the west portal playground is in the west portal playground and in district 7, at west ulloa road and lennox way. the port westal renovation project is part of two clean and safe neighbor parks bond programs. the communities opportunities fund and the let's play s.f. initiative. the community outreach process was mainly conducted during the community opportunity fund program application between january and march 2014. on november 20, 2014, this commission adopted the resolution authorizing r.p.d. to produce with design development. the proposed -- the scope of work that we're bringing to you today for the project includes the new children's play area, accessibility improvements to the clubhouse rest rooms, replacement of paving and waterproofing, fencing, seating, accessible parking, an access pass, and a nature nook, featuring drinking fountain, landscape, and irrigation. the plan is handicapped accessible and meets all a.d.a. requirements in design. the project, beginning in fall 2019, is expect today last nine months. the staff requests the commission award a contract to treaty con

the existing playground structure and then the pathway between the playground structure leading south to east. i meant east to west. and then from 3rd street you can see the busy 3rd street and armstrong on the right. this will be a formal entry now with the backstop that you'd be entering behind. so you'd go -- depending on who you're rooting for, you'd go to the right or the left. the bleachers are on that side. it shows the fence along armstrong street that would be replaced. just a view from where close to where the playground and the pool is back out into the field. it's very expansive. and then the two entrances on either side that will be flipped. this is a playground structure that was asked by the community and they were able to reserve a credit with recreation. then below you can see this is actually green field. we're looking at a different type of make, but it gives an example of what the community would like to see. one in particular was very attractive to them that has the ability to be accessible for use of anybody sitting down in a wheelchair or standing up as well. th

while there are a lot of smiles on the playground, behind the scenes administrators are struggling. >> have a really severe teacher shortage coming from the superintendent of schools. she calls the short and a crisis. there are almost 300 classrooms right now staffed with substitute teachers. >> students achieve better when they have a highly qualified teacher in their classroom. and the most important thing in a child's education is what happens every day in the classroom. >> she says with the high cost living in the valley, it's become difficult to lure and retain teachers. especially those in special education. >> i just don't feel it's fair to the kids. >> elizabeth james has a 7th grader at willow glen middle school. he dealt with a sub for the first month of last year. >> it was kind of confusing at times. >> when they switch the teachers back and forth, there's no true curriculum. it's hard for them and the parents to know what is spec. the san jose mom says parents sometimes have to hire a tutor if their child has a sub to make sure they don't fall behind in mathing. > long-te

if you want to run out on the playground, do that. and embrace each other. >>> the son of a former bay area police chief is scheduled to appear in court in oakland this morning, accused of murder. tyrone mccallster, charged with a deadly shooting last week. the victim was shot and killed during a robbery in the city uptown district. he had been released from jail two months ago for beating a 71- year-old man in antiking away. >>> >>> a 13-year-old has not been identified. two other people, ages 18 and 21 were arrested monday. and they did recover a gun. police identified the suspects from security camera video showing the gunman firing shots towards a crowd during the very busy evening commute. >>> a former contra costa county, three years felony probation. the sentence will be served in nebraska. he had previously pled guilty to four counts of sexual activity with a confined, consenting adult. >>> today in san jose, protesters plan to boycott a business where a mural was painted over. it was painted 30 years ago on a building that's n

. >>> police in alameda find the suspect who allegedly torched this playground. why that person may not face any charges. >>> we have used this graphic more in the past two weeks than the previous two years. temperature swings have been up and down so quickly. temperature change the past 24 hours. 13 degrees warmer today in the bottle than yesterday. 12 degrees warmer in concorde. do we keep warming up? we'll talk about it next. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow, to learn more. >>> state senator behind the push to improve vaccination rates was shelved today on the streets of sacramento. >>> i pushed you. i pushed you. >>> today senator richard was shelved by a

you want to run on the playground, do that. and embrace each other. >> reporter: gofundme pages have been established to help the family with burial expenses. as it turns out i-5 down south has had three fatal rollovers with bay area drivers this month alone. in every instance, the victims were not seatbelted in. >> your heart goes out to their family. debora villalon, thanks. >>> switching now to eastern contra costa county where a vegetation fire in byron left one person hurt and destroyed two structures. the fire broke out on a ranch in byron just after 5:00. the east contra costa county fire protection districts is a mobile home and a barn were destroyed. one person suffered minor injuries. fire officials say power lines were down in that area. the ranch is located in the of near marsh creek road. we are told the fire was contained to the ranch property. >>> hurricane dorian has skirted to the north of puerto rico sparing the island from a direct hit. this is what it looked like as the storm hit the virgin islands earlier to

you want to run on the playground, do that. and embrace each other. >> reporter: chp and kern county tell me they've three fatal collisions involving bay area drivers from fremont, san francisco and now richmond this month. each time it was a solo rollover crash. each time occupants who were belted in survived, those who were not did not. the contreras children are the third and fourth deaths in august. reporting live in richmond, debora villalon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> livestock running loose in a bay area neighborhood. coming up, the problem people say they've been dealing with again and again and how it may finally be resolved. >>> i'm looking into the forecast as we get closer to the weekend, talk about what you can expect for your next couple of days working into saturday and sunday. that gives people who live in their rvs a safe place to park is already being called a success. we hear from families who are receiving help. >>> new at 10:00, a program that gives people who live in their rvs a safe place to park overnight. the

you awarded $300,000 to the bay view hill zone and park 94124 to renovate and possibly expand the playgroundch is in the center of the property. the plan that you see on the right happens to be the plan that you approved at that time. since then, some changes have happened. we also came back in 2017 to accept a grant award from a federal grant that was administered through the state of california for $375,000 in order to add to this plan a pathway that would allow both youth and seniors to have a loop around the park and also have some adult

. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. >> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a resu

you awarded $300,000 to the bay view hill zone and park 94124 to renovate and possibly expand the playgroundch is in the center of the property. the plan that you see on the right happens to be the plan that you approved at that time. since then, some changes have happened. we also came back in 2017 to accept a grant award from a federal grant that was ad

barrow council says finding the money to maintain playgrounds is really difficult. because it's the ongoing running cost really. people don't tend to appreciate that. they think it's only a swing or something but you have to check it to make sure that it's safe. the government says that in the past two years they've spent £15 million bringing parks and green spaces that have fallen into disrepair back into use. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson says his opponents are damaging the uk's chances of securing a new brexit agreement, with the eu. the pm made the comments after a scottish judge rejected a temporary halt to plans to suspend the uk parliament. former prime minister sirjohn major says he's joining campaigner gina miller's legal bid to stop the suspension. the business news. uk house prices were unchanged in august compared with the previous month. this is according to latest figures from the nationwide building society. annual house price growth remained subdued at 0.6%. the average home is valued

. >> some old friends reuniting as new friends are being introduced on the playground. one of 126 schools in the district that in all will welcome 57,000 students. some parents say they are glad to get back into the routine. >> reporter: these students got a special inspiring message from m breed. >> keep in the back oh your mind, i'm going to study hard and i'm going to have fun at recess. i'm going to study hard and i'm going to have fun on that field trip. i'm going to study hard and play in the playground on the weekend. >> reporter: at a time when many schools across the country are facing a teacher shortage, sf u.s. d is going into the year prepared with 94% classrooms staffed. some changes are coming that could impact all of the schools down the road. >> we have a middle school redesign and working on that, it doesn't impact this school but will impact the students as they move into the middle school. adding art and health. stem subjects, computer science, we are excited about that. >> reporter: for today it's about kicking off the year on a high note. >> reporter

of the sticks and stoeps stage in the playground. it's not a good thing, but going back to chairman powell, i thought he did a great job and the rest, boy, investors have to take a deep breath i think prozac sales must be surging. >> in interpretterms of the vol, the rubber hits the road many september, typically, ceos make decisions about whether or not they're spending or how much with the backdrop of this volatility, do we run the risk that these ceos pull back? i want to remind people of the comment, we can talk ourselves into a recession at this point >> in fact, it's already happened if you look at last quarter's gdp, we lost one percentage point on annualized growth because business spending just didn't really happen and so any uncertainty is going to make business leaders you know hesitate from taking out their checkbooks >> you know, ron, before we get too deep into this let's remember, over the past week, the s&p is down 1% the dow is down a half a percent. the nasdaq is down 1.5%. so through all of this, that's where we are

police say the boy said a playground structure ablaze during the predawn hours. they say the playground was destroyed and will cost more than $200,000 to replace. police say they talked with witnesses and identified the boy on surveillance video, his name and age have not been really is. >>still no verdict reached after 3 days of deliberations in the goshen trial was 3 new jurors kron four's haaziq madyun walks us through the latest from the courthouse. >>after being silenced for 2 days by a court-imposed gag order in the wake of 3 jurors being dismissed in the ghost ship trial defense attorneys are once again able to step up to the microphones. my friend. >>i've talked with a number lawyers now and certainly our team. it's never happened before that anyone >>that 3 jurors are kicked off in you know 3 alternates are substituted all that one, you know instance. >>the judge modified the gag order allowing them to speak as long as they do not discuss what happened in closed session or in her chambers regarding the misconduct incident. >>absolutely confident with the

if you want to run out on the playground, do that. and embrace each other. >> debra villalon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the son of a former bay area police chief is scheduled to appear in court this morning, accused of murder. tyrone mcallister, the son of daryl mcallister. he and evans were charged with a deadly shooting. the former chief's son, tyrone mcallister was on probation. he had been released after beating a man ? >> >> the mural was painted over 30 years ago. the art work shows cesar chavez, delores suerta >> the dental business decided to cover it up. a lawsuit was filed against the owners. >>> the san jose school district defending its decision to paint over a recently completed mural that was vandalized. it was meant as a welcome back gift for lowell elementary school. it was painted in june. but on monday, just hours before parents arrived for a back to school night. someone painted graffiti over the mural. >> we had parents showing up as early as 4 p.m. and we wanted to make sure that the parents felt proud of the school and

their daughter to escape the tiny space she spends most of the afternoons with her daughter at the playground downstairs. i am a base fortunately we don't have any serious conflicts most of my friends have regular fights with their in-laws because of the lack of space i suppose i mean well by the way our. young people in hong kong find it almost impossible to rent they don't buy a flat or rent for a 25 square meters or 2 you can easily cost 2000 euros per month an average salary and to change. this is one of the factors fueling young people's pangan the current crises get it and it's just a train our government has come up with a grand plan to solve the city's housing problem with. reclaiming a land of about a 130 head tariff nans from the scene. and this small bay is just the beginning 3 artificial islands are supposed to follow a total of $1700.00 hectares they would be the biggest such islands in the world. we are expecting that is. a wide housing units for some 440-000-2700 extension 000 people and 70 percent of these housing units will be public housing is 40 on the people. but the proje

you want to run on the playground. >> died saturday morning when the contrer as family suv crashed on i-5. the three  adults and a third sibling were all wearing their seat belt. the other two children were not wearing their seat belts. and they were thrown from the suv. friends say it's possible the children took their seat belts off during the long car ride. >>> one minor injury reported after a grassfire last night. in eastern contra costa county. it started just after 5:00 p.m. on a ranch near the byron airport. and the lazy ann marina. a mobile home and a barn on the ranch were destroyed. power lines were nearby. but the cause of the fire is still being investigated. the byron highway, which was closed for more than an hour is open again. >>> 7:10 now. some changes may be coming to dozens of buildings on the campus. why a new report says several buildings are at higher risk for earthquake damage than previously thought. and how much it would cost the university to fix them. >>> plus, why san jose school officials are defending a decision to paint over a welcome back mural of ce

police say the boy who started this thing did it early in the morning, they say the playground was destroyed cost about 200,000 to replace the whole thing. police say they talk to witnesses and then they were able to find surveillance video and ultimately identify the boy responsible. 100 pounds security robot that was not over last month in the east bay had won the final image to share with police and it may help catch the person who did it take a word police released this picture of the person who damage the robot law add the the robot captured the image of him running up to his word, a black t-shirt you can see jeans and then he knocked over the robot is in a parking garage, there was a robot do in the garage which is just patrols people to slow down stop running not enough it's like the old right. >>kids used to cow tips like not where i'm from but you know right in the middle class. but the cows can't talk is a robot 21th century version of that he's got video for our view right when a pretty good shot to i don't think it'll be too long for police identify who this person is a 26 and ca

what i'm here to do is to urge your support for the parks bond to include jackson playground. already had some people talk about there's a little bit of improvement on the space, and -- but it's seriously lacking for the number of investments. we are projecting about 5,000 new residents in the next few years that will be descending there, and we have no parks and open space. so please, if the commission can include some funds for jackson playground. we have a plan presented. friends of jackson playground has already paid for that and we're already in the development of acquiring funds -- gift funds that will be gifted to the city to help to do this improvement. right now, we have over $2 million in our bank account as a nonprofit, and we hope to acquire up to $18 million. thank you. >> thank you. >> clerk: okay. we are at time for item 4, so we are now on item 5, the consent calendar. is there any commissioner who wishes to remove an item from the consent calendar? okay. none. is there any public comment on item 5, the consent calendar? seeing none, public comment is closed. we

my 11-year-old nephew jeremy was shot and killed at the time. 25 years ago by a 10-year-old on the playground the time it was the youngest school yard shooting in the country. today i'm not sure if a 10-year-old killed an 11-year-old it would it would make national news. it said the 10-year-old the shooter his response was no one loves me. >> on the one hand it impacts me as saying how can we have a 10-year-old think no one loves him? or how do we have the alienation of people where they feel like they're all alone and that we need to do more on that? but it's also -- it's not just a mental health issue. it's certainly an availability and access of firearms that we as a country need to do more. and i believe that most people in this country know that we need to do more. >> you're from a red state obviously. a state voting for trump and voted for you the nra you stood up to them. as you point out gun owners overwhelmingly support more gun control. the nra has taken you on, spoken out against you. but you have not been afraid. why aren't more people from red states willing to do what you are do

an afterschool program say they've spotted this coyote roaming near the campus just steps from the playground. news of the trespasser is leaving neighbors on edge. >> someone had posted a picture of a coyote on the front lawn around noontime. >> some neighbors are not allows cats and dogs to go outside alone. someone called the afterschool program and we're waiting for a call. >>> and it is back to school week. our coverage continues in less than an hour with an afterschool program designed to curb violence. >> i wanted to look for ways to find out how to turn the madness around and preinvented the carnage. >> the answer? jackie ward joins us with the bay area reverend's three-step plan to success coming up at 5:30. >>> and time is 4:41. >>> teens across the country hospitalized with breathing problems. the lawsuit against juul. >>> and before we go, a live look outside. look at that. the moon, the trans-america pyramid on the left hand side. a little hard to tell. 61 in san francisco. 4:41. we'll be right back. . >>> ford is recalling 100,000 vehicles. and diane king hall has this morning's

of working long days as an industrial engineer now he decides how long he'll stay at work at the playground. it's not my fault the museum for i lost my father at the age of 7. i've always kept that in the back of my mind whether i became a father at age 20 or 60 i wanted to have lots of time for my children inside for mankind. when he was born in 1803 in my mind so on tunisia's north eastern country in 2000 he visited his brother who was studying in berlin he fell in love with the city and after graduating from high school came to study here as well he met uni on his future wife and decided to stay in germany. which went to him i wanted to stay here and yulia had a lot to do with that thanks to her support and everything that is. i felt great in berlin and stronger together with yulia. and then came the children and now it's just me that's the screen for them for. their faces i'm tied here and now there's no going back. to. the couple kept bringing rocks back from tunisia and souvenirs and friends and relatives left and so you know you're shown full custom came up with the idea for babbling

i'm going to study hard and i'm going to play on the playground on the weekend. >> reporter: at a timels are facing a teacher shortage, sf usd is going into the school year prepared with 94% of classrooms staffed while there are some changes coming that could impact all of the schools down the road. >> we have a middle school redesign and we are working on that ticket does not impact the school but will impact the students as they move into middle school and we are looking at adding art, health, stem subjects, computer science so we are really excited about that. >> reporter: for today, it is all about kicking off the year on a high note. >> are you ready to get your grades? are you ready to take over san francisco? >> yes! yes! >> >> reporter: superintendent matthew also reminded parents and drivers alike to give themselves an exit time after doing drop-offs and pickups this week as everyone gets back into the swing of things. reporting in separatist, allison rodriguez, ktvu fox2 news. >>> a little cloudy but it did not dampen the mood for the kids. a look outside on the bay bridge to

. >> i remember seeing kids like this on the playground too and i would be, like, i'm going over to the slide. >> growing up, that ground was made of te >>s. nice. id y work?ract jumps in y it? >> yeah. usually i don't really think about fear. i think about committing but not committing too much. >> he watched a lot of x games. >> he's got strategy. >> that is the big takeaway from this? safety first? >> yes. >> tie your shoes. >>> a man seems to be browsing in the store and then pulls a really bold, stupid move. see why his sneaky move is no match for what the clerk is packing. >> you want to try me, homeboy? >> and making food in the back of a moving truck. >> it is carnage from the get go. >> what happens when the challenge really gets cooking. >> oh! am i too old to start askateboarding? chew on it twizzlers >>> closed captioning provided by -- >>> we're asking that age old question, can you make food in the back of a moving truck? not exactly an age old question, but more of a challenge. that's what they're going to be doing today. they are going to drive around while one is in the

it's not fair. >> reporter: schools are using it to keep students more engaged and active in the playground instead of using their phones. the california academy after sciences can recently required that everyone attending a special night life event put their phones in one of these cases. >> our guests responded positively to it. they loved even ones who weren't expecting to not have their phone for the evening ended up having a great time. >> in the end people left with a sticker that read "i survived night life." in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> coming up, a car recall that you should know about. >> and why president trump says apple ceo tim cook is great at what he does. >> also ahead, the plan for a bicycle super highway. the steps being take in santa clara county. >> and state after the art? a hayward school turns a blank canvas into a cultural touchstone. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find the

the rest of the time we were playing on the playground. and when they were adults, you know, the sirens announcing the alerts, we had to go into the shelters. we went under ground. when the alert was over, when the raid was over, they went -- the alarm would announce the sirens would announce the end of the raid. and we would come out and one of our favorite hobbies at that time was to pick up pieces of shrapnel in the playground. i had the big collection of pieces of shrapnel like that. and they were very heavy. and they were about that big, some of them. and if you got one of that in yo your -- it could kill you. >> you would gather it up? >> my toys, exactly. so we stayed that way. it was the summer of '44. august 25th, 1944, paris was liberated. and my mother witnessed firsthand, you know, from her windows, she witnessed the battles in the streets between the german soldiers and the french resistance. before the allies came into paris. eventually on august 25th, the second armored division of general leclare had asked eisenhower to have

damage the fire destroyed the playground and a replacement cost is more than $200,000 investigatoridentified the suspect after watching surveillance video and interviewing witnesses. police arrested him today his name and age have not been released. police in concord arrested a burglary suspect who they say was walking around downtown carrying a samurai sword in the picture here you can see the officer holding it. this happened yesterday near toto santos plaza police say the man is accused of stealing it from a nonprofit officers later found him in the area with the sword and stolen items and they say that's where they arrested him as san francisco business owner says his 13 year-old son saved him from an attack. >>by a homeless man, the owner of exo extra falls on columbus street says that the man walked into a store and started harassing customers when he forced the man out of the shop the attacker. he says began choking him, his 13 year-old son then grabbed a bat and threatened to hit them and the attacker took off. but later returned to the shop and that's when he was arrested by police

. >> with the sunshine today, with all the folks here today, with the kids playing in the playground cafe, we're trying to do everything we can to transform this public space so that everyone is welcome. >> the middle ground exhibit includes more than a dozen interactive and multimedia exhibits. very creative. >> world news tonig"world news david muir" is coming up next. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. hope to see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight, the chilling new video just released. what it now reveals about the gunman in the dayton massacre. seen before the shooting with his sister and a friend. and where he was the night before. >>> also tonight, the violent clashes erupting at the hong kong airport. authorities targeting pro-democracy demonstrators. those demonstrators beating an officer when he draws a gun. a reporter targeted, accused of being a spy for china. president trump responding tonight. his opponents say he should be doing more. >>> the deadly gun battle on an american highway. a driver pulled over. he gets out of the truck and walks to the back, pulls out an assault

an artist painted the mural this summer on the playground of lowell elementary school. s what the vandals did overnight. teachers and community leaders are in shock. >> we hired a muralist. and all of that work, bringing the community together, and to have riit wiped away for three seconds, it's heartbreaking. >> the district is urging any witnesses to contact police. >>> some call it a granny pad. some call it an accessory unit. san jose sees these little cottages as key to addressing the housing crisis. now, you can get your permit for the homes in as little as 90 minutes. >>> a different warning this fire season. showing off the power of a retardant drop. that's 9,000 pounds of retardant over an suv. fire officials posting this video as a reminder. if you find yourself or your car in a fire zone, be aware of your sur roundings. >> that would be horrible. >> we've seen it during the wildfires we cover. >> the heat is starting to drop. our fire damage will be decreasing as we head through the next few days. let's bring you to our microclimate forecast. we have good news

thirty years ago a man walked onto the playground at risk and shot thirty-four children, five of them died. the incident is considered the first mass shooting schoolchildren. >> every time there is another shooting, whether it's a mass shooting our man on the street, it brings it back and breaks the bond. >> our whole community was traumatized. these were kids, they were six, seven, eight years old and it's been happening too often. >> they were among a group of about seventy-five people who gathered today urging the congressman to return to congress to get bipartisan support for stricter gun legislation. >>> the government issued a statement warning tourist not to travel to oakland, stockton, cleveland and of another's. this comes in the wake of two deadly mass shootings. the country warns acts of violence are fueled by racism and target migrant population. >>> a new development in the sexual abuse crisis for the boy scouts of america. a group known as a boy is abused in scouting filed a lawsuit alleging the boy scout group of america covered up nearly 800 victims of abuse and more o

also the east voice faces an arson charge in connection to a fire at a playground structure in alameda. so this happened last month this is that woodstock park and here are some photos of the damage. police say that boy started the fire in the early morning hours. they say the playground was just completely destroyed and that's going to cost more than $200,000 dentified o replace. police the point on surveillance video. but his name has not been released. this morning we're learning more about the man caught on camera attacking a woman outside of her san francisco apartment complex. so the san francisco district attorney's they originally said that it advocated for keeping the man behind bars for that attack. four's dan kerman explains. >>it was during a court hearing on friday. when the district attorney's office admitted, though they possess this video of the beale street attack. they chose not to show it or even mention it to a judge during the initial arraignment last tuesday, even though the judge ended up releasing suspect austin vincent. i mean my argument. >>he's on we need a s

fall school fashion and here are the twins outside the school and here's all three of them on the playgroundy are ready to rock the new year. >> that's a little weird. he took pictures of them at the playground? >> kids are going back to school, everyone is a little bit more tired these days and i have more concerning video to show everyone. take a look at this video. a california couple was recently spotted, something very disturbing cruising on the highway. if you over and saw fellow motorists sleeping while behind the wheel of his tesla. he was probably using the autopilot function, which isn't meant to be a full self-driving system, but people tend to use it this way anyway. they didn't call the police because they said the driver eventually woke up and regained manual control, but in the future, guys, maybe we don't fall asleep when on autopilot and if you really are that tired, call in uber. >> be alert. what do you got for us? >> you made me feel like a bad dad today. it was my first day of school also for my gunner and peter boone. got good photos of them this morning but got to reme