like in union square to get a read aring for myself. i met with a vase linger. notable politicians like governor chris christie. as well as secretary hillary clinton and president obama and array of other politicians. i ad the magician which is jerry johnson the tower and the hang man, sarah palin. >> this is the past, the present and the future. even though they are all republican, i will forgive you. after he read my cad, he told me, i am up for big changes and i may be starting a revolution, bill, maybe this is my year. maybe am a going to start a revolution. now, i asked why she cree it a the card. well, actually, i met recently. it took me composed and everything. with all of the bernie and the trump and hillary, it is just all got to be too much. >> with the heated political debate and with all the feelings going on right now. i asked if she has gotten any blow brack the card sh. how do people feel about them? the past, present a the future. >> no glob. >> ok. no. no. >> what do you think of thes a political aspect into yeah. if it is relevant to today's p

its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square. for the 100th anniversary of the mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana. [laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness.

its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square. for the 100th anniversary of the mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana. [laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness.

just a couple blocks from union square. at least one manhole cover bluff. there is a report that another one blew off as well. smoke was pouring from underground. the fire department is out there. and, we are also hearing reports that cable and internet service was knocked out. we do not know the cause of this reported explosion. but we will bring you a live update coming up. >>> donald trump seems to be trying to move on from his public feud with the father of a united states army captain. killed in iraq. the fallout five days after the fallout may be showing up in the latest polls. >>> donald trump is doing his best to move the conversation away from his controversy with the con family. that's his family was killed in iraq and he is doing it by using some of the harshest rhetoric that we have heard. >> this is politics and it's at its lowest. >> just when you thought it couldn't get any more heated. they called him the devil inside that bernie sanders would be going up in flames with her for endorsing her right after their fierce primary battle. >> she ma

macy's union square has been here since the 1940s. later entered the men's store, the standalone large store across the street. now macy's plans to sell the men's store saying that the real estate is more valuable than the store. >> macy's flagship store is in the heart of union square. its iconic presence draws locals and visitors. >> we were admiring the number of floors. it's a big store. >> reporter: big enough to absorb the men's store from across the street. the officials are in negotiation to sell the men's store. as it moves to close 100 stores and grow profits. >> they are caught between a rock and a hard place. the rock is internet commerce. the amazons of this world and the hard place is discount retailers. >> reporter: professor harley shaken says closing stores is only a short-term solution. >> what's critical is macy's turning itself around with a vision that connects with consumers. >> reporter: that vision should include innovative products, new ways of selling and customer service with an emphasis on a knowledgeable s

here is the state ewe in union square before parks department employeesem afternoon. it's one of five across the country. the artist says the sculptures took about four months to complete, and together they are made out of nearly 300 pounds of clay and silicone. >> i guess this is how you make america great again. this is priceless. and it's well deserved. >> i think it is a great piece of art and a great commentary and making people think about what he is and what he is standing for and what a joke most of his campaign and >> similar statues were found in los angeles, san francisco, cleveland and seattle. we asked the new york city parks department about its decision to remove the statue. nyc parks stands firmly against any unpermitted erection in city parks, no matter how small. >>> well, trump has another small problem. his daughter ivanka purchased the jeweler sent the piece to her with a handwritten note this said the proceeds of the sales were being donated to the hillary clinton campaign. one jeweler said she felt the need to donate the money given her own view

most of the buildings were built between union square and madison square, and oh, i threw away my nextlide. this was in anticipation. there was a hotel. so what were the causes? if grand central station is not there and the bedrock theory evidence is not there, what was going on? i want to turn to some of the evidence that we have collected over the years, and to do this, we need to go back in time to about the year 1830. during this time, much of new york was, much of new york was contained in the lower tip of the island, and residential development only went up to about 13th street. it was relatively undeveloped below that. around 1830, there were two major renovations in transportation. the first with the omnibus. in 1829, new york city saw the introduction of the omnibus, which is essentially a stagecoach outfitted for urban use. it had several horses pulling these cars, and 15 people could comfortably ride in one of these. but you can imagine writing on cobblestone street in one of these things was not very pleasant. and in 1834 of the introduction of the horse-drawn streetcar. th

it was removed from union square.chor: we are going to move on to news out of rio and the as u.s. swimmers are in hot water over the story about being robbed. it does appear they perhaps light. >> that is right. crazy story developing. you can get details in the present paper which comes back with what present authorities, which is ryan lochte and his teammates perhaps were not robbed after all. their facts keep shifting. present authorities say they created the story because they were embarrassed about what really happened which is the got into a drunken fight with security guards at eight gas station. there are reports they urinated on a wall. that is why brazilian authorities think they invented the story. anchor: we are seeing insults starting to fly in the u.s. media. >> "the washington post" says ryan lochte is the dumbest bell that ever rang. they say he is in a noxious " caught up in a rip tide of self absorption. i think the most criticism comes from the "new york post" today. liar, speedorican on fire." to t

. >> reporter: he was a cook at michelin star restaurant sons and daughters in san francisco union square. it was his dream job. >> he was really proud of it. he wanted to work in a michelin star restaurant and that is the reason why he decided to go to sons and daughters. he was so happy about it. >> reporter: investigators have ruled his death a homicide and no suspects have been identified. the motive is a mystery. she cannot understand why anyone would want to hurt him. >> he was very funny. he was at that show through sometimes. >> reporter: she and his family have been in regular contact with investigators who have told them they are getting tips and following up on leads. i want to believe they are doing everything they can. >> i hope that is the case. i believe they are here >>> the head arborist for the cities park department came out to washington square park to inspect the trees near where a woman was critically injured on friday. she was hit by a nearly 100 pound lamb while watching her children play. the city said it appears the limb snapped off a healthy treat. the trees wer

morning, a new crew would help lead police to a sexual predator who attacked a woman right near union square. tracie strahan is in greenwich greenwichville village with video police want you to see. >> reporter: in neighborhood on edge not only because it happened here but because it's the victim is just 20 years old. this morning police have released surveillance video. he grabbed his victim around 4 ouk in the morning while she was walking by letters, not letting her go and then he sexually assaulted her. police are telling us that he's believed to be between 25 and 35 years old, between 5'5" and 5'8", with a medium build of 140 he has dark medium length hair and was last seen wearing that short sleeve t-shirt as well as jeans and a backpack. that young woman was assaulted so badly that she did have to be taken on-to-a local hospital for treatment. she's said to be recovering after that assault, but of course anyone with any information as to who that person could be is asked to contact the nypd immediately. >> and right off union square and that part of 5th avenue is >> reporter: and we'v

sold for redevelopment they say they'll be adding amend section to the main department store on union squares of the following underperforming the no word on the list of other stores that will be closing and how many employees that may be infected--affected. >>robin winston: track and several hot spots including the overturn accident before edgewood and traffic at a crawl that as a number of problems of san francisco will have a full check coming up after the break. >>: there is nothing to worry about i am not sure they brought this into a studio the closest thing you brought into animal we brought in was gearing if i cannot believe that the kid is ok there was another viral video the baseball fan trying to get to his seat and he wants to catch the ball instead. >>: detaches the person next to him said wall this is not showed same they announce something called the chore this is a nice full forked thing you can pick up. >>mark: we're in the traffic center the friday morning commute several locations and hot spots to 80 come from the peninsula and to the south bay a multicar crash the latest

for the birthday cake which is a replica of your heart, not your heart but your painted heart in union square. should we come over here? susan, come on up. ny and day, and the niece and nephews, please join us for the birthday cake which is a replica of your heart, not your heart but your painted heart in union square. should we come over here? susan, come on up. we cut the piece of cake. should we all sing happy birthday again? okay. >> happy birthday to you. happy birthday to you. happy birthday mr. bennett, happy birthday to you. [applause] >> so, happy birthday tony and the mayor saying this is tony bennett day and also have the key to the city so you can park where you want to and have drinks where you want to but don't call me, call him. the day is only beginning because the giants wonderful party this evening where we will win, win, win. and tomorrow evening at the venetian room tony has a wonderful generosity will do a show that benefits the tony benefit fund forpede atric care of zuckerburg hospital. [applause] and tony and susan's as we refer to by nancy, schools for the arts, mr. m

which i have not detailed, follow the northward movement up broadway, 5th avenue, to be around union square and madison square. at some point as the concentration of retail, entertainment and other businesses became dense enough, certain kindslure of industries away from lower manhattan to madison square. this includes publishers and architects. these were companies that depended on local customers for much of their business. and so this then created this positive feedback loop. other white-collar offices, other firms that were related to these industries then began to move to midtown. and out of that a new business district forms. yeah. the last slide, very last slide. what about grand central station? you can't see. is -- here is another one of these concentration maps. here is the story. in the 1900s and 1919, this is madison square. you have a few buildings over here later in the second half of this 22 decade period. this is the lighting 2 -- 1920's and 1930's. grand central station and penn station on the westside. and then the 1940's, after world war ii you see a further northward mov

this is from new york city union square. they got this out of there after a lot of attention was drawn to it. also video from la, trump statues found today in seattle and cleveland and you want to talk about a selfie opportunity, people could not pass up. the statues are the brainchild of an activist group called and declined. it is strongly against a trump's presidency and it made the effort to get these all over the place in the country. so far san francisco is the only city trying to publicly save the trump statue. if you have not been able to get to the castro to stop your picture as thousands of people have, it might be at lefties through the election. >>> ryan lochte is in hot water tonight. lycie he is lying about being robbed at gunpoint. talkie and three other american olympic swimmers were not robbed and that in fact they were the troublemakers. video from the gas station where the incident happened has been release. employees say they were drunk and vandalizing the property. they got into a confrontation with secu

you can find a character at the ferry building union square and lands end building as well. the boat ramp at lake tahoe will close early for the fourth season in a row. rangers say launching boats can damage the boat and even the ramp itself. san harbor will still be open. >> of a a break the terrifying attack that happened just hours after the dog was adopted and what workers at the shelter say about the dog's behavior prior to the adoption. every day my challenge is to be in sync with my body, with myself, with my life. it all starts with a healthy routine. that's why i'm taking the activia two week probiotic challenge by enjoying activia yogurt with billions of probiotics every day. because when my routine is in sync, i can face any challenge. so take the activia probiotic challenge! visit activia.com to learn more. take the activia probiotic challenge now. it works or it's free! >>> the top draft pick of 2015. anthony right before the deadline the giants traded third baseman matt duffy and two prospects for matt moore. he's working his way back from the dl but has been a

. >> dana: there was one in union square in manhattan. said it looked like george ask tan za just came out of the pool. >> more cases of zika in the united states. two more cases have been linked to miami beach with a live look this morning. that brings the total number of cases to miami to 45. florida health officials were considering making miami beach a zika transmission zone. so far they haven't. ma blow to the tourism industry. to make it a zika zone, that would keep people away. active transmission still only in one area. they urge residents to spray themselves and clothes with mosquito repellent. >> kim: "the today show" is all over speedo gate this morning. expect. >> a host of medal winners will be with us live. >> the latest on the scandal involving four u.s. swimmers. the apology from the u.s. o.c. and the deal reached with brazilian officials to end this case. >> on our final morning here in rio, we'll look back at the most memorable moments and all the fun we've had as we get started on a friday here on >> kim: i heard savann

say he was found in the stairway of a back entrance to bloomingdale's at the westfield mall near union squarea district attorney needs your help to find this mother and her ten-month-old son. the prosecutors say they took off after losing custody a month ago. authorities are concerned the boy may have a health condition. >> santa clara county court officials and employees will meet with a mediator to try to end the week long strike. employees want raises and the county said they do not have the funds. >> poor air quality is developing today. another "spare the air" day, 14th of the summer season, and 50s at the coast, and 70s an the bay and 80s inland, and only getting hotter this weekend. >> six, the huffington post is without its key huffington a tweet this morning saying she starting a new company and leaving, focus on health and wellness. >> you may want to stay up later tonight or get up a lot earlier for an extra special night your shower, the event is expected to have double the number of meteors than usual with the best time to watch? early, between 1 and 5:00 a.m. >> perfect because

an out of control bus crashed near union square.tate lawmakers are urging to pass a proposal to make sure that all buses meet safety regulations. robert handa takes a look at the bill and the cost. >> reporter: november 13, 2015 a tour bus struck a cyclist near union square, creaming into a construction barricade, striking 12 other vehicles before coming to a stop two blocks away. >> it would feel like they were turning down with a u tour bus running over somebody. >> reporter: these buses are picking up the passengers this afternoon. and just some of the approximate $30 -- the approximate 30,000 tour buses. they were able to show you 20% of them and that they would assume that they would save. >> a big concern. but it is not the same. >> it is not just the safety. >> reporter: but on wednesday they would say that they stood on the steps of the city hall here today, urging the state lawmakers to pass the tour bus safety bill. the proposal would allow them to hire the chp to inspect the tour buses on the street. >> with more inspecti

. >>> a naked statue of donald trump removed from union square after it caused a commotion. these life-size statue of the today by an anti- trump activist. you can see kind of a stern face and trump's hands folded over a belly there. the statue in union square caused so much of a stir that the parks department had it removed by breaking it off at the ankles. mayor bill de blasio didn't quite know what to say. >> when he is wearing clothes, i don't like him. i can only imagine what he is like without clothes on. it sounds like i'm really glad it was removed. san francisco are actually still in place. one other statue was found in cleveland. >>> the railroad service is back up and running after a train struck a person. for several hours, several branches experienced delays. commuters riding the branches were forced to search for alternatives or simply wait. the mta says the person hit and tracks. >>> another bid to stop the civil war in syria. john kerry will meet with the foreign minister in switzerland. this comes after tens of thousands of civilians are trapped. >>> it is r

. >> city crews removed the statue, but now the owner of a well known restaurant near union square says he wants the piece of art to be put on display. alex savidge to explain why police have gotten involved. alex. >> reporter: good afternoon. well, naked trump we can tell you spent the night behind bars, so to speak. san francisco place took custody of that statue after it was removed by city crews. it was booked as evidence. and now we understand the owner of a popular restaurant be here in the city wants to get his hands on the statue to put it on display, although police say that's probably not going to happen anytime soon. this life-sized statue of donald trump in his birthday suit may find a new home at lefty o'doul's near union square. the owner wants to put the eye- opening piece of art on display right next to marilyn monroe. >> we found donald trump naked in san francisco and we are willing to bring him in as a symbol to show san francisco we are a city of st. francis. it's a city of compassion. >> reporter: he is working with supervisor scott weiner and a team of attorneys to

wanted for an attack near union square. the man in the video allegedly walked up to a woman near 10th street and 5th avenue last weekend and puts her in a bear hug. >>> john hinkley jr., the man who shot president reagan could be released from a psychiatricrupt. a court declared him legally insane after the 1981 shooting. a federal judge that he no longer poses a threat to himself or others. he will now live with his elderly mother in virginia with several restrictions. >>> now to the race for president. donald trump is making a rare admission that he was wrong. trump claimed he had seen a video of the u.s. cash payment going to iran. this morning he tweeted, quote, not the plane going to iran. trump expressed outrage over the payment u.s. made to iran last january on the same day iran released four americans. obama administration maintains the money was legally owed to iran and not ransom. hillary clinton in washington where she is speaking at a convention for national association of black and hispanic journalists. ourew w

they can go in and around union square. we have space is now up in the castro, in fact. >> how many are there? >> we have about 420. >> are they here all year round? >> out of the 420, i know 150 to sell all year round. i mean like five-seven days a week. >> are they making their living of of this? >> this is their sole source of income for many. >> how long have you been with this program. how much has it changed? >> i have been with the program since it began 37 and a half years ago but i have seen changes in the trend. fashion comes and goes. >> i think that you can still find plenty of titis perhaps. >> this is because the 60's is retro for a lot of people. i have seen that come back, yes. >> people still think of this city as the birth of that movement. great, thank you for talking about the background of the program. i'm excited to go shopping. >> i would like you to meet two street artists. this is linda and jeremy. >> night said to me to print them -- nice to meet you. >> can you talk to me about a variety of produc

>>> macy's announces closing 100 of its department stores including them in store in union square.y're shutting about 15% of its struggling stores starting the beginning of next year. the move comes as macy's reveals the second order sales per lawyer -- north and expected. they did not specify how many stores will close on a national scale. they did say the admin section will be added to their main department store here in san francisco before closing the flagship store shopper should watch for pretty good deals. >>> a news school year just around the corner. >>> we now know what caused deltas power outage earlier this week. what the blame for the disruption is that canceled and delayed thousands of white? ,$8drw >>> you're watching the bay area's new station your this is kron4news. >>> summer is winding down. with it the amount of time that is left to your back-to-school shopping. many bay area schools are back in session within a matter of days. that means for a lot of people will this weekend might be the last chance to get that back-to- school shopping and. in fact, they found

he worked at sons and daughters a michelin star restaurant located in union square. owners of the restaurant say they are shocked and that galicia worked as part of a 12- person team that operated more like a family. >>> the trial in a san francisco murder case that's become a political flashpoint won't begin until after the november election. indicate steinle was shot and killed on pier 14 last summer. the illegal immigrant from mexico was deported five times before and allegedly killed her. donald trump cited the case as one reason to build the wall. today the judge said attorneys will meet in december to select a trial date. that means the trial itself likely won't start until next year. >>> 85-year-old hiker in palo alto took a major tumble today falling about 50 feet down a ravine. this happened about 11:30 a.m. off the los trancos trail in foothills park. officials say the hiker became stranded after she slid down a steep hillside and broke her leg along the way. nearly 20 firefighters took part in the rescue. they hiked up the narrow winding trail and lowered

. -- to sell the shop near union squares. many stores because of the new generation of shoppers. a consumer psychologist, there are such things, say that many people like the convenience of online shopping and they just don't want to take the time to go into the stores. cvs will start accepting in store payments through its mobile app. the retailer is already integrated credit and debit card payment options into the smartphone app. it's called cvs pay. it's now available in some east coast markets. should be nationwide by the end of the year. >>> tesla is opening its first store in san francisco today. why they say it's no ordinary dealership. >> reporter: after multiple assault charges a tech ceo could face jail time. we'll tell you about the video that could finally put him behind bars. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, anne makovec, kenn >>> well, a hail and hearty good morning to you on this friday, august 12. i'm brian hackney. >> i'm anne makovec. we have made it to friday. kenny and michelle are off this morning. later today we s

the department store also plans to sell its men's store at union square in san francisco. we don't know exactly which stores will close but that's one part we heard. macy's is facing same problems as other major retail chains in the united states. more and more consumers are staying away from stores and shopping online. ping online. . >> they're caught between a rock and a hard place. the rock is the amazons of the world and the hard place is discount retailers. >> i might as well go online. i can go look for myself online. i think there's markets for that store. >> macy's operates more than 100 stores just in california and 18 in the bay area. but again, the company has not disclosed which stores it will close. >>> bart riders may soon see relief coming their way. for the first time since the 9-11 terror attacks two underground bathrooms will open. the 19th street station in oakland is set to open in 2018 after they are remodeled. in the meantime we have this reminder to bart riders. bart trains will not be running between the glenn park and daly city stations. bus bridge

here in the bay area that means that macy's men's store near union square will move into the macy's justround the corner. several other major retailers are also downsizing across the board this year. sports authority closing 460 locations. cuts coming to walmart, sears and kohl's. it's another result of the online shopping boom. >> it's like drop in real quick, macy's, you have to go to the third floor to find your section. >> younger people don't want to take the time to go shopping. >> so-called fast fashion retailers like h & m are doing better with smaller stores which are seen as more convenient. >>> california could be a step closer to getting rid of daylight saving! >> how about that? yesterday, the state senate appropriations committee advanced a bill that would end that rather annoying practice of resetting your clock twice a year. the bill authored by assemblyman zhou of san jose heads to the state senate floor. that needs to clear both houses and get the governor's signatures before landing on the statewide ballot in 2018. >> you don't like that? >> well, it just -- it's annoy

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. >>> we are live near union square where a very popular member of the san francisco police department is getting ready to retire. we'll give you a hint. he's got a saddle and hooves. that story coming up. honey, is the internet back yet? yes!! i need to let her know that i like this! i like, like, like, like... i haven't seen a movie based on a comic book in so long. i know. we're over here internet people! get high speed internet from at&t. with over 99% reliability. at an everyday price with no extra monthly fees. keep calm, you internet's on. americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. that's why we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. the united states postal service. priority: you >>> checking twitter as we do every time this morning, our question to you and really through "mornings on 2: the 9" today has been just ahead of towed rowlands sitting down with the lieutenant governor gavin newsome, what question would you like to ask the lieutenant governo

and the month before that a tour bus went out of control in union square. 20 people were hurt. >>> neighborhood block parties across the bay area tonight for national night out. it has been a year full of strife between communities and the police protecting them. particularly in oakland. that is where kpix 5's christin ayers was tonight. >> reporter: national night out kicked off with music, food and community bonding. meant to foster discourse between neighbors and police. >> this national night out will be important. >> reporter: this has been a tough year for oakland's police department. a number of officers embroiled in a sex scandal involving a teenager girl. they lost three police chiefs in a matter of days. protests raged. the tension came to a head when a suspect opened fire on a sergeant a week and a half ago. >> a great time to come together and show we support each other. >> reporter: not everyone thinks national night out is helping. >> that has been happening for decades and nothing changed. >> reporter: in west oakland an alternative party. no officials here and no police. they ca

. >> in new york city union square, the department of parks and rec took down an identical statue. in san francisco there's been a constant crowd all day. >> open to criticism or ridicule or whatever. it's a form of free speech. >> reporter: but speed not everyone is happy to see. >> it polarizes. we need to stop polarizing and work towards more discussion. >> reporter: we could only find two people all day who identified at trump supporters. neither wanted to talk on camera. they have live individual saying they don't feel they could express themselves if this was hillary clinton on the other side. this is a political statement by the group in decline. we'll have more on this mysterious group at 6:00 tonight. >> thanks, stephanie. >>> well, are you ready to get an uber from just a car? the san francisco ride-sharing company says it will launch a where autonomous vehicles will pick you up. they'll be testing in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, where it has an operations center. what it means for jobs and why some of those that use uber say they are skeptical. >>> nbc bay area has learned

macy's is talking to some investors about selling it's san francisco union square store to developers. >> it's increasing substantially. so, when they compare the value of the real estate assets, whether to put them to use as a store or as an office building or re developing it as a residential even, then that's part of the decision. >> reporter: in january, walmart announced the closur 154 u.s. stores. some 30 other retailers such as k-mart, office depot, office max, walgreens, barns and noble and the gap have announced cuts going on now or in the near future. >> it happens in pretty much all industries. in banking we seldom visit branches anymore. we use atm's and we do much of our banking online. >> reporter: wall march's recent purchase of jet. com gives the notion that when you go online to brouz you will come right -- browse you will come back to walmart. >>> donald trump doubling down on a vent version comment about the president. >> i call president obama and hillary clinton the founders of isis. >>> why one religious group is being encouraged to go to the polls. >>> forced ou

a bar on union square hopes to put it on display before the artist shows up this week for an official unveiling. >>> cupertino-based apple owes ireland billions of dollars. jackie ward explains why the silicon valley company is now being ordered to pay up. >> if the european union gets its way, international tech giant apple will get -- pay $14.6 billion in back taxes to the irish government. it is the biggest single bill for corporate tax avoidance in eu history. the eu alleges apple and other companies are making illegal deals with countries were basing their european operations there. >> i disagree with it. i think it is very tenuous grounds. the irish authorities at the time did nothing improper or illegal. >> reporter: michael noonan says the commission's ruling is a bizarre decision with no economic basis. the irish government is going to fight it in the european courts. >> they will inquire into all the details of the decision and to the background of what has happened. in my view, that is the best way forward. >> reporter: apple is also going to appeal. in an open letter on ap

everything fra galicia was a chef at sons and daughters near union square.ly how he died but investigating his death as a homicide. maintenance workers say he was found in the stairwell with his shirt partially off with scratches on his back. we spoke to the victim's brother last night by phone. >> he just went with the flow. he never had any kind of quarrels or beef or any kind of disgruntled situations with anyone. >> galicia is originally from southern california and came to san francisco a year ago to take a position at sons and daughters restaurant. his family is waiting for the autumn si report for the cause of death. police are looking through surveillance video hoping to find clues. >>> san francisco police today are making an unusual public push to help solve the killing of high school student that happened a decade ago. on august 14th, 2006, someone shot and killed this 17-year-old aubrey abricasa at the intersection of groef and baker streets. 2:00 today his mother paulette brown is going to be at that location handing out fliers. both brown and t

now one san francisco supervisor is fighting to give it a permanent home in union square. >> the moree can remind the world, um, of -- of just who this guy is and what a shyster he is, the better and so we need to get this statue out of, um, city custody and over to lefty o'doul's and on display through the election. >> supervisor weiner says that even though the statue is funny, it carries a serious undertone at the time it is still with the department of public works. >>> a special meeting set for today for linkedin shareholders to vote on a buy-out by microsoft. they are voting on a non- binding proposal for named executive pay. it's a $26 billion deal that could make linkedin's chief executive's hiring package worth about $88 million. microsoft hopes taking over the professional networking site will put it at the center of people's business lives. >>> live look at the big board on this friday. the dow is down 43 points. >>> right now, fans are flocking to kanye west san francisco pop-up shop, lines outside the store at 45 wentworth place stretch for at least two blocks with some s

. >> a man's body was found at a popular mall in a san francisco mall near union square yesterday morning. katie marzullo has the story. >> around 10:00 in the morning after the westfield mall opened it became a crime scene. >> officers arrived and call the medical examiner, the incident was ruled "homicide." >> raymond saw the police tape when he arrived for work. >> see and hearing a guy was killed with no details on what happened, it was freaky. >> san francisco police department will say the body of a man in his 30s was found in the mall but a source said this the victim was in a stairwell neck to a back entrance to bloomingdale's. >> there are other businesses in the immediate area. >> an elevator contractor was working at the building next door when the body was discovered. >> he works in the area all the time. >> a very busy area and a lot of traffic. it would be very odd to see anything unfortunate go on. >> employees are surprised. and rattled. >> i feel like you are not walking through. >> if you have information contact the police. >>> san leandro police need your help to find

they can go in and around union square.pace is now up in the castro, in fact. >> how many are there? >> we have about 420. >> are they here all year round? >> out of the 420, i know 150 to sell all year round. i mean like five-seven days a week. >> are they making their living of of this? >> this is their sole source of income for many. >> how long have you been with this program. how much has it changed? >> i have been with the program since it began 37 and a half years ago but i have seen changes in the trend. fashion comes and goes. >> i think that you can still find plenty of titis perhaps. >> this is because the 60's is retro for a lot of people. i have seen that come back, yes. >> people still think of this city as the birth of that movement. great, thank you for talking about the background of the program. i'm excited to go shopping. >> i would like you to meet two street artists. this is linda and jeremy. >> night said to me to print them -- nice to meet you. >> can you talk to me about a variety of products that us

celebrate indonesia day the annual event show cases art, dance, music and culinary saturday 11-4 at union square. head over to oakland for the 29th annual china town street fest, enjoy asian food arts and crafts entertainment on two stagecultural village. >>> lake merit ampitheatre you will find pints at the park 2- 8. >>> good guys 30th west coast national, rods, customs, classics, will be on display alameda county fair grounds saturday and sunday. >> brent wood art, wine and jazz festival saturday and sunday on sand creek road. >>> south bay get a taste of italy italian family festa saturday and sunday history park. also san jose you will find the 2016 silicon valley pride parade and festival sunday 10:30 a.m. st. john's street. >>> north bay annual bodega seafood art and wine festival this weekend. entertainment on three stages marketplace and kids activities reminder this is free national parks weekend in sports as on the road giants 49ers and raiders play at home. that is your weekend watch. >> a lot to choose from. >> yes,. >> 4:51 a.m. a stroller company is caught in a recall coming up th

the westfield center is right on market street near union square. the bloomingdales is on the back side facing mission street. damian trujillo is on the scene for us. >> reporter: raj, this is actually the back entrance to bloomingdale's on jesse street east here in san francisco. but we've been able to confirm that the homicide actually happened behind these doors here behind bloomingdale's. this is actually the stairwell to this shopping center here in san francisco. when a security guard opened one of those doors, you could see crime scene tape along the stairwell. it is believed the homicide investigators are still inside. we did see one leave just a short while ago. police are not saying much about this homicide. they will -- we do know that the medical examiner determined the death was no accident. police will not say how the person died, and have yet to identify the victim. they also haven't said if they have a suspect, but there are several surveillance camera in the area and no doubt investigators are looking at that footage. those investig

according to the business times, it's in negotiations to sell its men's store in union square. julie watts has the bottom line. >> reporter: how often do you physically shop in stores? >> routinely every week. >> regularly. >> a couple times a week. i love shopping in department stores. >> reporter: that was reaction from macy's customers, but when we headed around the corner to h and m which caters to a different demographic, we got a different response. >> not very often. it's very congested and hectic and they don't have your size and you have to order online anyway. >> reporter: but while most blame online shopping for the demise of department stores, this consumer psychologist says not so fast. >> i think online shopping has really changed what consumers expect from retailers, but it's not why macy's is doing poorly. >> reporter: she says consumer brains have been retrained by online shopping and points to fast fashion retailers like h and m which are still doing well because they're satisfying what she calls the new consumer mind. >> which wants more product turnover, mor

the mystery continues surrounding body of a man discovered inside a mall near a san francisco union square. the man's body was discovered in a stairway neither a back entrance to the bloomingdale's store at westfield san francisco centre mall. employees see the entrance is mostly an emergency exit but sometimes people sneak in that way. san francisco police are not saying other than a man inly 30's. the did the was ruled "homicide." >> they are still trying to pull surveillance video. the westfield san francisco centre mall is full of cameras not just from the mall but other businesses in the immediate area. >> seeing and hearing a gay got killed with in details over what happened so it is kind of freaky. >> police are not releasing the man's identity until the family is notified. they are asking anyone with information to come forward. >> new details in a deadly sky diving details that claimed the lives much to people over the weekend near lodi, it is reported that the instructor who died was not certified by the national parachute association. 25-year-old of south korea has in record of

. >>> a revealing statue of donald trump removed from union square tonight after causing a commotion. life-size and naked statues antitrump activist. it shows trump's hands over a bulging belly. it caused such a stir that the parks department had it removed by breaking it off at the ankles. >>> new york city's municipal id program getting billed as a resounding success. mayor de blasio said more than 863,000 native new yorkers and immigrants have received an id card since primary form of identification. >>> stocks finished today a little higher. the dow up more than 23 points. the s&p up nearly 5. the nasdaq up 11 and a half points or just about. >>> the search for a killer as we continue with eyewitness news at 6:00 for this thursday night. a new plea from the parents of katrina to the man who killed her. >>> plus, new york cops stepping in to help a young boy then himself. now police are sending him somewhere special. >>> meteorologist amy freeze here is the accuweather center. temperatures are falling into the low 80s. 83 currently as our official reading. tonight temperatures will

pasture but not before the department throws him a retirement department at lefty oh dool's in union square. it starts at 11:00 a.m. gunny started riding with the sfpd in 2009. the horse is going to be a stable mate for another now retired police horse. >>> if you've had the chance would you swim with the bears? >> oh, my goodness. some people at lake tahoe got very close. this is the video of the day. i think it's amazing. this is video that was captured by a viewer on her phone. a family of bears playing in the water on lake tahoe's beach. you can see people close by enjoying the water next to them. this is southlake tahoe. amazing to see the mama bear and the cubs just right there in lake tahoe. >> i love how much you love that story. >> i do love that story. not swimming with the bears. >>> all right. we will want to take a dip somewhere later this afternoon though, kari. >> yes, we will because it will be warm even though it's nice and cool out there now. we'll talk about the warmup coming up in the microclimate forecast. >>> and we're looking over here. a live look 580 shows you typic

frank galicia was a chefs at a restaurant sons and daughters at union square. they trying to figure at how he died but investigating as a homicide. maintenance workers say that galicia was found in the stairwell with the his shirt partially off and scratches all over his back. we spoke to the victim's brother last night by phone. >> he just went with the flow. he never had any kind of quarrels or beef or any kind of disgru disgruntled situation with anybody. >> he is originally from southern california and came to san francisco about a year ago to take a position at sons and daughters restaurant. family is still waiting for the autopsy report for the cause of death. police are looking through surveillance video hope that leads them to some clues. >>> one of the last weekends before the kids head back to school. kari, what will the weather hold? >> it will be pool weather as our temperatures heat up in the 90s inland. nice and cool along the coast. i'll have a look ahead to the weekend and next week coming up in the microclimate forecast. >>> only carpool weathe

>>juliet: we want to especially a statue that someone put up in union square park. it has been taken down. the sculpture depicted the moguls and almonds as less than stellar. similar ones have been put up in other cities by people who are not fond of the republican candidate. people who i would imagine have not seen him in the bath. the artist says he was asked to make it by an activist group called in decline. the statue was up for about two hours before park officials to when he's wearing close i don't like him, i can only imagine. >> that was actually funny. the report for best funny goes to the new york city parks department. i want to give a bravo to them. his says quote, nyc parks stands firmly against any erection in city parks, no matter how small. >>juliet: that is the kind of sarcasm even trump himself probably >>carrie: were snl writers working for the parks department? >>juliet: still ahead on good day early call, your day will be getting off to an early start, mike has your forecast. >>carrie: a big change to pittsburgh, writers will be getting to self

andy, you're from union square ventures. 166-ish million dollar fund. >> we don't really talk about it. >> okay. filed a form with the s.e.c. suggesting as much and you had in 2012 so a fund you're sort of sticking to your traditional trajectory it sounds like. josh, what are you. you raised your last fund in 2014, $175 million. you in the market this year? >> we typically raise -- target raising every two and-a-half years. that would put us on pace to raise at the end of this year. okay, great. do you feel s, like -- you can say no. you obviously would never say no good reason. when i spoke to bill he made this point that it's very hard say no.because you you can lose your seat at the table possibly for the duration career as an lp. do you feel that's true? >> that's absolutely true and we wereeresting because talking about this back stage. office, which s is kind of the exemplar invented y basically the game in a sense from the institutional investment perspective. one of their secrets to success getting off the bus one stop too early rather that ne stop too late but takes a lot of c