feinstein has graciously agreed to share. i will be introducing and recognizing members of the committee shortly along with the lady with two hats right here. nice to have you here. absolutely. always part of the day. we also have some very special guests and extend them greetings. from district four, supervisor carmen chu. [applause] district 8, supervisors got wiener -- supervisor scott wiener. district 10 supervisor malia cohen. district 11 supervisor john avalos, and city treasurer jose cisneros. [applause] front and center. well done. very happy 100th to muni. since its first days of operation on december 28, 1912, this unique public transportation system has attracted and intrigue and amazed and served people from the city and untold visitors from all around the world. at to was the first major publicly owned transportation system in the nation and today is the seventh largest, carrying more than 200 million people a year. muni was part of the rebuilding after the 1900 sixth earthquake and served as a dynamic catalyst a

it will include many vips like dianne feinstein and norm mineta. when the service begins in 2016, it projects the warm springs to berryessa line will carry 28,000 punish -- passengers. this is a celebration to kick off the b.a.r.t. line starting today and the groundbreaking that will happen at 2:00 p.m. reporting live in share, lorraine blanca, kut -- in santa clara, lorraine blanca, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more people applied for jobless benefits. applications jumped to 13,000, to 380,000. the numbers have been steadily declining since last fall. >>> the california supreme court ruled employers do not have to offer workers breaks. they said requiring companies to order breaks is unmanageable and those decisions should be linked to workers. >>> it's a very important part of california history. >> the rush is on to save a bay area treasure. >> and mark tamayo is back to tell us when the next storm will arrive in the bay area. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back.

. >>> dianne feinstein wants democrats to block votes on a controversial concealed weapons bill. it would require states to honor concealed weapons permits from other states. dianne feinstein says that means someone can carry a gun in a state where they don't qualify for a permit. >>> two years ago scientists showed us how they would test oysters from the gulf of mexico to make sure they are safe following the bp oil spill. ktvu's david stevenson has more. >>> researchers say it has taken two years to calculate how the bp oil spill hurt marine life. >> when we look for the metals we cut through this section of the shell here. >> reporter: he showed us samples of american oysters pulled from louisiana, alabama and florida. >> when we look at shells collected in august 2010, after they had sat in the spill for a summer, and there are elevated levels of metals. he says 90% show tisher alterations -- tissue alterations. >> they are layers on each other. an animal with this type of tissue will be the handicap. >> reporter: they tried to reassure visitors that the seafood is safe to ea

sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was

senator dianne feinstein is expected there. this is ahead of the actual groundbreaking that take place this afternoon at 2:00 south of the planned b.a.r.t. site. live in fremont, stephanie truong, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, niephanie. >>> a peninsula neighborhood says it doesn't want friday night lights into its back yard. the sequoia union high school district plans to install 70-foot light poles at each corner of the football field by this fall. the project also calls for a new p.a. system. a group of neighbors concerned a fighting back. they've hired a lawyer to try to limit how often the school with use that new equipment. construction is expected to start this summer. >>> up next, why realtors are breaking for a new round of foreclosures across the country. >>> and a look at why upgrading your cell phone is going to cost extra with one major carrier. >>> also, a former presidential candidate heads to court. what's happeningouod t in the criminal case against john edwards. >>> what a turnaround when it comes to that f

senator dianne feinstein will call today for a billion dollars in public works projects to rebuild lef anothers and wetlands. >>> two men were shot in the head last night at a fairfield bar near travis air force base called perk's place. one man died at the scene, the other is in serious condition. an argument between two groups got out of control and someone opened fire. investigators say they're looking for more than one suspect. they don't think anyone from the air force base was involved. >>> bar owners in walnut creek will have a chance to vent tonight over a proposed crackdown on their businesses. the city wants all alcohol serving establishments to comply with new performance standards. some say that ordinance would jeopardize their profits and even shut them down. the city has been searching for a solution to a late-night spike in violence at bars in the downtown area. >>> 61-year-old mike marshall was last seen on march 31st when he became separated from a friend while hiking. his body was found yesterday in the little sur river. his older brother, fred marshall, got lost whil

senators dianne feinstein. the actual ground-breaking is at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> this morning yet another bay area city is cracking down on lighting up. city leaders in san rafael may extend an existing smoking ban to include apartment buildings and some outdoor locations. city laws already prevent people from smoking indoors and in common areas at apartment complexes. the city council is now looking at banning smoking in most apartments with buildings with 16 or more units. they're also looking at banning smoking in all outdoor dining areas, bus stops, atm machine lines and public event, except in designated areas. >>> new this morning, a strong earthquake hit the western mexico coast early today. the u.s. geological survey reports a 6.9 magnitude quake hit the waters between the baja peninsula and the northern state of fenora. that follows a 6.4 shaker that struck the mountains of western mexico wednesday causing plenty of shaking in cities up to 200 miles away from the epicenter. just yesterday an 8.6 qu

this was a demonstration outside of dianne feinstein's office. and demanding it not be torn down. the new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. this is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. and then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. this one was done in georgia. this is one in maryland green belt outside of washington d.c. this is right outside of the co-op. and then urban roads like this in the los angeles river and this is being built. this is mira loma park. this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oak

and also, on thursday april 5 at 10:00, between the embarcadero and stores street, senator dianne feinstein and mayor lee will post an opening ceremony for the celebration of the real way.

again, our democrats, senator dianne feinstein, nancy pelosi collette us down. now they are trying to come back on track. -- let us down. and they may, but again, the taxpayer pays for these projects. so far, the transbay, we do not see things happening the way we want to see that happening. we are not getting transparency and full accountability with the high-speed rail. you can call clinton. he will have a good discussion with the committee. he is one of those astute independent san franciscans who knows the law and speaks the truth. stop the hoodwinking. we have had a sufficient amount of it. commissioner avalos: any other members of the public and want to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this is an action item. commissioner kim: motion to forward with recommendations. commissioner avalos: we can take that without objection. next item please. >> prop aa strategic plan development update. this is an information item. >> last month, we briefed this committee on the proposed approach and schedule for development for the prop aa strateg

feinstein elementary school, e.r. taylor elementary school, frank mccoppin elementary school, john chin elementary school, lafayette elementary school, new traditions elementary school, shermin elementary school and aowla elementary school. would you give them a round of applause, please? we haven't verified this but we think this is, per capita, probably the greatest number of schools of any city in california and we want to congratulate not only the principals, but the teacher, the paraprofessionals and absolutely the students and parents at each one of these schools for their extraordinary efforts in achieving this designation. according to the california department of education, the distinguished schools program focuses on california's students and their entitlement to an equitable and rigorous education, which fits squarely with our strategic plan. the program identifies and honors schools that have demonstrated educational excellence for all students and progress in narrowing the achievement gap so on behalf of

on board with senator dianne feinstein who watched the vintage streetcar program what back when she was mayor >> for me, in 83 i did this with the first historic crawly festival and now today all these years later, to see it's still going, it is very special >> there was a $1.8 million restoration project and the original touches were there, wooden interior paneling. today's rollout also marks the official rollout. >> eye-catching new road signs of popped up in marin county warning drivers to be careful but it is not for pedestrians crossing or other hazardous conditions. they tell us to watch out for otters crossing lucky drive. >> is there any creature more lovable than an odder? one look at natures class clown and everyone has the same reaction >> they are so acute >> the first time my song when i thought i was seeing things >> mary lives in an apartment overlooking the canal. she has been delighted to watch a family of ron rotors that have been hanging out >> there frolicking going in and out and playing tag with each other >> to get to the other side they have to cross a tiny stret

and in a joint statement tonight, senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer say they are following this closely and will work with the usda and the state of california to ensure that all precautions have been taken. >>> police are searching for the drive by gunman who sprayed a duplex with bullets. the shots were fired from a car that hit a second floor apartment near constitution. the crime scene investigators recovered at least 15 spent shells. no one hit. there is no word on a motive. ?ai no final answer for -- >>> no final answer for people in a san bruno neighborhood. so they will now have to wait to find out what will happen to the pipeline buried under their street. john alston is live in san bruno where they wanted answers from pg&e. >> dan, just knowing that the pipeline is there has been troubling to a number of residents. they tried to balance the emotional trauma of neighbors with the desire to deal with the pipeline with as little disruption as possible. the small section of transmission line that exploded is long gone. but underneath glen view drive there are several

maybe dianne feinstein can own a home, but i cannot, and my friends cannot, and a lot of us are renting. another aspect of the issue beyond foreclosures that came up and other comments is in the 2006 u.s. census, there was around 32,000 vacant housing units in san francisco, which means presumably there is more that are unregistered, all of this while we have, as someone said, we have 7000 or 8000, it depends on who you ask, homeless people in the city, and people are dying literally on the streets while other people are keeping these homes. beyond the foreclosure crisis, beyond what is happening to the middle class is what is happening to the rest of us. capitalism is the real crisis, and it is an impressive system, and these problems with housing are not going to be resolved until the dissolution of capitalism. also, a supervisor mar, you were thinking a lot of people, but you did not think one group for their cameras help since 1992, and they are making use of vacant housing, and i would encourage everybody on this body to support that in to support efforts such as the sf commune. jo

and in a joint statement tonight, senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer say they are following this closely and will work with the usda and the state of california to ensure that all precautions have been taken. >>> police are searching for the drive by gunman who sprayed a duplex with bullets. the shots were fired from a car that hit a second floor apartment near constitution. the crime scene investigators recovered at least 15 spent shells. no one was hit. there is no word on a motive. ?ai no final answer for -- >>> no final answer for people in a san bruno neighborhood. so they will now have to wait to find out what will happen to the pipeline buried under their street. john alston is live in san bruno where they wanted answers from pg&e. >> dan, just knowing that the pipeline is there has been troubling to a number of residents. they tried to balance the emotional trauma of neighbors with the desire to deal with the pipeline with as little disruption as possible. the small section of transmission line that exploded is long gone. but underneath glen view drive there are seve

we're expecting former governor gray davis, senator dianne feinstein, local mayors, including san jose mayor chuck reed. the ground-breaking is set for 2:00 this afternoon on mayberry road just south of the berryessa site. if you're headed that way, be sure to take out your rain gear. >>> new this morning, police are trying to track down whoever shot two men overnight on the streets of oakland. officers say the two men drove themselves to the hospital after being shot on west street near 29th street overnight. neither was able to provide a description of a possible suspect. officers say the shooting may be related to an earlier shooting blocks away on myrtle street. in that case shots were reportedly fired at a woman but no one was hurt. >>> special technology is being used now in the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. santa clara county deputies are using sonar equipment to scan nearby reservoirs. it's the same type of device used to find laci peterson when she vanished. hundreds of volunteers continue to help out in that search effort and they're now going door to

and also, on thursday april 5 at 10:00, between the embarcadero and stores street, senator dianne feinstein and mayor lee will post an opening ceremony for the celebration of the real way. now to update you on projects that are showing exciting changes along the waterfront. first, the cruise terminal project. the cruise terminal meet and greet event is held at pier 29.5 on march 20. and it was 10 by approximately 60 neighbors. a good turnout. there were power point presentations. you can check the web site for up sites on all construction related activity, and that is ouat www.dpw.org. in terms of the project schedule, the short transformer has been disconnected, and the equipment has been stored off site. demolition is under way. it will be completed around april. the permit has been approved, and construction permit has been issued. this deal work is expected to begin mid-april. now to move the plant in st. wharf project. the demolition of peerier 36 is well underway. they have begun demolition work of the shut and your building. the pier -- the building should be removed by mid-april. co

. >> dianne feinstein weighed in on the oakland tragedy today. she called the shooting a symptom of the gun happy nation. >> they're striving to learn a profession, to live the american dream, doing nothing wrong, everything right, and this happens to them, it's a terrible and tragic thing. >> back in the early '90s, feinstein led efforts to ban many semiautomatic guns and restrict the sale of assault weapons. the ban expired in '05 despite her efforts to stop it. on our website, you'll find more biographies of the victims at the oikos shooting. >>> a warning in the south bay, a fake cop is conning innocent people, now real officers are trying torack down this impersonator. the man is targeting street vendors primarily, he pulls up in a green minivan wearing street clothes, flashes a fake badge and takes their wallet saying he's going to check their identities. when he returns the wallet, the money is gone. >> at this point it hasn't been anything violent. but it can always lead to any type of violence or something more dangerous. >> something to

from dianne feinstein when she first began here in san mission that was worth the investment. true. frank jordan, art agnos, willie brown, gavin newsom. all of us saying this is all worth it. we just have to make sure that the teams here know they have got the backing of the city to really perform this, and so the investors need to know that we are an investment-friendly town. we want to build on our success. we want to get more people the jobs they deserve here, and this will be a huge job creator. giants and associates, thank you very much for presenting this to us. this really excites us, and i know everybody has their hopes up for this to be excess full wall. we will all be there for the great team. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. i will add to that as a and not, as the mayor said, several layers, several administrations have been part of the ballpark process and part of the development of mission bay. but no one administration has been more focused on jobs and economic development than merely's administration, and we're very grateful to you for that. --

senator dianne feinstein says it has a big price tag but will also bring huge economic returns to silicon valley. >> oh, it produces tens of thousands of jobs. it gets people to the workplace quickly. it begins to build the infrastructure for the millennium. >> reporter: a second phase of the project would bring b.a.r.t. service all the way to san jose and to santa clara's caltrain station but funding for that phase still has not been secured. a congressman is optimistic federal funding, which accounts for about 40% of the total, will eventually come through. >> it's in the president's budget. i'm on appropriations and i'll help to get it. >> reporter: under current projections, it will be at least six years before b.a.r.t. trains roll into san jose, but passengers are glad to see a light at the end of the tunnel. >> i think it will be more convenient for people, save time and save money too. it will be really good for the environment too. >> long overdue. we'll definitely go to san francisco more often. >> reporter: and the project is expected to have a big impact on jobs, bringing about

a woman who managed, as campaign treasurer, dozens of promised campaigns including dianne feinstein, estimated a loss of $5 million in the embezzlement. why this went on for years is still a mystery. we did a story back in 2004 that linked her to a phony campaign committee for barack obama. it was unauthorized. he was raising money. yet it took this long. it's a sad case. a lot of campaigns have been wipe the out and feinstein, of course, is suing her. still the fact we saw some closure, we have yet to see what kind of sentence she'll get in the case. >> a little miracle of another kind in washington, d.c., a bill called the jobs bill actually pass whidbey partisan support. what happened? and what is this bill? >> well it was a bill -- it is a bill that's going to obama's desk, we think, as early as this week, and it basically relaxes regulation so that start-ups can get more money, or money earlier in their growth. there's parts of kniss bill and obama came up with some of the ideas in the state of the union. eric cantor grabbed six bills in the house, and called it the jobs act, an

feinstein had proposed that they insert into the legislation. that exempted american citizens and that was something that the sponsors of the bill carl levin and. john mccain as well as the obama white house decided not to do it really really interesting about how can. we saw last week even though this bill has passed it was signed into law on new year's eve when a whole lot of us were you know out celebrating the new year. it we're starting to see both republicans and democrats in congress even as recently as last week sort of really take interest in this matter we take interest in the n.c.a.a. and perhaps talking about. doing some things in the future to change it but mark you all are already trying to to make an amendment to take out some of the controversial aspect of it that wasn't put into place why is it that these lawmakers are taking this up again i'm not sure why i mean i think that if you and we're really you know this is a long document the n.d.a. we're only talking about two sections section ten twenty one section ten twenty two whi

one key supporter was dianne feinstein, putting pressure to chip in $900 million. >> the people were willing to raise their sales tax. that really produced a very high percent of local funds. with those local funds it wasn't too difficult to go to the federal government. >> a projected 23,000 riders used the extension into san jose on a daily basis whit opens. the project will connect to a new warm springs bart station, tunnel work is frway. there is a day to celebrate and thank leaders who provided key support. officials want to extend bart to downtown san jose. there is a six-mile run. federal transit administrator says funding will be a challenge. and he worries about the 40-year-old car autos that is the service down to san jose. we're celebrating that today. it's something to celebrate. we've been waiting to make it happen. we need to recognize we need to use tax dollars to reinvest what we have. >> there is no shortage of optimism. >> i just like to say thanks to the voters and taxpayers for what you've done this, is just the beginning of the yes, we can agenda. >> san jose res

. >>> dianne feinstein is looking to block votes on two bills. it would require all states to honor concealed gun permits issued in other states. she says most law enforcement officials oppose the bills because of the risk to officers. the national rifle association says it will keep working hard to get the bills passed. >>> who's who of big names right now getting ready for a big party to celebrate the ground breaking for the 49ers new stadium. ktvu's robert handa is there now. >> reporter: we are in the grand stands and down below in a few minutes it will start for the ground breaking ceremony celebration for the new 49ers stadium. to give you a look, you can see the big gold 49er helmet. in front is the main stage where the entertainment will take place, with cheerleaders, color guard units and music groups before jed york and jim harbaugh greet the 1500 invited guests. you can see the stadium replica. a version of the real stadium that will hold 68,500 seats. >> it is like we can't believe it but it is finally here. it is going to come true.

california senator dianne feinstein said the code is littered with loopholes loopholes and deductions that allow many of the wealthiest to pay a lower tax rate than middle class families and she urged republicans to reconsider when the senate beidates tax code changes. 72% of americans supported it. >>> the man who killed trayvon martin today asked the judge to step down. george zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin. the judge revealed she has a potential conflict of interest, her husband works for a attorney who was asked to represent george zimmerman but declined. news media organizations filed challenges to have court records unsealed. >>> authorities say a man suspected in three bank robberies surrend toward san francisco police yesterday. he is accused of robbing a credit union last tuesday and robbing banks the week before. police are holding him on robbery charges. bail is $300,000. >>> the secretary of homeland security talked about cyberthreats and why she met the -- cyber threats and why she met the students. >> how many