the richmond cinephile bridge. and believe it or not, the golden gate bridges under dense fog advisory as well. even though, our camera does not shut things being so but this morning. looking at this that they ride in the 101% as a peer these tablets are sucked into the guadalupe parkway. this is northbound traffic passing the montague expressway. it's still out like to add ec.light and easy. >> thank-you, na chief, chris mohr is the acting police chief. he is quick to assume the role of chief. this leads oakland police chief anthony but is staying in oakland. --anthony bat >> breaking is coming out of the state. we have google earth map and then bill joy the scene of the house of that is engulfed in flames right now. we do have local firefighters on scene. we also have but up live crew headed there. as you can see on this google earth laughed there is some open space around the backside of this house. they're also summitry vegetation around. that worries is if this amber troubles it can spark fires in the immediate

i am delighted to welcome you to the richmond library. it is a wonderful space. thank you. [applause] i'm very honored and feel very privileged to have the library be at the center of the selection for san francisco's poet laureate. this is my second experience under mayor nredom, -- newsom. i want to thank you for a couple of reasons. first and foremost to bring the announcement to the richmond. it is an opportunity to preview this beautiful library opening tomorrow, a grand reopening of the richmond library. the first in the city, from 1914 cricket -- from 1914. this is no. 10. we are on a roll. secondarily, it is a port -- important because the poet laureate has a tradition people, and this library -- what better place to celebrate the announcement are new:gloria? with me, gavin newsom, who will do the honors. >> it was an extraordinary commitment the public made when it passed not one bond, but two bombs. what a contrast is to be in san francisco in spite of this huge budget challenge where we are actually expanding our hours of the last 12 months, of expanding them on t

commissioner miguel: knowing the richmond district, as i do, most people know ms. tilly, and i appreciate you coming here because i knew there would have been the question as to how the business would have been approached. since the lot has been, in effect, separated, i am questioning why there has to be ground-floor on 17th avenue piece of property. that is a subdivide at what. to me, that variants, even though they have agreed to put an end a community or exercise room, i don't even think it is necessary because, as a separate lot, it is not, to my mind, part of the n.c.d. however, if they have agreed to do that, so be it. that is fine with me. i think the treatment of the commercial property itself on california street was handled very well. judging from the various iterations of the development that i have seen, occur at one works, works well from the street, and it does not interfere with what ever historic properties there may be on the original corner building itself. i think the rest of everything fits in very well. i fully understand the parking. the parkin

look out for it on the venetian bridge, the richmond/san rafael bridge and 280. the golden gate bridge we don't see any fog at all. traffic light automatic at marin county. i want to give you a big heads up if you're having plans out this evening and you need to head back to marin county. there's major road work going on and the northbound 1 park presidio connector to the golden gate bridge will be closed from 10 p.m. until 10 a.m. tomorrow. if you need to get on to the golden gate bridge tonight, consider heading at the marina, marina boulevard or lombard or even lincoln boulevard as an alternate during those times. jenelle, kristen? >> thanks so much. time now 5:37. >> still ahead from the san jose international auto show. why this year's cars are no longer about the bells and whistles. >> and getting ready for maverick where you'll be able t/ can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholest

the carquinez bridge to the maze, richmond/san rafael bridge, and the benicia bridge.sory issued for the golden gate bridge, although things are looking a little bit better through that portion. and if you are taking the bay bridge this morning, it's starting to get foggier through here. we have noticed a change here in our camera so give yourself some extra time. metering lights are still off and you're clear across the upper deck int san francisco. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at this morning's top stories. san jose will soon have a new police chief. the city manager has selected interim police chief chris moore for the position. that means anthony batts will remain police chief of oakland for now. the city council could give final approval to moore next week. >>> the board of the golden gate bridge district could decide today whether to phase out human toll collectors. the district's finance committee recommended the to move save more than $19 million over eight years. under the plan, all tolls would be collected electronically either through fastrak transponders

the roads. so we have some dense fog advisories. richmond/san rafael bridge, carquinez bridge to the maze and benicia bridge affected. traffic now friday light through no delays on the upper deck. rest of the bay area area bridges not bad. fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. 14 minutes from 880 to 101. back to you. >> thank you. >>> thank you for watching cbs 5 "early edition." we'll see

i am a recent homeowner in the richmond district, and i currently live at 156 27th avenue. this equipment is being installed right in front of my house. the poll where it is being installed previously had no equipment. it was a small, simple light post. in our case, which is a little different, i think based on the permits i have reviewed there is a battery backup supply at one another pole across the street, which means additional overhead wiring between the poles. my understanding, and i am no expert on this, but it is one of those larger, 350-pound backup battery poles on a post across the street. we have that as well. other things, i would urge the board to review how these things are constructed. it has the feel of a rush job. i have a stand that sprint is rolling out there 4-g network. the device on our poll happens to be an at&t wireless antenna, but we live on a very quiet, residential street with nice views of the day, -- of the bay, and it is basically a four by four poll that has been strapped on top of a fragile light post. it looks like a band-aid approach, lots

it will kick off at florida street in the heart of richmond's iron triangle district. ssman george miller will join the marchers in an effort to promote peace in their neighborhoods. the richmond mayor will also be there. >> a lot interested in astrology may go through an identity crisis announcing maybe a 13th sign should be added to the zodiac charts. it's the constellation ofukus. it's causing quite a stir. planetarium officials say it's always been there so nothing has changed but some astrologists say if they want to add a 13th sign they may have to remap the way they do astrology. they say it represents wisdom, healing and architecture. you may have to check again when someone says what's your sign? you say ofukus? >> i don't know if a lot of people want to switch. next at 5:00, the welcome news thousands of parents who count on the state to help provide child care will get today. >> an elderly couple was found dead inside their livermore home. i'm amy holyfield. i'll have the details coming up. >> a south bay community comes together to pay tribute to the victims

foggy conditions on some of our bay area bridges affecting your drive on the richmond/san rafael bridgeuse caution, limited visibility as you cross the span. if you are headed through marin county 101 problem-free. south of there on the golden gate bridge, no there's to report. still pretty early and still light on the freeways right now. if you are working your way southbound as well, south 101 towards sfo, traffic actually moving nicely. seeing some slight there's southbound side of 280 through daly city but, of course, you may be dealing with foggy conditions through there. south bay checking in problem- free as well. we are seeing lots of green on our sensors. noily that to report for 101, 280 or 238. here's a look at milpitas where traffic is moving along nicely this morning and over to the east bay don't forget a fog advisory in effect for the benicia bridge. you can barely see the bridge through there so limited visibility. use caution. other than that, traffic moving well. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>

we had some nice clearing, overnight temperatures, in the 40s. 46 for the richmond area, 45 for antioch, and the fog will just continue to sit and spill over towards the werks toward vallejo, napa valley, san rafael. 49 expected for san francisco and 45 for morgan hill. here's the forecast overnight tonight. moves on towards the valley area. tomorrow, looks like it may thin out sooner. this is the setup for at least the next four to five days. we have the jet stream well to the north of us, high pressure is going to push it to the north so any storms will stay north of the bay area so no rain in our accuweather forecast. the high pressure will be with us and that is definitely going to translate to warmish or warmer temperatures next week. 55 tomorrow. the sunshine for san jose. a touch of fog near the cost. look for mid-60s for half moon bay. 64 for redwood city. an francisco, 63. in the north bay, delightful day. san rafael may be a little cooler with the fog. 65 for oakland, fremont. interior east bay, keep temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s, depending on how long that fog sitz --

i'm a native san franciscoan, homeowner from the richmond district. have i been visiting the hanc recycling center more than three decades. my neighborhood is served by curbside recycling but i take my recycling to the hanc center. the first point to make is the hanc center is the only genuine recycling center. the rest of buybacks that only accept california redemption materials. these are so-called recyclings do not accept mixed paper, cardboard, plastic bottle oz glass. they are accepted for dropoff at hanc. these centers attract more homeless than hanc because they deal exclusively from the high value recyclables taken from the blue bins. the second point i would like to make is the hanc center is also a reuse center. there's an area called a free table. here's items of value can be left for others to take for free. these are not items which would be diverted from the landfill by goodwill or other organizations. as an example i collect and repair bikes for the cast worker house. in the past two, three years i found eight, ten bicycles at hanc cente

i'm in support -- i'm also a resident of the richmond district. there's a anonymous on our block who have for the last 10 days watched a serious amount of activity after-hours. on mark trucks, installation of heavy-duty equipment and wires on power poles on our block that are already significantly loaded -- unmarked trucks. we live in a corridor where least 12 blocks have had their wires buried underground in the last 15 years. i of lived in my home for the last 18 years, and we are told that for the last 15 years, the project has been on the books for our block as well. it got as far as 25th ave. we got as far as 26 ave. 26 and 27th avenue happen to be blocks in this district where the veirs overhead, and it appears to was that as a result, our wires are double loaded. there is so much equipment going on, and now that they have come in, honestly, under the cover of darkness. it has been a very strange experience to listen to these trucks in the rain at 10:00 at night installing the equipment. it just does not smell right. let alone the safety conc

let's start off with the richmond/san rafael bridge. e fog advisory that tracy has been talking about is affecting your freeways. chp has issued an advisory for richmond/san rafael bridge and benicia bridge. you can see on our sensors, we are seeing okay speeds over a here's a live look this. portion of the bridge not too bad. that shot taken moments ago. over to the benicia bridge, dense fog advisory limited visibility you can see traffic moving okay through the area. we have this accident in san mateo county northbound 280 at 92. vehicle hit a christmas tree that was stuck in the right lane. it rolled down the embankment. no word of injuries. so far traffic actually moving well on the main lines of the roadway. let's go live to the south bay. live look at 101 through san jose. right at alum rock, some extra volume on the northbound side. that's the way the headlights are headed there. overall though traffic light, 10 minutes from 280 to 237 on 101. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the long-awaited west dublin-pleasanton bart station is e

there is a father advisory issued for the richmond and san rafael bridge. it may be confined to the eastern and near the toll plaza. mark? >> with a developing story, that it shared department is investigating a dispute were deputy shot a man. sellout reporter on the scene with more. >> good morning, all made it sheriff's department is still on the scene. they have all the information out there rooting for the crime investigation to arrive and that it will go into the apartments are driven all of the evidence that's been left behind. it started at 11:30 p.m. last night when the officer responded to it and domestic violence is on call. j d nelson of the alameda it share of can sheet spokesperson explained what happened when he entered the apartment. >> the deputies believe the suspect went around with a gun in his hand and the deputy through a pistol and fired it at the suspect. he jumped out of the third story window and fled on foot. this is where we are tonight. with a pardon is set up very quickly it does not appear that the suspect has been apprehended.

if we implement them, you will see a transformation in the bay area, richmond, oakland, the mission.ll places where we need to dismantle the violence, the fear, the unnecessary pain that goes on. >> you are a person that has lived a pretty miraculous life. pretty extraordinary what you have accomplished, the range of people you have been able to touch with your music. you chose a beautiful word in spanish for your foundation -- miracle. could you talk about what the foundation has been able to do? >> we are able to empower and give young people a way for them to develop their own decisions. i started with my own vision. there are people like andre agassi who helped finance. desmond tutu. in essence, in the bay area, like on larkin street, i want to see people invest more in people. i love the giants stadium, but i want to see cumins investing in a humans, instead of expensive. expensive buildings. i love to see the mayor and governor invest more in education than in incarcerations. so i am committed with the music and the platform that i have, if i have to, to give a little spanking

the richmond gang rape case enters a new phase today. the important business the judge will handle before the defendants go on rival. >>> good morning i'm jade hernandez. the palo alto police department is investigating a robbery over the weekend. we have details coming up. >>> and hours after a deadly nightclub shooting in the south bay. the discovery the police are make that is raising more questions. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time now is almost 5:30. let's check in with steve paulson. >> mostly clear skies. some of that fog retreated out yesterday but has come back into the valley. 20s on a lot of overnight lows. we will e. up with mostly sunny skies with highs in the 50s. here is sal. >>> steve right now traffic on the teleplay va look -- toll plaza looks good here. this is not going to be the case in an hour there. this is a look at san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good coming up to that apple sign featuring the beetles. you can see tr

another important court hearing scheduled in the richmond gang rape case. ey are expected to make their first court appearance since the judge ordered them to strand trial last month. they could hear new charges filed against them and there could be changes in the legal teams. if they are accused of gang raping a 16-year-old girl outside of a richmond home coming dance 15 months ago. >>> george gascon is at the opening of a shakeup. he is beginning his first full day as district attorney. ktvu channel 2 tara moriarty is joins us from san francisco with the story. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, pam. gascon will be clocking in here like he usually does but he will be heading to the da's office. we have been hearing from insiders this was a shock to the department. after a rare news conference he asked gascon to be the da. gascon who was always a lawyer is now the cities first ever latino district attorney. about to switch up the head of the police officers association says he didn't see it coming and neither did the officers. >> it's tough for

west ends of the richmond san rafael bridge, a car facing the wrong way in the fast lane.mass transit, no delays, everything running on schedule. for the latest go to our website, it's abc7news.com and click on the traffic link under abc 7 extras. eric. >> it's 4:53 now. a man in canada captured the scene as a semitruck careened out of control nearly ramming his car. the dash cam caught the action as a truck carrying over 30 tons of sand crashed through the medium and swerved in on coming traffic. here it comes. this is a scary sight. he maneuvered his car out of harm's way. it contributes his defensive driving skills to years of video games. (screaming) >> and in missouri, a truck carrying hundreds of pigs flipped over on the highway ramp. the highway patrol says it was a challenge getting off the road. they went every which way except the way you want them to go. there was a lot of squealing going on. >> there's a new beverage out of santa cruz county called kana cola. it's a carbon nated drink with an infusion of pot. the growing controversy over edible marijuana produc

also, i am saddened by the loss of the richmond district resident. she passed away. she taught english to immigrants and was an active chinatown social worker and served on numerous boards. she was also a supervisor to help the elderly, but in her work included working with the ymca, where she served on the national board, and she traveled extensively. june always remained involved in social causes, and she is survived by her husband jack, who is an engineer with the city of san francisco, and her children, and her grandchildren. the celebration of her life will be held in oakland on january 22 at 11:00 a.m.. the rest i will submit. thank you. clerk: thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd: thank you, madam clerk. in terms of my role as a member of the san francisco retirement system. just today, the board of trustees established for the next fiscal year the employer contributions. it was unanimous, and the rate was set at 18.09% of payroll. achy take away from that last year at this time, we established it at around 13.5%, so it is an incr

you have rain showers back across the richmond-san rafael bridge, more rain to the north, american canyon. and half moon bay, still more rain this morning but it will begin to taper off and salvage the rest of the weekend. >> you are well aware of this. this morning, east bay residents were shaken awake by three small earthquakes. the first magnitude 3.2 centered a mile from alamo. then eight minutes later, in the same area, a magnitude 2.0 quake struck. just before 5:40 a 2.2 earthquake rattled the same vicinity. there are no reports of any damage. >> the body of a popular marin county teacher missing since thursday was discovered yesterday. 53-year-old debra submit was found dead in a creek bed near her home. an initial examination of the body shows no signs of foul play. schmidt failed to show up at the high school in san rafael where she worked. her keys and i.d. were left behind along with her message on her classroom blackboard that read, thank you everyone. sheriffs have ended their search of canal near the town of patterson after divers turned up anything yesterday. they have been

the volunteers gathering here at the grip building in richmond at the greater richmond interface program building are gathering right now or laying out their strategy where they're going to go, who's going to go where and they're going to tally up the number of homeless and it's going to translate in millions of federal money. take a look at the pictures from a couple years ago. they do it every two years to get a snapshot picture of exactly how many homeless are in the county. the number one program they're trying to help out, permanent housing. it bases assistance on it. here alone it's meant $9 million a year for substance abuse treatment programs, job training and of course the permanent housing i mentioned. a short time ago i asked the director of the homeless program for contra costa county how do you count this transient population? >> we have outreach teams that go to encampment area where most wouldn't see homeless people living by driving down the street. by familiarity and doing it daily, they have a pretty good idea where homeless people are living in encampment areas through

inside the bay we could set records -- the record high this time of year richmond 67 degrees. looking at possibly 69. 72 inland. we expect the fog to return again tonight so there could be another advisory so heads up traveling through tomorrow morning. but relatively mild overnight for inside the bay and at the coastline. this is that fog makessed pushing into suisun bay into the dealt -- this is the fog that i mentioned pushing into suisun bay into the delta. here's the change. the high pressure that's kept us in these unseasonably warm temperatures is going to start breaking down late friday. this system starts to push in. as it does, it brings more clouds and with those clouds, a drop in temperatures. and by sunday, yes, a 30% chance of showers. here's a warmup though. 70 degrees for milpitas, 72 morgan hill. 65 fo daly city. mid- to upper cities in the east bay. north bay warms up nicely into the mid-60s. your seven-day forecast looks like this. 72 for the warm areas, the warm weather holds on for friday but saturday and sunday, if your plans take you outside, stick to cha

the 16-year-old richmond girl, whether she was forced into sex. fense attorneys say the victim drank so much alcohol that no force was required. the contra costa district attorney's office is seeking sentences up to life in prison for some of the suspects. >> oakland police have identified a 15-year-old boy who was shot to death over the weekend. officers were called to a report of shots fired near 66th and afnol after 5 p.m. an saturday. that's when they found a 15-year-old with a gunshot wound. he died at the scene. police are looking for an adult male in connection with the shooting. a man killed in a separate, unrelated shooting saturday night has been identified as 29-year-old newtonsome. >> the man accused of shooting gabrielle giffords and 19 others is due to appear in federal court today. the nation will remember the six killed in tucson. hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil outside the hospital where she remains in critical condition. diana? >> well, kristen, good morning. so far we have not heard anything from from jared loughner. hi

the school district in 1984 gave the key to the city which held the following facilities, the richmond police station, the tarovol police station and the former juvenile hall. this is on file with the state court of the board of supervisors is declared to be part of this motion. this contains a revision. interest in the school's favor that could impair the school's ability to use such property for securement of capital for financial projects. when the city's director of project and the city manager have hyde -- agreed on a quick lead -- deed, the school prayer -- when the agreement that the property is of limited value to the school and the city and the school district, it is appropriate to a change of the deeds for the property interests. be it resolved that the superintendent is authorized to execute for the city property. be it resolved that the superintendent is directed to accept a quick deed from the city. the superintendent is hereby authorized to take any and all actions that the general counsel may be necessary in order to effectuate the purpose of this resolution. >> thank yo

8 in the county fair building, meeting with the leader of sf nature, meeting with the planning association of richmond, meeting with eric maar and carmen chu, alerting all interested parties and notifying individuals with -- notifying individuals online, and posting the notice of this meeting at the stow lake boathouse in four separate locations. i should say that we did have a problem with them notification falling down on a couple of occasions. we had to go back up and replace it on two occasions. in addition to the department community outreach, there has been a lot of press attention to this. on august 17 -- i won't go through all of these. we have had articles in "the examiner," "the chronicle," postings on local blogs, an article in the community newspaper "the marina times," an article in "the richmond review ," and these articles have been naturally occurring as recently as this sunday. today, we had two articles touching upon this. a little more media coverage. next steps, upon commission approval of this lease, the next step would be for the staff to take this item to the board of supervisor

when i first came here 12 years ago, to park merced, i was living in the richmond district. i was amazed at the beauty of park merced. i did not know that this neighborhood existed in san francisco. one thing about this is the unique feeling to this. i feel that this is connected to most of the residents who are over here right now. we have the same understanding of this and this is unique. this has a good quality to this. having a larger population to this, i think that this would be more crime-ridden because this has a larger population and this would have more of flow of traffic. -- of the day -- of buffalo -- of a flow of traffic. the old housing, how is this affecting -- these houses are getting older and they feel that there is a way to fix this. there is a way to make this better. when my friends come over from different cities and from san francisco, they are always amazed at the beauty of park merced. they see these quiet areas and that is where people want to raise their families. i am just helping -- i am against this plan, and i hope that everything works out well

a number of mom-and-pop pet stores in the richmond district in san francisco oppose the opening of a petco chain on geary, so they're holding a meeting at 6:30 tonight. petco representatives will be there too. there are already four local pet stores within 12 blocks of each other. they're afraid petco will drive them all out of business. >>> here's one side effect of the recession, it's the impact on traffic. there's less of it around here. still, as you can see in this live picture of i-680, although we don't see much of the traffic, this is near sonol we know there's traffic. in 2009 the san francisco/oakland area had the fourth worst commute in the u.s. the study showed that san francisco drivers spent 49 hours a year sitting in traffic. chicago and washington, d.c., were tide for first place. >>> washington is keeping the pressure on to punish distracted drivers. transportation secretary ray lahood says the agency will stay at the top of his agenda despite critics who say there are more important transportation issues. 30 states including california prohibit drivers from texting

any message i could leave today, for my lincoln high school mustangs out there, communities in the richmond, bayview hunters point, visitation valley -- this is not my museum along. this is your museum, this is your history. please support the museum. please make sure that this can stay here for your generation and for our kids. thank you for the tremendous leadership we have seen today, and thank you in advance to the community for their support. [applause] thank you -- >> thank you so much supervisor carmen chu. now i think we have all been waiting to hear from our city comptroller ben rosenfield about key points of the proposal to restructure the foundation's bond. [applause] >> that would be the first time that people would be waiting to hear me speak. [laughter] i am just happy to be here today because that means we found a solution to a set of problems that threaten the viability and vitality of this wonderful institution. more than anything, i am pleased that collectively we have gone to that point. i will talk through some of the high points in the deal. fundamentally, this is a com

i grow up in chinatown and later moved to third and late in the richmond and later to kirkland street and the sunset. even though i was less than 10 years old, the problem still persisted, even in my day. i was forced to learn to read the destination signs and pester the drivers continually to make sure i knew i -- where i was going. they used to happen so often -- be used to happen so often -- it used to happen so often. those little turnouts used to make me laugh because i used to have fun talking to all the older passengers and telling them that this was nothing new and that they should make sure they asked the driver continually where the bus goes. even when i was in high school, when i used to come home from games playing basketball at sacred heart, the team bus used to drop us off 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning by the time we got back to school, and five or six of us were forced to take the bus home on our own, and we always reminded each other to make sure you know where your bus is going. do not end up stranded, especially in certain parts of town. that was back when we were teen

coming in from the east bay on the richmond/san rafael brim, a new accident at san quentin. we have activity that should be clearing to the shoulder shortly. a live look at the bay bridge with a fluid drive into the city. a beautiful shot. i like the flowing traffic, be thaw will slow down at 6:30. back to you. >>> thank you very much. coming up, the rules of the road are not the same for every california driver. we'll explain why some state workers are getting a free ride on toll roads and who is playing for it. >>> distracted while driving. police are going after texting pedestrians. >>> and look at this. frozen in ice. we'll tell you why this car turned into a popsicle in new york city. >>> you are looking at a live picture of the bay bridge. we'll be back in a moment. 3q while there are some home disasters you can't avoid, there is one you can. septic system breakdowns affect 1.2 million homes in the us each year. septic backups can cost about six thousand dollars in expense, and countless hours of repair. rid-x costs only six dollars, and the advanced natural bacteria ge

. >> definitely cold and there's afog advisory this morning for the venetian bridge and the richmond n rafael bridge. >> state health officials calling on blue shield to back off from imposing big rate hikes for thousands of policyholders but regulators admit they don't have the power to stop the increases. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jenelle wang. it is friday. friday! my goodness, it came up so quickly. i'm in for eric thomas. >> thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> authorities in alameda county have a domestic violence suspect in custody after he jumped out of a third story window following a shotout near hayward. it happened shortly before midnight at the castro valley border. they confronted the man inside his apartment at a hill top complex on maddox road near foothill boulevard. that's when the suspect pulled out a gun. >> the deputies went to the apartment. the suspect spun around with a gun according to the deputy and the deputy fired at the suspect. the suspect then fled the apartment by jumping out of a third story window. >> the man ran away and hid in some bushes

. >>> six defendants will head to court to face charges in the richmond high gang rape case. a contra costa county judge ordered them to stand trial for the october 2009 beating and gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at richmond high school. five of the six are facing charges that make them eligible for life sentences a sixth defendant is facing eight years in prison. the judge dropped changes against the seventh and youngest defendant. >>> a close call for an east bay park ranger who is recovering after falling down a ravine in alamo. it happened near camille avenue and iron horse trail before 10:00. someone heard the officer yelling for help they pulled him up. he is expected to be okay. >>> former secretary of state condoleezza rice will be in the east bay to bring attention to human trafficking. rice will deliver the key note address at the summit 2011 conference on the 21st and 22nd. organizers say the goal is to equip people to fight human trafficking. there will be a screening of the anti-trafficking film, call and respond. changes are coming to the way students in the sch

i was in the richmond district for about 30 years. now, i am downtown. i think i met luke through the coalition for responsible growth. i think we were assigned. we did not volunteer to come down and see what the commission was doing. and he took that very seriously, and i think he is a great supporter of this commission. and protecting small business and dealing with small-business issues before the city. i think you will be very proud of him as the president of your commission, and i hope he is elected. president yee riley: thank you. next speaker. >> madam president, commissioners, my name is mr. murphy. i and the co-founder of the group. i want to welcome the new commissioners. i do not know, but i do know stephen, and i have known it commissioner o'conner since he was about seven years old. i am trying to make this light. i think you all make a good president. i have been president of my group for the last two years, and i welcome at some point maybe as having a joint meeting. i am not appear because of me. i am up here because of my friend luke will

a new accident just reported in the richmond area. eastbound 580 at marina bay parkway. pun out. currently blocking a lane. chp en route right now and the slow spots are actually in the westbound direction of 580 from 205 to 680 over half an hour now and sluggish traffic out of antioch but mass transit system so far reporting no major delays. terry, kristen. >> thanks very much. 6:40 right now. >> trading underway on wall street. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. here's a live look at the big board with the dow up 16 points. >> plus an assault on salt. the new federal recommendation is coming out today that could have you rethinking the way you season your food. >> beware of the big games. >> beware of the big games. a new study that f f f f f f f ñ never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me and asking me how they could help. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. w

thank the members of the pedestrian safety advisory committee for their hard work and one from the richmond district and others for their work on the report. i look forward to hearing what they have learned and what their recommendations and goals are, in the short-term and long-term for improving pedestrian safety in san francisco, and i also want to thank supervisor chiu, for supporting financial aid and undocumented immigrants in the city. we heard from one of the students that we helped to give a temporary stay from his deportation hearings, and i think if we look at it, students from latino and other ethnic groups, i think we can understand the importance of supporting the dream act at the state level but also reintroducing it at the federal level, as well. i will submit the rest. thank you. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: i have one piece of legislation today. currently, there are several vacant storefronts in the film more area, like many of our merchant corridors. this is one of the heart and souls of district two, in particular. th