the proposal was put on hold after the plastics industry sued. the judge ruled that the environment report did not need to be completed but the plastic industry is apiling that decision -- appealing that decision. last night, the city council decided to move ahead despite the ongoing legal action. >>> mayor ed lee announced his new invest in neighborhood programs. the knickstive would provide -- initiative would provide city services to spruce up corridors. >> this corridor along san bruno spempianced an 8% -- experienced an 8% increase in sales tax just because the people believed in this neighborhood and continue to come in here, not only for the coffee shops and the different clubs, the different activities. >> the new initiative will partner city employees with neighborhood leaders to evaluate their districts and map out a plan for improvements. >>> your forecast for today will be marked by strong winds and those gusts strong enough to topple trees, maybe power lines. so it's goeg be a very -- going to be a very gusty, cool day with the strong

> debris and plastic debris have been sensationalized and that's unfortunate. >> reporter: steve russell system the president of the plastics division and the voice of the plastics industry, and he'd rather avoid programs thatin pin the problem on plastic producers. >> we know there are more fshtd ways to incentivize plastic materials rather than impose a market force on it. >> reporter: he says the industry is making enormous efforts to keep plastic out of the ocean to begin with. >> we believe that plastics should not be landfilled. that's the wrong thing to happen. we should recycle as much as we can, and recover the rest of it. >> reporter: so that's it? let's all do better at recycling? is that our best hope for a solution? >> i'm probably an optimist, but i think we can solve the problem. >> reporter: nancy wallace is the director of the the marine program for the national oceanic and atmospheric program. it's not a big program. >> we get $4 million each year. >> how many people are you? >> we're 13 strong. it's a diverse agency. >> reporter: they have work cut out for them, starting with research. noah isn't sure that captain moore is right that we eat plastic our

the beauty industry and on to the next clean up project, the plastic industry, oil and war industries, too until there are no more toxic chemicals in babies, no more rocket fuel in breast milk or communities burdened by pollution. that is the work before us and that is what we are here to do and thank you so much for joining me for beauty and make over. >> hi, my name is katie the my first poem is "chipped blue nail polish." heads of the ground focus on her hands, altern ating expressions, multicolored moods, unpredictable. [applause] my second poem is about pro craffletination. that day i had a panic attack. i spent $20 for my class. running late, half-assepd and i still spent $20 for that class. red lights almost every black -- block. the traffic nearly made my heart stop. i ran through my class presentation straight out of the cab. i paid 20 freaking dollars for that cab. thank you. >> hi, my name is daniel and the first poem i'm going to read is shadows. ♪ i'm a shadow that moves away from night falls. i'm a shadow that makes other shadows rise. i'm a shadow that sprints, walks, a

but now the plastic bag industry is trying to invalidate the entire law. it cites a state supreme court decision saying larger cities should do environmental reviews. >>> game over for a long time bay area bowling alley. the general manager says serra bowl lost its lease forcing it to close by april 15. that means more than 1500 league bowlers who use the daly city lanes won't be able to finish their season. serra bowl says it sits on a prime piece of real estate next to the colma bart station. >>> there may be an additional way to avoid skin cancer taking vitamin a. >> that's right. a new study shows that people who take vitamin a supplements are 60% less likely to develop momentum. the effect is especially strong with women. researchers believe they may have more natural anti-oxidant protection than men. the study appears today in the journal of investigative dermatology. >>> we have sunny skies, jobs and good pay. >> those are factors the daily beast says can help make people happy. the website checked statistics on the sun, unemployment rates and salar

but now the plastic bag industry is trying to invalidate the entire law.t cites a state supreme court decision saying larger cities should do environmental reviews. >>> you can buy shares of a san francisco-based internet company starting today. yelp set a price of $15 a share for its ipo. that's more than the 12 to $14 experts had expected. yelp is an 8-year-old company that reviews restaurants and other businesses. and it is not yet turning a profit but averages 66 million unique visitors every month. >>> bank of america is considering new fees for customers. it wants to require users of basic checking accounts to pay a monthly fee ranging from 6 to $9. other types of accounts could cost as much as $25 a month. customers could avoid the fees by banking online, buying more products or maintaining certain balance. >>> at&t is backing off its policy of slowing down service for data hogs. that's after some customers put up a big stink. the cell phone company said it would only slow down service for unlimited data subscribers after the reach 3 gigabytes of da

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>> over the years the little company has grown into the huntsman corporation, one of the largest plastics industrial describes himself an ideal junkie. >> right from the beginning we started giving money away to charity, even when i had to borrow it from the bang. >> huntsman's main charitable focus for nearly two decades, building the huntsman cancer institute. >> i just wanted to have the best in the world. i believe that's where we are today. >> that's because cancer has hit his family hard. his mother, who taught him about the importance of giving, died from cancer, as did his father and stepmother. and huntsman wasn't spared. he has survived prostate cancer, mouth cancer and two types of skin cancer. so he built a state of the art cancer center that uses cutting edge technology to treat patients and has top scientists searching for cures and uses own experience as a patient to ease fears and give people hope. >> i learned a lot about hospitals, about service, about food, about cleanliness and how patients need hope and inspiration in their lives. >> why is why many parts of the hospital look mo

. >> new lawsuit could derail plastic bag bans all over the area. the plastic bag industry is suing saying they violate california's environmental quality act which requires a review before laws are passed. the industry says no review was done. right now san francisco's ban is being targeted but a court ruling could have a wider impact. the suit also targets a provision in the ordinance which bans single use plastic bags in restaurants. >> 5:19. san jose's film festival is show casing films produced by kids from all over the world including some from here in the bay area. as part of the picture the possibilities project it selected 150 youth and helped them turn their stories into films. several of the films will be screened sunday including a documentary produced by a group of east palo alto children. it's called "where we are safe." the kids say they hope their film will raise awareness as well as money touild a skate park in their neighborhood. >> there will be plenty of star power tonight. veteran actor elliott gould will receive the maverick spirit award. this is a cli

. >>> there is another challenge to san francisco's ban on plastic bags. the industrying saying san francisco did not do an environmental impact report when it expanded the ban to all businesses. the lawsuit also claims the city does not have the right to regulate restaurants since the state overseas them. now it wants the en-- oversees them. now it wants the entire law flown out. support escall this an -- thrown out. supporters call this an end. >>> it's worth more to recycle. the state raised the bulk rate. now recycling centers will pay $1 a pound for plastic boughtles. that's up 7 cents. the rate -- bottles. that's up 7 cents and the rate for aluminum goes up 3 cents to $1.57 a pound. >>> the recent lack of rainfall forced water officials to do something they haven't done in 20 years. the marin municipal water district is pumping water from the phoenix lake reservoir for the first time since 1992. water levels across marin are below average despite this week's rainfall and despite the low levels, water restrictions are not expected. >>> and dry, mild weather in the

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. >> a short cut could derail the first ban on plastic bags. the bag industry is suing san francisco saying it failed to do an environmental review on the impact of the ban before passing it. that's a violation of the state's environmental quality act. the suit challenges the right to regulate restaurants. if the case is heard and the ban overturned it could have wider impact state wide. recycling plastic bottles and aluminum cans is about to get you more money. the state is raising the rates for the two materials by 7 cents per pound for plastic, aluminum will go up 3 cents per pound. regulators made the change after deciding consumers were not getting enough of the money through the redemption value. >> it's 6:20. coming up macy's is bringing more jobs to san francisco. but it's not opening another store. we'll have details next. oh will you grab us some yoplait? sure. what flavor? mm, one of each. lemon burst, hm, cherry orchard, blackberry harvest... my daughter's grabbing some yoplait. pina colada, orange creme. i can't imagine where she is... strawberry c

the case. >>> another challenge to san francisco's ban on plastic bags. the industryco didn't do an environmental impact report when it expanded the ban to all businesses. the law also claims the city doesn't have the right to regulate restaurants since the state already regulates them. now it wants the entire law thrown out. >>> it's now worth a little more to recycle the plastic bottles and aluminum cans. the state raised the bulk rate. now recycling centers will pay $1 a pound for plastic bottles. and rate for aluminum cans goes up to 3 cents. >>> apple fans you could be paying more for iphones and ipads. the fair labor audit will drive up the price of apple products. they say the inspections are likely to encourage workplace improvement. the cupertino based company asked for the audits after customers expressed concerns over working conditions in the chinese plant. >>> we now know what kind of information was on a laptop that was stolen from nasa last year. told congress yesterday that the stolen laptop had command and control codes for the international space sta

the houston family. >>> time now 6:17. there is another challenge to san francisco's ban on plastic bags. the industryisco did not perform an environmental impact report when it expanded the ban to all businesses. this lawsuit also claims city doesn't have the right to regulate restaurants since the state regulates them. now it wants the whole law just thrown out. supporters of the plastic bag ban call this an end run around the law. >>> it's now worth a little more to recycle the plastic bottles and aluminum cans. they raised the bulk rate. now recycling centers will pay $1 a pound for plastic bottles. the rate for aluminum cans go up .3 cents. >>> there is another accident. we've had a few this morning. tara is in for sal. >> we have a two-car crash. this is eastbound four just west of hill crest avenue. looks like an ambulance is on the way. so it's an injury accident. right now let's head outside and take a live look at the east shore freeway. those headlights are folks heading westbound toward the toll plaza. as we take a live look there, we are starting a little bit of backup. the metering light

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the possibility of parole. >>> another challenge to san francisco's ban on plastic bags. the industry is suing. they say san francisco did not do an environmental impact report when it expanded the ban. the lawsuit also says the cityin the -- does not have the right to regulate restaurants. now it wants the entire law thrown out. now, supporters of the plastic bag ban call this an end run around the law. >>> it's now worth a little more to recycle those plastic bottles and aluminum cans. the state has raised the bulk rate to $1 a pound for plastic pottles. and the rates for aluminum cans goes up 3 cents a pound. >>> people in alameda could be asked to vote on a sales tax hike on the upcoming june ballot. the half-cent increase could generate close to $2 million for the city. >>> union city is considering lifting its tobacco ban. one owner says it's hurting his business. he did not qualify for the exemption lie you -- allowing the -- exemption, allowing the other stations to sell tobacco. >>> 7:37. if you will be driving down in los angeles this weekend, there's one part of the freeway you will

the years that little company has grown into the huntsman corporation, one of the largest petrochemical, plastics, and industrialthe world with sales of about $12 billion this year. huntsman describes himself as a deal junkie who has also developed an april diction for givi -- addiction for giving. >> i'm please odd to say right from the beginning we started giving money away to charity over 40 years ago. even when i had to borrow money from the bank. >> reporter: e dose nate ehunts charitable focus for nearly two decades, building the huntsman cancer institute. >> i just wanted to have the best in the world, and i believe that we're -- that that's where we are today. we have to do more, and that's why i have tried to devote almost all the funds that i could borrow or find or raise or give to this horrifying disease. >> reporter: that's because cancer has hit his family hard. his mother, who taught him about the importance of giving, died from cancer. as did his father and stepmother. and huntsman wasn't spared. he has survived prostate cancer, mouth cancer, and two types of skin cancer. today the huntsman cance

one of the largest petrochemical plastics and industrial firms in the world.eloped an addiction for giving. >> i'm pleased to say that right from the beginning we started giving money away to charity. over 40 years ago. even when i had to borrow money from the bank. >> he's donated more than $1.2 billion so far to thousands of charities and individuals in the united states and abroad. huntsman's main charitable focus for nearly two decades, building the huntsman cancer institute. >> i just wanted to have the best in the world and i believe that that is where we are today. >> that's because cancer has hit his family hard. his mother taught him about the importance of giving died from cancer. as did his father and stepmother. huntsman wasn't spared. he's survived prostate cancer, mouth cancer, and two types of skin cancer. so he built a state of the art cancer center that uses cutting edge technology to treat patients and has top scientists searching for cures. he uses his own experience as a patient to create an environment that eases patient's fears and gives

one of the largest pet tro chemical plastics and industrial firms in the world.escribes himself as a deal junkie who has also developed an addiction to giving. >> right from the beginning we started giving away money to charity over 40er yaos ago, even when i had to borrow money from the bank. >> he's donated $1.2 billion to thousands of chairities and individuals throughout the united states and abroad. his main charitable focus for nearly two decades, building the huntsman cancer institute. >> i just wanted to have the best in the world. and i believe that we're -- that that's where we are today. >> that's because cancer has hit his family hard. his mother who taught him about the importance of giving died from cancer. as did his father and stepmother. and huntsman wasn't spared. he survived prostate cancer, mouth cancer and two types of skin cancer. so he built a state-of-the-art cancer center that has technology to treat patients and has top scientists searching for cures. and he uses his own experience as a patient to create an environment that eases patient

the industrial design is given to the engineers, and they focus on energy and materials. west virginia. union carbide. chemicals for 500 different products-- deteents, adhesives, plastic wraps, and car seats, paints, and waxes. probe the panoply of pipes and towers and you find more than a flow of materials. there's a flow of energy. energy. amidst scores of chemical reactions, the engineers must conserve it. usually a reaction is exothermic, giving off heat. plant designers want to reuse this heat to drive other reactions to minimize waste of energy in the whole plant, so through the red pipes in this scale model they'll transport steam. in the plant, steam is piped from point to point, retiono reaction. materials. the basic raw materials coming into the plant are coalr peoleum, both high in energy. first, ethane gas is produced. and then, by selective addition of oxygen to ethane, we get a variety of industrial chemicals. the plant is constructed so that each product in the chain of reactions has a successively lower level of energy. ethane is at the top of the energy ladder. from this, ethyl alcohol is produced. below that is ethylene glycol, used in antifreeze and

the ground. one explosion, also in 2003, at west pharmaceutical industries in kinston, north carolina, showed just how insidious the problem can be. because it was a drug company, the factory floor was immaculate. but plasticbove the workers' heads. >> we know that as much as 2 inches of dust had accumulated in the ceiling, probably about a ton of material. that makes for a powerful explosion. >> hours after the blast, employees were still trapped inside. seven died, and scores were injured. carolyn merritt's investigation concluded that osha, the government agency created to safeguard workplaces, had no effective regulation on its books to deal with explosive dust. and she found that osha inspectors routinely overlook the hazard. did osha inspect that work site before the explosion? >> yes, osha had been in that facility. >> what did they find? >> they didn't find any dust issues. >> even when the dust was in plain sight, osha inspectors missed it. as they did at c.t.a., a plant that made soundproofing in corbin, kentucky, where the workplace had been covered in plastic dust. that factory exploded in february of 2003, killing seven. the chemical safety board determined that the cause was dust, ignited by

the whole industry will face a backlash. >> they already have. starbucks went to green mountain and said they want them to work on a recyclable product on this. >> exactly. get rid of the plasticontainers. to reiterate, howard schultz is going to be on "closing bell" today. everybody do stay tuned for that. in the meantime, happy birthday twitter. it's today the first ever tweet. there are now 340 million tweets a day with 140 million active twitter users every single month. and don't forget you can actually tweet us. we're all on twitter, mandy and sully and @herb greenberg. >> do you get as much hate mail as i do? >> some. >> if you dare say anything negative about apple, boy people come out of the wood work. >> but they worship at the temple of apple. >> a billion positive apple stories, the one negative story you just get -- >> we have an apple bear coming up on the show. we've got lots of bulls out there, but next. >> i want to see more of the video. >> that's a great video. ♪ when your chain of supply goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that hurry up

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plastic bag with bpa and canned foods companies are changes too. campbells announced it would go bpa free at some point. despite the industryges the coatings of can goods are still the main source of bpa's for people. reporting live in oakland, patti lee,. >>> the expected yahoo lay offs could begin as early as next week. yahoo is under going a renovation from rivals such as google. a report in a wall street journal blog says the lay offs will not take place all at once. executives have been in meetings all week. >>> kphaoeu that's giant electronics manufacturer foxcon says it will shorten the hours of employees. employees often work 60 hours a week. foxcon says it will keep the pay the same giving workers a raise in effect. foxcon assembles close to 30% of the world's electronics. >>> 19-year-old kimberly billy disappeared in 1984 and 16-year- old joanne hopson vanished in 1995. wesley shermantine drew maps of the area where he says he and lauren herzog married their victims. the remains were found inside the same abandoned well linked to the two suspects. we talked with hobson's sister on the phone today. >> he did the ri

plastic bag with bpa and canned foods companies are changes too. campbells announced it would go bpa free at some point. despite the industry changes the coatings of can goods are still the main source of bpa's for people. reporting live in oakland, patti lee,. >>> the expected yahoo lay offs could begin as early as next week. yahoo is under going a renovation from rivals such as google. a report in a wall street journal blog says the lay offs will not take place all at once. executives have been in meetings all week. >>> kphaoeu that's giant electronics manufacturer foxcon says it will shorten the hours of employees. employees often work 60 hours a week. foxcon says it will keep the pay the same giving workers a raise in effect. foxcon assembles close to 30% of the world's electronics. >>> 19-year-old kimberly billy disappeared in 1984 and 16-year- old joanne hopson vanished in 1995. wesley shermantine drew maps of the area where he says he and lauren herzog married their victims. the remains were found inside the same abandoned well linked to the two suspects. we talked with hobson's sister on the phone today. >> he did t

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