is at the scene with a report in 15 minutes. >> a spy scandal is putting the zoo on the hotseat this morning. an employees union after learning management may have been listening in on workers' private connections. we are at the zoo. >>> the zoo is denying they listened in on private connections. the union said they were and say a non-union member of management was the whistleblower and alerted them that spying devices were installed on two radios. a remote control can turn on the microphone from a remote location without anyone knowing. the radios in question belong to the executive director and director of i.t. management. >> came to a union steward and said i overheard the director of operations and a couple of buddies listening in on the connections of another manager and they were making fun of him. >> in a statement, executive director said monitoring the on the new radio zoo radio was for emergencies. when i was made aware of this, the feature was disabled. this is the latest tension between zookeepers and management. last year a young gorilla die asked some say there are concerns of the enclosures and t

. >> a san francisco zoo employee's union is calling tore an investigation over claims that employee radios were rigged to spy on private conversations^. the union positive zoo keepers say that radios blocking to the executive director and vice president of operations had a feature which allowed them to listen in on employee conversations. the zoo's executive director said it was designed to help in medical and safety emergencies and when she learned of the capability she had it disabled. the union said they learn about it from a non-union member of management. >> authorities are looking into death of a 5 a year old kayaker off the coast of marin. the body was found last night before can. crews raced to a distress call of two stranded kayakers. one made it to shore. police spotted the other kayaker's body on the beach. he was not wearing a life vote of. fatigue may have been a factor in the death. >> new details in an officer involved shooting that turns out that the woman shot and killed by san francisco police had a warrant out for her arrest. the san francisco chronicle said she ha

. >> san francisco zoo employees union is calling for an investigation saying radios were rigged to spy on the employees. radios belonging to the executive director and vice president of operations had a feature that allows them to listen in on employee connections and the executive director said the feature was designed to help in medical and safety emergencies and when she learned of this she has it disabled. the union say they learned from a non-union member of management. >> dozens of puppies get a new "leash," on life because of international volunteers. look at these. they are at the spca after a long trip from south korea. the humane society international rescued the 57 dogs from a dog farm. 42 arrived on monday and 15 more get here this afternoon. right now the dogs are under quarantine until they get a clean bill of health and then they will be put up for adoption. >> speaking of adoption, "national puppy day" is monday. we are getting you in the spirit now. check these out. send us a photo of your favorite cute pupty -- puppy. >> on monday we will life stream our puppy camera

zoo. the employees union is holding a news conference today after zookeepers discovered management may have been listening in on private conversations. our reporter is at the zoo with more details. >>> good morning. a union representative said that employee radios were used to eavesdrop on workers. the radios belonged to the zoo executive director and the vice president of operations. they include a microphone feature that allows them to pick up the private conversations, a union representative for the zookeepers is calling for a thorough express. he said it was a non-union member of management. >> one of our union stewards said i ever heard the director of operations and a couple of buddies listening in on the conversation of another manager making fun of him. >> the zoo's executive director is denying they ever spied on employees with the radios. instead, that feature was there to assist with emergencies. she said that it was disabled anyway. the union is holding a news conference later today and if any laws were broken they will seek legal action. >> we will cover that. developing news i

our reporter is at the zoo with more details. >>> good morning. a union representative said that employeeavesdrop on workers. the radios belonged to the zoo executive director and the vice president of operations. they include a microphone feature that allows them to pick up the private conversations, a union representative for the zookeepers is calling for a thorough express. he said it was a non-union member of management. >> one of our union stewards said i ever heard the director of operations and a couple of buddies listening in on the conversation of another manager making fun

francisco's zoo and its employees are launching separate investigations after allegations of spying, part of a safety overhaul following the 2007 tiger mauling at the zoo. every employee wears a radio. the unionays zoo managers were able to listen in on the radios and hear private conversations. the zoo says when it heard the concerns, the radio feature was disabled. >> 4:49. >>> a famine is playing out off the pacific coast involving thousands of california sea lions. scientists and marine mammal experts saying pups are being abandoned by their mothers. workers at the marine mammal center in morrow bay pups are found less than half of their weight. they're trying desperately to nurse the pups back to health. >> we're all here for the animal. >> warmer ocean temperatures have food supplies on the move that has sea lion mothers swimming for days just to feed themselves. >> 4:50. >>> the governor says he will spend $1 billion on drought relief. the bond money will be used for short term relief, getting food and housing help for unemployed farm,ers. it will include long-term plans including more water recycling, and flood control. >>> new this morning the first lady wrapping up her visit to japa

zoo and its employees are launching separate investigations after allegations of spying.t of the safety overhl following the 2007 tiger mauling at the zoo, every employee wears a radio while on duty. employees unionsays zoo managers were able to listen in on those radios and hear private conversations. the zoo says when it heard the concerns, the radio feature was disabled. >>> talk about a second chance at life. dozens of dogs will soon be ready for adoption after being rescued from what would have been a very gruesome death. >> indeed. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us, the dogs coming from another part of the world and being raised for meat. instead they're in the bay area. >> with he treat our animals like members of our family so a lot of times it's surprising to hear that in south korea dog meat is considered a delicacy which sells for several hundred dollars in part because it has perceived health benefits. these dogs about 60 of them will escape that fate because of the san francisco spca. the dogs were rescued from a meet farm after the owner was persuaded to quit raising dogs for meat and grow chilies instead. most of the dogs are of the mastiff breed and about half are puppi

zoo employees are upset. >> it has to do with the radios that the unions carry. they bought them as a safety measure after an i-team investigation shows the code red siren system wasn't working. now the same union rep says the managers are using the radios to listen to employees' private conversations. a teamsters' rep said they learned about the radio from a whistleblower. >> i overheard the director of operations and a couple of his buddies listening in on the conversation of another manager and they were making fun of him. >> the union claims two radios had the remote monitor feature enabled. and no zoo employees knew the feature existed. >> our employees carry their radios with them everywhere they go all the time and on their lunch breaks and in the bathroom. when they step outside they have a private conversation with their spouse, and all the while this feature was enabled. those two people could turn on the microphone on the radio and listen to it like a bug, like they were being bugged. >> in a statement zoo executive director tonya peterson says monitor

zoo employees are upset. >> it has to do with the radios that the unions carry. they bought them as a safety measure after an i-team investigation shows the code red siren system wasn't working. now the same union rep says the managers are using the radios to listen to employees' private conversations. a teamsters' rep said they learned about the radio from a whistleblower. >> i overheard the director of operations and a couple of his buddies listening in on the conversation of another manager and they were making fun of him. >> the union claims two radios had the remote monitor feature enabled. and no zoo employees knew the feature existed. >> our employees carry their radios with them everywhere they go all the time and on their lunch breaks and in the bathroom. when they step outside they have a private conversation with their spouse, and all the while this feature was enabled. those two people could turn on the microphone on the radio and listen to it like a bug, like they were being bugged. >> in a statement zoo executive director tonya peterson says monitor

zoo employees are upset. >> it has to do with the radios that the unions carry. they bought them as a safety measure after an i-team investigation shows the code red siren system wasn't working. now the same union rep says the managers are using the radios to listen to employees' private conversations. a teamsters' rep said they learned about the radio from a whistleblower. >> i overheard the director of operations and a couple of his buddies listening in on the conversation of another manager and they were making fun of him. >> the union claims two radios had the remote monitor feature enabled. and no zoo employees knew the feature existed. >> our employees carry their radios with them everywhere they go all the time and on their lunch breaks and in the bathroom. when they step outside they have a private conversation with their spouse, and all the while this feature was enabled. those two people could turn on the microphone on the radio and listen to it like a bug, like they were being bugged. >> in a statement zoo executive director tonya peterson says monitor

zoo. not over animals. at a news conference yesterday, the employees union said managers bought workers new radios but they had a feature that let managers listen in on worker private conversations even when the workers weren't using the radios. the zoo says that feature was used only in emergencies a claim the union isn't buying. >> there is simply no way to state that a system meant for eavesdropping people without their knowledge that was known only to the director and vice president of operations could possibly be for our safety. >> in a statement, the zoo's executive director says it is all about safety and they are not monitoring employee conversations. she said, quote, emergency monitoring on the zoo's new radio system was a vendor feature designed to assist with medical and safety emergencies. when i was made aware of the radio's capabilities, this feature was disabled. >>> chevron wants to clean up a toxic mess in oakland but some parents are worried the clean- up could do more harm than good. the site is on harrison street near an elementary there. da lin with a story you'll see only on 5. >> repo

teamster's union accused management of turning on a feature in the radios that allows officials to ease drop on private conversations of employees. the union scheduled a new's conference today and zoo officials say they have no interest of monitoring conversations of employees and disabled the listening feature on the radios. >> all right. >>> the time is 6:09. a woman in richmond is actually leaving her home because of out of control violence. >> we have to say no more death. no more violence. >> coming up at 6:30, the one thing she says has to happen before she moves back. >> but first, a san francisco church admits to dousing homeless people with water and what officials are doing after public outrage. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute here where traffic is going to be busy as you are driving in some areas. the eastbound commute and southbound 680 is okay getting into freemont. >> the last full day of winter with a mini summertime pattern with 60s near the coast and dare i say 80 inland. we will look at that, coming up. . >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2". it is 6:12. investigators say there is no evidence linking robert durst to the killing of a bay area teenager i

zoo is denying claims its spying on its employees. officials say they bought a new radio system to handle energies. however, the teamsters union is accusing zoo management of turning on a feature in the radios that let's officials eavesdrop on private conversations of their employees. now, the union has scheduled a news conference for today. zoo officials say they have no interest in monitoring conversations of employees and they have disabled the listening feature on those radios. >>> 7:07. a dialogue about race over a cup of coffee is happening at starbucks. janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to explain why this idea is causing so much controversy. >> reporter: it's been interesting. starbucks is asking baristas to write the words race together on their customers' coffee cups or put this sticker on the cups. the point of doing what is so the barista can strike up a conversation about race relations with the customers. they say they don't want to hold up the line and they say this is an offensive topic. the concept hasn't been getting warm fuzzy reviews online either. there has been backlash on the campaign started

employee at the zoo via this feature. i believe it's still safe for employees. >> management says the feature has been disabled but the union is investigating and it states no laws were broken. >> breaking news now in palo alto. you can see police officers investigating the apparent shooting death two of men in an apartment building on fabian way. according to palo alto online one body was in the manager's office and the other in the elevator. the shooting did impact operations for a while but authorities tell us they're not searching for suspects. >>> a 36-year-old michael robeson stepped down yesterday. he had been transferred from the special victims unit to course mountain unit. 13 other officers remained under investigation for texts. >> to a billion dollar plan to deal with california's drought. laura? >> it looks like the sacramento river is going to provide emergency water in the bay area because of the drought. the governor announced an expensive piece of legislation to ease the drought. most money doesn't go to drought measures. >> signs couldn't be more obvious. snow pack that are at lows and showing california s

employee at the zoo via this feature. i believe it's still safe for employees. >> management says the feature has been disabled but the union is investigating and it states no laws were broken. >> breaking news now in palo alto. you can see police officers investigating the apparent shooting death two of men in an apartment building on fabian way. according to palo alto online one body was in the manager's office and the other in the elevator. the shooting did impact operations for a while but authorities tell us they're not searching for suspects. >>> a 36-year-old michael robeson stepped down yesterday. he had been transferred from the special victims unit to course mountain unit. 13 other officers remained under investigation for texts. >> to a billion dollar plan to deal with california's drought. laura? >> it looks like the sacramento river is going to provide emergency water in the bay area because of the drought. the governor announced an expensive piece of legislation to ease the drought. most money doesn't go to drought measures. >> signs couldn't be more obvious. snow pack that are at lows and showing california s

zoo. not over animals, mind you. in a news conference yesterday, the employees union said managers bought workers some new radios but those radios had a feature that let managers listen in on the workers' private conversations. even when the workers weren't using the radios. the zoo says that feature was used only in emergencies. the union doesn't buy that. >> there's simply no way to state that a system meant for eavesdropping without the knowledge of workers that was known only to the president of operations could possibly be for our safety. >> in a statement the zoo's executive director says it is all about safety and they are not monitoring employee conversations. she said, quote, emergency monitoring on the zoo's new radio system was a vendor feature designed to assist with medical and safety emergencies. when i was made aware of the radio's capabilities, this feature was disabled. >>> new this morning, a plan to turn a struggling golf course in martinez into a housing development will have to wait. in january, the martinez city council voted to approve a plan to build dozens of homes on the 26-acre site. but no

zoo and it's not over animals. at a news conference yesterday, the employees union said managers bought workers some new radios butsten in on worker private conversations ee when the workers weren't -- even when the workers weren't using the radios. the zoo said that feature was used only in emergencies. the executive director says it's all about safety not monitoring employee conversations. but after the criticism, the director has now disabled that feature. >>> time now 6:52. a major dog rescue operation from south korea. where these dogs were headed before a bay area group saved them. >> reporter: code violations and fire response, one local city is evaluating everything when it comes to fatal fires. we'll tell you what prompted female announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models. or choose to save hundreds on simmons beautyrest mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses. the triple

employee at the zoo via this feature. we made some modifications to our system, but i believe it is still safe and reliable for our employees. >> management says the feature has been disabled. the unioninvestigating the case and will seek prosecution if state and federal laws are broken. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 4:00 today, thank you for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl. >>> the drought is a real problem, a hydrological challenge. >> the governor announces a billion dollar drought plan, why is most of the money going to flood control projects. >> in an uproar, residents in san francisco want to know what's behind so many apartment fires in their neighborhood. >>> california vintners are sued over high levels of a poisen. >> the acceptable level of arson? >> i'm sandy patel, change in seasons tomorrow will bring a shift in our weather we'll take a look at your weekend forecast coming up. >>> for the second time in two years, governor brown digs into the drought and proposes a massive relief plan. >> this is a struggle. and it's going to be something we're going to have to live with for -- how long we're not sure. >> good evening thanks for joi

employee saying management eavesdropped on conversations. the zoo had a response to this, stephanie. >> good morning to you, sam. radios are generally on zoo keepers at all times and that's really a big concern. the union represents the zoo keeper says it confirmed that newly installed technology on a new radio system has allowed two people, at least two people. >> including the executive director to secretly tune in to employees' private conversation. now, they are questioning the legality of this move again, it's responsible business practice to monitor communications through e-mail, even phone calls unless that call is personal. >> in california you have to inform the employee before recording it. they did issue a statement, quote, emergency monitoring was a vendor feature designed to assist with medical and safety emergencies when i was made aware of the the radio's capability this feature was disabled. the director saying this is all i great misunderstanding. the zoo keepers will hold a press conference after the zoo is closed. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang. "today in the bay." >> we'll have more on that later. >>> 6:14 apple is joining a list of companies, the blue chips. >> scott mcgre

zoo put in a code red system in 2007. then came code red buttons. then manager approached a union steward and said people were using the system to eavesdrop on employees. >> what i have said in the last few months who i have been listening, it is the only topic of conversation at the zoo for the last few days. >> advertising workers early on including things like gps, saying the system is designed for safety and medical reasons but also says they hope this is all just a big misunderstanding. >> more appropriate for law enforcement. i had that feature disabled from three radios that had it. now that is a feature use ford eavesdropping. >> we certainly take those claims seriously. >> now the zoo said that it is examining this manner and interviewing people also the union says that it has retained council. i spoke about that attorney who says she plans to launch her own investigation next week. christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. a community warned about rabies after a rabid bat was discover discovered. o three bats tested for rabies. neighbors are warned about the risk of touching them. they say this area does have a large bat pop

zoo employees are working in the safest possible environment. a lot going on. we should learn more at 5:45 at the slope boulevard entrance of the zoo. this is where zoo keepers and union reps hold a press conference. live, steveny chuang. "today in the bay." >> donald trump wants you to know he's serious about making a run for president. he's expected to attend a reception at the home of a new representative. he announced a home to plan a exploratory committee and he's not renewing the reality show "the apprentice." >> and the plan to reduce fast food restaurants did not curb obesity or improve diets. the city passed an ordinance to limit fast food restaurants but the study found obesity rates continued to rise even after the law passed. people have to make life style changes to truly bring obesity rates down. >>> how revved up is our local economy? when it comes to job creation, few places in the country is v the bay area beat. this is according to the job index for the 50 areas. san francisco, oakland, metro area tied for second with houston or orlando. south bay tied three other regions in that third spot. maybe hard to believe but new york city finished dead last