution. i don't think that is the right thing to do. >> reporter: they are also set to look at uc athletic programs with a proposal tieing bonuses to athlete's academic performance. they will look at a second proposal in the hands of napolatano. >> there would be no oversight by any le

. >>> 30-year-old stevenson wood andson was charged with raping and trying to kill a woman in the spring garden section yesterday morning. the man is accused of attacking the woman at 8:00 a.m. on callow hill streets. she was beaten unconscious between two parked cars and when she woke up she managed to break free and yell for help and another witness chased the victim. woodson is also charged with attempted murder. >>> police arrested the driver that struck and killed a teenager trying to board her school bus next month. michael shelly will be charged with homicide he kept going even though the arm was down and he kept going. minet died a short time later at the hospital. >>> a funeral will get underway for the boy that was killed in a police crash over the weekend, the funeral starts at 12:30 at our lady of peace church in williamstown the boy was walking to the sleepover when he was struck and killed by a police cruiser in washington township. we'll continue with a live report at 12:30. >>> firefighters battled an overnight blaze in the port richmond section of philadelphia at 4:00 a.

adly stevenson nine states overall, two thirds of the states, deep south states.tevenson received 52% of the vote in the south, more than his national average of 44%. story was basically the same in 1956. by 1964 the year the civil rights act was enacted a year after mlk's famous i have a dream speech democrats started losing the states to republicans. that year lyndon johnson won the presidency with over 60% of the vote. but look at the states that went to republican barry goldwater the deep south states. he overperformed by ten points in the region. his best numbers compared to other areas. the pattern continued until today with the exception of 76 and 80 when jimmy carter did better in the south than any other region in the country and outperformed his national average. what was once the democratic solid south was now the republican solid south. but at the same time, the exact opposite happened in the north, particularly new england. those states have been solidly republican. started turning blue, trending democratic after 64. and can't ignore the power of the

item 4 update on the department of building inspection case study >> become commissioners i'm peg stevensonhe director the city performances in the controller's office and i'd like to introduce in my staff randell our budget manager and claire has done some of the work any unit does technical services for the other departments in the controller's office does work to make sure our accounting and budgeting and treatment of technical issues like our fee setting are cooperated and we've been holding a contract for the fee study just to remind you the baushld background we took a look at the 2011 balance increases generated in the department a couple of represents including the investment and reserves and the fleet purchased and other line items from 9 line balance and remedies for the fee study to adjust the department fee schedule that a good project and it is see frequently a lot of voluntary illicit we asked for a fee study they've spent 5 months gopher going over detail and interviewing managers looking at the cost effects to capture the administrative costs and looting those out to the cha

. >> live in san francisco, david stevenson. many people returned today to see what was left and shared their stories. a 13-year-old said he had to call 911 to report a lot of noise. >> as soon as i told them my address, they said there is a fire. get out. i grabbed my dog. went down had escalators. the ladders, i mean, and from there i had to jump. >> one couple told us the man who died was their roommate. he worked nights and was getting sleep with head phones on and probably didn't hear anyone knocking on his door. the building was home to a small newspaper, mission local. one man figures most of their computers and cameras are damaged. >> that is the least of the worries. people lost their homes. someone lost their life. >> as for the man who died the medical examiner said they will release his name tomorrow. >>> uc davis medical center said today it is treating a patient who may have ebola. it started this morning at mercy general hospital. it was taped off and closed for cleaning. a patient who traveled to africa showed up

. >> bryan stevenson just mercy is the name of the book as far as justice and redemption. we won't tell the ending about walter mcmillan if you want to see it you can pick up the book for yourself. >> .. what is the proudest moment of your career so far? >> guest: wow. i don't mean to sound snarky or snippy here, but i hope it is yet to come. i feel very fortunate in just a few days we'll start our 12th season on pbs. i'm now on 15ears in public radio. i feel very blessedt start of thisear to do all we've de so far. i hope the proudes moment is yet to come. if iad to y try t pick something, i guesst would be i'm still here. so many people bet against me in so many moments of my life. when itaed on npr someears ago, i remember, rememberell,

ktvu's david stevenson is here at the meeting? he will have more on 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. back to you. >>> happening today, in sacramento, right to die legislation is being introduced at the state capitol by dan diaz and two senators. diaz's wife, brittany maynard, gained national attention when she posted online videos discussing her terminal cancer. she moved from california to portland to end her life with a combination of prescription drugs. the california proposal is modeled of the oregon law. >> get the laws on the books. so it doesn't matter what state you are a resident of. you can have a peaceful passing. >> the law would only apply to patients with less than six months to live, two doctors would have to agree independently that the patient is mentally competent and able to take the medication themselves without help from a doctor. opponents say some may feel pressured to end their lives if interests are allowed to prescribe fatal medication. >>> san francisco police say a man was shot to death as he sat in a car in the visitacion valley neighborhood last night. a

. >> first, go back to last year's nba playoffs and this imagine of lance stevenson blowing air on lebronjames to try and, well, not sure what he was trying to do there. now yesterday when florida state's jameis winston unexpectedly fumbled the ball it reminded one vine user of that lebron moment. and thus we have this amazing sports meme mashup. it's a beautiful thing. >>> now that 2015 is here everyone wanted to know just how accurate "back to the future ii" was. >> the version of 2015 brought the hover board that marty mcfly zipped around on. but it came close with the flat screen tvs offering tons of channel, and the mark with the kids at the dinner table absorbed in technology. >> and what about the news headlines? change before your eyes that sounds familiar now adays. >> you're right. >>> it's hard to believe taylor swift can do anything to make her fans love her more. >> the super star played santa, surprising fans across the country. taylor snooped on them made their wishes come true. their social media pages to find out what they might like for christmas. swifties as they're cal

we planted 12 street trees in the stevenson alley we were very fortunate to be able to provide community guides for the 6th street corridor while the 6th street corridor between market and howard was not part of our district community guides were desperately needed there so the community development stepped up and provided the resources for those guides, that was an incredibly successful program. unfortunately 6th street is now within our newly expanded boundaries. we convened a number of merchant meetings and also put together some really nice marketing materials for the district. 2011 there was still very little development activity in central market so we were really working hard to help fill vacant storefronts. in 2012 we continued our free noontime concerts in mint plaza. our merchant meetings expanded to include neighborhood residents and arts and culture institutions and we started working with sro hotels in the district to see how we could better partner with those operators to improve conditions in and around the hotels in the district. we worked with oewd to fa facilitate a des

david steveson has -- stevenson has more. >> reporter: they have the name of a suspect given to them by the doctor who lives here. the san francisco house made famous in the film mrs. doubtfire draws fans of robin williams. >> everybody is drawing on the rock as a tribute to robin williams. >> reporter: but the visitor last night set the garage door on fire. the owner and surgeon specializing in transgender surgery invited neighbors in to view the damage. he had a physical confrontation before the fire. police have her name. she's described as a woman in her 40s. >> it's a lot more disturbing knowing this person is intentionally targeted the victim. >> reporter: tourists viewing the home say they were glad the damage was minor. >> we saw it on tv this morning. we were wondering if it was safe for us to come by. >> reporter: the fire has not deterred the curious and even tourists from coming by through the evening. we've seen a number of people. police say they're checking with numbers. >> all these years later that house is still a draw. thank you. >>> san mateo county investigators

the british security coordinating commission which was led by sir william stevenson, who was canadianpionage activities with actually colonel5% donovan and with the approval of fdr. >> i would respectfully disagree with you. stevenson mandate as it was given to him and as they made clear in the proviso of the british security coordination unit, was to bring america into the war. after america goes to war then they're working more hand-in-hand with donovan but before that they came from really, they had a different agenda. but i respectfully disagree. >> okay. >> you have a nice bibliography. how did you get your hands on this stuff and could you have done it 10, 20 years ago? >> i was raising my kids 10, 20 years ago but so much of -- one of the things that is interesting to me when i try to tell these stories and talking about what i've done, i did a book on the yukon gold rush about a detective i did a book called "american lightning" about the bombing the "l.a. times" and these are sort of history that are true stories yet they are written with drama and suspense. and the way to do

you really out to be a democrat but then he's running for president or thinking of it and adlai stevenson says nelson rockefeller is a great liberal. all the things they want to be. is there some way he comes out of a progressive movement in politics that we will have to achieve again before the republican party moves in this direction? >> a day after the 1956 election that eisenhower and nixon won in a landslide over adlai stevenson, nelson rockefeller writes a letter to nixon who before they became adversaries has actually been allies in the eisenhower administration. and the rights to nixon to kick and graduates him on the victory and he says you together with the president are making the republican party the great liberal party of the future. now, those are two words, liberal and future, that one does not often associate with today's republican party. but the fact is, guess what because history goes a certain way, you know we tend to think that's the only way history could have gone. in 1956 dwight eisenhower carried 40% of the african-american vote, a majority of catholic voters. and

in late november the city controller's office through the great work of pelg stevenson and of course city controller released the city-wide measurement report. the report measures the performance of every department from the mta to the academy of sciences using a variety of methods. you can see the percentage of 311 calls answered within 60 seconds or the total number of training hours the department of human resources delivered last year. the report shows the early impacts of federal affordable care act as we see healthy san francisco enrollment dropping consistently. we also see a dramatic increase in muni-related crime which could speak to the cell phone safety issues we have worked on here in san francisco. but what is most important 20 me is the report can help us evaluate how or if our investment in staff and resources are actually paying off. this is ultimately the most important thing the board of supervisors as a legislative body does, it allocates resources. the report can give us real data about how effective those allocations have been. for instance, the police response d

new at 6:00, david stevenson takes a closer look at the plans ed lee has to protect middle class housing. >> the mayor said housing is his number one priority and that the prosperity that's come to the city has meant financial anxiety for a lot of families and residents here. he unveiled measures he says will hopefully keep a lot of them from having to move out. >> reporter: san francisco native charles leung doesn't want to leave the city. >> we put in our offer. we got outbid easily. >> reporter: the accountant is struggling to find a home he can afford with the average single family home priced at $1.4 million. the numbers for him just don't make sense. >> i think you need to make at least $200,000 or more to even begin to consider getting an average home here. >> reporter: we need -- >> we need to do more to help our middle class and porous residents trapped in dilapidated public housing. >> reporter: in his state of the city address today the mayor said he wants to make sure families can afford to live in a red hot housing market. >> i understand these times of prosperity are also t