fumiko hoeft, who works at the dyslexic center at ucsf mission bay in san francisco.and i want to thank you so much for being here. you were gracious enough to take us on a tour of the new center. it was very exciting. we saw your son tyga in there. >> yes. >> it's kind of like the control kit, i guess. so, tell me about your sons. tell me out tyga. >> okay. so, i have two sons, one who is tyga, who's a 7-year-old who reads like an adult, like i do or any other adult. the other one, who struggles to acquire the most basic skills, such as sounding out letters and learning to read. and what we want to do is learn how this is happening in each child with dyslexia. so, the brain mechanism's underlying dyslexia, how we can help each child, utilizing their strengths and not just addressing their weaknesses, because these are different for each child. and also, how we can identify each child early so we can prevent unnecessary failure from happening. >> yeah, you heard some of the parents saying that you have to be three years behind before they're gonna get any help. that's

this year, ucsf celebrates ten years of changing the way underserved kids approach science.t's a no-brainer. just give fifth and sixth graders some experience and some inse insects, you may have the future scientists of the bay area. >> reporter: by combining borox and glue to make slime, they're learning about chemical reactions. >> having two compounds c together and create something new. >> reporter: she's a temperatde student who is also a catch counselor. for the past ten years, students have been teaching scientific concepts to underserved kids, hoping perhaps some day they'll become scientists. why do i feel like i'm not alone in this room? today at ucsf summer science camp, insects were as popular as creating slime. >> this is what meal worms grow up into. they undergo complete met for assist. >> reporter: the bright colors on this grass hopper are meant to warn their predators. >> it's poisonous, but it doesn't bite. >> reporter: the catch was created in 2007. >> they organized the whole program. they go to the schools, talk to the science teachers. >> reporter: one

this year, ucsf celebrates ten years of changing the way underserved kids approach science. a no-brainer. just give fifth and sixth graders some experience and some inse insects, you may have the future scientists of the bay area. >> reporter: by combining borox and glue to make slime, they're learning about chemical reactions. >> having two compounds come together and create something new. >> reporter: she's a temperatde student who is also a catch counselor. for the past ten years, students have been teaching scientific concepts to underserved kids, hoping perhaps some day they'll become scientists. why do i feel like i'm not alone in this room? today at ucsf summer science camp, insects were as popular as creating slime. >> this is what meal worms grow up into. they undergo complete met for assist. >> reporter: the bright colors on this grass hopper are meant to warn their predators. >> it's poisonous, but it doesn't bite. >> reporter: the catch was created in 2007. >> they organized the whole program. they go to the schools, talk to the science teachers. >> reporter: one

for the past 10 years ucsf students have been teaching scientific concepts to underserved kids, hoping that perhaps some day they will become scientists. why do i feel like i'm not alone in this room? today at the summer science camp, insects were as popular as creating slime. >> this is what meal worms grow up into. they undergo what is complete metamorphosis. >> sometimes they need a bit of encouragement. >> scream. >> it's not that bad. >> the bright colors on this grass hopper are meant to warn their predators. >> not poisonous. >> reporter: the camp was created in 2007 by a student pharmacist. >> they organized the whole program. they go into the schools, talk to the science teachers. >> reporter: one of those who attended in 2007 is a double major in biology and neuroscience. >> when i first got to hold my first human organ, which is a brain, i was nrtdested because this is one person's life in this whole organ and i got inspired by that. >> reporter: like her these students may decide to stick with science for the rest of their lives. lean mulends. >>> stay with us, meteorologis

and she was -- that lady i was talking about, she was part of the inaugural class 10 years ago at ucsfence camp. >> got her on the right path. hat's cool about your summer camp? email your nomination to us at coolc amps@kpix.com, and we may feature your camp on the thursday morning show. >>> relief for california drivers who have unpaid parking tickets. starting on saturday, you're no longer at risk for having your license suspended. last week governor brown signed that measure into law. he says suspending licenses for those who can't afford them ends up creating an endless cycle of debt. opponents argued that the threat of losing a license helped the state collect unpaid traffic fines. >>> both good and bad news if you are heading to yosemite today for the holiday weekend. the good news is that one of the most popular roads tioga pass has reopened. people had access to it yesterday. the bad news lots of heavy traffic is expected for drivers. drivers are advised to give themselves plenty of time to get there and use caution. there still may be some debris and water over parts of the ro

. >>> how you can google your next >>> ucsf is celebrating ten years of changing the way kids approachs a no brainer. just give fifth and sixth graders some hands on and you have the future of science. >> reporter: just before noon fifth and sixth graders learn about chemical reactions by mixing borox and glue to make slime. ther counselors are ucsf medical and dental students. >> a lot of them were disappointed that they didn't get the consistency they wanted but that's part of the process. >> reporter: for the past ten years they have been teaching concepts to underserved kids hoping they will become scientists. >> poison you have to eat. venom has to be injected. >> that they can be friendly and not always trying to kill you. >> this grasshopper and it's awake during the day and the difference between a gras hopshr and a cricket is that crickets are nocturnal. they are awake during the night. >> reporter: the camp was created in 2007 by a student pharmacist. >> 10% of the students went into sciencest that's fantastic. >> reporter: one of those attended in 2007 is a double major in b

. >> reporter: well, veronica, ucsf just released a study that shows us a couple of things. first, a lot more people are cycling, people are cycling older than they used to. and both of those lead to more injuries and it's expensive for all of us. if you are out on the road in the bay area, you likely noticed an increased number of commuters lately. not just on four wheels but, too. >> some people have called it the lance armstrong effect. >> reporter: dr. benjamin breyer and his team of researchers at ucsf just released a national study that shows more people than ever are cycling which means injuries and medical costs are sky rocking. dr. breyer's study found over 17 years, hospital admissions due to bike crashes increased 120%. during those 17 years there were 3.8 million nonfatal injuries and 9839 deaths. men consistently make up for 75% of the injuries. and medical costs due to these injuries increased $789 million each year. >> we do think that the findings illustrate that there's work to be done in terms of infrastructure and in terms of safety. >> we know where there

>> well, ten years ago, >>> well, ten years ago, some ucsf staff members came up with an idea to hosta free science camp for underrepresented students in the san francisco public school system. it's this week's "cool camp." to kick-off the morning, these students are learn exotic b >> exoskeleton on the outside. >> reporter: to kick off the morning these students are ke cool? this c learning about some exotic bugs. >> this camp is, like, it's, like, --i learn so much just in two days. >> reporter: what makes this camp cool? >> well, this camp is cool because, um, we do a lot of stuff here, like, um we are holding bugs right now and yesterday we did some water science. >> reporter: the week long camp will include lessons on buoyancy with students making and testing out their own boats. and, of course, rocket science. >> it inspires you to create things at home and learn new things. >> they encourage you to come up with different ideas and different ways to solve your problems and that was inspiring. >> the eastern lubber grasshopper. >> reporter: 50 students who qualify for the free pr

. >> at least one doctor worked for stanford health care, another at ucsf. >> hard work by a lot of different agencies prevented bloodshed here. >> ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> remarkable work by law enforcement. >> 4:34 right now. we have new details to report. a mother accused of abandoning her 5-year-old daughter in the san francisco zoo is now in custody. that woman surrendered to police late last night. witnesses tell police the woman left the girl alone on the side of the road monday night and left. all of this happening along the great highway near slope boulevard. police say the wup drove off with her 1-year-old son still in the car. paramedics witnessed part of the incident. they brought the girl to safety. others who live nearby are relieved the girl is okay. >> being curious, they're going to go close to the water. so luckily there's people onhand and they saved the little girl. >> police say that both of the children now are going to be remaining in protective custody for the time being. >> the city of san jose is tackling gang activity and youth violence through a series of to

another at ucsf. doctors that are safe tonight. >> hard work boy a lot of different agencies prevented bloodshed here. >> reporter: tonight chen is being held without bail here at the santa clara county jail. he faces three attempted murder chaij charges. reporting live in san jose, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >> thank you ian. >>> police don't no though tonight what drove this woman to give a 2-year-old a powerful and illegal stimulant. she is now facing attempted homicide charges and in custody. cheryl hurd joins us live from the uc berkeley campus. tell us more about what happened. >> reporter: well, police here tell me that the suspect is being held on a psych hold and the toddler was take tony the hospital. how did this happen, and why is a parent's worst nightmare. >> the baby and the nanny were playing on the playground. >> reporter: jameson agreed to talk to us as long as we didn't show his face. on monday afternoon he says he came face to face with a potentially deadly situation at people's

. >>> instead of driving more people are biking to get around according to a new ucsf study.the bad news, costs are soaring. researchers say because more people are biking, more people are getting injured and medical costs are through the roof. over a 17 year period hospital admissions due to bike crashes increased 120%. medical costs increased $789 million each year. >> we do think that the findings illustrate that there's work to be done in terms of infrastructure, in terms of safety. >> now during the 17 year study researchers say there were 3.8 million bike injuries and nearly 10,000 deaths. >>> millions of trees in california are dying. in fact, hundreds of millions. we're talking more than 100 million. the transformation is very dramatic. >> the die-off is attributed to the drought and epidemic of tree eating bark beetles. the infestation is leaving forests autobuses lake near yosemite vulnerable to a devastating fire. kpix5's devin fehely -- at bass lake near yosemite vulnerable to a devastating fire. kpix5's devin fehely. >> there are well over 2 million dead trees. >

." >> the ucsf team says the breakthrough come provide clues to human hearing and how we process sensitive sounds. >>> scientists have figured out how to make mosquitos less likely to carry diseases. they actually changed the bug's genetics. scientists were able to make the insects with certain diseases less likely to reproduce. this could reduce the spread of diseases like malaria and zika. >>> we're off to a much cooler start. here's a look outside from the east bay hills came at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> breaking news. b.a.r.t. is dealing with delays going to the east bay this evening. the reason, some minor flooding on tracks caused by underground natural s

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a specially designed brain body work out i'm hosting a panel conversation with leading experts are ucsf memory and aging center if you're interested check out the website i posted the information there for you. nbcbayarea.com thanks jessica. >>> beansa lucy kay and nbc bay area just a few of the winners honored during the peabody awards which recognizes celebrities and journal ifts for the best in storytelling. our own investigative unit being honored with the new york city to accept the prize for the ongoing series ones misuse of school police officers. arrested at school examines the toxic way that schools turned to the police to discipline hunts. >> actress jones hofrted the event to present the award bigad shab zbloon this is for the educators police officers and children with disabilities to trusted us to tell their stories. thank you to adrian who is just 13 when he was arrested at school for writing initial on a walk. adrian has autism and that you scribbling the initials would make him a legend. well tonight adrian you are. thank you. >>> you can watch our investigative unit in

being treated at the bay valley was planning to kill three doctors at stanford medical center and ucsf who were caring for him. investigators say he was angry, claiming the doctors had treated him like, quote, a laboratory monkey. police say he had two handguns and maps to the doctors homes when he was arrested. >> it's our belief that he was , for whatever reason, dissatisfied with the treatment he was receiving and felt as though his condition had deteriorated or he wasn't recovering from his condition as a result of the treatment he got from these doctors and he was intent on killing them. >> investigators say he also planned to kill himself. court documents reveal a man told authorities he had stage iv cancer and does not have long to live. >>> police in san francisco are investigating an overnight attack at a motel. christian captain is joining us live from the city on market street with the latest on the story. >> reporter: i have the details on this. let's show you the scene. we are here at market and valencia. you can see police still on scene at this travelodge hotel. police a

according to a new ucsf study. the bad news is that costs are soaring. researchers say because more people are biking, more people are getting injured. and not a huge surprise. medical costs are through the roof. over 17-year period, hospital admissions, because of bike crashes have increased 120%. medical costs have increased $789 million each year. >> we do think that the findings illustrate that there is work to be done in terms of infrastructure and in terms of safety. >> during those 17 year studies, the researchers say there were 3.8 million bike injuries. >> wow. always wear a helmet for sure. >> yes. >>> and andrea, you're here. >> i'm here. >> i'm actually not so much better with the news. the giants had a lot going for them. and the phillies lost five games in a row. including a 10-0 shutout to san francisco yesterday. and the giants off to a great start. quedo had a shut-out into the 6th inning. one strike away from getting out of the inning when tommy joseph homers down the left field line to tie the game at one. next inning. 2-1. the phillie

we got the kaisers, the ucsfs. >> every item has to be carefully logged and tracked.olunteers like david from businesses or schools help sort the equipment and the supplies. >> i couldn't believe what waste went on. so, the fact that they could take these supplies and put some good use to them was something i thought was very worthwhile. >> durable medical equipment stays good for a long, long time. >> steve dropped off supplies donated to a recycling company called recares. >> and i can't get these back into the community. >> that gently used boot will help this young mother of two at one hospital which is served by vida. >> [ speaking spanish ] >> the main burn unit in lima is at this old hospital. men and women are in the same room. they're grateful for vida's help, but the need never ends. >> we really appreciate when people from other countries, especially the united states and especially from san francisco, are taking care of our people here in peru. we really feel the warmth of the people when they do that with their hearts. ♪ >> coming up later, you'll learn m

at ucsf and stanforda police avidavit included this letter that chen had with him. reads why do i kill?1. revenge.2. to tell professional people that you can't treat people like animals.in the avidavit police say chen planned to kill the doctors and them himself. he's been charged with three counts of attempted murder. he's scheduled to enter a plea on june 28th. he's being held without bail. maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) san francisco police are searching for two people... who abandoned a small child near the san francisco zoo. the incident happened monday evening... police say san francisco paramedics saw the two adults leave the child near the intersection of the great highway and sloat boulevard last night.... then drive away. police showed up and found the child uninjured. details on who police are searching for... has not yet been made available. (vicki) one of the men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland... is back in alameda county tonight. derick almena, the founder of the ghost ship warehouse, was booked into the santa clara jail o