i'm live at usf, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> all right, lyanne, thank you. late today a number of school districts around the bay area announce they'd are cancelling classes for tomorrow. san francisco unified and schools in the san francisco archdiocese are to be closed tomorrow. all districts in contra costa county have also canceled school, and livermore unified and all other public districts will not hold classes tomorrow. with doe have a complete list of school closures on the crawl at the bottom of your screen and on abc7news.com. livermore unified was in session today. that area has been one of the worst spots in the bay area for air quality this week. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has a look at what parents and teachers are doing to try to keep their kids healthy. >> rain or shine or smoke, crossing guard barbara ruiz is helping kids in front of rancho las pass sitas in livermore. >> sure, i'm going to come to work. the kids need me. >> livermore has been the worse. very unhealthy levels means everyone may experience more health effect. >> sometime

. >> usf donates 100-120 pounds of food a night. for the four semesters we have been running here, usf has donated about 18,000 pounds of food to the food recovery network. ♪ ♪ >> i'm maggie. >> i'm nick. >> we're coe-chairs of the national led organization. what food recovery does is recover and redistribute food that would go wasted and redistributing to people in the community. >> the moment that i became really engaged in the cause of fighting food waste was when i had just taken the food from the usf cafeteria and i saw four pans full size full of food perfectly fine to be eaten and made the day before and that would have gone into the trash that night if we didn't recover it the next day. i want to fight food waste because it hurts the economy, it's one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. if it was a nation, it would be the third largest nation behind china and the united states. america wastes about 40% of the food we create every year, $160 billion worth and that's made up in the higher cost of food for

usf has postponed friday's game against arizona state. now, the big game is scheduled for saturday in berkeley. but the conditions will be very unhealthy. >> sharks having an old friend for dinner. first period tied at one, marleau with the pass for the goal. toronto won 5-3. san jose has lost three of its last five games. thursday night football, how about aaron rodgers and the packers visiting seattle. five minutes left, green bay leading 24-20 but then russell wilson to dixon for the go ahead touchdown. seahawks win 27-24. they even their record at 5-5. packers dropped to third place in the nfc north 4-5-1. again, if you are going to the big game, you better monitor the situation today. the air quality is going to be bad. i'd be surprised if they play the big game between cal and stanford in berkeley. that's the latest in sports. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> let's have the play of the day now hitting the hardwood. nba action atlanta taking on denver. >> we didn't have to. alley-oop! >> good team work. the nuggets morris t

free city college has allowed him to enrolled in the classes he needs to transfer to usf i get his bachelor touch a degree. to date, our members have benefited from free city college college by taking english and spanish language classes, working towards their drug and alcohol councillor certificate, be a just be a prerequisites, mental health worker and entry-level computer skills classes. we strongly feel that city college should be free and is essential to the survival of working people in san francisco. thank you. >> hello, supervisors. i am a student at city college. city college has definitely been transformational. that we books written on how innovative and how expiring the folks are that teach their, and the students as well. i want to emphasize who, when we talk about the free city should be accessible to all san franciscans, i wanted to highlight a population who will be left out. there is a large percentage of undocumented folks that reside in the city but can't go to city college. i would like to see an amendment that allows folks who have to pay out of state you don't have acc

. >> colleges including berkeley and usf are closed because of the smoke. san jose state reopened today after being shut down friday. we found students aren't happy about it. >> live from campus. with a closer look at the complaints and it seems students don't mind school but worried about their health. >> they are. some are so concerned they signed a petition to the university. questioning why the university remained open today. they say even though this air has improved compared to last week. they feel the university is putting their health at risk. >> reporter: as students walk across campus with masks. they're not masking their frustration. deciding to stay open today despite the unhealthy air quality. >> campus should have been closed. it's really affecting the health of many students here. especially people with asthma. >> 11,000 students agreed signing a petition ugin closed. because of the bad air. >> we care about the students. we're listening to you. it is safe enough to have class. >> just seven mile ts away. they remained closed because of the b

basketball's game was cancelled last night, no stanford basketball games through this weekend, and, tonight's usfainst arizona state was also called off. and the conditions forced the re- location of raiders practice once again. this is a look at the team earlier this week...as cameras weren't allowed at their alternate indoor facility. raiders...heading to arizona this weekend facing the 2- and-7 cardinals...a showdown with draft positioning in play. derek carr...will be running an offense that has some new names at receiver since jordy nelson and martavis bryant are both out due to injury. -- gruden on the team's change in preparation. "we're practicing in an indoor, it's kind of like a soccerit's like an indoor ice rink that was transferred into a soccer field. we didn't have much room to get the splits and get the routes. we're not going to make any excuses. we're not the only people dealing with adversity right now.' three keys for the raiders this sunday in arizona... first off, get derek carr going... no touchdowns in the last two weeks. also, it's an opportunity to find new playmakers wit

usf and cal state east bay as well and uc berkeley. it is possible that the big game between cal and stanford on saturday could be canceled. that is set for 4:30 in berkeley. the officials are waiting until closer to kick off to make the call. some southbound schools will still be open tomorrow despite the unhealthy air. kpix5 is in san jose with that debate over to cancel class. >> san jose state university staff decided to close down today and tomorrow because of the bad area. the question is, why are some schools deciding to stay in session while others are not. >> you smell the smoke the minute you step outside. >> reporter: the air quality in the southbound so bad -- >> it keeps getting worse and worse. >> reporter: the index hit levels higher than bangladesh, one of the most polluted cities in the world. some schools chose to school. >> at this time, schools will remain open. >> reporter: others like district under the santa clara district decided school will remain in session. >> i was wondering why it was not canceled. >> repor

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. >> san francisco state, usf, cal state east bay, san jose state and santa clara university have also canceled classes. they don't want students walking across campus. we have a complete list of all the closures running across the bottom of your screen now. it is also posted on our website, abc7news.com. >> i know. a lot of parents scrambling for child care when school is closed. the smoke is also making it tough on parents of kids who have not yet reached school age. >> live in walnut creek with that part of our coverage, eric? >> a typical fall day like this where it's crisp outside, parents might bring their kids to a playground like this one and let them work off excess energy. with the air so unhealthy, a lot of them are choosing to play indoors. parent after parent after parent headed in. that's what we saw when we pulled up outside the kids gym location in berkeley. and for one main reason. >> it's very smoky outside, and not smoky in here. so it's nice. >> the filtered air inside ensured that the youngsters could use their lungs to the fullest without breathing in a chest full

basketball's game was cancelled last night, no stanford basketball games through this weekend, and, tonight's usfmen's hoops matchup against arizona state was also called off. and the conditions forced the re-location of raiders practice once again. this is a look at the team earlier this week...as cameras weren't allowed at their alternate indoor facility. raiders...heading to arizona this weekend facing the 2- and-7 cardinals. draft positioning in play...as the silver and black currently hold the number one pick. derek carr...will be running an offense that has some new names at receiver since jordy nelson and martavis bryant are both out due to injury. we'll hear from carr on what expects from the cards defense, but first gruden on the team's change in preparation. r indoor, it's kind of like a soccerit's like an indoor ice rink that was transferred into a soccer field. we didn't have much room to get the splits and get the routes. we're not going to make any excuses. we're not the only people dealing with adversity right now.'"they have a really good defense. i don't know what their record is

basketball's game was cancelled last night, no stanford basketball games through this weekend, and, tonight's usfhoops matchup against arizona state was also called off. and the conditions forced the re-location of raiders practice once again. this is a look at the team earlier this week...as cameras weren't allowed at their alternate indoor facility. raiders...heading to arizona this weekend facing the 2- and-7 cardinals...a showdown with draft positioning in play. derek carr...will be running an offense that has some new names at receiver since jordy nelson and martavis bryant are both out due to injury. -- gruden on the team's change in preparation. <>"we're practicin indoor, it's kind of like a soccerit's like an indoor ice rink that was transferred into a soccer field. we didn't have much room to get the splits and get the routes. we're not going to make any excuses. we're not the only people dealing with adversity right now.' three keys for the three keys for the three keys three keys for the raiders this sunday in arizona... first off, get derek carr going... no touchdowns in the last two

she joined the cross country staff here at usf as a volunteer assistant last month. >> she's been one of the best track and field athletes for the last ten years. vast experience base and vast knowledge base. what we're after is the mentoring. >> i'll have things to learn from them and remembering why i do this sport to begin with and i hope to share with them the wisdom of 20 years of running now. >> if it sounds like she wants it all, she does. but not just for herself. >> i want to be a role model for other women, you can have a family. can you have a career. >> reporter:olinesch, nbc bay area news. >> that is one impressive mommy. >>> tonight at 11:00. could your neighbor's back yard be home to a tiger? we investigate a multi-billion dollar black market and the lengths people will go to, to smuggle exotic animals into the country to have them as pets. >>> and before we go, jeff ranieri is here with it already bei being dark. >> if you are heading out to cast your vote tomorrow morning, there could be some lines. tri valley at 47. south bay at 48. not much in the way of fog or clou

basketball's game was cancelled last night, no stanford basketball games through this weekend, and, tonight's usfn's hoops matchup against arizona state was also called off. and the conditions forced the re-location of raiders practice once again. this is a look at the team earlier this week...as cameras weren't allowed at their alternate indoor facility. raiders...heading to arizona this weekend facing the 2- and-7 cardinals. draft positioning in play...as the silver and black currently hold the number one pick. derek carr...will be running an offense that has some new names at receiver since jordy nelson and martavis bryant are both out due to injury. we'll hear from carr on what expects from the cards defense, but first gruden on the team's change in preparation. <>"we're practicing in an indoor, it's kind of like a soccerit's like an indoor ice rink that was transferred into a soccer field. we didn't have much room to get the splits and get the routes. we're not going to make any excuses. we're not the only people dealing with adversity right now.'"they have a really good defense. i don't kno

usf has canceled its men's basketball game tonight against arizona state on hilltop while stanford, their's hoops team did the same. vander videoer's -- vanderveer has canceled against ohio state. the women's soccer team in stanford in a ncaa tournament has been moved to salinas. >> thank you. between the colleges and the youth sports there are literally thousands of games canceled. one game not canceled, san jose state football will play tomorrow against nevada. it's not a 2:00 p.m. kickoff. it's now a noon kickoff. so a slight ajust. there. >> does that make a difference? >> i don't think so at this point. we will have to look at it closely. >> they are getting in it. >> that's their call. >>> our forecast tomorrow very unhealthy. we are going to see this fluctuate through the next several days. the best news is that as we hit next week, we have got rain coming our way next wednesday, thursday, friday. >> we we need it. >> let's go bowling. let's go to the movie. thanks for joining us. have a great evening. >> see you at 11:00. >> now on "extra." new details on the mysterious death of h

. >> dan mcgraph we ended up covering a sexual assault that happened at usf with this all american basketball player. we followed it all the way through. the most part of the play is very funny but there is this part that is actually very serious. and fits right in with today. that's a part of it. and also the part of kind of getting to know san francisco and how to fit into san francisco. >> okay, how do you see yourself fitting in. because i know that when you're writing you switched from sports and you started writing about some political issues. >> yeah. >> and whenever you write about politics in san francisco you might as well put a lightning rod on your head. how do you see yourself fitting into the city's culture. >> it is a target rich environment i have to say. if you're going to write a political column in san francisco there's a lot to be said for it. but i would sometimes get e- mails in all modesty and they would say you're the voice of reason. i kind of tried to take it down the middle in san francisco. because i was a moderate. san francisco is considered a con serbtive. -- co

>>> the bad air caused schools around the area to cancel classes including santa clara university, usf, cal state east bay, uc-berkeley and others. now, most bay area school districts will also be closed today. that list includes san francisco unified school district, all public schools in alameda, contra costa and solano and marin counties. but kpix 5's katie nielsen reporting that some schools in the south bay will still be open today. >>> reporter: in just a couple of hours, this campus here at santa clara high school will be packed with students, no doubt wearing masks like this one because the school district decided all classes should continue as scheduled. >> schools in santa clara county, k through 12, will remain open. >> reporter: a spokesman with the santa clara county office of education says the staff talked about air quality with the county health department and also school superintendent. they all collectively decided school should serve as a safe shelter from the smoky air so classes will go on as scheduled but many outdoor activities and practices are canceled. some pa

we are talking to graduate students from usf and berkeley who have expressed interest in taking on some aspects of the study. one of the things we are talking about his is having these students investigate the lobbying practices of these companies. the results of which could inform the city's efforts to pass state legislation, allowing for local regulation. the number of emerging mobility companies in san francisco seems to be growing by the day. our account puts them at more than 100. they fall under several categories. the biggest our ride services like uber and lift and then there are courier network services. while we cannot regulate t.n.c. at courier network services is an area where there is no regulation. supposed mates, door --dash, grub hub, amazon flex, caviar, and bike share and moped share and car share. micro transit like chariot and autonomous vehicle companies. workers on these platforms drive but they also use scooters, electric bikes, regular bicycles , i have met several couriers who walk and of course, i have also seen couriers on hover boards, as well. so what we hop

at -- usf political science professor james taylor. thank you so much for being here. we spent quite a number of weeks talking about tomorrow, and, tomorrow will be here. we spent a lot of time talking on the economic front about taxes, trade wars, policy front, illegal immigration, caravans. how do you think all of that is going to impact people? >> i think all of that is happening while this whole election season has been open. this is the culmination of what has been going on for about a year and a half. there have been a lot of open seats, especially on the republican side, where women, democrats, have been challenged. and viewed as successful. tomorrow will be the finalization of this process. so far, there has been a pink wall, women's performance, there has been a black wall if you will in local politics, in mississippi and alabama. there is expected to be some sort of a youth affect tomorrow. and different groups like the elderly and disabled and unions and soldiers, veterans, et cetera. all expected to contribute because there are unprecedented numbers of peop

no word on usf. back east, madison square garden, oregon, syracuse. todd frasier of the mets loves college hoops and got a good seat for the manute bol. 26 points, nine rebounds, four blocks. he is going to be a thing this year. oregon pulling away in the second half. peyton pritchard to kenny wooten and one. >>> it's the bay area family feud that has the nation talking. draymond green versus kevin durant. will they, the warriors, be able to move past the drama? it remains to be seen. last night in houston all eyes on 23 and 35. they were in rhythm on the court. early on green to durant. we all thought okay, then the warriors got drilled and along way they appeared chummy and with steph on the bench, checking the reports, ah, that's garbage. after the loss, more questions but no real answers. >> another game to play and having some time, how would you characterize how things are with you and draymond? >> don't axe me about that again. >> those emotions are what caused us to lose? then my bad. you know, we're not panicking. we are the best team in the

big winner today, usf men's basketball, 90-50 over the main black bears. but tonight, we've got usc and cal. we've got sanford and oregon the city in football. >> yeah. we look forward to that. all right. thank you, veteran. >>> coming up in our next half hour, we'll take you live to the fire lines in southern california where the woolsey fire is closing in on the stars in malibu. ident trump is tening to >> i'm chris ms. in malibu, where residents are among the 200,000 people in southern california who remain evacuated from their homes tonight. the latest in a live report coming up. >> and just hours after approving an emergency declaration for california, president trump is threatening to stop sending us disaster aid. america. land of blue jeans. and burgers. and while blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-american ribeye burger, made with 100% ribeye beef, ribeye burgers are back, america. try my all-american made with 100% ribeye beef fresh spring mix, and provolone

. >> from being a getaway driver to going to jail, to graduating as valedictorian of his class at usfrnaround and how he got help from two unlikely allies. >>> also, hang on. watch as a man hangs on for dear life after his hang gliding instructor forgot to hook him up as they took flight. >>> and we are tracking rain. there is more in the forecast. some really significant rain coming tomorrow night into thursday. see you back here. >>> an east bay man involved in a series of armed robberies 7 years ago is now graduating valedictorian from the university of san francisco. the felony conviction was about to keep him from fulfilling his future plans. but, ktvu's rob roth tells us the student is now getting help from the very people who once put him in jail. >> reporter: by all accounts, antonio reysa has completely turned his life around. that, here in the alameda county courthouse in dublin, he got some additional help from what would seem like two unlikely sources. the fremont police detective who arrested him, and the deputy district attorney who prosecuted him. >> almost my entire ad

of private use on public land is for juul labs, a tobacco company that's come under fire by the cdc, usf, and stanford, and whose core mission is addiction is unconscionable. this company has given us a new verb, juuling, because of their slick, high-tech cigarettes. up more than 77% in high schools and 55% in middle schools in one year. in fact, they are so addictive and attractive to youth that the city of san francisco has outlawed them, but somehow the city has allowed these leases and subleases for juul to occupy building 104 and now 102 in pier 70's historic core. you may have heard today that juul announced it will stop selling most e-cigarette flavors in stores and halt all social media promotions, but don't let that news fool you. juul is as addictive to its profits as kids are to their nicotine vape. read the fine print in the announcement, buried in the back of the announcement the company said it would renew sales at retail outlets that invested in age-verification technology, because even with juul's capitulation to not sell flavored pods for now, the jeangenie is already wa

basketball's game was cancelled game, no stanford basketball games through this weekend, and, tonight's usf men's game against arizona state was cancelled as well. and the conditions forced the re-location of raiders practice once again. this is a look at the team earlier this week...as cameras weren't allowed at their alternate indoor facility. raiders...heading to arizona this weekend facing the 2- and-7 cardinals. draft positioning in play...as the silver and black currently hold the number one pick. derek carr...will be running an has some new names at receiver since jordy nelson bryant are both out due we'll hear what expects from the cards defense, but first gruden on the team's change in preparation. that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station. >> total chaos. thousands stranded. the world's busiest bridge shut down. >> oh my god. >> was the east coast caught napping. >> and the dad that confessed to killing his wife and kids. his mistress speaks out for the first time. >>> plus -- parents freaking out. >> get my son off the bus

benefit greatly from the free free safety program period last year i was fortunate enough to attend usf. but due to finances, i had to transfer to city college. my mother works two jobs to pay for the mortgage. in the last two years, we lost my grandparents on my mom paid for all of the funeral expenses on her own period due to these financial hardships, a tent city college for free, as i cannot afford any other option period i am beyond grateful for the opportunity to attend city and work towards my career goals and veterinarian medicine. without city college chakra free city program, i might not be attending school this year. i urge the community to think about this decision as it affects the education of many people. free safety is an amazing program and i love to hear it is extended for a few more years. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am an instructor at city college and i am also an organizer with san francisco rising and a member of the union i wanted to share some sobering statistics about the latino community. students have the highest dropout right in high schools. latina wome

never really integrated we got rid of legal segregation but it was day facto and very much still with usfhere for a few days if you drive through the city it is obvious when you are in the black part of town or white part of town parts of the city are more segregated but if you look at a census map you see a strip of white through the middle and north and south is heavily black and that demographic is present in most of the united states with high rates of segregation according to every measure but it is not legally imposed it is day facto so with all of those conversations what integration really means how we pursue that or if we should but in the book i try to think what it means for black americans specifically. in the past people really did not distinguish between desegregation from integration that is the bare minimum definition that you take the laws off the books that require the separation of black people from the white people at the very least that is the first step of desegregation than a slightly more robust definition is to say it's more than just getting rid of the laws it wo

joins usf money tree next. >> and as we count down to the a company ceo joining us to talk cybersecuritymberg. ♪. >> the former head of the house intelligence committee says washington should look at the as the merger goes through. the deal needs approval from regulators amid signs the administration wants to make a harder for chinese firms to invest in u.s. tech. the sprint owner has ties to huawei. reportsares fell on the it is raining back production of the iphone xr. they have about 45 lines it initiallyhe 60 prepared. it is producing about 100,000 fewer xr's daily. it is not expected to receive any xr orders this holiday season. as the countdown to midterms enters its final hours, markets are holding their breath. how could the results affect ems? .et's go to singapore we know a divided congress has supported risk assets. are we expecting to see the same outcome this time around? >> i think the historical precedents are not clear. we do not have a number of examples when the house moves to the democrats. which is the best case for the midterms tomorrow. what happens in the midterms