product of the pwa and has wonderful art work all over it by the art in action project at the treasure island fair. an

product of the pwa and has wonderful art work all over it by the art in action project at the treasure island fair. and then there's these special schools for crippled children. this is in the mission district and it's a beautiful school with all the features we take for granted because of the americans with disabilities act. it has wonderful tiles. this was not accidental. this is the sunshine school. we made the school as beautiful as possible to take the children's minds off their problems. it was also crippled children. this might sound familiar to you if you know the history of president roosevelt. he was paralyzed by polio on the threshold of a promising career. he came back and few americans knew how disabled he was. he learned compassion. he learned he could help other people of different races that he never met before. this is what we used his inheritance for. this lead to the polio vaccine. this is one person who reveres him. suzie. she was born with clubbed feet. it's now for spinal diseases. these were men put to work. you could go to a library and check out toys. these are three theme

product of the pwa and has wonderful art work all over it by the art in action project at the treasure island fair. and then there's these special schools for crippled children. this is in the mission district and it's a beautiful school with all the features we take for granted because of the americans with disabilities act. it has wonderful tiles. this was not accidental

[ indiscernible ] and also for the weekend. [ technical difficulties with audio ] treasure island in the distance. fair amount of clouds around the bay area. will we clear out completely in not expecting that. here's a look at our daily planner. this is what we are expecting. for the afternoon, sunshine, mild temperatures, up to the mid-80s. love it. mostly sunny conditions around the bay with temperatures to the mid-70s and a mix of sun and clouds along the coastline. today's highs along the coast in the mid-60s. for tonight partly cloudy with more clouds moving in late. that will also be the drill for the bay and low clouds and fog and possible drizzle for the coastline as temperatures cool down to the lower to the mid-50s. here's a look at our satellite and radar. we don't typically show you this. but there is something worth showing today. that's a minor weather disturbance that's going to be moving in and that's going to give us more clouds throughout the day for saturday and also cool down our temperatures. the beauty of it is it will mix everything out along the coastline so you should see some

treasure island, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> most of us know about treasure island's past as a site of a giant fair and navy base. >> reporter: this manmade island is only 75 years old but it is truly a treasure of an island. it was originally made of bay dredgings to accommodate the bay bridge expedition and it yes it was named after the robert stevenson novel. it was going to become a military airfield but with the opening of mayfields now sfo that never happened. instead, ti with its combalet and huge bailings became the home of pan am flying clipping boats. it became a naval base in world war ii and it was a major embarcation site. there was still stipulations restrictions, and still the navy owned it until today. today portions of ti are becoming san francisco's fastest growing residential neighborhoods and a center of bay area film making. tom vacar. >>> caltrans is reporting major progress in the construction of bay bridge. huge spans have just arrived from china. construction is moving so quickly and smoothly that the deck sections will be in place by next week. >> these sections here are 225 feet long and they weigh

because of this transfer, the american taxpayer gets fair market value for treasure island. because of this transfer, hundreds of millions of dollars of economic development will flow into the city of san francisco and into this whole area, and because of this transfer, treasure island will bring thousands of great jobs right here. first, as new buildings are built, and then, as this island more and more and this new development becomes an ongoing an integral part to the city of san francisco. for our part, the mayor said the navy is going to get significant rewards by sharing a portion of the revenues, which could in turn be used to make sure that our sailors and marines have the tools that they need to do the mission that they are being sent on. i am incredibly grateful to two fine public servants -- mayor newsom and his staff, speaker pelosi and hers, and the entire california congressional delegation for their commitment to resolving this transfer. speaker pelosi has been working on this issue since her very early years in congress, and over the years, even though negoti

treasure island is unique. it was originally developed to be the location of the world fair with the understanding that once it was finished, that would become the location of san francisco international airport. it is 11,000 feet long. in those days, the thought that was more than enough to land any conceivable airplane. they thought it was ideal. they said that we have all kinds of sand out in the bay from the sacramento river. we will take the stand out of the bay and create this island. the sand is loose and below the water. it liquefied in 1957. it liquefied in 1989 during the loma prieta. it was similar to what happened in the marina. >> as they move along and developed treasure island, the developer also has to provide stabilization programs. >> the sand has to be strengthened so that it will not liquefy. the buildings have to gain support below the sand in more confident material. >> we were talking about the waterfront. here's the very building. here is the intersection of the water and the land. the area where the ferry building is now was what? >> it was silt. to create the embarcadero, they had all

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fair with a special section for healthcare workers. it happens august 31st in emeryville. you can find more information at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." 5:11 now. treasure island is under the control of the city of san francisco officially this morning. mayor newsom and u.s. navy officials signed an agreement handing over the island to the city. san francisco will pay the navy $55 million over ten years plus interest for t. i. the deal clears the way for major redevelopment project on the island. >> what we're celebrating is a long negotiation with a partnership with the navy and the private developer. where if we do well, the city, if the developer does well, then the navy does well. our federal taxpayers do well. >> treasure island was created by filling in part of the bay to host an international exposition in 1939. the navy took it over during world war ii and used it as a base until 1997. facebook.com is expected to make a big announcement at its headquarters. several analysts believe the giant will unveil a new location service similar to the one used by as a matter of fact-growing startup four-square. the location-based services will allow facebook.com

treasure island, delays aren't bad. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. our forecast for this morning, we do have a faire bay area, here we are looking out towards the transamerica building. here in the financial district, yeah, cloudy skies for the bay for the morning. for the afternoon, cloudy skies remain in the forecast for the coastline with highs in the mid-60s. mix of sun and clouds around the bay with highs in the upper 60s and inland today, mild temperatures plenty of sunshine high temperatures in the mid-80s. cloudy conditions are expected saturday as we cool down a bit. maybe even a few sprinkles across the bay area. sunday temperatures rebound along with improving conditions. ♪ ♪ >> playing one of the hymns of this great old city. even as they play, the bells aretology from the beautiful st. louis cathedral right here on jackson square. we are very happy to be back in this grand old city and happy to report that in many ways this part of the country is very much back on its feet. lots more to report from new orleans as we wish you good morning, everybody. i'm harry smith. we'll get to the fo