it led ucsf to cancel elective surgeries for this week. they say they will bring in temporary replacements >>> san jose city council members are making a special plea in a very public way. they wrote a special article in this morning's "mercury" news. he calls on city council to stop fighting against measure b. a san jose police union is challenging measure b saying the city should have bargained more with the union before putting it on the ballot. they are making the comments ahead of the city budget section which could include close to $1 million in fees. in his statement, he wrote, we can not wage war against our employees, expect them to provide high quality service for lower pay and then be surprised that they seek employment elsewhere. >> it is one fans have been waiting for for a long time. decision day for the nfl. team owners announcing if the new 49ers stadium will be chosen to host super bowl 40 in 2016. the santa clara bid widely considered the front-runner over miami. representatives will be making the final pitches to the nfl

ucsf is canceling elective surgeries scheduled for next week. patient care and technical workers are threatening to strike next tuesday and wednesday. they are upset by a new pension plan. ucsf says it will bring in temporary replacements. >> somebody else working very hard to steal bay area talent and businesses but this time, an entire country. canada's minister of citizenship in the bay area trying to convince some of the bay area's best and brightest minds to move north. his name, jason kenny. he is telling the news the american immigration system is dysfunctional but canada is open for business. they will get the canadian equivalent of a green card. he will be in san francisco and the silicon valley promoting canada's new visa for start-up entrepreneurs. >>> the secretary of homeland security will be in the bay area to talk about immigration reform, how to make it easier for skilled immigrants to come to america >>> one of bay area's most unique and wackiest events happens this weekend, the bay to breaker's race. organizers say there will b

ucsf says it is working on reduced staffing levels. this strike ends thursday morning. >> still no sign of a man who disappeared after taking nart sunday's beta breakers race. family and friends spent the day looking for bo rasmussen of emeryville. he may have gone swimming here and some personal belongings were found on the beach. his stepmother flew in from portland, oregon. >> we just want him home. he's a strong kid. if anyone can help us. >> he had all of his personal affects off. and leaves to us believe he probably went swimming. >> the company he works for shut down both yesterday and today so that his co-workers could join in the search efforts. >> a new film about one of the heroes of the september 11th attacks is proving to be an inspirational movie for everyone, but especially the gay community. the story of mark bingham starting with his days as a rugby player for the cal bears and focuses on his decision to come out as gay and his faithful decision to fight the trifts -- terrorists. >> mark's character was developwell dev

the newest thing at ucsf medical center - a robot that dispenses pills.e way to take out the possibility of human error. doctors and administrators at the university of california san francisco medical center are giving high marks to its new so- called robotic pharmacy. instead of humans, the 7 million dollar machine fills the prescriptions. it plucks pills one by one and packages them. ucsf has added additional safeguards, like bar coding the medicine, right up to the point that it's administered to the patient dr. josh adler says it's been a game changer in the field of medicine. which in turn could save lives from human mistakes news. >>gabe: >> gary: also the warriors and san entangle-san antonio might be over. the a's tonight, what a place to be. kron4, the sports later. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. start the fiesta. 12 packs of corona are $11.97. a tasty deal is ser

he's being treated for leukemia at ucsf, the university of california san francisco medical center. >ive pills in the morning and a couple in the afternoon. >> reporter: how jorge gets his pills offers a window into the ever changing world of health care and how technology can eliminate critical life or death errors. his medicine came from the hospital's so-called robotic pharmacy. a machine instead of humans fills the prescriptions. it plucks pills one by one and packages them. this doctor says it's been a game changer in the field of medicine. >> the robot gives a huge amount of confidence because we know the pharmacist and pharmacy technicians are incredibly skilled people but they're humans and they will occasionally make mistakes. >> reporter: errores are all too common. the institute of medicine found on average there's at least one medication error per hospital patient per day. that means that no one is immune to an error. but it also notes that error rates vary widely across facilities. cnn first covered this emerging trend of robotic pharmacies nearly two years ago. since it

ucsf says it is working on reduced staffing levels.strike ends thursday morning. >> still no sign of a man who disappeared after taking nart sunday's beta breakers race. family and friends spent the day looking for bo rasmussen of emeryville. he may have gone swimming here and some personal belongings were found on the beach. his stepmother flew in from portland, oregon. >> we just want him home. he's a strong kid. if anyone can help us. >> he had all of his personal affects off. and leaves to us believe he probably went swimming. >> the company he works for shut down both yesterday and today so that his co-workers could join in the search efforts. >> a new film about one of the heroes of the september 11th attacks is proving to be an inspirational movie for everyone, but especially the gay community. the story of mark bingham starting with his days as a rugby player for the cal bears and focuses on his decision to come out as gay and his faithful decision to fight the trifts -- terrorists. >> mark's character was developwell develop b

the strike has forced ucsf to cancel a surgeries for more than 150 patients, including cancer patients who were supposed have chemotherapy and radiation treatments and five children who were supposed to have congenital heart surgery. >> today is the day that we will find out if santa clara, the new home of the 49ers, will be the host of super bowl 50. kron4 will tran is live at the new libau stadium in santa clara. >rvi stadium in santa evi stadium in santa clara. >> miami it motors put the nail down because they rejected a pay $350 million out of their own money to refurbish the stadium. this is one of old stadiums in the nfl. when it opens, this will be the newest stadium. it will host thousands of people and the sea will not be a problem. there also building hotels. we will find out at 11:00 a.m. our time whether not will get super bowl 50. we will talk to the mayor of santa clara to see if he has done everything that he can do to make it happen. >> the time now is 6:09 a.m.. we will be right back. new nehoney bunches of oats greek yogurt and whole grain. herehe we go. honehoy cornc

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. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where hundreds of ucsf workers are on strike.e just spoke to a hospital official. we'll tell you how she said patient care is being imth ad. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> new video now from the oklahoma city suburb of moore, where a tornadoing tore through a community causing widespread destruction. quite a moving video. you can see them -- someone putting an american flag up in a pile of rubble. that's marines doing that. president obama talked about the disasters, calling it one of the most destructive tornadoes in history. the president offered prayers and said there is a long road of recovery ahead. >>> 7:42. well, stocks indexes are mixed as investors look ahead to the federal reserve's next move. w

the communities honor from prenatal programs and the chair from the ucsf san francisco and broadcast award committee. emerald's accomplishment professionally are incredible. it's been so amazing just to get to know you as someone who literally grew up watching you on tv but it's been a real pleasure getting to know you as a person, her children and incredible husband ron, their two boys have worked in my office last summer and hopefully next summer and you are just an amazing family and really proud to have you in the neighborhood and to count you as a friend and congratulations on this honor. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, supervisor ferrel. this is an honor. this is especially an honor for me in the city of san francisco because my growing up years and development of my career was all over the map. i was born in princeton, my childhood in asian and we grew up in hawaii which was a huge melting pot and i went to school in new york and southeast to atlanta and then here in san francisco. it's here in san francisco that i really feel that i found myself as an asian american and

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ucsf postponed 120 surgery and working at reduced staffing levels with replacement worker workers.aking place at uc davis and 3 other uc medical centers. >> effort to help business owner ins oakland get ahead may move forward tonight. city council is considering a a partnership with make row lending outfit and arrangement that supports hope will lift the local economy. nick smith with the story. >> i'm in oakland and it's important to me to be part of the community if some way. >> loretta is living out her dreechlt owning operating her own business. macking it add up to sizable profit hasn't been easy. >> i use my credit card and of course i wracked up a lot of debt and nasty to be able to consolidate the debt. lower interest rate on them an also able to expand my labor force. >> exactly the type of business owner oakland city council member libby is trying to reach. she and city attorney parker are hoping the oakland city council will approve the push to team up with san francisco base non-profit organization by providing capitol to those who don't have access to traditional leens

. >> scientists with va and ucsf trying a gnaw approach to help military veterans. patients usually receive counseling and medication but there may be a more simple remedy. >> nothing heats beets an hour of pt on a warm spring day. physical training is what they call working out in the military. and how former staff sargeant nick garcia thinks of it. >> i was chasing adrenaline rush. >> you might feel that way, too, if you bought with, and lost friends in afghanistan. >> caused me turmoil within the family. became distant. didn't want to be around them. felt isolated. drank for quite a bit when i came home to suppress feelings. >> he returned with ptsd. dr. nailer specializes in that at va hospital. >> when you have something terrible and you are haunted by it. >> research indicates exercise may be out of it it's like aelly roll here. >> this experiment explores possibilities of exercise as a cure. research is so promising, john mayer adopted it today. he's given time, and notice, and money almost reluctant to be interviewed. >> i think if you have' voice it's a dut

claimed my daughter lives there and my intention is my daughter to come there in fall because she's a ucsf student and she will do residence in the area. another question is the extension of the building block our rear side. so the rear setback. sorry. so that's my concern. so all my concern is not preventing them to do the work, but abiding the law. i came from china 30 years ago and in culture revolution, our family's house, 80 percent was occupied by the right guard and the reason is you are a minority, we are a majority and i truly respect our neighbor and i just want to have my concerns voiced and i truly appreciate this opportunity. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> project sponsor you have a two minute rebuttal. >> i think everything is pretty much been said. we would appreciate your support. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> okay. the public hearing is closed and opening it up to commissioners. commissioner border? >> yeah. looking at this it looks like there is on the site plan a matching light well, it's not the same length. seems like a larger than normal. >> that's correc

. >> noisy picketing continues outside ucsf medical center. hundreds walked off the job this morning as part of a two-day strike. contract talks stalled over patient care. similar walkouts have taken place in uc davis and three other uc medical centers. >> again we'll update that fire at 6:00 but carolyn johnson is live with more on what we'll have then. >> we'll take a look the a company envisioning future of shopping with leaving your wallet at home. it's a story only on abc 7 news, also. a rare look at crisis situation buzz is this too much is in the i team investigates coming up tonight at 6:00. >> super bowl may have stolen headlines today, right? but we have not forgot again about warrior autos that is right. a fan rally going to kick off at 6:00. >> admission will be free. you can meet players and tour the >>> this is "world news." tonight, direct hit, twister outbreak. we have new pictures, proving the epic size of the tornado in oklahoma. powerful, deafening, 600 times the strength of an atomic bomb, flattening that elementary school

we are also hearing there may be a said the strike by the service people here at ucsf.ndreds if not thousands here at ucla as there are about 3400 union members have approved strike called here. obviously not all 34 month it will be on strike this morning. they are expecting to see hundreds of a lawn. i had a chance to speak with a union representative he talked about the strike. >> the primary reason is patient care in staffing levels. we heard just not satisfied with not offering the best patient care we can and the short staffing that is occurring. >> this is supposed to be to daylong strike we have not heard from the uc officials yet exactly what happens. there are times when they're locked out involved after the walkout spiri. >> the barricades are up and use the police are out. they are waiting for the strike to began. that will start the picket line at 6:00 a.m. and it will be 48 hours long. >> as jeff said we are expecting the crowds start to build as the morning ♪ ♪ all around the world ♪ everybody singing along ♪ everybody singing along ♪ it's a long, long way

so the study is coming from ucsf. they found among older men and women.they removed it they cause a lot of pain and infection. so the word of caution to people out there, if you see these, you can live with them, especially if you have other issues. >> jamie: let's get dr. siegle. we see the sunny view in san diego. >> as you age to get some of these skin cancers, maybe the lesser ones hopefully not melanoma? >> there is a high probability of that. the problem is as david was mentioning, most of these are not melanoma. 2.2 million of non-melanoma skin cancers but only 2,000 people die from it out of 75 melanomas, 9,000 people die from it. in other words, there is 5% chance that the skin cancer you have will be a melanoma. if you have a melanoma, there is a 75% chance that that it can kill you. what do you do? first of all, don't be afraid of all skin cancers. if i don't have melanoma, i may be okay. here is why that study out of san francisco is important. people are so afraid of skin cancer, they get it as at the get older. may get a basal cell and go ru

see hospitals including ucsf will start their two day strike today.rt in the strike. the issues at hand include staffing levels, contract out, that some issues. the strike has forced u.s. at c s f to cancel surgery for the 150 patients, including cancer patients were supposed to have chemotherapy and radiation treatments and five children were supposed to have congenital heart surgery. we'll have a live report coming up. >> today as they will fight at a santa clara will be the home of tthe new home of the 49s will host the super bowl 50. >> everyone loves brand new stadiums including the nfl. they have awarded three cities that have built a brand new stadiums dallas, indianapolis, new jersey. hopefully, the trend will continue. this will be ready for 2014 and here are some sketches of what will look like when it's finished. thousands of feet available and state of the art. the nfl says they like that. according to the mayor, they did not say that it has to be in place for us to even think about it but obviously, that is a part. the entire bay area it

but a top expert at ucsf says if you are traveling to the arabian peninsula or neighboring countries,not sit next to anyone who is coughing. >>> millions of undocumented immigrants in this country are looking forward to the immigration reform proposal that's currently making its way through congress. but as kpix 5's da lin shows us, some asian-american leaders in the bay area are calling the reform an attack on their families. >> reporter: this cancer patient worries she may die alone if immigration reform passes. the woman has no relatives in the u.s. since her husband just died. a tumor in her knee makes it hard to walk and threatens her life. speaking through a translator, she says her goal is to sponsor her brother from china. >> "if my family can come to the u.s., it will be a great psychological support to me." >> reporter: the senate's immigration reform package proposes to eliminate some categories of family visa. u.s. citizens would not be able to petition siblings to the u.s. parents also would not be able to sponsor married adult children over the age of 31. immigration off

at ucsf in pharmaceutical sciences carrying forward his mentor's message. >> the goal of medicine is to benefit everyone for the greater good so i want to stick to that and help people. >> reporter: so for her extraordinary leadership and efforts to change the face of science so that all may benefit, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to leticia marquez-magana. kate kelly, kpix 5. >> award your nominee at kpix.com, click the logo at the top of the page then jefferson award to find the email nomination form. >>> time to get a check on our weather with lawrence. we're enjoying the day here but other parts of the country not so much. >> looking ominous in other parts of the country. live in oklahoma city they are seeing dark clouds forming. that looks like a wall cloud coming out of the base of what's probably a thunderstorm. wall clouds may turn into tornado. we have to watch closely with the doppler radar to make sure there is no rotation in the particular cloud. here locally we have some beautiful weather. what a contrast. i mean, plenty of sunshine outside, and it look

. >> reporter: while there may not be magic, there is science happening here at ucsf. >> patients have been treated with this medication. >> reporter: dr. sara aaron is talking about fda testing of a first of its kind drug. >> for reducing chin fat. >> reporter: it's a drug that would be injected under the chin and melt the fat away. >> the idea is the compound breaks down the fat cells and then you're own body gathers it up and excretes it naturally. >> reporter: dr. aaron also performs the other only instant fat burning method liposection. >> we go in and suck the fat out. >> reporter: dr. aaron says any fat burning injectables already out there in the u.s. did not undergo fda safety tests and are not regulated. >> we've heard horror stories of patients being injected at salons or spas by nonphysicians who have wound up with paraffin lumps untheir chins needing surgery to remove or bad allergic reactions. >> reporter: so back to the washing machine. the common ingredient in many laundry detergents is sodium deoxycholate. it's also the active ingredient in the drug atx 101. >> it's th

we have partnered with ucsf to do district-wide commute study and it shows that for the school district we have about 25 percent of our children walking or biking to school and this is actually higher than the national average and so we are doing well and that is consistent over the three years. but we have about 40-plus percent students and their families living within a mile which is sort of the buffer of walking and biking to school, of what a child is cap able of and so we feel like we can capture more family to do that. and using this data, we partnered with mta to create a priority system to use the walk mode and saved data and to look at what schools should we be doing capitol improvements around? and using the schools that have really high walk mode share, and high head injuries, those should be ranked highest, for capitol improvements and that spread sheet is included in your packet. so the lessons learned to improve the safe route to school, again the parent care giver out reach is critical and so we are moving forward and reaching out to all of the parents and the care givers

. >> this particular program at ucsf school of nursing i believe will make a difference in people's lives. >> the diabetes crisis is not just a health issue, it's an economic issue. the american diabetes association says about $176 billion was spent in diabetes related costs last year alone in the united states. diane dwyer, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, diane. >>> let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. we've been talking about the heat, the fire danger and blustery conditions that are only making things worse. >> for the north bay hills, east bay hills and south bay near mount hamilton, winds through noon on thursday could gust anywhere from 15 to 20 miles an hour. take a look at these winds, unbelievable when you think about it with this storm free wind that we're getting. no kind of major storm anywhere close to us, it's the wind pattern setting up that produce a 74 mile per hour wind gust. for the oakland hills, 15 to 25 miles per hour, bone dry out here, it looks like for thursday, another dry day coming our way. but lots of sunshine, maybe you have tomorrow off, an extended week

well, ucsf and cleveland clinic researchers say the test created by redwood city company is the firstit kind. it uses a biopsy sample to look at the tumors genetics. the doctors suspect many men can live with and keep an eye on their prostate cancer without surgery, chemo or radiation. >> i think there's no question that these genetic tests, this being one of them, is the way of the future. it tells us a little bit more about that patient's individual tumor, its precision medicine. >> half of all prostate cancer is low risk and may not need immediate treatment. right now, most men get immediate aggressive treatment so doctors say this test is definitely a game changer and can help men figure out what to do. >>> ask anyone with a dog or a cat, and they'll probably tell you their pet is like a member of the family. when those animals get sick, people are willing to do just about anything it taks. well, when we heard complaints about owners getting gouged at the animal er, we sent julie watt to check it out. luigi is more than a pet. >> he oes like a family member, like a son. >> so when

ucsf and cleveland clinic researchers created the test which is the first of its kind.uses a biopsy sample to look at the tumor's genetics. >> i think there is no question these genetic tests this thing is the wave of the future. it tells us about that patient's individual tumor, so it's precision medicine. >> doctors suspect many men can live with prostate cancer just by keeping an eye on it. half of all cases are low risk and do not need aggressive treatment. >>> sunshine may be good for the heart. researchers in scotland studied the effects of uv rays on your skin. they found sunlight may reduce blood pressure and cut the risk of heart attack and stroke. the study says the health benefits may outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer. >>> a little dog with a big will to live is recovering today. the 12-week-old puppy named kia had been left in a locked car in a kansas city tow lot since april 8. a worker at the lot noticed the dog and then called police. he is a cutie there. they busted the little doggie out and took her to an animal shelter. >> so now we will give

. >> reporter: ucsf researcher dr. robert lud vig says terms can be confusing for manufacturers and consumers because the fda has not defined them. as a result, labels often don't distinguish between the ingredients someone prefers not to eat and something that could cause a serious reaction. >> no one wants to see a kid get an anaphylactic reaction and have to go to the emergency room or die. but at the same time, the biggest question is why is this happening? >> reporter: he believes the fda needs to set definitions and labeling guidelines for terms like vegan and even whole wheat. but in the absence of a definition, the fda tells consumerwatch, quote, we consider the term dairy-free to mean zero dairy and that food labeled vegan would not be, quote, formulated with any animal products or by-products. >> if i can't trust this label, it makes me question other labels. >> reporter: go max go says it will be removing the term dairy- free from its vegan labels but that's no consolation to tyler. >> really scary. >> repor

yesterday, thousands of workers at ucsf medical center and for other uc hospitals walked off the job. they include a respiratory therapist, nurse's aides, radiologists, and are height technologists and other technicians. union officials say that pension reform is the main sticking point between the two sides. the university claims it has 24 billion unfunded pension plan liability. >> the search continues for missing 27 year old beau rasmussen and disappeared near ocean beach following the bay to breakers race. mike pelton joins us live from ocean beach. >> and areas surrounding ocean beach in you'll find a lot of these fires and pleas for help. at 9:00 this morning we are expecting a group of friends and colleagues to gather here once again to searched this entire area. since he went missing on sunday, dozens of colleagues and close friends have combed the area around ocean beach searching for the missing 27 year-old to play parts and sundays bay to breakers race. he told friends he was headed to the beach after the race. it is believed he might have gone out for a swim at around 9:00

if the date, thousands of workers at-- yesterday, at ucsf medical center and for othe4 other u-c hospitals walked off the job. they include respiratory therapist, nurse's aides, radiologists, mri technologist and other technicians. unions officials say that the pension for reform is the main sticking point between the two sides. the university plans and has a 24 billion unfunded pension plan--plant liability. we will have a live report on this developing story coming up at 630. >>darya: the search continues for missing 27 year-old beau rasmussen who disappeared near ocean beach following the bay to breakers race. kron4's mike pelton joins us live from ocean beach with the latest. and >> mike: but can be anywhbeau can be anywhere. >> if at all possible, he was able to get out of the water and come up here to get some warmth. we are checking on any clothing we find or any guide mount of san because you can get burden this stuff very fast. --buried. we are going to come every inch of this speech. , mike: the search continues this morning. he is from emeryville and described as being about 6 f

hundreds of respiratory therapists, custodians, medical technicians and nursing aids chanted outside of ucsf. they say the hospitals are under staffed but visitors during the first day of the strike says replacement workers are are also doing a good job. hospital executives say they are opposing pension reform that has already been accepted by some other mes. >>> today's chronical reports cal tran after learning they have been afrom they were tightened to far lower tension levels. experts say tension is a key factor in causing high strength steel to snap. something that has already happened on the new bay bridge. >>> time now 5:36. it's official in case you didn't hear the super bowl is coming to the bay area. >> super bowl 2016 has been awarded to san francisco. [ cheering and applause ] >> do you think they're happy? that was a happy seen in santa clara yesterday. the nfl was announcing the bay area will host. >> what a great day to have all of these people celebrating us. and we're going to have a super bowl. >> you have tears in your eyes. >> i do. >> now super bowl l will be a regional

. >> scientists with veteran administration and ucsf approach military veteran suffering from ptsd. they get counseling and medication but as wayne explains, there may be a much more simple remedy. >> nothing beats an hour of p t on a warm day. physical training. working out in the military. how former staff sergeant nick garcia thinks of it. >> biggest thing i was cheney chasing was adrenalin rush. >>reporter: you would too if you fought with friends in afghanistan and feeling more than that actually. >> cost me a lot of turmoil within my family. bret michael edmunds real distant from one another. didn't want-around them. felt isolated. stay by myself. drank for quite a bit when i first came home to as you express the feelings nishtion short he returned with ptsd. dr. thomas nail specialize ins that at the va hospital. >> when you have something terrible happen to you and you are haunted by it. >>reporter: stuck in a loochlt research indicates exercise may a way out of it. >> actually look like almost leak a jelly roll rolled up here. >>reporter: expense serment explore it as cure.

. >>> thousands of medical workers are set to go on strike tomorrow morning at ucsf.trike will have a negative impact on patients. that was shortly before a sacramento judge issued a temporary injunction barring 450 employees from the strike. more than 12,000 are planning to walk off their jobs at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the two sides are at odds over pay and staffing levels. >>> today, the men who planned to run the contra costa county enforcement team pleaded guilty to a series of charges including stealing from prostitutes, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana and methamphetamine. his attorney says wielsch committed the crimes while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. >>> holding a smart phone in public is now all it takes to be a prime target for criminals. cell phones are now involved in 50% of all robberies. the new way those crimes are being tracked. >> reporter: she says her iphone was stolen when she set it down for a moment at work. >> it was seriously like 5 minutes. >> reporter: with the help of her brother and a cell phone tracking app, she found

the strike will affect all five medical centers including ucsf, uc san francisco in the bay area, andfficials say they want the judge to limit the size of the walkout to protect parent safety. the two sides are locked in a dispute over contract issues including workers pension contributions. uc has canceled elective surgeries for the next few days. >> losing your job is one thing but sorting through the unemployment paperwork is another. the phones at state unemployment offices will only be answered by call takers from 8:00 until noon. online help is available beyond that. the employment developing part is cutting phone service in half so workers can help customers in person during the afternoon hours. they say losing $158 million in federal fund forced the service reduction. >> san francisco residents who have something to say of a proposed increase in garbage fees have another chance to speak up starting at 9:00 this morning. the initial proposal called for the typical three bin household pay an extra $6.630 so the bill will be $45.51. a review by city staff and public works found t

today we wanted to bring you a success story from ucsf.e meeting between a leukemia survivor and her donor. >> reporter: 13-year-old vikki trann is celebrating her first birthday. one year ago today she received a bone marrow he transplant and on this anniversary the leukemia surviver is meeting and thanking her donor are. >> he saved my -- saved my life and if she hadn't i would still be in the hospital. >> reporter: it is rare enough asiand a donor for acian americans. each ethnicity that's their own dna matches. the perfect match for vicky was right here at home in san francisco. >> interesting because we are connected in this way and yet on the other hand we are stico. she has been through a lot and i think that says a lot about the strength. >> reporter: vincent pann says the procedure was easy and he sees his involvement as an ex-tex of the work he does as executive director of the san francisco nonprofit chinese for affirmative action. pam'he and his wife renewed vos and held a donor drive at san francisco city hall. >> it is encour

ucsf is one of the five centers canceling elective surgeries scheduled for next week. patient care and technical workers are threatening to strike next tuesday and wednesday. uc says workers are upset by a new pension plan that requires more employee contributions. if the workers do go on strike, uc says it will bring in temporary replacements to ensure patients already in the hospital do receive proper care. >>> 5:34. just like texas governor rick perry, someone else working very hard to steal bay area talent and business. this time it's an entire country. canada's minister of citizenship in the bay area trying to convince some of the bay area's best and bst t move north. his name is jason kenny. he's saying the american immigration system is dysfunctional but canada is open for business. now these people qualify, they'll get the canadian equivalent of green cards. kenny will be in san francisco and the silicon valley will promote the new visa for start upentrepreneurs. >>> 5:35 now. christina loren is back. i love it when she is the bearer of good news. >> as do i. g

. >>> thousands of medical workers are set to go on strike tomorrow morning at ucsf.trike will have a negative impact on patients. that was shortly before a sacramento judge issued a temporary injunction barring 450 employees from the strike. more than 12,000 are planning to walk off their jobs at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the two sides are at odds over pay and staffing levels. >>> today, the men who planned to run the contra costa county enforcement team pleaded guilty to a series of charges including stealing from prostitutes, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana and methamphetamine. his attorney says wielsch committed the crimes while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. >>> holding a smart phone in public is now all it takes to be a prime target for criminals. cell phones are now involved in 50% of all robberies. the new way those crimes are being tracked. >> reporter: she says her iphone was stolen when she set it down for a moment at work. >> it was seriously like 5 minutes. >> reporter: with the help of her brother and a cell phone tracking app, she found

researchers at ucsf and the veterans health research institute are using brain scans before and after workouts to measure changes in the brain. yesterday they gathered a group of veterans for a demonstration. no drugs, just an hour of exercise three times a week for twelve weeks. they say the workouts can stimulate the growth of new neurons and diminish the symptoms of ptsd. >> it's a new treatment we are trying to use, no drugs, no therapy, no side effects, but work outs can have a big impact on the veterans reaction. >> i feel better mentally, physically. i have a connection with my fellow veterans they work out with. we can laugh and joke while we are on this thing and talk about all the pain we are in, but we are all releasing the energy. >> singer songwriter john mayer showed up for the demonstration. he has adopted ptsd as a cause, donating his time and money. >>> researchers at ibm in san jose have created the world's smallest movie. a product of moving individual atoms to tell a story. business and technology reporter david louie gives us an inside look. >> at first glance it