superintendent tony smith explained that oakland unified has 101 schools even though it only needs about 70. he says closing 5 schools and consolidating 8 others can save millions that can be invested into resources for a more quality education. apparently the small school philosophy isn't working because smith says 17 percent of students here are not passing the high school exit exam and nearly half of them are african american. >> it's not okay. we are stretched way too thin and we have to figure out how to better use the resources to better invest in our children. >> want to know why you allow charter schools to open when the public schools are closing. there are 35 charter schools in oakland. that's why our public schools are under enrolled. >> where was transportation ever considered. some of these schools you are going to have people who have an issue. real life issue with getting their children from point a to point b. taking them on the school bus tour to look at the option that you have chosen does nothing for the remain dear of the school year with gas so high and people who do

superintendent tony smith's plan include shutting down five elementary schools.ight other schools will be eliminated by merging them with other existing schools. the move will save the district up to two million dollars a year and brittenum of oakland schools more closely in line with districts of similar size in the stay. the meeting will be in the auditorium at oakland high it stars at 5 p.m.. >>> city officials will -- consider one of the toughest smoking bans in the bay area. if approved people caught lighting up in a 17 block area downtown could be charged with a misdemeanor some businesses worry it will be so restrictive that customers will avoid the whole area of the current restrict prohibits smoking within 20 feet of the businesses. some businesses could apply for an exemption but they may be required to build a ventilated smoking area. >>> family and friends of nursing stew michelle le will hold a vigil tonight, four months after she disappear. family and friends want to thank the community and volunteers who helped find her body september 17th. le disa

tony smith. we have been working with creating those types of things. the city have been wonderful to build our capacity. if you are a principle, what do you do in a hundred different agencies come at you? you barely have the time at school. we need to create user-friendly. i think we're going to get there with our new strategic plan. how did your organization, what you do fit into the plan? it's got to be there to support what we're all about. improving student achievement. that's what we're about. i am proud to say, we've had lots of meetings, we are getting there. i am exciting working with margaret. our bureaucracy wasn't created to work with these. if you want the convenience business, stay the heck out of this business. we have to learn how to play if the sand box and model what we want our city to be. >> all right. we'll save one, yes, >> actually, i want to piggyback. this is a commercial and also an action item. i think we need to truly fund peer court youth court. they have stopped their services a few weeks ago because they don't have the mon

superintendent tony smith's plan include shutting down five elementary schools.ight other schools will be eliminated by merging them with other existing schools. the move will save the district up to two million dollars a year and brittenum of oakland schools more closely in line with districts of similar size in the stay. the meeting will be in the auditorium at oakland high it stars at 5 p.m.. >>> city officials will -- consider one of the toughest smoking bans in the bay area. if approved people caught lighting up in a 17 block area downtown could be charged with a misdemeanor some businesses worry it will be so restrictive that customers will avoid the whole area of the current restrict prohibits smoking within 20 feet of the businesses. some businesses could apply for an exemption but they may be required to build a ventilated smoking area. >>> family and friends of nursing stew michelle le will hold a vigil tonight, four months after she disappear. family and friends want to thank the community and volunteers who helped find her body september 17th. le disa

however, oakland school superintendent tony smith reportedly says it's not likely that any middle schoolscommended for closure. one school board representative says she's disappointed to see so many predominantly african- american schools on the list. preliminary recommendations will be presented at the september 27 public board meeting. >>> parts of northern california under a red flag warning through tomorrow because the national weather service says low humidity and gusty winds will make it dangerous for fires. lightenings storms are headed to the bay area and may spark fires in the east bay hills. >>> texas firefighters launching a major aerial attack that have ranged across the state for the past week. later today a converted dc-10 jet from southern california will be brought in to fight the flames. the jet is capable of dropping 12,000 gallons of fire retardant during a single flight. the wildfires have killed four people, destroyed 1400 homes and burned nearly 50 square miles of drought parched land. full containment is several days away. >>> it may be hard to believe here in the b

superintendent tony smith says, oakland unified has 101 schools but it only needs 70 closing five andonsolidating eight could save millions. parents were clearly upset. >> are we going to 35-kid classrooms now? >> i will either take her out the district or home school her, until you guys can find a resolution. >> oakland does not want to lose students because funding is based on average daily attendance. this is the beginning of a three year plan to close or consolidate about 30 schools. >>> this morning, san francisco arson investigator will be back at the scene of a three story billing fire at the corner of haight and fillmore looking for a cause. the fire started 4:00 yesterday afternoon in a third floor apartment located above a wall greens. the flames spread quickly through the attic, -- damaging residential units on the top floor and some units had water damage. 31 people were displaced. cell phone video captured several unusual popping noises that many reported hearing when the fire started. >> the popping, i don't know what that was. you could hear it everywhere and see it. a

. >> reporter: saying the district has too many schools and not enough students, superintendent tony smith is recommending closing lake view along with four other elementary schools at the end of this academic year. >> we have to figure out how to better use our resources. >> reporter: smith also proposes closing seven others, he says the move is needed. >> when you look at -- unified, they have 12 fewer schools that we have. they are able to use resources in very different ways to support children. >> reporter: the closures prompted a very emotional debate tonight. >> for me, my daughter, students, the faculty, please don't close our school. >> reporter: with more than 400 people attending. many forced to wait outside for a seat to open up. >> i refuse to believe that my school is not good enough for my child. >> reporter: now this was a discussion only tonight. the school board will vote on whether to accept or reject the superintendent's plan julie at the meeting at the end of the next month. heather holmes, ktvu news. >>> the district's plan includes closing lazeer, marshall and santa

superintendent tony smith says his plan to close five elementary schools and eliminate eight others byg them with existing schools will save the district up to two million dollars per year. observing land has 101 schools serving -- oakland has 1 01 schools. five elementary schools slated foreclosure have a total of 882 students. >>> concord set to consider a tough ban on smoking. if passed people could be charged with a misdemeanor. the ban could encompass a 17 block area around the heart of downtown. force customers to walk several blocks away if they want to smoke. for some 20 feet is not enough they favor the all-out ban. >> if i can smell you smoking, 40 feet away it doesn't count. >> taking 10 minutes out of my break to make me walk a couple blocks down the road to have a cigarette. >> if they are going to start writing tickets for customers that may chase off business. >> some businesses could apply for an exemption. but it might require the construction of a ventilated smoking area. the proposal is generating buzz for viewers on our facebook page. >> yay, ban smoking! >> while w

. >> reporter: saying the district has too many schools and not enough students, superintendent tony smith is recommending closing lake view along with four other elementary schools at the end of this academic year. >> we have to figure out how to better use our resources. >> reporter: smith also proposes closing seven others, he says the move is needed. >> when you look at -- unified, they have 12 fewer schools that we have. they are able to use resources in very different ways to support children. >> reporter: the closures prompted a very emotional debate tonight. >> for me, my daughter, students, the faculty, please don't close our school. >> reporter: with more than 400 people attending. many forced to wait outside for a seat to open up. >> i refuse to believe that my school is not good enough for my child. >> reporter: now this was a discussion only tonight. the school board will vote on whether to accept or reject the superintendent's plan julie at the meeting at the end of the next month. heather holmes, ktvu news. >>> the district's plan includes closing lazeer, marshall and santa

opportunity tony smith says the district's resources are stretched too thin. closing five elementary schools. nearly 100 people asked to comment at the meeting. >> this is a tremendous lost to our community. we have a large school with a lot of heart and a lot of love and a lot of rooms to fill. it would be a detriment to close it. >> where was transportation ef ever considered? some of these schools, people will have an issue, a real life issue from getting their first -- in getting their children from point a to point b. >> submission is -- smith is proposing merging other schools to save $2 million. the board is expected to vote on the plan at the end of next month. now one proposed school closure is raising particular questions. san jose elementary school is recently seeing $850,000 worth of improvements. we asked oakland's school spokesman about the upgrades which were completed just last month. he tells ktvu the process was put in motion a long time ago before the closure recommendations. >>> 8:33. a coalition of california administrators plan to sue the

superintendent tony smith said the district's resources are stretched too thin and he is recommendingsing five elementary schools. almost 100 people asked for the chance to comment. >> it is detrimental to her growth as a person. you do not do that to a child that young. >> superintendent smith is also proposing eliminating seven other schools by merging them into existing schools in an effort to save $2 million. the oakland school board is expected to vote on the plan at the end of next month. >> a superior court judge rejected a move to block a plastic bag ban in marin county. the ban is set to take effect next january. it will ban plastic bags at checkout stands in the counties unincorporated area, and also imposes a five-cent fee on paper bags. plastic bag coalition says it will appeal the judge's decision. >>> sal, how is traffic in san francisco looking? >> it looks pretty good, and there is absolutely no fog. you can see all of our cameras are nice and clear. some mornings, we just can't use them because they're too foggy. well, that's not the case this morning. grow can see sa

superintendent tony smith says the district's resources are just stretched too thin and he's recommending closing five elementary schools. almost 100 people asked for a chance to speak. >> this is a tremendous loss to our community. we have a large school with a lot of heart. it will be a detriment to our community to close this. >> where was transportation ever considered? some of these schools are going to have people who have a real life issue with getting their children from point a to point b. >> superintendent smith is also proposing eliminating seven other schools and then americaning them into existing schools in an effort to save $2 million. the school board is expected to vote on the plan at the end of next month. >>> and despite $850,000 in recent improvements, oakland's santa fe elementary school is on that closure list. a sign outside the school thanks voters for supporting bond measure b which paid for new fencing there and a new playground. we asked oakland school spokesman about those upgrades which were finished just last month. he told ktvu the process was put into motio

tony smith is recommending closing five schools next year.e lakeview, lazier, marshall, maxwell park and santa fe elementary school. last night, lakeview's principal met privately with the parents. parented are worried about overcrowding and after-school care. >> what kind of plan are we gonna have in place for these kids? if you are gonna have them in other schools, set up a before and after-school program. some of these schools don't have them. >> tonight's meeting is held at oakland high school. it begins at 5:00. >>> it appears the u.s. government has avoided shutting down but it was -- but it was not due to some bipartisan compromise. this was made possible after federal emergency officials announced they have enough money to make it through friday. the last day of the budget year. now, earlier, fema had said it needed an extra infusion of cash to make it through the end of the week. >>> 8:03. facebook is getting into politics. it's filed paperwork to launch a political action committee. coming up at 8:15. we'll go live to our washington

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tony romo. he fractured not one, but two ribs. smith was out 179 yards passing. despite six sacks and his second career catch and a touchdown. the niners lead at the half. the third quarter and we are tied at 14. niners capitalize off an interception. smith and walker, great throw. 29 yards and the cow boy -- the cowboys rally. miles austin burned the secondary all day. nine catches and 143 yards and a career high three touchdowns. this they add a late field goal. niners won the toss, but they couldn't move the ball. the cowboys struck immediately. romo to a wide open holly. 77 of his 345 yards passing down to the one. he boots a 19-yard chip shot for the win. niners let one get away. here is the quarterback. >> it is a tough deal sometimes because it is hard to breathe and talk really. you have to talk loud especially on the road. i think the guys did a great job tonight overcoming a lot of difficult stuff. >> the second half, especially at the end, negative plays. it seemed like every series, one negative play when it is a sack or a loss or a penalty. we put ou

smith. 14-0. san francisco. tony romo broke his rib in the third and in comes backup jon kitna, throws the touchdown to miles austin and the game is tied at 14. alex smith completed 16-24 for two touchdowns. this one is a delanie walker 29- yard score. 49ers take a 21-14 lead. smith had an interception and sacked six times. 24-14. romo back in the game. austin, touchdown. the49ers still lead by four points. dallas tied the game at 24 then in overtime. romo to jesse holly who didn't have an nfl catch leading into the game. 77 yards down to the goal line. and from there, dan bailey boots the chip shot field goal for the win. the cowboys score 13 unanswered points and win 27-24. >> everywhere i go, you know, it's been like that all my life. everybody's a cowboy fan. everybody is a cowboy fan but at this point i'm going to focus on everybody being a 49er fan. i just going to start with us winning. >>> yeah, vernon talking ability all of -- dallas cowboys fans that were in attendance today. >>> the raiders were trying to

well look at him haul in the touchdown pass in the second quarter from alex smith. 14-0 san francisco. tonyomo broke his rib in the third so in comes backup jon kitna. throws the touchdown pass to miles austin. game tied at 14. alex smith completed 16-24 passes for two touchdowns. this one to delanie walker with 29 yards and 49ers up 29-14 and smith also threw an interception and sacked six times. 24-14. san francisco. romo to miles austin and then the lead is down to 24-21. after he leaps into the end zone. dallas would tie the game at 24 then in overtime. romo to holly who didn't even have the nfl catch leading into this game. 77 yard stop at the goal line from time to time there, danube lye -- from there. dan bailey boots the chip shot field goal for the win. the cowboys win 27-24. >> everywhere i go, you know, it's been like that all my life. everybody's a cowboy fan. everybody's a cowboy fan but at this point i'm going to focus on everybody being a 49er fan. i just going to start with us winning. >> the stands were packed with dallas fans today. >>> meanwhile the raiders were trying to

and tony rule vs. alex smith.orous, but the 49ers are the first undefeated. >> it was no question a chance for us to take the next. >> we come back the call to the number one volleyball team in the country. the no. 2 stanford last night. feeling good. that is up next. camel 4000 fans turned out last night. calomel one in america. verses the no. 2 stanford. their unbeaten. and now bridge is our guest this evening. >> the city had not played anyone since last night? >> completely true, we had played teams but there were not ranked so there was nothing to base their ranking on. this was our first true test against a top team. there were those that thought that this would undo us, and then there were those that believe in us. we were the ones that were believing in it was a great match. >> now the students were out in force last night. >> yes, it was great probably 100 members of the band it was wonderful. >> the you cents on the college campus, football and basketball speak for themselves but when you are number one

touchdown from alex smith have everyone excited the game into overtime and tony roma playing with injuredjesse highly it did not have a reception in his career into yesterday's game. jim played conservative and got beat by a field goal in overtime 27 to 24 the 49ers are one and one. >> were disappointed like all fans, all players, all coaches that can block. disappointed, but not discourage because i feel that we are on track. >> i guess dallas talk radio after they lost the opener to the jets, this city does that have car courage, he cannot cut it and that is why we are talking for a living in he is doing it he did play with a cracked rib. >> i just told a mild good to go. i feel he ask some of the guys and i did not give him too much of a chance i just ran out on the field before he could stop me. and i give a credit to them that was creek plate, is shown on tape in was the same person. >> the raiders were closest today he jackson's team were up in the second quarter. and here's your favorite catch. now pam said no relation that we know of, oakland had the lead in the fourth quarter and

only a couple of costly mistakes by tony romo late that turned it into a tough dallas loss. alex smith, who was solid, but not spectacular in week 1 realizes the challenge. >> different looks. a lot of different fronts, challenges. things that are a little unorthodox. you have to be focused, have to be into it, have to be ready to adjust on the fly. we're just trying to be ready to win. that's all the focus right now, to play and beat the cowboys. >> you'll see that game here on channel 2, 1:00 sunday. that's the sporting life. >>> thank you. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30, they'll be following the shake up in the giants administration. >> you can always find coverage online at ktvu.com, and with ktvu's mobile app. thanks for joining us. [ indistinct conversation ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff.

only a couple of costly mistakes by tony romo late that turned it into a tough dallas loss. alex smithsolid, but not spectacular in week 1 realizes the challenge. >> different looks. a lot of different fronts, challenges. things that are a little unorthodox. you have to be focused, have to be into it, have to be ready to adjust on the fly. we're just trying to be ready to win. that's all the focus right now, to play and beat the cowboys. >> you'll see that game here on channel 2, 1:00 sunday. that's the sporting life. >>> thank you. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30, they'll be following the shake up in okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay.

smith, efficient throwing two touchdowns. no real money game to speak of. the defense against a hurt tony romo. the back-up, john kitna, they record only one. mindy has more. >> reporter: the 49ers built a 14-0 lead when their mistakes began to cost them. >> the leaping catch touchdown. what a beautiful throw. >> honestly, the guys, we're focused. we're ready to get back after it and get back to the next opponent. we felt like we should have won this game. it is what it is. >> played against a very good team to have their backs against the wall. you know? we're in a must-win situation. and i think a few plays go differently and all of a sudden, it's a different game. >> i'm proud of the guys. i thought they played well enough to win. but we did win. and it is the national football league. it's hard to get those wins. i take my hat off to the cowboys. they dug themselves out of a hole. came back and won it. >> reporter: the 49ers limited dallas to only 49 yards rushing but had its hands full containing the passing game. it includes seven plays of 20 yards or more. >> obviously, there was some br

[laughter] >> my question today is 1/2 of a tony roma all better than a full alex smith? now, we find out it was not just a cracked rib, it was a collapsed lung that rommel was playing on. >> they do not believe that alex smith goes out to win games, they just not want him to lose. >> now, we know why his eyes are glued to the playbook. there is this playboy model. is that what that is for? to keep his head in the game? >> is that an actual actors or if she had a strip club in dallas? >> this is his playbook and he has a picture of her. she has on a bikini top and little undies. she is a playboy model. she is a model and actress. now i know why he had his eyes on the playbook. >> how did you find that? >> i never noticed that. >> i guess some people noticed on the sideline, they took a picture and send it to a dead skin. dead's been focused in and on and on. >> when you win the game they say, that guy is really colorful. if you lose bebel's a look at that baum and his naked pictures. >> it is a boys' club. it >> it is football. >> if the man in the church reading the serm

is if he had zero quarterback that was of tony ramos stature or brady or the better ones in the league with 80 have been as conservative as he was? when alex smithay not to lose, not to go out and gravel when, that is how looked. and the raiders had victory within their grasp. denarius thomas is a rookie, and i will tell you what, watch this. there were some great plays in this game. now you saw this? pam is slate, whenever a guy makes a great place she relates to him. but as you say, ryan threw a touchdown and that put buffalo ahead and in the final play of the game, look at how close but buffalo hangs on to win in dramatic fashion, 30 to 35. and really, you could sit there pam, that was a great day in football. did you watch any? >> i watched part at the beach. >> i watched them yesterday when they were up. night anots were the underdogs. you know those guys didn't know what they're doing. and the nfl the snuffling around these helmets a helmet hits. last night, dante robinson was fined $40,000 with leading for his meeting with his helmet and the eagles jeremy mac and was penalized for unnecessary roughness. if any of the rules, that is the on

smith from fedex. so thanks to each of you for what you're doing, your leadership. second point, this issue came up a couple times in conversation. i think tony raised a. if members of congress feel that they have now to raise more money to protect themselves from outside groups, at the same time they say they don't like a system, why don't they fix it? they can do it. they can do it immediately. third point, ced is back in again. as fred mentioned. and we're going to look forward to continuing and deepening the relationship we have with each other partners that we've had for many, many years. and forth, what are we going to do about it? first we're going to continue the campaign around the company, excuse me, around the country. we want more companies to do exactly what these three leading company's are doing and i would point out that the statement that charles made about no money going to state courts, that is extremely important. if more companies in this country would just say no to putting money into state judicial elections we would be much better off and safer as a country. my final point, and this is a message to journalists, to jean