on the america's cup pavilion. before the announcement we reached out to telegraph hill dwellers association, john ballinger specifically to discuss it before the announcement went out and they agreed to set up a number of follow-up meetings. starting on february 12th, we met with the telegraph hill dwellers association. we provided open site tours on february 20th and 22nd of the pier 27-29 project. we had another follow-up meeting on february 26th at pier 23. on march 1st, we met with a group of neighbors at their homes and it was a collection of various neighbors. we filed -- >> [speaker not understood]. >> we didn't select anybody at that time. we were listening to everybody's concern. the neighborhood steering committee is a group of individuals that live in different residences throughout telegraph hill. so, the america's cup event authority and live nation didn't select anybody per se. they selected themselves and we didn't feel like we were the right body to appoint them. we felt they needed to come from th

he was the strategist on the america's cup team. he was 36 and has a wife and children. >> we obviously had a tragic day today on the bay. and our thoughts and prayers are with bart simpson's -- andrew simpson's family, his wife and kids. and also with my the -- rest of the teammates. >> reporter: now, by all accounts simpson died doing what he loved. he had been sailing since he was 6. now, the boat itself has had a few mishaps. its first sail was delayed after team members reported hearing noises on board in october according to the america's cup website. and then months later sailing was suspended again. so far, no comment from the team as to whether or not they will still be participating in the america's cup races this summer. live on treasure island, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> what were the conditions like on the bay when the boat capsized? >> reporter: you know, it was windy yesterday around 15 to 20 knots. not extreme conditions by any account. but, you know, these are experimental boats and they are so large, any little mista

yesterday the america's cup ceo steven bar clay left open the one possibility that the america's cup could be canceled. he spoke with us and he offered a clarification of the statement and some reassurance. >> the comments that i made yesterday was everything was on the table. the point that i was making was while we had every expectation that the america's cup will proceed in san francisco as planned we're not ruling out anything. we rant want the review to run its course and we want the see the recommendations and then we want to make decisions. >> reporter: it's a likelihood we're going to see the america's cup on the bay this summer? >> highly likely. as i said we have every expectation that the cup will go ahead as planned but we are going to await the scout come of the review to decide exactly what we need to do in anything. >> reporter: everything is on the table but obviously would take a rather devastating finding to actually cancel the america's cup. ann? >> exactly don, they've invested so much in the america's cup already so do you think they have a really considered canc

plan over the america's cup. and, so, the concerts where they came up very briefly was really not the time for that discussion. we met with the steering committee just a couple days before that and i provided the traffic plan to the steering committee which included our augmented transit plan. around that area of lombard and the embarcadaro and [speaker not understood] and montgomery, that's always a challenge at any event that includes anything on the waterfront. from this meeting that we had last week with the neighbors and ms. more even a was there and a number of folks, ~ a couple good suggestions came out of that. i met with enforcement staff this past week, actually day before yesterday, and we discussed many of those issues, including putting pcos to time the lights. pco's to address the pedestrian flow ~. those are all things that we used, for instance, during the outside lance concert in golden gate park this past year where we had about 65,000 people exiting the park at one time. and we had very success

111 years. >> reporter: the america's cup is the oldest trophy in sports. >> traditionally, the america's cup has been in what you call a yacht, a technology that hasn't changed for a couple of hundred years. >> in the space of just two or three years, the sailing technology has changed beyond today's recognition. today they're multimillion dollar catamarans, equipped with carbon fire wing, not a main sail, built to fly, three or four times the wind speed and touch nearly 50 miles an hour. >> it's the most advanced sailing technology possible. it's the difference between a biplane and a jet plane. >> the captain of the u.s. sea also flipped on a practice run here in san francisco bay. that was not long after i sailed these waters with the crew. are you pushing it yet? if. >> the america's cup wants to shed sailings old blue blazer image and win a new younger audience. >> are there old traditionalis s s wearing the blazers and look at you and think that's disgusting? >> no question. no question. look, like i said, i have nothing against those guys, you know? i respect. the fact is that thi

the swedish team try to win the america's cup. the boat capsized a little after 1:00 this afternoon. andrew simpson was trapped underneath that boat for about 10 to 15 minutes and they tried revive him but they could not, he drowned. >> the other ten crew members are said to be okay this happened just after 1:00 today. of course, we will be following this story throughout this newscast and have another update at 6 p.m. and will be right back. >>> not just wine by music, thousands of people heading to napa this weekend for the first ever major music festival. the napa valley ex-spot site of the inaugural bottle rock festival. the four-day festival features food, wine and dozens of the world's biggest and most popular bands. roads and some local businesses were closed because of the expected traffic. nearby residents say it is all worth the hassle. >> my mother is really excited about t everyone that's come by has been really excited about it. so i think it's good thing for napa. >> okay. heading up there you can see kings of lyon,

he was the strategist on the swedish america's cup team. he was 36 and had a wife and children. >> we had a tragic day today on the bay and our thoughts and prayers are with bart simpson's -- andrew simpson's family, his wife and kids. and also with my -- the rest of the teammates. >> reporter: by all accounts, he did die doing what he loved. he has been sailing since he was 6. the boat itself, though, has had a few mishaps. its first sail was delayed according to the america's cup website after team members reported hearing noises on board in october. then a few months later sailing was suspended again. so far, no comment from the team as to whether or not they will still be participating in the america's cup competition this summer. but we are expecting to hear more from them in a press conference later on today. right now live on treasure island, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> ann, can you tell us the conditions on the bay when the boat capsized? >> reporter: you know, it was windy. we're hearing it was about 15 to 20 knots. not extreme condit

for the america's cup. we will have the latest coming up. >> the man who kept for women captive for more than a decade is behind bars. we will learn more about what went on inside of the phone off ariel castro. >> the warriors are back to the bay area for game 3 in the playoff series. they will play the spurs. we will have a live report from borecole of rena coming up. the oracle coming up. goodnight. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone's phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude... in the moment. chase quickpay. so you can. mcdonald's dollar menu, home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... ♪ ...and other amazing tastes, for just a dollar each. ♪ like the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the new grilled onion cheddar burger topped with caramelized onions and melted white cheddar. everyday, as always, there's a lot to love for a little on mcdonald's dollar menu. >> this is very sad. this is very sad for the america's cup. >> the

training for the america's cup race. andrew simpson part of the swedish racing team could not be saved. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard, cornell? >> the news conference will begin any moment at pier 27 which is now home to the america's cup event. we help to learn more what happened on board the racing catamaran, an accident which took the life of a star sailor. 36-year-old andrew simpson is a true superstar in the sailing world, from great britain, a two-time olympic medalist. he and his crew of ten were doing practice runs on the swedish rating catamaran artemis and something went wrong. it capsized and simpson was trapped under the water for 10 minutes. efforts to revise him were unsuccessful. the crew was pulled to safety. team is devastated. in a statement the group says "our thoughts are with andrew's family who suffered a tragic loss." artemis will conduct a thorough review of the accident. this is a picture of the room where we will hear from america's cup c.e.o. and captain from the united states coast guard

san francisco bay where teams with the america's cup are out practicing right now for the first time sin the deadly accident on the water. america's cup officials are recommending more than three dozen changes to improve safety during the race. it comes two week after british sailor andrew bart simpson died. yesterday the head of the artemis racing team said they will not race if organizers do not make changes to protect sailors. >> todays officials will show abc7 news the work being done on the new bay bridge to replace broken bolts. we will get appear update on testing of the other bolts. this month, officials announced a plan to install large steel saddles to fix the problem of the broken belt. 32 bolts broke in march while being tightened but similar bolts since tightened have shown no sign of failure. officials say a landslide that destroyed part of a neighborhood in lake county has stabilized. the slide in lake port has virtually destroyed seven homes and forced residents to evacuate ten others. the ground was moving 1' to 2' a day but there is no get were movement since may 14

in 2012 when they approved the america's cup project. the main argument seems to be the e-i-r conservatively found noise associated with amplified music and traffic impacts as a whole could be significant even after implementation of mitigation measures. but the city has implicitly made findings set forth in the police code that require rejection of the place of entertainment permit. appellants could be tend the commission had no choice but to deny the permit. but appellants are doing is confusing two different standards. ~ contend the standard of citi qua significance is different than the standard under the police code. ~ c-e-q-a there is nothing in the police code that indicates the entertainment commission can impliedly make findings. just the contrary is true under the police code. the commission must issue a permit unless it expressly makes findings that the standards cannot be met. under section 1060.5 of the police code, the standard for rejection of a permit for noise is as follows. that the noise would "substantially interfere

he was the strategist on the swedish america's cup team. he was 36 and has a wife and children. >> shocking experience to go through. and we have a lot to deal with in the next few days in terms of assuring everybody's well- being. >> reporter: there are messages of condolence posted now on the artemis facebook page. those who knew him say simpson died doing what he loved. the boat itself has had a few mishaps. its first sail was delayed after team members reported hearing noises on board in october. according to the america's cup website, months later sailing was suspended again. so far no team comment as to whether or not they will be pulling out of the america's cup races, which start this summer on the san francisco bay. we are expecting to hear more from them in a press conference later today. live on treasure island, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the boats in the america's cup are considered the fastest sailboats in the world and among the most unstable. you may recall last fall the oracle team's boat capsized in the bay, as well. no one w

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>>> more information is expected today in the wake of the death of a veteran sailor in the america's cup training run. we'll tell you what is happening today that will determine what is next for the event. >>> early morning fire at a popular san francisco restaurant. why firefighters had a tough time putting it out. >>> a music festival expected to draw thousands this weekend in napa has some neighbors fuming. we soak to one man who said he could hear the blaring music ten blocks away. this is all when the morning news continues. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us on this friday morning may 10th i'm pam cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. let's check weather, traffic, steve, do we need a jacket or sweater this >> i would. it's chilly out there this morning. inland temps will start to warm up. it's one of the days you start out man it's cool but today it's rather warm. unless you are down toward santa cruz or capitola it will be cool. 50s and 60s upper 70s and low 80s. >>> westbound 24 that traffic looks okay driving between walnut creek and oakland to the caldec

at the moment facing the republican party, seems to me, this is question of the extent to which america is a welfare state, the extent to which america is as europe is, a place where everyone, to an extent, is looked after, and i think it's a legitimate debate, and it's not something i would impinge on, and i'm sympathetic as an american way of doing things because it's done well over 2 # # 00 or more years, so i'm not in any way, shape, or form in the book suggesting americans should be more european, and, in fact, rather the opposite, but you have to be honest with yourselves about the extent to which you are that frontier people where you don't depend op any government, federal government, state government, anything at all, do it yourself, or whether actually in the modern age, that's unrealistic, whether it's setting up businesses, whether it's providing the infrastructure that modern societies depend on, whether it's keeping the citizens relatively healthy and able to participate fully, everyone to their full extent, to the extent of their capabilities, and all those things, you go

the america's cup races start in july. the america's cup is a two-month event which, as i said, begins in july. this deadly practice run is the third major crash since crews started doing practice runs in the bay. in october, team oracle's catamaran capsized near the bridge. look at this. in this crash all crew members avoided major injuries but the bloat had $2 million of damages. in june 2011 another video shows us right here a 45-foot catamaran owned by oracle racing capsized in the bay sending one crew member through the boat's sail. no one was hurt in that crash either. if you want to know more about andrew simpson or the crash, go to the website, nbcbayarea.com. just search america's cup. >>> more breaking news to get to. oakland's interim police chief has already been replaced just two days after taking the job. anthony was given the position in the wake of the departure on wednesday. sources tell nbc went will be deputy chief. a news conference scheduled in 30 minutes. we'll have much more on this story tonight at

the swedish entry into the america's cup artemis was training on the bay yesterday morning when the catamaran capsized. 36-year-old andrew simpson was trapped under the both and died. the coast guard, san francisco police and the america's cup event authority are all investigating the incident. in the past hour, investigators spoke publicly about the accident. claudine wong is live in san francisco with the emotional tribute to the artemis sailor who died and their thoughts on how this will affect the races on the bay. >> reporter: that press conference wrapped up been the past ten minutes at pier 37. if you take a look around, you can see people breaking down and the interview still being conducted. we've learned organizers said nothing is off the table which means there could be no changes following this accident or the race could be called. they just won't say. only saying a review must be done first before decisions could be made. it was emotional here. no representatives from the artemis team because the america's cup regatta director said they are giving them time to grieve. although it

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we do expect the ceo of the america up aauthority and direction. this morning will be -- he was an olympic medalist. he leaves behind a wife and infant son. live on treasure island claudine wong. >> thank you. last october a coo ma ran jesus going to that the tide dragged pieces of the boat four miles past the golden gold -- the yacht flipped over but the crew was able to quickly right the boat. in that incident one person did suffer a minor injury. of course our coverage continues at ktvu.com. we posted more information about the racing career of andrew simpson. you can also see unedited video of the recovery incident. >>> police are investigating another shooting near a little league baseball field. it happened yesterday afternoon. police blood on the street. but the gunfire briefly forced the postment. more than an eight hour standoff in vallejo has ended in the arrest of a sexual abuse suspect. during the standoff deputies say they deployed a robot and a police dog to assist swat officer. he was taken to the hospital after being bitten by polic

monte francis spoke to the chief executive of the america's cup within the last-mile-an-hour. what did he have to say? >> reporter: well, terry, steven barclay said he would await the findings of an internal review before making a final decision but he said he expects the america's cup will go forward as planned. in addition to the coast guard investigation, the america's cup organization has launch eed its own probe into what caused artemis to capsize during a training run on thursday killing andrew simpson. barclay said safety changes to the race could be put in place depending upon what the internal review uncovers. the british press is reporting that the victim's family is now raising concerns about the safety of the design of the vessel saying the boats used in the america's cup have become too big and too fast. here is how steven barclay responded when i asked him if the boats are just to dangerous. >> these are not the biggest boats in sailing. there are boats of various sizes and speeds all around the world. i think what we have here is we have a group of people who ar

monday, they did not rule out the possibility of canceling the america's cup event this september altogether. we heard a real picture about this sport, an extreme sport where people push themselves and their boats to the limit. we have learned a little bit more about what happened on the water heads in with the artemis boat that it was bearing away, a difficult maneuver. it suddenly changed directions. the wind flow was going against the boat. that's when it nose-dived and capsized its hull ending up upside-down broken in half. at that point, simpson was out of sight. >> i think what happened yesterday was not on the radar for any of us. artemis and oracle were, uhm, out there training in what they have been doing for months. [ voice breaking ] >> and -- and looking, frankly, quite good. the difficulty is, it was to be artemis' last day. >> reporter: the team artemis 72-foot catamaran capsized during a practice run yesterday afternoon throwing all 12 crewmembers into the waters of the san francisco bay. everyone but british sailor andrew "bart" simpson made it out alive. simpson was trapped

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more questions about the america's cup. they're concerned about the safety of the sailors and there's talk of some teams possibly pulling out of the race because of last week's deadly accident. here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> reporter: there is a cloud of uncertainty other the america's cup campaign here in san francisco. the owner of the luna rosa is quoted in an italian magazine saying he will let his crew decide whether or not to continue with the upcoming race. san francisco mayor ed lee is aware of the speculation and anxiously awaiting to hear from america's cup officials. >> i'm keeping very close tabs with all of the teams. i want them to feel as safe as everybody. this is an incredible race but also one that should not compromise safety in any way. >> awe san francisco lead erss worry about safety the investigation continues as to why the artemis capsized killing one of the sailors on board. the traffic division which oversees both accidents in the bay is one of the many agencies looking into the cause of the

with the america's cup event ceo. we are expected to get an update on what exactly caused the boat accident. stay tuned to kron4 and our 247 news channel comcast 193 as well as digital 4.2. >> a new crime reduction private project wa threesprojecd thursday at oakland police headquarters. some of the findings revealed in the report are stunning for a major american police department. in one incident last year a part-time investigator was assigned to more than 10,000 burglaries. other findings and reports show that fingerprint evidence gathered at burglary scenes, showcasing found at shooting scenes are not being used in police investigations. there are about 20 recommendations for change and the report. this consultation report is being issued just one week after a court-appointed overseer criticize department leadership. this is also one day after police jeep howard gordon surprised everyone by stepping down citing health issues. one of the bay area's most wanted fugitives will be in court later today, and dmitri stor

are you happy with the plans for the america's cup? do you think the city should try it spend money to keep the 49ers? supervisor mar: did not get me started. i could go on for a long time. i think america's cup will help the whole area. i think the organizing committee has a big task to raise a lot of private sector money so it does not impact negatively on our general fund, but i do think the deal crafted by a lot of the enforcement is a good deal will help a lot of the parts of the city that need the help. it is also a lot of gauging of community groups and the yacht club saying that they want to provide better boating opportunities and education for young people in the mission district or, hopefully, in the mission or other places. but i know that as the america's cup moves forward, there are many community-based groups that want to be part of it. we recently had communications from the parks council wanting to ensure the swimming and blue and green projects could be created with the america's cup also encourages improvements of sw

comes less than two months before the start of the america cup. event many lacking forward to. >> we watched the boats come by and practice all the tile. we always comment we watch the boats and it was just surprised commenting on it and watching them practice for the race. sad to hear that somebody died. >> in the days to come we will learn more about exactly what went wrong. publisher of sailing magazine latitude 38 said several things could have happened. >> possible mechanical failure. there could be some kinds of crew just mishap in the about usage of the boat and also of course wind wave conditions. >>reporter: he says sailor can easily get tangled in rigging become trapped in a hole or be knocked uncon shuchlts he describes the racing catamaran as extreme boat that get push to the limit. >> across all spouvrts element of danger or behind you don't want to cross and up fortunately and sadly it appears that happened today. >> sf pd leading the investigation that what happened. we may learn more tomorrow when the america's cup event authority

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this is not the first accident on the bay during america's cup training. in october, the oracle sailing team flipped putting their 72' catamaran to the test and 13 crew members were on board and all were recused but the boat sustained major damage and the crew took months to repair. strong winds capsized the catamaran. we will have continuing coverage of this tragedy on the bay check back with cornell bernard later in the news conference and at the 11 a.m. news conference with more at eleven with updates on twitter. >> develop news from cleveland where we learn new details of the man accused of holding three women captive if a decade. the prosecution says they could pursue the death penalty against ariel castro, the 52-year-old is now on suicide watch in jail. he made the first court appearance yesterday. we brought it to you on the use a-- abc morning news and he admitted to being a sex addict and cooperating with investigators. stay with abc7 news with were more from katie marzullo next half hour. >> the santa clara department of social services is askin

boat in the america's cup. >> 504 . the first of the funerals of schedule today if following the deadly tornado in oklahoma. >> the nine year-old antonia candarella . will be laid to rest. she is one of seven children who died in the destroyed elementary school. moore may air glenn lewis says he will propose an ordinance to require all new homes at storm shelters. president obama will travel to moore on sunday. the powerful twister killed 24 people, including 10 children and tore through as many as 13,000 homes and schools and hospitals. >> oklahoma city mayor says early estimate of losses at between 1.705032706 billion. but the oklahoma interest apart is that the loss could be much more. >> it is amazing how many people come together to help. >> the losses estimated at between $1.5 million and $2 billion. >> new informations is coming in on the deadly attack on british soldier in london. both suspects in the attack or part of an earlier security service probe. the british government's emergency committee will meet toda

: the america's cup is the oldest trophy in sports, but times have changed. today's boats are multimillion dollar catamarans, equipped with carbon fiber wings, not a mainsail. built to fly at three or four times the wind speed and touch nearly 50 miles per hour. last fall, jimmy spithill, skipper of the u.s. team, also flipped on a practice run, here in san francisco bay. that was not long after i sailed these waters with spithill and his crew. what sort of angle does it become dangerous that you're going to flip over? "it depends," was spithill's muffled answer. >> you can capsize these boats. you can crash them hard. these boats reward pushing hard. you push too hard, though, it can be catastrophic. >> reporter: the excitement and the danger is akin to nascar. the america's cup wants to shed sailing's old rum punch and blue blazer image, and win a new, younger audience. >> there's real risk now. and i think people like that. as an audience, they like to see a little bit of risk. >> reporter: an investigation is under way and organizers are not ruling out th

sailors in the america cup races. british sailor, andrew simpson was killed when his catamaran capsized. he was a two-time olympic medalist, part of sweden's "artemis's" sailing team >>> prince harry continues his week-long visit here in the united states, at arlington cemetery. he is just up constitution avenue with a look at tour. >> good morning. he is at arlington national cemetery this morning. as we take a live look, they are awaiting his arrival at the tootomb of the unknown, laying a wreath in honor of those killed in battle. he is a captain in the royal air force. he came out earlier in his full uniform as he actually toured the grave side in section 60 which is where iraq and afghanistan war veterans are buried. he was buried there. it looks like a sizeable crowd has gathered. from washington, he heads west to colorado. he will visit others here. after that, back to the east coast. one of the things he will do before he leaves next week is visit the jersey shore. according to new jersey governor, chris chris

that the america want to leave our children? >> we will play more of the speech and be joined by medea benjamin after the headlines. what president obama spoke on thursday about the future of or, wired jaw, is reporting the pentagon is preparing to launch a miniature communications satellites that will be used by elite forces of the u.s. special operations command, designed to stay aloft for three years or more and will be used to hunt down people overseas. in a major development in the ongoing scandal over the obama administration spying on journalists, nbc news is reporting attorney general eric holder personally signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified fox does reporter james rosen as a possible co-conspirator and violations of the as been not to act. the search warrant enabled justice department investigators to secretly seize his private emails. on thursday, president obama ordered a review of the justice department's procedures for legal investigations involving reporters. >> as commander in chief, i be

our military remains the most trusted institution in america. when others have shirked their responsibilities, our armed forces have met every mission we have given to them. when others are distracted, our men and women come together as one american team. even in our military, we have seen how the misconduct of some can have an effect that ripples far and wide. a single image from the battlefield of troops falling short of the standard candle viral and in danger our forces. likewise, those who commit sexual assaults are committing a crime but they threaten the trust and discipline that makes our military strong. that is why we have to be determined to stop these crimes. they have no place in the greatest military on earth. i say all this because you're about to assume the burden of leadership. as officers, you'll be trusted with the most awesome of responsibilities -- the lives of the men and women under your command. when is service is complete, many will want to help lead your communities, america's companies. you lead this country. if we want

this is released by the america's cup late tonight. things like brighter helmets and locater devices are in here. but lowering the wind speed limit is significant. hoping to prevent another accident like the one that killed team artemis' bart 1i78 son, the america's cup makes 37 regulations teams must adopt to compete. >> these recommendations become rules for the racing this summer. >> safety equipment, training and structural review of the ac 72s are addressed. there are also new wind limits. >> it has been 33 knots, call it 35 miles an hour of wind speed, we would be running races in september up to that speed. that's been reduced to 23 knots or call it 26 miles an hour. >> winds were between 25 and 30 miles an hour, when artemis capsized. wind speeds like that will keep sailors on shore. competitors aren't talking publicly about the new rules, but team new zealand told a television crew this week, simps simpson's death has intensified the focus on safety. >> we have one little thing -- you look at it with a lot of peace. >> to be s

comes less than two months before the start of the america cup. event many lacking forward to. >> we watched the boats come by and practice all the tile. we always comment we watch the boats and it was just surprised commenting on it and watching them practice for the race. sad to hear that somebody died. >> in the days to come we will learn more about exactly what went wrong. publisher of sailing magazine latitude 38 said several things could have happened. >> possible mechanical failure. there could be some kinds of crew just mishap in the about usage of the boat and also of course wind wave conditions. >>reporter: he says sailor can easily get tangled in rigging become trapped in a hole or be knocked uncon shuchlts he describes the racing catamaran as extreme boat that get push to the limit. >> across all spouvrts element of danger or behind you don't want to cross and up fortunately and sadly it appears that happened today. >> sf pd leading the investigation that what happened. we may learn more tomorrow when the america's cup event authority

piece of legislation passed on the heels of the obama administration's push to overhaul america's food safety laws the food modernization act a new f.d.a. rules it's a topic that exemplifies the government's siding with giant corporations over consumer safety but the debate over the future of agricultural policies in the u.s. is vast if you talk about the newest agricultural policies juno's and how to move forward for better food safety i'm joined now by elizabeth considered a long time advocate now policy director of the center for rude safety thank you so much for coming on you see some of this with you've criticized this latest farm bill what exactly does it do well the farm bill is a one trillion dollars piece of legislation it's enormous you know it's it addresses environment it is food it addresses farms everybody needs to be engaged in this at the moment the farm bill really is influenced by corporations they're the people who are up on the hill and we need people to be joining the food movement in order to be swaying the tides in the other direction and you said that over provi

and the seas, even for the bay area they're considerably choppy but for america cup sailors these are ideal conditions to get out and train. something went wrong this afternoon. it's not clear whether the conditions on the water were a factor. there could have been a mechanical malfunction on the boat or the way it was designed and built. this is a 26 footer the kind of sailboat you may routinely see out on the bay but the kind of sailboat they're racing in america's cup is a much different breed. >> the boats they're sailing are like grand prix race cars compared to mom's station wagon. >> reporter: they're some of the fastest sailboats in the world. and they participate in a sport that's known as nascar on the water. >> they're pushing the boats as hard as they can in the way they sail them and design them. the boats are designed to be very light so they go fast. so they tend to be fragile. >> reporter: the crew i was out with tonight they expressed condolences to the simpson family but they also want to know what caused this? because you saw the capsizing of the oracle ship. this o

>>"the super bowl has its halftime show and now the america's cup has the america's cup concert series." the first concert kicks off the summer season tomorrow night, and kron 4's justine waldman give us a tour of the new pavilion along the embarcadero. with seating for 9-thousand people. and 30 concerts scheduled for this summer. crews are putting the final touches on san francisco's first-ever outdoor waterfront amphitheater. the america's cup pavilion. the artificial grass is down, the vip seats are almost set-up and the concession stands need to be filled with snacks. sting stages the stage sunday. other big names like steve miller band, counting crows and san francisco symphony and the jones brothers will also perform. neighbors had expressed concerns about how loud the music could blare. especially during the week nights. >> they've got neuss month to set up around the neighborhood. >> to reduce noise. an acoustic curtain-- which is this thick black blanket - will go up around the stage. and when muscians set-up their speakers they will face them towards the water. livenation, wh

airport. >> the latest on the america's cup tragedy. race officials will update the possible changes coming to the race after the accident that left an olympian dead a week ago on san francisco bay. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us from pier 23. cornell? >> too dangerous for one sailing team, we have learned they are pulling out of the event. more on that in a moment. first, today at 2:00, teams and organizers will be here at pier 23 and talk about the progress of the crash investigation and where the america's cup event if san francisco goes from here in the wake of last week's tragedy. as far as canceling the event, that is verien -- very unlikely today. the catamaran broke apart on the bay killing the olympic medalist andrew simpson and prompting questions about the safety of the vessels. some say that the accident is actually raising public awareness of sailing. as for postponing or modifying the race, here is what an organizer had to say about that. >> the opposite in i have heard. people has had their interest piqued an

right over downtown, so right at the top of the trans america pyramid there. they go from 500 feet at the bottom, what you're seeing there, to 1,000 feet at the top, this is a shallow marine layer. for places like san francisco tomorrow, you will notice the sea breeze keeping your temperatures closer to the upper 60s to near 70. inland, we're running warmer. trivalley locations out toward the east bay again. we'll have a chance of getting close to 90 for tomorrow. even though we have a little bit of a sea breeze working for you tonight. high clouds made for a gorgeous sunset tonight. we'll see a few extra high clouds tomorrow. that's one of the changes we'll see in the forecast. a little bit of clouds mixed with your sunday plans. does look like one more day of 80s to near 90s inland. on monday we'll see cooling for everybody, and the sea breeze picks up, marine layer thickens back up to 2,000 feet. the ocean air conditioning can take over for next week. you'll see high clouds and patchy low clouds tomorrow. temperatures still looking pretty good, and as we he

the youth regatta, that would run parallel to the america's cup. they announced they are pulling out and won't compete because of safety concerns after what happened thursday. yesterday we spoke with what would have been one of the german team's competitors. the american youth sailing force. a team that has decided to stay in the youth regatta. they are very aware of how risky it can be to sail on the bay. they capsized their 40-foot cat catamaran. they think the youth regatta and america's cup must go on. >> i would like to see sailing evolve from where it is now. if it doesn't, i don't think we would know where it would go after this. >> reporter: of course, he is referring to the america's cup racing those ac-72s, 72-foot t catamaran's. the red bull youth america's cup for 19-24-year-old sailors. they tell the san francisco chronicle that the german youth team could be replaced to bring the field back up to five teams. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> the sailor who died when his catamaran capsized in the bay will be laid to r

since it is the second sailor to have died during training for the america's cup. seen here in the center, he was widely respected as an exceptional talent, who won silver at last year's olympic games in london and gold in beijing four years previously. he is survived by his wife and young son. >> formula one motor racing returns to europe this weekend, and high octane preparations have been under way in barcelona this friday for the spanish grand prix. >> the defending world champion had the best time, edging out the local favorite vice 0.17 seconds. >> germany has been marking the burning of the books, the incident 80 years ago in which student supporters of the nazi movement began a witch hunt against writers and intellectuals they deemed to be un-german, many of them jews. >> to as the early days, just after hitler came to power. >> an expense of square in the heart of berlin decide the state opera house and adjacent to the university. by day, it is easy to miss the powerful memorial. beneath the translucent panel, an underground chamber with and the bookshelve

america's cup after the death of a sailor last week. should races go on as skedz you'lled?. >> how many criminals are roaming free because police haven't tested thousands of rape kits? >> this is the scene of a late afternoon tragedy ai. woman two, children hit by a car, one of them didn't survive. good evening, everyone. >> we have confirmed tonight a 5-year-old was killed. that girl, her little sister and aunt hit by an suv and david lieu gee live with what happened. >> breaking news here in san jose. we're in the 300 block of bluefield drive. you can see this street is cordoned off. this is where the accident happened. the aunt and two girls were struck by a car. sky 7 hd was overhead. the aunt and child were struck in the milled midel of bluefield drive as they were apparently leaving park view elementary school. the aunt taken to the hospital. the neighbors have been complaining about speeding vehicles on the street. >> people are driving around, 50 miles per hour down the street. and just not paying attention especially when kids