never leave candles unattended, especially around the christmas tree. water trees daily so that they do not dry out. recycle your tree. do not put them in the fireplace. keep charged fire extinguishers in central locations. thank you all very much. we hope everybody has a safe holiday season. [applause] >> thank you. next, i would like to induce a woman that really needs no introduction, our own fire chief, joanne. >> thank you for being here, everyone. this is the fifth annual christmas tree lighting, different from other lighting, but just as important. we want to show you that holidays can be safe for us all, however, a tree can quickly go up in flames and cause damage to property and lives. i want to thank st. francis medical center for partner with us every year. the care that they have for each and every patient walking through the door is amazing. the burn center does great work for people who are burned, either through fire or scald injuries. it is the holiday season and we want to ensure a happy holiday season, so we have this demonstration for

we try to keep it secure, but it is unattended. they are doing all sorts of things. community helping partnership is a nonprofit agency helping the homeless community. they may be taking a while to get it together, but we would like to put two buildings there for seniors. we have been successful in the past with doing this type of operation. it may be taking a little longer than we expected, but we would appreciate if you give us a chance to try to change this community. it does change the community when we build nice, affordable, clean, decent, safe houses. president miguel: thank you. is there additional public comment on this item? if not, public comment is closed. commissioner olague? vice president olague: as time goes on here, i am becoming more cautious about granting some many extensions to these projects, in part because we do not have a liking ordinance in place. i go down central market all the time. between market and mission, there is another project week entitled a few years ago. these bacon plots just sit there. it is an eyesore. there is potential tha

, explosive devices take place, some indicators in environment, are you looking for any type of unattended packages or boxes in high risk areas, liquids, mist -- this is going to be a biological or chemical release. numerous sick or dead animals or birds. any objects that does not seem right, do you want to touch it? i'm not sure what this is, let me jostle it around. no, no, don't do that. move away and report it. remember that. a cell phone, a call, calling 911, using your cell phone may detonate that device. so obviously don't use your cell phone. go to a hard wire phone, land line phone, outside, and call 911. what do we do as first responders. when we come up do we use our walkie talkies or radio? no. you go to a hard wire phone, call it in and get the information back because it may detonate that using the radio frequency. remember we talked about suspected terrorism is a stop sign for you as nerts. you do not want to get hurt. any questions on the terrorism? bnice is not nice. incident takes place, it takes place here on the left side, this is called the hot zone. you obviously want

. >> began to children unattended is not safe, especially with babies crawling r. brown. >> 20 other moms have been lobbing transit officials to grant residential parking the board of directors will be taking up the proposal on tuesday, if passed san francisco will be the largest u.s. city to offer nanny's parking permits. while many parents liked the idea, some others worried that they will take away other people's parking. >> i would be wondering if those nanny's spaces are taking away parking from others. >> but even the critters it's or sympathetic, they say this type of parking permit would need strong oversight to prevent abuse. the permit would be $98 a year, and under the plan, the household would have to trade one permit for its top provider permit. family would have to provide a happy person to the kids showing there is a child under the age of 12, at the above paper promising not to abuse the privilege. this will allow the parent to give it a peace of mind. in san francisco dahlin. >> so you want to be in movies, we will show you how you can make it into

don't leave small children or pets unattended in backyards, especially in wooded areas and this entireeighborhood here has woods all around it. call 9-1-1 if you do see a big cat. a mountain lion was spotted in emerald hills neighborhood, redwood city, another day time spotting. and there was a big scare last month when a mountain lion -- actually mountain lion tracks were found behind the middle school in belmont but they believe that activity happened at night. the main concern right now is here in hillsborough where officials are warning people keep an eye out for this mountain lion because of the attack yesterday morning. it's an indication this big cat could be sick. live in hillsborough, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you very much. it's 5:03 now. a little less than three weeks, the city of san jose will go to court to permanently close a nightclub with a history of violence. an incident new year's eve was apparently the final straw. jenelle wang is live in san jose to tell us the story. jenelle? >> eric, this is a rare move but san jose city officials want to close

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to 12 inches promising this wants be a repeat of last month as blizzard where many streets went unattended days and the city came to a halt. >> we do know we didn't do the job that new yorkers rightly expect of us in the last storm and we intend to make sure that does not happen again. >> over 2,000 flights have been cancelled from atlanta to boston. some airlines offered passengers the option to switch flights before today's big storm. local officials across several states are concerned about the road conditions this morning and telling commuters they don't have to leave the house today and just stay home. >> 4:52. storm of the century or just a typical storm on the east coast. >> always the storm of the century. five to six storm of the centuries a year. (laughter) >> a lot of snow there, about 6 to 12 inches already from jersey to staten island. it's going to be tough to get into and out of new england today. back here at home, no worries weatherwise. cloudy but dry and the temperatures rather mild. 52 half moon bay. low to mid-40s inland. around the monterey bay, kind of all over the p

remind people to lock their doors and windows and to set their alarms when they leave their homes unattended. >>> dog lovers growling about a new proposal that would limit the space available for their pets to roam offleash. the golden gate national recreation includes 21 parks in the bay area. now the federal government wants to make changes to the list of doggy do's and don'ts. tracy grant is live to tell us more. tracy, things have kind of -- some people will say -- gone to the dogs here? >> reporter: you're right, jessica. a lot of people aren't happy and here's an example. if these new rules go into place here at christie field, only on-leash dogs walk along this promenade here and no dogs are allowed on the east beach or anywhere near the wildlife from text area. quite a change from the way things are right now. even on a dreary wet day like today, paul monte still brings his dog here to roam freely. >> this is a place she can play with other dogs and run with other dogs. it's just -- you've seen her run. she loves it. she has a big smile on her face. >> there are areas that are roped

sometimes get parking tickets instead of finding a new spot every two hours so they don't leave kids unattended. >>> lawrence in the rain. you want one of those permits? >> yes. i could use a permit like that. especially on a day like today. showers showing up. you've got to be careful on the roadways. we haven't had a whole lot of rain. sky still mostly cloudy all around the bay area. pockets of moderate amounts and heavier amounts of rainfall showing up as well. see how things are working out outside. more rain. pretty good cell. moving in that direction right now. you've got yellows and oranges showing up as well. moderate amounts of rainfall. kind of drying things out just a little bit in toward palo alto but more beginning to move in along the peninsula. here is that cell that moved onshore bringing heavier amounts of rainfall into pacifica sliding in toward half moon bay in the next few minutes here. hayward trying to dry out a bit. danville more showers coming in your direction. and we have got this cell probably the most impressive one moving through right now that is bringing with it m

this wouldn't be a repeat of the slow response after last month's blizzard, when many streets went unattended for days and the city came to a halt. >> we do know that we didn't do the job that new yorkers rightly expect of us in the last storm. and we intend to make sure that that does not happen again. >> reporter: officials say the key will be preparation. trucks were ready to roll. and workers were split into different shifts. >> we're on a 12-hour shift. you know, midnight to noon. noon to midnight. we have the men to man the trucks 24/7. so, we'll be here. >> reporter: the pounding in the northeast is a combination of the snow from the midwest and similar recent conditions from the south. the storm there caused chaos, leaving at least ten dead and cars stranded as parts of interstates turned into streets of ice. >> they ain't got nobody that knows what's going on. >> reporter: over 2,000 flights have been canceled, from atlanta to boston. some airlines offered passengers the option to switch their flights before today's big storm. now, the tough part will come this morning, as people are

parents say child care providers are forced to park illegally rather than leave kids unattended. the metropolitan authority will tuesday whether to give permits for child care purposes. >>> the fight to free two hikers still being held in iran. >>> where investigators will turn their attention next looking for a 4-year-old boy and his kidnapping. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. the rain has finally made its way back. more rain to come. we will talk about that next. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. at a fundraiser still being held in iran after 500 days in captivity.... >>> her song for her fiance being performed tonight for a fund-raiser. he is still being held in ir

. >> leaving two children unattended for four or five minutes is not safe. special with the baby crawling around putting things in their mouth. >> they have been asking transit officials to grant residential parking permits to child-care providers. the transportation authority is listening. the board of directors will be taking up the proposal on tuesday, if passed this will be the largest u.s. city to offer nanny's parking permits. while many parents support the idea, some worry that nanny permits would take away from residents. >> it should not necessarily go to those who can afford it. >> i would be wondering if those nannies, are taking away parking from residents. >> they say this type of parking permit would need strong oversight, to prevent abuse. >> the parliament would be $98 a share, under the plan bauhaus' sold would trade one of its annual parking permits. the family would have to provide a person to the kit showing there's a child 12 or under. the family would also have to sign a paper promising not to abuse the permit. they say the permit would

. >>> authorities evacuated four the baggage caruse ls because of an unattended baggage. later it was found the luggage was safe. >>> there's confusion tonight in some cities after a trash company started service on monday. the transition has been rough. now the trash company is explaining to ktvu what's behind the problems. sal castaneda is live in san carlos tonight to explain, sal. >> reporter: well most cities already have these type of trash bins and most people are used to them. but the peninsula has a new trash company as well, and looking at the first week, the plan is already a collapse. >> reporter: this week new garbage company rethology and new trash containers began serving 235,000 customers throughout san carlos. >> we're experiencing some mistakes. >> incomplete records essentially. and those incomplete records are being completed now as people call and say, and report to us their problem. so we hope to have those worked out very shortly. >> reporter: so others don't like the new square garbage can. >> it's too small for the amount of garbage we have, even

harry lee lee's boat was found saturday afternoon threat -- floating unattended in e astern -- in eastern contra costa county. >> he loved to fish. he was out there by himself yesterday. sheriffs say lee was wearing a life jacket but it was the type that has to be manually o perated. they say if he hit his head or became unconscious for some reason, he would not have been able to activate it. >>> overnight an earthquake shook the san jose area. it was a magnitude 3. it struck east of the city about 11:15 last night. it happened about ten miles north of morgan hill. now, that tremor is the second to shake the san jose area this month. there was a 4.1 magnitude quake on january 7th. >>> an estimated 90,000 people in santa clara county live in amounts that are vulnerable in an earthquake and they don't know it. the team at san jose state university conducted a survey about eight years ago that c ounted more than 2700 soft story apartments in the county. that's a building with a weak first floor. the exact addresses of the b uilding still have not been announced yesterday. >>> came me upmaldo

his boat was found floating unattended yesterday near bethel island. patty lee is in oakley. >> reporter: deputies say this is the type of boat similar to the one harry lee was driving it. . eight divers unload gear after spending four hours looking for harry lee. >> we just completed a search with the divers. we were unable to locate the victim. >> reporter: for his family who has been pacing the lot along the dock it gives them hope. >> we are holding out. we will stay positive and hope for the best. >> they will try to i guess go back to the location where they found the boat. >> 100 prayers last night. . >> reporter: the deputy sheriff said the search started yesterday after lee's boat, now docked in an impound lot was reportedda drift by another fisherman. >> he had been fishing with the motor down and it maybe hit an object, maybe knocked himn. >> he loves to fish. >> reporter: family said he has 15 years of experience fishing the delta and is a strong swimmer. rescue workers say he had a flotation device but it was manually operated. a helicopte

this wouldn't be a repeat of the slow response after last month's blizzard when many streets went unattendedthe city came to a halt. >> we do know we didn't do the job new yorkers rightly expect of us in the last storm and we intend to make sure that does not happen again. >> over 2,000 flights have been cancelled from atlanta to boston. some airlines offered passengers the option to switch their flights before today's big storm. local officials are concerned about the road conditions this morning and telling commuters they don't have to leave the house today, to just stay home. >> 5:49 now. make it 5:50. no rain in the bay area now. clear skies outside? >> mainly cloudy. we'll see -- >> i was testing you. i knew that. >> i know you did. any other tests? you wanna try it? >> huh-uh. >> i know you'd pass with flying colors. >> you're too nice. if you were only my teacher growing up. we're looking from ballmer peak back to san francisco the background. you see emeryville. you can see the clouds hanging around. they've kept temperatures rather mild. save a little money during the overnight. did

the 51 harry lee's boat was found saturday afternoon floating unattended. the sheriff's office searched with boats and diverse saturday and sunday. investigators say -- boats and divers saturday and sunday. investigators say he was wearing a life jacket, but it had to be manually activated. >> we're holding up, we're going to hope for the best. >> sheriff deputies say when they found the boat, the motor was still running indicating that he was probably sitting in the front of the boat. they say he may have hit a objector big wave that knocked him -- object or a big wave that knocked him into the water. >>> the man is suspected of cropping the ears of dogs to make them stand up straight. the owner turned his dogs over after their ears became infected. the spca is offering a $1,000 reward to find the man. >>> time now 5:35. well the search for a missing 4- year-old boy from paterson focuses on the south bay this morning. divers will go back tomorrow morning. volunteers spanned out across town yesterday and they passed out fliers with his photo on it. authorit

it was floating unattended.he sheriff's office searched with boats and divers saturday and sunday. investigators say he was wearing a life jacket, but it was the kind that has to be manually operated. >> if he were to fall over and hit his head or be unconscious, he wouldn't be able to activate it. >> we're going to stay potive and hope for the best. >> now sheriff deputies say when they found the boat, the motor was still running. that's a possible indication mr. lee was probably sitting in the front of the boat. they say he may have hit an objector big wave that knocked him -- hit a big wave or object that knocked him into the water. >>> a man accused of mutilating puppies is wanted by the spca. the owner of these two 14-week- old puppies turned his dogs over to the spca after their ears became infected. the spca is offering a $1,000 reward to find the man. >>> well, there's a cruiseship in san francisco this morning. but this one did not bring any passengers. in fact, we're watching it live. there it is right

parking tickets instead of finding a new spot every couple of hours so then the leave children unattendedion authority will vote tomorrow on whether to give annual permits. >>> if you thought driving around union square was challenging, it's about to get tougher. today the city will start digging up the streets in preparation for the new central subway. it will take it a year and a half to move utilities and another six years to complete the tunneling. that is about 8 years of construction, closures and detours. >>> well, did you feel it? a small earthquake shaking the east bay early this morning. it was a 3.0 magnitude quake centered about three miles northwest of concord. it struck just after 12:30 this morning. so far, though, no reports of any major damage or injuries. >>> it is 5:37. coming up, new concerns about hormone therapy and breast cancer. why timing may be key. >> plus, the bay area's newest library already setting records. see what sets it apart from the rest. ,, [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look

leaving the office unattended was something we did not do unless the call command reporting that the council worker had run into trouble. the civil rights workers to be beaten, arrested, or killed for challenging the system. when we heard about and the rest we called the jail to let them know we knew they had somebody in custody. and we call the really cooperative fbi. the justice department in washington families on our number contacts for them to start mobilizing, call a demonstration, a tall -- called the justice department, whenever it was. i am going to speak this part. my parents called the constantly because they thought that i was duped by communists. this is especially relevant today because there were four columnists of the time, right-wing journalists who repeatedly accused the civil-rights movement of being under communist control. my nervous parents who were kind of them fit in their new middle-class shoes tends to bring me home and send me to a deprogramming place. there were so convinced that i was not in my right mind. my mother send care packages throughout this time

don't leave small children or pets unattended in backyards. >>> time now 5:05. a 10-year-old girl hit by a bay area school bus is recovering at home this morning. that accident happened at the intersection of roswell drives yesterday afternoon. the little girl was crossing the intersection with a friend when the bus bumped her. she wasn't seriously hurt. but she was taken to the hospital just as a precaution. the chp is planning a full investigation. >>> right now it's 5:05. let's check back in with sal for a look at traffic this morning. how's the commute so far sal? >>> that's okay. but the fog is going to be an issue this morning as claudine told you steve and i are going to be the fog brothers looking at fog from both perspectives from weather and traffic perspectives. look outside traffic is moving well this morning if you are on 80 and you'll be driving in clear weather and all of a sudden you'll be in fog. that's what's misleading. might be tough for drivers where you're not paying attention suddenly you won't be able to see very well. westbound bay bridg

the financial regulation bill left unattended. when you have government entities this large and this much of housing who have been pushing mortgages on people that can't afford to pay them, do you nothing about it, it is pretty hard for me to say you reformed the problem that got us into this mess. >> what's the republican solution to housing? >> to me, it is to get fannie mae and freddie mac in a more privatized environment where risk reward is more traditionally accepted. that the american dream is to own a home you can afford and to look at these entities and get more privilege at sector involvement and control who they lend money to and basically wind them down and make them more private. >> okay. let me move on to health care which you also raised. is there a chance for health care repeal or do you see room for compromise? all this talk about the individual mandate making individuals buy insurance. you talked about compromise on that early on. do you disagree that it is unconstitutional? lot of republicans believe that. >> i

. >> leaving two children unattended is not safe. things can happen in a minute. >> 20 moms headpin lagering to grant residential permits to child care providers. the board of directors will take up the proposal on tuesday if passed san francisco will be the largest u.s. city to offer an nanny's parking permits. parents support the idea some more rate their it takes by presidents. >> it is so hard to find parking in the first place it should not go to those who can't afford it. i would wonder if those are taking away parking spots. >> even the critics aren't sympathetic, this did a parking permits would need stronger oversight. the permit would be $98 a year, under the plan one of four allotted parking permits for a child care provider permit a family without the bride a birth certificate showing there's a child 12 or younger, the family would have to sign a paper promising not to use it. >> it would not only reduce her nanny stress but it would give her peace of mind as a mother. >> we all know it's against a lot to talk on the cell

sometimes unattended, sometimes policy out of anger. we have to make sure we do the right things. we had an unprecedented financial crisis. had it not been for the quick movements of the governments around the world, it would have gotten worse. they are to be applauded for that. i think it is very important to acknowledge the flaws in the financial system that needed to be looked at, analyzed and fixed. a lot of that has been done. higher capital and liquidity resolution which i prefer to call bankruptcy for big, dumb banks. you have to be able to take down a big bank in a way that does not affect the citizens. the cost of taking down banks is borne by fdic. so much has been done already. more capital, more liquidity, deliver to-director clearing houses -- derivatives clearing houses. there is more better accounting. when you go to the g20, when it comes to financial reform, people need to take a big breath. a lot has been done. too much will be too much. this is about jobs. i think that business and banks can be part of the solution. i would urge that the population -- there are

it was a war totally unattended to, fundamentally neglected without a policy from the time of 2002 untilme to office. i know there have been rumors of discontent in the relationship between presidents karzai and me. i know none of you can imagine my being blunt with him. but this visit, i want to make it clear, it was actually productive. you play the hand you are dealt and he is the president, but also, a lot of things he has been worried about he has reason to be worried about. a lot of the policy, he has reason to be critical and we should listen. the afghan government has a long way to go in terms of improving its capacity as far as basic services and building a national security force, particularly police forces. but i have witnessed positive developments myself, including a training facility, i went to a place where traders were developing a generation of increasingly capable soldiers. it is a long and tough haul, unlike iraq, the literacy rate is the flip. in iraq, 87% literacy. in afghanistan, somewhere between 15% and 17% literacy. it is a tough deal. as a result of what we're d