(steve) only one school -- willard middle school -- had lead levels exceeding state standards.. that fountain was immediately closed off to students. four other schools found some traces of lead in their water fountains... and those were also closed off to students. the school district says they are holding the schools at an even higher standard for lead than the state. we had 21 sites we tested, 6 tested above 1.0 so we are taking all those fixtures out of service.(pam) here is the list of the schools affected. again -- willard middle school we had 21 sites we tested, 1.0 so we are taking all those service.(pam) here is the (pam) service.(pam) here is the list of the schools affected. again -- willard middle school berkeley high school jefferson elementary school john muir elementary school leconte elementary school and hopkins pre-school (steve) more on schools now, and a new survey spotlighting the bay area's best places for kids to learn. the website niche=dotcom looked at everything from academics, faculty and sports.... to food, and student health and safety. as catherine

state exceeding lead levels school -- had willard middle school -- willard middle school -- had exceedingtate standards. five other schools had traces of lead in their water fountains... which have been shut off. here are the other school affected: berkeley high school... hopkins preschool... jefferson elementary school... john muir elementary school... leconte school. ( darya ) new this morning... the u-c berkeley police department is warning people after a mountain lion was seen near the campus. a school employee reported seeing the cub near the foothill housing unit. police are telling people to avoid hiking or jogging in the area alone... especially at dusk and dawn. and if you encounter a mountain lion... make a lot of noise and try to make yourself look as big as possible. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... man's best friend is a hero. how a dog saved a man from drowning near an east bay marina... ( james ) plus... google plans to build a mega-campus in downtown san jose.. hear why many people are concerned they will be forced to move. ( james ) and after the break.

only one school -- willard middle school -- had lead levels exceeding state standards..hat fountain was immediately closed off to students. four other schools found some traces of lead in their water fountains... and those were also closed off to students. the school district says they are holding the schools at an even higher standard for lead than the state. we had 21 sites we tested, 6 tested above 1.0 so we are taking all those fixtures out of service.(vicki) here are is the list of the schools effected. again -- willard middle school berkeley high school jefferson elementary school john muir elementary school leconte elementary school and hopkins preschool (grant) the website niche=dot=com says the bay area is home to all three of the best school districts in the state.( vicki ) and they are all within a few miles of each other.catherine heenan is here with the new report ranking schools throughout the bay area.catherine? (catherine) niche=dot=com says it came up with the rankings by analyzing public informationand user reviews.. saying it also looked at everything

only one school -- willard middle school -- had lead levels exceeding state standards..that fountain was immediately closed off to students. four other schools found some traces of lead in their water fountains... and those were also closed off to students. the school district says they are holding the schools at an even higher standard for lead than the state. we had 21 sites we tested, 6 tested above 1.0 so we are taking all those fixtures out of service. (steve) here are is the list of the schools affected. again -- willard middle school berkeley high school jefferson elementary school john muir elementary school leconte elementary school and hopkins preschool (pam) the university of california is postponing its vote to raise tuition... at its 10 campuses for the second straight year. the vote which was scheduled for today... will now happen in may. the board of regents have said it is necessary to raise tuition to compensate for state funding cuts. the proposed increase is just under 350- dollars a year for áin-state students. and just under a- thousand for áout-of-s

only one school -- willard middle school -- had lead levels exceeding state standards..our other schools found some traces of lead in their water fountains... and those were also closed off to students. the school district says they are holding the schools at an even higher standard for lead than the state. <> (grant) here are is the list of the schools affected. again -- willard middle school berkeley high school hopkins preschool jefferson elementary school john muir elementary school leconte elementary (vicki) google is moving ahead with plans to build a mega-campus in downtown san jose. many current residents are worried about the impact it will have on housing. south bay affordable housing advocates... staged a rally in the heart of google's sprawling mountain view campus. they are voicing concerns about the company's ambitious expansion plans in downtown san jose. google plans to build six- million - square- feet of office space ... where some 20-thousand people are e

only one school -- willard middle school -- had lead levels exceeding state standards.other schools had traces of lead in their water fountains... which have been shut off. here are the other school affected: berkeley high school... hopkins preschool... jefferson elementary school... john muir elementary school... leconte elementary school. ( robin ) a new survey is highlighting some of the bay area school districts as some of the best in the state. the website niche dot com looked at academics, faculty and sports as well as food and student health and safety. kron 4's catherine heenan shows us which bay area districts topped the list. palo alto's unified school district takes the crown as the top=rated in the state. more than 12=thousand students in grades k through 12, an average of one teacher for 18 students is slightly above the one=to=16 national average. palo alto teachers take home an average salary of more than 100=thousand dollars, and the per student expenditure is nearly 19=thousand dollars, fifty percent more than the national average,the los gatos=saratoga

the fountains now off limits are at berkeley high, willard middle school as well as three elementary schools and a preschool. the fountains were found in violation of district guidelines for drinking water. one fountain had lead levels 17 times higher than what's acceptable. the schools did the testing last month and turned off the fountains last week when the results came in. >> in the utmost of caution we're little naturing those and replacing them and we anticipate that when we retest that any potential risk will be gone. >> letters sent to parents contained information about the test findings and the district's plans to correct the problem. >>> this morning, police blame street racing for a high-speed crash in sonoma county. a 14-year-old boy is in critical condition. police told us he had some pliers and has been cited before for his driving. the front end of this white bmw was smashed in the crash. police say the driver was drag- racing in petaluma yesterday then hit a third car a mercury. that crash happened just before 3 p.m. yesterday on sonoma mountain parkway. at last chec

nice to see willard making the squad after being snubbed.e have a new all-star format, the top two vote getters will serve as captain. and they can choose players from either abc7's mike shumann caught up with steph. >> reporter: steph is looking forward to the schoolyard draft. >> first time it has happened in the league so you don't know what to expect or what is going to unfold. but to switch it up, it is going to be a fun look on the floor. might take getting used to. but the actual draft part of it, it will be cool. >> reporter: head coach steve kerr likes the change of pace but wants to see it getting back to basketball. >> it needs to be a basketball again. and i would hope the guys will take that to heart and make it a better game. >> reporter: word is that lebron who has the first pick will take kevin durant. steph has heard these rumors and will adjust but what about kd. >> i am prepared for anything. force him to the rim and block his shot. i am looking forward to that. >> reporter: might be fun and totally go against the grain. >

berkeley schools, lead contamination prompting administrators to shut the water off at berkeley high, willard middle school, jefferson, john muir and la conte elementary schools and hopkins preschool. the schools were found in violation for the district guidelines for drinking water, one fountain with lead levels 17 times higher than what was acceptable. the schools did the testing. >> we're taking the most care and caution we can to make sure that we are eliminating any potential access or exposure to lead in our water fountains. >> the berkeley school district has a remediation plan to correct the contamination. once schools comply the water is retested before those fountains are ever reopened. >>> coming up a thief with a sweet tooth robs a bay area tanning salon. >> he's armed and demands cash, but it's what he grabs on the way out that really has people talking. no >> anyone want a guinea pig because this guy has a whole lot of them? the rodent explosion in northern california that has its own nickname. >> and the new way to get around town that will get you up hilly city streets without

it went up to the president, dan willard, he pulled the sign. the water is money. -- muddy. it is not 100% clear cut would happen. we believe a lot of the evidence doesn't exist anymore because people didn't want to talk about it or it was something they were so use to seeing that it wasn't brought up in conversation. standing in our north passenger car shop. it houses some of the more significant pieces of the collection from the early 1900s. the one i am standing in front of is the cmj 1000, the first commercial diesel produced. this is one of the most significant pieces in our collection. when we start talking about diesel in general, people don't realize that occurred with this engine in 1925. if it hadn't been for the great depression and world war ii, and have started earlier in railroading. this particular piece was the first one produced commercially, by general electric, ingersoll rand and the american locomotive company. they worked together to produce this piece. it worked in new york for its entire life. we use it to talk about how diesel really changed everythin

nice to see willard making the squad after being snubbed. and you know, we have a new all-star format, the top two vote getters will serve as captain. and they can choose players from either conference. abc7's mike shumann caught up with steph. >> reporter: steph is looking forward to the schoolyard draft. >> first time it has happened in the league so you don't know what to expect or what is going to unfold. but to switch it up, it is going to be a fun look on the floor. might take getting used to. but the actual draft part of it, it will be cool. >> reporter: head coach steve kerr likes the change of pace but wants to see it getting back to basketball. >> it needs to be a basketball again. and i would hope the guys will take that to heart and make it a better game. >> reporter: word is that lebron who has the first pick will take kevin durant. steph has heard these rumors and will adjust but what about kd. >> i am prepared for anything. force him to the rim and block his shot. i am looking forward to that. >> reporter: might be fun and tot

ani shall dub thee "the captain willard." all right. did you maggots load the chickens?anticipated, will be a challenge. refrigeration of any kind is impossible. >> okay. well, i'm psyched. my dream has finally come true. blocked by officials? this could be months. okay. let the probing begin. [ speaking foreign language ] >> now, how do we do this? >> let's get under way before they figure a new tax to levy on us. our trip down river will take us some 120 kilometers even deeper into the jungle. but instead of kurtz and his ivory horde, a crumbling belgian research center with a shadowy past awaits us at our destination. it's the turn of the century map, so kisangani was then called stanleyville. leopoldville would be here. >> 3,000 kilometers or something like that. >> a long way to go, and we're taking a full ride. >> that's what we're doing, right? >> all the way to the atlantic? >> you didn't tell them yet? >> i don't think we have enough spam, gentlemen. a half day's journey down river, there's a local dignitary we've promised to visit. >> there's the chief who is c

willard, yeah, willard. logan scott frank and james mangold and michael green.s game, aaron sorkin. and mud bound roberto -- virgil williams and derees. >> for original screen play the big sick, emily v gordon and... get out, jordan peel. lady bird, greta groenig. >> the shape of water, vanessa taylor. and, three billboards outside ebbing missouri martin mcdonough. >> for performance by an actor in the leading role, tim think chalamet in call my by your name. daniel day lou is in phantom three. daniel kaluuya, from you know his name in get out. gary oldman in darkest hour. and denzel washington in roman j israel, esquire. >> and for performance by a actress in the leading role sally hawkins in the shape of water. frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing missouri. and margot robbie in i, tanya. and saschaan in lady bird. meryl streep in the post. >> um, um. >> and here are nominees for achievement in directing. >> dunkirk, christopher noland get out, jordan peel. >> wow. lady bird, greta. and, phantom thread, paul thomas anderson. and the shape of wat

unified school district have water fountains shut off because of lead contamination at berkeley high, willard middle school as well as three elementary schools and a preschool in berkeley unified school district. the water fountains were found in violation of district guidelines for drinking water. the schools did the testing last month and turned the water off last week after getting results. letters were sent to parents with information about the test findings and plans for correction. >>> today affordable housing advocates in san francisco will be submitting a petition to the city's election department. they are submitting 20,000 or so signatures to qualify a no eviction without representation initiative for the june ballot. the ballot initiative seeks to make san francisco the first california city to provide tenants a right to counsel against eviction. >>> a poll by the firm public policy polling finds about 60% of likely voters in the city would support the proposed initiative by a 2:1 margin. >>> a driver is facing charges after a messy hit-and-run crash in morgan hill. yesterday after

the fountains are at berkeley high school, willard middle school, three elementary schools in the district and a preschool. they were all found in violation of the district guidelines for safe drinking water. one fountain had lead levels 17 times higher than what's acceptable. it was the schools themselves that did the testing last month and turned off the water fountains last week when those results came in. >> in the utmost of caution we're eliminating those replacing them with lead safe fixtures and we anticipate that when we retest, that any potential risk will be gone. >> the letters to parents went home with information about the test findings and the district's plans for correcting the problem. >>> back now to storm watch, petaluma got pelted with hail this afternoon. at one point it started to cover up a parking lot. it also blanketed back patios. the hail stones were about a 1/4 inch in diameter. >> and this was the scene on the dunbar ton bridge during the afternoon commute. -- dunbarton bridge during the afternoon commute. there was rain on the peninsula side. it cleared as we m

in life, at a restaurant in pasadena, feynman would meet another student of wheeler and say, after willard came up and talked about some of his ideas and they sounded kind of zany, feynman said, we think that we are has gone crazy in his later years? he has always been crazy. and he mentioned the one electron universe to thoren and said well, you know the trick is to take the essence kind of like peeling the layers of an onion. we take the heart of the idea and you forget the skin. you forget the outer part. you take his ideas now usually on the mark. so at the time of feynman' research of princeton, he married his childhood sweetheart. he met arlene greenbaum in queens. she was a girl from queens. and they met at a dance. and he kept in touch with her throughout mit.and then he stayed in touch with her at princeton and at one point he decided it was time to marry her. since they been going together for so long. going steady as they said at the time. so then unfortunately, she developed a cough and the cough turned out to be tuberculosis. which at the time, there was no medicinal cure for

do not mess with willard. you are a trump supporter.t now. what do you make over the showdown, the shut down and making a way forward. >> i think trump is right on. they should have fired schumer. pete: should have fired schumer. >> yeah. pete: your senator here dick durbin is on that team, too. >> dick durbin ought to be out. pete: what do you hope happens next as it pertains to what's happening in washington? >> i just hope they can get this thing done and get back to business and recognize the people. pete: when it comes to north korea, we were talking about kim jong un, the stare down there, do you like the president's tough talk. >> i do. i think he ought to get tougher. pete: ought to get tougher. >> you betcha. pete: meaning? >> send the troops over there and let's get it done. go back and do the job that we should have finished when i was over there. pete: strong words someone who would know it from having been. >> there you betcha. most koreans know that was a fact. we have lost too many men and people over there in that war. a

in berkeley -- willard middle school's test results reported close to 17 parts per billion of lead ating fountain. but as we reported yesterday, water sources at six áberkeleyá schools have been shut down. the berkeley unified school district website touts a 10-month plan for removing contamination. pam and steve...we'll keep you posted. (pam) surveillance cameras are becoming an increasingly popular option for bay area residents concerned about security.(steve) as kron4's haaziq madyun reports...citizens in one east bay city are taking steps to protect their neighbors as well -- allowing police to use their home security cameras as part of a city-wide surveillance video network. a smash and grab auto burglary spree in the city of san ramon sotthe citizen's view camera reg

schools affected include: berkeley high,..willard middle ntary >>> water fountains at the becker unifiedare shut down, a high school, middle school and two elementary schools and pre-k. they are fixing it. >>> today in san francisco, jewish groups and advocates for illegal immigrants are set to hold a rally against planned federal i.c.e. sweeps. they are meeting at noon outside i.c.e. headquarters on sansom street. raffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. 8:27. we are tracking fog and some slowdowns for drivers along highway 37. excuse me, this is 101 near ignacio boulevard and if you are heading through novato, your ride is very slow as well as on highway 37 near lakeville highway. richmond/san rafael bridge, this is the toll plaza. headlights moving westbound. then we have a backup that extends along westbound 580 from marina bay parkway to sir francis drake boulevard. about a 12-minute ride. here's highway 37. right at highway 121. folks are dealing with that "karl the fog" this morning riding shotgun for the friday morning commute. [chuckling] over at the golden gate br

>> reporter: willard powell's car was parked in front of the building and he came outside to find itrozen shut. >> i have never felt the cold like i'm feeling it in these last few days. the only thing i can think of is alaska or the arctic. >> reporter: it was actually warmer tuesday in anchorage, alarks th alas alaska, than in new york city. >> it is really chilling. >> reporter: and in chicago where temperatures reached at least 20 degrees. >> you thought you were cold last year, you thought you were cold last month, but you weren't cold. now you're cold. >> reporter: now, many schools throughout new england and parts of the midwest and the south are delayed or cancelled today because of the cold weather, but it's not over just yet. we're expecting more cold temperatures pretty soon. >> demarco, thank you very much. >>> slick roads could make for a dangerous commute across the south this morning. subfreezing temperatures froze fountains from south carolina to texas. forecasters predict the coastal storm will bring 1 to 3 inches of snow from north carolina to georgia today. manuel b

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> willard mitt romney. >> wahoo! to be closest friends president trump throwing shade on his top adviser steve bannon and the back and forth continu bombshell book has come out and statements made by bannon in the book target the president and his son donald trump injury. late last night the president's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to bannon ordering him to stop making quote disparaging statements. >> let's get the late fest from axios report sheena. what is the latest when it comes to feud now yesterday seemed to boil over between steve bannon and president trump. >> bombshell. >> as my colleague mike allen has reported from axios am we're hearing two thing, one, as early as today, trump and his lawyers may be suing michael wolf who has written his book fire and fury and, two, it's reported from according to our sources that michael wolf has actually dozen of hours of recordings which may ease some concerns that some of his quotes may not be as true as they appear in the book. >> shannon, so much going on

. >> but they get a bad rap, except with willard. >> talking about movies, can i segue?bleak year. >> bleak year at the box office. total ticket sales sold in 2017, 1.2 billion, a 5.8% drop from the prior year, and the lowest total since 1992 it's being blamed on a weak lineup and the rise of streaming services and the ease of at-home entertainment. i think the at-home entertainment thing is finally -- >> it's real >> 70-inch screen. >> i can't tell you how often i say to myself, can i just watch it at home i see the ad, i'll watch it at home >> did you see dunkirk >> i have. >> waiting to see it. >> incredible. >> saw it at home. it was great >> i saw it on a plane, now i want to see it on a big screen at home. but i guess it would be great in the movies great. what a great movie >> very well done. >> it really is. >> you were not triggered by any of the -- the one nation trying to win over another? that didn't trigger you? >> i was not triggered >> you know who you would have hated? >> churchill >> you think >> he said stuff about the germans. churchill was a bad guy i

willard case of c.d.c. was breathtakingly candid when he said, live births are little known because organized medicine from fear of public clamor and legal action treats them more as an embarrassment to be hushed up rather than a problem to be solved. it's like turning yourself into the i.r.s., he said. what's there to gain? the tendency is not to report because there are only negative consequences. an undercover investigator asked an abortionist, what due do, what's your protocol when a child is born alive? the key is you need to may atext to who is in the room, right -- attention to who is in the room, right? when we're talking about cover-up, ensuring that the people in the abortion clinic all gag themselves and not speak to the truth of what has happened. a baby has been killed after birth. the legislation today requires a significant penalty. that health care practitioners present at the time that the child survives the abortion exercise the same degree of professional skill, and care and diligence to