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stevenson right away. i called mr. stevenson and mr. stevenson gave me the news, the wonderful news. amy: bryan stevenson, why did you take on this case? how did you hear about anthony ray hinton in prison, the point you take it on, i mean, he was freed after 30 years -- how did you hear about the case? >> we actually monitor almost all of the cases involving people sentenced to death here in alabama. there is no public defender system. there is no right to counsel. we are people on death throw who are literally dying for legal assistance. we're pretty familiar with all of the cases. we had recruited some lawyers to represent mr. hinton, but it is a very difficult thing to take on. if you don't have a lot of resources and if you're far away, it is hard. mr. hinton and i had actually met many years earlier. when his lawyers could no longer represent him, we decided to take the case on. i got personally involved. i just have to say how extraordinary it is to be sitting next to my friend of my client. we spent so many hours together at hom

stevenson was convicted of racket earring. >> catira stevenson went on her break to pick up gang business. >> the fact that we documented and observed her leaving through our surveillance systems suggested that supervisors weren't doing their job. >> nationally, a headline emerges practically every week about prison corruption. "america tonight" teamed to quantify but we found out it's not documented. this comes even as the u.s. incarceration rate has more than quad ruchquadrupled since the 1970s. >> what would you think if we tried quantify this? based on what played out in baltimore? >> i think you would find that the general problem of smuggling of contraband into jails and prisons is a nationwide problem. if we are about preventing crime on the streets we need to focus on what happens when the inmates are behind bars. >> since the baltimore corruption scandal the jail has undergone a massive overhaul. many prison guards have been either retired fired or quit. the jail has also invested millions in new technology. better cameras to track inmates and officers, plus a system that blocks

ktvu's david stevenson -- demonstrators. ktvu's david stevenson is live with more. david?he rallies began around noon and stretched into the 6:00 p.m. hour with protesters focusing on a police station, city hall and the freeway traffic. >> seattle, washington. >> today's black lives matter valley began with a list of cities that have seen officer involved shooting. protesters aim to highlight shootings of police of color and call for reform. >> for us, soldiers in iraq, if you do something like that, shoot when you are not supposed to shoot, you are getting stripped of your rank, going to military jail. >> reporter: protesters took to the streets, picking up more matchers. officers ordered people

ktvu's david stevenson -- demonstrators. ktvu's david stevenson is live with more. david? >> reporter: the rallies began around noon and stretched into the 6:00 p.m. hour with protesters focusing on a police station, city hall and the freeway traffic. >> seattle, washington. >> today's black lives matter valley began with a list of cities that have seen officer involved shooting. protesters aim to highlight shootings of police of color and call for reform. >> for us, soldiers in iraq, if you do something like that, shoot when you are not supposed to shoot, you are getting stripped of your rank, going to military jail. >> reporter: protesters took to the streets, picking up more matchers. officers ordered people off the sidewalk after protesters tagged the station's walls and doors. >> reporter: marchers commandeered a security desk. a glass door was broken. a half dozen people marched on to a freeway ramp at fifth street attempting to shut down traffic. many protesters were students who walked out of classes to participate. >> i feel like young people are targeted. >> we n

david stevenson, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a huge whale is on the beach in pacifica tonight.tists and vets say there are no obvious signs for what killed the whale. it is 50 feet long and there were a lot of people who came out to the beach today see it. scientists say tissue samples are too decayedcayed for lab work so it is unlikely they will have an answer on what killed the whale. they will probably leave the whale where it is and hopefully let nature take its course or if that doesn't work they may burry it in the sand. >>> a new recycling system is in place at a popular san francisco park that generates mountains of trash. a pop up recycling and compost center. it will be open on weekends and holidays starting saturday as a pilot program. volunteers will help sort the trash. one employee says it will make people more responsible for the trash they create. >> encouraging folks, come in, enjoy your day, but please bring it out and make an effort to help our environment and recycle or compost. >> officials say right now the city collects 7,000 gallons of trash at the park

ktvu fox 2 news david stevenson was there as police made an arrest and the child was returned to her mother. >> reporter: ktvu fox 2 news was there as police reunited a mother with her kidnapped baby. >> a happy ending with the baby not injured. >> reporter: the child was in the back of the car. the car was stolen before 10:40 a.m. this morning as the father drove. police say someone kicked the side of the car as the dad waited at a light. >> the male pulled over to check out the car. at that point the suspect jumped into the driver's side. >> the father flagged down police who put out a city wide bulletin. the sergeant spotted the car in front of the public defender's office. >> i detained him. handcuffed him without incident and i saw the baby in the back seat. the baby was fine. wasn't crying. alert and awake. >> reporter: police booked solomon alemu on felony kidnapping, stolen vehicle and probation violation charges. a public defender called out this advice: [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the public defender office says he was a client of theirs. it is not clear if he had an app

david stevenson, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a man appeared in court in washington, d.c. today accused of jumping a white house fence last night. the secret service says the 54- year-old jerome hunt made it 10- 15 feet on to the lawn of the white house. he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor unlawful entry. he was released and he told reporters he didn't mean any harm. >>> group of university of california students traveled to sacramento today to demand their voices be heard about possible tuition hikes. >> the students say they are concerned about a 5% increase in their tuition and they want governor jerry brown and janet napolitano to include them in their talks about the increase and funding for education. one sophomore says she works two jobs, taken out loans and her mother's 401(k) is gone. >> so to see it increase again, would mean so much more hardship for my family, especially because i have a younger brother who is starting college. for so many other families. >> the students challenged lawmakers to provide more money for higher education so it could be affordable

david stevenson is live in san francisco where police have made an arrest. good afternoon, david. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we were the only camera as police made the arrest. now, this all took place down the street from me on 7th street in san francisco. the baby, the car were found parked in front of the hydrant on this block right in front of the public defender's office. now, this all began at about 10:40 this morning. the mother of that 4-month-old baby flagged down officers on the 100 block of golden gate avenue,ly say she left her child and -- police say she left her child and keys in the car and turned around to see the man getting in the car and driving away. police did a citywide broadcast and informed the chp and that put dozens of officers an alert to find the 4-month-old. within 11 minutes an officer radioed that he spotted the car along with the man who took it. >> i saw the man come out of the car. i detained him and cuffed him without incident and i saw the baby in the back seat. >> reporter: the baby was unarmed. was not even crying

ktvu's david stevenson looked into why san francisco has become more attractive than ever. >> reporter: the city seems more popular than ever and it is struggling to keep up with all the tourists coming to town. >> reporter: more than ever it is topping tourists bucket lists. >> a place you have to visit. especially coming to california. you have to go a san francisco. >> reporter: 18 million visitors spent a record breaking amount of money in san francisco last year. >> $11 billion. >> reporter: the city saw more conventions and an increase in business and travel. international tourism is on the rise. the market expected to grow 20% in the next three years. >> development of new air service into san francisco. international sirophorous. for those -- air service. for those people, 40% are international visitors. >> demand for the 33,000 rooms sky rocketed. >> when we look that demand, that effected the rates. they are going up. >> reporter: neighboring cities are providing extra places to stay for those determined to come to the city. no matter the cost. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter:

ktvu's david stevenson was more -- with more on the charges. this isn't the first time he has been in trouble with the law. >> that's right. he bailed out of the jail behind me this afternoon on $146,000 bond. this began yesterday evening at 7:30 p.m. san francisco police say a bystander spotted kwame harris slumped behind the wheel of his car near 14th street. police say they connected the car to two earlier hit and run incidents in which a car and an rv were struck and damaged. no one was injured but police say former san francisco 49ers offensive tackle kwame harris assaulted an officer attempting to remove him from his car. >> they attempted to handcuff him, he attempted to bite the officer. the officer was not hurt. >> reporter: kwame harris was booked on felony assault of an officer, hit and run and driving under the influence of drugs. in 2013 he became a handful of nfl players to come out as gay. later that year he was convicted on domestic violence stemming from an assault against an e boyfriend. his attorney told me he was asking for

ktvu's david stevenson is live with a look at their efforts. david? >> reporter: it is the 45th year earth day has been celebrated here and with the growth of public transit use comes a focus on cleaner vehicles. >> they are here to thank b.a.r.t. riders for what they are doing to help. global warming is hurting species. >> reporter: 5,000 people turned out for the celebration at justin herman plaza. >> for everyone to have fun and take home knowledge. >> reporter: knowledge about ways to fight global warming with plants. >> i can we have given away 2,000 already. they are into it and we are proud to encourage people to garden. gardens are healthy for us and our environment. >> a focus on cutting back on car use. >> b.a.r.t. ridership is 30,000 trips a day. higher than year ago. carrying 445,000 trips a day. >> reporter: 50% of all trips last year in the city were by public transit, walking, bicycling, or car share. $94million will be spent on new trolley buses. >> 68 million for hybrid buses that reduce and eliminate our city's reliance on fossil fue

amy: dominique stevenson, we want to thank you for being with us. edit, wait for just a moment because you will be staying with us. eddie conway with the baltimore-based real news network. we also went to be joined by the former president of the baltimore city council. major protest planned for today in baltimore over the death of freddie gray. he was taken down by police on april 12. he died on april 19. his family and lawyers say 80% of his -- that 80% of his spine was severed. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. our guest is our eddie conway who continues to be with us, an executive producer for the real news network former political , prisoner. lawrence bell is also with us now, former president of the baltimore city council. he represents west baltimore, which is the area where freddie gray was arrested. so we are going through the facts as we know them. on april 12, freddie gray was arrested by police. it is not clear why. his family, his at

ktvu david stevenson reports on the demonstrations in san francisco that went from the mission district to inside city hall. >> about 200 protesters marched through san francisco's mission district, one of bay area and black lives matter protests. many were high school students who took the day off to participate. saying racial profiling and police brutality affects them, their friends, and families. >> it is just time to stop and i can't bare to think my family might be next, one of my friends, time to stop. >> it was escorted on police officers on motorcycles and made its stop at the police station, walls, windows and doors. >> we want people to just wake up and be able to notice things, that's the first part of it and change you know really take action gave the order to move off the sidewalk, when they didn't, that led to officers pushing them back. >> they need to not racial profile anymore, and they need to really have better training, we're not animals we're human beings. >> marchers conversed on a smaller rally at the city hall. >> were protesters took over a security desk at the

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu fox 2 news. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> also in san francisco tonight teachers and parents are trying to convince the school board to cut its contract with teach for america. even as they struggle to fill teaching positions. ktvu's rob roth joins us live to explain this story. rob? >> reporter: the meeting is just about now beginning but before it began several teachers staged a protest outside the board room. they are asking the board of education to reject a proposal that will allow teach for america to teach in the classroom. >> i have seen a lot of teach for america teachers come in and leave after 2, 3 years. >> reporter: the school superintendent is proposing increasing the number of teach for america interns from 15 to 24. they are enrolled in programs but have not earned their teaching credential. teach for america is a non- profit organization that places teachers in low income communities for two years. while some problems say longer, most leave after the two years creating upheaval for students who

and stevenson says that number will only go up. >> you know, we're in desperate times right now with the drought. >> reporter: in dublin, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> they are open noon to 7 every day except thursday and sunday. anyone in the bay area is welcome to the water. >>> fidel castro appears in public for the first time in over a year. how people describe the appearance. >> another rare appearance this time in the skies over california. tomorrow rain on the way. so is t we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter the sleep number bed. designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! now we can all choose amazing sleep only at a sleep number store. right now, you can save $600 on the number one-rated i8 bed. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> fidel castro is alive. he appeared in public for the first time in more than a year.

but don't count brian stevenson among the skeptics. he traces part of the current public debate about reforming the criminal justice system back to the ted talk he gave in 2012. and while he is grateful for the money that ted raised he's even more appreciative of the platform. >> did your experience at ted change you in any way? >> well, it did. it made me more helpful about what can be achieved if you change the narrative. >> rose: is there something about ted you want to change? >> i think the challenge is getting at people who consume all of this wonderful stuff that ted provides. so not just be consumers, but to take what they learn and know and hear and turn it into some kind of action that maybe a little uncomfortable. that maybe a little inconvenient but will absolutely be transform difficult to making these great ideas. really ideas that not only spread but create a greater world. >> rose: jon ca krauer is here, a writer and a journalist. he is known for best-sellers like into the wild and into thin air. his latest book takes a

sal: zaria stevenson. zaria: i thought i wasn't gonna be one of them. jessica: middle school students from 49ers academy take the stage to celebrate their success in learnstorm, a bay area math competition from khan academy. sal: we've had 1500 schools participate and the 49ers academy here in east palo alto is at the very top of that in what we call our hustle leaderboard. jessica: the hustle leaderboard ranks perseverance and grit, schools and students who have the tenacity to stick with it, even when the going gets tough mathematically speaking. david hicks: you have to get five right in a row. and so on that fifth question, in my room you're gonna hear "ahh," and you know that's when a student has failed that last question. but they don't stop. they don't give up. john fensterwald: i think khan's been misunderstood, that it attempts simply to get kids to do better at math. jessica: john fensterwald is with edsource a non-profit education news and research organization. john: but his goal all along is to produce confident learners who want to go at t

police had to shut down mission from walnut avenue to stevenson for several hours to investigate whytipped over and to clean up the mess. the driver was not seriously hurt. >>> hundreds of people marked cesar chavez day by marching through the streets of san francisco. abc 7 was there as the marchers reached the civic center. they were accompanied by several supervisors. this afternoon the board unanimously passed a measure to support the united farm workers in a 25-year struggle to unionize workers at the fruit producer in the central valley. >> the company has used every legal effort they can to really prolong the implementation of this contract. >> they're new to the claim. in a statement it accuses the union of waiting 20 years to negotiate a contract and says workers voted to decertify the ufw. an administrative law judge will decide on the dispute in the coming months. we'll see what happens. >>> you may not know it but your new tv can spy on you. >> how creepy is that? there's a way that you can prevent it. "consumer reports" is partnering exclusively with 7 on your side to ex

stevenson. >> i'm delighted to be with you. >> first of all, how is mr.after his emotional release today? >> you know he's doing well. it's a real triumph. it's wonderful to finally be free, but it's also really challenging. the state took something from him that they can't give back. and we've known for years that he should be released that there was no evidence to sustain his conviction and death sentence, and the state was really indifferent. i think that resistance to doing what's right, what's clearly the responsible thing is a really really provocative reality to have to manage. but he's so grateful to be home he's so happy to be back with his family and his friends, although this is a tragedy as much as a triumph. >> 30 years later. let me ask you what prompted you to take up this case? >> well i know that we have a system in this country that treats you better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent ands's also been clear to me that without effective help in these kinds of cases, you're doomed. when he reached out to me i was ho

southbound 880 at stevenson. now the jamups begin around alvarado niles so that's unusually slow for this time of the morning especially southbound. northbound looks okay. the golden gate bridge looks great maybe a little foggy. let's check the forecast. here's roberta. >> we are overcast at the coast and into the bay. the marine layer is inland 50 miles. good morning, everyone. this is the view looking out towards the bay bridge and notice it's just a gray slate out there with the overcast conditions. temperatures right now holding steady. 50 to 56 degrees in san jose. the winds have been increasing out of the west 10 to 20 miles per hour. deep marine layer. that's going to bring our numbers down today below average along the coast. i would not hold out for any kind of clearing at the beaches today, in the 50s. otherwise 60s and 70s. partly cloudy around the peninsula and also into the santa clara valley. east of the bay again west winds to 20, 60s and low 70s. we have a blustery day in stinson beach 58 no clear

another one is there fremont southbound 880 before stevenson. you can see a tweet there from kcbs.latest travel times on that plus show you the rest of bay area hot spots coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. the warriors had won 19 straight games at oracle and were 41-0 when holding opponents to under 100 points this season. those were not good numbers for a pelicans team looking to even the series at one game apiece. now, on saturday night, the warriors blew a 25-point lead. end of the 1st quarter last night davis 2 of his 14 first- half points. they led by as many as 13. but the splash brothers found their touch in the second. klay thompson cut it to three. next possession down the floor, another three ball for thompson. and the crowd began to erupt. curry from downtown, 55-52 at the break golden state. the warriors bench was outstanding last night especially barbosa who had 12 points in just 15 minutes. the defense was smothering. they held new orleans to just 35 second half points. a steel by draymond green led to an andre iguodala dunk. warriors by eight. gordon did his best

brian stevenson is the founder of a nonprofit law firm in alabama.sent people who have not had access to reasonable counsel. they could not afford it. they represent those people. they've built a record over helping people overturn convictions. he was right by his side. >> this is a happy day. it's a tragic day too because mr. hinten spent 30 years locked in a cell where the state of alabama tried to kill him every day for 30 years. his case in my judgment is a case study in what's wrong with our system. he was convicted because he's poor. we have a system that treats you better if you're rich and guilty or than if you're poor and innocent. and his case proves it. we have a system that's compromised by racial bias. and his case proves it. >> brian stevenson has been arguing for much of his career that this man should not be in death row and in prison at all for that matter. today that finally happened. joining us joy is brian, a law professor at new york university law school. that's the organization that represented anthony ray hinten. thanks for jo

anywhere south of stevenson you're okay. slows a bit for your break lights now. track that just around the dumbarton bridge. across and the san mateo bridge smoothly but some folks light might opt to take it heading down towards 237. usually not but want to shout that out. as we look at the rest of your bay we're going tosome out in the south bay. no big deal. we have reports there may be a car fire or a smoking car at 280 and 17. we have a camera nearby. i'll try to check that out. tri-valley, typical build. well shee y we'll show you the incline. oakland and san francisco, a little haze. visit is great. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> here's a look at the stories we're working on for 6:00. scary night for a woman in redwood city after someone tried to kidnap here as she was taking things out of her car. we'll have the latest details on who police are looking for. >>> the end of the road for an east bay hospital. doctors hospital in san pablo is closing doors but where are all of the patients going the go? we'll have a live report next. >>> live and tigers and

ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco and this isn't the first time something like this has been done. >> that's right. the solution has been used during super bowls. here it is highlighting the city's struggles to house a record number of tourists. >> reporter: 215 hotels, 33,600 rooms. still not enough. >> we felt fortunate to get a room. >> reporter: travel sky rocketed last year. >> 18 million visitors. a record for san francisco. >> reporter: that is forcing groups to get creative to find accommodations. sales force, 2014 san francisco dream force convention attracted 125,000. this year the company chartered a cruise ship to shelter visitors at peer 27. in a statement they said the dream boat offers a new housing frogs dream force attendees when hotel space is at a premium. . >> people stay wherever they recollect stay. >> reporter: prices range from $250 a night to $850 for a top of the line sweet. a solution that is only temporary. the city is only adding 800 new rooms over the next four years. in small hotels. >> san francisco is one of the most expensive cities to build

david stevenson and julie haener in the news room with details on today's hearing. >> reporter: frank, same-sex couples can now marry in 36 states. the two questions were should it be legal nationwide and most all states recognize them if they are performed in other states where they are legal. 1,000 people for and against the issue gathered outside the supreme court this morning. key questions from the wildcard justice gave a possible clue. >> of course we understand the nobility and the sacredness of the marriage. we know we can't procreate but we want the other attributes of it. >> reporter: he also took issue with the claim by the attorney who was arguing against same- sex marriage that gay couples don't have to same bond with their children that straight couples do. that attorney said same-sex marriages would weaken society and the foundation of traditional marriages. california lieutenant governor was among those at the supreme court today to hear the arguments. we talked with him before he went inside. >> i have been at this for every 10 years. proud of what happened in 36 stat

ktvu's david stevenson with the approach officials are taking a prevent fires. >> the focus is on olderlocked or locked exits. >> reporter: san francisco firefighters knocked down a two alarm fire this afternoon in the mission district. >> great job. >> reporter: no one was seriously injured but 9 people were displaced. it is a latest in a string of fires in the mission that highlighted concerns about fire safety violations. one man was killed in january at this building. tenants said escape routes were blocked or locked. records show 240 violations on mission street alone. >> is not an unusual amount over a 10 year period. >> reporter: the they are now focusing on similar older buildings city wide. >> i have been told that sometimes tenants in the older buildings will lock or block doors. >> people getting into the building from the roof and therefore they will lock that door for -- to protect people from being robbed. >> i don't know anyone who locked it. >> the focus should be on making sure landlords are in compliance. >> for young people in the city who are marginalizing who don't

as ktvu's david stevenson reports, this isn't the first time harris has been in trouble with the law. >> reporter: a bystander yesterday evening spotted quain harris slumped behind the wheel of his audi. police say they quickly connected the car to two earlier crimes. >> turns out, the car is the same car that was involved in two hit-and-run incidents. one at hod street and broadway in the central district, as well as on the 1700 block of harrison, where the vehicle collided with an rv. they attempted to put handcuffs on, in which attempt, the suspect did attempt to bite the officer in the hand. thankfully, the officer was not hurt. >> he played for the niners from 2003 to 2007 before briefly playing for the raiders in 2008. in early 2013, harris became one of a handful of nfl players to come out as gay after retiring. later that year, he was convicted on misdemeanor accounts of domestic violence. stemming from an assault on an ex-boyfriend. he had a court date to begin the probation process. this afternoon, harris's attorney said quote, mr. harris is requesting to have some privacy n

ktvu's david stevenson was there for his appearance.you spoke with the ceo of sales force about his private meeting with bush today? >> reporter: right. ceo of sales force was a major critic of the indiana law but today offered praise for jeb bush. >> reporter: guests described it as a kick the tires event, a chance to meet with jeb bush before deciding whether to contribute to a presidential campaign. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i don't know. i don't know. we will see. election is up in the air. i hope to hear what his platform is. i hope to hear he is more moderate. that is what i need to find out. >> his second appearance in san francisco in four months. today's luncheon came as lawmakers mondayed the religious freedom act that it could not be used to discriminate against the lgbt community. >> i wanted to express how i felt about this bill in indiana. >> the ceo of sales force helped lead efforts to reform the act and met with bush about his support of the law. >> i think he was receptive to that. he changed his views. we

brian stevenson was the person ted people wanted. he spent years trying to reform the criminal justice and system. he said yes. then he remembered a serious conflict on his calendar. brian: it was before i had an argument at the supreme court. charlie: what did they say to convince you? brian: it is a big deal. it is an incredible platform. everybody watches ted talks. charlie: in march of 2012, brian stevenson took the stage at the annual ted conference in long beach, california, one of 60 speakers that week. brian: we have a system that treats you better if you are rich and guilty. well not culpability shapes outcomes. -- well -- wealth charlie: he made the case for changing the criminal justice system with the same mixture of passion and logic he uses to persuade judges and juries. he introduced his initiative in a disarmingly honest way. brian: miss parks turned to me and said -- tell me what the equal justice initiative is. i began giving her my wrap. we are trying to challenge injustice. we are trying to help people who have be

ktvu's david stevenson with why they want the archbishop removed. david? >> reporter: several people we spoke to here today said they were against the open letter to pope francis but they say they believe they have his attention. >> reporter: a plea for action that has shaken up the bay area community. he was shocked to see this ad. it is a letter to pope francis asking him to replace san francisco archbishop salvatore cordileone. >> this is a drastic step. >> reporter: 100 catholics, doctors, developers, teachers, signed the ad. they said the archbishop created a atmosphere of division and persecution by asking teachers and staff to sign a morality clause that condemns sex outside marriage ask lgbt -- and lgbt relationships. >> is that the most important thing for the catholic church? no. >> our children who may have been born to childless couples. >> reporter: they say the ad came after months of efforts to communicate with the archbishop and with the vatican ambassador. >> i think the pope is aware of what is going on. this is not a group of lunatics. t

david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> i'm tracking in on temperatures.he numbers that we had today. it warmed up nicely out there. going to be warmer tomorrow. we had 78 degrees today in antioch. 77 in fairfield, and 78 in napa. tomorrow's temperatures are going to be warmer than these. even though we saw a good 5 and 8-degree jump today. i think we're going to see another 5 or 6 degrees. not just inland, but around the bay as well. that means we're going to see low 80s. there's hayward. temperatures in oakland, running in the 50s. it's just a beautiful night around the bay area, not just in san francisco, and oakland, the winds have really died down. we talked about that earlier. a little wind tomorrow. we were talking a lot today about tree pollen. a lot of folks being impacted by that. hayward right now, mountain view, calm winds. that's a big difference, a big departure. less wind tomorrow. jet stream is well to the north. all the activity, as the jet stream does run over the top of us, it's plunging as it moves out into the great basin, and across t

we started a community garden project for stevenson alley and doing an llc with that and the business that got sold so that put an end on that. >> so, one of the things we are thinking about when franklin street is done, repaved. doing some crosswalk patterns at the main sections at grove and franklin. we are trying a pedestrian heavy site from people going from a parking garage to dinner to opera. it's crowded. it's a little overwhelming for people. anything that enhances safety would be great. also the planning department as their main partner for the public development center, they are going to put all of these programs an projects that all the different departments are trying to putten there together. if you have any other questions, i will be right here. >> supervisor christensen? >> going back to some of the issues, the homeless encampment in the homeless area, i'm sure you are working with recreation and parks on this? >> right. the place on mission that is opening up. all the homeless connect, actually they happen, we work with them as well, we are lucky they are right here. i

in san francisco, david stevenson, fox 2 news. >>> it's a nice looking night out there tonight.lenty of clear skying out there throughout the bay area right now. you can see the live picture at oakland. a nice shot there. as we pull in closer, we're going to show you the temperatures. 77 in santa rosa. warmer than yesterday, as i mentioned. i just wanted to point these out again. they increased today, they're going up again tomorrow. santa rosa, instead of 77 tomorrow, you're in the upper 80s. fairfield, you might be 90 degrees tomorrow. a warmer day, it will be very noticeable. the high pressure stays well to the north. you can just see the jet stream as the days get longer, the jet stream divides the warm air from the cold air, as the warmer air starts to move north, the days get longer, the jet stream goes up here. the chances of rain become less and less, every time the jet stream gets closer. a beautiful day on thursday and friday. both thursday and friday look very similar in terms of temperatures. fog forms, patchy stuff out there, but it shouldn't be too much of an issue

david stevenson has been following this since it broke. you have details on this and what the chief is expected to make. >> reporter: good afternoon. he told me he will also talk about others facing discipline as well. these texts first surfaced in the wake of being sentenced on federal corruption charges. a total of five officers were at the center of the investigation. they were disarmed and reassigned away from public contact. one has since resigned and the chief said he wants the others fired. we expect to hear others may face disciplinary action. they say it shows more police training the needed. >> we have to vet officers. we don't have officers who hold racist views that will endanger themselves and the public and provide training on a constant bias. >> reporter: discipline is not the only thing the chief is expected to brief us on. he is expected to brief us on the crime lab especially some errors made in dna testing that are prompting the review of at least 1400 criminal cases. >> all right. thank you. >>> today the oakland police

. >> reporter: but brian stevenson was exactly the sort of person that people at ted wanted.ttorney who had spent years trying to reform the criminal justice system. they thought he'd have a lot to say. he said yes. then he remembered a serious conflict on his calendar. >> it was scheduled two weeks before i had an argument at the u.s. supreme court so i told one of my young staffers somebody named ted wanted me to come and do a ted talk and i told them no and my staffer went crazy. they're like "what are you talking about? you have to do it." >> and what did they say to convince you? >> this is a platform. you have to do it. everybody watches ted talks. >> being here at ted and seeing the simulation here -- >> in march of 2012 brian stevenson took the stage at the annual ted conference in long beach, california. he was one of more than 60 speakers that week. >> we have a system of justice in this country that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. wealth not culpability, shapes outcomes. >> you're an inspiring person. >> thank you

. >> bien stevenson has been arguing for much of his career that this man should not be in death rowprison at all for that matter. today that finally happened. joining us joy is brian, a law professor at new york university law school. that's the organization that represented anthony ray hinten. thanks for joining us. let's start with a simple question. what's he doing tonight? >> he's at home with his friends. he's trying to recover. it's very disorienting when you've been locked down in a cell when you've been in solitary confinement on death row for 30 years to all of a sudden regain your freedom. and so it's -- we're going to take it slow. he's going to take it slow and be with his family and friends this week and we'll start putting things together next week but he's very grateful very happy to finally be free. >> what do you guys what do you tell him? what do you do at this point? do you have a plan in place for how to put a life together after being away? he's been away for more than half his life? >> yeah. well, no. you just take it day by day. i think no one can appreciate t

>> stevenson will now give the invocation i want to introralph alvarado. >> please welcome. >> pleaseauren bottler. >> you are in for a real treat. >> i asked her 0 to come up and sing the national anthem. >> ♪ ♪ in the home of the and the home of the free! ♪ ♪ >> oh (bleep) that kid has pipes. >> that was amazing. i have to tell you this president thing doesn't work out, rand paul has a future as the next producer of the oscars. talking about put on a show, this guy came armed with four separate video packages, one on internet privacy, there was one on urban poverty, 30 minutes into the show i wanted to attend this event, from the guy who was announcing the president, there was even a video about rand paul going on with his wife when they met. >> i met him on a spring day, a cute curly headed guy. >> probably 18 years old and still in college i realized he was not 18, he was 26. >> i remember saying, 26? and you are still a libertarian? >> and then finally, a long slow hour after post time. >> please join me in welcoming my husband and your awesome u.s. senator, rand paul. >> finally

david stevenson is in the city with what san francisco officials say they are trying to do to addresss about this annual 4/20 event. david? >> reporter: frank, the main concerns this year are traffic, trash, even teenagers at the marijuana festival. this afternoon, we learn what's being done to deal with all of that. for medical marijuana dispensaries, it's probably the biggest day of the year. >> oh, my gosh, it's going to be packed. 4/20, we'll have a big party here, bunch of freebies, testers, a little bit of everything. it's going to be fun. >> reporter: monday marks 4/20, the annual international marijuana celebration that usually sees clouds of smoke hovering over hippie hill in san francisco's golden gate park. police estimate 15,000 people came out for last year's event, which happened to fall on easter sunday. merchants say they lost a lot of business when police closed down nearby streets. >> nobody could enter with a vehicle into the ashbury district. the merchants were not very happy about that. we were not warned about it. >> traffic is going to continue this way. >> repo

ktvu's david stevenson explains why peer pressure could make difference. >> reporter: they stepped up code enforcement here but people say it is up to the park goers here to keep the place clean. >> be careful. >> reporter: sunny skies in the mission district brought picnickers to delores park and volunteers. vowing to pick up the trash that others left behind. >> people come to a park that is clean, that helps them to think about picking up after themselves. >> reporter: thousands of people leave behind 7,000 gallons of trash that. >> you have got picnic leavings with bottles with diapers. >> reporter: efforts are underway to get people to pack up their trash. he heads the works group. >> we think the people need to step up and volunteer more. >> reporter: he started a friends of delores park facebook group after rangers started siting people. >> we passed out fliers, gave out trash bags and by 7:00 p.m. the park was trash free. >> i think we are seeing a organic and positive community response to the challenges we have had. >> they say the city needs to provide more toilet facilitie

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